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Kentucky at Louisville

Saturday, November 24, 2018

No. 17 Kentucky beat Louisville 56–⁠10. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Louisville led the series 15–⁠13 in the games on file.

Away17Kentucky10–⁠3 in 2018
56
HomeLouisville2–⁠10 in 2018
10

Final at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, LouisvilleTV: ESPN2Attendance 49,988

At kickoff
54°F, partly cloudy, wind 3 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Louisville Intl-Standiford Field Airport (KSDF), 4 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee J. McDaid; umpire T. Quick; head linesman R. Green; line judge M. Bovos; side judge M. Williams; field judge J. Taylor; back judge W. Gautney; center judge K. VicknairGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kentucky142102156
Louisville730010

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Terry Wilson17/2326131
Lynn Bowden Jr.0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Asim Rose10112175
Benny Snell Jr.18100224
Terry Wilson1079140
Kavosiey Smoke445137
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Lynn Bowden Jr.686232
C.J. Conrad259032
Josh Ali359132
Dorian Baker221016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kash Daniel8300
Chris Oats5110
Josh Allen4110
Jordan Jones4200

Louisville

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sean McCormack3/81500
Malik Cunningham5/86400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Malik Cunningham589175
Jeremy Smith1376040
Colin Wilson234032
Hassan Hall631011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaylen Smith231020
Seth Dawkins224016
Micky Crum1909
Dez Fitzpatrick1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dee Smith8000
Khane Pass7000
Amonte Caban7200
C.J. Avery7001
Russ Yeast4210
Derek Dorsey3110
Cornelius Sturghill3001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

KentuckyLouisville
604Total yards305
261Passing yards79
343Rushing yards226
10.9Yards per pass4.9
7.8Yards per rush7.5
29First downs10
4–⁠8Third downs2–⁠11
3–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠2
2Turnovers0
6–⁠63Penalties12–⁠134
33:02Possession26:03
2Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

