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AOCAF V Official RP Thread
Group Draw:
Group A
NEWI Cefn Druids
Crystilakere
Pedriana
Nova Britannicus
Group B
Legalese
Turori
Nojika
Bekknia
Group C
Starbladyia
Sarzonia
Drudia
Big Pimento
Group D
Vilita
Aquiliana
Lamoni
Chacor
Schedules, Stadia, and other info will be posted in the "AOCAF V Info/Scores Thread" |
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For Bryson Juergens, it seemed like only yesterday that he was walking onto the practice fields as an active player on the Sarzonian natinal team. Now, he is getting ready to run his first practice as the head coach of the second choice national team in the AOCAF tournament with his goal clear.
"We want to get past the semifinals for the first time," Juergens said. "That is goal number one. Everything else falls by the wayside."
Sarzonia started to field a second national team in the previous AOCAF tournament and Incorporated Football Federation officials were unsure if the team could show enough depth to get through the tournament's so-called Group of Death. But the Stars success displayed the country's football depth admirably.
The Stars finished second in their group and defeated group heavyweights Vilita for the first time, 2-0. The team fell to host nation Starblaydia for the third time in the tournament after beating their football archrivals twice in World Cup 17 qualifying, then knocked off Aquiliana to clinch third place for the third time in four tournaments. The team is facing Starblaydia in group place again.
"We're not going to play them any differently than anyone else," Juergens said. "We can't afford to do that or we could lose our concentration. Suffice to say Starblaydia is a very good team and we'll have our hands full with them, but we respect the other teams in our group."
The Stars don't know much about Druida, but they are very familiar with Druida's colonial masters in NEWI Cefn Druids.
"Any one with NEWI Cefn Druids blood in them is going to be dangerous," Juergens said. "Big Pimento is a dangerous team and they massacred us the first time out [a 4-0 loss in the final group stage match of the ninth Cup of Harmony]. We're not going to take anyone lightly." |
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Starblaydia Ready to Defend their Title
Veterans are coming back for one last try for a medal
The average age of the Starting Eleven may be just the wrong side of thirty, but they're all out to do just one thing. Win the Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football for a second time.
'We all know its going to be difficult, everyone will want to take a pop at Starblaydia.' said Captain Simeone Di Bradini, handed the armband for his first AOCAF attempt, 'As Champions, we're here to be shot at, though I think we're good enough to shoot back.'
Di Bradini, strangely enough in only his first AOCAF appearance, has the armband for a second time since his Captaincy during the drive to the Group Stages of World Cup 18 in which Starblaydia failed to progress to the second round by just a single goal.
'If i'd have taken an extra chance in the Eagles Nest or the Iansisle game, we would have gone through with no problems.' Said 'SDB' earlier today. 'The one thing I'm kicking myself over to this day is the open-goal I missed against Druida in our final match. I've never missed an unguarded net before, so to do it in the World Cup was hugely disappointing.'
Another thing that we all want to know is, what will the great man be doing after this pair of cups finishes, once his contract at Alan City runs out?
'I still haven't decided,' he laughs, 'Playing, Coaching, Presenting, Stripping, its all possible.'
How does he feel about the chances for Starblaydia in Group C?
'Well, first off our first game is against Big Pimento, we've never played them before and we'll certainly respect them, but we expect to win that one. Then comes Druida. Now, we've beaten them in World Cup and two consecutive Under-21 Championships. We're starting to develop something of a rivalry with them, and will face them in the AOCAF and the Qualifiers, which is typical, really. Last up are Sarzonia, and we've played them more times than I want to count. It'll be us or them to top Group C, don't bet against that.'
But who's his prediction for the title?
'Us, Vilita, the Druids or Sarzonia, basically. Turori and Lamoni will have a big say in the final decision , but ultimately its one of us four. Oh and don't forget the Crystils. Or Aquiliana... or Pedriana. Dammit.' |
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The Hawks are fixin' to win
With the same squad as in the last AOCAF coming back to play in this one, Lamoni faces opposition from Vilita, Aquiliana, and Chacor.
Team Captain Matthew Bostock is confident that Lamoni will do well. "We've heard what the other nations are saying about us, and we think that we will do better than that. We hope to have more than a 'big say' in who wins, and we'll play like it as well. We know that Aquiliana will be a tough opponent, but we think that we can outclass them. We'll also have to see how Vilita plays this time. We tied with them twice last time, so that is going to give them incentive to improve. The only real unknown in our group is Chacor, but they didn't really do so well last time."
