2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

Tampa Bay Rowdies
2012 season
OwnersAndrew Nestor
Head coachRicky Hill
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
NASL2nd
NASL PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Ponce De Leon CupWinners
Coastal CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mike Ambersley
(8)
All:
Mike Ambersley
(11)
Highest home attendance4,710[1]
(July 4 v. Fort Lauderdale)
Lowest home attendance2,194[2]
(April 12 v. Carolina)
Average home league attendance3,116[3]
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The 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies' third season of existence, and second in the North American Soccer League. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 25th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.

Background

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See also: Tampa Bay Rowdies

After their first season, the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies were forced by Classic Ink to discontinue use of the "Rowdies" name, resulting in their name being FC Tampa Bay. Before the 2012 season began, however, the team came to terms with Classic Ink to purchase the "Rowdies" name.[4]

In the previous season, the Rowdies rallied to a third-place finish before bowing out in a first-round playoff match against eventual NASL Champions NSC Minnesota Stars. In 2012, the Rowdies finished second in the league with a 12–9–7 record. In the 2012 playoffs, they first defeated Carolina RailHawks FC, 5–4, on aggregate in the semifinals to advance to the Soccer Bowl. There they avenged the previous season's playoff loss by defeating defending champion, Minnesota, in the NASL Championship Series. They won the title in dramatic fashion, 3–2, on penalty kicks, after making up a two-goal aggregate deficit in regulation, and then surviving 30 minutes of extra time while short-handed.[5] For the region of Tampa Bay, it was the first North American Soccer League championship since the original Rowdies won Soccer Bowl '75.[6]

Club

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Roster

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as of August 25, 2012[7]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Jeff Attinella  United States
2 DF Daniel Scott  United States
3 DF Andres Arango  Canada
4 MF Stuart Campbell  Scotland
5 DF J. P. Rodrigues  Guyana
6 FW Matt Clare  United States
7 DF Frank Sanfilippo (captain)  United States
8 FW Luke Mulholland  England
9 FW Dan Antoniuk  United States
11 MF Shane Hill  England
13 DF Thurstan Johnson  United States
14 DF Draymond Washington  United States
15 FW Mike Ambersley  United States
18 MF Dan O'Brien  United States
19 DF Eddie Ababio  United States
20 FW Evans Frimpong  Ghana
22 MF Keith Savage  United States
23 FW Fabrice Picault  United States
24 GK Andrew Fontein  United States
25 FW Carl Cort  Guyana
28 MF Raphael Cox  United States
32 MF Takuya Yamada  Japan

Squad information

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Match results

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  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies

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March 3, 2012 Intra-Squad Scrimmage Orange Team 5–3 White Team Tampa, Florida
12:00 p.m. 25' (o.g.)
Hill 41'
Hofstetter 41', 58'
Gray 54'		 Report Ambersley 20', 46'
Yamada 51'		 Stadium: Monroe Middle School
March 10, 2012 Preseason 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Eckerd Tritons Lakewood Ranch, Florida
6:30 p.m. Mulholland 17'
Hofstetter 65'
Gray 68'		 Report Hobbis Yellow card 45'
Duffy Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
March 14, 2012 Preseason 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Tampa Spartans St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. Mulholland 33'
Hill Yellow card 55'
Perucica 73'		 http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/detail/lang/EN/uuid/1c3ta6igpyoto1tnepjrrgflna/rowdies-post-2-0-victory-over-ut#.U9EgUuDDPHg TBR Report]
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/314762596/?terms=Rowdies		 Fekete Yellow card 73' Stadium: Walter Fuller Complex
March 17, 2012 Preseason 3 FGCU Eagles 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Myers, Florida
2:00 p.m. Report Savage 45' Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
March 21, 2012 Preseason 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cancelled UCF Knights Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Ed Radice Sports Complex
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.
March 24, 2012 Preseason 4 USF Bulls 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, Florida
7:30 p.m. Report Clare 1'
Mulholland Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 28, 2012 Preseason 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–0 Saint Leo Lions Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. Yoshitake 25'
Arango Yellow card 38'
Yamada 83'
Clare 84'
Mulholland 85'		 Report Stadium: Countryside Sportsplex
March 31, 2012 Preseason 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Auburndale, Florida
Yoshitake 11'
Ambersley 64', 84'
Yamada Yellow card 82'		 Report Herron 16'
Lorenz 27'
Hassan 46'
Shanosky Yellow card 59'
Anderson 84'		 Stadium: FYSA Auburndale Complex

North America Soccer League

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Further information: 2012 North American Soccer League season

All times from this point on are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (X) 28 13 8 7 46 27 +19 47 Playoff semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 −2 40
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 −6 36
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

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
28 12 9 7 37 30  +7 45 7 5 1 18 8  +10 5 4 6 19 22  −3

