FFO FA Cup, FC Basel vs. Barcelona (Wed Aug 21)


                             FC Basel  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-2-1-2 A
                                    -  |  Sam Bradwell
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                            M_Hitz GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                           R_Veiga DF  |  DF Eder_Militao
                           A_Comas DF  |  DF N_Ake
                          M_Drager DF  |  DF N_Sule
                            M_Lang DF  |  DF D_Lovren
                           T_Xhaka MF  |  DF K_Walker
                         J_Dubasin MF  |  MF L_Goretzka
                            F_Frei MF  |  AM C_Nkunku
                           J_Gauto MF  |  MF Casemiro
                       D_Jovanovic FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                           T_Barry FW  |  FW S_Guirassy
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                          N_De_Mol SUB |  SUB S_Bolat
                           K_Ruegg SUB |  SUB D_Sanchex
                          D_Schmid SUB |  SUB M_Bero
                       L_Avdullahu SUB |  SUB I_Toney
                        J_Augustin SUB |  SUB E_Laidlaw




Min. 3  :(bca) Eder_Militao finds K_Walker in the box 
          ...  K_Walker looks to see where M_Hitz is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Hitz gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Barcelona go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  FC Basel 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 5  :(bca) Eder_Militao races into the box 
          ...  He sees N_Sule lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  N_Sule aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 6  :(bca) L_Goretzka finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Veiga 
Min. 7  :(bsl) R_Veiga plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_Veiga leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Lopes blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 8  :(bsl) F_Frei knocks it forward 
          ...  K_Walker slips 
          ...  T_Barry gets to it! 
          ...  T_Barry sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 9  :(bsl) D_Jovanovic runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  D_Jovanovic plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lopes parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 16 :(bca) R_Lewandowski takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  R_Lewandowski attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 17 :(bsl) T_Xhaka puts in T_Barry 
          ...  A vicious shot by T_Barry! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 18 :(bca) C_Nkunku is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  C_Nkunku uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  M_Hitz parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 22 :(bca) D_Lovren gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds N_Sule 
          ...  A_Comas with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 23 :(bca) S_Guirassy searches out R_Lewandowski 
          ...  R_Lewandowski hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  That's given Barcelona the lead! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 23 :(bsl) M_Lang runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  L_Goretzka rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 25 :(bsl) T_Barry nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  T_Barry with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 29 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from K_Walker 
          ...  D_Lovren is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  A_Lopes misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Dubasin plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Sule deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 31 :(bca) S_Guirassy sidesteps M_Drager 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  S_Guirassy drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Hitz's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 32 :(bca) K_Walker cuts inside M_Drager 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in C_Nkunku! 
          ...  C_Nkunku breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round M_Hitz 
          ...  He dinks it over M_Hitz 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 33 :(bca) N_Ake drives it forward to C_Nkunku 
          ...  Fine tackle by F_Frei 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 34 :(bsl) T_Xhaka unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  D_Jovanovic with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Lang crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
Min. 36 :(bsl) T_Barry breaks free from D_Lovren 
          ...  N_Ake goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 37 :(bca) R_Lewandowski with a clever shimmy 
          ...  R_Lewandowski drives the shot in! 
          ...  But M_Hitz punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 39 :(bsl) M_Drager with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Jovanovic! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 39 :(bca) Casemiro with a glorious long pass to S_Guirassy 
          ...  S_Guirassy hits a great drive! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 40 :(bca) S_Guirassy puts in D_Lovren 
          ...  D_Lovren with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  M_Hitz is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Ake with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Lewandowski swings a leg at it! 
          ...  M_Hitz has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Hitz reacts well to save!! 
Min. 41 :(bsl) T_Xhaka runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  T_Barry latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  T_Barry cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 41 :(bca) Casemiro sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Casemiro smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Hitz's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 42 :(bca) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  S_Guirassy takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  T_Barry with the high feet 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  L_Goretzka hoists it forward 
          ...  S_Guirassy gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Guirassy with a little chip! 
          ...  It's beaten M_Hitz 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bsl) A_Comas plays a long ball to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  N_Ake gets to the ball first 
Min. 43 :(bca) R_Lewandowski beats J_Gauto 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Lewandowski blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Hitz was lucky there 
Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Augustin 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Barry 
Min. 45 :(bsl) Substitution by FC Basel 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Avdullahu 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gauto 
Min. 45 :(bca) N_Sule slides it through the middle to L_Goretzka 
          ...  L_Goretzka fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Hitz will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 46 :(bsl) A defence splitting pass from F_Frei to J_Augustin 
          ...  K_Walker with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 47 :(bca) S_Guirassy dribbles past F_Frei 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Guirassy! 
          ...  But it goes wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Basel 1-3 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(bca) R_Lewandowski looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Guirassy 
          ...  S_Guirassy with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-4 Barcelona ...
Min. 49 :(bca) S_Guirassy stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  S_Guirassy attempts a lob! 
          ...  M_Hitz just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 50 :(bca) C_Nkunku takes advantage of a mistake by R_Veiga 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  C_Nkunku with the chance! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 51 :(bca) N_Sule whips the ball across to D_Lovren 
          ...  D_Lovren tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But M_Hitz gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Goretzka swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  C_Nkunku tries to place the shot! 
          ...  M_Hitz gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Basel 1-5 Barcelona ...
Min. 52 :(bsl) J_Dubasin 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! 
          ...  M_Drager receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Drager with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  What agility from A_Lopes 
