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What an exciting few days it has been for Falcania.
The first matchday saw two Falcanian victories. Integral FC triumphed over Cednia Beach, the veteran Turori side whose spearhead Kilpter scored a goal in the first minute of play, only to underestimate Worner's counterattack. Special mention to Thax Akirax, who scored from a penalty twice in a row. Frankly, Integral were lucky to win their match.
Luck also favoured their rivals Associated Digital. Cafundo do Juta outclassed them in every way in the first half, scoring two goals to AD's one. However, some substitutions in the second half, not to mention some incredibly dirty play, resulted in the eventual 4-2 victory, though AD's star spearhead Colan Battes has received a two-match ban.
On the next day, Associated Digital's manager Pankt was encouraged to thoroughly eat his words. The so-called "easy side" in their group trounced a demoralised team to a 4-0 result at half time. Some rallying play resulted in Batte's replacement, Nevyl Holter, pulling one back in the last ten minutes, but really the match was sealed long before then.
However, later in the day, things really took off as an astounding match took place between Royal Emberton and Integral FC. The Krytenian side were all set to dominate, but plucky Integral were a tour de force. Clearly having learned lessons from yesterday's game, the teams played slickly; the day was clear as a bell, the sun bright and the ground cold; perfect conditions for a high-scoring game. Both sentinels struggled, with Integral's captain Rarnin Hearst finding it just as difficult as his counterpart to catch anything coming his way. However, the Integral spearheads and forward proteans battled against a tight defence, and eventually prevailed; Thax Akirax and Stethen Roze both took hattricks from the day. This is one to tell the grandkids about, folks.
(N.B. football matches don't generally score this highly.) |
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Most of Borsola (especially in Traian and surrounding areas) have been in rather high spirits these past two days. The first game (CF Traian against Krytenia's Ousevale Borough) resulted in a no-scoring draw, which manager Adrian Tudor considered a rather lucky game, seeing how both teams were fighting rather hard the entire time.
It was today, though, that resulted in cheers from across the north-eastern city and beyond; the country's sole team in the AOCL beat Andossa Se Mitrin Vega's Vegai 4th Quad with a 3-nil shutout, led by two goals by Ferdinand Sabau in the first half and another by Cosmin Pavel to finish off the game.
When interviewed by Univers Zero Sport Radio, Tudor said this of his squad:
| QUOTE | | ...indeed, they are a crafty bunch; it's not me doing all the work, I just supply some guidelines to go by, and pitch in every now and then to fix some things. After that, it's merely improvisation; and while our team may appear to be rather disorganized at times, it always seems to work. It kept Ousevale on their toes and the 4th Quad under us nearly the whole game. I'm proud of this lot, and this is what lead us here in the first place. They're great working as a team. |
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Sitting on Goose Eggs
It was two matches in, and two defeats for Vilitan league sides Arcticala Inlet and Cednia Beach AFC. The two clubs that had performed the best of all the V-League entrants into the various UICA competitions, appeared to be letting their nerves get the best of them dropping a series of unfortunate results that puts the duo. In fact over one third of the teams involved in the AOCL had thus far scored more goals than the three Vilitan League entrants combined. Strike, the only V-League team that has recorded points so far, has just one goal in the two matches, just like winless Arcticala Inlet.
The inlet will move on to square off against Falcanian side Associated Digital FC on Matchday 3. It will be a make or break match for the electricians against a side with no international experience. Digital were rocked by Qidade Savana on Matchday 2, however, they defeated Cafundo do Juta 4-2 on the opening matchday, the same side that the Electricians could not defeat at home to put them 0-2. After the match, Cp. Callum Banda had the following to say about his teams performance:
| QUOTE | | I think Embarrassment is the keyword here. Of course, the way we've played so far, it is an Embarrassment - however, Embarrassment, I think is the cause. When we went into the UICA Championships, the lads were just excited to be in international competition. Now, they've been there done that. They are going and hosting local teams, their neighbors, and their neighbors have to get kitted up in these horrid change rooms at this tiny stadium. This club deserves better than this and I'll be pressing the board to continue funding the revitalization of the new stadium so that we can get out of this dump and into a modern arena. |
The Cednia Beach manager had no such excuses, after his side had fallen to the Falcanian side and the Pacitalian side in the group.
