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Cats down Terrible Chacor :: 5-0
Vilita Goalscorers::
1' Carmine Mbidzo
6' Carmine Mbidzo
56' Musa Nikiema
63' Lai Ncube
76' Malovar Stokks
-------------------Rookie Goalkeeper Delain Falcón had a sensational debut stopping all 6 Chacorian shots on goal, while his offensive support got the job done netting 5 times in a blowout debut for many of the Vilitan youngsters. Experienced World Cup veteran Giacomo Adika has stayed in Vilita to work with the Vilitan Future squad and looked a bit of his former self late in the game to save the Jungle Cats defensive blushes after Arizmendi had turned the ball over inside the Vilitan area.
Full Time Analysis:
Vilita
Best Player: Delain Falcón
Worst Player: Michele Mariano
Shots on Target: 5
Corner Kicks: 11
Opponents
Vilita Jungle Cats (3-5-2) ::
[GK] Delain Falcón, [D] Giacomo Adika, [D] Niccoló Mazzeo, [D] Tulio Arizmendi, [DMC] Michele Mariano, [ML] Musa Nikiema, [MC] Sublé Tonic, [MC] Tanner Nerni, [MR] Manolis Ipoua, [FC] Lai Ncube, [FC] Carmine Mbidzo,
BENCH::
[FC] Hluali Mijatos, [FC] Jan Christiansen, [M] Teariki Mané, [M] Malovar Stokks, [U] Jeremie Emeka, [D] Tanner Lembi, [GK] Ilias Soma-Phiri,
Vilita Substitutions::
(45) - Sublé Tonic >>> Malovar Stokks
(71) - Tulio Arizmendi >>> Jeremie Emeka
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One Day, Two Games, Three Conceded, Four Points, Five Goals For.
Starblaydia play Druida Twice on the same Day in crazy double-header.
The Starblaydi squad for the Druida match in the World Cup Qualifiers was somewhat shortened from their usual twenty-three as the five reserve players were off playing an AOCAF Match, against Druida, of all teams.
This must mark something of a record in International Football as the two Atlantian Oceania sides played each other twice on the same day. Their Senior sides met within hours of each other, allowing each team to get nicely fired-up for their own matches, while watching their team-mates battling their opponents.
First up, time-wise, came the match in the World Cup Qualifiers. Starblaydia travelled westward across the Bekk lake to face their friends and rivals on their own turf. Most of the match was a goal-drought, broken up by Eomer Hall's powerful drive into the box that squeezed past the fingertips of Trefor the 'Keeper.
That was largely it, it would seem, until the home crowd got behind their team and urged them forward. Onward came the Druids and Starblaydia were forced back into some heavy defense. Guylain N'Dumbu-Nsungu wasn't going to be ruffled as he sent on young Stelios Doukas for Forest Hill FC's Jose Tirado as Starblaydia played a flat three in midfield to contain the Druids. It was only under heavy Druid pressure that the second goal of the game came, though it was a second for Starblaydia.
As Druida pressed on, Starblaydia looked to counter, and did so perfectly. Eomer Hall used his height to clear a Druidan corner and Roberto Di Bradini raced away with the ball. He passed neatly to the centre circle as Starblaydia rushed forward in numbers. Naoki and Jakkinho both got a touch before laying it back to Geraint Evans who's right-foot shot flashed across the face of goal and went in off the far post. Two-Nil with ten minutes to go, and Starblaydia were doing their utmost to catch Squornshelous at the top of the table.
Somehow, though, Starblaydia managed to snatch a draw from the very jaws of victory.
Two minutes from time, Druida pulled one back with a sneakily-worked free kick that completely out-foxed the Starblaydi defence and left Markus Cragg yelling at his stunned defenders. Off came Eomer Hall for the Iskara Daii Centre-Back Jamie Majeed, as the Manager attempted to play five at the back, with three in midfield, one up and one just behind 'in the hole'. Something went wrong, however, as Starblaydia's plan to shut out the Druids for a few minutes certainly didn't work.
Five across the back has never been a good tactic for Starblaydia, and as per usual it din't work this time either. All it took was a clever through-ball from one of the Garths to the other and Starblaydia had been opened up like a tin of sardines, allowing the Garth the Striker to round Markus Cragg and slot the ball home.
Even at Two-Two Druida had a good chance to win the came, but Trefor the Striker's shot flew wide. This draw keeps both Druida and Starblaydia ahead of Krytenia, who lost to group-leaders Squornshelous, who have now extended their lead at the top.
