Cenileague Domestic Football [CLOSED - VISIT I-LEAGUE]

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SEASON ONE
Preview (ish)
Matchdays 1-5
Matchdays 6-10
Matchdays 11-15
Matchdays 16-20
Matchdays 21-25
Matchdays 26-30
Awards

SEASON TWO
Preview
Matchdays 1-5
Matchdays 6-10
Matchdays 11-15
Matchdays 16-20
Matchdays 21-25
Matchdays 26-30
Cenian Championship / Play-offs
Awards

SEASON THREE
Preview (ish)
Matchdays 1-5
Matchdays 6-10
Matchdays 11-15
Matchdays 16-20
Matchdays 21-25
Matchdays 26-30
Cenian Championship/Cenian League Cup
Awards

SEASON FOUR
Team Rosters
Matchdays 1-5
Matchdays 6-10
Matchdays 11-15
Matchdays 16-20
Matchdays 21-25
Matchdays 26-30
Cenileague Shield
Cenileague 2 & Cenileague 3
Awards

SEASON FIVE
Team Rosters
Matchdays 1-5
Matchdays 6-10
Matchdays 11-15
Matchdays 16-20
Matchdays 21-25
Matchdays 26-30
Cenileague 2 & Cenileague 3
Awards

SEASON SIX
Team Rosters
Weeks 1-5
Weeks 6-10
Weeks 11-15
Weeks 16-20
Weeks 21-25
Weeks 26-30
Youth Championships
Cenileague 2 & 3
Awards & Qualifiers

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CENIAN LEAGUE I - PREVIEW

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1860 Azoth
Starting XI: Ajan Varlessal / Josh Axakel - Ruslan Pajari - Venceslas De Silva / Leo Serek - Jay Irikor - Atiaq Rasool (PAT) / Noel Andriamaro - Andrew Daren / Zaon Lannik - Blaze (EQS)

Tir Snake Strike
Starting XI: James Costa (SLL) / Fernando Ricardo Lobo (CDO) - Aeron Maddox - Leonidas Xialan / Graceful Falls (EQS) - Corran Celgis - Christo Ixeto (GHA) / Seok Kun-woo (ZEN) - Simón Arce - Alex Arce / Xavier Lobo

Cenial United
Starting XI: Aitor Abasolo (GHA) / Adrian Carmichael (SLL) - Iel Keressal - Jonathan Wolff / Eli Gomares - Juan Medina - Eurig Theunissen / Vilaum ti'Laeya (KHD) - Vasco de la Fuente / Aeris Cossadel - Aldis Vereneth

Sporting Cenial
Starting XI: Ambrosia (EQS) / Gareth Souter (SCH) - Álvaro De Leon - Grigor Aroden - Kyle Lockwood / Felip Oldarev (EST) - Iago ap Deros - Arden Navaran - Percy Van Ophoven / Gavin Reed (DRV) - Axel Terebinten

Asterion
Ael Koron / Pieter Kristofferson (POL) - Urien Lewis - Irol Zadavon - Aedan Lewis - Kor Xalan / Ernesto Vao Paolo (WBO) - Rick Tellkor - Evara Andaron / Nico Van Alphen - Koen Van Alphen

El Leon
Gil Mendoza / Alfonso Conceicao (NSI) - Estaban Villalobos - Ciro Paloma / Alejandro Ventura - Tito Ojeda - Feliciano Ortego-Rios / Felicity Janis (BRE) - Lumi (WSI) - Guillermo Sepúlveda - Jorge Castro

Myrmidon
Teemu Petersen (POL) / Sagan Myers-Briggs (SLL) - Julian Areleous - Zaro Essil / Theo Crillin (SCH) - Rian Jerral - Koralo Soleth - Jacen Xasan / Ioan Koralen - Nicolao Zavala - César Mariano Silveira (CDO)

Pinnacle Project
Ryan Navir / Justin Morroghany (WBO) - Evan Turich-Albertson (WBO) - Elijah Sitz (NEI) / Willem Janssens (SWI) - Petro Valles - Tomás Fierro / Nico Asturias - Phillip van Klerken (SWI) - Eric Garcia - Javier del Olmo

Piramide
Augusto Correia (SUS) / Jonjo Kristiansen (SEM) - Raúl Zapatero - Roberto Morales - Arian Dalí / Marcia Naysmith (NPH) - Kauan (WSI) - Gabriel Sanchez-Villarreal/ Pablo Narváez - Silvestre Del Bosque / Elías Iñíguez

Phalanx AF
AJ Ramires (SLL) / Jonathan van Leonardsen (POL) - Vonos Varineth - Alec Espinoza-Morales - Ireles Hisquexte (GHA) / Tizarek ti'Ramai (KHD) - Robby Jepsen (COS) - Thajan Jaros / Yesenia de Santigo - Amloth Torin - Ulises Martinez-Varela


WIP

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Matchday 1
Polaris 5–1 Firecrackers FC
Asterion 1–1 Pinnacle Project
Phalanx AF 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Atletico del Norte 1–2 Tir Snake Strike
1860 Azoth 0–1 FC Rookery 23
Piramide 2–3 Myrmidon
Memoriam 0–1 White Cliffs
Cenial United 5–2 El Leon

Polaris starts out the season with a bang, winning 5-1 over the undermatched Firecrackers FC at home. Practically every player in the offensive half of the field makes a goal, with Vollen, Castillion, and Amudsen each scoring one and Erik Jakobsen, the youngster from Semarland, scoring two. Meanwhile, Pinnacle Project, the Cenian version of Project +90, held stronger side Asterion to a draw, away to boot. Turich-Albertson and Morroghany, both from Western Borderlands, manage to hold off the Van Alphen brothers for long enough to secure the draw. Title contenders Phalanx AF and Sporting Cenial faced off at Sky High Stadium and it was Sporting Cenial who came away the stronger side, with Gavin Reed from Darvale and Felip Oldarev from what used to be Estenia netting goals, with Thajan Jaros the only Phalanx AF player to score. Atletico del Norte led 1-0 coming into the first half of the game against Tir Snake Strike, another title contender, with a goal from the young Florencio Alves, but Tir Snake Strike struck back, with midfielder Christo Ixeto from Ghant scoring two goals to secure the win away. Meanwhile, unheralded FC Rookery 23 managed to shock title contender 1860 Azoth, perhaps the team with the most experience, with a 1-0 defeat away. Felix Oporion was the only goalscorer. Myrmidon, after going up 2-0 in the first half credit of Jacen Xasan and Thio Crillin goals, suffered two unexpected goals as Teemu Peterson seemingly cracked under the pressure against Piramide, with home support. However, a last minute Silveira goal saved the side from unfortunate defeat like 1860 Azoth. In the last game of the matchday, Cenial United scored five goals (2x Ti'Laeya, 2x Cossadel, 1x Vereneth) against El Leon's two, exploiting a home advantage and El Leon's poor team chemistry.

Matchday 2
Firecrackers FC 2–2 El Leon
White Cliffs 0–1 Cenial United
Myrmidon 2–0 Memoriam
FC Rookery 23 2–2 Piramide
Tir Snake Strike 3–2 1860 Azoth
Sporting Cenial 2–0 Atletico del Norte
Pinnacle Project 2–4 Phalanx AF
Polaris 0–1 Asterion

In a bottom-table match, El Leon gave a weak roar as it failed to overcome two goals against it away at Firecrackers FC, but neither did the fireworks give the most colors they could, with both teams disappointed at their seemingly lackluster performance. Cenial United managed to overcome a strong White Cliffs defense and goalkeeper Lowen Archer with a goal by Aeris Cossadel, of Avaerilonian descent. Myrmidon gave a good performance at home against Memoriam, with both Jacen Xasan and Theo Crillin putting balls into the net. In another bottom-table match, FC Rookery 23 was unable to capitalize on their momentum after defeating 1860 Azoth, as Piramide was able to hold them to a two-all draw. 1860 Azoth, meanwhile, continued on their losing streak, as they could not hold off Tir Snake Strike in a thrilling encounter. Blaze and Andrew Daren were 1860 Azoth's scorers; over in Tir Snake Strike, Graceful Falls, Christo Ixeto, and Seok Kun-woo from Zenic, Ceni's nemesis in the World Cup, all scoring. Equestrian States prodigy Ambrosia showed off her stuff, saving all shots on target and emerging with a clean sheet. On the other side of the pitch, the offense was hard at work, with Percy van Ophoven and Gavin Reed both scoring one apiece. In a goalfest, Phalanx AF outshot Pinnacle Project in a battle of the 'P's' and two aggressive sides. Thajan Jaros scored twice, while both Yesenia de Santigo and the Cadenzan ti'Ramai sent winning shots in. Asterion managed to defeat Polaris away in what most observers call an evenly-matched game, with Asterion's Nico Van Alphen picking up a nice pass from his brother to score the game's only goal.

Matchday 3
Asterion 1–0 Firecrackers FC
Phalanx AF 1–3 Polaris
Atletico del Norte 2–5 Pinnacle Project
1860 Azoth 3–3 Sporting Cenial
Piramide 0–2 Tir Snake Strike
Memoriam 1–3 FC Rookery 23
Cenial United 4–2 Myrmidon
El Leon 2–4 White Cliffs

Asterion scored only one goal for the third match in a row, but Ael Koron managed get the only clean sheet of the day. Koen Van Alphen took the goal instead of his brother this time. Phalanx AF appeared to stumble with a 1-3 defeat to Polaris away. Quintanilla of San Jose Guayabal held off most of the offense, seemingly stopping almost every single shot. On the other side of the pitch, AJ Ramires did not do so well, with Erik Jakobsen scoring twice and defender Paulo Cesar taking the maxim "the best defense is a good offense" to heart; Thajan Jaros was the only scorer for Phalanx AF. 1860 Azoth appeared to be cursed as they could not pull out a win at home against Sporting Cenial, although they did put a point on the board. Daren scored once and Blaze, twice, while on the other side, Gavin Reed scored twice and Iago ap Deros scored once. Tir Snake Strike put two goals past Piramide with Christo Ixeto and Xavier Lobo scoring. FC Rookery 23 continued its surprisingly good form, with Felix Oporion managing a hat trick in their 3-1 defeat of Memoriam. In another battle of the greats, Cenial United put 4 goals (2 credited to Cossadel, 1 to ti'Laeya, and 1 to de la Fuente) past Myrmidon's net versus their opponent's two (one by Jacen Xasan, one by Theo Crillin). El Leon's roar was snuffed out by White Cliffs, who scored four times (two each to Takashita and Rialan) to come back from a 2-0 deficit.

Matchday 4
Firecrackers FC 0–0 White Cliffs
Myrmidon 3–0 El Leon
FC Rookery 23 2–1 Cenial United
Tir Snake Strike 4–2 Memoriam
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Piramide
Pinnacle Project 2–4 1860 Azoth
Polaris 5–1 Atletico del Norte
Asterion 0–0 Phalanx AF

Matchday 4 was summarized by clean sheets: out of 8 matches, 4 had clean sheets, and two were scoreless draws. Firecrackers FC fizzled against White Cliffs, with neither side scoring in a fairly boring encounter (much of it consisted of the teams passing the ball between their defenders). Myrmidon outclassed El Leon, with Jacen Xasan, Theo Crillin, and Cesar Silveira scoring one apiece, while El Leon's offense could barely scare the Myrmidon goalkeeper. FC Rookery 23, this time backed up by home support, managed to upset Cenial United with Ghantish goalkeeper Abasolo. Oporion and Kristoffer, who once was dying to play for a professional team, both scored, when normally Cenial United would have had the advantage in possession and scoring. Aeris Cossadel scored Cenial United's only goal, but missed an opportunity to score what would be the winning goal after a pass went wrong. Tir Snake Strike beat Memoriam 4-2, with the latter side not putting up much resistance in the first half, with Ixeto, Lobo, Seok, and Gracefull Falls all scoring. However, Memoriam managed to put two goals past James Costa in the second half, but this appeared to be a blip as Tir Snake Strike had an insurmountable lead from the first half. Sporting Cenial edged past Pyramide, one-nil, with Gavin Reed scoring the only goal, an exciting one to say the least. 1860 Azoth recorded its first win against Pinnacle Project away; Daren and Blaze both scored twice, while Javier del Olmo, Cenian sensation Jaime del Olmo's younger brother, scored twice for Pinnacle Project. Polaris crushed yet another team, this time Atletico del Norte. Erik Jakobsen scored a hat trick and Castillion scored the remaining two goals. Finally, Asterion held Phalanx AF to a nil-nil draw. The scoring wasn't for lack of trying, however: Phalanx AF sent ten shots on target to Asterion's goal, but Ael Koron steeled his nerves and blocked each one for a thrilling performance. Asterion had less shots but still didn't make any of them.

Matchday 5
Phalanx AF 2–0 Firecrackers FC
Atletico del Norte 0–1 Asterion
1860 Azoth 3–0 Polaris
Piramide 3–5 Pinnacle Project
Memoriam 0–1 Sporting Cenial
Cenial United 2–2 Tir Snake Strike
El Leon 4–4 FC Rookery 23
White Cliffs 4–6 Myrmidon

Phalanx AF notched its second win of the season, snuffing out Firecrackers FC's bang with a 2-0 win. Robby Jepsen of Cosumar and Thajan Jaros both had shots finding the net, while the fireworks didn't go off at the other end of the net. Asterion, while passing the ball around its defenders a lot, managed to score a goal against Atletico del Norte in the newly expanded Estadio Internacional de Santiago. 1860 Azoth snuffed out Polaris to achieve its second win of the season after a poor start, with Blaze improving somewhat since the beleaguered club's last couple of games, scoring one goal, while Andrew Daren scored another and Atiaq Rasool, the Patistani, scoring the third. Pinnacle Project, the pinnacle of young and up-and-coming talent, found itself in the hole nil-two, but managed to pick up steam in the second half, with Javier del Olmo scoring a hat trick and Eric Garcia and Phillip van Klerken scoring one each. Sporting Cenial overcame strong Memoriam opposition as Gavin Reed cut through the defense, found a good angle, and sent the ball flying for the game's only goal. In another one of the top-table battles, Cenial United and Tir Snake Strike battled out to a draw, with neither being able to outscore or out play the other. Aeris Cossadel managed to punch through Tir Snake Strike's lines, but the away team struck back with a Corran Celgis goal, then with Seok creating a 2-1 lead. Not to be outdone, Cenial United decided to send Aldis Vereneth to the front and center, creating an opportunity, which they took. The final minutes consisted of desperate attempts from both sides trying to score, but all failed and the score ended in a draw. In a much higher scoring draw, El Leon and FC Rookery 23 battled at each other. Kristoffer and Felix Oporion both scored twice, while El Leon's man Lumi scored a hat trick, with aging Brenecian Felicity Janis making the evening goal. In a 10-goal game, Myrmidon thought it was doing quite well for itself, leading 3-0 in the first half. However, White Cliffs decided to go on the offense and sent four goals into the net. Myrmidon, deciding it couldn't lose, ramped up the pressure, scoring another 3 times. Goals were credit to Xasan (hat trick), Crillin (2 goals), and Silveira (1 goal).

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike         5    4   1   0    13    7   +6    13
 2 Sporting Cenial          5    4   1   0     9    4   +5    13
 3 Myrmidon                 5    4   0   1    16   10   +6    12
 4 FC Rookery 23            5    3   2   0    12    8   +4    11
 5 Asterion                 5    3   2   0     4    1   +3    11
 6 Cenial United            5    3   1   1    13    8   +5    10
 7 Polaris                  5    3   0   2    13    7   +6     9
 8 1860 Azoth               5    2   1   2    12    9   +3     7
 9 Pinnacle Project         5    2   1   2    15   14   +1     7
10 Phalanx AF               5    2   1   2     8    7   +1     7
11 White Cliffs             5    2   1   2     9    9    0     7
12 Firecrackers FC          5    0   2   3     3   10   −7     2
13 El Leon                  5    0   2   3    10   18   −8     2
14 Piramide                 5    0   1   4     7   13   −6     1
15 Memoriam                 5    0   0   5     3   11   −8     0
16 Atletico del Norte       5    0   0   5     4   15  −11     0

Both Memoriam and Atletico del Norte are scraping at the bottom of the table, neither with a single point. Piramide, El Leon, and Firecrackers FC aren't too far ahead. 1860 Azoth and Phalanx AF are both far behind where they want to be, at 8th and 10th respectively. Supposedly those two clubs were title contenders, but neither looks like it at the beginning. Meanwhile, Asterion and FC Rookery 23 are doing much better than expected, with FC Rookery 23 boasting a win against 1860 Azoth. Tir Snake Strike and Sporting Cenial lead the table with 13 points each, Tir Snake Strike on top by a single goal.

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Matchday 6
Firecrackers FC 0–3 Myrmidon
FC Rookery 23 4–0 White Cliffs
Tir Snake Strike 4–0 El Leon
Sporting Cenial 2–1 Cenial United
Pinnacle Project 4–3 Memoriam
Polaris 5–1 Piramide
Asterion 2–1 1860 Azoth
Phalanx AF 6–0 Atletico del Norte

Myrmidon is the latest club to strike a blow against Firecrackers FC, boasting a confident and streamlined game. Again, Xasan and Crillin are the stars of the game; Crillin scores one on an assist from Koralen, and Xasan scores two more. FC Rookery 23, meanwhile, continued its good form, chipping off some skin from White Cliffs, which it defeated 4-0. Kristoffer again made his mark on the team, scoring two of their four goals, while the Scottopian Chris MacKenzie, nervous about his start in the Cenian Premier League, stepped up, scoring the other two. Tir Snake Strike, in the battle of the animals, defeated the much larger (at least in the animal kingdom, but not in Cenian football) El Leon by a score of four to nil. Ixeto, Selgis, Seok, and Lobo scored one apiece. Meanwhile, in the "Cenial Derby", as it was branded, Sporting Cenial defeated Cenial United. Ambrosia's goalkeeping was able to outclass Cenial United, while Gavin Reed and Felip Oldarev, two foreigners in a country of immigrants, scored to keep Sporting over its rival United. Eli Gomares scored a consolation goal near the end. Pinnacle Project eked out a win over Memoriam in a see-saw clash of teams, one young guns, another older players with not as much talent. Van Klerken and Javier del Olmo each scored twice, del Olmo scoring to secure the victory, while the Western Borderlands defense managed to hold off a late Memoriam surge. In a large margin game, Polaris stopped Piramide, 5-1, with Erik Jakobsen scoring twice, Scottopian Angus Ferguson scoring twice, and Aron Amundsen putting his first goal of the season in. 1860 Azoth's poor start to the season continued, with Ael Koron stopping most of their shots while Varlessal apparently floundered. Both the Van Alphen brothers scored, while Daren managed to score for 1860 Azoth. In the largest margin of the day, Phalanx AF went past a crumbling Atletico del Norte resistance, scoring six goals with the other side failing to capitalize on their opportunities. Goals went to Thajan Jaros (3, a hat trick), Robby Jepsen (1), Tizarek ti'Ramai (1), and Yesenia de Santigo (1).

Matchday 7
Atletico del Norte 1–1 Firecrackers FC
1860 Azoth 1–0 Phalanx AF
Piramide 0–2 Asterion
Memoriam 2–1 Polaris
Cenial United 1–0 Pinnacle Project
El Leon 1–3 Sporting Cenial
White Cliffs 2–5 Tir Snake Strike
Myrmidon 0–0 FC Rookery 23

Atletico del Norte put their first point on the board with a 1-1 draw to fellow bottom-feeder Firecrackers FC, epitomizing a disappointing but hardly surprising season. 1860 Azoth appeared to gain some ground after their disappointing start, beating contender Phalanx AF 1-0. Andrew Daren provided the winning shot, and Ajan Varlessal recovered from his poor performance in the previous game, keeping a clean sheet. Meanwhile, Ael Koron also kept another clean sheet in Asterion's victory against Piramide. Both Van Alphen brothers at the other side of the pitch scored. Memoriam shocked Polaris somewhat; while Ferguson played well in the midfield, the defense appeared to fall apart in the final moments, allowing Memoriam to take advantage of their wonderful opportunity, scoring the game-winning goal. Cenial United took on Pinnacle Project; while Ryan Navir and the defense performed admirably, they were unable to stop Aeris Cossadel's goal, the sole goal of the match, possibly because they were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Sporting Cenial defeated El Leon 3-1 away. They were ahead by 3-0 coming into the last ten minutes, but El Leon got one last roar before collapsing. Navaran, Terebinten, and Reed were the goalscorers. In a fairly routine match, Tir Snake Strike prevailed over White Cliffs, 5-2. Seok scored twice, Ixeto scored twice, and Graceful Falls scored once. FC Rookery 23 continued its good form, holding Myrmidon to a nil-all draw away. Scouts were particularly impressed by both Kristoffer and Chris MacKenzie in the match. Although neither scored, both made deep runs into the supposedly better side's territory, and both (along with Felix Oporion) have been doing well with the club in the season so far.

Matchday 8
Firecrackers FC 2–1 FC Rookery 23
Tir Snake Strike 2–2 Myrmidon
Sporting Cenial 3–0 White Cliffs
Pinnacle Project 1–0 El Leon
Polaris 1–0 Cenial United
Asterion 3–0 Memoriam
Phalanx AF 4–2 Piramide
Atletico del Norte 0–2 1860 Azoth

Firecrackers FC finally went off with a bang as they defeated the better-than-expected FC Rookery 23 at home. Although Kristoffer did manage to score a goal in the first half, Vedrian Luuk de Jager proved himself in the second half, setting up both goals to secure the victory. Tir Snake Strike failed to strike against Myrmidon, walking away with a draw. Xasan, Silveira, Seok, and Alex Arce were the goalscorers. Sporting Cenial, meanwhile, powered past White Cliffs three-nil. Ambrosia anchored down the net, while Gavin Reed performed his magic, scoring twice, while Percy Van Ophoven scored an additional goal to widen the margin. Pinnacle Project went past a tenacious El Leon to win one-nil, with the handsome Eric Garcia taking home honors for scoring. Polaris shocked Cenial United somewhat, with Javier Quintanilla managing a clean sheet and Angus Ferguson making a clean shot at the goal on a very good day for Polaris and a not-so-good one for Cenial United, whose Aeris Cossadel missed one shot that would have tied the game. In another clean sheet for Ael Koron, Asterion defeated Memoriam three to nil. Ernesto Vao Paolo became the only person besides the Van Alphen brothers to score for the team, but the Van Alphens scored as well. Phalanx AF overcame strong Piramide resistance to score another win. Robby Jepsen scored once, the underestimated Thajan Jaros scored twice, and Yesenia de Santigo put icing on the cake. 1860 Azoth put their morale up with a two-nil defeat of Atletico del Norte, with Andrew Daren and Blaze both scoring. Once touted as one of Ceni's best young goalkeepers, Ajan Varlessal proved his worth today, keeping several Atletico shots out of the net.

Matchday 9
1860 Azoth 3–0 Firecrackers FC
Piramide 1–0 Atletico del Norte
Memoriam 0–2 Phalanx AF
Cenial United 4–4 Asterion
El Leon 1–3 Polaris
White Cliffs 2–5 Pinnacle Project
Myrmidon 3–2 Sporting Cenial
FC Rookery 23 1–5 Tir Snake Strike

1860 Azoth and goalkeeper Ajan Varlessal, who appears to be gaining some confidence, recorded another clean sheet in their three-nil win over Firecrackers FC. Blaze scored twice in the match, and Andrew Daren scored once. In a northern battle, Piramide got its act together to beat Atletico del Norte one goal to nil in one of the worst games of the season from a technical perspective but hugely entertaining, marked by what one would say a comedy of errors. Phalanx AF powered past Memoriam, securing a two-nil victory, courtesy of Cadenzan Ti'Ramai and Yesenia de Santigo. Asterion surprised Cenial United somewhat, forcing a draw in a match replete with goals. Aeris Cossadel and Aldis Verenth led Cenial United in taking two goals apiece, but not before the Van Alphen brothers had scored one apiece. Asterion appeared to improve its game, and the Van Alphens managed to find another goal each to pull level with Cenial United. Polaris, led by Erik Jakobsen's two goals and one by Angus Ferguson, rallied after a one-goal deficit away at El Leon. Pinnacle Project found itself and its players moving along in terms of development with an impressive 5-2 win over White Cliffs; Garcia scored twice, with Javier del Olmo scoring with three, a hat trick. Myrmidon managed to avoid a scrape against Sporting Cenial, pulling ahead in the last ten minutes, courtesy of a Jacen Xasan header into the net. Crillin and Silveira were the other scorers for Myrmidon; Gavin Reed scored twice for Sporting Cenial. Tir Snake Strike was far from an upset against FC Rookery 23, sending five goals (Celgis x1, Ixeto x1, Seok x1, Lobo x2) into the home team's net. Scottopian international Chris MacKenzie scored a consolation goal for the home team, however.

Matchday 10
Firecrackers FC 1–3 Tir Snake Strike
Sporting Cenial 1–0 FC Rookery 23
Pinnacle Project 0–3 Myrmidon
Polaris 3–1 White Cliffs
Asterion 1–1 El Leon
Phalanx AF 0–1 Cenial United
Atletico del Norte 1–1 Memoriam
1860 Azoth 4–4 Piramide

Tir Snake Strike gave a sharp bite to Firecrackers FC with the first half of the season 2/3 over. Alex Arce found the goal for his second time this season, while Seok Kun-woo continued to justify his price with another goal and Xavier Lobo continuing to impress. Sporting Cenial was centimeters away from an upset, but Ambrosia justified herself, saving several shots that she was in just the right place and the right time for. Myrmidon also boasted a clean sheet, this time against Pinnacle Project. Xasan, Crillin, and Silveira were the goalscorers. Polaris also scored three goals (Jakobsen x1, Ferguson x2), but White Cliffs was able to score a consolation goal to keep Javier Quintanilla from a clean sheet. El Leon, playing away, gave a little bit of a shock against Asterion, with both sides scoring once for a draw. Ernesto Vao Paolo was the sole Asterion scorer. Cenial United stole badly needed points from Phalanx AF with their one-nil away win. Aeris Cossadel gave an assist to Juan Medina, who was the only goalscorer against Ghant's Aitor Abasolo. Memoriam and Atletico del Norte, two bottom-tier clubs, battled to a one-all draw in Santiago de Ceni. Although football is popular in the Spanish-speaking north, most of the better Hispanic players were taken by better clubs, leaving the clubs based in the north to foot the bill. Piramide, however, proved to be a thorn in the side of 1860 Azoth, holding them to an expensive four-all draw away in what surely has been a disappointing season for 1860 Azoth. Although Andrew Daren and Blaze scored two goals apiece, Piramide's assortment of strikers and midfielders proved to nimbly exploit gaps in 1860 Azoth's defensive structure.

