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AO CL III

Posted: Oct 25 2005, 05:02 PM

Kafra, Nedalia - The official draw for the Champions League III was completed this evening here in Kafra, bringing with the dawn of what many hope will be another round of intense competition. The AO CL is reknowned as the best regional club competition in the universe, with powerhouses from Starblaydia and Vilita attempting to take home the crown in this illustrious tournament.

Last year champions, Vilita's Yeaddin Owls, although they did not qualify through conventional means, will be at hand to defend their title. However, many will wonder about the absence of the Sarzonian sides, who did well last time round. Two of the 4 Semi-Finalists (Yeaddin Owls, Karakan Wolves) will be back for more, while the other two (Montepool Waves, Stanton Town) are nowhere to be seen.

Regardless, it will no less be just as intense as last time round, if not more so. A few newcomers from Hockey Canada, Oliverry, and Milchama will be ready to make some noise against veteran squads from Starblaydia, Vilita, Lamoni, and Krytenia, amongst others. Suprise quarter-finalist Rappor FC from Nedalia will be looking to go one step further this time round as well, although they wont be the only ones. Hypocria will be presenting the same sides as last time, and they will be looking to improve on their perfomances as well. Bettia, on the other hand, will be sending two newcomers to the tournament. Nojika will be hoping to do one better, while the new-old nation of Nyssa will be sending their new champions in hopes of doing their country proud. Ladies and gentlemen, here's hoping this will be a wild ride. Enjoy.

GROUP A
Yeaddin Owls (Vilita)
North Pole United (Hockey Canada)
Butetown Dragons (Bettia)
Caledon Simpson (Krytenia)

GROUP B
Iskara Daii (Starblaydia)
Darpor AC (Nedalia)
FC Shaw (Nyssa)
Great Alexandria (Milchama)

GROUP C
Irkutsk (Hockey Canada)
Rozier City (Nojika)
Karakan Wolves (Lamoni)
Mercia Bromham (Krytenia)

GROUP D
Pylos Reavers (Hypocria)
Rappor FC (Nedalia)
Irougil FC (Vilita)
Oliver City FC (Oliverry)

GROUP E
Hypocrium City (Hypocria)
Desert Foxes (Milchama)
Jhanna City (Starblaydia)
Roenech FC (Nojika)

GROUP F
Jungle Strike FC (Vilita)
East Rubbermade FC (Oliverry)
Sukatra Tigers (Bettia)
Nephi Bears (Lamoni)

Nedalia

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Posted: Oct 27 2005, 02:56 AM

Nedalia Premier League teams look to light the AO on Fire

Kafra, Nedalia - Nedalia was abuzz this afternoon after the draws were announced for the third installment of the AO Champions League. The general sentiment is that the two Nedalian teams, Rappor FC and Dorpar AC (champions and runners-up respectively), stood a good chance of qualifying to the knockout stages of the tournament. Speaking to one of the leading broadcasters of Nedalian football, Mr. Vern Tap, we asked him what he thought of the chances:

"I think there is a very good chance both teams can make it through. Rappor is, I think, more talented than Dorpar, but thats not to say the runners-up wont be capable. Indeed, the fact that Tim James, the current Premier League Player of the Year, was sold to Krytenia will have its effect on the team, but I still think they have what it takes to make it through. As for Rappor, there isnt a more complete team in Nedalian football today. They didnt win two consecutive titles on luck, and dont forget, they were quarter-finalists in the last Champions League."

Dorpar AC, on paper, look to have it easier than their counterparts. The only proven team in Group B also happens to ne the NS Champions League reigning champions, Starblaydia's Iskara Daii, who are favorites to not only to qualify, but to do so without losing a single game. They will be looking to better their suprise quarter-final exit in the last CL, especially as it was to a Lamonian side. Along with Dorpar, they are the only two teams to represent proven leagues in Group B (ofcourse, the Liga Starblaydia is eons ahead of the Premier League in terms of recognizability), but the wild card of the group will be Milchama's Great Alexandria. Not much is known about the Milchamian league here in Nedalia, and it will be the first time a team from there is represented in the AO CL, but suprises are never too far off. The match, ofcourse, that every Nedalian will be anticipating is the one against FC Shaw of Nyssa. There is no need to explain why.

