Japanese J.League

Kyoto Sanga vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

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Kyoto Sanga
  • 16': Marco Túlio
  • Red Card 45'+2': Barreto
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Shimizu S-Pulse
  • 64': Zento Uno
  • 68': Yudai Shimamoto

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Kyoto Sanga are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kyoto, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 1'
  • 1': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 1'
  • 2': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 2'
  • 2': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 2'
  • 3': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 3'
  • 3': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 3'
  • 4': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 4'
  • 4': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 4'
  • 5': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 5'
  • 6': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 6'
  • 6': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 6'
  • 6': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 6'
  • 7': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 7'
  • 7': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 7'
  • 7': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 7'
  • 7': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 7'
  • 8': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 8'
  • 8': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 8'
  • 8': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 8'
  • 8': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 8'
  • 8': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 8'
  • 8': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 8'
  • 9': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 9'
  • 10': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 10'
  • 10': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot On Target at 10'
  • 10': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 10'
  • 10': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 10'
  • 10': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 10'
  • 10': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 10'
  • 10': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 10'
  • 10': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 10'
  • 11': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Hit Woodwork at 11'
  • 11': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 11'
  • 11': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 11'
  • 12': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 12'
  • 12': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Blocked at 12'
  • 12': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 12'
  • 12': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 12'
  • 13': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Blocked at 13'
  • 13': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 13'
  • 13': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 13'
  • 14': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 14'
  • 14': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 14'
  • 15': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot On Target at 15'
  • 15': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 15'
  • 15': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 15'
  • 16': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Goal - Volley at 16'
  • 16': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Assist at 16'
  • 17': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 17'
  • 20': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 20'
  • 21': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 21'
  • 21': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 21'
  • 21': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 21'
  • 22': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 22'
  • 22': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Blocked at 22'
  • 22': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 22'
  • 22': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 22'
  • 23': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 23'
  • 23': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 23'
  • 23': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Offside at 23'
  • 24': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 24'
  • 24': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 24'
  • 24': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 24'
  • 25': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 25'
  • 26': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 26'
  • 27': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 27'
  • 27': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 27'
  • 30': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 30'
  • 30': Masaki Yumiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 30'
  • 30': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 30'
  • 31': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 31'
  • 31': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 31'
  • 32': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 32'
  • 32': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot On Target at 32'
  • 32': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 32'
  • 32': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 32'
  • 32': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 32'
  • 34': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 34'
  • 34': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Handball at 34'
  • 34': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 34'
  • 35': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 35'
  • 36': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 36'
  • 36': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 36'
  • 36': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 36'
  • 36': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 36'
  • 37': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 37'
  • 38': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 38'
  • 38': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 38'
  • 38': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 38'
  • 39': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 39'
  • 39': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 39'
  • 39': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 39'
  • 40': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 40'
  • 40': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 40'
  • 41': Masaki Yumiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 41'
  • 41': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 41'
  • 41': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 41'
  • 41': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 41'
  • 44': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 44'
  • 44': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 44'
  • 44': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Yellow Card at 44'
  • 45': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 45'
  • 45': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 45'
  • 45': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 45'
  • 45'+1': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 46'
  • 45'+1': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 46'
  • 45'+1': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 46'
  • 45'+2': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 47'
  • 45'+2': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Red Card at 47'
  • 45'+5': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 50'
  • 45'+5': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 50'
  • 45'+6': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 51'
  • 45'+8': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 53'
  • 45'+8': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 53'
  • 45'+9': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 54'
  • 45'+9': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 54'
  • 45'+10': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 55'
  • 45': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 45'
  • 46': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 46'
  • 47': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 47'
  • 47': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 47'
  • 48': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 48'
  • 48': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 48'
  • 48': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 48'
  • 49': Yuki Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 49'
  • 49': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 49'
  • 49': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 49'
  • 49': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 49'
  • 49': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 49'
  • 49': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 49'
  • 50': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 50'
  • 50': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 50'
  • 51': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Offside at 51'
  • 51': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 51'
  • 52': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 52'
  • 52': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 52'
  • 53': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 53'
  • 53': Sodai Hasukawa (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 53'
  • 53': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 53'
  • 53': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 53'
  • 56': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 56'
  • 56': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 56'
  • 56': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 56'
  • 57': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 57'
  • 58': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 58'
  • 58': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Blocked at 58'
  • 58': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 58'
  • 58': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 58'
  • 58': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 58'
  • 59': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 59'
  • 59': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 59'
  • 61': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 61'
  • 62': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 62'
  • 62': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 62'
  • 62': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 62'
  • 63': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 63'
  • 64': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 64'
  • 64': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assist at 64'
  • 65': Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 65'
  • 65': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 65'
  • 66': Capixaba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 66'
  • 66': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 66'
  • 66': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 66'
  • 67': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 67'
  • 68': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Goal at 68'
  • 68': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assist at 68'
  • 69': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 69'
  • 70': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 70'
  • 70': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 70'
  • 70': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 70'
  • 71': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 71'
  • 71': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 71'
  • 72': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 72'
  • 72': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 72'
  • 72': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 72'
  • 73': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 73'
  • 73': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 73'
  • 73': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 73'
  • 73': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 73'
  • 74': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 74'
  • 74': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 74'
  • 75': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 75'
  • 75': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 75'
  • 75': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 75'
  • 77': Matheus Bueno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Blocked Pass at 77'
  • 77': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 77'
  • 77': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 77'
  • 78': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 78'
  • 78': Toshiki Takahashi (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 78'
  • 79': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 79'
  • 79': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 79'
  • 80': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 80'
  • 82': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 82'
  • 83': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 83'
  • 83': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 83'
  • 83': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 83'
  • 83': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Save at 83'
  • 83': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Offside at 83'
  • 83': Mateus Brunetti Valor (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 83'
  • 84': Kazuki Kozuka (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 84'
  • 84': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 84'
  • 85': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 85'
  • 85': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 85'
  • 87': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 87'
  • 87': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 87'
  • 87': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 87'
  • 88': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 88'
  • 88': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 88'
  • 88': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 88'
  • 88': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 88'
  • 89': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 89'
  • 89': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Foul at 89'
  • 90': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 90'
  • 90': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 90'
  • 90': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 90'
  • 90': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 90'
  • 90'+1': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 91'
  • 90'+1': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 91'
  • 90'+1': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 91'
  • 90'+1': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 91'
  • 90'+1': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 91'
  • 90'+2': Zento Uno (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Off Target at 92'
  • 90'+2': Rinsei Ohata (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 92'
  • 90'+2': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 92'
  • 90'+3': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 93'
  • 90'+3': Kengo Kitazume (Shimizu S-Pulse) Throw In at 93'
  • 90'+4': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 94'
  • 90'+4': Yutaka Yoshida (Shimizu S-Pulse) Corner Kick at 94'
  • 90'+5': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 95'
  • 90'+5': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 95'
  • 90'+5': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 95'
  • 90'+5': Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 95'
  • 90'+5': Oh Se-Hun (Shimizu S-Pulse) Shot Hit Woodwork at 95'
  • 90'+5': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Assists Shot at 95'
  • 90'+6': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 96'
  • 90'+6': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 96'
  • 90'+6': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 96'
  • 90'+7': Togo Umeda (Shimizu S-Pulse) Free Kick at 97'
  • 90'+8': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 98'
  • 90'+8': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 98'
  • 90'+9': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 99'

