2004–05 Middlesbrough F.C. Season
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During the 2004–05 season,
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
participated in the
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.


Final league table


Kit

During this season, Middlesbrough had a new sponsor, 888.com. The team's kit was produced by Errea. The home shirt included a white band on it for the first time since the 2000–01 season. The away strip was mainly white with maroon sleeves, navy blue shorts and white socks. Away to Southampton, white shorts and navy socks were worn with the away shirt.


Season review

After the triumph in the League Cup final the previous season and a solid 11th-place finish in the league, Boro fans were optimistic that this season would be a success.
Steve McClaren Stephen McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English football coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Jamaica national team. McClaren began his coaching career with Oxford United, before joining Derby County in 1995. In 1999 ...
signed
Boudewijn Zenden Boudewijn Zenden (; born 15 August 1976) also known by his nickname Bolo, is a Dutch former footballer who played as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder. Named the 1997 Dutch Football Talent of the Year, Zenden played for four teams in ...
and
Doriva Dorival Guidoni Júnior (born 28 May 1972), known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English Premier League club Middlesbrough, winning ...
on permanent deals following their loan spells, as well as adding high-profile signings Ray Parlour,
Mark Viduka Mark Antony Viduka ( ; born 9 October 1975) is an Australian former Association football, football player who played as a centre forward. Viduka captained the Australia men's national soccer team, Australia national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup ...
,
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Jerrel Floyd "Jimmy" Hasselbaink ( ; born 27 March 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. Born in Suriname, he and his family would later move to the Dutch city of Zaandam where he first played football, initially a ...
and
Michael Reiziger Michael John Reiziger (; born 3 May 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back. Reiziger currently manages the Netherlands U21 team. After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champio ...
to the squad. With these new additions, the supporters felt that, come the end of the season, Boro would be pushing for a league place good enough to qualify for Europe. The season started well and Middlesbrough found themselves in fourth position following only one loss in the first 5 games. Despite a slight drop in their form, Boro kept in and around the top four until mid-November. However, the
UEFA Cup The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , , "little star", is a Typography, typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star (heraldry), heraldic star. Computer scientists and Mathematici ...
took its toll on the small Boro squad and their form stuttered towards Christmas. The team seemed to consist of more and more young players who were deputising for more senior players such as
Gaizka Mendieta Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (, ; born 27 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A versatile player, with good technique, offensive capabilities and tackling skills, who was capable of creating goals both ...
and Malcolm Christie who were ruled out for the season with injuries. Following a 2–0 win at home to
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
on 28 December, Boro were in fifth place. However, not helped by an injury to
George Boateng George Antwi Boateng (born 5 September 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After making his breakthrough with Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie, he spent most of his career in England, making 384 Prem ...
, after only one win in the next ten games the team found themselves in ninth and seemed to have undone their good work at the start of the season. Things did finally pick up and, following only three losses in the final 12 games of the season, they found themselves up against
Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...
in the final game of the season. Both teams were in direct contest for the seventh place that Boro occupied, and a win for either side would mean qualification for the UEFA Cup. A last-minute penalty save by
Mark Schwarzer Mark Schwarzer ( , ; born 6 October 1972) is an Australian former professional football player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He represented Australia men's national soccer team, Australia at international level ...
gave Boro a 1–1 draw and the all important seventh-placed finish. For the first time in their history, Middlesbrough had qualified for Europe through the league. The season was full of highs and lows for the Boro fans. The disappointment of losing their early strong position due to the injury crisis was offset against the emergence of several promising youngsters such as
Stewart Downing Stewart Downing (born 22 July 1984) is an English former professional footballer. He played most of his career as a winger or left-back He is currently the assistant coach for Leeds United's U21 squad. Downing started his career at Middlesbro ...
, James Morrison and Anthony McMahon. Both domestic cups were disappointing for the Boro team and the draws weren't favourable towards them. They only lasted two rounds in each competition, going out in the fourth round of both cups, to
Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...
in the
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and to a young
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side in the League Cup. The UEFA Cup run - Middlesbrough's first foray into Europe, having won the first major trophy of their history, the League Cup, the previous season - held greater joy. The first round was a two-legged knockout match against
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- Boro's first ever European match, with the first leg was at home. With a fantastic atmosphere at the Riverside, Middlesbrough cruised through the first leg 3–0; with a comfortable 1–1 draw in the away leg, they had qualified for the group stages and were guaranteed another 4 matches. Middlesbrough were drawn in Group D, along with
Villarreal Villarreal (officially, in ) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( ...
,
Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
,
Egaleo Aigaleo or Egaleo ( ) is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens urban area, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo, whose name comes from the words αίγα/a ...
and
Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...
. The fans were confident that the team could earn at least a third-place finish in the group and therefore qualify for the knockout stages. Boro went on to exceed all expectations, beating Egalio and Partizan Belgrade as expected and also achieving a fantastic 2–0 victory over Lazio - the only blot being a 2–0 away loss to Villarreal. This was enough to earn them a second-place finish and qualification for the next round, where Middlesbrough were drawn against
Grazer AK Grazer Athletiksport Klub (; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying s ...
. Middlesbrough managed a 2–2 draw against the then Austrian champions in the first leg, away. The team duly built on this in the return leg and progressed to the next round following a 2–1 win. The round of 16 saw Boro face
Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,
for a place in the quarter finals. However, luck wasn't with Middlesbrough and they found themselves in the middle of an injury crisis. The first leg was at home and remained goalless at half time. Sporting then proceed to show their class and scored 3 in a thirty-minute spell after the break. Boro looked like they were to exit the competition, but a spectacular overhead scissor kick from Joseph Desire-Job and a late
Chris Riggott Christopher Mark Riggott (born 1 September 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career at Derby County, before moving to Middlesbrough, with whom he won the League Cup in 2004. He also had ...
goal gave a weakened Boro team a fairly respectable 3–2 loss. The second leg didn't go to plan though; despite fantastic support from 3,000 travelling fans, Middlesbrough went down 1–0, losing 4–2 on aggregate. The Boro fans took the defeat in good heart, however, and partied late into the night in Lisbon. Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup run was seen as a huge success by the fans, and expectations were high for the following year's campaign.


