2016 Geylang International FC season
The 2016 S.League season is Geylang International's 21st season in the top flight of Singapore football and 42nd year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup and the Singapore Cup.
2016 season | |
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Chairman | Ben Teng |
Coach | Hasrin Jailani |
Ground | Bedok Stadium |
S.League | 6th |
Singapore Cup | Quarter-finals |
League Cup | Group Stage |
Squad
No. | Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | Hairul Syirhan | GK | 21 August 1995 | Youth Team | |
12 | Russell Santa Maria | GK | 24 October 1996 | Singapore Cubs | |
24 | Syazwan Buhari | GK | 22 September 1992 | Young Lions FC | |
Defenders | |||||
2 | Anders Eric Aplin | DF | 21 June 1991 | Singapore Recreation Club | |
3 | Yuki Ichikawa | DF | 29 August 1987 | Albirex Niigata (S) | |
4 | Isa Halim | DF | 15 May 1986 | Tampines Rovers | |
5 | Shariff Abdul Samat | DF | 5 January 1984 | Tampines Rovers | |
6 | Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani | DF | 24 March 1994 | Young Lions FC | |
8 | Daniel Bennett | DF | 7 January 1978 | Warriors FC | |
9 | Faritz Abdul Hameed | DF | 16 January 1990 | LionsXII | |
18 | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | DF | 21 January 1992 | LionsXII | |
Midfielders | |||||
7 | Gabriel Quak | MF | 22 December 1990 | LionsXII | |
11 | Safirul Sulaiman | MF | 12 October 1992 | Young Lions FC | |
14 | Stanely Ng | MF | 27 May 1992 | Home United | |
19 | Carlos Alberto Delgado | MF | 3 January 1986 | Hougang United | |
20 | Nor Azli Yusoff | MF | 17 March 1986 | Tanjong Pagar United | |
22 | Taufiq Ghani | MF | 19 November 1989 | Hougang United | |
25 | Brandon Koh | MF | 22 April 1995 | Youth Team | |
Forwards | |||||
10 | Shahfiq Ghani | FW | 17 March 1992 | Young Lions FC | |
13 | Indra Sahdan Daud | FW | 5 March 1979 | Tampines Rovers | |
16 | Mark Hartmann | FW | 20 January 1992 | Global FC | |
17 | Amy Recha | FW | 13 May 1992 | Young Lions FC | |
21 | Shawal Anuar | FW | 29 April 1991 | Keppel Monaco FC | |
23 | Sahil Suhaimi | FW | 8 July 1992 | LionsXII | |
Players who left during the club | |||||
15 | Branko Čubrilo | FW | 20 May 1988 | BŠK Zmaj | |
Coaching staff
Position | Name | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Head Coach | Hasrin Jailani | |
Assistant Coach | Mohd Noor Ali | |
Goalkeeping Coach | Sarong Naiket | |
Team Manager | Aizat Ramli | |
Physiotherapist | ||
Kitman | Leonard Koh | |
Pre-Season Transfers
In
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
DF | Faritz Abdul Hameed | LionsXII | |
GK | Russell Santa Maria | Geylang International U21 | |
GK | Syazwan Buhari | Courts Young Lions | |
DF | Anders Eric Aplin | Singapore Recreation Club | |
DF | Isa Halim | Tampines Rovers | |
DF | Shariff Abdul Samat | Singapore Recreation Club | |
DF | Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani | Geylang International U21 | |
DF | Daniel Bennett | Warriors FC | |
DF | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | Courts Young Lions | |
MF | Gabriel Quak | LionsXII | |
MF | Safirul Sulaiman | Courts Young Lions | |
MF | Stanely Ng | Home United | |
MF | Carlos Delgado | Hougang United | |
MF | Taufiq Ghani | Hougang United | |
MF | Brandon Koh | Geylang International U21 | |
FW | Shahfiq Ghani | Courts Young Lions | |
FW | Indra Sahdan Daud | Tampines Rovers | |
FW | Branko Čubrilo | Free transfer | |
FW | Amy Recha | Courts Young Lions | |
FW | Sahil Suhaimi | LionsXII |
Out
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
DF | Khairulnizam Jumahat | Hougang United | |
DF | Anaz Hadee | Released | |
DF | Syed Thaha | Retired | |
MF | Tatsuro Inui | Albirex Niigata (S) | |
GK | Farhan Amin | Retired | |
MF | Huzaifah Aziz | Hougang United | |
FW | Jozef Kapláň | Hougang United | |
GK | Yazid Yasin | Warriors FC | |
