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| QUOTE (Pedriana @ Sep 30 2004, 07:00 PM) | Quarterfinal Scores
Vilita 1-6 Starblaydia |
[OOC: Holy sh!t! 6-1 Starblaydia?!]
Stars clip Hawks, 2-1
Blades stab toothless Jungle Cats, 6-1
The Sarzonian national team came in still crushed from their loss to Europa Brittania in the World Cup playoff at Hendrix Stadium, and started out sluggishly against a neophyte Lamoni side. The team gave up an 11th minute goal to forward Al Smith, who found an opening in spite of Sarzonian efforts to shut him down.
But the quick goal by Hawks woke the Stars up from their doldrums and forward Brian Wilson scored two goals to send the Stars on to a rematch of their semi-final match against NEWI Cefn Druids with a 2-1 win.
"We had to get over that hangover a bit," Coach Bryan Marshall said. "It was important that we overcome our feelings a bit and play our way out of our pain. We did that."
After the Smith goal, a determined Corey Hemby shut him down the rest of the match, only allowing him two touches from then on out, with none of them being dangerous to the Stars.
"I had to shut him down and keep him from getting a clear look at goal. It didn't work out on that goal but we got the better of them today.
Midfielder and team captain Bobby Convey told the team not to gloat over the win, saying they had more pressing matters to attend to, namely a game plan against a team they'd never beaten.
In another AOCAF quarterfinal match, Starblaydia pulled off the upset of the tournament by shocking Vilita 6-1. The Jungle Cats dominated the field, winning all eight matches in the group stage and dominating goal differential 36-5. But Starblaydia made the Cats look like toothless kittens in the knockout stage match and they will face Xile, who beat Sarzonian southern neighbor Crystilakere 1-0 in extra time.
The Druids destroyed the Turori Eels 6-1 but saw their co-manager Trevor Kallins resign to coach for Druida after a falling out with his government.
"They were really focused against Turori," Convey said. "We can't let that affect our tactics at all." |
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Vilita Thrashed (and how often can we say that?)
Bullet Wounds Beckon As Starblaydia clock up Six
Starblaydia's 'second' team had the weight of expectation on their shoulders after the 'first' team secured qualification for the World Cup with a late-late Simeone Di Bradini penalty against Tanah Burung in Eauz. That weight was increased somewhat when the Vilitan team sheet was announced. Two players pushing forty and only two others over the age of nineteen. There were raised eyebrows even in the Vilitan Commentary box as the starting eleven lined up for the national anthems.
It took just eight minutes for Starblaydia to open up the Jungle Cat defence as a chipped ball through from Jeromoe Montefalcon found the head of Karl Robertson, who managed to loop a header into the net, over the 'keeper who was too far out.
Ricky Torino went close a few minutes later after some good work by David Benson. Already people were whispering that 'Starblaydia could cruise to victory here'. These whispers were confirmed as an Aiden Matranga shot rebounded off the bar which Tetsuo Naoki slotted for 2-0 past a stranded 'keeper after only seventeen minutes and four individual shots.
The Viltian defence then held out for nearly twenty minutes as they tried to get back into the match, but that didnt last long. A Fabricio de Souza Lima twenty-five yarder and a Aiden Matranga tap-in both occurred in a five-minute, two-goal spell for Starblaydia as they were dumbfounded by the Vilita 0-4 Starblaydia scoreline, which stayed resolutely on the scoreboard for the fifteen minutes of the half-time break.
Vilita made two substitutions at half-time, giving fifteen year-old Inaki Soler a shot at a defence that had conceded a goal a game. After just three minutes, Soler scored his first ever goal for Vilita as he threw himself into a diving header that squeezed past the hands of Markus Cragg,a whole six years older at the age of 21. Soler, to his credit, was more concerned about picking up the ball and getting back to the centre circle than he was celebrating, he knew this match wasn't quite over yet.
Unfortunately for Soler and his team, Starblaydi Captain Aiden Matranga got his second goal, third of the tournament and Starblaydia's fifth of the match, with half an hour to go. The same type of shot that had hit the bar earlier was again attempted. This was in as soon as it left his boot. Smashing in off the crossbar, Matranga made it five-one.
Twenty minutes later Jerome Montefalcon sealed argueably Starblaydia's best ever win. Better, so much better than the 6-0 training match demolition of Pure Evil.
Six-One.
