The New Saints                            Preston North End
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Nathan Shepherd           25  4  n     GK Andreas Nieuport          30  6  n
DF Daniel Williams           27  4  n     SW Rock Xynger               26  6  n
DF Dominic Corness           24  2  n     DF Mark Egan                 31  4  n
DF Ryan Brobbel              24  2  n     DF Marcus Riemann            29  6  n
DF Jordan Marshall           23  5  n     DF Sam Chambers              19  6  n
MF Ben Clark                 28  5  n     MF Cinque Dyson              30  6  n
MF Jack Nadin                19  7  n     MF Sylvester Iamato          28  4  n
MF Adam Wilson               17  4  n     WG Hank Nandy                28  6  n
MF Edgar Davids              15  6  n     FW Chris Harling             33  6  n
FW Jordan Williams           26  4  n     FW Jasper Minecraft          29  4  n
FW Ben Wilson                23  2  n     FW Charif Tyson              28  6  n

Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Lillywhites will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Charlie Richmond (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 1: Nathan Shepherd makes a grave error against Preston...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Chris Harling amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Nathan Shepherd.
Min 3: Ben Clark (TNS) lunges in at Charif Tyson with studs showing...
        ...and catches the Preston man's standing leg and is in trouble...
        ...as a host of Preston players look to confront Ben Clark...
        ...the referee guards the Preston man for his own protection...
        ...the foul was a bad one and Ben Clark rightly recieves the yellow card.
Min 10: Jack Nadin (TNS) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Jordan Williams  peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header to breach Andreas Nieuport's goal...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Saints...
        ...score now: TNS 1 - PNE 0
Min 14: Jordan Williams  almost penetrates Lillywhites's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Marcus Riemann would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 18: Jasper Minecraft (PNE) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams it into the roof of the net!  GOAL!...
        ...Preston draw level....
        ...score now: TNS 1 - PNE 1
Min 19: Ben Wilson (TNS) swings a ball in to the Preston box...
        ...but the presence of Mark Egan (PNE) means it is easily cleared.
Min 19: Cinque Dyson's (PNE) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Jordan Marshall (TNS)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Nathan Shepherd.
Min 22: Superb sliding block by Jordan Marshall (TNS) denies Charif Tyson a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Hank Nandy in the Cardiff box.
Min 25: Now the ball comes to Jordan Williams  (TNS)...
        ...Edgar Davids has space on the left and Jordan Williams  tries to play him in...
        ...only for Marcus Riemann (PNE) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 33: Chris Harling (PNE) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Charif Tyson takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Nathan Shepherd is there to handle the danger.
Min 35: Jordan Marshall opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Rock Xynger greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 41: Cardiff deep in Preston territory...
        ...Ben Clark gets round the back after thirty or so passes...
        ...and Jack Nadin heads the ball down and into the net GOAL!...
        ...the Cardiff side are up...
        ...score now: TNS 2 - PNE 1
Min 43: Jasper Minecraft (PNE) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Daniel Williams (TNS) is there to clear with his head.
Min 45: Chris Harling (PNE) fouls Jordan Williams ...
        ...and he gets a yellow card by the looks of things.
Min 45: PNE now playing Counterattack


HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 2 - Preston 1

Min 48: Chris Harling (PNE) swings a ball in to the Cardiff box...
        ...but the presence of Dominic Corness (TNS) means it is easily cleared.
Min 50: Dominic Corness finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Andreas Nieuport palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Ben Wilson who heads the ball...
        ...but Mark Egan (PNE) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 55: Dominic Corness (TNS) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Mark Egan (PNE) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 57: Ben Wilson (TNS) does well on the left and crosses towards Edgar Davids...
        ...the Dutchman meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Andreas Nieuport.
Min 60: Mark Egan (PNE) nods the ball down for Sylvester Iamato on the edge of the box...
        ...Sylvester Iamato takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Nathan Shepherd rushes of his line...
        ...Sylvester Iamato gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Jordan Marshall (TNS)!
Min 62: Jordan Marshall gets overlapped by Mark Egan (PNE)...
        ...who threads it to Charif Tyson...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...great response from Preston...
        ...score now: TNS 2 - PNE 2
Min 65: Adam Wilson opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Sam Chambers greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 73: Ben Wilson (TNS) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Preston defense to Ben Clark...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Andreas Nieuport rushes off his line and Ben Clark slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Andreas Nieuport!
Min 76: Here it is..Hank Nandy (PNE) flicks on into the path of Sylvester Iamato...
        ...who spins away from Jordan Marshall...
        ...but Nathan Shepherd is able to collect his shot.
Min 79: Jasper Minecraft (PNE) seizes on a loose Cardiff throw and finds Charif Tyson...
        ...who rifles right-footed past Nathan Shepherd.  GOAL!!...
        ...and Preston have the lead...
        ...score now: TNS 2 - PNE 3
Min 81: Here comes Jordan Williams  (TNS)...
        ...getting onto Jordan Marshall's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Andreas Nieuport who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 82: Sam Chambers (PNE) passes a great ball to Charif Tyson...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Saints keeper Nathan Shepherd...
        ...and who else but Sam Chambers is there to slot it in...
        ...somehow he shoots wide!!
Min 83: PNE now playing Stall
Min 85: Great tackle by Jordan Marshall (TNS)...
        ...to prevent Jasper Minecraft (PNE) from latching onto Hank Nandy's pass. 
Min 87: Ben Clark finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Andreas Nieuport palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Ben Wilson who heads the ball...
        ...but Sam Chambers (PNE) is there to knock it out of danger.


FINAL SCORE: Cardiff 2 - Preston 3


Man Of The Match: Charif Tyson (PNE)

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 Nathan Shepherd           25 25 25 11 -2  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Daniel Williams           27 27 27 21 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dominic Corness           24 24 24 19 -4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ryan Brobbel              24 24 24 24 -4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jordan Marshall           23 23 23 18 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ben Clark                 28 28 28 25 -1  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
MF Adam Wilson               17 17 17 15 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jack Nadin                19 19 19 17  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Edgar Davids              15 15 15 13  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ben Wilson                23 23 23 23 -4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jordan Williams           26 26 26 26 -2  n  0  0  1  2 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 Andreas Nieuport          30 30 30 13  0  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Rock Xynger               26 26 26 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sam Chambers              19 19 19 15  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Marcus Riemann            29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mark Egan                 31 31 31 24 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Sylvester Iamato          28 28 28 25 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Cinque Dyson              30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Hank Nandy                28 28 28 25  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Chris Harling             33 33 33 33  0  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
FW Charif Tyson              28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  2  3 90  8
FW Jasper Minecraft          29 29 29 29 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Statistics       TNS PNE
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           2   3
Shots On Target    5   6
Shots              5   7
Saves              3   3
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      72  75
Revenue           95  95

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  TNS  N  58.80 156.61 146.96 
  1  PNE  N  65.50 150.31 210.16 
 46  PNE  C  39.25 150.31 242.60 
 84  PNE  S  65.50 189.31 151.41 

 Trainer's Report
TNS paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.