FFO Champ, Watford vs. Cardiff City (Mon May 25)


                              Watford  |  Cardiff City
                          4-1-2-2-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                      Jake Richardson  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK A_Kinsky
                         J_Berthod DF  |  DF A_Traore
                          A_Hinkel DF  |  DF P_Comuzzo
                     A_V_den_Borre DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                           S_Papac DF  |  DF R_Nelsen
                            L_Hall DM  |  MF R_Gomis
                         D_Kwakman MF  |  MF C_Brocchi
                       R_v_d_Vaart MF  |  MF J_Slory
                          A_Knauff AM  |  MF R_Esse
                         A_Golovin AM  |  FW J_Baptista
                            S_Etoo FW  |  FW A_Johnson
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB A_Stejskal
                          A_Ooijer SUB |  SUB D_Godin
                        S_McCallum SUB |  SUB Terrats
                           K_Lopez SUB |  SUB M_Coulibaly
                       A_Novakovic SUB |  SUB L_Cullen




Min. 1  :(car) P_Comuzzo looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Nelsen 
          ...  R_Nelsen goes for the top corner! 
          ...  M_Okoye beats the ball away 
Min. 3  :(wat) S_Etoo lobs it over the defender 
          ...  S_Etoo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Kinsky tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart flights it in! 
          ...  A_Kinsky comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  S_Etoo swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 3  :(wat) J_Berthod looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 5  :(wat) J_Berthod finds R_v_d_Vaart in acres of space 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Kinsky's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 5  :(car) J_Baptista gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Hinkel! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Baptista hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Okoye's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 6  :(car) J_Slory squares it to N_Osborne 
          ...  A left-footer by N_Osborne! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Okoye's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 6  :(car) C_Brocchi has picked up a knock 
          ...  He's going to play through the pain barrier 
Min. 8  :(wat) A_Hinkel with a deep cross to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 13 :(wat) A_Golovin barges A_Traore off the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Brocchi 
Min. 13 :(car) A_Johnson nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Knauff tackles from behind 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The Referee sends him off the pitch!! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
          ...  Enjoy your suspension mate! 
Min. 16 :(car) R_Esse chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 18 :(car) R_Esse drives it across the face of the goal P_Comuzzo 
          ...  P_Comuzzo rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 21 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart flicks it over P_Comuzzo's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 26 :(car) R_Gomis with a measured ball to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 28 :(car) J_Baptista makes the tackle 
          ...  J_Baptista from 20 yards! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 29 :(car) R_Gomis kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  R_Nelsen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Nelsen with a stunning strike! 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 30 :(wat) A_Golovin gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside R_Nelsen! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Golovin! 
          ...  A_Kinsky won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 30 :(car) A_Johnson sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Cleared by L_Hall 
Min. 31 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart saunters past A_Traore 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Kinsky 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. 32 :(wat) S_Etoo takes advantage of a mistake by R_Nelsen 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  S_Etoo with a stunning strike! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 32 :(wat) D_Kwakman holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Hinkel 
          ...  J_Baptista dives in two footed!! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 33 :(car) A_Traore looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Johnson 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Hall looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 34 :(wat) S_Etoo finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  A_Traore picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 36 :(wat) A defence splitting pass from A_Hinkel to S_Etoo 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Traore 
Min. 37 :(wat) L_Hall plays the early ball across the box to find S_Etoo in space 
          ...  S_Etoo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Kinsky guesses right 
Min. 39 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Etoo decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Etoo! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 40 :(wat) D_Kwakman unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Hall 
          ...  L_Hall hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(wat) A_Hinkel kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Etoo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Etoo tries to chip the ball over A_Kinsky! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Kinsky reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Golovin crosses it in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 48 :(wat) A_Hinkel crosses to D_Kwakman 
          ...  D_Kwakman with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_V_den_Borre with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Hinkel swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-0 Cardiff City

