Queensland Roar season 2007-08 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

2007-08 season

Failure to qualify for the 2006-2007 finals series resulted in the release from contract of defenders Chad Gibson

Chad Gibson

Chad Gibson is a football player, currently playing in the New England Mutual Premier League.-Biography:...

(the club's first captain and A-league pin-up boy) and Swiss import Remo Buess

Remo Buess

-Club Career:Remo Buess is a Swiss football player who last played as a left full back for Logan United. He previously played for the in the A-League. A move to was proposed during the November 2006 transfer window, but did not eventuate...

. Both left on good terms with the club during January 2007 stating that the team had to be altered to make it more competitive in the future.

In further evidence of "spring cleaning" in preparation for Season 3, Chinese signing Yuning Zhang was released from an inauspicious contract with the Roar. Billed as the Chinese David Beckham

David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...

, Zhang underwhelmed Roar supporters and will return to China in search of a club within the local scene there.

Danny Tiatto

Danny Tiatto

Daniele Amadeo "Danny" Tiatto is an Australian professional football player who plays for St Albans Saints in the Victorian Premier League.-Early years:...

has signed a two year contract with Queensland Roar, becoming Frank Farina's first 07/08 signing . Tiatto, who has played in England for the past 11 years for Leicester City and Manchester City, agreed to terms with Queensland after Melbourne declined to sign him.

Farina has highlighted his favoritism toward young Queensland and indeed Australian players with the signings for the 2007-08 season of highly-rated Queenslanders and Youth International Strikers Robbie Kruse

Robbie Kruse

Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian football player who currently plays as a forward for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga and the Australian national team...

and Tahj Minniecon

Tahj Minniecon

Tahj James Rodney Minniecon is an Indigenous Australian football striker who plays for in the A-League. He is known for his speed around the penalty box.-Early life:...

, as well as attacking Midfielder Mitch Nichols

Mitch Nichols

Mitchell Ian "Mitch" Nichols is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar of the A-League.-Brisbane Roar:...

. Also, the contracts of highly-rated 20-year-olds Chris Grossman

Chris Grossman

Christopher "Chris" Grossman is an Australian Football midfielder. He is currently a Free Agent.-Club career:He was signed from the Queensland Academy of Sport...

and Ben Griffin

Ben Griffin

Ben Griffin may refer to:*Ben Griffin , Australian football player*Ben Griffin , refused to fight in Iraq and left the Army citing illegal tactics of United States troops and the policies of coalition forces* General Benjamin S. Griffin , United States Army*Ben Hill Griffin, Jr...

have been renewed, while Farina has given two-year contracts to Queenslanders Under-17 International Striker Tahj Minniecon and Under-20 and AIS Scholarship holder Robbie. These signings have all made the Roar a team of bright, young talent, predominantly Queenslanders which is Farina's focus.

Queensland Roar's German import Marcus Wedau

Marcus Wedau

Marcus Wedau is a retired football player who has last plays as centre midfielder for KFC Uerdingen.-International career:...

has been released from the remaining year of his contract by the A-League club on compassionate grounds. Wedau, 31, will return to Germany to be with his pregnant partner who is expecting their first child in October.

On 25 July 2007, Craig Moore

Craig Moore

Craig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...

was be unveiled as the new marquee player for the Roar, returning to his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to play in the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League Season

A-League 2007-08

The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...

and the 2008-2009 season

Squad

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| colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| As of 25 August 2007.

Trialists

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! Position
! Name
! Current club
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|FW || Victor Fenehia || Mitchelton FC

Mitchelton FC

Mitchelton Football Club is an Australian football club from Mitchelton, a suburb in Brisbane's inner-west, Queensland, Australia. The club was founded in 1920. After several seasons in the Brisbane Premier League, the club was relegated to Premier Division 1 for season 2010, after scoring only...

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|DF || Blake Charity || AIS

Australian Institute of Sport

The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...

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|DF || Joel Peach || AIS

Australian Institute of Sport

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|FW || Gareth Musson || Mitchelton FC

Mitchelton FC

In

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! Name
! Position
! Moving from
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| Danny Tiatto

Danny Tiatto

Daniele Amadeo "Danny" Tiatto is an Australian professional football player who plays for St Albans Saints in the Victorian Premier League.-Early years:...

|| Midfield || Leicester City

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| Tahj Minniecon

Tahj Minniecon

Tahj James Rodney Minniecon is an Indigenous Australian football striker who plays for in the A-League. He is known for his speed around the penalty box.-Early life:...

|| Forward || AIS
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| Robbie Kruse

Robbie Kruse

Robbie Thomas Kruse is an Australian football player who currently plays as a forward for German side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga and the Australian national team...

|| Forward || AIS
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| Chris Grossman

