FFO2 Premiership, Arsenal vs. Manchester United (Mon Oct 23)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester United
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  4-1-2-3-0 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Steve Outten
                                       |
                       D_Henderson GK  |  GK J_Oblak
                           J_Gomez DF  |  DF M_De_Ligt
                         T_Malacia DF  |  DF J_Cancelo
                     A_Christensen DF  |  DF Lis_Martinez
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                       M_Locatelli DM  |  DM R_Gravenberch
                          K_Thuram MF  |  MF F_Valverde
                             Pedri AM  |  MF C_Nkunku
                            N_Pepe AM  |  AM B_Saka
                          A_Correa FW  |  AM Ansu_Fati
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  AM K_Adeyemi
                                       |
                          E_Audero SUB |  SUB L_Nicholls
                            C_Tilt SUB |  SUB P_Hincapie
                          M_Ritter SUB |  SUB B_M_Indi
                           J_Obita SUB |  SUB A_Elanga
                          R_Sallai SUB |  SUB A_Morgan




Min. 2  :(ars) Pedri plays the early ball across the box to find F_Chiesa in space 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the chance! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 3  :(ars) T_Malacia spots A_Correa who is in acres of space 
          ...  A_Correa with a thundering shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 3  :(ars) N_Pepe with a one-touch layoff to K_Thuram 
          ...  M_De_Ligt is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 4  :(mnu) Ansu_Fati jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A_Christensen with the block 
Min. 5  :(mnu) C_Nkunku with a 30-yard pass to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  A_Christensen takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 5  :(ars) M_Locatelli looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Correa 
          ...  J_Cancelo with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the spot kick 
          ...  He sends J_Oblak the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  Steve Outten is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Manchester United...
Min. 7  :(mnu) J_Cancelo looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  K_Adeyemi chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But D_Henderson gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ansu_Fati hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Valverde rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Manchester United have pulled level! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 8  :(mnu) J_Cancelo finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  J_Cancelo attempts to nutmeg D_Henderson! 
          ...  D_Henderson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 13 :(mnu) B_Saka sidesteps J_Kounde 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Gomez 
Min. 16 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt curls the ball out wide to C_Nkunku 
          ...  C_Nkunku with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  That's put Manchester United in front! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United ...
Min. 17 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Pedri will now play as a FW 
Min. 17 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  N_Pepe will now play as a FW 
Min. 17 :(mnu) C_Nkunku looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to B_Saka 
          ...  J_Gomez beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 21 :(ars) K_Thuram finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  K_Thuram uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The Arsenal fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Arsenal have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Manchester United ...
Min. 24 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Gomez takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 25 :(ars) N_Pepe sprints past M_De_Ligt 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Cancelo and it had to be 
Min. 25 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati barges M_Locatelli off the ball 
          ...  M_Locatelli moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 29 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Kounde 
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Nkunku! 
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Henderson 
Min. 30 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with the nod to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  J_Gomez wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 31 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 31 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 32 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt with a glorious long pass to B_Saka 
          ...  But T_Malacia comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 34 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  Lis_Martinez with the chance! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(ars) M_Locatelli is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  That's put Arsenal into the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United ...
Min. 36 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 36 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  K_Adeyemi will now play as a FW 
Min. 36 :(ars) F_Chiesa takes advantage of a mistake by J_Cancelo 
          ...  J_Cancelo does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 36 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Christensen 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Nkunku! 
          ...  C_Nkunku attempts a lob! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 37 :(mnu) B_Saka barges A_Correa off the ball 
          ...  What a shot from B_Saka! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ansu_Fati dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Malacia gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 38 :(ars) N_Pepe with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  N_Pepe with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 38 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves A_Christensen behind 
          ...  Lis_Martinez hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 40 :(ars) M_Locatelli sidesteps Lis_Martinez 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Locatelli attempts a lob! 
          ...  But J_Oblak parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 41 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Nkunku 
          ...  C_Nkunku hits the ball first time! 
          ...  D_Henderson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 42 :(ars) K_Thuram can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  K_Thuram drives it low! 
          ...  J_Oblak has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Oblak reacts well to save!! 
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Cancelo takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Nkunku 
          ...  J_Kounde cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Ansu_Fati will now play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati sprints past T_Malacia 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  An audacious effort from Ansu_Fati! 
          ...  D_Henderson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Henderson reacts well to save!! 
Min. 46 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_Saka 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Gomez 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United

Min. 48 :(ars) M_Locatelli is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa must beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 51 :(mnu) T_Nianzou with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Kounde 
          ...  Blocked by T_Malacia 
Min. 52 :(ars) A_Christensen hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  F_Chiesa latches onto it! 