| QUOTE | | We've got to play the Krytenian's now. Its not going to get easier. We've got to be able to win the matches. We've added some new faces, sure. They need time to gel, sure. That time was training and they've now played 180 minutes together. If they can't go out and get a result against the Krytenian side, then they aren't going to be able to go out and get results against Strike and Arcticala Inlet when the league resumes either. |
Asked whether the match against Royal Emberton was a must win match:
| QUOTE | | No, there is no such thing as a "must win" match. We play to win them all. If we have 0 points after 3 games and someone else has 9, 3 more games can still turn the table. Yes, we've lost a couple, but its not going to change our game plan. We play to win. Thats what we do, and thats how we plan to approach the remaining matches. |
Sitting joint top on 4 points, Jungle Strike FC will clash with Kagdazka and Pazhujebu side FKM. The loser will still be in good shape to qualify from the remaining three matches, however, the winner could move as many as 5 points clear of the third place team, depending on the other result. Strike's defense has looked formidable thus far in the competition, failing to concede a goal, but the lack of offense will worry the supporters. Strike, known more for its offense than its defense, will need to pressure FKM to have a chance at coming away with a result, as its less likely to maintain another clean sheet against the experienced Kagdaz side.
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Another defeat for Walkden F.C. in the AOCL. A smaller defeat than last time though, only by the single goal. The players and the coaching went into the dressing room at full time feeling pretty pleased with themselves, yet also disappointed. Although the scoreline didn't reflect it, it was a pretty exciting game full of end-to-end action and a whole load of missed chances at either end. Overall, neutrals would rate it a 8.5/10.
The manager had made some major changes before the start of the game. The formation was switched to a more centralized 3-5-2, which also gave some of the usual bench warmers to start a game. Overall, there were 3 changes to the starting line-up; young keeper Owen Russell starting in place of Gibson, Scott replacing Graham and Morgan coming on for the injured Wilkinson, who had a broken foot.
The first half. Walkden F.C. played nicely in the first half. Indeed some newspapers said the first half showed us how brilliant we are at football and made Ipeland proud, confusing three-quarters of the population who didn't know we were even in the AOCL. Walkden certainly played better than their opponents, but didn't get any goals, despite having 7 shots on target. The closest of the shots came when Smith's free-kick was cleared off the line by Bueno.
Second half. A substitute came early on in the half as Bueno injured Edwards. He was replaced by Davis. After the substitute Ipeland dropped the attacking style, but had some good counter attacks, that were ultimately wasted. Walkden payed the price for the lack of goals, as SC LASFT scored in the 84th minute. Russell almost reached the shot by Lissón, but missed by millimetres. It hit the back of the net, and Lissón reeled away in celebration.
Walkden could be pleased about that performance, and should be looking to beat 2nd in the table Vulkan. Hopefully. |
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As promised, the squad Associated Digital are sending to the Champion's League. Many fans were confused when we accidentally forgot to broadcast this at the start of our Live Coverage this week. We would like to apologise profusely for this technical error.
Manager: Wil Pankt
Sentinels:
Borris Ginter
Conerad Wielks
Guardians:
Charl Oates
Robart Addeson
Morice Watters
Hanns Joens
Woltar Crafter
Jhon Mathis
Roderi Scarlon
Proteans:
Artor Glan
Rond Proist
Kennith Elli
Cristof Foil
Thim Rais
Nicci Alleun
Siemon Pointe
Spearheads:
Colan Battes (Captain, banned for Match 3)
Nevyl Holter (Vice-Captain)
Next time, on AirSport 1, we'll have highlights of Day 3, and a special feature; Formations, and what they mean to you! |
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MD3 Results
This post has been edited by Valanora on Jan 19 2012, 06:12 PM |
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Group C had an uneventful day today, with two 0-0 draws. This means that Integral did not score any goals today. However, in Group F, Associated Digital lost 0-2 to Arcticala Inlet, or the "electricians" as they are popularly known. To help you further in understanding these results, as promised, here is the information we have on formations!
Integral FC adopt a 5-3-2 formation, and Associated Digital favour the 5-4-1. This means that each team fields five guardians; however, Integral field three proteans and two spearheads, whilst AD field four proteans and only one spearhead.
The implications this has on attacking strategy are vital. In principle, the Protean is the most important position, as it is the most versatile; however, this versatility demands more endurance and skill. You'll see that Associated Digital field only one spearhead; in their first victorious match, this was Colan Battes, however, Nevyl Holter took over the next two matches during Battes' ban for a full-body tackle, and things have suffered. It seems that the 5-4-1 formation puts a lot of pressure on the single spearhead. You'll note that Nevyl Holter had just as many attempts on goal in his matches as Battes did, but has had trouble matching Battes' record.
