Cove Rangers                              Hibernian
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Mump Stitchell            31  9  a     GK Lenny Wilson              17  6  a
SW Pluto Neill               19  6  n     SW Peter Marinello           26  5  n
DF Scott Mercer              22 10  n     DF Paul Hanlon               24  4  n
DF Ikiaki Sa                 22 10  n     DF Patrick Cunningham        19 10  a
DF Jason Naismith            20 10  n     DF Pat Stanton               12 10  a
MF Rumarm Burrell            22  8  n     DF Oleg Donna                10 10  a
MF Mikey Milnes              21 10  a     MF Jordan Orbita             26  5  n
WG Distinctly Minty          27 10  a     MF John Fraser               17 10  a
WG David Templeton           21 10  n     MF Joe Newell                13 10  a
FW Boel Jitonio              35  8  n     WG Greg James                18  4  a
FW Mark Dalgety              23  8  n     FW Christian Doidge          29  5  n

Min 0: Cove opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Hi-Bees will play a 5-3-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Boland (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 1: Oleg Donna (HIB) starts marking Boel Jitonio (COV).
Min 4: Distinctly Minty (COV) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Boel Jitonio with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Lenny Wilson.
Min 11: Rumarm Burrell (COV) is on the attack...
        ...but gets hauled down by Oleg Donna (HIB)...
        ...who gets booked.
Min 14: Boel Jitonio (COV) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over Lenny Wilson...
        ...and into the top corner via the woodwork GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Steve Gregory's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: COV 1 - HIB 0
Min 14: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Jordan Orbita (HIB)...
        ...but the impressive Jason Naismith (COV) is able to get the ball back to Mump Stitchell.
Min 17: Mump Stitchell(COV) limps off the pitch...
        ...Frank Barrett (COV) on for Mump Stitchell at GK.
Min 17: Distinctly Minty is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Lenny Wilson.
Min 20: Joe Newell (HIB) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Christian Doidge takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Frank Barrett is there to handle the danger.
Min 21: Jordan Orbita (HIB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Ikiaki Sa (COV) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 22: Superb sliding block by Ikiaki Sa (COV) denies Jordan Orbita a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Joe Newell in the Cove box.
Min 23: John Fraser (HIB) and Joe Newell break for Hibs...
        ...Joe Newell looks to have found space into which to recieve John Fraser's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Pluto Neill (COV) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 31: Patrick Cunningham (HIB) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Christian Doidge but it evades him...
        ...Jason Naismith (COV) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 32: Pat Stanton (HIB) finds Christian Doidge steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Pluto Neill (COV) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 38: Rumarm Burrell (COV) finds Boel Jitonio...
        ...but he hesitates and Peter Marinello (HIB) is able to make the tackle.
Min 40: Superb sliding block by Ikiaki Sa (COV) denies Joe Newell a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Jordan Orbita in the Cove box.
Min 45: Jimmy ORourke on for Joe Newell(MF)...
        ...Jimmy ORourke will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Cove 1 - Hibs 0

Min 49: David Templeton (COV) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Mikey Milnes...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Lenny Wilson is there to make the save!
Min 58: Distinctly Minty's (COV) superb ball...
        ...is headed home by an umarked Boel Jitonio from six yards out. GOAL!...
        ...Cove are looking strong now...
        ...score now: COV 2 - HIB 0
Min 58: The Highlanders sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Pat Stanton's (HIB) ball into the box is cut out by Ikiaki Sa (COV).
Min 59: Boel Jitonio (COV) and Distinctly Minty break for Cove...
        ...Distinctly Minty looks to have found space into which to recieve Boel Jitonio's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Pat Stanton (HIB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 60: Mikey Milnes (COV) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Lenny Wilson doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Distinctly Minty rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Lenny Wilson who stayed on his line.
Min 60: Humza Yousaf on for Mikey Milnes(MF)...
        ...Humza Yousaf will play MF.
Min 62: Oleg Donna loses the ball to Rumarm Burrell (COV) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots past Lenny Wilson GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Cove; Coach David Blair is furious...
        ...score now: COV 3 - HIB 0
Min 63: Christian Doidge opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Pluto Neill greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 64: Ikiaki Sa (COV) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Pat Stanton (HIB) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 67: Peter Marinello (HIB) catches Humza Yousaf late, and that's a booking for the Hibs man.
Min 70: The Hi-Bees sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Distinctly Minty's (COV) ball into the box is cut out by Pat Stanton (HIB).
Min 71: Mark Dalgety (COV) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Humza Yousaf takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Lenny Wilson is there to handle the danger.
Min 75: The ball is hooked on towards Paul Hanlon (HIB)...
        ...who takes on Jason Naismith on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to John Fraser...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that floats just wide.
Min 81: Rumarm Burrell (COV) finds Ikiaki Sa steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of Lenny Wilson's net.
Min 82: Jimmy ORourke almost penetrates Highlanders's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Pluto Neill would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 82: Scott Mercer (COV) booked for elbowing John Fraser.


FINAL SCORE: Cove 3 - Hibs 0


Man Of The Match: Boel Jitonio (COV)

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            31 31 31 13 -1  a  0  0  0  0 17  6
GK Frank Barrett             18 18 18  8  3  n  0  1  0  0 73  6
SW Pluto Neill               19 19 19 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  7
DF Ikiaki Sa                 22 22 22 17  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
DF Scott Mercer              22 22 22 17  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jason Naismith            20 20 20 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Rumarm Burrell            22 22 22 22  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Mikey Milnes              21 26 26 18  4  a  0  0  0  1 60  6
MF Humza Yousaf              19 23 23 17  5  a  0  0  0  1 30  6
WG Distinctly Minty          27 33 33 24  2  a  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG David Templeton           21 21 21 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Boel Jitonio              35 35 23 35  2  n  0  0  2  3 90  7
FW Mark Dalgety              23 23 23 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Hibernian
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Lenny Wilson              17 17 17  7 -2  a  0  5  0  0 90  6
SW Peter Marinello           26 26 26 18 -1  n  4  0  0  0 90  5
DF Patrick Cunningham        19 23 23 15  2  a  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Pat Stanton               12 15 15  9  2  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paul Hanlon               24 24 24 19 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Oleg Donna                10 12  0  9  2  a  4  0  0  0 90  0
MF Jordan Orbita             26 26 26 23 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF John Fraser               17 21 21 15  2  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Joe Newell                13 16 16 11  6  a  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Jimmy ORourke             28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Greg James                18 22 22 16 -4  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Christian Doidge          29 29 29 29 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       COV HIB
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           3   0
Shots On Target    8   1
Shots              9   2
Saves              1   5
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      64  51
Revenue           67  67

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  COV  N  58.75 137.75 207.05 
  1  HIB  N  61.25 129.62 131.57 
 17  COV  N  51.00 137.75 207.05 
 46  HIB  N  61.25 135.62 140.57 
 61  COV  N  51.00 136.25 204.80 

 Trainer's Report
COV paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Mump Stitchell (COV) just has a twisted ankle.
David Templeton (COV) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Mump Stitchell (COV) only played 17 minutes and could not be coached.
Distinctly Minty (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Boel Jitonio (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Mark Dalgety (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Jimmy ORourke (HIB) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Josef Bursik (HIB) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
John Fraser (HIB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.