Most goals ever in a Starblaydia match. Joint-equal most goals by Starblaydia in a single match. Second-highest winning margin ever. What a day for Starblaydia as the progress to meet Xile in the Semi-Finals, a step closer to the title than last time.
Final Score:
Vilita 1 - 6 Starblaydia
(Soler 48) - (Robertson 8, Naoki 17, de Souza Lima 34, Matranga 39 + 61, Montefalcon 78)
| CODE | Starblaydia Goal Tally:
Player Goals Total Goals
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T. Naoki 5 10
K. Robertson 5 9
G. Berisha 4 6
A. Matranga 3 3
F. de Souza Lima 2 6
Jakkinho 2 4
D. Benson 1 3
R. Torino 1 3
B. Moore 1 2
J. Montefalcon 1 1 |
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The Daily Druid
TURORI FURORE
Björn-Trevor Frederiksson on NEWI Cefn Druids 6 Turori 1
In his first game in official sole charge of the Druids, Simon Greaves played in a typical Simon Greaves style - score as many goals as you can.
The partnership of Greaves and Kallins was believed to be Kallins on the defensive side and Greaves on the attacking. Today seemed to prove how correct this presumption was, with midfielder Trevor Rodgers dropped to the bench in favour of Rhys Owens. changing to 4-3-3 from 4-4-2 was a good move, for this match at least, as the Druids record against Turori before this match was 4-0-1.
It worked, though not without an early scare. Rikko Ambama, a face well known to Druidish football fans, scored a belter of a shot from distance after Lee Bell could only punch a corner straight to him. But from then on, it was all Druids.
Minutes later, Owens flicked a long ball on for Gessemschmitthaagen-Po, who had no trouble finishing. By half time it was four-one, with further goals from Law, Posters and Leicester, with further goals from Owens and another by Gessemschmitthaagen-Po to finish off. The Druids had never scored six in a single match before, and it was all very pleasing for their manager.
"I think people were doubting that I could do the job on my own after they scored early on, but we proved that we can defend as well as attack today," was Greaves' view of things. However, on the circumstances in which his partner left, he would only say, "That's up to him. I'm staying here until the time comes that the FANCD don't want me here. If they want to bring someone else in to help with the defensive side of things, then I'd welcome that. I know I'm not the best in that department, and I think that our opponents will know that too. However, we feel we're good enough in all departmants to take this cup home with us."
After favourites Vilita were thrashed 6-1 by Starblaydia, it is their victors who are now favourites to take the cup home with them. Here's the odds from CefnBet:
9/4 Starblaydia
7/2 NEWI Cefn Druids
9/2 Sarzonia
11/1 Xile
Final Score:
NEWI Cefn Druids 6 [Gessemschmitthaagen-Po 12, 85, Law 22, Posters 34, Leicester 37, Owens 61]
Turori 1 [Ambama 9] |
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Stars prospects not too bright
The opponent is not new to the Sarzonian national team, as it's two-time AOCAF champions NEWI Cefn Druids. Neither is the stage, the AOCAF tournament semi-finals, which the Stars have advanced to each time the tournament has been played.
But for the Stars to buck their trend of falling short one match away from the cup finals, the team will need to do something they have never done: Beat their Druidish opponents.
"This match will be a very tall order, that's for sure," Coach Bryan Marshall said. "We just played a very tough match against Europa Brittania at home and we've now got two matches out of our last three against teams in the top 10 in the world. This will definitely test us."
The Stars dropped a 2-0 decision to NEWI Cefn Druids in the opener of group play in the second AOCAF tournament then lost 1-0 in the semifinal round before losing to Vilita in the third place match 3-0. The team tried to call "Trevor," at random moments during the opening match, but the move backfired when Druidish spies bugged a Sarzonian training session and found out the plan.
The team is non-committal about any plans against their Druidish rivals, but defender Corey Hemby said the team would focus on tightening up their defense.
"They're known for their attack," Hemby said. "We have to make sure to stay with our marks and look for opportunities to counter. Hopefully, we can get one or two past them like that."
Hemby laughed when asked if the team would yell out "Trevor" again.
NEWI Cefn Druids will be playing their second match with Simon Greaves as the sole coach after co-coach Trevor Callens resigned. Still, Marshall said the Druids were "the team to beat" in the tournament now that fellow Atlantian Oceania football superpowers Vilita lost to Starblaydia.
