Sylvester Iamato (PNE) is not available as a sub today due to injury.
Cinque Dyson (PNE) is not available as a sub today due to suspension.
Orchard Park Thistle                      Preston North End
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Pete T Jakey              33  7  n     GK Andreas Nieuport          28  2  p
SW Winston Ingram            24 10  n     SW Les Nandy                 12  6  p
DF Angus Napier              30  6  n     DF Marcus Riemann            28  6  p
DF Major Caledonia           20  7  n     DF Mick Aylesbury            16 10  p
DF Gordon Chree              19  5  n     DF Plaster                    3 10  n
MF Joe Douglass              29  6  n     MF Henry Lenny               12  8  p
MF Eric Jones Snr            29  5  n     MF Cane Dyson                 5 10  n
WG Captain Scotland          30  5  n     WG John van t Schip          12  5  p
WG Fergie                    12 10  n     WG Zac Ramone                 9 10  p
FW Charlie McAlpine          30  8  n     FW Charif Tyson              19  2  p
FW Victor                    18 10  n     FW Hustin Dopkins             6 10  n

Min 0: Orchard Park opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Lillywhites will play a 4-2-4 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Craig Thomson (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 0: Colin Scott (OPT) - Fair to say PNE have EL issues that appear to be worse than those at OPT.
Min 4: Gordon Chree (OPT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Major Caledonia but it evades him...
        ...Marcus Riemann (PNE) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 4: Henry Lenny (PNE) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Major Caledonia (OPT) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 5: Andreas Nieuport rushes out to block Victor's (OPT) route to goal...
        ...but Victor drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Plaster covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Andreas Nieuport scrambles to it.
Min 6: The ball is crossed in and Plaster heads away but only to Charlie McAlpine (OPT)...
        ...a neat hit and Andreas Nieuport just gets to it for the save.
Min 8: The ball is hooked on towards Zac Ramone (PNE)...
        ...who takes on Angus Napier on the edge of the area...
        ...Angus Napier  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 10: Fergie (OPT) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing Andreas Nieuport...
        ...and just over the bar.
Min 11: Eric Jones Snr (OPT) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...which gives Andreas Nieuport no chance GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Colin Scott's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: OPT 1 - PNE 0
Min 12: Charlie McAlpine (OPT) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Joe Douglass...
        ...who takes a shot but Andreas Nieuport had little trouble catching it. 
Min 14: Plaster hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Joe Douglass (OPT) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Andreas Nieuport.
Min 17: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Orchard Park players are waiting...
        ...Eric Jones Snr (OPT) out jumps Gordon Chree...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Andreas Nieuport...
        ...and nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Orchard Park are looking strong now...
        ...score now: OPT 2 - PNE 0
Min 20: Joe Douglass (OPT) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Andreas Nieuport who makes the save.
Min 22: Eric Jones Snr (OPT) takes the ball into the Lillywhites half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Charlie McAlpine...
        ...who can't get it past Andreas Nieuport.
Min 24: Plaster's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Victor (OPT)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Lillywhites man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 32: Joe Douglass (OPT) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Andreas Nieuport is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 34: The ball breaks from a Plaster tackle and lands in the path of Joe Douglass (OPT)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Andreas Nieuport palms Joe Douglass's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Andreas Nieuport falls on it.
Min 36: Victor (OPT) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Andreas Nieuport!
Min 36: Sam Chambers on for Andreas Nieuport(GK)...
        ...Sam Chambers will play DF.
Mick Aylesbury changed position from DF... to GK
Min 45: Charlie McAlpine (OPT) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Sam Chambers (PNE) is there to clear with his head.
Min 45: Hustin Dopkins (PNE) booked for a questionable foul on Victor...
        ...its clear who the home team is today.


