FFO Champ, Newcastle United vs. Birmingham City (Mon Jan 26)


                     Newcastle United  |  Birmingham City
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         Nathan Prior  |  Derek Purvis
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                       T_Strakosha GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                          J_Clauss DF  |  DF L_King
                       Nuno_Santos DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                       J_Tarkowski DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                           M_Helik DF  |  DF M_Upson
                       M_Taverneir MF  |  MF L_Gibbs
                       T_Reijnders MF  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF C_De_Norre
                          D_McNeil MF  |  MF S_Mills
                         C_Pulisic FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                     A_Gudmundsson FW  |  FW A_Nemeth
                                       |
                          S_Hornby SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                          R_Taylor SUB |  SUB C_Puyol
                            R_Kauf SUB |  SUB F_Jensen
                          J_Bacuna SUB |  SUB L_Grgic
                           K_Moore SUB |  SUB E_Dzeko




Min. 1  :(new) T_Reijnders looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_McNeil 
          ...  D_McNeil from 20 yards! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 8  :(new) A_Gudmundsson brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Clauss makes himself available 
          ...  J_Clauss fires the shot in! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 8  :(bir) C_De_Norre finds A_Nemeth with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Nemeth sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 9  :(new) Nuno_Santos jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Helik 
          ...  M_Helik has a dig at goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 10 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a precise pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  J_Clauss reads the play well 
Min. 15 :(new) Nuno_Santos chips the ball forward to J_Tarkowski 
          ...  J_Tarkowski with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  G_Bazunu manages to turn it behind 
Min. 18 :(bir) M_Upson finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Clauss 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 22 :(new) A_Gudmundsson with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_King 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 25 :(bir) J_de_Guzman heads the ball back to S_Caldwell 
          ...  J_Clauss intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 26 :(bir) M_Upson finds the space intelligently 
          ...  A great volley from M_Upson! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  T_Strakosha never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(bir) S_Caldwell finds M_Upson with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Helik 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 28 :(new) T_Reijnders slips past C_Marshall 
          ...  T_Reijnders cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 29 :(new) A_Gudmundsson makes the tackle 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 33 :(bir) S_Mills moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 34 :(new) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  M_Taverneir seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Taverneir tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 35 :(new) A_Gudmundsson is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Nuno_Santos latches onto the ball 
          ...  Nuno_Santos sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_R_Riquelme 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson gets something on it! 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 36 :(bir) A_Nemeth has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on T_Strakosha! 
          ...  M_Helik hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  S_Mills smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Strakosha is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_de_Guzman! 
          ...  T_Strakosha comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  C_Marshall gets to it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be an easy save for T_Strakosha 
          ...  He's been nutmegged! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  T_Strakosha looks embarrassed! 
          ...  That's given Birmingham City the lead! 
          ...  Newcastle United 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 39 :(bir) L_Gibbs holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Marshall 
          ...  Nuno_Santos with a bad challenge 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 40 :(new) M_Taverneir with the first time flick to C_Pulisic 
          ...  J_de_Guzman read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 41 :(bir) S_Caldwell breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on T_Strakosha! 
          ...  M_Helik brings him down! 
          ...  That's a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 41 :(bir) J_de_Guzman has it now 
          ...  He takes on A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Upson! 
          ...  M_Upson with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 42 :(new) C_Pulisic sprints past J_de_Guzman 
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Pulisic! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 42 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a flashy move 
          ...  L_Gibbs uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha was lucky there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(bir) C_De_Norre loses his marker 
          ...  C_De_Norre keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 45 :(new) J_Clauss controls the ball with ease 
          ...  J_Clauss with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Clauss flights it in! 
          ...  L_King heads it away 
Min. 45 :(bir) S_Mills flicks it over J_Tarkowski's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  S_Mills with a terrific drive! 
          ...  T_Strakosha manages to turn it behind 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-1 Birmingham City

