FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Sunderland (Fri Aug 23)


                      Birmingham City  |  Sunderland
                              5-3-2 A  |  4-4-2 L
                         Freddie Kaye  |  -
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK B_Leno
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF C_Mbemba
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF T_Livramento
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  MF W_Alves
                          A_Witsel DF  |  DF N_Gudelj
                         J_Headley DF  |  DF C_Biraghi
                          B_Diarra MF  |  MF S_Berghuis
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF M_Nunes
                           A_Diouf MF  |  FW Evanilson
                        D_Scarlett FW  |  FW A_Carroll
                        C_Marshall FW  |  MF J_Draxler
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB H_Keto
                         E_Bristow SUB |  SUB S_Rhomas
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB V_Ryabushko
                         S_Terodde SUB |  SUB K_Strootman
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB A_Modeste




Min. 1  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(bir) G_Hall with a 50-yard pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall hits a great shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diouf floats the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for B_Leno, who catches the ball 
Min. 2  :(bir) A_Witsel plays the early ball across the box to find A_Diouf in space 
          ...  A_Diouf with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through B_Leno's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 4  :(bir) A_Witsel nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  C_Mbemba with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  - looks relieved 
          ...  Freddie Kaye is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 6  :(bir) B_Hubner holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees D_Scarlett in space! 
          ...  Evanilson goes in studs first 
          ...  The Birmingham City players are furious! 
          ...  They want the red card to come out! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  A_Diouf hoists it forward 
          ...  C_Marshall gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Marshall flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But B_Leno stops that one easily 
Min. 9  :(bir) B_Hubner puts in G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  B_Leno just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 10 :(sun) S_Berghuis reads the run of A_Carroll 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Carroll! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 10 :(bir) B_Diarra runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Mbemba back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Carroll with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 11 :(bir) G_Hall slips past his marker T_Livramento 
          ...  The ball is whipped into D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  B_Leno was beaten there! 
Min. 11 :(sun) C_Mbemba brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on B_Hubner 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Evanilson! 
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Vydra 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 16 :(bir) P_Vydra has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Mbemba 
          ...  He puts in C_Marshall! 
          ...  C_Marshall has broken clear! Just B_Leno to beat! 
          ...  He's missed it! What happened there?! 
          ...  He's missed that! 
          ...  Aww NOOO!! 
          ...  He's missed that from two yards 
          ...  It looked like it hit the back of the net! 
          ...  What a sitter he has missed! 
Min. 17 :(bir) P_Vydra brushes N_Gudelj aside and breaks free 
          ...  W_Alves gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 17 :(sun) A_Carroll with a pinpoint pass to M_Nunes 
          ...  J_Headley goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 19 :(sun) J_Draxler 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! 
          ...  C_Biraghi receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  C_Biraghi with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 24 :(bir) P_Vydra boots it towards D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett goes for the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  That's put Birmingham City ahead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 25 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 26 :(bir) B_Diarra runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  B_Diarra with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But B_Leno palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 26 :(sun) J_Draxler looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Gudelj 
          ...  N_Gudelj hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Griffiths dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Griffiths beaten! 
Min. 27 :(bir) A_Diouf turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Marshall 
          ...  A skilful effort from C_Marshall! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 28 :(bir) A_Witsel feeds the ball to B_Hubner 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Biraghi 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 29 :(bir) C_Marshall takes advantage of a mistake by C_Biraghi 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  C_Marshall belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  B_Leno with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Hall lofts the ball in! 
          ...  C_Biraghi with a great clearance! 
Min. 29 :(bir) G_Hall changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Hubner 
          ...  W_Alves with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 30 :(sun) M_Nunes is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 31 :(bir) B_Hubner finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Gudelj 
          ...  B_Hubner with the shot on net! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 33 :(bir) A_Diouf drives it across the face of the goal G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall goes for goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And B_Leno reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diouf with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Witsel swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for B_Leno 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  B_Leno looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 33 :(sun) J_Draxler runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Vydra back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  P_Vydra does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 34 :(bir) D_Scarlett sidesteps C_Mbemba 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Scarlett tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  B_Leno watches it sail wide! 
Min. 34 :(sun) W_Alves with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves B_Hubner behind 
          ...  W_Alves fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 35 :(bir) A_Diouf loses S_Berghuis 
          ...  A_Diouf plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Hall chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Leno fists it away! 
Min. 36 :(bir) J_Headley is too quick for the defence 
          ...  J_Headley fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  B_Leno 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. 37 :(bir) A_Diouf with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves T_Livramento behind 
          ...  A_Diouf with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Headley hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Leno easily claims the ball! 
Min. 37 :(sun) Evanilson holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Nunes 
          ...  M_Nunes has a dig at goal! 
          ...  J_Griffiths has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Griffiths is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 40 :(bir) O_Dodgson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to B_Hubner 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Mbemba 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bir) A_Diouf retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Scarlett latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Scarlett curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  B_Leno never had a chance! 
Min. 44 :(bir) B_Diarra drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Marshall 
          ...  T_Livramento slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of B_Leno 
Min. 45 :(bir) C_Marshall looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 1-0 Sunderland

