The New Saints                            Sheffield Rovers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Josh Park                 32  8  n     GK Stressed Eric             29 10  n
SW Danny Davies              24  4  n     DF Nigel Mansell             29  8  n
DF Daniel Williams           25  7  n     DF Candida Auris             25  8  n
DF Maxine Esteve             24  7  n     DF Kin Ard                   17  8  n
DF Marcos Llorente           18  6  n     DF Ken Cgchenjunga           16  8  n
DF Matthew Olosunde          15  7  n     MF Break Thalines            29  9  n
MF Ben Clark                 29  4  n     MF Side Show                 29 10  n
MF Rory Holden               16  8  n     WG Rapid Jim                 34 10  n
MF Ricardo Gallego           14 10  n     FW Epic Stan-Lee             34 10  n
FW Beinn Ghlas               31  5  n     FW Ever Rest                 29 10  n
FW Asier Villalibre          30  6  n     FW Acinetobacter baumannii   25 10  n

Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 5-3-2 N while the Bulldogs will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Willian Collum (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 2: Rapid Jim (SFR) nods the ball down for Acinetobacter baumannii on the edge of the box...
        ...Acinetobacter baumannii takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Josh Park rushes of his line...
        ...Acinetobacter baumannii gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Marcos Llorente (TNS)!
Min 4: Asier Villalibre (TNS) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Nigel Mansell (SFR) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 4: Sheffield break quickly with Rapid Jim...
        ...he only has Josh Park to beat...
        ...great save by Josh Park but the ball falls to Side Show...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Josh Park.
Min 19: Cardiff give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Ever Rest (SFR) takes over for Sheffield...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Rapid Jim...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past Josh Park from just inside the box.  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Dan Fitzgerald's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: TNS 0 - SFR 1
Min 20: Ben Clark (TNS) looks up and spots Rory Holden arriving in the box...
        ...the American tees up Rory Holden for the shot...
        ...the shot flies over the goal.
Min 21: Lovely chip from Side Show (SFR)...
        ...Rapid Jim was brave...
        ...and knocks the ball past the onrushing Josh Park  GOAL!...
        ...Sheffield are looking strong now...
        ...score now: TNS 0 - SFR 2
Min 22: Nigel Mansell (SFR) does well on the left and crosses towards Acinetobacter baumannii...
        ...the American meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Josh Park.
Min 23: Josh Park rushes out to block Ever Rest's (SFR) route to goal...
        ...but Ever Rest drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Joshua Daniels covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Josh Park scrambles to it.
Min 28: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Daniel Williams (TNS)...
        ...but the impressive Candida Auris (SFR) is able to get the ball back to Stressed Eric.
Min 33: Break Thalines crosses for the Bulldogs...
        ...Josh Park plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 34: Rapid Jim (SFR) passes a great ball to Ever Rest...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Saints keeper Josh Park...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 44: Ben Clark (TNS) swings a ball in to the Sheffield box...
        ...but the presence of Kin Ard (SFR) means it is easily cleared.
Min 45: Mark Bosnich on for Danny Davies(SW)...
        ...Mark Bosnich will play DF.
Min 45: Adam Wilson on for Ben Clark(MF)...
        ...Adam Wilson will play MF.
Min 45: Sion Bradley on for Marcos Llorente(DF)...
        ...Sion Bradley will play MF.
Min 45: Fu Ji on for Ken Cgchenjunga(DF)...
        ...Fu Ji will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 0 - Sheffield 2

