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td tomsT 1:17:7 44hP FOR TTINE! CIE CAS NTY ACCISIISOSIZA 124 TIM MIDLANDS The Birmingham Post LTD. Wednesday, December 18, 1963 stainless steel Lighting-up time 4.23 p.m to 7.44 a.m. CASH MOR TIPTON 2181 ROBOT PLANS KILL STARS Soccer automation driving fans away By a Special Correspondent The decline of British football has been attribute( to many things. Basically, of course, the game car only be as good as the players in it, and while the planners are producing some effective systems they are, it seems, working directly against the pmduc tion of outstanding players. You may have test tube football, but never test tub( footballers.

Not real footballers. Soccer is a team game and you must have efficient cog! But, and the pun becomes imperative, too many cog spoil the broth, ruin the essence of a game which is base. first of all on individual skill. Up until now. soccer in its highest state has been a romantic notion.

Mechanics have always counted but young men played the game for its heroic reflections and people watched. in the main. for the same reasons. Time too easily mellows fact Into fancy but surely the tales of dallacher, Dean. James.

Bastin, Morton and their ilk were true! Where are their equals to-day? There are precious few. The process of development is wrong. The answer is partly Team managers carry large cans and they live with one foot on the steps of the tumbril. They have to get results and to do that they have to be tough and too often negative. They are making Jack a very dull footballer indeed.

Ability to play to orders is too much the criterion of an acceptable footballer. He is forbidden to think for himself outside a certain rigid pattern. He is becoming solely a projector of somebody else's ideas Instead of a personality in his own right and if the trend continues he will be no more than a computer digit. Bred as we have been to respond to the shining skill of men like dallacher this dehumanising process is now one of the great enemies of spectator interest. Notts hopes blasted by Kevan Notts County g.

Manchester City 1. A goal by Derek Kevan a quarter of an hour from the end at Meadow Lane put Manchester City into the semi-finals of the Football Ceilueoii). The enthusiastic Third Division side surprised their opponents by their speed but the city goalkeeper. Dowd. made a string of fine saves.

At one stage it was only his acrobatic work which kept out the Notts forwards. The man on the terrace could Identify himself with the great players of yesterday. He cannot with the celophane-wrapped automatons clanking off to-day's production lines. For most of the game Manchester's disappointing attack was well held. Right-half Edwards was in fine form and the only time Kevan eluded him was when he scored in the 75th minute.

The system How many players are there left in Britain who are bigger than The System? How many are there who still play by Instinctive skill rather than strictly to Instructions? And how many. when Plan A has cancelled Plan and vice-versa and yet another Saturday presentation fades into stalemate. can invest a game with enough wit and personality to make the vast expenditure of time. energy and money worthwhile? Count them, Howe. perhaps.

the Blanchflower of three or four years ago. Oreaves and Douglas certainly and most of all Law. We could have added Duncan Edwards. Exceptions It is sad that these men are exceptions when they ought to be examples. If the new trend will not alter then soccer's public must.

New generations will need new appreciations and then we can put it all down to progress. And fond fathers. who ones regaled their sons with tales of Doherty and Dean will begin: I remember back in 1964 when we had Plan CQ3O playing for The tall inside-left raced on to a long pass from centre-half Wood and hammered a left foot shot into the roof of the net from 1a yards. It was a fine goal but County must have been disappointed that they did not earn at least a replay, after commanding ao much of the game. FOOTBALL RESULTS Football League round c.

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Nt. ZesMadan U. dem lasidret Tilhelfereh Warns 9. Casetwidee Unlventer II: Ca.emtv meltlawn ad 6- West Midland youths passed over The soccer decline in the West Midlands is reflected in the fact that no players from League clubs In the area are included among the 91 juniors chosen for a youth international trial match at Roehampton on Sunday. January 5.

Those attached to League clubs are: Thomson continues to lead attack Gealbssperi, W. Mammals J. Woods (Troupers): NI 14acks, M. Marta (Icons kw owl. artffision )4.

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A. Csawirtea ta le i lwris (karbarpel. 0. Meares Birmingham City will field the side which beat West Ham and Bolton In the last two matches for Saturday's Visit of Fulham to St. Andrew's, Thomson continuing at centreforward in preference to Harley.