Min. 47 :(sun) W_Alves takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Sunderland fans! 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 48 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 48 :(bir) G_Hall cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Diouf 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from N_Gudelj 
Min. 48 :(sun) C_Mbemba brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Draxler gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  O_Dodgson takes possession 
Min. 51 :(bir) B_Diarra takes advantage of a mistake by M_Nunes 
          ...  He puts in P_Vydra! 
          ...  P_Vydra tries to chip the ball over B_Leno! 
          ...  B_Leno gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 53 :(sun) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  J_Draxler is through! 
          ...  J_Draxler with the shot on net! 
          ...  J_Griffiths parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Griffiths recovers to save!! 
Min. 56 :(sun) M_Nunes cuts inside A_Witsel 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in Evanilson! 
          ...  Evanilson has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  J_Griffiths gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Biraghi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Griffiths easily catches it! 
Min. 58 :(sun) W_Alves gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past P_Vydra! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  W_Alves carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Terodde 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Marshall 
Min. 62 :(bir) B_Hubner searches out D_Scarlett 
          ...  T_Livramento makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 63 :(sun) W_Alves has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Griffiths! 
          ...  P_Vydra 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. 66 :(bir) D_Scarlett has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Scarlett hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  B_Leno with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 67 :(bir) G_Hall hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Scarlett collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Livramento 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Bristow 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Witsel 
Min. 70 :(bir) S_Terodde takes advantage of a mistake by C_Biraghi 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  S_Terodde tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  B_Leno tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 72 :(bir) G_Hall heads the ball back to E_Bristow 
          ...  But M_Nunes reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(bir) B_Hubner spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Scarlett! 
          ...  D_Scarlett sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  B_Leno with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 74 :(bir) B_Diarra with a reverse pass to S_Terodde 
          ...  From long range S_Terodde bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But B_Leno hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 74 :(sun) M_Nunes finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  M_Nunes with the shot! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 77 :(bir) A_Diouf looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett drives the ball low! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 78 :(sun) J_Draxler runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to N_Gudelj 
          ...  B_Hubner with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 79 :(bir) A_Diouf hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Terodde latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Terodde sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  B_Leno moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  B_Leno tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Hall dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Diouf swings a leg at it! 
          ...  B_Leno heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 79 :(sun) T_Livramento rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson shoots towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 80 :(sun) W_Alves looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Livramento 
          ...  T_Livramento attempts to nutmeg J_Griffiths! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 82 :(bir) E_Bristow sidesteps C_Biraghi 
          ...  A vicious shot by E_Bristow! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 85 :(bir) J_Headley crosses into the box, finding A_Diouf 
          ...  A_Diouf with the shot! 
          ...  But B_Leno gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Terodde plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(sun) T_Livramento is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to Evanilson 
          ...  B_Hubner with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St Andrews
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Scarlett (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Scarlett (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Vydra (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Evanilson
Scorers              : Evanilson (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Evanilson (6), W_Alves (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       13
Off target           :          17        |       8
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           8        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           3        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          25        |       14
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 1 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Birmingham City
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_Griffiths    GK  22   1   1   1  26 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  19  14  10  26 |  97   0   2   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  28  42  11
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   8  20 |  97   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  60  17
O_Dodgson      DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  14   0
A_Witsel       DF   1  14  18   9  31 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  16
J_Headley      DF   1  19  14   6  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  14  19
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  18  14  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
G_Hall         MF   1   5  18  15  24 |  97   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  31
A_Diouf        MF   1  13  18   7  26 |  97   0   0   5   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  50  92
D_Scarlett     FW   1   7  14  18  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  66
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  15  18  29 |  62   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  13  37
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bristow      DF   1  15  14   8  24 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Terodde      FW   1   6  13  19  24 |  35   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  97  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  20  16   9  29 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
T_Livramento   DF   1  19  17  13  30 |  97   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  22  12
W_Alves        MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  97   0   1   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  24  30  18
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  11  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  14
C_Biraghi      DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  18
S_Berghuis     MF   1   5  16  15  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   8  20  13  20 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  27  16  25
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  20  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -4  10  30
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  19  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   6
J_Draxler      MF   1   6  20  14  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  12
H_Keto         GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rhomas       DF   1  17  10   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Ryabushko    MF   1  10  18   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Strootman    MF   1   6  15  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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