New Jersey Nutmegs                        Newton Heath LYR
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK A Goram                   13 10  n     GK Lukas Hornicek            13  8  n
SW Andrea Bocelli            19 10  n     SW Glenn Roeder              27  6  n
DF Maldini                   22  8  n     DF John Anderson             22  9  n
DF John Stone Roses          13 10  n     DF Dan Burn                  18  8  n
DF Ray Charles               12  9  n     DF Philippe Albert           16  8  n
MF Amancio Amaro             10 10  n     MF Les Ferdinand             30  8  n
MF Iagame                     5 10  n     MF Paul Gascoigne            17  6  n
WG Ted McMinn                25  9  n     MF Jacob Ramsey              12 10  n
WG Cerny                     20 10  n     MF David Ginola              11  7  n
FW Thornton                  22 10  n     FW Andy Cole                 20  9  n
FW Barron                    13  8  n     FW Daniel Codone             15  8  n

Min 0: New Jersey opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Heathens will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Iain Brines (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 9: Brilliant play by Ray Charles (NJN) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Ted McMinn...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at Lukas Hornicek.
Min 18: Lukas Hornicek rushes out to block the Cerny's (NJN) route to goal...
        ...but Cerny drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Philippe Albert covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Ted McMinn pounces on the clearance but his shot flies wide!
Min 21: John Stone Roses (NJN) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but John Anderson (NHL) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 25: Maldini (NJN) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Dan Burn (NHL) is there to clear with his head.
Min 31: Les Ferdinand (NHL) swings a ball in to the New Jersey box...
        ...but the presence of Andrea Bocelli (NJN) means it is easily cleared.
Min 34: The Nutmegs sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Jacob Ramsey's (NHL) ball into the box is cut out by Ray Charles (NJN).
Min 45: Olwethu Makhanya on for Ray Charles(DF)...
        ...Olwethu Makhanya will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: New Jersey 0 - Manchester 0

Min 53: Thornton (NJN) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Dan Burn (NHL).
Min 54: The Heathens sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Olwethu Makhanya's (NJN) ball into the box is cut out by Glenn Roeder (NHL).
Min 56: Dan Burn (NHL) is booked for a heavy tackle on John Stone Roses. 
Min 60: Amancio Amaro (NJN) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Lukas Hornicek!
Min 63: John Anderson (NHL) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by John Stone Roses (NJN).
Min 64: Daniel Codone (NHL) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but John Stone Roses (NJN) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 65: Amancio Amaro (NJN) brings down Les Ferdinand with a clumsy challenge...
        ...he's booked! 
Min 68: Daniel Codone (NHL) puts in a cross...
        ...but Olwethu Makhanya (NJN) clears with ease.
Min 76: Philippe Albert (NHL) collects the ball from Jacob Ramsey on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat A Goram! GOAL!...
        ...and Manchester have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: NJN 0 - NHL 1
Min 80: Thornton finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Lukas Hornicek palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Ted McMinn who heads the ball...
        ...but Glenn Roeder (NHL) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 83: The ball is hooked on towards Dan Burn (NHL)...
        ...who takes on Olwethu Makhanya on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Andy Cole...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by A Goram.
Min 88: John Anderson almost penetrates Nutmegs's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Andrea Bocelli would have lost his well placed foot.?


FINAL SCORE: New Jersey 0 - Manchester 1


Man Of The Match: Philippe Albert (NHL)

New Jersey Nutmegs
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK A Goram                   13 13 13  5  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Andrea Bocelli            19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Maldini                   22 22 22 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Stone Roses          13 13 13 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ray Charles               12 12 12  9  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Olwethu Makhanya          13 13 13 10  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Iagame                     5  4  4  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Amancio Amaro             10  8  8  9  4  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
WG Cerny                     20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Ted McMinn                25 25 25 22  3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Barron                    13 13 13 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Thornton                  22 22 22 22  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Newton Heath LYR
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Lukas Hornicek            13 13 13  5  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Glenn Roeder              27 27 27 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Anderson             22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dan Burn                  18 18 18 14  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Philippe Albert           16 16 16 12  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
MF Jacob Ramsey              12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF David Ginola              11 11 11 11  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Les Ferdinand             30 24 24 30  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Paul Gascoigne            17 17 17 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Andy Cole                 20 20 20 20  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Daniel Codone             15 15 15 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       NJN NHL
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           0   1
Shots On Target    2   2
Shots              3   2
Saves              1   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      50  55
Revenue           73  73

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  NJN  E  42.50  91.16 152.91 
  1  NHL  N  55.00 135.85 104.35 
 46  NJN  E  43.00  92.16 153.16 

 Trainer's Report
NJN paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Ted McMinn (NJN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Thornton (NJN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ray Charles (NJN) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Olwethu Makhanya (NJN) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Glenn Roeder (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dan Burn (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Paul Gascoigne (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Lukas Hornicek (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.