Auld. Keyworth and Riley return To-night's fifth-round Football League Cup-tie at Norwich has extra significance for Leicester City. It is an opportunity for the club to enter the semi-final and, for last season's F.A. Cup one or two start an improvement in the club's fortunes. Ten of the team which brushed Norwich from the path to Wembley last March will probably play at Carrow Road.

After weeks of experiment owing to injuries, the old forward line re-emerges with Reyworth fit and Riley recalled to the right-wing in place of Goodfellow. A notable absentee will be goalkeeper Banks with an injured hand. Heves coming in. If Chalmers's leg strain prevents his inclusion. Sjoberg will take over at right-back.

Team Hint. Chat ions the MtLimpet. Kies. Almeria, Cocas Col worth. Cobras.

Busby welcomes match with S.C. Mr. Matt Busby. the manager of Manchester United. commenting on his cluh's pairing with Lisbon Sporting Club in the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup--the draw was made In Zurich yesterdaysaid: "This is a gond draw for us.

Obviously. after defeating Tottenham. we must stand a good chance of reaching the semi-finals." United. experienced European Cup fighters, will be breaking new ground with their game against Lisbon. although the, have played Benflca in Portugal before.

The home and away ttes have to be completed before March 20. Moore. signed for 05.000 from Chelsea on November 5. will not be able to play for United against Lisbon. Mr.

Reg Olive. the United secretary. mid: "To be eligible for the third round. a player must have signed for his club at least three months before the starting day of the round." Ryder Cup team plan devised A new method of selecting the 1965 British Ryder Cup team to meet America at Royal Btrkdale, awaits consideration by the executive committee of the Professional Golfers' Association. A scheme, which has not previously been tried in this country.

has been devised by the tournament committee but it is not likely to be plan which takes In two seasons of tournament golf I cannot say what the scheme is, obviously Harry Weetman. a member of the Tournament Committee. said yesterday. "It is not ideal but I think it Is better than the last method." Weetman added. "It is unlikely there will be any points system covering two years similar to that which was employed when we won the Cup at Lindrick for the only time since the war." The points system has been employed for some time.

but it has met with strong criticism among the professionals themselves. A merit table has been run for selected tournaments at which points for performances were awarded. It was spread over two years only once. in 1957. when Dal Rees captained Britain to a great victory.

Despite Rees's continual appeal for the winning system to be retained it was not repeated. golfer of year' Tony Jacklin, the 19-year-old Potters Bar assistant Professional, was yesterday named by Henry Cotton as winner of his £lOO prize as the "Rookie of the Year" for the 1963 tournament season. Cotton chose Jacklin as the player who had proved the best new young competitor In his first tournament season. Jacklin, who will not complete hip probationary membership with the Professional Golfers' Association until next year, was the leading assistant in the Open golf championship and altogether won over £3OO in prize money. "He looks to be the most promising young player.

He has power and application and could go forward to a great future In the game" was Cotton's tribute. Boxing More talks in Cooper dispute Jim Wicks. the manager of the British and Empire heavyweight champion. Henry Cooper, who has until 'Thursday to decide whether Cooper will defend his titles against Brian London In Manchester February 24. has not yet sent his reply to the Board of Control.

But his solicitor was in touch with the Board yesterday and the Board's secretary. Mr. E. J. Waltham.

said afterwards: "We shall be having further talks." Wicks has claimed that Cooper cannot defend his titles on February 24 because of previous commitments. Solomon draws Kid Solomon (Jamaica). who utumccessfully fought Walter McGowan for the Empire flyweight title earlier this year. snatched a draw with Bobby Davies i West Hams in an eight rounds featherweight fight at Shoreditch. London.

last night. Davies, fighting for the first time in five months, looked rusty and his punching was frequently inaccurate and untidy he still appeared to have done enough. Solomon's only good round was the last when he came on strongly and he must have impressed referee Pat Floyd with his late effort. Hazell's men give All Blacks a fright Western Counties 14, New Zealanders 22, The New Zealanders had to fight all the way to overcome a spirited Western Counties team at Bristol and it was only their superior fitness and teamwork that gave them victory by two goals. two penalty goals and two tries to one goal.

two penalty goals and one try Not until 10 minutes from noside did they go ahead and the eight points margin did not do the Counties justice With the international against Wales in Cardiff four days away the tourists had only three of the side that defeated Herewini. Little and Stewart in their team. For a long while it appeared that they would be the second New Zealand side to lose on English soil. their only defeat being by England at Twickenham in 1935-36. when they went down 13-0 Their plight would not have been so bgd if Herewini, playing his third successive match at full-back as Don Clarke has a pulled muscle, had been on target with his kicking early on.

