Tigers GK CL_Warrington DF BE_Force DF MJ_Deane DF SM_Morgan DF AJ_O'Driscoll DM IV_Narang MF K_Fung MF CJ_Evans MF BR_Hall FW BJ_Gemmell FW LO_Townsend GK AN_Couch DF IT_Lee DF ER_Starris MF TT_Tiger FW BFP_Kirk Bandits GK AD_Hunt DF CJ_Downes DF JE_McGrath DF HT_Davis DF JJ_Ritchie DM AJ_Son MF J_McDougal MF BJT_Manera AM L_Popovic FW SA_Humble FW TA_Miokovic GK DN_Boland DF NG_Scott DF RDP_Wheelson MF JP_Anraad FW DA_Alessi
Another vitally important game for both sides. If the Tigers win there becomes a comfortable gap between the sides. However, if the Bandits win they'll leap frog the Tigers and it will likely be a hotly contested run in until the end of the season to secure the Grand Final spot. The Bandits come into this match severely weakened. The big 2 losses are that of James and Cambridge. Both were integral parts of their side when they lifted the title last season and are up there with the top midfielders in the game. To lose both for the same match is a bitter blow. Popovic and McDougal, the likely replacements, both look like good talents and should perform well, whether they quite have enough to fill the big gap left behind we'll have to wait and see. MP_Chung will also be sitting in the stands for the Bandits, however they have a more ready made replacement sitting in the wings to cover him in McGrath. The Tigers will only be missing S_Das for this match and after very poor performances may would probably question whether he'd have made the starting line-up for this week anyway. Hall and Fung have looked very strong in midfield for the Tigers and they'll no doubt be looking to take advantage of James and Cambridge being missing. BFP_Kirk and BJ_Gemmell will likely be the 2 who'll be battling for that strikers spot after both netting 3 goals in the reserves this season. The 2 main areas where this game will probably be won or lost are whether or not Popovic and McDougal can step up and whether the Tigers defense sorts itself out. Miokovic and Humble will be very eager to test them out.
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Code: Min. 8 :(tig) IV_Narang looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to BJ_Gemmell ... BJ_Gemmell curls the ball in on goal ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 11 :(bnd) TA_Miokovic pulls it back to SA_Humble ... Cleared by BE_Force
Code: Min. 20 :(tig) LO_Townsend jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to BJ_Gemmell ... BJ_Gemmell with the crafty shot! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... AD_Hunt looks relieved there! Min. 24 :(tig) LO_Townsend finds K_Fung on the edge of the box ... J_McDougal with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 26 :(bnd) AJ_Son gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Popovic ... But AJ_O'Driscoll slides in two footed. ... V_Kassai has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 29 :(tig) BJ_Gemmell plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... BJ_Gemmell with a powerful downward header! ... But AD_Hunt punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 29 :(bnd) JE_McGrath plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... TA_Miokovic decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... IV_Narang wins the ball well ... V_Kassai has given a free kick ... [B]YELLOW CARD!![/B] ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... [B]FREE KICK[/B] ... HT_Davis shapes to shoot ... He plays it to SA_Humble instead ... SA_Humble hits the ball first time! ... CL_Warrington with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 30 :(bnd) TA_Miokovic leaves MJ_Deane standing ... But AJ_O'Driscoll with the fine tackle
Code: Min. 31 :(tig) MJ_Deane is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to BR_Hall ... HT_Davis slices it ... AD_Hunt moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... [B]CORNER! [/B] ... BJ_Gemmell hits it towards the far post! ... AD_Hunt comes out and claims it! Min. 31 :(tig) LO_Townsend with a burst of pace ... AJ_Son with a deliberate foul ... V_Kassai will want to speak to him ... V_Kassai reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... [B]YELLOW CARD!! [/B] Min. 32 :(tig) BJ_Gemmell breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on AD_Hunt! ... JJ_Ritchie brings him down in the area! ... He could be off!! ... V_Kassai calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... [B]YELLOW CARD!![/B] ... [B]PENALTY !![/B] ... BR_Hall with the spot kick ... He sends AD_Hunt the wrong way ... Clinical Penalty ... [B]GOAL!![/B] ... Tigers go in front now with that goal! ... Tigers 1-0 Bandits... Min. 35 :(bnd) HT_Davis nutmegs SM_Morgan, he continues to run forward ... Excellent sliding challenge from BE_Force Min. 37 :(bnd) AJ_Son is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to L_Popovic ... AJ_O'Driscoll with a superb challenge ... V_Kassai has given the free kick the other way! ... V_Kassai calls him over! ... [B]YELLOW CARD![/B] [B]Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on[/B] Min. 45 :(tig) SM_Morgan runs forward ... But CJ_Downes slides in Min. 46 :(bnd) SA_Humble sidesteps K_Fung ... That was too easy ... BE_Force body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!!
************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Tigers - 1 Scorers : BR_Hall (32 pen) Booked : IV_Narang (29), AJ_O'Driscoll (37) Bandits - 0 Booked : AJ_Son (31), JJ_Ritchie (32)
Code: Min. 47 :(tig) BR_Hall moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to IV_Narang ... IV_Narang looks to see where AD_Hunt is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But AD_Hunt hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 58 :(tig) BR_Hall finds MJ_Deane in acres of space ... MJ_Deane with the attempt at goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... AD_Hunt never had a chance! Min. 58 :(bnd) AJ_Son with an in swinging cross to J_McDougal ... BE_Force brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! [B]Min. 60 :(bnd) NG_Scott takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace JE_McGrath as DF [/B] Min. 60 :(bnd) AJ_Son brings the ball into the opposing area ... JJ_Ritchie makes himself available ... JJ_Ritchie cracks a laser towards goal ! ... [B]GOAL !![/B] ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Tigers 1-1 Bandits ...
