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Eagles must think that they are still playing toddlers!
Well, this is a result that no one seemed to be expecting. A close Myrtannian victory maybe... but not a 0-3 blowout. The Eagles held their own for the first 45 minutes, ensuring that no one scored, but after the half, the Eagles became sluggish with fatigue, and the Myrtannian Nymphs scored thrice.
Coach Hill took the loss philosophically. "Lamoni has never played in a U-21 tournament before, so the children don't know what to expect from the other nations. This isn't our AOCAF team, but perhaps some of them will find their way to it in time. If we want to stay in this thing, then we are going to have to win against Bazalonia."
That is indeed the case. The Eagles face the Bazacubs of SDL ally Bazalonia next in a match to determine who goes to the knockouts, and who goes home. We are certain that Coach Hill will be running drills like mad in an attempt to get the Eagles into shape for that match. This U-21 team of ours is composed of volunteers, some of who have never played football in their lives; so Coach Hill has his work cut out for him. As a matter of fact, NONE of the members of this volunteer squad have played for the Lamonian football leagues set up for this age group.
Lamoni - 0
Myrtannia - 3 Khulmey (60), Miyagishima (?,?) |
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Jaime stood silently outside the door to the Starblaydi dressing room. His team had just drawn two-all against their Bekkside neighbours, The Lowland Clans, and an argument had just broken out amongst his team.
"If yo' chick could defend," Stracinho was yelling, "yours truly would have won the game and we'd be through right now."
"Shut your fucking face, Stray," Cravex was clearly extremely annoyed, "if they hadn't kicked Luis off the park, and tried to do the same to everyone else, then you would have got your little piece of glroy."
"Yeah!" Stracinho thought he'd won, but Jaime, still eavesdropping, knew his Captain better. "I do my job, we can win every match. You don't do your job and this boy don't get paid."
"If you played for this team, Stray," Darijo could be heard through the walls, never mind the door, "you'd do your duty and defend when we need you.to. You're giving it all of this when we're not supporting you up front, when Nuno don't got that perfect every time ball at your overrated fucking feet, but you don't do anything for the team. You get the glory when you've given the blood! Now get out of here, the team are off for a night out on the town."
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Demot Daily ~ Hit the Stride
With an tactful display of talent and cohesion, the Under-21s dispatched Hypocria with a two nil result. The team looked more in sync than they during the Pactalia match, with the midfield finaly pulling together and working as a group. Sans showed why Desiance made her captain, shouting out orders at every turn, and raising her level of play as a key member of the squad. Her example shows why the future of Demot football is looking bright, regional and in international play.
The squad started the game off on the right foot, marching down the pitch and working it into Maryweather. She opened up room for a shot, and it just brushed the top of the crossbar. However in the 8th minute, Fae worked his way past a due of defender and fired a bullet from close range. The keeper was ready and punched it away, however Corin was ready and headed the rebound home to put an air of confidence that would never leave them for the match. There was concern however when Pitchkolan went down at the end of half, looking like he might of broken his ankle, and Trien came in at the start of the second half to replace him.
The second half started much like the first, with the Demot side pressing Hypocria with a steady attack and crisp passes. Maryweather recieved the ball from Sans at the top of the box, spun off her defender, and feigned a shot. However the fake cost her time and she was quickly covered by a trio of defenders. Yet she gave a heel kick and Corin gathered the pass and sent a laser on net, the startled the keep, and he was unable to keep the ball out. With the 2-0 cushion, the team never look back.
One final test for the squad remains in Bettia. The match should be full of fireworks with the Bettians hating the colors red and black, our kit colors. This reporter is expecting a brutal affair and likely a win for the Dynamo.
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Daniel Davies was sitting in his office which overlooked the bustling London city, which stretched upwards and onwards for quite a while now. It was a very nice city to live in, plenty of history and he enjoyed. His assistant who was helping him put together a report on this new surfin phenomenon that has been reported throughout the Allted States. With all the struggles in the Legal Republic, and the political pressure that was going on, so many people were taking up new sports. Another new thing around Atlantian Oceania was the AO U-21 Championship. The Nova Stars had already fought a bitter draw from behind with Milchama, taking advantage of a weak defender, and now they were going to play the mighty Purple Peril's young squad. HE said that the match was now on, and left.