1 Tir Snake Strike        10    8   2   0    32   13  +19    26
 2 Sporting Cenial         10    8   1   1    20    9  +11    25
 3 Myrmidon                10    7   2   1    27   14  +13    23
 4 Asterion                10    6   4   0    16    7   +9    22
 5 Polaris                 10    7   0   3    26   12  +14    21
 6 1860 Azoth              10    5   2   3    23   15   +8    17
 7 Cenial United           10    5   2   3    20   15   +5    17
 8 Phalanx AF              10    5   1   4    20   11   +9    16
 9 Pinnacle Project        10    5   1   4    25   23   +2    16
10 FC Rookery 23           10    4   3   3    18   16   +2    15
11 White Cliffs            10    2   1   7    14   29  -15     7
12 Firecrackers FC         10    1   3   6     7   21  -14     6
13 Piramide                10    1   2   7    15   28  -13     5
14 Memoriam                10    1   1   8     9   22  -13     4
15 El Leon                 10    0   3   7    13   30  -17     3
16 Atletico del Norte      10    0   2   8     6   26  -20     2

Polaris and Asterion seem to have done well for themselves, at fifth and fourth in the table, respectively, while 1860 Azoth, Cenial United, and Phalanx AF are lower than where they expected to be at this point. FC Rookery 23 is neck and neck with 1860 Azoth, Cenial United, and Phalanx AF and somewhat ahead of the other clubs in the table, who are currently scraping for points against each other. Atletico del Norte actually managed to get two points on the board, and has the potential to rise in the table, but is still in last place. Meanwhile, Tir Snake Strike is at the top of the table, four points away from a perfect start to the season. Sporting Cenial is a point away, and Myrmidon is two points behind them.

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Matchday 11
Piramide 0–1 Firecrackers FC
Memoriam 1–2 1860 Azoth
Cenial United 3–2 Atletico del Norte
El Leon 0–1 Phalanx AF
White Cliffs 3–1 Asterion
Myrmidon 1–2 Polaris
FC Rookery 23 0–3 Pinnacle Project
Tir Snake Strike 2–1 Sporting Cenial

Firecrackers FC gave a bang as they defeated the northern club Piramide one-nil. 1860 Azoth, meanwhile, gained some morale with a 2-1 victory over Memoriam (both goals credit Blaze), but Ajan Varlessal is probably kicking himself for letting that one goal in, probably one of the most spectacular misses of the season so far. Cenial United only one by one goal against Atletico del Norte, and the two goals they gave up were perhaps two too many for Aitor Abasolo. However, Cossadel and Vereneth performed well under fire, neither losing their nerves when behind; Cossadel scored twice, and Vereneth scored once. Phalanx AF defeated El Leon in a well-earned one-nil victory over El Leon, with Thajan Jaros punching through surprisingly stiff resistance. Asterion, for its good performances all year, was unable to capitalize against White Cliffs, with the mostly impregnable defense showing some weak spots and goalkeeper Ael Koron, normally stopping most stops, appeared to be somewhat fatigued. Polaris, however, had some traces of good form as it stole points from Myrmidon, with Ferguson and Jakobsen both performing well, scoring one goal each, while Myrmidon's Xasan did well as well, scoring their only goal. Pinnacle Project's Ryan Navir had a clean sheet in their three-nil defeat against FC Rookery 23, who defeated some of the big names in the league. Van Klerken, Garcia, and del Olmo were Pinnacle's three goalscorers. Tir Snake Strike continued their roll, gaining points against their nearest rivals Sporting Cenial. Equestrian international Ambrosia was unable to stop fellow Equestrian Gracefull Falls's shot, but Gavin Reed struck back against TSS. However, the goal did not stop Seok Kun-woo of Zenic from scoring another goal for the home side.

Matchday 12
Firecrackers FC 0–0 Sporting Cenial
Pinnacle Project 2–0 Tir Snake Strike
Polaris 2–0 FC Rookery 23
Asterion 1–1 Myrmidon
Phalanx AF 5–4 White Cliffs
Atletico del Norte 4–4 El Leon
1860 Azoth 2–1 Cenial United
Piramide 2–1 Memoriam

Firecrackers FC didn't go off with a bang, but neither did Sporting Cenial as both sides failed to score a goal, ending up with a draw. The offense for Sporting Cenial was sending multitudes of shots towards Firercrackers FC's goal, but Natanael Castro-Rivero appeared to be invulnerable to shots, while Ambrosia was as well. However, Sporting Cenial could draw some heart from the fact that Pinnacle Project handed Tir Snake Strike their first loss of the season, upsetting them greatly by a score of 2-0. Javier del Olmo showed what makes his family good football players with good reflexes and equally good runs right through Tir Snake Strike's defense, scoring both goals for Pinnacle Project. Polaris didn't fall to FC Rookery 23, with Angus Ferguson scoring two goals to avoid an upset, and Polaris's defense also held firm. Asterion and Myrmidon fought to a draw, with neither side holding the advantage for throughout the match. Nico Van Alphen scored for Asterion; Jacen Xasan scored for Myrmidon. Phalanx AF managed to defeat White Cliffs in one of the most goal-laden matches of the season, prevailing by 5-4 in what was a see-saw match for most of its length. Robby Jepsen scored twice, Thajan Jaros scored twice, and Yesenia de Santigo scored the winning goal. El Leon and Atletico del Norte, two northern, mostly Hispanic teams, also fought a goal-laden match, but neither was able to pull ahead of the other. 1860 Azoth won a hard-fought match against Cenial United, with Andrew Daren and Blaze both scoring once for the home side and Vilaum ti'Laeya from Cadenza scoring for the away side. In another bottom-table match, Piramide proved to be one goal better than Memoriam.

Matchday 13
Memoriam 0–0 Firecrackers FC
Cenial United 4–1 Piramide
El Leon 1–4 1860 Azoth
White Cliffs 1–1 Atletico del Norte
Myrmidon 4–4 Phalanx AF
FC Rookery 23 0–1 Asterion
Tir Snake Strike 2–0 Polaris
Sporting Cenial 3–0 Pinnacle Project

Memoriam and Firecrackers FC, whose matches always seem to be the first listed on Premier League scoreboards, fought each other to a nil-nil draw, with most shots in this encounter finding themselves wide of the mark. However, four of Cenial United's shots, one each courtesy of ti'Laeya and Vereneth, and two for Cossadel, found themselves at the mark, compared for only one to Piramide. The same scoreline showed in the 1860 Azoth-Piramide matchup, with 1860 Azoth coming on top. Andrew Daren and Blaze each scored two, but Ajan Varlessal again managed to avoid a clean sheet, giving up one goal. White Cliffs and Atletico del Norte fought to a draw in Dover, with Atletico del Norte gaining a valuable point. Myrmidon and Phalanx AF too fought to a draw, although this was an eight-goal one. Xasan and Crillin scored two each for Myrmidon; Jaros and Jepsen scored two each for Phalanx AF. Asterion's goalkeeper Ael Koron continued to rack up clean sheets as his side defeated FC Rookery 23 one to nil. Ernesto Vao Paolo was the sole scorer. In City Centre, Tir Snake Strike showed itself a better team than Polaris, with Alex Arce and Corran Celgis scoring one each against Polaris and young goalkeeper Quintanilla. Sporting Cenial and goalkeeper Ambrosia also had a clean sheet for the day against Pinnacle Project, with Felip Oldarev scoring once and Gavin Reed of Darvale scoring twice.

Matchday 14
Firecrackers FC 3–5 Pinnacle Project
Polaris 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Asterion 1–3 Tir Snake Strike
Phalanx AF 2–0 FC Rookery 23
Atletico del Norte 1–3 Myrmidon
1860 Azoth 3–0 White Cliffs
Piramide 4–4 El Leon
Memoriam 0–4 Cenial United

Pinnacle Project overcame a 3-0 deficit to win their away match against Firecrackers FC. Although the Firecrackers appeared to set course for a win, striker Phillip van Klerken led the turnaround, followed by two goals each from Eric Garcia and Javier del Olmo. Sporting Cenial defeated Polaris away, although Ambrosia was not blessed with a clean sheet this time against Polaris. Ap Deros, Reed, and Ferguson were the scorers. Tir Snake Strike moved farther away from the pack with its 3-1 defeat of Asterion and its five-member defense. Christo Ixeto, the impressive Xavier Lobo, and Corran Celgis all broke through Asterion's defense. Phalanx AF was not one of FC Rookery 23's victims today. They managed to have a clean sheet and scored two goals (Jepsen x1, Jaros x1) against the undermatched side. Myrmidon defeated Atletico del Norte 3-1 away, although they had to pay one goal as a price. Jacen Xasan, Thio Crillin, and Koralo Soleth all scored one apiece for the winning side. 1860 Azoth gave a good performance to defeat Dover's White Cliffs three-nil, with Ajan Varlessal stopping all of White Cliffs' shots. Daren scored on two of his own shots, and Blaze capitalized on a good assist from Zaon Lannik. Piramide and El Leon brawled in a tough northern match, but neither was able to go ahead of the other and both showed equal tenacity. Cenial United had one of the bigger margins of the day, scoring four goals to Memoriam's none. Cossadel scored twice and Juan Medina and Eli Gomares scored one apiece.

Matchday 15
Cenial United 3–0 Firecrackers FC
El Leon 3–1 Memoriam
White Cliffs 0–2 Piramide
Myrmidon 0–1 1860 Azoth
FC Rookery 23 1–1 Atletico del Norte
Tir Snake Strike 2–0 Phalanx AF
Sporting Cenial 0–0 Asterion
Pinnacle Project 4–4 Polaris

Matchday 15 brings closure to the first half of the season, and the midseason table is often an indication of things to come. Cenial United improved its position with a three-nil defeat of Firecrackers FC. Ti'Laeya of Cadenza scored once, while Aeris Cossadel scored twice in Cenial. El Leon defeated Memoriam by three goals to one in a fairly routine match, as did Piramide defeat White Cliffs away two-nil in nothing super special, exciting, or exceptional as some clubs picked up some points. 1860 Azoth continued to bounce back from a poor start to the season, defeating Myrmidon away by a score of one to nil. Zaon Lannik created a good opening in Myrmidon's defense, which Andrew Daren did a good job of exploiting. FC Rookery 23, ahead of all of the so-called "lower tier" clubs in the table, could not use the insights it gained in victories against higher-rated sides to defeat Atletico del Norte. A poor play created a good opportunity for the away side, which they took to go one goal ahead. Angus Ferguson struck back with a goal of his own, but the team was not able to create another opening to secure the win and two more points. Tir Snake Strike continued to prove that it has a good team by defeating Phalanx AF two to nil; Seok Kun-woo and Christo Ixeto broke through Phalanx AF's lines to score. Asterion's five-man defense held against Sporting Cenial in their 0-0 draw, while Ambrosia stopped the on-target shots from the Van Alphen brothers and Ernesto Vao Paolo. The Pinnacle Project and Polaris, two very young teams, faced off, with neither able to prove to the other which was the better club. Janssens, Valles, del Olmo, and Garcia all scored for Pinnacle Project, while Ferguson and Jakobsen, the point of Polaris's spear, both scored twice.

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike        15   12   2   1    41   17  +24    38
 2 Sporting Cenial         15   10   3   2    26   12  +14    33
 3 1860 Azoth              15   10   2   3    35   18  +17    32
 4 Cenial United           15    9   2   4    35   20  +15    29
 5 Polaris                 15    9   1   5    35   21  +14    28
 6 Myrmidon                15    8   4   3    36   23  +13    28
 7 Asterion                15    7   6   2    20   14   +6    27
 8 Phalanx AF              15    8   2   5    32   21  +11    26
 9 Pinnacle Project        15    8   2   5    39   33   +6    26
10 FC Rookery 23           15    4   4   7    19   25   -6    16
11 Piramide                15    3   3   9    24   38  -14    12
12 Firecrackers FC         15    2   5   8    11   29  -18    11
13 White Cliffs            15    3   2  10    22   41  -19    11
14 El Leon                 15    1   5   9    25   44  -19     8
15 Memoriam                15    1   2  12    12   33  -21     5
16 Atletico del Norte      15    0   5  10    15   38  -23     5

Although in the last five matchdays Tir Snake Strike did lose to Pinnacle Project, it actually gained points over Sporting Cenial, now leading by five points. 1860 Azoth continued to rise in the table after a poor start, as did Cenial United, while Polaris and Myrmidon stayed constant, more or less, and Asterion fell a couple of places after two losses of its own. Phalanx AF, meanwhile, is still not where it wants to be. There is still some competition at the bottom of the table, as Piramide moves on FC Rookery 23. At the very bottom, Atletico del Norte has some points at least but doesn't have any wins of its own. It will be searching for those wins during the next half of the season, and Phalanx AF will look to move up in the table as Tir Snake Strike hopes to keep its lead. The next fifteen matches will prove to be both exciting and competitive.

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Matchday 16
Firecrackers FC 1–0 Polaris
Pinnacle Project 2–3 Asterion
Sporting Cenial 1–1 Phalanx AF
Tir Snake Strike 0–0 Atletico del Norte
FC Rookery 23 0–1 1860 Azoth
Myrmidon 4–1 Piramide
White Cliffs 0–1 Memoriam
El Leon 1–6 Cenial United

With Matchday 16, the Cenian Premier League finds itself in the second half of its home-and-away season, with losing teams looking for revenge and winners hoping to get three points from every matchup. Firecrackers FC, not expected to do well at home against Polaris, went above its expectations, defeating the better side one-nil. Asterion prevailed in its matchup with Pinnacle Project as it found itself with a 3-2 victory over the home side, which many pundits had expected to win (considering its 1-1 draw away in the first half). Ernesto Vao Paolo and the Van Alphen brothers were the three Asterion scorers, while both Garcia and del Olmo found the net once each for Pinnacle Project. Phalanx AF could not get revenge over Sporting Cenial for their loss at home in the first half, with Thajan Jaros scoring early. Phalanx AF hoped to hold the lead for the remainder of the match but it was not to be as Sporting Cenial's Gavin Reed found the net to tie the game in the last minutes. Tir Snake Strike, which had only lost once in the entire first half, found itself staring down a scoreless draw with the hitherto hopelessly undermatched Atletico del Norte, who found a reserve of energy to keep the Tir Snake Strike strikers from finding the net. 1860 Azoth gained revenge against FC Rookery 23, defeating the team one-nil. Andrew Daren scored the goal, and Ajan Varlessal, perhaps spurred on by the thought of losing again, blocked several of FC Rookery 23's shots. Myrmidon cruised to victory over Piramide, defeating it 4-1, with Jacen Xasan finding several opportunities, enough to create a hat trick. Theo Crillin scored another goal to widen the margin, but Piramide fought back to score a consolation goal. Memoriam prevailed in a tightly fought defensive contest over fellow bottom-dweller White Cliffs. In another blowout reminiscing their first matchup, Cenial United defeated El Leon 6-1. Although Aeris Cossadel and Aldis Vereneth both scored hat tricks, Aitor Abasolo was not able to pull a clean sheet to put icing on the cake.

Matchday 17
El Leon 2–0 Firecrackers FC
Cenial United 2–2 White Cliffs
Memoriam 2–4 Myrmidon
Piramide 0–1 FC Rookery 23
1860 Azoth 1–3 Tir Snake Strike
Atletico del Norte 2–5 Sporting Cenial
Phalanx AF 2–1 Pinnacle Project
Asterion 3–0 Polaris

El Leon's feeble roar was enough to keep the Firecrackers from going off in Westgreen, with a 2-0 defeat of Firecrackers FC, slightly satisfying for El Leon, as they had been doing somewhat poorly throughout the season. White Cliffs held Cenial United to a two-all draw, with inspired play by Eli Gomares and Juan Medina not enough to keep White Cliffs from finding enough openings to score twice. Myrmidon scored its second win against Memoriam, with Theo Crillin, Jacen Xasan, Cesar Silveira, and Nicolao Zavala all scoring. FC Rookery 23 found its footing away against Piramide, with Angus Ferguson scoring the only goal of the match. Tir Snake Strike defeated 1860 Azoth yet again, handing the side a disappointment in their efforts to get revenge for their earlier loss. Seok, Lobo, and Graceful Falls all found the net, while Blaze was the only Azoth player to score a point. Sporting Cenial sent a message with its 5-2 win over Atletico del Norte, although the team certainly would have felt a lot better if Ambrosia had managed a clean sheet. Defender Kyle Lockwood surprised many with his goal, while Gavin Reed and Percy van Ophoven didn't with their two goals each. Phalanx AF defeated Pinnacle Project at home two to one, with Thajan Jaros and Yesenia de Santigo scoring one each to make up for an early deficit. Asterion had yet another clean sheet with a three-nil victory over their somewhat-rival Polaris. Their tight defensive structure kept Polaris from even touching the goal, while the Van Alphen brothers and Ernesto Vao Paolo found the net once apiece.

Matchday 18
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Asterion
Polaris 2–2 Phalanx AF
Pinnacle Project 4–2 Atletico del Norte
Sporting Cenial 1–3 1860 Azoth
Tir Snake Strike 7–2 Piramide
FC Rookery 23 0–3 Memoriam
Myrmidon 0–0 Cenial United
White Cliffs 6–3 El Leon

Asterion's defense held through this matchday against Firecrackers FC, with Ernesto Vao Paolo scoring to break the deadlock in the 89th minute. Polaris, meanwhile, continued its good form, holding Phalanx AF to a two-all draw, with youngster Erik Jakobsen and Angus Ferguson from Scottopia proving their worth. The defense, led by Anglican Dallas Page and goalkeeper Javier Quintanilla, also showed improvement from the beginning of the season. Thajan Jaros and Robby Jepsen from Cosumar each scored one goal. Pinnacle Project defeated the northern side Atletico del Norte in a thrilling battle that saw goals for midfielders Petro Valles and Tomas Vierro as well as the normal strikers Eric Garcia and Javier del Olmo. 1860 Azoth gained valuable points in their away win over Sporting Cenial, with Ajan Varlessal holding up under fire when his side was already 1-0 down. Blaze, Andrew Daren, and Zaon Lannik each scored once for 1860 Azoth, while Gavin Reed scored for Sporting Cenial. Tir Snake Strike outplayed Piramide, scoring a whopping seven goals. Seok Kun-woo and Xavier Lobo each scored hat tricks, while Christo Ixeto extended the margin with a sole goal. Memoriam defeated the much-touted FC Rookery 23 in a half-upset, as the latter club had played well against some of the league's better sides. Meanwhile, two clubs both fighting for UICA spots, Myrmidon and Cenial United, drew nil-nil at Myrmidon, disappointing for both clubs but perhaps the optimal outcome. White Cliffs, with a good portion of foreign players, defeated El Leon in one of the Cenian league's famous nine-goal matches.

Matchday 19
White Cliffs 0–0 Firecrackers FC
El Leon 2–5 Myrmidon
Cenial United 2–0 FC Rookery 23
Memoriam 1–4 Tir Snake Strike
Piramide 0–1 Sporting Cenial
1860 Azoth 1–0 Pinnacle Project
Atletico del Norte 2–2 Polaris
Phalanx AF 3–2 Asterion

White Cliffs and Firecrackers FC fought admirably, but neither of them was able to score a goal in their contest in Dover. White Cliffs probably played a little better than Firecrackers FC, but the latter side played well enough to force a draw. Myrmidon was generally happy about its 5-2 win over El Leon, with the weaker home side putting forth a good effort, but it was not enough to win. Jacen Xasan and Theo Crillin both scored twice; Nicolao Zavala was the last scorer for the away side. Cenial United, determined to avenge their upset to FC Rookery 23 away, did just that, with the added bonus of not conceding any goals in the bargain. Cossadel and ti'Laeya were the goalscorers for the match, with one each, and Aitor Abasolo performed above expectations. Tir Snake Strike repeated their win against Memoriam, adding four goals (courtesy of Ixeto, Lobo, Graceful Falls, and Celgis) to their tally in a dominating win, doing better to cement their place at the top of the table. Sporting Cenial, although outmatching Piramide, won only by the skin of their teeth, pulling one goal ahead by Percy Van Ophoven's good angle in the last minutes after Piramide put up a good defensive effort and a bad wind changed the velocity of several Sporting Cenial shots. 1860 Azoth also escaped by the skin of their teeth, defeating Pinnacle Project narrowly, by one to nil, with the only goal scored by Andrew Daren. Pinnacle Project has shown itself to be a side with much promise in the league so far. Also on Matchday 19, Atletico del Norte added a point but not a win against the (at least marginally, if not more) better side Polaris at home, although their home support was somewhat tepid, perhaps caused by their poor performance. Again, Ferguson and Jakobsen were impressive, although the defense might have been a little brittle. Phalanx AF got through Asterion's defense and sent three goals into the net. Thajan Jaros, Robby Jepsen, and Yesenia de Santigo were the goalscorers for the home side, while both Van Alphen brothers scored for the away team.

Matchday 20
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Phalanx AF
Asterion 2–0 Atletico del Norte
Polaris 3–3 1860 Azoth
Pinnacle Project 3–0 Piramide
Sporting Cenial 3–0 Memoriam
Tir Snake Strike 0–0 Cenial United
FC Rookery 23 5–4 El Leon
Myrmidon 1–0 White Cliffs

Phalanx AF has been winning by one goal or drawing recently, but both outcomes are preferable to losing. Ranked seventh in the table after their one-nil win over Firecrackers FC, Thajan Jaros kept the team's hopes alive by scoring the only goal of the match. Asterion's defense held up this matchday (compared to Matchday 19), denying Atletico del Norte the chance for their first win of the season. Both Van Alphen brothers (as is usual for an Asterion game) scored one apiece, and the Lewis brothers in the defense held up their end strongly. Polaris added to some of 1860 Azoth's woes as they drew at home, three all. Erik Jakobsen and Angus Ferguson continued to stand out in the draw, with Jakobsen scoring once and Ferguson twice. On the other side, Blaze scored once and Andrew Daren scored twice. Pinnacle Project outplayed Piramide at home, three to nil, with Ryan Navir making a good effort to stop shots and Javier del Olmo, Eric Garcia, and Phillip van Klerken all scoring once. Sporting Cenial won by the same scoreline, three to nil, against Memoriam. Blaze, as Ryan Navir did, stopped most of the shots she faced, with ap Deros, Van Ophoven, and Reed scoring for Sporting Cenial. Cenial United didn't have much luck as they were involved in a scoreless draw, but the fact that it was away and to the table leaders, Tir Snake Strike, made it a somewhat more heartening single point than a disheartening single point. FC Rookery 23 outshot El Leon five to four, with Chris MacKenzie scoring a hat trick and Kristoffer one goal away from one with two goals. Myrmidon sent only a couple of shots through White Cliffs's defense, but they made them count, with all on target. The Costenho Silveira's goal even made it in to the goal net as he scored the only goal of the match.

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike        20   15   4   1    55   21  +34    49
 2 Sporting Cenial         20   13   4   3    37   18  +19    43
 3 1860 Azoth              20   13   3   4    44   25  +19    42
 4 Myrmidon                20   12   5   3    50   28  +22    41
 5 Asterion                20   11   6   3    31   19  +12    39
 6 Cenial United           20   11   5   4    45   23  +22    38
 7 Phalanx AF              20   11   4   5    41   27  +14    37
 8 Pinnacle Project        20   10   2   8    49   41   +8    32
 9 Polaris                 20    9   4   7    42   32  +10    31
10 FC Rookery 23           20    6   4  10    25   35  -10    22
11 White Cliffs            20    4   4  12    30   48  -18    16
12 Firecrackers FC         20    3   6  11    12   33  -21    15
13 Piramide                20    3   3  14    27   54  -27    12
14 Memoriam                20    3   2  15    19   44  -25    11
15 El Leon                 20    2   5  13    37   66  -29    11
16 Atletico del Norte      20    0   7  13    21   51  -30     7

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Matchday 21
Myrmidon 4–1 Firecrackers FC
White Cliffs 2–1 FC Rookery 23
El Leon 1–5 Tir Snake Strike
Cenial United 1–0 Sporting Cenial
Memoriam 0–2 Pinnacle Project
Piramide 3–3 Polaris
1860 Azoth 3–0 Asterion
Atletico del Norte 0–1 Phalanx AF

Myrmidon added four more goals to its tally, scored by Jacen Xasan, Theo Crillin, Ioan Koralen, and Cesar Silveira, while Firecrackers FC was only able to mount one goal. White Cliffs, meanwhile, was able to defeat the much more touted side FC Rookery 23 at home. Although Angus Ferguson did score a goal, it wasn't enough to overcome White Cliffs. Tir Snake Strike struck El Leon again, crushing them by a score of five to one. Seok Kun-woo and Xavier Lobo each scored twice, while Corran Celgis added a fifth goal. James Costa was probably disappointed by the sole goal that he thought he shouldn't have let in. In the second Cenial Derby of the season, the home team prevailed once more, with Cenial United coming out on top of their two-legged derby by virtue of away goals. Aldis Vereneth was the sole scorer in the second leg, and Aitor Abasolo kept a clean sheet for the match. Pinnacle Project's Ryan Navir also kept a clean sheet in his side's two-nil win over Memoriam, with Garcia and del Olmo each scoring once. Piramide, a somewhat lesser side, held Polaris with its stars Jakobsen and Ferguson (who scored one each, along with Lukas Vollen) to a three-all draw. 1860 Azoth, meanwhile, found three gaps in Asterion's defense, with Zaon Lannik, Blaze, and Andrew Daren all finding the net, against considerable defensive effort. Phalanx AF smashed Atletico del Norte's hopes for a draw when Amloth Torin sent a ball flying into the home side's net, adding to Atletico del Norte's 21-game streak without a win.

Matchday 22
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Atletico del Norte
Phalanx AF 1–0 1860 Azoth
Asterion 3–0 Piramide
Polaris 3–0 Memoriam
Pinnacle Project 2–6 Cenial United
Sporting Cenial 7–2 El Leon
Tir Snake Strike 2–2 White Cliffs
FC Rookery 23 0–1 Myrmidon

Atletico del Norte finally snapped their losing streak with a one-nil win over the home side Firecrackers FC, certainly a happy day for Atletico supporters. Phalanx AF took much-needed points from 1860 Azoth in their one-nil victory over the side. Tizarek ti'Ramai was the goalscorer, with Robby Jepsen assisting him. Asterion's Ael Koron added another clean sheet to his resume with his side's three to nil victory over Piramide. Koen Van Alphen, Nico Van Alphen, and Ernesto Vao Paolo (the three Van's on Asterion's roster) each scored one goal. Polaris defeated Memoriam with the same scoreline; Erik Jakobsen scored once of Semarland, and Angus Ferguson of Scottopia scored two more goals. Cenial United thwopped Pinnacle Project, sending six goals into Ryan Navir's net. Aeris Cossadel scored a hat-trick, while Aldis Vereneth scored twice. Midfielder Juan Medina, wanting to get in on the action, received a pass from Vasco de la Fuente, scoring the sixth goal for Cenial United. Not wanting to be outdone, Sporting Cenial won against El Leon with an even larger margin, scoring seven goals. Gavin Reed and Felip Oldarev each scored hat tricks, while Percy Van Ophoven added another goal to Sporting Cenial's tally in the mostly one-sided matchup. Tir Snake Strike, perhaps complacent after their recent string of victories, was held to a two-all draw by White Cliffs at home, certainly a disappointment. Ixeto and Celgis were TSS's goalscorers. Myrmidon decided it didn't want to be FC Rookery 23's victim, rushing past the defense only to be stopped by Star United States's Augusto Correia. Finally, Jacen Xasan broke the deadlock with his goal.

