Locomotive Darlington                     Preston North End
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Berronar Truesilver       29  8  n     GK Clank Driveshaft          13 10  n
DF Daft Wullie               19  8  n     SW Sean Mcvay                11 10  n
DF Thorgrim Grudgebearer     18  9  n     DF Sam Chambers              19 10  n
DF Grog Strongjaw            18 10  n     DF Alan Armstrong            16  8  n
DF Cuzn Knuckleduster        12 10  n     MF Cinque Dyson              30  6  n
DF Zub Darklamp              10 10  n     MF Shane Nonsense            16 10  n
MF Tac Grumbleboots           4 10  n     MF Mason Crosby              12 10  n
MF Pip Cogsworth              4 10  n     WG Hank Nandy                28  8  n
FW Clangeddin Silverbeard    28  6  n     WG Charlie Sneinton          16 10  n
FW Rob Anybody               20 10  n     FW Jasper Minecraft          29  6  n
FW Winch Blastdoors          19  9  n     FW Nathan OMiles              9 10  n

Min 0: Darlington opens up with a 5-2-3 L while the Lillywhites will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Willian Collum (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 8: Pip Cogsworth  (LD) gets a flick-on to Thorgrim Grudgebearer...
        ...who reacts quicker than Alan Armstrong in front of goal...
        ...Thorgrim Grudgebearer heads the ball wide of Clank Driveshaft...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 10: Nathan OMiles (PNE) finds Jasper Minecraft...
        ...but he hesitates and Thorgrim Grudgebearer (LD) is able to make the tackle.
Min 13: Charlie Sneinton (PNE) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Grog Strongjaw (LD) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 16: Winch Blastdoors (LD) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Clangeddin Silverbeard...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish!...
        ...it's a lead that Roy Rolsten's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: LD 1 - PNE 0
Min 18: Nathan OMiles (PNE) finds space on the left...
        ...he skirts the edge of the box...
        ...and hits a right foot shot...
        ...Jasper Minecraft sticks a leg out and deflects the ball past Berronar Truesilver...
        ...who had already started to dive the other way. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Preston draw level....
        ...score now: LD 1 - PNE 1
Min 20: Cinque Dyson weaves his way through the Darlington defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot falls harmlessly into the arms of Berronar Truesilver!?
Min 25: Jasper Minecraft (PNE) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Cuzn Knuckleduster (LD) is there to clear with his head.
Min 27: Rob Anybody breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Winch Blastdoors on the attack down the right...
        ...the Norwegian cuts inside, evades Sean Mcvay's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Clank Driveshaft is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 33: Zub Darklamp (LD) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Clangeddin Silverbeard...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish!...
        ...and Darlington have the lead...
        ...score now: LD 2 - PNE 1
Min 36: Grog Strongjaw (LD) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Sam Chambers (PNE).
Min 38: Rob Anybody (LD) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Winch Blastdoors in midfield...
        ...Rob Anybody continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Winch Blastdoors...
        ...Rob Anybody knocks it on goal but Clank Driveshaft is there to make an incredible save!
Min 41: Winch Blastdoors (LD) finds Clangeddin Silverbeard steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Alan Armstrong (PNE) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 42: Cinque Dyson finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Berronar Truesilver palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Charlie Sneinton who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Berronar Truesilver for the save.
Min 45: A superb strike from Rob Anybody (LD)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...Darlington are looking strong now...
        ...score now: LD 3 - PNE 1
Min 45: Sam Chambers's (PNE) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Thorgrim Grudgebearer (LD)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Berronar Truesilver.
Min 45: Trunk Chiseljaw on for Winch Blastdoors(FW)...
        ...Trunk Chiseljaw will play FW.
Min 45: Charif Tyson on for Nathan OMiles(FW)...
        ...Charif Tyson will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Darlington 3 - Preston 1