In the first 12 minutes he sent three penalty kicks wide. The Counties' experienced pack kept going all the way and Mr. Tom Berry. the chairman of the England selectors. Gibson's dash saves Cambridge Edinburgh Wanderers 9.

Cambridge University 11. Cambridge completed their three-game Scottish tour without defeat when they beat Edinburgh Wanderers at Murrayfield by one goal. one penalty goal and one try to one penalty goal and two tries. The Edinburgh team led at half-time by nine points to eight but Gibson, the University's Irish stand-off half. broke away in beautiful style two minutes after half time and handed on to Prancom.

on the wing. to cross for the decisive try. Cambridge were the first to wore with a try by Greenwood. improved by Harvey. but the Scots hit back with unconverted tries by Mackie and Henderson.

Harvey restored the Light Blues' lead with a penalty goal. but Mackie replied with a similar score for Edinburgh. Then came the Gibson break which brought the winning try for Cambridge. Nighthawks pile on pressure to win well Coventry Nighthawks la. Old saltielans provided spirited opposition7ba could not contain the home side in the final 20 minutes and were beaten by two goals.

a dropped goal and a try to a penalty goal and a try. All the points came in the second half. Nighthawks took the lead soon after the interval with a try by their right winger. Smith. which Broderick converted.

Saltlelans replied with a try by their hooker. Baughan. and took the lead through a 40-yard penalty goal by fullbark Shea. Nighthawks regained the lead with a try by Moore, which Broderick converted. Moore.

the 'labiate School scrum half. added a dropped goal and finally Smith shook off two tackles in a 40-yard wing run and crowd for a try. Other sport in Page Nine must have been delighted with the play of hooter Thorne and wing -forward Ford. Thorne has not been named for the second trial, but he must now be a serious contender for the International against New Zealand at Twickenham on January 4. Hazen, who won his four caps In 195.5.

led the side splendidly from prop and h.s play belied his 32 years. One of the few dominating players left in soccer. Jimmy Greaves, sets himself to shoot during yesterday's England practice match at Birmingham University. The defender hehinJ him is Alan Deakin, of Aston Villa. RAMSEY WANTS MATCH A MONTH FOR ENGLAND Mr.

Alf Ramsey. the England team manager, talked yesterday in Birmingham of his hopes for England's buildup towards success in the 1988 World Cup, the final stages of which will be staged in this country His most immediate aim is to try to arrange a match-a-month international programme immediately before the opening of the World Cup Speaking after a practice match for his England training party at Birmingham University, Mr. Ramsey said: "There are many obvious difficulties to my idea. We can't play internationals in January and February. because of the fixture problems often caused by cup-ties and bad weather happy with the way the present training at Birmingham University has progressed.

"It is good for the players to relx together. and not have to worry about forthcoming internationals," he said. Practice game Chief item on yeaterditYl programme was a 70-minute practice game, One side, composed mainly of under-23 players. scored a 6-1 win against a more senior XI including four regular England team members. Another snag is that the P.A.

have an agreement with the Football League to play only four full internationals during each season, though a fifth is now staged after the Cup Final." Three Midlinden( Cohn Withers Birmingham Bobby Thomson (Wolves). and Alan Deakin (Aston Villa) were in the successful side and Deakin scored a good goal. Other scorers were: Hunt )Liverpool) two, Bailey )Charlton). Chisnall (Miuschester United) and Thompson )Liverpool). Smith (Spurs) replied for the losers.

Withers performed creditably, though he was lucy to see two efforts from Reaves hit the woodaork. The result not of any significance for Mr. Ramsey. who said: "The match was used to work nut ideas. Several players had Instructions that are contrary to their normal game.

and understand- ably they were a little lost at first." Sport to-day Suggestions Mr. Ramsey then made two suggestions that could clear the way for his plan. "The season could be started earlier to allow more room to Juggle with fixtures after Christmas." he said. And, perhaps the F.A. might be able to switch the cup dates to a more convenient time." Mr.