The other Nedalia Premier League team also happens to be the more accomplished of the two. The champions retained their title with relative ease in Year Three, solidifying their stance as the best team in Nedalia. They also didnt do bad at the last CL, gaining a quarter-finals berth before finally losing. While on paper, Group D looks more even overall than Group B, Rappor looked to be one of the favorites to qualify. The other favorite would have to be Vilitian side Irougil FC, who although were not involved in the last CL, come from possibly the most accomplished league in the region, something that will definitely play its part. Pylos Reavers of Hypocria will be also gunning for that qualification place, and given the track record of the Hypocrian League, they stand a very good chance of qualifying to the knockout stages, something that they didnt do last time around. Rounding out the group will be Roenech FC of Nojika, perhaps on paper the least favored team to go through. That being said, there isnt a definite favorite in this group, with all 4 teams holding firm the possibility of making to the next round.

This post has been edited by Nedalia on Oct 27 2005, 02:59 AM

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Posted: Oct 27 2005, 08:58 AM

Tigers and Dragons Ready to Roar

Apex League champs and runners-up Sukatra Tigers and Butetown Dragons were comtemplating an interesting group draw for the first round of the AO Champions League.

Sukatra Tigers have been drawn against Vilitan outfit Jungle Strike, Oliverry's East Rubbermade, and Nephi Bears of Lamoni. Manager Ian Walkinshaw told The Enlightener "Well, we've really got our work cut out here, although qualification isn't beyond us. If we can perform well at home, we may stand a chance".

Sukatra Tigers Starting Lineup

Ramadan Jabari

Stepped into the #1 jersey after the departure of Safwan Sulaiman, and capped his first season as a regular with some sparkling performances. A hot prospect for the future.

Bobby Al-Zaid

Joe Hanif

Craig Faruq

Rob Nicholls

Marcus Baxter

Hypocria's star playmaker has been a true revelation since joining the Tigers two seasons ago.

Hisham Suhail

Jafar Abdul-Aziz

Darren Evans

10.

Morgan Bartrum

Joined the Tigers two seasons ago in exchange for Latif Hunter. His exemplary displays have earned Bartrum a call-up into Krytenia's World Cup squad

11.

Jibril Jenkins

Reserves

Phil Ijaz

Roy Birch

Ghasan Rynalt

Amir Bin Musad

Akram Abdurrahman

Robbie Wheeler

Harvey Jameson

Matthew Littlefield

Tawfiq Hussain

Faris Khayri

Irfan Abdul-Karim

Denis Wassim

Carlton Mahmud

Mustafa Ayman

On the other hand, Butetown Dragons have a much tougher task ahead of them having been drawn against reigning champions Yeaddin Owls, along with North Pole Utd and Caledon Simpson. Team captain Said Ismail told The Enlightener "It's certainly a tough draw, but confidence is sky high here and if we can carry our good attacking run into this tournament, our 3-4-3 formation could spring a few surprises!".

Butetown Dragons Starting Lineup

Hard Dans

Nedalia's Under-21 goalkeeper has shown he's a more than capable shot-stopper.

Said Ismail

A wily old veteran with plenty of international experience, Butetown's captain and player-coach has plenty of tricks up his sleeve despite his age.

Aaron Bowes

Zahir Hassan

Iwan Prothero

Rashid Nasib

Jason Abdullah

Butetown's flying winger, his pace can cause defenders quite a few problems.

Corey Yates

Mattan

Will probably go down as the Apex League's best-ever bargain, after the Dragons snapped him up on a free transfer. Forms one-third of Butetown's deadly three-man attack.

10.

Husni Teague

11.

Eurys Ffagan

Reserves

Mustafa Khan

Jared Knight

Christian Rice

Johnny Wilson

Phil Taylor

Steve Malak

Usama Karim

Ryan Hilling

Elfed Pritchard

Hywel Hasib

Leon Bould

Abdul Carson

Spencer Ellis

Varun Nasri

This post has been edited by Bettia on Oct 27 2005, 09:02 AM

Bettia

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Posted: Oct 27 2005, 12:13 PM

Nojika Readies Top Clubs

Rozier, Nojika - During the last A.O. Champions League, Nojika was represented by two of its greatest teams - Rozier City and Coral Cove FC. And once again, Rozier City will represent Nojika as the Nojikan Premiere League champions, and with hopes of making it at least as far as Coral Cove did previously. And as the runners-up in the Premiere League, Roenech F.C. will make a run for the A.O. Champions League champion title.