Davies reached up to the display on his desk and switched it on. He turned the channel to EBC Sports, with the game just starting. As he saw key prospects like Jason James and Tony Jackson step out onto the pitch he swore quietly under his breath. He forgot to put out the press announcements with the roster on it. He shrugged, sat back in his seat and began to watch the game. He muted the announcers on his display. Not that they weren't bad, simply just annoying. He watched as the Purple Peril began by controlling the game, putting overwhelming pressure on the Nova's defence. They pushed up dos Santos into an attacking midfield position, and with the pressure, the defence just couldn't hold out, and on an admittedly nice goal that Purple Peril went up one-nil.
Starblaydia then pulled back, getting their goal. But the Novas weren't simply going to left them float off with a quick easy one goal win. Already, Jason James was plowing through the left wing, and leading the attack with Juri Lenkadovic. James made a beautiful cross into the middle of the pitch. Lenkadovic goes up to head it...PENALTY! Ruiz is arguing with the ref, and he gets a yellow for it! Davies smiles to himself as he watches Cravex tries to pull Ruiz away before he gets himself another card. There was clearly team chemistry problems for Starblaydia, but that didn't mean that the Nova's were going to take advantage of it.
Davies shook his fist as the defence made a stupid giveaway to Matranga, who took it in alone and placed it in the top corner, 2-1 Starblaydia. He cursed silently, and watched as the game balanced out again. The chemistry problems were clear in the Starblaydi side, with Stracinho, arguably their most talented player and certainly best striker, was more or less ignored by their midfield, and he clearly had an attitude problem. Davies sighed and thanked God that his sides had always more or less gotten along. Ruiz nearly got himself another yellow, and the half concluded little more fanfare.
Davies got himself a beer and sat down, reading the Graham City Sun and pondering about who would get the head FF job. He certainly didn't want it, though he had a feeling he was going to be named. There was no way on this good green earth that Westley Stjepan was going to get it, not only was he in disgrace after failing to beat Tynelia, he was likely to keel over in a heart attack.No names had really been mentioned, though the FFLC council wanted to approach Bedistani Nick Reagan, there was no chance in hell he would come get the job. Davies sighed and watched the second half begin. The Nova midfield really performed better and focused, and they were able to shut down Zamoskao and Mahezihim, starving Stracinho, Volare and Matranga of balls to put in the net.
The striker pairing of Stefan Nitrisic and Lenkadovic was working quite well, with potential Krotos Daganopolis replacement Kollas Karmantis was playing exceptionally well on the left side. The second half adavanced with the Novas putting on more and more pressure, then finally bursting through with a good push in the 60th minutes. Davies was impressed with the way that the team changed organization rapidly, and retain their cohesion. After a series of close calls which left Davies clutching the air, James crossed a beatiful ball into the middle, and Lenkadovic sent it off the post, Nitrisic was able to grab the rebound and bury it, tie game. The Novas continued to press, but the Purple Peril regained their desire to play, at least for a moment, and was able to shut down the Novas offense.
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Who is Resaie Kentiak?
When the fans packed into the stadium for the 2nd of three qualifying round matches in Group A of the Under-21 World Cup, they expected a great match between favorites Vilita and Neu Amerika, who are expected to advance in 2nd place in the group. And a great match is what they got, with both teams fighting for the ball like it was a Cup Final.
Also, as many expected, it was a lone goal that was the difference between the two sides. It was the source of that goal that surprised many. All the fanfare had surrounded Kirstofer Kilpter, the 17 year old Yeaddin Owls AFC Striker. But it was no more than an average performance from Kilpter in a match where another 17 year old was at his best.
It was Marine Coast United's Resaie Kentiak, making his international debut, easily taking home the man of the match honors and the game winning goal to go with it. Although not native to Crosaibi, Kentiak was recruited by the world famous Marine Coast United youth academy, and, following the stunning relegation of Marine Coast to the Declasse division for Season 24, Kentiak found himself thrust into the starting lineup as other stars such as Willie Fenn, Rohan Shapovalov and Antonis Siazzu departed for teams reamining in the Vilitan Top Flight.
