Newton Heath LYR                          Golden Dragons
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Mick Mahoney              24  6  n     GK David Raya                33  6  p
SW Glenn Roeder              20 10  n     DF Myles Lewis-Skelly        29  7  p
DF Philippe Albert           20  8  n     DF Roger Rogers              21  8  p
DF John Beresford            17  8  n     DF Steve Banks               19  5  p
DF Barry Venison             15  8  n     DF Steve Wright              16 10  p
MF Sandro Tonali             23  4  n     MF Mikel Arteta              33  6  p
MF David Ginola              18  7  n     MF Reiss Nelson              30  7  p
MF Jacob Ramsey              13  9  n     MF Shaun Batty               22  8  p
WG Jonas Gutierrez           17 10  n     MF Gabriel Pires             20  7  p
FW Miguel Almiron            30  5  n     FW Gabriel Almeida           32  8  p
FW Carl Cort                 21  5  n     FW Raheem Sterling           30  6  p

Min 0: Manchester opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Dragons will play a 4-4-2 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 5: Carl Cort (NHL) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Sandro Tonali but it evades him...
        ...Roger Rogers (GD) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 6: With Dragons so far forward a rare Manchester break sees David Ginola play a long diagonal pass for Carl Cort...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 9: Shaun Batty (GD) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over Mick Mahoney...
        ...and just over the woodwork for a goal kick.
Min 20: Raheem Sterling (GD) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Gabriel Almeida...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Mick Mahoney.
Min 22: Sandro Tonali (NHL) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Jonas Gutierrez heads in from close range...
        ...but David Raya was there to save that one.
Min 22: Superb sliding block by Philippe Albert (NHL) denies Raheem Sterling a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Gabriel Almeida in the Manchester box.
Min 26: Raheem Sterling (GD) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Barry Venison (NHL) is there to clear with his head.
Min 32: Steve Banks's appalling clearance goes right to Jonas Gutierrez (NHL)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Carl Cort...
        ...who heads it on goal but David Raya is there to collect it.
Min 38: Jonas Gutierrez picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Miguel Almiron to chase...
        ...it drops over Steve Banks's shoulder and right into Miguel Almiron's path...
        ...the Paraguayan hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that thunders past David Raya's outstretched arm...
        ...and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Heathens...
        ...score now: NHL 1 - GD 0
Min 40: Raheem Sterling (GD) finds Gabriel Almeida steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Glenn Roeder (NHL) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 42: Mikel Arteta (GD) finds Gabriel Almeida steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Philippe Albert (NHL) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 45: John Anderson on for Miguel Almiron(FW)...
        ...John Anderson will play DF.
Min 45: Elliot Anderson on for Sandro Tonali(MF)...
        ...Elliot Anderson will play MF.
Min 45: Daniel Codone on for Carl Cort(FW)...
        ...Daniel Codone will play FW.
David Ginola changed position from MF... to FW
Min 45: NHL now playing Opportunistic


HALFTIME SCORE: Manchester 1 - Dragons 0

Min 55: The Ref pulls John Anderson (NHL) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 56: Jacob Ramsey (NHL) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Daniel Codone...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...past David Raya. GOAL!...
        ...Manchester are looking strong now...
        ...score now: NHL 2 - GD 0
Min 58: Raheem Sterling (GD) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Mikel Arteta but it evades him...
        ...Barry Venison (NHL) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 60: Gabriel Almeida (GD) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Philippe Albert (NHL).
Min 67: Jacob Ramsey weaves his way through the Dragons defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot falls harmlessly into the arms of David Raya!?
Min 68: The ball is hooked on towards Mikel Arteta (GD)...
        ...who takes on John Anderson on the edge of the area...
        ...John Anderson  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 69: The Dragons sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Daniel Codone's (NHL) ball into the box is cut out by Myles Lewis-Skelly (GD).
Min 74: Reiss Nelson (GD) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by John Beresford (NHL).
Min 74: The Refs whistle is blown...
        ...Raheem Sterling 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 76: Philippe Albert (NHL) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Daniel Codone but it evades him...
        ...David Raya missed it too but luckily for Dragons it drifts wide.
Min 85: John Anderson opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Roger Rogers greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?


FINAL SCORE: Manchester 2 - Dragons 0


Man Of The Match: Philippe Albert (NHL)

Newton Heath LYR
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Mick Mahoney              24 24 24 10  0  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Glenn Roeder              20 20 20 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Beresford            17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Barry Venison             15 15 15 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Philippe Albert           20 20 20 16  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF John Anderson             20 20 20 16  1  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
MF Sandro Tonali             23 23 23 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Jacob Ramsey              13 13 13 11  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Elliot Anderson            5  5  5  4  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Jonas Gutierrez           17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Miguel Almiron            30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
FW Carl Cort                 21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW David Ginola              18 18 18 18  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Daniel Codone             25 25 25 25  1  n  0  0  1  1 45  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 David Raya                33 33 33 14  1  p  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Roger Rogers              21 15 15 16  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Wright              16  9  9 11  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Myles Lewis-Skelly        29 21 21 23  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Banks               19 14 14 15  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mikel Arteta              33 24 24 29  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Shaun Batty               22 16 16 19  3  p  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Gabriel Pires             20 15 15 18  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Reiss Nelson              30 18 18 27  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Raheem Sterling           30 18 18 27  1  p  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gabriel Almeida           32 24 24 32  3  p  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       NHL  GD
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           2   0
Shots On Target    5   1
Shots              6   2
Saves              1   3
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      54  57
Revenue           84  84

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  NHL  N  46.00 119.56 148.86 
  1   GD  S  27.15 143.01  66.31 
 46  NHL  O  51.00 126.56 111.36 

 Trainer's Report
NHL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.