High-Cup Nick (ANN) is not available as a sub today due to suspension.
Annan Athletic                            Montrose
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Wern Side                 28  9  n     GK A Goram                   30 10  n
SW Ever Rest                 21  4  n     SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    24 10  n
DF A. Brasiliensis           30  8  n     DF Dujon Sterling            23  8  n
DF Peny Ghent                 9 10  n     DF Frank Butcher             17 10  n
DF E. Coli                    7 10  n     DF Roy Cropper               16  8  n
MF Epic Stan                 29 10  n     MF Bosman Again               5  8  n
MF Matter Horn               21  6  n     MF Steven Fletcher            4 10  n
WG B. Cereus                 30  6  n     WG Ross McCausland           26 10  n
FW L. Lactis                 30  6  n     WG Cooper                    21  8  n
FW Mownt Cook                15 10  n     FW Dessers                   29 10  n
FW Jizz Hornkamp              7  9  n     FW Matthew Wright            21  6  n

Min 0: Annan opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the MON will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Dessers (MON) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper Wern Side napping GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that James White's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: ANN 0 - MON 1
Min 5: Epic Stan (ANN) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Matter Horn heads in from close range...
        ...but A Goram was there to save that one.
Min 8: B. Cereus (ANN) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Matter Horn but it evades him...
        ...Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (MON) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 17: L. Lactis (ANN) leaves half the Montrose side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Frank Butcher...
        ...andside-foots past A Goram...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ...Annan draw level....
        ...score now: ANN 1 - MON 1
Min 20: Dujon Sterling (MON) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Ross McCausland but it evades him...
        ...Wern Side missed it too but luckily for Annan it drifts wide.
Min 20: Dessers (MON) 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 22: Cooper (MON) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Wern Side doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Matthew Wright rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Wern Side who stayed on his line.
Min 42: The ball breaks from a Frank Butcher tackle and lands in the path of Jizz Hornkamp (ANN)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...A Goram palms Jizz Hornkamp's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...A Goram falls on it.
Min 43: Matthew Wright (MON) puts in a cross...
        ...but E. Coli (ANN) clears with ease.
Min 45: Clinton Nsiala-Makengo(MON) limps off the pitch...
        ...Willie Aitken (MON) on for Clinton Nsiala-Makengo at SW.
Min 45: Mownt Taranaki on for L. Lactis(FW)...
        ...Mownt Taranaki will play FW.
Min 45: Danilo on for Matthew Wright(FW)...
        ...Danilo will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Annan 1 - Montrose 1

Min 47: Dessers (MON) nods the ball down for Bosman Again on the edge of the box...
        ...Bosman Again takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Wern Side rushes of his line...
        ...Bosman Again gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Wern Side...
        ...and the ball lurches over the bar.
Min 48: Dessers (MON) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Danilo but it evades him...
        ...Ever Rest (ANN) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 49: Dessers (MON) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Bosman Again...
        ...but his attempt ruffles the top of the net rather than the back of it.
Min 50: Epic Stan (ANN) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which A Goram is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 51: Epic Stan picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for B. Cereus to chase...
        ...it drops over Frank Butcher's shoulder and right into B. Cereus's path...
        ...the Englishman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by A Goram.
Min 57: A superb strike from Matter Horn (ANN)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...and Annan have the lead...
        ...score now: ANN 2 - MON 1
Min 59: Frank Butcher loses the ball to B. Cereus (ANN) 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 61: Mownt Taranaki (ANN) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Matter Horn takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but A Goram is there to handle the danger.
Min 79: The Ref pulls Mownt Taranaki (ANN) 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 82: Mownt Cook (ANN) in space inside the area...
        ...he slices his shot but it finds Epic Stan...
        ...who simply sidefoots home GOAL!...
        ...Annan are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ANN 3 - MON 1
Min 82: Danilo's (MON) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Ever Rest (ANN)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Wern Side.
Min 87: Mownt Taranaki (ANN) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Matter Horn rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed A Goram.
Min 87: Dessers shoots ........... he scores!GOAL!!...
        ... and Montrose are right back in it...
        ...score now: ANN 3 - MON 2
Min 88: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Mownt Taranaki (ANN)...
        ...but the impressive Dujon Sterling (MON) is able to get the ball back to A Goram.
Min 89: A Goram rushes out to block Mownt Taranaki's (ANN) route to goal...
        ...but Mownt Taranaki 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...
        ...and A Goram scrambles to it.


FINAL SCORE: Annan 3 - Montrose 2


Man Of The Match: Matter Horn (ANN)

Annan Athletic
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Wern Side                 28 28 28 12  3  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Ever Rest                 21 21 21 14 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Peny Ghent                 9  9  9  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF E. Coli                    7  7  7  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF A. Brasiliensis           30 30 30 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Matter Horn               21 21 21 18  0  n  0  0  1  4 90  7
MF Epic Stan                 29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
WG B. Cereus                 30 30 30 27  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Jizz Hornkamp              7  7  7  7  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW L. Lactis                 30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  1  1 45  6
FW Mownt Cook                15 15 15 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Mownt Taranaki            32 32 32 32  3  n  4  0  0  0 45  6

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                   30 30 30 13  4  n  0  8  0  0 90  7
SW Clinton Nsiala-Makengo    24 24 24 19  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
SW Willie Aitken              6  6  6  4  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
DF Dujon Sterling            23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF Roy Cropper               16 16 16 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Frank Butcher             17 17 17 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Steven Fletcher            4  3  3  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Bosman Again               5  4  4  4  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Cooper                    21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Ross McCausland           26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Matthew Wright            21 21 21 21  3  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
FW Dessers                   29 29 29 29  4  n  4  0  2  2 90  6
FW Danilo                    30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       ANN MON
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target   11   3
Shots             11   6
Saves              1   8
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      63  61
Revenue           86  86

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ANN  N  44.00 130.50 172.50 
  1  MON  E  52.00  88.19 163.84 
 45  MON  E  34.00  70.19 163.84 
 46  ANN  N  44.00 130.50 174.50 
 46  MON  E  34.00  70.19 172.84 

 Trainer's Report
ANN paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (MON) suffered a thigh bruise.
Epic Stan (ANN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Jizz Hornkamp (ANN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Dessers (MON) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Clinton Nsiala-Makengo (MON) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Mownt Taranaki (ANN) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).