2018 Geylang International FC season

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Geylang International
2018 season
ChairmanBen Teng
Head coachHirotaka Usui
StadiumBedok Stadium
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The 2018 season is Geylang International's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Key events[]

November 2017[]

On 28/11/2017, it was reported that there has been a rift between some Geylang International players and the club's management.[1]

Squad[]

Sleague[]

As of 20 February 2017.
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Jasper Chan Singapore (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 33) Singapore Warriors FC
24 Danial Faris U23 Singapore 23 May 1997 (age 22) Youth Team
25 Zainol Gulam Singapore (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 30) Singapore Warriors FC
Defenders
2 Anders Aplin Singapore (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 30) Singapore (Defunct NFL Club)
3 Jufri Taha >30 Singapore (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 36) Singapore Tampines Rovers
4 Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Singapore (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 33) Singapore Warriors FC
5 Darren Teh U23 Singapore (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 25) Singapore (NFL D1)
11 Yeo Hai Ngee U23 Singapore (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 27) Singapore Young Lions FC
14 Danish Irfan U23 Singapore (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 22) Singapore NFA U18
15 Afiq Yunos Singapore (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 31) Singapore Tampines Rovers
21 Yuki Ichikawa (Captain) Japan (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 34) Singapore Albirex Niigata (S)
22 U23 Singapore (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 24) Youth Team
Midfielders
6 U23 Singapore Youth Team
7 Ryan Syaffiq U23 Singapore (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 25) Singapore Young Lions FC
8 Azhar Sairudin >30 Singapore (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 35) Singapore Hougang United
9 Fuad Ramli Singapore (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 27) Singapore (NFL D1)
10 Fumiya Kogure Japan (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 32) Singapore Hougang United
12 U23 Singapore Youth Team
13 Singapore (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 29) Singapore (NFL D1)
16 Noor Ariff U23 Singapore Youth Team
19 U23 Singapore Youth Team
Forwards
17 Singapore (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 27) Singapore Tampines Rovers Prime League
18 Shawal Anuar Singapore (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 30) Singapore (Defunct NFL Club)
20 Fairoz Hassan Singapore (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 33) Singapore Hougang United
45 Zikos Vasileios Chua U19 Singapore (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 19) Singapore NFA U16
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season
24 U23 Singapore (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 25) Youth Team
U23 Singapore (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 22) Youth Team

Coaching staff[]

[2]

Position Name Ref.
Head Coach Japan Hirotaka Usui
Assistant Coach Singapore
Goalkeeping Coach Thailand
Team Manager Singapore
Physiotherapist Singapore
Kitman

Transfers[]

Pre-season transfers[]

In[]

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Singapore Jasper Chan Singapore Warriors FC [3]
GK Singapore Zainol Gulam Singapore Warriors FC
DF Singapore Yeo Hai Ngee Singapore Garena Young Lions [4]
DF Singapore Jufri Taha Singapore Tampines Rovers [5]
DF Singapore Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Singapore Warriors FC [6]
DF Singapore Danish Irfan Azman SingaporeNFA U18 [7]
MF Singapore Fuad Ramli Singapore (NFL 1) [8]
MF Singapore Singapore (NFL 1) [9]
MF Singapore Ryan Syaffiq Singapore Garena Young Lions [10]
MF Singapore Azhar Sairudin Singapore Hougang United [11]
MF Singapore Fairoz Hassan Singapore Hougang United [12]
MF Japan Fumiya Kogure Singapore Hougang United [13]
FW Singapore Free Agent [14]

Out[]

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Singapore Syazwan Buhari Singapore Tampines Rovers [15]
GK Singapore Nur Amin Malik
DF Singapore Safirul Sulaiman Singapore Tampines Rovers [16]
DF Singapore Faritz Hameed Singapore Home United [17]
DF Singapore Isa Halim Retired
DF Singapore Al-Qaasimy Rahman Retired [18]
MF Singapore
MF Singapore Gabriel Quak Singapore Warriors FC [19]
MF Singapore Stanely Ng Singapore Hougang United [20]
MF Singapore Nor Azli Yusoff
MF Singapore Taufiq Ghani
MF Argentina Ricardo Sendra Indonesia Perseru Serui [21]
MF SingaporeMyanmar Min Thi Ha
MF Singapore Asshukrie Wahid Singapore Garena Young Lions [22]
FW Costa Rica Víctor Coto Ortega
FW Singapore Shahfiq Ghani Singapore Hougang United [23]
FW Singapore Amy Recha Singapore Home United [24]
FW Singapore Ifwat Ismail Singapore Garena Young Lions [25]

Note 1: Ricardo Sendra was initially signed by Perseru but was released before the season start.[26]

Retained[]

Position Player Ref
DF Singapore Darren Teh [27]
DF Singapore Anders Eric Aplin [28]
DF Japan Yuki Ichikawa [29]
MF Singapore [30]
FW Singapore Shawal Anuar [31]

Note 2: Yuki Ichikawa was initially released after the season but subsequently re-signed for 2018.