Matchday 23
FC Rookery 23 1–0 Firecrackers FC
Myrmidon 3–4 Tir Snake Strike
White Cliffs 2–2 Sporting Cenial
El Leon 0–1 Pinnacle Project
Cenial United 4–0 Polaris
Memoriam 0–1 Asterion
Piramide 0–1 Phalanx AF
1860 Azoth 3–1 Atletico del Norte

FC Rookery 23 lived up to the hype it has been given (at least it's hype for a lower-level team in Ceni's league) with a one-nil defeat of Firecrackers FC, a side that had the potential to cause it problems. Kristoffer, with an assist from Chris MacKenzie, sent the only goal into the net in the match. Tir Snake Strike continued to win against the highest level of Ceni's football, defeating Myrmidon 4-3 away. It was a hard-fought match, but ultimately Tir Snake Strike prevailed. Celgis, Seok, Lobo, and Alex Arce all scored one goal apiece for Tir Snake Strike, while Myrmidon's Jacen Xasan, Theo Crillin, and Cesar Silveira had one goal apiece. Both sides had good players, but ultimately, Tir Snake Strike's tenacious resolve and teamwork carried through. White Cliffs continued to play the role of the disappointer, taking another 2-2 draw with a higher-regarded foe. This time it was Sporting Cenial, whose Gavin Reed and Iago ap Deros scored. Certainly, it was a disappointment for Equestrian goalkeeper Ambrosia, who was hoping to do well in Ceni's league. Pinnacle Project's Ryan Navir, in contrast to Ambrosia, pulled off the clean sheet, with Eric Garcia scoring against El Leon to assure his side the victory. Cenial United pulled off an impressive victory, with Aitor Abasolo proving himself. Aeris Cossadel and Aldis Vereneth both scored two goals apiece, and the two players have grown to be friends throughout the season. Asterion's Ael Koron was another goalkeeper to have a clean sheet, with Ernesto Vao Paolo scoring one goal for the victory. Phalanx AF, too, notched a one-nil victory, with Robby Jepsen, off an assist from Thajan Jaros, scoring the winning goal. 1860 Azoth's Zaon Lannik, Andrew Daren, and Blaze all scored, although the defense couldn't stop one Atletico del Norte goal.

Matchday 24
Firecrackers FC 1–5 1860 Azoth
Atletico del Norte 1–0 Piramide
Phalanx AF 6–2 Memoriam
Asterion 0–1 Cenial United
Polaris 4–4 El Leon
Pinnacle Project 4–3 White Cliffs
Sporting Cenial 0–1 Myrmidon
Tir Snake Strike 3–0 FC Rookery 23

1860 Azoth powered past Firecrackers FC, five to one, with Ajan Varlessal somewhat disappointed that he wasn't able to make a clean sheet. Daren scored three times, a hat trick, and the Equestrian international scored two more. Atletico del Norte has been doing better in the last part of the season, defeating fellow northern side Piramide one-nil. Phalanx AF, meanwhile, defeated Memoriam by a scoreline of six to two. Robby Jepsen and Thajan Jaros, aided by multiple assists from Yesenia de Santigo and Ulises Martinez-Varela, scored a hat trick apiece. Cenial United barely made it past Asterion's defenses, scoring one goal from one shot on target, courtesy of Aeris Cossadel. Polaris and El Leon's goalkeepers both weren't able to keep up with the other side's frequent scoring, with the game ending up in a four-all draw. Ferguson and Jakobsen each scored two for Polaris. Pinnacle Project barely made it past White Cliffs in an exciting and adrenaline-filled game; Garcia and del Olmo kept up the pressure with two goals apiece for the win, but White Cliffs managed to put three goals into Ryan Navir's net. Myrmidon defeated its rival Sporting Cenial away one to nil, with Jacen Xasan scoring the only goal. Tir Snake Strike continued its good form with a defeat over FC Rookery 23, putting it closer to an assured championship; Lobo, Seok, and Ixeto all scored one apiece.

Matchday 25
Tir Snake Strike 3–0 Firecrackers FC
FC Rookery 23 2–1 Sporting Cenial
Myrmidon 4–0 Pinnacle Project
White Cliffs 2–2 Polaris
El Leon 3–3 Asterion
Cenial United 2–3 Phalanx AF
Memoriam 1–1 Atletico del Norte
Piramide 1–4 1860 Azoth

Tir Snake Strike repeated a 3-0 win, although this time it was against Firecrackers FC, who have failed to set off many firecrackers celebrating wins (which have been few and far between). Xavier Lobo scored twice, and Christo Ixeto of Ghant scored another to add to the margin. FC Rookery 23 continued its David-like run, this time defeating Ambrosia's Sporting Cenial. MacKenzie and Kristoffer each managed to work their way through the defense and Ambrosia's meticulous goalkeeping, with Kristoffer scoring the winning goal. Gavin Reed's one goal looked like it would win the game in the early stages, but the team's excitement turned into disappointment as they conceded two goals. Myrmidon, on the other hand, defeated Pinnacle Project, with Jacen Xasan and Theo Crillin each scoring twice. El Leon managed, somehow, to get past Asterion's defense at home, scoring three goals against Asterion's three. For Asterion, the goalscorers were the Van Alphen brothers and Ernesto Vao Paolo. Phalanx AF finally found itself in a UICA qualifying spot with its three to two win over nearest competitor Cenial United. It was definitely an exciting game, with goals for Jepsen, Jaros, and de Santigo on Phalanx AF's side; Cenial United's Aldis Vereneth and Aeris Cossadel scored one apiece. Memoriam and Atletico del Norte, two "little fish" of the league, battled to one-all draw, hardly surprising. 1860 Azoth defeated Piramide by four goals to one (2 for Blaze, 2 for Daren), although, as with many times before, one goal has come to haunt Ajan Varlessal.

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike        25   19   5   1    72   27  +45    62
 2 1860 Azoth              25   17   3   5    59   29  +30    54
 3 Myrmidon                25   16   5   4    63   33  +30    53
 4 Phalanx AF              25   16   4   5    53   31  +22    52
 5 Cenial United           25   15   5   5    59   28  +31    50
 6 Sporting Cenial         25   14   5   6    47   26  +21    47
 7 Asterion                25   13   7   5    38   26  +12    46
 8 Pinnacle Project        25   13   2  10    58   54   +4    41
 9 Polaris                 25   10   7   8    54   45   +9    37
10 FC Rookery 23           25    8   4  13    29   42  -13    28
11 White Cliffs            25    5   7  13    41   59  -18    22
12 Firecrackers FC         25    3   6  16    14   47  -33    15
13 Atletico del Norte      25    2   8  15    25   56  -31    14
14 Piramide                25    3   4  18    31   66  -35    13
15 El Leon                 25    2   7  16    47   86  -39    13
16 Memoriam                25    3   3  19    22   57  -35    12

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Matchday 26
Firecrackers FC 2–1 Piramide
1860 Azoth 4–2 Memoriam
Atletico del Norte 2–2 Cenial United
Phalanx AF 7–3 El Leon
Asterion 2–0 White Cliffs
Polaris 1–1 Myrmidon
Pinnacle Project 3–0 FC Rookery 23
Sporting Cenial 3–5 Tir Snake Strike

As the last five matchdays approach, each win is vitally important for the top 6, only 4 of which can qualify for UICA competitions. Firecrackers FC managed to defeat Piramide two goals to one, not surprising or shocking for either team, as the game could have gone either way. 1860 Azoth again scored four goals (1 each for Daren, Blaze, Lannik, and Rasool), although again, Ajan Varlessal was haunted by two goals that he shouldn't have let in. Atletico del Norte continued with mildly good form, holding Cenial United to a two-all draw at home. For Cenial United, Aeris Cossadel and Juan Medina scored one time apiece. Phalanx AF and El Leon scored a total of ten times, but Phalanx AF had a good majority of those goals, winning the match. Ti'Ramai scored one, Robby Jepsen scored two, Thajan Jaros scored two, Yesenia de Santigo scored one, and Amloth Torin scored one in a blowout victory, although El Leon was able to exploit gaps in order to counterattack. Asterion's defense prevailed against White Cliffs, with Nico Van Alphen scoring twice, somewhat against the norm for the previous most of the season. Polaris held Myrmidon to a one-all draw, something that Myrmidon regretted, as it was one point away from qualifying (a win here would have given it qualification). Lukas Vollen scored for Polaris, while Jacen Xasan scored once and would have scored again if not for a good save from Javier Quintanilla. Pinnacle Project defeated FC Rookery 23 three goals to nil, with Garcia, del Olmo, and van Klerken all scoring once. Tir Snake Strike continued its streak of defeating its major opponents, scoring 5 goals (Ixeto x1, Celgis x1, Graceful Falls x1, Seok x1, Lobo x1) to Sporting Cenial's three (Oldarev x1, Reed x1, Van Ophoven x1).

Matchday 27
Sporting Cenial 3–0 Firecrackers FC
Tir Snake Strike 5–4 Pinnacle Project
FC Rookery 23 0–3 Polaris
Myrmidon 5–2 Asterion
White Cliffs 0–2 Phalanx AF
El Leon 3–4 Atletico del Norte
Cenial United 2–2 1860 Azoth
Memoriam 2–2 Piramide

Sporting Cenial gave a wonderful performance as they defeated Firecrackers FC three to nil. Ambrosia managed a clean sheet, while Gavin Reed, Percy Van Ophoven, and Felip Oldarerv all scored goals for the home team. With their 5-4 win against Pinnacle Project, the team that gave them their only loss, and 1860 Azoth's draw, Tir Snake Strike is mathematically assured of winning the league and advancing to UICA's Champion's Cup. Pinnacle Project led for much of the game and it was only in the final minutes in which Tir Snake Strike pulled ahead. For TSS, Christo Ixeto and Corran Celgis scored two, while Xavier Lobo scored the remaining goal; on the other side, Eric Garcia and Javier del Olmo scored two each. Polaris's Angus Ferguson scored all three goals, a hat trick, in his side's three-nil defeat of FC Rookery 23 away. Myrmidon, despite strong resistance from the defense, overcame Asterion and managed to score five goals. Jacen Xasan scored two of them, while Theo Crillin scored another two and Cesar Silveira of Costa de Ouro scored the third, while each Van Alphen brother scored one apiece. Phalanx AF powered through White Cliffs's defenses while maintaining its own, defeating the side two-nil; Robby Jepsen and Thajan Jaros each scored one apiece. Atletico del Norte notched its third win of the season away, defeating fellow northern side El Leon. Cenial United (goalscorer Cossadel x2) and 1860 Azoth (goalscorers Blaze, Daren x1 each) battled out to a two-all draw, while Memoriam and Piramide did the same.

Matchday 28
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Memoriam
Piramide 3–2 Cenial United
1860 Azoth 5–3 El Leon
Atletico del Norte 1–0 White Cliffs
Phalanx AF 2–0 Myrmidon
Asterion 0–0 FC Rookery 23
Polaris 2–2 Tir Snake Strike
Pinnacle Project 0–4 Sporting Cenial

Memoriam found a win in its pocket, defeating Firecrackers FC by one goal. Piramide upset Cenial United three goals to two, meaning the away side would need to win both of its next games to have even a hope of qualifying for UICA competitions. Cossadel and Vereneth scored one each of Cenial United's goals. 1860 Azoth, meanwhile, was still in close competition with Phalanx AF for the first Globe Cup spot, but it managed to defeat El Leon, albeit with some stiff resistance. Blaze scored a hat trick and Zaon Lannik and Andrew Daren both scored one apiece. Atletico del Norte notched its fourth and last win with a one goal victory over Dover side White Cliffs. Phalanx AF improved its qualification prospects with a two nil defeat of Myrmidon, another side with qualification prospects. Jaros and Jepsen were the goalscorers for Phalanx AF. FC Rookery 23 and Asterion each tried desperately to beat the other, but neither having much success in scoring (although Asterion really doesn't like to score). The final result was a nil-nil draw. Tir Snake Strike, having already secured the championship, was somewhat surprised by Polaris, who gained one needed point with a draw. For Polaris, Ferguson and Jakobsen were the goalscorers; Seok and Celgis scored for Tir Snake Strike. Sporting Cenial appeared to have qualification in its sights with a confident four-nil win over Pinnacle Project, with Ambrosia having a highly coveted clean sheet. Van Ophoven scored once, Oldarev scored once, and Gavin Reed scored two times in the victory.

Matchday 29
Pinnacle Project 2–1 Firecrackers FC
Sporting Cenial 2–4 Polaris
Tir Snake Strike 3–1 Asterion
FC Rookery 23 2–0 Phalanx AF
Myrmidon 3–3 Atletico del Norte
White Cliffs 1–4 1860 Azoth
El Leon 5–2 Piramide
Cenial United 4–2 Memoriam

Pinnacle Project, although eliminated from consideration of any of Ceni's UICA spots, did defeat Firecrackers FC by a score of two to one. Del Olmo and Garcia were the goalscorers. Polaris about killed Sporting Cenial's chances for qualification, inflicting a heavy and punishing loss. Jakobsen and Ferguson scored two goals each in the victory, performing well over the course of the season, while Ambrosia was unable to stop either of their shots. Although Gavin Reed scored twice during the match, the mood in the Sporting Cenial locker room was full of dismay. Tir Snake Strike broke through Asterion's defense to score three goals (courtesy of Celgis, Ixeto, and Seok), while Asterion's Ernesto Vao Paolo scored the only goal for his team. FC Rookery 23 proved to be a giant killer once more, this time defeating Phalanx AF two to nil. MacKenzie and Kristoffer scored one goal apiece for FC Rookery 23, somehow making it through Phalanx AF's tough defense, while their own defense denied Phalanx AF chances for retribution. The parade of upsets continued when Atletico del Norte, the away side in their encounter, held Myrmidon to a three-all draw, certainly upsetting for them, as a goal in this match (or the Polaris match on matchday 26) would have given them Ceni's last UICA spot. Xasan, Crillin, and Silveira were Myrmidon's goalscorers. 1860 Azoth continued to bounce back from its poor start, defeating White Cliffs away four to one. Daren, Blaze, Lannik, and Andriamaro, who scored his first goal of the season (although not his first assist), scored one apiece in the win. However, a running thread throughout 1860 Azoth's wins was Ajan Varlessal's failure to secure a clean sheet, letting in just one goal. El Leon defeated fellow northern side Piramide by a score of five to two, certainly not something particularly noteworthy in the whole scheme of things, considering neither were in contention for an UICA spot or the championship. Cenial United hung onto chances of qualification, defeating Memoriam by a score of four to two (goalscorers were ti'Laeya x1, de la Fuente x1, Cossadel x1, Vereneth x1). They needed a win on Matchday 30 and Myrmidon to lose to qualify.

Matchday 30
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Cenial United
Memoriam 4–3 El Leon
Piramide 3–2 White Cliffs
1860 Azoth 5–3 Myrmidon
Atletico del Norte 0–0 FC Rookery 23
Phalanx AF 2–3 Tir Snake Strike
Asterion 0–2 Sporting Cenial
Polaris 7–2 Pinnacle Project

The last day of competition for the first season of the Cenian Premier League was the day of truth for many sides; pressure and nerves might have caused some losses and some wins, but we can only speculate. Firecrackers FC, eliminated from consideration, did not stop Cenial United from picking up the win they needed. Aldis Vereneth scored the only goal of the match to draw even with Myrmidon on points, hoping for a loss to move on to UICA competition. Memoriam, already eliminated, defeated another eliminated side, El Leon, at home by a score of four to three. With both teams eliminated, Piramide defeated White Cliffs at home by a score of three to two. Cenial United's locker room went up in cheers as soon as 1860 Azoth defeated Myrmidon, their rival, by a score of five to three; on the other side of the coin, Myrmidon was certainly disappointed. Andrew Daren scored his last hat trick of the season, and Blaze added two more to 1860 Azoth's total to deny Myrmidon (whose Crillin scored once; Xasan scored twice) the victory and qualification. FC Rookery 23 could not pull off a win against Atletico del Norte even though they had done so against some of the sides who had qualified. Even though Phalanx AF was ahead in the first half two to nil, Tir Snake Strike wouldn't let victory elude them as Celgis, Ixeto, and Lobo all scored in the second half to give Pinnacle Project the pleasure of being the only side to defeat the champions. Jepsen and Jaros were Phalanx AF's scorers. Sporting Cenial was not able to secure qualification, even though Ambrosia had a clean sheet and Axel Terebinten and Percy van Ophovewn both scored. Polaris crushed Pinnacle Project by a score of seven to two. Ferguson and Jakobsen both scored hat tricks, overwhelming Pinnacle Project's defense, while Coralo Castillion added another goal. As usual, Pinnacle Project's del Olmo and Garcia were the scorers for that side.

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1  Tir Snake Strike        30   23   6   1    90   39  +51    75 CC 
2  1860 Azoth              30   21   4   5    79   40  +39    67 GC
3  Phalanx AF              30   19   4   7    66   39  +27    61 GC
4  Cenial United           30   17   7   6    70   37  +33    58 GC
5  Myrmidon                30   17   7   6    75   46  +29    58
6  Sporting Cenial         30   17   5   8    61   35  +26    56
7  Asterion                30   14   8   8    43   36   +7    50
8  Polaris                 30   13   9   8    71   52  +19    48
9  Pinnacle Project        30   15   2  13    69   71   -2    47
10 FC Rookery 23           30   +9   6  15    31   48  -17    33
11 Atletico del Norte      30    4  11  15    35   64  -29    23
12 White Cliffs            30    5   7  18    44   71  -27    22
13 Piramide                30    5   5  20    42   79  -37    20
14 Memoriam                30    5   4  21    33   70  -37    19
15 Firecrackers FC         30    4   6  20    17   55  -38    18
16 El Leon                 30    3   7  20    64  108  -44    16

Tir Snake Strike was crowned the champions for the inaugural Cenian Premier League, with 75 points. 1860 Azoth secured Ceni's first Globe Cup spot, with 67 points; Phalanx AF, with 61, and Cenial United, with 58, were the remaining qualifiers. Myrmidon was a couple of goals or a point away from qualifying; Sporting Cenial was two points away from Myrmidon and Cenial United. Pinnacle Project and FC Rookery 23 performed above expectations, with 47 and 33 points, respectively. Atletico del Norte, at the bottom for much of the league, finished eleventh, with 23 points. The dubious honor of last place was given to El Leon, with 16 points, two points behind Firecrackers FC.

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Cenian Premier League - Awards

Golden Boot
1. Jacen Xasan (Myrmidon) - 33 goals
2. Aeris Cossadel (Cenial United) - 31 goals
3. Blaze (EQS) (1860 Azoth) - 30 goals
4. Andrew Daren (1860 Azoth) - 29 goals
5. Thajan Jaros (Phalanx AF) - 28 goals

Golden Ball
TBA

Golden Gloves
1. Ael Koron (Asterion) - 13.2 pts
2. Ambrosia (EQS) (Sporting Cenial) - 12.2 pts
3. Aitor Abasolo (GHT) (Cenial United) - 11.4 pts
4. AJ Ramires (SLL) (Phalanx AF) - 10.2 pts
5. Ajan Varlessal (1860 Azoth) - 8.4 pts

Best Midfielder
1. Jacen Xasan (Myrmidon)
2. Thajan Jaros (Phalanx AF)
3. Theo Crillin (SCH) (Myrmidon)
4. Christo Ixeto (GHT) (Tir Snake Strike)
5. Corran Celgis (Tir Snake Strike)

Best Defender
1. Ireles Hisquexte (GHA) (Phalanx AF)
2. Adrian Carmichael (SLL) (Cenial United)
3. Kyle Lockwood (Sporting Cenial)
4. Sagan Myers-Briggs (SLL) (Myrmidon)
5. Gareth Souter (SCH) (Sporting Cenial)

Best Foreign Player
1. Blaze (EQS) (1860 Azoth)
2. Ambrosia (EQS) (Sporting Cenial)
3. Gavin Reed (DRV) (Sporting Cenial)
4. Theo Crillin (SCH) (Myrmidon)
5. Ireles Hisquexte (GHA) (Phalanx AF)

Best Cenian Player
TBA

Best Young Player
1. Theo Crillin (SCH) (Myrmidon)
2. Erik Jakobsen (SEM) (Polaris)
3. Javier del Olmo (Pinnacle Project)
4. Kristoffer (NSI) (FC Rookery 23)
5. Eric Garcia (Pinnacle Project)

Other Stats
890 goals in 240 matches - (avg.) 3.71 goals per match

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CENIAN LEAGUE II - PREVIEW

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1860 Azoth
Last Season: 2nd
Starting XI: Ajan Varlessal / Josh Axakel = Ruslan Pajari = Venceslas de Silva / Leo Serek = Jay Irikor = Atiaq Rasool / Noel Andriamaro = Andrew Daren / Zaon Lannik = Blaze

1860 Azoth made no changes to its roster over the transfer window (indeed, ever since it started out as a club), indicating that manager Will Lobo is content with its roster that earned it a 2nd place finish in the first Cenian Premier League. However, their performance in the Multiverse Premier League (flagging as of lately; they are mid-table in the Championship, the second tier) and in UICA competition says that the roster could use some improvement, especially when considering all their play has significantly tired at least some of the squad. The team, interestingly, has relatively few foreign players in its lineup: only the Patistani Atiaq Rasool (whom many consider an overpriced transfer for the club) and the Equestrian international Blaze, a somewhat better buy for the club that Rasool.

The side does have at least one advantage: a reliable offense. 1860 Azoth's offense is spectacular, with two of the Cenian Premier League's top scorers, Andrew Daren (with 29 goals) and Blaze (with 30 goals). Overall, the offense scored a total of 79 goals. Zaon Lannik is a true team player and leads the table on assists, while Noel Andriamaro is at least competent, although not spectacular. Overall, the offense works well and works well together, although not the best team in terms of star power. The conclusion: the offense is stellar, consistent, and very capable of scoring goals. Perhaps the club could use some star power in place of Noel Andriamaro to improve its offense even more, but as it its, the offense isn't the main problem facing the club.

The side also has a solid goalkeeper, Ajan Varlessal, who was once pegged as the best up-and-coming goalkeeper (he probably still is). However, Varlessal had some problems letting extra goals in the net after a sure 1860 Azoth victory. It wouldn't be surprising that the club's travel has dampened his reflexes somewhat. Doctor's orders: some rest and relaxation before the next Cenian Premier League match. Despite some problems over the last season, though, Cenian national team manager Osman Ibarra has selected Varlessal as one of the substitutes for goalkeeper at the upcoming World Cup. If Varlessal can cut down on the spare goals he concedes, 1860 Azoth can be a much better side.

1860 Azoth's weakest link is the defense and the midfield. Although the team possesses a Cenian NT'er in Josh Axakel and an up-and-coming player in Venceslas de Silva, Ruslan Pajari isn't exactly up to a high defensive standard. Furthermore, up-and-coming doesn't always mean that de Silva fits well in 1860 Azoth's defensive structure just yet or doesn't commit blunders at critical moments, cracking under the pressure. Similarly, although 1860 Azoth's midfield has two substitute NT'ers (Leo Serek and Jay Irikor), it often doesn't realize its full potential. Atiaq Rasool has been criticized as a waste of money and an expensive lesson for the club, especially considering his playing abilities vis-a-vis his $12 million purchase price. Rasool has not lived up to expectations for the club.

As individuals, pieces of the defense and midfield look good, but as a whole, they both lack cohesiveness, an effective strategy, and really outstanding players. What the midfield and defense should be looking for is to successfully blunt any opposing side ventures into their side of the pitch and funnel the ball towards the effective offense, a bridge or pipeline, so to speak. Effective defending and possession play can help the club, as can another outstanding player and better chemistry. Overall, 1860 Azoth is a good side, but other sides have kicked the ball into 1860 Azoth's court; they have yet to respond.

Tir Snake Strike
Last Season: 1st
Starting XI: James Costa / Fernando Ricardo Lobo = Kaia Travaran = Robert Ionescu / Graceful Falls = Corran Celgis = Christo Ixeto / Seok Kun-woo = Xavier Lobo / Kel Koromin = Will Noveth

In contrast to 1860 Azoth, Tir Snake Strike seems to have everything going for it. During the transfer window, Tir Snake Strike grabbed three Cenian NT starters that have been playing abroad - Kaia Travaran in defense, manager Kirk Koromin's son Kel Koromin, and Kel's friend and teammate Will Noveth. At the same time, some of Tir Snake Strike's weakest players - the Arce twins and Aeron Maddox - have left for pastures where they can both fit in better and be an integral part of the team, which they weren't at Tir Snake Strike. TSS, as it is known within Cenian football circles, has also chosen to finally start Yttribian young defender Robert Ionescu, whom they had kept in reserve last season. It should prove to be a good season for the club after their championship win in the inaugural Cenian Premier League season.

Tir Snake Strike's offense got a lot better during the transfer season. Simon and Alex Arce were never really known for scoring goals at Tir Snake Strike, but they were somewhat overshadowed by Seok and Lobo, who were. Sometimes the Arces set up some good goals by either Seok or Lobo and scored some themselves, but they weren't really a fit for the team's very offensive structure. Both Koromin and Noveth are. By now, readers in Ceni will know all about the Cenian national team's infamous pair: one-two punches allowed by their close friendship and knowledge, classic dummies allowing the other to score nicely, and other nice tricks that enable the team to score goals quickly and efficiently. Seok Kun-woo, from Zenic, which caused Ceni a lot of trouble at the World Cup, has proven his worth at Tir Snake Strike, scoring 21 goals for the side. Overall, Tir Snake Strike's offense has been wonderful over the last season - they scored ninety goals, or three goals in each match. The addition of Koromin and Noveth should make their tally even higher.

For such an aggressive strategy, TSS only let in 39 goals last season. While the midfield has been devoted to offense a lot, they are a good bridge from the defense to the striking team, and they have a lot of good possession play to deny their opponents the ball. Graceful Falls, the Equestrian midfielder, has proven the best of the midfield on the defensive side, while Celgis has held the midfield on both the offensive and defensive side - a pivot, so to speak. He can play both sides equally well, a trait that earned him a spot on Ceni's national team. Christo Ixeto of Ghant, meanwhile, has proven his worth on the offensive side as well as being a good possession player. The midfield, it seems, does a good job of both defending and striking when the time is right for both.

