FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Mon Jul 29)


                              Benfica  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
                          4-1-1-1-3 A  |  4-4-2 P
                         Liam Crowter  |  -
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK J_Butez
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF Y_Rakitskyi
                          S_Rosted DF  |  DF V_Bondar
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF K_Wallace
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF J_St_Juste
                         F_Aursnes DM  |  MF I_Sunjic
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF H_Sudakov
                         P_Sarabia AM  |  MF M_Taverneir
                          P_Schick FW  |  MF N_Ahamada
                            A_Oroz FW  |  FW M_Edwards
                       C_Tengstedt FW  |  FW V_Gyokeres
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB D_Riznyk
                            L_Neto SUB |  SUB A_Bell
                           F_Moura SUB |  SUB M_Shved
                              Rafa SUB |  SUB Angelo
                         I_Muniain SUB |  SUB A_Cabral




Min. 1  :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  V_Gyokeres will now play as a AM 
Min. 2  :(sha) J_St_Juste with a neat pass into M_Edwards 
          ...  C_Tengstedt reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 3  :(ben) P_Sarabia spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Oroz with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Oroz pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But J_Butez punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 3  :(sha) H_Sudakov takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  F_Aursnes reads the play well 
Min. 6  :(sha) V_Gyokeres loses his marker 
          ...  V_Gyokeres with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 8  :(ben) C_Tengstedt looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Rosted 
          ...  S_Rosted aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  J_Butez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Benfica have taken the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 9  :(ben) D_Jurasek runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Jurasek sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But J_Butez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 9  :(sha) J_St_Juste brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  V_Gyokeres makes himself available 
          ...  A powerful shot by V_Gyokeres! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Andrew makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 10 :(ben) S_Rosted takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  S_Rosted chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  J_Butez was beaten there! 
Min. 12 :(ben) C_Tengstedt takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to P_Sarabia! 
          ...  P_Sarabia with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  J_Butez parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 12 :(ben) A_Golovin flicks it over K_Wallace's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Taverneir bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 13 :(sha) J_St_Juste gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  K_Wallace is unmarked 
          ...  The ball hits R_Semedo in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 20 :(ben) A_Oroz with a probing through ball P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 20 :(sha) J_St_Juste is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to K_Wallace 
          ...  K_Wallace tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 22 :(sha) M_Taverneir plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Taverneir with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Andrew just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 23 :(ben) S_Pavisic spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Semedo! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from R_Semedo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 25 :(ben) A_Oroz sprints past K_Wallace 
          ...  A_Oroz with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Butez's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 25 :(sha) M_Edwards spots N_Ahamada who is in acres of space 
          ...  N_Ahamada attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 26 :(sha) N_Ahamada get's past D_Jurasek 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But S_Pavisic slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 29 :(ben) C_Tengstedt with a pinpoint pass to A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Oroz sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It floats over J_Butez 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 29 :(sha) M_Taverneir takes advantage of a mistake by D_Jurasek 
          ...  He crosses to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  S_Pavisic wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 30 :(ben) S_Pavisic looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Rosted 
          ...  S_Rosted with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  J_Butez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 31 :(ben) A_Oroz has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Oroz with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Butez 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 31 :(sha) I_Sunjic bursts forward 
          ...  I_Sunjic hits a great drive! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Andrew got a touch 
Min. 32 :(ben) A_Oroz turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  A_Oroz with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  J_Butez grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 34 :(ben) R_Semedo crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Tengstedt in the box 
          ...  C_Tengstedt looks to see where J_Butez is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 35 :(ben) S_Rosted is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 36 :(sha) M_Taverneir hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  K_Wallace latches onto it! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Aursnes and it had to be 
Min. 38 :(sha) M_Taverneir sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Taverneir goes for the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew was caught out there 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 39 :(ben) A_Golovin dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Golovin with the chance! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Butez is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jurasek swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Semedo with the shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 39 :(sha) H_Sudakov slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  D_Jurasek forces him off the ball 
Min. 41 :(sha) H_Sudakov knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  H_Sudakov drives the shot in! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taverneir crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Semedo with a great clearance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ben) A_Oroz pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Oroz! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Shakhtar Donetsk fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 43 :(sha) V_Gyokeres rushes through the defence 
          ...  P_Schick with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 44 :(sha) M_Edwards is first to the ball 
          ...  A great volley from M_Edwards! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 45 :(ben) C_Tengstedt runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  V_Bondar clears with a diving header 
Min. 45 :(sha) M_Edwards moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_St_Juste 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Aursnes and it had to be 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Min. 46 :(sha) M_Edwards beats R_Semedo 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  M_Edwards throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Andrew dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Andrew beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Sudakov with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  N_Ahamada swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Andrew's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by N_Ahamada 
          ...  J_St_Juste rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 47 :(ben) P_Schick with a well-controlled run 
          ...  P_Schick flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Butez just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 49 :(sha) M_Edwards elbows P_Schick off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Liam Crowter looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 53 :(ben) P_Sarabia with a probing pass to D_Jurasek 
          ...  Great challenge by I_Sunjic 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Pavisic! 
