2018 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2018 Atlanta United 2 season was the club's first year of existence, their first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Atlanta United 2

2018 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head coach	Scott Donnelly
USL	14th
USL Playoffs	DNQ
Top goalscorer	League: Jon Gallagher (6) All: Jon Gallagher (6)
Highest home attendance	5,615 (Mar. 24 vs. New York Red Bulls II)
Lowest home attendance	1,269 (October 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies)
Average home league attendance	2,597
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Players

As of October 14, 2018.^[1]
The squad of Atlanta United 2 will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to ATLUTD2, and Atlanta United Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with ATLUTD2 will retain their college eligibility.

Contracted players No. Position Nation Player 1 GK  USA Paul Christensen 2 DF  USA Tyler Ruthven 3 DF  USA A.J. Cochran 4 DF  ENG Jack Metcalf 6 DF  USA Andrew Kendall-Moullin 8 MF  USA Kevin Barajas 10 FW  USA Yosef Samuel 11 MF  CIV Laurent Kissiedou 15 DF  GUM Shawn Nicklaw 16 FW  BRA Rodolfo 18 FW  USA Devon Sandoval 33 GK  FRA Nicolas Caraux 34 FW  USA Diego Lopez 41 MF  HON Alessandro Castro

First team players who have been loaned to ATLUTD2 No. Position Nation Player 9 FW  JAM Romario Williams 12 DF  USA Miles Robinson 13 DF  VEN José Hernández 14 DF  USA Sal Zizzo 19 FW  USA Brandon Vazquez 20 MF  USA Chris Goslin 21 DF  USA George Bello 22 DF  USA Mikey Ambrose 23 MF  USA Lagos Kunga 25 GK  USA Alec Kann 26 FW  EIR Jon Gallagher 27 GK  USA Mitch Hildebrandt 28 MF  USA Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu 29 MF  ENG Oliver Shannon 30 MF  USA Andrew Carleton 32 MF  GER Kevin Kratz

Academy call-ups No. Position Nat. Player 35 DF  USA Kendall Edwards 36 FW  USA Jackson Conway 37 DF  USA George Campbell 38 DF  USA Charlie Asensio 39 DF  USA Will Crain 40 GK  USA Russell Shealy 42 FW  JAM Chad Letts 43 MF  USA Dylan Gaither 44 GK  USA Justin Garces 45 MF  JAM Blake White 46 MF  USA Victor Pereyra-Zavala 47 DF  USA Natnael McDonald 48 DF  USA Luke Mitchell

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Age	Player	Transferred From	Type	Notes	Date	Source
3	DF	32	A. J. Cochran	Saint Louis FC	Transfer		January 24, 2018	[2]
34	FW	23	Diego Lopez	Golden State Force	Transfer		January 24, 2018	[2]
4	DF	33	Jack Metcalf	Unattatched	Transfer	Free agent	January 24, 2018	[2]
10	FW	28	Yosef Samuel	Bethlehem Steel	Transfer		January 24, 2018	[2]
15	DF	36	Shawn Nicklaw	Unattatched	Transfer	Free agent	February 6, 2018	[3]
33	GK	34	Nicolas Caraux	FC Versailles 78	Transfer		February 6, 2018	[3]
8	MF	29	Kevin Barajas	University of Kentucky	Transfer		February 12, 2018	[4]
1	GK	29	Paul Christensen	University of Portland	Transfer	Draft Pick	February 18, 2018	[5]
6	DF	30	Andrew Kendall-Moullin	San Antonio FC	Transfer		February 18, 2018	[5]
11	MF	26	Laurent Kissiedou	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer		February 18, 2018	[5]
18	FW	34	Devon Sandoval	Unattached	Transfer	Free agent	March 22, 2018	[6]
31	MF	26	Jose Carranza	North Carolina FC	Transfer		March 22, 2018	[6]
41	MF	25	Alessandro Castro	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer		July 5, 2018	[7]
2	DF	37	Tyler Ruthven	Unattached	Transfer	Free agent	August 14, 2018	[8]
16	FW	31	Rodolfo	Fresno FC	Loan		September 10, 2018	[9]

Out

No.	Pos.	Age	Player	Transferred To	Type	Notes	Date	Source
31	MF	26	Jose Carranza	Louisville City	Transfer		August 20, 2018

Academy Leaves for College

No.	Pos.	Age	Player	College	Date
38	DF	25	Carlos Asensio	Clemson	August 10, 2018
39	DF	25	Will Crain	Brown	August 10, 2018
40	GK	25	Russell Shealy	Maryland	August 10, 2018
44	GK	24	Justin Garces	UCLA	August 10, 2018
45	MF	25	Blake White	UAB	August 10, 2018
46	MF	26	Victor Pereyra-Zavala	Georgia State	August 10, 2018