KentuckyLouisville
62%Success rate30%
0.59EPA per play0.03
1.56Explosiveness1.60
0.63Rushing EPA0.25
0.54Passing EPA−0.32
63%Passing-down success32%
−0.10First-down EPA0.18
1.29Second-down EPA0.29
0.47Third-down EPA0.05
28%Havoc by its defense16%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kentucky 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Kentucky −17, over/under 52.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Kentucky 88%, Louisville 12%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Louisville end zoneKentucky end zoneQ1 LouisvillePunt, 3 playsQ1 KentuckyTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 LouisvillePunt, 5 playsQ1 KentuckyTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 LouisvilleTouchdown, 1 playQ1 KentuckyTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 LouisvilleField goal, 9 playsQ2 KentuckyTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 LouisvillePunt, 3 playsQ2 KentuckyTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 LouisvilleEnd of half, 1 playQ3 KentuckyInterception, 8 playsQ3 LouisvillePunt, 4 playsQ3 KentuckyInterception, 6 playsQ3 LouisvillePunt, 3 playsQ3 KentuckyTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 LouisvillePunt, 3 playsQ4 KentuckyTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisville drives left to right, Kentucky right to left.
  1. Q1 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  2. Q1 KentuckyTouchdown, 8 plays, 53 yards
  3. Q1 LouisvillePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  4. Q1 KentuckyTouchdown, 9 plays, 84 yards
  5. Q1 LouisvilleTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  6. Q1 KentuckyTouchdown, 7 plays, 77 yards
  7. Q2 LouisvilleField goal, 9 plays, 60 yards
  8. Q2 KentuckyTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  10. Q2 KentuckyTouchdown, 7 plays, 67 yards
  11. Q2 LouisvilleEnd of half, 1 play, 3 yards
  12. Q3 KentuckyInterception, 8 plays, 23 yards
  13. Q3 LouisvillePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  14. Q3 KentuckyInterception, 6 plays, 71 yards
  15. Q3 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 KentuckyTouchdown, 9 plays, 57 yards
  17. Q4 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  18. Q4 KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 73 yards
  19. Q4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 20 yards
  20. Q4 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 45 yards
  21. Q4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 51 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Kentucky 14, Louisville 7
Louisville Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 64 yds , Hassan Hall return for 20 yds to the Lvile 21
15:001st & 10 at own 21Malik Cunningham pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 21Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Lvile 20
15:003rd & 11 at own 20LOUISVILLE Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Lvile 10
15:003rd & 21 at own 10Hassan Hall run for 8 yds to the Lvile 18
15:004th & 13 at own 18Mason King punt for 35 yds
Kentucky Touchdown, 8 plays
13:081st & 10 at own 47Terry Wilson pass complete to Justin Rigg for 4 yds to the Lvile 49
13:082nd & 6 at opp 49Terry Wilson run for 5 yds to the Lvile 44
13:083rd & 1 at opp 44Terry Wilson run for 2 yds to the Lvile 42 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at opp 42Terry Wilson run for 13 yds to the Lvile 29 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at opp 29Benny Snell Jr. run for 3 yds to the Lvile 26
13:082nd & 7 at opp 26Terry Wilson pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for 8 yds to the Lvile 18 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at opp 18Lynn Bowden Jr. rush left for loss of 3 yards to the LOU21 (Avery, C.J.), PENALTY LOU personal foul (Etheridge, Dor.) 9 yards to the LOU9, 1ST DOWN UK, NO PLAY.
13:081st & goal at opp 9Benny Snell Jr. run for 2 yds to the Lvile 7
9:032nd & goal at opp 7Benny Snell Jr. run for 7 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 7, Louisville 0
Louisville Punt, 5 plays
9:031st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:031st & 10 at own 25Jeremy Smith run for 1 yd to the Lvile 26
9:032nd & 9 at own 26Malik Cunningham pass complete to Jaylen Smith for 20 yds to the Lvile 46 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 10 at own 46Jeremy Smith run for 2 yds to the Lvile 48
