June Ridout Memorial Cup Quarter Final Match, AC Milan vs. Borussia Dortmund (Wed Jul 28)


                             AC Milan  |  Borussia Dortmund
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                       Care Taker Pom  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                          M_Balfor GK  |  GK S_Maier
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF M_Motta
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF Lazo
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF R_Song
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF L_Rongifo
                            M_Ball MF  |  DM J_Height
                          H_Higuim MF  |  MF D_Alli
                            Imbula MF  |  MF L_Cook
                        G_Lo_Celso MF  |  MF A_Del_Piero
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW R_M_Perry
                         S_Artenie FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                            S_Bain SUB |  SUB I_Banks
                         M_Pearson SUB |  SUB Danilo
                            L_Figo SUB |  SUB M_Reiziger
                           Carbone SUB |  SUB N_Santos
                             Pezza SUB |  SUB Gil

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 2  :(amn) S_Artenie unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Higuim
          ...  H_Higuim with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But S_Maier tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Imbula!
          ...  R_Song wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 6  :(amn) Imbula unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Artenie
          ...  L_Cook seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 9  :(bor) Curled in dangerously from R_M_Perry to C_Bellamy
          ...  But L_Amoroso comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 10 :(amn) S_Artenie barges Lazo off the ball
          ...  S_Artenie with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Maier got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Lets see if AC Milan can hang onto that lead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 15 :(amn) S_Artenie makes the tackle
          ...  S_Artenie with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Maier dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Maier beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Ball
          ...  S_Artenie tries to place the shot!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 19 :(bor) R_Song runs towards the goal
          ...  R_Song strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lazo lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Balfor easily catches it!
Min. 19 :(bor) J_Height spits at A_Girrese
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 21 :(bor) Lazo with a slide rule pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 21 :(amn) W_Jose knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  L_Cook tackles from behind
          ...  J_Eriksson wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 22 :(amn) Imbula 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 W_Jose
          ...  L_Rongifo with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 23 :(bor) D_Alli brings it under control
          ...  He takes on L_Amoroso
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Lazo!
          ...  Lazo with the strike !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 27 :(amn) G_Lo_Celso flicks it over J_Height and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  G_Lo_Celso tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But S_Maier tips it over
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(amn) W_Jose is unmarked!
          ...  W_Jose with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But S_Maier makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 29 :(bor) A_Del_Piero with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat M_Balfor
          ...  He nutmegs M_Balfor
          ...  M_Balfor does well to save it !!
Min. 30 :(amn) W_Jose puts in G_Lo_Celso
          ...  G_Lo_Celso sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 33 :(bor) J_Height squares it to R_M_Perry
          ...  A_Girrese wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 36 :(amn) S_Artenie cuts inside R_Song
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Lazo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Eriksson going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 37 :(amn) Imbula has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  W_Jose collects the loose ball!
          ...  A great volley from W_Jose !
          ...  S_Maier makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 37 :(bor) A_Del_Piero steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Girrese
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  L_Amoroso bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(bor) D_Alli comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  D_Alli with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But M_Balfor stops that one easily