The defense, meanwhile, proved to be better than anyone expected last season. And it should be even better this season. Tir Snake Strike gained at least one good defender and one promising one - Kaia Travaran, a Cenian NTer, and Robert Ionescu, a young Yttribian, respectively. Travaran performed well during the last World Cup and was recently brought back from a Gloriaxan side after their plans to start a league fizzled. Meanwhile, Tir Snake Strike should have used their young defender from Yttribia, Robert Ionescu. They trained him well, but opted for a Cenian, Leonidas Xialan, instead. Now that Xialan has not lived up to expectations, the club decided to go for Ionescu, knowing about his good passing abilities and teamwork. Both Travaran and Ionescu, apparently, work well with others, and this should help the defense. Meanwhile, Fernando Ricardo Lobo was the star of the Costenho national team's defense. He put his skills to good use last season. James Costa, a Llamanean goalkeeper, was the last line in Ceni's defense, and he barely missed out on the top five for the Golden Gloves award. However, Costa still has time.

Overall, Tir Snake Strike is a strong side. They have a good offense and almost as good of a defense. It would take a big wave to knock Tir Snake Strike off their perch, and even in that case, they'd fight back. Tir Snake Strike is a cohesive team that's miles above their other competitors. With that kind of team, with big whammies both up front and at the back, it should be almost impossible for another team to take the championship from Tir Snake Strike.

Cenial United
Last Season: 4th
Starting XI: Aitor Abasolo / Adrian Carmichael = Iel Keressal = Jonathan Wolff / Eli Gomares = Juan Medina = Eurig Theunissen / Ryan Arivelo = Peter Masters = Aeris Cossadel = Aldis Vereneth

Cenial United picked up two players in the Transfer Market this window. Fortunately for Cenial United, they were able to snag the star forward Llamanean Peter Masters for their starting lineup. It was a good deal for the club, as they were able to buy Masters from the Audioslavian side 1830 Cathair (where Cenian star Jaime del Olmo currently plays), who were looking to upgrade their side in a run for the Champions Cup, and sell their underperforming player Vasco de la Fuente to Northern Sunrise side Matthew Rangers. Cenial United also snagged the Racaoan forward Ryan Arivelo, the top scorer from his national team, from San Jose Guayabal third-tier team Once Municipal.

With the addition of Peter Masters and Ryan Arivelo, the side's offense is sparkling. Aeris Cossadel had a whole host of goals last season, with a total of 31, scoring the second most in the entire league. Aldis Vereneth also put balls into the net, scoring a further 18 for the club. Cossadel and Vereneth were both born in the Avaerilonian part of Ceni, and similar to Kel Koromin and Will Noveth, work quite well together, both as friends and as colleagues. Both were named to the Cenian national team for their good performance last season. Meanwhile, the club also added two excellent forwards in Masters and Arivelo. Arivelo has a creative mind and works well, both on his own and with his team, to create goalscoring opportunities and score opportunistic and creative goals. Arivelo also possesses good stamina and endurance. Peter Masters has good experience playing for 1830 Cathair, one of the best clubs in the world. The Llamanean forward, who starred on his country's national team, is more than competent, being described as an excellent forward.

The midfield, while not as packed with stars as the offense, has some very good players as well. Eli Gomares formerly started on Ceni's national team and will still sub. As part of his time on the NT, Gomares established himself as a good possession player, helping to maintain control of the midfield. Meanwhile, Juan Medina earned a spot on the national team based on his play last season. Medina is known as a pivot player - he can just as easily play both the defensive side of the midfield, as well as the offensive side. This helps the team's flexibility. Eurig Theunissen is the weakest part of Cenial United's midfield, and focuses himself on the defensive side. He works with Gomares to maintain control of the midfield and has established himself as a competent shadower.

The defense is somewhat less sparkling than the midfield and the defense, featuring the Llamanean international Adrian Carmichael, Iel Keressal, and Jonathan Wolff. Adrian Carmichael is perhaps the most consistent defender of Cenial United; he was on the Llamanean national team shortlist when Cenial United picked him out. Carmichael is the keystone of Cenial United's defense, holding together the significantly less experienced and less talented Iel Keressal and Jonathan Wolff. Goalkeeper Aitor Abasolo is perhaps the best part of Cenial United's defense. A mark of a good goalkeeper is if he can operate when an opposing striker penetrates the defense and goes one-on-one with the goalkeeper; Abasolo is able to survive such scenarios. The Ghantish player is the goalkeeper of his national team, giving him additional experience.

Overall, Cenial United became a stronger side over the transfer window. Their gains of Peter Masters and Ryan Arivelo will help the offensive side. Meanwhile, Cenial United's midfielders help the side to maintain control of the midfield, and the defense is bolstered by the Ghantish goalkeeper Aitor Abasolo. This season, the club should do better than their finish last season.

Sporting Cenial
Last Season: 6th
Starting XI: Ambrosia / Gareth Souter = Alvaro de Leon = Grigor Aroden = Kyle Lockwood / Felip Oldarev = Iago ap Daros = Arden Navaran = Percy van Ophoven / Gavin Reed = Javier del Olmo

A lot of Sporting Cenial's woes last season were due to a lack of pop in the striking section. Unfortunately, Sporting Cenial did not do quite enough over the transfer window to improve their team's pop for the second season of the Cenian Premier League, just two transfers: Axel Terebinten out, Javier del Olmo in. The defense didn't see any changes either; it is competent but only weak in its star power, although it does have Gareth Souter and Kyle Lockwood. Sporting Cenial is hoping to capitalize on its good defense and goalkeeping and finally secure a UICA spot this season.

Javier del Olmo was a star during the last season for Pinnacle Project, scoring a whopping total of 24 goals, almost as much as Sporting Cenial's best striker, Gavin Reed, who scored 27 goals. Del Olmo is the brother of Cenian sensation Jaime del Olmo, who plays for the Cenian national team and 1830 Cathair, the Champions' Cup winners. He has a lot of his older brother's influence and was a guiding figure in Pinnacle Project's good run last season. Del Olmo creates and acts upon a lot of goalscoring opportunities. Sooner or later, he will be playing on the Cenian National Team with his older brother and footballing mentor, not only because of his lineage, but also because of his obvious footballing abilities and prowess. Gavin Reed, meanwhile is going off a run of good form at Sporting Cenial. This included international performances with Darvale's national team. So far, Reed has proven himself to be a good fit with Sporting Cenial. He appears to have a good working relationship with Percy van Ophoven, who has created a lot of opportunities for Reed to capitalize on, and Reed has a good eye for opportunities.

Sporting Cenial's midfield didn't have a lot of pop last season. Felip Oldarev of the former Estenia (now Nizov, apparently) performed competently over the season, sometimes defensively, sometimes offensively. Unfortunately, Oldarev can sometimes be quite overconfident; for example, he often takes shots from far out in hopes that he will make the shot. A lot of the time, he doesn't, wasting perfectly good offensive opportunities. While the rest of the midfield is less overconfident, it's hardly inspiring, either. Arden Navaran is a Cenian NT'er and former starter, although during his time with the NT, he wasn't exactly known for creating offensive opportunities. Iago ap Daros is more suited for the defensive part of the midfield, while van Ophoven goes for the offense. Van Ophoven is the most technically creative and proficient, and he creates most of the goalscoring opportunities for Sporting Cenial's strikers.

The defense and goalkeeping are, arguably, Sporting Cenial's best strengths. Young Equestrian Ambrosia, who recently earned a callup to the Equestrian States national U-21 team for the Di Bradini Cup, was named the second best goalkeeper of the Cenian Premier League, behind Ael Koron by one point (due to having a number of clean sheets less than Koron). Sporting Cenial also conceded the least goals of the Cenian Premier League; it only conceded 35 goals. Ambrosia is still young and has a youngster's reflexes, as well as nimbleness and a good pinch of forethought.

Sporting Cenial's defense has at least two good players - Gareth Souter and Kyle Lockwood - and two more competent ones, Alvaro de Leon and Grigor Aroden. Souter, from Schottia, has featured on their Di Bradini Cup and has been touted as one of their top prospects. Souter is about the same age as Ambrosia, so the two have a lot of good chemistry between them. Souter is best known for his ability to pass. Kyle Lockwood can do the same thing, albeit a little harder. Lockwood is a good choice for possession play - he knows how to gain the ball and keep it. Both made the list of the Cenian Premier League's best defenders - Souter at fifth and Lockwood at third. Souter only didn't make the list of best youth players because of a simple bookkeeping error - organizers didn't even know he fit the bill! The same unfortunate situation also applied to Ambrosia. Lockwood, like so many other players, made the Cenian National Team because of his good play during the CPL. Sporting Cenial's other two defenders - de Leon and Aroden - are at least competent, although they don't really have star power like Souter and Lockwood do.

Overall, Sporting Cenial has a strong defense and a strong goalkeeper. Its midfield is the weakest link, despite its importance in controlling the outcome of the match: both in enabling offensive plays to be made and keeping the ball away from the goal. There isn't a lot of pop in the midfield, and it could use some work in creating goalscoring opportunities for the offense. Despite the midfield's failure to create goalscoring opportunities, Gavin Reed seems to create some on his own, and the addition of Javier del Olmo will only help the offense.

Asterion
Last Season: 7th
Starting XI: Ael Koron / Pieter Kristofferson = Urien Lewis = Aedan Lewis = Leonidas Xialan = Kor Xalan / Ernesto vao Paolo = Rick Tellkor = Evara Andaron / Nico Van Alphen = Koen Van Alphen

Asterion is a club known for its defense. While the players on their own aren't exactly the most stellar, as an unit, they make up for their individual weaknesses (if only for the reason that five of them are a lot for opposing strikers). The club made relatively few transactions over the Transfer Window, only bringing in Cenian Leonidas Xialan from Tir Snake Strike, last season's champion, while it made no transactions on the offensive side of the pitch. Any success over the next season will probably be defined by their defense. Ael Koron won raves last season as the best goalkeeper in the Cenian Premier League, but a lot of success was probably predicated on the fact that the defensive line was particularly strong, although Koron did benefit from being able to keep his eyes on the ball. He appears to be particularly good at being at the right place at the right time. Xialan is probably the most technically proficient defender of the bunch, while the Lewis brothers have a lot of chemistry on the field - they are very close with each other.

The midfield and the offense have their moments, but for most of the time, they mostly considered average, due to Asterion's focus on its defense and goalkeeping. Ernesto Vao Paolo and the Van Alphen brothers - Nico and Koen - were the stars of Asterion's offensive lineup. They worked reasonably well when they receive the ball; however, with Asterion's strategy of keeping the ball in the defense to avoid being scored upon does hamper their efforts to, in turn, score against the other team. Vao Paolo shows promise as an attacking midfielder, while Tellkor and Andaron are more adept on the defensive side of the pitch. The Van Alphens, like the Lewises, have good chemistry on the field, and often give up a chance to have the goal added to their name to give the pass to the other brother to get a better chance at scoring for the club.

Overall, Asterion's defense is the best in the Cenian Premier League - even if it is just because they have the most defensive players. The midfield is mostly defensive as well, and Asterion tries not to be scored upon rather than outscoring their opponents. This does hamper the offense somewhat and denies the club some flexibility. Their lack of flexibility, however, could be changed by changing some of the midfield - Tellkor or Andaron - from a defensive position to an offensive one. That, however, will have to wait until next season, and for now, Asterion will have to rely on their defense.

Atlético del Norte
Last Season: 11th
Starting XI: Artemio Pugo-Obando / Klaus Weinberger = Terencio Saldukis = Anara Kuznetsova = Alex Santos / Florencio Alves = Tito Ojeda = Coralo Castillion / Reyes Montero = Markus Pedersen = Stephen Lenurson

Last season, Atletico del Norte found themselves almost winless, although not pointless. The team hasn't improved much since then. The team did gain former Polaris player Coralo Castillion, who can at least score some goals, and Sunrisian international defender Alex Santos, who looks promising for the team. ADN also gained two Semar strikers, who hope to use the team as a springboard for greener pastures. However, there isn't much promise that the team can do better than before. It did prove itself better than the other teams at the bottom of the league, including its fellow northern teams as well as some southern teams. However, Cenial and City Centre dominate the Cenian Premier League, and with a limited budget, Atletico del Norte can't hope to finish above the giants in the league. However, with some talent, Atletico del Norte is capable of outplaying some of the bottom teams of the league, nothing more.

El León
Last Season: 16th
Starting XI: Gil Mendoza / Alfonso Conçeiçao = Estaban Villalobos = Ciro Paloma / Alejandro Ventura = Dot Etcher = Feliciano Ortego-Rios / Felicity Janis = Lumi / Guillermo Sepulveda = Jorge Castro

El Leon found itself at the bottom of the league last season, and its roster is pretty much unchanged from their escapade. Most of the team is homegrown talent from the northern part of Ceni, including the striking team. Most of the star power of the team is from Sunrisian international Lumi, who scored most of the side's goals last season. The club did bring in fellow Sunrisian midfielder and Project +90 graduate Dot Etcher on to the team, but it's doubtful that she'll bring much more on to a team that's pretty much at the bottom of the Cenian league system. It will take massive changes to bring El Leon out of the dust. Until then, however, El Leon will just be fighting for the scraps from the bottom of the dinner table, just like all the bottom-tier clubs.

Pirámide
Last Season: 13th
Starting XI: Lowen Archer / Jonjo Kristiansen = Raul Zapatero = Roberto Morales = Arian Dali / Marcia Naysmith = Kauan = Gabriel Sanchez-Villarreal / Pablo Narvaez = Silvestre del Bosque / Elias Iñiquez

Like its fellow northern sides, Piramide is a team on a limited budget with limited star potential. Sunrisian Kauan is the centrepiece of the team, just like Lumi is at El Leon. Again like El Leon, Piramide is mostly Hispanic players from the north of Ceni with some international presence. Lowen Archer of Nephara is actually a decent goalkeeper, and Longtails reportedly has its eye on Archer. He can achieve great things at a better club, but right now, he's gaining some footballing experience at the bottom rungs. A simple analogy can be used to explain Archer's situation: he's perfectly tall enough to change the lightbulb, but the legs on the chairs and tables keep collapsing from under him. Archer is a good goalkeeper with a lousy defense structure to back him up. With Kauan, the exact same situation applies. Overall, Piramide does have its good spots and its spots of talent, but it doesn't have too many good players to support its most talented. Again, barring major changes to the club and a massive increase in its budget, Piramide is unlikely to advance much in the Cenian league.

Phalanx AF
Last Season: 3rd
Starting XI: AJ Ramires / Jonathan van Leonardsen = Vonos Varineth = Alec Espinoza-Morales = Ireles Hisquexte / Tizarek ti'Ramai = Robby Jepsen = Thajan Jaros / Yesenia de Santigo = Elyssa Scholls = Bruce Sanchez

Phalanx AF should prove itself to be a credible threat for the title this season with two incoming players in the striking half of the pitch: 95Xer international Elyssa Scholls and Cosumarite Bruce Sanchez, who will be joining his fellow countryman Robby Jepsen. Meanwhile, the club decided to drop Ulises Martinez-Varela and Amloth Torin, two of the less-stellar players for the club, for the reasons that they would prefer a better offense to more reliably score goals, in contrast to relying on the midfield to score goals, which can prove unfortunate when a quick counter-attack goes right through the midfield.

Scholls, who had the unfortunate position of being the third-best striker from 95X when the 95X team normally plays with two, will be a valuable addition to Phalanx AF. Despite the fact that she was leaving from the club of famed 95xer Xi Foureleven, she had wished to see what other countries had to offer, and she landed at Phalanx AF when the side decided to make a judicious offer for her. Scholls will shore up the offensive side, helping them to reduce reliance on their midfield to score. Even though she might have been disappointed to go to a club from a nation outside the top 50 in UICA rankings, she will likely become the club's star player, especially because of her ball-striking skills.

Also in the offense is Bruce Sanchez, a Cosumarite who has enjoyed success earlier in his career. A spell in Darvale possibly weakened his career, but he is back and ready for action in Ceni. He will complement Elyssa Scholls and fellow countryman Robby Jepsen at the offensive half of the field. Sanchez will add dynamism to the club, where the previous offense was anything but dynamic. Lastly, Cenian international Yesenia de Santigo rounds out the striking complement. She had goals last season, and reportedly looks forward to working with fellow woman Elyssa Scholls. Not only will that partnership hopefully turn out well, the partnership between Bruce Sanchez and Robby Jepsen should also turn out well.

Sanchez and Jepsen both like to go on the attacking side of the midfield, which suits both fine. His great long pass from the defensive half of the midfield can hopefully find home in Bruce Sanchez or any of the players in the offensive line. Jepsen was a reliable goalscorer for the team last season. Now that the offense is more reliable than last season, though, Jepsen and Thajan Jaros, another star midfielder for Phalanx AF, will be able to focus more on creating good offensive plays from passes from the defense. Last season, Jaros exceeded expectations - a lot - and has been named to the starting squad of the Cenian national team. He scored 28 goals and was named the second best midfielder of the CPL. With the addition of the dynamic striker Sanchez, Jepsen has much more value to the club as a player, as he will help to create opportunities for the striking lineup. In turn, the offensive direction frees Tizarek ti'Ramai, the Cadenzan midfielder, to focus on the defensive part of the midfield, creating a more versatile defense.

The Phalanx AF defense is blessed with four NT'ers - Vonos Varineth and Alec Espinoza-Morales from Ceni, Jonathan van Leonardsen of Polaaskan, and Ireles Hisquexte of Ghant. Hisquexte proved himself to be a good defender last season - he won the Cenian Premier League's award for best defender. He is a veteran player, with years of national team experience, including several years as the Ghantish team's captain. Hisquexte's experience is valuable for Phalanx AF to stop goals from coming in - on average, the defense conceded less than 40 goals last season (only 39). Varineth and Espinoza-Morales both proved themselves to be reliable defenders last year with the club, earning them call-ups to the Cenian national team, while van Leonardsen was a keystone of Polaaskan's World Cup defense. Finally, AJ Ramires is Phalanx AF's Llamanean goalkeeper. Although on the Llamanean national team, Ramires was described as "consistently inconsistent". With Phalanx AF, however, Ramires appears to finally found at least some consistency, stopping enough shots and marking enough clean sheets to be named fourth on the list for Golden Gloves in the last season of the CPL.

Phalanx AF now has a more reliable offense and a reliable defense. With the two new strikers, the midfield becomes more flexible: better able to defend and better able to send the ball towards the goal. Elyssa Scholls adds some star power, while Bruce Sanchez helps to bring out Robby Jepsen's flexibility. Overall, Phalanx AF has improved its prospects, both during UICA and the regular season. It will definitely be able to defend itself against the competition and strike a few blows of its own as well.

Firecrackers FC
Last Season: 15th
Starting XI: Natanael Castro-Rivera / Marand Zerael = Hugh Lennon = An Yen = Nerric Korval / Juan Barros = Luuk de Jager = Nara Bellava / Marc Hadssen = Vilaum ti'Laeya / Steven Laguna

It gets somewhat repetitive previewing bottom-tier clubs: portions of talent, lousy support structure, bleh bleh bleh. If you were to read each and every one of the bottom tier previews, you'd see a lot of the same thing. Unfortunately, this is a big truth when covering football: there's the tantalizing battle for first place, then there's the race for the bottom of the league, which isn't as tantalizing (ok, it's about 1/10 as tantalizing). It's even less tantalizing when Ceni doesn't have a second league to relegate clubs to, meaning there's no relegation battle, making the bottom tier even less exciting. (UPDATE: After this preview was written, the Cenian Football Federation decided to institute a second league. So what was written earlier is now totally out of date and inaccurate.) From the philosophy of previewing, though, here's some preview: some good news for Firecrackers FC. Cenial United picked up Ryan Arivelo from Racao, meaning that Vilaum ti'Laeya of Cadenza needed to be either pushed to the sub line or find another club. He chose another club, and fortunately for Firecrackers FC, they were able to find them. Steven Laguna, a Semar international, can back up ti'Laeya at the striker end, as can Marc Hadssen. This means that Firecrackers FC can move up in the bottom tier, from second-to-last place to a better eleventh or twelfth.

Polaris
Last Season: 8th
Starting XI: Javier Quintanilla / Dallas Page = Paulo Cesar = Reviam Ijiab / Axel Kaanel = Fiona Banks / Erik Jakobsen = Lukas Vollen = Angus Ferguson / Jorgen Castro = Kike

Polaris enjoyed a good season in the first go-round of the Cenian Premier League, placing eighth. Polaris took two players from the transfer window, Cosumar under-21 player Fiona Banks, in a team filled with youngsters (except for the Anglican Dallas Page), and the 20-year-old Kike from the Western Sunrise Islands. It should be another good season for Polaris as they take the formula that worked for them during the first season into the second season - carefully watched aggression. Keeping their 3-2-3-2 formation, the club hopes to put a lid on unnecessary goals against it and maximize the number of goals.

The defense includes youngsters Paulo Cesar of the Sunrise Islands and Reviam Ijiab and the older Dallas Page of Nova Anglicana. Page is the oldest member of the team and has the most experience; therefore, he was promoted to captain as a sort of "father figure" for the younger players on the team, providing a good example for the players. At the defensive end, Page holds the team together. Axel Kaanel and the newcomer Fiona Banks are in defensive mid. The defensive mid is a good strategy for the club, allowing it to be flexible in its game. The defensive mid players help it to quickly stop a ball heading towards the goal and send it back towards the offensive. As for goalkeeper Javier Quintanilla, he performed at worst competently and at best well during the last season, especially considering his young age. Although he does have a youngster's reflex, his inexperience also played a factor in his goalkeeping last season.

Erik Jakobsen and Angus Ferguson, the club's stars from last season, continue to play midfield/attacking midfield, and they are joined by Sunrisian Kike in the striker spots. All three should be able to consistently score goals throughout the season. Meanwhile, Lukas Vollen and Jorgen Castro will play supporting cast to the "Polaris Three", helping them to get goals in position. Again, the offense is very flexible, ready to receive balls from the defense. In turn, the midfield is ready to send the balls up the pitch and into the goal. Jakobsen, who is rumored to be on the verge of a callup for the Semar national team, and Kike are great offensive players for flexibly scoring goals.

Overall, Polaris is an up-and-coming side. Their players have a lot of potential, but also a lot of inexperience. The team has a flexible formation, adept at both defending and scoring goals. As a consequence, Polaris did fairly well last season, and it should continue doing fairly well in the next season of the Cenian Premier League.

Longtails
Last Season: 10th (as FC Rookery 23)
Starting XI: Nick Kelly / Cheneye Kavanagh = Martin Vancouver = Scott Audy-Marchessault / Kristoffer = Luke Rainham = Miguel Pereira / Eric Garcia = Chris Arthur-Grosseling = Nicholas Johnson = Chris MacKenzie

Longtails has undergone a complete transformation from its previous incarnation, FC Rookery 23. Only two members of their original side - midfielder Kristoffer and Scottopian international Chris MackKenzie - remain on the squad. The club is loaded with young, foreign talent; in fact, Eric Garcia, the standout striker from Pinnacle Project, is the only Cenian on a team with three Nepharim internationals and five players from the Unified Sunrise Islands. Three of the Sunrise internationals have recently competed for their country at the Di Bradini Cup, while inside sources indicate that Chris Arthur-Grosseling has the potential for an international callup from either of his two nationalities - Felix or the Unified Sunrise Islands. New manager Giuseppe Carbone of Nova Anglicana hopes to put these young players into shape and give the opposition all he's got.

The team has a pretty balanced strategy - a mix of defensiveness and offensiveness. As a result, the team is relatively flexible. The ball can easily transition between the offense and the defense. In the back of the field, 27-year-old Nick Kelly of Nephara is the team's goalkeeper. (Rumor has it that the team has its eye on fellow Nepharim Lowen Archer as well). While not dazzling, Kelly should make the saves expected of him and not the ones that aren't, especially from the better strikers on the opposition. Nonetheless, he should be able to stop most of the shots from the weaker strikers. Fellow Nepharim Cheneye Kavanagh adds some chemistry to the defense, while both Martin Vancouver and Scott Audy-Marchessalt - both young Sunrisians - have talent and skills, allowing them to defend pretty well. They have good chemistry with each other, as well as with the midfield. Kavanagh also has chemistry with Nepharim midfielder Luke Rainham. This allows the defense to easily funnel between the defense and midfield.

In turn, Kristoffer has a good link to the offensive side - Chris Arthur-Grosseling, the Felixian-Sunrisian striker, who shows a lot of promise with his new club. Rumor has it that he's struck up a friendship with Cenian Pinnacle Project graduate Eric Garcia, who was one of their stars last season (along with Javier del Olmo). Miguel Pereira and Garcia seem to have a link as well, while the Scottopian Chris MacKenzie, the team's captain, seems to be a keystone in the middle of the whole offense, keeping the young stars with a little bit of overconfidence in check.

Coach Carbone hopes to fully condition the mostly young team; the club chose him because of his ability to make the team work hard in pursuit of its goals, which are a showing inside the top 8. Right now, the squad doesn't have any big name players, but it does have players with a lot of potential. If Carbone can develop his players with potential, the club could become a name in Cenian football, even challenging some of the more established clubs. Right now, however, he must work hard to get his players to put their full effort out there.

White Cliffs
Last Season: 12th
Starting XI: Augusto Correia / Rick Curtis = Elak Xilam = Balim Ferek = MacKenzie Rollig / Lyn Ormond = Grova Na'Xachi = Leo Marinea = Ryota Takashita / Drake Jean-Paul Cleux = Connor Rialan

It's really hard to describe the bottom-tier clubs that have a lot of the same formulas: okay goalkeeper, bad defense, okay midfield, okay strikers. Okay is about the norm for the bottom tier clubs. It can be enough to compete with the other teams in the bottom of the league, but it's not enough to compete with other teams at the top of the league. Nonetheless, okay is what the bottom tier clubs have to work with. In this case, White Cliffs has a star Sunrisian midfielder - Ryota Takashita - and a supporting cast that doesn't do the star justice. In this case, MacKenzie Rollig, another Sunrisian international, at least makes an attempt to back up Takashita, and they have the chance to be the co-stars of White Cliffs. Rollig is an improvement on the previous defensive lineup, but the defense is still not good enough to prevent most of the goals it faces to go through. Again, like the other bottom tier clubs, White Cliffs is forced to fight for scraps. (Maybe if all the star Sunrisian internationals teamed up, they'd do well. It definitely should be done).

Memoriam
Last Season: 14th
Starting XI: Ross Milton / Louisa Spellmeyer = Sean Benson = Aik Jacmar = Erren Nuric / Zaren Tyxal = Serid Zeltal = John Masters / Scott Foxwood = Evandro Amaral = Oren Neranar

Finally, the last of the so-called lower-tier clubs. They're called that for a reason: their players often aren't as good as those in the top of the league, and they can rarely manage victories (or even draws) on a consistent basis. Memoriam was no different; Memoriam only managed a total of 19 points last season, while the top club, Tir Snake Strike, had 75 points. Memoriam has beefed up its defense somewhat: in addition to the relatively colorless Aik Jacmar and Erren Nuric, the team added the Nepharim Louisa Spellmeyer and the young Anglican Sean Benson, who has more stamina than a lot of the club, and a better defensive mind than the rest of the defensive half. In the midfield, Memoriam added the relatively old Nepharim John Masters (who should add some chemistry with the new striker, Nepharim Scott Foxwood). Look for a lot of passing action between Masters and Foxwood, as that pipeline is likely to account for the majority of the goals scored by Memoriam. However, it would be a rare occurrence for the ball to actually make it far enough for Masters and Foxwood to actually act upon a good opportunity.

