Merrylee Maestros                         Highland Rangers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK The Fort                  30  5  n     GK Nigel Spinks              29  7  n
SW Caribbean Colin           14 10  d     DF Ian Martson               24  7  n
DF Crianlarich               28  3  n     DF Steve Stone               19  7  n
DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       10 10  n     DF E Konsa                   17 10  n
MF Midwest Indigo            20  6  n     DF Paul MacGrath             15 10  n
MF Burnblock                 18  4  n     MF M Dowman                  27  6  n
MF One Way                   12  8  n     MF John McGinn               21  5  n
WG Semi-Automatic            22  8  d     MF Sam Cook                  19  8  n
WG Portknockie               19  4  d     FW Andy Gray                 29  7  n
FW Heavydirtysoul            28  8  n     FW Rondaldo                  19  7  n
FW Kelvin Dale               19 10  d     FW Billy Smart               18  9  n

Min 0: Merrylee opens up with a 3-3-4 N while the Reds will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Charlie Richmond (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 3: Midwest Indigo (MM) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into One Way...
        ...whose shot elevates over the goal.
Min 5: M Dowman (HLR) puts in a cross...
        ...but Crianlarich (MM) clears with ease.
Min 6: Midwest Indigo's (MM) snap shot from 25 yards fizzes just over the crossbar.
Min 6: M Dowman is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by The Fort.
Min 11: Heavydirtysoul (MM) looks up and spots Midwest Indigo arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Midwest Indigo for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms Nigel Spinks...
        ...Heavydirtysoul should have done better with that.
Min 14: Steve Stone (HLR) nods the ball down for John McGinn on the edge of the box...
        ...John McGinn takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and The Fort rushes of his line...
        ...John McGinn gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Arkadiusz Korpalski  (MM)!
Min 16: Heavydirtysoul (MM) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but E Konsa (HLR) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 17: Andy Gray (HLR) hits a long-ranger...
        ...The Fort can't hold it...
        ...and John McGinn couldn't control the ball and knocks it off target.
Min 18: Here it is...Portknockie (MM) flicks on into the path of One Way...
        ...who spins away from Ian Martson...
        ...to lob over the advancing Nigel Spinks but wide of the net.
Min 21: The ball is hooked on towards Rondaldo (HLR)...
        ...who takes on Caribbean Colin on the edge of the area...
        ...Caribbean Colin  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 22: Ian Martson's appalling clearance goes right to Midwest Indigo (MM)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Heavydirtysoul...
        ...who heads it home from six yards. GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the MAESTROS...
        ...score now: MM 1 - HLR 0
Min 28: With Villa so far forward a rare Merrylee break sees Portknockie play a long diagonal pass for Heavydirtysoul...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 30: Rondaldo (HLR) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but The Fort just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 31: Kelvin Dale (MM) passes a great ball to Burnblock...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Reds keeper Nigel Spinks...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 32: Heavydirtysoul (MM) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Paul MacGrath (HLR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 34: Arkadiusz Korpalski  (MM) slides in late on John McGinn...
        ...and that has to be a booking for the Pole. 
Min 44: Nigel Spinks(HLR) limps off the pitch...
        ...Jimmy Rimmer (HLR) on for Nigel Spinks at GK.
Min 45: RAWFEAR on for Crianlarich(DF)...
        ...RAWFEAR will play DF.
Min 45: Bow Fiddle on for Kelvin Dale(FW)...
        ...Bow Fiddle will play FW.
Min 45: Billy Jones on for Ian Martson(DF)...
        ...Billy Jones will play DF.
Min 45: T Morly on for John McGinn(MF)...
        ...T Morly will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Merrylee 1 - Villa 0

