Montrose                                  East Stirlingshire
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK A Goram                   30  8  n     GK Backstop                  14 10  n
DF James Henry Tavernier     25  8  n     DF Elneny                    32  8  n
DF Sven Goran                25 10  n     DF Joao Canceleo             30  7  n
DF Frank Butcher             17  8  n     DF Frank Ribery              26  5  n
DF Roy Cropper               16 10  n     DF Ruben Dias                26  5  n
MF Steven Fletcher            4  9  n     MF Emile Smith Rowe          22  6  n
MF Daragh McAfferty           3 10  n     MF Perry Groves              11  6  a
WG Ross McCausland           26  8  n     FW Gabriel Jesus             24  4  n
WG Henderson                 21 10  n     FW Gyokeres                  17  6  n
FW Danilo                    30 10  n     FW Trossard                  13  4  n
FW Matthew Wright            21  7  n     FW Kai Havertz               12  6  a

Min 0: Montrose opens up with a 4-2-4 E while the Shire will play a 4-2-4 L.
Min 0: Today's referee is Dave Smyth (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 2: Henderson (MON) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing Backstop...
        ...and just over the bar.
Min 3: Roy Cropper almost penetrates Shire's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Joao Canceleo would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 5: Joao Canceleo (EST) finds Kai Havertz steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Roy Cropper (MON) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 9: The ball is crossed in and Ruben Dias heads away but only to James Henry Tavernier (MON)...
        ...a neat hit and Backstop just gets to it for the save.
Min 10: Superb sliding block by Elneny (EST) denies Matthew Wright a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Danilo in the East Stirlingshire box.
Min 10: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Ruben Dias (EST)...
        ...but the impressive James Henry Tavernier (MON) is able to get the ball back to A Goram.
Min 34: The Ref pulls Daragh McAfferty (MON) 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 44: Matthew Wright (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 45: Dessers on for Matthew Wright(FW)...
        ...Dessers will play FW.
Min 45: David Raya on for Backstop(GK)...
        ...David Raya will play GK.


HALFTIME SCORE: Montrose 0 - East Stirlingshire 0

Min 47: Kai Havertz (EST) finds Gabriel Jesus...
        ...but he hesitates and Sven Goran (MON) is able to make the tackle.
Min 51: Perry Groves (EST) 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 61: Dessers (MON) swings a ball in to the East Stirlingshire box...
        ...but the presence of Joao Canceleo (EST) means it is easily cleared.
Min 62: The Ref pulls Trossard (EST) 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 68: Danilo (MON) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Henderson...
        ...Henderson shoots at David Raya who makes the save.
Min 69: Ruben Dias loses the ball to Henderson (MON) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at David Raya%who makes a superb save.
Min 70: The ball is hooked on towards Danilo (MON)...
        ...who takes on Ruben Dias on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Ross McCausland...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot into the net  GOAL!...
        ...and Montrose have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: MON 1 - EST 0
Min 73: Steven Fletcher (MON) nods the ball down for Danilo on the edge of the box...
        ...Danilo takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and David Raya rushes of his line...
        ...Danilo gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Joao Canceleo (EST)!
Min 79: Brilliant play by Gyokeres (EST) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Emile Smith Rowe...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at A Goram.
Min 86: The Ref pulls Kai Havertz (EST) 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 89: Montrose break quickly with Danilo...
        ...he only has David Raya to beat...
        ...great save by David Raya but the ball falls to Ross McCausland...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering David Raya.
Min 89: Joao Canceleo (EST) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but A Goram just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 


FINAL SCORE: Montrose 1 - East Stirlingshire 0


Man Of The Match: Ross McCausland (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                   30 30 30 13  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF James Henry Tavernier     25 25 25 20  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Roy Cropper               16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank Butcher             17 17 17 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sven Goran                25 25 25 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Daragh McAfferty           3  3  3  2  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Steven Fletcher            4  3  3  4  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Henderson                 21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
WG Ross McCausland           26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
FW Matthew Wright            21 21 21 21  4  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
FW Danilo                    30 30 30 30  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Dessers                   30 30 30 30  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

East Stirlingshire
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Backstop                  14 14 14  6  7  n  0  1  0  0 45  6
GK David Raya                33 33 33 14  3  n  0  3  0  0 45  6
DF Joao Canceleo             30 30 30 24  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Frank Ribery              26 26 26 20 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Elneny                    32 25 25 28  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ruben Dias                26 26 26 20 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Emile Smith Rowe          22 22 22 19  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Perry Groves              11 13 13  9 -2  a  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gyokeres                  17 17 17 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kai Havertz               12 15 15 12 -2  a  4  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gabriel Jesus             24 24 24 24 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Trossard                  13 13 13 13 -2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       MON EST
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    5   2
Shots              6   2
Saves              2   4
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   3
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  74
Revenue           72  72

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MON  E  49.80 106.49 182.74 
  1  EST  L  64.20 127.78 128.43 
 46  MON  E  49.80 106.49 191.74 

 Trainer's Report
MON paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Backstop (EST) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Daragh McAfferty (MON) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).
Perry Groves (EST) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).
Kai Havertz (EST) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).