[]

Position Player Ref
GK Singapore [30]
DF Singapore [30]
DF Singapore [30]
MF Singapore Noor Ariff [30]
MF Singapore [30]
MF Singapore [30]

Trial[]

Trial (In)[]
Position Player Trial @ Ref
MF Australia Australia [32]
Trial (Out)[]
Position Player Trial @ Ref
DF Singapore Anders Aplin Japan Matsumoto Yamaga [33]

Mid-season transfers[]

In[]

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Singapore Faris Danial Free Agent
DF Singapore Afiq Yunos Singapore Tampines Rovers Loan [34]

Out[]

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Singapore NS till 2020
DF Singapore Anders Aplin Japan Matsumoto Yamaga Loan [35]

Trial[]

Trial (In)[]
Position Player Trial From Ref
FW Singapore Zulkiffli Hassim Singapore Yishun Sentek Mariners FC

Friendlies[]

Pre-Season Friendly[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) 1 Singapore Cricket Club Singapore 2-3 Singapore Geylang International
1915 hours
11 January 2018 (2018-01-11) 2 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2-0 Singapore Geylang International Our Tampines Hub
1700 hours Zulfadhmi Suzliman 59'
Fahrudin Mustafic 83' (pen)
19 January 2018 (2018-01-19) 3 UiTM Malaysia 2-1 Singapore Geylang International
2045 hours Stadium:
26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) 4 JDT II Malaysia 3-0 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
1915 hours Rozaimi Abdul Rahman 25,90'
Nicolás Alberto Fernández 65'
29 January 2018 (2018-01-29) 5 Rydalmere Lions Australia 1-0 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
1700 hours
13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) 6 Singapore 0-6 Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) 7 Yishun Sentek Mariners FC Singapore 2-3 Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
1900
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 8 Singapore Postponed Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
1900 hours
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 8 Singapore 1-2 Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
1900 hours
3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 9 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 0-1 Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
1700 hours Darren Teh
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 10 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-0 Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
1700 hours Taku Morinaga 11'
Wataru Murofushi 42'
Report
23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) 11 Singapore v Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
1900 hours

Batam Pre-season tour[]

10 March 2018 1 Indonesia 1-3 Singapore Geylang International Gelora Citramas Stadium
12 March 2018 2 Indonesia 2-0 Singapore Geylang International Gelora Citramas Stadium

Team statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 29 September 2018.
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Soccerball shade.svgGoals Apps. Soccerball shade.svgGoals Apps. Soccerball shade.svgGoals
1 GK Singapore Jasper Chan 5(3) 0 0 0 8 0
3 DF Singapore Jufri Taha 24 0 2 0 26 0
4 DF Singapore Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 13(3) 0 2 0 18 0
5 DF Singapore Darren Teh 24 1 2 0 26 1
6 MF Singapore 2(1) 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Singapore Ryan Syaffiq 20(3) 2 0 0 23 2
8 MF Singapore Azhar Sairudin 9(13) 1 2 0 24 1
9 MF Singapore Fuad Ramli 15(4) 0 2 0 21 0
10 MF Japan Fumiya Kogure 21 1 0 0 21 1
11 DF Singapore Yeo Hai Ngee 9(7) 3 1(1) 0 18 3
12 MF Singapore 0(4) 0 0 0 4 0
13 MF Singapore 7(6) 0 0 0 13 0
14 DF Singapore Danish Irfan Azman 15(2) 0 2 0 19 0
15 DF Singapore Afiq Yunos 10 0 2 0 12 0
16 MF Singapore Noor Ariff 4(4) 1 0 0 8 1
17 FW Singapore 2(7) 1 0(2) 0 11 1
18 FW Singapore Shawal Anuar 15 7 0 0 15 7
19 MF Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Singapore 19(3) 7 2 0 23 7
21 DF Japan Yuki Ichikawa 23 1 2 0 25 1
22 DF Singapore 2(5) 0 1(1) 0 9 0
24 GK Singapore Faris Danial 2 0 0 0 2 0
25 GK Singapore Zainol Gulam 17 0 2 0 19 0
45 FW Singapore Zikos Vasileios Chua 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2 DF Singapore Anders Aplin 6(2) 1 0 0 8 1
15 DF Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 5 5 14 26 57 −31 020.83
Singapore Cup 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 26 5 6 15 26 58 −32 019.23