Kentiak is a name not known to many outside of Crosaibi, that is, until now. In a match televised all around Atlantian Oceania, Kentiak made a major name for himself, though he revealed in a post match interview that he was not planning an immediate move from Marine Coast United, and hopes he can keep his place in the side when they return to the Stellar Division in Season 25.
Vilita look to have secured their place in the next round, barring a defeat at the hands of the heavily under-matched Misrantis.
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Now, that's more like it - Junior Foxes back on form
Two goal triumph puts Pacitalia back in position to qualify
HALOSEN, MYRTANNIA (PSN) -- After being upset by the Demot U21s it was do-or-die for the Junior Foxes, and they proved their mettle and talent in style, beating the Aroras for the fifth time in their last five U21-level meetings in a 2-0 contest, returning to form and in position to qualify for the knockouts in a group that is proving to be an orgy of death as promised.
Pitching the starting XI for the first time in the competition after being ridiculed for not doing so in the first match, manager Lindifeu Zentrescu relied on the offensive support of star forwards Afino Boranogunta and Massimo da Scupeta to get things done. And on the foot of the latter, he got his wish, as the speedy da Scupeta tallied twice to earn three points for the Blue Foxes and get the team back on the rails.
"We really needed that," captain Bertrando Massimatto said post-match. "It was important for our confidence just as much as our hopes to qualify. A draw wouldn't have cut it; we needed to come out hard and fast and I'm satisfied with the team's effort. They put in a full ninety minutes today."
The captain added it's good to see the team can gel together with their backs against the wall.
"We are a very cohesive unit - we know how to play under pressure," he said. "It's just a case of us opening the tournament on the wrong foot but we appear to have corrected it."
Zentrescu was unavailable for comment after the match.
da Scupeta's first goal came in the fifth minute off a Boranogunta lob. He headed the ball to gain control, let it fall to the ground, then socked it towards goal. The ball connected right in the sweet spot: the shoelaces, before curling off to the top-left past Safwan Sulaiman for a 1-0 lead. Then, da Scupeta doubled his tally in the 54th after superb defending in the back. He crossed pitch, passed to Boranogunta who advanced and passed with the outside of his right foot to da Scupeta as Sulaiman tried to fall onto the ball. It was then an easy flick into goal as da Scupeta earned Pacitalia a solid victory.
Next up is Hypocria, and looking at the standings, Pacitalia will need Bettia to win narrowly combined with a rather substantial Blue Fox victory over Hypocria in order to claim first in Group B heading into the knockouts. Regardless, Pacitalia must win anyway even if they wish to hang on to second, as a draw probably will leave the Blue Foxes in third if Bettia beats Demot. Both of them would finish 2-0-1, while Pacitalia would end up with a record of 1-1-1.
From Halosen, Myrtannia:
Pacitalia 2 : 0 Bettia
PAC: da Scupeta 5', 54'
BET: None
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Myrtannia Wins Again, Gives Gnome Kids Activity Day
HALOSEN - It was, by far, the most bizzare match the Myrtannia Nymphs have ever played. After successive shutout wins against Bazalonia and Lamoni, they faced a group of under 5s from Az-Cz. Accompanied by their parents, the Az-Czzers have lost all of their matches, but recieved crucial tips and lessons in football from the older competition. Myrtannia would be no exception to this rule.
Halosen National Stadium wasn't as packed as it has been, but those who did see the match saw a very odd occurance. Where Myrtannia had been all business in their first two matches, they seemed far more relaxed against the small children. After standing proudly at attention for the national anthem, they took to the field and gave demonstrations on how to shoot the ball properly.
First Nidia War shot one into the Az-Cz net with a scissor kick, which seemed to catch the children's attentions. Then, Khulmey headed one in off a pass from Zora Leckington. Finally, Hettie Miyagishima tapped one in to push the score to 3-0, then helped the kids to the other end of the field to let them try. Khulmey and War helped two lucky Az-Czzer kids shoot the ball into the Myrtannian goal, and both seemed elated. The girls even helped the selected kids celebrate the goal with high-fives and hugs.
