Elgin City                                East Fife
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Kyle King                 33  6  p     GK Reece Beveridge           29  5  p
DF Jake Dolzanski            29  5  n     SW Andy Munro                16  8  n
DF Will Lagram               29  7  n     DF Jonathan Bain             29  9  n
DF Matthew Cooper            21  4  n     DF Reis Peggie               21 10  n
DF Ross Draper               14  6  n     DF Stewart Murdoch           19  8  n
MF Don Henley                33  4  n     MF Kieran Millar             29  8  n
MF Lewis Hyde                22  6  n     MF Trevor Brooking           25  6  n
MF Aidan Sopel               21  1  n     MF Gregor Nicol              19 10  n
WG Matty Wright              32  4  n     WG Jack Healy                27  8  n
WG Olly McDonald             29  7  n     WG Mikey Cunningham          16 10  n
FW Dylan Lawrence            34  5  n     FW Adam Lareef               19  8  n

Min 0: Elgin City opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Fifers will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Adrian Nicholas (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 1: The ball is played back towards the box by Olly McDonald (ELG)...
        ...Scott Mercer heads out...
        ...only for Dylan Lawrence to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Reece Beveridge has to push over the top.
Min 6: Lovely chip from Lewis Hyde (ELG)...
        ...Aidan Sopel was brave...
        ...and can't get it past the onrushing Reece Beveridge.
Min 16: Olly McDonald (ELG) puts in a cross...
        ...but Andy Munro (EF) clears with ease.
Min 16: Lewis Hyde (ELG) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 19: Matty Wright and Will Lagram weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the East Fife defense and lifts a classy finish over Reece Beveridge and over the bar too!
Min 20: Don Henley (ELG) leaves half the East Fife side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Scott Mercer...
        ...but Reece Beveridge is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 24: Elgin City break quickly with Matty Wright...
        ...he only has Reece Beveridge to beat...
        ...great save by Reece Beveridge but the ball falls to Will Lagram...
        ...who misses the target wide.
Min 29: The ball is hooked on towards Olly McDonald (ELG)...
        ...who takes on Jonathan Bain on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Don Henley...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that is knocked away by Reece Beveridge.
Min 32: Jonathan Bain's appalling clearance goes right to Don Henley (ELG)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Lewis Hyde...
        ...who heads it on goal but Reece Beveridge is there to collect it.
Min 40: Don Henley (ELG) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Olly McDonald peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Reece Beveridge.
Min 40: Matthew Cooper heads away...
        ...Reis Peggie (EF) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Mikey Cunningham drills it on goal but its saved by Kyle King.
Min 41: Lewis Hyde and Dylan Lawrence weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the East Fife defense and lifts a classy finish over Reece Beveridge.  GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the ELG...
        ...score now: ELG 1 - EF 0
Min 45: Fin Allen on for Aidan Sopel(MF)...
        ...Fin Allen will play MF.
Min 45: Scott Shepherd on for Adam Lareef(FW)...
        ...Scott Shepherd will play FW.
Min 45: Iain Vigurs on for Trevor Brooking(MF)...
        ...Iain Vigurs will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Elgin City 1 - East Fife 0