Min. 47 :(car) J_Slory with an intelligent ball to P_Comuzzo 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with the chance! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 48 :(wat) S_Etoo beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  S_Etoo shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 50 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ooijer 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_V_den_Borre 
Min. 51 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Gomis 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes a fine save 
Min. 57 :(car) A_Traore spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds J_Slory with a lovely pass! 
          ...  S_Papac gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Esse swings it in! 
          ...  A_Johnson gets his head on it 
          ...  M_Okoye parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 58 :(car) R_Nelsen finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  R_Nelsen drives it low! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(wat) S_Etoo nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Traore cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 62 :(car) R_Gomis with an inch perfect pass to R_Esse 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Esse! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
Min. 63 :(wat) S_Etoo sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Golovin gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Golovin fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kwakman lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Kinsky comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 63 :(car) P_Comuzzo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to A_Traore 
          ...  A_Traore runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 65 :(wat) A_Ooijer 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! 
          ...  S_Papac receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Papac attempts the shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 67 :(car) A_Johnson flicks it over J_Berthod and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Johnson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But M_Okoye punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Okoye got a touch 
Min. 67 :(wat) D_Kwakman breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Kinsky! 
          ...  R_Nelsen brings him down! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  A_Hinkel hoists it forward 
          ...  S_Etoo gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Etoo with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Hinkel swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky 
          ...  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. 68 :(wat) A_Golovin knocks it past N_Osborne and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Traore 
Min. 70 :(wat) A_Golovin runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Nelsen back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Golovin with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky punches it away 
Min. 72 :(car) R_Nelsen slips past his marker S_Papac 
          ...  The ball is whipped into A_Traore 
          ...  A_Traore with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  That's put Cardiff City into the lead! 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 73 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  L_Hall will now play as a MF 
Min. 73 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart will now play as a AM 
Min. 73 :(wat) D_Kwakman pushes it past the defender 
          ...  A_Johnson is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(wat) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  S_Etoo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A delicate header from S_Etoo! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ooijer with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Kinsky, who catches the ball 
Min. 75 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Berthod 
          ...  J_Berthod could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes a difficult save 
Min. 76 :(wat) S_Etoo with a one-touch layoff to S_Papac 
          ...  S_Papac with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 76 :(wat) A_Hinkel hoofs it upfield to find S_Etoo 
          ...  R_Nelsen pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 77 :(wat) D_Kwakman spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds S_Papac with a lovely pass! 
          ...  S_Papac lobs A_Kinsky! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Papac plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Kinsky easily claims the ball! 
Min. 77 :(car) R_Gomis knocks the ball past L_Hall 
          ...  R_Gomis launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 78 :(wat) A_Ooijer with a simple pass to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Jake Richardson spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 79 :(car) A_Johnson finds P_Comuzzo in acres of space 
          ...  A great volley from P_Comuzzo! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Okoye's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 80 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Cullen 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Johnson 
Min. 80 :(wat) S_Etoo flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Nelsen 
Min. 82 :(car) R_Nelsen with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Hinkel 
          ...  He crosses to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Esse plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by D_Kwakman 
Min. 84 :(wat) L_Hall plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  What a shot from R_v_d_Vaart! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(wat) J_Berthod has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Hall gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  L_Hall attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Kinsky was lucky there 
Min. 92 :(wat) L_Hall moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Etoo 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Osborne 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 94 :(wat) A_Ooijer is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Etoo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Etoo swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 94 :(car) J_Slory takes advantage of a mistake by S_Papac 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to P_Comuzzo! 
          ...  An audacious effort from P_Comuzzo! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : S_Etoo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Knauff (13)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Traore (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Traore (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Johnson (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       19
Off target           :          15        |       13
On target            :          13        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          19        |       15
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Final Score          : Watford 0 - 1 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Watford
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_Okoye        GK  28   1   1   1  29 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Berthod      DF   1  21  18   8  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  22
A_Hinkel       DF   1  21  16   9  22 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  72  19
A_V_den_Borre  DF   1  20  17   8  24 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Papac        DF   1  20  17  12  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  18   0  50
L_Hall         MF   1  19  20  11  20 |  98   0   2   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  38  42  36
D_Kwakman      MF   1  15  19  12  22 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  45  16
R_v_d_Vaart    AM   1   5  21  18  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  26  62
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  22  19  26 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12 -12 -12
A_Golovin      AM   1   4  22  19  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
S_Etoo         FW   1   7  15  21  24 |  98   0   0   2   0  10   0   0   0   0   0  38  84
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  21  18   6  27 |  44   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
S_McCallum     DF   1  19  16   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lopez        MF   1  14  18   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Novakovic    FW   1   5  12  16  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Kinsky       GK  29   1   1   1  27 |  98  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  99   0   0   0
A_Traore       DF   1  21  18   7  25 |  98   0   4   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  68  32  75
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  21  16  16  30 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  48
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  18  12  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  16
R_Nelsen       DF   1  19  17   8  25 |  98   0   1   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  38  55  62
R_Gomis        MF   1  16  20   8  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  22
C_Brocchi      MF   1  13  20   5  28 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Slory        MF   1   7  21  20  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
R_Esse         MF   1   9  22  18  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  12
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  15  22  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
A_Johnson      FW   1   4  19  21  30 |  84   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  13  30
A_Stejskal     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Godin        DF   1  19  13   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Terrats        MF   1  12  16   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Coulibaly    FW   1  11  14  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cullen       FW   1   4  15  20  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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