2013–14 Al Ain FC season

The 2013–14 season was Al Ain Football Club's 46th in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain
2013–14 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerZlatko Dalić
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed, Al Ain
Arabian Gulf League6
Arabian Gulf Super CupRunners-up
President's CupWinners
League CupGroup Stage
AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Asamoah Gyan (29)

All:
Asamoah Gyan (47)

Club edit

Season overview edit

June edit

Al Ain started summer transfer window signing central midfielder Sultan Al Ghaferi for a three-year deal after the end of his contract with Baniyas.[1] On 11 June, Ivorian central midfielder Ibrahim Diaky was officially presented as an Al Ain player at the press conference for two seasons in exchange deal with Al Jazira of joining Musallam Fayez and Yaqoub Al Hosani along with €1 million.[2][3][4] On 17 June, Al Ain announced the end of contract Abdullah Malallah and agreed to terminate the contract with Mohamed Malallah.[5] On 30 June, Saif Mohammed signed a two-year loan extension with Al Dhafra.[6]

July edit

On 3 July, manager Cosmin Olaroiu moved to manage Al Ain's bitter rivals Al Ahli.[7][8] On 16 July, it was announced at a press conference the extension of contracts Helal Saeed, Mohanad Salem and Ismail Ahmed.[9] Goalkeeper Khalid Essa moved to Al Ain in undisclosed deal.[10][11] Hazza Salem, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Yousif Abdelrahman returned to Al Ain after the end of their loans. On 25 July, Al Ain announced that Jorge Fossati will be appointed as the new manager for a one-year deal.[12] On 31 July, Al Dhafra announced signing Al Ain goalkeeper Abdulla Sultan for 5 seasons in undisclosed deal. The 27-year-old leaves after 3 season with the first team.[13]

 
Jorge Fossati Al Ain FC formerly manager, sacked after seven weeks in charge
 
Quique Flores sacked after disappointing results

August edit

On 1 August, Al Ain announced reached an agreement with Lyon over the transfer of Brazilian midfielder, Michel Bastos.[14] Reportedly Al Ain agree to pay €4 million fee for Bastos.[15] On 30 August Al Ain FC were defeated by Al Ahli on penalties after a 0–0 in the 2013 UAE Super Cup at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.[16]

September edit

On 4 September, Al Ain kicked off League Cup with a disappointing 3–1 away loss to Baniyas.[17] On 7 September, Jires Kembo Ekoko joined Qatari club El Jaish for a one-season loan.[18][19] After two defeats in a row, Al Ain confidently win The Derby a 3–0 over Al Wahda.[20] On 13 September, Al Ain sack Jorge Fossati after seven weeks, due his philosophy and style of play did not suitable with the team and assigned temporarily Ahmed Abdullah, reserve team manager.[21][22] On 27 September, Quique Flores arrived at Al Ain on Friday to be the new coach on a two-year deal.[23]

October edit

November edit

December edit

January edit

February edit

March edit

April edit

May edit

Players edit

Transfers edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 July 2013 AFIC Al Ain   2 – 0[24]   Riffa Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) F. Juma   70', 83'
S. Al menhali   73'
Report   4' S. Al Dosari
  68' Mohamed
Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Hamad Al Sheikh
Man of the Match: Faraj Juma[25]
1 August 2013 AFIC Al Ain   3 – 0[26]   Kazma Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Gyan   18'   61'
Diaky   48'
Fahad. J   70'
Salem. A   84'
Report Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Man of the Match: Ibrahim Diaky[27]
5 August 2013 AFIC Al Ain   2 – 4[28]   Al Hilal Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Ismail. A   9'
Gyan   67' (pen.)
Bastos   78'
Salem. A   71'
Report   14' (39), pen.' Al-Shamrani
  23' Castillo
  90+3' Hermach
Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
Man of the Match: Michel Bastos[29]
20 August 2013 Friendly Šampion Celje   0–2   Al Ain Lienz, Austria
Report   68' Bastos
  85' Abdulaziz
Stadium: Dolomiten Stadion
Referee: Triting Himlton
24 August 2013 Friendly Al Ahli   2–0   Al Ain Kapfenberg, Austria
Dioko   24'
Hamzah   90'
Report Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadium
15 May 2014 Friendly Al Ain   0–3   Manchester City Abu Dhabi
19:50 Lopes   63'
Jovetić   79'
Hiwula   89' (pen.)
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 15 September 2013 9 May 2014 Matchday 1 6th 26 12 7 7 52 33 +19 046.15
League Cup 4 September 2013 14 November 2013 Group stage Group stage 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 050.00
President's Cup 10 December 2013 18 May 2014 Round of 16 Winners 4 4 0 0 9 4 +5 100.00
Super Cup 30 August 2013 Final Runner-up 1 0 0 1 0 0 +0 000.00
Champions League 26 February 2014 30 September 2014 Group stage Semi-finals 12 8 2 2 25 14 +11 066.67
Total 49 27 10 12 97 60 +37 055.10