Code: Min. 62 :(tig) CJ_Evans looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to SM_Morgan ... BJT_Manera cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 65 :(tig) K_Fung sprints past the defender ... A powerful shot by K_Fung ! ... It's way wide ... The Bandits fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 65 :(bnd) BJT_Manera finds L_Popovic with a perfectly weighted pass ... BJ_Gemmell wins the ball with ease ... V_Kassai saw something no-one else did ... Shown a [B]YELLOW CARD!![/B] Min. 66 :(bnd) CJ_Downes crosses into the box, finding SA_Humble ... MJ_Deane plays it back ... CL_Warrington slips!! ... It goes just wide ... [B]CORNER![/B] ... L_Popovic chips the ball in towards the far post! ... SM_Morgan reads it well and clears the danger Min. 67 :(bnd) L_Popovic is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_McDougal ... J_McDougal pounds a rocket on goal ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! [B]Min. 70 :(bnd) JP_Anraad comes on for J_McDougal and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 70 :(bnd) DA_Alessi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace TA_Miokovic ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off [/B] [B]Min. 70 :(bnd) AD_Hunt pulls up ... That looks like his hamstring went ... He wont be able to continue!! ... The Manager has already made his 3 subs! ... They will have to play a man down! Min. 70 :(bnd) It appears HT_Davis is playing as a GK[/B] Min. 72 :(tig) BR_Hall with electric pace ... He eases past JJ_Ritchie ... BJT_Manera stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... [B]YELLOW CARD!! [/B] ... He was unlucky to be booked for that
Code: Min. 78 :(tig) BJ_Gemmell looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to MJ_Deane ... MJ_Deane sees HT_Davis off his line ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 78 :(bnd) SA_Humble with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... SA_Humble hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 79 :(bnd) SA_Humble with the header on ... He finds BJT_Manera in space ... SM_Morgan reads the play well Min. 83 :(tig) BR_Hall has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past NG_Scott ... He knocks it to LO_Townsend! ... LO_Townsend with a blistering shot ! ... It floats over HT_Davis ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 84 :(bnd) JP_Anraad with the deft touch ... He takes it past K_Fung ... He knocks it to JJ_Ritchie! ... JJ_Ritchie with the drive! ... CL_Warrington with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 85 :(bnd) AJ_Son with a reverse pass to DA_Alessi ... DA_Alessi swings in the shot! ... Over the bar Min. 87 :(tig) BJ_Gemmell turns past AJ_Son ... He has created space for himself now ... NG_Scott with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... V_Kassai tries to calm him down [B]Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on[/B] Min. 91 :(tig) K_Fung with a glorious long pass to IV_Narang ... IV_Narang attempts to nutmeg HT_Davis! ... But HT_Davis dives to his left ... I think HT_Davis just got a hand on that one ... V_Kassai has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 92 :(tig) BJ_Gemmell back heels to find LO_Townsend in space ... LO_Townsend attempts a lob! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Bandits fans taunt him! ************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Stats Code: Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tigers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : BR_Hall Scorers : BR_Hall (32 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : IV_Narang (29), AJ_O'Driscoll (37), BJ_Gemmell (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bandits Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : AJ_Son (Man of the Match) Scorers : JJ_Ritchie (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : AJ_Son (31), JJ_Ritchie (32), BJT_Manera (72) Injured : AD_Hunt (70) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tigers | Bandits Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 16 | 13 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Tigers 1 - 1 Bandits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Player Stats Code: Player Statistics - Tigers Name Pos Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red ------------------------------------------------------ CL_Warrington GK 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BE_Force DF 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 MJ_Deane DF 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 SM_Morgan DF 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 AJ_O'Driscoll DF 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 IV_Narang DM 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 K_Fung MF 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 CJ_Evans MF 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 BR_Hall MF 94 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 BJ_Gemmell FW 94 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 LO_Townsend FW 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bandits Name Pos Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red ------------------------------------------------------ AD_Hunt GK 71 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CJ_Downes DF 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 JE_McGrath DF 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 HT_Davis GK 94 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 JJ_Ritchie DF 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 AJ_Son DM 94 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 J_McDougal MF 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 BJT_Manera MF 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 L_Popovic AM 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 SA_Humble FW 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 TA_Miokovic FW 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NG_Scott DF 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JP_Anraad MF 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DA_Alessi FW 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Player Ratings Code: Tigers CL_Warrington 6 BE_Force 6 MJ_Deane 6 SM_Morgan 6 AJ_O'Driscoll 6 IV_Narang 6 K_Fung 5 CJ_Evans 4 BR_Hall 7 BJ_Gemmell 7 LO_Townsend 6 Bandits AD_Hunt 7 CJ_Downes 5 JE_McGrath 5 HT_Davis 6 JJ_Ritchie 7 AJ_Son 8 J_McDougal 6 BJT_Manera 6 L_Popovic 4 SA_Humble 6 TA_Miokovic 5 NG_Scott 4 JP_Anraad 6 DA_Alessi 5