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Golden Dragons Cannons
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK David Raya 10 8 n GK Andy Goram 21 10 n
SW William Saliba 12 10 n DF Jack Wilshere 17 9 n
DF George Graham 23 10 n DF Jack Wontshire 17 9 n
DF Len Zavaroni 20 10 n DF Gabriel 14 10 n
DF Fabio Vieira 18 10 n DF Matoho 11 10 n
MF Jofra Archer 10 10 n DF Austin Trusty 3 10 n
MF James Brown 8 10 n MF Myles Lewis-Skelly 9 10 n
WG Leandro Trossard 28 8 n MF Thomas Partey 7 10 n
WG Reiss Nelson 22 10 n MF Perry Tau 2 10 n
FW Declan Rice 27 10 n FW Leondro Trossard 21 10 n
FW San Torini 21 10 n FW Bernard Parker 9 10 n
Min 0: Dragons opens up with a 4-2-4 L while the Cannons will play a 5-3-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 12: Declan Rice (GD) hits a sweet half-volley...
...caught by Andy Goram!
Min 13: San Torini (GD) passes a great ball to Jofra Archer...
...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Cannons keeper Andy Goram...
...and who else but San Torini is there to slot it in...
...somehow he shoots wide!!
Min 14: Thomas Partey (CN) is booked for a nasty looking tackle on Reiss Nelson.
Min 16: Now the ball comes to Bernard Parker (CN)...
...Jack Wilshere has space on the left and Bernard Parker tries to play him in...
...only for Fabio Vieira (GD) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 22: Declan Rice and James Brown weave a neat interchange...
...which sees the American scamper clear...
...he outpaces the Johannesburg defense and lifts a classy finish over Andy Goram and over the bar too!
Min 26: Declan Rice weaves his way through the Johannesburg 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 Andy Goram!?
Min 33: (GD) push on the ball is passed forward...
...The whistle goes for offside!...
...Declan Rice looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
...Andy Goram looks relieved at the decision...
...the Johannesburg defence were all over the place.
Min 34: With Johannesburg so far forward a rare Dragons break sees Leandro Trossard play a long diagonal pass for San Torini...
...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side.
Min 40: George Graham (GD) hits a long-ranger...
...Andy Goram can't hold it...
...and Declan Rice taps the loose ball home GOAL!!...
...a superb play and the early lead for the Dragons...
...score now: GD 1 - CN 0
Min 44: Leondro Trossard (CN) hits a thunderbolt strike...
...which gives David Raya no chance GOAL!!!...
...great response from Johannesburg...
...score now: GD 1 - CN 1
Min 45: Alex Meret on for David Raya(GK)...
...Alex Meret will play GK.
HALFTIME SCORE: Dragons 1 - Johannesburg 1
Min 46: Reiss Nelson (GD) seizes on a horrible clearance from the American keeper...
...finds Fabio Vieira busting into the box...
...who shoots...
...and misses the right post by inches!
Min 53: Cheeky back heel from Len Zavaroni to release Declan Rice in the box...
...but the Englishman is correctly ruled to have been off-side.
Min 56: Declan Rice (GD) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
...an emphatic finish for Len Zavaroni with a half volley on the penalty area...
...but he mishits it over the goal and into the crowd.
Min 57: Leandro Trossard (GD) hooks the ball away from Jack Wontshire...
...and San Torini dives in...
...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
...the Dragons side are up...
...score now: GD 2 - CN 1
Min 59: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Leondro Trossard (CN)...
...but the impressive Fabio Vieira (GD) is able to get the ball back to Alex Meret.
Min 69: Leandro Trossard (GD) sidesteps to make space for himself...
...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
...which Andy Goram is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 70: Jofra Archer (GD) looks up and spots Declan Rice arriving in the box...
...the American tees up Declan Rice for the shot...
...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
...Dragons are looking strong now...
...score now: GD 3 - CN 1
Min 71: Dragons's on the attack after Declan Rice robs Jack Wontshire...
...and he rolls a low cross to San Torini...
...and San Torini sidefoots low but Andy Goram dives in to make the save.
Min 71: Leondro Trossard (CN) puts in a cross...
...but William Saliba (GD) clears with ease.
Min 73: Here it is...Len Zavaroni (GD) flicks on into the path of Reiss Nelson...
...who spins away from Jack Wontshire...
...to lob over the advancing Andy Goram but wide of the net.
Min 74: Cheeky back heel from Reiss Nelson to release San Torini in the box...
...but the American is correctly ruled to have been off-side.
Min 83: Leandro Trossard (GD) hits a thunderbolt strike...
...which gives Andy Goram no chance GOAL!!!...
...yet another one for Dragons; Coach Tyron Barnard is furious...
...score now: GD 4 - CN 1
Min 83: Nathan Patterson on for Leandro Trossard (WG)...
...Nathan Patterson will play DF.
Min 87: San Torini (GD) nods the ball down for Reiss Nelson on the edge of the box...
...Reiss Nelson takes a heavy touch into the box...
...and Andy Goram rushes of his line...
...Reiss Nelson gets there first...
...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Austin Trusty (CN)!
FINAL SCORE: Dragons 4 - Johannesburg 1
Man Of The Match: Declan Rice (GD)
Golden Dragons
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK David Raya 10 10 10 4 5 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
GK Alex Meret 24 24 24 10 7 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
SW William Saliba 12 12 12 9 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Len Zavaroni 20 20 20 18 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Fabio Vieira 18 14 14 16 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF George Graham 23 18 18 20 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Nathan Patterson 7 7 7 5 9 n 0 0 0 0 7 6
MF James Brown 8 8 8 7 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Jofra Archer 10 10 10 9 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
WG Reiss Nelson 22 22 22 19 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
WG Leandro Trossard 28 28 28 25 2 n 0 0 1 2 83 7
FW Declan Rice 27 27 27 27 4 n 0 0 2 4 90 7
FW San Torini 21 21 21 21 4 n 0 0 1 3 90 6
Cannons
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Andy Goram 21 21 21 9 4 n 0 4 0 0 90 6
DF Jack Wilshere 17 13 13 15 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Matoho 11 11 11 8 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Austin Trusty 3 3 3 2 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Gabriel 14 14 14 11 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Jack Wontshire 17 13 13 15 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Thomas Partey 7 7 7 6 4 n 4 0 0 0 90 4
MF Perry Tau 2 2 2 1 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
MF Myles Lewis-Skelly 9 9 9 9 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
FW Leondro Trossard 21 21 21 21 4 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
FW Bernard Parker 9 9 9 9 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
Statistics GD CN
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Halftime 1 1
Fulltime 4 1
Shots On Target 8 1
Shots 13 1
Saves 0 4
Offsides 4 0
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 0 1
Red Cards 0 0
Avg SL% Used 48 42
Revenue 79 79
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 GD L 38.00 93.95 175.45
1 CN N 32.40 74.74 66.04
84 GD L 41.50 100.95 135.50
Trainer's Report
GD paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Declan Rice (GD) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Gabriel Almeida (GD) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Reiss Nelson (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
David Raya (GD) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Colin Hendry (GD) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Mikel Arteta (GD) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Leondro Trossard (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Andy Goram (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Myles Lewis-Skelly (CN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
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