FC Blades                                 Golden Dragons
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Dees Knub                 29 10  n     GK Aaron Ramsdale            16 10  n
SW Sam McCallum              18 10  n     SW Riccardo Calafiori        17  7  n
DF George Baldock            28 10  n     DF Takehiro Tomiyasu         28 10  n
DF John Egan                 24 10  n     DF William Saliba            19  8  n
DF Shane Duffy               17  6  n     MF George Graham             29 10  n
MF Vini Souza                26 10  n     MF Fabio Vieira              27  8  n
MF Steve Bruce               22 10  n     MF Gabriel Pires             19 10  n
MF Sander Berge              21 10  n     WG Leandro Trossard          29 10  n
WG Andre Brookes             27 10  n     FW Dennis Bergkamp           30  9  n
FW Oli Arblaster             27  8  n     FW Declan Rice               27  8  n
FW Manu Solomon              25 10  n     FW Gabriel Jesus             24 10  n

Min 0: Sheffield opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Dragons will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Dennis Bergkamp 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 William Saliba who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Dees Knub for the save.
Min 5: Manu Solomon opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...William Saliba greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 5: (GD) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Dennis Bergkamp looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Dees Knub looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Sheffield defence were all over the place.
Min 6: Gabriel Jesus (GD) gets a flick-on to Leandro Trossard ...
        ...who reacts quicker than Shane Duffy in front of goal...
        ...Leandro Trossard  heads the ball wide of Dees Knub...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Mark Creasey's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: FCB 0 - GD 1
Min 12: Terrible Dragons defending as William Saliba gives it away to Oli Arblaster (FCB)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Aaron Ramsdale...
        ...but it came back to Andre Brookes and his shot took a deflection on its way in. GOAL!...
        ...Sheffield draw level....
        ...score now: FCB 1 - GD 1
Min 15: Dennis Bergkamp (GD) and Gabriel Jesus break for Dragons...
        ...Gabriel Jesus looks to have found space into which to recieve Dennis Bergkamp's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Sam McCallum (FCB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 21: Aaron Ramsdale makes a grave error against Sheffield...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Steve Bruce amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Aaron Ramsdale.
Min 28: Declan Rice (GD) nods the ball down for Dennis Bergkamp on the edge of the box...
        ...Dennis Bergkamp takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Dees Knub rushes of his line...
        ...Dennis Bergkamp gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert John Egan (FCB)!
Min 30: Alex Meret on for Aaron Ramsdale(GK)...
        ...Alex Meret will play GK.
Min 31: Sheffield's on the attack after Manu Solomon robs William Saliba...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Sander Berge...
        ...and Sander Berge sidefoots low into the net GOAL!...
        ...and Sheffield have the lead...
        ...score now: FCB 2 - GD 1
Min 31: Here comes Declan Rice (GD)...
        ...getting onto Gabriel Jesus's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Dees Knub who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 33: Shane Duffy (FCB) booked for what looked like an unintentional handball.
Min 39: Steve Bruce (FCB) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Manu Solomon peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Alex Meret.
Min 40: Now the ball comes to Andre Brookes (FCB)...
        ...Oli Arblaster has space on the left and Andre Brookes tries to play him in...
        ...only for Riccardo Calafiori (GD) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 43: Sander Berge volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Alex Meret gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.


HALFTIME SCORE: Sheffield 2 - Dragons 1

Min 46: The Ref pulls George Baldock (FCB) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 48: Shane Duffy gets overlapped by Dennis Bergkamp (GD)...
        ...who threads it to Declan Rice...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...great response from Dragons...
        ...score now: FCB 2 - GD 2
Min 49: The ball breaks from a Shane Duffy tackle and lands in the path of Gabriel Jesus (GD)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Dees Knub palms Gabriel Jesus's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Dees Knub falls on it.
Min 54: The ball is crossed in and Shane Duffy heads away but only to Gabriel Jesus (GD)...
        ...a neat hit and Dees Knub just gets to it for the save.
Min 55: Oli Arblaster (FCB) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Alex Meret just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 55: Fabio Vieira (GD) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Leandro Trossard ...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Dees Knub is there to make the save!
Min 58: Great tackle by Riccardo Calafiori (GD)...
        ...to prevent Andre Brookes (FCB) from latching onto Manu Solomon's pass. 
Min 59: Vini Souza  opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Takehiro Tomiyasu greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 60: The Ref pulls Gabriel Pires (GD) up for spitting? Surely he can't be serious??
Min 64: Oli Arblaster (FCB) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing Alex Meret...
        ...and into the corner of the net. A sublime finish to a brilliantly worked move GOAL!!...
        ...and Sheffield have the lead...
        ...score now: FCB 3 - GD 2
Min 66: Terrible Dragons defending as William Saliba gave it away to Oli Arblaster (FCB)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Alex Meret...
        ...but it came back to Manu Solomon who shoots and Alex Meret fists it away!
Min 74: Leandro Trossard  (GD) finds Gabriel Pires steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Shane Duffy (FCB) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 79: John Egan (FCB) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Oli Arblaster...
        ...and the American knocks it straight at Alex Meret who calmly collects it.
Min 90: William Saliba hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Manu Solomon (FCB) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Alex Meret.


FINAL SCORE: Sheffield 3 - Dragons 2


Man Of The Match: Oli Arblaster (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                 29 29 29 13  4  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Sam McCallum              18 18 18 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Egan                 24 24 24 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF George Baldock            28 28 28 22  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Shane Duffy               17 17 17 15  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Vini Souza                26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Sander Berge              21 21 21 21  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Steve Bruce               22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Andre Brookes             27 27 27 24  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Oli Arblaster             27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Manu Solomon              25 25 25 25  4  n  0  0  0  3 90  7

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 Aaron Ramsdale            16 16 16  7  8  n  0  1  0  0 30  6
GK Alex Meret                27 27 27 12  4  n  0  6  0  0 60  6
SW Riccardo Calafiori        17 17 17 11  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Takehiro Tomiyasu         28 28 28 22  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF William Saliba            19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Gabriel Pires             19 19 19 17  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
MF Fabio Vieira              27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF George Graham             29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Leandro Trossard          29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Declan Rice               27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Dennis Bergkamp           30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gabriel Jesus             24 24 24 24  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6

Statistics       FCB  GD
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target   10   7
Shots             10   7
Saves              5   7
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      67  60
Revenue          127 127

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FCB  N  52.50 154.25 191.55 
  1   GD  N  40.50 108.63 198.18 

 Trainer's Report
FCB paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Oli Arblaster (FCB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
George Baldock (FCB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
John Egan (FCB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Andre Brookes (FCB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Alex Meret (GD) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Dennis Bergkamp (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Riccardo Calafiori (GD) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Reiss Nelson (GD) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Gabriel Almeida (GD) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.