Myrmidon
Last Season: 5th
Starting XI: Teemu Petersen / Sagan Myers-Briggs = Julian Areleous = Renné Asterix* / Theo Crillin = Rian Jerral = Koralo Soleth = Jacen Xasan / Ioan Koralen = Galasgoldas Tathtauré = César Mariano Silveira

During the transfer window, Myrmidon was able to grab the Vanorian elf forward Galasgoldas Tathtauré, a sub on the Vanorian national team, (whose name has been misspelled on multiple occasions by the writer of this preview) from the Globe Cup semifinalists Raynor City United, as well as Matthewsianian defender Renné Asterix (pending the completion of necessary paperwork and cutting of necessary red tape, of course). Otherwise, Myrmidon is the same side that was o-so-close from capturing the last of Ceni's UICA spots in the first Cenian Premier League season. To the fans who notice and care about grammatical oddities, Myrmidon is known as "Acute E" because of the three players - Renné Asterix, Galasgoldas Tathauré, and César Mariano Silveira - who have the diacritical mark in their names.

Tathtauré was a lovely buy for the club, especially considering he's an elf, and a rather young one at that: he's only 588 years old. (Incidentally, that's more than the age of the other 10 starting squad combined). If he plays for as long as some other Vanorian elfs, he could play international football for more than two hundred years after this point. Ioan Koralen and César Mariano Silveira, the 21-year-old Costenho forward who also has Cenian citizenship, fill the other two striker berths. Silveira has scored for the Cenian national team in their first World Cup and played for a Felixian youth side before coming to Myrmidon. Koralen, in contrast to Silveira, is not especially talented. He doesn't create too many goalscoring opportunities, doesn't score, and doesn't pass all too well. It's a surprise that the team chose to keep Koralen on its roster.

The midfield is a mixed blessing for Myrmidon. It's not surprising to see why there were some lapses that lead to their failure to qualify for any UICA tournaments. Schottian Theo Crillin, the league's best young player and Jacen Xasan, the league's top scorer with 33 goals, are pluses for the club. On the other hand, Rian Jerral and Koralo Soleth drag the midfield down. Xasan and Crillin work well together - rumor has it that they're friends off the field. Crillin is technically proficient with the ball and sends the pass flying to Jacen Xasan, where he creates a lovely run on the goal with his insight for ball management. The same skills can work with the incoming Vanorian Tathtauré, and if club hopes work out, the GTX triangle could prove to be a good one for the club's future. At the defensive side of the midfield, Jerral and Soleth haven't performed up to expectations. It seems that they don't have what it takes to play in the big leagues - and the Cenian league can't be described as big by any means, not by the UICA coefficient or the amount of revenue. It would be mean to say that they bumble around doing nothing, but yet that's what club manager Kormin Tenshar - formerly the coach of the Cenian NT - believes.

In the defense, Myrmidon is the beneficiary of some top foreign talent. Both Sagan Myers-Briggs and Renné Asterix have the capacity to defend, and both have international footballing experience, certainly a benefit. Also, both are fairly young - Asterix is 19, Myers-Briggs only 23 - so they have their peak footballing years ahead of them, hopefully playing for Myrmidon. However, Myers-Briggs has had some injuries in the past, so Myrmidon needs to be watchful of that. Julian Areleous, a Cenian native of Greek descent, rounds out the three-man defense. They complement each other - Areleous has both fitness and stamina, Myers-Briggs has passing skills, and Asterix can battle it out with a striker any day. Asterix was a key addition to the Myrmidon defense - Zaro Essil was considered the defense's weak point last season. Polaa goalkeeper Teemu Petersen, a fairly competent international player, rounds out the defensive side of the team.

Myrmidon's two key player additions - Tathtauré and Asterix - go a long way into giving Myrmidon a look at the UICA places. Tathtauré helps an offense that has two good players to get even better, while Asterix helps to plug a crucial hole in the defense. And with some of the other clubs stagnating, those players could provide a spark to get Myrmidon into the top 4.

Pinnacle Project
Last Season: 9th
Starting XI: Ryan Navir / Justin Morroghany = Evan Turich-Alberston = Elijah Sitz / Willem Janssens = Allison Swan= Rithison / Nico Asturias = Phillip van Klerken = Kira Koromin = Adren Kristiansen

Pinnacle Project has proven itself to be both a successful club and a successful institution with its 9th place showing in the first Cenian Premier League and its intake of over $20 million during the Transfer Window. Besides the players currently in its starting squad, Pinnacle Project currently trains 24 players (for a total of 35) at its facilities in New Oxford. Javier del Olmo and Eric Garcia, the two stars of Pinnacle Project, left for other Cenian sides, Sporting Cenial and Longtails respectively, as well as Petro Valles and Tomas Fierro to two Racaoan sides, Port Louis Lightning and Soalara Strike, respectively. To fill the gap, Pinnacle Project added two new Cenian talents, Allison Swan in midfield and Kira Koromin, sister of Cenian NT striker Kel Koromin and son of Tir Snake Strike manager Kirk Koromin. Rithison of the USI showed his mettle during training and was promoted to the starting squad.

Pinnacle Project has a lot of promise, especially for a team that's supposed to be a way for younger footballers to gain experience before moving onto bigger-name clubs, like Project +90, its operating model. Morroghany and Turich-Albertson will likely be sold to another club this season, but they have show good improvement in their defense in their time with Pinnacle Project. Sitz, Janssens, and van Klerken proved themselves to be at least decent youth prospects, although all three could use more training to improve their consistency. Nico Asturias shows good star potential (as with graduates Valles and Fierro). With incoming players Allison Swan and Kira Koromin, it's hard to tell exactly how they will do in their first senior competitions. The training at Pinnacle Project is fairly good, though, and both should turn out to have good potential, especially Koromin, if she shows the same potential as her brother Kel (only a couple of years older than her).

Overall, Pinnacle Project's players have good potential. Even if they aren't the most consistent or they have some rough edges that need to be worked on, they have shown with their performance in the last Cenian Premier League season that they can play with the big boys. As they get older, who knows if they will one day play for 1830 Cathair or some of the bigger clubs. Pinnacle Project is a good starting place where these players can find a home, nourishment, and support in their beginning years of footballing.

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Matchday 1
Polaris 3–4 Tir Snake Strike
1860 Azoth 2–1 White Cliffs
Myrmidon 3–2 Phalanx AF
Sporting Cenial 4–3 Pinnacle Project
Longtails 0–0 Asterion
Memoriam 0–2 Cenial United
Atletico del Norte 1–0 Piramide
El Leon 0–1 Firecrackers FC

Tir Snake Strike started out their title defense with a four-three victory over Polaris. An inspired performance from Polaris had Fiona Banks send two passes to Kike, who capitalized on both of them for a two-nil lead at half time. Not to be outdone, Kel Koromin and Will Noveth led the Tir Snake Strike comeback, each scoring one apiece to level the score. Jakobsen sent one home with what looked to be like a winner, with the Polaris defense holding up, but Koromin sent another one in, breaking past Kaanel and Banks, to level the score yet again. In the final moments, Seok Kun-woo was able to score the winning goal for Tir Snake Strike. 1860 Azoth looked wobbly in the first few minutes, with White Cliffs scoring a goal, but in the end, they held up, with Daren and Blaze scoring one each for the win. It was an unfortunate matchup for the first matchday as Myrmidon faced off Phalanx AF in an exciting match. Elyssa Scholls scored her first goal in the CPL for the away side, as did Galasgoldas Tathtauré for Myrmidon. Silveira set up a wonderful goal for Xasan for the home side right before half time, but Phalanx AF scored right back after the opening whistle, with Jepsen setting up a Sanchez shot that made it in over the head of Teemu Petersen. Galasgodas Tathtauré scored the winning goal for the home side after twenty minutes of competitive football. Pinnacle Project proved itself competitive against Sporting Cenial, setting up three goals (Swan, Koromin, Asturias), but it was not enough to stop Sporting Cenial, with Javier del Olmo scoring twice against his former side; Gavin Reed scored twice as well. Longtails' balanced strategy and Asterion's defensive one clashed, with neither able to score a goal. Cenial United's Aitor Abasolo also had a clean sheet, with Arivelo and Cossadel both scoring to emerge victorious over Memoriam. Atletico del Norte, in contrast to its previous season, started its season with a win over Piramide, while Firecrackers FC won with the same scoreline over El Leon.

Matchday 2
Tir Snake Strike 4–1 Firecrackers FC
Piramide 5–3 El Leon
Cenial United 2–1 Atletico del Norte
Asterion 2–1 Memoriam
Pinnacle Project 6–3 Longtails
Phalanx AF 0–0 Sporting Cenial
White Cliffs 2–4 Myrmidon
Polaris 2–2 1860 Azoth

Tir Snake Strike sent four goals into Firecrackers FC's goal with the away side barely putting up much resistance. Koromin scored twice, while Will Noveth scored once, and Corran Celgis put another goal into the net. Piramide outscored El Leon 5-3 in their matchup, not really a blowout but not competitive either. Cenial United almost lost to Atletico del Norte but pulled out a two goal comeback, with Masters scoring twice to put the home side ahead. Meanwhile, Asterion won, but with an uncharacteristic scoreline of two to one. Vao Paolo and Nico Van Alphen both scored, but Ael Koron was unable to stop a consolation goal from the away side. Pinnacle Project outscored the young-ish side Longtails in a battle ridden with goals. Kira Koromin, Allison Swan, and Nico Asturias all scored twice in the win, while Longtails' Arthur-Grosseling scored once and Eric Garcia scored twice against his former club. The result showed that Longtails' defense wasn't as good as it looked and that it was perhaps making some tactical blunders. Ambrosia saved the day in a nil-all draw to Elyssa Scholl's Phalanx AF, with the young Equestrian stopping all of the 95Xer's shots. Myrmidon sent four goals into White Cliff's net but was unable to stop two of White Cliffs' shots. Tathtauré and Xasan both scored twice for the visitors. Polaris proved it was able to handle 1860 Azoth in a fairly competitive matchup. Kike scored both goals for the home side, while Andrew Daren and Blaze scored one each for the away team.

Matchday 3
1860 Azoth 1–1 Tir Snake Strike
Myrmidon 1–1 Polaris
Sporting Cenial 3–1 White Cliffs
Longtails 1–1 Phalanx AF
Memoriam 1–1 Pinnacle Project
Atletico del Norte 1–1 Asterion
El Leon 3–3 Cenial United
Firecrackers FC 0–0 Piramide

1860 Azoth was able to hold of Tir Snake Strike in a weird day of one-all draws. Daren scored the only goal for the home side, while Tir Snake Strike's Koromin scored for the visitors. 1860 Azoth held out for longer than they expected, especially with TSS's strong offense. Polaris held Myrmidon to a draw with the same scoreline, with Kike (again) scoring for Polaris off an assist from Erik Jakobsen; Myrmidon's Tathtauré had three shots on target, but only one went in, as Javier Quintanilla unexpectedly stopped two of the shots. Sporting Cenial was the only team that actually won on Matchday 3, with Reed, del Olmo, and Oldarev scoring one each for the club. Longtails, again, held Phalanx AF to a one-all draw, proving their defense again after their loss to Pinnacle Project. Arthur-Grosseling scored for the home side; Elyssa Scholls scored Phalanx AF's only goal but was denied the winning goal by some inspired saving from Nick Kelly. Memoriam held Pinnacle Project to a one-all draw, not even the last one of the day, with Nico Asturias capitalizing off a pass from the astute midfielder Allison Swan, but Memoriam sneaked through the defense to put a goal of their own into the net. Asterion's usually robust defense failed them again in their away match against Atletico del Norte; Ernesto Vao Paolo of Western Borderlands scored Asterion's goal. Cenial United, surprisingly, drew against last season's last place team El Leon three all, but many observers commented that they merely just got lucky. Arivelo, Masters, and Cossadel all scored one apiece for Cenial United. Meanwhile, in a bottom-table match, Firecrackers FC and Piramide held each other scoreless.

Matchday 4
Tir Snake Strike 2–0 Piramide
Cenial United 1–0 Firecrackers FC
Asterion 2–1 El Leon
Pinnacle Project 6–1 Atletico del Norte
Phalanx AF 5–1 Memoriam
White Cliffs 1–2 Longtails
Polaris 2–1 Sporting Cenial
1860 Azoth 2–3 Myrmidon

Tir Snake Strike continued its good run with a two-nil win over Piramide. Although the away side put up some considerable opposition in the first half, stopping two Kel Koromin shots, Tir Snake Strike's breakthrough came in the second half, when Christo Ixeto sent a pass to Will Noveth - but Kel Koromin fooled Piramide into thinking that they would send the ball to him. The classic dummy worked, and Will Noveth sent the shot into the other side's net. Kel Koromin followed up with another goal off a Xavier Lobo pass. Firecrackers FC withstood Cenial United's strong offense in the first 85 minutes, with the winning goal only coming from Ryan Arivelo in the 88th minute to secure the victory. Asterion has continued with its uncharacteristic run - winning with a score of two to one, yet again, when last season it had lots of clean sheet wins. Both Van Alphen brothers scored, but the previously impenetrable defense hiccuped and let one goal in from El Leon. Pinnacle Project decided it wanted to score - and kept scoring against Atletico del Norte, only letting one goal into their net in return. Allison Swan scored once, Nico Asturias scored twice, and Kira Koromin had a hat trick. Atletico del Norte barely even had a chance for that one. Phalanx AF, too, scored a bundle against Memoriam. Elyssa Scholls scored a hat trick with her new club, while Thajan Jaros scored twice to add to the margin of victory. Longtails managed to overcome stiff White Cliffs resistance away. with Chris Arthur-Grosseling scoring twice in the win. Polaris upset Sporting Cenial; Kike made an excellent shot against Ambrosia's goal, while Grigor Aroden blundered and sent a goal into his own net (An investigation is under way to investigate claims of match-rigging). Javier del Olmo sent one goal into the net and both del Olmo and Gavin Reed tried to force a draw, but Javier Quintanilla blocked both at every turn. In a battle of the new-and-improved Myrmidon and the stale-and-old 1860 Azoth, Myrmidon came on top with their 3-2 win over the home side. It was an impressive performance from the visitors, who found ways of worming through 1830 Azoth's defense. Jacen Xasan sent a pass to Galasgodas Tathtauré, who sent it into the net; Andrew Daren retaliated with a goal. Xasan and Tathtauré played the passing game, inching ever so close to the goal. Tathtauré scored one in the sixtieth minute, and Xasan scored another two minuted later. Blaze led 1860 Azoth's effort to equalize, but it wasn't enough, even though he scored one more goal for the team.

Matchday 5
Myrmidon 2–3 Tir Snake Strike
Sporting Cenial 2–1 1860 Azoth
Longtails 1–2 Polaris
Memoriam 1–0 White Cliffs
Atletico del Norte 0–3 Phalanx AF
El Leon 1–2 Pinnacle Project
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Asterion
Piramide 1–2 Cenial United

Tir Snake Strike was able to defeat a resilient Myrmidon away in New Oxford. Tathtauré and Xasan each scored once in the clash, while Koromin scored twice and Will Noveth added another one to the visitors' tally for the winning goal. It was an exciting battle to be sure, with possession switching rapidly and no side clearly having the edge over the other. Sporting Cenial also claimed victory over 1860 Azoth, with Reed and del Olmo both scoring one off passes from Navaran and van Ophoven, respectively, while Andrew Daren scored a consolation goal. In a battle of two young teams, Polaris topped Longtails away, one to two, with Quintanilla stopping two shots from Arthur-Grosseling and Garcia, although Garcia did score one, while Kike and Jakobsen both scored once for the away side. In a bottom-table battle (in a bottle if you want to go Dr. Seuss), Memoriam defeated White Cliffs at home one to nothing. Phalanx AF also had a clean sheet, with Elyssa Scholls, Robby Jepsen, and Bruce Sanchez playing well as a formation, scoring one apiece. Pinnacle Project didn't run up the tally in their victory over El Leon, but Asturias and Kira Koromin both scored one. Asterion finally returned to clean form, defeating Firecrackers FC (the only goal scored by Nico Van Alphen), with a clean sheet no less. Cenial United conceded a goal to Piramide but made up for that by scoring two in retaliation, one each coming from Cossadel and Masters from Super-Llamaland.

Cenian Premier League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike         5    4   1   0    14    7   +7    13
 2 Cenial United            5    4   1   0    10    5   +5    13
 3 Asterion                 5    3   2   0     6    3   +3    11
 4 Pinnacle Project         5    3   1   1    18   10   +8    10
 5 Myrmidon                 5    3   1   1    13   10   +3    10
 6 Sporting Cenial          5    3   1   1    10    7   +3    10
 7 Phalanx AF               5    2   2   1    11    5   +6     8
 8 Polaris                  5    2   2   1    10    9   +1     8
 9 1860 Azoth               5    1   2   2     8    9   −1     5
10 Longtails                5    1   2   2     7   10   −3     5
11 Piramide                 5    1   1   3     6    8   −2     4
12 Firecrackers FC          5    1   1   3     2    6   −4     4
13 Memoriam                 5    1   1   3     4   10   −6     4
14 Atletico del Norte       5    1   1   3     4   12   −8     4
15 El Leon                  5    0   1   4     8   13   −5     1
16 White Cliffs             5    0   0   5     5   12   −7     0

The table at this point means absolutely nothing in the quest for the championship. Tir Snake Strike remains ahead of Cenial United on goal difference, while Asterion also remains undefeated (perhaps because of their good opening-round draw, not facing any of the Big Six clubs yet). Pinnacle Project, too, was the beneficiary of a good draw, only losing once and scoring eighteen goals. Myrmidon and Sporting Cenial also have ten points; Phalanx AF got a bad draw to start out with, only securing eight points, while 1860 Azoth is doing quite poorly with only 5. White Cliffs is at the bottom of the table with not a single point to its name.

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Matchday 6
Tir Snake Strike 3–1 Cenial United
Asterion 0–0 Piramide
Pinnacle Project 4–1 Firecrackers FC
Phalanx AF 3–1 El Leon
White Cliffs 2–0 Atletico del Norte
Polaris 5–2 Memoriam
1860 Azoth 1–0 Longtails
Myrmidon 3–3 Sporting Cenial

Tir Snake Strike continued its streak by defeating Cenial United at home. Koromin, Noveth, and Seok both scored goals for the home team, while Cenial United forward Peter Masters was the only one to score for the visitors. It was a good display from Tir Snake Strike, who showed good teamwork, good cohesion, and good chemistry to survive Cenial United's stacked-out offense. Piramide was able to hold Asterion to a nil-all draw. Both Asterion's and Piramide's defenses held through to deny the other team a win. Pinnacle Project continued to rack up goals in its win against Firecrackers FC, with Nico Asturias and Kira Koromin both scoring two apiece. Phalanx AF conceded one goal against El Leon but it wasn't enough for a victory for the away side; Elyssa Scholls scored three times for a hat trick and easily outclassed the El Leon defense. White Cliffs defeated fellow bottom-table regular Atletico del Norte by two goals to nil. Polaris also racked up the goals, with Kike scoring a hat trick and Erik Jakobsen adding two goals onto the margin. Memoriam had briefly scared Polaris, however, when they were tied at 2-2 in halftime, but Polaris came out of the "hole". 1860 Azoth earned a hard-fought victory over Longtails; Andrew Daren scored the only goal. Scott Audy-Marchessalt and Martin Vancouver both performed well in their spirited defense, but ultimately it came up short. Myrmidon and Sporting Cenial duked it out in New Oxford, with neither side coming out the winner. Tathtauré, performing well, scored two goals, with Xasan scoring the equaliser. On the away side, Gavin Reed scored twice and Javier del Olmo scored once in the clash.

Matchday 7
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Tir Snake Strike
Longtails 3–3 Myrmidon
Memoriam 0–1 1860 Azoth
Atletico del Norte 1–3 Polaris
El Leon 1–2 White Cliffs
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Phalanx AF
Piramide 2–4 Pinnacle Project
Cenial United 2–1 Asterion

Sporting Cenial scored an upset over Tir Snake Strike, winning against the side one-nil at home. Javier del Olmo scored the upset goal, a goal right in the corner against goalkeeper James Costa. Sporting Cenial's defense, meanwhile, held off the coordinated Tir Snake Strike offense, with Gareth Souter and Kyle Lockwood both holding off Kel Koromin and Will Noveth. Longtails and Myrmidon battled to a three-all draw - the second in a row for the latter club. Jacen Xasan ran right through the Longtails defense in the opening minutes, scoring, while Tathtauré took advantage of a Xasan pass to put in another goal in the fifteenth minute. Silveira finally decided to get in on the action, receiving a pass and scoring for the away side in the last minutes of the first half. Longtails, desperate to avoid a loss, mounted a good comeback. Eric Garcia and Chris Arthur-Grosseling both outflanked the Myrmidon defense in the second half, with both scoring goals, while Eric Garcia sent a shot into the corner right between two stunned Myrmidon defenders for the equalizer. 1860 Azoth's Blaze put one goal past Memoriam's net and prepared for others, but Memoriam held up any other shots after the lone goal of the match. Polaris defeated Atletico del Norte away, with Jakobsen, Kike, and Fiona Banks all scoring one for the away side. White Cliffs defeated El Leon 2-1 in a hardly noteworthy match. Phalanx AF's Elyssa Scholls put a goal into Firecrackers FC's net after the whistle for the second half after fierce resistance. Hoping the resistance was broken, Scholls went for more, but was unfortunately repulsed. Pinnacle Project continued their goalscoring run, with Kira Koromin and Nico Asturias again putting two each into their opponents' net, while Piramide managed one more goal than Fiecrackers FC. Cenial United put two goals past Ael Koron and his side's reputable defense (goals Cossadel and Masters), but not before Asterion's Vao Paolo had, in turn, scored one for the visitors.

Matchday 8
Tir Snake Strike 5–2 Asterion
Pinnacle Project 1–0 Cenial United
Phalanx AF 3–1 Piramide
White Cliffs 1–0 Firecrackers FC
Polaris 3–1 El Leon
1860 Azoth 2–0 Atletico del Norte
Myrmidon 6–2 Memoriam
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Longtails

Tir Snake Strike's goal-scoring onslaught slaughtered the Asterion defense in an unpredictable five-two victory over the defensive-minded visitors. Kel Koromin and Will Noveth worked their magic on the defense, catching Asterion off guard. Koromin scored a hat trick, while Will Noveth added two more to the scoreline. Both Van Alphen brothers added one goal to the visitors' tally. Pinnacle Project shut out Cenial United in a shocking defeat, with Cenial United's star striking team unable to penetrate Pinnacle Project's total control of the midfield. In turn, Pinnacle Project was able to use its control to send multiple sorties into Cenial United's territory, with Nico Asturias's shot eventually going home to secure the upset win. Thajan Jaros, Robby Jepsen, and Elyssa Scholls all scored one apiece in their win over Piramide. White Cliffs managed to scrape out a one-nil over Firecrackers FC at home. Polaris defeated El Leon to continue on their good run of form, with Kike extending her goal-scoring streak to eight matches in a row with one goal. Erik Jakobsen and Jorgen Castro each added one to Polaris's tally. 1860 Azoth easily defeated the undermatched Atletico del Norte two goals to zip. Daren and Blaze each scored one for their beleagured club. Myrmidon set a new scoring record with their win over Memoriam, which had an amazing eight goals scored. Myrmidon accounted for six of them, with both Jacen Xasan and the power forward Galasgodas Tathtauré each recording hat tricks. Sporting Cenial eked a hard-fought win over Longtails; Ambrosia's goalkeeping held out, stopping several shots for Longtails, while Javier del Olmo sneaked through Longtails' defense to score the winning blow (or, er, goal).

Matchday 9
Longtails 1–2 Tir Snake Strike
Memoriam 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Atletico del Norte 0–1 Myrmidon
El Leon 0–3 1860 Azoth
Firecrackers FC 0–3 Polaris
Piramide 4–3 White Cliffs
Cenial United 1–0 Phalanx AF
Asterion 2–1 Pinnacle Project

Tir Snake Strike survived Longtails' one-nil lead in the first half to win away against the up-and-coming side. For the home side, Eric Garcia scored; for the away side, Will Noveth and Kel Koromin both scored one apiece to ensure Tir Snake Strike's victory. Sporting Cenial defeated Memoriam by the same margin, with Ambrosia appearing to freeze under nerves, not stopping an easy shot, but her club won anyway. Del Olmo and Reed both scored for the away club. It shouldn't have been hard for Myrmidon to secure the win over Atletico del Norte, but the home side put up fierce resistance. Jacen Xasan and Galasgodas Tathtauré were able to break through Atletico del Norte's defense in the end, however, with Tathtauré sending a magnificently executed pass to Xasan, who scored the only (and winning) goal. 1860 Azoth had its second clean win in a row against a weaker side, with Blaze, Andrew Daren, and Zaon Lannik all putting goals in to the net against an overextended El Leon. Polaris won over Firecrackers FC with the same margin. For Polaris, Kike continued her amazing scoring run, scoring twice, while Erik Jakobsen added another goal to Polaris's margin. Piramide came out victorious in a goalfest against White Cliffs, exciting to watch perhaps because of the comedy of errors in the poor defense and goalkeeping. Cenial United and Phalanx AF clashed in the ultimate test of striking ability and defensive capabilities. Ultimately, Ryan Arivelo's creative goal and Aitor Abasolo's goalkeeping skills triumphed over AJ Ramires and Elyssa Scholls. Asterion managed yet another uncharacteristic win - this time over Pinnacle Project, a side which has been managing a great improvement. Although Asturias started out the match with a bang, scoring, Asterion's defense prevented any further goal concessions, and Nico and Koen Van Alphen mobilized, scoring one each for the win.

Matchday 10
Tir Snake Strike 0–0 Pinnacle Project
Phalanx AF 0–0 Asterion
White Cliffs 2–6 Cenial United
Polaris 2–1 Piramide
1860 Azoth 4–2 Firecrackers FC
Myrmidon 2–1 El Leon
Sporting Cenial 4–1 Atletico del Norte
Longtails 2–0 Memoriam

Pinnacle Project managed to scare Tir Snake Strike, almost like it did last season, but this time with a draw in which, surprisingly, despite the good offenses of both sides, nobody scored. It was a little less surprising when Asterion held Phalanx AF to a scoreless draw, because of the former side's defense. It was strange, however, considering their dearth of clean sheets in wins. Cenial United demolished White Cliffs but still managed to concede two goals, while Arivelo, Masters, and Cossadel all added two to the scoring tally, ramrodding right through White Cliffs' defense. Polaris's Kike continued his scoring streak, this time to ten matches, by scoring two goals in his side's 2-1 victory over Piramide. It looked like Piramide might come back to force a draw, but Javier Quintanilla managed an excellent save to stop Piramide's attempt and ensure a win for his side. 1860 Azoth won yet again against a weaker side, with Blaze and Daren scoring twice to put their side ahead of the visitors Firecrackers FC. Myrmidon, too, won over a lesser side, with Xasan and Tathtauré both scoring before El Leon managed to score a consolation goal. Sporting Cenial managed to score four goals against Atletico del Norte, but Ambrosia was probably kicking herself for the one goal she let in. Gavin Reed and Javier del Olmo both scored twice for the home side. Longtails' Nick Kelly managed a clean sheet against Memoriam, somewhat surprising considering that the losing team usually scores at least one goal. Garcia and Johnson were the goalscorers for the home team. Overall, Matchday 10 was one of less-than-average matchups and attendance as one team clearly demonstrated their superiority in 3/4 of the matches, none of which were billed as particularly exciting beforehand.