"No disrespect intended to Starblaydia, but you have to look at the Druids as the favorites to hoist the cup again," Marshall said. "With Vilita sent packing, they're the highest-ranked side in the world that's still competing here." Marshall said if anything, the Stars faced the longest odds of hoisting the cup.
"For us to win, we've got to beat the Druids. After that is either Starblaydia, who would be out for blood after losing two World Cup qualifying matches to us, or Xile, who is itching to beat us after losing two and drawing one against us lifetime. All those teams are going to be tall orders to beat," midfielder and team captain Bobby Convey said. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves here." |
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Starblaydia are Favourites?
We're the what-now?
"You beat a great nation by five clear goals and all of a sudden we're more likely to win a tournament than a team in the top-ten in the world who've won the thing two times out of two. I've seen it a million times before."
Er yes, quite. Despite the random ramblings of that anonymous radio sport phone-in show, Starblaydia have been quoted by CefnBet at Favourite odds of 9/4 to take the AOCAF Title at their second attempt.
Starblaydia would be looking, at this point, to overcome Xile, the first time these two sides have met, and to progress to the final. There, assuming they make it that far, they will meet either Sarzonia or NEWI Cefn Druids, either of which would make an excellent opponent and an excellent Final.
Starblaydia for the Title, in fact their first title since 'IRC Wooden Spoon Winners/Losers?'
Don't bet against it. |
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Semifinal Scores
Starblaydia 4-0 Xile
Sarzonia 1-4 NEWI Cefn Druids
Third Place Match
Xile v Sarzonia
Beachside Field, Garorshy
FINAL
Starblaydia v NEWI Cefn Druids
Athtai National Stadium, Athtai
Both matches to take place tomorrow night at 7:00 PM EDT. |
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Athtai National Stadium Awaits
Bekkside Derby In Pedrianan Captial for AOCAF Final
So it has come to pass the Starblaydia will face reigning and two-time champions NEWI Cefn Druids in the Final of the Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football.
Both teams swept into the final with a total of nine goals in the two Semi Final matches. After the incredible result against Vilita, slipping up against Xile would have been a rather embarrassing situation. As it was, Starblaydia cruised through with a 4-0 win, with Robert Cole, the veteran Left-Back opening the scoring. Tetsuo Naoki doubled the lead ten minutes later, with Ricky Torino wrapping up the game before half-time had even begun.
All it took was Steve Owens to make it four ten minutes before the end of the match and Starblaydi fans were chanting 'Ole!' at every one of the passes in the last minutes.
Now comes the real test. If we can beat NEWI Cefn Druids, we can beat anybody. The fact we're in their Groupo for World Cup 17 Finals in Kaze Progressa means we'll need the practice at getting the better of the Druids.
Final Score:
Starblaydia 4 - 0 Xile
(Cole 34, Naoki 44, Torino 51, Owens 79) - (None)
| CODE | Starblaydia Goal Tally:
Player Goals Total Goals
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T. Naoki 6 11
K. Robertson 5 9
G. Berisha 4 6
A. Matranga 3 3
F. de Souza Lima 2 6
Jakkinho 2 4
R. Torino 2 4
D. Benson 1 3
S. Owens 1 3
B. Moore 1 2
P. Cole 1 2
J. Montefalcon 1 1 |
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The Daily Druid
DRUIDS MAKE AOCAF FINAL
STARBLAYDIA FANCIED TO WIN
Björn-Trevor Frederiksson on Sarzonia 1 NEWI Cefn Druids 4
Another AOCAF semi-final, another Druids win, but this time, the style in which they did it was completely that of their sole manager Simon Greaves.
Attacking flair was the key to this Druids win, as they humbled poor Sarzonia. The Druids just ran at the heart of the Stars, who just crumbled under the pressure. The Druids team was unchanged from the one that faced Turori, though Loam Gessemschmitthaagen-Po used all of his experience by playing just behind Law and Owens. It worked wonders, as first he latched onto a poor tackle by midfielder Darwin Russell to curl the ball around the stationary Sarzonian goalkeeper Troy Perkins. They followed that up shortly afterwards with two goals that left you mesmerised. The interplay between the front three, the midfield and even the defence at some points was a delight to watch. First Law, then Owens rounded off moves that the best in the world would be jealous of.
Of course, in amongst all this attacking, the defending should not be forgotten about, and it wasn't. Lambealle and captain Hinton were man-mountains at the back stopping everything that came their way. Except one Bobby Convey free kick, but then when set pieces are taken of such high quality, it's probably best just to watch it fly in. But anything Convey can do, Bill Posters can do to, as he proved by doing the same at the other end late on.
