FMFA Manager Tiger League, Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United (Sun Jul 23)


                          Aston Villa  |  Newcastle United
                              3-5-2 E  |  4-4-2 E
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  Harry Klenjan
                                       |
                            M_Bunn GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                      Thiago_Silva DF  |  DF S_Mustafi
                           R_Vlaar DF  |  DF G_Pique
                            Maicon DF  |  DF C_Mbemba
                          Paulinho MF  |  DF P_Wollscheid
                         S_de_Jong MF  |  MF M_Hamsik
                        J_Cuadrado MF  |  MF R_Sterling
                         R_Cabella MF  |  MF J_Navas
                          P_Piatti MF  |  MF O_Romeu
                       K_Iheanacho FW  |  FW J_King
                          T_Werner FW  |  FW M_Balotelli
                                       |
                            M_Sels SUB |  SUB M_Dearnley
                     T_Alderwei'ld SUB |  SUB D_Santon
                           N_Baker SUB |  SUB G_Bale
                           V_Moses SUB |  SUB H_Ben_Arfa
                          A_Morata SUB |  SUB R_Lewandowski

Referee: Andre_Marriner (Level_1)


Min. 3  :(ast) K_Iheanacho gains possession 
          ...  K_Iheanacho looks to see where M_Neuer is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  That’s put Aston Villa in front! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United ...
Min. 4  :(new) M_Hamsik takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Thiago_Silva picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 5  :(new) M_Balotelli sidesteps R_Vlaar 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  K_Iheanacho with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 7  :(ast) P_Piatti takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  P_Piatti with the header ! 
          ...  M_Neuer saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 8  :(new) M_Balotelli plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  S_de_Jong with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 9  :(new) M_Balotelli beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 10 :(ast) P_Piatti sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Mustafi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 10 :(new) M_Hamsik runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Hamsik ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But M_Bunn punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 16 :(new) G_Pique wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Sterling strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Bunn moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  M_Bunn looks dejected! 
          ...  Newcastle United have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United ...
Min. 18 :(new) R_Sterling drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Navas 
          ...  J_Navas tries to beat M_Bunn! 
          ...  M_Bunn with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 19 :(new) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  J_King is through! 
          ...  J_King tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 20 :(ast) R_Cabella runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Wollscheid back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  R_Cabella fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  M_Neuer is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  M_Neuer looks very relieved! 
Min. 20 :(new) M_Hamsik beats R_Vlaar 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Andre_Marriner 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Thiago_Silva 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 22 :(new) O_Romeu holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Navas 
          ...  J_Navas sees M_Bunn off his line ! 
          ...  M_Bunn saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 23 :(new) M_Balotelli takes advantage of a bad back pass from Maicon 
          ...  M_Balotelli keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  M_Bunn will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Newcastle United have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United ...
Min. 24 :(ast) T_Werner breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer! 
          ...  O_Romeu brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  Andre_Marriner calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(new) R_Sterling turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Balotelli 
          ...  R_Cabella with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  Andre_Marriner tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 26 :(new) R_Sterling cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  R_Sterling with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Bunn fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 27 :(new) M_Balotelli sidesteps Thiago_Silva 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Balotelli hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 28 :(new) J_Navas can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  But J_Cuadrado wins the ball 
Min. 32 :(ast) Maicon finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Maicon pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 36 :(ast) S_de_Jong jumps over C_Mbemba's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  C_Mbemba reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 38 :(new) M_Hamsik takes advantage of a mistake by R_Vlaar 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Vlaar moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 39 :(new) R_Sterling bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_King 
          ...  J_King lobs M_Bunn! 
          ...  But M_Bunn tips it behind 
          ...  Andre_Marriner has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 41 :(ast) R_Cabella takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Maicon 
          ...  Maicon hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 42 :(new) O_Romeu is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_King 
          ...  J_King unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But M_Bunn reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  S_de_Jong is through! 
          ...  S_de_Jong attempts to nutmeg M_Neuer! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Neuer dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Neuer beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Mustafi heads it away 
Min. 45 :(new) O_Romeu pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Navas is clean through! 
          ...  J_Navas shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  M_Bunn never had a chance! 
Min. 47 :(new) J_Navas is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Mustafi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Thiago_Silva 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United

