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Elite League, Week 15

Aston Villa 1 - 2 Sao Paulo FC

Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Aston Villa vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Dec 21)


                          Aston Villa  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-3-2-1 E
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                          P_McCloy GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF D_Aitken
                       F_McLintock DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                           Tininho DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                        J_Drummond DF  |  DF M_Friedl
                       Seong_Gihun DM  |  MF Roy_Kent
                          J_McGinn MF  |  MF H_Stoichkov
                         C_McDavid MF  |  MF Thoresen
                      E_Smith_Rowe MF  |  AM Evander
                         J_Willock FW  |  AM F_Rijkaard
                         J_De_Gier FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                     M_Branderhors SUB |  SUB K_Oliver
                          W_Gallas SUB |  SUB L_Amoruso
                            Camilo SUB |  SUB Luis_Palma
                            A_Luke SUB |  SUB Van_Basten
                          K_Warner SUB |  SUB D_Dodds

Referee: B_McMaster (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(asv) J_De_Gier with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  J_De_Gier carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
Min. 3  :(sao) A defence splitting pass from F_Rijkaard to N_Vidic
          ...  N_Vidic attempts a lob!
          ...  But P_McCloy dives to his left
          ...  I think P_McCloy just got a hand on that one
          ...  B_McMaster has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(asv) J_Willock jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Willock flings a shot at goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 4  :(sao) Thoresen is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  J_Drummond tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Evander plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Roy_Kent tries to place the shot!
          ...  P_McCloy with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 6  :(asv) J_McGinn with a slide rule pass to J_De_Gier
          ...  M_Friedl reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 7  :(asv) J_De_Gier runs at Evander
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_De_Gier fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 9  :(asv) J_De_Gier with the kinky dribble
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_De_Gier !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 10 :(sao) Roy_Kent holds the ball up
          ...  He sees F_Rijkaard in space!
          ...  F_Rijkaard drives it low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  That s given Sao Paulo FC the advantage!
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 13 :(sao) F_Rijkaard knocks the ball past J_Drummond
          ...  F_Rijkaard hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  P_McCloy watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 14 :(asv) J_Willock sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Thoresen with an over the top challenge
          ...  B_McMaster calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_McGinn knocks it forward
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of it
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Friedl
Min. 15 :(asv) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  C_McDavid is through!
          ...  C_McDavid with the goal bound shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was lucky there
Min. 16 :(sao) Evander sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  C_Moreno slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(sao) H_Stoichkov reads the run of M_Friedl
          ...  M_Friedl aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 18 :(sao) F_Rijkaard with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Aitken
          ...  D_Aitken hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 21 :(sao) H_Stoichkov jumps over Tininho's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Tininho with a nasty foul
          ...  B_McMaster will want to speak to him
          ...  B_McMaster warns him
Min. 22 :(asv) J_McGinn pass splits open the defence and finds Seong_Gihun
          ...  Seong_Gihun bears down on goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 22 :(sao) Evander has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past F_McLintock
          ...  He knocks it to F_Rijkaard!
          ...  But Tininho barges him off the ball
Min. 23 :(sao) Roy_Kent gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Evander is unmarked
          ...  Evander attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Stoichkov hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Drummond gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 24 :(asv) E_Smith_Rowe flicks it over M_Friedl's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Evander takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 25 :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala leaves Tininho standing
          ...  C_Moreno gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 26 :(asv) C_Moreno sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock attempts a chip!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
          ...  I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
          ...  B_McMaster has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(sao) Evander slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  J_McGinn with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_McMaster just wants to lecture him
Min. 29 :(sao) Roy_Kent 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!
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(sao) Evander backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets on the end of it
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Stoichkov!
          ...  Thoresen makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It floats over P_McCloy
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 33 :(asv) J_Willock with electric pace
          ...  He eases past D_Aitken
          ...  J_Willock with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it with style!
Min. 37 :(asv) C_Moreno gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Seong_Gihun
          ...  Seong_Gihun with the shot !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 40 :(asv) C_McDavid with a 40-yard pass to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  M_Friedl read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 41 :(asv) J_McGinn plays a long ball to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asv) C_Moreno with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_McLintock gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  F_McLintock tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 49 :(sao) F_Rijkaard takes advantage of a mistake by Tininho
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  F_Rijkaard could have let it bounce!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans go wild!
          ...  Aston Villa 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-2 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 46 :(sao) The Sao Paulo FC manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 46 :(asv) J_McGinn is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock with the strike !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on E_Thorstvedt anyway
Min. 46 :(sao) F_Rijkaard takes advantage of a mistake by Tininho
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  F_Rijkaard has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 48 :(asv) E_Smith_Rowe takes advantage of a mistake by N_Vidic
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But D_Aitken wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 48 :(sao) F_Rijkaard with a measured pass to Thoresen
          ...  J_Drummond reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(sao) F_Rijkaard nutmegs C_McDavid, he continues to run forward
          ...  F_Rijkaard curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But P_McCloy makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 52 :(asv) C_McDavid with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_De_Gier gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Roy_Kent hits it out for a throw
Min. 56 :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala sidesteps J_Drummond
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  F_McLintock is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Gary Hill looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 58 :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala is first to the ball
          ...  C_McDavid is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_McMaster called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 59 :(asv) J_De_Gier leaves P_B_E_Dybala standing
          ...  J_De_Gier has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 60 :(sao) Evander chests it down
          ...  Evander aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  P_McCloy makes a fine save