"Both teams are extremely talented, it's just a matter of bringing out that talent...just as Coral Cove did late in the competition last time 'round," said Rozier City head coach Randy Mulder. Both Nojikan teams are faced with talented groups - Rozier City to face off against the Wolves from Lamoni and Roenech to go up against Jhanna City of Starblaydia. "Tough teams aren't always the most talented. More often than not, there's just a few players who carry the rest of the team to the top, while [Nojika] on the other hand have two teams with many skilled players all with the desire to compete at the highest level," said Roenech F.C. captain Ty Baron.

Also today, Rozier City and Roenech FC coaches released starting line-ups and rosters --

QUOTE

Rozier City
Head Coach: Randy Mulder
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2

Team Captains: Carlos Amoa, Shayne Follett

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Goalkeepers

[1] Roman Adam (24)
[2] Kosimo Sheitz (23)
[3] Chester Logan (24)
Skills Coach: Kareem Redecks

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Defence

[13] Clarence Nunn (19)
[05] Matt Jones (20)
[22] Harrison Butler (26)
[07] Mikey Parr (20)
[36] Ralph Morton (17)
[92] Ike Teel (24)
Skills Coach: Randal Niebla

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Midfield

[30] Trenton Hegan (22)
[17] Carlos Amoa (21)
[09] Stanley Correa (20)
[88] Tom Maynard (25)
[31] Ronald Hoff (26)
[16]] Will Morin (18)
[04] Alan Carpenter (26)
Skills Coach: Allan Rasik

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Strikers

[54] Aaryon Trickett (20)
[15] Shayne Follett (20)
[12] Andrew Beat (20)
[49] Darryl Finegan (26)
[06] Javier Ceasar (28)
[14] Ricky Reinhart (18)
Skills Coach: Marcel Kodama

Starting 11

GK - Roman Adam
LB - Clarence Nunn
CB - Matt Jones
CB - Harrison Butler
RB - Mikey Parr
LM - Trenton Hegan
CM - Carlos Amoa
CM - Tom Maynard
RM - Ronald Hoff
CF - Aaryon Trickett
CF - Shayne Folett

Kit - Blue with gold trim shirt, blue shorts, blue socks

QUOTE

Roenech F.C.
Head Coach: Gary Nettles
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Team Captains: Ty Baron, Dré van Aalen

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Goalkeepers

[1] Dré van Aalen (19)
[2] Houston Roushkolb (26)
[3] Claude Moore (24)
Skills Coach: Jan Molski

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Defence

[67] Allan Caulder (23)
[23] Jack Collins (22)
[05] Darrick Deaton (31)
[09] Victor Cosmescu (17)
[99] Andrejs Veiskops (18)
[21] Hagai Narkis (26)
Skills Coach: Nate Houser

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Midfield

[30] Kaiji Delmar (24)
[19] Harrison Wilburn (24)
[12] Dean Navarro (27)
[33] Wilfred Sepulveda (25)
[91] Ken Dickinson (30)
[06]] Gerard Crespo (18)
[10] Erik Robinson (23)
Skills Coach: Nicolas Reith

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Strikers

[24] Ty Baron (20)
[81] John Gresham (18)
[11] Eugene Hammons (29)
[08] Lucas Burnette (19)
[22] Pino Beidler (32)
Skills Coach: Nelson Marín

Starting 11

GK - Dré van Aalen
LB - Allan Caulder
CB - Jack Collins
CB - Darrick Deaton
RB - Victor Cosmescu
LM - Kaiji Delmar
CM - Harrison Wilburn
RM - Dean Navarro
|LF - Ty Baron
CF - John Gresham
RF - Eugene Hammons

Kit - Solid green shirt, white shorts, green socks

And there you have it. The full rosters and starting line ups for both Nojikan teams as well as a little of the coaches and players' thoughts.

