2021 Racing Louisville FC season

Racing Louisville
2021 season
Owner	John Neace
Manager	Christy Holly (until Aug. 31); Mario Sanchez (interim)
Stadium	Lynn Family Stadium
NWSL	9th
NWSL Playoffs	DNQ
Challenge Cup	5th (East Div.)
2021 International Women's Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Cece Kizer, Ebony Salmon (6); All: Cece Kizer (8)
Highest home attendance	8,488 (vs. ORL, October 16)
Lowest home attendance	5,843 (vs. KC, August 8)
Average home league attendance	6,565
Biggest win	CHI 0 - 3 LOU (June 26)
Biggest defeat	NCC 5 - 0 LOU (May 28)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2021 Racing Louisville FC season was the club's first season of play. Racing Louisville competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top flight of professional women's soccer in the United States.

Background[edit]

Racing Louisville FC was announced on October 22, 2019, as an NWSL expansion team set to begin play in the 2021 season.^[1] Former Sky Blue FC head coach Christy Holly was named as Racing Louisville FC's first head coach on August 12, 2020.^[2] The club proceeded to build their roster through a combination of free agent signings, a trade with Chicago Red Stars for Savannah McCaskill and Yūki Nagasato in exchange draft protection,^[3] the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft, and the 2021 NWSL Draft. Since the opening of the season, Racing also added English internationals Gemma Bonner and Ebony Salmon, former North Carolina Courage defender Sinclaire Miramontez, and Dutch international Nadia Nadim.

Holly was fired for cause on August 31, 2021, and the club named Mario Sanchez, head of the club's youth academy and former collegiate coach, as the interim head coach.^[4]

Current squad[edit]

As of June 9, 2021^[update]^[5]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	USA	Michelle Betos
2	MF	USA	Lauren Milliet
3	DF	USA	Erin Simon
4	DF	ENG	Gemma Bonner
5	FW	USA	Cece Kizer
7	FW	USA	Savannah McCaskill
8	MF	SWE	Freja Olofsson
9	FW	ENG	Ebony Salmon
10	FW	DEN	Nadia Nadim
11	DF	USA	Emily Fox
12	DF	USA	Sinclaire Miramontez
13	FW	USA	Emina Ekic
14	DF	USA	Nealy Martin
15	DF	USA	Brooke Hendrix
16	DF	USA	Julia Ashley
17	FW	JPN	Yūki Nagasato
18	DF	USA	Kaleigh Riehl
19	MF	USA	Taylor Otto
20	FW	JAM	Cheyna Matthews
21	GK	USA	Shelby Money
22	FW	USA	Katie McClure
23	GK	USA	Katie Lund
24	MF	USA	Noelle Higginson
26	DF	USA	Addisyn Merrick
27	FW	DOM	Vanessa Kara
33	FW	USA	Jorian Baucom

Competitions[edit]

Preseason friendlies[edit]

February 27, 2021	Racing Louisville	4–0	Louisville Cardinals	Louisville, Kentucky
	Milliet 5' Kizer 22', 24', 49'	[1]		Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park Attendance: 0

March 7, 2021	Vanderbilt Commodores	1–2	Racing Louisville	Nashville, Tennessee
	Kelley 68'	[2]	Milliet 43' Kizer 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex Attendance: 0

March 13, 2021	Racing Louisville	4–0	West Virginia Mountaineers	Louisville, Kentucky
	Ekic 17' McClure 41', 59' Baucom 83'	[3]		Stadium: Thurman Hutchins Park Attendance: 0

March 24, 2021	Florida State Seminoles	v	Racing Louisville	Tallahassee, Florida
				Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 0
Note: Result not reported

March 28, 2021	Florida State Seminoles	v	Racing Louisville	Tallahassee, Florida
				Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Note: Result not reported

NWSL Challenge Cup[edit]

