Statistics reveal Ghana were better than Russia despite defeat

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Kotei 7 years ago

yes we are getting an awrd for touching the ball more than the russians and losing. hurray to the losing team the black stars. let's applaud them for losing

yes we are getting an awrd for touching the ball more than the russians and losing. hurray to the losing team the black stars. let's applaud them for losing
DIAMOND 7 years ago

What are passes and possession if you don't target the goal?
And what is targeting if you don't put it in?
Malarkey!

What are passes and possession if you don't target the goal?
And what is targeting if you don't put it in?
Malarkey!
JoJo 7 years ago

So did Ghana win the match? Stats will take Ghana thru if it were a knock-out or give Ghana the cup if there was a cup at stake. Illiterate soccer clowns

So did Ghana win the match? Stats will take Ghana thru if it were a knock-out or give Ghana the cup if there was a cup at stake. Illiterate soccer clowns
GRANT MUST GO 7 years ago

Grant is on a cruise control.He doesn't have the fire in his belly any more. This man spent majority of the year in Europe during Ghana Premier league season even though he could have watched all the European leagues matches ...
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Grant is on a cruise control.He doesn't have the fire in his belly any more. This man spent majority of the year in Europe during Ghana Premier league season even though he could have watched all the European leagues matches on line.The Blackstars are aging and their performance is diminishing.He has not made any effort to rebuild or replace our aging players.The longer he stays the more difficult it will be to rebuild.The sooner the better.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

KWASI APPIAH MUST BE BRUGHT IN TO WORK AS DEPUTY COACH UNDER GRANT BCOS I DONT LIKE HOW GRANT HAS MESSED UP OUR STYLE OF PLAY, WHY HE FAILS TO BRING NEW COMPETITION TO THE TEAM, AND WHY WE CANT MAKE INROADS INTO THE FINAL 3RD ...
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KWASI APPIAH MUST BE BRUGHT IN TO WORK AS DEPUTY COACH UNDER GRANT BCOS I DONT LIKE HOW GRANT HAS MESSED UP OUR STYLE OF PLAY, WHY HE FAILS TO BRING NEW COMPETITION TO THE TEAM, AND WHY WE CANT MAKE INROADS INTO THE FINAL 3RD, 18 AND 6YRD BOXES...KOANDU IS JUST THERE ENRICHING HIMSELF. HE SHOULD GO N FIND A CLUB IN AFRICA N PREPARE HIMSELF FOR FUTURE BSTAR COACHING JOB
PASTOR OGOGLO QUARTER,,!!! 7 years ago

MUHAHAHAHA
MUHAHAHAHA,,

MUHAHAHAHA
MUHAHAHAHA,,
babs 7 years ago

Ghanaians talk too much.go look for team and coach and when you excell come talk.

Ghanaians talk too much.go look for team and coach and when you excell come talk.
steven manu 7 years ago

The one who authored this story is a big fool. Since wn did statiatics start deciding games. Or just smetin to cheer e foolish greedy bastards in e team.lazy n useless coach who is instead a tourist n nt a coach. Coach appiah ...
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The one who authored this story is a big fool. Since wn did statiatics start deciding games. Or just smetin to cheer e foolish greedy bastards in e team.lazy n useless coach who is instead a tourist n nt a coach. Coach appiah is miles ahead of this iisreali in terms of tactics.
kosh 7 years ago

i agree with the first part of your comment but not the last part,...i would handle the last part first,,Ghana may never have a better coach like grant for a very long long time...sometimes i wonder what you guys know about f ...
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i agree with the first part of your comment but not the last part,...i would handle the last part first,,Ghana may never have a better coach like grant for a very long long time...sometimes i wonder what you guys know about football,we should be thankfull we have such a high profile coach like Avram grant.....you talked about the statistics dont matter and i agree with you 50-50,.....my point is i dont think we should be suprised when Ghana dominate in international football esp european teams,we do that all the time,i have never seen ghana dominated by any european team,not even brazil in germany 2006,but just like brazil we dominated that game like 65-35,we were beaten 3-0.........we dominated england in the friendly at wembley but only came out with a draw,we dominated spain in our first ever world cup match in germany but ended up losing 2-0......thats where avram grant is here to work on,....too much [SMALL POST] has created too much mid-fielders and players who are more concerned about [ABA-TE]than scoring goals,even though that is given us a unique style of play where people all over the world watch ghana play and they fall in love with ghana football and sympathize with us...what we need is another goal scorer like asamoah gyan because for as long as i can remember,whenever asamoah gyan is not in that team,we struggle and it needs to change from the grassroots!
Asempa 7 years ago