Cenian Premier League      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Polaris                 10    7   2   1    26   14  +12    23
 2 Tir Snake Strike        10    7   2   1    24   12  +12    23
 3 Sporting Cenial         10    7   2   1    21   12   +9    23
 4 Cenial United           10    7   1   2    20   12   +8    22
 5 Myrmidon                10    6   3   1    28   19   +9    21
 6 Pinnacle Project        10    6   2   2    28   15  +13    20
 7 1860 Azoth              10    6   2   2    19   11   +8    20
 8 Phalanx AF              10    5   3   2    18    8  +10    18
 9 Asterion                10    4   4   2    11   11    0    16
10 Longtails               10    2   3   5    13   17   −4     9
11 White Cliffs            10    3   0   7    15   23   −8     9
12 Piramide                10    2   2   6    14   20   −6     8
13 Firecrackers FC         10    1   1   8     5   19  −14     4
14 Memoriam                10    1   1   8     9   26  −17     4
15 Atletico del Norte      10    1   1   8     6   24  −18     4
16 El Leon                 10    0   1   9    12   26  −14     1

Surprisingly, Polaris found themselves in first place, although they were tied with Tir Snake Strike and Sporting Cenial on points (all had twenty-three apiece). Polaris and Tir Snake Strike both had a +12 goal difference (Sporting Cenial was behind with +9), but Polaris came ahead on goals scored (26 to 24). Pinnacle Project found themselves in sixth place with 20 points, 28 goals (tied for first with Myrmidon), and a +13 goal difference, the best at this point. Longtails, despite its early promise, finds itself at tenth place with only nine points, while Phalanx AF appears to be having a bad early draw, sitting at eighth with eighteen points. El Leon gained one lonely point but is still sitting at bottom of the table, a win behind Firecrackers FC, Memoriam, and Atletico del Norte.

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Matchday 11
Memoriam 1–3 Tir Snake Strike
Atletico del Norte 1–1 Longtails
El Leon 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Myrmidon
Piramide 2–4 1860 Azoth
Cenial United 2–1 Polaris
Asterion 4–0 White Cliffs
Pinnacle Project 3–3 Phalanx AF

Tir Snake Strike added three more goals to its tally in its away game against Memoriam, with Noveth, Koromin, and Seok all scoring once for the club. Atletico del Norte surprisingly managed to draw with the much-hyped Longtails. Eric Garcia scored once for the away side, and Chris Arthur-Grosseling would have scored another goal, except a sudden updraft sent the ball into the crossbar, where it, unfortunately for Longtails (and fortunately for ADN) bounced away for the goal, and Florencio Alves scored the equalizer for the home side. Sporting Cenial won over El Leon, two to one, but again, as is becoming a recurring theme, Ambrosia rued the one goal that shouldn't have been let in. Javier del Olmo and Gavin Reed were Sporting Cenial's goalscorers. Myrmidon had a clean sheet over Firecrackers FC, with Jacen Xasan scoring the only, and winning, goal. 1860 Azoth sent four goals into Piramide's net (2 each courtesy of Daren and Blaze), while Piramide was only able to retaliate with two. Cenial United defeated the upstarts Polaris two to one, with goals credited to Arivelo and Cossadel, but not before Kike sent a goal into Cenial United's net. Asterion had yet another uncharacteristic win - a four goal win over White Cliffs with no goals conceded. Maybe, during this season, uncharacteristic has become characteristic for Asterion. Both Van Alphen brothers scored two apiece in the win. Pinnacle Project managed to keep Phalanx AF from winning with a solid defense, as well as good midfield control (led by Allison Swan). On the home side, Asturias, Koromin, and Swan were the goalscorers; on the away side, Scholls, Jaros, and Sanchez, with the help of Robby Jepsen, scored one apiece.

Matchday 12
Tir Snake Strike 2–4 Phalanx AF
White Cliffs 0–3 Pinnacle Project
Polaris 1–0 Asterion
1860 Azoth 3–3 Cenial United
Myrmidon 2–2 Piramide
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Firecrackers FC
Longtails 6–1 El Leon
Memoriam 0–1 Atletico del Norte

Phalanx AF shocked Tir Snake Strike with a four-two win - away. Kel Koromin and Will Noveth scored one apiece, but Phalanx AF stole the ball from Koromin when he was aiming for his second goal, leading right into Tir Snake Strike's half of the field for a counter-attack. When all the dust had settled, Phalanx AF had done this three times - enough for the win, but to further demoralize Tir Snake Strike, Elyssa Scholls deftly cut through their defense to add insult to injury. In total, Scholls scored two goals, while Jaros scored two goals as well. Pinnacle Project's Kira Koromin, off passes from Nico Asturias and Allison Swan, scored a hat trick in their win against White Cliffs, totally breaking their defense. Polaris's midfield did well against Asterion, with Erik Jakobsen passing to Kike, who scored the only goal after cutting through Asterion's defense to a wonderful spot to receive Jakobsen's pass. 1860 Azoth put one more goal in than expected to win against fellow Cenial side Cenial United, with Blaze, Daren, and Rasool all scoring for the home team; Cenial United's Arivelo, Cossadel, and Masters all scored for the away team. Piramide held Myrmidon to a two-all draw, even more surprising that the draw was away. Tathtauré and Xasan both scored in the disappointing draw. Sporting Cenial eked out a hard fought win over Firecrackers FC, with Javier del Olmo benefiting from Sporting Cenial's good midfield structure to score against Firecrackers FC. El Leon barely had a chance against Longtails, as the latter side totally annihilated the visitors. Both Garcia and Arthur-Grosseling scored hat-tricks in the one-sided encounter. Atletico del Norte was the beneficiary of one late goal against Memoriam.

Matchday 13
Atletico del Norte 0–2 Tir Snake Strike
El Leon 3–3 Memoriam
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Longtails
Piramide 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Cenial United 2–1 Myrmidon
Asterion 2–2 1860 Azoth
Pinnacle Project 0–0 Polaris
Phalanx AF 6–2 White Cliffs

Tir Snake Strike took out their pent-up anger against the home side Atletico del Norte as they played a fairly aggressive mode of football that caught ADN off guard. Kel Koromin and Will Noveth both scored one goal apiece in their victory, and James Costa pulled off two good saves to deny Atletico del Norte consolation goals. Bottom-table teams El Leon and Memoriam played to a 3-3 draw in the north of Ceni. Longtails pushed through fierce Firecrackers FC resistance to win one to nil, with Eric Garcia making a creative, angled shot to score the only goal. Piramide was able to deny Ambrosia her coveted clean sheet, not the first time in this season for the Equestrian goalkeeper. However, based on goals from strikers Gavin Reed and Javier Del Olmo, her side won away against Piramide. Cenial United's offense proved to be better than Myrmidon's offense, as both Ryan Arivelo and Aeris Cossadel scored goals against Myrmidon, whose Galasgodas Tathtauré scored the only goal for the visiting team. It was tightly fought in the defensive sides (or offensive sides, depending on how you look at it) of each team's side, with Arivelo jinking around Myrmidon's Renné Asterix to score, while Cenial United's defense proved more resilient to Xasan and Tathtauré. Asterion forced 1860 Azoth to a two-all draw, but Asterion's defensive magic seems to be fading, as previously, they would have held 1860 Azoth to a nil-all draw. Vao Paolo scored twice for the home side, while Blaze and Daren scored once each for the visitors. In a tight match of two young teams, both with good striking and defensive teams, neither Polaris nor Pinnacle Project were able to score. Phalanx AF, on the other hand, scored six goals, with Jepsen and Sanchez each scoring one and Jaros and Scholls scoring two apiece, against the hapless White Cliffs defense.

Matchday 14
Tir Snake Strike 3–1 White Cliffs
Polaris 3–3 Phalanx AF
1860 Azoth 4–2 Pinnacle Project
Myrmidon 1–1 Asterion
Sporting Cenial 2–1 Cenial United
Longtails 3–1 Piramide
Memoriam 1–0 Firecrackers FC
Atletico del Norte 1–0 El Leon

Tir Snake Strike defeated White Cliffs by a score of three to one as Kel Koromin and Will Noveth worked well with their team, helping Seok Kun-woo, Corran Celgis, and Xavier Lobo to get in position to score; it was Lobo's first (and only) goal of the season. Polaris dueled with Phalanx AF, with neither team prevailing in their clash. Both Polaris, led by their indomitable and reliable striker Kike (who scored once), and Phalanx AF, led by Elyssa Scholls, scored three goals. For Polaris, Kike, Jakobsen, and Jorgen Castro scored; for Phalanx AF, Jaros, Scholls, and Jepsen scored. 1860 Azoth defeated the youngsters Pinnacle Project, who have been doing a lot better than expected this season. Blaze and Daren scored twice each; Kira Koromin and Nico Asturias both scored one apiece for the away side. Myrmidon and Asterion dueled to a one all draw. Myrmidon's Theo Crillin exploited a momentary gap in the Asterion defense to score early for his first goal of the season, but the Asterion defense was resolute after that point, and Ernesto Vao Paolo scored the equalizer for the Asterion side. The Cenial Derby comes late in the second Cenian Premier League, but it happened, with the home team prevailing two to one. It was a tough fight, to be sure, with the midfield being a hive of activity. Peter Masters, receiving a pass from Juan Medina, sent the visitors ahead, but Sporting Cenial's Javier del Olmo responded with a goal of his own. Felip Oldarev passed to Gavin Reed, who then scored the winning goal for the home side. The Cenial Derby, once again, proved to be one of the most attended games of the season, and the excitement leading to the derby is a wonderful marker for the League's success. Longtails, meanwhile, outfought Piramide three to one, with Kristoffer, Garcia, and Arthur-Grosseling scoring one apiece for the team. In a bottom-table battle in a bottle (in a puddle with paddles and noodles, no less), the home team Memoriam defeated Firecrackers FC one to nil, and in another bottom-table battle, Atletico del Norte defeated El Leon by the same scoreline.

Matchday 15
El Leon 1–3 Tir Snake Strike
Firecrackers FC 1–0 Atletico del Norte
Piramide 2–0 Memoriam
Cenial United 3–2 Longtails
Asterion 0–1 Sporting Cenial
Pinnacle Project 3–4 Myrmidon
Phalanx AF 4–3 1860 Azoth
White Cliffs 3–3 Polaris

Tir Snake Strike finished their half-way mark with a three-one win over El Leon, with Koromin, Noveth, and Seok scoring (with Celgis setting up some wonderful passes for the offense). In one of the famous ramen-noodle bottom table battles, Firecrackers FC defeated Atletico del Norte at home by a score of one to nil; Piramide won at home with a score of two to nil. Cenial United barely fended off the resurgent Longtails at home. Peter Masters only broke through the Longtails defense in the waning minutes of the match; Ryan Arivelo and Aeris Cossadel also scored, with some tremendous help from the midfield. Sporting Cenial and Asterion's defenses clashed; neither team showed much aggression. In the end, however, it was Javier del Olmo who struck the blow for the away side, scoring in the sixtieth minute. Myrmidon barely survived Pinnacle Project at the latter side's home ground. Kira Koromin, Allison Swan, and Nico Asturias all scored for the home side, while Tathtauré and Xasan scored once each for Myrmidon, and Theo Crillin scored twice, including one for the victory. Phalanx AF, meanwhile, defeated 1860 Azoth at home by the same scoreline. A fierce battle occurred in the midfield for possession, with each side switching like nobody's business. Scholls opened the things for the hosts, then Daren for 1860 Azoth, then Jaros for the hosts, then Blaze for 1860 Azoth, then Jepsen for the hosts, then Lannik for the visitors. The score was tied at three apiece when Robby Jepsen stole the pass from Leo Serek, passing to Bruce Sanchez, who sent a shot right past Ajan Varlessal into the goal. White Cliffs held Polaris to a draw at home, with the ever-present Kike scoring once for the visitors, as well as Jakobsen and the Scottopian Angus Ferguson.

Cenian Premier League      Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Sporting Cenial         15   12   2   1    29   15  +14    38
 2 Tir Snake Strike        15   11   2   2    37   19  +18    35
 3 Cenial United           15   10   2   3    31   21  +10    32
 4 Phalanx AF              15    8   5   2    38   21  +17    29
 5 Polaris                 15    8   5   2    34   22  +12    29
 6 Myrmidon                15    8   5   2    37   27  +10    29
 7 1860 Azoth              15    8   4   3    35   24  +11    28
 8 Pinnacle Project        15    7   4   4    39   26  +13    25
 9 Asterion                15    5   6   4    18   16   +2    21
10 Longtails               15    5   4   6    26   23   +3    19
11 Piramide                15    3   3   9    22   31   −9    12
12 Atletico del Norte      15    3   2  10     9   28  −19    11
13 White Cliffs            15    3   1  11    21   42  −21    10
14 Memoriam                15    2   2  11    14   35  −21     8
15 Firecrackers FC         15    2   1  12     6   23  −17     7
16 El Leon                 15    0   2  13    18   41  −23     2

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Matchday 16
Tir Snake Strike 3–1 Polaris
White Cliffs 3–2 1860 Azoth
Phalanx AF 1–0 Myrmidon
Pinnacle Project 1–1 Sporting Cenial
Asterion 0–1 Longtails
Cenial United 3–0 Memoriam
Piramide 1–3 Atletico del Norte
Firecrackers FC 1–2 El Leon

Tir Snake Strike defeated the up-and-coming Polaris by a score of three to one at home. The ever-present Kike scored Polaris's lone goal, while Seok, Noveth, and Koromin scored for the home team. White Cliffs gave 1860 Azoth the shock of their lives - defeating them by a score of three to two, somehow getting through their defense to strike at the goal. Midfielder Ryota Takashita was instrumental in securing the surprise win for the home win. 1860 Azoth thought they were on course to win with goals by Blaze and Daren in the first half, but it was White Cliffs who seized the momentum. Scholls's Phalanx AF defeated Tathtauré's Myrmidon, with Thajan Jaros setting Bruce Sanchez up for the only goal of the match; Robby Jepsen helped to clear the defense with excellent passing as well. Pinnacle Project held visiting Sporting Cenial to a draw, with Kira Koromin's goal off of Allison Swan's pass proving too strong for Ambrosia; Javier del Olmo scored against his former club. Meanwhile, his former teammate, Eric Garcia, scored against Asterion's good defense in their one-nil victory over the home side. Cenial United did well against Memoriam, with Arivelo, Masters, and Cossadel all scoring against the visitors; Aldis Vereneth provided some assistance. In two bottom-table battles, Atletico del Norte defeated Piramide away 3-1; El Leon defeated Firecrackers FC away for their first win of the season.

Matchday 17
Firecrackers FC 1–3 Tir Snake Strike
El Leon 6–2 Piramide
Atletico del Norte 2–2 Cenial United
Memoriam 0–1 Asterion
Longtails 2–3 Pinnacle Project
Sporting Cenial 3–4 Phalanx AF
Myrmidon 4–3 White Cliffs
1860 Azoth 2–3 Polaris

Tir Snake Strike defeated Firecrackers FC, with Kel Koromin, the Cenian NT striker, scoring a hat trick in the bargain; Firecrackers FC was able to score a consolation goal, however. El Leon actually strung together two wins in a row, winning this time against Piramide in one of the largest scoring games of the season. El Leon scored six times during the win (a hat trick by Lumi included), a surprising feat considering that El Leon had barely scored 18 goals during the entire first half of the season. Atletico del Norte surprised Cenial United by forcing them to a draw. Arivelo tried to score the winning goal after his teammates Masters and Cossadel had already scored, and Atletico del Norte had somehow managed to breach the Cenial United defense, but Artemio Pugo-Obando made an extremely luck side to deny the away side the win. Asterion returned from its adventure in uncharacteristic wins-land and scored only once, credit to Ernesto Vao Paolo, while managing a clean sheet against Memoriam. Pinnacle Project again showed its superiority to Longtails by defeating them by a score of three to two. Eric Garcia scored against his former club, while Nicholas Johnson also scored; Kira Koromin, Nico Asturias, and Allison Swan all scored for the away side. Phalanx AF defeated home side Sporting Cenial in a surprisingly high-scoring game, as Sporting Cenial's good defense broke up and Ambrosia's reflexes stuttered for crucial moments. Javier del Olmo, Gavin Reed, and Percy van Ophoven all scored for the home side, while Elyssa Schools, Robby Jepsen, Bruce Sanchez, and Thajan Jaros all scored for the away team. Myrmidon defeated White Cliffs, but only after surviving a 3-goal comeback from White Cliffs. Tathtauré and Xasan both scored twice. Polaris shocked 1860 Azoth by winning three-two away, with the ever-present Kike scoring once for the visitors, as well as Erik Jakobsen and Jorgen Castro; Daren and Blaze scored for the home team, but it was not enough to secure the win over the visitors. (Our readers probably won't turn to Polaris's score sheet any more, just assuming that Kike scored at least one goal, as usual!)

Matchday 18
Tir Snake Strike 3–2 1860 Azoth
Polaris 1–5 Myrmidon
White Cliffs 0–4 Sporting Cenial
Phalanx AF 5–5 Longtails
Pinnacle Project 4–2 Memoriam
Asterion 1–0 Atletico del Norte
Cenial United 3–0 El Leon

Tir Snake Strike defeated 1860 Azoth, continuing their losing streak; Daren and Blaze both scored one apiece in the encounter, while Koromin, Noveth, and Seok all scored one apiece. Myrmidon blew out Polaris, finally capping Kike's once-per game scoring streak at 17 games in a row. Instead, it was Erik Jakobsen who scored for the suddenly outmatched home team, while Jacen Xasan scored twice and Galasgodas Tathtauré scored a hat trick for his club. Sporting Cenial blew out White Cliffs, with Ambrosia not making any of the customary goalkeeping hiccups when these kinds of situations occur; del Olmo and Reed both scored twice. Meanwhile, Phalanx AF and Longtails set a scoring record - a total of ten goals in total. Advantage swung back and forth between each of the teams, with one team making a goal seemingly as soon as it had gained the ball from the other team. Scholls scored twice, while Sanchez, Jepsen, and Jaros all scored once for the home team; Eric Garcia scored twice, Chris Arthur-Grosseling scored twice, and Nicholas Johnson scored once for the visitors side. Asterion continued its characteristic pattern, winning one-nil over Atletico del Norte, with Ernesto Vao Paolo's goal carrying the day. Cenial United, meanwhile, outscored the hapless El Leon three to nil, with Arivelo, Masters, and Cossadel all scoring once, with Aldis Vereneth working assisting magic, setting up some very good opportunities.

Matchday 19
Piramide 1–4 Tir Snake Strike
Firecrackers FC 0–3 Cenial United
El Leon 0–2 Asterion
Atletico del Norte 1–2 Pinnacle Project
Memoriam 2–2 Phalanx AF
Longtails 2–0 White Cliffs
Sporting Cenial 0–1 Polaris
Myrmidon 2–1 1860 Azoth
Piramide 1–0 Firecrackers FC

Both Will Noveth and Kel Koromin scored twice in their 4-1 defeat of the home side Piramide, in a fairly routine win. Cenial United won yet again with the score of three to nil, with the same three players - Cossadel, Arivelo, and Masters - all scoring yet again, in another routine win. Asterion defeated El Leon and managed another clean sheet, but this time Nico and Koen Van Alphen both scored to give Asterion a two-goal win. Pinnacle Project found itself facing down a one-nil deficit in the first half, but managed to defeat the home side nonetheless. Nico Asturias equalized with the northern side, and Kira Koromin scored the winning goal for the outstanding team of young players. Memoriam, surprisingly, held Phalanx AF to a draw, albeit in their home territory. Memoriam, by some standards, has the worst offense of any of the Cenian Premier League teams, but it somehow worked today against Phalanx AF. Sanchez and Jepsen, the two Cosumarites, scored for Phalanx AF, but Elyssa Scholls was denied the winning goal for the away side because of an unfortunate draft of wind that carried the ball away from the goal. Longtails defeated White Cliffs, with Garcia and Arthur-Grosseling scoring for the home side, and the defense holding up well. Polaris shocked Sporting Cenial by defeating them one-nil, away no less; Javier Quintanilla again performed well above expectations in making some excellent saves from fellow Javier Javier del Olmo, while Jakobsen again was the sole Polaris goalscorer. Myrmidon defeated 1860 Azoth, not surprisingly, as what was a good team during the first Cenian Premier League season deteriorated in comparison to some other sides with world-class players. Tathtauré and Xasan each scored one apiece, while Daren scored for 1860 Azoth. Piramide defeated Firecrackers FC in a fairly mundane, pedestrian match.

Matchday 20
Tir Snake Strike 2–0 Myrmidon
1860 Azoth 1–0 Sporting Cenial
Polaris 1–3 Longtails
White Cliffs 1–1 Memoriam
Phalanx AF 1–0 Atletico del Norte
Pinnacle Project 2–0 El Leon
Asterion 3–2 Firecrackers FC
Cenial United 2–1 Piramide

Tir Snake Strike defeated its rival (or at least what passes for a rival here in Ceni) Myrmidon by a score of two to one. Its defense denied Tathtauré and Xasan, Myrmidon's star players, the chance to score, while its own offense, led by Kel Koromin and Will Noveth (who both scored one apiece), had multiple opportunities to score, credit to the good midfield of their club. Corran Celgis did an excellent job blunting any Myrmidon advances and quickly turning the ball around for a counterattack. 1860 Azoth, which has been doing poorly lately, somewhat surprised Sporting Cenial, defeating them one to nil. Ajan Varlessal held court in the defensive side of the pitch, while Andrew Daren received an incisive pass from Zaon Lannik to set up a wonderful scoring opportunity, sending a nicely angled shot past Equestrian keeper Ambrosia. In the weird world of Cenian football, Longtails defeated Polaris three to one away. This match marks the third straight game in which Erik Jakobsen has scored - and, more significant for the club, the third straight game where Kike, the star Sunrisian, hasn't scored; Arthur-Grosseling, Johnson, and Garcia all scored. In a Fox-in-Socks-esque bottom-table battle, Memoriam and White Cliffs battled to a one-all draw. Phalanx AF survived a tough test by the hands of Atletico del Norte, who put up tough resistance until the late minutes, in which Elyssa Scholls broke through the scattered defense and scored. Pinnacle Project had somewhat better luck, defeating El Leon two to nil, with Kira Koromin scoring both goals. Asterion returned to its uncharacteristic wins from its brief respite of character with its unusual three-two win over Firecrackers FC, in which both Van Alphen brothers and Ernesto Vao Paolo scored. Cenial United won two to one over Piramide, with Cossadel and Masters scoring.

Cenian Premier League      Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Tir Snake Strike        20   16   2   2    52   24  +28    50
 2 Cenial United           20   14   3   3    44   24  +20    45
 3 Sporting Cenial         20   13   3   4    37   22  +15    42
 4 Phalanx AF              20   11   7   2    51   31  +20    40
 5 Pinnacle Project        20   11   5   4    51   32  +19    38
 6 Myrmidon                20   11   5   4    48   35  +13    38
 7 Polaris                 20   10   5   5    41   35   +6    35
 8 Asterion                20    9   6   5    25   19   +6    33
 9 1860 Azoth              20    9   4   7    43   35   +8    31
10 Longtails               20    8   5   7    39   32   +7    29
11 Piramide                20    4   3  13    28   46  −18    15
12 Atletico del Norte      20    4   3  13    15   35  −20    15
13 White Cliffs            20    4   2  14    28   55  −27    14
14 Memoriam                20    2   4  14    19   46  −27    10
15 El Leon                 20    2   2  16    26   51  −25     8
16 Firecrackers FC         20    2   1  17    10   35  −25     7

Tir Snake Strike regained the number one position from Sporting Cenial in the last five matchdays with fifty points, five points ahead of its nearest rival, Cenial United, which has forty-five points. Sporting Cenial dropped to third, with only forty-two points. Phalanx AF and Pinnacle Project are tied with the second highest goals scored, with 51 goals each, while Tir Snake Strike scored 52 goals in total. Asterion, so far, has conceded the least goals, with 19, with Sporting Cenial second place at twenty-four. At the bottom of the table, El Leon and Firecrackers FC are both in a relegation position, two and three points away, respectively, from 14th-placed Memoriam, which must enter a playoff to determine its ultimate fate. There is a large gap between the top 10 in the table, Longtails with 29 points, and number 11, with only 15 points, and a 43-point gap between top and bottom at this stage.

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Matchday 21
Cenial United 2–1 Tir Snake Strike
Piramide 0–0 Asterion
Firecrackers FC 4–4 Pinnacle Project
El Leon 1–1 Phalanx AF
Atletico del Norte 2–1 White Cliffs
Memoriam 2–4 Polaris
Longtails 6–4 1860 Azoth
Sporting Cenial 1–2 Myrmidon

Cenial United demonstrated their good offense with a 2-1 victory over current table leaders Tir Snake Strike. Peter Masters showcased his experience with one of the top clubs in the world, 1830 Cathair, by making it through the tough perimeter, guarded by Robert Ionescu and Fernando Ricardo Lobo. On the other hand, Ryan Arivelo showed his craftiness in goalscoring by going around the defense, then sending a lovely angled shot right in between the post and the line for the second goal of the day. Kel Koromin led a fierce effort to fight back, scoring once, but ultimately, his side was not able to send another goal into Cenial United's net. Asterion, once again, had a clean sheet, this time against Piramide, but was unfortunately not able to score. Pinnacle Project and Firecrackers FC scored 8 times in total, but not in the distribution Pinnacle Project wanted. Nico Asturias and Kira Koromin both scored twice, while Allison Swan impressed with her good control of the midfield. El Leon somewhat shocked Phalanx AF with a draw at home, with Elyssa Scholls's penalty going in for the only goal of the away side; Jepsen and Sanchez almost made another good play for the goal, but Gil Mendoza luckily saved Sanchez's shot. Atletico del Norte, which is somewhat better than its northern and southern peers, showed that by defeating White Cliffs. Polaris defeated Memoriam away four to two, with Kike and Jakobsen each scoring two goals. Longtails and 1860 Azoth had a goalfest, with Longtails' Eric Garcia and Chris Arthur-Grosseling each scoring a hat trick; Andrew Daren and Blaze each scored two for the away side. The game seemed like it was salvo, goal, salvo, goal, but the deciding moment came in the fourth salvo for 1860 Azoth, when they were unable to score; Longtails capitalized to take the lead. Myrmidon's offense, led by Jacen Xasan and Galasgodas Tathtauré, who scored one apiece, proved to be better than Ambrosia's goalkeeping and Sporting Cenial's defense, but Javier del Olmo was able to score a consolation goal.