First-team squad

''The following are all the players who were involved the Middlesbrough F.C. first team at some point during the 2004-05 season.''


Transfers


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Out


Results


Premier League


Results per matchday

''Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according t
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Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...

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Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

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, 67,988, , Downing 33', , Southgate , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 9, , 16 October 2004, , A, ,
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

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, 20,385, , Hasselbaink (3) 46', 57', 90', Boateng 50', , Hasselbaink , - bgcolor="#FFFFCC" , 10, , 24 October 2004, , H, ,
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

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Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

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Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

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West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

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Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

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Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

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Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...

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Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...

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Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

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Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

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, 19,620, , Christie 35', ,
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Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

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Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

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Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

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Doriva Dorival Guidoni Júnior (born 28 May 1972), known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English Premier League club Middlesbrough, winning ...
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Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

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League Cup

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, , Away
1-0
, align="center", 4,000, , Downing , , Attila Hanacsek (Hungary) , - , align="center", Grp E, , 4 November 2004, ,
Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
, , Home
2-0
, align="center", 33,991, , Zenden (2) , , Yuri Baskakov (Russia) , - , align="center", Grp E, , 25 November 2004, ,
Villarreal Villarreal (officially, in ) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( ...
, , Away
2-0
, align="center", 14,250, , , , Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) , - , align="center", Grp E, , 15 December 2004, , Partizan, , Home
3-0
, align="center", 20,856, , Nemeth, Job, Morrison , , Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) , - , align="center", 3 Leg 1, , 17 February 2005, ,
Grazer AK Grazer Athletiksport Klub (; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying s ...
, , Away
2-2
, align="center", 13,000, , Zenden, Hasselbaink , , Edo Trivković (Croatia) , - , align="center", 3 Leg 2, , 24 February 2005, , Grazer AK, , Home
2-1
(4–3 agg) , align="center", 20,371, , Morrison, Hasselbaink , , Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) , - , align="center", 4 Leg 1, , 10 March 2005, , Sporting, , Home
2-3
, align="center", 23,739, , Job, Riggott , , Stefano Farina (Italy) , - , align="center", 4 Leg 2, , 17 March 2005, , Sporting, , Away
1-0
(4–2 agg) , align="center", 21,217, , , , Éric Poulat (France)


Player statistics


Goalscorers

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Job Work, labor (labour in Commonwealth English), occupation or job is the intentional activity people perform to support the needs and desires of themselves, other people, or organizations. In the context of economics, work can be seen as the huma ...
, , 5, , 1, , 0, , 2, , 8 , - , align="left", Viduka, , 5, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 7 , - , align="left", Zenden, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 3, , 7 , - , align="left", Downing, , 5, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 6 , - , align="left", Németh, , 4, , 0, , 1, , 1, , 6 , - , align="left", Queudrue, , 5, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 5 , - , align="left",
Morrison Morrison may refer to: People * Morrison (surname), people with the Scottish surname Morrison * Morrison Heady (1829–1915), American poet * Morrison Mann MacBride (1877–1938), Canadian merchant Places in the United States * Morrison, Colorad ...
, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 3, , 4 , - , align="left", Boateng, , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , align="left", Riggott, , 2, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 3 , - , align="left",
Graham Graham or Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan ...
, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 2 , - , align="left", Reiziger, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1 , - , align="left", Christie, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1 , - , align="left",
Doriva Dorival Guidoni Júnior (born 28 May 1972), known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English Premier League club Middlesbrough, winning ...
, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0, , 1 , - , align="left", Own Goals, , 4, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 4 , -


