Cannons                                   New Jersey Nutmegs
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK An Gearasdan              22 10  n     GK S Klos                    30  8  n
DF Letsholonyane             29  6  n     SW Stevie Wonder             24  8  n
DF Max Dowman                27  9  n     DF Chris McCausland          22  8  n
DF Len Killeen               24 10  n     DF Maldini                   22 10  n
DF Left Hander               17  6  n     DF Ray Charles               17 10  n
MF Billy Gilmour             21  9  n     MF Barron                    13  8  n
MF Lewis Ferguson            15  8  n     MF Taylor Joy                10 10  n
WG Seb Drozd                 29  9  n     WG Bob                       20 10  n
WG Alfie Moon                21  8  n     WG Curtis                     8 10  n
FW Myles Lewis-Skelly        28  1  n     FW Thornton                  24  9  n
FW Myles Usher               23 10  n     FW Yokoto                    19  8  n

Min 0: Johannesburg opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Nutmegs will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is James White (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 2: Myles Lewis-Skelly (CN) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Max Dowman rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed S Klos.
Min 6: Lewis Ferguson (CN) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Max Dowman...
        ...whose finish is saved by S Klos.
Min 11: Maldini (NJN) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Thornton...
        ...who takes a shot but An Gearasdan had little trouble catching it. 
Min 13: The Cannons sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Thornton's (NJN) ball into the box is cut out by Letsholonyane (CN).
Min 14: Max Dowman (CN) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Alfie Moon in midfield...
        ...Max Dowman continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Alfie Moon...
        ...Max Dowman knocks it on goal but S Klos is there to make an incredible save!
Min 20: Alfie Moon (CN) collects the ball from Len Killeen on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat S Klos! GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that John Lambie's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: CN 1 - NJN 0
Min 30: The ball is hooked on towards Thornton (NJN)...
        ...who takes on Len Killeen on the edge of the area...
        ...Len Killeen  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 33: Left Hander (CN) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Myles Usher heads in from close range...
        ...but S Klos was there to save that one.
Min 36: Alfie Moon (CN) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Ray Charles (NJN) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 38: Left Hander volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...S Klos gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 39: Now the ball comes to Ray Charles (NJN)...
        ...Chris McCausland has space on the left and Ray Charles tries to play him in...
        ...only for Len Killeen (CN) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 45: Bernarder Parker on for Myles Lewis-Skelly(FW)...
        ...Bernarder Parker will play FW.
Min 45: Ted McMinn on for Curtis(WG)...
        ...Ted McMinn will play WG.
Min 45: Chermiti on for Thornton(FW)...
        ...Chermiti will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Johannesburg 1 - New Jersey 0

Min 48: Superb sliding block by Left Hander (CN) denies Yokoto a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Chermiti in the Johannesburg box.
Min 53: A woeful back-pass by Ray Charles...
        ...Alfie Moon (CN) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under S Klos...
        ...but it rolls inches wide for a goal kick.
Min 54: Ray Charles loses the ball to Lewis Ferguson (CN) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at S Klos%who makes a superb save.
Min 65: Bob (NJN) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...An Gearasdan doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Taylor Joy rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by An Gearasdan who stayed on his line.
Min 66: Seb Drozd volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...S Klos gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 67: An Gearasdan rushes out to block Ted McMinn's (NJN) route to goal...
        ...but Ted McMinn drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Letsholonyane covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and An Gearasdan scrambles to it.
Min 68: A superb strike from Myles Usher (CN)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert Nutmegs goalie S Klos.
Min 68: Superb sliding block by Letsholonyane (CN) denies Chermiti a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Ted McMinn in the Johannesburg box.
Min 71: Nutmegs build down the left...
        ...Ted McMinn sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Yokoto beats Letsholonyane to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past An Gearasdan but wide of the net.
Min 72: One pass too many from New Jersey and Johannesburg soon get a cross in...
        ...Alfie Moon (CN) gets his head to it...
        ...but S Klos is untroubled by that one.
Min 74: Taylor Joy's (NJN) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Left Hander (CN)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of An Gearasdan.
Min 83: The ball is hooked on towards Bernarder Parker (CN)...
        ...who takes on Ray Charles on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Seb Drozd...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by S Klos.
Min 85: Billy Gilmour (CN) finds Seb Drozd...
        ...but he hesitates and Stevie Wonder (NJN) is able to make the tackle.
Min 86: Johannesburg break quickly with Lewis Ferguson...
        ...he only has S Klos to beat...
        ...great save by S Klos but the ball falls to Max Dowman...
        ...who kicks it right back at S Klos...
        ...New Jersey were incredibly lucky there.
Min 86: Yokoto (NJN) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Myles Usher.


FINAL SCORE: Johannesburg 1 - New Jersey 0


Man Of The Match: S Klos (NJN)

Cannons
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK An Gearasdan              22 22 22  9  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
DF Left Hander               17 17 17 13  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Max Dowman                27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  0  4 90  6
DF Len Killeen               24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Letsholonyane             29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Billy Gilmour             21 21 21 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            15 15 15 13  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Seb Drozd                 29 29 29 26  3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Alfie Moon                21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  1  3 90  6
FW Myles Usher               23 23 23 23  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Myles Lewis-Skelly        28 28 28 28 -2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Bernarder Parker          29 29 29 29  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

New Jersey Nutmegs
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK S Klos                    30 30 30 13  2  n  0 11  0  0 90  8
SW Stevie Wonder             24 24 24 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Chris McCausland          22 22 22 17  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF Maldini                   22 22 22 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
DF Ray Charles               17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Barron                    13 13 13 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
MF Taylor Joy                10 10 10 10  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
WG Bob                       20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Curtis                     8  8  8  7  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Ted McMinn                29 29 29 26  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Thornton                  24 24 24 24  6  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Yokoto                    19 19 19 19  2  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
FW Chermiti                  27 27 27 27  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics        CN NJN
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target   12   3
Shots             13   4
Saves              3  11
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      66  59
Revenue           90  90

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   CN  N  58.20 146.60 201.50 
  1  NJN  E  54.50 103.35 127.00 
 46   CN  N  58.20 146.60 202.50 
 46  NJN  E  54.50 103.35 167.80 

 Trainer's Report
CN paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Billy Gilmour (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Len Killeen (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Max Dowman (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Ray Charles (NJN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.