June Ridout Memorial Cup 2nd Round Match, Rangers FC vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Sep 27)


                           Rangers FC  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                          Steve Brown  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK S_Rossi
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                         J_Serrano DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                       Thiago_Luiz DF  |  DF A_Pieper
                      Jerzinho_Jnr DF  |  DF D_Dalot
                       Jamie_Tartt MF  |  MF G_Zola
                        J_Barjonas MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                          J_Baxter MF  |  MF L_Oztunali
                         R_Russell MF  |  AM L_Bittencourt
                     Erling_Haland FW  |  FW L_Riva
                          T_McLean FW  |  FW Y_Osako
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                         F_Ricksen SUB |  SUB A_Ibarguen
                          A_Miller SUB |  SUB Coutinho
                          Turnbull SUB |  SUB A_Addey
                       D_Johnstone SUB |  SUB D_Kownacki

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(rfc) J_Barjonas is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But S_Rossi hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 4  :(rfc) J_Baxter takes advantage of a mistake by L_Augustinson
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Baxter with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_Rossi saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 12 :(rfc) J_Baxter sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Erling_Haland runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  L_Bittencourt with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 13 :(rfc) K_Rekik with a penetrating pass to T_McLean
          ...  T_McLean attempts a lob!
          ...  But S_Rossi makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 17 :(rfc) J_Baxter flicks the ball through
          ...  Jamie_Tartt runs onto it!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Augustinson
Min. 20 :(rfc) Erling_Haland takes on D_Dalot
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  E_Henderson takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Hunye calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  J_Barjonas swings it in
          ...  T_McLean gets on the end of it
          ...  A thundering drive by T_McLean !
          ...  S_Rossi makes a fine save
Min. 22 :(wbn) B_Fernandes gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Riva
          ...  Thiago_Luiz gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Augustinson loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
Min. 23 :(rfc) J_Barjonas with a glorious long pass to T_McLean
          ...  But E_Henderson wins the tackle
Min. 26 :(rfc) Jamie_Tartt plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Jamie_Tartt shoots towards goal !
          ...  S_Rossi watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 31 :(wbn) Y_Osako gets possession in his own half
          ...  J_Baxter with a deliberate foul
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(wbn) L_Oztunali with a simple pass to Y_Osako
          ...  A great volley from Y_Osako !
          ...  But Rafael parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 33 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt cuts inside K_Rekik
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Barjonas pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 36 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt spots B_Fernandes who is in acres of space
          ...  B_Fernandes looks to see where Rafael is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Rafael dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Rafael beaten!
Min. 38 :(rfc) J_Baxter knocks it forward
          ...  E_Henderson slips
          ...  Erling_Haland gets to it!
          ...  L_Augustinson gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) Y_Osako pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr steals the ball of off him
Min. 45 :(rfc) J_Barjonas turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_McLean
          ...  T_McLean has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into S_Rossi's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 46 :(rfc) J_Baxter squares it to Erling_Haland
          ...  But E_Henderson will cut out the threat

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 0-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(rfc) J_Baxter runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Erling_Haland
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Zola and it had to be
Min. 47 :(rfc) J_Baxter backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_McLean latches onto the end of it
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Pieper
Min. 48 :(rfc) J_Baxter takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Jamie_Tartt
          ...  A_Pieper seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 50 :(wbn) G_Zola with the diagonal pass E_Henderson
          ...  Erling_Haland is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Rafael misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Zola plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Augustinson swings a leg at it!
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Rafael !!
Min. 52 :(rfc) Erling_Haland flicks it over E_Henderson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Dalot
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 52 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Oztunali keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But Thiago_Luiz barges him off the ball
Min. 58 :(wbn) L_Oztunali with a smart turn
          ...  L_Oztunali drives the shot in!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Rafael is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Fernandes
          ...  Rafael easily claims the ball!
Min. 60 :(rfc) R_Russell unselfishly heads the ball back to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland with the side footed shot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 62 :(rfc) A defence splitting pass from J_Baxter to T_McLean
          ...  T_McLean tries the shot !
          ...  But S_Rossi dives to his left
          ...  I think S_Rossi just got a hand on that one
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 64 :(rfc) J_Serrano slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Serrano with the overhead !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Rossi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Rossi beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Russell chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Jamie_Tartt swings a leg at it!
          ...  S_Rossi won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 65 :(rfc) J_Baxter is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Erling_Haland
          ...  A left-footer by Erling_Haland !
          ...  S_Rossi makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 66 :(wbn) L_Riva has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Riva !
          ...  But Rafael just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 72 :(rfc) J_Barjonas sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Erling_Haland
          ...  A_Pieper makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 74 :(wbn) Y_Osako finds L_Riva on the edge of the box
          ...  L_Riva has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Rafael parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 75 :(rfc) F_Ricksen replaces an unhappy J_Serrano and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) Turnbull will replace the useless Jamie_Tartt and will play MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) a big roar from the crowd as D_Johnstone comes on for T_McLean to play FW
Min. 75 :(wbn) a big roar from the crowd as D_Kownacki comes on for Y_Osako to play FW
Min. 76 :(wbn) L_Oztunali backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Kownacki gets on the end of it
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Kownacki !
          ...  But Rafael with the difficult save
Min. 79 :(rfc) Erling_Haland beats A_Pieper
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  E_Henderson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 80 :(wbn) A_Ibarguen is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Augustinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(wbn) B_Fernandes has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Turnbull with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Werder Bremen players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  B_Fernandes shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to L_Augustinson instead
          ...  A cheeky lob from L_Augustinson !
          ...  But Rafael hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 81 :(wbn) Coutinho is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Zola is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(rfc) Turnbull brings it under control
          ...  He takes on E_Henderson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Erling_Haland!
          ...  Erling_Haland attempts a chip!
          ...  S_Rossi makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 82 :(rfc) D_Johnstone brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Erling_Haland gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Erling_Haland tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  S_Rossi with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 85 :(rfc) Turnbull has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Henderson
          ...  He puts in J_Barjonas!
          ...  But D_Dalot wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 87 :(wbn) D_Kownacki chests it down
          ...  R_Russell rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  L_Bittencourt shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Dalot instead
          ...  D_Dalot could have let it bounce!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Rafael is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Fernandes hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Kownacki
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Rafael tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Dalot swings a leg at it!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rfc) Erling_Haland knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  Erling_Haland fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  S_Rossi with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 90 :(rfc) Thiago_Luiz makes the tackle
          ...  D_Kownacki tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me

