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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2024-05-18T09:03:42Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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      </item>
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      </item>
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        <patrol cur="106784" prev="106782" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72541" pageid="21280" ns="0" title="Birmingham City 0-0 Bristol City (2023-24 Under-18 League 2)" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-18T15:03:32Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106783" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72540" pageid="19208" ns="0" title="2023-24 Under-18 League 2" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-18T14:33:25Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106782" prev="106735" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72539" pageid="21279" ns="0" title="Everton 8-0 Newcastle United (2023-24 Under-18 Premier League)" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-18T14:31:03Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106781" prev="0" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72538" pageid="19213" ns="0" title="2023-24 Under-18 Premier League" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-18T14:27:07Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106780" prev="106763" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72537" pageid="19205" ns="0" title="2023-24 Professional Development League 2" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-18T09:05:59Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106779" prev="106778" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72536" pageid="19205" ns="0" title="2023-24 Professional Development League 2" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-18T09:05:51Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106778" prev="106772" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="72535" pageid="1940" ns="0" title="Birmingham City Under-21s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-05-18T09:05:27Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="106777" prev="106742" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>