Appearances and discipline

''Appearance and disciplinary records for 2004-05 league and cup matches.'' {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" , + !Name!!Appearances!!style="background: #FFCC00" , Yellow cards!!style="background: #CC0000" , Red cards , - , align="left", Schwarzer, , 43, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left",
Jones Jones or Joneses may refer to: People and fictional characters *Jones (surname), a common Welsh and English surname * List of people with surname Jones, including fictional characters ** Justice Jones (disambiguation) ** Judge Jones (disambiguati ...
, , 5, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left", Nash, , 4, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left", Parnaby, , 20+4, , 1, , 0 , - , align="left", Queudrue, , 43, , 8, , 2 , - , align="left", Ehiogu, , 11+1, , 1, , 0 , - , align="left", Riggott, , 31+1, , 4, , 0 , - , align="left", Southgate, , 47, , 6, , 0 , - , align="left", Reiziger, , 21+4, , 1, , 0 , - , align="left",
Bates Bates may refer to: Places * Bates, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Bates, Illinois. an unincorporated community in Sangamon County * Bates, Michigan, a community in Grand Traverse County * Bates, New York, a hamlet in the town of Elli ...
, , 0+2, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left",
Davies Davies is a patronymic Welsh surname meaning "son of David". It is the second most common surname in Wales, a rank it shares with " Williams", and the eighth most common surname in England, where many people have Welsh ancestry. It is particul ...
, , 4+1, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left",
McMahon McMahon or MacMahon ( or ) may refer to: Places * Division of McMahon, an electorate for the Australian House of Representatives * McMahon, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada * McMahon Line, a boundary between India and China * McMahons Point, a ...
, , 16+3, , 3, , 0 , - , align="left",
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), an alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * "Cooper", a song by Roxette from ...
, , 17+4, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left",
Wheater Wheater is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Wheater (born 1990), English cricketer * Charles Wheater (1860–1885), English cricketer * David Wheater (born 1987), English footballer * Joe Wheater (1918–2000s), British sp ...
, , 0+1, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left",
Mendieta Mendieta is a Basque and Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), Cuban-American artist *Ascención Mendieta (1925–2019), Spanish activist * Carlos Mendieta (1873–1960), Cuban politician *Gaizka Men ...
, , 7+1, , 1, , 0 , - , align="left", Boateng, , 29, , 8, , 0 , - , align="left", Wilson, , 1, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left", Downing, , 40+8, , 1, , 0 , - , align="left",
Morrison Morrison may refer to: People * Morrison (surname), people with the Scottish surname Morrison * Morrison Heady (1829–1915), American poet * Morrison Mann MacBride (1877–1938), Canadian merchant Places in the United States * Morrison, Colorad ...
, , 12+11, , 2, , 0 , - , align="left",
Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English * Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...
, , 0+1, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left",
Doriva Dorival Guidoni Júnior (born 28 May 1972), known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English Premier League club Middlesbrough, winning ...
, , 26+12, , 6, , 0 , - , align="left",
Parlour A parlour (or parlor) is a reception room or public space. In medieval Christian Europe, the "outer parlour" was the room where the monks or nuns conducted business with those outside the monastery and the "inner parlour" was used for necessar ...
, , 40+1, , 13, , 1 , - , align="left", Zenden, , 48+1, , 9, , 0 , - , align="left",
Kennedy Kennedy may refer to: People * Kennedy (surname), including any of several people with that surname ** Kennedy family, a prominent American political family that includes: *** Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969), American businessman, investor, ...
, , 0+1, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left", Viduka, , 19+2, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left", Christie, , 2+1, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left", Hasselbaink, , 43+2, , 3, , 0 , - , align="left",
Graham Graham or Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan ...
, , 1+16, , 0, , 0 , - , align="left", Németh, , 25+15, , 1, , 0 , - , align="left",
Job Work, labor (labour in Commonwealth English), occupation or job is the intentional activity people perform to support the needs and desires of themselves, other people, or organizations. In the context of economics, work can be seen as the huma ...
, , 17+16, , 0, , 0


References and notes

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