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

Min. 95 :(rfc) D_Johnstone beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Johnstone with the shot on net !
          ...  S_Rossi catches the ball
Min. 95 :(wbn) D_Kownacki leaves K_Rekik standing
          ...  D_Kownacki with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Rafael never had a chance!
Min. 96 :(wbn) D_Dalot punches Jerzinho_Jnr off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  J_Hunye has stopped play
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Hunye
Min. 99 :(rfc) Thiago_Luiz slides it through the middle to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland with the chance !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Baxter hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Rossi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 102:(wbn) L_Bittencourt beats J_Baxter
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  L_Bittencourt from 20 yards !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 103:(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 103:(rfc) J_Barjonas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Johnstone
          ...  D_Johnstone drives it towards goal !
          ...  S_Rossi watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 104:(wbn) L_Bittencourt plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  F_Ricksen intercepts the pass

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

Min. 106:(rfc) Turnbull runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  D_Johnstone latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  L_Oztunali robs him of the ball
Min. 107:(wbn) L_Oztunali gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds D_Dalot
          ...  F_Ricksen wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 109:(rfc) Erling_Haland knocks it past A_Pieper and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Pieper reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 113:(rfc) F_Ricksen with the cross-field pass to D_Johnstone
          ...  But A_Pieper wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Hunye has none of it.
Min. 114:(rfc) D_Johnstone knocks it past E_Henderson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But A_Pieper clears the ball to safety
Min. 117:(rfc) D_Johnstone with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_Ibarguen
          ...  D_Dalot with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  D_Johnstone with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  S_Rossi has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  S_Rossi reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Baxter crosses it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to F_Ricksen
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  S_Rossi just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 118:(wbn) L_Riva jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  L_Riva drives the ball low !
          ...  But Rafael makes a superb stop down low.

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


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Erling_Haland is taking it!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Riva steps up!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Johnstone steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Werder Bremen...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Kownacki is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-1 Werder Bremen...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  F_Ricksen is taking it!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Bittencourt is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-2 Werder Bremen...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Barjonas is taking it!
          ...  S_Rossi tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Oztunali steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Baxter steps up!
          ...  S_Rossi tips it wide!


          ...  Werder Bremen wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 136,791
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Baxter
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Baxter (31), Turnbull (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pieper (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Bittencourt (12), D_Dalot (117)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       15
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       15
Key Passes           :          22        |       8
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 0 Werder Bremen
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Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  38   2   2   2  20 | 122   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  36   8   2  12 | 122   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  32   1   1  30 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  29   1   1  33 | 122   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  28   7   1  17 | 122   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  29  14  14 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Barjonas     MF   2  16  28   6  14 | 122   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  27   5  34 | 122   0   0   9   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  88   3
R_Russell      MF   2   4  27   4  34 | 122   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  29  12 | 122   0   1   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  20   0  25
T_McLean       FW   2   3   1  28  31 |  76   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  32   9   7  33 |  46   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Miller       DF   1  24   9   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |  46   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
D_Johnstone    FW   1   5   4  21  28 |  46   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Rossi        GK  39   5   4   1  10 | 122  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  34   8   6  23 |  81   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  15
E_Henderson    DF   2  30   9   8  21 | 122   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  27   5   1  33 | 122   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 160   0   0
D_Dalot        DF   2  26  11   6  31 | 122   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
G_Zola         MF   2  12  33   4  13 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Fernandes    MF   3  11  30   6  31 | 122   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Oztunali     MF   2  12  25  19  30 | 122   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  28  20  28 | 122   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 | 122   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  30  31 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  26   1  19  29 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  33   9  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  27  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  26  23 |  46   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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