Last updated: September 23, 2012.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAHHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWDDWLLWDLLWWWWLWWWDDLDWDWDD
Updated to match(es) played on September 19, 2012. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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  Win   Tie   Loss

April 7, 2012 Match 1
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamon, Puerto Rico
7:30 p.m. EDT Addlery Yellow card 21'
Delgado Yellow card 25'
Fojo Yellow card 43'
Cunningham Red card 59'
Addlery 69'		 Report Hill Yellow card 45'
Yamada Yellow card 68'
Sanfilippo Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 952
Referee: Javier Santos
April 14, 2012 Match 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yamada 20'
Hill Yellow card 82'		 Report Joseph-Augustin Yellow card 26'
Oppong Yellow card 67'
van Leerdam Yellow card 78'
Hatchi Yellow card 84'
Saiko Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,129
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 18, 2012 Match 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Carolina RailHawks FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yoshitake 70' Report Shriver 65' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 21, 2012 Match 4 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Robertson Yellow card 73'
Navia 87'		 Report Antoniuk 70'
Mulholland Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,261
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 28, 2012 Match 5
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Clare 27'
Ambersley 62' (pen.)
Rodrigues Yellow card 63'
Savage 90+'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ståhl Yellow card 42'
Restrepo 90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
May 5, 2012 Match 6 San Antonio Scorpions FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Kling Yellow card 44'
Denissen 53' (pen.)
Cochrane Yellow card 61'
Pitchkolan 66'		 Report Arango Yellow card 52' Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 9,536
Referee: Hayer Reyes
May 12, 2012 Match 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Antoniuk 55'
Ramírez Yellow card 78'		 Report Campos 53', 90+4'
Scott Yellow card 61'
Hill Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Javier Santos
May 19, 2012 Match 8 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Davis Yellow card 51'
Moroney 64', 89'
Carr Yellow card 80'		 Report Antoniuk 12', 37'
Yamada Yellow card 60'
Ambersley 78'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 25, 2012 Match 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Minnesota Stars FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Campbell Yellow card 69' Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 2, 2012 Match 10
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Thompson 53' (pen.)
Anderson 54'
Stewart Yellow card 86'
Orozco Yellow card 88'
Restrepo 90+2'		 Report Mulholland 33'
Ambersley Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Kevin Terry
June 9, 2012 Match 11
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamon, Puerto Rico
7:30 p.m. EDT Fojo Yellow card 40'
Rivera Yellow card 73'
Needham 81'
vanSchaik 90+4'		 Report Picault Yellow card 30'
Arango Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Bayamon Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Jesus Angel Delgado Lebron
June 16, 2012 Match 12 Minnesota Stars FC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez 8'
Nuñez Yellow card 25'
Kallman Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Yoshitake 45+1'
Hill Yellow card 45+1'
Savage 85'
Ambersley Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,908
June 23, 2012 Match 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yoshitake 39', 90'
Mulholland 88'		 Report Greenfield 31'
Bayona 52'
Pitchkolan Yellow card 59'
Harmse Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Christina Ibañez
June 30, 2012 Match 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Minnesota Stars FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley 55'
Yoshitake 88'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 4, 2012 Match 15
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. EDT Ambersley 30'
Yoshitake 67'
Antoniuk 85'
Rodrigues Yellow card 86' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Herron 19', Yellow card 67'
Orozco Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 79'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 12, 2012 Match 16 Minnesota Stars FC 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
8:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez 30'
Dias Yellow card 37'
Takada 44'
Venegas Yellow card 64'		 Report Ambersley 78' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,164
July 15, 2012 Match 17 FC Edmonton 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Hatchi Yellow card 36'
Lam Yellow card 70'		 Report Yoshitake Red card 33'
Mulholland 88'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,688
July 21, 2012 Match 18
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Puerto Rico Islanders St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo Yellow card 57', 72'
Ambersley 85'		 Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,207
July 28, 2012 Match 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Antoniuk 44' Report Arguez Yellow card 20'
Barthélémy Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,149
August 4, 2012 Match 20 Carolina RailHawks FC 3–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT da Luz Yellow card 21'
Zimmerman 43', 49'
Garey 52'
Stockley Yellow card 59'		 Report Hill 17'
Mulholland 86'
Yamada 90+2'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,002
August 11, 2012 Match 21 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Mulholland Yellow card 84'
Arango Yellow card 90'		 Report Willis Yellow card 54'
Randolph Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,027
August 19, 2012 Match 22 San Antonio Scorpions FC 4–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Ramírez 8'
Campos 17', 29'
Sattler Yellow card 56'
Bayona 90+2'		 Report Sanfilippo Yellow card 45'
Hill Yellow card 49'
Mulholland Yellow card 52'
Ambersley Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,024
August 25, 2012 Match 23
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Cox Yellow card 54'
Mulholland Yellow card 68'		 Report Nurse Yellow card 34'
Ibeagha Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 1, 2012 Match 24
Ponce De Leon Cup		 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Laing Yellow card 1'
Tetteh Red card 19'
Ståhl Yellow card 53'		 Report Arango Yellow card 21'
Picault Yellow card 53'
Sanfilippo Yellow card 59' 82'
Cox 80'
Scott Yellow card 88'
Cort 90+4'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,629
September 8, 2012 Match 25 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Yamada 42'
Ababio Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 67'		 Report Horth 30'
Carr Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,754
September 16, 2012 Match 26 FC Edmonton 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Barthélémy Yellow card 45'
Rago Yellow card 87'		 Report Antoniuk 21'
Ambersley Yellow card 39' 43'
Mulholland 51'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,376
September 19, 2012 Match 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Carolina RailHawks FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Arango 13' Yellow card 22' Report Shipalane 61' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,194
September 22, 2012 Match 28 Carolina RailHawks FC 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Frimpong Yellow card 68'
Hill Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,310

