FFO2 Premiership, Arsenal vs. West Ham (Thu Aug 17)


                              Arsenal  |  West Ham
                          5-1-0-2-2 E  |  4-2-3-1 A
                      Darren Humphris  |  Todd Fortune
                                       |
                       D_Henderson GK  |  GK N_Pope
                           J_Gomez DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                         T_Malacia DF  |  DF R_Toloi
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF L_Bade
                     A_Christensen DF  |  DF R_Baku
                         T_Lamptey DF  |  MF I_Bennacer
                       M_Locatelli DM  |  AM T_Cairney
                            N_Pepe AM  |  AM A_Golovin
                         N_Madueke FW  |  AM M_Sabitzer
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  MF Joao_Moutinho
                          A_Correa AM  |  FW R_Malinovskyi
                                       |
                          E_Audero SUB |  SUB P_Rajkovic
                            C_Tilt SUB |  SUB C_Trimmel
                            Thiago SUB |  SUB R_Thomas
                          M_Ritter SUB |  SUB J_Onomah
                          R_Sallai SUB |  SUB J_Bowen




Min. 2  :(ars) N_Pepe drives it across the face of the goal T_Lamptey 
          ...  R_Toloi takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 2  :(whu) Joao_Moutinho holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees C_Soyuncu in space! 
          ...  But A_Christensen slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 5  :(ars) N_Madueke lobs it over the defender 
          ...  R_Baku is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 6  :(whu) M_Sabitzer is too quick for A_Christensen 
          ...  M_Sabitzer tries to chip the ball over D_Henderson! 
          ...  But D_Henderson is equal to it 
Min. 7  :(ars) F_Chiesa sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  F_Chiesa fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the campaign!! 
          ...  Arsenal go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 West Ham ...
Min. 8  :(whu) I_Bennacer runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Joao_Moutinho 
          ...  Joao_Moutinho attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi with the shot! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 West Ham ...
Min. 12 :(ars) T_Malacia fires over a low cross to N_Madueke 
          ...  C_Soyuncu wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(ars) N_Pepe feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Correa runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  L_Bade pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 15 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 15 :(ars) N_Pepe back heels to find F_Chiesa in space 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a thundering volley! 
          ...  N_Pope catches the ball 
Min. 16 :(ars) J_Kounde sidesteps L_Bade 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Kounde fires the shot in! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 18 :(ars) N_Madueke picks out J_Gomez with the cross 
          ...  J_Gomez with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 23 :(ars) A_Correa controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Correa! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 24 :(ars) F_Chiesa lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Gomez latches on to it 
          ...  J_Gomez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 25 :(ars) A defence splitting pass from T_Malacia to J_Kounde 
          ...  C_Soyuncu with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 26 :(ars) F_Chiesa had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The West Ham fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  That's put Arsenal into the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 West Ham ...
Min. 27 :(ars) F_Chiesa gains possession 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 29 :(ars) J_Kounde picks out M_Locatelli with the cross 
          ...  M_Locatelli with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  N_Pope is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Arsenal 3-1 West Ham ...
Min. 30 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham 
          ...  West Ham have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 30 :(ars) N_Madueke has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Soyuncu! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Bade with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 32 :(ars) J_Gomez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  F_Chiesa latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Chiesa shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's his hat-trick! 
          ...  He'll want to take the match ball home with him now! 
          ...  Arsenal 4-1 West Ham ...
Min. 33 :(ars) T_Malacia with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Correa runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Correa hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gomez hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  C_Soyuncu clears the danger 
Min. 33 :(whu) I_Bennacer dribbles past A_Christensen 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  T_Lamptey rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 34 :(ars) A_Correa has broken clear! Just N_Pope to beat! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu brings 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! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  F_Chiesa hits it hard 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Pope dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Pope beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Kounde hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Christensen loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  N_Pope just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 36 :(ars) N_Madueke plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Malacia decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  T_Malacia with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 36 :(whu) D_Henderson with a terrible kick! 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Christensen with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 40 :(ars) T_Lamptey looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 40 :(whu) A_Golovin spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds M_Sabitzer with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Gomez picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(ars) M_Locatelli sidesteps I_Bennacer 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Locatelli! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Arsenal 5-1 West Ham ...
Min. 46 :(ars) M_Locatelli controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  T_Malacia gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Malacia goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 5-1 West Ham

