FFO EFL1, Sporting Lisbon vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Feb 12)


                      Sporting Lisbon  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-2-1-2 A  |  4-2-1-2-1 A
                      Cheyenne Hollis  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                           A_Lopes GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                         M_Hummels DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                           D_Alaba DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                         J_Gimenez DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                            Morato DF  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                        S_Busquets MF  |  DM Mar_Antonio
                        P_Coutinho MF  |  DM J_Weigl
                         J_Boateng DF  |  MF H_Lozano
                          J_M_Mata AM  |  AM A_Di_Maria
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  AM H_Ziyech
                        M_Politano FW  |  FW C_Gakpo
                                       |
                           M_Morro SUB |  SUB J_Omlin
                          R_Proper SUB |  SUB M_Doherty
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB X_Schlager
                           S_Prcic SUB |  SUB M_Almiron
                         R_Quaison SUB |  SUB K_Wootton




Min. 1  :(lis) D_Alaba is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Politano 
          ...  M_Politano strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Bijlow's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_M_Mata swings it in! 
          ...  J_Bijlow comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Lewandowski swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_M_Mata with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Alaba loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Politano! 
          ...  J_Bijlow catches it! 
Min. 4  :(lis) J_M_Mata picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  J_M_Mata with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have taken the lead! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 5  :(byl) A_Di_Maria with the dribble 
          ...  J_Boateng is easily beaten 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 9  :(lis) M_Politano with a clever shimmy 
          ...  M_Politano hits the ball first time! 
          ...  J_Bijlow just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 9  :(byl) H_Ziyech with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 10 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 10 :(byl) J_Weigl spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  M_Politano with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 12 :(lis) J_M_Mata backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Lewandowski hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 13 :(byl) Mar_Antonio chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Ziyech 
          ...  But M_Hummels wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(lis) P_Coutinho bursts forward 
          ...  M_Schmelzer wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 14 :(byl) C_Gakpo has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Mar_Antonio gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Busquets tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 14 :(byl) T_Meunier gets to the byline and finds H_Ziyech with a beautiful cross 
          ...  H_Ziyech flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 15 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  H_Ziyech will now play as a MF 
Min. 15 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  A_Di_Maria will now play as a MF 
Min. 15 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with a precise pass to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 19 :(lis) J_M_Mata watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  J_M_Mata with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Bijlow saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 19 :(byl) C_Gakpo plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  C_Gakpo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 21 :(lis) S_Busquets squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at J_Weigl 
          ...  That's a brutal challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 21 :(byl) J_Weigl with a smart pass to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 25 :(lis) J_Gimenez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_M_Mata 
          ...  J_M_Mata has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  J_Bijlow watches it sail wide! 
Min. 27 :(lis) J_M_Mata holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Alaba 
          ...  N_NKoulou brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 27 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Alaba 
          ...  He knocks it to N_NKoulou! 
          ...  N_NKoulou sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Schmelzer floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Lopes comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 28 :(lis) R_Lewandowski has broken clear! Just J_Bijlow to beat! 
          ...  C_Gakpo brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 29 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with a neat pass into H_Ziyech 
          ...  H_Ziyech with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 30 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 31 :(lis) P_Coutinho backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Politano gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Politano with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 33 :(byl) H_Lozano hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  H_Ziyech latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Ziyech shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 34 :(byl) A defence splitting pass from Mar_Antonio to H_Ziyech 
          ...  H_Ziyech bears down on goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 37 :(byl) H_Lozano runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Gakpo 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Gakpo! 
          ...  A_Lopes beats the ball away 
Min. 40 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 40 :(byl) T_Meunier beats Morato 
          ...  A left-footer by T_Meunier! 
          ...  A_Lopes collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 42 :(lis) R_Lewandowski slips past his marker T_Meunier 
          ...  The ball is whipped into P_Coutinho 
          ...  M_Schmelzer goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(lis) J_M_Mata cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Politano 
          ...  M_Politano tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  J_Bijlow catches the ball 
Min. 45 :(byl) C_Gakpo finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  C_Gakpo pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Lopes's hands 
          ...  But A_Lopes recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 47 :(byl) H_Ziyech with a 30-yard pass to C_Gakpo 
          ...  J_Boateng with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Cheyenne Hollis looks relieved 
          ...  Chris Spero is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 50 :(byl) Mar_Antonio sprints past J_Gimenez 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Mar_Antonio! 
