Annan Athletic Albion Rovers
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Wern Side 32 10 n GK Gracie 39 9 n
SW Ever Rest 25 9 n SW Caleb Williams 22 10 n
DF High-Cup Nick 29 9 n DF Nick Bosa 26 10 n
DF A. Brasiliensis 29 9 n DF Alan Archibald 25 7 n
DF Inis Pocket 26 8 n DF Alan Hutton 21 7 n
MF Epic Stan 29 8 n MF Hector Bellerin 17 6 n
MF Matter Horn 25 10 n MF Josh Allen 15 7 n
MF Sgurr Alasdair 25 9 n WG Grace 33 7 n
WG B. Cereus 29 9 n WG Ruby 27 8 n
FW Mownt Taranaki 37 9 n FW Devante Adams 36 9 n
FW L. Lactis 33 9 n FW Rubes 29 6 n
Min 0: Annan opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Wee Rovers will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is David Blair (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 0: John McCarthy (LIV) - ANN of Div 3 look to have EL ready for
an assault on the cup
Min 1: Inis Pocket (ANN) starts marking Grace (ALB).
Min 4: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Devante Adams (ALB)...
...but the impressive High-Cup Nick (ANN) is able to get the ball back to Wern Side.
Min 15: Alan Hutton heads away...
...Sgurr Alasdair (ANN) knocks it back in with a header...
...and L. Lactis drills it on goal but its saved by Gracie .
Min 16: Sgurr Alasdair (ANN) looks up and spots High-Cup Nick arriving in the box...
...the Scotsman tees up High-Cup Nick for the shot...
...the ball falls into into the arms Gracie ...
...Sgurr Alasdair should have done better with that.
Min 29: Mownt Taranaki is freed 30 yards out...
...takes a few steps forward...
...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Gracie .
Min 30: Nick Bosa (ALB) is booked for a challenge on Mownt Taranaki.
Min 35: Annan break quickly with High-Cup Nick...
...he only has Gracie to beat...
...great save by Gracie but the ball falls to B. Cereus...
...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Gracie .
Min 36: Epic Stan (ANN) finds L. Lactis...
...but he hesitates and Alan Archibald (ALB) is able to make the tackle.
Min 42: Great tackle by Ever Rest (ANN)...
...to prevent Rubes (ALB) from latching onto Devante Adams's pass.
Min 45: Deion Sanders on for Alan Hutton(DF)...
...Deion Sanders will play DF.
Min 45: Jim Jeffries on for Rubes(FW)...
...Jim Jeffries will play FW.
HALFTIME SCORE: Annan 0 - Albion 0
Min 49: Annan gives the ball away and Jim Jeffries gathers...
...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Wern Side.
Min 54: Lovely chip from Sgurr Alasdair (ANN)...
...Mownt Taranaki was brave...
...and can't get it past the onrushing Gracie .
Min 55: Epic Stan (ANN) weaves on the edge of the box...
...little pass to A. Brasiliensis...
...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
...Gracie comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear.
Min 55: Ruby (ALB) 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 Albion have broken the deadlock...
...score now: ANN 0 - ALB 1
Min 62: Mownt Taranaki (ANN) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
...an emphatic finish for Matter Horn with a half volley on the penalty area...
...but its just knocked wide by Gracie .
Min 62: Jim Jeffries breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
...and puts Josh Allen on the attack down the right...
...the American cuts inside, evades A. Brasiliensis's challenge...
...and flights the ball towards the goal but Wern Side is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 66: Athletic build down the left...
...L. Lactis sends a cross to the middle...
...Epic Stan beats Deion Sanders to the ball...
...and hooks a left-footer right at Gracie who catches the ball.
Min 69: Jim Jeffries (ALB) collects the ball from Alan Archibald on the corner of the penalty area...
...shrugs off a challenge...
...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Wern Side for a big save!
Min 73: L. Lactis (ANN) has a shot...
...Gracie parries...
...L. Lactis gets onto it again...
...and Gracie 's second block falls for Matter Horn...
...who half-volleys in GOAL!...
...great response from Annan...
...score now: ANN 1 - ALB 1
Min 74: The ball comes in to the area from Mownt Taranaki...
...he rattles it off Gracie ...
...Matter Horn (ANN) pauses and shoots but Gracie recovers and the big eejit makes the save.
Min 78: L. Lactis (ANN) collects on that right flank...
...his cross ricochets to the Englishman striker A. Brasiliensis...
...whose finish is saved by Gracie .
Min 82: B. Cereus (ANN) sidesteps to make space for himself...
...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
...which Gracie is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 82: A superb strike from Hector Bellerin (ALB)...
...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
...but its caught by the alert Athletic goalie Wern Side.
Min 85: Mownt Taranaki (ANN) rides a challenge in midfield...
...flicks the ball through the Albion defense to Epic Stan...
...who races towards goal...
...Gracie rushes off his line and Epic Stan slots the ball around him...
...off the post and back into the hands of Gracie !
Min 88: Devante Adams (ALB) takes the ball into the Athletic half...
...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Ruby...
...who slips it past Wern Side. GOAL!...
...what an amazing goal! Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
...score now: ANN 1 - ALB 2
FINAL SCORE: Annan 1 - Albion 2
Man Of The Match: Gracie (ALB)
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 32 32 32 14 4 n 0 4 0 0 90 6
SW Ever Rest 25 25 25 17 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Inis Pocket 26 26 0 20 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF High-Cup Nick 29 29 29 23 3 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF A. Brasiliensis 29 29 29 23 3 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
MF Matter Horn 25 25 25 22 4 n 0 0 1 3 90 6
MF Epic Stan 29 29 29 26 2 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
MF Sgurr Alasdair 25 25 25 22 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
WG B. Cereus 29 29 29 26 3 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
FW L. Lactis 33 33 33 33 3 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
FW Mownt Taranaki 37 37 37 37 3 n 0 0 0 2 90 6
Albion Rovers
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Gracie 39 39 39 17 3 n 0 12 0 0 90 9
SW Caleb Williams 22 22 22 15 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
DF Nick Bosa 26 26 26 20 4 n 4 0 0 0 90 0
DF Alan Archibald 25 25 25 20 1 n 0 0 0 0 90 5
DF Alan Hutton 21 21 21 16 4 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
DF Deion Sanders 17 17 17 13 5 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF Josh Allen 15 15 15 13 1 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Hector Bellerin 17 17 17 15 0 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
WG Ruby 27 27 27 24 2 n 0 0 2 2 90 8
WG Grace 33 33 8 29 1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Rubes 29 29 29 29 3 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
FW Devante Adams 36 36 36 36 3 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Jim Jeffries 23 23 23 23 1 n 0 0 0 2 45 6
Statistics ANN ALB
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Halftime 0 0
Fulltime 1 2
Shots On Target 13 6
Shots 13 6
Saves 4 12
Offsides 0 0
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 0 1
Red Cards 0 0
Avg SL% Used 80 66
Revenue 86 86
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 ANN N 54.00 187.44 236.79
1 ALB E 58.00 115.84 173.09
46 ALB E 56.00 111.84 166.09
Trainer's Report
ANN paid 120k for a Home Bonus of 40.
Crabby Wilkins (ANN) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Caleb Williams (ALB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Deion Sanders (ALB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
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