Who's the team's prediction for the title?
Bostock continued with: "We think that it will be Vilita/Lamoni, Starblaydia, NEWI Cefn Druids, or Sarzonia. It's all in how the matchups work out." |
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The Daily Druid
CAN WE WIN IT BACK?
Björn-Trevor Frederiksson says no.
There was once a time when NEWI Cenf Druids virtually owned the AOCAF trophy. But not any more. Starblaydia won last time out, and with the rest of the region catching and, sometimes, overtaking the Druids in the quality of football played, ti looks a tough ask for them to win it back.
Vilita are higher in the Wrold Rankings, Starblaydia won't want to give the cup up, the list of nations who think that they can win it is long. The competition is so open that another win for the Druids would probably be down to luck than skill, especially as new Druids manager Trevor Belmore has named a Druids "B" team to represent the country this time round, echoing the tactic of most of the other nations in Atlantian Oceania who also play on the world stage.
The Druids' group looks simple enough, though. Crystilakere never seem to be as good as their ranking suggests, Pedriana will be a slight threat if they can play to potential, while... Nova Britannicus... that's that little place next to Starblaydia, isn't it. Here we come into the next round, then!
This post has been edited by NEWI Cefn Druids on Dec 1 2004, 08:47 AM |
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The Tribune Tribune
Serving Druid Tribune and the surrounding area
DRUIDA IN AOCAF GROUP OF DEATH
By Trefor Blackmore
There were sighs all round in Druida as the draw for AOCAF 5 was made in Legalese. Druida have been drawn against reigning champions Starblaydia, perenial AOCAF semi-finalists Sarzonia and up and coming excessively tall types Big Pimento. So it seems difficult to see what Druida have going for them at the moment.
Of course, you can look at the results from World Cup 18. Druida qualified, and shot up the World Rankings, even though they are nowhere near being the best team in Atlantian Oceania yet. Last time out in the AOCAF, Druida were only knocked out in suspicious circumstances, as Vilita and Lamoni played out a draw that guarenteed that they both went through. So it isn't all as bad as it seems for Druidan fans.
Of course, Druida is a bigger nation than it was last time round, so we would like to welcome all our new readers in the Bekkshore province. However, as a lot of people there were originally ethnic Flexsys Cefn Druidish anyway, I guess a lot of you have been following the rainbows' success through other sources. TO all of you, again, welcome to the Tribune Tribune's coverage. |
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Kelly: ...now, while the Senior Nationals are taking on the World in Cup Qualifying, we have another little event here, with the Atlantian Oceania Championships. Legalese, despite their new status in the region, won the hosting bid over a small field, and will commence with action tomorrow. We turn to our resident "Soccer Night in Legalese" analysts, Don Donaldson and Jim Jameson, for more on the AOCAF. Don?
Don: Hello, Kelly. Jim and I are here at Legalese National, which just hosted a tough loss for the Senior Nationals, 2-1 to The Weegies. However, the big topic is the match that will be seen here tomorrow, as Vilita takes on Chacor, in part of Matchday 1 of the AOCAF. What do you think of our chances, Jim?
Jim: Well Don, the Legalese side is made up of an interesting crew. A good chunk of the roster are holdovers from the u21 side that debuted for the Black and Red in the Eighth u21 Championships. Also, as the Legalese Soccer Championships have bumped the matchdays back a week to accomodate the first round of the tournament, seven players from the league have joined the national reserves. In fact, six of them will be starting tomorrow!
Don: Righto, Jim. Scott Pemberton, who has a had a good start so far with Gavelton Royal, will start in the goal. He'll be joined by his defensive squadmates Mike Atkinson and Josh Buggs. Lancer FC has sent two of their scoring powers, Larry Jenson and Craig Delgado, who will work in the midfield and up front with Titan FC's Marquis Realmuto. How will the addition of these new parts affect the team?
Jim: Well, we'll find that out as the cup progresses. Tomorrow's match against Bekknia should be odd, as the Bekknian side is made up of the adult amateur club known as Bekk Lake United, which made an undistingushed entry in the Confederation Cup, before the Bekkside Lawsuit. We'll see how national pride plays into the match with the Purple and Scarlet.
