FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Nov 21)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Sparta Prague
                            5-1-3-1 A  |  4-1-1-2-2 N
                  Tim Brown Caretaker  |  Simon Hill Caretaker
                                       |
                          M_Sarkic GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF J_Headley
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF Rafael
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                        C_Doucoure DF  |  DM K_Kairinene
                           M_Blasi MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                        W_Sneijder AM  |  MF M_Nunex
                           M_Cunha AM  |  AM S_Canales
                           Reinier AM  |  FW R_Pepi
                              Beto FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                           D_Sappa SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                            M_Cech SUB |  SUB Vivian
                            L_Cana SUB |  SUB S_Dumont
                          J_Briand SUB |  SUB E_Bars
                         S_Downing SUB |  SUB M_Gomez




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 1  :(spp) K_Kairinene retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Canales latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Canales runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 2  :(rbl) W_Sneijder takes on 3 men 
          ...  W_Sneijder hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Lopes moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 3  :(spp) A_Dovbyk takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  J_Vazquez stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 5  :(rbl) M_Blasi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Headley 
          ...  He knocks the ball to M_Cunha! 
          ...  M_Cunha rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Lopes 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. 5  :(spp) A_Dovbyk runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the chance! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 6  :(rbl) W_Sneijder kills the ball dead 
          ...  W_Sneijder unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 7  :(rbl) M_Blasi gets to the byline and finds Beto with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But Rafael spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 8  :(rbl) M_Cunha plays it forward to M_Blasi 
          ...  M_Blasi attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a good save 
Min. 8  :(spp) M_Gibbs_White flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But M_Sarkic makes an easy save 
Min. 10 :(rbl) J_Vazquez over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds Beto though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  Beto with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Lopes anyway 
Min. 12 :(rbl) J_Vazquez hoofs it upfield to find N_Vidic 
          ...  N_Vidic has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes 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. 14 :(spp) K_Kairinene crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Dovbyk in the box 
          ...  N_Vidic with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 17 :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a first time pass 
          ...  J_Vazquez runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Vazquez plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 18 :(spp) Rafael holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Sarkic 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Sarkic 
          ...  He tries to flick it past M_Sarkic 
          ...  But crashes into the keeper 
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 20 :(rbl) C_Doucoure is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to W_Sneijder 
          ...  W_Sneijder with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 20 :(spp) M_Nunex takes advantage of a mistake by C_Doucoure 
          ...  He knocks the ball to R_Pepi! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Vidic takes possession 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 24 :(spp) J_Headley knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Branthwaite slips 
          ...  A_Dovbyk gets to it! 
          ...  J_Branthwaite recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 25 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with a deep cross to Beto 
          ...  A vicious shot by Beto! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 25 :(spp) K_Kairinene gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to S_Canales 
          ...  S_Canales with the chance! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic makes a fine save 
Min. 27 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_Andersen forces him off the ball 
Min. 27 :(spp) R_Pepi curls the ball out wide to J_Headley 
          ...  E_Laird knocks the ball back to M_Sarkic 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past M_Sarkic! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Pepi with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  K_Kairinene rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 29 :(rbl) Reinier finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  Reinier aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  RB Leipzig go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 33 :(spp) J_Headley plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Rafael decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Rafael drives the ball low! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 34 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to N_Vidic 
          ...  N_Vidic has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 34 :(rbl) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  W_Sneijder is through! 
          ...  R_Pepi with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  Beto with the thundering drive 
          ...  But A_Lopes just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto swings it in! 
          ...  A_Lopes reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 35 :(rbl) M_Blasi takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Blasi must beat A_Lopes! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 38 :(rbl) Beto rushes through the defence 
          ...  Beto sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 42 :(spp) Rafael runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Laird 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 42 :(rbl) M_Blasi gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Reinier 
          ...  D_Hancko is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(rbl) W_Sneijder can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  W_Sneijder tries to chip the ball over A_Lopes! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 47 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Blasi runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Blasi tries to beat A_Lopes! 