FW | Bruno Castanheira | F.C. Gifu | |
DF | Sevki Sha'ban | Retired | |
DF | Hafiz Osman | Warriors FC | |
DF | Kento Fukuda | Warriors FC | |
MF | Mustaqim Manzur | Retired | |
MF | Hafiz Nor | Warriors FC | |
MF | Shah Hirul | Balestier Khalsa | |
Pre-season Friendlies
15 January 2016 Pre-Season Friendly | Geylang International | 9–0 | Jungfrau Punggol | Jalan Besar Stadium |
17:00 GMT+8 |
20 January 2016 Pre-Season Friendly | Police SA | 0–6 | Geylang International | Jurong Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 |
26 January 2016 Pre-Season Friendly | Johor Darul Takzim | 2–1 | Geylang International | Larkin Stadium |
20:45 GMT+8 |
3 February 2016 Pre-Season Friendly | Geylang International | 6–0 | Happy Feet FC | Bedok Stadium |
17:00 GMT+8 |
6 February 2016 Pre-Season Friendly | Geylang International | 8–0 | Singapore Cricket Club | Bedok Stadium |
17:00 GMT+8 |
Competition
Round 1
15 February 2016 1 | Tampines Rovers | 3–3 | Geylang International | Jurong West Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Jordan Webb 13' Shakir Hamzah 29' Billy Mehmet 34' Noh Rahman 59' Yasir Hanapi 86' 89' |
Report | Amy Recha 35' Carlos Alberto Delgado 55' Nor Azli 65' Stanely Ng 79' Taufiq Ghani 83' |
Attendance: 2,930 Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
20 February 2016 2 | Geylang International | 1–1 | Brunei DPMM | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Yuki Ichikawa 20' Stanely Ng 25' Branko Cubrilo 45' Amy Recha 70' Sahil Suhaimi 76' Al-Qaasimy Rahman 89' |
Report | Rafael Ramazotti 77' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Muhd Taqi |
25 February 2016 3 | Garena Young Lions | 0–2 | Geylang International | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Firdaus Kasman 37' Adam Swandi 56' |
Report | Branko Čubrilo 15' Faritz Hameed 66' Stanely Ng 84' |
Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Nathan Chan |
3 March 2016 4 | Geylang International | 0–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Safirul Sulaiman 26' Branko Cubrilo 40' Shariff Samat 86' |
Report | Fazli Ayob 25' | Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Jansen Foo |
10 March 2016 5 | Geylang International | 0–0 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Sahil Suhaimi 55' Shawal Anuar 90' |
Report | Tomoki Menda 90' | Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
1 April 2016 6 | Geylang International | 2–2 | Warriors | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:45 GMT+8 | Branko Čubrilo 4' Al-Qaasimy Rahman 31' Faritz Hameed 43' Gabriel Quak 50' Carlos Delgado 86' 86' |
Report | Jonathan Béhé 16' Syaqir Sulaiman 24' Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 45' Emmeric Ong 79' Ridhuan Muhammad 89' |
Attendance: 1,854 Referee: Farhad Mohd |
7 April 2016 7 | Hougang United | 3–1 | Geylang International | Hougang Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Nurhilmi Jasni 35' Stipe Plazibat 54' (pen.) Faiz Salleh 60' Raihan Rahman 88' |
Report | Carlos Delgado 15' (pen.) Stanely Ng 58' Gabriel Quak 65' |
Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
15 April 2016 8 | Geylang International | 2–2 | Home United | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:45 GMT+8 | Stanely Ng 24' Amy Recha 46' |
Report | Ken Ilsø 15' Al-Qaasimy Rahman 39' (o.g.) Abdil Qaiyyim 87' |
Attendance: 2,035 Referee: Jansen Foo |
Round 2
21 April 2016 9 | Geylang International | 0–1 | Tampines Rovers | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Safirul Sulaiman 32' Shawal Anuar 73' Carlos Delgado 77' Al-Qaasimy Rahman 85' |
Report | Yasir Hanapi 28' Izzdin Shafiq 67' Fahrudin Mustafić 71' Jermaine Pennant 85' |
Attendance: 2,369 Referee: G. Letchman |
30 April 2016 10 | Brunei DPMM | 1–2 | Geylang International | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium |
20:15 GMT+8 | Helmi Zambin 31' Rafael Ramazotti 66' (pen.) |