Let's compare now to Integral, who are currently top of their table. Thax Akirax and Lonni Brack have astounding chemistry; Akirax is the rockstar of the team, and who can forget his showboating after his hattrick that knocked over Danniol Parkar? However, he can get a little sloppy on the attack, and this is where the more level-headed Brack excels at backing him up. The attacking spearheads and proteans of Integral have claimed more goals than Associated Digital, so this strategy seems to be working.
CF Mandragora are Integral's main competition for the title of Group C, and it seems Tobi Worner instructed his team to "play it safe." The more attacking protean, Stethen Roze, watched today's match from the bench, in favour of the more defensive Pattrik Write. The strategy seems to have held up, and Integral weathered a fierce assault from the Pacitalian side.
However, Pankt's side put too much emphasis on the offence, and Nevyl Holter simply couldn't deliver, failing to capitalise on several "sure passes" from an aggressive protean midfield. AD could find no purchase against the Electricians, and walked off goalless and losing. |
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"We ain't dead yet" said Kristofer Kilpter to his Cednia Beach teammates after yet another goalless performance by Turori's top team. "6 Points, thats two games. We play both of the top teams still, and they play each other as well. Thats 6 points to be gained for us and 6 to be lost for them. Mark my words. If we win the next 3 games, we will advance. No doubt."
Kilpter's confidence was not fully echoed by some of his teammates, who questioned whether the lone draw in 3 games indicated that Cednia Beach had any chance of going through. "We can't even score a proper goal" chimed in young goalkeeper Jaqe Planst, "i'm doing all I can out there, but even when I keep a clean sheet we still haven't picked up three points. How are we supposed to advance if we can't even get 3 points when we don't concede."
The mood in the room got tense when non-international Damien Weir questioned the work ethic of new signing Eric Tyler. "Eric had a bunch of good opportunities, but he was playing against his Krytenian friends. I don't think he's put club over country yet, he seemed hesitant to pull the trigger when he knew it was his own blood on the receiving end."
Cednia Beach will start again squaring off once more against all 3 sides in the group, hoping for better results against all of them. One defeat from the remaining matches would likely spell the end of the AOCL Campaign for Cednia Beach.
.........Elsewhere.........
"Yea! Thats the way to do it!!" exclaimed Xcnaio Bansoa in the Arcticala Inlet locker room following the clubs 2-0 victory over Falcanian side Associated Digital FC in the AOCL Group Stage. "3 Points, lets take this and run with it, get into the next stage!"
"Easy now X" interrupted Rikko Rawaii, "We can't gloat too much about beating that team, they didn't even field their best player who apparently didn't realize that kicking someone in the head was not a valid way to prevent them winning a header. Those guys didn't even know which way to run at times. Not beating them would have been something to talk about. We did what we had to, we did what we should have. Now, we need to beat the top 2, lets focus on that.
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3-3. Only for the lack of a defeat did the Venom lead the group. With two games to play, Strike, FKM, Coral Cove and Stonengarten all sat level on the single victory. 1 Point ahead of their foes, Strike remained the only Group B team unbeaten. The team started to worry about interference with the World Cup Qualifiers, with the entire Strike FC starting 11 being part of the Vilita National Players Pool, even young Yves Gadois had done enough to get himself invited to the training camp, and his two goals against Coral Cove FC solidified that charge.
Drawing the final two games would not be enough to ensure Strike through, though a win and a draw would likely do the trick. Especially if the win were against FKM, who surprisingly fell to their first defeat of the competition against Stonengarten on Matchday 4.
Turorian midfielder Cediici Tzatzos looked set to get a run out in Matchday 5 for the Venom who will be looking to share some of the load with the Vilitan Nationals in the squad. Tzatzos has come off the bench in each of the Venom's four matches thus far.
With Cednia Beach AFC officially eliminated after defeat to Integral FC, all Vilitan League chances in the AOCL now rested with Vilitan clubs.
In Group F, Arcticala Inlet, still trying to get their grounds issues sorted, fell to a defeat at the measly Inlet Stadium. It is the third defeat for the Inlet, second at the hands of group leaders Qidade Savana. Luckily for the Inlet, they are just two points behind Cafundo do Juta, and play both the Cafundeu side and third placed challengers Associated Digital FC of Falcania in their remaining matches.
Goalkeeper Aranora Jaded is sure to be prepared for the final matches, as he is not expected to feature heavily for the Vilita Jungle Cats National Team in the upcoming World Cup Qualifications, and was excused from National Team training camp to focus on his club performances in the Atlantian Oceania Champions League.