Grant ranks highest among coaches Ghana has ever had in terms of coaching profile. But the question is should we be happy with the performance of the Black Stars? Do we think he's anywhere close to building a world cup standa ...
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Grant ranks highest among coaches Ghana has ever had in terms of coaching profile. But the question is should we be happy with the performance of the Black Stars? Do we think he's anywhere close to building a world cup standard team, something similar to our 2010 team? The answer to these questions is hell no. Grant's high coaching profile isn't translating into an improved Black Stars. May be he isn't hungry anymore and taking us for a ride. It's just unconscionable how substandard every aspect of our game is under such a high profile coach. I will tell you that for sure we don't have a goalie. I will also tell you that our defense is horrible, just from the ease with which the Russians went through us. We also don't have creative midfeilders. Our midfilders challenge and win the ball but they can't hurt the opponent with incisive passing. Beyond doubt, we don't have strikers but the buildup from defense to midfield and to the front is poor. Just imagine the combination of dumb and aimless passes with useless strikers. These are all problems we shouldn't be having if the coaching is good.
Victor Hugo 7 years ago

Our first ever match at the world cup was against Italy not Spain.Remember Osei Kuffour"s back pass?

Our first ever match at the world cup was against Italy not Spain.Remember Osei Kuffour"s back pass?
babs 7 years ago

Go look for team and coach.illiterates think football is like in the past.even brasil and Germany don't win matches the way they use to.tell us what our players did wrong and what Russia did right in this game.

Go look for team and coach.illiterates think football is like in the past.even brasil and Germany don't win matches the way they use to.tell us what our players did wrong and what Russia did right in this game.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

DONT U HVE EYES? DIDNT U WATCH THE GAME?

DONT U HVE EYES? DIDNT U WATCH THE GAME?
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

WIN, LOSS AND DRAW....RUSSIA PLAYED THE COUNTER N WE DID ALL THE WORK. WE CANT EVEN MAKE INROADS INTO THEIR FINAL 3RD N WE DONT DIVERSIFY OUR ATTCKING OPTIONS...ALSO, OUR BUILDUP FRM DEFENCE TO MIDFIELD IS POOR....GRADE: D+

WIN, LOSS AND DRAW....RUSSIA PLAYED THE COUNTER N WE DID ALL THE WORK. WE CANT EVEN MAKE INROADS INTO THEIR FINAL 3RD N WE DONT DIVERSIFY OUR ATTCKING OPTIONS...ALSO, OUR BUILDUP FRM DEFENCE TO MIDFIELD IS POOR....GRADE: D+
babs 7 years ago

Which them do u coach?

Which them do u coach?
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

I COACH UR DIRTY NYAS...THATS WHERE I COACH...CANT U SEE THAT BSTAR STYLE OF SOCCER HAS DIPPED?

I COACH UR DIRTY NYAS...THATS WHERE I COACH...CANT U SEE THAT BSTAR STYLE OF SOCCER HAS DIPPED?
Kem Anderson 7 years ago

One major problem that has bedevilled the Black Stars for a long time now is their inability to shoot on target most of the time in order to score goals. It's no wonder therefore that although they outplayed the Russians, the ...
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One major problem that has bedevilled the Black Stars for a long time now is their inability to shoot on target most of the time in order to score goals. It's no wonder therefore that although they outplayed the Russians, the latter were better in that they shot on target 5 times while the Stars did so only 3 times. It's no wonder that the Russians won.

One may recall that during the World Cup in Germany, the Stars similarly far outplayed the Brazilians, having possessed the ball with a higher percentage, but the Brazilians beat them 3-0. Likewise, during the last Afcon tournament held in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana outplayed the Ivorians, but they couldn't score goals and thus forced the match into penalty shoot-outs that the latter won. In that final match, both Andrew Ayew and Christian Atsu each shot and hit the Ivorian goal post and so didn't score.

All this means that a team may do all the rights things on the field all right, but without scoring goals it all means nothing. It's therefore necessary for the coach and the technical team as a whole to do something and solve this perennial problem.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

BSTARS NEED A GOALIE TRAINER, DEFENSIVE TRAINERS, MIDFIELD TRAINERS N STRIKING TRAINERS...THEN A TD. IT IS THE JOB OF THE STRIKING TRAINER/HEAD COACH N TD TO DEVISE WAYS OF GETTING THE BALL INTO THE FINAL 3RD N MASTERING PLAN ...
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BSTARS NEED A GOALIE TRAINER, DEFENSIVE TRAINERS, MIDFIELD TRAINERS N STRIKING TRAINERS...THEN A TD. IT IS THE JOB OF THE STRIKING TRAINER/HEAD COACH N TD TO DEVISE WAYS OF GETTING THE BALL INTO THE FINAL 3RD N MASTERING PLANS TO GET THE BALL INTO THE 18 AND 6YD BOXES FROM THE WINGERS, STRIKERS N MIDFIELDERS. SINCE WCUP 2006, NO ANTIDOTE FOR THIS. WHY?
Mahadu 7 years ago

Scoring a goal would have been the icing on the cake but we played well and hard lessons learnt.