After that, the Nymphs broke out activity centers for the Az-Cz children, and each Myrtannian helped run one of the many different tables. Hettie Miyagishima made origami animals and hats for the kids, while Zora Leckington captained the finger painting table. Khulmey, Nidia War, and coach Ljungquist each read a story for the kids near the Az-Cz goal. Not to be outdone, Ok Roynane joined goal keeper Gerda Kingdon and midfielder Marti Gabeline in performing a puppet show that delighted the Az-Cz children.
Once the match ended, the Nymphs greatfully accepted knitted hats from the Az-Cz parents and thanked them for bringing their kids to the United Isles. All in all, a nice, relaxing day before heading back to work in preparation for the Quarterfinals match.
"It was a lot of fun," Miyagishima said with a smile, "An interesting change from the regular matches, but a nice break. Plus, this hat I got is awesome!"
The Nymphs will be back to work tomorrow on their off day before they head back out on Monday against the U21 side from Milchama. Milchama finished the group stage with a close loss to Starblaydia, and finished 1-1-1. Despite their only win being a close match against newbie Yihsrael, Myrtannia will definitely treat them as a very real threat.
"The Dryads got knocked out of AOCAF XVI in the Quarts, and we don't want to suffer the same fate. We're going to work hard and long to make sure we're ready for Milchama," explained coach Ljungquist, "After all, these girls are the next generation of Dryads, and more importantly, we're playing to a home crowd every match. We want to win one for the United Isles."
In related news, the Sports Department of the Halosen News-Times has released its predictions for the Quarterfinals:
Vilita & Turori v. Bazalonia: The Eel Cat Things have been on a roll, defeating all of their Group A opponents and winning the group outright. Led by Krisofer Kilpter most of the way, they've looked very strong, continuing to play so after winning the title at AOCAF XVI. Bazalonia recovered nicely from their loss to Myrtannia, capped with a big 4-0 win over Lamoni on the final matchday to secure their spot in the Quarts. The Bazacubs will give it a good run, and may have enough talent to push the ECT's (Eel Cat Things) to ET or even Penalties. However, we think that V&T ultimately triumph in a close match. Our Pick: V&T 3-2 BAZ AET
Demot v. Neu Amerika: Demot was the surprise team in the Group of Death, registering wins over Hypocria and Pacitalia along with a draw against Bettia today. They've been playing extremely well, and look to continue that in the knockouts. However, Neu Amerika's Pioneers also surprised in Group A, losing only to unbeaten Vilita & Turori. They too could continue that strong play in the knockouts against Demot. This one can literally go either way, and the slightest mistake could upset the balance in favor of one side. Demot might well have a better side overall, though. Our Pick: DEM 1-0 NEA
Starblaydia v. Pacitalia: Quite possibly the most intriguing matchup in the Quarterfinals, as the Men in Muave face the Blue Foxes for the first time in this tournament. Starblaydia comes in off a draw with TLC, and a close win over Milchama that gave them Group C's title. Pacitalia recovered wonderfully from its Day 1 loss to Demot with victories against Bettia and Hypocria, and seems to have returned to form. This is another 'can go either way' match, but we think that after yet another close match, the Blue Foxes are ultimately the winners and send the Purple Peril home with the wooden spoon. Our Pick: STB 3-4 PAC
Myrtannia v. Milchama: As we are playing in this match, we will remain professional and not write any prediction... still, we can't help but say: MYR 2-1 MIL... d'oh! We did it anyway... heads will roll!
The final score from Halosen National Stadium:
Myrtannia 3 - 2 Az-Cz
(War 1', Khulmey 2', Miyagishima 5') (15', 19')
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Political Allies Battle It Out, Bazacubs Dominate
The Last match for the Bazacubs was a match that not only had the Bazacub's face Bazalonia's closest Ally, The Lamonian Hawks, but was a decider to determine who goes through to the quarter finals. Despite being the closest of friends politically that did not make any difference to the way they played. We have heard that the Lamonian Coach, Coach Hill, had them doing drills inpreperation for the match.
