Lousy Birds		Martial Diamonds
Normal	Tactics	Normal
54%	Possession	46%
44%	Play in the half	56%
12	Shots	9
1	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
19.5	average mark	17.9
average	Shooting	weak
poor	Passing	unsatisfactory
unsatisfactory	Defending	hopeless

11 minute.
Bayly has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Breslin comes on to the pitch.

24 minute.
Brogan just manages to reach the ball first. Brogan passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Dull takes over possession. Coutts-Smith cleverly intercepts the pass. Coutts-Smith shoots. Moran miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

26 minute.
Cousins takes over possession. Cousins makes a sublime pass. Dykes just manages to reach the ball first. Ivy wins the ball from behind. Ivy takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

28 minute.
Lockerbie plays the ball through. Ivy takes over possession. Ferry takes over possession. Ivy cleverly intercepts the pass. Ivy takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

31 minute.
Lockerbie just manages to reach the ball first. Ellard approaches the ball. Ellard makes an instep pass. Coutts-Smith approaches the ball. Coutts-Smith shoots.
It was close.

41 minute.
Hederman throws the ball in. Cousins just manages to reach the ball first. Dykes just manages to reach the ball first. Cousins approaches the ball. Cousins shoots.
It was close.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Lousy Birds 40%, Martial Diamonds 60%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Lousy Birds - Martial Diamonds 0:0

48 minute.
Hederman approaches the ball. Hederman makes an instep pass. Geoghegan just manages to reach the ball first. Cousins takes over possession. Cousins takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post. Clery palms the ball clear.

52 minute.
Archbold just manages to reach the ball first. Ellard takes over possession. Ellard plays the ball through. Coutts-Smith takes over possession. Coutts-Smith takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

58 minute.
Coutts-Smith ineptly catches the ball. Ellard just manages to reach the ball first. Archbold fouls. Archbold is cautioned.

61 minute.
Geoghegan has problems with catching the ball. Geoghegan makes a one-touch pass. Coutts-Smith just manages to reach the ball first. Coutts-Smith shoots. Moran hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Lousy Birds - Martial Diamonds 1:0

70 minute.
Moran attempts to pass. Dallas just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Cody is guilty of misconduct. Dallas is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Dallas is unable to continue playing. Cousins comes on to the pitch.

90 minute.
Horgan makes a sublime pass. Ellard just manages to reach the ball first. McKeever just manages to reach the ball first. Coutts-Smith cleverly intercepts the pass. Coutts-Smith has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Lousy Birds 49%, Martial Diamonds 51%.
Lousy Birds - Martial Diamonds 1:0