Attacking with flair seems to be scaring all comers under Greaves' reign. Whether or not the same style would work against the very best in the world, as Starblaydia seem to be becoming if you consider recent form, is open to question. But for now the Druids are beating everything put before them, and doing it all in style.
However, this is the third AOCAF tournament, and the third time the Druids have made the final. It means that the entire region will probably be cheering Starblaydia on to beat the footballing bullies who always seem to come out on top. Hell, I expect that there's even some Druids fans out there who want their side to lose an AOCAF final, just because they're not selfish people at heart. But here's to a close and exciting final. Though hopefully not as close as last time, huh?
Final score:
Sarzonia 1 [Convey 57]
NEWI Cefn Druids 4 [Gessemschmitthaagen-Po 11, Law 29, Owens 34, Posters 89]
This post has been edited by NEWI Cefn Druids on Oct 2 2004, 11:17 AM |
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Stars crash vs. Druids 4-1; Gregor injured
The Sarzonian national team came into the AOCAF semifinal match against the NEWI Cefn Druids a team going through "an emotional ringer," according to Coach Bryan Marshall. The team fought gamely but just fell short 1-0 against the world's fifth ranked team Europa Brittania during a one-match playoff to advance to the World Cup and just beat Lamoni in the quarterfinal round to face a Druidish team they never defeated.
The Stars played like a team that ran out of petrol, giving up four goals in the first half before losing 4-1 to send the team to the third place match against their hated rivals in Xile.
To add injury to insult, the Stars lost forward Anton Gregor to a severe knee injury. Team doctors are still working on a full diagnosis, but they fear that Gregor tore his anterior cruciate ligament.
"That's the least of what we think happened to Gregor," the team's trainer said. "It looks awful. He'll likely be out a while."
"We've been through an emotional ringer the last few days," Coach Bryan Marshall said. "We were just exhausted and it showed out there tonight. But give the Druids credit. They're an outstanding team and they should be the favorites to lift the Cup yet again."
Goalkeeper Troy Perkins had his first bad match of the tournament since the opener where he allowed two Pedriana goals in seven minutes, giving up four goals in 38 minutes. Midfielder Bill Posters scored two of the four goals, and forward Trevor Law added a third goal just four minutes after Posters' second tally. Midfielder Maurice Leicester wrapped up the scoring in the 38th minute, chasing Perkins and sending in veteran Kerry Tanner. Marshall said that Tanner would get the start in the third place match.
"Troy has been overworked," defender Lance Alcina said. "It will be Kerry's last match with the national team and he's going to get a chance to help us win a third place match against those bastards [Xile]."
The Stars say they will be motivated enough to play the third place match since it's the third time in this tournament they will be facing the Bullet Wounds. The hatred the teams and the two countries feel toward each other has been well-documented in the media. The referee for the third place match said he wouldn't even bother trying to get the two captains to shake hands before the match, as is the usual custom.
"It's like trying to force oil and water together. I'll just give each captain instructions and signal to them to start play."
Stars reserve forward Bruce Badger scored the lone goal for the stars in the 74th minute to salvage at least a little pride for the Stars. He came on Gregor after Gregor's knee injury in the 43rd minute. Marshall said forward Barry Alphonso would start in Gregor's place and defender Lance Alcina would sit in place of forward Kenny Cooper as the Stars play a 3-4-3 formation in an attempt to sharpen their attack. |
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Third Place Playoff
Xile 0-3 Sarzonia
AOCAF III FINAL
Starblaydia 3-4 NEWI Cefn Druids
Congratulations to NEWI Cefn Druids for winning their third consecutive AOCAF championship! |
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Starblaydia Shattered in Seven Goal Thriller
Congratulations to NEWI Cefn Druids... Againl
Starblaydia had earlier won the Home/Away coin toss and came out in their 'Home' White with purple trim, while the NEW Cefn Druids, denied their very-similar White and Black trim, were in their Yellow with Red Trim.
With the National Anthems of 'Starblaydia Triumphant' and something Druidish (probably about pies, we couldn't tell), the customary Fair-Play Handshakes and coin toss for the kick-off went ahead as usual, with the Druids winning this one, Amos Hinton electing to kick from right-to-left as the TV cameras saw it.