Don: Indeed we shall. This is Don Donaldson and Jim Jameson from Francis Town. Now let's send you back to Kelly at Sports World Nightly studios in Gavelton. |
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---Pre-Matchday 1 is over. Results will be available shortly--- |
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[ooc: holy crap dude, those are some huge scores]
Six of the Starblaydi Best!
4-Goal Di Bradini Beats Big Pimento on his Own
Defending Champions Starblaydia clocked up Six Goals, the largest tally of a very high-scoring day, with Captain and Legend Simeone Di Bradini scoring four of them, the highest single tally in a match by a Starblaydia player. Ever. Just another one of the records he holds, with his goal-scoring record now standing at 39, nearly twice as much as the man behind him in the charts, Eomer Hall, on 21.
Starblaydia's experience was obvious as almost direct from the Pimento kick-off they won the ball in a 50-50 tackle by Daniel Scott. A pass to Stark then a through-ball to an offside trap-beating Di Bradini gave Starblaydia one of their fastest ever goals, scoring within a minute as he took his time and dinked it neatly over the onrushing goalie.
That proved to set the tone for the rest of the game as Starblaydia's Wile E. Veterans showed off all their experience, dominating the Pimentos. Julio Matis' harrying created the second as he latched on to an awful backpass from the Pimento defence, striking a quick shot against the body of the Goalie. The ball fell to Di Bradini, and he bagged his second, jinking around a sliding challenge and slotting the ball neatly in the far corner.
The Pimento's couldn't keep up with the rampant Starblaydia attack and soon turned to fouls to stem the tide. This didn't help, as a beauty of a curling free-kick from Ceri Salisbury found the gap between the heads of the wall and left the 'keeper stranded. Three-nil after just over twenty minutes. 'SDB' got his hat-trick and earned the match-ball, which will be auctioned off for charity later in the week. It could well be the worst goal he ever scored, but they all count, as they say. From a corner, Starblaydia piled up the big men into the box. The ball came in, the goalie missed a punch, players dived left and right, then Vladimir Tsarev had a shot. The ball went in and Starblaydia celebrated, though it came off of Simeone Di Bradini's backside as he turned to protect his more vulernable area from the shot. Like any good striker he claimed the goal afterwards and was duly awarded it.
Big Pimento went in at half-time on the wrong end of a Four-Nil thrashing. They came out like a bolt from a rifle, steaming towards Starblaydia's goal and putting in a neat string of passes, earning themselves a good chance at goal that was duly converted. Starblaydia looked around, Paul Nicholson banged some heads together, and Starblaydia got back on track. It wasn't too long before SDB scored his fourth. Picking the ball just outside the box, he took a few touches, opened his body and placed the ball the one area that no 'keeper can reach. Curling slowly into the far corner, the despairing leap of the 'keeper was to no avail. Simeone merely opened his arms and took in the acclaim of four goals in just over an hour of play. Wonderful.
Though he went off for Juan Silva De Souza a few moments later, it was to a complete standing ovation from damn-near the entire crowd. Thirty-five and too old? Not a bit. As if to live up to the man he replaced, De Souza bagged the sixth with a stinging shot that the Goalie couldn't hold and ended up watching as it rolled slowly into the net for a sixth with five minutes to go. After that Starblaydia got sloppy, allowing a corner, which was met at the near-post by the head of a Big Pimento defender, slamming into the back of the net for 6-2.
And a reasonable scoreline was nowhere to be seen, except in the Crystilakere-Pedriana match, though even there they still had four goals to contend with.
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Pos Nation P W D L F A GD Pts
*1 Starblaydia 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 3*
-2 Sarzonia 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3
-3 Big Pimento 1 0 0 1 2 6 -4 0
-4 Druida 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0 |
Final Score from Okerson Park:
Starblaydia 6 (six) - 2 Big Pimento
(Di Bradini 1 & 6 & 37 & 61, Salisbury 22, De Souza 85) - (46th, 89)
This post has been edited by Starblaydia on Dec 2 2004, 11:54 AM
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Goal-fest at the Castle
Legalese defeat former countrymen 5-3 in wild match
Legalese City
Tonight’s match at The Castle had most of the elements of a good match: great plays, a close scoreline, and drama to the near end. However, the match appeared to be lacking one element: Defense. The Legalese Reserves held on to defeat former countrymen Bekknia by a 5-3 result. The result was not sealed until stoppage time, when Mike Atkinson took advantage of a desperate move by the Bekknian keeper to enter the penalty area on a corner attempt. He blasted in Legalese’s fifth and final goal from 80 yards out.
