FFO EFL2, Feyenoord vs. Benfica (Fri Feb 02)


                            Feyenoord  |  Benfica
                          4-1-1-2-2 A  |  4-3-2-1 P
                          Travis Buck  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                           A_Muric GK  |  GK Andrew
                          D_Hancko DF  |  DF L_Digne
                        M_Pederson DF  |  DF T_Araujo
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                         F_Bjorkan DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                           Melendo MF  |  MF Rafa
                          Q_Timber AM  |  MF D_Neres
                       E_Gutierrez DM  |  MF F_Aursnes
                           E_Elmas AM  |  AM P_Sarabia
                       P_Goncalves FW  |  AM Suso
                         O_Idrissi FW  |  FW A_Rebic
                                       |
                          I_Pandur SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                       J_Rasmussen SUB |  SUB L_Neto
                        J_van_Aken SUB |  SUB F_Moura
                          J_Koroma SUB |  SUB K_Fujimoro
                           M_Berry SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(fey) D_Hancko drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to O_Idrissi 
          ...  O_Idrissi with the strike! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 3  :(ben) P_Sarabia finds T_Araujo in the box 
          ...  T_Araujo with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But A_Muric makes a fine save 
Min. 5  :(ben) R_Semedo has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Bagan! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Semedo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Muric 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Muric looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 5  :(fey) Q_Timber skips the challenge from T_Araujo 
          ...  D_Neres tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  Q_Timber hits it over the wall 
          ...  Andrew manages to turn it behind 
Min. 6  :(ben) F_Aursnes passes the ball to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Muric can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Muric makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 7  :(fey) Andrew with a terrible kick! 
          ...  D_Hancko is through! 
          ...  D_Jurasek slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 10 :(fey) Melendo moves forward 
          ...  Melendo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 11 :(ben) Suso is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Aursnes 
          ...  F_Aursnes tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  A_Muric makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 13 :(fey) P_Goncalves with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  R_Semedo fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Hancko plays it short to O_Idrissi 
          ...  O_Idrissi fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 14 :(ben) D_Jurasek off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Rebic picks up the deflection 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Rebic! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Suso with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  F_Bjorkan gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 20 :(fey) Tactical Change by Feyenoord 
          ...  Feyenoord have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(ben) T_Araujo stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  T_Araujo attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It floats over A_Muric 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 21 :(fey) Melendo takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  But R_Semedo sweeps up the threat 
Min. 23 :(ben) L_Digne finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  L_Digne with the shot on net! 
          ...  A_Muric is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 25 :(fey) P_Goncalves kicks P_Sarabia off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 25 :(ben) P_Sarabia is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Rebic latches onto the ball 
          ...  Melendo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 26 :(ben) D_Neres drives it forward to Rafa 
          ...  M_Pederson is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 27 :(fey) P_Goncalves with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  P_Goncalves with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Melendo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to J_Bagan 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 27 :(ben) Suso beats F_Bjorkan 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Suso! 
          ...  Saved by A_Muric 
Min. 28 :(fey) Q_Timber finds the run of E_Elmas 
          ...  E_Elmas with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 31 :(ben) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Rebic is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by M_Pederson! 
          ...  What a shot from A_Rebic! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Muric dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_Muric tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Rafa 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by D_Hancko 
Min. 35 :(ben) R_Semedo with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to T_Araujo 
          ...  T_Araujo attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Muric makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 38 :(ben) F_Aursnes hoofs it upfield to find A_Rebic 
          ...  J_Bagan tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Semedo gets a shot in 
          ...  A_Muric with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 40 :(fey) M_Pederson jumps over D_Jurasek's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Pederson with the chance! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But Andrew recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 41 :(fey) Melendo moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ben) A_Rebic loses his marker! 
          ...  A_Rebic with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But A_Muric makes an easy save 
Min. 46 :(fey) E_Elmas picks up a loose ball 
          ...  E_Elmas chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Benfica fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  That's given Feyenoord the lead! 
          ...  Feyenoord 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 47 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Feyenoord 1-0 Benfica

Min. 48 :(ben) Suso sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Hancko takes possession 
Min. 50 :(ben) Rafa is unmarked! 
          ...  J_Bagan fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Travis Buck looks relieved 
Min. 51 :(fey) Q_Timber gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Idrissi 
          ...  An audacious effort from O_Idrissi! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 53 :(fey) Melendo with a probing pass to P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 54 :(fey) Melendo looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  P_Goncalves receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Goncalves sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Bagan! 
          ...  Andrew jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 54 :(ben) P_Sarabia hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_Aursnes latches onto it! 
          ...  F_Aursnes carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Muric is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Gutierrez reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 55 :(ben) Suso moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Aursnes 
          ...  F_Aursnes looks to see where A_Muric is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jurasek plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Muric thumps the ball away! 
