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Elite League, Week 8

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 Aberdeen

Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Borussia Dortmund vs. Aberdeen (Sun Mar 30)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Aberdeen
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         Rune Oldeide  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                           F_Olsen GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                            R_Song DF  |  DF G_McQueen
                        M_Reiziger DF  |  DF M_Desailly
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF L_DeDoorn
                         L_Rongifo DF  |  DF K_Raikonnen
                          J_Height MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                           A_Vidal MF  |  MF J_Cuadrado
                           Shaqiri MF  |  MF Dani_Alves
                      Steven_Davis MF  |  MF Gio_Staricco
                           T_A_Flo FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                          T_Brolin FW  |  FW E__Unal
                                       |
                          A_Thepot SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                              Lazo SUB |  SUB C_Jullien
                          N_Santos SUB |  SUB K_Sansom
                         El_Payaso SUB |  SUB Ridoutski
                           M_Klose SUB |  SUB T_Roberts

Referee: F_Tello (Argentina)


Min. 2  :(bor) J_Height looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_A_Flo
          ...  T_A_Flo has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Borussia Dortmund are leading in the game now
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 2  :(abn) M_Overmars plays a long ball to L_DeDoorn
          ...  L_DeDoorn with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged F_Olsen
          ...  Aberdeen are back on level terms now!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 3  :(abn) Dani_Alves with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  A_Vidal with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 5  :(bor) Shaqiri hoofs it up field to find T_A_Flo
          ...  T_A_Flo with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  M_Neuer won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 9  :(abn) Dani_Alves slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 9  :(abn) Ridoutski is being prepared to come on
          ...  Dani_Alves is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 11 :(abn) R_Bentley is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal goes for goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 14 :(bor) T_A_Flo runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off L_DeDoorn back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_A_Flo with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 18 :(bor) Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to T_A_Flo
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Neuer
          ...  T_A_Flo intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Neuer
          ...  He slips it underneath M_Neuer
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Borussia Dortmund the advantage!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 20 :(bor) T_Brolin with an in swinging cross to Steven_Davis
          ...  Steven_Davis shoots towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Neuer moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_Neuer catches it with style!
Min. 21 :(bor) Shaqiri knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  L_DeDoorn robs him of the ball
Min. 24 :(abn) Gio_Staricco can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to E__Unal
          ...  R_Carlos makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cuadrado crosses it in!
          ...  R_Carlos reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 24 :(bor) J_Height takes advantage of a mistake by G_McQueen
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  T_Brolin drives it in
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 25 :(bor) A_Vidal runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_A_Flo
          ...  But L_DeDoorn wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 26 :(abn) M_Overmars pass splits open the defence and finds E__Unal
          ...  L_Rongifo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 27 :(bor) Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Brolin
          ...  T_Brolin tries to beat M_Neuer from outside the area!
          ...  M_Neuer just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 27 :(abn) M_Overmars has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Bentley hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 29 :(abn) J_Cuadrado beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds M_Overmars
          ...  L_Rongifo goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 30 :(bor) Shaqiri looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Brolin
          ...  T_Brolin sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Neuer with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Steven_Davis swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to L_Rongifo
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  M_Neuer looks relieved there!
Min. 31 :(bor) J_Height runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Brolin
          ...  K_Raikonnen bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 32 :(abn) J_Cuadrado with a measured ball to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  F_Olsen is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cuadrado swings it in!
          ...  Gio_Staricco gets something on it!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into F_Olsen's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 33 :(bor) L_Rongifo takes advantage of a mistake by L_DeDoorn
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Cleared by K_Raikonnen
Min. 34 :(bor) Steven_Davis breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer!
          ...  J_Cuadrado brings him down!
          ...  F_Tello refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  A_Vidal hits it over the wall
          ...  M_Neuer gathers it easily
Min. 36 :(bor) T_A_Flo knocks it past L_DeDoorn and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Desailly gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 37 :(bor) Shaqiri plays the early ball across the box to find T_A_Flo in space
          ...  T_A_Flo aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  M_Neuer saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 38 :(abn) M_Overmars heads the ball back to G_McQueen
          ...  But L_Rongifo slides in
Min. 41 :(abn) Ridoutski controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  R_Bentley gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Shaqiri with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Tello reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(abn) Ridoutski with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Steven_Davis
          ...  He knocks it to R_Bentley!
          ...  But R_Song with the fine tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(abn) J_Cuadrado lays the ball back to E__Unal
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Song looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 47 :(abn) R_Bentley is too quick for the defence
          ...  R_Bentley sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Saved by F_Olsen
Min. 49 :(abn) R_Bentley runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Carlos with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  F_Tello calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  E__Unal passes to Ridoutski
          ...  Ridoutski leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But F_Olsen just gets his fingers to that one

