FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Cardiff City (Fri Jan 24)


                      Manchester City  |  Cardiff City
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                          Nick Lovell  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                           M_Thiaw DF  |  DF I_Fresneda
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF J_Justin
                           B_Silva MF  |  DF N_Osborne
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  DM M_Caqueret
                          Am_Onana DF  |  MF M_Gotze
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  AM T_Lemar
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                          A_Gordon AM  |  FW A_Silva
                                       |
                          S_Soares SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                          J_Stones SUB |  SUB R_Ferdinand
                          L_Aigner SUB |  SUB D_Caleta_Car
                          E_Robson SUB |  SUB M_Brozovic
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB D_Zapata




Min. 2  :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves T_Lockyer behind 
          ...  J_Bellingham tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Allsop's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Let's see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 5  :(car) M_Caqueret sidesteps Marquinhos 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Am_Onana takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 6  :(mnc) D_Vlahovic controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  D_Vlahovic rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 6  :(mnc) H_Kane runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Ruben_Dias latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  I_Fresneda with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 9  :(car) I_Thiago gets possession in his own half 
          ...  I_Thiago blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 12 :(mnc) B_Silva with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  B_Silva with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 13 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes advantage of a mistake by J_Justin 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Vlahovic sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Manchester City fans! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 20 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Ruben_Dias attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 21 :(mnc) A_Gordon with a neat pass into D_Rensch 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Rensch! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 21 :(car) A_Silva beats his man 
          ...  A_Silva flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 21 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes advantage of a mistake by I_Fresneda 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  N_Osborne is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(mnc) H_Kane beats the defender 
          ...  H_Kane with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 23 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Goodman 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gordon 
Min. 23 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Robson 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bellingham 
Min. 23 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Aigner 
          ...  COMING OFF: Marquinhos 
Min. 23 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Osborne! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Allsop easily catches it! 
Min. 25 :(mnc) B_Silva with a burst of pace 
          ...  B_Silva tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 26 :(mnc) H_Kane makes himself available 
          ...  M_Gotze takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 28 :(car) M_Gotze kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 30 :(mnc) E_Robson chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Kane 
          ...  I_Fresneda bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 31 :(car) I_Thiago skips the challenge from M_Thiaw 
          ...  I_Thiago belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Ederson with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 32 :(car) A_Silva beats M_Thiaw 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Ruben_Dias bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 32 :(car) J_Justin knocks it past D_Rensch and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Justin with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Ederson gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 35 :(car) T_Lockyer unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson 
          ...  He slips it underneath Ederson 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 39 :(car) T_Lockyer has it now 
          ...  He takes on L_Aigner 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Gotze! 
          ...  But E_Robson with the fine tackle 
Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Rensch looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Robson 
          ...  E_Robson aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 40 :(car) I_Fresneda get's past L_Aigner 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  A glorious effort by I_Fresneda! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 41 :(car) M_Gotze dribbles past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  M_Gotze chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mnc) D_Rensch plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Rensch shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 47 :(car) A_Silva controls the ball with ease 
          ...  A_Silva throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-2 Cardiff City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 4-2 Cardiff City

Min. 46 :(car) Ederson miskicks! 
          ...  I_Thiago takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Am_Onana 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 47 :(mnc) L_Aigner lays the ball back to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  From long range D_Vlahovic bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Allsop 
Min. 48 :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Caqueret 
          ...  M_Caqueret recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 51 :(mnc) D_Rensch turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to N_Goodman 
          ...  N_Goodman has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 51 :(car) N_Osborne spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Silva with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Silva looks to see where Ederson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Caqueret! 
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Rensch 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias sidesteps J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Ruben_Dias drives the ball low! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 55 :(car) N_Osborne takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rensch 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Lemar! 
          ...  T_Lemar with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But Ederson is equal to it 
Min. 58 :(car) T_Lemar plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  T_Lemar aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zapata 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Ferdinand 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Osborne 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Brozovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(mnc) B_Silva with a simple pass to M_Thiaw 
          ...  M_Thiaw keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) B_Silva plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  N_Goodman keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  N_Goodman has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  R_Allsop watches it sail wide! 
Min. 63 :(car) T_Lemar curls the ball out wide to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Ederson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Am_Onana will now play as a DM 
Min. 65 :(mnc) B_Silva bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  But R_Allsop comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 66 :(car) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  I_Thiago takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  L_Aigner fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 66 :(car) I_Fresneda with an incisive pass to A_Silva 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Silva! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 68 :(car) T_Lockyer with the cross-field pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Aigner 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias threads the through ball to H_Kane 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard with the fine tackle 
Min. 72 :(mnc) M_Thiaw is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  T_Lemar with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 74 :(mnc) H_Kane sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A cracking drive from H_Kane! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) M_Thiaw runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Justin 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Thiaw has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a fine save 
Min. 76 :(mnc) Am_Onana beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  An audacious effort from Am_Onana! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 76 :(car) T_Lemar moves inside 
          ...  T_Lemar carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson watches it sail wide! 
Min. 78 :(car) T_Lemar moves forward 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Rensch hits it out for a throw 
Min. 79 :(car) T_Lemar 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! 
          ...  T_Lemar has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 82 :(mnc) L_Aigner moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  T_Lockyer read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 85 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Cleared by J_Vestergaard 
Min. 86 :(car) I_Thiago takes advantage of a mistake by Ruben_Dias 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  I_Thiago with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  What agility from Ederson 
Min. 86 :(car) I_Fresneda falls badly. He's unable to continue 
          ...  And they have used all three of their substitutions 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) N_Goodman runs forward 
          ...  N_Goodman flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 89 :(car) Curled in dangerously from T_Lemar to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 90 :(mnc) Am_Onana runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  R_Allsop is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 91 :(car) J_Justin finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 92 :(car) J_Vestergaard finds I_Thiago in acres of space 
          ...  I_Thiago has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 94 :(mnc) M_Thiaw with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows T_Lockyer a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Thiaw hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Manchester City 5-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 94 :(car) T_Lemar lays the ball back to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva hits a great drive! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Vlahovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Bellingham (2), B_Silva (12), D_Vlahovic (13), H_Kane (22), M_Thiaw (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ruben_Dias (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : I_Thiago
Scorers              : I_Thiago (9), A_Silva (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Fresneda (6), N_Osborne (21)
Injured              : I_Fresneda (86)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       20
Off target           :          12        |       11
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 5 - 2 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Manchester 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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Ederson        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  25  19  16  25 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rensch       DF   1  22  18  14  28 |  99   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  24  27
M_Thiaw        DF   1  22  18  15  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  57
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  18  14  27 |  99   0   1   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  10  20  36
B_Silva        MF   1   4  24  19  24 |  99   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  18  32
J_Bellingham   MF   1  18  24  22  28 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  18
Am_Onana       DM   1  20  23  11  29 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   7  16
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  17  24  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
H_Kane         FW   1   7  19  24  27 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  11  20
A_Gordon       AM   1   4  21  21  26 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
S_Soares       GK  22   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  23  20  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  16   9   4  18 |  76   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  42   0
E_Robson       MF   1  12  17   7  18 |  76   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  13  20
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  18  23 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  27

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  24   1   1   1  28 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  15   7  27 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  45   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  12  28 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  15  15
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 |  89   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13   8  21
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  63   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  26  -4
M_Caqueret     DM   1  14  20   4  25 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  18  22 |  99   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  33  38
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  16  22  25 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
A_Silva        FW   1   7  12  23  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  18  15   2  28 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brozovic     DM   1  15  19   9  29 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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