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Season 15 Archive: Division 1, Week 4

Marseille 1 - 0 Juventus

Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Juventus (Mon Oct 22)


                            Marseille  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 A  |  3-4-3 E
                             Lee Shaw  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF L_Wallace
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF J_Miguelito
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF B_Raspudic
                          Y_Kaboul DF  |  MF S_Davies
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF Diego
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  FW N_Gomes
                            Yeboah FW  |  FW L_Modric
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW M_Owen
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB M_De_Sanctis
                          N_Stiles SUB |  SUB D_Zoff
                     Douglas_Costa SUB |  SUB B_Krkic
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB O_Jandric
                           S_Walsh SUB |  SUB D_Flood

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(msl) D_Maicon looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Miguelito
Min. 1  :(jvt) M_Owen has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Maicon!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Koscielny wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 3  :(jvt) Diego lobs it over Y_Kaboul
          ...  Diego chases it through, he must score !
          ...  R_Higuita narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 6  :(msl) L_Thomas looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Yeboah
          ...  L_Wallace with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 8  :(msl) D_Maicon looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Digweed
          ...  A delicate header from J_Digweed !
          ...  G_Buffon is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks very relieved!
Min. 9  :(msl) L_Thomas with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Digweed in space
          ...  J_Digweed has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 11 :(msl) Y_Sankhare plays a long ball to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 11 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic with a slick pass to M_Owen
          ...  M_Owen hits a great drive!
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Davies
          ...  L_Modric with the shot!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Diego hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 13 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a mistake by L_Wallace
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  L_Wallace reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 14 :(msl) A_Marcos turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed looks to see where G_Buffon is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But G_Buffon is equal to it
Min. 15 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa pushes it past L_Wallace
          ...  L_Wallace moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 18 :(msl) L_Thomas with a slick pass to Y_Kaboul
          ...  Y_Kaboul heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa lofts the ball in!
          ...  G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 19 :(jvt) Diego with a first time pass
          ...  M_Owen runs onto it!
          ...  Y_Kaboul fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Poll signals that it is indirect
          ...  A_Andanov passes to L_Modric
          ...  L_Thomas makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 20 :(msl) L_Thomas off the woodwork.
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa picks up the deflection
          ...  N_Gomes stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 21 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Raspudic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Taiwo with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 22 :(msl) Y_Sankhare sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  L_Wallace wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 22 :(jvt) Diego with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_Wallace
          ...  L_Wallace attempts a lob!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Higuita got a touch
Min. 23 :(jvt) B_Raspudic looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Andanov
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Maicon
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 27 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Yeboah
          ...  A thundering drive by Yeboah !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  G_Buffon tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yeboah chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 27 :(jvt) Diego with the header on
          ...  He finds L_Modric in space
          ...  L_Modric must beat R_Higuita!
          ...  R_Higuita parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 28 :(msl) T_Taiwo 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!
          ...  T_Taiwo has a go!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  G_Buffon never had a chance!
Min. 29 :(msl) D_Maicon looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Thomas
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Diego looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 29 :(jvt) Diego kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Gomes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Gomes with the header !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Andanov chips the ball into the area!
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball!
Min. 30 :(jvt) J_Miguelito miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Damjanovic though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Taiwo
Min. 31 :(msl) Y_Sankhare controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Yeboah gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Yeboah rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  G_Buffon palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare curls it into the box!
          ...  Yeboah loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  G_Buffon takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 33 :(msl) A_Marcos plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  But B_Raspudic clears the danger
Min. 33 :(jvt) N_Gomes knocks it past L_Koscielny and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Koscielny fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 34 :(msl) D_Maicon gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  A powerful header from J_Digweed !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  G_Buffon is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 35 :(msl) L_Thomas with the header on
          ...  He finds Yeboah in space
          ...  Yeboah drives the shot in!
          ...  G_Buffon with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(msl) Y_Sankhare sprints past M_Owen
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a thundering drive!
          ...  But G_Buffon smothers the ball.
Min. 40 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Yeboah latches onto it!
          ...  Yeboah with a blistering shot !
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a fine save
Min. 42 :(msl) A_Marcos takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Marcos lobs G_Buffon!
          ...  Saved by G_Buffon
Min. 42 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Taiwo
          ...  He puts in N_Gomes!
          ...  N_Gomes hits the ball first time!
          ...  R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(jvt) L_Modric can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Modric !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 45 :(jvt) S_Davies drives it forward to Diego
          ...  T_Taiwo gets the foot in to win the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-0 Juventus