This post has been edited by Nojika on Oct 27 2005, 12:18 PM

Nojika

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Posted: Oct 27 2005, 08:06 PM

Alexandria Times-Tribune-Sun-News-Telegraph-Telegram-Register-Update

Sports Section

Milchama Division 1 teams look to impress

The two best teams of the Milchama Football League are looking to impress in the AO CL 3. Great Alexandria the 3 time winner of the league are in their second international competition after getting to the group stages of the NS Cup II and got knocked out. The Desert Foxes on the otherhand are in their first international competition after getting losing a very controversial Milchama Cup final to Chaialim who lost on the away goals rule in the first round of the same NS Cup II. Both teams believe they can qualify through their groups for no particular reason.
Now the rosters:
Great Alexandria
3-5-2
GK Mario Paquili
D Martin Stevens
D Yoni Pieleon
D Kase Rokon
M Harry Merriman
M Quentin Myler
M Billy Timmons
M Kent Yesum
M Claus Floren
F Spot Nielson
F Yonatan Mitayel
Subs:
GK Barrett Olson
M Carl Falton
M Wally Llama
M/D Olie Kevington
F Skyler Thomos

Desert Foxes
2-2-1-3
GK Tuck Koolerc
D Mark Miller
D Tom Thade
DM Mack Berghoff
Dm Liam Henderson
M Doni Kunalin
Am Bobby Martin
Am Eyal Keller
F Jonathan Corey
F Yaniv Alexander
F Clyde Misterson
Subs:
GK Kennesaw Johnson
F Florence Martin
F Amit Burner
F Kelly Mihm
M Paco Guamul

Great Alexandria cannot wait to show other clubs the full force of Spot Nielson and Clyde Misterson wants to show the soccer prowess of Collonie as he is the captain of the national team for the Flying Eagles.

Milchama

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Posted: Oct 27 2005, 09:12 PM

Lamonian teams prepare for CL

Both the Karakan Wolves and the Nephi Bears have returned to the 3rd AO Champions League, and both are looking to improve upon their performances. Karakan is the early favorite of the two Lamonian teams, both for how far into the knockouts that they made it in the last CL, and for their surprise victory against Starblaydia's famed Iskara Daii in the quarters. However, don't forget about Nephi. They might not have fared as well as Karakan in the last CL, but time is known as the great equalizer. Either way, both teams are looking forward to the upcoming matches, hoping to be able to take the trophy home this time. Both teams are expected to use the 3-5-2 formation in the CL.

Karakan Wolves

Kit: White shirts with red stripe around mid-chest, red shorts, white socks

Starting 11

Daimien Nichols - GK
James Rusby - F
John Towers - F
Antonio Nixon - M
Tricolli Benito - M
Marvin Boyd - M
Jonathan Metalyn - M
Christian St. Clair - M
Martyn Hill - D
Graham Savage - D
Joseph Gilmore - D

Reserves

Mike Boldman - F
Mike Mitchell - D
Joachim Stephan - M
Lou Ziege - M
James Rosier - M
Nick Kreacher - GK

Nephi Bears

Kit: Blue shirts with yellow stripe around mid-chest, yellow shorts, blue socks

Starting 11

Mark Paddy - GK
Brent At-waters - F
John Redfeather - F
Jason Mollari - M
Payton Smith - M
Jake Star - M
Matthew Sharon - M
Dante Petruchio - M
Jean Bart - D
Steven Gates - D
Malakim Em - D

Reserves

Martyn Cobbler - F
James Elsie - D
Matthew Walter - M
Walter Elipse - M
Jacob Carr - M
Ryan Vektor - GK

[Edit: To prevent the Bears having a striker called 'Brent Afemale sexual organers', I'm assuming the intent was At-waters, rather than Ac-unters, so have added a hyphen to his name. Star.]

Lamoni

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Posts: 1952

Posted: Oct 30 2005, 06:29 AM

GROUP A:

Yeaddin Owls: 2 – 0 :Caledon Simpson
North Pole United: 4 – 4 :Butetown Dragons

CODE

Yeaddin Owls: 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Butetown Dragons: 1 0 1 0 4 4 1
North Pole United: 1 0 1 0 4 4 1
Caledon Simpson: 1 0 0 1 0 2 3

GROUP B:

Iskara Daii: 4 – 1 :Great Alexandria
Dorpar AC: 0 – 0 :FC Shaw

CODE

Iskara Daii: 1 1 0 0 4 1 3
Dorpar AC: 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
FC Shaw: 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Great Alexandria: 1 0 0 1 1 4 0

GROUP C:

Irkutsk: 0 – 1 :Mercia Bromham
Rozier City: 2 – 1: Karakan Wolves

CODE

Rozier City: 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Mercia Bromham: 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Karakan Wolves: 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Irkutsk: 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