          ...  J_St_Juste heads it away 
Min. 56 :(sha) H_Sudakov slides the ball across to M_Edwards 
          ...  M_Edwards with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 59 :(sha) J_St_Juste skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  R_Semedo takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 60 :(ben) C_Tengstedt cuts inside J_St_Juste 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_St_Juste goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 62 :(ben) P_Sarabia finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  P_Sarabia with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  J_Butez just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 62 :(sha) I_Sunjic with a probing pass to H_Sudakov 
          ...  H_Sudakov tries to beat Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew makes a good save 
Min. 65 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: Angelo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Taverneir 
Min. 65 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Cabral 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Edwards 
Min. 65 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Bell 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Wallace 
Min. 66 :(ben) C_Tengstedt makes the tackle 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Y_Rakitskyi!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 66 :(sha) Angelo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Cabral gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Jurasek 
Min. 68 :(ben) A_Golovin can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  A_Golovin sees J_Butez off his line! 
          ...  J_Butez won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 70 :(ben) S_Rosted takes advantage of a mistake by V_Bondar 
          ...  S_Rosted tries to beat J_Butez from outside the area! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 70 :(sha) H_Sudakov with the diagonal pass to Angelo 
          ...  But D_Jurasek wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 75 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Muniain 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Schick 
Min. 77 :(sha) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Cabral is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by D_Jurasek! 
          ...  S_Pavisic reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bell flights it in! 
          ...  N_Ahamada gets on the end of it 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Andrew never had a chance! 
Min. 78 :(sha) H_Sudakov barges A_Golovin off the ball 
          ...  H_Sudakov fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 79 :(sha) J_St_Juste beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds V_Gyokeres 
          ...  V_Gyokeres with the strike! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Andrew dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Andrew beaten! 
Min. 80 :(sha) V_Bondar over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds A_Cabral though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Cabral! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Bondar dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  R_Semedo wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 83 :(sha) Angelo sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_St_Juste 
          ...  R_Semedo with the block 
Min. 84 :(sha) A_Cabral plays it long to J_St_Juste 
          ...  J_St_Juste drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(ben) F_Aursnes with the header on 
          ...  He finds S_Rosted in space 
          ...  J_Butez fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
          ...  PENALTY!! That was never a penalty!! 
          ...  P_Sarabia will take it 
          ...  Can he score this penalty for his team? 
          ...  Oh, he can 
          ...  In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. 
          ...  That surely hands Benfica victory!! 
          ...  Some people on the pitch! 
          ...  They think it's all over! 
          ...  It might be soon! 
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk...
Min. 90 :(sha) H_Sudakov has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past S_Rosted 
          ...  He knocks it to J_St_Juste! 
          ...  J_St_Juste fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
Min. 91 :(sha) V_Gyokeres looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to I_Sunjic 
          ...  S_Rosted with a nasty foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  N_Ahamada shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to J_St_Juste instead 
          ...  J_St_Juste has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew is equal to it 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Sarabia
Scorers              : S_Rosted (8), P_Sarabia (88 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info
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Best player          : J_St_Juste (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Taverneir (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Taverneir (12), J_Butez (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Shakhtar Donetsk
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       21
Off target           :          16        |       14
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :          15        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Shakhtar Donetsk
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  23   1   1   1  26 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  19  17   7  22 |  93   0   5   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  11  36
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  98
D_Jurasek      DF   1  18  13  12  22 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  14
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  15   8  24 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  26   0
F_Aursnes      DM   1  11  17  14  21 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  72  11   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  19  15  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  21  19  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  14  33
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Oroz         FW   1   8  13  19  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  15  37
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |  93   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  27  68  10
N_Kruth        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Neto         DF   1  14  10   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moura        MF   1  13  11   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      AM   1   4  20  16  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk
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_Butez        GK  23   1   1   1  28 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -9   0   0   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  19  14  12  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  18  14   5  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  14   0
K_Wallace      DF   1  18  14   7  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_St_Juste     DF   1  17  14  11  29 |  93   0   2   6   0   4   0   0   0   0  36  84  58
I_Sunjic       MF   1  13  19   5  26 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   9  21
H_Sudakov      MF   1  14  20  13  30 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  37
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  20  14  22 |  67   0   0   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  12  37
N_Ahamada      MF   1   8  18  15  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Edwards      FW   1   3  14  19  31 |  67   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  19
V_Gyokeres     AM   1   8  17  19  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
D_Riznyk       GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bell         DF   1  17  15   4  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Shved        MF   1   3  15  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Angelo         MF   1   9  17  12  29 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
A_Cabral       FW   1   5  14  18  20 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   7
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