Report | Shawal Anuar 30' Branko Čubrilo 56' Faritz Hameed 65' 87' Shariff Samat 77' Daniel Bennett 78' |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
5 May 2016 11 | Geylang International | 3–1 | Garena Young Lions | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Carlos Delgado 3' (pen.) Yuki Ichikawa 74' Stanely Ng 77' Gabriel Quak 88' |
Report | Fareez Farhan 52' (pen.) Joshua Bernard Pereira 70' Taufiq Muqminin 79' |
Attendance: 1,331 Referee: G. Letchman |
14 May 2016 12 | Balestier Khalsa | 1-3 | Geylang International | Toa Payoh Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 |
20 May 2016 13 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-0 | Geylang International | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:45 GMT+8 |
15 June 2016 14 | Warriors | 2-0 | Geylang International | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
20:00 GMT+8 |
18 June 2016 15 | Geylang International | 1-2 | Hougang United | Bedok Stadium |
20:00 GMT+8 |
24 June 2016 16 | Home United | 1-2 | Geylang International | Jalan Besar Stadium |
20:00 GMT+8 |
Round 3
4 August 2016 17 | Tampines Rovers | 2-1 | Geylang International | Jurong West Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Jordan Webb 21' Billy Mehmet 40' |
Mark Hartmann 42' | Referee: W. Ravisanthiran |
11 August 2016 18 | Geylang International | 1-1 | Brunei DPMM | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Roberto Camarasa 5' | Azwan Ali Rahman 70' |
18 August 2016 19 | Garena Young Lions | 0-2 | Geylang International | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Fashah Iskandar 50' (o.g) Stanley Ng 82' |
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran |
25 August 2016 20 | Geylang International | 2-1 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Mark Hartmann 45' Sahil Suhaimi 90' |
Niko Tokić 42' (pen) | Referee: Nathan Chan |
22 September 2016 21 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1-0 | Geylang International | Jurong East Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Atsushi Shirota 76' | Referee: W. Ravisanthiran |
14 October 2016 22 | Geylang International | 2-1 | Warriors | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Amy Recha 73' Sahil Suhaimi 76' |
Fazli Jaffar 52' | Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
20 October 2016 23 | Hougang United | 0-1 | Geylang International | Hougang Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Sahil Suhaimi 43' | Referee: G. Letchman |
27 October 2016 24 | Geylang International | 4-1 | Home United | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Mark Hartmann 6' Shafiq Ghani 68' Gabriel Quak 83' Daniel Bennett 90' |
Ken Ilsø 50' |
Referee: Jansen Foo |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | DPMM FC[lower-alpha 1] | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 41 | |
4 | Home United | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 37 | Qualification to AFC Cup Play-off Round |
5 | Geylang International | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 37 | |
6 | Hougang United | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
7 | Warriors FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 28 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
Singapore Cup
28 May 2016 Preliminary Round | Geylang International | 2-1 | Warriors | Jalan Besar Stadium |
19:45 GMT+8 |
28 June 2016 Quarter Finals | Albirex Niigata Singapore | 2-0 | Geylang International | Jurong East Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Masaya Jitozono 1' Kento Nagasaki 53' |
Referee: G. Letchman |
1 July 2016 Quarter Finals | Geylang International | 2-2 | Albirex Niigata Singapore | Bedok Stadium |
19:30 GMT+8 | Gabriel Quak 23' Sahil Suhaimi 45' |
Atsushi Kawata 65' 77' (pen) | Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
Geylang International lost 2-4 on aggregate.
