Golden Dragons                            New Jersey Nutmegs
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK John McKay                15 10  n     GK A Goram                   26  8  n
DF Colin Hendry              27  5  n     DF Barron                    21  8  n
DF Frank McCallum            26  8  n     DF Maldini                   19  8  n
DF Brian Leegsman            13 10  n     DF Chris McCausland          18 10  n
MF Mikel Arteta              34  5  n     DF Dujon Sterling            14 10  n
MF Gabriel Pires             24  7  n     MF Wade Wilson                6 10  n
MF Ian Pye                   15  8  n     MF Mike Morton Jnr            5 10  n
WG Reiss Nelson              34  8  n     WG Cerny                     29  8  n
WG Raheem Sterling           28  6  n     WG Bob                       23 10  n
FW Gabriel Almeida           31  8  n     FW Taylor Joy                26  9  n
FW Wee Jimmy                 25  8  n     FW Thornton                  24  8  n

Min 0: Dragons opens up with a 3-3-4 N while the Nutmegs will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Bennett (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Bob (NJN) receives a deep pass from Taylor Joy...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the American player was chatting with John McKay when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from New Jersey aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 2: Wee Jimmy (GD) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Gabriel Almeida heads in from close range...
        ...but A Goram was there to save that one.
Min 5: The ball is hooked on towards Gabriel Almeida (GD)...
        ...who takes on Dujon Sterling on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Raheem Sterling...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by A Goram.
Min 7: Brilliant play by Colin Hendry (GD) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Reiss Nelson...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at A Goram.
Min 7: Taylor Joy is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a brilliant shot into the top corner GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that James White's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: GD 0 - NJN 1
Min 9: Frank McCallum's (GD) snap shot from 25 yards fizzes just over the crossbar.
Min 10: New Jersey give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Reiss Nelson (GD) takes over for Dragons...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Gabriel Almeida...
        ...the German evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past A Goram from just inside the box.  GOAL!...
        ...Dragons draw level....
        ...score now: GD 1 - NJN 1
Min 11: Reiss Nelson (GD) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for New Jersey A Goram is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 16: The ball comes in to the area from Taylor Joy...
        ...he rattles it off John McKay...
        ...Thornton (NJN) tries his best to miss but scores. GOAL!...
        ...the New Jersey side are up...
        ...score now: GD 1 - NJN 2
Min 18: The ball is played back towards the box by Frank McCallum (GD)...
        ...Dujon Sterling heads out...
        ...only for Wee Jimmy to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which A Goram has to push over the top.
Min 19: Reiss Nelson (GD) does well on the left and crosses towards Gabriel Almeida...
        ...the German meets it with a neat header...
        ...past A Goram and into the net GOAL!...
        ...Dragons draw level....
        ...score now: GD 2 - NJN 2
Min 20: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...A Goram 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 22: Dragons's on the attack after Gabriel Pires robs Dujon Sterling...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Reiss Nelson...
        ...and Reiss Nelson sidefoots low but A Goram dives in to make the save.
Min 22: The ball is hooked on towards Thornton (NJN)...
        ...who takes on Brian Leegsman on the edge of the area...
        ...Brian Leegsman  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 25: Reiss Nelson (GD) finds Gabriel Almeida...
        ...but he hesitates and Dujon Sterling (NJN) is able to make the tackle.
Min 27: Wee Jimmy breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Reiss Nelson on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Dujon Sterling's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but A Goram is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 28: Mikel Arteta (GD) has a shot...
        ...A Goram parries...
        ...Mikel Arteta gets onto it again...
        ...and A Goram's second block falls for Reiss Nelson...
        ...who half-volleys in GOAL!...
        ...the Dragons side are up...
        ...score now: GD 3 - NJN 2
Min 36: Ian Pye weaves his way through the New Jersey 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 A Goram.?GOAL!!...
        ...Dragons are looking strong now...
        ...score now: GD 4 - NJN 2
Min 36: Cerny (NJN) puts in a cross...
        ...but Brian Leegsman (GD) clears with ease.
Min 40: (GD) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Wee Jimmy looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...A Goram looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the New Jersey defence were all over the place.
Min 42: Gabriel Almeida (GD) bends his shot past A Goram and inside the post....
        ...Excellent goal! ...
        ...yet another one for Dragons; Coach James White is furious...
        ...score now: GD 5 - NJN 2
Min 43: Dujon Sterling's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Mikel Arteta (GD)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Nutmegs man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 43: Reiss Nelson (GD) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 45: Flipin Flops on for Reiss Nelson(WG)...
        ...Flipin Flops will play MF.
Min 45: Myles Lewis-Skelly on for Raheem Sterling(WG)...
        ...Myles Lewis-Skelly will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Dragons 5 - New Jersey 2