The Bazalonian coach on the otherhand took a different approach, a combined Mental and Phsyical training. While in-fact the team did train by doing various Drills and other more secretive physical training while doing so they where given mental exercises to do while training. And they where not allowed to stop until they solved the puzzle. We managed to get a comment from the coach before the match. "Soccer is a mental game as much as it is a physical game. Plans and strategies worked out before the game never work as planned once they come in contact with the play of soccer. So players have to think, adapt the play, to acheive the same ends, scoring. And to do that they need to have excellent abstract thinking and spatial awareness abilities. This is what I am trying to acheive. It's much like chess, setting up the move and then striking when the time is right."
Just whether the coach of the Bazacubs would use chess as a training tool in the near future is yet to be seen but his so far unconventional approach seems to have worked against the Lamonians and barely missed out on giving the Bazacubs a win against the Mrytannians.
"Yes, thank's for the Analysis now, give us the report of the match!" I hear you say and you would be right. The match started as a flurry of activity, nothing seemed to have happened but what was not happening was happening fast. It wasn't until the 23rd minute that the pace of the activity slowed down. In fact it slowed to almost a crawl. Amazingly it was a sudden burst of speed by midfielder David Myfanwy that had caught the Lamonians of guard and sloted the ball through the goalkeeper and into the back of the net in the 29th minute.
The Second Goal started way back with Goal Keeper, Paul Kanga's younger brother Joshua Kanga. In an extremely unusual move Joshua Left the net , and nearly left the penalty box with the ball inhand before kicking it over the heads of all the players. The ball sailed through the air and landed on the ground with a Lamonian defender coming towards it, Ricky Yunn, a forward and captain of the team reached the ball first from towards the Bazacubs goal and managed to step around the defender leaving Ricky alone against the Lamonian Goalie. The hit the back of the net as it just clipped the edges of the Lamonian Goalkeeper's fingers. This was in thr 45th minute just before the half-time whistle blew.
The Third and fourth goals where just as exciting as the previous 2 and occured in the second half. The Lamonians had in total three real good chances to convert into goals, one in the 24th minute when the Bazacubs had suddenly slowed the game down but a tackle from Xia Chia stopped that possibility. The other 2 where the ball going over the top of the goal and one shot going directly to the keeper.
With such a win against Lamoni the Bazacubs have qualified for the AO Under 21 Quarter Finals with a total of 6 points out of 9. The only blemish to the team was the Mrytannian squad that beat the team 2 nil in their first tournament. Let's look at the matchup for the Quarter-Finals. Predicted winner has been emphasised trough bolding
Match 1 - Mitchell Technologies Field (Blackheart, Sayiid Island):
Vilita & Turori (3-0-0) v. Bazalonia (2-0-1)
Yep, the Bazacubs face the Eel Cat Things of the Vilita/Turori combined team, The team has an impressive 3-0-0 win, but in our opinion this is because they where in an easy group and so the Bazacubs, especially with their experience should win against this foe.
Match 2 - Vanhaanen Sporting Complex (Vanhaanen)
Demot (2-1-0) v. Neu Amerika (2-0-1)
Demot face Socialist Union, The team did very well against a strong Pacitalian, Hypocrian and Bettian squads, Bettia was their only hiccup drawing. Never the less Demot is a strong squad is expected to walk over Group of Putz (A)'s second qualifier
Match 3 - Mari City Park (Mari City, Scandon Island)
Starblaydia (2-1-0) v. Pacitalia (2-0-1)
As in other footballing competitions we think Starblaydia is just too strong against Pacitalia, expect a purple victory.
Match 4 - Al-Zataar Olympic Field (Salahadin City)
Myrtannia (3-0-0) v. Milchama (1-1-1)
Myrtannia one of the two teams with a perfect record, however unlike V & T this perfect record actually means something they are a good-side, up against to the team with the worst performance in qualifying? The hosts should easily advance
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New Goalie Different Result
After the 3 mistakes from Halutz Dalton that cost Milchama the match and an apparent easy match victory. This time though the Warriors were able to stick to it and got the well deserved victory over Yihsrael. Coach Alex Lans said, "This was a game we needed to win and we did it. These guys were supposed to be the easiest people in the group so all we needed to do was beat them and we did it with style. I like how we played today."
Now for the report on how Milchama scored:
19th minute: Yihsrael scored as a nice play by Spincic left Nydick all alone and Nydick easily scored to give the Shields a 1-0 lead.