Standings — East Division[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8	Qualification for the Championship
2	North Carolina Courage	4	2	1	1	9	8	+1	7
3	Orlando Pride	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	5
4	Washington Spirit	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
5	Racing Louisville FC	4	0	2	2	4	6	−2	2

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Match results[edit]

Racing Louisville's group stage matches in the East Division of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup were the first competitive matches in club history. The opening match, a 2–2 draw against Orlando Pride, was the club's first at their home ground, Lynn Family Stadium. With two draws and two losses in four group matches, Racing finished at the bottom of East Division in their first Challenge Cup.^[6]

April 10, 2021 1	Racing Louisville	2–2	Orlando Pride	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM ET	Kizer 12' Fox 66' Baucom 83' Hendrix 90+3'	Report	Kornieck 35', 44' Kim 88'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Katja Koroleva Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Maggie Short Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

April 15, 2021 2	Washington Spirit	1–0	Racing Louisville	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM ET	Roddar 59' Huster 79' Sanchez 90+3'	Report	Olofsson 52'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Danielle Chesky Assistant referees: Ben Pilgrim, Nicholas Seymour Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

April 26, 2021 3	Racing Louisville	2–3	North Carolina Courage	Louisville, Kentucky
6:00 PM ET	Kizer 24' Baucom 75'	Report	Pickett 12' Hamilton 33' Kurtz 49' Debinha 57' Ashley 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Rebecca Luther, Maggie Short Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

May 2, 2021 4	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–0	Racing Louisville	Montclair, New Jersey
12:30 PM ET	Cudjoe 28'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Zeno Cho Fourth official: Christian Centeno

NWSL Regular Season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Thorns FC	24	13	5	6	33	17	+16	44	NWSL Shield
2	OL Reign	24	13	3	8	37	24	+13	42	Playoffs – Semi-finals
3	Washington Spirit (C)	24	11	6	7	29	26	+3	39	Playoffs – First round
4	Chicago Red Stars	24	11	5	8	28	28	0	38
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC	24	8	11	5	29	21	+8	35
6	North Carolina Courage	24	9	6	9	28	23	+5	33
7	Houston Dash	24	9	5	10	31	31	0	32
8	Orlando Pride	24	7	7	10	27	32	−5	28
9	Racing Louisville FC	24	5	7	12	21	40	−19	22
10	Kansas City	24	3	7	14	15	36	−21	16

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	5	7	12	21	40	−19	22	4	4	4	12	15	−3	1	3	8	9	25	−16

Last updated: October 31, 2021.
Source: Match reports

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	D

Updated to match(es) played on October 31, 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

15 May 1	Racing Louisville	0–0	Kansas City	Louisville, Kentucky
5:00 PM ET	McCaskill 53'	Report		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,622 Referee: Adorae Monroy Assistant referees: Deleana Quan, Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Nabil Bensalah

21 May 2	Racing Louisville	2–0	Washington Spirit	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET	Ekic 76' Kizer 81' Baucom 90+1' Martin 90+2'	Report	Rodman 46' Bailey 70'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,011 Referee: Katja Koroleva Assistant referees: Melissa Beck, Maggie Short Fourth official: Michael Samour

28 May 3	North Carolina Courage	5–0	Racing Louisville	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET	Erceg 7' Mathias 56' L Williams 63' Debinha 68' Mace 75', 90'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: Unreported Referee: Matthew Franz Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith, Caleb Fearing Fourth official: Shawn Tehini

5 June 4	Portland Thorns FC	3–0	Racing Louisville	Portland, Oregon
10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT	Salem 8' Rodriguez 48' Horan 72', 77'	Report	Martin 49' McClure 85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Not reported Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Salma Perez, Corbyn May Fourth official: Luis Trujillo

20 June 5	Racing Louisville	1–0	Houston Dash	Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM ET	Bonner 10' Salmon 72'	Report	Latsko 7'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,971 Referee: Laura Rodriguez Assistant referees: Meghan Mullen, Maggie Short Fourth official: Chris Schurfranz

