FFO EFL CUP, Union Berlin vs. Atletico Madrid - Neutral Venue (Wed May 13)


                         Union Berlin  |  Atletico Madrid
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  5-1-0-2-2 C
                            Lee Clark  |  Simon Marsh
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK D_Costa
                          A_Theate DF  |  DF J_Frimpong
                        W_Armitage DF  |  DF M_van_de_Ven
                            M_Faye DF  |  DF M_Skriniar
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF S_Botman
                       E_Cambiasso DM  |  DF B_Cristante
                         Zubimendi DM  |  DM E_Palacios
                          E_Nuamah AM  |  AM K_Coman
                         P_Canales AM  |  AM C_Gallagher
                          D_Fofana FW  |  FW M_Odegaard
                           R_Keane FW  |  FW R_K_Muani
                                       |
                          H_J_Butt SUB |  SUB M_Neuer
                           D_Leite SUB |  SUB R_Burke
                            A_Kral SUB |  SUB J_Senior
                          A_Buzaky SUB |  SUB L_Petkov
                        K_L_Potter SUB |  SUB T_Bradshaw




Min. 2  :(atm) E_Palacios cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Frimpong 
          ...  J_Frimpong flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 5  :(uni) E_Nuamah runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Canales 
          ...  M_Skriniar reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 6  :(uni) W_Armitage dribbles it into the box 
          ...  W_Armitage rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  That's given Union Berlin the lead! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 7  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  E_Nuamah will now play as a MF 
Min. 7  :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid 
          ...  Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 7  :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid 
          ...  B_Cristante will now play as a DM 
Min. 9  :(atm) J_Frimpong plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Frimpong with the chance! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 10 :(uni) W_Armitage is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Canales latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Canales tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  D_Costa gathers it comfortably 
Min. 10 :(uni) D_Fofana with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_van_de_Ven with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 11 :(uni) P_Canales cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_van_de_Ven belts it clear 
Min. 11 :(atm) M_Odegaard with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Keane 
          ...  M_Odegaard with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  N_Pope tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 14 :(uni) P_Canales with the majestic dribble 
          ...  P_Canales attempts a lob! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  D_Costa never had a chance! 
Min. 16 :(atm) C_Gallagher jinks past the defender 
          ...  C_Gallagher controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 19 :(uni) W_Armitage with a well-controlled run 
          ...  But M_van_de_Ven clears the danger 
Min. 21 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven crosses into the box, finding B_Cristante 
          ...  B_Cristante sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Botman chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Burdisso reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 22 :(atm) R_K_Muani flicks it past Zubimendi 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Faye plays the back pass 
          ...  N_Pope can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gallagher plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Botman tries to place the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope watches it sail wide! 
Min. 24 :(uni) R_Keane has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Cristante 
          ...  He puts in D_Fofana! 
          ...  D_Fofana fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 24 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_Burdisso with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 25 :(atm) C_Gallagher takes advantage of a mistake by E_Nuamah 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Gallagher sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 25 :(uni) E_Cambiasso spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds Zubimendi with a lovely pass! 
          ...  M_van_de_Ven knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 26 :(atm) C_Gallagher looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Odegaard 
          ...  M_Odegaard chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 28 :(atm) R_K_Muani steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  E_Cambiasso with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 29 :(atm) C_Gallagher with a glorious long pass to K_Coman 
          ...  K_Coman with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Brilliant save from N_Pope 
Min. 34 :(uni) Zubimendi jinks past E_Palacios 
          ...  S_Botman with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 39 :(atm) M_Odegaard plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Botman decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  S_Botman tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-1 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 40 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  E_Nuamah will now play as a AM 
Min. 40 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid 
          ...  B_Cristante will now play as a DF 
Min. 41 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid 
          ...  Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 41 :(atm) B_Cristante has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Faye 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Skriniar! 
          ...  Zubimendi forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gallagher dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to B_Cristante 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But N_Pope pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Union Berlin 1-1 Atletico Madrid

