The New Saints                            Merrylee Maestros
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Josh Park                 29  9  n     GK Rab Ma Hons               26  7  p
SW Connor Roberts            22  6  n     DF McGonagles                28  9  n
DF Maxine Esteve             32  5  n     DF Forfar Road               19  7  n
DF Ryan Brobbel              27  5  n     DF Two Pints                 15 10  n
DF Hugo Ekitike              23  3  n     MF Haddington                25  7  n
DF Moloko                     9  3  n     MF Harry Bell-Scott          25  9  n
MF Sergej Savic              21  4  n     MF Little France             15  9  n
MF Dusan Vlahovic            21  5  n     WG Duhan van der Merwe       29  7  n
MF Ibrahim Sadiq             18  4  n     WG Boaby Balcarres           19 10  n
FW Brad Young                26  5  a     FW Beinn Ghlas               28  9  n
FW Ferrán Torres            21  2  n     FW Kelvin Dale               19 10  n

Min 0: Cardiff opens up with a 5-3-2 N while the MAESTROS will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 3: Ibrahim Sadiq crosses for the Saints...
        ...Rab Ma Hons plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 8: Ferrán Torres (TNS) finds Brad Young steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but McGonagles (MM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 8: Boaby Balcarres (MM) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Harry Bell-Scott...
        ...whose shot elevates over the goal.
Min 9: Dusan Vlahovic (TNS) finds Ferrán Torres...
        ...but he hesitates and Forfar Road (MM) is able to make the tackle.
Min 9: The Saints sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before McGonagles's (MM) ball into the box is cut out by Ryan Brobbel (TNS).
Min 16: Ryan Brobbel (TNS) passes a great ball to Moloko...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by MAESTROS keeper Rab Ma Hons...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 19: Brad Young (TNS) looking a couple of yards offside...
        ...picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores.  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Rob Lye's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: TNS 1 - MM 0
Min 22: McGonagles (MM) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Maxine Esteve  (TNS).
Min 27: Maxine Esteve  (TNS) puts the ball in the box from the left...
        ...and a half clearence falls to Moloko at the back post...
        ...the Irishman makes a hash of his volley and the chance is wasted.
Min 30: Kelvin Dale (MM) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Harry Bell-Scott but it evades him...
        ...Josh Park calmly collects the ball.
Min 43: Josh Park (TNS) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 45: Sergej Savic (TNS) finds Dusan Vlahovic steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but McGonagles (MM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 45: Sion Bradley on for Ferrán Torres(FW)...
        ...Sion Bradley will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cardiff 1 - Merrylee 0

Min 51: Duhan van der Merwe's (MM) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Ryan Brobbel (TNS)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Josh Park.
Min 57: Hugo Ekitike (TNS) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Rab Ma Hons--superb save!
Min 57: Boaby Balcarres (MM) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Little France busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Josh Park!
Min 59: Brad Young (TNS) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Forfar Road (MM) is there to clear with his head.
Min 60: Duhan van der Merwe breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Boaby Balcarres on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Hugo Ekitike's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Josh Park and over the bar.
Min 63: Merrylee break quickly with Beinn Ghlas...
        ...he only has Josh Park to beat...
        ...great save by Josh Park but the ball falls to Duhan van der Merwe...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Josh Park.
Min 65: Brad Young %OffAbb loops a ball over the top for Sergej Savic...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 66: Duhan van der Merwe opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Connor Roberts greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 72: Duhan van der Merwe (MM) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
        ...finds Haddington busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Josh Park!
Min 75: Haddington (MM) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Cardiff Josh Park is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 79: Haddington (MM) and Little France break for Merrylee...
        ...Little France looks to have found space into which to recieve Haddington's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Hugo Ekitike (TNS) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 85: Harry Bell-Scott (MM) puts in a cross...
        ...but Maxine Esteve  (TNS) clears with ease.
Min 86: Dusan Vlahovic (TNS) finds Brad Young...
        ...but he hesitates and McGonagles (MM) is able to make the tackle.


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                 29 29 29 13  3  n  4  5  0  0 90  7
SW Connor Roberts            22 11 11  9  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ryan Brobbel              27 27 27 27 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Maxine Esteve             32 32 32 25 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Moloko                     9  9  9  7 -3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Hugo Ekitike              23 23 23 18 -3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Ibrahim Sadiq             18 18 18 18 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Sergej Savic              21 21 21 18 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dusan Vlahovic            21 21 21 18 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ferrán Torres            21 21 21 21 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Brad Young                26 32 32 26 -3  a  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Sion Bradley              18 18 18 18 -1  n  0  0  0  0 45  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  2  p  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Forfar Road               19 19 19 15  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF McGonagles                28 28 28 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Two Pints                 15 15 15 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Haddington                25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Harry Bell-Scott          25 25 25 25  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Little France             15 15 15 13  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Duhan van der Merwe       29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Boaby Balcarres           19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Beinn Ghlas               28 28 28 28  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kelvin Dale               19 19 19 19  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       TNS  MM
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    4   5
Shots              5   7
Saves              5   3
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      76  60
Revenue           71  71

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  TNS  N  56.50 135.64 124.39 
  1   MM  N  30.70 110.50 193.75 
 46  TNS  N  56.50 135.64 121.39 

 Trainer's Report
Connor Roberts (TNS) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Beinn Ghlas (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Kelvin Dale (MM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.