Last updated: 30 September 2014
Source: Competitions

Arabian Gulf League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Al Shabab 26 13 5 8 42 28 +14 44 2015 GCC Champions League group stage
5 Al Nasr 26 13 5 8 42 32 +10 44
6 Al Ain 26 12 7 7 52 33 +19 43 2015 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
7 Al Sharjah 26 10 10 6 29 25 +4 40
8 Al-Dhafra 26 9 8 9 44 44 0 35
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Arabian Gulf League 2013-2014 table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Al Ain qualified through winning the Presidents Cup.

Matches edit

15 September 2013 1 Al Shabab 3–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 Adeílson   21', 63'
Hassan.H   63'
Edgar   69'   84'
Report   42' Khalid.E
  45+1'   66' Mohanad
  49' Fares.J
  70' Radoi
  90+4' Yousef.A
Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
20 September 2013 2 Al Ain 2–1 Ajman Al Ain
17:30 Gyan   20', 25'
Bastos   28'
Khalid.E   85'
Al Ghaferi   87'
Report   77' Simon
  83' Waleed.A
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,322
Referee: Ahmad Khalfan
27 September 2013 3 Al Dhafra 4–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:35 E.Clottey   53', 61', 84'
Makhete   67'   68'
H.Zahran   70'
A.Alnaqbi   70'
Report   8' Bastos
  45+1' Mohanad
  72', 74' Gyan
  76' Fares.J
  80' Ismail
Stadium: Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
19 October 2013 4 Al Ain 5–2 Dubai Al Ain
17:00 Ismail   19'
Gyan   52', 56', 72'
Brosque   69'
Report   48' R.Yaslam
  68' Traore
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
25 October 2013 5 Al Wahda 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:30 Estrada   16'   65'
Mubarak   27'
Eissa   78'
Report   9' Diaky
  42' Radoi
  47' Bastos
  88' Omar.A
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
31 October 2013 6 Al Ain 3–2 Al Nasr Al Ain
20:30 Diaky   21'
Gyan   40'
Ismail   67'
Omar.A   72'
Fares.J   90+3'
Report   32' K.Alajmani
  39' R.Malullah
  48' Ibrahima.T
  56' Lima
  73' Mahmoud.H
  78' Tariq.A
  81' Eder
  90' Yousif
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
24 November 2013 7 Al Ahli 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 Grafite   32'
Haikal   45+2'
Jiménez   65'
Report   5' Diaky
  28' Ismail
  44' Omar.A
  89' Brosque
Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim
29 November 2013 8 Al Ain 5–2 Emirates Al Ain
16:45 Bastos   9'
Mohanad   21'
Brosque   28'
Ahmed Al Shamisi  36'
Gyan   45', 68'
Report   52', 79' Herrera Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Qaseem Al Hammadi
5 December 2013 9 Baniyas 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
16:50 M.Fawzi   43'
Fawaz.A   52'   65'
Muñoz   45+1'
Haboush   45+3'
Report   85' Hazza.S
  79'   90+3' Gyan
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
15 December 2013 10 Al Ain 5–2 Al Shaab Al Ain
16:45 Gyan   22', 76'
Diaky   33'
Mohanad   45+2'
Bastos   55'
Brosque   58'
Report   21' F.Rushoud
  45', 78' Ndri.M
  72' J.Sanqoor
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
20 December 2013 11 Al Ain 1–1 Al Sharjah Al Ain
16:45 Gyan   27'
Ismail   81'
Report   11' Y.Saeed
  37' A.Darwish
  44' A.Al Saadi
  46' A.Ahmed
  89' M.Khalifa
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