23 June 6	Racing Louisville	0–2	North Carolina Courage	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET	Nagasato 65'	Report	L. Williams 27', 33'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,334 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Kali Smith, Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Michael Samour

26 June 7	Chicago Red Stars	0–3	Racing Louisville	Bridgeview, Illinois
3:25 PM CT/4:25 PM ET (start delayed from 1:00 PM CT by weather)	Colaprico 10' 55'	Report	Nagasato 29', 56' Salmon 38' McCaskill 62'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant referees: Melissa Beck, Rachel Smith Fourth official: Katherine McCormick

3 July 8	Racing Louisville	0–2	Portland Thorns FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET	McCaskill 29' Riehl 34' Holly 77'	Report	Rodriguez 30' (pen.) Charley 52'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,822 Referee: Karen Callado Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo, Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Emma Richards

9 July 9	Orlando Pride	1–1	Racing Louisville	Orlando, Florida
7:00 PM ET	Jónsdóttir 33' Leroux 90+4'	Report	Salmon 21' McCaskill 36' Ekic 73' Matthews 82'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon

25 July 10	Racing Louisville	0–2	Washington Spirit	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET (start delayed from 3:00 PM ET due to weather conditions)		Report	Ashley Hatch 5' Sam Staab 58' Aubrey Bledsoe 90+1'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,422 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Mike Nickerson Fourth official: Jarin Harrell

31 July 11	OL Reign	2–0	Racing Louisville	Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PT/10:00 PM ET	Le Sommer 27', 43' Huerta 86'	Report		Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

8 August 12	Racing Louisville	3–1	Kansas City	Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM ET	Nadim 22', 55' Fox 35' McCaskill 38' Salmon 43' Matthews 86', 90'	Report	Pickett 45+1' Jenkins 45+9' LaBonta 63' Silva 82'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Danielle Chesky

15 August 13	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–1	Racing Louisville	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM ET	Onumonu 83'	Report	Nadim 13' Bonner 67' Riehl 90+6'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek, Ian Mangione Fourth official: Jennifer Dumaine

18 August 14	Racing Louisville	1–1	Chicago Red Stars	Louisville, Kentucky
8:20 PM ET	Salmon 10', 57' Riehl 65' Nagasato 90'	Report	Watt 57'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,310 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Kali Smith, Noah Matos Fourth official: Katherine McCormick
Note: A penalty kick shoot-out following full time was needed to decide a winner for the match's dual status as a semifinal of the inaugural International Women's Cup. Racing Louisville won the shoot-out 5 - 4.

25 August 15	Kansas City	2–1	Racing Louisville	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET	Ball 10' Simon 17' (o.g.) Hamilton 40' LaBonta 45+2' Weber 50' Vincent 79'	Report	Nadim 27' Kizer 65' S Miramontez 88' 90+1'	Stadium: Legends Field Referee: Michael Radchuk

29 August 16	Houston Dash	1–0	Racing Louisville	Houston, Texas
6:30 PM CT/7:30 PM ET	Daly 49' Naughton 73' Visalli 90+7' Hanson 90+8'	Report	Baucom 68' Simon 82'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Katja Koroleva

4 September 17	Racing Louisville	1–1	OL Reign	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET	Nadim 23'	Report	Balcer 74', 80'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,337 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Alicia Messer, Maggie Short Fourth official: Jarin Harrell

11 September 18	Orlando Pride	3–1	Racing Louisville	Orlando, Florida
7:00 PM ET	Leroux 30' Marta 34' Morgan 65'	Report	Kizer 51'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Elton Garcia

26 September 19	Racing Louisville	0–4	Houston Dash	Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM ET	Matthews 16'	Report	Visalli 34' Mewis 43' Naughton 72' Prince 83'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Matt Thompson

6 October 20	North Carolina Courage	3–1	Racing Louisville	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET	L Williams 14' Rodriguez 19' Debinha 30'	Report	McCaskill 24'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Alyssa Nichols