GROUP D:

Pylos Reavers: 3 – 0 :Oliver City FC
Rappor FC: 2 – 0 :Irougil FC

CODE

Pylos Reavers: 1 1 0 0 3 0 3
Rappor FC: 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Irougil FC: 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Oliver City FC: 1 0 0 1 0 3 0

GROUP E:

Hypocrium City: 1 – 1 :Roenech FC
Desert Foxes: 0– 2: Jhanna City

CODE

Jhanna City: 1 1 0 0 2 0 3
Hypocrium City: 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Roenech FC: 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Desert Foxes: 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

GROUP F:

Jungle Strike FC: 1 – 0 :Nephi Bears
East Rubbermade FC: 1 – 3 :Sukatra Tigers

CODE

Sukatra Tigers: 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Jungle Strike FC: 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Nephi Bears: 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
East Rubbermade FC: 1 0 0 1 1 3 0

Nedalia

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Posted: Oct 30 2005, 01:55 PM

DORPAR AC:

Matchday One saw a Nedalian squad face off against a Nyssan side in what was one of the most hyped and intense matches on Nedalian soil. Permission had to be given from the President himself for the match to actually take place, finally getting the go-ahead. The match itself was anti-climatic, with the players being careful not to let things get out of hand with the potential of crowd trouble not ever far off at all. Thankfully, the match passed without incident, ending in a 1-1 draw.

Krytenian Ray Lausano, who came in from Casuals New Osteria for $3.6 million at the beginning of the season to replace outbound Tim James, had a good debut, scoring in the 14th minute to the delight of the Nedalian crowd. It was not to be a night for celebrations in Dorpar, however, as FC Shaw equalized with 7 minutes to go in the game, ending the match in a draw.

In the other Group B match, Iskara Daii ran out easy winners against Milchama's Great Alexandria, putting 4 past the GK. That leaves them on top, with Dorpar and FC Shaw tied for 2nd place.

RAPPOR FC:

The more illustrious of Nedalia's two representatives was also the more successful on Matchday One. In a tough matchup in Rappor, the team ran out 2-0 against Vilita's Irougil FC, a great victory considering the quality found in the Vilitan league. New signing Khalil Jamhurra was instrumental in the victory, scoring both goals for his new club.

The $7 million signing in the offseason started his Rappor career in grand fashion, and is already being touted as the best signing the Nedalian champions have ever made. Jamhurra himself announced he was ecstatic at the way his season has started, claiming that "if I can put 2 past a Vilitan side, then the sky is the limit." The Rappor faithful hope this is just the beginning.

In the other Group D match, Hypocria's Pylos Reaver started off their campaign in marvellous fashion, defeating Oliverry's Oliver City FC 3-0, catipulting them to 1st in the group. Rappor sits in 2nd, with the two losing sides on the night respectively sitting in 3rd and 4th.

Nedalia

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Posted: Oct 30 2005, 09:35 PM

Alexandria Times-Post-Gazette-Chronicle-Journal-Enquirer

Sports Section

Milchamian teams fare poorly against Staryblaydis on MD1

The two Milchamian participants in the AOCLIII did not fare so well on Matchday one losing both of their matches by a combined score of 6-1. The Desert Foxes could not get their offense started and despite some good play could not get past Jhanna City of Starblaydia losing 2-0. Great Alexandria also had a Starblaydi opponent, unfortunately enough for them it was Iskara Daii the current NS CL champions. Alexandria played well for patches and even scored the first goal but in the end were no match losing 4-1.

Desert Foxes game summary:
The Foxes came out determined to show that they were better than Chaialim and it showed in the early as some good one-twos between Clyde Misterson and Yaniv Alexander almost brought a goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately Alexander's shot hit off the cross bar. It was a theme that would be reapeated throughout the match. A little later Jhanna City got their first goal as Cherry Garcia scored on a pass from Contall Rumaoa. Down 1-0 the Foxes tried to rally but their best chance failed as Bobby Martin's shot beat the keeper but not the post as it went wide of the goal. The second half saw Jhanna City double their advantage in the 48th minute on a unlucky and controversial penalty on an iffy Tom Thade foul. No matter which side you were on Itechton Matranga's penalty was taken perfectly and not even Milchamian national side starting goalie Tuck Koolerc could stop it from going in. The rest of the half though was dominated by the Foxes but they could not beat either or the post and ended up losing 2-0 despite outshooting Jhanna City 12-6 and with shots on goal 8-3.
Desert Foxes 0 (You have to beat the keeper and the post)
Jhanna City 2 (Garcia 22, Matranga [pen] 48)