Min 50: Rondaldo (HLR) and Andy Gray break for Villa...
        ...Andy Gray looks to have found space into which to recieve Rondaldo's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Caribbean Colin (MM) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 55: Billy Jones loses the ball to Heavydirtysoul (MM) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots past Jimmy Rimmer GOAL!...
        ...Merrylee are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MM 2 - HLR 0
Min 57: One pass too many from Villa and Merrylee soon get a cross in...
        ...Heavydirtysoul (MM) gets his head to it...
        ...but Jimmy Rimmer is untroubled by that one.
Min 64: Heavydirtysoul (MM) takes the ball into the Reds half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Portknockie...
        ...who slips it past Jimmy Rimmer. GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Merrylee; Coach Matthew White is furious...
        ...score now: MM 3 - HLR 0
Min 65: M Dowman (HLR) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Merrylee The Fort is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 67: T Morly (HLR) nods the ball down for Andy Gray on the edge of the box...
        ...Andy Gray takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and The Fort rushes of his line...
        ...Andy Gray gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert RAWFEAR (MM)!
Min 72: Billy Jones's (HLR) cross from the right...
        ...finds the feet of Steve Stone...
        ...he jinks and turns and fires well wide from 12 yards.
Min 73: Midwest Indigo (MM) nods the ball down for Bow Fiddle on the edge of the box...
        ...Bow Fiddle takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Jimmy Rimmer rushes of his line...
        ...Bow Fiddle gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert E Konsa (HLR)!
Min 76: Bow Fiddle (MM) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Steve Stone (HLR).
Min 76: Now the ball comes to T Morly (HLR)...
        ...M Dowman has space on the left and T Morly tries to play him in...
        ...only for Arkadiusz Korpalski  (MM) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 77: The ball lands at the feet of Rondaldo (HLR) on the edge of the box...
        ...he instictively fires a bullet shot through a crowded penalty area...
        ...The Fort does well to position himself and collect.
Min 79: Rondaldo (HLR) gets a yellow card for bringing down Heavydirtysoul...
        ...he also has a bloody lip after getting Heavydirtysoul's boot in his face.
Min 80: M Dowman (HLR) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to The Fort in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 82: M Dowman (HLR) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but The Fort just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 86: Superb sliding block by Caribbean Colin (MM) denies Billy Smart a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Andy Gray in the Merrylee box.
Min 87: Rondaldo (HLR) cooly sends The Fort the wrong way...
        ...placing the ball into the left of the goal.  GOAL!...
        ... Villa pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: MM 3 - HLR 1


FINAL SCORE: Merrylee 3 - Villa 1


Man Of The Match: The Fort (MM)

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                  30 30 30 13 -1  n  0  6  0  0 90  9
SW Caribbean Colin           14 17 17  9  2  d  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       10 10 10  8  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Crianlarich               28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF RAWFEAR                   23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF One Way                   12 12 12 10  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Burnblock                 18 18 18 16 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Midwest Indigo            20 20 20 20  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Semi-Automatic            22 16 16 19  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  7
WG Portknockie               19 14 14 17 -3  p  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Heavydirtysoul            28 28 28 28  2  n  0  0  2  3 90  8
FW Kelvin Dale               19 23 23 19  6  d  0  0  0  1 45  7
FW Bow Fiddle                21 21 21 21  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

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 Nigel Spinks              29 29 29 13  0  n  0  2  0  0 44  7
GK Jimmy Rimmer              20 20 20  9  6  n  0  1  0  0 46  6
DF Steve Stone               19 19 19 15  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF E Konsa                   17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paul MacGrath             15 15 15 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Ian Martson               24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Billy Jones               24 24 24 19  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
MF Sam Cook                  19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF John McGinn               21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  5
MF M Dowman                  27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  4 90  6
MF T Morly                   18 18 18 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Andy Gray                 29 29 29 29  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Rondaldo                  19 19 19 19  1  n  4  0  1  3 90  7
FW Billy Smart               18 18 18 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics        MM HLR
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           3   1
Shots On Target    6   7
Shots              9   9
Saves              6   3
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      54  59
Revenue           55  55

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   MM  N  36.00 100.37 190.87 
  1  HLR  N  45.00 113.25 136.00 
 46   MM  N  33.50  95.37 187.62 
 46  HLR  N  45.00 111.75 133.75 
 65   MM  N  33.50  95.37 158.62 

 Trainer's Report
Nigel Spinks (HLR) suffered a thigh bruise.
The Fort (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Crianlarich (MM) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Semi-Automatic (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
One Way (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Portknockie (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Bow Fiddle (MM) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
E Konsa (HLR) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
T Morly (HLR) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.