Orchard Park Thistle                      Newton Heath LYR
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Winston Ingram            25 10  n     GK Mick Mahoney              20 10  n
SW Caribbean Colin           24  6  n     SW Benny Kristensen          10 10  n
DF Jack Jarvis Esq           29  6  n     DF John Anderson             20  9  n
DF Gordon Chree              19  8  n     DF John Beresford            14  8  n
DF Oisin Smyth                8 10  n     DF Barry Venison             11  6  n
MF Eric Jones Snr            24  6  n     MF Sandro Tonali             20  8  n
MF Joe Douglass              23 10  n     MF David Ginola              16  8  n
WG Scotch Corner             25  4  n     MF Jacob Ramsey              13  8  n
WG Fitzy                     18 10  n     WG Jonas Gutierrez           14 10  n
FW Charlie McAlpine          27  6  n     FW Les Ferdinand             30  8  n
FW Victor                    13 10  n     FW Carl Cort                 15  8  n

Min 0: Orchard Park opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Heathens will play a 4-3-3 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Craig Thomson (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 2: Victor opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Barry Venison greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 5: The ball comes in to the area from Charlie McAlpine...
        ...he rattles it off Mick Mahoney...
        ...Fitzy (OPT) pauses and shoots but Mick Mahoney recovers to make the save.
Min 9: Charlie McAlpine (OPT) takes the ball into the Heathens half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Joe Douglass...
        ...who fires it over the goal.
Min 25: Joe Douglass (OPT) takes the ball into the Heathens half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Charlie McAlpine...
        ...who can't get it past Mick Mahoney.
Min 26: Mick Mahoney rushes out to block Fitzy's (OPT) route to goal...
        ...but Fitzy drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Barry Venison covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Mick Mahoney scrambles to it.
Min 27: The Ref pulls Jack Jarvis Esq (OPT) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 27: Caribbean Colin (OPT) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 33: Scotch Corner (OPT) seizes on a loose Manchester throw and finds Joe Douglass...
        ...who rifles right-footed past Mick Mahoney.  GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Colin Scott's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: OPT 1 - NHL 0
Min 42: Fitzy (OPT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Charlie McAlpine but it evades him...
        ...Mick Mahoney calmly collects the ball.
Min 45: Scotch Corner (OPT) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Mick Mahoney...
        ...and into the far corner of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Orchard Park are looking strong now...
        ...score now: OPT 2 - NHL 0
Min 45: Captain Scotland on for Scotch Corner(WG)...
        ...Captain Scotland will play WG.
Min 45: Andy Cole on for Les Ferdinand(FW)...
        ...Andy Cole will play FW.
Min 45: Glenn Roeder on for Benny Kristensen(SW)...
        ...Glenn Roeder will play SW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Orchard Park 2 - Manchester 0

Min 50: Charlie McAlpine (OPT) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Mick Mahoney--superb save!
Min 51: Captain Scotland (OPT) nods the ball down for Joe Douglass on the edge of the box...
        ...Joe Douglass takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Mick Mahoney rushes of his line...
        ...Joe Douglass gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Barry Venison (NHL)!
Min 54: The Ref pulls Joe Douglass (OPT) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 55: David Ginola opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Caribbean Colin greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 57: Carl Cort (NHL) finds Jonas Gutierrez...
        ...but he hesitates and Gordon Chree (OPT) is able to make the tackle.
Min 58: Eric Jones Snr and Charlie McAlpine weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Manchester defense and lifts a classy ball high but Mick Mahoney gets a hand to it!
Min 60: Mick Mahoney rushes out to block the Captain Scotland's (OPT) route to goal...
        ...but Captain Scotland drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Barry Venison covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Eric Jones Snr pounces on the clearance and slams it home!  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Orchard Park; Coach Les Lithgo is furious...
        ...score now: OPT 3 - NHL 0
Min 60: Colonel Alba on for Charlie McAlpine(FW)...
        ...Colonel Alba will play FW.
Min 65: Barry Venison hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Colonel Alba (OPT) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Mick Mahoney.
Min 80: Fitzy (OPT) and Eric Jones Snr break for Orchard Park...
        ...Eric Jones Snr looks to have found space into which to recieve Fitzy's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from John Anderson (NHL) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 87: Carl Cort (NHL) finds Andy Cole steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Oisin Smyth (OPT) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 89: Joe Douglass (OPT) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Fitzy...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but it flies just inches over the bar!
Min 90: Mick Mahoney makes a grave error against Orchard Park...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...and Colonel Alba smashes it home GOAL!...
        ...Les Lithgo suggests to Mick Mahoney that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: OPT 4 - NHL 0


FINAL SCORE: Orchard Park 4 - Manchester 0


Man Of The Match: Joe Douglass (OPT)

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 Winston Ingram            25 25 25 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Caribbean Colin           24 24 24 16  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Jarvis Esq           29 29 29 23  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gordon Chree              19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Oisin Smyth                8  8  8  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Joe Douglass              23 23 23 20  4  n  4  0  1  3 90  7
MF Eric Jones Snr            24 24 24 21  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
WG Fitzy                     18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
WG Scotch Corner             25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
WG Captain Scotland          29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Charlie McAlpine          27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  3 60  7
FW Victor                    13 13 13 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Colonel Alba              29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  1  2 30  6

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              20 20 20  9  4  n  0  7  0  0 90  6
SW Benny Kristensen          10 10 10  7  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
SW Glenn Roeder              21 21 21 14  6  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF John Anderson             20 20 20 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
DF John Beresford            14 14 14 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Barry Venison             11 11 11  8  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Sandro Tonali             20 20 20 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
MF Jacob Ramsey              13 13 13 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
MF David Ginola              16 16 16 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
WG Jonas Gutierrez           14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Carl Cort                 15 15 15 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Les Ferdinand             30 30 30 30  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Andy Cole                 16 16 16 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       OPT NHL
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           4   0
Shots On Target   11   0
Shots             13   0
Saves              0   7
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       3   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      57  50
Revenue           85  85

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  OPT  N  52.00 140.81 188.91 
  1  NHL  S  32.50 108.01  78.86 
 46  OPT  N  52.00 140.81 194.71 
 46  NHL  S  43.50 119.01  64.86 
 61  OPT  N  52.00 140.81 196.71 

 Trainer's Report
OPT paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Scotch Corner (OPT) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Charlie McAlpine (OPT) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Oisin Smyth (OPT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Andy Cole (NHL) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Glenn Roeder (NHL) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.