Scoring a goal would have been the icing on the cake but we played well and hard lessons learnt.
Ablode 7 years ago

You were defeated. Period

You were defeated. Period
Apollo Way 7 years ago

my brother it is goal that matters not statistics give us a break

my brother it is goal that matters not statistics give us a break
donkobby 7 years ago

useless goalkeeping, useless upfield players and useless technical team, useless GFA.......But wait a minute, i doff my hat for John Boye.

useless goalkeeping, useless upfield players and useless technical team, useless GFA.......But wait a minute, i doff my hat for John Boye.
Kwabena 7 years ago

So who won the game Russia or Ghana? We will prefer playing badly and winning that playing well without a win.

So who won the game Russia or Ghana? We will prefer playing badly and winning that playing well without a win.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Used his hand to score and won. There is nothing wrong with that. Life goes like that. Results, no matter the means. Crooked or non crooked, if your result is favoreable, hey who cares. On the cross, a criminal stole an oppor ...
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Used his hand to score and won. There is nothing wrong with that. Life goes like that. Results, no matter the means. Crooked or non crooked, if your result is favoreable, hey who cares. On the cross, a criminal stole an opportunity to paradise.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Just Lords. Where can such find their King in holy faith. Not any faith. Is God human? To be a King of human beings with natures contrary to God nature? Faith not in Salvation or for Salvation, what is that? The atheist belie ...
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Just Lords. Where can such find their King in holy faith. Not any faith. Is God human? To be a King of human beings with natures contrary to God nature? Faith not in Salvation or for Salvation, what is that? The atheist believes nothing, isn't? So atheist has faith in nobody? Some religions rejects Saviors Salvation. Funny stuff of our generation.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Like this, the babylon de whore. Against holy Bible genuine representations. Steal from the book hardly and really abides in it content. The land of the Jews once rejected their Lord and King, twice, according to THE BOOK.

Like this, the babylon de whore. Against holy Bible genuine representations. Steal from the book hardly and really abides in it content. The land of the Jews once rejected their Lord and King, twice, according to THE BOOK.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Perfection, don't you think you need help, corrections, rebuke sometimes, while rebuking is not always please. How do we call that? Not Salvation out of teaching to straighting up.

Perfection, don't you think you need help, corrections, rebuke sometimes, while rebuking is not always please. How do we call that? Not Salvation out of teaching to straighting up.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Your so call christian faith is not perfect or perfect to be trial for wrong doing to the world or part of the globe, you might be the christ who should be perfected. End if;€£$¥#.

Your so call christian faith is not perfect or perfect to be trial for wrong doing to the world or part of the globe, you might be the christ who should be perfected. End if;€£$¥#.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

-or real, precise, scriptural exposee' correct on it own merit against the traitors, plotters, bedevillers, fiendish proes, satanic vices, character assasinators, backbitters, wishyoudowners on and on. one person, a little or ...
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-or real, precise, scriptural exposee' correct on it own merit against the traitors, plotters, bedevillers, fiendish proes, satanic vices, character assasinators, backbitters, wishyoudowners on and on. one person, a little or une petite pez, all kinds of church pharaseeism, governmental conspiracy laws and theologies in theorems from NASA and law enfocement from different bible of western deceptive christianity.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Persons walking them. Who are they? Canine shepherds? The Lord God shepherd sheep call flocks. Not dogs and their relatives. Or relationships. Dogs live with dogs or canine.

Persons walking them. Who are they? Canine shepherds? The Lord God shepherd sheep call flocks. Not dogs and their relatives. Or relationships. Dogs live with dogs or canine.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Of Egypt besieged Iraq, Mesopotamia, Neniveh or Garden of Aden in their time.

Of Egypt besieged Iraq, Mesopotamia, Neniveh or Garden of Aden in their time.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 7 years ago

Mere man, not a kid or childrem USA. Stop changing scriptures to protect your satanic faces. Leave the children alone to be kids, you morons as in moronites.