          ...  F_Chiesa tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 52 :(mnu) C_Nkunku pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Locatelli wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 53 :(mnu) R_Gravenberch gets to the byline and finds B_Saka with a beautiful cross 
          ...  B_Saka lobs D_Henderson! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him! 
Min. 55 :(ars) K_Thuram with a probing pass to M_Locatelli 
          ...  But Lis_Martinez slides in 
Min. 58 :(ars) K_Thuram kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from N_Pepe! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Kounde flights it in! 
          ...  Lis_Martinez reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 61 :(ars) M_Locatelli is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a thundering drive! 
          ...  J_Oblak with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 64 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Kounde does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Elanga 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Valverde 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Hincapie 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Nianzou 
Min. 66 :(ars) A_Correa brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Thuram gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Thuram looks to see where J_Oblak is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But J_Oblak makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 66 :(mnu) C_Nkunku dribbles past J_Kounde 
          ...  C_Nkunku hits a great shot! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 67 :(mnu) A_Elanga beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Christensen cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 68 :(ars) N_Pepe is through on goal 
          ...  N_Pepe cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 68 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  K_Thuram bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 70 :(ars) A_Christensen plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Locatelli 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Locatelli! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 70 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Saka latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Saka with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  D_Henderson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to Lis_Martinez 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 71 :(ars) T_Malacia crosses into the box, finding J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 71 :(mnu) C_Nkunku is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  Ansu_Fati with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Elanga has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Henderson! 
          ...  N_Pepe hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 73 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Gravenberch 
          ...  R_Gravenberch could have let it bounce! 
          ...  D_Henderson won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Chiesa 
Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 76 :(ars) R_Sallai storms past his marker 
          ...  M_De_Ligt with a nasty foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  Pedri drives it in 
          ...  J_Oblak won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 77 :(ars) J_Kounde plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Sallai 
          ...  R_Sallai with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 77 :(mnu) B_Saka leaves Pedri standing 
          ...  B_Saka with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for D_Henderson 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  D_Henderson looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 80 :(ars) M_Locatelli with a simple pass to R_Sallai 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Hincapie and it had to be 
Min. 80 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Christensen with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 81 :(ars) J_Gomez plays it forward to R_Sallai 
          ...  Well intercepted by C_Nkunku 
Min. 83 :(mnu) C_Nkunku backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Ansu_Fati gets on the end of it 
          ...  Ansu_Fati has a dig at goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 85 :(mnu) P_Hincapie is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi looks to see where D_Henderson is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(mnu) R_Gravenberch with an early cross to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  J_Gomez with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Locatelli
Scorers              : F_Chiesa (5 pen), K_Thuram (21), N_Pepe (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Pepe (72), J_Gomez (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : C_Nkunku (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Valverde (7), C_Nkunku (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_De_Ligt (3), J_Cancelo (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :          17        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       17
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Final Score          : Arsenal 3 - 2 Manchester United
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Henderson    GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  21  18   7  29 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  93  12  -2
T_Malacia      DF   1  20  17   7  28 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
A_Christensen  DF   1  20  16  11  19 |  94   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  32   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  20  15  11  27 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  17  13
M_Locatelli    DM   1  17  21  14  27 |  94   0   2   5   1   2   0   0   0   0  46  74  28
K_Thuram       MF   1  16  21   7  27 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  24  22  92
Pedri          FW   1  11  19  16  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   8
N_Pepe         FW   1   2  19  18  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  11  44
A_Correa       FW   1   4  20  19  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  18  21  22 |  78   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
E_Audero       GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tilt         DF   1  11   7   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ritter       MF   1   4  11   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Obita        MF   1   8  11   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  16  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Oblak        GK  23   1   1   1  19 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  22  16   5  28 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  70  -2
J_Cancelo      DF   1  21  18   7  22 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  36  26  15
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  20  17  11  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  39
T_Nianzou      DF   1  20  17   6  28 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gravenberch  DM   1  17  20   7  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  17
F_Valverde     MF   1  16  20  13  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
C_Nkunku       MF   1   9  21  16  26 |  94   0   1   5   0   5   1   0   0   0  31  55  76
B_Saka         AM   1   2  20  18  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   3  18  21  22 |  94   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  78  21
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   5  15  22  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
L_Nicholls     GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hincapie     DF   1  19  17   2  27 |  26   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  15   0
B_M_Indi       DF   1  13   7   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Elanga       FW   1   6  19  17  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morgan       FW   1   1   7  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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