HALFTIME SCORE: Orchard Park 2 - Preston 0

Min 54: Hank Nandy on for Charif Tyson(FW)...
        ...Hank Nandy will play WG.
Zac Ramone changed position from WG... to FW
Min 55: (OPT) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Charlie McAlpine looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Mick Aylesbury looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Preston defence were all over the place.
Min 57: The ball breaks from a Plaster tackle and lands in the path of Captain Scotland (OPT)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Mick Aylesbury palms Captain Scotland's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Mick Aylesbury falls on it.
Min 59: Henry Lenny almost penetrates Cidermen's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Gordon Chree would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 60: Charlie McAlpine (OPT) lays the ball off for Eric Jones Snr around the D...
        ...he looks to bend one into the top corner...
        ...and gets it horribly wrong and horribly wide. 
Min 60: Jack Jarvis Esq on for Angus Napier(DF)...
        ...Jack Jarvis Esq will play DF.
Min 60: Scotch Corner on for Captain Scotland(WG)...
        ...Scotch Corner will play WG.
Min 60: Colonel Alba on for Charlie McAlpine(FW)...
        ...Colonel Alba will play FW.
Min 62: Joe Douglass (OPT) nods the ball down for Eric Jones Snr on the edge of the box...
        ...Eric Jones Snr takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Mick Aylesbury rushes of his line...
        ...Eric Jones Snr gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Mick Aylesbury and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Orchard Park; Coach Steve Gregory is furious...
        ...score now: OPT 3 - PNE 0
Min 64: Plaster hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Joe Douglass (OPT) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...Steve Gregory suggests to Mick Aylesbury that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: OPT 4 - PNE 0
Min 67: John van t Schip (PNE) swings a ball in to the Orchard Park box...
        ...but the presence of Jack Jarvis Esq (OPT) means it is easily cleared.
Min 69: Joe Douglass (OPT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Victor but it evades him...
        ...Les Nandy (PNE) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Hustin Dopkins changed position from FW... to MF
Min 72: Jasper Minecraft on for Sam Chambers(DF)...
        ...Jasper Minecraft will play FW.
Min 78: Victor (OPT) and Scotch Corner break for Orchard Park...
        ...Scotch Corner looks to have found space into which to recieve Victor's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Marcus Riemann (PNE) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 83: Colonel Alba volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Mick Aylesbury gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.


FINAL SCORE: Orchard Park 4 - Preston 0


Man Of The Match: Eric Jones Snr (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 Pete T Jakey              33 33 33 14  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Winston Ingram            24 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gordon Chree              19 19 19 15 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Major Caledonia           20 20 20 16  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Angus Napier              30 30 30 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Jack Jarvis Esq           30 30 30 24  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Joe Douglass              29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  1  6 90  8
MF Eric Jones Snr            29 29 29 26 -1  n  0  0  3  4 90  9
WG Captain Scotland          30 30 30 27  1  n  0  0  0  1 60  6
WG Fergie                    12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Scotch Corner             32 32 32 28  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
FW Charlie McAlpine          30 30 30 30  4  n  0  0  0  3 60  6
FW Victor                    18 18 18 18  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Colonel Alba              29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  1 30  6

Preston North End
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Mick Aylesbury            16 16 16  7  5  p  0  2  0  0 90  0
GK Andreas Nieuport          28 28 28 12  0  p  0  9  0  0 36  7
SW Les Nandy                 12  9  9  8  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Marcus Riemann            28 21 21 22  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  0
DF Plaster                    3  3  3  2  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Sam Chambers              31 23 23 24  0  p  0  0  0  0 36  6
MF Hustin Dopkins             6  4  4  5  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Henry Lenny               12  9  9 10  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Cane Dyson                 5  5  5  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
WG John van t Schip          12  9  9 10  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Hank Nandy                19 14 14 17 -1  p  0  0  0  0 36  6
FW Zac Ramone                 9  5  5  8  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Charif Tyson              19 14 14 19 -1  p  0  0  0  0 54  6
FW Jasper Minecraft          30 22 22 30  0  p  0  0  0  0 18  6

Statistics       OPT PNE
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           4   0
Shots On Target   15   0
Shots             17   0
Saves              0  11
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  65
Revenue          147 147

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  OPT  N  46.50 143.75 203.40 
  1  PNE  S  15.50  72.23  49.48 
 37  PNE  S  28.50  92.23  49.48 
 55  PNE  S  28.50  92.23  52.08 
 61  OPT  N  46.50 143.75 205.30 
 73  PNE  S  17.00  73.23  71.08 

 Trainer's Report
OPT paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Joe Douglass (OPT) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Winston Ingram (OPT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.