19th World Cup Qualifiers:
Final Score from Druida:
Druida 2 - 2 Starblaydia
(Daffydd 88, Vincent 90) - (Hall 22, Evans 80)
The result of the AOCAF5 match, however, was much more pleasing for Starblaydi eyes. As the World Cup's Team Plane turned west for Druida, the AOCAF Team Plane vectored itself south-west for the Bekkside state of Legalese, once their landing permission had been accepted and found innocent by the Judge in Charge of Legalese Airspace.
Having blasted six goals past 'Futility Kings' Big Pimento in the first match, Starblaydia were looking for a second good performance, especially from their Captain, Simeone Di Bradini, who managed four of the six at Okerson Park.
SDB's Indian Summer continued as he sandwiched half-time between a brace of goals to earn Starblaydia a three-one win, slightly making up for the two-two draw in Druida earlier in the day. J.J. Stark's quick opener set the tone for a pacy, exciting match with ample oppurtunities at both ends.
Druida pulled one back after half an hour but when Julio Matis went down in the box over a clumsy Druidan challenge, up stepped Simeone Di Bradini to give Starblaydia a two-one lead at half time, his cheeky penalty chipped straight down the middle of the goal as the 'keeper threw himself to the left-hand side.
A sixth Di Bradini goal in two AOCAF games then prompted the Starblaydi fans to chant and ask SDB whether he was Rejistanian goalscoring hero Jenji Y in disguise, but he just smiled and declined to answer them. This barnstorming win keeps Starblaydia at the top of Group C and definitely in the running to retain their title. What odds on Simeone Di Bradini picking up the trophy at the end of the AOCAF? Not too bad, we think.
5th Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football:
Final Score from Legalese:
Druida 1 - 3 Starblaydia
(Michaels 33) - (Stark 13, Di Bradini 41pen & 55) |
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Stars stifle 'Kings', win 3-0
The first time the Sarzonian national team and Big Pimento faced each other in football, the Stars knew Big Pimento as the darlings of World Cup football, a newcomer team that didn't roll over to much more powerful teams and became known as a tough team to play against. They throttled the Stars to prevent the team from advancing to the knockout stages of the Cup of Harmony.
Fast forward to the fifth Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football. Big Pimento earned the moniker as the "Futility Kings" for not advancing to the World Cup and the Stars earned a reputation as a team that consistently fell short of advancing to the finals. The Stars earned a measure of revenge against the Futility Kings, earning a 3-0 shutout and moving to a 2-0 record for the first time in Stars history.
"We played a good game," Coach Bryson Juergens said. "[Goalkeeper] Marco [Taglianetti] played great. We've got a tough game now against Starblaydia but let's enjoy this one."
Forward Kevin Wilson scored the first Stars goal 14 minutes into the match when he raced back to take a clearing pass from midfielder Loren Butler and streaked down the right touchline. He made a move to fake a Pimento defender out and send a bending shot past the goalkeeper.
"I just let instinct take over," Wilson said. "I couldn't repeat that if I tried."
Forward Bruce Badger made the score 2-0 in the 38th minute with a header off a Josh Bentley cross when the Stars took advantage of a turnover near the center circle. Butler notched a third goal in the 82nd minute to put the game on ice.
"This was a good game for us," Taglianetti said. "We've got a vital one against the Blades next." |
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Hawks down Vilita
With goals at 20 and 106 minutes, Al Smith and Team Captain Matthew Bostock defeated Vilita in Legalese. Even a Vilitan goal by Malovar Stokks at 52 minutes couldn't stop Lamoni.
Al Smith put it this way: "Vilita has recently been a team that will barely make first place in their group, but come alive in the playoffs. Aquiliana, Vilita, and we will all be battling for the top two spots in our group. However, we feel that we have an excellent chance of making second place, and if certain things go our way, maybe even first. We are bound and determined to make it into the knockouts, and we won't rest until we do."
Either way, the Lamoni-Vilita matchups have (in this and the last AOCAF) resulted in a lot of draws, with some Lamoni wins. Chacor (Lamoni's next opponent) had better be worried.