          ...  A_Lopes 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! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 1-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 49 :(spp) K_Kairinene with a simple pass to M_Nunex 
          ...  M_Nunex carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  W_Sneijder will now play as a MF 
Min. 50 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  M_Cunha will now play as a MF 
Min. 50 :(rbl) E_Laird lobs it over J_Headley 
          ...  M_Andersen intercepts the pass 
Min. 50 :(spp) M_Andersen squares it to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  E_Laird dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 52 :(rbl) M_Blasi gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Beto 
          ...  Beto with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But A_Lopes parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 52 :(spp) K_Kairinene has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Pepi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Pepi attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 56 :(rbl) M_Cunha turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Cunha with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 56 :(spp) S_Canales drives it across the face of the goal A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Saved by M_Sarkic 
Min. 57 :(spp) A_Dovbyk storms past his marker 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 58 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 58 :(rbl) Reinier looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Cunha 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  M_Cunha beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has A_Lopes to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Lopes 
          ...  A_Lopes smothers the ball!! 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Briand 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Cunha 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Reinier cuts through the defence 
          ...  Reinier tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 61 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite takes advantage of a mistake by Rafael 
          ...  He knocks the ball to E_Laird! 
          ...  E_Laird attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 61 :(spp) S_Canales sidesteps N_Vidic 
          ...  But M_Blasi slides in 
Min. 62 :(spp) M_Nunex runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Kairinene 
          ...  K_Kairinene drives it low! 
          ...  M_Sarkic just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 62 :(rbl) Reinier squares it to Beto 
          ...  M_Andersen with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 66 :(rbl) Reinier is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to W_Sneijder 
          ...  W_Sneijder hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vidic curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Lopes easily catches it! 
Min. 66 :(spp) S_Canales plays in R_Pepi with a beautiful ball 
          ...  R_Pepi sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 68 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a byline cross to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Downing 
          ...  COMING OFF: Beto 
Min. 75 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: Vivian 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Andersen 
Min. 75 :(rbl) J_Vazquez takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  J_Vazquez with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But A_Lopes makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 76 :(rbl) N_Vidic takes advantage of a mistake by Rafael 
          ...  He knocks the ball to J_Briand! 
          ...  Rafael redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 76 :(spp) Rafael takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vazquez 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Rafael with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic makes an easy save 
Min. 77 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Bars 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Kairinene 
Min. 80 :(rbl) W_Sneijder turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  W_Sneijder hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Lopes blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 81 :(spp) A_Dovbyk get's past E_Laird 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  M_Blasi with a bad challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 83 :(rbl) W_Sneijder bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Blasi 
          ...  M_Blasi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 83 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Sarkic never had a chance! 
Min. 84 :(rbl) S_Downing retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Vidic gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Vidic attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Lopes never had a chance! 
Min. 85 :(rbl) M_Blasi sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Briand 
          ...  J_Briand tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 86 :(rbl) J_Briand saunters past his marker 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Briand! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(rbl) M_Blasi finds J_Briand with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Briand with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 90 :(rbl) M_Blasi runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Headley back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Blasi with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 90 :(spp) Vivian moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Pepi 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Pepi! 
          ...  M_Sarkic makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Red Bull Arena
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : M_Blasi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Reinier (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Vazquez (3), N_Vidic (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lopes
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Andersen (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          30        |       17
Off target           :          17        |       8
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          20        |       16
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Sparta Prague
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Player Statistics - RB Leipzig
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_Sarkic       GK  25   1   1   1  27 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   1  19  14   8  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  15  15  52
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  21  17   4  28 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  42   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  21  15  13  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  30  28
E_Laird        DF   1  22  18  11  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  56   0  15
C_Doucoure     DF   1  18  22   6  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
M_Blasi        MF   1  15  19  16  25 |  94   0   1   5   0   5   0   0   0   0  21  60  54
W_Sneijder     MF   1   6  20  18  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  22  52
M_Cunha        MF   1   2  21  19  22 |  63   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  25
Reinier        AM   1   4  21  20  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
Beto           FW   1   8  15  21  30 |  73   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
D_Sappa        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cech         DF   1  18  16   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cana         DM   1  15  18   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Briand       FW   1   6  16  20  31 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
S_Downing      FW   1   5  16  19  23 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
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  27   1   1   1  28 |  94  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  22  17  12  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Headley      DF   1  21  15   8  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
Rafael         DF   1  18  15   9  27 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  16  38
M_Andersen     DF   1  21  13   9  25 |  78   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  16  -2
K_Kairinene    DM   1  15  20  11  24 |  80   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  55  30
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  22  18  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   9  26
M_Nunex        MF   1  15  20  12  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  14
S_Canales      AM   1   2  20  20  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  14
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  14  22  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  18
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  19  24  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
G_Curci        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Vivian         DF   1  14   9   2  25 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
S_Dumont       MF   1  12  18   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bars         MF   1   9  18  13  20 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  14  20  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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