32nd minute: The quick counter, which is becoming a staple for the Warriors, gets moving. Joey Harris quickly down the flank as he attempts to cross the ball. It's on target! and Tal Flar moves in, jumpsssssss and heads the ball in! GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!! 1-1 tie. A nice job by the defense to clear followed by Joey Harris jumping all over the place to score and make it 1-1.
45th minute: Halftime. The half was back and forth but the Warriors definitely looked more dangerous on the offensive.
50th minute: Marchakov takes a look on the inside. He likes it and he sidesteps the midfielder on his way down. He kicks the ball recklessly forward and is now in a foot race with Russ Rimar. Rimar trying to do it but can't beat the speedy Marchakov. Marchakov takes one look and passes back to Kevin Flossmore. Flossmore, takes one step in and crosses. Flar jumps but its over his head BUT THERE'S AVI BELMOWITZ! Belmowitz all alone on the far side of the box. He traps the ball and shoots! 2-1 MILCHAMA! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! A seemingly too hard hit cross by Flossmore was perfect as it went right to a charging Belmowitz who easily took his time and scored the easy goal to make it 2-1 Milchama.
64th minute: The crosses have been coming in for the Warriors. Two of them have led to both of their goals. It seems like the commentators worries of poor crosses have been misfounded. Anyway Milchama again on the offensive. This time not a counter attack. Rintell over to Marchakov forward to Esrimdo, back to Marchakov, two steps forward and a pass to Rintell. Rintell waits one second and sees a running Kevin Flossmore. Rintell with the pass over the top as Flossmore runs onto it. Hacynski trying to stop the ball but can't as Flossmore beats him to it and lobs it over. Rimar desperately and won't get there GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!! Two cheeky lobs by Kevin Flossmore and Kenny Rintell gives Milchama an insurmountable looking 3-1 lead. A very nice goal from the youngsters.
88th minute: Yihsrael pulls one back through the brilliant work of Freeman Musemeche who beat Wilkirk and Mitchell before unleaching a wonder shot that didn't give Fletcher Steele a chance.
Final Score:
Milchama 3 (Flar 32, Belmowitz 50, Flossmore 64)
Yihsrael 2 (Nydick 19, Musemeche 88)
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Predictions (Again?!)
Considering we lost to Starblaydia and there's no use dwelling on the past it means its time to dwell on the future. Meaning of course its time for predictions on who will do what where and with whom (Although you might not want to know the last part). As most people are just predicting the quarterfinals we have dared to be different! and go all the way to predict the winner of the tournament:
We start here:
Vilita & Turori (3-0-0) v. Bazalonia (2-0-1)- V&T got lucky as they got the weakest group in the competition in terms of names and newspaper reports. Therefore they're 3-0-0 record is kind of deceiving. Thus we predict the BazaCubs in an "upset." 3-1.
Demot (2-1-0) v. Neu Amerika (2-0-1)- Demot knocked off Pacitalia and they were in a tougher group making this one a no brainer. Demot easily goes through to the tune of a 2-0 victory.
Starblaydia (2-1-0) v. Pacitalia (2-0-1)- oooooooooooooooh. The match up of the round by far. Starblaydia with their self acclaimed "best football program in the world" vs. Pacitalia who legitimately claim the title "Best football program that doesn't compete in the World Cup." So now what about results of this match. Well that comes down to history and Starblaydia has downright obliterated Pacitalia. Therefore of course Pacitalia 2-1 AET.
Myrtannia (3-0-0) v. Milchama (1-1-1)- We'll try not to biased for this one but our U21s have a tendency to fail in octos of the NS U21 Cup. That would mean that we would lose here and our performance certainly reflects that, espiecially against the host. Except that have a problem with winning outrounds as well. Meaning it will come down who wants to lose more. The score: 3-3, 4-4 AET, 6-5 Milchama advances on PKs.
Semi finals:
Demot v. Bazalonia- Demot becomes suprise finalists after they beat the exhausted Bazacubs. We all know that Cubs can't make finals (just look at the Chicago version) and after getting a lead the Bazacubs blow it. 3-3, 4-3 AET as Demot gets through after going 3-1 down.
