Arbroath                                  Annan Athletic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Dragoje Lekovic           25 10  n     GK Petri Jakonen             25 10  n
SW Kenny Burns               19 10  n     SW Stuart Hill               21 10  n
DF Paul McLean               23 10  n     DF Mika Viljanen             23 10  n
DF Mark Reilly               22 10  n     DF Jani Tanska               21 10  n
DF Fraser Richardson         11 10  n     DF Tom Johnston              20 10  n
DF Paolo Maldini              6 10  n     MF Ben Webster               25 10  n
MF Glenn Main                19 10  n     MF Derek Dorm                17 10  n
MF Mehdi Taouil              17 10  n     MF Teppo Tulppu              16 10  n
WG Barry Robson              16 10  n     MF Mo McIntyre               10 10  n
FW Eddie Morrison            23 10  n     FW Ats Purje                 26 10  n
FW Stevie Naismith           14 10  n     FW Danny Daniels             20 10  n

Min 0: Arbroath opens up with a 5-2-3 N while the Athletic will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Massimo Busacca (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 0: David Campbell (ARB) - Good luck Tap (but not too much)
Min 6: Danny Daniels opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Fraser Richardson greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 8: Ats Purje weaves his way through the Arbroath defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot screams past the outstretched arms of Dragoje Lekovic.?GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Tapani Olkku's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: ARB 0 - ANN 1
Min 10: Glenn Main (ARB) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Mika Viljanen (ANN) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 15: Ben Webster almost penetrates Lichties's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Kenny Burns would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 18: Superb sliding block by Mika Viljanen (ANN) denies Barry Robson a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Glenn Main in the Annan box.
Min 29: Teppo Tulppu picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Tom Johnston to chase...
        ...it drops over Paolo Maldini's shoulder and right into Tom Johnston's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Dragoje Lekovic.
Min 30: The ball comes in to the area from Glenn Main...
        ...he rattles it off Petri Jakonen...
        ...Mehdi Taouil (ARB) tries his best to miss and does!
Min 34: Mika Viljanen gets overlapped by Barry Robson (ARB)...
        ...who threads it to Mehdi Taouil...
        ...who knocks it just wide.
Min 45: Tom Short on for Tom Johnston(DF)...
        ...Tom Short will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Arbroath 0 - Annan 1

Min 47: Paul McLean (ARB) does well on the left and crosses towards Mehdi Taouil...
        ...the Moroccan meets it with a neat header...
        ...past Petri Jakonen and into the net GOAL!...
        ...great response from Arbroath...
        ...score now: ARB 1 - ANN 1
Min 51: Tom Short (ANN) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Dragoje Lekovic who makes the save.
Min 59: Now the ball comes to Stevie Naismith (ARB)...
        ...Eddie Morrison has space on the left and Stevie Naismith tries to play him in...
        ...only for Stuart Hill (ANN) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 59: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Danny Daniels (ANN)...
        ...but the impressive Fraser Richardson (ARB) is able to get the ball back to Dragoje Lekovic.
Min 60: Scott Morrison on for Dragoje Lekovic(GK)...
        ...Scott Morrison will play GK.
Min 60: Frank Beattie on for Kenny Burns(SW)...
        ...Frank Beattie will play DF.
Min 60: Willie Culley on for Stevie Naismith(FW)...
        ...Willie Culley will play FW.
Min 60: Danny Dunglinson on for Derek Dorm(MF)...
        ...Danny Dunglinson will play MF.
Min 60: Brian Dick on for Danny Daniels(FW)...
        ...Brian Dick will play FW.
Min 64: Danny Dunglinson (ANN) booked for what looked like an unintentional trip.  The strict Ref holds aloft a Yellow Card.
Min 79: Danny Dunglinson (ANN) nods the ball down for Teppo Tulppu on the edge of the box...
        ...Teppo Tulppu takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Scott Morrison rushes of his line...
        ...Teppo Tulppu gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Mark Reilly (ARB)!
Min 81: A superb strike from Teppo Tulppu (ANN)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: ARB 1 - ANN 2
Min 81: ANN now playing Stall
Min 85: Mo McIntyre (ANN) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Fraser Richardson (ARB) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 89: The ball is hooked on towards Willie Culley (ARB)...
        ...who takes on Tom Short on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Glenn Main...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot that floats just wide.


FINAL SCORE: Arbroath 1 - Annan 2


Man Of The Match: Teppo Tulppu (ANN)

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Dragoje Lekovic           25 25 25 11  6  n  0  2  0  0 60  6
GK Scott Morrison             9  9  9  4  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
SW Kenny Burns               19 19 19 13  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Mark Reilly               22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paul McLean               23 23 23 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Fraser Richardson         11 11 11  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Paolo Maldini              6  6  6  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank Beattie             21 21 21 16  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Mehdi Taouil              17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  1  3 90  6
MF Glenn Main                19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Barry Robson              16 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Eddie Morrison            23 23 23 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Stevie Naismith           14 14 14 14  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW Willie Culley             25 25 25 25  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

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 Petri Jakonen             25 25 25 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Stuart Hill               21 21 21 14  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jani Tanska               21 21 21 16  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tom Johnston              20 20 20 16  7  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
DF Mika Viljanen             23 23 23 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tom Short                 19 19 19 15  7  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Derek Dorm                17 17 17 17  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Mo McIntyre               10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ben Webster               25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Teppo Tulppu              16 16 16 14  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
MF Danny Dunglinson          10 10 10  9  8  n  4  0  0  0 30  6
FW Ats Purje                 26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Danny Daniels             20 20 20 20  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
FW Brian Dick                13 13 13 13  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6

Statistics       ARB ANN
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           1   2
Shots On Target    1   4
Shots              4   4
Saves              2   0
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      66  72
Revenue           77  77

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ARB  N  50.00 118.00 120.90 
  1  ANN  N  53.00 131.73 125.73 
 46  ANN  N  52.50 130.73 125.48 
 61  ARB  N  49.80 120.00 133.00 
 61  ANN  N  52.50 127.23 113.23 
 82  ANN  S  52.50 164.73  59.98 

 Trainer's Report
ARB paid 80k for a Home Bonus of 13.
Mark Reilly (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Stevie Naismith (ARB) played 60 minutes and earned a TP.
ANN has spent 2 CP to raise their OTF to 8.
Teppo Tulppu (ANN) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.