Great Alexandria game summary:
Great Alexandria came out on the field looking like the graceful champions they are- in Milchama- in the world though they are not and it showed. Although from the first whistle Great Alexandria seemed to get the better of the play and even scored first in the 4th minute as after a great solo run by Yonatan Mitayel, Spot Nielson found himself open in the box. He made the most of the oppurtunity finishing Mitayel's cross beautifully. His header put Great Alexandria up for 32 more minutes until Left-Back Leopoldo Lopez put in a corner kick after the Alexandrians could not keep up their herculean defending effort for the half. The first half ended 1-1. We will not report on the second half as we see nothing useful happening there.

Iskara Daii 4 (L Lopez 36, 82 Mussorgsky 52 Raphaelo 74)
Great Alexandria 1 (Nielson 4)

[Edit: Starblaydi goalscorers added to replace X, Y, Z etc - Star.]

This post has been edited by Starblaydia on Nov 1 2005, 04:56 PM

Milchama

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Posted: Oct 30 2005, 09:54 PM

Nephi Times - SPORTS

The results are in from the first matches of the AO CL III. While both Lamonian teams lost their first matches, they both lost by only one goal.

Karakan: The Wolves faced Nojika's Rozier City squad today, and lost 2-1. Given the trouble that Nephi had with this same squad in the last CL, this result is not surprising, but it also does not make for a good start. Maybe this will remind those lads that they are actually in an international competition; which is not some little lark against last place Lemnos FC. If Karakan plans on repeating or improving upon the results of the last CL, they will need to play better than this of a certainty.

Nephi: Meanwhile, the Bears played against Vilita's Jungle Strike FC, and lost 1-0; with the single Vilitan goal scored using a header. That's right, the Vilitans scored after the ball hit the head of one of the Vilitan squad. Otherwise, the match was a fairly boring defensive showdown, with worries that Nephi's scoring capabilities might not be all that is desired this time around. Hopefully, we will be reversing ourselves after Nephi faces it's next opponent in the CL.

Lamoni

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Posts: 1952

Posted: Oct 31 2005, 03:58 AM

Tigers Roar Ahead

East Rubbermade 1 (Un Oliverrois 87)
Sukatra Tigers 3 (Bartrum 12 76, Evans 33)

For the second post in a row, this sports writer has felt compelled to use a 'roaring' analogy in the headline - but it was worth it as the Tigers made a flying start to their AOCL campaign, coming away from Oliverry with a stunning 3-1 win.

Sukatra started positively with Jenkins and Suhail causing a constant threat on the wings, and it was some exquisite interplay between Jenkins and Marcus Baxter that led to the first goal, before Jenkins sent in a looping high cross for Morgan Bartrum to head home.

The Tigers' dominance continued, and it came as no surprise when their advantage was doubled on the half-hour mark. After stealing the ball from an onrushing East Rubbermade striker, Craig Faruq hoofed a long ball forward which the nippy Darren Evans was able to latch on to. After nutmegging his man, Evans dinked the ball over the approaching keeper to send his team into the half-time break two goals to the good.

Sukatra continued to look comfortable in the second half, although they didn't create so much in the way of attacking play, seeming more content to defend their two-goal lead. Thirty minutes into the half, that became a three-goal lead courtesy of a neat free-kick routine which saw Baxter lay the ball off for Bartrum to crash the ball home from 25 yards.

East Rubbermade did grab a late consolation, but by then the three points were secure.

Honours Even in Eight-Goal Thriller

North Pole United 4 (Some Canuck 15, Another Canuck 45, And Another One 67 71)
Butetown Dragons 4 (Mattan 1 16, Ffagan 87, Dans 90+1)

Butetown Dragons were also on the road, travelling to the frozen wastes of HC to face a United side looking to make their home advantage count. Those plans were immediately scuppered as Nedalian international Mattan pounced on a loose backpass to put the away ahead after just 42 seconds.

