def getMatchStats(matchID,myplatform,guruplatform):
    try:
        datalog("\tGetting match {id}".format(id=matchID),end=", ")
        info = smite.get_match_details(matchID)
        firstrow = info[0]
        rawseconds = firstrow["Time_In_Match_Seconds"]
        minutes = rawseconds//60
        seconds = rawseconds % 60
        score1 = firstrow["Team1Score"]
        difference1 = 4-score1
        score2 = firstrow["Team2Score"]
        difference2 = 4-score2
        if difference1 < difference2:
            score1 += difference1
            score2 += difference1
        else:
            score1 += difference2
            score2 += difference2
        replyString = ""
        replyString += "MatchID|Time|Mode|Region|Score|Duration\n:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--\n"
        replyString += matchID
        replyString += "|"
        replyString += str(firstrow["Entry_Datetime"]) #Time
        replyString += "|"
        replyString += str(firstrow["name"]).replace(": ","") #Game Mode
        replyString += "|"
        replyString += str(firstrow["Region"]) #Region
        replyString += "|"
        replyString += str(score1) #Score 1
        replyString += "-"
        replyString += str(score2) #Score 2
        replyString += "|"
        replyString += str(minutes) #Minutes
        replyString += ":"
        replyString += str(seconds) #Seconds
        replyString += "\n\n"
        replyString += "[Lv] Player|Champion|Cred (CPM)|K/D/A|Dmg|Shield|Heal|Obj\n:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--\n"
        for row in info:
            winStr = ""
            if row["Win_Status"] == "Winner":
                winStr = "**"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "["
            replyString += str(row["Account_Level"]) #Account Level
            replyString += "] "
            replyString += str(row["playerName"]) #Account Name
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "["
            replyString += str(row["Reference_Name"]) #Champion
            replyString += "](#/flair"
            replyString += str(row["Reference_Name"]).replace("'", "").replace(" ","").lower() #Flair
            replyString += ")"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|"
            replyString += winStr
            tempGold = row["Gold_Earned"]
            tempCPS = tempGold/rawseconds
            tempCPM = tempCPS*60
            replyString += str("{:,}".format(tempGold)) #Credits
            replyString += " ("
            replyString += str(int(round(tempCPM,0))) #CPM
            replyString += ")"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += str(row["Kills_Player"]) #Kills
            replyString += "/"
            replyString += str(row["Deaths"]) #Deaths
            replyString += "/"
            replyString += str(row["Assists"]) #Assists
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "{:,}".format(row["Damage_Player"]) #Damage Dealt
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "{:,}".format(row["Damage_Mitigated"]) #Shielding
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "{:,}".format(row["Healing"]) #Healing
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|"
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "{:,}".format(row["Objective_Assists"]) #Objective Time
            replyString += winStr
            replyString += "|\n"
        replyString += "\n"
        replyString += "*More info: [My Paladins](https://{myplatform}mypaladins.com/match/".format(myplatform=myplatform)
        replyString += matchID
        replyString += ") • [Paladins Guru](http://paladins.guru/match/{guruplatform}/".format(guruplatform=guruplatform)
        replyString += matchID
        replyString += ")*"
        datalog("writing reply")
        return(replyString)
    except:
        replyString = "The match '{matchID}' you specified could not be found. Trying looking on ".format(matchID=matchID)
        replyString += "[My Paladins](https://{myplatform}mypaladins.com/match/".format(myplatform=myplatform)
        replyString += matchID
        replyString += ") or [Paladins Guru](http://paladins.guru/match/{guruplatform}/".format(guruplatform=guruplatform)
        replyString += matchID
        replyString += ") instead"
        datalog("the API failed to find the match, writing reply")
        return(replyString)