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Melaka United
2020 season
PresidentDatuk Sulaiman Md Ali
ManagerYusoff Mahadi
Head coachZainal Abidin Hassan[1]
StadiumHang Jebat Stadium
(capacity:40,000)
Malaysia Super League9th
Malaysia FA CupCancelled
Malaysia CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Uche Agba (5)
All: Uche Agba (6)
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2021 →

The 2020 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League.

Kits

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  • Supplier: al-Ikhsan
  • Main sponsors: RedOne
  • Other sponsors: Restoran Melayu, Hatten Groups
Home
Away
Alternate
Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper

Management team

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Position Name
Head coach Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan
Assistant coaches Malaysia Asri Ninggal
Goalkeeper coach Malaysia Mazlan Wahid
Fitness coach Malaysia Norhuda Hiroshi Razak
Physio Slovenia Vladmir Gramblicka

Players

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As of 24 January 2019
No. Name Natiosenality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Solehin Mamat Malaysia (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur FA 2019
19 Khairul Fahmi Malaysia (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 35) Malaysia Kelantan 2018 2020
22 Norazlan Razali Malaysia (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39) Malaysia FELDA United F.C. 2019
Izarul Adli Malaysia (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) Youth team 2019
Defenders
3 Nurridzuan Abu Hassan Malaysia (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32) Malaysia Selangor 2020
5 Annas Rahmat Malaysia (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30) Malaysia Petaling Jaya City FC 2020
6 Jang Suk-won South Korea (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35) South Korea Seongnam 2019 2020
13 Razman Roslan Malaysia (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 40) Malaysia Selangor 2019 2020
14 Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali Malaysia (1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 38) Malaysia Petaling Jaya City FC 2020
18 Wan Amirul Afiq Malaysia (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 32) Malaysia Felda United 2019 2020
24 Curran Singh Ferns MalaysiaAustralia (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31) Australia Port Melbourne SC 2020
25 Faris Shah Malaysia (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) Malaysia Kelantan 2018 2020
26 Khair Jones MalaysiaNew Zealand (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2020
33 Naruphon Putsorn ThailandEngland (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 36) Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. 2020
61 Akmal Zahir Malaysia (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) Malaysia UKM F.C. 2020
Lee Yong Cheng Malaysia Malaysia SAMB F.C. 2020
Midfielders
8 Safiq Rahim Malaysia (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2019 2020
10 Romel Morales Colombia (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 27) Malaysia PKNS FC 2020 2022
11 Syamim Yahya Malaysia (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34) Malaysia Terengganu F.C. I 2020
15 Khairul Anwar Malaysia (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 34) Malaysia Terengganu F.C. I 2020
16 Saiful Ridzuwan Malaysia (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32) Malaysia Selangor 2019 2020
21 Fakhrullah Rosli Malaysia Malaysia SAMB F.C. 2020
27 Jasmir Mehat Malaysia (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30) Malaysia SAMB F.C. 2020
29 Deevan Raj Malaysia (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 30) Malaysia PKNP 2019 2020
30 Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi Malaysia (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26) Malaysia SAMB F.C. 2020
31 Sony Norde Haiti (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) Azerbaijan Zira FK 2020
Forwards
7 Uche Agba Nigeria (1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 38) Malaysia PDRM FA 2020
20 Faizal Talib Malaysia (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) Youth team 2019
23 Ferris Danial Malaysia (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32) Malaysia Negeri Sembilan 2020
Ramzi Haziq Malaysia (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 30) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2019

Transfers

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Pre-season

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In

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Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
GK Malaysia Solehin Mamat Malaysia Kuala Lumpur FA Free [2]
GK Malaysia Norazlan Razali Malaysia FELDA United F.C. Free [3]
DF Malaysia Annas Rahmat Malaysia Petaling Jaya City FC Free [4]
DF Malaysia Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali Malaysia Petaling Jaya City FC Free [5]
DF MalaysiaAustralia Curran Singh Ferns Australia Port Melbourne SC Free [6]
DF MalaysiaNew Zealand Khair Jones Malaysia Kuala Lumpur FA Free [7]
DF Malaysia Akmal Zahir Malaysia UKM F.C. Free [8]
DF Malaysia Lee Yong Cheng Malaysia SAMB Free [9]
DF Thailand Naruphon Putsorn Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. Free [10]
MF Colombia Romel Morales Malaysia PKNS F.C. Free [11]
MF Malaysia Jasmir Mehat Malaysia SAMB Free [12]
MF Malaysia Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi Malaysia SAMB Free [13]
MF Malaysia Fakhrullah Rosli Malaysia SAMB Free [14]
MF Malaysia Nurridzuan Abu Hassan Malaysia Selangor FA Free [15]
MF Malaysia Khairul Anwar Malaysia Terengganu F.C. I Free [16]
MF Malaysia Syamim Yahya Malaysia Terengganu F.C. I Free [17]
MF Haiti Sony Norde Azerbaijan Zira FK Free [18]
FW Malaysia Faizal Talib Promoted Free [19]
FW Nigeria Uche Agba Malaysia PDRM FA Free [20]
FW Malaysia Ferris Danial Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA Free [21]