Min. 47 :(new) J_Navas has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Balotelli collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  M_Bunn with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 50 :(ast) T_Werner with a 50-yard pass to Thiago_Silva 
          ...  Thiago_Silva with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Neuer's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  M_Neuer looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 50 :(new) R_Sterling with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Balotelli runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Balotelli attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  M_Bunn is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Romeu curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Hamsik gets to it! 
          ...  M_Bunn gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 51 :(ast) T_Werner has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Cabella collects the loose ball! 
          ...  R_Cabella hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 52 :(new) M_Balotelli nutmegs Maicon, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_Cuadrado rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 53 :(new) C_Mbemba knocks the ball back to M_Neuer 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-2 Newcastle United ...
Min. 53 :(new) G_Pique is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_King 
          ...  J_King hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Bunn reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Hamsik crosses it in! 
          ...  Thiago_Silva wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 56 :(ast) R_Cabella with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Piatti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Piatti sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 56 :(new) J_Navas holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Vlaar with an over the top challenge 
          ...  Andre_Marriner just wants to lecture him 
Min. 57 :(new) M_Hamsik with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Mbemba could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But M_Bunn makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 58 :(ast) P_Piatti finds Maicon in acres of space 
          ...  Maicon belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 58 :(new) R_Sterling crosses to M_Balotelli 
          ...  Paulinho tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 61 :(new) M_Balotelli moves forward 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  M_Bunn makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 62 :(new) M_Balotelli loses his marker 
          ...  But Thiago_Silva comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 63 :(new) G_Pique flicks it past Thiago_Silva 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  G_Pique with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But M_Bunn tips it over 
          ...  Andre_Marriner has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 64 :(ast) R_Cabella takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But O_Romeu wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Cuadrado drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Neuer catches it! 
Min. 65 :(ast) R_Cabella with the through ball to T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  M_Neuer with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 65 :(new) R_Sterling with a reverse pass to J_Navas 
          ...  J_Navas with the chance ! 
          ...  M_Bunn 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. 65 :(ast) T_Werner looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  G_Pique wins the ball with ease 
          ...  Andre_Marriner saw something no-one else did 
          ...  Andre_Marriner wants a quiet word 
Min. 67 :(ast) J_Cuadrado turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 70 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a slide rule pass to P_Piatti 
          ...  P_Piatti fires the shot in! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 70 :(new) O_Romeu squares it to J_King 
          ...  J_King belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Bunn dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Bunn beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sterling swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to P_Wollscheid 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  M_Bunn parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 73 :(new) O_Romeu looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli tries to beat M_Bunn! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Bunn's hands 
          ...  But M_Bunn recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 74 :(new) R_Lewandowski is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_King is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 75 :(new) G_Bale will replace the useless M_Hamsik and will play MF 
Min. 76 :(new) D_Santon replaces C_Mbemba and will play DF 
Min. 76 :(ast) K_Iheanacho nutmegs P_Wollscheid 
          ...  K_Iheanacho has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 79 :(new) R_Sterling passes the ball to M_Balotelli 
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Bunn 
          ...  M_Balotelli intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Bunn 
          ...  He tries to slide it past M_Bunn 
          ...  M_Bunn pulls off a save !! 
Min. 80 :(new) M_Balotelli takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  But R_Vlaar comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 82 :(ast) K_Iheanacho with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Andre_Marriner tries to calm him down 
Min. 84 :(new) J_Navas looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  R_Lewandowski receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Lewandowski ! 
          ...  M_Bunn gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 86 :(new) O_Romeu with a probing pass to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Bunn's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(new) J_Navas with a probing through ball M_Balotelli 
          ...  Paulinho with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  R_Sterling hoists it forward 
          ...  G_Bale gets on the end of it 
          ...  G_Bale aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 35,977
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : K_Iheanacho
Scorers              : K_Iheanacho (3), C_Mbemba (53 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Iheanacho (5), S_de_Jong (8)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Sterling (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Sterling (16), M_Balotelli (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Romeu (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Newcastle United
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       27
Off target           :           9        |       10
On target            :           5        |       17
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       3
Key Passes           :           8        |       19
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 2 Newcastle United
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Bunn         GK  26   3   2   2  28 |  93  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Thiago_Silva   DF   2  23   1   2  23 |  93   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  65   0   1
R_Vlaar        DF   2  22   4   3  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Maicon         DF   2  22   2   3  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Paulinho       MF   2   3  24   2  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_de_Jong      MF   2   3  23  11  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   3  22  12  18 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
R_Cabella      MF   2   3  22  10  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
P_Piatti       MF   2   4  21  12  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
K_Iheanacho    FW   2   3   3  23  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -3  -3  21
T_Werner       FW   2   3   3  22  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
M_Sels         GK  26   2   2   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderwei'ld  DF   3  22   3   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Baker        DF   2  21   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Moses        MF   2   3  20  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morata       FW   2   3   3  22  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle United
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_Neuer        GK  28   2   3   3  24 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
S_Mustafi      DF   2  23   3   3  26 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
G_Pique        DF   2  22   4   3  28 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   3
C_Mbemba       DF   2  22   3   3  27 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  11  -2   3
P_Wollscheid   DF   3  22   4   2  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Hamsik       MF   2   4  24  11  25 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
R_Sterling     MF   2   4  24  12  25 |  93   0   0   6   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  60  26
J_Navas        MF   2   4  23  12  25 |  93   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  40   8
O_Romeu        MF   2   6  23   2  26 |  93   0   1   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  57  -3
J_King         FW   2   2   3  22  24 |  76   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  22  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
M_Dearnley     GK  21   2   3   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Santon       DF   3  20  13   4  24 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bale         MF   2  11  23  11  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Ben_Arfa     MF   2   4  22  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   4   8  22  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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