Min. 48 :(bir) L_King boots it towards C_De_Norre 
          ...  Nuno_Santos is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  T_Strakosha misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  T_Strakosha easily claims the ball! 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Puyol 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_De_Norre 
Min. 51 :(bir) S_Mills turns past Nuno_Santos 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  J_Clauss pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 52 :(new) A_Gudmundsson chests it down 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 53 :(bir) L_Grgic looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Nemeth 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Nemeth! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 54 :(bir) C_Marshall runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Puyol 
          ...  C_Puyol has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 55 :(new) J_Clauss has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Caldwell 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to C_Pulisic 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Newcastle United fans chant his name! 
          ...  It's a level game! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 57 :(bir) A_Nemeth holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Nemeth has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 59 :(bir) P_Vydra plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  P_Vydra pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Dzeko 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 61 :(new) C_Pulisic get's past L_Gibbs 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  C_Pulisic tries the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Newcastle United the advantage! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 61 :(bir) A_Nemeth takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But Nuno_Santos sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 62 :(new) T_Reijnders with a 50-yard pass to Nuno_Santos 
          ...  C_Puyol with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 62 :(bir) E_Dzeko has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Caldwell collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a little chip! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 63 :(bir) L_King with a byline cross to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko tries the shot! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Moore 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gudmundsson 
Min. 65 :(new) J_Tarkowski pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is clean through! 
          ...  S_Caldwell cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 66 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with the dribble 
          ...  J_Tarkowski is easily beaten 
          ...  Nuno_Santos with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(new) K_Moore chips the ball forward to C_Pulisic 
          ...  C_Pulisic tries to beat G_Bazunu from outside the area! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNeil swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Vydra heads it away 
Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bacuna 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Reijnders 
Min. 70 :(new) J_Bacuna is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to K_Moore 
          ...  K_Moore must beat G_Bazunu! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 71 :(bir) E_Dzeko get's past Nuno_Santos 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  E_Dzeko could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 73 :(bir) A_Nemeth with a burst of pace 
          ...  A_Nemeth tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 75 :(bir) L_King picks up a loose ball 
          ...  L_King smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Strakosha is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Puyol crosses it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches it with ease 
Min. 76 :(new) D_McNeil with the nod to K_Moore 
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Moore! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  G_Bazunu acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Clauss flights it in! 
          ...  J_Bacuna rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on G_Bazunu anyway 
Min. 76 :(bir) L_Gibbs hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Nemeth latches onto it! 
          ...  D_McNeil tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches it with ease 
Min. 80 :(bir) S_Caldwell dribbles past D_McNeil 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Tarkowski 
Min. 84 :(bir) A_Nemeth with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 85 :(new) J_Bacuna whips the ball across to K_Moore 
          ...  K_Moore looks to see where G_Bazunu is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 86 :(new) C_Pulisic plays in M_Taverneir with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Taverneir beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards him 
          ...  He dinks it over G_Bazunu 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Newcastle United 3-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 86 :(bir) A_Nemeth nutmegs Nuno_Santos, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Nemeth has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Newcastle United were probably counting their chickens 
          ...  Birmingham City have pegged a goal back! 
          ...  Still life in this game yet! 
          ...  Newcastle United 3-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 87 :(bir) C_Marshall sprints past J_Clauss 
          ...  C_Marshall hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(bir) S_Caldwell with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows Nuno_Santos a clean set of heals 
          ...  S_Caldwell with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 94 :(new) M_Taverneir storms past his marker 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Taverneir! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_Pulisic 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily claims the ball! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : C_Pulisic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , C_Pulisic (55,61)M_Taverneir (86)
Sent Off             : M_Helik (41)
Booked               : Nuno_Santos (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Nemeth
Scorers              : , C_Marshall (36)A_Nemeth (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       21
Off target           :          10        |       10
On target            :          12        |       11
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           6        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       13
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 3 - 2 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Strakosha    GK  29   1   1   1  24 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Clauss       DF   1  23  18  15  26 |  96   0   5   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  75  16  28
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  22  16  13  25 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  34  13
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  22  13  11  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  21  19
M_Helik        DF   1  20  15  14  29 |  41   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   6 -12   2
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  21  16  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  13  60
T_Reijnders    MF   1   3  21  17  27 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  11
J_R_Riquelme   MF   1  10  20  16  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McNeil       MF   1  10  23  19  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  11  11
C_Pulisic      FW   1   2  16  24  29 |  96   0   0   1   1   4   2   0   0   0   0  40  48
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  18  22  22 |  66   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  52  28
S_Hornby       GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Taylor       DF   1  19  13   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kauf         MF   1  12  18  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bacuna       MF   1  12  20   9  25 |  25   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  21
K_Moore        FW   1   5  16  19  24 |  30   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  33

Player Statistics - Birmingham City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bazunu       GK  27   1   1   1  26 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  20  16   9  23 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  36  19
S_Caldwell     DF   1  20  13  12  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  21  34
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  16  12  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  16
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  12  25 |  51   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  25
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  23  43   0
C_De_Norre     MF   1  10  15  11  24 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  19
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  61   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  24
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  16  30
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  93
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  45   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  19
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  15  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  35   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  16
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