Ramsey's aim is to alter the present system of no internationals between autumn and the following April. He points out: 'lf things stand as they are, we will play only two internationals in the seven months before the World Scotland in April, and another side in May. This is upsetting in any season, but it is vitally impertant to add extra games before the World Cup. I am sure the Football Association will lend me every assistance. 8o far I have been very pleased with the way clubs have released players for my training sessions.

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Can the new sporting clubs revive boxing? By CRON WILLIAMS Seven years this week I covered my first major boxing promotion for The Birmingham Post a British welterweight title fight between Peter Waterman and Frank Johnson at the Embassy Sportsdrome. Birmingham. Although that show was not a financial success, professional boxing was still then a prosperous game. To-day it is not except for a small minority of boxers, managers and promoters who are drawing from the sport a much more magnificent return than they could ever have hoped to do in the days when pugilism was a more widespread activity. What lies behind this paradox? Four factors come to my mind: general change in the pattern of British leisure which has affected most spectator sports.

particular tendency in boxing for the pendulum to swing between exclusive patronage and mass support. cut-throat monopolistic tendencies which have developed since the last war. and the Tom became an affair for the multitudes. Fisticuffs was illegal, so the promoters had to find quiet places on which to pitch the rings. Generally they chase county boundaries, for the power of an inquisitive J.P.

did not run outside his own shire. By word of mouth, by veiled hint in the public Press, by poster in tavern taprooms. the news was spread of the next contest for the championship. virulent campaign waged by such people as Lady Summerskill against the sport. based on a certain section of medical opinion and on allegedly humanitarian idealism.

The first of these factors is common ground. One needs merely to list television, motoring, dining out and all the other pastimes of an affluent one has told the tale as far as the decline of cricket, soccer. Rugby League and a host of spectator sports apart from boxing are concerned. It might be on some bleak heath the other side of England or in an understanding rural magnate's park. Wherever it was the fancy would trek there in thousands stolid countrymen on foot, the aristocrats in their coaches, George Borrow's gipsies by caravan.

William Hazlitt's city friends on the newfangled railway. It was Cup Final day in an early 19th century context. When Spring met Bill Neste at Hinckley Downs In 1823 it is said that 35.000 spectators attended. The second point is more subtle. British boxing started under patronage in the early decades of the 18th century.

It was the Earl of Peterborough. for example. who brought James Figg. the first of the bare-knuckle cham- A year later Spring, of Hereford, took on the Irish champion, John Langan, at Worcester Racecourse and 60.000 people milled round the 0.5 per cent of the British population at that time. pions.

to London, and backed him against the proteges of other wealthy "amateurs" of the period Prime Minister Walpole, the Dukes of Cumberland and Hamilton, even George 11, were among the wealthy who watched fighters come up to scratch in secluded places and backed their fancies Then. quietly, the whole thing died about the middle of the Victorian era. Perhaps it was smothered by nonconformist opinion. perhaps its romantic appeal was not in keeping with the materialiatlc thinking of an industrial society. more likely its rich patrons found other pastimes.

Oradually as the champions gained Mendozas and the Belchera. the Crlbbs And was not until they returned to establish the old MODERN HEIRS OF REGENCY BUCKS National Sportmg Club and enforce the Marquess of Queensberry Rules around the beginning of this century that gloved boxing became an organised and accepted sport. Before an exclusive audience of blue-blooded men In dinner Jackets and in an atmosphere of peaceful connoisseurship. the protagonists of the moat violent of all sports settled their championships. Around this feudal organisation and encouraged by a parallel surge of interest in the States grew an immense boxing activity which reached its peak in the probably by unemployment and low wages which spurred working men to seek supplementary wages in the ring London had 14 Blackfrtars Ring.

its Premierland Wonderland and scores of other small halls; in one valley of South Wales you could end a show every evening at some stadium within walking or local bus distance; the baths and of the Midlands and North were regularly in use. And there were the bigger Arnold Wilson, C. B. Cochran Jeff Dickson and Sydney made a big business of on the American pattern. 1 In on the crest of the wave when sport boomed after the war came Jack Solomon, who imported foreign opposttion by the plane-load and sought by genial balls hoo and shrewd matchmaking to build lip world champions from home material.

