Newton Heath LYR                          Preston North End
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Pavel Srnicek             29  6  n     GK Mick Aylesbury            29  6  n
SW Benny Kristensen          24  7  n     SW Les Nandy                 28  9  n
DF Barry Venison             24  7  n     DF Mark Egan                 28  6  n
DF John Beresford            23  8  n     DF Nathan Black              16  6  n
DF Darren Peacock            19  8  n     MF Henry Lenny               28  6  n
MF Paco Diaz                 22  8  n     MF Cane Dyson                25  8  n
MF Sandro Tonali             20  7  n     MF Cinque Dyson              19  7  n
MF Miguel Almiron            19  8  n     WG Zac Ramone                28 10  n
WG Jonas Gutierrez           20 10  n     WG Niall Kitango             10  8  n
FW Roy Race                  25  8  n     FW Chris Harling             26  6  n
FW Peter Beardsley           22  7  n     FW Jasper Minecraft          19  9  n

Min 0: Manchester opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Lillywhites will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Iain Brines (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 9: The ball is hooked on towards Barry Venison (NHL)...
        ...who takes on Mark Egan on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to John Beresford...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Mick Aylesbury.
Min 13: Here it is..Cane Dyson (PNE) flicks on into the path of Niall Kitango...
        ...who spins away from Darren Peacock...
        ...but Pavel Srnicek is able to collect his shot.
Min 16: Here comes Henry Lenny (PNE)...
        ...getting onto Cinque Dyson's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Pavel Srnicek who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 25: Jasper Minecraft (PNE) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Benny Kristensen (NHL) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 28: Cinque Dyson (PNE) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Czech keeper...
        ...finds Cane Dyson busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Pavel Srnicek!
Min 33: Roy Race (NHL) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Peter Beardsley...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Mick Aylesbury is there to make the save!
Min 36: Cinque Dyson almost penetrates Heathens's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Barry Venison would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 44: Great tackle by Nathan Black (PNE)...
        ...to prevent Paco Diaz (NHL) from latching onto Miguel Almiron's pass. 


HALFTIME SCORE: Manchester 0 - Preston 0

Min 46: Zac Ramone (PNE) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by John Beresford (NHL).
Min 47: Peter Beardsley (NHL) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Nathan Black (PNE) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 50: Peter Beardsley (NHL) finds Roy Race steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Les Nandy (PNE) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 51: John Beresford and Roy Race weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Englishman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Preston defense and lifts a classy finish over Mick Aylesbury.  GOAL!...
        ...and Manchester have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: NHL 1 - PNE 0
Min 52: Barry Venison (NHL) finds Jonas Gutierrez...
        ...but he hesitates and Les Nandy (PNE) is able to make the tackle.
Min 57: Cinque Dyson (PNE) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing Pavel Srnicek...
        ...and just over the bar.
Min 58: Brilliant play by Jasper Minecraft (PNE) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Henry Lenny...
        ...who plants a superb finish into the top corner from around the penalty spot GOAL!...
        ...great response from Preston...
        ...score now: NHL 1 - PNE 1
Min 62: The ball is hooked on towards Zac Ramone (PNE)...
        ...who takes on Darren Peacock on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Niall Kitango...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that floats just wide.
Min 68: Barry Venison (NHL) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Paco Diaz...
        ...and the Spaniard knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...the Manchester side are up...
        ...score now: NHL 2 - PNE 1
Min 70: Miguel Almiron (NHL) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Sandro Tonali in midfield...
        ...Miguel Almiron continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Sandro Tonali...
        ...Miguel Almiron rounds Mick Aylesbury and slots the ball home. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Manchester are looking strong now...
        ...score now: NHL 3 - PNE 1
Min 77: Superb sliding block by Mark Egan (PNE) denies Roy Race a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Peter Beardsley in the Preston box.
Min 83: Miguel Almiron (NHL) gets a flick-on to Jonas Gutierrez...
        ...who reacts quicker than Mark Egan in front of goal...
        ...Jonas Gutierrez heads the ball wide of Mick Aylesbury...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and over the bar for a goal kick.
Min 85: Roy Race (NHL) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams it into the roof of the net!  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Manchester; Coach Steve Gregory is furious...
        ...score now: NHL 4 - PNE 1


FINAL SCORE: Manchester 4 - Preston 1


Man Of The Match: Roy Race (NHL)

Newton Heath LYR
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Pavel Srnicek             29 29 29 13  0  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW Benny Kristensen          24 24 24 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Beresford            23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Barry Venison             24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Darren Peacock            19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Miguel Almiron            19 19 19 19  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Sandro Tonali             20 20 20 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Paco Diaz                 22 22 22 22  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Jonas Gutierrez           20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Roy Race                  25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  2  2 90  7
FW Peter Beardsley           22 22 22 22  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  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 Mick Aylesbury            29 29 29 13  0  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Les Nandy                 28 28 28 19  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Nathan Black              16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mark Egan                 28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Henry Lenny               28 28 28 25  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Cane Dyson                25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Cinque Dyson              19 19 19 17  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Zac Ramone                28 28 28 25  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Niall Kitango             10 10 10  9  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Chris Harling             26 26 26 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jasper Minecraft          19 19 19 19  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       NHL PNE
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           4   1
Shots On Target    6   4
Shots              7   6
Saves              3   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      65  65
Revenue           88  88

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  NHL  N  57.00 138.84 155.59 
  1  PNE  N  50.00 118.87 175.97 

 Trainer's Report
NHL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Paco Diaz (NHL) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Roy Race (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Barry Venison (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jonas Gutierrez (NHL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Zac Ramone (PNE) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Chris Harling (PNE) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.