MDM Cup Match, Middlesbrough vs. Aston Villa (Tue Jul 19)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Aston Villa
                              4-3-3 C  |  4-4-2 C
                             Jun Kian  |  Tony Heron
                                       |
                       M_Schwarzer GK  |  GK T_Sorensen
                          J_O'Shea DF  |  DF A_Jakobsoson
                       G_Southgate DF  |  DF M_Delaney
                          C_Cooper DF  |  DF J_Samuel
                           M_Bates DF  |  DF J_O'Connor
                        G_Mendieta MF  |  MF G_McCann
                          B_Zenden MF  |  MF K_Musampa
                         R_Parlour MF  |  MF N_Solano
                          M_Viduka FW  |  MF P_Bosvelt
                           J_D_Job FW  |  FW N_Mellor
                          S_Nemeth FW  |  FW J_P_Angel
                                       |
                            C_Nash SUB |  SUB P_Smith
                         U_Ehiogue SUB |  SUB De_la_Cruz
                        A_Peackock SUB |  SUB S_Reid
                         A_Peacock SUB |  SUB C_Kabeya
                        M_Christie SUB |  SUB D_Vassell




Min. 2  :(mid) G_Mendieta picks out M_Viduka with the cross 
          ...  J_Samuel pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 2  :(ast) K_Musampa puts in P_Bosvelt 
          ...  M_Bates pulls on his opponents shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 3  :(mid) B_Zenden has it now 
          ...  He takes on G_McCann 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Viduka! 
          ...  M_Delaney rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  Thats a foul!! 
          ...  Whats The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 4  :(ast) N_Mellor plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But C_Cooper clears the danger 
Min. 7  :(mid) G_Mendieta pulls it back to M_Viduka 
          ...  M_Delaney with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  G_Mendieta passes to R_Parlour 
          ...  But A_Jakobsoson wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 9  :(mid) J_O'Shea chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Nemeth 
          ...  J_P_Angel with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Jun Kian looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 11 :(mid) G_Mendieta with an incisive pass to S_Nemeth 
          ...  S_Nemeth from 20 yards ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Sorensen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Its beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 11 :(ast) M_Delaney is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to J_P_Angel 
          ...  J_P_Angel is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  M_Schwarzer tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He slips it underneath M_Schwarzer 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Aston Villa are leading in the game now 
          ...  Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 12 :(mid) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Middlesbrough will now play A 
Min. 14 :(mid) G_Southgate runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_O'Shea 
          ...  J_O'Shea with the strike ! 
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 18 :(mid) G_Mendieta looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Bates 
          ...  N_Mellor with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's said something to the ref!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Its in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  B_Zenden hoists it forward 
          ...  G_Mendieta gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Samuel wins the ball 
Min. 20 :(ast) M_Delaney looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  He isn't going to continue 
Min. 20 :(ast) De_la_Cruz is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Delaney is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 22 :(ast) J_Samuel is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  G_McCann latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Mendieta 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 23 :(mid) G_Mendieta cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Viduka 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Viduka ! 
          ...  T_Sorensen is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 23 :(ast) G_McCann holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_O'Connor in space! 
          ...  J_D_Job with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 23 :(ast) N_Solano finds J_P_Angel in acres of space 
          ...  J_P_Angel shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 26 :(mid) R_Parlour with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from De_la_Cruz 
          ...  R_Parlour sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 27 :(ast) J_O'Connor leaves J_O'Shea standing 
          ...  J_O'Connor tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 30 :(mid) C_Cooper controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  J_D_Job gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  De_la_Cruz body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  Thats a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 36 :(mid) G_Mendieta feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_D_Job runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_D_Job fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_O'Shea curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Sorensen fists it away! 
Min. 38 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  P_Bosvelt is through! 
          ...  M_Viduka fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  Its just a warning 
Min. 39 :(mid) S_Nemeth runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_P_Angel 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  S_Nemeth with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Sorensen tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Parlour chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  G_Mendieta tries to place the shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 41 :(ast) P_Bosvelt hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  De_la_Cruz latches onto it! 
          ...  De_la_Cruz fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Schwarzer's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(ast) P_Bosvelt looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to De_la_Cruz 
          ...  G_Southgate cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 47 :(mid) G_Southgate is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_D_Job 
          ...  J_D_Job leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

Min. 48 :(mid) J_D_Job picks out S_Nemeth with the cross 
          ...  S_Nemeth has a go! 
          ...  T_Sorensen watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 49 :(ast) P_Bosvelt kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_P_Angel gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_P_Angel fires the shot in! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 50 :(ast) N_Solano whips the ball across to J_P_Angel 
          ...  J_P_Angel bears down on goal! 
          ...  But M_Schwarzer palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 52 :(mid) M_Viduka finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  M_Viduka drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Sorensen takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 53 :(mid) B_Zenden pass splits open the defence and finds G_Mendieta 
          ...  G_Mendieta with the shot ! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Thats the equaliser! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 53 :(ast) J_Samuel is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 53 :(ast) S_Reid replaces J_Samuel to play as a DF 
Min. 57 :(mid) J_D_Job lobs it over De_la_Cruz 
          ...  A_Jakobsoson reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 58 :(mid) J_D_Job knocks the ball past J_O'Connor 
          ...  J_D_Job flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 59 :(mid) J_O'Shea runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of J_D_Job 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  J_D_Job tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Thats put Middlesbrough in front! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 60 :(ast) G_McCann with a first time pass 
          ...  J_P_Angel runs onto it! 
