Merrylee Maestros                         Golden Dragons
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK The Fort                  30  8  p     GK John McKay                16 10  n
DF RAWFEAR                   19  4  p     SW Tony Shannon              13 10  n
DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       19  3  p     DF Frank McCallum            23  7  n
DF Clem Fandango             12 10  p     DF Roger Rogers              21 10  n
DF Forfar Road               11 10  p     DF Gabriel Paulista          21  6  n
MF Haggis Pakora             24  6  p     MF Shaun Batty               20  8  n
MF Midwest Indigo            24  6  p     MF Flipin Flops              17  7  n
MF Burnblock                 20  8  p     MF Ian Pye                   11 10  n
MF Lavish                    17  6  p     WG Reiss Nelson              30  9  n
FW Kelvin Dale               26  6  p     FW Gabriel Almeida           28  5  n
FW Govan Mbeki               22  8  p     FW Wee Jimmy                 20  8  n

Min 0: Merrylee opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Dragons will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Bennett (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 3: Gabriel Almeida (GD) receives a deep pass from Reiss Nelson...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the German player was chatting with The Fort when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Dragons aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 5: Dragons gives the ball away and Lavish gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of John McKay.
Min 6: Great tackle by Forfar Road (MM)...
        ...to prevent Shaun Batty (GD) from latching onto Wee Jimmy's pass. 
Min 8: Reiss Nelson's (GD) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by RAWFEAR (MM)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of The Fort.
Min 10: Arkadiusz Korpalski (MM) limps off the pitch...
        ...Steven Toast (MM) on for Arkadiusz Korpalski  at DF.
Min 15: Flipin Flops (GD) nods the ball down for Shaun Batty on the edge of the box...
        ...Shaun Batty takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and The Fort rushes of his line...
        ...Shaun Batty gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over The Fort...
        ...but The Fort just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 18: MAESTROS build down the left...
        ...Kelvin Dale sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Govan Mbeki beats Gabriel Paulista to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer past John McKay but wide of the net.
Min 19: The Fort makes a grave error against Dragons...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Flipin Flops amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of The Fort.
Min 20: The Fort makes a grave error against Dragons...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...and Roger Rogers smashes it home GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Mark Creasey's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: MM 0 - GD 1
Min 24: Lavish (MM) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling John McKay...
        ...but into the row of cameramen way off to the right.
Min 24: RAWFEAR's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Wee Jimmy (GD)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a MAESTROS man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 32: The ball is hooked on towards Reiss Nelson (GD)...
        ...who takes on RAWFEAR on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Gabriel Almeida...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by The Fort.
Min 36: Clem Fandango gets overlapped by Gabriel Paulista (GD)...
        ...who threads it to Frank McCallum...
        ...who knocks it just wide.
Min 40: The ball is hooked on towards Gabriel Almeida (GD)...
        ...who takes on Forfar Road on the edge of the area...
        ...Forfar Road  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 41: Reiss Nelson (GD) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but RAWFEAR (MM) is there to clear with his head.


HALFTIME SCORE: Merrylee 0 - Dragons 1

Min 46: Gabriel Paulista (GD) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Clem Fandango (MM).
Min 47: Wee Jimmy (GD) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Reiss Nelson...
        ...Reiss Nelson shoots across The Fort...GOAL!...
        ...Dragons are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MM 0 - GD 2
Min 48: Dragons's on the attack after Flipin Flops robs RAWFEAR...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Gabriel Almeida...
        ...and Gabriel Almeida sidefoots low into the net GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Dragons; Coach Graeme Scott is furious...
        ...score now: MM 0 - GD 3
Min 48: Brian Leegsman on for Gabriel Almeida(FW)...
        ...Brian Leegsman will play DF.
Min 54: Reiss Nelson (GD) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but RAWFEAR (MM) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 56: Cheeky back heel from Ian Pye to release Shaun Batty in the box...
        ...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 61: Great tackle by Brian Leegsman (GD)...
        ...to prevent Lavish (MM) from latching onto Kelvin Dale's pass. 
Min 61: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...Roger Rogers 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 62: Here comes Reiss Nelson (GD)...
        ...getting onto Flipin Flops's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards The Fort who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 66: Shaun Batty (GD) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Ian Pye but it evades him...
        ...The Fort calmly collects the ball.
Min 68: Wee Jimmy (GD) and Ian Pye break for Dragons...
        ...Ian Pye looks to have found space into which to recieve Wee Jimmy's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from RAWFEAR (MM) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 70: Great tackle by RAWFEAR (MM)...
        ...to prevent Wee Jimmy (GD) from latching onto Flipin Flops's pass. 
Min 74: Wee Jimmy (GD) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Brian Leegsman...
        ...whose finish is high over the bar.


FINAL SCORE: Merrylee 0 - Dragons 3


Man Of The Match: Reiss Nelson (GD)

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  3  p  0  5  0  0 90  6
DF Clem Fandango             12  9  9  9  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Forfar Road               11  8  8  8  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF RAWFEAR                   19 14 14 15 -1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Arkadiusz Korpalski       19 14 14 15 -2  p  0  0  0  0 10  6
DF Steven Toast              11  4  4  9  5  p  0  0  0  0 80  5
MF Burnblock                 20 15 15 18  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Haggis Pakora             24 14 14 21  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Midwest Indigo            24 18 18 24  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Lavish                    17 12 12 17  1  p  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Govan Mbeki               22 12 12 19  3  p  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Kelvin Dale               26 19 19 26  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

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                16 16 16  7  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Tony Shannon              13 13 13 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank McCallum            23 23 23 18  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Roger Rogers              21 21 21 16  4  n  4  0  1  1 90  6
DF Gabriel Paulista          21 21 21 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Brian Leegsman             9  9  9  7  7  n  0  0  0  1 42  6
MF Flipin Flops              17 17 17 15  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Shaun Batty               20 20 20 18  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Ian Pye                   11 11 11 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Reiss Nelson              30 30 30 27  3  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Gabriel Almeida           28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  1  2 48  6
FW Wee Jimmy                 20 20 20 20  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics        MM  GD
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           0   3
Shots On Target    1   8
Shots              3  10
Saves              5   1
Offsides           0   3
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  46
Revenue           82  82

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1   MM  N  19.50  97.33 107.08 
  1   GD  N  45.50 110.95 151.20 
 10   MM  N  13.50  87.33 105.08 
 49   GD  N  50.00 119.95 123.95 

 Trainer's Report
Arkadiusz Korpalski  (MM) suffered a thigh bruise.
Gabriel Almeida (GD) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Raheem Sterling (GD) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
John McKay (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.