Preston North End                         Merrylee Maestros
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Jesse Boot                24 10  n     GK Rab Ma Hons               28  8  p
DF Alan Armstrong            16 10  n     DF Harry Bell-Scott          27  9  n
DF Zoso Evans                13 10  n     DF McGonagles                27  7  n
DF Ben Llandudno             12 10  n     DF Phil van Bath             17 10  n
MF Cane Dyson                25  6  n     MF Haddington                25 10  n
MF Jamie Snodgrass           21 10  n     MF Little France             17  7  n
MF Chris Harling             12 10  n     MF Am Birlinn                13 10  n
WG Hustin Dopkins            24  9  n     WG Duhan van der Merwe       26  8  n
WG Niall Kitango             18 10  n     WG Crovie Pier               25  6  n
FW Jack Ennis                19  8  n     FW Alinity Abbott            26 10  n
FW Aston Mbere               17 10  n     FW Expensive Biscuits        25  8  n

Min 0: Preston opens up with a 3-3-4 S while the MAESTROS will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Robin Dewar (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 2: Expensive Biscuits (MM) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Am Birlinn...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...but Jesse Boot can watch his shot drift by and out of danger.
Min 4: Merrylee break quickly with Alinity Abbott...
        ...he only has Jesse Boot to beat...
        ...great save by Jesse Boot but the ball falls to Expensive Biscuits...
        ...who kicks it right back at Jesse Boot...
        ...Preston were incredibly lucky there.
Min 5: Crovie Pier (MM) finds space on the left...
        ...he skirts the edge of the box...
        ...and hits a right foot shot...
        ...Haddington sticks a leg out and deflects the ball past Jesse Boot...
        ...who had already started to dive the other way. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Graeme Scott's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: PNE 0 - MM 1
Min 9: Rab Ma Hons makes a grave error against Preston...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Jamie Snodgrass amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Rab Ma Hons.
Min 10: The ball is hooked on towards Duhan van der Merwe (MM)...
        ...who takes on Alan Armstrong on the edge of the area...
        ...Alan Armstrong  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 11: Merrylee's on the attack after Harry Bell-Scott robs Ben Llandudno...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Am Birlinn...
        ...and Am Birlinn sidefoots low but Jesse Boot dives in to make the save.
Min 18: Duhan van der Merwe (MM) leaves half the Preston side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Ben Llandudno...
        ...but Jesse Boot is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 19: Jack Ennis (PNE) finds Niall Kitango steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Phil van Bath (MM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 19: Duhan van der Merwe (MM) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Jesse Boot just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 28: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...McGonagles looks bewildered at the site of a yellow card...
        ...as are the away fans...
        ...A rousing chorus of We hate the man in black starts in the stands.
Min 30: Harry Bell-Scott (MM) finds Expensive Biscuits steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Alan Armstrong (PNE) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 32: Alinity Abbott (MM) and Expensive Biscuits break for Merrylee...
        ...Expensive Biscuits looks to have found space into which to recieve Alinity Abbott's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Zoso Evans (PNE) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 34: Duhan van der Merwe (MM) nods the ball down for Alinity Abbott on the edge of the box...
        ...Alinity Abbott takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Jesse Boot rushes of his line...
        ...Alinity Abbott gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Jesse Boot and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Merrylee are looking strong now...
        ...score now: PNE 0 - MM 2
Min 40: McGonagles (MM) reads Alinity Abbott's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort that arcs inches over the crossbar.


HALFTIME SCORE: Preston 0 - Merrylee 2

Min 47: With Preston so far forward a rare Merrylee break sees Alinity Abbott play a long diagonal pass for Haddington...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 49: Preston break quickly with Cane Dyson...
        ...he only has Rab Ma Hons to beat...
        ...great save by Rab Ma Hons but the ball falls to Niall Kitango...
        ...who mishits it into the stands.
Min 52: Merrylee break quickly with Harry Bell-Scott...
        ...he only has Jesse Boot to beat...
        ...great save by Jesse Boot but the ball falls to Little France...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Jesse Boot.
Min 54: Chris Harling (PNE) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Rab Ma Hons doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Hustin Dopkins rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Rab Ma Hons who stayed on his line.
Min 54: Superb sliding block by Zoso Evans (PNE) denies Alinity Abbott a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Expensive Biscuits in the Preston box.
Min 55: Alinity Abbott picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Duhan van der Merwe to chase...
        ...it drops over Ben Llandudno's shoulder and right into Duhan van der Merwe's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Jesse Boot.
Min 60: Les Nandy on for Ben Llandudno(DF)...
        ...Les Nandy will play SW.
Min 61: Jesse Boot makes a grave error against Merrylee...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...and Expensive Biscuits smashes it home GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Merrylee; Coach Steve Gregory is furious...
        ...score now: PNE 0 - MM 3
Min 67: Now the ball comes to Crovie Pier (MM)...
        ...Haddington has space on the left and Crovie Pier tries to play him in...
        ...only for Zoso Evans (PNE) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 69: Jamie Snodgrass (PNE) and Aston Mbere break for Preston...
        ...Aston Mbere looks to have found space into which to recieve Jamie Snodgrass's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Harry Bell-Scott (MM) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 75: Niall Kitango (PNE) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Aston Mbere...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...Rab Ma Hons comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear. 
Min 75: Jens Nyquist on for Cane Dyson(MF)...
        ...Jens Nyquist will play MF.
Min 87: Little France (MM) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Expensive Biscuits peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Jesse Boot.
Min 89: Great tackle by Les Nandy (PNE)...
        ...to prevent Am Birlinn (MM) from latching onto Haddington's pass. 


FINAL SCORE: Preston 0 - Merrylee 3


Man Of The Match: Expensive Biscuits (MM)

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 Jesse Boot                24 24 24 10  4  n  0  7  0  0 90  6
SW Les Nandy                 29 29 29 20  6  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
DF Alan Armstrong            16 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Zoso Evans                13 13 13 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ben Llandudno             12 12 12  9  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  5
MF Chris Harling             12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Cane Dyson                25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 75  5
MF Jamie Snodgrass           21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
MF Jens Nyquist              24 24 24 21  6  n  0  0  0  0 15  6
WG Hustin Dopkins            24 24 24 21  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Niall Kitango             18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Jack Ennis                19 19 19 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Aston Mbere               17 17 17 17  4  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 Rab Ma Hons               28 28 28 12  3  p  0  3  0  0 90  7
DF McGonagles                27 27 27 21  1  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
DF Harry Bell-Scott          27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Phil van Bath             17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Haddington                25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Little France             17 17 17 15  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Am Birlinn                13 13 13 11  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Duhan van der Merwe       26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  3 90  7
WG Crovie Pier               25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Expensive Biscuits        25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Alinity Abbott            26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Statistics       PNE  MM
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Halftime           0   2
Fulltime           0   3
Shots On Target    3  10
Shots              4  12
Saves              7   3
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      51  61
Revenue           92  92

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  PNE  S  24.60 129.17 131.52 
  1   MM  N  35.60 115.16 197.06 
 61  PNE  S  43.50 146.17 133.57 
 76  PNE  S  43.50 145.17 133.32 

 Trainer's Report
PNE paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Rab Ma Hons (MM) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Cane Dyson (PNE) played 75 minutes and earned a CP.
Chris Harling (PNE) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Harry Bell-Scott (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Duhan van der Merwe (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.