Min. 47 :(atm) C_Gallagher threads the through ball to M_Odegaard 
          ...  N_Burdisso dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 49 :(atm) K_Coman flicks the ball on to M_Skriniar 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Skriniar! 
          ...  N_Pope gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 50 :(uni) A_Theate spits at S_Botman 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 53 :(uni) R_Keane holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Burdisso 
          ...  But J_Frimpong clears the ball to safety 
Min. 58 :(uni) P_Canales sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Zubimendi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But J_Frimpong wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 58 :(atm) B_Cristante is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to K_Coman 
          ...  K_Coman with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Kral 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Cambiasso 
Min. 61 :(uni) R_Keane passes the ball to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah tries to beat D_Costa from outside the area! 
          ...  D_Costa with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 63 :(uni) M_Faye gets lucky and beats M_Skriniar 
          ...  Now with the centre to P_Canales 
          ...  Well intercepted by J_Frimpong 
Min. 65 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 65 :(uni) E_Nuamah with a flicked pass to D_Fofana 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Gallagher 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_L_Potter 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Fofana 
Min. 68 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Leite 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Theate 
Min. 68 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven sidesteps A_Kral 
          ...  A delicate header from M_van_de_Ven! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  N_Pope acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Coman crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_K_Muani 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  N_Pope is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gallagher with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_K_Muani gets to it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 71 :(uni) M_Faye takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past K_Coman 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Faye! 
          ...  D_Costa with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 72 :(uni) R_Keane with the first time flick to D_Leite 
          ...  D_Leite curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Leite curls it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from D_Costa! 
Min. 73 :(uni) P_Canales takes advantage of a mistake by B_Cristante 
          ...  He knocks the ball to R_Keane! 
          ...  R_Keane fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  D_Costa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 77 :(atm) M_Skriniar knocks the ball past A_Kral 
          ...  But M_Faye slides in 
Min. 80 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven finds M_Odegaard in the box 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Armitage 
Min. 82 :(atm) K_Coman with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  But W_Armitage spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 85 :(atm) E_Palacios brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Odegaard gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Odegaard launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  N_Pope parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 87 :(uni) A_Kral gets lucky and beats E_Palacios 
          ...  Now with the centre to P_Canales 
          ...  But M_Skriniar clears the ball to safety 
Min. 87 :(atm) C_Gallagher sprints past N_Burdisso 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  W_Armitage with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(atm) K_Coman plays in J_Frimpong with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Frimpong! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a difficult save 
Min. 89 :(atm) B_Cristante looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Skriniar 
          ...  R_Keane with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 93 :(atm) M_Odegaard has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Gallagher gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Burdisso with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 94 :(atm) K_Coman barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  A cracking drive from K_Coman! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 99 :(atm) R_K_Muani with a probing pass to J_Frimpong 
          ...  J_Frimpong has a dig at goal! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 102:(uni) K_L_Potter hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Zubimendi latches onto it! 
          ...  M_van_de_Ven takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 104:(uni) A_Kral backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Canales gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Canales with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Costa's hands 
          ...  But D_Costa recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 108:(atm) K_Coman plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Faye hits it out for a throw 
Min. 112:(atm) K_Coman hoofs it upfield to find R_K_Muani 
          ...  N_Burdisso with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 113:(atm) M_Odegaard plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Odegaard! 
          ...  N_Pope falls over 
          ...  But N_Pope is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 114:(uni) M_Faye beats S_Botman 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  M_Skriniar leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 115:(atm) M_Odegaard gets to the byline and finds C_Gallagher with a beautiful cross 
          ...  C_Gallagher aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 116:(atm) S_Botman races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_van_de_Ven lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_van_de_Ven with the strike! 
          ...  N_Pope won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  R_Keane is going to have a crack!
          ...  D_Costa gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  And he saves it! 

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  R_K_Muani steps up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  N_Pope almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! 
          ...  Union Berlin 0-1 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  K_L_Potter is next up
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-1 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  M_Odegaard is taking this penalty!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-2 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  E_Nuamah places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's put it wide! 
          ...  That fizzled right past the post, but the wrong side! 

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  K_Coman is next to step up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smartly taken! 
          ...  Slotted into the bottom left corner 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-3 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  P_Canales is coming forward
          ...  He sends D_Costa the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  He made it look easy. 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-3 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  C_Gallagher steps up!
          ...  N_Pope dives 
          ...  But he's gone the wrong way! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-4 Atletico Madrid...


          ...  Atletico Madrid win the penalty shootout!



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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadion Alten Forsterei
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : W_Armitage
Scorers              : W_Armitage (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Cambiasso (28), A_Theate (50), N_Burdisso (112)
Injured              : N/A
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : M_Odegaard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Botman (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , M_van_de_Ven (10)M_Skriniar (114)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       23
Off target           :           3        |       10
On target            :           6        |       13
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       17
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid
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Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  27   1   1   1  25 | 122  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  98   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  21  18   8  25 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 | 122   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  54  20  44
M_Faye         DF   1  21  18  15  30 | 122   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  57  18  17
N_Burdisso     DF   1  21  17  13  23 | 122   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  55  -2  -2
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  14  21   4  24 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  22   8  28 | 122   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
E_Nuamah       AM   1   8  22  19  24 | 122   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  13
P_Canales      AM   1   8  21  19  26 | 122   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  37
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  24  26 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Keane        FW   1   6  16  21  22 | 122   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  80  11
H_J_Butt       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  20  16   9  27 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
A_Kral         DM   1  15  22  12  23 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Buzaky       AM   1   4  20  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  21  31 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0

Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Costa        GK  29   1   1   1  23 | 122   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
J_Frimpong     DF   1  26  19  16  26 | 122   0   3   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  42   0  62
M_van_de_Ven   DF   1  25  20  16  28 | 122   0   3   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  43  30  28
M_Skriniar     DF   1  25  19  15  27 | 122   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  -2  15
S_Botman       DF   1  24  20   9  26 | 122   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  16  75
B_Cristante    DF   1  23  25  17  26 | 122   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  28
E_Palacios     DM   1  20  24  13  30 | 122   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_Coman        AM   1   8  24  23  29 | 122   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  25
C_Gallagher    AM   1  16  25  18  22 | 122   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  24  33  38
M_Odegaard     FW   1   4  24  24  27 | 122   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  40  30
R_K_Muani      FW   1   8  19  26  25 | 122   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17   8
M_Neuer        GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Burke        DF   1  22  17   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Senior       DF   1  17  14   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Petkov       MF   1  10  17  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Bradshaw     FW   1   4  12  18  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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