## 3 Results
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline
**Variable** & **Test Statistic** & \(p\) & **ES** \\ \hline Distance Zone 1 & U = 1477 & 0.001 * & \(-\)0.526 \\ Distance Zone 2 & U = 2158 & 0.001 * & \(-\)0.308 \\ Distance Zone 3 & U = 2637 & 0.093 & \(-\)0.154 \\ Distance Zone 4 & U = 2906 & 0.454 & \(-\)0.068 \\ Total Distance (km) & U = 1756 & 0.001 * & \(-\)0.437 \\ Relative Distance Covered (m/min) & U = 1110 & 0.001 * & \(-\)0.644 \\ Number of Sprints & U = 2325 & 0.006 * & \(-\)0.255 \\ Total Sprint Distance (km) & U = 2565 & 0.053 & \(-\)0.178 \\ Maximum Speed Achieved (km/h) & U = 2873 & 0.390 & \(-\)0.079 \\ Accelerations (\(\geq\)2.0 m/s\({}^{2}\)) & t = 2.76 & 0.007 * & 0.438 \\ Decelerations (\(\leq\)\(-\)2.0 m/s\({}^{2}\)) & t = 2.93 & 0.004 * & 0.465 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: The symbol * indicates significant differences at \(p\) < 0.05.  
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Table 3: A comparison of physical performance metrics between first and second halves: test statistics, significance levels, and effect sizes. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**95\% Confidence**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Std.**} \\  & & **Mean** & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Interval Mean**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Deviation**} \\ \cline{3-6}  & & **Upper** & **Lower** & \\ \hline Distance Zone 3 (km) & 1 st half & 0.382 & 0.414 & 0.350 & 0.142 \\  & 2 nd half & 0.340 & 0.368 & 0.311 & 0.127 \\ Distance Zone 4 (km) & 1 st half & 0.061 & 0.073 & 0.050 & 0.050 \\  & 2 nd half & 0.052 & 0.060 & 0.043 & 0.038 \\ Total Distance (km) * & 1 st half & 4.614 & 4.713 & 4.515 & 0.442 \\  & 2 nd half & 4.183 & 4.318 & 4.049 & 0.599 \\ Relative Distance Covered & 1 st half & 98.137 & 100.279 & 95.994 & 9.564 \\ (m/min) * & 2 nd half & 84.068 & 86.913 & 81.223 & 12.703 \\ Number of Sprints * & 1 st half & 24.127 & 26.020 & 22.234 & 8.451 \\ Total Sprint Distance (km) & 2 nd half & 20.253 & 21.981 & 18.525 & 7.714 \\ Maximum Speed (km/h) & 1 st half & 0.580 & 0.631 & 0.530 & 0.226 \\  & 2 nd half & 0.505 & 0.550 & 0.459 & 0.203 \\ Maximum Speed (km/h) & 1 st half & 29.120 & 29.619 & 28.621 & 2.227 \\  & 2 nd half & 28.672 & 29.228 & 28.117 & 2.482 \\ Accelerations (\(\geq\)2.0 m/s\({}^{2}\)) * & 1 st half & 84.418 & 88.601 & 80.234 & 18.677 \\  & 2 nd half & 75.722 & 80.409 & 71.034 & 20.927 \\ Decelerations (\(\leq\)\(-\)2.0 m/s\({}^{2}\)) * & 1 st half & 85.253 & 89.703 & 80.804 & 19.865 \\  & 2 nd half & 75.519 & 80.427 & 70.611 & 21.912 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Note: The symbol * indicates significant differences at \(p<0.05\).  
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Table 4: _Cont._  
Figure 3: _Cont._Figure 4: _Cont_. Figure 3: A comparison of the distance covered across intensity zones and total distance between the halves. Note: The boxplots (**A**–**F**) illustrate the distribution of the distance covered across different intensity zones (Distance Zone 1–4 and the total distance in km; relative distance covered in m/min) across the first and second halves of the matches. The symbol # indicates significant differences at \(p\) < 0.05. Dots indicate statistical outliers identified using the IQR method, which were retained in the analysis due to their potential to represent meaningful individual differences in physical performance. Dots represent statistical outliers (IQR method) retained for analysis, as they may reflect meaningful individual variability in physical performance. Sprint-related metrics also declined, with the number of sprints dropping from 24.13 to 20.25 (\(p<0.05\)), although the total sprint distance exhibited only a non-significant reduction. Similarly, a non-significant decrease in maximum speed was observed (29.12 km/h to 28.67 km/h). Finally, the number of high-intensity actions decreased, with accelerations (\(\geq\)2.0 m/s\({}^{2}\)) falling from 84.42 to 75.72 and decelerations (\(\leq\)-2.0 m/s\({}^{2}\)) from 85.25 to 75.52 (\(p<0.05\)).