Mere man, not a kid or childrem USA. Stop changing scriptures to protect your satanic faces. Leave the children alone to be kids, you morons as in moronites.
McGraw 7 years ago

This is nonsense, do we award points for statistics, u see these corrupt GFA and their archaic illiterate writer

This is nonsense, do we award points for statistics, u see these corrupt GFA and their archaic illiterate writer
Mahama Faisal 7 years ago

I was following the live updates of the game, infact the guys are guuuuuud they should keep it up and win the 2017 Afcon for Ghana .we also want them to do better in the 2018 world cup than the pass decades

I was following the live updates of the game, infact the guys are guuuuuud they should keep it up and win the 2017 Afcon for Ghana .we also want them to do better in the 2018 world cup than the pass decades
Married but Single!!! 7 years ago

Drop Kwarasey ASAP.
He's not Good.

Drop Kwarasey ASAP.
He's not Good.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

braimah would have cnceede more goals than kwarasay. against african teams with no tactical bite, braimah can afford to go on holiday but not against this russian team.

braimah would have cnceede more goals than kwarasay. against african teams with no tactical bite, braimah can afford to go on holiday but not against this russian team.
Married but Single!!! 7 years ago

Bushman why the insult,fool go back to Ghana vrs USA ,the goal
And Ghana vrs Zambia 2011 and you wil see what i'm talking abt.

Bushman why the insult,fool go back to Ghana vrs USA ,the goal
And Ghana vrs Zambia 2011 and you wil see what i'm talking abt.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

ARE U ON DRUGZ? THIS IS KWARASAY'S FIRST FULL GAME BACK SINCE THE DISGRACE IN BRASIL. U THINK BRAIMAH COULD HAVE DONE ANY BETTER? BRAIMAH IS ALWAYS IN POSTS FOR GH WHEN WE PLAY AFRICAN TEAMS. THATS WHY HE BARELY GETS ANY COMP ...
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ARE U ON DRUGZ? THIS IS KWARASAY'S FIRST FULL GAME BACK SINCE THE DISGRACE IN BRASIL. U THINK BRAIMAH COULD HAVE DONE ANY BETTER? BRAIMAH IS ALWAYS IN POSTS FOR GH WHEN WE PLAY AFRICAN TEAMS. THATS WHY HE BARELY GETS ANY COMPETITION BCOS THE COMPETITION IN AFRICA IS RELATIVELY WEAK. HAD BRAIMAH PLAYED VS RUSSIA, HE WOULD HAVE CONCEDED MORE GOALS. HOW CAN U JUDGE THE COMPETENCY OF A GOALIE BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST? KWARASAY HAS SINCE WON AN MLS TROPHY. HE IS THE BEST PENALTY SAVING GOALIE IN THE SQUAD. HE SHOULDNT START, BUT MUST BE USED AS A DESIGNATED GOALIE FOR PENALTY N RELIEVE SITUATIONS. GIVE ERNEST SOWAH OF KOTOKO A CHANCE. HE IS BY FAR THE MOST ACTIVE N EXPERIENCED GOALIE IN THE LG....SOWAH, KWARASAY, OFORI...
Victor A. Young 7 years ago

Our problems is the ability to shoot on our target at goal. Goalkeeping is one area needed to be improved

Our problems is the ability to shoot on our target at goal. Goalkeeping is one area needed to be improved
Once Govina KojoLee 7 years ago

The goal scoring monster is what is lacking badly. As for Kwaresay, he did good and need to calm down and trust himself. He is far better than Braimah at the moment.

The goal scoring monster is what is lacking badly. As for Kwaresay, he did good and need to calm down and trust himself. He is far better than Braimah at the moment.
Anokwale 7 years ago

He is definitely more athletic so we have to take our chances with him. To me the only goalie who could replace him is Stephen Adams but he seems to be out of favor for some reason.

He is definitely more athletic so we have to take our chances with him. To me the only goalie who could replace him is Stephen Adams but he seems to be out of favor for some reason.
Asempa 7 years ago

Just thinking about the performance Kwarasey, Briamah and Dauda reminds me how we formed teams when I was a kid and goalkeeping was our number one priority. It's plain and simple. Concede a football match, just pack and leave ...
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Just thinking about the performance Kwarasey, Briamah and Dauda reminds me how we formed teams when I was a kid and goalkeeping was our number one priority. It's plain and simple. Concede a football match, just pack and leave, when your team doesn't have an awesome goalie. That's where the Black Stars are right now. John Boye was scooping balls from the goal-line as if he was the goalie. Grant better find a solution and quickly. I hope he can hear me.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

