@ 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.