FFO Champions League, Manchester United vs. Barcelona (Wed Aug 14)


                    Manchester United  |  Barcelona
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-2-3 P
                         Steve Outten  |  Sam Bradwell
                                       |
                           J_Oblak GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                      Lis_Martinez DF  |  DF Eder_Militao
                         J_Cancelo DF  |  DF N_Ake
                           F_Nacho DF  |  DF P_Kalulu
                           P_Porro DF  |  DF A_Hickey
                              Gavi DM  |  DF K_Walker
                        K_Phillips MF  |  MF L_Goretzka
                        F_Valverde MF  |  MF C_Nkunku
                          A_Gordon AM  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                         Ansu_Fati FW  |  FW C_Gakpo
                         K_Adeyemi FW  |  FW I_Williams
                                       |
                           L_Burge SUB |  SUB S_Bolat
                       R_Croasdale SUB |  SUB D_Sanchex
                            B_Saka SUB |  SUB M_Bero
                           J_Slory SUB |  SUB M_Trigueros
                          S_Skrabb SUB |  SUB E_Laidlaw




Min. 3  :(bca) I_Williams with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows P_Porro a clean set of heals 
          ...  I_Williams flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 4  :(mnu) K_Phillips takes advantage of a mistake by K_Walker 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to F_Nacho! 
          ...  F_Nacho attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat A_Lopes! 
          ...  Manchester United have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 5  :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 7  :(mnu) Ansu_Fati takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past K_Walker 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Ake 
Min. 8  :(mnu) A_Gordon hoists the ball across to F_Nacho 
          ...  F_Nacho with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Manchester United 2-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 9  :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 9  :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Gavi will now play as a MF 
Min. 9  :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  A_Gordon will now play as a MF 
Min. 10 :(mnu) A_Gordon holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  Ansu_Fati curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gavi curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to A_Gordon 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Valverde curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Lopes comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with the header 
          ...  A_Lopes has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Lopes reacts well to save!! 
Min. 11 :(mnu) Gavi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Gordon 
          ...  L_Goretzka with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 11 :(bca) C_Nkunku heads the ball back to C_Gakpo 
          ...  J_Cancelo wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 12 :(mnu) K_Phillips squares up to C_Nkunku 
          ...  He's kicked him behind the knee taking his knee out! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 13 :(bca) L_Goretzka crosses into the box, finding A_Hickey 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  A_Hickey takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just J_Oblak is between him and the goal 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Oblak 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 14 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 14 :(mnu) F_Valverde gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  Ansu_Fati drives the ball low! 
          ...  But A_Lopes hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 16 :(bca) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  C_Gakpo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Gakpo tries to beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 18 :(bca) R_Lewandowski sprints past J_Cancelo 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_Nkunku 
          ...  It comes to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But J_Oblak parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 21 :(mnu) J_Cancelo with an intelligent ball to P_Porro 
          ...  P_Porro curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 21 :(bca) P_Kalulu boots it towards L_Goretzka 
          ...  L_Goretzka leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  J_Oblak tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 23 :(mnu) K_Phillips moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Cancelo 
          ...  J_Cancelo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 23 :(bca) A_Hickey controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  N_Ake gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  N_Ake has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Oblak smothers the ball 
Min. 24 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows K_Walker a clean set of heals 
          ...  K_Walker slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ansu_Fati swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Lopes! 
Min. 26 :(mnu) J_Cancelo jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Valverde 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Ake 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 26 :(bca) I_Williams gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Gordon with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 28 :(mnu) F_Valverde with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past K_Walker 
          ...  K_Walker goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 28 :(bca) I_Williams drives it across the face of the goal C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo drives it low! 
          ...  J_Oblak was lucky there 
Min. 33 :(bca) C_Nkunku knocks it past Lis_Martinez and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But F_Valverde puts the ball out of play 
Min. 34 :(mnu) A_Gordon knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Hickey slips 
          ...  Gavi gets to it! 
          ...  Gavi tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  A_Lopes turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Gordon tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 34 :(bca) C_Gakpo has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Oblak! 
