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A break in the war coverage on XNN drew quite a bit of attention. Something actually not pertaining to the war was being covered by the government controlled news crew!
...Xile started off well in the sixth AOCAF championship, routing Royal Engrand and South Osietta in close matches. They lost their most recent match to Pedriana, but coach Cy Maxelli believes that the team will continue to play strongly.
--- cuts to coach Maxelli ---
"We've been dissapointed in the previous championships, we managed to hold on to a decent rank, but never managed to get ahead. We took a break from competitive play for a while, and got back to the basics. It seems to really have helped. Besides that, the fans here in Cockbill Street have been really accomodating... I have even been able to relax on some of my rules."
A drunken player runs in front of the camera, "I LOVE COCKBILL STREET! GO BULLET WOUNDS! WOOO!"
Coach Maxelli sighs, "Yes, I have allowed them to drink again. Ever since that brawl at a previous competition I had to set up some rules or face jail time. Yeah... anyways, the players seem to play a bit better with some booze in their systems."
--- cuts back to the anchorman ---
::snicker:: Well, that seems amusing. Now back to coverage of the situation in Novus Atlantis and Lamoni... |
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Hawks handily defeat Krytenia, await match against Vilita
The Hawks gave Krytenia a 5-0 smashing in an important match for Lamoni. The win means that while the Hawks are still in second place (due to goal difference), they can claim first place with a win over Vilita in their next match. Such a win would put the Hawks in an excellent position for the knockouts, and hopefully allow them to make it past the first round for the first time in AOCAF history. It really is a shame that the Lamonian WC ranking was not used in this AOCAF, but it will mean that the Lamonian team that plays in the next AOCAF will be stronger than ever.
The Lamonian group stage record against Vilita is impressive, with many Lamoni wins, and the Hawks will be looking to add to it with another win in the upcoming match.
Getting back to the match against Krytenia, the Hawks were scoring all the way through the match, and even scored one goal on a headbutt. Neil Silvis and Hugh Desper were the first two to score for the Hawks, followed by Guy Alejandre, and two goals by Fernando Reddin. The Hawks also had excellent goalkeeping from Mccaa, who did not allow a shot to get past him in the match.
Lamoni - 5 Neil Silvis (5), Hugh Desper (9), Guy Alejandre (12), Fernando Reddin (17, 73)
Krytenia - 0
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And We're....Through?
Pedriana 3-1 Royal Engrand
ATHTAI -- Finishing the group stage with a solid 3-1 win over Royal Engrand, the Alpacas find themselves in a waiting game. But the reason for the wait is, strangely enough, a positive one. With the fourth best record in the group stage (a 4-way tie for first on points, but last of those on GD), Pedriana has finished top of Group 1 and earned the right to completely skip the second round altogether and go straight on to the quarterfinals.
Team coach Oleo Retagumo* announced that he was exceedingly pleased with the team's performance, and that he expected Emperor Pedro IV to be just as pleased.
*Formerly known as Olé Retaguma, he coached past AOCAF sides as well. His name has been altered due to ongoing changes in the structure of the language of Pedriana that forces all men's names to end with "o" and all women's names to end with "a". |
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There were riots in the street in New Babylonia. Not the usual handful of anti-war protestors but soccer hooligans, alcoholics, and other types of fanatics. Due to the increased coverage of the AOCAF on XNN, the residents of the capitol city had witnessed its first full soccer match in years.
The team did not disappoint, defeating their rival Sarzonia for the first time in three tournaments. President Lauir was even expected to broadcast a speech to the team via sattellite. The team definitely saw this as an improvement to former President Cannonite's death threats.
The team was parading around Cockbill Street, turning back bottles of Abattoiran whiskey and singing loudly. Every now and then a disgruntled fan from the Sarzonian team would try to vent his anger, but he was quickly consumed by the ravenous Bullet Wound fans.
Then back at home, coverage once again returned to the war effort in Lamoni. Fans eagerly awaited another break in the normal coverage for more news on the soccer front.
Attention was just where the government wanted it. They just hoped the team wouldn't dissapoint.
Coach Maxelli grabbed a bottle of the penguin labeled spirit and began dousing himself as well. Things looked good for the team... for a change. |
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[ooc: sorry about the lack of activity, this has landed on my weekend to work and a busy week as well.]
Rolf, Ratone’s clerical assistant, was grateful of the recent wins. He wasn’t sure he could take any more of the head coach’s despairing rampage anymore, and seeing him in a good mood again has been a massive relief for everyone in his contact. The headlines of the recent wins against Chacor and Krytenia were lined up across one of the suite’s couches.