Chris Grossman

Christopher "Chris" Grossman is an Australian Football midfielder. He is currently a Free Agent.-Club career:He was signed from the Queensland Academy of Sport...

|| Midfield || AIS / Rochedale Rovers
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| Mitch Nichols

Mitch Nichols

Mitchell Ian "Mitch" Nichols is an Australian football player for the Brisbane Roar of the A-League.-Brisbane Roar:...

|| Midfield || Palm Beach

Palm Beach Sharks

Palm Beach Sharks Soccer Club are an Australian football club from Palm Beach, Queensland. The club was formed in 1966 and currently play in the Gold Coast Premier League...

|-
| Matthew Ham

Matthew Ham

Matthew Ham is an injury prone Australian football goalkeeper, who last played for North Queensland Fury FC in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...

|| Goalkeeper|| Brisbane Wolves
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| Griffin McMaster

Griffin McMaster

Griffin McMaster is an Australian football player. He is currently playing for Heidelberg United in the Victorian Premier League.- Club career :...

|| Goalkeeper || Mount Gravatt Hawks
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| Michael Zullo

Michael Zullo

Michael Zullo is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:After being signed by the former coach Frank Farina on a two year contract, Zullo played five of the six opening games of the season, coming on as a substitute...

|| Midfield || Brisbane City Soccer Club
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| Marcinho

Márcio Luiz Adurens

Márcio Luiz Adurens, known as Marcinho or Márcio Luiz, is a professional association footballer. He has signed his new contract with Greek team Diagoras F.C.-Club career:...

|| Forward || São Paulo FC

São Paulo Futebol Clube

São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...

|- style="background:#e0e0ff;"
| Craig Moore

Craig Moore

Craig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...

|| Defender || Newcastle United FC

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| Zoran Petrevski || Forward || Preston Lions
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Out

{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; width:100%;"
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! Name
! Position
! Moving to
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| Chad Gibson

Chad Gibson

Chad Gibson is a football player, currently playing in the New England Mutual Premier League.-Biography:...

|| Defender || Released: contract not renewed
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| Remo Buess

Remo Buess

|| Defender || Released: contract not renewed
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| Yuning Zhang

|| Forward || Released: contract not renewed
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| Dario Vidosic

Dario Vidosic

Dario Vidošić is an Australian football player who currently plays for A-League club Adelaide United.- Club career :- Early life :...

|| Midfield|| 1. FC Nuremberg

|-
| Spase Dilevski

Spase Dilevski

Spase Dilevski is an Australian football player of ethnic Macedonian origin whose adaptability means he can play as a defender , right wing-back or a right winger...

|| Midfield || FC Universitatea Craiova

FC Universitatea Craiova

Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...

|- style="background:#e0ffe0;"
| Marcus Wedau

Marcus Wedau

Marcus Wedau is a retired football player who has last plays as centre midfielder for KFC Uerdingen.-International career:...

|| Midfield || Released: compassionate grounds
|-
| Tom Willis

Tom Willis

Thomas Willis is an Australian football player. He last played as a goalkeeper for the Queensland Roar in the A-League competition.-Biography:...

|| Goalkeeper || Released: contract not renewed
|-
| Ante Milicic

Ante Milicic

Ante Milicic is an Australian former football player. He is currently one of the assistant managers of A-League club Melbourne Heart. He is of Croatian Australian origin....

|| Forward || Free Transfer: Shahzan Muda FC

Shahzan Muda FC

Shahzan Muda Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Kuantan, Pahang. The club currently plays at the Malaysian FAM Cup, the third tier of the Malaysian League.-Honours:-Achievements:-Current squad:Transfers...

(December 2007)
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Pre-season

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!Date !! Home Team !! Score !! Away Team !! Stadium !! Scorers
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|30 May 2007 || Palm Beach Sharks || 0–5 || || Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

|| McCloughan , Marcinho , Minniecon , Murdocca , Peach
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|5 June 2007 || || 3–0 || Brisbane City || Luxury Paint Stadium

Queensland Lions Soccer Club

Queensland Lions Football Club is an football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-History:The club was founded in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club by Dutch immigrants. From the start they were based at grounds in the Brisbane suburb of Richlands, where they still play...

Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland || Reinaldo , Milicic , Murdocca
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|12 June 2007 || || 13–0 || Souths Utd, Brisbane || Luxury Paint Stadium

Queensland Lions Soccer Club

Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland || Reinaldo , Milicic , Murdocca , Nichols, McKay, Fenehia, Wedau, Kruse
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|19 June 2007 || || 5–1 || Mt Gravatt Hawks || Luxury Paint Stadium

Queensland Lions Soccer Club

Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland || Milicic , McKay , Volker (Hawks) , Musson, Zullo
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|27 June 2007 || || 5–0 || Brisbane Strikers

Brisbane Strikers

The Brisbane Strikers are an Australian football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia who play in the Queensland State League.-National Soccer League:...

|| Luxury Paint Stadium

Queensland Lions Soccer Club

Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland || Milicic , Kruse , Marcinho , Reinaldo
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|1 July 2007 || || 4–1 || Supersport United FC || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane, Queensland || Reinaldo , Lynch , Minniecon , Mashego (Supersport)
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|7 July 2007 || Capricorn Cougars || 0–6 || || Jardine Park, Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....

|| Reinaldo , Lynch , Milicic , Marcinho , Kruse
|-
|17 August 2007 || || 1–1 || Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands national football team

The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation. The team shocked the football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup , tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot...

|| Luxury Paint Stadium

Queensland Lions Soccer Club

Richlands, Brisbane, Queensland || Menapi

Commins Menapi

Commins Menapi is a Solomon Islands striker, who is currently a Marist FC player.-Club career:He has also played for YoungHeart Manawatu in New Zealand, Sydney United of the old National Soccer League in Australia and for Marist FC, a club from the Solomon Islands.In the 2006-2007 season, he...

(Solomons) , Milicic
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Pre-season Cup group stage

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! Round !! Date !! Home Team !! Score !! Away Team !! Crowd !! Stadium !! Scorers
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! 1
|| 14 July 2007 || || 0–0 || || 4,892 || Maroochydore Soccer Club ||
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! 2
|| 21 July 2007 || || 1–1 || || 3,531 || Wade Park

Wade Park

Wade Park is a sports ground located in the town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.The park has hosted a number of competitive A-League matches featuring the Central Coast Mariners FC - in 2006's Pre-Season against Adelaide United , and then again in 2007 when the Mariners and Queensland Roar...

|| Boogaard (CCM) , Lynch
|-
! 3
|| 27 July 2007 || || 1–2 || || 4,081 || Queen Elizabeth II Park

Queen Elizabeth II Park

Queen Elizabeth II Park is a multi-use stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. It was built in 1973, to host the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in which a temporary 15000 seat western stand was erected for the event taking capacity to 35000...

|| Lynch , Ognenovski , Old (Phoenix)
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Pre-season Cup semi-final

Pre-season Cup third place playoff

Hyundai A-League fixtures

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! Round !! Date !! Home Team !! Score !! Away Team !! Crowd !! Stadium
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! 1
|| 25 August 2007 || || 2-2 || || 16,828 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

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! 2
|| 2 September 2007 || || 1-1 || || 13,144 || EnergyAustralia Stadium

EnergyAustralia Stadium

Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region...

|-
! 3
|| 6 September 2007 || || 0-1 || || 8,815 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 4
|| 16 September 2007 || || 1-2 || || 7,203 || Members Equity Stadium

Members Equity Stadium

Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003...

|-
! 5
|| 22 September 2007 || || 0-1 || || 16,582 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 6
|| 28 September 2007 || || 2-0 || || 25,622 || Telstra Dome

Telstra Dome

Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...

|-
! 7
|| 5 October 2007 || || 2-1 || || 12,458 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 8
|| 14 October 2007 || || 0-1 || || 8,113 || Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium

Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium

Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...

|-
! 9
|| 19 October 2007 || || 1-1 || || 12,326 || EnergyAustralia Stadium

EnergyAustralia Stadium

|-
! 10
|| 27 October 2007 || || 3-3 || || 16,715 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 11
|| 2 November 2007 || || 0-1 || || 10,705 || Hindmarsh Stadium

Hindmarsh Stadium

Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....

|-
! 12
|| 11 November 2007 || || 3-0 || || 13,808 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 13
|| 16 November 2007 || || 1-0 || || 17,207 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 14
|| 25 November 2007 || || 0-0 || || 16,569 || Sydney Football Stadium
|-
! 15
|| 30 November 2007 || || 0-1 || || 14,193 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 16
|| 9 December 2007 || || 2-1 || || 16,442 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 17
|| 14 December 2007 || || 1-1 || || 9,384 || Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

|-
! 18
|| 30 December 2007 || || 1-4 || || 9,614 || Members Equity Stadium

Members Equity Stadium

|-
! 19
|| 5 January 2008 || || 1-2 || || 21,475 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 20
|| 13 January 2008 || || 0-0 || || 31,933 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

|-
! 21
|| 20 January 2008 || || 2-0 || || 10,803 || Hindmarsh Stadium

Hindmarsh Stadium

Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....

|-
! SFL1
|| 25 January 2008 || || 0-0 || || 23,450 || Sydney Football Stadium
|-
! SFL2
|| 8 February 2008 || || 2-0 || || 36,221 || Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

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! PF
|| 17 February 2008 || || 3-2 || || 16,021 || Energy Australia Stadium
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Ladder position

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