He and several others prospered for at least a decade. Then boxing slumped again. Nowadays one counts promotions by the dozen compared with hundreds in a month before the war. But with the second decline in the masa support of boxing, the other motif In the pattern. exclusive patronage, is becoming the third The new National Sporting Club In London has been followed by the Midland S.C.

at Solihull. the Wyvern club in the North and there is talk of others on a similar pattern in South Wales, the West Country and on the South Coast. These heirs to the Regency bucks and the Edwardian bloods are prosperous businessmen who pay handsomely for the privilege of hiring boxers and watching them as an extra dessert to a formal meal. Will the pattern be repeated and will boxing sweep the country again In perhaps ten or twenty years, breaking out fmm the sheltering cocoon of SOC ure patronage? In the next article I will examine the troubles in the world of big promoters in the last decade or so. Torn Spring who brought 50.000 to watch him fight on Worcester Racecourse.

Advantage That rules out Moore, for the third round stretches from December 16 to March 20. Moore would bs eligible for the semi-final if Manchester United get through. as this round starts on March 21. The reaction of Mr. Robert Kelly.

the Chairman of Celtic. when he learned that his club had been drawn against Blovan Bratislava in the same competition was: The worn possible draw." Mr. Kelly added: I have been to Bratislava with the Scottish international team. Conditions there bear no resemblance whatever to those in our country. Both Manchester United and Celtic will have advantage In the first leg of the matches.

The other quarter-final matches will be Hamburg or Barcelona v. Olympic Lyon. M.T.K Budapest v. Fenerbahce Istanbul. The draw for the quarterfinals of the European Cup.

also made yesterday. is as follows: DARR Precut v. Scenelens elemeenel. tV. Emdftevell Feriae Reel WeirOd or flu 910111.01 A.C.

Alllse. Peru's. v. Isist-Mtir. Hankev's goal decisive Leicester Bey.

2. Cash'Be Boys pace remained surprisingly fast to the end of this English Schools Trophy divisional final at Leicester. Both sides could display a professional air In some of their moves and there was unlimited courage. Leicester took the lead through their clever little inside-right. Harrold.

in the 16th minute but less than a minute had passed before Fern equalised for Coalville. The Leicester defence was subjected to a heavy second half test but stood firm after Hankev. the home inside-left. had scored what, proved the winning goal. New stand for Old Trafford Manchester United are to replace the covered terrace crpposite the main stand at Old Trafford with a new cantilever stand coating 350.000.

This will provide covered standing accommodation for 10.000 spectators in addition to 10.500 seats. Preliminary work is expected to start during the next close mason and it is hoped the stand will be ready for the 1916416 season. HOCKEY NOTES Onerous year ahead for selectors By our Hockey Correspondent DAVID TALBOT THE system by which England women's teams are chosen is rather neater and more thorough, if considerably more demanding on the selectors, than that of the men's game. Essential ingredients of it are the territorial festivals which start at five different centres on December 30 From these inter-county affairs will emerge the live territorial aides and the series of ten territorial matches to be played by these teams in January and February provides the solid evidence for the selectors to take into account in choosing the international side and the England team. This year the selectors' responsibilities are especially onerous.

For sometime past now evidence has been scrummulating of a decline in England's prestige. against Wales at Margam. on renruary 29. US obviously the most important. A week later England will play the Welsh reserves at Old Trafford and on the same day and at the same place England will receive Holland.

their only continental opponents this season. The showpiece of the programme at Wembley will be the match against Scotland on March 14 and to wind up England will play Ireland at Belfast on March 21. One cannot descnbe it a slump for we are still one of the world's leading nations, but the old days of international supremacy when the only matter for speculation was by what score England would win. have One reason for this Is. of course.

the advance by other countries. but it is true. also. that England has been slow to adopt the new techniques made possible by the introduction of the Indian stick. Opportune Last season England had the traumatic experience of being beaten by Wales and on the American tour we also went down to New Zealand.

atiptnst the Germany and uth Africa, we were only able to draw, but to offset these moderate efforts good wins were recorded over Ireland. Scotland and the Netherlands. There are no tours and no visits by overseas touring aides this season which may. therefore, be regarded as offering an opportunity for reshaping and consolidating the internations: side. Last season's teams were chosen in of great difficulty and they did not meet with Universal approval Prom the potat of view of prestige, IMiland's Ara fixture, Lot to be done A great deal has to be accompltshed before the international matches take place.