As Gessemschmitthaagen-Po rolled the ball to Trevor Law, the crowd of both sides went absolutely mental in th Athtai National Stadium, cheering every tackle and neat pass in the first few minutes. We hand you over to Starblaydia's foremost Commentator, Sven Motsonsson, for the match higlights...
0 minutes:
"And what a grand occasion in Pedriana's captial city for the 3rd AOCAF Final between first-time finalists Starblaydia and Third-Time, Twice-winning Finalists and defending Champions NEWI Cefn Druids. The game gets underway, and here we go, hold onto your hats for the next ninety minutes, or more, if dreaded Extra Time and Penalties ensue, but let's hope that doesn't happen...
12 Minutes:
"Starblaydia down the right flank now, they've had a good share of possession in these opening ten minutes. Benson, oh, he's nutmegged Clinton Nutting, down the near side, with the cross... Beaten away by Bell, in a crowd of player.... Naoki! Goal!! Tetsuo Naoki with the opening goal!
"'Keeper Lee Bell was caught up in a tangle with Karl Robertson and the defender Lambeale, it bobbled to the outside of the area and there was young Tetsuo Naoki with his seventh goal, on the outside of his right foot to smash it into the net. One-Nil Starblaydia!"
20 Minutes:
"Here's Leicester, or 'Mo' as they call him, trotting through the middle, no-one's challenging him. And that's a lovely through-ball to Law... he's out wide, with the shot... great goal by Trevor Law, his first touch took him wide and free of defenders, but on his left foot he's fired it across the body of Markus Cragg and into the inside of the net. One-all and game on!
35 Minutes:
"Maddison going for the long ball, and Lucas Palmer has had to put that one out for a throw. No, wait, it's a corner on this near side. Everyone's up for this, in it comes.. and... nodded in! Ron Lambeale! He's risen above the tall sweeper of Jean-Pierre Durand and he's headed it onto the ground, and it's found it's way in past Aiden Matranga on the goal line. NEWI Cefn Druids lead by two goals to one, with thirty-five minutes played."
44 Minutes:
"Possibly the last goalscoring chance left in the half. Starblaydia have the ball now, Scott, he won it from Gessemschmitthaagen-Po in the midfield. Scott with the Shot!... great save from Bell but there's Robertson for the equaliser! Karl Robertson has ensured that Starblaydia go in at half-time with an even score of two-two, as he side-foots it past the grounded Bell, who'd just pulled off a great save from Daniel Scott from thirty yards or more."
65 Minutes:
"Twenty minutes gone in this second half of the Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Footba... and here's substitute Rhys Owns, he's played through, rounds the keeper and yes! It's tapped in from close range! A wonderful piece of counter-attacking football, finished off by the nineteen year-old Tuncastle Rovers Striker! His team-mate, strike partner and opponent in this game, Karl Robertson, has already scored and now Owens has given the Druids the lead, by three goals to two!"
67 Minutes:
"Can Starblaydia come back from this, the first time they've been behind in the game? It's Montefalcon, out right to Benson, back to Naoki in the middle, laid off for Matranga, the Captain and... WHAT A STRIKE! It's AIDEN MATRANGA, Starblaydia's CAPTAIN, with what MUST be the GOAL of the TOURNAMENT!
"I apologise for the shouting, but I'm struggling to hear myself think above the roars of the Starblaydi crowd, the equaliser just two minutes after Starblaydia went behind. It's Three-Three, thanks to a wonder-strike by veteran left-winger Aiden Matranga, Captain for Starblaydia in what must be his last tournament for his nation, as he's already thirty-five years old. He'd drifted into the middle and has connected, left-footed, with a thirty... thirty-seven yard strike, according to our computer, moving the ball at close to seventy miles per hour. It had power, accuracy, dip and even some swerve, and he was celebrating even before Lee Bell landed on the ground with his dive. What. A. Goal!"
87 Minutes:
"Please tell me that Extra-Time is coming, I'm just enjoying this game too much. Cym, the subsitute, with the pass out wide to Maddison. Crossed in, Owens, laid of to 'Po in acres of space, all the time he needs to score! What could be the winning goal, from Liam Gessemschmitthaagen-Po! Its NEWI Cefn Druids Four, Starblaydia Three."
90+3 Minutes:
"And there it is! The Final whistle! NEWI Cefn Druids have retained their title yet again, three times out of three for the Druidish Team, as they emerge victorious in the Bekkside Derby in Pedriana, and it's heartbreak for Starblaydia.