Playoffs

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Semifinals - 1st Leg
Carolina RailHawks1–2Tampa Bay Rowdies
Shriver 78' (pen.)
Lowery Yellow card 86'
Franks Yellow card 89'		 Report Ambersley 64' Yellow card 90+'
Arango Yellow card 77'
Attinella Yellow card 83'
Antoniuk 85'
Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Matthew Foerster
Semifinals - 2nd Leg
Tampa Bay Rowdies3–3Carolina RailHawks
Hill 40' (pen.)
Ambersley 65'
Mulholland 84' Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Shriver 14'
Shipalane 18'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card 35'
Zimmerman 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Tampa Bay won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the NASL Championship Series.

Championship Series - 1st Leg
Minnesota Stars FC2–0Tampa Bay Rowdies
Walker 67'
Takada Yellow card 84'
Nuñez 90+4'		 Report Ambersley Yellow card 48'
Attendance: 4,642
Championship Series - 2nd Leg
Tampa Bay Rowdies3–1 (a.e.t.)Minnesota Stars FC
Cort 25' Yellow card 58'
Ambersley Yellow card 26'
Savage 51'
Mulholland Yellow card 82'
Antoniuk 86' Yellow card 90+'
Hill Red card 90'		 Report Davis Yellow card 32'
Bracalello Yellow card 45+'
Rodríguez 52'
Penalties
Mulholland soccer ball with check mark
Cox soccer ball with check mark
Picault soccer ball with check mark
Cort soccer ball with red X		 3–2 soccer ball with check mark Hlavaty
soccer ball with red X Del Do
soccer ball with red X Altman
soccer ball with check mark Bracalello
soccer ball with red X Rodríguez
Attendance: 6,208

3–3 on aggregate; Tampa Bay won the 2012 NASL Championship on penalty kicks.

U.S. Open Cup

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Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

Tampa Bay entered with the other U.S.-based teams from the NASL and USL Pro in the second round. The first two rounds were drawn on May 1, 2012.

May 22, 2012 Second round Jacksonville United Florida 0–3 Florida Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, Florida
19:00 EST Donaldson Yellow card 51' Report Ambersley 2'
Antoniuk 19'
Savage 65'		 Stadium: Patton Park
Attendance: 925
May 29, 2012 Third round Tampa Bay Rowdies Florida 1–3 Colorado Colorado Rapids St. Petersburg, Florida
20:00 EST Antoniuk Yellow card 19'
Washington Yellow card 56'
Clare 90+2'		 Report Edu 17' (pen.)
Akpan 33'
Thompson Yellow card 55'
Marshall Yellow card 57'
Hill 90+1'
Ceus Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,086

Ponce De Leon Cup

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The Ponce De Leon Cup was a fan-based derby and trophy that was created in 2006. Participants were originally United Soccer Leagues first division teams (later USSF-D2, then NASL teams) based in lands that Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de León, had visited; namely Florida and Puerto Rico. It was awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants. The trophy itself was purported to have been destroyed in 2010 in a warehouse fire. 2012 was the final year that the cup was awarded, as the Puerto Rico Islanders ceased operation following the NASL season.

Pos Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8 4 1 3 12 8 +4 13
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 8 3 3 2 8 6 +2 12
3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8 2 2 4 9 15 -6 8

Honors

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Individual honors

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Ricky Hill
Jeff Attinella, Takuya Yamada, Luke Mulholland

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Loan in

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Loan out

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ (Box score)
  2. ^ (Box score)
  3. ^ Attendance
  4. ^ "FC Tampa Bay Acquire the Rights to "Rowdies" Name | IMS Soccer News". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Rowdies Win 2012 NASL Soccer Bowl After Penalty Shootout". Rowdiessoccer.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  6. ^ Burns, Bryan (October 28, 2012). "Rowdies beat Minnesota for NASL title". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  7. ^ "Roster | Tampa Bay Rowdies". Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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