Prior to Atkinson’s goal, the trio of Larry Jenson, Marquis Realmuto, and Craig Delgado ran free on the offensive side. Realmuto walked away with two goals and an assist, while Jenson and Delgado each added a score of their own.
Legalese’s next match will also be in The Castle, as they take on Nojika, who were on the wrong side of a 4-3 result to Turori.
OOC: I'm not sure what happened. Should be interesting to see if the high scores continue, but we may have to ask Margaret for her opinion. |
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Stars start off with big bang, 5-1
The Sarzonian national team didn't know much about Druida entering the fifth AOCAF tournament and didn't know much about Bryson Juergens as a head coach. The Stars went a long way toward finding out about both as they easily defeated Druida 5-1 behind a hat trick from forward Bruce Badger and a goal and two assists from fellow front liner Kevin Wilson.
Juergens' debut as the second choice national team's field boss got off to a flying start almost from the opening kickoff as Badger fired the first shot on goal 28 seconds in. He would connect on his first goal as the team's primary striker just four minutes into the match. From there, the Stars started an offensive onslaught that chased goalkeeper Trefor Tilling after he allowed all five goals just 28 minutes into the first half.
"We wanted to set the tone for the rest of the tournament with this match," Juergens said. "It was good to start with such an impressive win."
The win was the first tournament opening win for the Stars since the first AOCAF tournament when they defeated Crystilakere 3-2 in their international debut, back when Juergens played for the team. He said the team had to fight to overcome slow starts in each of the other tournaments.
"One game doesn't kill you for the most part, but you don't want to feel like you're behind the eight ball after one match. We've got a tough group to play out of and every win is important."
The Stars face Big Pimento in their next match and the so-called Futility Kings will be pressing for a win, midfielder Loren Butler said. He also reminded anyone who would listen of Big Pimento's 4-0 win over the Stars in the ninth Cup of Harmony, a loss that eliminated them from the tournament.
"We've got to make sure we keep our intensity for those guys," Butler said. "They're a very good team no matter what their nickname is." |
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Lamoni 2 - Aquiliana 4
Lamoni's first match in the fifth AOCAF resulted in a loss against Aquiliana. Things started out well for the Hawks with Forward Jason Pier scoring at 5 and 10 minutes to make it 2-0 Lamoni. After that, Aquiliana came back and scored four goals, and the Hawks just couldn't seem to come back.
Team Captain Matthew Bostock had this to say: "We are very embarrased about the way that this game worked out. You can bet that we'll do much better in our next match. This will give us extra incentive."
The Hawks face off against Chacor next, and that game is expected to see Lamoni blow Chacor away. |
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Falcons come out firing
Aquiliana's set of as-of-yet-unnamed players, despite having no clue who each other were, were able to defeat the Lamonians 4-2. Hopefully, we will eventually learn something about this mysterious group of teammates, but for now, we only know that they're pretty darn good, despite some early mishaps. |
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The Tribune Tribune
Serving Druid Tribune and the surrounding area
RAINBOWS MAKE FANS CRY
Yes, it was that bad!
Trefor Blackmore on Sarzonia 5 Druida 1
I don't know why, but already I get the feeling that Druida sending their Under-22 team to the AOCAF Cup was a bad idea. They lost 5-1 to Sarzonia, a result that was enough to make a grown man cry. From the first shot in the first minute to the way the Stars ended up just being annoyingly better than them, the young rainbows side, under the guidance of not-particularly-successful former NEWI Cefn Druids manager Simon Greaves.
The only ray of light for the rainbows was that Trefor Williams scored a wonderful concelation free-kick just before half-time, but as they'd already let five in at the other end by then, it was all a bit pointless. Hopefully, the youngsters will pick their game up in time for their next match against Starblaydia. They say you should start as you mean to go on - hopefully, Druida won't go on this way...
This post has been edited by Druida on Dec 3 2004, 11:23 AM |
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---End of Pre-Matchday 2 RPs. Check Scores Thread for Results--- |
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