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2013 Arsenal L.F.C. season

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Arsenal Ladies
2013 season
ManagerLaura Harvey
Shelley Kerr
StadiumMeadow Park
Super LeagueThird
FA CupWinners
WSL CupWinners
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Nobbs (6)
Danielle Carter (6)

All: Ellen White (14)
Highest home attendance2,017 (vs Liverpool, 7 May 2013)
Biggest win0–7 (vs Nottingham Forest, FA Cup, 31 March 2013)
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs Liverpool Women, WSL, 7 May 2013)
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The 2013 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 26th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the third edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup, and the FA WSL Cup, winning the former against Bristol Academy in June[1] and the latter against Lincoln in October.[2] They also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League, losing at the Semi Final stage to Wolfsburg.[3] In December 2012, manager Laura Harvey left Arsenal to take charge of Seattle Reign.[4] In February 2013, Shelley Kerr was appointed to manage Arsenal ahead of the new WSL season.[5] In September 2013, Arsenal were charged with playing an unregistered player in their trip to Liverpool.[6][7] The resulting three point deduction saw them fall to third place and miss out on qualifying for Europe in the 2014–15 season.

Squad statistics

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First team squad

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Squad statistics correct as of May 2018[8]

Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Since Last Contract Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45) 2000 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33) 2013 England Birmingham City
28 England Cherie Rowlands (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 36) 2013 England Barnet
31 England Sophie Harris (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 2010 England Lincoln City
Defenders
2 England Steph Houghton (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 36) 2010 August 2010[9] England Leeds Carnegie
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 43) 2000 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
5 England Gilly Flaherty (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33) 2003 England Millwall Lionesses
18 Scotland Emma Mitchell (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) 2013 July 2013[10] Germany SGS Essen
19 Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 37) 2008 Republic of Ireland Salthill Devon
22 England Alex Scott (captain) (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 40) 2012 March 2012[11] United States Boston Breakers
25 England Jade Bailey (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25) 2013 Homegrown
32 England Molly Bartrip (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28) England Charlton Athletic
34 Jamaica Vyan Sampson (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) Homegrown
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 45) 2000 England Southampton Saints
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant (1978-05-17) 17 May 1978 (age 46) 1998 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
8 England Jordan Nobbs (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 2010 August 2010[12] England Sunderland
16 Scotland Kim Little (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34) 2008 Scotland Hibernian
17 England Katie Chapman (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 42) 2010 United States Chicago Red Stars
20 Scotland Caroline Weir (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 29) 2013 July 2013[13] Scotland Hibernian
26 Ghana Freda Ayisi (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 30) 2013 Homegrown
30 England Bianca Bragg (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) Homegrown
35 England Carla Humphrey (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27) 2005 Homegrown
36 England Frances Steele (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28) Homegrown
Forwards
9 England Ellen White (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35) 2010 England Leeds Carnegie
11 England Rachel Yankey (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979 (age 45) 2005 United States New Jersey Wildcats
12 England Gemma Davison (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37) 2012 United States Sky Blue FC
14 Scotland Jen Beattie (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33) 2009 Scotland Celtic
15 England Danielle Carter (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) 2009 Homegrown
23 England Kelly Smith (1978-10-29) 29 October 1978 (age 46) 2012 March 2012[11] United States Boston Breakers
24 England Lauren Bruton (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) 2008 England Luton Town

Italic indicates an academy player.

Appearances and goals

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No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 11 0 3 0 4 0 8 0 26 0
13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
28 England Cherie Rowlands 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 England Sophie Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 England Steph Houghton 13 5 4 2 5 1 8 0 30 8
3 Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 1 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0 4+1 0
5 England Gilly Flaherty 12 3 3 0 4 0 7 0 26 3
18 Scotland Emma Mitchell 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
19 Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey 0 0 3 0 1 0 5+1 1 9+1 1
22 England Alex Scott (captain) 14 2 4 0 5 0 8 0 31 2
25 England Jade Bailey 2+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+3 0
32 England Molly Bartrip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Jamaica Vyan Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 Wales Jayne Ludlow 0 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+3 1
7 Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 7+2 0 3 0 3 0 5+1 0 18+3 0
8 England Jordan Nobbs 14 6 4 3 5 2 8 2 31 13
16 Scotland Kim Little 14 3 3 2 5 2 8 3 30 10
17 England Katie Chapman 7+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 4 2 12+3 2
20 Scotland Caroline Weir 2+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 2+6 0
26 Ghana Freda Ayisi 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+5 0
30 England Bianca Bragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 England Carla Humphrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 England Frances Steele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 England Ellen White 13+1 2 4 5 5 5 5+3 2 27+4 14
11 England Rachel Yankey 6+3 2 4 0 2+1 0 4 0 16+4 2
12 England Gemma Davison 12+2 2 3+1 2 3+2 1 6+2 0 24+7 5
14 Scotland Jen Beattie 4 0 2+1 1 2 0 3+5 4 11+6 5
15 England Danielle Carter 11+2 6 1+3 2 5 2 0+6 0 17+11 10
23 England Kelly Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4
24 England Lauren Bruton 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Italic indicates an academy player.