Out

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Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
GK Malaysia Syafizullah Wahab Free
GK Hong KongMalaysia Oscar Wong Tse-Yeung Free
DF Malaysia Zharif Desa Malaysia Penang FA Free [22]
DF Malaysia Raimi Nor Malaysia Kuala Lumpur FA Free
DF Malaysia Ubaidullah Rahman Free
DF Malaysia Faizal Muhamad Free
DF Malaysia Khuzaimi Piee Malaysia UiTM F.C. Free
MF Malaysia Kavishkumar Manimaharan Free
MF Malaysia Shukor Adan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur FA Free
MF Malaysia Nazrin Nawi Malaysia Kelantan FA Free
MF Malaysia Gopinathan Ramachandran Malaysia Pahang FA Free
MF Croatia Dominik Balić Croatia NK Dugopolje Free
MF Serbia Luka Milunović Hungary Debreceni VSC Free
MF Serbia Darko Marković Iraq Erbil SC Free
FW Philippines Patrick Reichelt Thailand Suphanburi F.C. Free [23]
FW Ivory Coast Davy Claude Angan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Rovers Free
FW Malaysia Wan Mohd Syukri Free
FW Malaysia Nurshamil Ghani Malaysia Penang FA Free
FW Brazil Casagrande Malaysia Penang FA Season loan [24]

Return From Loan

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Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
GK Malaysia Syafizullah Wahab Malaysia SAMB Loan Return
MF Malaysia Gopinathan Ramachandra Malaysia PDRM Loan Return
MF Montenegro Darko Marković Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Loan Return
FW Malaysia Wan Mohd Syukri Malaysia Penang Loan Return
FW Malaysia Nurshamil Ghani Malaysia Selangor United Loan Return
FW Brazil Casagrande Malaysia Penang Loan Return

Extension of contract

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Pos. Player Source
GK Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat [25]
DF Malaysia Faris Shah Rosli [26]
DF South Korea Jang Suk-won [27]
DF Malaysia Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman [28]
DF Malaysia Razman Roslan [29]
MF Malaysia Deevan Raj [30]
MF Malaysia Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat [31]
MF Malaysia Safiq Rahim [32]

Mid-Season

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Out

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Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
DF Thailand Naruphon Putsorn Free

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 1 Melaka United Malaysia 2-0 Malaysia UKM F.C. Krubong, Melaka
Romel Morales 16'
Jang Suk-won 74'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 500
23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) 2 Melaka United Malaysia 5-0 Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
Sony Norde 5' 55' 66'
Uche Agba 11' (pen.) 23'		 Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 800
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 3 Melaka United Malaysia 1-0 Malaysia Terengganu FC II Krubong, Melaka
Sony Norde 76' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 300
16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) 4 Sarawak United Malaysia 1-4 Malaysia Melaka United Kuching, Sarawak
Patrick Wleh 45' Uche Agba 10', 25'
Sony Norde 64'
Razman Roslan 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium

Tour of Indonesia

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30 January 2020 Friendly Bandung United F.C. Indonesia 2-3 Malaysia Melaka United Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia
17' (pen.)
58' (pen.)		 Faris Shah 20'
Fakhrullah Rosli 22'
Akmal Zahir 39'		 Stadium: Siliwangi Stadium
1 February 2020 Friendly Persib Bandung Indonesia 3-1 Malaysia Melaka United Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Castillion 32, 53'
Ghozali Siregar 90+2'		 Jang Suk-Won 63' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
3 February 2020 Friendly PSKC Cimahi Indonesia 2-2 Malaysia Melaka United Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Safiq Rahim 70' 77' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium

Mid-Season

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8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) 1 Melaka United Malaysia 3-0 Malaysia PDRM FA Krubong, Melaka
Uche Agba 26' 51'
Romel Morales 48'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
14 August 2020 (2020-08-14) 2 Melaka United Malaysia 1-0 Malaysia UiTM F.C. Krubong, Melaka
Uche Agba 57' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) 3 Melaka United Malaysia 4-0 Malaysia FELDA United Krubong, Melaka
Sony Norde 8' 17'
Uche Agba 11'
Romel Morales 13' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

Competitions

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Overview

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Malaysia Super League

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Main article: 2020 Malaysia Super League

Fixtures and results

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29 February 2020 1 UiTM FC Malaysia 0-2 Malaysia Melaka United Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8 Rabih AtayaYellow card 33'
Arif AnwarYellow card 68'		 Report Sony Norde 29'
Romel Morales 90+5'Yellow card 45+1'
Jang Suk-wonYellow card 25'		 Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Referee: Mohd Salleh Fusser Binmad
6 March 2020 2 Melaka United Malaysia 3-1 Malaysia PDRM FA Malacca
21:00 UTC+8 Uche Agba 17'
Safiq Rahim 70'
Wan Amirul Afiq 90+2'
Saiful RidzuwanYellow card 64'}		 Report Antonio German 81'
Khairul IzuanYellow card 45+1'}		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria
11 March 2020 3 Felda United Malaysia 3-2 Malaysia Melaka United Jengka
21:00 UTC+8 Nicolas Velez 7' 63'
Khairul Amri 15'
Ezanie Mat SallehYellow card 75'		 Report Uche Agba 81'
Romel Morales 88'
Annas RahmatYellow card 59'		 Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Awang
14 March 2020 4 Melaka United Malaysia 0-1 Malaysia Pahang Malacca
21:00 UTC+8 Romel MoralesYellow card 45'
Saiful RidzuwanYellow card 45+4'
Faris Shah RosliYellow card 50'		 Report Dickson Nwakaeme 67' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
28 August 2020 5 [note 1] Perak FA Malaysia 0-1 Malaysia Melaka United Ipoh
21:00 UTC+8 Report Ferris Danial 51' Stadium: Perak Stadium
Referee: Tarmizi Ibrahim
4 September 2020 6 [note 1] Melaka United Malaysia 1-0 Malaysia Terengganu F.C. I Melaka
21:00 UTC+08:00 Uche Agba 60'
Wan Amirul AfiqYellow card 82'
Faris Shah RosliYellow card 85'		 Report Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
11 September 2020 7 [note 1] Selangor Malaysia 1-1 Malaysia Melaka United Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+08:00 Sandro 40'
K. PrabakaranYellow card 27'
Syahmi SafariYellow card 42'
Safuwan BaharudinYellow card 45+2'
Brendan GanYellow card 59'		 Report Uche Agba 38'
Wan Amirul AfiqYellow card 3'
Saiful RidzuwanYellow card 44'		 Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab
20 September 2020 8 [note 1] Melaka United Malaysia 1-1 Malaysia Petaling Jaya City F.C. Melaka
21:00 UTC+8 Romel Morales 72'
Khairul AnwarYellow card 36'
Jang Suk-wonYellow card 68'		 Report Kogileswaran Raj 90+3'
Washington BrandãoYellow card 56'
R. Aroon KumarYellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
27 September 2020 9 [note 1] Sabah Malaysia 3-2 Malaysia Melaka United Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
21:00 UTC+08:00 Dennis Buchening 25' 65'
Rodoljub Paunovic 72' (pen.)
Park Tae SuYellow card 59'
Maxsius MusaYellow card 64'
Petrus ShitembiYellow card 90+5'		 Report Uche Agba 16'
Sony Norde 45+3'		 Stadium: Likas Stadium
Referee: Fusser Bin Mad Slleh
2 October 2020 10 [note 1] Kedah Malaysia 1-0 Malaysia Melaka United Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Shakir Hamzah 19' Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Nazim Bin Haji Idris
10 October 2020 11 [note 1] Melaka United Malaysia 0-5 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Melaka
Wan Amirul AfiqYellow card 18' Report Leandro Velazquez 70' (pen.)
Syafiq Ahmad 75'Yellow card 63'

Aidil Zafuan 79'
Fernando Rodriguez 85'
Gonzalo Cabrera 90+3'
Fadhli ShasYellow card 65'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Noor Azriel bin Baharuddin