Ratone was reading a snippet from the Florianopolis Times:
“…after an embarrassing entry in AOCAF VI, the Crab Cats have demonstrated a potential desperately needed after their initial pummeling at the hands of Vilita, and their sad, long struggle with Lamoni. With cannon-like goal shots and a revitalized defense made possible by the return of Pedro Marcos from his groin injury, the Crab Cats have raised the eyebrows of the match elites, as well as stirred a frenzied level of support from Florianopolis fans, both at home and abroad.”
This post has been edited by Florianopolis on Jan 26 2005, 11:42 PM |
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"...and that's the second time we've ever beaten Crystilakere in the six AOCAF meetings we've... uh... met, in. Yes."
Starblaydia's convincing 3-1 victory over World Champions Crystilakere saw Syku Lyku-Agbayani net a brace of goals and Fernando Branco score a third as Starblaydia made sure of a passage straight to the Quarter-Finals, along with Vilita, Turori and... Pedriana? Somehow, Sarzonia have slipped to fourth in Group 1, meaning they have to face the Crystils, while Nova Britannicus face the Hooligans and Drunkards of Xile at the Vimesbairn National Stadium.
Lyku-Agbayani has now netted four goal in his last three matches, showing just how effective he is in a withdrawn role behind the two front strikers.
Who will we play next? Well, we'll just have to wait. |
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Stars livid over loss to Xile
For the first time in five meetings between two countries that shared nothing but unadulterated hatred toward one another, evil overcame good as the Stars lost to Xile after winning three and drawing one match against the country Coach Bryson Juergens dismissed as "barbaric savages" before kickoff.
"That was absolutely the most revolting experience I've ever had in my life," Incorporated Football Federation Chairman Terry Mangione said. For Mangione, that's saying something. He was unceremoniously fired after the eighth Under 21 World Cup after a last place finish and only assumed the job of chairman after his predecessor Buddy Landry was forced out. "We never should have lost to that bunch of uneducated rednecks."
Like each of the four matches prior, the match started out with the two football teams representing war-torn countries staring each other down before the kickoff. While Sarzonia is not involved in the regional war that Xile is fighting, it too is involved in a brutal war. The only war between Xile and Sarzonia thus far has been on the football field and in diplomatic circles. Sources close to Vice President for Health and Athletics Jimmy Marshall suggested that if they ever hosted an international sporting tournament, they would bar Xile from participating.
"We don't want to see a single one of those animals in our great country," the source, who asked not to be identified, said. "There's a reason we don't like them and we don't want them anywhere near us."
The Stars' disappointing third place finish means they will face defending World Cup champions Crystilakere in the second round with the team's five tournament streak of advancing to the semifinals in serious jeopardy.
"We've got a lot of work ahead of us. This region is so much more competitive now than it was when the first tournament took place," Juergens said. "If we ever meet those Xile ruffians again, we're bringing a full military escort. I don't care what Cockbill Street says or does." |
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Street Bow Out At Home
First AOCAF tournament disastrous
Cockbill Street's reserve team failed to make an impact at their own tournament, not managing to win a single game, though some promising individual performances give some hope for the future of Streetian football. Scraping one point off the first three games, the key match-up would be with Fmjphoenix, as that could in theory give a second round berth with a large enough win. But the match was close, tight and exciting (for the few who actually bothered to turn up, that is) - though it should perhaps have gone to the Snipes of Fmjphoenix, who had a huge penalty call disallowed in the 88th minute.
The Streeters were already out before the last matchday, so the result of that was fairly academical. A lot of people came over from nearby Crystilakere to watch the match between them and Starblaydia in the National, however, which the Starblaydis took by 2-1 and sent them into the quarter-finals.
There are now only twelve nations left to fight for the coveted crown of Atlantian Oceanian sport, and they are still playing in the Street - we haven't thrown them out just because we aren't in the tournament any more. However, we've taken a look at the four second round matches:
Xile v Nova Britannicus - The National
The Hooligans And Drunkards versus The All-Right Chaps (except when you spell their name wrong). Xile surprised many with a fine 2-1 win over Sarzonia on the last match in Jotneheim Park, while the Britannicans scraped through thanks to a single goal against the plucky newcomers from Fmjphoenix. Xile are ranked slightly higher as well, and have to go into this match as favourites against an unexperienced Britannican team. The winner will play fifth-ranked Turori, a tough charge for any team.
Sarzonia v Crystilakere - The Cricket Ground
Arguably the best match-up of the round, brought on by a terrible showing by fourth-ranked Sarzonia. They've tied with Royal Engrand and Pedriana, and in the final match, they lost to Xile, which brought on third-place and a match with world champions Crystilakere. The world champions, however, lost their match 1-3 to Starblaydia, which would otherwise have brought them a quarter-final berth. They do have a better record, however, and a sixth rank, so the match will be closely and evenly fought. The winner will play Vilita in the quarter-final, just to make it even more tough.
