Highland Rangers                          New Jersey Nutmegs
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Nigel Spinks              21 10  n     GK S Klos                    29 10  n
SW Hans Yonson               14  6  n     SW Stevie Wonder             21  8  n
DF Billy Jones               24  4  n     DF Chris McCausland          20 10  n
DF Steve Stone               21  8  n     DF Andrea Bocelli            19 10  n
DF Ian Martson               17  8  n     DF Barron                    16  8  n
MF John McGinn               24  6  n     MF Iagame                     7 10  n
MF M Dowman                  21  8  n     MF Paul Banks                 6  8  n
MF Sam Cook                  19  9  n     WG Bob                       23 10  n
FW Andy Gray                 27  4  n     WG Ansu Fati                 21 10  n
FW Tony Daily                19  5  n     FW Chermiti                  27 10  n
FW Ollie Watkins             15  5  n     FW Taylor Joy                15  8  n

Min 0: Villa opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Nutmegs will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Charlie Richmond (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 2: Andy Gray (HLR) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds John McGinn busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by S Klos!
Min 2: Chermiti (NJN) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Hans Yonson (HLR) is there to clear with his head.
Min 9: John McGinn (HLR) finds space on the left...
        ...he skirts the edge of the box...
        ...and hits a right foot shot...
        ...Steve Stone sticks a leg out and deflects the ball past S Klos...
        ...and well wide of the net.
Min 17: Andrea Bocelli(NJN) limps off the pitch...
        ...Gentile (NJN) on for Andrea Bocelli at DF.
Min 17: The Reds sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Chermiti's (NJN) ball into the box is cut out by Ian Martson (HLR).
Min 20: John McGinn 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 S Klos.?GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Matthew White's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HLR 1 - NJN 0
Min 26: Villa break quickly with John McGinn...
        ...he only has S Klos to beat...
        ...great save by S Klos but the ball falls to Andy Gray...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering S Klos.
Min 31: Andy Gray finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...S Klos palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to M Dowman who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by S Klos for the save.
Min 32: Villa break quickly with Steve Stone...
        ...he only has S Klos to beat...
        ...great save by S Klos but the ball falls to Tony Daily...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering S Klos.
Min 33: Gentile hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Sam Cook (HLR) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert S Klos.
Min 42: Chermiti (NJN) swings a ball in to the Villa box...
        ...but the presence of Ian Martson (HLR) means it is easily cleared.
Min 45: Paul MacGrath on for Billy Jones(DF)...
        ...Paul MacGrath will play DF.
Min 45: Darren Harper on for John McGinn(MF)...
        ...Darren Harper will play MF.
Min 45: Billy Smart on for Andy Gray(FW)...
        ...Billy Smart will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Villa 1 - New Jersey 0

Min 47: The ball is hooked on towards M Dowman (HLR)...
        ...who takes on Gentile on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Billy Smart...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by S Klos.
Min 50: Billy Smart (HLR) swings a ball in to the New Jersey box...
        ...but the presence of Chris McCausland (NJN) means it is easily cleared.
Min 54: Ian Martson gets overlapped by Chermiti (NJN)...
        ...who threads it to Ansu Fati...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Nigel Spinks.
Min 57: M Dowman crosses for the Reds...
        ...S Klos plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 62: Tony Daily breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Billy Smart on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Gentile's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but S Klos is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 76: Billy Smart (HLR) finds Darren Harper...
        ...but he hesitates and Chris McCausland (NJN) is able to make the tackle.
Min 77: Tony Daily almost penetrates Nutmegs's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Stevie Wonder would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 79: Ollie Watkins (HLR) and Darren Harper break for Villa...
        ...Darren Harper looks to have found space into which to recieve Ollie Watkins's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Chris McCausland (NJN) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 83: Bob (NJN) booked for elbowing Tony Daily.
Min 88: Superb sliding block by Gentile (NJN) denies Tony Daily a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Paul MacGrath in the New Jersey box.
Min 90: Tony Daily (HLR) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by S Klos--superb save!


FINAL SCORE: Villa 1 - New Jersey 0


Man Of The Match: S Klos (NJN)

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              21 21 21  9  4  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Hans Yonson               14 14 14  9  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Stone               21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Billy Jones               24 24 24 19  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Ian Martson               17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paul MacGrath             18 18 18 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Sam Cook                  19 19 19 17  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF John McGinn               24 24 24 21  3  n  0  0  1  2 45  6
MF M Dowman                  21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Darren Harper             16 16 16 14  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Andy Gray                 27 27 27 27  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Tony Daily                19 19 19 19 -1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Ollie Watkins             15 15 15 15 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Billy Smart               21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  2 45  6

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 S Klos                    29 29 29 13  4  n  0  9  0  0 90  8
SW Stevie Wonder             21 21 21 14  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Chris McCausland          20 20 20 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Barron                    16 16 16 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Andrea Bocelli            19 19 19 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 17  6
DF Gentile                    5  5  5  4  5  n  0  0  0  0 73  5
MF Iagame                     7  5  5  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Paul Banks                 6  4  4  4  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
WG Ansu Fati                 21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Bob                       23 23 23 20  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Chermiti                  27 27 27 27  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Taylor Joy                15 15 15 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       HLR NJN
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target   10   1
Shots             11   1
Saves              1   9
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      57  53
Revenue           65  65

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HLR  N  45.00 141.30 150.80 
  1  NJN  E  48.50  85.14 144.09 
 17  NJN  E  41.50  71.14 140.59 
 46  HLR  N  42.00 131.30 137.30 

 Trainer's Report
HLR paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Andrea Bocelli (NJN) just has a twisted ankle.
Steve Stone (HLR) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Chris McCausland (NJN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.