          ...  Lis_Martinez hacks him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 36 :(bca) I_Williams gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds K_Walker 
          ...  K_Walker with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Oblak's hands 
          ...  But J_Oblak recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 38 :(bca) C_Gakpo with a clever shimmy 
          ...  F_Nacho dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 38 :(bca) C_Gakpo bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to I_Williams 
          ...  I_Williams curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 41 :(bca) A_Hickey kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Valverde reads the play well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Gavi will now play as a DF 
Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  K_Phillips will now play as a DM 
Min. 46 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 47 :(mnu) A_Gordon has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from K_Walker and it had to be 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-1 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez hits a hard pass to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Kalulu 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 46 :(bca) N_Ake backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Lewandowski latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Lewandowski tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It floats over J_Oblak 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 50 :(mnu) Gavi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Lis_Martinez 
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Walker 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 50 :(bca) I_Williams takes on F_Nacho 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  F_Valverde reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 54 :(mnu) F_Valverde with a 40-yard pass to K_Adeyemi 
          ...  K_Adeyemi drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 54 :(bca) I_Williams with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  Lis_Martinez leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 56 :(bca) I_Williams cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Nkunku 
          ...  Lis_Martinez fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  That's his second booking! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(bca) Eder_Militao with a short pass to find L_Goretzka 
          ...  L_Goretzka uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Barcelona have equalised! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 59 :(bca) C_Nkunku threads the through ball to L_Goretzka 
          ...  F_Nacho fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Saka 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Phillips 
Min. 61 :(bca) L_Goretzka plays it long to I_Williams 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Cancelo 
Min. 62 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a precise pass to Gavi 
          ...  Gavi with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But A_Lopes with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Saka plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with the shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 68 :(mnu) Gavi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to F_Valverde! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from K_Walker 
Min. 72 :(bca) P_Kalulu brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  J_Oblak with the high feet 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  PENALTY! And I think it's correct 
          ...  R_Lewandowski takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No mistake! 
          ...  The keeper never stood a chance! 
          ...  That puts Barcelona ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Manchester United 2-3 Barcelona...
Min. 73 :(mnu) Gavi get's past K_Walker 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  P_Kalulu intercepts the pass 
Min. 74 :(mnu) Gavi with the first time flick to F_Nacho 
          ...  F_Nacho has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 75 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Laidlaw 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Gakpo 
Min. 78 :(mnu) B_Saka flicks the ball through 
          ...  K_Adeyemi runs onto it! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Lopes is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 79 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ansu_Fati has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Valverde dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Hickey wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 79 :(bca) I_Williams runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  I_Williams cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 80 :(bca) E_Laidlaw beats his man 
          ...  F_Nacho with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 83 :(mnu) F_Nacho squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at E_Laidlaw 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 83 :(bca) P_Kalulu kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Williams gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  I_Williams must beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  J_Oblak can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 84 :(mnu) P_Porro has it now 
          ...  He takes on N_Ake 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in K_Adeyemi! 
          ...  Eder_Militao wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 85 :(bca) L_Goretzka steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Gavi reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 86 :(bca) C_Nkunku takes advantage of a mistake by J_Cancelo 
          ...  A delicate chip from C_Nkunku! 
          ...  But J_Oblak punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 87 :(mnu) A_Gordon with a first time pass 
          ...  J_Cancelo runs onto it! 
          ...  But P_Kalulu wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 87 :(bca) L_Goretzka lays the ball back to I_Williams 
          ...  I_Williams with a terrific drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(bca) J_Oblak with a terrible kick! 
          ...  I_Williams is through! 
          ...  I_Williams bears down on goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 89 :(bca) E_Laidlaw takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But J_Oblak smothers the ball 
Min. 90 :(mnu) F_Valverde picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Lewandowski 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gordon
Scorers              : F_Nacho (4,8)
Sent Off             : Lis_Martinez (56), F_Nacho (83)
Booked               : A_Gordon (26), J_Oblak (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : L_Goretzka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Hickey (13), L_Goretzka (57), R_Lewandowski (72 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       19
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           9        |       12
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :          16        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          18        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester United 2 - 3 Barcelona
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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  25   1   1   1  19 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  21  18  12  29 |  60   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15  -4 -15
J_Cancelo      DF   1  22  19   8  22 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  20  19
F_Nacho        DF   1  21  20  14  29 |  87   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   1   0 -15 -15  61
P_Porro        DF   1  22  19  15  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
Gavi           DF   1  19  21  17  27 |  95   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  32  20
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  21  12  26 |  64   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
F_Valverde     MF   1  16  22  14  29 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  14   0
A_Gordon       MF   1   4  21  20  26 |  95   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -4  40   8
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   4  19  23  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   6  17  24  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  11
L_Burge        GK  20   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Croasdale    DF   1  13  15   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Saka         MF   1   3  21  19  22 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
J_Slory        MF   1   6  17  16  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Skrabb       FW   1   4   9  12  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  23  18   4  29 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  26   0
N_Ake          DF   1  22  16  12  17 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  13  15
P_Kalulu       DF   1  20  17   6  21 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  24   0
A_Hickey       DF   1  21  15  12  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  28  36
K_Walker       DF   1  20  16  11  25 |  95   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  16
L_Goretzka     MF   1  16  22  17  25 |  95   0   1   3   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  32  36
C_Nkunku       MF   1  10  22  17  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7  10
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4  14  23  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  32   0  24
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  17  20  27 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
I_Williams     FW   1   6  15  21  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  42  32
S_Bolat        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sanchex      DF   1  14  12   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bero         MF   1  11  14   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Trigueros    MF   1  11  14  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  17  20 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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