Min 47: Rapid Jim (SFR) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Epic Stan-Lee takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Josh Park is there to handle the danger.
Min 49: The ball is hooked on towards Rapid Jim (SFR)...
        ...who takes on Mark Bosnich on the edge of the area...
        ...Mark Bosnich  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 50: Side Show (SFR) does well on the left and crosses towards Ever Rest...
        ...the American meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Josh Park.
Min 51: Cardiff give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Candida Auris (SFR) takes over for Sheffield...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Epic Stan-Lee...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Josh Park who makes the save!
Min 52: Side Show (SFR) finds Ever Rest...
        ...but he hesitates and Daniel Williams (TNS) is able to make the tackle.
Min 55: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...Break Thalines looks bewildered at the site of a yellow card...
        ...as are the away fans...
        ...A rousing chorus of We hate the man in black starts in the stands.
Min 60: Ricardo Gallego picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Mark Bosnich to chase...
        ...it drops over Break Thalines's shoulder and right into Mark Bosnich's path...
        ...the Australian hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Stressed Eric.
Min 66: Cardiff break quickly with Maxine Esteve ...
        ...he only has Stressed Eric to beat...
        ...great save by Stressed Eric but the ball falls to Asier Villalibre...
        ...who kicks it right back at Stressed Eric...
        ...Sheffield were incredibly lucky there.
Min 68: Great tackle by Fu Ji (SFR)...
        ...to prevent Asier Villalibre (TNS) from latching onto Beinn Ghlas's pass. 
Min 70: Ever Rest finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Josh Park palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Side Show who heads the ball...
        ...and its in the back of the net from 8-yards out! GOAL!!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Sheffield; Coach Rob Lye is furious...
        ...score now: TNS 0 - SFR 3
Min 71: Nigel Mansell (SFR) does well on the left and crosses towards Side Show...
        ...the American meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Josh Park.
Min 72: Kin Ard (SFR) hooks the ball away from Maxine Esteve ...
        ...and Side Show dives in...
        ...and heads down but Josh Park was there for the save!
Min 73: Sion Bradley (TNS) collects the ball from Beinn Ghlas on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that hits the bar and caroms out of danger.
Min 75: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) hacks down Ever Rest and is rightly booked.
Min 78: Asier Villalibre (TNS) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Sion Bradley but it evades him...
        ...Candida Auris (SFR) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 80: Rory Holden (TNS) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Fu Ji (SFR) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 87: Acinetobacter baumannii (SFR) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Josh Park is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 90: Cheeky back heel from Sion Bradley to release Beinn Ghlas in the box...
        ...but the Scotsman is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 90: Side Show almost penetrates Saints's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Matthew Olosunde would have lost his well placed foot.?


FINAL SCORE: Cardiff 0 - Sheffield 3


Man Of The Match: Josh Park (TNS)

The New Saints
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Josh Park                 32 32 32 14  2  n  0 11  0  0 90  7
SW Danny Davies              24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
DF Daniel Williams           25 25 25 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Marcos Llorente           18 18 18 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Matthew Olosunde          15 15 15 12  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Maxine Esteve             24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Mark Bosnich              25 25 25 20  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Ricardo Gallego           14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Ben Clark                 29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Rory Holden               16 16 16 14  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  0
MF Adam Wilson               24 24 24 21  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Sion Bradley              23 23 23 23  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Beinn Ghlas               31 31 31 31 -1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Asier Villalibre          30 30 30 30  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Sheffield Rovers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Stressed Eric             29 29 29 13  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  7
DF Candida Auris             25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Nigel Mansell             29 29 29 23  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Kin Ard                   17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ken Cgchenjunga           16 16 16 14  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Fu Ji                     14 14 14 11  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Break Thalines            29 29 29 26  3  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
MF Side Show                 29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
WG Rapid Jim                 34 34 34 30  4  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
FW Acinetobacter baumannii   25 25 25 25  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Epic Stan-Lee             34 34 34 34  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Ever Rest                 29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       TNS SFR
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Halftime           0   2
Fulltime           0   3
Shots On Target    2  14
Shots              4  14
Saves             11   2
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  68
Revenue          123 123

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  TNS  N  65.00 158.73 148.98 
  1  SFR  N  52.20 130.71 212.91 
 46  TNS  N  53.40 150.73 159.78 
 46  SFR  N  51.00 128.71 212.51 

 Trainer's Report
TNS paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Ever Rest (SFR) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Danny Davies (TNS) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Epic Stan-Lee (SFR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.