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
1 9 FW England Ellen White 2 5 5 2 14
2 8 MF England Jordan Nobbs 6 3 2 2 13
3 15 FW England Danielle Carter 6 2 2 0 10
16 MF Scotland Kim Little 3 2 2 3 10
4 2 DF England Steph Houghton 5 2 1 0 8
5 12 FW England Gemma Davison 2 2 1 0 5
14 FW Scotland Jen Beattie 0 1 0 4 5
6 23 FW England Kelly Smith 0 0 0 4 4
7 5 DF England Gilly Flaherty 3 0 0 0 3
8 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 2 0 0 0 2
17 MF England Katie Chapman 0 0 0 0 2
22 DF England Alex Scott (captain) 2 0 0 0 2
9 4 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow 0 1 0 0 1
19 DF Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey 0 0 0 1 1
Total 31 18 13 16 80

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Position Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 18 DF Scotland Emma Mitchell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 11 FW England Rachel Yankey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
16 MF Scotland Kim Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
5 DF England Gilly Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
3 15 FW England Danielle Carter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW England Gemma Davison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Ciara Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Yvonne Tracy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF England Steph Houghton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 11 1

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Name Super League FA Cup WSL Cup UWCL Total
1 1 Republic of Ireland Emma Byrne 6 2 2 3 13
2 28 England Cherie Rowlands 2 0 0 0 2
3 13 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 0 1 0 0 1
Total 8 3 2 3 16

Transfers, loans and other signings

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Transfers in

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Announcement date No. Position Player From club
2013 13 GK Jamaica Rebecca Spencer England Birmingham City
22 July 2013[13] 18 DF Scotland Emma Mitchell Germany SGS Essen
22 July 2013[13] 20 MF Scotland Caroline Weir Scotland Hibernian

Transfers out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
October 2012 25 MF Wales Hayley Ladd England Coventry City
20 March 2013[14] 6 DF England Faye White Retired
17 June 2013 35 GK Northern Ireland Nicole Adams Northern Ireland Linfield
11 July 2013[15] 4 MF Wales Jayne Ludlow Retired
16 July 2013[16] 13 GK Jamaica Rebecca Spencer England Birmingham City
16 July 2013[16] 14 FW Scotland Jen Beattie France Montpellier HSC
11 September 2013[17] 24 FW England Lauren Bruton England Reading

Loans out

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Announcement date No. Position Player To club
2013 31 GK England Sophie Harris England Nottingham Forest

Pre-Season

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20 February 2013 Colchester United 0–6 Arsenal Wivenhoe
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Broad Lane
24 February 2013 Glasgow City 0–5 Arsenal Glasgow
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Petershill Park

Competitions

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FA WSL

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7 May 2013 1 Arsenal 0–4 Liverpool Holloway
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Sasa Ihringova
15 May 2013 2 Lincoln 1–1 Arsenal Lincoln
19:30 BST
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 389
Referee: Ian Dudley
30 May 2013 3 Bristol Academy 2–3 Arsenal Stoke Gifford
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Robin Cox
6 June 2013 4 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea Borehamwood
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Dean Treleaven
3 August 2013 5 Liverpool 0–3 Arsenal Widnes
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 746
Referee: John Brooks
11 August 2013 6 Arsenal 5–0 Everton Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 629
Referee: Ashvin Degnarain
18 August 2013 7 Birmingham City 1–3 Arsenal Tiddington
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Knights Lane
Attendance: 561
Referee: Shaun Barry
21 August 2013 8 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–6 Arsenal Doncaster
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 320
Referee: Nicholas Hopton
29 August 2013 9 Chelsea 0–1 Arsenal Staines
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: John Busby
1 September 2013 10 Arsenal 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 406
5 September 2013 11 Arsenal 0–0 Lincoln Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Turner Yellow card 83' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 467
Referee: Stuart Cheek
8 September 2013 12 Arsenal 0–0 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Windell Yellow card 88' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 602
Referee: Paul Howard
15 September 2013 13 Arsenal 2–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 412
Referee: Stuart Franklin
29 September 2013 14 Everton 1–2 Arsenal Crosby
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 752
Referee: Helen Byrne