Singapore TNP League Cup
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Home United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Geylang International | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
4 | Balestier Khalsa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Source: S.League
14 July 2016 | Balestier Khalsa | 2 – 2 | Geylang International | Toa Payoh Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 UTC+8 | Tokić 9' Fadhil 22' |
Details | Hartmann 54', 90' | Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
18 July 2016 | Geylang International | 0 – 5 | Home United | Bedok Stadium, Singapore |
19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Shamil 21', 65' Ilsø 44', 61' Yeo 90' |
Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
22 July 2016 | Geylang International | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Bedok Stadium, Singapore |
19:45 UTC+8 | Shawal Anuar 34' | Details | Referee: Muhd Taqi |
Team statistics
Appearances
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||||
1 | GK | Hairul Syirhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2 | DF | Anders Eric Aplin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
3 | DF | Yuki Ichikawa | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||||
4 | DF | Isa Halim | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
5 | DF | Shariff Abdul Samat | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
6 | DF | Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
7 | MF | Gabriel Quak | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||||||
8 | DF | Daniel Bennett | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||||
9 | DF | Faritz Abdul Hameed | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||||||
10 | FW | Shahfiq Ghani | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
11 | MF | Safirul Sulaiman | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||||
12 | GK | Russell Santa Maria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
13 | FW | Indra Sahdan Daud | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
14 | MF | Stanely Ng | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
16 | FW | Mark Hartmann | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
17 | FW | Amy Recha | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
18 | DF | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
19 | MF | Carlos Delgado | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||||||
20 | MF | Nor Azli Yusof | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
21 | FW | Shawal Anuar | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 3 | ||||||
22 | MF | Taufiq Ghani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
23 | FW | Sahil Suhaimi | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||||||
24 | GK | Syazwan Buhari | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||||
25 | MF | Brandon Koh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
27 | MF | Farish Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
28 | MF | Roberto Camarasa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
32 | FW | Ifwat Ismail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
34 | MF | Umar Akhbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
35 | FW | Prince Julien Jean Marie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
37 | MF | Hairy Jamal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
41 | MF | Noor Ariff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
42 | MF | J.Balakrishnan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
15 | FW | Branko Čubrilo | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Goalscorers
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | S.League | League Cup | Singapore Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 17 | Amy Recha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | MF | 19 | Carlos Delgado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | MF | 14 | Stanely Ng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | FW | 23 | Sahil Suhaimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | DF | 15 | Branko Čubrilo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | DF | 9 | Faritz Abdul Hameed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Name | S.League | League Cup | Singapore Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Hairul Syirhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Anders Eric Aplin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | Yuki Ichikawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | Isa Halim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | Shariff Abdul Samat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | Gabriel Quak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | DF | Daniel Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | DF | Faritz Abdul Hameed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | Shahfiq Ghani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Safirul Sulaiman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | GK | Russell Santa Maria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | FW | Indra Sahdan Daud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Stanely Ng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | FW | Branko Čubrilo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 | FW | Amy Recha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
18 | DF | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | Carlos Delgado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | Nor Azli Yusoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | FW | Shawal Anuar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | Taufiq Ghani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | FW | Sahil Suhaimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | GK | Syazwan Buhari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | Brandon Koh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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