FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Sparta Prague (Mon Apr 27)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Sparta Prague
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  4-1-1-2-2 N
                         Rares Ghirau  |  -
                                       |
                         A_Batalla GK  |  GK D_Petrovic
                     K_Nedeljkovic DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                       M_Finkgrafe DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF Edgar
                           E_Laird DM  |  DM S_Fofana
                        C_Doucoure MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                         S_Downing AM  |  AM D_Ndoye
                        W_Sneijder AM  |  MF B_Jankovic
                            Romulo FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                              Beto FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                        D_Enriquez SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                     E_C_Bitshiabu SUB |  SUB Rafael
                        Y_Diomande SUB |  SUB D_Matsui
                         R_Leonard SUB |  SUB H_Tangen
                            L_Cana SUB |  SUB M_Emreli




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 2  :(rbl) S_Downing takes on D_Hancko 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  S_Downing with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  D_Petrovic plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 4  :(rbl) J_Branthwaite plays a first time ball through the defence to Beto 
          ...  Beto blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  D_Petrovic takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 4  :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Batalla gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 7  :(rbl) C_Doucoure with a penetrating pass to W_Sneijder 
          ...  But M_Andersen with the fine tackle 
Min. 7  :(spp) L_Morgalla looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Batalla with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 9  :(spp) D_Ndoye 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 A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Batalla saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 11 :(spp) A_Dovbyk beats E_Laird 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  A_Dovbyk uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Let's see if Sparta Prague can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 0-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 13 :(spp) M_Andersen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Edgar gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Edgar has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 14 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Andersen runs onto it! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe belts it clear 
Min. 16 :(rbl) S_Downing flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_Downing! 
          ...  D_Petrovic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 16 :(spp) A_Dovbyk sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Doucoure is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  D_Ndoye drives it in 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Batalla dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Batalla beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Jankovic chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Vazquez reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 17 :(spp) A_Dovbyk takes possession 
          ...  A_Dovbyk fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 0-2 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 20 :(rbl) J_Vazquez backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Beto latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Edgar 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 22 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past B_Jankovic 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans laugh at him 
Min. 25 :(spp) Edgar gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  D_Ndoye is unmarked 
          ...  Cleaned up by K_Nedeljkovic 
Min. 26 :(spp) B_Jankovic with a 50-yard pass to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Batalla makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 28 :(rbl) C_Doucoure brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  C_Doucoure from 20 yards! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 31 :(rbl) S_Downing gets to the byline and finds W_Sneijder with a beautiful cross 
          ...  W_Sneijder is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds D_Petrovic 
          ...  He tries to beat D_Petrovic 
          ...  D_Petrovic pulls off a save!! 
Min. 35 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  D_Petrovic was beaten there! 
Min. 36 :(spp) Edgar takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Edgar flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Batalla was beaten there! 
Min. 36 :(rbl) Beto with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  Edgar with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  - looks relieved 
Min. 37 :(spp) B_Jankovic pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk is clean through! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Batalla stops that one easily 
Min. 38 :(spp) D_Ndoye backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Jankovic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Jankovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 40 :(spp) A_Dovbyk eases past J_Branthwaite 
          ...  W_Sneijder slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 41 :(rbl) W_Sneijder sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Ndoye fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 42 :(spp) B_Jankovic finds M_Gomez with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Gomez with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  A_Batalla is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(spp) B_Jankovic takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Ndoye 
          ...  D_Ndoye with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Edgar flights it in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 45 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 46 :(spp) M_Andersen beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  M_Andersen hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 47 :(rbl) E_Laird with a pinpoint pass to C_Doucoure 
          ...  C_Doucoure goes for goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans taunt him about that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 0-2 Sparta Prague

Min. 47 :(rbl) S_Downing looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Branthwaite 
          ...  J_Branthwaite has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Petrovic 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 47 :(spp) S_Fofana has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Finkgrafe tackles from behind 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 47 :(spp) D_Ndoye boots it towards S_Fofana 
          ...  S_Fofana runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 48 :(rbl) E_Laird feeds the ball to Beto 
          ...  Beto must beat D_Petrovic! 
          ...  D_Petrovic parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 49 :(spp) A_Dovbyk eases past J_Branthwaite 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Sneijder 
Min. 51 :(rbl) C_Doucoure takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Beto 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Beto! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  D_Petrovic has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Petrovic is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 55 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Beto 
          ...  Edgar steals the ball of off him 
Min. 58 :(rbl) E_Laird with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Edgar dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 58 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite flicks it over Edgar's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 59 :(rbl) Beto runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But D_Hancko puts it in row Z! 