Min. 48 :(ars) A_Correa squares it to J_Gomez 
          ...  J_Gomez hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 50 :(ars) A_Christensen whips the ball across to F_Chiesa 
          ...  R_Baku wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  N_Madueke floats it forward 
          ...  F_Chiesa latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Toloi 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 53 :(ars) N_Madueke flicks it over C_Soyuncu and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  N_Madueke with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 53 :(whu) T_Cairney holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Malinovskyi 
          ...  J_Kounde brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 54 :(whu) A_Golovin takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Toloi 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Gomez 
Min. 56 :(ars) T_Lamptey with a pinpoint pass to J_Gomez 
          ...  R_Toloi wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 57 :(ars) J_Gomez runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Pepe 
          ...  T_Cairney with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  N_Pepe plays it short to A_Christensen 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Christensen! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Correa lofts the ball in! 
          ...  N_Pepe tries to place the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away 
Min. 60 :(ars) A_Correa hits a hard pass to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 60 :(whu) Joao_Moutinho with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to C_Soyuncu 
          ...  D_Henderson goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Darren Humphris looks relieved 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Arsenal 5-2 West Ham...
Min. 63 :(ars) T_Lamptey cuts inside C_Soyuncu 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in F_Chiesa! 
          ...  F_Chiesa bears down on goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 63 :(ars) A_Correa loses his marker 
          ...  R_Toloi lunges in with two feet!! 
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by The Referee 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  T_Malacia shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to F_Chiesa instead 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Bade 
Min. 66 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: Thiago 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 67 :(whu) I_Bennacer with a long pass to R_Toloi 
          ...  J_Gomez with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 68 :(ars) T_Lamptey moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde tries to beat N_Pope from outside the area! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that N_Pope got a touch 
Min. 70 :(whu) L_Bade is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Malinovskyi 
          ...  But M_Locatelli slides in 
Min. 71 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi with a flashy move 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Gomez 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 72 :(ars) Thiago looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Pope dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Pope beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lamptey plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  L_Bade heads it away 
Min. 75 :(ars) J_Kounde runs into space 
          ...  R_Baku wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 76 :(ars) T_Lamptey with a probing through ball N_Madueke 
          ...  R_Toloi hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Christensen rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be N_Pope's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago curls it into the box! 
          ...  N_Pepe makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  N_Pope palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gomez plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to Thiago 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The West Ham fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 77 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Chiesa 
Min. 80 :(ars) A_Christensen holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Thiago 
          ...  Thiago tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  Arsenal 6-2 West Ham ...
Min. 81 :(ars) R_Sallai cuts in on C_Soyuncu's blind side 
          ...  R_Sallai with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 83 :(ars) T_Lamptey beats R_Toloi 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Toloi redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 85 :(ars) N_Pepe puts in A_Christensen 
          ...  A_Christensen uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(ars) R_Sallai finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Baku 
          ...  R_Sallai with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 89 :(whu) T_Cairney finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  T_Cairney with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 91 :(ars) M_Locatelli boots it towards T_Lamptey 
          ...  T_Lamptey hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But N_Pope reaches the ball. Good save 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : F_Chiesa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Chiesa (7,26,32), M_Locatelli (29,44), Thiago (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Gomez (67)
Injured              : N/A
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West Ham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Malinovskyi
Scorers              : R_Malinovskyi (8,60 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Soyuncu (34), R_Baku (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    West Ham
Attempts on Goal     :          33        |       5
Off target           :          16        |       1
On target            :          17        |       4
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       13
Key Passes           :          25        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 6 - 2 West Ham
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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 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  20  18   7  29 |  93   0   3   2   1   3   0   1   0   0  58  48  57
T_Malacia      DF   1  20  17   7  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  42
J_Kounde       DF   1  20  14  11  27 |  93   0   1   1   1   3   0   0   0   0  20  44  47
A_Christensen  DF   1  20  16  10  19 |  93   0   1   2   1   4   0   0   0   0  20  56  56
T_Lamptey      DF   1  19  18  13  22 |  93   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  70  15
M_Locatelli    DM   1  17  20  13  27 |  93   0   1   2   0   3   2   0   0   0  23  24  87
N_Pepe         AM   1   2  18  17  22 |  93   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  56  29
N_Madueke      FW   1   4  17  19  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  17  20  22 |  79   0   0   1   0   7   3   0   0   0   0  15  96
A_Correa       AM   1   4  19  19  26 |  68   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  10
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
Thiago         AM   1   8  20  16  25 |  25   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  40
M_Ritter       MF   1   4  11   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  11  15  25 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18

Player Statistics - West Ham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  21   1   1   1  25 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  19  13   8  23 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  61  -2  -2
R_Toloi        DF   1  20  15  11  27 |  93   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
L_Bade         DF   1  16  10   2  28 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  96  22   0
R_Baku         DF   1  18  13   9  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  -2  -2
I_Bennacer     MF   1  13  19   6  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
T_Cairney      AM   1   3  16  16  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  12
A_Golovin      AM   1   6  18  14  29 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  19  16  23 |  93   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  12
Joao_Moutinho  MF   1   2  17  12  23 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
R_Malinovskyi  FW   1   3  14  20  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  48
P_Rajkovic     GK  16   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Trimmel      DF   1  14  12   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Thomas       DF   1  11   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Onomah       MF   1  10  13   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bowen        FW   1   6  11  19  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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