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Old 03-06-2018, 06:19 PM   #9
Izulde
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Join Date: Sep 2004
@ Overtown Thistle (12th)
G: Lucas Birnstingl
D: Grey/Connor Lyall (Training)/Lewis Kinnaird (Training)/Callum Hill
DM: Luidgi Hoareau (Training)
MC: Barna Tott/Grant Thomson
AMC: Gary Kelman
ST: Jack Currie/Lucas Dinis

13 - Thomson on the corner, and finally Hoareau scores his first Cambria goal! 1-0

18 - Thomson with two clutch interceptions here, the last resulting in pass to Tott for flareout right to Hill, who is still hurt but we have no DRs. The cross is headed away, but a twisting Kelman leaps in the air to counter with a header of his own, and Currie keeps it in the air, nodding it in over the keeper who is foolishly still out 2-0

43 - Birnstingl's goal kick hits Dinis, but he's floored almost immediately. Tott grabs the loose ball and kicks it back to Hoareau. Stunning rainbow ball into the right side of the box, and Currie drills the diagonal 3-0

50 - We're working that middle until Hill takes the outlet pass. Back in the middle to Thomson and it's a straight line from him to Kelman to Currie in the box. Hat trick shot is good!!!! 4-0

60 - Tott to Kelman. Defender runs in to slide, but he's a half-second too late, as the ball's already passed into box space. Dinis, thrilled to be playing striker again, wins the race and adds to the carnage 6-0



Hell of a DC debut by Lewis Kinnaird there. We're in first on goal differential. We also tweaked the AF role Jack Currie formerly played on the right side to Poacher to benefit Lucas Dinis.

vs Rothesay Brandanes (13th)
G: Lucas Birnstingl
D: Grey/Connor Lyall (Training)/Lewis Kinnaird (Training)/Callum Hill
DM: Luidgi Hoareau (Training)
MC: Barna Tott/Grant Thomson
AMC: Gary Kelman
ST: Jack Currie/Lucas Dinis

56 - Two blown sitters by Currie in the first half, and he's been trash in the second, too. Fortunately, we get an own goal here to put us on the board 1-0

63 - Hill throws in to Tott, and Currie romperstomps the defender to get the ball. Should have been a foul call there TBH. He threads the ball between two defenders in the box, and a left step by waiting Dinis results in a drilled shot. 2-0

66 - We keep working that middle up and down their half of the pitch. Finally, Hoareau passes to Thomson for a gorgeous ground strike all the way into the box. Dinis is first in the foot race, and converting his second goal is easy 3-0

Although Lucas Dinis (8.8) won PotM, Lucas Birnstingl had his best game for us - lights out with an 8.4 shutout. 8.7 for Grant Thomson, 8.2 for Gary Kelman, and 8.0 for Luidgi Hoareau.

Another hype fest for Luidgi Hoareau, and at this point, I'm going to go ahead and say you should sign him for the sub-league dynasties. He's in the default file it appears, as I'm not running the French mod - just the Scottish one.

vs Dunoon AFC (15th)
G: Lucas Birnstingl
D: Grey/Connor Lyall (Training)/Lewis Kinnaird (Training)/Callum Hill
DM: Luidgi Hoareau (Training)
MC: Barna Tott/Grant Thomson
AMC: Gary Kelman
ST: Jack Currie/Lucas Dinis

7 - Tott to Thomson to Dinis. The kid is driving into a wall of defenders on the right side, when he puts it back in the middle to Kelman. Pristine box entry pass, and Currie out-runs everyone for the easy goal. 1-0

30 - Still feels weird to see Kinnaird at DC, but he passes to Tott for the forward to Currie. Audacious 30 yard strike is shoved aside, but Kelman darts forth out of nowhere to sink the rebound and score his first Cambria goal!!!! 2-0

79 - Dinis draws a PK, and Lyall's shot bounces off the keeper's hand into the net. I haven't formalized my set piece takers because nobody's good enough in those areas for me to bother 3-0

80 - We've had problems clearing all day long 3-1

Gary Kelman is the man of the hour at 9.0, with Jack Currie his primary support at 7.4. Pretty lackluster win overall, but we'll take it. We're now 3 points and so much GD ahead we're golden. 320 people showed up to this Fan Day event.



That's 2.4 goals a game. Yeah, we're great.

@ Westerlands (9th)
G: Lucas Birnstingl
D: Grey/Connor Lyall (Training)/Lewis Kinnaird (Training)/Callum Hill
DM: Luidgi Hoareau (Training)
MC: Barna Tott/Grant Thomson
AMC: Gary Kelman
ST: Jack Currie/Lucas Dinis

24 - Tott out right to Hill and the ball bounces as it hits the box, landing at Currie's feet for a goal. 1-0

26 - Immediate answer on the free kick. Nobody fucking moved 1-1

30 - Clutch bomb clearance by Hoareau to Dinis on the left side. He plays it ahead into space when pressure comes. Currie breaks left off his man to get it and the defender doesn't follow. That's a mistake as he strolls into the box and fires a hard shot to go back up! It's his 20th goal of the year, and he's been precisely the best striker I expected him to be. 2-1

34 - Bullshit! Currie was absolutely onsides!

47 - Just before half, Dinis is knocked off with an injury. Kinnaird moves into the spot and a grey guy comes in at DC

49 - Still in the first half, Tott has a terrific takeaway, then is the outlet guy when Kelman is being triple-teamed. He blasts the ball out left for Currie to get. On the cross, Kelman takes a step forward for the short-range sniper goal! 3-1

73 - Seriously, how the fuck do you let them score when you have three defenders on their dude?! 3-2

80 - Hoareau has an amazing interception of a throw-in in the box, but he can't convert. So we backpedal until Thomson taps it to Tott for the give to Kelman. Our opponents do have a case for the ensuing feed to Currie and shot being offsides, but I'm considering this a makeup call 4-2

Jack Currie (9.5), Gary Kelman (9.0), and Callum Hill (7.9) bailed us out on a night our DCs were absolute shit.

Lucas Dinis is out 2-3 months. Welp. Connor Lyall is mad about being played out of position. The talk goes horribly. Oh well! He'll get over it.
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