          ...  A_Lopes is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 51 :(lis) J_Gimenez runs at S_De_Vrij 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Gimenez hits a great shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 55 :(lis) M_Politano sidesteps S_De_Vrij 
          ...  M_Politano with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 57 :(lis) M_Politano latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Meunier 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 58 :(lis) P_Coutinho is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Alaba 
          ...  D_Alaba aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 59 :(byl) J_Weigl runs at J_Gimenez 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Alaba with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 60 :(lis) D_Alaba slips past his marker A_Di_Maria 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_M_Mata 
          ...  J_M_Mata cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 63 :(byl) C_Gakpo gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Meunier 
          ...  T_Meunier aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 65 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 66 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: Casemiro 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Boateng 
Min. 69 :(byl) C_Gakpo slips past D_Alaba 
          ...  Morato tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_De_Vrij chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Lopes thumps the ball away! 
Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Almiron 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Ziyech 
Min. 70 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Doherty 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_NKoulou 
Min. 71 :(byl) M_Schmelzer works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Weigl 
          ...  J_Weigl tries the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 72 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Quaison 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Politano 
Min. 72 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Proper 
          ...  COMING OFF: Morato 
Min. 73 :(lis) P_Coutinho with a slide rule pass to D_Alaba 
          ...  D_Alaba tries the shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 75 :(byl) S_De_Vrij cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A_Di_Maria plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lopes gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 76 :(lis) R_Lewandowski runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  P_Coutinho latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  P_Coutinho curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But J_Bijlow just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 76 :(byl) M_Schmelzer runs towards the goal 
          ...  M_Schmelzer cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Schmelzer flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Lopes catches it with ease 
Min. 80 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Wootton 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Gakpo 
Min. 80 :(lis) J_Gimenez with a glorious long pass to R_Lewandowski 
          ...  R_Lewandowski fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  J_Bijlow saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 82 :(lis) Casemiro changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_M_Mata 
          ...  M_Schmelzer takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 86 :(lis) R_Lewandowski plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Lewandowski! 
          ...  J_Bijlow collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 87 :(byl) M_Doherty with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  M_Hummels hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Weigl hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to Mar_Antonio 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Lopes blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(byl) M_Schmelzer looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Wootton 
          ...  K_Wootton tries to chip the ball over A_Lopes! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 90 :(byl) M_Almiron drives it forward to S_De_Vrij 
          ...  S_De_Vrij sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 92 :(lis) R_Quaison runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Schmelzer dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 92 :(lis) Casemiro takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  M_Almiron with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  R_Quaison smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  J_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Jose Alvalade
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : J_M_Mata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_M_Mata (4)
Sent Off             : S_Busquets (21)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Di_Maria
Scorers              : A_Di_Maria (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Gakpo (28), M_Almiron (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Sporting Lisbon  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       20
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :          11        |       10
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       17
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Final Score          : Sporting Lisbon 1 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
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Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  22  16   4  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   1  21  17  13  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  22  35
J_Gimenez      DF   1  20  16  11  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  13
Morato         DF   1  19  13   8  21 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
S_Busquets     MF   1  16  21   7  37 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20 -20 -20
P_Coutinho     MF   1   4  21  18  26 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   8
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  17   8  33 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_M_Mata       AM   1   3  20  18  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  24  40
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4  13  22  26 |  93   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  32  30  16
M_Politano     FW   1   1  13  21  25 |  73   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
M_Morro        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Proper       DF   1  14  11   3  20 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Casemiro       MF   1  15  21  13  32 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
S_Prcic        MF   1  12  16   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Quaison      FW   1   1  12  16  24 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Bijlow       GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  11
T_Meunier      DF   1  21  15  11  28 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  13  30
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  16  10  27 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  16
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  20  15  10  30 |  93   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  64  26  14
Mar_Antonio    DM   1  14  19  12  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  26
J_Weigl        DM   1  14  20   6  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  18
H_Lozano       MF   1   5  20  15  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  21  17  30 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  21  36
H_Ziyech       MF   1   4  19  17  25 |  71   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   9  30
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  17  20  27 |  81   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -5  17  19
J_Omlin        GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Doherty      DF   1  18  12   8  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  16   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Almiron      MF   1   6  18  16  25 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   5  -5
K_Wootton      FW   1   2  14  17  30 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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