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<v Speaker 1>Ah, here we go, here we go. Thanks for finding us.

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<v Speaker 1>This is your home for everything Black and Red. First eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>your DC and IED podcast. I'm Dave john Sall with

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<v Speaker 1>the Hall of Famer Bruce Murray and DC and I

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<v Speaker 1>we're still buzzing. I know a draw one of three points,

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<v Speaker 1>but certainly we'll take one point on the road against

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<v Speaker 1>the Chicago Fire. The way it happened two to two

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday, as heard on iHeartRadio, iHeart Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>DC.

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<v Speaker 1>Brendan Hartlove with the call, this time with Bruce Murray,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was a dream start.

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<v Speaker 3>Early balling behind for Parani enters the box into ben

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<v Speaker 3>Tech in the center and DC's on the board through

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<v Speaker 3>Christian Benech. Not even four minutes gone in the Black

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<v Speaker 3>and Red capitalize miscommunications at the back and the veteran

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<v Speaker 3>forward tucks it behind Brady and.

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<v Speaker 4>DC leads one nil. Just a fantastic build up. Rolls

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<v Speaker 4>with the ball out why de Schneck. Schneck pings it

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<v Speaker 4>into the corner. Parani makes the on Bentech just slides

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<v Speaker 4>in across and there's terrible defending. Miscommunication is an understatement.

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<v Speaker 4>There is just no communication whatsoever between the two fullbacks.

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<v Speaker 4>Ventekey right between him, and all he has to do

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<v Speaker 4>is slot it past Brady.

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<v Speaker 2>Brady didn't have a chance.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian ben Techy doing what Christian Benzech does, but then

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<v Speaker 1>deep in stoppage time, Herrera sends.

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<v Speaker 3>It in again.

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<v Speaker 5>The bicycle can absolutely unreal from Jacob Merrow, the load

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<v Speaker 5>that's big, gromatic, the equalizer, Oh my gosh. In the

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<v Speaker 5>ninety sixth minute of play, Jacob Burrow knocks it out

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<v Speaker 5>of the park, DC too, Chicago too.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>It was so exciting to call it with you and

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<v Speaker 1>Brendan heart love and unbelievable because not easy to make

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<v Speaker 1>that call because you have to stay with the broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet you're probably in a state of shock. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's Jacob Murrale. And I'm going to start by giving

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<v Speaker 1>a shout out to my team, the Annapolis Blues. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe his experience not only at Georgetown, not only in

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<v Speaker 1>his youth soccer, but playing in front of eight thousand

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<v Speaker 1>fans and pressure situations with the Annapolis Blues made him

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<v Speaker 1>ready for that moment. That's part of the story.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no doubt, Dave that the competition that he

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<v Speaker 2>faced playing with Annapolis Blues, playing with the other college

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<v Speaker 2>players of you know, high pedigree in the summer. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like summer ball in baseball, right, guys get better the

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<v Speaker 2>big train in Maryland, right for example, they they produced

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one major league players by this summer league. And

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<v Speaker 2>so yeah, there's no question about it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so incredibly happy for Jacob Murle. We both know him personally,

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<v Speaker 2>we both know what kind of care, what a kid

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<v Speaker 2>he is, what a great you know, he's a man.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not a kid, buttass, he's a kid. And just

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<v Speaker 2>so happy for him. He's just such a great guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Forest Till Maryland shout out to forest Till Maryland has

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<v Speaker 1>produced Jacob Murle. And you mentioned that competition. He played

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<v Speaker 1>two summers ago with Annapolis Blues in twenty twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>last season the transition to pro soccer with DC, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was seamless. But I also want to give a

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<v Speaker 1>shout out. I think the confidence maybe a Christian BENTECHI

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<v Speaker 1>speak to this because you were once a young player

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<v Speaker 1>and needed confidence infused in you. You are already a

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<v Speaker 1>confident guy. I've never known you not to be, but

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<v Speaker 1>you still, no matter how good you are, you need

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<v Speaker 1>that supportive veterans.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I remember, you know my national team days, the

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<v Speaker 2>very early days. You know, guys like Ricky Davis and

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin throw from San Diego and just some of the

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<v Speaker 2>old NASL guys took me under their wing. Ernhardt Cap

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<v Speaker 2>the Cosmos player, and gave me confidence. I mean he

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<v Speaker 2>told me, look, they say, you're you're a really good player.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, don't worry about mistakes. You're gonna make mistakes

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<v Speaker 2>and things like that. And I see that same relationship

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<v Speaker 2>with Christian Benteke, not just with Jacob Murle, but with

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<v Speaker 2>with all the young players. I mean, you're playing with

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<v Speaker 2>a a iconic player and it's almost like you've got

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<v Speaker 2>your autograph book on one in one pocket, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and on the other pocket, you know, you know a

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<v Speaker 2>guy played at Liverpool. And then you know the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of it is you you know Christian and you

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<v Speaker 2>have to form a relationship in order to get the

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<v Speaker 2>best out of it. And you know, and just in

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<v Speaker 2>that first goal in the first week, when when Jacob

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<v Speaker 2>just chipped up to the back post, that is a

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<v Speaker 2>guaranteed conversation that's been had many times.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's Jacob Merle assisting on that. Christian Benechy's first

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<v Speaker 1>goal of the season against Toronto. All right, you get

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<v Speaker 1>the one point in Chicago and close to not getting

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<v Speaker 1>the one point. What did you like about Saturday night?