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
4 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 3
55.8 Possession 44.2
18 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
260 Accurate Passes 170
345 Passes 275
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
4 Accurate Crosses 9
21 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.6
56 Long Balls 61
28 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 6
10 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 5
18 Effective Clearances 19
18 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Attendance: 16,191

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2 Vissel Kobe 15 +4 28
3 Gamba Osaka 17 +3 25
4 Cerezo Osaka 16 +1 25
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Line-Ups

KYO Kyoto Sanga (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gakuji Ota (GK)
50 Yoshinori Suzuki
5 Hisashi Appiah Tawiah Yellow Card
44 Kyo Sato
22 Hidehiro Sugai
25 Yoon Sung-Jun
48 Ryuma Nakano
6 João Pedro Mendes Yellow Card
88 Barreto Yellow Card
18 Temma Matsuda
11 Marco Túlio
Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:
Kentaro Kakoi, Henrique , Masaya Okugawa, Papagaio , Taiyo Hiraoka, Shinnosuke Fukuda, Haruki Arai, Taiki Hirato, Takuji Yonemoto.

SHI Shimizu S-Pulse (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Togo Umeda (GK)
15 Yuki Honda
28 Yutaka Yoshida
4 Sodai Hasukawa
17 Masaki Yumiba
6 Zento Uno
7 Capixaba
5 Kengo Kitazume
9 Oh Se-Hun
47 Yudai Shimamoto
38 Toshiki Takahashi Yellow Card
Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:
Kanta Chiba, Kazuki Kozuka, Rinsei Ohata, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Mateus Brunetti Valor, Matheus Bueno, Hikaru Nakahara, Yuya Oki, Haruto Hidaka.

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