Min 47: Jonathan Bain gets overlapped by Matty Wright (ELG)...
        ...who threads it to Dylan Lawrence...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Reece Beveridge.
Min 52: One pass too many from East Fife and Elgin City soon get a cross in...
        ...Don Henley (ELG) gets his head to it...
        ...but Reece Beveridge is untroubled by that one.
Min 52: Iain Vigurs (EF) takes the ball into the ELG half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Stewart Murdoch...
        ...who can't get it past Kyle King.
Min 60: Now the ball comes to Dylan Lawrence (ELG)...
        ...Ross Draper has space on the left and Dylan Lawrence tries to play him in...
        ...only for Stewart Murdoch (EF) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 60: Lyall Booth on for Jake Dolzanski(DF)...
        ...Lyall Booth will play DF.
Min 60: Michael Dangana on for Dylan Lawrence(FW)...
        ...Michael Dangana will play FW.
Min 61: Michael Dangana (ELG) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Matty Wright takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Reece Beveridge is there to handle the danger.
Min 63: Scott Shepherd (EF) and Gregor Nicol break for East Fife...
        ...Gregor Nicol looks to have found space into which to recieve Scott Shepherd's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Ross Draper (ELG) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 67: Michael Dangana (ELG) swings a ball in to the East Fife box...
        ...but the presence of Stewart Murdoch (EF) means it is easily cleared.
Min 68: The Ref pulls Scott Shepherd (EF) up for going down easier than the Titanic!...
        ...A clear dive to try cheat the strict ref...
        ...Yellow card for a shameful simulation ala Morelos & Kyogo!
Min 72: The Fifers sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Lewis Hyde's (ELG) ball into the box is cut out by Stewart Murdoch (EF).
Min 75: ELG now playing Stall
Min 75: EF now playing Press
Min 78: Olly McDonald (ELG) in space inside the area...
        ...he slices his shot but it finds Michael Dangana...
        ...who simply sidefoots home GOAL!...
        ...Elgin City are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ELG 2 - EF 0
Min 79: The Fifers sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Michael Dangana's (ELG) ball into the box is cut out by Andy Munro (EF).
Min 83: Covid mask needed to hide his face after that miss! Jonathan Bain gets dummied by Michael Dangana (ELG)...
        ...who passes it to Olly McDonald...
        ...who blasts it high and wide.
Min 85: Great tackle by Jonathan Bain (EF)...
        ...to prevent Matty Wright (ELG) from latching onto Michael Dangana's pass. 
Min 86: Matty Wright (ELG) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Reece Beveridge doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Don Henley rises highest at the back post...
        ...and smashes a powerful header into the back of the net GOAL!!!!...
        ...yet another one for Elgin City; Coach Paul Cockayne is furious...
        ...score now: ELG 3 - EF 0
Min 88: Mikey Cunningham (EF) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip...
        ...he is rolling about and making a meal of this...
        ...the strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.


FINAL SCORE: Elgin City 3 - East Fife 0


Man Of The Match: Don Henley (ELG)

Elgin City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Kyle King                 33 33 33 14  1  p  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Ross Draper               14 14 14 11  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jake Dolzanski            29 29 29 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Will Lagram               29 29 29 23  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Matthew Cooper            21 21 21 16 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lyall Booth               14 14 14 11  3  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Aidan Sopel               21 21 21 18 -2  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Lewis Hyde                22 22 22 19  0  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
MF Don Henley                33 33 33 29 -2  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
MF Fin Allen                 16 12 12 16  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Olly McDonald             29 29 29 26  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Matty Wright              32 32 32 28 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Dylan Lawrence            34 34 34 34  1  n  0  0  1  3 60  6
FW Michael Dangana           24 24 24 24  8  n  0  0  1  1 30  6

East Fife
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Reece Beveridge           29 29 29 13  0  p  0  9  0  0 90  7
SW Andy Munro                16 16 16 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Reis Peggie               21 21 21 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Stewart Murdoch           19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Jonathan Bain             29 29 29 23  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  0
MF Kieran Millar             29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Gregor Nicol              19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Trevor Brooking           25 25 25 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
MF Iain Vigurs               15 15 15 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Mikey Cunningham          16 16 16 14  4  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
WG Jack Healy                27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Adam Lareef               19 19 19 19  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Scott Shepherd            29 29 29 29  4  n  4  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       ELG  EF
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target   12   2
Shots             15   2
Saves              2   9
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      63  60
Revenue           91  91

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ELG  N  47.55 159.65 223.65 
  1   EF  N  43.25 135.82 165.52 
 46  ELG  N  47.55 155.15 216.90 
 46   EF  N  43.25 130.82 168.02 
 61  ELG  N  38.55 140.15 203.90 
 76  ELG  S  38.55 180.65 143.90 
 76   EF  P  22.00  70.57 228.27 

 Trainer's Report
ELG paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Aidan Sopel (ELG) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Don Henley (ELG) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ross Draper (ELG) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Andy Munro (EF) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.