Cannons                                   Merrylee Maestros
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Andy Goram                26 10  n     GK Rab Ma Hons               24  8  p
DF Andy Goram                27 10  n     DF McGonagles                26  5  n
DF Per Mertersacker          22 10  n     DF Haddington                22  9  n
DF Gabriel                    9  8  n     DF Forfar Road               21  9  n
DF Matoho                     7  8  n     MF Boaby Balcarres           19  8  n
MF Jack Wontshire            16  7  n     MF Harry Bell-Scott          17  8  n
MF Thomas Partey              4 10  n     MF Expensive Biscuits        12 10  n
FW Nwaneri                   25  6  n     WG Govan Mbeki               19  8  d
FW Silvinho                  23  5  n     WG The Fort                  17 10  d
FW Leondro Trossard          20  8  n     FW Kelvin Dale               27  5  n
FW Bernard Parker             6 10  n     FW Mark Lightbody            26  9  n

Min 0: Johannesburg opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the MAESTROS will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Now the ball comes to Nwaneri (CN)...
        ...Andy Goram has space on the left and Nwaneri tries to play him in...
        ...only for Haddington (MM) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 1: Kelvin Dale (MM) looks up and spots Boaby Balcarres arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Boaby Balcarres for the shot...
        ...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Graeme Scott's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: CN 0 - MM 1
Min 3: Here comes Govan Mbeki (MM)...
        ...getting onto Kelvin Dale's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Andy Goram who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 4: The ball is hooked on towards The Fort (MM)...
        ...who takes on Matoho on the edge of the area...
        ...Matoho  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 7: Cannons build down the left...
        ...Nwaneri sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Bernard Parker beats Haddington to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Rab Ma Hons who catches the ball.
Min 12: Mark Lightbody (MM) does well on the left and crosses towards Kelvin Dale...
        ...the Scotsman meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Andy Goram.
Min 13: Leondro Trossard (CN) finds Nwaneri steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but McGonagles (MM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 13: Harry Bell-Scott (MM) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Govan Mbeki takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Andy Goram is there to handle the danger.
Min 19: Silvinho (CN) receives a deep pass from Leondro Trossard...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the American player was chatting with Rab Ma Hons when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Johannesburg aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 23: Boaby Balcarres (MM) finds Mark Lightbody steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Andy Goram (CN) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 24: Leondro Trossard (CN) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Jack Wontshire...
        ...and Johannesburg have a goal!...
        ...Johannesburg draw level....
        ...score now: CN 1 - MM 1
Min 29: Govan Mbeki (MM) and Harry Bell-Scott break for Merrylee...
        ...Harry Bell-Scott looks to have found space into which to recieve Govan Mbeki's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Andy Goram (CN) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 33: Merrylee give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Thomas Partey (CN) takes over for Johannesburg...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Silvinho...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Rab Ma Hons who makes the save!
Min 33: Haddington (MM) booked for a questionable foul on Silvinho...
        ...its clear who the home team is today.
Min 39: Bernard Parker (CN) hooks the ball away from Haddington...
        ...and Silvinho dives in...
        ...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
        ...the Johannesburg side are up...
        ...score now: CN 2 - MM 1
Min 40: Govan Mbeki (MM) takes the ball into the Cannons half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Expensive Biscuits...
        ...who fires it over the goal.
Min 41: Leondro Trossard (CN) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Forfar Road (MM) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.