9:032nd & 8 at own 48Jeremy Smith run for 7 yds to the Kent 45
9:033rd & 1 at opp 45Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the Kent 49
9:034th & 5 at opp 49Mason King punt for 33 yds
Kentucky Touchdown, 9 plays
6:211st & 10 at own 16Benny Snell Jr. run for 8 yds to the Kent 24
6:212nd & 2 at own 24Benny Snell Jr. run for 12 yds to the Kent 36 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at own 36Benny Snell Jr. run for 7 yds to the Kent 43
6:212nd & 3 at own 43Benny Snell Jr. run for 2 yds to the Lvile 45 for a 1ST down LOUISVILLE Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the Lvile 40 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 40Terry Wilson pass incomplete to David Bouvier
6:212nd & 10 at opp 40Terry Wilson pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for 8 yds to the Lvile 32
6:213rd & 2 at opp 32Benny Snell Jr. run for 2 yds to the Lvile 30 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 30Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 27 yds to the Lvile 3 for a 1ST down
2:051st & goal at opp 3Terry Wilson run for 3 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 14, Louisville 0
Louisville Touchdown, 1 play
2:051st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:501st & 10 at own 25Malik Cunningham run for 75 yds for a TD (Blanton Creque KICK)Kentucky 14, Louisville 7
Kentucky Touchdown, 7 plays
1:501st & 0 at own 20Blanton Creque kickoff for 74 yds , Lynn Bowden Jr. return for 17 yds to the Kent 23
1:501st & 10 at own 23Terry Wilson pass complete to C.J. Conrad for 32 yds to the Lvile 45 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at opp 45Terry Wilson pass complete to Josh Ali for 7 yds to the Lvile 38
1:502nd & 3 at opp 38Asim Rose run for a loss of 1 yard to the Lvile 39
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 39Terry Wilson run for 3 yds to the Lvile 36
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 36Benny Snell Jr. run for 4 yds to the Lvile 32 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Lynn Bowden Jr. run for 8 yds to the Lvile 24
Q2 13:032nd & 2 at opp 24Benny Snell Jr. run for 24 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 21, Louisville 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Kentucky 35, Louisville 10
Louisville Field goal, 9 plays
13:031st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:031st & 10 at own 25Colin Wilson run for 2 yds to the Lvile 27
13:032nd & 8 at own 27Malik Cunningham pass complete to Micky Crum for 9 yds to the Lvile 36 for a 1ST down
13:031st & 10 at own 36Colin Wilson run for 32 yds to the Kent 32 for a 1ST down
13:031st & 10 at opp 32Malik Cunningham run for 16 yds to the Kent 16 for a 1ST down
13:031st & 10 at opp 16LOUISVILLE Penalty, false start (Micky Crum) to the Kent 21
13:031st & 15 at opp 21Malik Cunningham pass complete to Seth Dawkins for 16 yds to the Kent 5 for a 1ST down
13:031st & goal at opp 5Jeremy Smith run for no gain to the Kent 5
9:172nd & 0 at opp 5Timeout LOUISVILLE, clock 09:17
9:172nd & goal at opp 5Malik Cunningham pass incomplete
9:033rd & goal at opp 5Cunningham, Mal rush right for 5 yards to the UK0, clock 09:03, PENALTY LOU holding (Thomas, Ken.) 10 yards to the UK15, NO PLAY.
9:033rd & goal at opp 15Malik Cunningham pass incomplete to Jeremy Smith
8:514th & goal at opp 15Blanton Creque 32 yd FG GOODKentucky 21, Louisville 10
Kentucky Touchdown, 8 plays
8:511st & 0 at own 35Blanton Creque kickoff for 63 yds , Lynn Bowden Jr. return for 23 yds to the Kent 25
8:511st & 10 at own 25Terry Wilson run for 3 yds to the Kent 28
8:512nd & 7 at own 28KENTUCKY Penalty, (-5 Yards) to the Kent 23
8:512nd & 12 at own 23Terry Wilson deep pass incomplete to Lynn Bowden Jr., PENALTY LOU pass interference (Character, Mar.) 15 yards to the UK38, 1ST DOWN UK, NO PLAY.
8:511st & 10 at own 38Asim Rose run for 4 yds to the Kent 42 KENTUCKY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Asim Rose) to the Kent 27
8:512nd & 21 at own 27Terry Wilson pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for 32 yds to the Lvile 41 for a 1ST down
8:511st & 10 at opp 41Terry Wilson pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for a loss of 3 yards to the Lvile 44
8:512nd & 13 at opp 44Terry Wilson sacked by Derek Dorsey and Russ Yeast for a loss of 1 yard to the Lvile 45