Min. 49 :(jvt) J_Miguelito with a 50-yard pass to N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes tries the shot !
          ...  R_Higuita catches the ball
Min. 51 :(msl) D_Maicon boots it towards Y_Sankhare
          ...  D_Damjanovic reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 53 :(msl) Y_Kaboul finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Y_Kaboul attempts the shot!
          ...  G_Buffon guesses right
Min. 54 :(jvt) Diego turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes tries to beat R_Higuita!
          ...  R_Higuita goes down well to save
Min. 55 :(msl) L_Thomas plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Marcos decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Marcos with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Buffon's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 56 :(msl) Yeboah knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Raspudic
          ...  Yeboah hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Thomas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 58 :(jvt) S_Davies cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Modric
          ...  L_Modric breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round R_Higuita
          ...  He tries to flick it past R_Higuita
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 59 :(msl) Y_Sankhare races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Digweed lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Digweed !
          ...  G_Buffon makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 59 :(jvt) M_Owen beats the defender
          ...  M_Owen has a go!
          ...  R_Higuita catches the ball
Min. 61 :(msl) D_Maicon turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Koscielny
          ...  L_Koscielny with a terrific drive !
          ...  G_Buffon with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 64 :(jvt) B_Raspudic plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  B_Raspudic cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 65 :(jvt) L_Modric controls it with ease
          ...  L_Modric hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 66 :(msl) L_Thomas takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah has a go!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 68 :(jvt) S_Davies volleys it forward. He finds N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 69 :(msl) Y_Kaboul with a penetrating pass to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Fine tackle by B_Raspudic
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 71 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa squares it to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos with the goal bound shot!
          ...  G_Buffon won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 72 :(msl) T_Taiwo 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!
          ...  J_Digweed receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Diego wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 74 :(jvt) Diego finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  But L_Koscielny clears the ball to safety
Min. 75 :(msl) Y_Sankhare finds J_Digweed with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Digweed fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 76 :(msl) N_Stiles is being brought on
          ...  D_Maicon is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 77 :(msl) Yeboah jumps over J_Miguelito's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  B_Raspudic pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 78 :(msl) D_Obua comes on for A_Marcos and takes up a MF role
Min. 78 :(msl) J_Digweed makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  But L_Wallace wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 80 :(msl) S_Walsh is going to be brought on
          ...  Yeboah is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(jvt) S_Davies has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Owen collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Owen has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  R_Higuita parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And R_Higuita recovers to save!!
Min. 82 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Digweed
          ...  B_Raspudic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 83 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa beats J_Miguelito
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa gets up high for the header !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 83 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Owen
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Obua
Min. 85 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic sidesteps N_Stiles
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Taiwo reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 86 :(msl) S_Walsh plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  L_Wallace with the high feet
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 87 :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed bears down on goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from D_Obua to J_Digweed
          ...  But L_Wallace barges him off the ball
Min. 91 :(msl) J_Digweed gets possession in his own half
          ...  J_Digweed hits the ball first time!
          ...  G_Buffon with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 92 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic with the through ball to M_Owen
          ...  M_Owen with the side footed shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 93 :(jvt) J_Miguelito has it now
          ...  He takes on L_Koscielny
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Andanov!
          ...  A_Andanov tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But R_Higuita smothers the ball.

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 98,334
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : L_Thomas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Yeboah (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Kaboul (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : Diego
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Wallace (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Marseille  |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       18
Off target           :          13        |       5
On target            :          14        |       13
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           4        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       14
Key Passes           :          27        |       18
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 0 Juventus
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  36   2   2   2  34 |  95  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |  78   0   1   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  72   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  12   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  24   9   7  36 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  20  28
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  10  14
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  25   6  18 |  95   0   1   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  15 116   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  24  10  36 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  80  28
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  80   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  11
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  23  11  25 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  82   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  70
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  25  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Stiles       DF   2  21   5   5  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  15   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Buffon       GK  31   3   4   2  10 |  95  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   1  25   5   6  37 |  95   0   6   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  88  -2   6
J_Miguelito    DF   2  22   8   3  33 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  16 -20
B_Raspudic     DF   2  24   5   6  19 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  12   1
S_Davies       MF   2   3  30   2  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Diego          MF   1   6  25   6  27 |  95   0   2   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  60   8
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   7  24   9  42 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  40 -20
A_Andanov      MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  25  37 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  15   0  40
L_Modric       FW   1   6   2  25  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Owen         FW   1   4   4  22  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
M_De_Sanctis   GK  25   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zoff         DF   2  24  10   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Krkic        MF   1   9  24   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Jandric      MF   2   3  21   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Flood        FW   2   8  10  22  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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