FC Blades                                 The New Saints
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Ivo Grbic                 13 10  n     GK Connor Roberts            26  8  n
SW Sam McCallum               7  8  n     SW Joshua Daniels            27  9  n
DF George Baldock            21  7  n     DF Danny Davies              29  9  n
DF Sai Sachdev                9  8  n     DF Daniel Williams           24  3  n
DF John Egan                  9  8  n     DF Maxine Esteve             20  6  n
DF Bob Booker                 4 10  n     MF Ben Clark                 28  3  n
MF Jamie Shackleton          29  7  n     MF Sion Bradley              21  4  n
MF Jesurun Rak-Sakyi         10  4  n     WG Hard Nut Biker            15  6  a
MF Paul Staincliffe           6  8  n     FW Aramide Oteh              27  5  n
WG Andre Brookes             26  8  n     FW Beinn Ghlas               26  4  n
FW Will Osula                31  8  n     FW Asier Villalibre          25  2  n

Min 0: Sheffield opens up with a 5-3-2 S while the Saints will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 12: Ben Clark (TNS) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Sam McCallum (FCB).
Min 15: Ben Clark (TNS) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Danny Davies...
        ...whose finish is high over the bar.
Min 16: Will Osula (FCB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Danny Davies (TNS) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 16: Cheeky back heel from Asier Villalibre to release Beinn Ghlas in the box...
        ...but the Scotsman is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 20: The Blades sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Aramide Oteh's (TNS) ball into the box is cut out by Sam McCallum (FCB).
Min 36: Maxine Esteve  (TNS) nods the ball down for Ben Clark on the edge of the box...
        ...Ben Clark takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Ivo Grbic rushes of his line...
        ...Ben Clark gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Ivo Grbic and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Saints...
        ...score now: FCB 0 - TNS 1
Min 38: Hard Nut Biker finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Ivo Grbic palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Ben Clark who heads the ball...
        ...but Sai Sachdev (FCB) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 41: Beinn Ghlas opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...George Baldock greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 44: Hard Nut Biker (TNS) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Sai Sachdev (FCB) is there to clear with his head.
Min 45: Now the ball comes to Andre Brookes (FCB)...
        ...Will Osula has space on the left and Andre Brookes tries to play him in...
        ...only for Daniel Williams (TNS) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 45: harry souttar on for George Baldock(DF)...
        ...harry souttar will play SW.
Min 45: Vini Souza  on for Jamie Shackleton(MF)...
        ...Vini Souza  will play MF.
Min 45: Kieffer Moore on for Will Osula(FW)...
        ...Kieffer Moore will play FW.
Sam McCallum changed position from SW... to DF
Min 45: Adam Wilson on for Asier Villalibre(FW)...
        ...Adam Wilson will play MF.
Min 45: Marcos Llorente on for Aramide Oteh(FW)...
        ...Marcos Llorente will play MF.
Min 45: Mark Bosnich on for Ben Clark(MF)...
        ...Mark Bosnich will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Sheffield 0 - Cardiff 1

Min 53: Adam Wilson (TNS) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Marcos Llorente busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...and misses the right post by inches!
Min 54: Marcos Llorente (TNS) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Ivo Grbic...
        ...and into the far corner of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Cardiff are looking strong now...
        ...score now: FCB 0 - TNS 2
Min 57: Maxine Esteve  (TNS) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but harry souttar (FCB) is there to clear with his head.
Min 58: Vini Souza  (FCB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Daniel Williams (TNS) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 60: Superb sliding block by Joshua Daniels (TNS) denies Andre Brookes a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Kieffer Moore in the Cardiff box.
Min 62: Andre Brookes opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Mark Bosnich greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 69: Hard Nut Biker (TNS) and Beinn Ghlas break for Cardiff...
        ...Beinn Ghlas looks to have found space into which to recieve Hard Nut Biker's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from harry souttar (FCB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 71: Joshua Daniels (TNS) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 76: Daniel Williams (TNS) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Spaniard striker Marcos Llorente...
        ...whose finish is low and true.  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Cardiff; Coach Josh Fitzgerald is furious...
        ...score now: FCB 0 - TNS 3
Min 88: Kieffer Moore (FCB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Danny Davies (TNS) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.


FINAL SCORE: Sheffield 0 - Cardiff 3


Man Of The Match: Marcos Llorente (TNS)

FC Blades
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ivo Grbic                 13 13 13  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW harry souttar             24 24 24 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Sai Sachdev                9  9  9  7  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Bob Booker                 4  4  4  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sam McCallum               7  5  5  4  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Egan                  9  9  9  7  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Baldock            21 21 21 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Jamie Shackleton          29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Paul Staincliffe           6  6  6  5  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jesurun Rak-Sakyi         10  8  8  9 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Vini Souza                12 12 12 10  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Andre Brookes             26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Will Osula                31 31 31 31  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Kieffer Moore             31 31 31 31  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

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 Connor Roberts            26 26 26 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Joshua Daniels            27 27 27 18  3  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Daniel Williams           24 24 24 19 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Danny Davies              29 29 29 23  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Maxine Esteve             20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mark Bosnich              23 23 23 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Ben Clark                 28 28 28 25  0  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
MF Sion Bradley              21 21 21 21 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Marcos Llorente           16 16 16 16 -1  n  0  0  2  3 45  7
MF Adam Wilson               23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Hard Nut Biker            15 18 18 13 -2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Beinn Ghlas               26 26 26 26 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Aramide Oteh              27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Asier Villalibre          25 25 25 25 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       FCB TNS
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           0   3
Shots On Target    0   3
Shots              0   5
Saves              0   0
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      43  65
Revenue          101 101

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FCB  S  28.50 130.75  96.60 
  1  TNS  N  63.50 130.27 164.87 
 46  FCB  S  37.50 114.75  92.35 
 46  TNS  N  75.00 158.77 125.07 

 Trainer's Report
FCB paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Mark Bosnich (TNS) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Kieffer Moore (FCB) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Jamie Shackleton (FCB) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Will Osula (FCB) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Danny Davies (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Connor Roberts (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.