Singapore Premier League[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) Round 1 Geylang International Singapore 1-1 Singapore Warriors FC Bedok Stadium
Ryan Syaffiq 86'
Zulfadli Zainal AbidinRed card 86'
Jonathan Béhé 37'
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) Round 2 Tampines Rovers Singapore 3-1 Singapore Geylang International Our Tampines Hub
Jordan Webb 1' 36'
Khairul Amri 81' (pen)
Fairoz Hasan 45+5'
Yuki IchikawaYellow card 84'
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) Round 3 Geylang International Singapore 0-1 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Bedok Stadium
Fadli Kamis 19'Yellow card 78'
Yellow card 46'
Huzaifah AzizYellow card 75'
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) Round 4 Brunei DPMM Brunei 4-1 Singapore Geylang International Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Adi Said 12'
Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh 24'
Volodymyr Pryyomov 54' 56'
Nur Ikhwan OthmanYellow card 79'
Noor Ariff 20' Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) Round 5 Geylang International Singapore 1-4 Singapore Home United Bedok Stadium
Shawal Anuar 49'
Yellow card 11'
Darren TehYellow card 90+3'
Hafiz Nor 2' 24'
Shahril Ishak 36'
Faizal Roslan 45+1'
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) Round 6 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 5-0 Singapore Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Wataru Murofushi 17'
Kenya Takahashi 30'
Taku Morinaga 71'
Shuhei Hoshino 82'
Ryujiro Yamanaka 85'
Shawal AnuarYellow card 62'
9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) Round 7 Geylang International Singapore 1-1 Singapore Garena Young Lions Bedok Stadium
Shawal Anuar 8' Ifwat Ismail 81'
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) Round 8 Hougang United Singapore 1-3 Singapore Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Iqbal Hussain 87' Shawal Anuar 2' 45'
Azhar Sairudin 75'
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) Round 9 Warriors FC Singapore 0-2 Singapore Geylang International National Stadium, Singapore
Yellow card 37'
Poh Yi FengYellow card 44'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 78'
Fumiya Kogure 13' (pen)
Shawal Anuar 47'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
27 May 2018 (2018-05-27) Round 10 Geylang International Singapore 1-2 Singapore Tampines Rovers Bedok Stadium
Fairoz Hasan 90'
Yellow card 59'
Ryutaro Megumi 85'
Fazrul Nawaz 90'
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Round 11 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 1-2 Singapore Geylang International Toa Payoh Stadium
Huzaifah Aziz 30' (pen)Yellow card 70'
Nurullah HusseinYellow card 51'
Noor Akid NordinYellow card 57'
Fairoz Hasan 1'
Yuki Ichikawa 74'
Jufri TahaYellow card 29'
10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) Round 12 Geylang International Singapore 2-6 Brunei Brunei DPMM Bedok Stadium
Fairoz Hasan 69'
Shawal Anuar 73'
Volodymyr Pryyomov 6'
Adi Said 45' 85'
Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh 47'
Azwan Saleh 59'
Helmi Zambin 67'
Abdul Aziz TamitYellow card 76'
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Round 13 Home United Singapore 2-0 Singapore Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Amy Recha 47'
Shahril Ishak 89'
Anumanthan KumarYellow card 33'
Shakir HamzahYellow card 51'
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) Round 14 Geylang International Singapore 0-3 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Bedok Stadium
Fairoz HasanYellow card 45' Shuhei Sasahara 27'
Wataru Murofushi 48'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 59'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) Round 15 Garena Young Lions Singapore 1-3 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Haiqal Pashia 59'
R AaravinRed card 67'
Shawal Anuar 38'
Ryan Syaffiq 66'
Fairoz Hasan 70'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Round 16 (Rescheduled) Geylang International Singapore 0-3 Singapore Hougang United Bedok Stadium
Jasper ChanRed card 52'
Anders AplinYellow card 52'
Yuki IchikawaYellow card 78'
Justin Hui 36'
Fareez Farhan 64'
Jang Jo-yoon 87'
Syahiran MiswanYellow card 45+2'
Illyas LeeYellow card 53'
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15) Round 17 Geylang International Singapore 0-1 Singapore Warriors FC Bedok Stadium
Afiq YunosYellow card 20'
Yellow card 69'
Anders AplinYellow card 82'
Darren TehYellow card 85'
Jonathan Béhé 10'
Khairul NizamRed card 90+4'
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Round 18 Tampines Rovers Singapore 4-1 Singapore Geylang International Our Tampines Hub
Khairul Amri 50' 60' 65' (pen)
Amirul Adli 89'
Daniel BennettYellow card 31'
Zulfadhmi SuzlimanYellow card 84'
Fairoz Hasan 33'Yellow card 79'
Yellow card 26'
Afiq YunosYellow card 64'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Round 19 Geylang International Singapore 1-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Bedok Stadium
Anders Aplin 73' Dusan MarinkovicYellow card 82'
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Round 20 Brunei DPMM Brunei 2-2 Singapore Geylang International Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Adi Said 18'
Brian McLean 43'
Yeo Hai Ngee 5'
Fairoz Hasan 45'
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) Round 21 Geylang International Singapore 1-5 Singapore Home United Bedok Stadium
Darren Teh 87' Faritz Hameed 40'
Shakir Hamzah 27'
Shahril Ishak 56' 61'
Hafiz Nor 58'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Round 22 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 4-0 Singapore Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Shun Kumagai 8'Yellow card 42'
Taku Morinaga 65'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 69'
Darren Teh 87' (o.g.)
Shuhei Hoshinosoccer ball with red X82
Azhar SairudinYellow card 23'Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card
Yeo Hai NgeeYellow card 75'
Yellow card 42'
Yellow card 85'
Jufri TahaYellow card 90+1'
Yellow card 90+4'
Fuad RamliRed card 86'
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore)
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) Round 23 Geylang International Singapore 2-2 Singapore Garena Young Lions Bedok Stadium
Yeo Hai Ngee 49' 57'
Ryan SyaffiqYellow card 55'
Fumiya KogureYellow card 85'
R Aaravin 56'
Ikhsan Fandi 90+4'
Jacob MahlerYellow card 87'
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) Round 24 (Rescheduled) Hougang United Singapore 1-1 Singapore Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Fabian Kwok 90+4' 82' Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 32 35 −3 28
6 Balestier Khalsa 24 7 6 11 25 36 −11 27
7 Young Lions[a] 24 5 6 13 25 46 −21 21
8 Geylang International 24 5 5 14 26 57 −31 20
9 Hougang United 24 2 6 16 22 44 −22 12
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Quarter Final 1st Leg Geylang International Singapore 0-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Bedok Stadium
Danish Irfan AzmanYellow card 35'
Azhar SairudinYellow card 48'
Afiq YunosYellow card 50'
Noor Akid NordinYellow card 27'Red card 58'
Ahmad SyahirYellow card 42'
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) Quarter Final 2nd Leg Balestier Khalsa Singapore 1-0
(1–0 agg.)
Singapore Geylang International Toa Payoh Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim 85' (pen) Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)