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(bor) A_Vidal hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_A_Flo collects the loose ball!
          ...  T_A_Flo with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Neuer's hands
          ...  But M_Neuer recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 47 :(bor) A_Vidal breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer!
          ...  R_Bentley brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 48 :(bor) Steven_Davis pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Reiziger is clean through!
          ...  M_Reiziger with a stunning strike !
          ...  M_Neuer saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 48 :(abn) E__Unal sidesteps R_Carlos
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  E__Unal hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  F_Olsen tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski crosses it in!
          ...  F_Olsen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 49 :(bor) J_Height with a one-touch layoff to T_A_Flo
          ...  T_A_Flo tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  M_Neuer looks relieved there!
Min. 51 :(bor) J_Height finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A delicate header from J_Height !
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 52 :(abn) J_Cuadrado has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Rongifo
          ...  He puts in R_Bentley!
          ...  R_Bentley has a go!
          ...  F_Olsen saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 53 :(bor) Steven_Davis pass splits open the defence and finds J_Height
          ...  G_McQueen reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 54 :(bor) Steven_Davis lays the ball back to T_A_Flo
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Desailly hits it out for a throw
Min. 55 :(bor) A_Vidal with a glorious long pass to T_Brolin
          ...  T_Brolin drives the shot in!
          ...  M_Neuer just watches float over the bar!
Min. 56 :(bor) J_Height holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Shaqiri
          ...  E__Unal muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  F_Tello wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 59 :(abn) M_Overmars turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentley
          ...  M_Reiziger bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 62 :(bor) T_Brolin with the mazy run
          ...  L_DeDoorn fouls badly
          ...  F_Tello reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(bor) El_Payaso is being brought on
          ...  J_Height is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(bor) T_A_Flo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_McQueen!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_McQueen reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 69 :(bor) El_Payaso kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_A_Flo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_A_Flo attempts a low drive!
          ...  M_Neuer has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  M_Neuer is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 70 :(bor) Lazo replaces R_Song to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(bor) M_Klose is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Brolin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(abn) The Aberdeen manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 71 :(abn) J_Cuadrado knocks it forward
          ...  L_Rongifo slips
          ...  R_Bentley gets to it!
          ...  R_Bentley gets up high for the header !
          ...  F_Olsen has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  F_Olsen reacts well to save!!!
Min. 72 :(bor) T_A_Flo takes on 3 men
          ...  J_Cuadrado with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 75 :(bor) N_Santos takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Reiziger
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(abn) C_Jullien will come on for M_Desailly and play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) K_Sansom is going to be brought on
          ...  L_DeDoorn is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) T_Roberts is coming on for R_Bentley and playing FW
Min. 77 :(bor) Shaqiri retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  T_A_Flo gets on the end of it
          ...  T_A_Flo with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  M_Neuer gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by M_Neuer !!
Min. 78 :(bor) M_Klose slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  K_Raikonnen hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Santos floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Neuer easily claims the ball!
Min. 81 :(abn) E__Unal sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  E__Unal drives the shot in!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 82 :(abn) M_Overmars brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Roberts gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Lazo slides in
Min. 83 :(bor) Steven_Davis with a slick pass to A_Vidal
          ...  The cross hits A_Vidal on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through M_Neuer's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 83 :(abn) Ridoutski plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Roberts keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Lazo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Cuadrado!
          ...  N_Santos clears the corner
Min. 84 :(bor) Shaqiri finds M_Klose with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Klose has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Neuer
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 87 :(bor) Steven_Davis works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to El_Payaso
          ...  El_Payaso hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  M_Neuer falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bor) Shaqiri back heels to find T_A_Flo in space
          ...  A great volley from T_A_Flo !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 90 :(bor) El_Payaso looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Shaqiri
          ...  C_Jullien beats him to the ball
Min. 90 :(abn) M_Overmars with the towering header to E__Unal
          ...  A thundering drive by E__Unal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  Amazing comeback!!
          ...  Aberdeen are all square and not long to go
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 91 :(abn) Aberdeen will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 92 :(abn) Gio_Staricco squares it to T_Roberts
          ...  R_Carlos goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Signal Iduna Park
Attendance           : 112,835
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : T_A_Flo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_A_Flo (2,18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Rongifo (29), Shaqiri (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Overmars
Scorers              : L_DeDoorn (2), E__Unal (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Bentley (47), L_DeDoorn (62), J_Cuadrado (72)
Injured              : Dani_Alves (9)
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       12
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       16
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :          23        |       19
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 Aberdeen
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Olsen        GK  36   1   1   1  30 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  33   9   7  33 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  33   8   7  21 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
R_Carlos       DF   1  33   1   5  37 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
L_Rongifo      DF   2  32  11   6  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
J_Height       MF   3  17  33   8  22 |  69   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   5
A_Vidal        MF   2  15  32   7  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  25  45   5
Shaqiri        MF   2  11  31  21  31 |  96   0   0   8   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2 138  -2
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  30  20  27 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  75   5
T_A_Flo        FW   1   4   3  34  29 |  96   0   0   0   0  10   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
T_Brolin       FW   3   6  11  27  33 |  74   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
A_Thepot       GK  23   3   5   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  32   9   6  31 |  22   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
N_Santos       DF   2  31  11   1  12 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
El_Payaso      MF   1  12  29   7  20 |  27   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Klose        FW   1   2   2  31  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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  35   2   5   5  31 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  36   1   9  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
M_Desailly     DF   1  35   8   4  47 |  79   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  33   1   3  43 |  79   0   2   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  48  -2  23
K_Raikonnen    DF   2  31   1   3  43 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   5  33   2  47 |  96   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 145   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  33   2  30 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  73  -2
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  31  12  12 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  31   3  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  33  21 |  79   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  13  13
E__Unal        FW   1   6   6  31  38 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
V_Mannone      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  30   7   5  29 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
K_Sansom       DF   2  28   5   3  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   2   1  27   5  17 |  87   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  31  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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