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Integral FC are through! Having won their match against Cednia Beach by 2-1, the High League champions are through to the next round of the competition, whatever that might be.
The match itself was exciting. An anaemic Cednia Beach took a lead at 52' but Worner's boys refused to admit defeat, with Thax Akirax equalising, and a spot kick from Luys Boford in the last four minutes sealing things.
Associated Digital's run of bad luck continued, barely battling Cafundo de Juta to a 1-1 draw. Colan Battes was back on the field, but his heart clearly wasn't in it. Cafundo de Juta were by no means the better side, but once again, the Associated Digital side that turned up to play was not the one that was written down on paper. On several occasions there were wide-open holes in their defence, but Battes only capitalised once. At the other end of the field, things went from bad to worse, where an effectively-marshalled defence was let down by Charl Oates scoring an own goal. |
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Flags were waved today, and there was some cheering, as the news came that both our teams had qualified for the next round in the tournament.
In Group F it looked like the same crap for Associated Digital, in a different suit, as the Electricians pushed an early goal through a sleepy defence.
However, in a shock turnabout result, Associated Digital's dogged refusal to change tactics finally paid off, and critics of Colan Battes were silenced by the spearhead's 21-minute hattrick in the first half. The result was 3-1 going into half time, and a defensive emphasis ensured it stayed that way. AD go through!
Group C saw a high-scoring draw. The match was between the two teams who had already qualified; there was a jovial atmosphere on the field, and it played out almost like a friendly (a game that doesn't matter). Thax Akirax, Rarnin Hearst and Danniol Parkar all watched the game from the sidelines; Tobi Worner clearly keeping his star players fresh for their upcoming challenges.
And what upcoming challenges are these? Integral FC will be hosted by the Capitalizt SLANI, who are fielding San Solari FC. Coming, as they do, from the same general region as Qidade Savana, who gave Associated Digital a lot of trouble in group F. However, Integral have matured a lot this season, and with a host of star players in top condition, things look hopeful for the High League champions.
Associated Digital will have the pleasure of playing in familiar territory, as they face off against Valanora's Hondo FC, in their home stadium, the AD Technodrome at New Light Street. Hondo FC have a strong attacking tradition, so if Pankt's side show the defence they showed in the second half of last night's match, they may be in with a chance. |
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Despite the defeat to Kagdazkan side FKM on the final matchday, Jungle Strike FC backed into the AOCL knockout stages by a single point differential as the #2 seed in the group following an unlikely Coral Cove side that does have previous Atlantian Oceania Champions League experience.
Strike, however, was not the lowest point getter, on 9 points, of all the teams advancing to the knockout phase. That honor would go to the winner of Matchday 6's crucial matchup between Falcania's Associated Digital FC and Vilita's Arcticala Inlet.
In fact, Associated Digital dominated the match, showing the strength of the Falcanian football league despite their lack of knowledge about how the game is actually played, and despite having never participated in an international competition prior to Atlantian Oceania Champions League V.
The Falcanian's well and truly dominated Cp. Callum Banda's Arcticala Inlet side. Well, in fact, it was Colan Battes, missing for the first matchup between the two sides, who proved the difference maker. Batters scored a hattrick in the first half and Arcticala, who had one goal through Anthony Rojas, tried to fight back in the second half but could find no way through, knocking them out of the competition at the hands of Associated Digital who advanced on 7 points.
Now, Strike, the lone remaining club representing the Vilitan League, will advance to the Round of 16 where they will square off against Andossa Se Mitrin Vega side Errion Vega FK. Vega topped their group despite earning the same number of points in the Qualification groups as Strike, being the lowest point-getting club to top their group. In fact, Errion Vega FK were level points with the third placed team in their group, SC Lasft, but earned the top spot, and qualification to the knockout phase, due to their superior goal differential when compared to the other sides with the similar point total.
It will be the first ever meeting between Jungle Strike FC and Errion Vega FK, and Strike Calaesa Mitaroka will surely be prepared with group stage footage of the opposition, realizing how important it is not only for club, but for country and the Vilitan League in general for Strike to advance deep into the Knockout Stages, if not, to the final, in order to offset the rankings impact of the poor performances put in by Cednia Beach AFC and Arcticala Inlet earlier in the competition.
The two legged Round of 16 matchup kicks off at the Lonngeylin Coliseum before jumping just across the Cove to nearby Andossa Se Mitrin Vega to finish it off. |
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