Matchday 22
Tir Snake Strike 1–1 Sporting Cenial
Myrmidon 3–1 Longtails
1860 Azoth 7–3 Memoriam
Polaris 5–0 Atletico del Norte
White Cliffs 3–2 El Leon
Phalanx AF 2–0 Firecrackers FC
Pinnacle Project 4–1 Piramide
Asterion 0–1 Cenial United

Sporting Cenial, turning around after losing to Myrmidon, drew the almost-unstoppable Tir Snake Strike, with Ambrosia recovering from her poor-ish performance against Myrmidon. Kel Koromin scored for the home team, while Gavin Reed scored for the away side. Myrmidon continued to impress, with Tathtauré, Xasan, and Silveira all scoring against Longtails. Silveira has been crucial to Myrmidon's performance over the season, setting up several crucial passes which allowed Myrmidon to take control at the right moments; Silveira is also good with reading the ball. Longtails' Garcia scored a consolation goal for the away side. 1860 Azoth and Memoriam co-set the highest scoring matches record, scoring ten goals in total between them, with Blaze and Andrew Daren scoring hat tricks; Zaon Lannik added another goal. Polaris totally dominated the hapless (and chanceless) Atletico del Norte, barely giving them a chance to score or even possess the ball. Kike had a hat trick, and Erik Jakobsen scored two more goals for the home side. White Cliffs defeated El Leon, further sending them down the road to relegation. Phalanx AF outplayed Firecrackers FC, although not to the same level as Polaris, with Bruce Sanchez and Robby Jepsen scoring. Pinnacle Project, although allowing a consolation goal from Piramide, put four goals of their own into Piramide's net, two each scored by Kira Koromin and Nico Asturias. Cenial United penetrated Asterion's defense just once (goal credit Arivelo), but it was enough to secure victory against the defensive side, who were unwilling to commit to offense in fear of a counterattack.

Matchday 23
Asterion 2–2 Tir Snake Strike
Cenial United 3–2 Pinnacle Project
Piramide 0–1 Phalanx AF
Firecrackers FC 2–0 White Cliffs
El Leon 0–1 Polaris
Atletico del Norte 3–5 1860 Azoth
Memoriam 2–3 Myrmidon
Longtails 2–1 Sporting Cenial

Asterion held Tir Snake Strike to a two all draw, with a strong change in strategy from their match against Cenial United, despite the fact that Cenial United and Tir Snake Strike both play fairly aggressive forms of football. Both Van Alphens scored; for Tir Snake Strike, Seok and Lobo scored. Cenial United barely survived the youngsters Pinnacle Project, but survive they did nonetheless. Arivelo, Masters, and Cossadel sent goals into the net, with valuable assists from Aldis Vereneth. Kira Koromin scored both times for the visiting team. Phalanx AF and Piramide almost battled it out to a draw until the referee awarded Phalanx AF a late penalty, which Elyssa Scholls sent into the goal for the winning goal. Firecrackers FC, because of its win over White Cliffs, briefly found itself outside the zone of automatic relegation, although it still can be relegated. Polaris's Erik Jakobsen scored against El Leon in the opening minutes. After that, though, El Leon decided they didn't want to become bantha fodder, so they switched an extra man to defense, not allowing Polaris to send in any more goals. 1860 Azoth survived a barrage of goals against Atletico del Norte, but came out ahead. After Atletico del Norte was leading, three goals to one, 1860 Azoth made a 4-goal comeback to win, with the midfield, and striker Zaon Lannik, able to capitalize off an over-extended El Leon. Blaze scored a hat trick, while Andrew Daren added two more goals. Myrmidon survived a scare against Memoriam, with Galasgodas Tathtauré, Theo Crillin, and Jacen Xasan all scoring to make up their early deficit. Longtails upset Sporting Cenial, with Eric Garcia and Chris Arthur-Grosseling both making it past Ambrosia's good goalkeeping. Javier del Olmo scored the consolation goal.

Matchday 24
Tir Snake Strike 1–0 Longtails
Sporting Cenial 4–0 Memoriam
Myrmidon 4–2 Atletico del Norte
1860 Azoth 4–0 El Leon
Polaris 2–0 Firecrackers FC
White Cliffs 0–0 Piramide
Phalanx AF 0–0 Cenial United
Pinnacle Project 1–0 Asterion

Longtails was unable to upset Tir Snake Strike on the latter side's home ground but at least they gave a good fight. Tir Snake Strike was unable to penetrate the Longtails midfield for a good portion of the match, while Longtails made some good attempts at the Tir Snake Strike line. Ultimately, the home side's Kel Koromin made the only goal of the match, a shot high above Nick Kelly's head, for the win. Sporting Cenial avoided goalkeeping hiccups that had beset them in previous matches to defeat Memoriam with a clean sheet. Javier del Olmo and Gavin Reed both scored twice for the home side. Myrmidon earned the dubious distinction of being the only side not to have a clean sheet, although they did pull away the win; Tathtauré, Xasan, Crillin, and Silveira all scored. However, Atletico del Norte did breach the Myrmidon defense twice to score. 1860 Azoth was able to take advantage of the overextended El Leon. Before the away side's all-out attacking style could put goals into the home side's net, Blaze and Andrew Daren both scored two goals apiece. Erik Jakobsen and Kike both scored one apiece in Polaris's home victory over Firecrackers FC. In a bottom-table battle with no victor, White Cliffs failed to put a goal past Piramide. In a much higher-table battle with teams with two good offenses, you would have expected one team or the other to win. In this case, your expectations would have been wrong, but what was even more surprising in the nil-nil draw was that neither team - both with some of the best offenses in the league - was able to score a goal. Pinnacle Project, on the other hand, did score one solitary goal against Asterion; the defense-piercing run by Kira Koromin was enough to assure the victory for the home side.

Matchday 25
Pinnacle Project 2–3 Tir Snake Strike
Asterion 5–2 Phalanx AF
Cenial United 2–1 White Cliffs
Piramide 2–1 Polaris
Firecrackers FC 0–2 1860 Azoth
El Leon 2–3 Myrmidon
Atletico del Norte 0–3 Sporting Cenial
Memoriam 0–2 Longtails

Tir Snake Strike avoided a defeat against Pinnacle Project, the side that handed them their only loss last season. Koromin and Noveth both penetrated the excellent Pinnacle Project defense, but Pinnacle Project mounted a two-goal comeback, with goals by Nico Asturias and Kira Koromin. Kel Koromin was able to set up a good pass to the Zenic international Seok Kun-woo, who took it and scored on Ryan Navir for the game-winning goal. Asterion won against Phalanx AF, a good feat for the side, but it won, yet again, in an uncharacteristic fashion - by five goals to two, with Nico and Koen Van Alphen both scoring two; Ernesto Vao Paolo scored one. The offense was surprisingly good, while the defense kept out enough Phalanx AF attempts to ensure the win. Scholls and Jaros scored for Phalanx AF. Cenial United defeated White Cliffs, scoring two goals, but not before conceding a consolation goal; Cossadel and Masters were the home side's goalscorers. Piramide surprised Polaris somewhat, with the home side putting two goals through the Polaris defense, while Polaris's Erik Jakobsen was the only goalscorer for the away team. 1860 Azoth, on the other hand, didn't have much of a struggle against the southern side Firecrackers FC, with Daren and Blaze both scoring one apiece. Myrmidon had a bit of trouble against the thorn-in-the-side club El Leon, which scored a couple of goals, but was able to win in the end anyway. Tathtauré, Silveira, and Xasan all scored for the away side. Sporting Cenial managed a clean sheet against the northern side Atletico del Norte, and the win wasn't much trouble for the Cenial club. Javier del Olmo scored a hat trick for the club. Longtails, as well, managed a clean sheet in an easy win over Memoriam, with Nicholas Johnson and Eric Garcia both scoring for the visiting side.

Cenian Premier League      Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Tir Snake Strike        25   18   4   3    60   31  +29    58
 2 Cenial United           25   18   4   3    52   28  +24    58
 3 Myrmidon                25   16   5   4    63   43  +20    53
 4 Sporting Cenial         25   15   4   6    47   27  +20    49
 5 Phalanx AF              25   13   9   3    57   37  +20    48
 6 Polaris                 25   14   5   6    54   39  +15    47
 7 Pinnacle Project        25   13   6   6    64   43  +21    45
 8 1860 Azoth              25   13   4   8    65   47  +18    43
 9 Longtails               25   11   5   9    50   41   +9    38
10 Asterion                25   10   8   7    32   25   +7    38
11 Piramide                25    5   5  15    31   52  −21    20
12 White Cliffs            25    5   3  17    33   63  −30    18
13 Atletico del Norte      25    5   3  17    22   53  −31    18
14 Firecrackers FC         25    3   2  20    16   45  −29    11
15 Memoriam                25    2   4  19    26   66  −40    10
16 El Leon                 25    2   3  20    31   63  −32     9

The race for the championship is close, with Cenial United only trailing Tir Snake Strike on goals difference - TSS is up 29, while Cenial United is only up 24. Myrmidon is five points away from TSS and Cenial United, but looking in. The race for the last UICA spot is also close; Sporting Cenial currently holds the spot, but Phalanx AF and Polaris are one and two points away, respectively, and any of the three have a realistic chance of moving up in the table from fourth to third. At the bottom of the table, El Leon sits in last place with a measly 9 points. Memoriam is also in a relegation position with 10 points, but both could easily overtake Firecrackers FC, which only has 11 points, to get a better chance of staying in the top league.

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Matchday 26
Tir Snake Strike 3–0 Memoriam
Longtails 1–0 Atletico del Norte
Sporting Cenial 5–2 El Leon
Myrmidon 2–0 Firecrackers FC
1860 Azoth 2–3 Piramide
Polaris 4–3 Cenial United
White Cliffs 0–1 Asterion
Phalanx AF 5–0 Pinnacle Project

Tir Snake Strike entered the home stretch with their three-nil win over Memoriam, putting them three points ahead of their nearest rivals, Cenial United. Kel Koromin, Seok Kun-woo, and Will Noveth all scored for the away club in a match that could hardly be called competitive. Longtails won over Atletico del Norte with Eric Garcia's lone goal in the fifteenth minute. It was a challenge getting the ball into the net both after that and before that, but the sole goal turned out to be enough for the club. Longtails controlled the midfield, not allowing Atletico del Norte any chances, but the away side's defense was able to keep the midfield away from their net. Sporting Cenial outscored the pesky El Leon, which has become more of a mosquito than a lion. Gavin Reed scored a hat trick in the encounter, while Javier del Olmo added two goals of his own. Myrmidon defeated Firecrackers FC at home, two to nil, with Theo Crillin taking advantage of good offensive positions both times to score. Piramide, surprisingly, defeated 1860 Azoth, away no less, with Kauan proving the crucial player in the effort. Daren and Blaze both scored for the home side. Polaris defeated Cenial United, somewhat surprisingly, as their side was able to slip one lucky goal past Aitor Abasolo. Kike and Jakobsen scored twice, with Kike scoring the winning goal; Arivelo, Cossadel, and Vereneth scored for the away side. Asterion defeated White Cliffs, one to nil, with Ernesto Vao Paolo scoring the only goal; Asterion's defense held up to the task. Phalanx AF proved itself better than Pinnacle Project, with Jepsen, Sanchez, and de Santigo scoring one apiece; Jacen Xasan scored twice. It was a dominant performance against the ip-and-coming side.

Matchday 27
Phalanx AF 4–5 Tir Snake Strike
Pinnacle Project 6–2 White Cliffs
Asterion 1–1 Polaris
Cenial United 3–1 1860 Azoth
Piramide 1–4 Myrmidon
Firecrackers FC 2–3 Sporting Cenial
El Leon 2–5 Longtails
Atletico del Norte 1–0 Memoriam

Tir Snake Strike outscored Phalanx AF away in a rapidly changing battle, with the top club denying the home side the victory. Possession and scoring see-sawed between the two sides, but ultimately, Tir Snake Strike proved itself a better club and came out on top. Kel Koromin and Will Noveth both scored two apiece, while Seok Kun-woo scored one goal for the away side; on Phalanx AF's side, Jacen Xasan and Elyssa Scholls both scored two goals apiece. Pinnacle Project came back from its poor showing the day before against Phalanx AF to win six-two against White Cliffs. Nico Asturias and Kira Koromin, friends by now in their adventure with the club together, both scored hat tricks against the inferior club. Asterion and Polaris battled it out to a one all draw, with Asterion's defense proving superior to Polaris's offense, blunting their spear. Vao Paolo scored for Asterion; Jakobsen scored for Polaris. Cenial United defeated 1860 Azoth at home, with Cossadel, Arivelo, and Masters, the Cenial United trio, all scoring one goal apiece; Blaze scored the only goal for 1860 Azoth. Myrmidon stopped Piramide's momentum, gained from their win against 1860 Azoth; Galasgodas Tathtauré, Jacen Xasan, Theo Crillin, and César Silveira all scored one for the away side. Sporting Cenial survived a two-goal comeback from Firecrackers FC and won, with Javier del Olmo, Gavin Reed, and Felip Oldarev all scoring against the home team. Longtails defeated El Leon, five to two, with Chris Arthur-Grosseling proving a good pickup, with two goals; Eric Garcia scored a further two, and Nicholas Johnson added one goal to the margin. Atletico del Norte defeated relegation-bound Memoriam in a hardly noteworthy clash.

Matchday 28
Tir Snake Strike 2–0 Atletico del Norte
Memoriam 3–2 El Leon
Longtails 0–1 Firecrackers FC
Sporting Cenial 4–2 Piramide
Myrmidon 2–1 Cenial United
1860 Azoth 3–2 Asterion
Polaris 1–0 Pinnacle Project
White Cliffs 0–2 Phalanx AF

Tir Snake Strike turned up its game in a two-nil win over Atletico del Norte, with Kel Koromin and Will Noveth both scoring. Tir Snake Strike's midfield controlled the pitch, with Celgis, as usual, acting as a pivot, and Gracefull Falls doing some wonderful sweeping action. Memoriam barely triumphed over El Leon, their fellow facing-relegation side, although it will probably not be enough to lift Memoriam out of relegation position. Steven Laguna sent a good ball in Longtails's net and then retreated back, expecting some Longtails response, but strangely, Longtails never sent a ball into the goal, for reasons unknown - perhaps an inspired Firecrackers FC defense, or just sleepiness? Sporting Cenial defeated Piramide by a somewhat comfortable margin, but, as is the norm with Cenian football, the losing club scored a consolation goal, or, in this case, two consolation goals; Javier del Olmo and Gavin Reed both scored twice for Sporting Cenial. Myrmidon barely made it past Cenial United in a game of almost constant attacking. The midfield was a battleground, with Theo Crillin and Jacen Xasan of Myrmidon directing balls towards their club's offense. Juan Medina performed admirably in the midfield for Cenial United, acting as a bridge between the defensive and offensive sides, but it wasn't enough to triumph over Myrmidon. Crillin assisted the attacking midfield Xasan, who scored, and Koralo Soleth sent a ball on the outside to César Mariano Silveira, who sent it laterally to Galasgodas Tathtauré - who headed it in for a goal. Cenial United's Arivelo was the only one to score for the away side. 1860 Azoth, thankfully for them, avoided an upset against Asterion, although barely, sending three goals (Lannik, Blaze, Daren) through Asterion's defensive dragnet, in contrast to Asterion's to (K. Van Alphen, N. Van Alphen). Erik Jakobsen's one goal was good enough to put Polaris past Pinnacle Project's inspired midfielding in a battle of the young teams. Phalanx AF defeated White Cliffs (no, not itself) by two to nil, with Bruce Sanchez and Robby Jepsen both scoring from good opportunities set up by their fellow Cosumarite.

Matchday 29
White Cliffs 0–5 Tir Snake Strike
Phalanx AF 6–3 Polaris
Pinnacle Project 2–2 1860 Azoth
Asterion 2–3 Myrmidon
Cenial United 1–2 Sporting Cenial
Piramide 2–3 Longtails
Firecrackers FC 0–0 Memoriam
El Leon 3–3 Atletico del Norte

Tir Snake Strike was declared the champion with their totally dominant five-nil away win over White Cliffs, as their nearest competitor, Myrmidon, could not overtake them. Kel Koromin scored a hat trick, while Will Noveth and Seok Kun-woo scored one apiece. Tir Snake Strike controlled the ball from the very start of the match, barely giving up possession. The midfield controlled their portion of the pitch, funneling the ball to the offense and preventing any goalscoring opportunities in return. Phalanx AF and Polaris both scored a lot, but ultimately, it was Phalanx AF who came out on top. Almost every Phalanx AF offensive player got into the goalscoring pie - Jepsen, Jaros, de Santigo, and Sanchez all scored one apiece, while Elyssa Scholls scored two. It was one of the better midfield days for the Cosumarite players, who passed to each other and set up almost all of the goalscoring opportunities. Polaris's Kike, Jakobsen, and Lukas Vollen all scored one goal apiece. Pinnacle Project drew - but noticeably didn't win, with its goal attempt with the clock running out proving too late - the increasingly harried 1860 Azoth; Allison Swan proved a good passer and a good possession player in the draw, in which Kira Koromin and Nico Asturias scored for the home side, and Andrew Daren and Blaze scored for the away side. Myrmidon barely defeated Asterion, who turned up the offense, unusually, for their date with Myrmidon. Silveira, Tathtauré, and Crillin all scored for the away side, while both Van Alphens scored for Asterion. The Cenial Derby's second iteration occurred on Matchday 29, one of the most attended games of the entire Cenian league season, with the away team pulling ahead for the first time in its history. Sporting Cenial's Ambrosia proved almost unstoppable, blocking most of Cenial United's shots. Ryan Arivelo, with his creative goalscoring, was the only Cenial United player to score, while Javier del Olmo and Gavin Reed both scored for the away side. Longtails defeated Piramide, two to three, with Chris Arthur-Grosseling, Nicholas Johnson, and Eric Garcia all scoring. Both bottom-table battles held on Matchday 29 ended in draws, with Firecrackers FC and Memoriam drawing nil-nil and El Leon and Atletico del Norte drawing three-three.

Matchday 30
Tir Snake Strike 4–0 El Leon
Atletico del Norte 0–1 Firecrackers FC
Memoriam 2–0 Piramide
Longtails 2–4 Cenial United
Sporting Cenial 1–2 Asterion
Myrmidon 2–0 Pinnacle Project
1860 Azoth 2–2 Phalanx AF
Polaris 3–2 White Cliffs

Tir Snake Strike continued its streak of clean sheets, with four in the last five matchdays. Koromin and Noveth both scored two goals in their win against El Leon, while the away side, who had been a thorn in the side of many clubs by scoring extra goals, failed to make a dent in Tir Snake Strike's lineup. Firecrackers FC avoided the specter of relegation with their one-nil away win over Atletico del Norte. Unfortunately, even Memoriam's two-nil win over Piramide was not enough to save it from automatic relegation, as it was one measly point away from being clear. Cenial United cemented its third place standing in the CPL with a four-two away win over Longtails. Arivelo, Cossadel, Masters, and Vereneth all scored one apiece for the away club, while Garcia and Arthur-Grosseling scored one apiece for the home club. It has been a good season for Cenial United, with its new-and-improved offense and good midfield. Sporting Cenial gave up its third place standing to Cenial United with its disappointing one-two home loss to Asterion. Ambrosia's goalkeeping skills were thought to be better than Asterion's, but she let in a goal from both Nico and Koen Van Alphen, whereas Gavin Reed's shot was blocked, although Javier del Olmo did let in a goal. Myrmidon defeated Pinnacle Project, with a clean sheet no less, with goals from Crillin and Xasan. Phalanx AF added to 1860 Azoth's woes with a draw. It wanted a win to stay relevant in competition, but statistically, a win wouldn't have helped it, only put it ever-so-close to the last remaining UICA spot. Daren and Blaze scored for the home side, while Scholls and Jepsen scored for Phalanx AF. Polaris defeated White Cliffs, three-two, in which Kike scored twice and Erik Jakobsen scored once. It has been a good season for Polaris; they have scored some good upsets and some good wins over their season.

Cenian Premier League     Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Tir Snake Strike        30   23   4   3    79   35  +44    73 CC, Champion
2 Myrmidon                30   21   5   4    76   47  +29    68 GC
3 Cenial United           30   20   4   6    64   39  +25    64 GC
4 Sporting Cenial         30   19   4   7    62   36  +26    61 GC
5 Phalanx AF              30   16  10   4    76   47  +29    58 MPL
6 Polaris                 30   17   6   7    66   51  +15    57
7 Pinnacle Project        30   14   7   9    72   55  +17    49
8 1860 Azoth              30   14   6  10    75   59  +16    48
9 Longtails               30   14   5  11    61   50  +11    47
10 Asterion               30   12   9   9    40   33   +7    45
11 Piramide               30    6   5  19    39   67  −28    23
12 Atletico del Norte     30    6   4  20    26   60  −34    22
13 Firecrackers FC        30    5   3  22    20   50  −30    18
14 White Cliffs           30    5   3  22    37   80  −43    18 PO
15 Memoriam               30    4   5  21    31   72  −41    17 R
16 El Leon                30    2   4  24    40   83  −43    10 R

CC = Champion's Cup, GC = Globe Cup, MPL = Multiverse Premier League, PO = Relegation Playoffs, R = Relegated

Tir Snake Strike lifted the crown for the second time in a row, with a five point lead over Myrmidon and 73 points. Myrmidon avoided their last-day embarrassment of the last season and qualified for the Globe Cup in second place, with 68 points. Cenial United was four points behind, and Sporting Cenial took the third and last Globe Cup spot. Polaris performed somewhat better than last season, with 57 points (compared to 48); Asterion performed 5 points worse, and 1860 Azoth dropped 19 points from last season. Longtails had a 14 point improvement from their standing last season as FC Rookery 23. At the bottom of the table, El Leon and Memoriam are automatically relegated to the Cenian Football Championship, and White Cliffs must go through a playoff with the third place team from the Championship, Cenial Liberty, to determine its status.

* Other Info - 864 goals in 240 matches
3.60 goals per match

[Ceni]

Cenian Championship

Sentinels 2–3 Excalibur
Aviation Club Cenial 0–0 Newcastle Knights
New Oxford Nucleus 5–4 Sylvani Dragons
Cenial Liberty 3–2 Trojans
Arrowheads 3–3 Esplanade
Occidental 3–4 Lake Cenial Chimeras
FC Paladin 04 0–1 Viento Oeste
Cenian Angels 0–1 Dynamo Dover

Excalibur 0–0 Dynamo Dover
Viento Oeste 1–0 Cenian Angels
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–2 FC Paladin 04
Esplanade 1–2 Occidental
Trojans 2–2 Arrowheads
Sylvani Dragons 3–2 Cenial Liberty
Newcastle Knights 2–3 New Oxford Nucleus
Sentinels 1–2 Aviation Club Cenial

Aviation Club Cenial 0–3 Excalibur
New Oxford Nucleus 4–0 Sentinels
Cenial Liberty 1–0 Newcastle Knights
Arrowheads 3–1 Sylvani Dragons
Occidental 1–0 Trojans
FC Paladin 04 1–0 Esplanade
Cenian Angels 0–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Dynamo Dover 1–1 Viento Oeste

Excalibur 0–1 Viento Oeste
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–0 Dynamo Dover
Esplanade 4–5 Cenian Angels
Trojans 1–1 FC Paladin 04
Sylvani Dragons 0–1 Occidental
Newcastle Knights 1–2 Arrowheads
Sentinels 0–1 Cenial Liberty
Aviation Club Cenial 0–3 New Oxford Nucleus

New Oxford Nucleus 3–2 Excalibur
Cenial Liberty 1–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Arrowheads 2–1 Sentinels
Occidental 3–0 Newcastle Knights
FC Paladin 04 3–1 Sylvani Dragons
Cenian Angels 1–1 Trojans
Dynamo Dover 2–0 Esplanade
Viento Oeste 2–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras

Excalibur 3–3 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Esplanade 0–1 Viento Oeste
Trojans 1–1 Dynamo Dover
Sylvani Dragons 4–1 Cenian Angels
Newcastle Knights 0–2 FC Paladin 04
Sentinels 1–0 Occidental
Aviation Club Cenial 0–0 Arrowheads
New Oxford Nucleus 1–0 Cenial Liberty

Cenial Liberty 0–0 Excalibur
Arrowheads 3–3 New Oxford Nucleus
Occidental 4–1 Aviation Club Cenial
FC Paladin 04 5–4 Sentinels
Cenian Angels 0–0 Newcastle Knights
Dynamo Dover 3–3 Sylvani Dragons
Viento Oeste 4–2 Trojans
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–0 Esplanade

Excalibur 5–1 Esplanade
Trojans 0–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Sylvani Dragons 0–2 Viento Oeste
Newcastle Knights 0–2 Dynamo Dover
Sentinels 0–0 Cenian Angels
Aviation Club Cenial 0–0 FC Paladin 04
New Oxford Nucleus 0–0 Occidental
Cenial Liberty 2–1 Arrowheads

Arrowheads 1–1 Excalibur
Occidental 0–1 Cenial Liberty
FC Paladin 04 1–1 New Oxford Nucleus
Cenian Angels 1–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Dynamo Dover 5–1 Sentinels
Viento Oeste 2–0 Newcastle Knights
Lake Cenial Chimeras 4–0 Sylvani Dragons
Esplanade 3–4 Trojans

Excalibur 2–2 Trojans
Sylvani Dragons 4–1 Esplanade
Newcastle Knights 3–4 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Sentinels 0–1 Viento Oeste
Aviation Club Cenial 2–3 Dynamo Dover
New Oxford Nucleus 3–1 Cenian Angels
Cenial Liberty 3–1 FC Paladin 04
Arrowheads 4–2 Occidental

Occidental 2–0 Excalibur
FC Paladin 04 5–3 Arrowheads
Cenian Angels 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Dynamo Dover 0–1 New Oxford Nucleus
Viento Oeste 3–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Lake Cenial Chimeras 3–2 Sentinels
Esplanade 2–1 Newcastle Knights
Trojans 2–1 Sylvani Dragons

Excalibur 3–2 Sylvani Dragons
Newcastle Knights 0–2 Trojans
Sentinels 0–1 Esplanade
Aviation Club Cenial 1–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
New Oxford Nucleus 1–1 Viento Oeste
Cenial Liberty 4–2 Dynamo Dover
Arrowheads 3–1 Cenian Angels
Occidental 0–0 FC Paladin 04

FC Paladin 04 5–1 Excalibur
Cenian Angels 1–2 Occidental
Dynamo Dover 1–2 Arrowheads
Viento Oeste 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–4 New Oxford Nucleus
Esplanade 1–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Trojans 4–1 Sentinels
Sylvani Dragons 3–2 Newcastle Knights