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-0 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 47 :(bor) R_Song passes the ball to R_M_Perry
          ...  Y_Mina anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 48 :(bor) R_M_Perry controls the ball with ease
          ...  M_Ball gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 50 :(bor) L_Cook with a 40-yard pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 53 :(bor) D_Alli runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Cook
          ...  A_Girrese reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_M_Perry swings it in!
          ...  M_Balfor catches it!
Min. 54 :(bor) D_Alli kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Del_Piero gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Girrese pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 54 :(bor) J_Height with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry sees M_Balfor off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  Borussia Dortmund are back on level terms now!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 57 :(amn) H_Higuim looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie with a thundering volley!
          ...  S_Maier makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(bor) M_Motta finds R_M_Perry in acres of space
          ...  A_Girrese with the block
Min. 58 :(bor) J_Height crosses into the box, finding M_Motta
          ...  M_Motta with a stunning strike !
          ...  M_Balfor gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 60 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  Pezza will come on for W_Jose and play FW
Min. 60 :(bor) Borussia Dortmund made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 61 :(amn) Pezza retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Y_Mina latches onto the end of it
          ...  Y_Mina flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The reason is unclear
          ...  An angry fan runs onto the pitch!!
          ...  And the police get him!!
          ...  Disgraceful!!
Min. 61 :(bor) D_Alli backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_M_Perry gets on the end of it
          ...  R_M_Perry with his head down lets it go !
          ...  M_Balfor makes a good save
Min. 62 :(amn) Imbula takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie hits a great shot !
          ...  But S_Maier makes a fine save
Min. 65 :(amn) H_Higuim pushes it past the defender
          ...  H_Higuim tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  S_Maier parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 69 :(bor) C_Bellamy with the nod to A_Del_Piero
          ...  A_Del_Piero hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 70 :(bor) Up goes the substitution board - Danilo on for L_Rongifo as a DF
Min. 70 :(bor) N_Santos is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Del_Piero is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 70 :(bor) Gil is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Bellamy is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 72 :(amn) M_Ball with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Motta belts it clear
Min. 75 :(amn) Carbone replaces G_Lo_Celso to play as a AM
Min. 75 :(amn) Up goes the substitution board - M_Pearson on for G_Fotheringam as a DF
Min. 75 :(amn) Imbula hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Carbone latches onto it!
          ...  Carbone attempts the shot!
          ...  S_Maier parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ball curls it into the box!
          ...  Lazo wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 80 :(amn) Carbone pulls it back to Imbula
          ...  N_Santos takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 81 :(amn) Pezza nutmegs Lazo
          ...  Pezza sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 81 :(bor) D_Alli with a glorious long pass to Danilo
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  Danilo beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has M_Balfor to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past M_Balfor
          ...  M_Balfor pulls off a save !!
Min. 81 :(amn) Imbula with an in swinging cross to Carbone
          ...  Danilo with an ugly foul
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Eriksson signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Pearson shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Carbone instead
          ...  Carbone with a bicycle kick !
          ...  S_Maier with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 91 :(amn) Y_Mina has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Danilo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Y_Mina hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  S_Maier is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 91 :(amn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  AC Milan will now play C
Min. 91 :(bor) L_Cook is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Gil
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Carbone !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 92 :(bor) N_Santos with the cross-field pass to Danilo
          ...  Pezza clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 94 :(amn) Imbula sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Artenie
          ...  A left-footer by S_Artenie !
          ...  But S_Maier smothers the ball.
Min. 95 :(bor) M_Motta flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Y_Mina takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 96 :(bor) R_M_Perry with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  A_Girrese scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over
          ...  J_Eriksson tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 97 :(amn) M_Pearson with the diagonal pass H_Higuim
          ...  M_Motta dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 100:(amn) M_Ball backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Pezza gets on the end of it
          ...  Pezza controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Mina hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Maier easily catches it!
Min. 100:(bor) N_Santos holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Gil
          ...  Gil drives the shot in!
          ...  But M_Balfor makes an easy save
Min. 102:(amn) Pezza has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Higuim gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Higuim could have let it bounce!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Maier dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Maier beaten!
Min. 102:(bor) R_M_Perry turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Girrese wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 110:(amn) Pezza spits at M_Motta
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 110:(amn) S_Artenie takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Mina
          ...  M_Motta with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 119:(bor) L_Cook finds Lazo with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Lazo swings in the shot!
          ...  M_Balfor has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  M_Balfor is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  AC Milan 2-2 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 119:(amn) The AC Milan manager told his side to change to a A strategy

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Artenie is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_M_Perry steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Carbone steps up!
          ...  He sends S_Maier the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Gil steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 2-2 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Imbula steps up!
          ...  He sends S_Maier the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 3-2 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Alli is taking it!
          ...  He sends M_Balfor the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Y_Mina is taking it!
          ...  He sends S_Maier the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Cook steps up!
          ...  He sends M_Balfor the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 3-3 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Amoroso steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 4-3 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Height steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 4-4 Borussia Dortmund...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  H_Higuim steps up!
          ...  S_Maier tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Danilo is taking it!
          ...  He sends M_Balfor the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 4-5 Borussia Dortmund...


          ...  Borussia Dortmund wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 84,000
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : S_Artenie (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Artenie (10), Y_Mina (91)
Sent Off             : Pezza (110)
Booked               : A_Girrese (96)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : R_M_Perry
Scorers              : R_M_Perry (54), Lazo (119)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Height (19), L_Rongifo (22), Danilo (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          12        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :          11        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       19
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 2 Borussia Dortmund
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Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Balfor       GK  32   1   1   2  32 | 126   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  33   8  10  31 | 126   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40   0  30
L_Amoroso      DF   2  30   6  10  11 | 126   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  29   8   8  32 | 126   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  28   9  11  30 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  28   4  23 | 126   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 | 126   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Imbula         MF   1  10  27  17  20 | 126   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  26   9  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  64   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  10  29  32 | 126   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  26  11  10  42 |  47   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  27  10  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carbone        AM   1  15  15  26  28 |  47   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  50   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   1   0  10  10 -10

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  34   1   1   3  11 | 126  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  30   8   6  32 | 126   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Lazo           DF   3  28   9   6  31 | 126   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  10  25
R_Song         DF   2  28   8   7  33 | 126   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Rongifo      DF   2  26  10   6  32 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Height       DM   3  16  28   8  22 | 126   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
D_Alli         MF   1   8  26  13  21 | 126   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
L_Cook         MF   1   9  26  10  22 | 126   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
A_Del_Piero    MF   2   6  25  12  11 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  12  27  30 | 126   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  27  33 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  29   7   8  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
M_Reiziger     DF   2  27   7   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Santos       DM   2  26  10   1  12 |  52   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Gil            FW   3   6   9  25  12 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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