FFO EFL2, Athletic Bilbao vs. Valencia (Mon May 26)


                      Athletic Bilbao  |  Valencia
                          4-2-0-3-1 A  |  4-3-1-2 L
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Peter Hayward
                                       |
                         A_Padilla GK  |  GK A_Valles
                         Gorasabel DF  |  DF Gaya
                        I_Zubeldia DF  |  DF L_Antonini
                             Yeray DF  |  DF T_Correia
                       M_Zubimendi DF  |  DF E_Pujol
                       J_Moncayola DM  |  AM S_Amallah
                        Jaurigezar DM  |  MF D_Klaassen
                          O_Sancet AM  |  MF A_Herrera
                      G_Larrazabal AM  |  MF Pepelu
                           I_Sainz AM  |  FW A_Lacazette
                        G_Guruzeta FW  |  FW E_Unal
                                       |
                          A_Castro SUB |  SUB G_Larsonneur
                       A_Elustondo SUB |  SUB M_Diakhaby
                           J_Areso SUB |  SUB A_Ademi
                           M_Vesga SUB |  SUB O_Dabo
                          A_Hierro SUB |  SUB S_Govou




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 3  :(val) A_Herrera with a 50-yard pass to D_Klaassen 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Gorasabel looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 5  :(val) A_Lacazette takes advantage of a mistake by M_Zubimendi 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  G_Larrazabal is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  A_Lacazette swings it in 
          ...  E_Pujol takes control of it! 
          ...  E_Pujol cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 5  :(val) T_Correia off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Lacazette picks up the deflection 
          ...  A_Lacazette has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It floats over A_Padilla 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 6  :(bil) J_Moncayola feeds the ball to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Valles heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 10 :(bil) Yeray moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Larrazabal 
          ...  G_Larrazabal plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Valles is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Valles reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Moncayola! 
          ...  A_Valles comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  O_Sancet gets to it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 13 :(val) A_Herrera chips the ball forward to E_Unal 
          ...  E_Unal attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Padilla with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 14 :(bil) Gorasabel runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Larrazabal 
          ...  G_Larrazabal fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 14 :(val) S_Amallah knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  S_Amallah swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 15 :(bil) O_Sancet get's past L_Antonini 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  O_Sancet fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 16 :(val) A_Herrera slides the ball across to A_Lacazette 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 17 :(val) D_Klaassen with the first time flick to Pepelu 
          ...  Cleared by Gorasabel 
Min. 22 :(val) A_Lacazette brushes Gorasabel aside and breaks free 
          ...  J_Moncayola pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  Pepelu swings it in 
          ...  A_Lacazette gets on the end of it 
          ...  Jaurigezar slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 26 :(bil) G_Larrazabal passes the ball to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta with the strike! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 28 :(val) E_Unal has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Padilla! 
          ...  I_Sainz hacks him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 29 :(bil) Jaurigezar takes advantage of a mistake by T_Correia 
          ...  Jaurigezar plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao take the lead! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 30 :(bil) G_Guruzeta with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past E_Unal 
          ...  G_Guruzeta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  A_Valles watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 30 :(val) Gaya plays a long ball to T_Correia 
          ...  But I_Sainz reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(bil) Yeray is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there 
          ...  He's up to his feet now 
          ...  Looks like he will carry on after receiving some treatment 
Min. 33 :(val) A_Herrera runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Klaassen 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(bil) G_Guruzeta sidesteps E_Pujol 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  G_Guruzeta tries the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 37 :(bil) G_Guruzeta with an intelligent ball to I_Sainz 
          ...  I_Sainz with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Saved by A_Valles 
Min. 37 :(val) E_Unal beats I_Zubeldia with absolute ease! 
          ...  Gorasabel wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 40 :(val) D_Klaassen gains possession 
          ...  Yeray goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 41 :(bil) Gorasabel with a flicked pass to I_Sainz 
          ...  Gaya cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 41 :(val) S_Amallah runs at Jaurigezar 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  S_Amallah hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bil) M_Zubimendi beats T_Correia 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Zubimendi! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Valles moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 44 :(bil) G_Guruzeta beats T_Correia with absolute ease! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
Min. 46 :(bil) Gorasabel with an amazing show of skill to get past L_Antonini 
          ...  He crosses to O_Sancet 
          ...  O_Sancet controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 49 :(bil) M_Zubimendi hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  G_Larrazabal latches onto it! 
          ...  But Pepelu will cut out the threat 
Min. 49 :(val) T_Correia is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to L_Antonini 
          ...  L_Antonini shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Padilla is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Unal hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Padilla easily catches it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(val) E_Unal is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(bil) I_Zubeldia retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Larrazabal gets on the end of it 
          ...  G_Larrazabal throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 48 :(bil) G_Guruzeta sprints past L_Antonini 
          ...  G_Guruzeta with the drive! 