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Petaling Jaya City 11 3 5 3 17 16 +1 14
8 Pahang 11 4 2 5 18 18 0 14
9 Melaka United 11 4 2 5 13 16 −3 11[a]
10 Sabah 11 2 3 6 12 24 −12 9
11 Felda United (R) 11 1 4 6 12 27 −15 7 Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.[33]


Malaysia FA Cup

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Main article: 2020 Malaysia FA Cup

cancelled

Malaysia Cup

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Main article: 2020 Malaysia Cup
8 November 2020 Round 1 Selangor 2-1 Melaka United Melaka
21:00 UTC+8 Ifedayo Olusegun 21'
Sandro 52'		 Report Uche Agba 57' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Bin Awang

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As @ 20 Sept 2020

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Malaysia Nurridzuan Abu Hassan 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Malaysia Annas Rahmat 5(4) 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
6 DF South Korea Jang Suk-won 9 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
7 FW Nigeria Uche Agba 11 5 0 0 1 1 11 6
8 MF Malaysia Safiq Rahim 7(2) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 9 1
10 MF Colombia Romel Morales 11 3 0 0 1 0 11 3
11 MF Malaysia Syamim Yahya 8(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 9 0
13 DF Malaysia Razman Roslan 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
15 MF Malaysia Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 6(2) 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
16 MF Malaysia Saiful Ridzuwan 8(2) 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
18 DF Malaysia Wan Amirul Afiq 11 1 0 0 1 0 11 1
19 GK Malaysia Khairul Fahmi 9 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
22 GK Malaysia Norazlan Razali 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 FW Malaysia Ferris Danial 5(4) 1 0 0 1 0 9 1
24 DF MalaysiaAustralia Curran Singh Ferns 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
25 DF Malaysia Faris Shah Rosli 1(7) 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
26 DF MalaysiaNew Zealand Khair Jefri Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
27 FW Malaysia Jasmir Mehat 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Malaysia Deevan Raj 1(5) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 6 0
31 FW Haiti Sony Norde 11 2 0 0 1 0 11 2
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
33 DF ThailandEngland Naruphon Putsorn 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Zainal the new coach for 2019 after leaving Penang FA". Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  2. ^ "Kuala Lumpur FA's keeper, Solehin, moves to Melaka United".
  3. ^ "Delda's keeper, Norazlan Razali, moves to Melaka United".
  4. ^ "Annas Rahmat moves to Melaka United".
  5. ^ "Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali moves to Melaka United".
  6. ^ "Curran Ferns returns to Malaysia with Melaka United".
  7. ^ "Curran Ferns returns to Malaysia with Melaka United".
  8. ^ "Akmal Zahir signed from UKM F.C."
  9. ^ "Lee Yong Cheng moves to Melaka United".
  10. ^ "MUSA is pleased to announce Thai-born Narupon Wild Putsorn".
  11. ^ "Romel Morales switches from PKNS after it become feeder club".
  12. ^ "Jasmir Mehat moves to Melaka United".
  13. ^ "Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi moves to Melaka United".
  14. ^ "Fakhrullah Rosli moves to Melaka United".
  15. ^ "Nurridzuan Abu Hassan joins Melaka for 2020".
  16. ^ "Khairul Anwar switch from Terengganu FA to Melaka United".
  17. ^ "Syamim Yahya move to Melaka".
  18. ^ "Sony, the winger, joins Melaka".
  19. ^ "Faizal Talib moves to Melaka United".
  20. ^ "Uche Agba moves to Melaka United".
  21. ^ "Ferris Danial joins Melaka for 2020".
  22. ^ "Desa return to Penang after one season".
  23. ^ "Patrick Reichelt Leave Melaka United for the Thai League".
  24. ^ "Penang FA have retained Casagrande! Welcome back!".
  25. ^ "Khairul Fahmi contract into his 2nd year".
  26. ^ "Faris contract extended for 2020 season".
  27. ^ "Jang Suk-won has his contract extended for 2020 season".
  28. ^ "Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman has his contract extended for 2020 season".
  29. ^ "Razman Roslan has his contract extended for 2020 season".
  30. ^ "Deevan Raj contract extended for 2020 season".
  31. ^ "Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat contract extended for 2020 season".
  32. ^ "Safiq Rahim contract extended for 2020 season".
  33. ^ "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
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