5:233rd & 14 at opp 45Timeout LOUISVILLE, clock 05:23
5:233rd & 14 at opp 45Terry Wilson run for 3 yds to the Lvile 42 for a 1ST down LOUISVILLE Penalty, personal foul (P.J. Mbanasor) to the Lvile 27 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at opp 27Benny Snell Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Lvile 28
4:082nd & 11 at opp 28Terry Wilson pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for 28 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 28, Louisville 10
Louisville Punt, 3 plays
4:081st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:081st & 10 at own 25Malik Cunningham run for a loss of 3 yards to the Lvile 22
4:082nd & 13 at own 22Malik Cunningham run for 4 yds to the Lvile 26
4:083rd & 9 at own 26Malik Cunningham pass complete to Dez Fitzpatrick for 8 yds to the Lvile 34
4:084th & 1 at own 34Mason King punt for 33 yds, fair catch by David Bouvier at the Kent 33
Kentucky Touchdown, 7 plays
2:061st & 10 at own 33Terry Wilson pass complete to Josh Ali for 20 yds to the Lvile 47 for a 1ST down
2:061st & 10 at opp 47Terry Wilson pass incomplete to Lynn Bowden Jr., broken up by Chandler Jones
2:062nd & 10 at opp 47Asim Rose rush left for 4 yards to the LOU43, out-of-bounds (Peterson, Tab.), PENALTY UK holding (Drake Jackson) 8 yards to the UK45, NO PLAY.
2:062nd & 18 at own 45Terry Wilson pass complete to Asim Rose for 7 yds to the LOUISVILLE 48 for a 1ST down LOUISVILLE Penalty, personal foul (Tabarius Peterson) to the Lvile 33 for a 1ST down
2:061st & 10 at opp 33Asim Rose run for 5 yds to the Lvile 28
2:062nd & 5 at opp 28Terry Wilson deep pass incomplete to Lynn Bowden Jr., PENALTY UK holding (Logan Stenberg) 10 yards to the LOU38, NO PLAY.
2:062nd & 15 at opp 38Terry Wilson pass complete to David Bouvier for 16 yds to the Lvile 22 for a 1ST down
2:061st & 10 at opp 22Terry Wilson pass complete to Asim Rose for 9 yds to the Lvile 13
0:312nd & 1 at opp 13Terry Wilson pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for 13 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 35, Louisville 10
Louisville End of half, 1 play
0:311st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:311st & 10 at own 25Hassan Hall run for 3 yds to the Lvile 28
3rd quarter5 drives, then Kentucky 35, Louisville 10
Kentucky Interception, 8 plays
15:002nd & 7 at own 35Blanton Creque kickoff for 61 yds , Lynn Bowden Jr. return for 42 yds to the Kent 46
15:001st & 10 at own 46Benny Snell Jr. run for 5 yds to the Lvile 49
15:002nd & 5 at opp 49Benny Snell Jr. run for 6 yds to the Lvile 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Benny Snell Jr. run for 6 yds to the Lvile 37
15:002nd & 4 at opp 37Benny Snell Jr. run for 3 yds to the Lvile 34
15:003rd & 1 at opp 34Benny Snell Jr. run for 4 yds to the Lvile 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Terry Wilson pass incomplete, broken up by Cornelius Sturghill
15:002nd & 10 at opp 30Lynn Bowden Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Lvile 31
15:003rd & 11 at opp 31Terry Wilson pass intercepted Cornelius Sturghill return for 19 yds to the Lvile 33
Louisville Punt, 4 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 33Jeremy Smith run for 29 yds to the Kent 38 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 38Malik Cunningham run for a loss of 3 yards to the Kent 41
10:592nd & 13 at opp 41LOUISVILLE Penalty, false start (Linwood Foy) to the Kent 46
10:592nd & 18 at opp 46Malik Cunningham pass complete to Jaylen Smith for 11 yds to the Kent 35
10:593rd & 7 at opp 35LOUISVILLE Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Micky Crum) to the 50 yard line
10:593rd & 22 at the 50Sean McCormack sacked by Josh Allen for a loss of 7 yards to the Lvile 43
10:594th & 29 at own 43Mason King punt for 46 yds , David Bouvier returns for no gain to the Kent 11
Kentucky Interception, 6 plays
8:121st & 10 at own 11Benny Snell Jr. run for 5 yds to the Kent 16
8:122nd & 5 at own 16Asim Rose run for 8 yds to the Kent 24 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at own 24Asim Rose run for 2 yds to the Kent 26
8:122nd & 8 at own 26Terry Wilson run for 40 yds to the Lvile 34 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at opp 34Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 16 yds to the Lvile 18 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at opp 18Lynn Bowden Jr. pass intercepted C.J. Avery return for 3 yds to the Lvile 3