Min 53: Dragons's on the attack after Gabriel Almeida robs Dujon Sterling...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Flipin Flops...
        ...and Flipin Flops sidefoots low but A Goram dives in to make the save.
Min 55: Taylor Joy slides the ball under John McKay...
        ...and into the right-hand corner of the net  GOAL!...
        ...New Jersey pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: GD 5 - NJN 3
Min 56: The ball is hooked on towards Maldini (NJN)...
        ...who takes on Colin Hendry on the edge of the area...
        ...Colin Hendry  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 61: Gabriel Pires (GD) gets a flick-on to Wee Jimmy...
        ...who reacts quicker than Dujon Sterling in front of goal...
        ...Wee Jimmy heads the ball wide of A Goram...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Dragons; Coach James White is furious...
        ...score now: GD 6 - NJN 3
Min 65: Dujon Sterling's (NJN) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Brian Leegsman (GD)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of John McKay.
Min 70: Gabriel Pires (GD) has a shot...
        ...A Goram parries...
        ...Gabriel Pires gets onto it again...
        ...and A Goram's second block falls for Ian Pye...
        ...who half-volleys wide of the net.
Min 70: Cerny (NJN) passes a great ball to Maldini...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Dragons keeper John McKay...
        ...and who else but Cerny is there to slot it in...
        ...all too easy...
        ...New Jersey pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: GD 6 - NJN 4
Min 75: Dragons break quickly with Gabriel Pires...
        ...he only has A Goram to beat...
        ...great save by A Goram but the ball falls to Wee Jimmy...
        ...who kicks it right back at A Goram...
        ...New Jersey were incredibly lucky there.
Min 78: Dujon Sterling (NJN) finds Chris McCausland steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Myles Lewis-Skelly (GD) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 79: Gabriel Almeida (GD) passes a great ball to Mikel Arteta...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Nutmegs keeper A Goram...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 81: Gabriel Almeida almost penetrates Nutmegs's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Barron would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 84: Gabriel Almeida's (GD) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Maldini (NJN)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of A Goram.
Min 88: Wee Jimmy (GD) collects the ball from Mikel Arteta on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat A Goram! GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Dragons; Coach James White is furious...
        ...score now: GD 7 - NJN 4
Min 90: Brian Leegsman (GD) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Mikel Arteta in midfield...
        ...Brian Leegsman continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Mikel Arteta...
        ...Brian Leegsman rounds A Goram and somehow misses the target!


FINAL SCORE: Dragons 7 - New Jersey 4


Man Of The Match: Gabriel Almeida (GD)

Golden Dragons
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK John McKay                15 15 15  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank McCallum            26 26 26 20  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Brian Leegsman            13 13 13 10  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Colin Hendry              27 27 27 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Myles Lewis-Skelly        23 23 23 18 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Mikel Arteta              34 34 34 30 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Gabriel Pires             24 24 24 21  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ian Pye                   15 15 15 15  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
MF Flipin Flops              18 18 18 16  5  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Raheem Sterling           28 28 28 25  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
WG Reiss Nelson              34 34 34 30  5  n  4  0  1  5 45  7
FW Gabriel Almeida           31 31 31 31  2  n  0  0  3  5 90  9
FW Wee Jimmy                 25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  2  4 90  8

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 A Goram                   26 26 26 11  2  n  4 10  0  0 90  6
DF Chris McCausland          18 18 18 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Maldini                   19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Barron                    21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Dujon Sterling            14 14 14 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Mike Morton Jnr            5  4  4  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Wade Wilson                6  4  4  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
WG Cerny                     29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Bob                       23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Thornton                  24 24 24 24  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Taylor Joy                26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  2  2 90  7

Statistics        GD NJN
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Halftime           5   2
Fulltime           7   4
Shots On Target   17   4
Shots             20   4
Saves              0  10
Offsides           2   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      53  55
Revenue           97  97

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   GD  N  39.60 120.14 231.49 
  1  NJN  E  43.20  81.33 167.33 
 46   GD  N  53.40 152.14 159.69 

 Trainer's Report
Gabriel Almeida (GD) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Colin Hendry (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
John McKay (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Myles Lewis-Skelly (GD) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
A Goram (NJN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.