9 October 21	Washington Spirit	3–0	Racing Louisville	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM ET	Hatch 8', 80' Sullivan 52'	Report	McCaskill 38'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Laura Rodriguez

16 October 22	Racing Louisville	3–1	Orlando Pride	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET	Salmon 45+1' McClure 52' Nagasato 77'	Report	Taylor 9', 16'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,488 Referee: Matthew Franz

28 October 23	Racing Louisville	1–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM ET	Ashley 16' Kizer 52'	Report	Onumonu 7' Lloyd 90'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,508 Referee: Samantha Martinez
Note: Match originally scheduled for October 1; postponed per league-wide suspension of play for Oct. 1–3.^[7]

31 October 24	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–1	Racing Louisville	Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 PM ET	Purce 45+1' Lloyd 53' Freeman 72'	Report	Salmon 54' Kizer 69' (pen.) Nagasato 81'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Karen Abt

The Women's Cup[edit]

Racing Louisville hosted and participated in the inaugural The Women's Cup, a four-team competition featuring two sides from the NWSL and two sides from Europe.^[8] Racing Louisville and Chicago Red Stars from NWSL were joined by Paris Saint-Germain Féminine and FC Bayern Munich. In the semifinals on August 18, 2021, Racing Louisville drew with Chicago Red Stars and advanced to the Championship match on penalty kicks, where they would face Bayern Munich, who had also advanced past Paris Saint-Germain via penalty shootout. In the Championship match, Racing Louisville fell behind early in the second half before quickly equalizing on a goal by Jorian Baucom, then took the lead on a goal by Yūki Nagasato, only to yield another to Bayern Munich in stoppage time, sending the match to penalties. Racing Louisville prevailed in an 11-round shootout, after backup goalkeeper Katie Lund converted her spot kick and saved the attempt by her counterpart, Laura Benkarth.^[9]^[10]

21 August Championship match	Racing Louisville	2–2 (7–6 p)	FC Bayern Munich	Louisville, Kentucky
6:00 PM ET	Baucom 54' McCaskill 74' Nagasato 85'	Report	Bühl 49' Bonner 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,813
	Penalties
	Nagasato Salmon McCaskill Miramontez Baucom Olofsson Bonner Milliet Riehl Martin Lund		Lohmann Gwinn Asseyi Dallmann Damnjanović Kumagai Zadrazil Bühl Rall Wenninger Benkarth

NWSL Playoffs[edit]

Racing Louisville did not qualify for the NWSL Playoffs. Playoffs will start on November 6 and will conclude with the NWSL Championship on November 20, to be held at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville.^[11]

Player statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Place	Pos.	No.	Name	CC	IWC	NWSL	Total
1	FW	5	Cece Kizer	2	0	6	8
2	FW	9	Ebony Salmon	0	0	6	6
3	FW	10	Nadia Nadim	0	0	3	3
3	FW	17	Yūki Nagasato	0	1	2	3
5	FW	33	Jorian Baucom	1	1	0	2
5	FW	7	Savannah McCaskill	0	0	2	2
7	DF	15	Brooke Hendrix	1	0	0	1
7	FW	13	Emina Ekic	0	0	1	1
7	FW	20	Cheyna Matthews	0	0	1	1
7	FW	22	Katie McClure	0	0	1	1
Total				4	2	21	27

Assist leaders[edit]

Place	Pos.	No.	Name	CC	IWC	NWSL	Total
1	FW	5	Cece Kizer	1	0	3	4
2	FW	9	Ebony Salmon	0	0	3	3
3	FW	7	Savannah McCaskill	0	0	2	2
3	MF	2	Lauren Milliet	0	1	1	2
3	FW	17	Yūki Nagasato	0	0	2	2
6	DF	11	Emily Fox	1	0	0	1
6	MF	8	Freja Olofsson	1	0	0	1
6	DF	3	Erin Simon	1	0	0	1
6	FW	13	Emina Ekic	0	0	1	1
6	FW	10	Nadia Nadim	0	0	1	1
6	FW	22	Katie McClure	0	0	1	1
Total				4	1	14	19