          ...  J_P_Angel tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  M_Schwarzer makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 62 :(ast) K_Musampa breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Schwarzer! 
          ...  R_Parlour brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(ast) N_Solano with the heel pass to K_Musampa 
          ...  K_Musampa with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  M_Schwarzer gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by G_McCann 
          ...  K_Musampa loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  M_Schwarzer has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Aston Villa are back level! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 63 :(mid) B_Zenden with a flicked pass to J_D_Job 
          ...  K_Musampa with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 65 :(mid) G_Mendieta has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Jakobsoson 
          ...  He puts in J_D_Job! 
          ...  J_D_Job belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 65 :(ast) De_la_Cruz slows the ball down 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! 
          ...  De_la_Cruz with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Thats given Aston Villa the lead! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 67 :(mid) M_Bates takes advantage of a mistake by De_la_Cruz 
          ...  M_Bates has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 67 :(ast) N_Solano flicks it over M_Bates's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  N_Solano strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 69 :(mid) S_Nemeth is too quick for the defence 
          ...  De_la_Cruz wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 70 :(mid) S_Nemeth jumps over J_O'Connor's challenge 
          ...  S_Nemeth sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  T_Sorensen saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 71 :(ast) J_P_Angel finds his way through 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Southgate 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_McCann plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Southgate reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 74 :(ast) De_la_Cruz plays in J_P_Angel with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_P_Angel ! 
          ...  It floats over M_Schwarzer 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 75 :(ast) G_McCann has changed his position on the pitch to a DF 
Min. 80 :(ast) C_Kabeya is coming on and N_Solano is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 80 :(ast) Aston Villa's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 80 :(mid) G_Mendieta looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards G_Southgate 
          ...  G_Southgate shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 81 :(mid) C_Cooper finds J_D_Job with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_D_Job tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But T_Sorensen pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 81 :(mid) M_Viduka loses A_Jakobsoson 
          ...  S_Reid with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 83 :(mid) J_D_Job knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_O'Connor hits it out for a throw 
Min. 83 :(ast) J_P_Angel runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Jakobsoson 
          ...  A_Jakobsoson uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 84 :(mid) G_Mendieta takes advantage of a mistake by A_Jakobsoson 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Kabeya with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  B_Zenden shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to J_D_Job instead 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_D_Job ! 
          ...  T_Sorensen parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 85 :(mid) G_Mendieta with a short pass to find J_O'Shea 
          ...  J_O'Shea fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 85 :(mid) B_Zenden plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Viduka 
          ...  P_Bosvelt with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Its in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  G_Mendieta passes to M_Viduka 
          ...  The cross hits M_Viduka on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Sorensen manages to turn it behind 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mid) B_Zenden plays a first time ball through the defence to J_D_Job 
          ...  J_D_Job with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  T_Sorensen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 89 :(mid) J_O'Shea with a precise pass to J_D_Job 
          ...  A left-footer by J_D_Job ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Sorensen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Its beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 92 :(mid) B_Zenden with a glorious long pass to M_Viduka 
          ...  M_Viduka keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  T_Sorensen won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Riverside
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mendieta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Mendieta (53), J_D_Job (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Parlour (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_P_Angel
Scorers              : J_P_Angel (11), K_Musampa (62), De_la_Cruz (65)
Sent Off             : N_Mellor (18)
Booked               : M_Delaney (7), J_P_Angel (9), K_Musampa (63)
Injured              : M_Delaney (20), J_Samuel (53)
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       13
Off target           :          14        |       7
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       18
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          22        |       13
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
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_Schwarzer    GK  14   2   2   3  21 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -42   0   0   0
J_O'Shea       DF   3  14   7   4  10 |  95   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0 -20  18 -14
G_Southgate    DF   2  14   8   6  30 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  14   1
C_Cooper       DF   3  11   5   2  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  14   0
M_Bates        DF   2  10   5   5  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Mendieta     MF   2   6  14   7  26 |  95   0   1   9   0   2   1   0   0   0  12  63  29
B_Zenden       MF   2   7  14   9  30 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0
R_Parlour      MF   4   7  13   6  39 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
M_Viduka       FW   4   2   6  14  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -8
J_D_Job        FW   3   6   7  13  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   7  48
S_Nemeth       FW   2   4   6  12  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
C_Nash         GK  12   3   3   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
U_Ehiogue      DF   5  13   6   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Peackock     MF   2   5  10   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Peacock      MF   3   7  10   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Christie     FW   4   3   5  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Sorensen     GK  14   2   2   3  39 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Jakobsoson   DF   2  14   6   5  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   0   1
M_Delaney      DF   4  13   6   3  51 |  20   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  10  22  -2
J_Samuel       DF   3  13   7   4  13 |  55   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  58  41  34
J_O'Connor     DF   6  10   7   5  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  12   0   1
G_McCann       DF   3   8  13   6  41 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0
K_Musampa      MF   4   6  13   7  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2   5  31
N_Solano       MF   5   6  13   8  40 |  82   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   1
P_Bosvelt      MF   5   8  13   4  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
N_Mellor       FW   4   6   5  12  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_P_Angel      FW   2   5   7  14  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2   5  39
P_Smith        GK  12   3   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
De_la_Cruz     DF   3  13   8   7  29 |  75   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  46  41  63
S_Reid         DF   4   7  12   7  32 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kabeya       MF   2   4  10   7  48 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Vassell      FW   3   7   6  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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