Min. 62 :(asv) C_McDavid runs at J_Nasazzi
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  C_McDavid with the crafty shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 66 :(sao) Evander spots F_Rijkaard who is in acres of space
          ...  J_Drummond wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 67 :(sao) Roy_Kent looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Evander
          ...  F_McLintock gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 67 :(asv) J_McGinn takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_Nasazzi with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_McMaster gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  C_McDavid swings it in
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  N_Vidic belts it clear
Min. 68 :(asv) C_McDavid controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_McDavid !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches float over the bar!
Min. 70 :(asv) E_Smith_Rowe moves into a AM role on the manager's orders
Min. 70 :(sao) Luis_Palma takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Thoresen
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(asv) C_McDavid finds J_Willock in acres of space
          ...  D_Aitken clears with a diving header
Min. 71 :(sao) L_Amoruso is ready to come on to replace F_Rijkaard
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 71 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 71 :(sao) M_Friedl turns on a sixpence
          ...  C_McDavid with a bad challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(sao) Evander pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is clean through!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 73 :(sao) J_Nasazzi has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a thundering shot!
          ...  P_McCloy with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 74 :(asv) K_Warner is being brought on
          ...  F_McLintock is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) A_Luke takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_McDavid as MF
Min. 75 :(sao) Luis_Palma knocks it forward
          ...  C_Moreno slips
          ...  Evander gets to it!
          ...  Evander smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  P_McCloy makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 76 :(asv) A_Luke knocks it past L_Amoruso and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Luke tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That s given Aston Villa a lifeline!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 77 :(asv) J_De_Gier sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  An audacious effort from J_De_Gier !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt beats the ball away
Min. 78 :(sao) K_Oliver will replace the useless E_Thorstvedt and will play GK
Min. 78 :(sao) Luis_Palma with the first time pass to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  B_McMaster calls him for a talk
Min. 79 :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala beats K_Warner
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  B_McMaster calls him over
          ...  B_McMaster tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  He has already been booked also!
          ...  B_McMaster shows him his second yellow!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 79 :(sao) D_Dodds is coming on and Roy_Kent is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(sao) Evander with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Drummond a clean set of heals
          ...  Evander attempts to nutmeg P_McCloy!
          ...  The shot slips through P_McCloy's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 81 :(asv) Seong_Gihun turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_Warner
          ...  But L_Amoruso puts the ball out of play
Min. 82 :(asv) J_De_Gier beats the defender
          ...  L_Amoruso goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 82 :(sao) H_Stoichkov fires over a low cross to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala tries to beat P_McCloy from outside the area!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 87 :(asv) Tininho is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_Luke
          ...  A_Luke attempts a lob!
          ...  K_Oliver is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) K_Warner holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_De_Gier
          ...  N_Vidic hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Drummond!
          ...  K_Oliver reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(sao) H_Stoichkov lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala latches on to it
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is all alone
          ...  P_McCloy comes towards him
          ...  He rounds P_McCloy
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  P_McCloy somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 90 :(asv) J_McGinn finds the space intelligently
          ...  Cleared by Luis_Palma
Min. 94 :(asv) J_De_Gier finds a hole in the defence
          ...  From long range J_De_Gier bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  K_Oliver with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 94 :(sao) H_Stoichkov holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Dodds
          ...  C_Moreno gets in the way and wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 142,277
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_De_Gier
Scorers              : A_Luke (76)
Sent Off             : E_Smith_Rowe (79)
Booked               : F_McLintock (56), C_McDavid (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : F_Rijkaard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Rijkaard (10,49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thoresen (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Aston Villa    |   Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       19
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :          12        |       9
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          14        |       18
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 2 Sao Paulo FC
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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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P_McCloy       GK  38   3   4   3  22 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  35  11   9  32 |  98   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  45   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  33  24  22  23 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
Tininho        DF   2  32   6   5  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5  -5 -20
J_Drummond     DF   2  29  20   1  27 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Seong_Gihun    DM   1  21  32   3  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -15
J_McGinn       MF   2   6  38  16  28 |  98   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
C_McDavid      MF   2   7  31  18  30 |  79   0   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  43   3
E_Smith_Rowe   AM   1   6  27  23  36 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Willock      FW   2  11   9  36  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_De_Gier      FW   1   4   1  32  13 |  98   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Branderhors  GK  32   4   2   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  32   4   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         MF   2  22  28   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Luke         MF   1   1  26  22  25 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
K_Warner       FW   2   5  15  24  20 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  32   3   4   2  21 |  82  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  35  10   7  20 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  35  10   6  41 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  35   5   4  27 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  70  20  25
M_Friedl       DF   1  33   9   5  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  34   6  23 |  83   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  25  65   5
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  34   2  18 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Thoresen       MF   1  14  33  10  29 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Evander        AM   2  10  36  17  29 |  98   0   1   4   0   4   0   0   0   0  25  60  10
F_Rijkaard     AM   2   1  34  24  28 |  75   0   0   3   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  45  55
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7  10  38  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
K_Oliver       GK  38   3   1   5  18 |  16   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  36   7   4  23 |  23   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  20  20
Luis_Palma     MF   2   9  34  16  39 |  24   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
Van_Basten     FW   2   3   2  36  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dodds        FW   2   3   1  32  27 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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