Clean sheets[edit]

Place	Pos.	No.	Name	CC	NWSL	Total
1	GK	1	Michelle Betos	1	4	5
Total				1	4	5

Disciplinary[edit]

Pos.	No.	Name	CC	IWC	NWSL		Total
Pos.	No.	Name
FW	7	Savannah McCaskill	0	1	5	0	6	0
FW	17	Yūki Nagasato	0	0	4	0	4	0
DF	18	Kaleigh Riehl	0	0	3	0	3	0
MF	33	Jorian Baucom	1	0	2	0	3	0
FW	20	Cheyna Matthews	0	0	3	0	3	0
DF	14	Nealy Martin	0	0	2	0	2	0
DF	11	Emily Fox	1	0	1	0	2	0
DF	4	Gemma Bonner	0	0	2	0	2	0
DF	18	Kaleigh Riehl	0	0	2	0	2	0
FW	10	Nadia Nadim	0	0	2	0	2	0
FW	9	Ebony Salmon	0	0	2	0	2	0
DF	12	Sinclaire Miramontez	0	0	1	1	1	1
MF	8	Freja Olofsson	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	22	Katie McClure	0	0	1	0	1	0
HC	-	Christy Holly	0	0	1	0	1	0
FW	13	Emina Ekic	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF	3	Erin Simon	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF	16	Julia Ashley	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			3	1	31	1	35	1

References[edit]

^ "National Women's Soccer League announces expansion to Louisville in 2021" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 22, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ Aulbach, Lucas; Yates, Dominique (August 12, 2020). "Christy Holly will lead Racing Louisville FC, the city's new NWSL franchise, in 2021". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ "Racing Louisville FC Adds Franchise's First Roster Addition in Trade with Chicago" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 26, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
^ Garnder, Hayes (August 31, 2021). "Racing Louisville FC fires first head coach Christy Holly 'for cause'". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ "Roster". racingloufc.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
^ "Racing Louisville FC schedule 2021". Retrieved May 21, 2021.
^ "NWSL Announces Update Regarding This Weekend's Matches". Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "The International Women's Cup". Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ "Lund stars as Racing tops Bayern to win The Women's Cup" (Press release). Racing Louisville FC. August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
^ "Racing Louisville vs. Bayern Munich: Racing Louisville wins on penalties!". Bavarian Football Works. August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
^ "NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP MOVED FROM PORTLAND TO LOUISVILLE AT PLAYERS' REQUEST". The Athletic. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

External links[edit]

Racing Louisville FC

[NWSL-Expansion-1] "National Women's Soccer League announces expansion to Louisville in 2021" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 22, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[2] Aulbach, Lucas; Yates, Dominique (August 12, 2020). "Christy Holly will lead Racing Louisville FC, the city's new NWSL franchise, in 2021". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[3] "Racing Louisville FC Adds Franchise's First Roster Addition in Trade with Chicago" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 26, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[holly-fired-4] Garnder, Hayes (August 31, 2021). "Racing Louisville FC fires first head coach Christy Holly 'for cause'". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[5] "Roster". racingloufc.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[6] "Racing Louisville FC schedule 2021". Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[7] "NWSL Announces Update Regarding This Weekend's Matches". Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[8] "The International Women's Cup". Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[9] "Lund stars as Racing tops Bayern to win The Women's Cup" (Press release). Racing Louisville FC. August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[10] "Racing Louisville vs. Bayern Munich: Racing Louisville wins on penalties!". Bavarian Football Works. August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[11] "NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP MOVED FROM PORTLAND TO LOUISVILLE AT PLAYERS' REQUEST". The Athletic. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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