Druida v Florianopolis - K'haz'bak D'gazh'dukh
Florianopolis' Crab Cats, making their debut in the AOCAF, are the only debut team to reach the second round. They will have their task cut out here, however, as they play a Druidan side with the best of NEWI Cefn Druids and Druida - including Izh'no'got's Trevor Law. Druida's side, however, lost 0-4 to Turori on the final matchday and will be downbeat, while Florianopolis are on the up after a magnificent upset against Krytenia. Just perhaps, morale will defy mathematics. The winner will go on to play Pedriana in the quarter-finals.
Lamoni v Nojika - Harewood Ground
These teams have not really made their face shown in world football, but they have a well-established AOCAF history. Lamoni's side have come up with some beautiful football, beating Krytenia 5-0 and Florianopolis 4-1, while Nojika were lucky to survive as The Lowland Clans lacked a goal in their 3-2 defeat of Legalese to pass them in the table. The Nojika Panthers look weak and unstructured, and perhaps it's time for Lamoni to really step it up in the AOCAF. A quarter-final against AOCAF 4 champions Starblaydia does look very challenging for both these two teams, however. |
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Vilita hope for Crystilakere Win
Vilitan Regional Coach and former goalkeeper Massimo Corsi has declared that he will be supporting Crystilakere in the upcoming Eastern Derby between world champion Crystilakere and Northern Neighbors Sarzonia in the AOCAF Second Round.
"Well there's always been a rivalry between us Vilitans and Crystilakere. It's not really as big now that theres so many great sporting nations in the region, but for us old guys like myself, Baron O'Toole, Rory Issah and a few of us, the Crystilakere match is the pinnacle of all matches. I still remember World Cup 14. Both of us were pretty new to the sporting scene, and I was given the nod at keeper. We won both of those qualifying matches. Despite that, the Crystils went on to finish ahead of us in the standings, but we still had those head to head victories to shove in their faces. Well now the Crystils are coming back here as World Champions, and what better way to prove that we're still better than them then to be able to step on the field and beat them head to head for a spot in the AOCAF Semi Final. I'm sure the Crystils are the first team to ever win the World Cup without ever being champs in their region, and they'll be looking to change that. But So are we." |
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Hawks defeat Nojika, lifting curse to face Starblaydia
It looks like the Lamonian AOCAF knockout curse has been lifted as the Hawks defeated Nojika 2-0 at Harewood Ground in Cockbill Street. Mccaa's goalkeeping seemed inspired as he took the best shots that Nojika could give him, and let none of them past him. Neil Silvis and Hugh Desper provided the Lamonian goals that moved the Hawks past the first round of the AOCAF knockouts, and into the second round where they will face regional powerhouse Starblaydia. The last few times that the Hawks have faced Starblaydia, they have not done well, but the knockout win will give them a positive momentum that they will desperately need in order to match up with Starblaydia.
Coach Gilbo and his coaching staff were seen celebrating when the match against Nojika ended. Citizens were seen dancing in the streets of Lamoni as they had something to cheer for in the midst of the destruction and death of war. It is expected that they will celebrate even more if the Hawks can defeat Starblaydia, who kept allied troops from reaching Lamoni to assist in the war effort. Relations with Starblaydia have become strained since that incident, after they had been relatively good since the end of the delegate debacle.
Starblaydia will be a good test of whether the Hawks can go on to win the AOCAF trophy, or whether Lamoni will have to wait for the next AOCAF, when their WC ranking becomes a factor. With a World Cup rating of 91, the Hawks aren't the highest ranked team, but they can take on the regional powerhouses and win. They will just have to bring their A game to the match, and hope for the best.
Lamoni - 2 Neil Silvis (55), Hugh Desper (70)
Nojika - 0 |
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The drunken festivities were reaching critical mass. XNN coverage was now targeted primarily at the upcoming soccer matches in the quarter-finals, with a word or two being thrown in about the war between interviews.
A new practice had become popular among the fans, the destruction of plush Sarzonian 'Star' mascots. At the match against Nova Britannicus, anyone wearing the black and yellow of the Xilean team was seen carrying one of the little dolls. They subjected the little mascot to all types of torture. Pins protruded from their chests, limbs had been hacked off, and a lucky few were incinerated in the streets along with a few Sarzonian jerseys.
Now however, all eyes were on the match ahead against Turori. A few fans were still seen carrying the Star dolls around, but mostly they just had bottles of the penguin labeled whiskey. A few fights had broken out around Cockbill Street, but so far no players had been involved, and there were no serious penalties enacted. Most looked at the upcoming match with gleeful anticipation.