          ...  A_Valles saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 49 :(bil) Yeray takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Pepelu 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Yeray with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 50 :(bil) O_Sancet jumps over L_Antonini's challenge 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Gaya picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 51 :(bil) G_Larrazabal gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Gaya! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Gaya goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 52 :(val) S_Amallah cuts in on Gorasabel's blind side 
          ...  O_Sancet with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(bil) G_Guruzeta is first to the ball 
          ...  S_Amallah hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Gorasabel! 
          ...  A_Valles easily claims the ball! 
Min. 57 :(val) E_Pujol takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lacazette 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  L_Antonini hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Lacazette gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Lacazette aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 57 :(val) S_Amallah cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But A_Padilla comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 62 :(val) A_Herrera hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Pujol collects the loose ball! 
          ...  An audacious effort from E_Pujol! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Padilla was beaten there! 
Min. 62 :(bil) G_Guruzeta sidesteps T_Correia 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Klaassen with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  G_Guruzeta bends it round the wall 
          ...  A_Valles with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 63 :(val) D_Klaassen boots it towards A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But A_Padilla makes an easy save 
Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Hierro 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sainz 
Min. 65 :(val) S_Amallah with the cross-field pass to E_Unal 
          ...  E_Unal with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Padilla is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 65 :(bil) A_Hierro finds his way through 
          ...  A_Valles fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  What's The Referee going to decide? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box!! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  A_Valles dives high to the right and saves it!! 
Min. 67 :(bil) O_Sancet gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  G_Larrazabal is unmarked 
          ...  A glorious effort by G_Larrazabal! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 69 :(bil) A_Hierro has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Larrazabal collects the loose ball! 
          ...  G_Larrazabal with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Valles gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 69 :(val) T_Correia with an early cross to S_Amallah 
          ...  S_Amallah with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Padilla plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Elustondo 
          ...  COMING OFF: Yeray 
Min. 70 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Vesga 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Sancet 
Min. 72 :(bil) J_Moncayola kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Guruzeta gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Guruzeta hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 74 :(val) D_Klaassen flicks it past Jaurigezar 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Gorasabel read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 81 :(val) S_Amallah finds Gaya on the edge of the box 
          ...  Gaya with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Padilla gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 83 :(val) E_Pujol over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds T_Correia though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  T_Correia has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But A_Padilla parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 84 :(bil) G_Guruzeta flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Guruzeta carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Valles with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 85 :(bil) M_Zubimendi drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Guruzeta 
          ...  G_Guruzeta goes for goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 87 :(val) D_Klaassen knocks it past A_Elustondo and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  D_Klaassen with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Padilla dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Padilla beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Unal hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Padilla, who catches the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bil) G_Larrazabal has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past E_Unal 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Zubeldia! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia attempts a lob! 
          ...  But A_Valles pulls out a save of the game 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Mames
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : G_Guruzeta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Jaurigezar (29), Yeray (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Larrazabal (5), M_Zubimendi (16), J_Moncayola (22), I_Sainz (28), I_Zubeldia (46), O_Sancet (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : S_Amallah
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Klaassen (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Athletic Bilbao  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       15
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :          13        |       8
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           6        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       3
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Athletic Bilbao 2 - 0 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao
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_Padilla      GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  15   4  23 |  97   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  72  42   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  21  17  13  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  24   8  10
Yeray          DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  74   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  16  14  38
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  19  21  12  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  12  10
J_Moncayola    DM   1  17  21   6  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  12  -4
Jaurigezar     DM   1  13  18   6  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  23   0  48
O_Sancet       AM   1   7  21  16  21 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4   4  26
G_Larrazabal   AM   1   3  16  14  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   5   0   1   0   0  -4  22  59
I_Sainz        AM   1   6  16  18  20 |  69   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  26  -4   5
G_Guruzeta     FW   1   5  15  22  26 |  97   0   0   1   0  11   0   0   0   0   0  14  51
A_Castro       GK  18   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Elustondo    DF   1  15  11   8  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Areso        DF   1  15  13   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vesga        AM   1   2  14  11  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hierro       FW   1   6  13  18  27 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
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_Valles       GK  25   1   1   1  24 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  22  15  13  31 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  14  14
L_Antonini     DF   1  17  15   9  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
T_Correia      DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  15
E_Pujol        DF   1  19  17  13  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  27
S_Amallah      AM   1   9  18  15  23 |  97   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  27  33  35
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  21  17  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  12   5
A_Herrera      MF   1  15  20  11  31 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Pepelu         MF   1  12  18  11  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  21  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  19  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ademi        MF   1   8  15  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dabo         MF   1  13  17   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Govou        FW   1  10  12  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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