Min 50: Clangeddin Silverbeard and Trunk Chiseljaw weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Norwegian scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Preston defense and lifts a classy ball high but Clank Driveshaft gets a hand to it!
Min 53: Cinque Dyson crosses for the Lillywhites...
        ...Berronar Truesilver plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 62: Charif Tyson (PNE) loops a ball over the top for Charlie Sneinton...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 63: Clangeddin Silverbeard almost penetrates Lillywhites's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Sean Mcvay would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 65: Charlie Sneinton (PNE) nods the ball down for Hank Nandy on the edge of the box...
        ...Hank Nandy takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Berronar Truesilver rushes of his line...
        ...Hank Nandy gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Berronar Truesilver and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ... and Preston are right back in it...
        ...score now: LD 3 - PNE 2
Min 66: Cinque Dyson (PNE) reads Jasper Minecraft's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort that arcs inches over the crossbar.
Min 67: Daft Wullie (LD) reads Clangeddin Silverbeard's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort into the roof of the net. GOAL!...
        ...Darlington are looking strong now...
        ...score now: LD 4 - PNE 2
Min 69: Charif Tyson almost penetrates Rockets's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Cuzn Knuckleduster would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 70: Alan Armstrong gets overlapped by Trunk Chiseljaw (LD)...
        ...who threads it to Clangeddin Silverbeard...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Clank Driveshaft.
Min 71: Great tackle by Alan Armstrong (PNE)...
        ...to prevent Clangeddin Silverbeard (LD) from latching onto Zub Darklamp's pass. 
Min 72: Zub Darklamp hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Charif Tyson (PNE) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Berronar Truesilver.
Min 73: The ball is crossed in and Sean Mcvay heads away but only to Rob Anybody (LD)...
        ...a neat hit and Clank Driveshaft doesn't have time to get to the scuffed shot. GOAL! ...
        ...yet another one for Darlington; Coach Steve Gregory is furious...
        ...score now: LD 5 - PNE 2
Min 77: Rob Anybody finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Clank Driveshaft palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Grog Strongjaw who heads the ball...
        ...and its in the back of the net from 8-yards out! GOAL!!!!!...
        ...Steve Gregory suggests to Clank Driveshaft that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: LD 6 - PNE 2
Min 81: Clangeddin Silverbeard (LD) and Rob Anybody break for Darlington...
        ...Rob Anybody looks to have found space into which to recieve Clangeddin Silverbeard's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Alan Armstrong (PNE) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 82: Lillywhites build down the left...
        ...Cinque Dyson sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Jasper Minecraft beats Zub Darklamp to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Berronar Truesilver who catches the ball.
Min 84: Clangeddin Silverbeard (LD) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Preston defense to Rob Anybody...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Clank Driveshaft rushes off his line and Rob Anybody slots the ball around him...
        ...and wide of the goal.  What a missed opportunity for Darlington!
Min 85: Jasper Minecraft (PNE) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Charif Tyson...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Berronar Truesilver.
Min 87: Hank Nandy (PNE) finds Charif Tyson steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Thorgrim Grudgebearer (LD) is there to make a key tackle.


FINAL SCORE: Darlington 6 - Preston 2


Man Of The Match: Clangeddin Silverbeard (LD)

Locomotive Darlington
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Berronar Truesilver       29 29 29 13  2  n  0  6  0  0 90  7
DF Cuzn Knuckleduster        12 12 12  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Grog Strongjaw            18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Daft Wullie               19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Thorgrim Grudgebearer     18 18 18 14  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Zub Darklamp              10 10 10  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Pip Cogsworth              4  4  4  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Tac Grumbleboots           4  4  4  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Winch Blastdoors          19 19 19 19  6  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Clangeddin Silverbeard    28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  2  3 90  8
FW Rob Anybody               20 20 20 20  4  n  0  0  2  4 90  7
FW Trunk Chiseljaw           26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6

Preston North End
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Clank Driveshaft          13 13 13  5  4  n  0  4  0  0 90  6
SW Sean Mcvay                11 11 11  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Sam Chambers              19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Alan Armstrong            16 16 16 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Shane Nonsense            16 12 12 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Mason Crosby              12  9  9 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Cinque Dyson              30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
WG Hank Nandy                28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Charlie Sneinton          16 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Jasper Minecraft          29 29 29 29  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Nathan OMiles              9  9  9  9  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Charif Tyson              28 28 28 28  3  n  0  0  0  2 45  6

Statistics        LD PNE
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Halftime           3   1
Fulltime           6   2
Shots On Target   10   8
Shots             12   9
Saves              6   4
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      50  51
Revenue          106 106

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   LD  L  46.20 100.26 122.41 
  1  PNE  N  28.50  93.13 164.93 
 46   LD  L  46.20 100.26 131.16 
 46  PNE  N  28.50  93.13 183.93 

 Trainer's Report
LD paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Trunk Chiseljaw (LD) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Grog Strongjaw (LD) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Charlie Sneinton (PNE) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.