Despite the 0-0 draw, Mancini still believes that the Blues will progress to the next round and highlighted that the poor condition of the pitch had an impact in how his team were able to play.

0憾平，曼奇尼仍相信曼城能够挺进下一轮，他还特别提到糟糕的场地条件对球队的表现影响很大。

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Disagreements spilled from the dressing room onto the pitch, and once again they faced the humiliation of a first round exit.

从更衣室到赛场上，争执和争议不断，他们也曾一度面临第一阶段即遭淘汰的尴尬境地。

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Agencies were approached with the brief one month ago. Agencies involved in the pitch will enter a round of presentations in two weeks.

这些机构大一个月前被告知此次任务简介，他们将在两周内进入一轮比稿。

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"He is a different kind of player to James with his power and strength all round the pitch, allied to a very good football brain, " said MacDonald, who was handed temporary charge of the club following Martin O'Neil's shock decision to quit.

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Although Berkeley would win the competition, the team from the University of Virginia made it into the final round with their pitch of LQDT.

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As well as in the stands, the hosts did their bit on the pitch by reaching the second round, where they lost 1-0 to the eventual champions.

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