President Lauir was reported to be seen wearing an earpeice at all times, supposedly to hear the latest news concerning the matches. Cy Maxelli Elementary School was one of four proposed names for a new school opening in New Babylonia. When asked to comment, Cy Maxelli stated...
"-laugh- Who the hell came up with the bright idea?" He then tilted back the bottle once again and joined his team in the hotel.
President Lauir made a comment before the press today, and said concerning the AOCAF, "At least no one has been killed yet. Good luck men." |
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The Daily Druid
BELMORE "NOT BOTHERED" ABOUT TEAM
Liam Gessemschmitthaagen-Po reports
It seems as if the pressure of managing a national football team and having a son go missing has gotten all to much for Druida manager Trevor Belmore. His son Alan has been missing throughout the AOCAF tournament, and while the team are doing alright (the only blip being a 4-0 thrashing by Turori), Belmore certainly hasn't.
Indeed, after the rainbows' latest win, 2-0 against Floriantopolis, Belmore seemed less than interested in the game. "To be honest, I'm not particularly bothered what goes on out there. Until I know where young Alan is, nothing else is that important."
Indeed, it is thought that the DFA are to look for another manager to take charge of the team temporarily, to give Belmore time to regain his mentality. Any candidates currently in Cockbill Street and with any football experience, preferably Druidan, should apply.
The next day...
The Daily Druid
PO TAKES OVER
Liam Gessemschmitthaagen-Po reports
Liam Gessemschmitthaagen-Po, quite possibly the greatest striker to ever hail from the Druidish Lands, has taken over the reigns of the Druida rainbows for the forseeable future, as their usual manager, Trevor Belmore, has had to make way for a little while on compassionate grounds.
Liam is currently writing for The Daily Druid in Cockbill Street, and when they needed a manager instantly, he leapt out of the assembled press to offer his services. The DFAagreed, so here we are.
Speaking exclusively to himself, Gessemschmitthaagen-Po said that he will be the greatest manager in the history of the world.
Meanwhile, Alan Belmore has still no been found. |
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With the cries of "Po! Po! Po!" echoing around the Druidans' hotel, members of the Starblaydia AOCAF team engaged in Dwarf-Tossing (a game illegal in many parts of Cockbill Street) immediately dropped Zhorin Tumunzahar to the ground, fearing a police raid.
As a result of this, Zhorin will be unable to play against Lamoni in the Quater-Finals of ACOAF 6 due to a sprained ankle. Serves them right for tossing him around on cobblestones. Always play it on grass or in a suitably padded area, boys! It may helpyour strength-training and Zhorin's balance, but don't play it out on the street in the 'Street, for crying out loud! |
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Stars earn small measure of revenge, 4-0
It may not have been the win they wanted, but the Sarzonian second choice national team will take what they can get. Facing defending World Cup champions Crystilakere in the second round of AOCAF VI, the Stars were still fuming over a 4-1 loss to the Crystils in the second match of the group stage in World Cup XIX and they were still angry over their loss to Xile in the group stage.
The Stars routed their southern neighbors 4-0 behind a hat trick from Bruce Badger and a Crystils own goal and prepare to face longtime regional juggernaut Vilita in the quarterfinals.
"We were definitely a different team out there tonight," Coach Bryson Juergens said. "This team came out ready to play the full 90 minutes and the Crystils played like a team that wasn't expecting us to be ready to attack them from the opening kickoff to the final whistle."
The Stars did just that, getting their first shot on goal just 36 seconds after the kickoff. The shot forced goalkeeper Alwasi Tystrup to make a diving stop and led to the first corner of the match. The Stars had to wait until nine minutes in to score their first goal thanks to a blunder by defender Dimitri Ferraro, who tried to clear the ball out of danger, but mi-explicitive removed- the ball and watched in horror as it caromed into the net.
"That goal put them on their heels," said forward Kevin Wilson. Wilson was the closest Stars player to the sequence and was ready to poke the ball past Tystrup for the 1-0 lead. Fifteen minutes later, Badger struck for the first of his three goals, soaring into the air to get a clean header onto Wilson's cross.
Badger converted from the spot in the 42nd minute when defender Rene' Niljssen knocked Wilson down with a cynical challenge in the box. The Stars were livid that the referee didn't even book Niljssen, but Badger made the Crystils pay. Just three minutes after halftime, Badger closed the book on the Crystils with a breathtaking run after Wilson won the ball in midfield and sent it forward to Badger.
The Stars now prepare to face the Jungle Cats for the fourth time in AOCAF play, where the Stars have a 1-2 record against Vilita. No sooner did the team return from the pitch after the win over the Crystils did the Stars immediately pin the comments by Vilitan footballers saying they were rooting for Crystilakere in the match of the neighboring countries.
"We were [ticked off] when we saw that," Badger said. "We want to make them regret disrespecting us." |
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