However, it didn't take North Pole long to get themselves back into the game thanks to a low shot taken just inside the penalty area. The Dragons didn't let that affect them, and they put themselves back in front almost immediately when Mattan spotted the North Pole goalkeeper off his line and floated in a lob from all of 40 yards.

The rest of the first half was a real end-to-end affair with plenty of opportunities for both teams. Hard Dans was particularly busy and had to be on top form to keep his side in front. Unfortunately for him, he could do nothing about their injury-time equaliser, which took a wicked deflection off Zahir Hassan's shins sending Dans the wrong way.

The vast majority of the second period was dominated by the home team, and they looked to have won it with a two-goal salvo midway through the half. However, the hosts hadn't reckoned on the guts and attacking flair that saw Butetown's finest achieve their best ever league finish.

With three minutes to go, Husni Teague saw his shot turned around the post for a corner, and Eurys Ffagan rose up to head home for what seemed to be nothing more than a consolation. The Dragons kept pressing forward and they earned another corner deep into injury time. Desperate to gain a point, all eleven men poured into the area and it was goalkeeper Hard Dans who became Butetown's unlikely hero. The ball was drilled in close to the goal and was only partially cleared, finding Dans unmarked at the top of the area to thump the ball home through the crowd of players, sparking scenes of near-delerium amoungst players and fans alike.

Bettia

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Posted: Oct 31 2005, 12:01 PM

OOC: All players Krytenian unless stated.

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Caledon Simpson
Home Kit: Navy shirts with red and white trim, white shorts, red socks.
Away Kit: Yellow shirts with red and black trim, black shorts, red socks.
Manager: Trenton DUBILASCO Jr.

First Team:
Scott JENSEN - GK
Zack STARKOV - LB
Matthew SUMAR - RB
Luke PINDORIANO - CB
Andy SNELDERS - CB
Clark EJI’A - LM (KRY/MLG)
Daniel MUCORACHE - RM
Jean-Christophe WOOD-COLLINS - CM
Jeff KYLMAZ - CM
Tim JAMES - CF (NED)
Alex VAROV - CF

Reserves:
Gavin VOLKEN - GK
Bryan KWOLEK - GK
Jorgen DAVIS - LB
Mitchell CALLAGHAN - RB
Chris LOVELLI - CB
James McCORQUODALE - CB
Graham VALACCI - LM
Billy MURDO - RM
Eric GUTI - CM
Ian MANSIZ - CM
Michael LUCA - CF
Jonathan KRIGE - CF
Alan HUW - CF

Mercia Bromham
Home Kit: All navy with white trim.
Away Kit: White shirts with navy sleeves, red shorts, navy socks.
Manager: David BIXLER (MEL)

First Team:
Robert TUMERICK - GK
Lucas ANTONIOU - LB
Carl RICHMOND - RB
Richard MILK - CB (DRU)
David YUBA - CB (KRY/BED)
Ian RAVUTSOV - LM
Tim SHERINGTON - RM
Michael POWELL - CM (HYP)
Trefor TALBOT - CM (DRU)
Adrian BELMORE - CF (DRU)
Robin SPIVEY - CF

Reserves:
Peter SIERO - GK
Gordon SMITH - GK
Mark BENDA - LB
Solomon BENCZE - CB
Kieron PISTONE - CB
Levell SANDERS - CB
Aidan RADEV - LM
George PALALAS - RM
John PORTER - CM
Alex LOBANOV - CM
Lewis LOFTON - CM
Colin ECCLESTON - CF
Norman PAPADOPOLOUS - CF
Merrick GÖRKEM - CF

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Posted: Oct 31 2005, 01:45 PM

Nojikans Undefeated After Day 1

Rozier, Nojika - After the first matchday of the A.O. Champions League, Nojika's top teams stand undefeated. Rozier City faced off against a tough Lamoni side that faired well in the last competition while Roenech F.C. forced a draw against Hypocria's Hypocrium City. "We started off slow, and even allowed an early goal - but we eventually got into the swing of things and played our game and played it well," said Rozier City captain Carlos Amoa, who scored a game winning goal late in the second half. Roenech F.C., even though they only recieved one point for forcing a draw, were more than happy to be competeing against the regions' top clubs for the first time and for remaining undeafeted after their first game. The final scores and goal scorers are as follows --

Rozier City: 2 - 1 :Karakan Wolves
Rozier City (Follett 72, Amoa 83)
Karakan Wolves (Towers 36)

Roenech F.C.: 1 - 1 Hypocrium City
Roenech F.C. (Baron 41)
Hypocrium City (12)

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Posted: Oct 31 2005, 10:33 PM

D'oh!
YEADDIN, VILITA - Caledon Simpson were defeated, rather unsurprisingly, in the opening game of their AO Champions League campaign, going down two-nil to regional champions Yeaddin. The Owls scored once in each half to bury the men in navy blue. Clark Eji'a, the half-Marligantian, was given an especially hard time.