Lamoni - 2 Al Smith (20) Matthew Bostock (106)
Vilita - 1 Malovar Stokks (52)
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| QUOTE (Lamoni @ Dec 5 2004, 05:22 PM) | Hawks down Vilita
With goals at 20 and 106 minutes, Al Smith and Team Captain Matthew Bostock defeated Vilita in Legalese. Even a Vilitan goal by Malovar Stokks at 52 minutes couldn't stop Lamoni. |
OOC: Last time I checked Lamoni, we play 45 minute halves, or 90 minutes total, in matches. You'll only see extra time in the knockout stage  Now, if you happen to use a different time scale in Lamoni, I'll eat the above words. |
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Ho-Hum AOCAF Performance So Far
LEGALESE -- Now that we've finally gotten clearance from Emperor Pedro (long live the Emperor) we can give you a report on how our team is doing in the fifth Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football. And really it's pretty much as expected: decidedly mediocre. Sure, things started off okay with a 2-2 draw with Crystilakere. But actually now that I think about it, the second match was not bad at all. A 0-2 loss is actually pretty respectable when you're playing NEWI Cefn Druids. They put out their "B" team, the regular squad being tied up in World Cup qualifiers. Still, it was a good day for the Pedrian defense.
The next match is against Nova Brittanicus, the one nation in the group that most people are confident of us defeating. Remember, though, it's the Pedrian football team. We are known for being disappointments. Don't expect that to change any time soon. |
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---Matchday 3 is over. Scores have been posted--- |
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Stars Downed, Starblaydia March On
Non-American Speakers Thrown by Use of Tables
For those of you who like the more European-Centric way of doing things, here's the Group Tables as they're meant to be.
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Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts PP
1+ NEWI Cefn Druids 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 18
2+ Pedriana 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 13
3- Crystilakere 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 13
4- Nova Britannicus 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0 9 |
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Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts PP
1+ Turori 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 18
2+ Legalese 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6 15
3- Bekknia 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3 12
4- Nojika 3 0 0 3 5 8 -3 0 9 |
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Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts PP
1+ Starblaydia 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 18
2+ Sarzonia 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 15
3- Big Pimento 3 1 0 2 7 12 -5 3 12
4- Druida 3 0 0 3 5 13 -8 0 9 |
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Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts PP
1+ Vilita 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 15
2+ Lamoni 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 15
3- Aquliana 3 2 0 1 6 7 +1 6 15
4- Chacor 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0 9 |
As we can see, no team is quite Eliminated yet, though Nova Britannicus, Nojika, Druida and Chacor all need something of a Mathematical Miracle to see the Quarter-Finals. In the actual match, though, Starblaydia got the better of Sarzonia for the fifth straigh AOCAF game, stretching all the way back to AOCAF2. The Stars have never beaten Starblaydia in an AOCAF, though a double over Starblaydia in the 17th World Cup Qualifiers belies that statistic.
And, Simeone Di Bradini's seventh goal in three games? This man is thirty-five for crying out loud!
Final Score:
Starblaydia 2 - 0 Sarzonia
(Matis 57, Di Bradini 73) - (None)
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[CENTER] [/center]
Cats Down Falcons :: 2-1
Vilita Goalscorers::
38' Mauro Baraza
------------------- Delain Falcón returned to the sensational form he showed against Chacor in recording his second shutout of the competition, pressing his claim for a run out with the senior national team. The aging Giacomo Adika showed his weakness at times, but a 38th minute strike from Mauro Baraza was enough to properl the Regional Cats back atop the table.
Full Time Analysis:
Vilita
Best Player: Delain Falcón
Worst Player: Giacomo Adika
Shots on Target: 2
Corner Kicks: 3
Vilita Jungle Cats (3-5-2) ::
[GK] Delain Falcón, [D] Petros Alfieri, [D] Giacomo Adika, [D] Tulio Arizmendi, [DMC] Mauro Capuano, [ML] Malovar Stokks, [MC] Musa Nikiema, [MC] Sublé Tonic, [MR] Manolis Ipoua, [FC] Mauro Baraza, [FC] Lai Ncube,
BENCH::
[FC] Carmine Mbidzo, [FC] Hluali Mijatos, [M] Maurizio Sala, [M] Teariki Mané, [U] Tanner Nerni, [D] Enzo Ahat, [GK] Massimo Corsi,
Vilita Substitutions::
(45) - Giacomo Adika >>> Teariki Mané
(45) - Malovar Stokks >>> Maurizio Sala
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Lamoni sinks Chacor
Chacor seemingly continued on it's road to AOCAF obscurity with a 3-1 loss to the Hawks. The Hawks dominated the game so completely that the only Chacor goal was a lucky shot that just BARELY made it past the line, coming to rest JUST on the other side. Lamoni Coach Ivan Sergeyevich demanded a review, thinking that the ball had been stopped, but the goal stood. With this game seen as an almost certain win for the Hawks, Lamoni took the chance to send out it's reserves; while rotating others in just so they could get some playing time.