27 December 2013 12 Al Jazira 2–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:30 Juma.A   63'
A.Qasem   77'
Khamis.E   80'
Report   44' Gyan
  68' Omar.A
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
3 January 2014 13 Al Ain 3–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:00 Gyan   13'
Mohanad   41'
Omar.A   55'
Brosque   72'
Report   10' Al Hosani
  68' F.Hadeed
  75' Waheed
  79' Susak
  85' M.Jamal
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
9 January 2014 14 Al Ain 0–0 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:00 Hazza.S   77' Report   52' Sami Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
18 January 2014 15 Ajman 0–0 Al Ain Ajman
17:05 A.Hassan   73' Report   78' Mohammed.A Stadium: Ajman Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
24 January 2014 16 Al Ain 1–1 Al Dhafra Al Ain
17:10 Gyan   75'
Mohammed.F   90+1'
Report   11' H.Al Hammadi
  69' Mohd.Ali
  83' Makhete
  85' A.Abdulqader
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
6 February 2014 17 Dubai 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
17:20 S.Saidi   10' Report   9' Ismail
  17', 49' Gyan
  61' Mohammed.F
  69' Fares.J
  79' El Ghanassy
Stadium: Police Officers Club
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
13 February 2014 18 Al Ain 0–1 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:15 Hazza.S   80' Report   13' Tagliabue
  59' Al Nobi
  73' Hussain.F
  90+4' Damián
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
21 February 2014 19 Al Nasr 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
17:30 Ibrahima.T   74'
Al Husain   90+3'
Report   75' Brosque
  90+2' Mohammed.F
  Radoi
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
23 March 2014 20 Al Ain 2–3 Al Ahli Al Ain
20:30 Khalid.E   35'
Mohanad   53'
M.Ahmed   72'
Gyan   78'
Ismail   90+3'
Report   36', 47' Grafite
  75' I.Al Hammadi
  83' Haikal
  86' Salmeen
  90+2' A.Khalil
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
27 March 2014 21 Emirates 1–2 Al Ain Ras al-Khaimah
17:45 Luiz   35'
Masoud.H   63'
A.Saqr   66'
Report   35' Omar.A
  42' Diaky
  56', 66' Gyan
  81' Mohamed.A
  85' Salem.A
  90+2' Mohammed.F
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
6 April 2014 22 Al Ain 2–1 Baniyas Al Ain
17:50 Fares.J   53'   90+1'
Hazza.S   66'
Brosque   69'
M.Ahmed   79'
Report   3'   71' M.Fawzi
  90+1' Muñoz
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
10 April 2014 23 Al Shaab 0–5 Al Ain Sharjah
17:55 Gyan   12', 45+2', 90+2'
Mohammed. A   51'
Ryan.Y   80'
Report   83' Humaid. A
  90+1' Ndri.M
Stadium: Khalid Bin Mohammed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
27 April 2014 24 Al Sharjah 1–3 Al Ain Sharjah
19:30 Shahin   1'
Al Saadi   8'
Yousif   44'
Report   63' Barman
  71' Diaky
  72', 90' Gyan
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
1 May 2014 25 Al Ain 2–2 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:45 Fawzi.F   14'   80'
Gyan   21', 42'
El Ghanassy   90+1'
Report   67' Caicedo
  76' Khalid.S
  80' A.Mabkhout
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
9 May 2014 26 Al Wasl 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
18:05 Yaser   22'
M.Al Sumiti   81'
Oliveira   90+3'
Culio   90+3'
Report   55' Mohanad
  90+4' Gyan
Stadium: Za'abeel Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Salem

