2023 Philadelphia Union season

Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Subaru Park (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS	East: 4th; Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
CONCACAF Champions League	Semifinals
Average home league attendance	18,907
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Philadelphia Union season was the club's fourteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his tenth season with the club. The club's regular season began on February 25, 2023, and concluded on October 9. Outside of MLS, Philadelphia will participate in the U.S. Open Cup, the CONCACAF Champions League, and the Leagues Cup.

Previous season

The club finished second in the

penalty shootout.^[3]

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

Philadelphia Union v Austin FC

January 21	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Austin FC	Bradenton, FL
12:00 pm EST	Bedoya 45+4' Bueno 67' Donovan 80'	Report	Cascante 27' Noel 54'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

January 24	Philadelphia Union	2–2	St. Louis City SC	Orlando, FL
4:00 pm EST	Wagner 9' Portella 75'	Report	Gioacchini 86'	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 0

January 27	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Orlando, FL
	Lod Pacheco	Report	Carranza Gazdag	Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium Attendance: 0

February 5	New England Revolution	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Lakewood Ranch, FL
12:00 pm EST	Blessing 40' Vrioni 57'	Report	Gazdag 35' Glesnes 40' Bueno 71'	Stadium: Premier Sports Complex Attendance: 0

February 10	FC Cincinnati	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, FL
12:00 pm EST	Vazquez 56' (pen. )	Report	Gazdag 61' (pen. )	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex Attendance: Not reported

February 13

Nashville SC

2-0

Philadelphia Union

February 18	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Davenport, FL
1:00 pm EST	Gazdag 49' Harriel 102' Torres 106' (pen.) Donovan 125'	Report	Cabral 108'	Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex
Note: 135-minutes (3 45-minute periods)

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Orlando City SC	34	18	7	9	55	39	+16	63	Qualification for Round One
3	Columbus Crew	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57
4	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55
6	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Columbus Crew (C)	34	16	9	9	67	46	+21	57	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[a]
4	St. Louis City SC	34	17	12	5	62	45	+17	56	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[b]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	15	9	10	57	41	+16	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[c]
6	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[d]
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	41	32	+9	53	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32^[e]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) MLS Cup champion
Notes:

^ As 2023 MLS Cup champions
^ As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions
^ As 2023 Leagues Cup third place
^ As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Regular season

February 25 1	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Columbus Crew	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30PM EST	Gazdag 45+3' (pen.), 72' (pen.) Flach 47' Carranza 52', 80'	Report	Degenek 71'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

March 4 2	Inter Miami CF	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30PM EST	Yedlin 30' Jean 32' Taylor 77'	Report	Flach 21' Martínez 24' Bedoya 79'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,628 Referee: Chris Penso

March 11 3	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:30PM EST	45+2' Martínez 61' Elliott 74' Bedoya 90', 90+3' Torres 96' Sullivan	Report	12' Terán 38, 94' Kamara 42' M. Navarro 45+2, 50' Herbers	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,520 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

March 18 4

EDT

Quioto

3' (pen.),

43',

90+8'
Wanyama

18'
Zouhir

43'
Offor

90',

90+7'

Report

Glesnes

2'
Uhre

46',

60'
Carranza

58, 69'

Bedoya

90+6'

Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 23,352
Referee: Nima Saghafi

March 25 5

EDT

Perea 17'
J. Torres 88'
Wagner 88'

Report

Ojeda 2'
Angulo 9', 36'
Felipe 20'

Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,725
Referee: Allen Chapman

April 1 6

EDT

Harriel 18'
Gazdag 40'
Martínez 72'

Report

Agada 16'
Walter 90+5'

Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,550
Referee: Victor Rivas

April 8 7	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT	Mosquera 48' Acosta 69' (pen.)	Report	Mbaizo 21' Blake 69'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 15 8	Chicago, Illinois
9:30PM EDT	19' Haile-Selassie 47' (o.g.) Harriel 66' Herbers 90+5' Giménez	Report	62' (pen.) Gazdag 65' Carranza	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,811 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 22 9	Philadelphia Union	4–2	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	MacNaughton 16' (o.g.) Uhre 20', 43', 56' Elliott 36' Carranza 63'	Report	Insigne 45+1', 66' Laryea 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,533 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

May 6 10	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30PM	Reyes 25' Burke 68'	Report	Gazdag 31' (pen.) Flach 36' Sullivan 45+7'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,712 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

May 13 11	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 PM	Wilson 18' Ronan 38' Abubakar 42' Cabral 62' Nicholson 79' Barrios 90+9' Galván 90+9'	Report	Bedoya 21' Flach 41' Wagner 45+2' Carranza 52' Elliott 90+9' Glesnes 90+9' Bueno 90+14'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,006 Referee: Victor Rivas

May 17 12

EDT

Carranza

9'
Martínez

90+3'

Report

Williams

48'

Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,689
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

May 20 13	Philadelphia Union	3–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Gazdag 56', 74' (pen.) Carranza 88' Real 90+3'	Report	Blessing 4' Wood 45' Gil 73' Altidore 84' Romney 90'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

May 27 14	Queens, New York
7:30PM EST	Thiago Martins 52' O'Toole 61'	Report	Glesnes 30' Carranza 45+1', 45+3' Gazdag 53' (pen.) Uhre 69' Bueno 83'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 22,830 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

May 31 15	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Charlotte FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Lowe 59' Kahlina 70' (o.g.)	Report	Westwood 12'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,705 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 3 16	Philadelphia Union	3–0	CF Montréal	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Carranza 12', 61' Uhre 36' Martínez 88'	Report	Campbell 31' Thorkelsson 76' Miljevic 88'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,245 Referee: Jon Freemon

June 10 17	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Philadelphia Union	San Jose, California
10:30 PM EDT	Ebobisse 8' Trauco 57'	Report	Lowe 17'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,512 Referee: Nima Saghafi

June 21 18	Orlando City SC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	McGuire 13' Ojeda 54' Stajduhar 61' Enrique 82' Kara 88'	Report	Mbaizo 28' Flach 38' McGlynn 60' Carranza 62' Wagner 83' Martínez 90'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 17,516 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

June 24 19	Philadelphia Union	4–1	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EDT	Glesnes 14' Uhre 15' Martínez 24' Carranza 39' Flach 45+4' Ruíz 68' (o.g.)	Report	Taylor 50' Robinson 84'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,535 Referee: Malik Badawi

July 2 20	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 PM EDT	Almada 7' Sejdic 70' Ibarra 75' Lennon 79'	Report	Harriel 4' Carranza 48' Uhre 65' Torres 90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,527 Referee: Ted Unkel

July 8 21	LA Galaxy	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
10:30 PM EDT	Boyd 15' Mbaizo 45+1' (o.g.) Judd 45+2' Costa 68' Joveljic 70' Puig 76'	Report	Martínez 5' Uhre 36' Bedoya 37' Gazdag 88'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 21,269 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

July 12 22

EDT

Lovitz 39' 81'
Leal 43'
Bunbury 71'
Moore
90+5'

Report

Gazdag 40' (pen.), 84' (pen.), 84'
Wagner 44'
Carranza 90+5'

Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 30,109
Referee: Sergii Boiko

July 15 23	Philadelphia Union	2–1	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Martínez 23' Donovan 81'	Report	Jasson 86'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,363 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

August 26 24	D.C. United	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Miller 36' Ku-DiPietro 88'	Report	Uhre 5' McGlynn 13' Gazdag 38' (pen.) Harriel 68' Glesnes 76' Donovan 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

August 30 25	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EST	Insigne 23', 90+3' Kerr 58' Osorio 63' Ibarra 76' Romero 87' Vázquez 90+6'	Report	Carranza 45' Glesnes 90+1' Martínez 90+4' Bueno 90+7'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,410 Referee: Mark Allatin