Lamoni - 3 Jason Pier (2), Marvin Sims (50), John Anderson (89)
Chacor - 1 Clyde Engelke (20) |
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Stars stumped by rivals, 2-0
Prior to last night's match between the Sarzonian national team and rival Starblaydia, two Stars coaches came up empty in their bids to win a AOCAF tournament match. Bryson Juergens became the third head coach still searching for a AOCAF win as the Stars lost to Starblaydia 2-0.
"They've been among the class of the region and they're defending champions," Juergens said. "We knew they'd be a tough nut to crack. We're going to have to work hard to run the table from here on out."
The Stars (2-0-1, six points) went into the locker room level with Starblaydia at 0-0 in large part because of goalkeeper Marco Taglianetti. He made five saves in the first half, including a sequence when he denied forward Simeone Di Bradini on both his one-time bid and a follow up. However, his and the Stars' luck would run out as the teams jogged onto the pitch to start the second half.
Forward Julio Matis worked a wall pass with midfielder J.J. Stark around defenders Brian Henderson and Carlos Escandela, then Stark fired a shot that Taglianetti parried aside, but right into the path of Matis, and he tapped the ball past the prone goalkeeper for a 1-0 lead in the 57th minute.
"We had to come back fighting after that, but we were spent," Escandela said. "Especially when the old man [Di Bradini] got around me to score that last goal. That never happens if I'm not tired."
"We've got a lot of work to do and we're not finished by any stretch," Juergens said, almost trying to settle his team down from the press room. "We've got plenty of football left to play." |
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Breaking News: Power Outages in Legalese force delays in matches
Francis Town, Legalese- Widespread power outages in Legalese have forced the LAFC to delay the start of Matchday 4 of the AOCAF. At 7:59 PM, the outages struck, minutes before kickoff of matches. Teams and fans are currently being held in the stadium, where auxiliary power is keeping enough light to maintain order.
"We apologize for the inconvenience," said Miguel Caranlejo, Executive Director of the LAFC, "But in order to ensure the safety of everyone involved, the lockdown was necessary. We are expecting kickoff to occur at 11:00 PM, and will delay all matches if problems are not resolved by then.
The cause of the power outage is unknown at this time. Stay tuned to LSPN.com for more updates.
(OOC/RL Explanation: I'm still on-campus, and haven't been able to access the scorinator, which is on my home computer. I will run the matches/post the results ASAP, but consider this some extra RP time for y'all  Sorry for the inconvenience)
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Power Restored in Legalese; Matchday 4 Underway
After a long delay, LSPN.com is reporting that matchday 4 of the AOCAF, delayed by outages in Legalese, is now underway. Results will be posted as they appear.
---End of MD4, Results in Scores Thread--- |
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Electrickery Out, Starblaydia In
Crack Team of Dwarven Engineers Spark Starblaydia to Qualify
A short self-powered train ride for the crack team of Dwarven Engineers of the Electrickery Guild was all that was needed for Starblaydia's match against Big Pimento to get underway, as they sorted the problem without any major problems.
With the Dwarves sitting in the stands and the game tied at 1-1 with not long to go, the Manager thought he might as well give the Dwarves a show, bringing on striker De Souza and Dwarf midfielder Hurin Menegroth for his first AOCAF appearance,
One Game, One Goal is how Hurin son of Dwalin's record standins in the AOCAF as the two subsititutes combined perfectly to give Starblaydia the lead and a win. Though it seemed like he was getting a nosebleed from being so high up the pitch, the stout midfielder kept his head and prodded the ball past the futile dive of the Futility Kings' 'keeper.
Final Score from Legalese:
Big Pimento 1 - 3 Starblaydia
(21) - (Hill 34, Menegroth 76) |
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The Tribune Tribune
Serving Druid Tribune and the surrounding area
TEAM SENT HOME IN DISGRACE
Trefor Blackmore on Sarzonia 2 Druida 0
Another defeat for the Druida under-22 side representing them at the AOCAF championships in Legalese, this time against Sarzonia, has led to manager Simon Greaves sending the entire squad home in disgrace.
The young rainbows side haven't won a game to date, and are a disgrace to the rainbows' reputation. Of course, we should have expected this - the same team failed to qualify from the group stages of the last World Under-21 Cup, so why we expected any more of them here, I am still uncertain.
Anyway, a team will still represent Druida for their final two games, against Starblaydia and Big Pimento, but it will not be from the squad selectd pre-tournament, but using a squad of Druida fans picked out of the crowd before the Starblaydia game. |
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