Milchama v. Pacitalia- An exhausted U21 team against another exhausted U21 team. This means a very tired match with a lot of goals. Milchama though can't beat opponents of this caliber so we lose 3-2. A close match that's just not good enough.
Third place match:
Bazalonia v. Milchama- Cubs can't win important games. I'm telling you, I've rooted for them too long to not understand this. Therefore Bazalonia is doomed again as they lose to the Warriors 4-2. There's also the fact that we always beat them and they have our worst ever former coach coaching them.
Final:
Pacitalia v. Demot- The match people actually care about. Demot has gotten this far and actually beat Pacitalia in the group stage. However that means a mad Pacitalia and a mad Pacitalia goes out and storms Demot before they even have a chance to start doing anything. 4-1 Pacitalia takes the trophy and the glory.
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"Wait we seriously just took Pacitalia to win something"
"Yeh"
"That was really dumb"
"They're due"
"Dude that's like taking Audioslavia to win the World Cup"
"Demot was certaintly not going to win"
"No wonder your NCAA pool always suck"
"Shut up you"
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"What an uplifting trip this was. To see the way all three nations responded with such friendliness," began Lo-Rdr's grandmother.
"Indeed. The games and things that Myrtannia had set up were quite fun. I think the kids really enjoyed them." said Go-Mar's mother.
Sa-Ra's mother piped up, "indeed. Sa-Ra loved the origami."
"And teaching Youn Ji-Hyun and Flo-Ma how to score," added Ct-Pt's mother "was very nice."
"Hopefully we'll keep in touch after this tournament." said one of Mo-El's mothers.
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Demot Daily ~ Championship?
Well it was not the expected the result for the squad, but the draw does work out well for them in the end, still taking the group with suprising ease, given the squads in their group. However, each game was a hard fought affair and the squad can take extreme pride in coming out on top, with their only "slip up" being the draw on the last matchday, when qualification was all but assured.
Before the match, the squad recieved some great news. Pitchkolan's ankle isn't broken, but instead it was just a sever sprain. However Desiance has said that the youngster will be unable to continue on in the tournament and that Trien will start in his place. The squad took the ignitive and got goals by Maryweather and Corin in the 8th and 21st minutes respectively, with Sans and Fae bothing getting assists in the affairs. However the squad gave up a goal in the 79th minute, and then a poor call in the 87th minute lead to a Bettia penalty, which was converted with little problems.
The team will have to work on dicipline if they are to advance, however they recieved a favorable oppenent in Neu Amerika, who reached the quarters with a 2-0-1 record. Early line has Demot has the favorite, and its hard to disagree, with Demot having the tougher of the two groups, yet the team should be wary of the upset from their oppisition. Here is the full predictions.
Match 1 - Mitchell Technologies Field (Blackheart, Sayiid Island):
Vilita & Turori (3-0-0) v. Bazalonia (2-0-1)
Easy group results in lack of prepartion and the Cubs pull off an impressive victory. 3-1
Match 2 - Vanhaanen Sporting Complex (Vanhaanen)
Demot (2-1-0) v. Neu Amerika (2-0-1)
We display why soo many media are picking us to move onto the Semis with a display of talent that will leave many in awe. 3-0
Match 3 - Mari City Park (Mari City, Scandon Island)
Starblaydia (2-1-0) v. Pacitalia (2-0-1)
The Blue foxes edge out the purple on PKs. (2:2 AET) 3-2 PKs
Match 4 - Al-Zataar Olympic Field (Salahadin City)
Myrtannia (3-0-0) v. Milchama (1-1-1)
The hosts ride the home field advantage to the Semis while Milchama will wonder what if. 2-0
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The Dailey Worker: Sporting Section
Pioneers Annihilate Nedalia, Advance to Quarter Finals
The Socialist Union's second match against Vilita/Turori ended up seeing our young Pioneers outmatched by the more powerful 'Things'. On a positive note, the Pioneers did prevent Kristofer Kilpter from scoring, which was a major focus of Comrade Demchok. A 1-0 loss will have to be accepted after a long battle on the field.