September 3 26	Philadelphia Union	4–1	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Glesnes 29' Lowe 37', 57' McGlynn 45+5' Carranza 58' Gazdag 76' Bedoya 80' Baribo 85'	Report	Nealis 6' 44' Fernandez 11' Reyes 24'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,361 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

September 16 27	Philadelphia Union	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Elliott 19' 90+4' Gazdag 21', 37' (pen.) Martínez 23' Lowe 42' Carranza 63' Wagner 74' Baribo 85'	Report	Miazga 19' Celentano 35' Mosquera 36' 83' Hagglund 45+4' Boupendza 49' Vázquez 76'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 20 28	Charlotte FC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EST	Meram 55' Świderski 61' Jóźwiak 89' Westwood 90+1' Agyemang 90+10'	Report	Martínez 52' Sullivan 70' Gazdag 90+7'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 28,584 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

September 23 29	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Los Angeles FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST		Report	Long 2' Palencia 79'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,738 Referee: Allen Chapman

September 27 30	Philadelphia Union	1–1	FC Dallas	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Mbaizo 21' Bueno 24' Sullivan 25'	Report	Velasco 28', 36' Twumasi 90+1'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,515 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Note: Match originally scheduled for August 20

September 30 31	Columbus Crew	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EST	Amundsen 67' Hernández 72' (pen.), 84'	Report	Harriel 50' Lowe 52' Elliott 71' Wagner 72' Bueno 72'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,456 Referee: Jon Freemon

October 4 32	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Atlanta United FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Elliott 34' Gazdag 39' Uhre 41' Carranza 45+3' Sullivan 66' Martínez 75' Harriel 81'	Report	Almada 56' (pen.) Thiaré 75' Mosquera 77'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,605 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 7 33	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM EST	Martínez 24' Glesnes 90'	Report	Maher 18' Zimmerman 72'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,387 Referee: Armando Villarreal

October 21 34	New England Revolution	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:00 PM EST	Bou 25' (pen.), 42'	Report	Harriel 7' Carranza 16', 90+2' Lowe 24' Wagner 24'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 41,355 Referee: Tori Penso

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 28 Round One	Philadelphia Union	3–1	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 pm EDT	Gazdag 19' (pen.) Uhre 26' Harriel 37' Martínez 87'	Report	Wood 29' Farrell 35' Chancalay 37' Bou 68' Vrioni 87'	Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

November 8 Round One	New England Revolution	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 pm EST	Kaye 45' C. Gil 90+4'	Report	Lowe 33' Donovan 79'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,214 Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: Philadelphia Union won the series 2–0.

November 25 Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 pm ET	Gaddis 30' Boupendza 76' Mosquera 90+4'	Report	Lowe 11' Carranza 51'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

May 9 Round of 32	CDT	Lod 30' Hlongwane 68, 103' Rosales 74' 90+2' Arriaga 102'	Report	Lowe 34' Donovan 78' Wagner 90' 90+4, 120' Elliott 110' Real 115'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
	Penalties
	Fragapane Trapp Arriaga Rosales Dunbar Kallman Boxall Tapias		Gazdag Elliott Real Torres Carranza Rafanello Lowe Wagner

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

March 7 First leg	Alianza	0–0	Philadelphia Union	San Salvador, El Salvador
8:00 pm EST		Report	Bueno 41' Lowe 65'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

March 14 Second leg	Philadelphia Union	4–0 (4–0 agg.)	Alianza	Chester, United States
8:00 pm EST	Lowe 45+1' Carranza 56' Gazdag 62' (pen.) McGlynn 73' Perea 81', 84'	Report	Montes 18' 41'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 8,145 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Note: Philadelphia Union advance 4–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

April 4 First leg

Philadelphia Union
EDT

Gazdag

89' (pen.)