Competitions

USL regular season

Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	11	8	15	44	44	0	41
13	Penn FC	34	9	10	15	38	47	−9	37
14	Atlanta United 2	34	7	10	17	37	72	−35	31
15	Richmond Kickers	34	6	4	24	30	80	−50	22
16	Toronto FC II	34	4	6	24	42	77	−35	18

Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	7	10	17	37	72	−35	31	5	7	5	25	36	−11	2	3	12	12	36	−24

Last updated: October 14, 2018.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
Result	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	W

Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 2018. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

Atlanta United 2 v New York Red Bulls II

March 24, 2018 USL 1	Atlanta United 2	3–1	New York Red Bulls II	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Samuel 25' Gallagher 41' (pen.), 51'	Report	Echevarria  23' White 32' Murphy  89'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 5,615 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Charlotte Independence v Atlanta United 2

March 31, 2018 USL 2	Charlotte Independence	2–2	Atlanta United 2	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Martínez  32' Herrera 37', 85' George  61'	Report	Jung-soo 28' (o.g.) Kunga 82'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Atlanta United 2 v Penn FC

April 8, 2018 USL 3	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Penn FC	Lawrenceville, Georgia
4:00 PM EDT	Gallagher 63' Shannon  75'	Report	Tribbett  8' Heinemann 31' Menjivar  73'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 2,861 Referee: Elton Garcia

Atlanta United 2 v Louisville City

April 21, 2018 USL 4	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Louisville City	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Shannon  51' Carleton 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Totsch  44' Lancaster 66' Williams  84' Ownby  90'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Atlanta United 2 v Charleston Battery

April 24, 2018 USL 5	Atlanta United 2	0–3	Charleston Battery	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Svantesson 33' Wild 51', 85' Rittmeyer  71' Tah Anunga  81'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Atlanta United 2

April 28, 2018 USL 6	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	Atlanta United 2	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Brett 26' François  61'	Report	Robinson  75'  82' Metcalf  84'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,998 Referee: Kevin Broadley

FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United 2

May 5, 2018 USL 7	FC Cincinnati	4–2	Atlanta United 2	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT	König 26' Ledesma 28', 46' Keinan  30' Bone 39'	Report	Gallagher 31' Kissiedou  37', 41' Carleton  87'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 22,532 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

Ottawa Fury v Atlanta United 2

May 12, 2018 USL 8	Ottawa Fury	2–0	Atlanta United 2	Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM EDT	Dos Santos 26' Haworth 35' Dixon  63' Taylor  82'	Report	Cochran  10' Edwards  34' Shannon  53'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,296 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Atlanta United 2 v Toronto FC II

May 16, 2018 USL 9	Atlanta United 2	5–4	Toronto FC II	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Ambrose 5', 40' Williams 27',  76' Shannon  31' Gallagher 50' Vazquez 80'	Report	Akinola 17' Uccello  32', 48', 61' Boskovic  39' Daniels 44' (pen.) Onkony  56' Dunn-Johnson  87' Kübel  90+6'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Jon Freemon

Louisville City v Atlanta United 2

May 19, 2018 USL 10	Louisville City	2–1	Atlanta United 2	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	Lancaster 24' Craig  80' Souahy  85' Ilić 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Kissiedou 31'  69' Carranza  72' Nicklaw  90' Gallagher  90+2'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,683 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

North Carolina FC v Atlanta United 2

May 25, 2018 USL 11	North Carolina FC	4–0	Atlanta United 2	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM	Ewolo 7' Crain 21' (o.g.) Bekker  45+1' Ríos 52' Lomis 89'	Report	Wheeler-Omiunu  72' Kendall-Moullin  73'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Lorant Varga

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta United 2

June 2, 2018 USL 12	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–0	Atlanta United 2	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Vingaard  25' Schäfer  44' Cole  90'	Report	Crain  32'  40' Metcalf  43' Kendall-Moullin  90+2'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Indy Eleven v Atlanta United 2

June 9, 2018 USL 13	Indy Eleven	2–0	Atlanta United 2	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Watson 30' Mitchell 55' Mitchell  78'	Report		Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Michael Radchuk

Atlanta United 2 v Charlotte Independence

June 13, 2018 USL 14	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Charlotte Independence	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Carleton  50' Dykstra 79' (o.g.)	Report	Zayed 6' Johnson  58'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 2,087 Referee: Greg Dopka

