FC Blades                                 Merrylee Maestros
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Khune                     16 10  n     GK The Fort                  27  8  p
DF Unretired                 28  8  n     DF Crianlarich               27  4  n
DF Paul McLaine              26  9  n     DF Overcompensate            19  4  n
DF Gerry Cooper              22  9  n     DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       10 10  n
DF Anel Ahmedhodzic          22  9  n     DF Two Pints                  7 10  n
MF Moshoeu                   17  8  n     MF Midwest Indigo            20  5  n
MF Norgone                   15  8  n     MF Burnblock                 17 10  n
FW Isco Alarcón             26  9  n     MF Blurry Face               16 10  n
FW Ysbaddaden Bencawr        21  9  n     MF One Way                   10  8  n
FW John McNamee              20  7  n     FW Kelvin Dale               19 10  n
FW Rod McKinnon              10 10  n     FW Bow Fiddle                17  8  n

Min 0: Sheffield opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the MAESTROS will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 4: Midwest Indigo (MM) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Khune who makes the save.
Min 7: Crianlarich opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Unretired greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 11: Great tackle by Crianlarich (MM)...
        ...to prevent Norgone (FCB) from latching onto John McNamee's pass. 
Min 11: Bow Fiddle almost penetrates Blades's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Paul McLaine would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 13: Unretired weaves his way through the Merrylee defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot screams past the outstretched arms of The Fort.?GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Tyron Barnard's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: FCB 1 - MM 0
Min 21: Now the ball comes to Two Pints (MM)...
        ...Kelvin Dale has space on the left and Two Pints tries to play him in...
        ...only for Unretired (FCB) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 24: Here it is..Blurry Face (MM) flicks on into the path of Midwest Indigo...
        ...who spins away from Unretired...
        ...but Khune is able to collect his shot.
Min 29: Crianlarich gets overlapped by Isco Alarcón (FCB)...
        ...who threads it to Ysbaddaden Bencawr...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of The Fort.
Min 30: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Isco Alarcón (FCB)...
        ...but the impressive Overcompensate (MM) is able to get the ball back to The Fort.
Min 36: John McNamee (FCB) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Moshoeu...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish!...
        ...Sheffield are looking strong now...
        ...score now: FCB 2 - MM 0
Min 37: Merrylee give the ball away in midfield...
        ...John McNamee (FCB) takes over for Sheffield...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Rod McKinnon...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past just wide!
Min 45: John Russell on for Khune(GK)...
        ...John Russell will play GK.
Min 45: RAWFEAR on for Crianlarich(DF)...
        ...RAWFEAR will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Sheffield 2 - Merrylee 0

Min 59: Isco Alarcón (FCB) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but The Fort just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 64: Superb sliding block by Arkadiusz Korpalski  (MM) denies Unretired a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Rod McKinnon in the Merrylee box.
Min 69: Isco Alarcón picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for John McNamee to chase...
        ...it drops over Two Pints's shoulder and right into John McNamee's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by The Fort.
Min 72: The ball is hooked on towards Ysbaddaden Bencawr (FCB)...
        ...who takes on RAWFEAR on the edge of the area...
        ...RAWFEAR  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 75: With Merrylee so far forward a rare Sheffield break sees Isco Alarcón play a long diagonal pass for John McNamee...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 83: Unretired's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Kelvin Dale (MM)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Blades man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 84: Now the ball comes to Ysbaddaden Bencawr (FCB)...
        ...Anel Ahmedhodzic has space on the left and Ysbaddaden Bencawr tries to play him in...
        ...only for RAWFEAR (MM) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 90: Midwest Indigo finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...John Russell palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Kelvin Dale who heads the ball...
        ...but Anel Ahmedhodzic (FCB) is there to knock it out of danger.


FINAL SCORE: Sheffield 2 - Merrylee 0


Man Of The Match: Unretired (FCB)

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 Khune                     16 16 16  7  7  n  0  2  0  0 45  6
GK John Russell              28 28 28 12  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Paul McLaine              26 26 26 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Anel Ahmedhodzic          22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gerry Cooper              22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Unretired                 28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
MF Norgone                   15 15 15 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Moshoeu                   17 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Ysbaddaden Bencawr        21 21 21 21  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW John McNamee              20 20 20 20  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Rod McKinnon              10  8  8  9  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Isco Alarcón             26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Merrylee Maestros
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK The Fort                  27 27 27 12  3  p  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Overcompensate            19 19 19 17 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       10 10 10  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Two Pints                  7  7  7  5  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Crianlarich               27 27 27 21  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF RAWFEAR                   23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Blurry Face               16 16 16 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF One Way                   10 10 10  9  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Burnblock                 17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Midwest Indigo            20 20 20 20 -1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Bow Fiddle                17 17 17 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kelvin Dale               19 19 19 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       FCB  MM
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           2   0
Shots On Target    5   2
Shots              6   2
Saves              2   3
Offsides           1   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      52  52
Revenue           64  64

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FCB  L  58.80 143.01 158.36 
  1   MM  N  31.05 107.96 109.31 
 46   MM  N  28.65 103.96 108.51 

 Trainer's Report
FCB paid 40k for a Home Bonus of 25.
John Russell (FCB) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Gerry Cooper (FCB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Khune (FCB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Moshoeu (FCB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Norgone (FCB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
The Fort (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Overcompensate (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
One Way (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Bow Fiddle (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.