Report

Santamaría

45+5'
Abella

64'
Lozano

88'

Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

April 12 Second leg	CDT	Quiñones 11' Furch 45+1' Mora 45+2' Reyes 50' Nervo 83' Rocha 87' Hernández 88'	Report	Mbaizo 34' Carranza 27', 78'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Note: Philadelphia Union advance 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

April 26 First leg

Philadelphia Union
EDT

Martínez

63'
Gazdag

86' (pen.)

Report

Acosta

84',

90+1'

Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 17,676
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

May 2 Second Leg	PDT	Tillman 13' Bouanga 17', 90' Murillo 43' Opoku 82'	Report	Bedoya 2' Uhre 37' Mbaizo 41' 59'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 19,985 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–1 on aggregate.

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PHI	QFC	TIJ
1	Philadelphia Union	2	2	0	8	2	+6	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	5–1	3–1
2	Querétaro	2	1	1	2	5	−3	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
3	Tijuana	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0		—	0–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

July 22 Group stage 1	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Tijuana	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 pm ET	Gazdag 21' (pen.) Carranza 26', 71' Martínez 35' Lowe 90+5'	Report	Díaz 19' González 46' Balanta 56'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Oshane Nation

July 26 Group stage 2	Philadelphia Union	5–1	Querétaro	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm ET	Uhre 10' Gazdag 30', 39' (pen.), 63' (pen.) Harriel 43' Glesnes 45' McGlynn 89'	Report	Lértora 20' Sandoval 84'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Daneion Parchment

August 3 Round of 32	Philadelphia Union	0–0 (5–4 p)	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 pm ET	Gazdag 67' Mbaizo 73' Elliott 88'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
	Penalties
	Gazdag Carranza Elliott McGlynn Bueno Mbaizo		Benteke Klich Williams Durkin Davis Santos

August 8 Round of 16	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (4–3 p)	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 pm ET	Harriel 68' Wagner 75' Martínez 79' Mbaizo 82' Bueno 90+4'	Report	Manoel 4' Amaya 79'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
	Penalties
	Elliott Uhre McGlynn Carranza Bueno		Morgan Amaya Edelman S. Nealis Tolkin
Note: Postponed from August 7 at 7:30 pm ET due to thunderstorm forecast in the area.

August 11 Quarterfinals	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Querétaro	Chester, Pennsylvania
9:09 pm ET	Bueno 10' Martínez 48' Donovan 90+11'	Report	Manzanarez 50' Sepúlveda 65', 90+9' Mendoza 77' 90+7' García 86' Gularte 90'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Mario Escobar
Note: Match delayed from 8:00 pm to 9:09 pm due to a power outage at Subaru Park.

August 15 Semifinals	Philadelphia Union	1–4	Inter Miami CF	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 pm ET	Lowe 20' Bueno 25' Bedoya 73'	Report	Martínez 3' Messi 20' Alba 45+3' Yedlin 62' Ruiz 84'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

August 19 Third Place	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Monterrey	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 pm ET	Bueno 1' Uhre 45+2' Bedoya 69'	Report	Parra 9'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Juan Calderón

References

^ Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 2, 2022). "The Union lost a game in Charlotte, the Supporters' Shield to LAFC, and Kai Wagner to a suspension". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 5, 2022). "Union lose MLS Cup final heartbreaker to LAFC in penalty kick shootout after 3-3 tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

[table_note_res_CCC10.67489142421395-4] As 2023 MLS Cup champions

[table_note_res_CCC30.67489142421395-5] As 2023 Western Conference regular season champions

[table_note_res_CCC100.67489142421395-6] As 2023 Leagues Cup third place

[table_note_res_CCC50.67489142421395-7] As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

[table_note_res_USOC10.67489142421395-8] As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

[Attendance-2023-1] Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[2] Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 2, 2022). "The Union lost a game in Charlotte, the Supporters' Shield to LAFC, and Kai Wagner to a suspension". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[3] Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 5, 2022). "Union lose MLS Cup final heartbreaker to LAFC in penalty kick shootout after 3-3 tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

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