Nashville SC v Atlanta United 2

June 30, 2018 USL 15	Nashville SC	3–0	Atlanta United 2	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Allen 18' Winn 45+3' Moloto 84'	Report	Cochran  88'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,815 Referee: Luis Guardia

New York Red Bulls II v Atlanta United 2

July 6, 2018 USL 16	New York Red Bulls II	6–1	Atlanta United 2	Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT	Lema 17' Moreno 30' Kutler 56' Ndam 71' Tinari 73' Cásseres Jr. 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Nicklaw  70' Scarlett 81' (o.g.) Kendall-Moullin  90'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 698 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Atlanta United 2 v Bethlehem Steel

July 11, 2018 USL 17	Atlanta United 2	2–1	Bethlehem Steel	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Robinson  18' Vazquez 25' Shannon 50'	Report	Aubrey  43' Jones 87'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Richmond Kickers v Atlanta United 2

July 21, 2018 USL 18	Richmond Kickers	1–1	Atlanta United 2	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT	Shriver 38' Boehme  45+1' Thomsen  50'	Report	Kendall-Moullin  15' Metcalf  33' Gallagher 67' Kissiedou  90+1'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Nashville SC v Atlanta United 2

July 25, 2018 USL 19	Nashville SC	1–0	Atlanta United 2	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Davis  61' Washington 80'	Report	Ambrose  15' Kendall-Moullin  25'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,729 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

Bethlehem Steel v Atlanta United 2

July 29, 2018 USL 20	Bethlehem Steel	4–1	Atlanta United 2	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT	Mahoney 16' Apodaca 36' Moumbagna 71' Aaronson 72'	Report	Metcalf  24' Sandoval 40' Cochran  76'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Atlanta United 2 v Ottawa Fury

August 7, 2018 USL 21	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Ottawa Fury	Kennesaw, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT	Edward 3' (o.g.)	Report	Oliveira 10'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Charleston Battery v Atlanta United 2

August 11, 2018 USL 22	Charleston Battery	1–0	Atlanta United 2	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Okonkwo  7' Svantesson 41' (pen.)	Report	Castro  26'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,582 Referee: Lorant Varga

Atlanta United 2 v FC Cincinnati

August 22, 2018 USL 23	Atlanta United 2	1–5	FC Cincinnati	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Bello  16' Nicklaw 65' Gallagher  90+1'	Report	Bone 18' Albadawi 25', 55' Konate  36' Alashe  45+1', 53' Welshman 87'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Atlanta United 2 v Indy Eleven

August 25, 2018 USL 24	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Indy Eleven	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Kissiedou  29' Gaither 90+6'	Report	Moses  45+1' Ouimette 53' Ring  69'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 3,008 Referee: Greg Dopka

Toronto FC II v Atlanta United 2

August 31, 2018 USL 25	Toronto FC II	1–2	Atlanta United 2	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	Mohammed  45+4' Okello  45+5' Srbely 90+3'	Report	Kunga 12', 52' Ruthven  45+4'	Stadium: Lamport Stadium Attendance: 196 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Penn FC v Atlanta United 2

September 8, 2018 USL 26	Penn FC	1–2	Atlanta United 2	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Tribbett 34',  77' Bond  72'	Report	Sandoval 3' Kendall-Moullin  31' Carleton 41' Bello  53' Conway  82' Kann  90'	Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta United 2

September 15, 2018 USL 27	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Atlanta United 2	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Guenzatti 30' Oduro  45+1' Cole  87'	Report	Kissiedou  44' Kendall-Moullin  51' Shannon  79'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Atlanta United 2 v North Carolina FC

September 21, 2018 USL 28	Atlanta United 2	1–6	North Carolina FC	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Castro 8'	Report	Ewolo 3', 16', 33', 89' Bekker 29' Steinberger 42' Smith  61' Igbekoyi  71'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Atlanta United 2 v Nashville SC

September 26, 2018 USL 29	Atlanta United 2	0–2	Nashville SC	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT		Report	Mensah 7',  50' Hume 64'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Elton Garcia

Atlanta United 2 v Louisville City

September 29, 2018 USL 30	Atlanta United 2	1–4	Louisville City	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Williams  44', 71' Metcalf  89'	Report	Cochran 24' (o.g.), 69' (o.g.) Smith 37' Davis IV 41'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 2,718 Referee: Eric Tattersall

Atlanta United 2 v Tampa Bay Rowdies

October 3, 2018 USL 31	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Robinson  60', 90+3' Wheeler-Omiunu  62' Shannon  65' Carleton  83' Kendall-Moullin  90+2'	Report	Morad  20' Guenzatti 68' Oduro  75'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,269 Referee: Jon Freemon

