The New Saints                            Pehuajo Expos
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Josh Park                 30  4  n     GK Matias Lopez              31  8  p
SW Danny Davies              25  6  n     DF Mateo Carabajal           15  8  p
DF Maxine Esteve             29  4  n     DF Matias Elissamburu         9  6  p
DF Mark Bosnich              27  4  n     DF Jorge Tallarico            8  5  p
DF Matthew Olosunde          18  5  n     DF Agustin Aguero             6 10  p
MF Marcos Llorente           21  7  n     MF Ramiro Tempesta           28  8  p
MF Ben Clark                 19  3  n     MF lsmael Lipfom             17  7  p
FW Beinn Ghlas               31  2  n     MF Hashwe Gaiggid            15  7  p
FW Asier Villalibre          28  3  n     MF Leopold Offan              8  6  p
FW Sion Bradley              26 10  a     FW JuanMa Tallarico          22  5  p
FW Aramide Oteh              24  4  n     FW Jim Watt                  14  7  p

Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the Manuelitos will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Charlie Richmond (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 2: Jorge Tallarico's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Asier Villalibre (TNS)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Manuelitos man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 6: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Ben Clark peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its off target.
Min 7: Marcos Llorente (TNS) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Pehuajo Matias Lopez is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 8: Asier Villalibre (TNS) takes the ball into the Manuelitos half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Sion Bradley...
        ...who can't get it past Matias Lopez.
Min 9: Asier Villalibre (TNS) hits a long-ranger...
        ...Matias Lopez can't hold it...
        ...and Aramide Oteh taps the loose ball home GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Rob Lye's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: TNS 1 - PEX 0
Min 12: (TNS) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Beinn Ghlas looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Matias Lopez looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Pehuajo defence were all over the place.
Min 13: Sion Bradley (TNS) passes a great ball to Asier Villalibre...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Manuelitos keeper Matias Lopez...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 16: Cheeky back heel from Asier Villalibre to release Beinn Ghlas in the box...
        ...but the Scotsman is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 17: Aramide Oteh (TNS) nods the ball down for Asier Villalibre on the edge of the box...
        ...Asier Villalibre takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Matias Lopez rushes of his line...
        ...Asier Villalibre gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Jorge Tallarico (PEX)!
Min 18: Sion Bradley (TNS) puts in a cross...
        ...but Jorge Tallarico (PEX) clears with ease.
Min 20: The ball is played back towards the box by Marcos Llorente (TNS)...
        ...Jorge Tallarico heads out...
        ...only for Beinn Ghlas to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Matias Lopez has to push over the top.
Min 21: Aramide Oteh (TNS) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper Matias Lopez napping GOAL!!!...
        ...Cardiff are looking strong now...
        ...score now: TNS 2 - PEX 0
Min 24: Sion Bradley picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Aramide Oteh to chase...
        ...it drops over Jorge Tallarico's shoulder and right into Aramide Oteh's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Matias Lopez.
Min 27: Sion Bradley %OffAbb loops a ball over the top for Asier Villalibre...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 28: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Sion Bradley busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Matias Lopez!
Min 32: Cardiff break quickly with Aramide Oteh...
        ...he only has Matias Lopez to beat...
        ...great save by Matias Lopez but the ball falls to Maxine Esteve ...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Cardiff; Coach Mike Hernandez is furious...
        ...score now: TNS 3 - PEX 0
Min 35: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Matias Lopez doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Asier Villalibre rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Matias Lopez who stayed on his line.
Min 36: Jorge Tallarico gets overlapped by Sion Bradley (TNS)...
        ...who threads it to Marcos Llorente...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Matias Lopez.
Min 37: Asier Villalibre (TNS) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Aramide Oteh...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...Matias Lopez comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear. 
Min 39: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Sion Bradley (TNS)...
        ...but the impressive Jorge Tallarico (PEX) is able to get the ball back to Matias Lopez.
Min 39: Hashwe Gaiggid (PEX) nods the ball down for Jim Watt on the edge of the box...
        ...Jim Watt takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Josh Park rushes of his line...
        ...Jim Watt gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Danny Davies (TNS)!


HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 3 - Pehuajo 0

Min 46: Sion Bradley (TNS) receives a deep pass from Marcos Llorente...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the Welshman player was chatting with Matias Lopez when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Cardiff aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 47: Asier Villalibre (TNS) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Sion Bradley...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...Matias Lopez comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear. 
Min 48: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Aramide Oteh heads in from close range...
        ...but Matias Lopez was there to save that one.
Min 49: Maxine Esteve  and Sion Bradley weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Welshman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Pehuajo defense and lifts a classy ball high but Matias Lopez gets a hand to it!
Min 50: Aramide Oteh is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Matias Lopez.
Min 52: Jim Watt (PEX) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for JuanMa Tallarico but it evades him...
        ...Mark Bosnich (TNS) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 54: Sion Bradley (TNS) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Pehuajo defense to Beinn Ghlas...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Matias Lopez rushes off his line and Beinn Ghlas slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Matias Lopez!
Min 59: Asier Villalibre (TNS) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Sion Bradley but it evades him...
        ...Agustin Aguero (PEX) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 61: Sion Bradley and Beinn Ghlas weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Pehuajo defense and lifts a classy ball high but Matias Lopez gets a hand to it!
Min 62: Aramide Oteh breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Mark Bosnich on the attack down the right...
        ...the Australian cuts inside, evades Jorge Tallarico's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Matias Lopez is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 62: Mark Bosnich (TNS) looks in trouble...
        ...Red! A red card!...
        ...Some might think that controversial...
        ...But only in the sense it wasn't a valid Karate move.
Min 64: Beinn Ghlas (TNS) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Marcos Llorente with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ... GOAL!!!...
        ...Mike Hernandez suggests to Matias Lopez that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: TNS 4 - PEX 0
Min 66: Sion Bradley (TNS) and Aramide Oteh break for Cardiff...
        ...Aramide Oteh looks to have found space into which to recieve Sion Bradley's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Jorge Tallarico (PEX) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 70: Aramide Oteh finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Matias Lopez palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Asier Villalibre who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Matias Lopez for the save.
Min 73: The ball breaks from a Nicolas Gonzalez tackle and lands in the path of Beinn Ghlas (TNS)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Matias Lopez palms Beinn Ghlas's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Matias Lopez falls on it.
Min 74: Cheeky back heel from Maxine Esteve  to release Beinn Ghlas in the box...
        ...but the Scotsman is correctly ruled to have been off-side. 
Min 75: Asier Villalibre's (TNS) cross is met by the head of Aramide Oteh...
        ...but it loops harmlessly over the bar.
Min 76: Pehuajo give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Asier Villalibre (TNS) takes over for Cardiff...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Sion Bradley...
        ...the Welshman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Matias Lopez who makes the save!
Min 77: The ball is crossed in and Jorge Tallarico heads away but only to Asier Villalibre (TNS)...
        ...a neat hit and Matias Lopez just gets to it for the save.
Min 78: The Manuelitos sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Beinn Ghlas's (TNS) ball into the box is cut out by Mateo Carabajal (PEX).
Min 79: Matthew Olosunde (TNS) passes a great ball to Asier Villalibre...
        ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Manuelitos keeper Matias Lopez...
        ...and who else but Matthew Olosunde is there to slot it in...
        ...somehow he shoots wide!!


FINAL SCORE: Cardiff 4 - Pehuajo 0


Man Of The Match: Matias Lopez (PEX)

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  0  0  0 90  6
SW Danny Davies              25 25 25 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Matthew Olosunde          18 18 18 14 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Mark Bosnich              27 27 27 21 -1  n 10  0  0  1 62  6
DF Maxine Esteve             29 29 29 23 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
MF Marcos Llorente           21 21 21 21  1  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
MF Ben Clark                 19 19 19 17 -3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Beinn Ghlas               31 31 31 31 -4  n  0  0  0  4 90  7
FW Aramide Oteh              24 24 24 24 -2  n  0  0  2  7 90  8
FW Asier Villalibre          28 28 28 28 -3  n  0  0  0  3 90  7
FW Sion Bradley              26 32 32 26  2  a  0  0  0  6 90  8

Pehuajo Expos
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Matias Lopez              31 31 31 13  3  p  0 20  0  0 90 10
DF Matias Elissamburu         9  6  6  7  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Mateo Carabajal           15 11 11 12  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Agustin Aguero             6  4  4  5  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Jorge Tallarico            8  6  6  6  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Leopold Offan              8  6  6  7  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF lsmael Lipfom             17 12 12 15  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Hashwe Gaiggid            15 11 11 13  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Ramiro Tempesta           28 21 21 25  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
FW JuanMa Tallarico          22 16 16 22  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jim Watt                  14 10 10 14  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       TNS PEX
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Halftime           3   0
Fulltime           4   0
Shots On Target   24   0
Shots             27   0
Saves              0  20
Offsides           6   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          1   0
Avg SL% Used      69  47
Revenue           87  87

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  TNS  L  62.00 140.09 203.34 
  1  PEX  N   8.45  58.89  75.79 
 63  TNS  L  48.50 113.09 170.34 

 Trainer's Report
TNS paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Mark Bosnich (TNS) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Mark Bosnich (TNS) was sent off today, and now has 14 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).