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<v Speaker 2>I love the fact that we came out on fire.

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<v Speaker 2>We literally, you know, push the game as hard as

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<v Speaker 2>we could. And you know, again I talk about beat

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<v Speaker 2>it to death. Is our is our full back play,

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<v Speaker 2>is forcing our wingers inside where now we've got What

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<v Speaker 2>I like, Dave is is we have so many options.

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<v Speaker 2>Every time a player has the ball, he's got three

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<v Speaker 2>or four players he can pick out right as opposed

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<v Speaker 2>to before when it was hit long to Christian. Now

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's got to try and get up the field and

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<v Speaker 2>there is none of that. So I think, I think, well,

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<v Speaker 2>for me, I love the fact that DC United is playing.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a totally different game than last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Well and also again we talked about this with Troy

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<v Speaker 1>Lasain and Jacob Merles. Certainly is part of that. Depth

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<v Speaker 1>is so key. George Stroud returns to the lineup. But

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<v Speaker 1>for DC and I to have success this season, bench

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<v Speaker 1>play will be critical.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we have players that can come in, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Maddy Ultila, you know he comes in at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the game. That you know last week you have

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<v Speaker 2>You've got a lot of guys, you know who can

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<v Speaker 2>come into the game. And here's the thing about the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>and people have to realize this. Everyone's like, oh, the

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<v Speaker 2>bench and the bench in this play. Substitutes have to

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<v Speaker 2>come in and improve the game. That is the definition

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<v Speaker 2>of a substitute. Come in and improve the game. Who

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<v Speaker 2>cares if you have bodies on the bench, right, that

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't help you. What these people when they come in

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<v Speaker 2>they are difference makers, which I think is fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, what does DC and I need to clean

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<v Speaker 1>up there? And certainly you point to Chicago's goals and

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<v Speaker 1>he wins a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>They have got to figure out communication wise, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what needs to happen on set pieces and soft goals.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean we have given in the first two games.

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<v Speaker 2>We're right back where we were last year in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of what we said we weren't going to do right.

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<v Speaker 2>The first goal against Chicago with the ball bounced right

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<v Speaker 2>through the box the center forward for Chicago, I think

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it was Kellen Anacosta to Kim into the net.

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<v Speaker 2>Ki Kim got pushed into his own net. That can't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Second goal Coipers on the backside. Matty Peltela is running

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<v Speaker 2>with him and he just stops as if he had

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<v Speaker 2>help on the back post. And you know that was

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<v Speaker 2>a miscommunication. Nobody leaves a player in the box to

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<v Speaker 2>run unless you know that you have somebody in that position,

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<v Speaker 2>and so Peltala and there was a communication issue with

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know who was on the other side, but

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<v Speaker 2>that other player was not there. So when Koiper stopped,

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<v Speaker 2>just stopped and went in behind Peltela, Peltala kept going

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<v Speaker 2>and he was marking nobody. And then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>Coipers is wide open on the back post. That cannot happen.

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<v Speaker 1>All right to two weeks, two points for DC, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking for more. Looking to clean things up Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>against Sporting Kansas City. Of course, it's a home game.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll be able to sync with Apple TV if you

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<v Speaker 1>have that subscription. As always, Coverage on iHeartRadio iHeart Sports

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<v Speaker 1>DC beginning at seven fifteen. Once again, Brendan hard Love

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<v Speaker 1>will be on the call with Bruce Murray. Hey, we

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<v Speaker 1>promised you We'll give you a DC Night of the

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<v Speaker 1>whole world in eleven minutes or less.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I just say real quick, Dave the goal that

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<v Speaker 2>obviously Jacob Merle scored is one of the best goals

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<v Speaker 2>you're ever going to see. And he had to come

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<v Speaker 2>backwards seven yards and then he had to have the

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<v Speaker 2>idea in his head where the goal was and any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of bicycle kick which would be hit really hard

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<v Speaker 2>and down there was too many bodies. The bicycle kick

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<v Speaker 2>he hit was looped into the far post, which means

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<v Speaker 2>Jacob Murle was thinking his way through every piece of

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<v Speaker 2>that bicycle kick. So that was an act of pure

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<v Speaker 2>brilliance and I think it may be up for a

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<v Speaker 2>goal of the Year if we don't see anything bigger

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<v Speaker 2>than that.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's this addition to first leven. We'll check in

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<v Speaker 1>later in the week.