All is not lost though, as Caledon are confident of points in their next two games, against Hockey Canadian side North Pole United and Butetown Dragons of Bettia.

YEADDIN OWLS (VIL) - 2
CALEDON SIMPSON (KRY) - 0

Mercia Beaucoup
IRKUTSK, HOCKEY CANADA - Much better news for Mercia Bromham, as Robin Spivey's goal landed the Southerners maximum points against Hockey Canadian side Irkutsk. Mercia seem to be by far the strongest side in this particular group, and manager David Bixler is upbeat about his team's chances.

IRKUTSK (HCN) - 0
MERCIA BROMHAM (KRY) - 1 (Spivey 66)

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Posted: Nov 1 2005, 05:49 AM

AO Champions League III

It’s Champions League time again and just like last year Hypocria will be represented by the Hyper League’s “big two”.

Champions Hypocrium City have invested heavily in the summer and success both at home and abroad is expected by their fans. With veteran national team captain Paul Blake marshalling the defence and the nation’s leading international goal scorer Andrei Shirko leading the attack the prospects are good. Add to that mix the newly arrived Krytenian international Kevin Keda and Vilitan midfielder Thierry Columbo and coach Christian Dogbe has the strongest Hypocrium City squad in years to call upon. After reaching the second round last year, before being mauled by Sarzonia’s Woodstock Wild, the fans will be wanting to see their side go at least one stage further.

Hypocrium City - City of Hypocrium Stadium (62,000 capacity)

Coach – Christian Dogbe (Vilita)

Formation: 5-3-2

First Choice Eleven

GK – Alex Derevko

LWB – Ricky Poskas

LCB – Goran Baric

CB – Paul Blake (Captain)

RCB – Craig Goodison

RWB – Chris Golla

LCM – Thierry Columbo (Vilita)

CM – Kevin Keda (Krytenia)

RCM – Brian Snell

SC – Andrei Shirko

SC – James Eagles

It has been a relatively disappointing couple of years for the Pylos Reavers. They may have lifted the first Hyper League title but since then the Reavers have been playing second fiddle to their rivals from the capital. But last season’s second place finish earns them a second crack at the Champions League and they will be looking to do better this time around after failing to qualify from the group stages of the last competition. With Bettian hotshot Judson York in attack and Hypocria's undisputed number one Ricardo Kindelan in goal anything’s possible.

Pylos Reavers – Oceanside Stadium (50,000 capacity)

Coach – Alex Santoro

Formation: 4-5-1

First Choice Eleven

GK – Ricardo Kindelan (Captain)

LB – Maelog Mumtazi (Bettia/Hypocria)

CB – Victor Gredenko

CB – Karl Nalepka

RB – Kieran Drakes

AML – Stephen Pope

MLC – Brian Beck

MC – Nick Caraiani (Krytenia)

MRC – Augustin Borgetti

AMR – Theodore Petras

SC – Judson York (Bettia)

Decent Start for the Autocracy

They may have struggled last year but Pylos Reavers got off to the best possible start in the third edition of the Champions League with a 3 – 0 home win over Oliverry’s Oliver City FC. Bettian international Judson York scored twice in the first half and defender Nalepka headed in a third shortly after the interval to send the fans home happy in the knowledge that their team currently top Group D, ahead of Nedalia’s Rappor FC, who beat Irougil FC 2 – 0, on goal difference.

In a tightly fought contest in the capital champions Hypocrium City were held 1 – 1 by Roenech FC of Nojika. City went ahead after twelve minutes through Shirko but the visitors fought back and Baron equalised shortly before halftime. The result leaves both sides two points behind Starblaydia’s Jhanna City who ran at 2 – 0 winners over the Desert Foxes in Milchama.

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