Montrose                                  Cove Rangers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK A Goram                   29 10  n     GK Mump Stitchell            36 10  n
SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    19 10  n     SW Pluto Neill               19 10  n
DF Frank Butcher             21 10  n     DF Jason Naismith            20 10  n
DF Roy Cropper               20  8  n     DF Ryan Harrington           13 10  n
DF Dujon Sterling            19  9  n     MF Mikey Milnes              23  6  n
MF Steven Fletcher            7 10  n     MF Humza Yousaf              19  9  n
MF Bosman Again               7  8  n     MF Scott McTominay           12 10  n
WG Ross McCausland           25 10  n     WG David Templeton           25  8  n
WG Henderson                 25  8  n     WG Sconnor Cully             21 10  n
FW Dessers                   29 10  n     FW Mark Dalgety              27  6  n
FW Matthew Wright            24 10  n     FW Yan Dhanda                12 10  n

Min 0: Montrose opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Highlanders will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Adrian Nicholas (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Steven Fletcher finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Mump Stitchell palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Dujon Sterling who heads the ball...
        ...but Pluto Neill (COV) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 4: Sconnor Cully (COV) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Dujon Sterling (MON) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 5: Humza Yousaf (COV) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for David Templeton but it evades him...
        ...Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (MON) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 8: Mark Dalgety (COV) finds Scott McTominay steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Roy Cropper (MON) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 10: Ross McCausland's (MON) cross from the right...
        ...finds the feet of Henderson...
        ...he jinks and turns and fires well wide from 12 yards.
Min 13: Ryan Harrington hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Matthew Wright (MON) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Mump Stitchell.
Min 13: David Templeton (COV) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at A Goram who makes the save.
Min 14: Scott McTominay (COV) nods the ball down for Mark Dalgety on the edge of the box...
        ...Mark Dalgety takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and A Goram rushes of his line...
        ...Mark Dalgety gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Roy Cropper (MON)!
Min 18: Yan Dhanda breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Sconnor Cully on the attack down the right...
        ...the Scotsman cuts inside, evades Frank Butcher's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static A Goram and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Highlanders...
        ...score now: MON 0 - COV 1
Min 19: Mark Dalgety (COV) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at A Goram who makes the save.
Min 20: Humza Yousaf (COV) nods the ball down for Mikey Milnes on the edge of the box...
        ...Mikey Milnes takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and A Goram rushes of his line...
        ...Mikey Milnes gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (MON)!
Min 21: Henderson (MON) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and a superb finish away to Mump Stitchell's right GOAL!...
        ...Montrose draw level....
        ...score now: MON 1 - COV 1
Min 21: A Goram rushes out to block the Mikey Milnes's (COV) route to goal...
        ...but Mikey Milnes drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Frank Butcher covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Jason Naismith pounces on the clearance but his shot flies wide!
Min 22: Steven Fletcher(MON) limps off the pitch...
        ...Lewis Milne (MON) on for Steven Fletcher at MF.
Min 27: Matthew Wright (MON) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Frank Butcher...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...but Mump Stitchell can watch his shot drift by and out of danger.
Min 28: A superb strike from Matthew Wright (MON)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert Highlanders goalie Mump Stitchell.
Min 41: Dessers (MON) puts in a cross...
        ...but Ryan Harrington (COV) clears with ease.
Min 44: Great tackle by Pluto Neill (COV)...
        ...to prevent Dessers (MON) from latching onto Matthew Wright's pass. 
Min 44: Sconnor Cully (COV) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but A Goram just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 45: Jacob Jones on for Ryan Harrington(DF)...
        ...Jacob Jones will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Montrose 1 - Cove 1

Min 47: Great tackle by Jason Naismith (COV)...
        ...to prevent Roy Cropper (MON) from latching onto Matthew Wright's pass. 
Min 52: Mikey Milnes (COV) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Humza Yousaf...
        ...and the Scotsman knocks it straight at A Goram who calmly collects it.
Min 54: Matthew Wright (MON) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...into the far corner of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...Why oh why has defender gone to the referee to complain...
        ...and Montrose have the lead...
        ...score now: MON 2 - COV 1
Min 56: Roy Cropper (MON) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Pluto Neill (COV) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 58: Roy Cropper (MON) reads Dessers's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort that arcs inches over the crossbar.
Min 64: Frank Butcher loses the ball to David Templeton (COV) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at A Goram%who makes a superb save.
Min 67: David Templeton (COV) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Montrose defense to Sconnor Cully...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...A Goram rushes off his line and Sconnor Cully slots the ball around him...
        ...and wide of the goal.  What a missed opportunity for Cove!
Min 68: Bosman Again (MON) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Jacob Jones (COV) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 72: Sconnor Cully's (COV) snap shot from 25 yards fizzes just over the crossbar.
Min 75: Frank Butcher (MON) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Dessers peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Mump Stitchell.
Min 80: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Montrose players are waiting...
        ...Frank Butcher (MON) out jumps Matthew Wright...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Mump Stitchell...
        ...and is caught by a fan in the 7th row.
Min 83: Mark Dalgety (COV) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at A Goram who makes the save.
Min 87: A superb strike from Ross McCausland (MON)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...but its caught by the alert Highlanders goalie Mump Stitchell.
Min 90: Terrible MON defending as Frank Butcher gave it away to Mark Dalgety (COV)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by A Goram...
        ...but it came back to Mikey Milnes who shoots and A Goram fists it away!


FINAL SCORE: Montrose 2 - Cove 1


Man Of The Match: A Goram (MON)

Montrose
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK A Goram                   29 29 29 13  4  n  0  7  0  0 90  8
SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    19 19 19 15  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Dujon Sterling            19 19 19 15  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Roy Cropper               20 20 20 16  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Frank Butcher             21 21 21 16  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Steven Fletcher            7  5  5  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 22  6
MF Bosman Again               7  5  5  5  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lewis Milne                1  1  1  0  5  n  0  0  0  0 68  6
WG Henderson                 25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
WG Ross McCausland           25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Matthew Wright            24 24 24 24  4  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Dessers                   29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Cove Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Mump Stitchell            36 36 36 16  4  n  0  4  0  0 90  6
SW Pluto Neill               19 19 19 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jason Naismith            20 20 20 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Ryan Harrington           13 13 13 10  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Jacob Jones               16 12 12 11  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Scott McTominay           12 12 12 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Humza Yousaf              19 19 19 17  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Mikey Milnes              23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Sconnor Cully             21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  1  4 90  6
WG David Templeton           25 25 25 22  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Yan Dhanda                12 12 12 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Mark Dalgety              27 27 27 27  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6

Statistics       MON COV
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target    6   8
Shots             10  11
Saves              7   4
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      61  54
Revenue           80  80

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MON  E  49.00 104.67 191.17 
  1  COV  N  35.50  99.84 165.79 
 22  MON  E  49.00 102.67 189.17 
 46  COV  N  35.00  98.84 165.54 

 Trainer's Report
MON paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Steven Fletcher (MON) suffered a thigh bruise.
Ross McCausland (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Mikey Milnes (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ryan Harrington (COV) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.