Geylang International lost 1-0 on aggregate.

References[]

  1. ^ "All not well at Geylang International". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  2. ^ "Eagles staff". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  3. ^ "Welcome Jesper Chan to the 2018 Eagles Squad".
  4. ^ "Yeo Hai Ngee has signed for the Eagles for the 2018 season".
  5. ^ "Jufri Taha join GIFC from TRFC for the 2018 season".
  6. ^ "Zul become eagle". Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  7. ^ "Danish Azman joins the Eagles for the 2018 season from NFA-18 where he was the team captain".
  8. ^ "We welcome Faud Ramli from our Prime League back to the Eagles after completing his NS in Feb 2018".
  9. ^ "Ryson Yap joins the Eagles for the 2018 season having previously played for NFL1 Police SA".
  10. ^ "The Eagles welcomes Ryan Syaffiq to Bedok Stadium for the 2018 season".
  11. ^ "We are pleased to welcome midfielder Azhar Sairudin to the Eagles for the 2018 Season!".
  12. ^ "The Eagles have signed Fairoz Hassan from Hougang United for the 2018 season".
  13. ^ "Fumiya joins the Japanese revolution in Bedok".
  14. ^ "Cameron will also join the Eagles as a striker for the 2018 season".
  15. ^ "welcome Syazwan Buhari to the Stags family!".
  16. ^ "Safirul joins stags".
  17. ^ "Faritz Abdul Hameed switch to Protectors from Eagles nest".
  18. ^ "Former Singapore Under-23 skipper Al-Qaasimy steps away from professional football". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  19. ^ "Warriors announce the signing of Gabriel Quak for the 2018 season!".
  20. ^ "Stanley from Eagles to Cheetahs". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  21. ^ "Ricardo Sendra moves to Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  22. ^ "Asshukrie Wahid recruited for GYL in 2018".
  23. ^ "Shafiq joins Cheetah".
  24. ^ "Amy the new left winger for Home United".
  25. ^ "Ifwat Ismail joins Fandi for 2018".
  26. ^ "Ricardo released by Indonesian club". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  27. ^ "Darren Teh renewed contract".
  28. ^ "Anders retained for new season".
  29. ^ "Yuki recontracted with Eagles after being released for the season".
  30. ^ a b c d e f g "promotion of seven players from our 2017 Prime League squad to the S-League team for the 2018 season".
  31. ^ "Shawal Anuar renewed contract".
  32. ^ "Addison Sayan will embark on a two week trial in Singapore".
  33. ^ "Geylang defender Aplin set for trials in Japan". Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  34. ^ "Afiq join Eagles on loan". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  35. ^ "Anders Aplin set for loan move to J2 League leaders Matsumoto Yamaga". Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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