In brighter news, the Pioneers returned to true Socialist form in their final group match against the Nedalia Lions. Despite the experience of the capitalist opponent, the Socialist Union dominated the match, allowing just one goal. The brother/sister tandem of Gorychkas once again performed SUNA's scoring, and the capitalist Lions were helpless in the face of their onslaught.
Hobert Gorychka took a shot in minute 30 which deflected off the side bar of the goal. He rectified this with a follow up shot that sent the ball in for the Socialist Union's first goal of the match. More goals were added by his sister Scarlett, who bravely took on two bigger Nedalian defenders later in the match. She moved past both of them skillfully and scored the second goal. In the second half, Scarlett scored from 40 yards out again, in another 'miracle' goal.
The only mistake of the match was a poor foul in minute 89 that gave Nedalia a penalty kick. Comrade Keeper Baumiester was unable to keep the ball out of the goal, so a shutout win was narrowly missed. In the end, the Pioneers won 3-1, and made plans for an extended stay in the United Isles of Myrtannia.
The quarter final match for the Socialist Union will be against the nation that won Group B: Demot. New to the region's sporting events like the Socialist Union, Demot has played strongly as well. Most foreign (read 'capitalist') news sources have selected Demot to advance to the semi finals. This simply means they will be more surprised when the Pioneers advance further still. Here are the only Socialist predictions for the upcoming matches:
Match 1 - Mitchell Technologies Field (Blackheart, Sayiid Island):
Vilita & Turori (3-0-0) v. Bazalonia (2-0-1)
The only nation to defeat SUNA in play will be overcome by the resurgent Bazalonian side. They should change their nickname to the Bazaclubs after throttling Lamoni, and now Vilita and Turori. 1-4 Bazalonia.
Match 2 - Vanhaanen Sporting Complex (Vanhaanen)
Demot (2-1-0) v. Neu Amerika (2-0-1)
The much vaunted Demotians are unable to handle the might of the Pioneers. Easy group? Nonsense. Socialist Union sends Demot home with the wooden spoon, 2-0.
Match 3 - Mari City Park (Mari City, Scandon Island)
Starblaydia (2-1-0) v. Pacitalia (2-0-1)
Our Bekkside Comrades (honorary Comrades, at least) will ship the Junior Foxes home with a convincing victory. Purple Power reigns, 5-2.
Match 4 - Al-Zataar Olympic Field (Salahadin City)
Myrtannia (3-0-0) v. Milchama (1-1-1)
The foolish Warriors will be no match for the tournament hosts, and will be in a daze as the Nymphs steamroll them. Myrtannia FTW, 3-0.
Socialist Union 3, Nedalia 1
(H. Gorychka 30', S. Gorychka 45', 71') (#7 89') |
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Zamoskao checked his hair in the mirror inside his locker of the Starblaydi team dressing room. Earlier on he had scored both of Starblaydia's goals to defeat Milchama. Quiet and thoughtful, even at the tender age of sixteen, Zamoskao approached everything with a technical, intelligent eye. He played either on the left side or in the centre of midfield with his trademark style of simple, effective, crisp passes like the click of a finger. It was with two strikes in that pure style of his that got Starblaydia's goals, putting the ball past Halutz Dalton with his classic, side-foot technique. The first was delicately placed in the bottom right-hand corner of the net from the centre of the penalty area, while the second whipped into the upper left-hand corner from way out wide on the left.
As ever, Zamoskao didn't appeared to be phased by his acheivements. He kept the same expressionless look on his face and went about his business as per usual. Oberlander liked that about him, but it was also a cause for concern, If he genuinely wasn't elated by winning a game with his goals, from midfield especially, then there was something amiss. If, on the other hand, he was simply cooler than a Hockey Canadian cucumber in a freezer, then that was a good thing.
Claudio González, his teammate at the Tribe Urjali youth team, came over to congratulate him. Claudio, at twenty years old, was one of the elder statesmen of this team, with eight senior caps to his name already.
"If you can do something like that against Marti, Angano and Terasti next match," Claudio said, "then we'll be in the Semis for sure."
Zamoskao merely nodded. He had his training schedule all set up, the videos of who he had to watch on the Pacitalian team were already sitting on top of his DVD player. He would be prepared, as always. Claudio walked away, off to tell Betanii Marrones how well she'd played, too. |
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