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Season 37 Archive: Division 2 Reserves, Week 17

Everton Reserves 3 - 3 Benfica Reserves

Division Two Reserve League Match, Everton Res vs. Benfica Res (Sun Apr 28)


                          Everton Res  |  Benfica Res
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         I_Meslier GK  |  GK V_Barkas
                           M_Caine DF  |  DF A_Sandez
                         V_VanDijk DF  |  DF C_Ried
                        J_Gvardiol DF  |  DF Antonio_Silva
                         M_Hummels DF  |  DF Eefmamj_Jason
                         D_Beckham MF  |  MF A_Almendra
                       P_Gascoigne MF  |  MF R_Webb
                         A_Iniesta MF  |  MF Joao_Neves
                        T_Gravesen MF  |  MF Midfielder01
                         V_Osimhen FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                          W_Rooney FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                                       |
                         Jimmy_Gee SUB |  SUB G_Roy
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB N_Molina
                             Allan SUB |  SUB C_Medina
                        M_Fellaini SUB |  SUB Midfielder02
                           G_Jesus SUB |  SUB Forward01

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(evnr) P_Gascoigne cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Caine
          ...  M_Caine aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But V_Barkas punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 2  :(evnr) W_Rooney beats A_Sandez
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  W_Rooney with the strike !
          ...  V_Barkas gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 2  :(bfar) A_Almendra with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  A_Almendra has a go!
          ...  I_Meslier parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And I_Meslier recovers to save!!
Min. 3  :(bfar) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Alvarez aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  I_Meslier saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 4  :(evnr) D_Beckham floats the ball in to find V_Osimhen
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Sandez looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 7  :(bfar) Midfielder01 looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  I_Meslier has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  I_Meslier reacts well to save!!!
Min. 9  :(bfar) Midfielder01 is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  A_Sandez latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Caine takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 13 :(evnr) T_Gravesen takes advantage of a mistake by Antonio_Silva
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But Midfielder01 puts the ball out of play
Min. 15 :(bfar) Midfielder01 finds A_Di_Stefano with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But M_Caine puts it in row Z!
Min. 16 :(evnr) P_Gascoigne runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to W_Rooney
          ...  Driven towards goal by W_Rooney !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  V_Barkas tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Iniesta!
          ...  V_Barkas catches it!
Min. 16 :(bfar) J_Alvarez jumps over M_Caine's challenge
          ...  J_Alvarez must beat I_Meslier!
          ...  I_Meslier makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 21 :(evnr) D_Beckham heads the ball back to A_Iniesta
          ...  A_Almendra slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 23 :(bfar) Joao_Neves with the heel pass to A_Almendra
          ...  A_Almendra with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  I_Meslier with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 24 :(evnr) T_Gravesen finds V_Osimhen on the edge of the box
          ...  V_Osimhen from 20 yards !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 24 :(bfar) Joao_Neves is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  M_Caine knocks the ball back to I_Meslier
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past I_Meslier!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Joao_Neves lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Ried with the shot!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 27 :(evnr) A_Iniesta knocks it forward
          ...  Antonio_Silva slips
          ...  T_Gravesen gets to it!
          ...  T_Gravesen with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 28 :(evnr) T_Gravesen turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  T_Gravesen has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  V_Barkas tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Beckham hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to V_Osimhen
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  V_Barkas is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 28 :(bfar) R_Webb with an in swinging cross to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  I_Meslier gets up well to catch that one
Min. 30 :(evnr) W_Rooney wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Gravesen
          ...  T_Gravesen from 20 yards !
          ...  But V_Barkas just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 32 :(evnr) A_Iniesta runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Osimhen
          ...  V_Osimhen is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round V_Barkas
          ...  He nutmegs V_Barkas
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 36 :(evnr) A_Iniesta looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Gascoigne
          ...  Joao_Neves with an ugly foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Graham called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 37 :(bfar) A_Almendra has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Gravesen
          ...  He knocks it to Midfielder01!
          ...  M_Hummels takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 38 :(evnr) P_Gascoigne with an intelligent ball to V_Osimhen
          ...  A_Sandez reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 38 :(bfar) A_Almendra with a probing through ball Joao_Neves
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from V_VanDijk
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 39 :(bfar) A_Almendra looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards C_Ried
          ...  C_Ried carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  That s put Benfica Res ahead!
          ...  Everton Res 0-1 Benfica Res ...
Min. 40 :(evnr) Everton Res are switching their playing style to C
Min. 40 :(bfar) The Benfica Res manager told his side to change to a E strategy
Min. 40 :(bfar) C_Ried has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Gvardiol
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Stefano!
          ...  M_Hummels reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 41 :(evnr) D_Beckham has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Antonio_Silva!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Beckham with the shot on net !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Benfica Res fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 42 :(evnr) V_Osimhen brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  V_Osimhen with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It floats over V_Barkas
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(evnr) A_Iniesta floats the ball in to find W_Rooney
          ...  A powerful header from W_Rooney !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  V_Barkas makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 49 :(bfar) C_Ried could get a shot on goal here
          ...  C_Ried with the chance !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  I_Meslier shouts at his defenders
          ...  Everton Res 0-2 Benfica Res ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton Res 0-2 Benfica Res

