FC Blades                                 Orchard Park Thistle
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Dees Knub                 25  9  n     GK Caleb Milligan            34 10  n
SW harry souttar             19  7  n     SW Caribbean Colin           29 10  n
DF George Baldock            30  9  a     DF Sunny Scott               27 10  n
DF John Egan                 25  9  a     DF Brian Dexter              25  4  n
DF Bob Booker                18  5  n     DF Heineken                  18 10  n
MF Vini Souza                30  6  a     MF Joe Douglass              33 10  n
MF Jamie Shackleton          24  9  a     MF Peggy McAlpine            29  6  n
WG Andre Brookes             30  9  a     WG Hard Nut Biker            35 10  n
WG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi         27  8  a     WG Fergie                    33 10  n
FW Oli Arblaster             29  9  a     FW Victor                    29  9  n
FW Manu Solomon              24  8  a     FW Jim Watt                  25  7  n

Min 0: Sheffield opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Cidermen will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Peggy McAlpine (OPT) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but George Baldock (FCB) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 8: Sunny Scott hits a short back-pass...
        ...and George Baldock (FCB) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Caleb Milligan.
Min 15: George Baldock gets overlapped by Hard Nut Biker (OPT)...
        ...who threads it to Jim Watt...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Dees Knub.
Min 23: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Manu Solomon (FCB)...
        ...but the impressive Caribbean Colin (OPT) is able to get the ball back to Caleb Milligan.
Min 26: Andre Brookes (FCB) takes the ball into the Cidermen half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Jesurun Rak-Sakyi...
        ...who slips it past Caleb Milligan. GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Blades...
        ...score now: FCB 1 - OPT 0
Min 26: The Ref pulls Vini Souza  (FCB) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 27: Sunny Scott and Jim Watt weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Sheffield defense and lifts a classy ball high but Dees Knub gets a hand to it!
Min 28: Manu Solomon (FCB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jesurun Rak-Sakyi but it evades him...
        ...Brian Dexter (OPT) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 29: Superb sliding block by Brian Dexter (OPT) denies Vini Souza  a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Andre Brookes in the Orchard Park box.
Min 30: George Baldock (FCB) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Sunny Scott (OPT) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 31: Vini Souza  breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Manu Solomon on the attack down the right...
        ...the Israeli cuts inside, evades Sunny Scott's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Caleb Milligan and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Sheffield are looking strong now...
        ...score now: FCB 2 - OPT 0
Min 36: Hard Nut Biker (OPT) puts in a cross...
        ...but harry souttar (FCB) clears with ease.
Min 40: Manu Solomon (FCB) hooks the ball away from Sunny Scott...
        ...and Oli Arblaster dives in...
        ...and heads down but Caleb Milligan was there for the save!
Min 44: Victor finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Dees Knub palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Hard Nut Biker who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Dees Knub for the save.


HALFTIME SCORE: Sheffield 2 - Orchard Park 0

Min 50: Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Caleb Milligan.
Min 50: Here's a chance for Victor (OPT)...
        ...his powerful drive flies into the bottom right-hand corner of Dees Knub's net. GOAL!...
        ...Orchard Park pull one back but they need another...
        ...score now: FCB 2 - OPT 1
Min 51: Jamie Shackleton and Bob Booker weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Orchard Park defense and lifts a classy finish over Caleb Milligan and over the bar too!
Min 51: Victor breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Peggy McAlpine on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades George Baldock's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Dees Knub is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 52: Peggy McAlpine volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Dees Knub gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 55: The Ref pulls harry souttar (FCB) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 59: Fergie (OPT) nods the ball down for Victor on the edge of the box...
        ...Victor takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Dees Knub rushes of his line...
        ...Victor gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Dees Knub and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...great response from Orchard Park...
        ...score now: FCB 2 - OPT 2
Min 64: Victor (OPT) and Peggy McAlpine break for Orchard Park...
        ...Peggy McAlpine looks to have found space into which to recieve Victor's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from John Egan (FCB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 66: Manu Solomon (FCB) passes a great ball to Oli Arblaster...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Cidermen keeper Caleb Milligan...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 68: George Baldock gets overlapped by Jim Watt (OPT)...
        ...who threads it to Joe Douglass...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Dees Knub.
Min 73: Fergie opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Bob Booker greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 75: Andre Brookes (FCB) finds Vini Souza  steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Caribbean Colin (OPT) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 77: Manu Solomon (FCB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jamie Shackleton but it evades him...
        ...Heineken (OPT) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 78: Hard Nut Biker (OPT) swings a ball in to the Sheffield box...
        ...but the presence of George Baldock (FCB) means it is easily cleared.
Min 87: Terrible Cidermen defending as Brian Dexter gave it away to Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (FCB)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Caleb Milligan...
        ...but it came back to Manu Solomon who shoots and Caleb Milligan fists it away!
Min 89: Hard Nut Biker almost penetrates Blades's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and John Egan would have lost his well placed foot.?


FINAL SCORE: Sheffield 2 - Orchard Park 2


Man Of The Match: Manu Solomon (FCB)

FC Blades
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Dees Knub                 25 25 25 11  3  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
SW harry souttar             19 19 19 13  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Bob Booker                18 18 18 14 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF John Egan                 25 31 31 20  1  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Baldock            30 37 37 24  1  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jamie Shackleton          24 30 30 21  1  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Vini Souza                30 37 37 27 -2  a  4  0  0  0 90  6
WG Andre Brookes             30 37 37 27  1  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi         27 33 33 24  0  a  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Oli Arblaster             29 36 36 29  1  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Manu Solomon              24 30 30 24  0  a  0  0  1  3 90  7

Orchard Park Thistle
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Caleb Milligan            34 34 34 15  4  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Caribbean Colin           29 29 29 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sunny Scott               27 27 27 21  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Heineken                  18 18 18 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Brian Dexter              25 20 20 22 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Peggy McAlpine            29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Joe Douglass              33 33 33 29  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Hard Nut Biker            35 43 43 31  3  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Fergie                    33 41 41 29  3  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jim Watt                  25 25 25 25  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Victor                    29 29 29 29  3  n  0  0  2  2 90  6

Statistics       FCB OPT
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           2   2
Shots On Target    7   8
Shots              8   8
Saves              6   5
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      65  73
Revenue           91  91

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FCB  N  62.00 153.26 254.01 
  1  OPT  N  61.50 140.48 230.83 
 46  OPT  N  61.50 140.48 254.03 

 Trainer's Report
harry souttar (FCB) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).


P K   S H O O T O U T

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GOALKEEPERS
FCB: Dees Knub (25)
OPT: Caleb Milligan (34)


ROUND 1: OPT-0    FCB-0
OPT: Hard Nut Biker (31): GOAL!
FCB: Oli Arblaster (29): GOAL!\n
ROUND 2: OPT-1    FCB-1
OPT: Victor (29): GOAL!
FCB: Andre Brookes (27): SAVE\n
ROUND 3: OPT-2    FCB-1
OPT: Joe Douglass (29): SAVE
FCB: Vini Souza  (27): SAVE\n
ROUND 4: OPT-2    FCB-1
OPT: Fergie (29): GOAL!
FCB: Manu Solomon (24): SAVE\n

Orchard Park Thistle wins 3-1