Min. 56 :(fey) E_Gutierrez plays the early ball across the box to find O_Idrissi in space 
          ...  O_Idrissi is clean through, he is one on one with Andrew 
          ...  He tries to slip it past Andrew 
          ...  He's pulled it wide!! Really?! 
          ...  What a miss! 
Min. 57 :(ben) Rafa rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to P_Sarabia 
          ...  M_Pederson stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 61 :(fey) Melendo with a 40-yard pass to O_Idrissi 
          ...  A wicked drive by O_Idrissi! 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 
Min. 64 :(fey) E_Gutierrez takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 64 :(ben) A_Rebic loses his marker! 
          ...  F_Bjorkan hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa floats the ball in! 
          ...  Suso gets a shot in 
          ...  A_Muric gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 66 :(ben) R_Semedo is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  P_Sarabia latches onto the ball 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Pederson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 67 :(fey) Melendo races into the box 
          ...  He sees P_Goncalves lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  T_Araujo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 68 :(fey) Q_Timber dribbles past L_Digne 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Q_Timber with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 68 :(ben) L_Digne smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Jurasek latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Pederson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 69 :(fey) Q_Timber takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Jurasek 
          ...  D_Jurasek reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 70 :(fey) Tactical Change by Feyenoord 
          ...  Feyenoord have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(ben) T_Araujo eases past J_Bagan 
          ...  T_Araujo with the strike! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  Benfica have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Feyenoord 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 74 :(fey) D_Hancko skips the challenge from T_Araujo 
          ...  D_Hancko could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 75 :(fey) F_Bjorkan with an early cross to Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Andrew just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 77 :(ben) T_Araujo gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Pederson! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from T_Araujo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Araujo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Muric catches it with ease 
Min. 81 :(ben) L_Digne with an incisive pass to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia goes for goal! 
          ...  But A_Muric punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 82 :(fey) Substitution by Feyenoord 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Pandur 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Bjorkan 
Min. 82 :(fey) Substitution by Feyenoord 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Koroma 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Elmas 
Min. 82 :(fey) P_Goncalves stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  P_Goncalves from 20 yards! 
          ...  But Andrew makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 82 :(ben) R_Semedo looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Muric's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 84 :(ben) Rafa with the first time flick to L_Digne 
          ...  M_Pederson wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 85 :(ben) Rafa is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to T_Araujo 
          ...  T_Araujo curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Muric with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fey) D_Hancko slips past his marker T_Araujo 
          ...  The ball is whipped into P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves hits a curling shot! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 88 :(ben) A_Rebic picks out P_Sarabia with the cross 
          ...  P_Sarabia hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 90 :(ben) T_Araujo barges J_Bagan off the ball 
          ...  T_Araujo with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Muric was lucky there 
Min. 91 :(fey) O_Idrissi is too quick for F_Aursnes 
          ...  But T_Araujo barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 91 :(ben) P_Sarabia smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Rebic latches onto the ball 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Rebic! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But A_Muric parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 93 :(ben) P_Sarabia turns past J_Bagan 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Bagan recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 94 :(ben) A defence splitting pass from D_Neres to Suso 
          ...  Intercepted by D_Hancko 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : De Kuip
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Melendo
Scorers              : E_Elmas (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : T_Araujo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Araujo (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Feyenoord  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       23
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :          13        |       13
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :          13        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       19
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Feyenoord
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_Muric        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  99  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  19  14  10  22 |  99   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  24  12
M_Pederson     DF   1  19  14  13  24 |  99   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  11
J_Bagan        DF   1  18  13   2  26 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  20
F_Bjorkan      DF   1  17  10   5  25 |  86   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  16   0
Melendo        MF   1   8  19  14  27 |  99   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  35  10
Q_Timber       AM   1   8  18  14  29 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  28
E_Gutierrez    DM   1  13  17  10  28 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   0
E_Elmas        AM   1   3  17  13  28 |  86   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
P_Goncalves    FW   1   3  15  20  25 |  99   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
O_Idrissi      FW   1   7  14  19  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
I_Pandur       DF  17   1   1   1  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rasmussen    DF   1  16  12   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_van_Aken     DF   1  14   9   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Koroma       MF   1   5  17  10  20 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Berry        FW   1   3  11  15  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  22   1   1   1  26 |  99  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
L_Digne        DF   1  20  15  11  27 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  11
T_Araujo       DF   1  18  13  12  22 |  99   0   2   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  32   0  96
R_Semedo       DF   1  18  16   7  22 |  99   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  30  32
D_Jurasek      DF   1  17  12  11  22 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  14   0
Rafa           MF   1   3  19  14  28 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
D_Neres        MF   1   6  18  12  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  10  17  13  21 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  29
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  19  18  25 |  99   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  10
Suso           AM   1   3  18  19  28 |  99   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  10
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  12  20  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
N_Kruth        GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Neto         DF   1  14  10   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moura        DF   1  13  11   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fujimoro     MF   1   2  15  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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