Min. 50 :(bfar) Forward01 is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Di_Stefano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 50 :(evnr) T_Gravesen finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  T_Gravesen fires a shot at goal !
          ...  V_Barkas gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 51 :(bfar) J_Alvarez with an incisive pass to Joao_Neves
          ...  A well-placed shot from Joao_Neves !
          ...  But I_Meslier reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on I_Meslier anyway
Min. 54 :(bfar) A_Almendra bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Alvarez
          ...  V_VanDijk reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 55 :(bfar) N_Molina is ready to come on to replace C_Ried
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 57 :(evnr) D_Beckham controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  V_Osimhen gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  V_Osimhen tries the shot !
          ...  But V_Barkas just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 58 :(evnr) A_Iniesta puts in W_Rooney
          ...  W_Rooney hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  V_Barkas moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  V_Barkas catches it with style!
Min. 60 :(bfar) C_Medina is coming on for Joao_Neves and will play MF
Min. 60 :(evnr) W_Rooney finds the space intelligently
          ...  W_Rooney blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Everton Res 1-2 Benfica Res ...
Min. 61 :(bfar) A_Almendra runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  A powerful header from A_Almendra !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The shot slips through I_Meslier's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 62 :(bfar) Eefmamj_Jason nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Benfica Res fans sing his praises!
          ...  Everton Res 1-3 Benfica Res ...
Min. 64 :(evnr) T_Gravesen knocks it past N_Molina and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Molina reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 64 :(bfar) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Midfielder01 seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A powerful shot by Midfielder01 !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 65 :(bfar) Up goes the substitution board - Midfielder02 on for R_Webb as a MF
Min. 68 :(bfar) Forward01 jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  M_Hummels with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(evnr) T_Gravesen knocks it forward
          ...  Antonio_Silva slips
          ...  M_Hummels gets to it!
          ...  N_Molina with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  P_Graham had no choice there!!
          ...  John O Brien appluads the decision
Min. 69 :(evnr) Everton Res changed their strategy to play A
Min. 70 :(bfar) C_Medina is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Forward01
          ...  Forward01 from 20 yards !
          ...  But I_Meslier punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that I_Meslier got a touch
Min. 72 :(bfar) C_Medina looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Midfielder02
          ...  M_Caine stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 73 :(evnr) A_Iniesta has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Eefmamj_Jason
          ...  He puts in T_Gravesen!
          ...  Cleaned up by Antonio_Silva
Min. 74 :(evnr) P_Gascoigne skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to V_Osimhen
          ...  V_Osimhen flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 76 :(evnr) M_Caine bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to V_Osimhen
          ...  V_Osimhen with a terrific drive !
          ...  V_Barkas falls over
          ...  But V_Barkas is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 76 :(bfar) J_Alvarez latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  V_Osimhen with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  P_Graham tries to calm him down
Min. 76 :(bfar) Midfielder02 gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Forward01 is unmarked
          ...  Forward01 with the attempt at goal!
          ...  I_Meslier blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 77 :(bfar) Antonio_Silva plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Antonio_Silva attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 78 :(evnr) D_Beckham lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  V_Osimhen latches on to it
          ...  V_Osimhen hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Iniesta swings it in!
          ...  T_Gravesen gets to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Everton Res have narrowed the deficit!
          ...  Everton Res 2-3 Benfica Res ...
Min. 78 :(evnr) Everton Res are switching their playing style to C
Min. 78 :(bfar) Antonio_Silva flicks the ball through
          ...  J_Alvarez runs onto it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Iniesta
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Midfielder01 chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  I_Meslier catches it!
Min. 82 :(evnr) Jimmy_Gee takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Gvardiol
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(evnr) C_Smalling replaces an unhappy M_Hummels and will play as a DF
Min. 82 :(evnr) Allan is being brought on
          ...  D_Beckham is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(evnr) M_Fellaini will replace the useless T_Gravesen and will play MF
Min. 82 :(evnr) G_Jesus is coming on for V_Osimhen and will play FW
Min. 82 :(bfar) A_Almendra with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Gascoigne