"Oh my, look at Matranga, he's lost it, the tears are streaming down his face. You can see how much this tournament has meant to him, he's been on a real rollercoaster as Captain of Starblaydia for the AOCAF, and I'm sure that's an image that will stay with all of us."
So Amos Hinton held aloft the Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football, for a Regional Record of 3 wins from 3. The yellow and red ticker tape streamed down, and the fireworks went off, as Starblaydia were left to cheer their valiant heroes, unlucky at the hands of what might be a legendary side in AO. This is SCB Sports saying 'Goddnight' and 'Thanks for watching'
Final Score:
Starblaydia 3 - 4 NEWI Cefn Druids
(Naoki 13, Robertson 44, Matranga 68) - (Law 21, Lambeale 36, Owens 66, Gessemschmitthaagen-Po 89)
| CODE | Starblaydia Final AOCAF3 Goal Tally:
Player Goals Total Goals
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T. Naoki 7 12
K. Robertson 6 10
G. Berisha 4 6
A. Matranga 4 4
F. de Souza Lima 2 6
Jakkinho 2 4
R. Torino 2 4
D. Benson 1 3
S. Owens 1 3
B. Moore 1 2
P. Cole 1 2
J. Montefalcon 1 1 |
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[OOC: Sorry about the semis RP... I didn't see the NEWI Cefn Druids RP.]
Stars take third place match, 3-0
The Sarzonian national team had to overcome two disappointing losses in the previous three matches, including a 4-1 flattening against the NEWI Cefn Druids. The team responded to a third straight third place match in the AOCAF tournament by throttling hated Xile, 3-0.
Forward Barry Alphonso scored two goals in his first match as the full-time starter in place of the injured Anton Gregor, and forward Kenny Cooper added an insurance marker in the 89th minute to send the Stars to their most lopsided win against Xile in the four matches. Goalkeeper Kerry Tanner left international football with a bang by making five saves for a clean sheet.
"We want to play in the final sometime, but if we're not in there, we have to make the best of things," Coach Bryan Marshall said. "At least we've gotten something to show for the tournament."
The Stars controlled the match from the opening kickoff, dominating possession 54 minutes to 36, shots 24 to 11, shots on goal 9-5, and, most importantly, the score sheet.
"We wanted to have a dominating performance against those guys and we finally did it," midfielder and team captain Bobby Convey said. Convey assisted on all three goals for the Stars.
GOALS:
Xile: NONE
Sarzonia: Alphonso 39, 58; Cooper 89
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CRIKEY!!!
GREAT GAME, BUT CAN'T WE LET SOMEONE ELSE WIN?
Björn-Trevor Frederiksson on Starblaydia 3 NEWI Cefn Druids 4
The build up was there - two teams from either side of the water, one in their best form ever the other the team everyone wants to beat. And, just to make it that extra bit special, it was only a cup final as well.
The match was great. I would describe it again, but you must have seen it so many times over the last few hours that there really isn't any need. If you haven't seen it yet, you will do. The way that the lead kept changing hands, the momentum shifts that were a joy to watch, goals that left spectators staring in awe.
There was just one problem: The way the game finished was just like the game against Vilita eight years ago, or indeed Crystilakere just four years ago - a late Druids goal, impossible to come back from, being too much for Starblaydia to come back from. A fantastic show with the biggest anti-climax of all.
So, we'll see you all at AOCAF IV, wherever it may be. We'll see the Vilitans look like the world beaters that they are before forgetting how to play halfway through the tournament, we'll see Starblaydia's ever improving side better than ever, we'll see Sarzonia just fall short of the final again, we'll see everybody disliking the Xile team, and we'll see the Druids win the final with a goal in the last five minutes. And if all that happens again, then I'd be happy, my country will have won again. But it can't happen again. It won't happen again.
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| QUOTE (NEWI Cefn Druids @ Oct 4 2004, 08:22 AM) | | So, we'll see you all at AOCAF IV, wherever it may be. We'll see the Vilitans look like the world beaters that they are before forgetting how to play halfway through the tournament, we'll see Starblaydia's ever improving side better than ever, we'll see Sarzonia just fall short of the final again, we'll see everybody disliking the Xile team, and we'll see the Druids win the final with a goal in the last five minutes. |
Um, you forgot..."we'll see Pedriana finish bottom of the table yet again."  |
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Revenge! Revenge in the World Cup, I say!
Starblaydia 3 - 0 NEWI Cefn Druids |
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