Last updated: 9 May 2014
Source: AGLeague.ae

Super Cup edit

30 August 2013 Final Al Ain 0–0
(2–3 p)
Al Ahli Abu Dhabi
19:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Rădoi   6'
Mohamed. A   23'
Al Shamisi   80'
Fares   85'
Report   9' A. Khalil
  90' M. Hassan
  90+3' Majed. N
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 29,874
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel
Penalties
Gyan  
Omar. A  
Al Shamisi  
Fares  
Diaky  
  Jiménez
  Ciel
  Viana
  Sanqour

President's Cup edit

10 December 2013 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–1 Sharjah Abu Dhabi
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
13 January 2014 Quarter-finals Al Ain 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(9–8 p)
Al Wasl Abu Dhabi
20:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim
Penalties
30 January 2014 Semi-finals Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah
18 May 2014 Final Al Ain 1–0 Al Ahli Abu Dhabi
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi

League Cup edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sharjah 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 16
Al Jazira 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12
Al Ain 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
Bani Yas 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
Al Shaab 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Dubai 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
Al Wahda 6 1 0 5 3 9 −6 3
Source: Soccerway

Matches edit

4 September 2013 1 Baniyas 3–1 Al Ain Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30 Fawaz   14'
Nawaf   52 .pen', 60'
Report   50' Salem.A
  58 .pen' Mohamed.A
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
9 September 2013 2 Al Ain 3–0 Al Wahda Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
20:30 Diaky   25'
Mohamed.A   27'   49', 59'
Khaled.A   39'
Fares.J   63'
Bastos   90+3'
Report Attendance: 2,234
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
4 October 2013 3 Al Shaab 1–3 Al Ain Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah
17:15 Julius Wobay   10' Report   38'   50' Rădoi
  45' Mohamed.A
  72' Fares.J
  82' Bastos
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
10 October 2013 4 Al Ain 2–2 Al Sharjah Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
20:30 Mohamed.A   21'
Diaky   27'
Brosque   39'   45+1'
Fares.J   68'
Radoi   73'
Dawoud   90+1'
Report   19', 71' Ze.Carlos
  59' Bader Abdulrahman
Referee: Abdulla Najee Al Harth
14 November 2013 5 Al Jazira 3–1 Al Ain Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30 Oliveira   45'   78', 85'
A.Mousa   71'
Yaser Matar   90+3'
Report   24' Fares.J
  36' Diaky
  90+3' Radoi
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
17 November 2013 6 Al Ain 1–0 Dubai Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
16:45 M. Ayed   55'
S. Al Ghafer   90+6'
Report   41' Yousuf Hassn
  78' Mohamed Ibrahim
  90+5' Hussain Abdulrahman
Referee: Hamad Ali

Last updated: 17 November 2013
Source: AGLeague.ae

AFC Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN ITT LEK TRA
1   Al-Ain 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 2–1 3–1
2   Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 3–1 2–0
3   Lekhwiya 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–5 2–0 0–0
4   Tractor Sazi 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 2–2 1–0 0–1
Source: Soccerway
26 February 2014 1 Al-Ain   2–1   Lekhwiya Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
12 March 2014 2 Al-Ittihad   2–1   Al-Ain King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca
20:20 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 16,571
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
18 March 2014 3 Al-Ain   3–1   Tractor Sazi Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:15 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
1 April 2014 4 Tractor Sazi   2–2   Al-Ain Sahand Stadium, Tabriz
19:00 UTC+4:30
Report
Attendance: 39,120
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
15 April 2014 5 Lekhwiya   0–5   Al-Ain Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
18:30 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
22 April 2014 6 Al-Ain   1–1   Al-Ittihad Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 8,606
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit
6 May 2014 First leg Al-Jazira   1–2   Al-Ain Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 18,650
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
13 May 2014 Second leg Al-Ain   2–1   Al-Jazira Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 9,379
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Al-Ain won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals edit
19 August 2014 First leg Al-Ain   2–0   Al-Ittihad Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 18,830
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
26 August 2014 Second leg Al-Ittihad   1–3   Al-Ain King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca
20:50 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 342[A]
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Al-Ain won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals edit
16 September 2014 First leg Al-Hilal   3–0   Al-Ain King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 57,170
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
30 September 2014 Second leg Al-Ain   2–1   Al-Hilal Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 24,204
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Al-Hilal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Statistics edit

Squad, appearances and goals edit

Squad Stats edit

League Asia Cup League Cup Super cup Total Stats
Games played 26 12 4 6 1 49
Games won 12 8 4 3 0 27
Games drawn 7 2 0 1 0 10
Games lost 7 2 0 2 1 12
Goals for 52 25 9 11 0 97
Goals against 33 14 4 9 0 60
Yellow cards 51 17 11 15 4 98
Red cards 4 2 0 0 0 6

Last updated: 30 September 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record edit

N P Nat. Name League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total Notes
                                   
2 DF   M.Ayed 1 1
3 FW   Gyan 1 1 2
4 MF   S.Al Ghaferi 1 1
5 DF   Ismail 5 2 7
6 MF   Rădoi 2 1 3 1 6 1
8 MF   Bastos 1 1 2
8 MF   El Ghanassy 1 1
10 MF   Omar.A 5 2 1 8
15 DF   Khaled.A 1 1 2
16 FW   Mohamed.A 2 3 5
17 GK   Khalid.E 3 3
18 MF   Diaky 5 2 7
19 DF   Mohanad 2 1 2 1
20 MF   Helal.S 1 2 3
21 DF   Fawzi.F 2 1 1 3 1
22 GK   Al Mas 1 1
23 DF   M.Ahmed 2 2 1 5
24 MF   A.Barman 1 1 2 4
25 MF   Ahmed.A 2 1 3
27 MF   Salem.A 1 1 2
31 DF   Hazza.S 3 1 4
32 FW   Brosque 3 1 1 5
35 FW   Yousef.A 1 1
36 GK   Dawoud 1 1
44 DF   Fares.J 3 1 3 1 1 8 1
50 DF   Mohammed.F 4 4

Last updated: 18 May 2014
Source: Competitive matches and AGLeague.ae
Only competitive matches
Ordered by  ,   and  
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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