Partial league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 14 12 0 2 46 19 +27 36 Qualification to Champions League
2 Bristol Academy 14 10 1 3 30 20 +10 31
3 Arsenal[a] 14 10 3 1 31 11 +20 30
4 Birmingham City 14 5 3 6 16 21 −5 18
5 Everton 14 4 3 7 23 30 −7 15
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal were deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player[18]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 10 3 1 31 11  +20 30 4 2 1 12 6  +6 6 1 0 19 5  +14

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHAHAAAHHHHA
ResultLDWWWWWWWWDDWW
Position16763332222233
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Women's Cup

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31 March 2013 Fifth Round Nottingham Forest 0–7 Arsenal Gedling
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Bill Stokeld Stadium
9 April 2013 Quarter-Final Arsenal 6–0 Birmingham City Bishop's Stortford
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Woodside Park
Attendance: 520
Note: Note: Game was moved from Meadow Park due to renovation work.
26 April 2013 Semi-Final Liverpool 1–2 Arsenal Liverpool
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: Nathan Walker
26 May 2013 Final Arsenal 3–0 Bristol Academy Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Jane Simms

FA WSL Cup

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Group Stage

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2 May 2013 1 Lincoln 1–1 Arsenal Lincoln
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 283
Referee: Stuart Richardson
11 May 2013 2 Arsenal 2–1 Birmingham City Borehamwood
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Adam Crysell
19 September 2013 3 Arsenal 4–2 Bristol Academy Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 446
Referee: Anthony Da Costa

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS LIN BIR BRI
1 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to Knockout stage 2–1 4–2
2 Lincoln Ladies 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 1–1
3 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 1–1
4 Bristol Academy 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 0–1 0–2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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8 August 2013 Semi-Final Arsenal 4–0 Everton Borehamwood
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 629
Referee: Ashvin Degnarain
4 October 2013 Final Arsenal 2–0 Lincoln Canons Park
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Lisa Rashid

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Round of 32

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26 September 2012 First Leg Barcelona Spain 0–3 England Arsenal Barcelona
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Christine Baitinger (Germany)
4 October 2012 Second Leg Arsenal England 4–0 Spain Barcelona Borehamwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 662
Referee: Lilach Asulin (Israel)

Round of 16

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1 November 2012 First Leg Arsenal England 2–1 Germany Turbine Potsdam Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park,
Attendance: 832
Referee: Esther Azzopardi (Malta)
7 November 2012 Second Leg Turbine Potsdam Germany 3–4 England Arsenal Potsdam
18:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Attendance: 3,260
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Quarter-Finals

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20 March 2013 First Leg Arsenal England 3–1 Italy Torres Borehamwood
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
27 March 2013 Second Leg Torres Italy 0–1 England Arsenal Sassari
14:30 BST Report Fahey 4' Stadium: Stadio Vanni Sanna
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

Semi-Finals

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14 April 2013 First Leg Arsenal England 0–2 Germany Wolfsburg Borehamwood
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
21 April 2013 Second Leg Wolfsburg Germany 2–1 England Arsenal Wolfsburg
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: Wolfsburg
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)

References

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  1. ^ "FA Women's Cup final: Arsenal Ladies beat Bristol Academy". BBC Sport. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Lincoln 0–2 Arsenal – Report". Lincoln 0–2 Arsenal – Report. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Ladies: Wolfsburg 2–1 Arsenal – Report". Ladies: Wolfsburg 2–1 Arsenal – Report. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Arsenal Ladies manager Laura Harvey to join Seattle Reign". BBC Sport. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kerr appointed Arsenal Ladies manager". Kerr appointed Arsenal Ladies manager. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Arsenal Ladies deducted three points". Arsenal Ladies deducted three points. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  7. ^ "FA CHARGE ARSENAL LADIES". 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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  10. ^ "Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing". Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  11. ^ a b "England's Kelly Smith and Alex Scott rejoin Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  12. ^ UEFA.com (2010-08-10). "Houghton and Nobbs join Arsenal | UEFA Women's Champions League 2010/11". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  13. ^ a b c "Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing". Arsenal Ladies confirm double signing. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  14. ^ "Faye White: Ex-England and Arsenal captain retires". BBC Sport. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  15. ^ "Jayne Ludlow announces retirement". Jayne Ludlow announces retirement. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  16. ^ a b "Arsenal Ladies duo to leave the Club". Arsenal Ladies duo to leave the Club. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
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