The New Saints Merrylee Maestros
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Josh Park 25 6 n GK Rab Ma Hons 26 6 p
DF Maxine Esteve 29 5 n DF Haddington 22 8 n
DF Davide Calabria 25 5 n DF Forfar Road 16 8 n
DF Hugo Ekitike 18 5 n DF Vauxhall Insignia 15 8 n
DF Moloko 13 10 n DF Two Pints 8 8 n
MF Sergej Savic 25 5 n MF Partick Tavern 19 8 n
MF Dusan Vlahovic 25 8 n MF Little France 16 8 n
MF Ryan Brobbel 21 5 n WG Crovie Pier 24 8 n
MF Ibrahim Sadiq 19 5 n WG Boaby Balcarres 13 5 n
FW Ferrán Torres 24 5 n FW Expensive Biscuits 25 8 n
FW Brad Young 23 5 n FW Alinity Abbott 25 8 n
Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the MAESTROS will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Hugh Dallas (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 10: Lovely chip from Davide Calabria (TNS)...
...Ryan Brobbel was brave...
...and can't get it past the onrushing Rab Ma Hons.
Min 10: Partick Tavern (MM) puts in a cross...
...but Maxine Esteve (TNS) clears with ease.
Min 12: Ibrahim Sadiq(TNS) limps off the pitch...
...Tomas Rincon (TNS) on for Ibrahim Sadiq at MF.
Min 13: Two Pints's appalling clearance goes right to Tomas Rincon (TNS)...
...who knocks the ball onto the head of Sergej Savic...
...who heads it on goal but Rab Ma Hons is there to collect it.
Min 18: Cardiff deep in Merrylee territory...
...Dusan Vlahovic gets round the back after thirty or so passes...
...and Brad Young heads the ball down and into the net GOAL!...
...a superb play and the early lead for the Saints...
...score now: TNS 1 - MM 0
Min 21: Maxine Esteve (TNS) leaves half the Merrylee side in his wake...
...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
...surges past Two Pints...
...but Rab Ma Hons is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 22: Ferrán Torres weaves his way through the Merrylee 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 Rab Ma Hons!?
Min 22: The Refs whistle is blown...
...Partick Tavern 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 28: Ferrán Torres (TNS) escapes the offside flag...
...as a ball is played up to him...
...but Vauxhall Insignia (MM) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 29: Crovie Pier (MM) leaves half the Cardiff side in his wake...
...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
...surges past Davide Calabria ...
...but Josh Park is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 35: Brad Young (TNS) does well on the left and crosses towards Dusan Vlahovic...
...the Serbian meets it with a neat header...
...punched to safety by Rab Ma Hons.
Min 35: Partick Tavern (MM) is on the attack...
...but gets hauled down by Sergej Savic (TNS)...
...who gets booked.
Min 40: Brad Young breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
...and puts Ryan Brobbel on the attack down the right...
...the American cuts inside, evades Two Pints's challenge...
...and flights the ball past a static Rab Ma Hons and over the bar.
Min 45: Duhan van der Merwe on for Boaby Balcarres(WG)...
...Duhan van der Merwe will play WG.
HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 1 - Merrylee 0
Min 47: Crovie Pier crosses for the MAESTROS...
...Josh Park plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 51: Haddington (MM) puts in a cross...
...but Davide Calabria (TNS) clears with ease.
Min 56: Superb sliding block by Vauxhall Insignia (MM) denies Sergej Savic a sure goal...
...after great work from Tomas Rincon in the Merrylee box.
Min 56: Duhan van der Merwe (MM) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
...but Maxine Esteve (TNS) is there to clear with his head.
Min 61: Now the ball comes to Little France (MM)...
...Expensive Biscuits has space on the left and Little France tries to play him in...
...only for Maxine Esteve (TNS) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 82: (TNS) push on the ball is passed forward...
...The whistle goes for offside!...
...Ferrán Torres looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
...Rab Ma Hons looks relieved at the decision...
...the Merrylee defence were all over the place.
Min 86: Maxine Esteve almost penetrates MAESTROS's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
... a little more power and Forfar Road would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 90: Josh Park makes a grave error against Merrylee...
...he comes out to claim, misses it...
...but Partick Tavern amazingly he shoots over the goal missing perhaps the easiest chance of the season.
FINAL SCORE: Cardiff 1 - Merrylee 0
Man Of The Match: Maxine Esteve (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 25 25 25 11 0 n 0 2 0 0 90 6
DF Maxine Esteve 29 29 29 23 -1 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Moloko 13 13 13 10 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Hugo Ekitike 18 18 18 14 -1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Davide Calabria 25 25 25 20 -1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Ibrahim Sadiq 19 19 19 19 -4 n 0 0 0 0 12 6
MF Ryan Brobbel 21 21 21 21 -1 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
MF Sergej Savic 25 25 25 22 -1 n 4 0 0 1 90 6
MF Dusan Vlahovic 25 25 25 22 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Tomas Rincon 11 11 11 9 4 n 0 0 0 0 78 6
FW Ferrán Torres 24 24 24 24 -1 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
FW Brad Young 23 23 23 23 -1 n 0 0 1 1 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 26 26 26 11 1 p 0 5 0 0 90 6
DF Forfar Road 16 16 16 12 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Haddington 22 22 22 19 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Vauxhall Insignia 15 15 15 12 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Two Pints 8 8 8 6 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Partick Tavern 19 19 19 17 2 n 4 0 0 1 90 6
MF Little France 16 16 16 14 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
WG Boaby Balcarres 13 13 13 11 2 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
WG Crovie Pier 24 24 24 21 2 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
WG Duhan van der Merwe 21 21 21 18 7 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
FW Expensive Biscuits 25 25 25 25 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Alinity Abbott 25 25 25 25 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
Statistics TNS MM
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Halftime 1 0
Fulltime 1 0
Shots On Target 6 2
Shots 7 3
Saves 2 5
Offsides 1 0
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 1 1
Red Cards 0 0
Avg SL% Used 66 58
Revenue 80 80
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 TNS N 51.00 151.04 152.54
1 MM N 30.10 92.29 155.89
12 TNS N 51.00 147.04 146.54
46 MM N 30.10 92.29 167.49
Trainer's Report
TNS paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Ibrahim Sadiq (TNS) just has a twisted ankle.
Josh Park (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Maxine Esteve (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ryan Brobbel (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Brad Young (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Hugo Ekitike (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
MM has spent 2 CP to raise their OTF to 9.
Haddington (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Crovie Pier (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Forfar Road (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Two Pints (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Duhan van der Merwe (MM) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Boaby Balcarres (MM) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
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