Min. 54 :(bca) N_Ake plays it long to S_Guirassy 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Avdullahu 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 56 :(bsl) M_Drager threads the through ball to D_Jovanovic 
          ...  Eder_Militao with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 56 :(bca) S_Guirassy moves inside 
          ...  A_Comas cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 59 :(bca) Casemiro beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Avdullahu hits it out for a throw 
Min. 60 :(bca) L_Goretzka sprints past M_Drager 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  L_Goretzka could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 63 :(bca) C_Nkunku with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Guirassy gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But M_Lang will cut out the threat 
Min. 65 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Toney 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Guirassy 
Min. 65 :(bsl) J_Augustin turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Eder_Militao body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  J_Augustin smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 68 :(bsl) L_Avdullahu looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Augustin 
          ...  J_Augustin with the drive! 
          ...  A_Lopes watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 69 :(bca) R_Lewandowski sidesteps M_Lang 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Fine tackle by F_Frei 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 70 :(bsl) M_Drager with an amazing show of skill to get past K_Walker 
          ...  He crosses to J_Dubasin 
          ...  J_Dubasin tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 72 :(bca) R_Lewandowski looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Eder_Militao 
          ...  A delicate chip from Eder_Militao! 
          ...  M_Hitz makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 75 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Casemiro 
          ...  He puts in M_Drager! 
          ...  M_Drager breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Lopes now! 
          ...  He slips it underneath A_Lopes 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 76 :(bca) Casemiro looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Toney 
          ...  I_Toney has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Hitz with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 77 :(bca) N_Ake plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  I_Toney decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  I_Toney with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But M_Hitz punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 79 :(bca) Casemiro knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Veiga 
          ...  A delightful ball in to C_Nkunku 
          ...  C_Nkunku hits a great shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 81 :(bsl) A_Comas beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Drager 
          ...  N_Sule with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 83 :(bca) L_Goretzka crosses into the box, finding D_Lovren 
          ...  D_Lovren is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Hitz 
          ...  He tries to flick it past M_Hitz 
          ...  He's pushed it too far 
          ...  He can't stop it going out!! 
Min. 84 :(bca) N_Sule puts in I_Toney 
          ...  I_Toney tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Hitz's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 84 :(bsl) F_Frei breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Lopes now! 
          ...  I_Toney trips him up from behind! 
          ...  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 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  J_Augustin bends it round the wall 
          ...  It floats over A_Lopes 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bca) D_Lovren runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of I_Toney 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  I_Toney hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  M_Hitz was beaten there! 
Min. 89 :(bca) C_Nkunku flicks the ball through 
          ...  N_Ake runs onto it! 
          ...  N_Ake with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  M_Hitz gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 91 :(bsl) D_Jovanovic cuts in on R_Lewandowski's blind side 
          ...  D_Jovanovic drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Lopes's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 92 :(bca) C_Nkunku kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Goretzka gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  L_Goretzka swings in the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Hitz dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Hitz beaten! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St Jakob-Park
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FC Basel Match Info
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Best player          : T_Barry
Scorers              : T_Barry (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : R_Lewandowski (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Walker (3), R_Lewandowski (23), L_Goretzka (45), S_Guirassy (46), C_Nkunku (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Sule (81), I_Toney (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Basel  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       31
Off target           :           9        |       17
On target            :           6        |       14
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       21
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Final Score          : FC Basel 1 - 5 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - FC Basel
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Hitz         GK  23   1   1   1  16 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
R_Veiga        DF   1  18  15   9  32 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  18
A_Comas        DF   1  17  13   8  28 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  32   0
M_Drager       DF   1  17  12   7  28 |  99   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  51  39
M_Lang         DF   1  15  14   7  22 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
T_Xhaka        MF   1  13  18   5  40 |  99   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
J_Dubasin      MF   1   6  18  14  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  12
F_Frei         MF   1  12  18   6  26 |  99   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  22   0
J_Gauto        MF   1   5  17  12  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Jovanovic    FW   1   9  14  18  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  15  33
T_Barry        FW   1   7  11  16  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
N_De_Mol       GK  19   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ruegg        DF   1  15  13   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Schmid       DF   1  14  12   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Avdullahu    MF   1  14  17   3  18 |  54   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  12   0
J_Augustin     FW   1   7  11  16  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31

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 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  23  18   4  29 |  99   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  37  23
N_Ake          DF   1  22  16  12  17 |  99   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  39  15
N_Sule         DF   1  21  15  12  29 |  99   0   1   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  11  56  10
D_Lovren       DF   1  21  16  14  29 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  13  37
K_Walker       DF   1  20  16  11  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  38
L_Goretzka     MF   1  16  22  17  25 |  99   0   0   1   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  18  44
C_Nkunku       AM   1  10  22  17  26 |  99   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  21  63
Casemiro       MF   1  15  21  13  32 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  13
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4  14  23  26 |  99   0   0   2   1   5   1   0   0   0   0  49  29
S_Guirassy     FW   1   6  17  23  24 |  68   0   0   2   1   6   1   0   0   0   0  40  29
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
I_Toney        FW   1   6  12  21  24 |  31   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  18
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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