In January and February. the Su selectors Mrs. F. Oreenhouill. or Walsall.

is again their chairman) will be watching the territorial matches at venues remote as Newcastle-on -Tyne. London. and Shrewsbury. Last toeseon. it may be recalled, entire series had to be abandoned owing to the severe weather and, Instead, there took place a two-day fesuval at Plymouth.

Bome thought this event might prove to be a pointer to future policy. but the selectors feel that their only proper course is to see all the territories in all their matches so that Players could be Judged in a variety of conditloos: This It will be appreciated involves no little hertbilup far the selectors. The Midlands, who will hold Abet: Inter-county testae' as usual at Ramsgate. play their Drat territorial match agaMin the West at Shrewsbury on January 30. The rat of their programme Is: Petwuary 5.

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Lam, at Cattort Athletics Fixture clash kills Edinburgh Highland Games Tim will be no Edinburgh Highland dames next year. The civic Amenities Committee of Edinburgh Town Council agreed to this yesterday after hearing of difficulties with the Amateur Athletic Association over the clashing of events on the day it was proposed to hold the dames. Frank Stewart said that last season the A.A.A. arranged a meeting at the White City. London.

on the day before the start of the Edinburgh Festival when the dames have always been held. The A.A.A. eventually changed their date. but again they have made similar plans to have an international contest at the White City clashing with the Highland dames. Michel Crauste.

captain oi TWO NEW CAPS FOR FRANCE The French Rugby Union tram announced yesterday to play Scotland at Murrayfield on January 4 includes two new caps. They are Jacques Bayardon. 29. and Benoit Daus', 21, both forwards. Bearded Bayardon.

in the second row. is eft. and weighs 17 stone. Before taking up Rugby seriously his favourite sport was throwing the hammer Mugs. a prop forward.

la Eft. 3 1 1 1 n. and scales 14st. 71b. Last season he was outstanding in Army Rugby Six changes The selectors.

booed by a section of the crowd when France were held to a 6-6 draw oy Rumania at Toulouse on Sunday. have made six changes. one of them positional. Pull back Rasat has been dropped and Lacare moves from fly-half to till the vacancy. Albaladejo takes over at standoff.

and Lasserre comes in at scrum-half instead of Laborde. In the pact. Bayardon. and Fabre replace Abadie. Lira and Herrero.

Bob Read. the Harlequins' flyhalf. returns to the side for the game at Newport on Friday night. Read, who went with the England team on their tour of New Zealand last summer, has not been able to play for Harlequins for three months because of his studies at Trinity College, Dublin. Coutts joins Wasps Bill Coutts.

the Eastern Counties and England trtalist Ayhalf, has resigned from Harlequins and Joined Wasps. Coutta will play for his new club against Northampton at Sudbury on Saturday. Peter Mettler Rees to centre. Squash rackets R.A.F. trounce Royal Navy The Royal Mr Force, the hoklers, scored a decisive 4-1 win over the Royal Navy in the second aeries of the inter- Services squash rackets championahip at the Naval and Military Club.

London. last The Army, having defeated the R.A T. on Monday. will have to beat the Navy today in the final contest to win the championship fc the 71st time out of 30 contests. Read at stand-off for Harlequins Early shock The tone of the match was art at 35 seconds when Lewis the 17.000 crowd by gozng over for the Counties.

Hazel! convered. The Counties led 8-3 at the interval and went ahead again 11-6 after the All Blacks had drawn level. Then brilliant running by Little, and lmprov'd kicking by Herewini. swung the game the All Blacks' way. Nevertheless.

it was a tale that will be recounted in the West Country for many years to come. Davis. Nathan, Little and Smith snored the New Zealand tries and Herewini kicked two conversions and two penalties. The other Counties' scorers were Collins (try and Hasell. who kicked two penalties.

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