Highland Rangers                          Merrylee Maestros
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Martinez                  24  8  n     GK Rab Ma Hons               26  7  n
SW Wayne Homer               22  8  n     DF McGonagles                26  5  n
DF Marcus Smith              24  6  n     DF Haddington                24  8  n
DF Peter Withe               22  9  n     DF Forfar Road               18  8  n
DF Matty Cash                 9 10  n     MF Expensive Biscuits        25  6  n
MF Frank Trainer             23  6  n     MF Little France             16  8  n
MF Jon Van Stopper           13  6  n     MF Am Birlinn                13  9  n
MF Gordon Cowans             11 10  n     WG Crovie Pier               25  8  n
FW Vincent Company           27  8  n     WG Boaby Balcarres           15  8  n
FW Matt White                22  8  n     FW Alinity Abbott            25  8  n
FW Ollie Watkins             13  9  n     FW Kelvin Dale               12 10  n

Min 0: Villa opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the MAESTROS will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 5: Martinez rushes out to block Am Birlinn's (MM) route to goal...
        ...but Am Birlinn drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Marcus Smith covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Martinez scrambles to it.
Min 10: Vincent Company finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Rab Ma Hons palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Matty Cash who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Rab Ma Hons for the save.
Min 23: Merrylee break quickly with Little France...
        ...he only has Martinez to beat...
        ...great save by Martinez but the ball falls to Am Birlinn...
        ...who kicks it right back at Martinez...
        ...Villa were incredibly lucky there.
Min 30: Am Birlinn (MM) collects the ball from Alinity Abbott on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Martinez! GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Graeme Scott's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HLR 0 - MM 1
Min 31: Crovie Pier (MM) swings a ball in to the Villa box...
        ...but the presence of Peter Withe (HLR) means it is easily cleared.
Min 43: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Crovie Pier (MM)...
        ...but the impressive Wayne Homer (HLR) is able to get the ball back to Martinez.
Min 44: Little France (MM) takes the ball into the Reds half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find McGonagles...
        ...who fires it over the goal.
Min 45: Bea Gill  on for Marcus Smith(DF)...
        ...Bea Gill  will play DF.
Min 45: David Luis on for Frank Trainer(MF)...
        ...David Luis will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Villa 0 - Merrylee 1

Min 48: Expensive Biscuits (MM) looking a couple of yards offside...
        ...picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores.  GOAL!...
        ...Merrylee are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HLR 0 - MM 2
Min 50: Am Birlinn (MM) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Villa defense to Expensive Biscuits...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Martinez rushes off his line and Expensive Biscuits slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Martinez!
Min 53: Crovie Pier (MM) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Bea Gill  (HLR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 55: Matt White (HLR) bends his shot past Rab Ma Hons and inside the post....
        ...Excellent goal! ...
        ...Villa pull one back but they need another...
        ...score now: HLR 1 - MM 2
Min 58: Boaby Balcarres %OffAbb loops a ball over the top for Alinity Abbott...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 61: Boaby Balcarres picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Am Birlinn to chase...
        ...it drops over Bea Gill 's shoulder and right into Am Birlinn's path...
        ...the Scotsman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Martinez.
Min 64: Vincent Company opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Haddington greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 72: Expensive Biscuits's (MM) superb ball...
        ...is headed home by an umarked Alinity Abbott from six yards out. GOAL!...
        ...Merrylee are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HLR 1 - MM 3
Min 76: David Luis (HLR) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Rab Ma Hons just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 79: Gordon Cowans (HLR) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 81: Alinity Abbott (MM) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Little France busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Martinez!
Min 82: Am Birlinn's (MM) snap shot from 25 yards fizzes just over the crossbar.
Min 84: The Ref pulls Kelvin Dale (MM) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 87: Crovie Pier opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Wayne Homer greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?


FINAL SCORE: Villa 1 - Merrylee 3


Man Of The Match: Am Birlinn (MM)

Highland Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Martinez                  24 24 24 10  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Wayne Homer               22 22 22 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matty Cash                 9  9  9  7  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Peter Withe               22 22 22 17  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Marcus Smith              24 24 24 19  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Bea Gill                  23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Gordon Cowans             11 11 11  9  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
MF Jon Van Stopper           13 13 13 11  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Frank Trainer             23 23 23 20  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF David Luis                22 22 22 19  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Vincent Company           27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ollie Watkins             13 13 13 13  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Matt White                22 22 22 22  2  n  0  0  1  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 Rab Ma Hons               26 26 26 11  1  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Forfar Road               18 18 18 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF McGonagles                26 26 26 20 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Haddington                24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Expensive Biscuits        25 20 20 25  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Little France             16 16 16 14  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Am Birlinn                13 13 13 11  3  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
WG Boaby Balcarres           15 15 15 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Crovie Pier               25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Alinity Abbott            25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Kelvin Dale               12 12 12 12  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       HLR  MM
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           1   3
Shots On Target    3   8
Shots              3  10
Saves              5   2
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  59
Revenue           70  70

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HLR  N  49.50 127.89 138.39 
  1   MM  N  40.80 107.37 160.22 
 46  HLR  N  49.00 126.39 137.39 

 Trainer's Report
HLR paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Wayne Homer (HLR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Gordon Cowans (HLR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Ollie Watkins (HLR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
McGonagles (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Haddington (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Alinity Abbott (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Little France (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Forfar Road (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Boaby Balcarres (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Kelvin Dale (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.