Louisville Punt, 3 plays
5:191st & 10 at own 3Jeremy Smith run for 1 yd to the Lvile 4
5:192nd & 9 at own 4Sean McCormack pass complete to Seth Dawkins for 8 yds to the Lvile 12
5:193rd & 1 at own 12Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the Lvile 8
5:194th & 5 at own 8Mason King punt for 49 yds, downed at the Kent 43
Kentucky Touchdown, 9 plays
3:081st & 10 at own 43Asim Rose run for 3 yds to the Kent 46
3:082nd & 7 at own 46Asim Rose run for 8 yds to the Lvile 46 for a 1ST down
3:081st & 10 at opp 46Terry Wilson pass incomplete to Dorian Baker
3:082nd & 10 at opp 46Asim Rose run for 7 yds to the Lvile 39
3:083rd & 3 at opp 39Asim Rose run for 1 yd to the Lvile 38
3:084th & 2 at opp 38Terry Wilson pass complete to Dorian Baker for 5 yds to the Lvile 33 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 33Terry Wilson pass incomplete to C.J. Conrad
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 33Benny Snell Jr. run for 1 yd to the Lvile 32
Q4 14:043rd & 9 at opp 32Terry Wilson pass complete to Josh Ali for 32 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 42, Louisville 10
4th quarter5 drives, then Kentucky 56, Louisville 10
Louisville Punt, 3 plays
14:041st & 0 at own 20Grant McKinniss kickoff for 62 yds , Hassan Hall return for 18 yds to the Lvile 36
14:041st & 10 at own 36Sean McCormack pass incomplete to Tutu Atwell
14:042nd & 10 at own 36Sean McCormack sacked by Chris Oats for a loss of 7 yards to the Lvile 29
14:043rd & 17 at own 29Sean McCormack run for 6 yds to the Lvile 35
14:044th & 11 at own 35Mason King punt for 38 yds, fair catch by David Bouvier at the Kent 27
Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
12:261st & 10 at own 27Asim Rose rush left for 9 yards to the UK36 (Hicks, Rob.;Robinson, G.G.), PENALTY UK holding (Naasir Watkins) 10 yards to the UK17, NO PLAY.
12:261st & 20 at own 17Terry Wilson run for 8 yds to the Kent 25
11:092nd & 12 at own 25Asim Rose run for 75 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 49, Louisville 10
Louisville Turnover on downs, 7 plays
11:091st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:091st & 10 at own 25Hassan Hall run for 4 yds to the Lvile 29
11:092nd & 6 at own 29Sean McCormack pass complete to Hassan Hall for 4 yds to the Lvile 33
11:093rd & 2 at own 33Hassan Hall run for 3 yds to the Lvile 36 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at own 36Hassan Hall run for 2 yds to the Lvile 38
11:092nd & 8 at own 38Sean McCormack run for 4 yds to the Lvile 42
11:093rd & 4 at own 42Sean McCormack pass complete to Devante Peete for 3 yds to the Lvile 45
11:094th & 1 at own 45Sean McCormack pass incomplete to Jaylen Smith, broken up by Tyrell Ajian
Kentucky Touchdown, 4 plays
7:011st & 10 at opp 45Kavosiey Smoke run for 2 yds to the Lvile 43
7:012nd & 8 at opp 43Kavosiey Smoke run for no gain to the Lvile 43
7:013rd & 8 at opp 43Kavosiey Smoke run for 6 yds to the Lvile 37
4:404th & 2 at opp 37Kavosiey Smoke run for 37 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK)Kentucky 56, Louisville 10
Louisville Turnover on downs, 8 plays
4:401st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:401st & 10 at own 25Jeremy Smith run for no gain to the Lvile 25
4:402nd & 10 at own 25Jeremy Smith run for 7 yds to the Lvile 32
4:403rd & 3 at own 32Jeremy Smith run for 40 yds to the Kent 28 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 28Hassan Hall run for 11 yds to the Kent 17 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 17Sean McCormack pass incomplete to Devante Peete, broken up by Jordan Griffin
4:402nd & 10 at opp 17Jeremy Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the Kent 19
4:403rd & 12 at opp 19Sean McCormack pass incomplete to Devante Peete
4:404th & 12 at opp 19LOUISVILLE Penalty, false start (Lukayus McNeil) to the Kent 24
4:404th & 17 at opp 24Sean McCormack pass incomplete to Dez Fitzpatrick

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Kentucky–Louisville game

Officially, Kentucky leads 19–⁠17; as played, 17–⁠17 in the 34 games on file; the official count covers all 37 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Louisville 41, Kentucky 0
2024Louisville 41, Kentucky 14
2023Kentucky 38, Louisville 31
2022Kentucky 26, Louisville 13
2021Kentucky 52, Louisville 21
2019Kentucky 45, Louisville 13

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