Merrylee Maestros                         Golden Dragons
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK The Fort                  31  6  p     GK John McKay                20  8  n
DF RAWFEAR                   23  8  p     SW Steve Banks               20  7  n
DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       19  6  p     DF Danny Davies              25  6  n
DF Overcompensate            16  6  p     DF Frank McCallum            19  8  n
DF Two Pints                 14  8  p     DF Roger Rogers              16  5  n
MF Midwest Indigo            25  7  p     MF Mikel Arteta              33  6  n
MF Semi-Automatic            24  8  p     MF Shaun Batty               29  5  n
MF Burnblock                 20  3  p     MF Gabriel Pires             16  7  n
MF Heathens                  13  6  p     FW Bukayo Saka               35  6  n
FW Kelvin Dale               27 10  p     FW Gabriel Almeida           25  6  n
FW Heavydirtysoul            25  8  p     FW Findlay Curtis            18  8  n

Min 0: Merrylee opens up with a 4-4-2 S while the Dragons will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Kenny Clark (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 2: Mikel Arteta (GD) loops a ball over the top for Bukayo Saka...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 4: Bukayo Saka (GD) cooly sends The Fort the wrong way...
        ...placing the ball into the left of the goal.  GOAL!...
        ... it's a lead that Mark Creasey's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: MM 0 - GD 1
Min 5: Semi-Automatic (MM) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Frank McCallum (GD).
Min 5: John McKay (GD) is booked for a cynical tackle on Burnblock. 
Min 6: Gabriel Pires opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...RAWFEAR greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 14: Kelvin Dale almost penetrates Dragons's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Frank McCallum would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 14: Merrylee give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Findlay Curtis (GD) takes over for Dragons...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Danny Davies...
        ...the Englishman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past just wide!
Min 28: Mikel Arteta (GD) leaves half the Merrylee side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Two Pints...
        ...andside-foots past The Fort...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ...Dragons are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MM 0 - GD 2
Min 29: Gabriel Almeida volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...The Fort gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 30: Bukayo Saka (GD) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Arkadiusz Korpalski  (MM).
Min 38: (GD) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Bukayo Saka looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...The Fort looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Merrylee defence were all over the place.


HALFTIME SCORE: Merrylee 0 - Dragons 2

Min 53: Gabriel Almeida (GD) nods the ball down for Findlay Curtis on the edge of the box...
        ...Findlay Curtis takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and The Fort rushes of his line...
        ...Findlay Curtis gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Overcompensate (MM)!
Min 65: Cheeky back heel from Mikel Arteta to release Bukayo Saka in the box...
        ...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 66: Findlay Curtis (GD) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Bukayo Saka in midfield...
        ...Findlay Curtis continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Bukayo Saka...
        ...Findlay Curtis rounds The Fort and somehow misses the target!
Min 68: Superb sliding block by Steve Banks (GD) denies Kelvin Dale a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Heavydirtysoul in the Dragons box.
Min 78: Now the ball comes to Heavydirtysoul (MM)...
        ...Kelvin Dale has space on the left and Heavydirtysoul tries to play him in...
        ...only for Steve Banks (GD) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 85: Two Pints hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Gabriel Almeida (GD) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert The Fort.
Min 86: A woeful back-pass by Clem Fandango...
        ...Bukayo Saka (GD) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under The Fort...
        ...and into the back of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Dragons; Coach Graeme Scott is furious...
        ...score now: MM 0 - GD 3


FINAL SCORE: Merrylee 0 - Dragons 3


Man Of The Match: Mikel Arteta (GD)

Merrylee Maestros
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK The Fort                  31 31 31 13  1  p  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Overcompensate            16 12 12 14  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF RAWFEAR                   23 17 17 18  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       19 14 14 15  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Two Pints                 14 10 10 11  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Semi-Automatic            24 14 14 21  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Heathens                  13  9  9 13  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Burnblock                 20 15 15 18 -2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Midwest Indigo            25 18 18 25  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Heavydirtysoul            25 18 18 25  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kelvin Dale               27 20 20 27  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Golden Dragons
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK John McKay                20 20 20  9  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
SW Steve Banks               20 20 20 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank McCallum            19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Danny Davies              25 25 25 20  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Roger Rogers              16 16 16 12 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mikel Arteta              33 33 33 29  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
MF Shaun Batty               29 29 29 26 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gabriel Pires             16 16 16 14  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Findlay Curtis            18 18 18 18  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Gabriel Almeida           25 25 25 25  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Bukayo Saka               35 35 35 35  0  n  0  0  2  2 90  6

Statistics        MM  GD
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Halftime           0   2
Fulltime           0   3
Shots On Target    0   5
Shots              0   7
Saves              2   0
Offsides           0   3
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  58
Revenue          106 106

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   MM  S  24.05 141.07  61.42 
  1   GD  N  50.00 128.04 160.54 

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