HALFTIME SCORE: Johannesburg 2 - Merrylee 1

Min 48: Kelvin Dale (MM) swings a ball in to the Johannesburg box...
        ...but the presence of Per Mertersacker (CN) means it is easily cleared.
Min 59: Forfar Road and Harry Bell-Scott weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Johannesburg defense and lifts a classy finish over Andy Goram.  GOAL!...
        ...great response from Merrylee...
        ...score now: CN 2 - MM 2
Min 62: Matoho 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 Nwaneri who heads the ball...
        ...but Haddington (MM) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 63: The ball comes in to the area from McGonagles...
        ...he rattles it off Andy Goram...
        ...Kelvin Dale (MM) pauses and shoots but Andy Goram recovers to make the save.
Min 64: Mark Lightbody (MM) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Harry Bell-Scott heads in from close range...
        ...but Andy Goram was there to save that one.
Min 66: Nwaneri's (CN) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Forfar Road (MM)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Rab Ma Hons.
Min 68: The Fort (MM) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Harry Bell-Scott...
        ...but his attempt ruffles the top of the net rather than the back of it.
Min 75: Terrible Cannons defending as Gabriel gave it away to Mark Lightbody (MM)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Andy Goram...
        ...but it came back to Kelvin Dale who shoots and Andy Goram fists it away!
Min 76: Cheeky back heel from Leondro Trossard to release Silvinho in the box...
        ...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 77: The ball comes in to the area from Matoho...
        ...he rattles it off Rab Ma Hons...
        ...Nwaneri (CN) pauses and shoots but Rab Ma Hons recovers to make the save.
Min 77: Johannesburg give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Kelvin Dale (MM) takes over for Merrylee...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Mark Lightbody...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Andy Goram who makes the save!
Min 79: Govan Mbeki(MM) fouled Nwaneri in the box...
        ...Govan Mbeki is booked...
        ...Nwaneri takes the penalty...
        ...Rab Ma Hons never had a chance GOAL!...
        ...score now: CN 3 - MM 2
Min 81: Nwaneri (CN) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Rab Ma Hons--superb save!
Min 83: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Harry Bell-Scott (MM)...
        ...but the impressive Gabriel (CN) is able to get the ball back to Andy Goram.
Min 87: Andy Goram (CN) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Leondro Trossard but it evades him...
        ...Rab Ma Hons missed it too but luckily for Merrylee it drifts wide.
Min 90: McGonagles(MM) is stretchered off...
        ...An Gearasdan (MM) on for McGonagles at DF.
Min 90: Harry Bell-Scott (MM) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Per Mertersacker (CN) muscles out the big striker before he can control.


FINAL SCORE: Johannesburg 3 - Merrylee 2


Man Of The Match: Andy Goram (CN)

Cannons
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Andy Goram                26 26 26 11  4  n  0  7  0  0 90  7
DF Per Mertersacker          22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matoho                     7  7  7  5  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Andy Goram                27 27 27 21  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Gabriel                    9  9  9  7  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Thomas Partey              4  4  4  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jack Wontshire            16 16 16 14  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Leondro Trossard          20 20 20 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Silvinho                  23 23 23 23 -1  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Nwaneri                   25 25 25 25  0  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
FW Bernard Parker             6  6  6  6  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               24 24 24 10  3  p  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Forfar Road               21 21 21 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF McGonagles                26 26 26 20 -9  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Haddington                22 22 22 19  3  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Expensive Biscuits        12  9  9 12  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Harry Bell-Scott          17 17 17 17  2  n  0  0  1  3 90  6
MF Boaby Balcarres           19 15 15 17  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Govan Mbeki               19 23 23 17  0  d  4  0  0  2 90  6
WG The Fort                  17 21 21 15  2  d  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Mark Lightbody            26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Kelvin Dale               27 27 27 27 -1  n  0  0  0  3 90  6

Statistics        CN  MM
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target    7   9
Shots              8  11
Saves              7   4
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      1   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  58
Revenue           82  82

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   CN  L  39.00  95.39 135.89 
  1   MM  N  35.40 106.17 178.02 
 90   MM  N  30.00  97.17 176.22 

 Trainer's Report
CN paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
McGonagles (MM) has a concussion.
Nwaneri (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Silvinho (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Gabriel (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jack Wontshire (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Andy Goram (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Rab Ma Hons (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Govan Mbeki (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
The Fort (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Kelvin Dale (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.