Min. 60 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  W_Sneijder will now play as a FW 
Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: Rafael 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Andersen 
Min. 60 :(rbl) C_Doucoure rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to S_Downing 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the RB Leipzig players 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 61 :(spp) L_Morgalla crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Jankovic in the box 
          ...  But K_Nedeljkovic comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 63 :(rbl) S_Downing runs at Edgar 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  L_Morgalla reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 63 :(spp) Rafael finds the run of D_Ndoye 
          ...  J_Branthwaite cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 64 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe cuts inside L_Morgalla 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in W_Sneijder! 
          ...  W_Sneijder has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  D_Petrovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: E_C_Bitshiabu 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Finkgrafe 
Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Diomande 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Downing 
Min. 65 :(rbl) W_Sneijder smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  Y_Diomande latches onto the ball 
          ...  Y_Diomande with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  D_Petrovic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 69 :(spp) Rafael with a simple pass to Edgar 
          ...  Edgar carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Nedeljkovic clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Cana 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Laird 
Min. 70 :(rbl) Romulo with a neat pass into W_Sneijder 
          ...  W_Sneijder with the chance! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Petrovic's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 72 :(rbl) Romulo sidesteps Edgar 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Morgalla 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 72 :(spp) Edgar brushes Y_Diomande aside and breaks free 
          ...  E_C_Bitshiabu reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 72 :(rbl) C_Doucoure takes advantage of a mistake by Rafael 
          ...  He puts in W_Sneijder! 
          ...  D_Ndoye is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 75 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  C_Doucoure will now play as a AM 
Min. 75 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Emreli 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gomez 
Min. 76 :(spp) B_Jankovic with a 50-yard pass to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  J_Branthwaite with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
Min. 79 :(spp) A_Dovbyk has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Vazquez 
          ...  He knocks it to Rafael! 
          ...  Rafael drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 80 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Matsui 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ndoye 
Min. 81 :(spp) M_Emreli moves forward 
          ...  M_Emreli tries the shot! 
          ...  A_Batalla parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 82 :(spp) Edgar squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at C_Doucoure 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 84 :(rbl) Beto runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  Beto with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(rbl) Romulo beats Edgar 
          ...  Romulo drives the ball low! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Petrovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And D_Petrovic tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Branthwaite swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Vazquez tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 90 :(rbl) L_Cana plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Romulo keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Morgalla 
Min. 91 :(rbl) Romulo chips the ball forward to C_Doucoure 
          ...  L_Morgalla reads the play well 
Min. 92 :(rbl) E_C_Bitshiabu pass splits open the defence and finds Y_Diomande 
          ...  Y_Diomande must beat D_Petrovic! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 93 :(rbl) Beto takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  A glorious effort by Beto! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Red Bull Arena
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : A_Dovbyk (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Dovbyk (11,17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , D_Ndoye (41), A_Dovbyk (60)Edgar (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       18
Off target           :          13        |       11
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       15
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 0 - 2 Sparta Prague
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Player Statistics - RB Leipzig
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_Batalla      GK  27   1   1   1  27 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
K_Nedeljkovic  DF   1  21  18  12  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  16  16
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  22  18   4  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  32  24
M_Finkgrafe    DF   1  19  17  10  25 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  17   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  22  15  14  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  19  14
E_Laird        DM   1  22  18  12  23 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
C_Doucoure     AM   1  19  22   7  26 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  42
S_Downing      AM   1   6  17  20  23 |  67   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  34  28
W_Sneijder     FW   1   7  21  19  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  62  13  29
Romulo         FW   1   7  17  22  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34   8
Beto           FW   1   8  15  22  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
D_Enriquez     GK  24   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_C_Bitshiabu  DF   1  20  16   5  20 |  28   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  18   0
Y_Diomande     DF   1  11  20  19  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_Leonard      DM   1  13  17   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cana         MF   1  16  19   6  23 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Petrovic     GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  23  18  13  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  21  14   9  25 |  62   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  20  19
L_Morgalla     DF   1  22  20   4  26 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  28   0
Edgar          DF   1  24  16  11  23 |  95   0   3   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  54  16  49
S_Fofana       DM   1  16  23  14  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  22  19  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
D_Ndoye        AM   1   9  23  20  26 |  82   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  31  14
B_Jankovic     MF   1  11  22  17  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  11
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  15  21  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  19  25  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   2   1   0   0  -2  13  44
G_Curci        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rafael         DF   1  18  15   9  27 |  33   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  19
D_Matsui       MF   1   5  19  14  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Tangen       MF   1   8  15  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Emreli       FW   1   3  15  17  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
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