Ricardo Gallego (TNS) is not available as a sub today due to injury.
The New Saints                            Merrylee Maestros
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Josh Park                 30  8  n     GK Rab Ma Hons               27  7  p
SW Danny Davies              25  4  n     DF McGonagles                28  6  n
DF Maxine Esteve             29  5  n     DF Forfar Road               22  6  n
DF Mark Bosnich              27  5  n     DF An Gearasdan              20 10  n
DF Matthew Olosunde          18  3  n     DF Clem Fandango             19 10  n
MF Sion Bradley              26 10  n     MF Alinity Abbott            17  9  n
MF Marcos Llorente           21  5  n     MF Partick Tavern            15  4  n
MF Ben Clark                 19  7  n     WG The Fort                  20  8  n
FW Beinn Ghlas               31  2  n     WG Govan Mbeki               20  6  n
FW Asier Villalibre          28  3  n     FW Mark Lightbody            30  7  n
FW Aramide Oteh              24  5  n     FW Kelvin Dale               29  9  n

Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the MAESTROS will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is James White (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 3: Kelvin Dale almost penetrates Saints's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Maxine Esteve  would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 18: Marcos Llorente opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...McGonagles greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 18: After a brief skirmish at midfield, Forfar Road is awarded a yellow card!...
        ...the official is clearly playing to the crowd on this occasion!?
Min 19: Clem Fandango's (MM) snap shot from 25 yards fizzes just over the crossbar.
Min 25: Maxine Esteve 's appalling clearance goes right to Kelvin Dale (MM)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Alinity Abbott...
        ...who heads it over the bar.
Min 27: Aramide Oteh (TNS) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but An Gearasdan (MM) is there to clear with his head.
Min 30: Josh Park makes a grave error against Merrylee...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Alinity Abbott amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Josh Park.
Min 42: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Aramide Oteh but it evades him...
        ...McGonagles (MM) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 42: The Fort almost penetrates Saints's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Danny Davies would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 45: Steven Toast on for Govan Mbeki(WG)...
        ...Steven Toast will play WG.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 0 - Merrylee 0

Min 48: Marcos Llorente (TNS) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Merrylee defense to Asier Villalibre...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Rab Ma Hons rushes off his line and Asier Villalibre slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Rab Ma Hons!
Min 57: Asier Villalibre (TNS) collects the ball from Sion Bradley on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Rab Ma Hons for a big save!
Min 58: Kelvin Dale breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts The Fort on the attack down the right...
        ...the Scotsman cuts inside, evades Maxine Esteve 's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Josh Park is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 66: Maxine Esteve  loses the ball to Alinity Abbott (MM) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Josh Park%who makes a superb save.
Min 68: The Fort (MM) finds Partick Tavern steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Matthew Olosunde (TNS) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 76: The ball comes in to the area from Mark Bosnich...
        ...he rattles it off Rab Ma Hons...
        ...Sion Bradley (TNS) tries his best to miss but scores. GOAL!...
        ...and Cardiff have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: TNS 1 - MM 0
Min 78: Asier Villalibre (TNS) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Beinn Ghlas...
        ...Beinn Ghlas shoots at Rab Ma Hons who makes the save.
Min 84: Aramide Oteh (TNS) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Forfar Road (MM).
Min 86: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Asier Villalibre with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Rab Ma Hons.
Min 88: Kelvin Dale (MM) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...The Fort rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Josh Park.


FINAL SCORE: Cardiff 1 - Merrylee 0


Man Of The Match: Josh Park (TNS)

The New Saints
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Josh Park                 30 30 30 13  2  n  0  4  0  0 90  7
SW Danny Davies              25 25 25 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matthew Olosunde          18 18 18 14 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Mark Bosnich              27 27 27 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Maxine Esteve             29 29 29 23 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Marcos Llorente           21 21 21 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ben Clark                 19 19 19 17  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Sion Bradley              26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Beinn Ghlas               31 31 31 31 -4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Aramide Oteh              24 24 24 24 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Asier Villalibre          28 28 28 28 -3  n  0  0  0  3 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               27 27 27 12  2  p  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Clem Fandango             19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Forfar Road               22 22 22 17  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF McGonagles                28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF An Gearasdan              20 20 20 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Partick Tavern            15 15 15 13 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Alinity Abbott            17 13 13 17  3  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
WG Govan Mbeki               20 20 20 18  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG The Fort                  20 20 20 18  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Steven Toast              18 22 22 16 -2  d  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Mark Lightbody            30 30 30 30  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kelvin Dale               29 29 29 29  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       TNS  MM
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    5   4
Shots              5   6
Saves              4   4
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      68  54
Revenue           86  86

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  TNS  N  62.00 154.13 173.13 
  1   MM  N  46.65 118.36 168.16 
 46   MM  N  46.65 118.36 171.06 

 Trainer's Report
TNS paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Clem Fandango (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Steven Toast (MM) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Govan Mbeki (MM) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.