Atlanta United 2 v Charleston Battery

October 7, 2018 USL 32	Atlanta United 2	2–1	Charleston Battery	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Williams 48', 65' Carleton  64'	Report	Guerra 27' Kelly-Rosales  56' Wild  81'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 3,304 Referee: Greg Dopka

Atlanta United 2 v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

October 10, 2018 USL 33	Atlanta United 2	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Kissiedou 52'	Report	Vancaeyezeele 27' Roberts  43' Lubahn  73'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

Atlanta United 2 v Richmond Kickers

October 13, 2018 USL 34	Atlanta United 2	3–2	Richmond Kickers	Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Kunga 61', 69' Shannon  65' Sandoval 76'	Report	Gentile 80', 90+1'	Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Natalie Simon

Statistics

Top scorers

As of October 14, 2018

Place	Position	Name	USL	Playoffs	Total
1	FW	Jon Gallagher	6	0	6
2	MF	Lagos Kunga	5	0	5
3	FW	Romario Williams	4	0	4
4	MF	Laurent Kissiedou	3	0	3
	FW	Devon Sandoval	3	0	3
6	FW	Brandon Vazquez	2	0	2
	DF	Mikey Ambrose	2	0	2
	MF	Andrew Carleton	2	0	2
9	MF	Yosef Samuel	1	0	1
	DF	Miles Robinson	1	0	1
	DF	Shawn Nicklaw	1	0	1
	MF	Oliver Shannon	1	0	1
	MF	Alessandro Castro	1	0	1
	MF	Dylan Gaither	1	0	1
Own Goals			4	0	4
Total			37	0	37

Appearances and goals

As of October 14, 2018

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Paul Christensen	10	0	10	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Tyler Ruthven	4	0	4	0	0	0
3	DF	USA	A. J. Cochran	30	0	30	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jack Metcalf	31	0	28+3	0	0	0
6	DF	USA	Andrew Kendall-Moullin	24	0	22+2	0	0	0
8	MF	USA	Kevin Barajas	13	0	7+6	0	0	0
9	FW	JAM	Romario Williams	7	4	7	4	0	0
10	MF	USA	Yosef Samuel	15	1	12+3	1	0	0
11	MF	CIV	Laurent Kissiedou	25	3	22+3	3	0	0
12	DF	USA	Miles Robinson	14	1	14	1	0	0
13	DF	VEN	José Hernández	15	0	11+4	0	0	0
14	DF	USA	Sal Zizzo	1	0	1	0	0	0
15	DF	GUM	Shawn Nicklaw	21	1	13+8	1	0	0
16	FW	BRA	Rodolfo	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
18	FW	USA	Devon Sandoval	25	3	14+11	3	0	0
19	FW	USA	Brandon Vazquez	6	2	5+1	2	0	0
20	MF	USA	Chris Goslin	21	0	15+6	0	0	0
21	DF	USA	George Bello	6	0	6	0	0	0
22	DF	USA	Mikey Ambrose	6	2	6	2	0	0
23	MF	USA	Lagos Kunga	31	5	18+13	5	0	0
25	GK	USA	Alec Kann	7	0	7	0	0	0
26	FW	EIR	Jon Gallagher	30	6	27+3	6	0	0
27	GK	USA	Mitch Hildebrandt	8	0	8	0	0	0
28	MF	USA	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu	10	0	10	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Oliver Shannon	27	1	25+2	1	0	0
30	MF	USA	Andrew Carleton	14	2	13+1	2	0	0
31	MF	USA	Jose Carranza	13	0	7+6	0	0	0
32	MF	GER	Kevin Kratz	2	0	2	0	0	0
33	GK	FRA	Nicolas Caraux	7	0	7	0	0	0
34	FW	USA	Diego Lopez	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
35	DF	USA	Kendall Edwards	4	0	4	0	0	0
36	FW	USA	Jackson Conway	11	0	4+7	0	0	0
37	DF	USA	George Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	USA	Carlos Asensio	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	USA	Will Crain	7	0	5+2	0	0	0
40	GK	USA	Russell Shealy	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	HON	Alessandro Castro	12	1	7+5	1	0	0
42	FW	USA	Chad Letts	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	USA	Dylan Gaither	4	1	0+4	1	0	0
44	GK	USA	Justin Garces	2	0	2	0	0	0
45	MF	USA	Blake White	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
46	MF	USA	Victor Pereyra-Zavala	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
47	DF	USA	Natnael McDonald	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
48	DF	USA	Luke Mitchell	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

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