The New Saints                            Golden Dragons
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Josh Park                 32 10  n     GK David Raya                28  8  n
SW Joshua Daniels            29  5  n     DF Colin Hendry              23  9  n
DF Mark Bosnich              27  5  n     DF Brian Leegsman            21  6  n
DF Daniel Williams           25  8  n     DF Takehiro Tomiyasu         13 10  n
DF Maxine Esteve             24  5  n     MF Gabriel Pires             26  5  n
DF Matthew Olosunde          15  8  n     MF Ian Pye                   23  6  n
MF Adam Wilson               24  8  n     MF Declan Rice               20 10  n
MF Sion Bradley              23  9  n     WG Raheem Sterling           26  5  n
WG Hard Nut Biker            20  5  n     FW Dennis Bergkamp           26 10  n
FW Beinn Ghlas               31  6  n     FW Bukayo Saka               20  6  n
FW Asier Villalibre          30  4  n     FW San Torini                17 10  n

Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 5-2-3 N while the Dragons will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is James White (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 4: Josh Park rushes out to block Ian Pye's (GD) route to goal...
        ...but Ian Pye drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Maxine Esteve  covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Josh Park scrambles to it.
Min 8: Hard Nut Biker (TNS) cooly sends David Raya the wrong way...
        ...but his shot curls inches wide!
Min 11: Sion Bradley (TNS) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Dragons David Raya is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 12: After a brief skirmish at midfield, Raheem Sterling is awarded a yellow card!...
        ...the official is clearly playing to the crowd on this occasion!?
Min 14: Hard Nut Biker finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...David Raya palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Asier Villalibre who heads the ball...
        ...but Takehiro Tomiyasu (GD) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 17: A superb strike from Adam Wilson (TNS)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Saints...
        ...score now: TNS 1 - GD 0
Min 19: One pass too many from Dragons and Cardiff soon get a cross in...
        ...Beinn Ghlas (TNS) gets his head to it...
        ...but David Raya is untroubled by that one.
Min 21: Superb sliding block by Daniel Williams (TNS) denies Raheem Sterling a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Ian Pye in the Cardiff box.
Min 23: Declan Rice's (GD) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Maxine Esteve  (TNS)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Josh Park.
Min 24: Gabriel Pires almost penetrates Saints's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Matthew Olosunde would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 29: Adam Wilson (TNS) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by David Raya!
Min 33: Dennis Bergkamp (GD) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Matthew Olosunde (TNS) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 39: Maxine Esteve  heads away...
        ...Bukayo Saka (GD) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Gabriel Pires drills it on goal but its saved by Josh Park.
Min 41: Asier Villalibre (TNS) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Takehiro Tomiyasu (GD) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 45: Aramide Oteh on for Asier Villalibre(FW)...
        ...Aramide Oteh will play FW.
Min 45: Danny Davies on for Joshua Daniels(SW)...
        ...Danny Davies will play SW.
Min 45: Reiss Nelson on for San Torini(FW)...
        ...Reiss Nelson will play WG.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 1 - Dragons 0

Min 47: Sion Bradley %OffAbb loops a ball over the top for Beinn Ghlas...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 52: Bukayo Saka (GD) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Mark Bosnich (TNS) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 61: Ian Pye (GD) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Cardiff Josh Park is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 64: Takehiro Tomiyasu's appalling clearance goes right to Aramide Oteh (TNS)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Matthew Olosunde...
        ...who heads it over the bar.
Min 64: Dennis Bergkamp (GD) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Mark Bosnich (TNS) is there to clear with his head.
Min 67: Sion Bradley (TNS) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Maxine Esteve  but it evades him...
        ...sadly David Raya missed it too and it drifts into the back of the net GOAL!...
        ...Cardiff are looking strong now...
        ...score now: TNS 2 - GD 0
Min 69: Bukayo Saka (GD) and Ian Pye break for Dragons...
        ...Ian Pye looks to have found space into which to recieve Bukayo Saka's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Matthew Olosunde (TNS) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 70: Matthew Olosunde (TNS) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Hard Nut Biker rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed David Raya.
Min 77: Sion Bradley (TNS) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by David Raya!
Min 79: A woeful back-pass by Takehiro Tomiyasu...
        ...Hard Nut Biker (TNS) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under David Raya...
        ...but it rolls inches wide for a goal kick.
Min 80: Sion Bradley (TNS) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Aramide Oteh...
        ...and Cardiff have a goal!...
        ...yet another one for Cardiff; Coach Mark Creasey is furious...
        ...score now: TNS 3 - GD 0
Min 85: The ball is hooked on towards Mark Bosnich (TNS)...
        ...who takes on Takehiro Tomiyasu on the edge of the area...
        ...Takehiro Tomiyasu  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 85: Gabriel Pires (GD) swings a ball in to the Cardiff box...
        ...but the presence of Maxine Esteve  (TNS) means it is easily cleared.
Min 88: Cardiff break quickly with Adam Wilson...
        ...he only has David Raya to beat...
        ...great save by David Raya but the ball falls to Sion Bradley...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering David Raya.


FINAL SCORE: Cardiff 3 - Dragons 0


Man Of The Match: Sion Bradley (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  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW Joshua Daniels            29 29 29 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
SW Danny Davies              27 27 27 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Daniel Williams           25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matthew Olosunde          15 15 15 12  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Mark Bosnich              27 27 27 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Maxine Esteve             24 24 24 19 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Adam Wilson               24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Sion Bradley              23 23 23 23  3  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
WG Hard Nut Biker            20 20 20 18 -1  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
FW Beinn Ghlas               31 31 31 31  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Asier Villalibre          30 30 30 30  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Aramide Oteh              29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  1  1 45  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 David Raya                28 28 28 12  2  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
DF Brian Leegsman            21 21 21 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Colin Hendry              23 23 23 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Takehiro Tomiyasu         13 13 13 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Declan Rice               20 20 20 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Gabriel Pires             26 26 26 23 -1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Ian Pye                   23 23 23 23  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
WG Raheem Sterling           26 26 26 23 -1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
WG Reiss Nelson              34 34 34 30  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Dennis Bergkamp           26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Bukayo Saka               20 20 20 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW San Torini                17 17 17 17  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       TNS  GD
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target    9   3
Shots             12   3
Saves              3   6
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  55
Revenue          110 110

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  TNS  N  74.50 166.33 169.83 
  1   GD  N  34.20  95.07 167.42 
 46  TNS  N  72.50 164.33 168.83 
 46   GD  N  34.20  95.07 199.72 

 Trainer's Report
TNS paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Mark Bosnich (TNS) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Danny Davies (TNS) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Raheem Sterling (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Colin Hendry (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
David Raya (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Mikel Arteta (GD) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.