          ...  P_Gascoigne reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 84 :(evnr) P_Gascoigne finds W_Rooney on the edge of the box
          ...  But Midfielder01 spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 85 :(evnr) G_Jesus with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  G_Jesus heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Benfica Res fans laugh at him
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfar) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Forward01 seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Fellaini rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  P_Graham called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 89 :(evnr) A_Iniesta runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Jimmy_Gee
          ...  Jimmy_Gee belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Everton Res 3-3 Benfica Res ...
Min. 90 :(evnr) Everton Res restructured their strategy to A
Min. 90 :(bfar) Benfica Res altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 90 :(evnr) Allan turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Fellaini
          ...  But Midfielder02 wins the ball
Min. 91 :(evnr) A_Iniesta floats the ball in to find W_Rooney
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Sandez
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 92 :(evnr) G_Jesus stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  G_Jesus hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Gascoigne lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Caine
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  V_Barkas watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 92 :(bfar) Forward01 leaves C_Smalling standing
          ...  Forward01 heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  I_Meslier with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
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Everton Res Match Info
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Best player          : A_Iniesta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Rooney (60), T_Gravesen (78), Jimmy_Gee (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Hummels (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : A_Almendra
Scorers              : C_Ried (39,49), Eefmamj_Jason (62)
Sent Off             : N_Molina (69)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Everton Res   |   Benfica Res
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       17
Off target           :          11        |       4
On target            :          13        |       13
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           5        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          22        |       16
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Final Score          : Everton Res 3 - 3 Benfica Res
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Player Statistics - Everton Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  26   3   1   4  14 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
M_Caine        DF   2  25   5   7  12 |  97   0   4   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
V_VanDijk      DF   1  23   4   3  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Gvardiol     DF   1  21   1   5  31 |  86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  19   7   5  40 |  86   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
D_Beckham      MF   3   9  26   8  30 |  86   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_Gascoigne    MF   1   5  23   3   9 |  97   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
A_Iniesta      MF   2   4  22   2  26 |  97   0   1   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  20 120   0
T_Gravesen     MF   2   8  20  14  28 |  86   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  20  40
V_Osimhen      FW   1   2   3  25  27 |  86   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
W_Rooney       FW   1   1   3  25  47 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  45
Jimmy_Gee      DF   1  24   9   9  20 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
C_Smalling     DF   2  22   9  10  40 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Allan          MF   1  16  22  15  18 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Fellaini     MF   2   5  21   3  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Jesus        FW   2   9   8  25  13 |  11   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas       GK  26   2   2   4  28 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Sandez       DF   2  24   2   4  38 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Ried         DF   2  23   8  10  21 |  59   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  10  50
Antonio_Silva  DF   1  22   9   2  41 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  22   3   1  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
A_Almendra     MF   1   6  25  13  29 |  97   0   1   4   1   3   0   0   0   0  20  60  10
R_Webb         MF   1  13  25   2  38 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Joao_Neves     MF   2   2  22  13  24 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Midfielder01   MF   1  15  20  10  21 |  97   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  24  39 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  23  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Molina       DF   2  24   7   1  40 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
C_Medina       MF   2  20  23   1   9 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Midfielder02   MF   1   2  21  17  29 |  28   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Forward01      FW   2   1   4  22  40 |  43   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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