STEPHEN ADAMS....I HEARD HE IS NOT EVEN THE FIRST CHOICE GOALIE FOR ADUANA. HE WAS GOOD TOO...SOWAH IS ALSO EXPERIENCED N MUST BE GIVEN A CHANCE. I THINK HE WILL CRACK THE CODE. KWARASY IS PROLLY THE BEST PENALTY SAVING GOALI ...
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STEPHEN ADAMS....I HEARD HE IS NOT EVEN THE FIRST CHOICE GOALIE FOR ADUANA. HE WAS GOOD TOO...SOWAH IS ALSO EXPERIENCED N MUST BE GIVEN A CHANCE. I THINK HE WILL CRACK THE CODE. KWARASY IS PROLLY THE BEST PENALTY SAVING GOALIE N MUST BE USED AS A RELIEVE, DESIGNATED GOALIE FOR PENALTY SITUATIONS. BRAMAH MUST BE DROPPED DUDE IS TRASHUSELESS
SUPPER 7 years ago

OOHH? SO NPP is irrigation your Dam, in every region. ooohhh. am disappointed.

OOHH? SO NPP is irrigation your Dam, in every region. ooohhh. am disappointed.
Jake 7 years ago

John Boye was splendid, but like always, we lack clinical finishers. if is not Asamoah Gyan who?

John Boye was splendid, but like always, we lack clinical finishers. if is not Asamoah Gyan who?
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

JONATHAN MENSAH IS NOT SUPPOSED TO MOVE BACK N FORTH. BOYE IS THE NUMBER 4 N IS SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING BACK N FORTH TO SWITCH ATTACKING OPPONENTS. BOYE SHOULD HAVE CLOSED UP N COVERED FOR MENSAH TO PREVENT THE RUSSIAN FROM RUN ...
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JONATHAN MENSAH IS NOT SUPPOSED TO MOVE BACK N FORTH. BOYE IS THE NUMBER 4 N IS SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING BACK N FORTH TO SWITCH ATTACKING OPPONENTS. BOYE SHOULD HAVE CLOSED UP N COVERED FOR MENSAH TO PREVENT THE RUSSIAN FROM RUNNNG INTO THE 18 FOR THE BALL. BOYE DIDNT, N IT WAS LATE FOR MENAH TO COVER THE RUSSIAN. DONT PLAY THESE 2 TOGETHER AGAN! THESE 2 DONT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPECTIVES ROLES SO THEY ALWASY HAVE PROBLEMS. ALSO, ACQUAH PLAYS WITH NO INTELLIGENCE N NO VIM AS A 6. HE IS LAZY...BADU MUST START. TOO OFTEN WE EVEN SAW WAKASO COMING BACK TO HELP ACQUAH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I BLAME THE ERROR ON BOTH THE 4 AND 5
phobia 7 years ago

It's just like Nana Addo who will talk too much and lose.

It's just like Nana Addo who will talk too much and lose.
Kofi Asor 7 years ago

Football is about goals and not statistics

Football is about goals and not statistics
kwabena kotoro 7 years ago

The problem we had have to be with Jordan leading the charge. He is just not effective at that role. Remember out matched with Sudan which nearly spoiled our world Cup qualification.

The problem we had have to be with Jordan leading the charge. He is just not effective at that role. Remember out matched with Sudan which nearly spoiled our world Cup qualification.
Edward, Maryland. 7 years ago

The problem is in the striking department. Why always Jordan. What does the coach see in him? It is obvious the guy is not up to the task as the leading striker of the team. Almost in every game he has played, he has been med ...
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The problem is in the striking department. Why always Jordan. What does the coach see in him? It is obvious the guy is not up to the task as the leading striker of the team. Almost in every game he has played, he has been mediocre. It is this coach's duty to unearth a striker, and give them many chances as he has given to Jordan in order to build their confidence. What have all the monitoring of players in Europe produced? What about Waris and Antwi in Egypt. Even Acam should not be dropped after he flopped once, given him more chances to build his confidence. How many chances has Jordan had and yet failed to live up to expectation. And please don't drop Kwaresey after only one try. He is our best goalkeeper as at now.
Sampson opoku agyemang 7 years ago

Goal na y3 fif3,siasem!

Goal na y3 fif3,siasem!
nob nob oxygen 7 years ago

hey hey!!!!! goal na soccer. which country win the game?. Goal Na soccer.

hey hey!!!!! goal na soccer. which country win the game?. Goal Na soccer.
Boss 7 years ago

Nkwaseasem. goals is what is needed.

Nkwaseasem. goals is what is needed.
kofiW 7 years ago

Goals matter so please

Goals matter so please

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