Excalibur 4–0 Newcastle Knights
Sentinels 4–4 Sylvani Dragons
Aviation Club Cenial 2–5 Trojans
New Oxford Nucleus 5–0 Esplanade
Cenial Liberty 0–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Arrowheads 0–1 Viento Oeste
Occidental 4–2 Dynamo Dover
FC Paladin 04 0–1 Cenian Angels

Cenian Angels 0–1 Excalibur
Dynamo Dover 3–1 FC Paladin 04
Viento Oeste 0–0 Occidental
Lake Cenial Chimeras 3–0 Arrowheads
Esplanade 0–2 Cenial Liberty
Trojans 2–3 New Oxford Nucleus
Sylvani Dragons 3–1 Aviation Club Cenial
Newcastle Knights 0–1 Sentinels

Cenian Championship         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Viento Oeste              15   12   3   0    22    5  +17    39
 2 New Oxford Nucleus        15   11   4   0    40   16  +24    37
 3 Cenial Liberty            15    9   2   4    20   12   +8    29
 4 Occidental                15    8   3   4    24   15   +9    27
 5 Lake Cenial Chimeras      15    7   5   3    26   20   +6    26
 6 FC Paladin 04             15    7   4   4    27   19   +8    25
 7 Excalibur                 15    6   5   4    28   22   +6    23
 8 Dynamo Dover              15    6   5   4    26   20   +6    23
 9 Arrowheads                15    6   5   4    29   27   +2    23
10 Trojans                   15    5   6   4    30   25   +5    21
11 Sylvani Dragons           15    5   2   8    33   37   −4    17
12 Cenian Angels             15    4   3   8    13   21   −8    15
13 Esplanade                 15    3   1  11    17   37  −20    10
14 Sentinels                 15    2   2  11    18   35  −17     8
15 Aviation Club Cenial      15    1   4  10     9   29  −20     7
16 Newcastle Knights         15    0   2  13     9   31  −22     2

Excalibur 3–1 Sentinels
Newcastle Knights 0–1 Aviation Club Cenial
Sylvani Dragons 2–3 New Oxford Nucleus
Trojans 3–5 Cenial Liberty
Esplanade 3–3 Arrowheads
Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–1 Occidental
Viento Oeste 1–0 FC Paladin 04
Dynamo Dover 0–1 Cenian Angels

Dynamo Dover 1–2 Excalibur
Cenian Angels 0–1 Viento Oeste
FC Paladin 04 4–4 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Occidental 1–0 Esplanade
Arrowheads 1–3 Trojans
Cenial Liberty 4–2 Sylvani Dragons
New Oxford Nucleus 5–1 Newcastle Knights
Aviation Club Cenial 2–0 Sentinels

Excalibur 2–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Sentinels 0–2 New Oxford Nucleus
Newcastle Knights 0–0 Cenial Liberty
Sylvani Dragons 1–0 Arrowheads
Trojans 0–1 Occidental
Esplanade 2–1 FC Paladin 04
Lake Cenial Chimeras 1–0 Cenian Angels
Viento Oeste 2–1 Dynamo Dover

Viento Oeste 2–1 Excalibur
Dynamo Dover 0–3 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Cenian Angels 1–0 Esplanade
FC Paladin 04 3–0 Trojans
Occidental 2–1 Sylvani Dragons
Arrowheads 3–1 Newcastle Knights
Cenial Liberty 4–1 Sentinels
New Oxford Nucleus 0–0 Aviation Club Cenial

Excalibur 1–1 New Oxford Nucleus
Aviation Club Cenial 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Sentinels 4–2 Arrowheads
Newcastle Knights 0–0 Occidental
Sylvani Dragons 1–3 FC Paladin 04
Trojans 4–1 Cenian Angels
Esplanade 3–3 Dynamo Dover
Lake Cenial Chimeras 3–2 Viento Oeste

Lake Cenial Chimeras 2–0 Excalibur
Viento Oeste 1–0 Esplanade
Dynamo Dover 3–4 Trojans
Cenian Angels 2–2 Sylvani Dragons
FC Paladin 04 1–0 Newcastle Knights
Occidental 1–0 Sentinels
Arrowheads 3–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Cenial Liberty 1–1 New Oxford Nucleus

Excalibur 0–1 Cenial Liberty
New Oxford Nucleus 3–1 Arrowheads
Aviation Club Cenial 0–3 Occidental
Sentinels 2–4 FC Paladin 04
Newcastle Knights 0–1 Cenian Angels
Sylvani Dragons 3–1 Dynamo Dover
Trojans 3–2 Viento Oeste
Esplanade 2–4 Lake Cenial Chimeras

Esplanade 2–4 Excalibur
Lake Cenial Chimeras 3–3 Trojans
Viento Oeste 2–0 Sylvani Dragons
Dynamo Dover 2–0 Newcastle Knights
Cenian Angels 1–0 Sentinels
FC Paladin 04 2–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Occidental 0–1 New Oxford Nucleus
Arrowheads 3–6 Cenial Liberty

Excalibur 2–2 Arrowheads
Cenial Liberty 1–0 Occidental
New Oxford Nucleus 0–1 FC Paladin 04
Aviation Club Cenial 0–2 Cenian Angels
Sentinels 2–4 Dynamo Dover
Newcastle Knights 0–3 Viento Oeste
Sylvani Dragons 2–2 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Trojans 5–0 Esplanade

Trojans 3–1 Excalibur
Esplanade 0–0 Sylvani Dragons
Lake Cenial Chimeras 4–2 Newcastle Knights
Viento Oeste 4–0 Sentinels
Dynamo Dover 2–0 Aviation Club Cenial
Cenian Angels 1–3 New Oxford Nucleus
FC Paladin 04 0–1 Cenial Liberty
Occidental 3–0 Arrowheads

Excalibur 1–1 Occidental
Arrowheads 0–1 FC Paladin 04
Cenial Liberty 0–0 Cenian Angels
New Oxford Nucleus 4–2 Dynamo Dover
Aviation Club Cenial 0–2 Viento Oeste
Sentinels 1–4 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Newcastle Knights 2–0 Esplanade
Sylvani Dragons 0–2 Trojans

Sylvani Dragons 1–2 Excalibur
Trojans 4–2 Newcastle Knights
Esplanade 0–2 Sentinels
Lake Cenial Chimeras 5–3 Aviation Club Cenial
Viento Oeste 1–0 New Oxford Nucleus
Dynamo Dover 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Cenian Angels 1–1 Arrowheads
FC Paladin 04 1–0 Occidental

Excalibur 2–0 FC Paladin 04
Occidental 0–1 Cenian Angels
Arrowheads 2–1 Dynamo Dover
Cenial Liberty 2–0 Viento Oeste
New Oxford Nucleus 1–0 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Aviation Club Cenial 2–0 Esplanade
Sentinels 1–6 Trojans
Newcastle Knights 0–1 Sylvani Dragons

Newcastle Knights 1–2 Excalibur
Sylvani Dragons 4–0 Sentinels
Trojans 5–1 Aviation Club Cenial
Esplanade 0–1 New Oxford Nucleus
Lake Cenial Chimeras 0–3 Cenial Liberty
Viento Oeste 1–1 Arrowheads
Dynamo Dover 0–2 Occidental
Cenian Angels 0–0 FC Paladin 04

Excalibur 0–1 Cenian Angels
FC Paladin 04 2–1 Dynamo Dover
Occidental 1–0 Viento Oeste
Arrowheads 2–1 Lake Cenial Chimeras
Cenial Liberty 2–0 Esplanade
New Oxford Nucleus 1–1 Trojans
Aviation Club Cenial 0–2 Sylvani Dragons
Sentinels 3–0 Newcastle Knights

Cenian Championship         Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Viento Oeste              30   22   4   4    46   17  +29    70 C, P, SBCC
2 New Oxford Nucleus        30   20   8   2    66   28  +38    68 P, SBCC
3 Cenial Liberty            30   19   5   6    50   24  +26    62 PO, SBCC
4 Lake Cenial Chimeras      30   16   8   6    64   46  +18    56
5 FC Paladin 04             30   16   6   8    50   33  +17    54
6 Trojans                   30   15   8   7    76   50  +26    53
7 Occidental                30   16   5   9    40   23  +17    53
8 Excalibur                 30   13   8   9    51   41  +10    47
9 Cenian Angels             30   11   7  12    26   33   −7    40
10 Arrowheads               30   10   9  11    53   58   −5    39
11 Dynamo Dover             30   10   6  14    48   50   −2    36
12 Sylvani Dragons          30   10   5  15    55   60   −5    35
13 Aviation Club Cenial     30    5   5  20    19   57  −38    20
14 Sentinels                30    5   2  23    35   76  −41    17
15 Esplanade                30    4   4  22    29   69  −40    16
16 Newcastle Knights        30    1   4  25    18   61  −43     7 WS

C = Champion, P = Promoted, SBCC = Series B Champions Cup, PO = Promotion Playoffs, WS = Wooden Spoon

The first season of the Cenian Premier League proved to be so popular that the organizers decided to create another tier for up-and-coming clubs. Therefore, the Cenian Championship was created this season as a way for the Cenian football scene to add more clubs and more popularity, and to satisfy some of the demands created by existing popularity. Because no teams had been relegated when the first Cenian Championship started out, all new teams had to go through the Cenian Championship before making it to the Cenian Premier League. Thusly, some clubs at the top of the table in the Cenian Championship can hold their own, and even beat, some of the lower clubs in the Cenian Premier League.

The first season of the Cenian Championship was almost as exciting as the Cenian Premier League itself, although certainly not as profitable or as highly attended. Viento Oeste, which means "West Wind" in English, proved itself to be dominant, going on a nineteen-game undefeated streak before finally losing to one of the title contenders, Lake Cenial Chimeras. Although they did end up losing three more times, they still proved to be the best club in the Cenian Championship, winning (by two points) promotion and the title for the league. Viento Oeste's defensive style helped it to win the Championship, only conceding 17 goals in total.

New Oxford Nucleus proved itself to be a serious contender as well, defeating the series champions Viento Oeste, but ultimately found itself two points short of the title; if one of its draws had become a win, it would have won the Championship. Nonetheless, it was promoted as well. New Oxford Nucleus's moderate style also helped it to avoid vulnerabilities and score goals more flexibly. Cenial Liberty also made the Series B Champion's Cup but would have to go through a playoff in order to be promoted to the Cenian Premier League; its slightly defensive style proved to be a good point in its campaign in the Cenian Championship. Those three sides, as well as the Lake Cenial Chimeras, could probably hold their own with some of the weaker Cenian Premier League sides.

Lake Cenial Chimeras, Trojans, Occidental, and Excalibur all look like promising sides, ready to win the Championship in the next season. Each has their own fair share of good players and bad players, but all had seriously contended for the title. All were relatively close to the top of the table, and, had things gone their way, could have made the top three and possible promotion. Now that Viento Oeste, Cenial Liberty, and New Oxford Nucleus have left the Cenian Championship, these sides have a chance to make their own mark on the Cenian Championship.

Arrowheads, Dynamo Dover, Sylvani Dragons, Aviation Club Cenial, Sentinels, and Esplanade are pretty average clubs, with more bad players and bad cohesion than good of either trait. The first three proved themselves ahead of the rest of the bottom-table clubs, but none of these clubs look to be a top-table threat; they are likely, based on their performance this season, to stay where they are for their existence.
Newcastle Knights proved itself to be a bust, with only seven points in the entire season. The club's owners, not having the resources nor the inclination to improve their club, decided to sell the club to the Northern Sunrise side Ayeville Pikachus, a second-tier side in itself. The Pikachus renamed the club Southeastern Pikachus, moved the club to Dover, and will use the club as a farm club.

Relegation/Promotion Playoff
Cenial Liberty 1–0 White Cliffs
White Cliffs 2–1 Cenial Liberty

Tied 2-2 on aggregate; Cenial Liberty wins on away goals
Promoted: Cenial Liberty
Relegated: White Cliffs

White Cliffs was hoping to avoid relegation but, unfortunately, fell one goal away from staying in the Cenian Premier League. Cenial Liberty controlled the pitch in the first match, at its home stadium, and used its control to only shoot when it was absolutely sure it would score. Their strategy worked in the first game, which they won one to nothing. They then traveled to Dover for their away match against White Cliffs. The crowd was ecstatic when White Cliffs went two goals ahead after some blunders by Cenial Liberty, but the away side regained control, and it was not before long that Cenial Liberty used their control to score a goal. Then the whistle blew, and the two teams were tied on aggregate. Because Cenial Liberty had scored at White Cliffs, and White Cliffs did not score at Cenial Liberty, Cenial Liberty was declared the winner, and were promoted; White Cliffs was relegated.

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Awards
Golden Boot
1. Kel Koromin (Tir Snake Strike) - 36 goals
2. Kira Koromin (Pinnacle Project) - 34 goals
T3. Kike (Polaris) - 32 goals
T3. Galasgodas Tathtauré (Myrmidon) - 32 goals
4. Andrew Daren (1860 Azoth) - 31 goals
T5. Jacen Xasan (Myrmidon) - 30 goals
T5. Eric Garcia (Longtails) - 30 goals

Golden Gloves
1. Ael Koron (Asterion) - 18.0 points
2. James Costa (Tir Snake Strike) - 16.5 pts
3. Ambrosia (Sporting Cenial) - 15.5 pts
4. Aitor Abasolo (Cenial United) - 14 pts
5. AJ Ramires - 11.5 pts

Best Foreign Player
1. Galasgodas Tathtauré (Myrmidon)
2. Kike (Polaris)
3. James Costa (Tir Snake Strike)
4. Elyssa Scholls (Phalanx AF)
5. Ryan Arivelo (Cenial United)

Best Youth Player
(21 or younger)
1. Kel Koromin (Tir Snake Strike)
2. Kira Koromin (Pinnacle Project)
3. Allison Swan (Pinnacle Project)
4. Kike (Polaris)
5. James Costa (Tir Snake Strike)
6. Ambrosia (Sporting Cenial)

Best Defender
1. Kaia Travaran (Tir Snake Strike)
2. Renné Asterix (Myrmidon)
3. Kyle Lockwood (Sporting Cenial)
4. Gareth Souter (Sporting Cenial)
5. Adrian Carmichael (Cenial United)

Best Midfielder
1. Corran Celgis (Tir Snake Strike)
2. Allison Swan (Pinnacle Project)
3. Robby Jepsen (Phalanx AF)
4. Juan Medina (Cenial United)
5. Theo Crillin (Myrmidon)

[Ceni]

TOCAO Playoffs - Doubles
Bracket

First round

Les Lo/Bethaa Surr                3   6  10
Nashid Buat/Lena Buat             6   0   7

Kika Dovan/Neia Dovan             6   7
Andy Amada/Louis Amada            1   5

Val Korekal/Jac Iegis             6   6
Botack Andiam/Johmer Vales        3   4

Second round

Dioro Hansil/Lonus Varalin        5   3
Les Lo/Bethaa Surr                7   6

Kika Dovan/Neia Dovan             6   6
Val Korekal/Jac Iegis             2   2

Final round

Les Lo/Bethaa Surr           5   2
Kika Dovan/Neia Dovan        7   6

Qualified: Kika Dovan/Neia Dovan

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WIP
Please note that ICly, the last two transfer windows are considered as one window.

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SEASON THREE - PREVIEW

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1860 Azoth
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Shadow B'betsy National Stadium (63,126) | Manager: Will Lobo | Captain: Blaze
Starting XI: Ajan Varlessal | Josh Axakel - Larry Watt - Makio Halse | Leo Serek - Atiaq Rasool - Falconiušam Ebash | Andrew Daren - Zaon Lannik - Blaze

1860 Azoth has been hurt by some hard times in the Cenian league, placing only 8th last season, but manager Will Lobo has attempted to bring on some new players in order to revive the club's flagging performance, mainly the Schottic Larry Watt and Semar Makio Halse in the defense and the hard-to-spell Falconiušam Ebash from the equally hard-to-spell Stvoto Latoli, who, as a precocious 16-year-old, made the national team. He cost a pretty penny on the transfer market, but he was worth it to manager Lobo for the scoring opportunities he can create. Lobo hopes that this 'spending spree' as it was can revive his club's fortunes, and the dissolution of the Multiverse Premier League can only help this side by decreasing the stress on the club's players.

Last season, the defense and midfield were described as "the weakest link" in 1860 Azoth's game, and Lobo's transfer window purchases seemed to bolster that segment of the lineup. Larry Watt, the Schottic international with an anchoring spot on the nation's national team, should also help to solidify this team's defense. While not one of the experienced players, nor an up-and-coming youngster, Watt should be the perfect balance for this club trying to find its place in the Cenian Premier League. His experience in the Buyanese league only bolsters his credentials in the eye of Will Lobo.

Last Season: 8th
Prediction: 6th

Tir Snake Strike
Location: City Centre | Home Stadium: Volatus Millenium Stadium (59,779) | Manager: Henrik Jensen | Captain: Kel Koromin
Starting XI: James Costa | Fernando Ricardo Lobo - Kaia Travaran - Eric Webster | Graceful Falls - Mosa - Christo Ixeto - Ruisheart Wight | Seok Kun-woo - Xavier Lobo - Kel Koromin

Last Season: 1st
Prediction: 1st

Cenial United
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: Cenial Halcyon National Stadium (75,800) | Manager: Gabby Indignu | Captain: Aeris Cossadel
Starting XI: Aitor Abasolo | Adrian Carmichael - Iel Keressal - Tristan Karnstedt | Eli Gomares - Allison Swan - Eurig Theunissen - Rian Jerral | Ryan Arivelo - Peter Masters - Aeris Cossadel

Last Season: 3rd
Prediction: 2nd

Sporting Cenial
Location: | Home Stadium: Lake Cenial Stadium (53,421) | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: Ambrosia | Gareth Souter - Chris Rakotomaharo - Grigor Aroden - ***** | Felip Oldarev - Jake Ingram - Arden Navaran - Percy van Ophoven | Gavin Reed - *******

Last Season: 4th
Prediction: 4th

Asterion
Location: City Centre | Home Stadium: Volatus City Centre Plaza (51,400) | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: Stefan Valerickssen | Pieter Kristofferson - Urien Lewis - Aedan Lewis - Leonidas Xialan - Marbry Jean Lowry | Ernesto vao Paolo - Rick Tellkor - Evara Andaron | Nico Van Alphen - Koen Van Alphen

Last Season: 10th
Prediction: 10th

Atletico del Norte
Location: | Home Stadium : | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: Artemio Pugo-Obando | Klaus Weinberger - Terencio Saldukis - Anara Kuznetsova - Eleuterio Rivero | ******* - Tito Ojeda - Coralo Castillion | Reyes Montero - Markus Pedersen - Stephen Lenurson

With the loss of their best players Florencio Alves and Alex Santos, both of the Northern Sunrise Islands, to Viento Oeste over the transfer window, Atletico del Norte's prospects for this coming season look slim at best.


Last Season: 12th
Prediction: 15th

Piramide
Location: | Home Stadium : | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: Lowen Archer | Jonjo Kristiansen - Raul Zapatero - Roberto Morales - Arian Dali | Marcia Naysmith - - Gabriel Sanchez-Villarreal | Pablo Narvaez - Silvestre del Bosque | Elias Iñiquez

Last Season: 11th
Prediction: 14th

Phalanx AF
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: AJ Ramires | Jonathan van Leonardsen - Vonos Varineth - Alec Espinoza-Morales - Ireles Hisquexte | Tizarek ti'Ramai - Robby Jepsen - Mena Rabalasoa | Yesenia de Santigo - Elyssa Scholls - Bruce Sanchez

Last Season: 5th
Prediction: 5th

Firecrackers FC
Location: | Home Stadium : | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: Natanael Castro-Rivera | Marand Zerael - Hugh Lennon - An Yen - Nerric Korval | Juan Barros - Luuk de Jager - Nara Bellava | Marc Hadssen - Vilaum ti'Laeya | Steven Laguna

What was once a barely passable side last season has not changed in the slightest - something not all that surprising to followers of the bottom-table feeders. Last season, Firecrackers FC barely finished above the relegation playoff spot, ahead of White Cliffs on thirteen points of goal difference, a razor sharp margin if you ask anyone. Now, the competition in the Cenian Premier League should get tougher as three excellent sides (Viento Oeste, New Oxford Nucleus, and Cenial Liberty) have been promoted to the top flight of the Cenian football pyramid. What this means for Firecrackers FC is that a club with little chemistry and little potential - minus Steven Laguna in the forwards and An Yen in the defense, both of whom might move up to a better club next season - in a not-so-competitive league last go-round will not likely do so well in a more competitive league this time. Vilaum ti'Laeya, the Cadenzan international, will once again anchor the team's offense; other players are not so much of note as the team possesses really no young up-and-coming players, only more of the older folks who never really found a good home in the intensely competitive Cenian league. Stylistically, the team's defensive wall seemed like a good idea but creative strikers will find a way to penetrate it, limiting its effectiveness; the sheer poor quality of players here will also somewhat crimp Firecrackers FC plans for expansion. Overall, this team is a favorite for relegation in many books.

Last Season: 13th
Prediction: 16th

Polaris
Location: Whitehaven | Home Stadium : | Manager: Miran Stane | Captain: Dallas Page
Starting XI: Javier Quintanilla | Dallas Page - Paulo Cesar - Reviam Ijiab | Axel Kaanel - Fiona Banks | Erik Jakobsen - Jeremiah Onomah - Angus Ferguson | Jorgen Castro - Kike

Last Season: 6th
Prediction: 7th

Longtails
Location: Southpoint | Home Stadium : | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: Nick Kelly | Alexander T'voni - Martin Vancouver - Scott Audy-Marchessault | Kristoffer - Luke Rainham - Miguel Pereira | Eric Garcia - Chris Arthur-Grosseling - Nicholas Johnson - Chris MacKenzie


Last Season: 9th
Prediction: 8th

Myrmidon
Location: | Home Stadium: New Oxford Coliseum | Manager: Kormin Tenshar | Captain: Jacen Xasan
Starting XI: Teemu Petersen | Sagan Myers-Briggs - Julian Areleous - Renné Asterix | Theo Crillin - Koralo Soleth - Jacen Xasan | Josva Rasmussen - Galasgoldas Tathtauré - César Mariano Silveira - Saul Vesper

The club had a couple of changes over the transfer window, with the midfielder Rian Jerral and striker Ioan Koralen leaving the club. In came the Acronian striker Saul Vesper and and the Llamanean striker Josva Rasmussen. Overall these

Last Season: 2nd
Prediction: 3rd

Pinnacle Project
Location: New Oxford | Home Stadium: University of New Oxford Sports Complex | Manager: Robert Arkes | Captain:
Starting XI: Kieran Drago (NGL) | Liam Lorechian - Chiara Kavos - Olympia Gray (EFL) - Nick Torabi | Martin d'Orazio - Adrián del Toro - Julian del Olmo - Jasper Valaran | Zivka Petkovic (PAS) - Stefan Adebayor (SEM)

Pinnacle Project had a lot of turnover in the last transfer window as they lost a lot of good players to other teams, fulfilling the ultimate goal of the project by developing good Cenian footballers but temporarily depleting the lineup of the club in the short term. Out went Allison Swan to Cenial United, Kira Koromin to Celtic Noviodunum in New Gelderland, Ryan Navir and Evan Turich-Albertson to Renwyll of Recuecn, Nico Asturias to Heldingen of the same, and Justin Morroghany to Royal Queenstown of New Gelderland. In came the highly touted Olympia Gray of Eastfield Lodge in the defense, Julian del Olmo of the legendary del Olmo clan and Jasper Valaran in midfield, and Kieran Drago of New Gelderland in the goalkeeper's gloves. Other players featuring on the new Starting 11 include Academy trainees who proved themselves through grit and training.



Last Season: 7th
Prediction: 13th

Cenial Liberty
Location: Cenial | Home Stadium: | Manager: | Captain:
Starting XI: Dennis Thoda | Dimitri Lukansson - Aeron Maddox - Monica Farrell | John Ryan - Adlai Ykugu | Ryan Locke - Kristine Cepelova - Arthârion Tantaellyn | Salgin Ordruvor - Aelassdas Malethrin


Last Season: 3rd in Cenian Championship
Prediction: 12th

Viento Oeste
Location: Santiago de Ceni | Home Stadium: Estádio Internacional de Santiago | Manager: Moisés Arixto Sanchez | Captain:
Starting XI: Juan Pablo Morales | Elijah Sitz - Alfonso Conçeiçao - Alex Santos | Florencio Alves - Willem Janssens - Kauan - Gabriel Božić - Kristoffer | Lumi - Luke Casados

Viento Oeste started out the Cenian Championship with a 15-match unbeaten streak - with twelve wins and three draws, and only five goals in total conceded. The team dominated with their unique midfield strategy - not only strangling the ball on defense but also able to exploit any offensive opportunities that come into play. Two words could describe their style of play: flexible and, most of all, defensive. In the second half, the team continued their unbeaten string to 19 before losing to the Lake Cenial Chimeras in a tough, but close, match in Cenial. They then followed that Jenga-toppling loss with losses to Cenial Liberty, Occidental, and Trojans. While a disappointing second half, Viento Oeste celebrated by lifting the trophy to the first ever Cenian Championship and winning promotion to the Cenian Premier League, as well as the right to participate in the Series B Champions' Cup, where they reached the playoff round, defeating Scoltland City of the Crystal Empire, before falling to the Gregoryisgodistani team Death FC. Nobody died, though.

Viento Oeste might be a Sunrisian team away from home as 7 of the 11 players are from the Sunrise islands. The club was able to steal top talent in youngsters Elijah Sitz and Willem Janssens from Pinnacle Project, Alex Santos and Florencio Alves from Atletico del Norte, Kauan from Piramide, Alfonso Conçeiçao and Lumi from El Leon, and Kristoffer from Longtails. These players will - hopefully - ensure both a good defense and a good offense as the team tries to crack the nut of the Cenian Premier League. In the goal, Juan Pablo Morales proved to be an up-and-coming goalkeeper; he only conceded 17 goals in his first appearance at age 17. He probably has a bright future ahead of him in the Cenian national team. In the defense, Conceicao, Sitz, and Santos work together to stop goals from reaching the goalkeeper Morales. In the midfield, Viento Oeste snapped up the Pasargan youngster Gabriel Božić; in the offense, Audioslavian youngster Luke Casados will assist Lumi with his creative passing and excellent eye on the ball, good skills to have for any playmaker. Focusing on the midfield, in his first season, Kristoffer impressed for Longtails; Lumi and Kauan both proved to be the linchpins of their teams, which were sad to see them jump ship to the ascending Viento Oeste - West Wind, ready to carry its success from the Cenian Championship forward. In short, the player roster of Viento Oeste is young and promising, and they should be put to good use by manager Moisés Arixto Sanchez, who has a reputation for good physicality and emphasis on the midfield as well as impressive pitch coverage. His style is evidenced by his unusual 3-5-2 style, which helps to cover both offensive and defensive possibilities well, which helps the team react to the highly aggressive Cenian league. What is most surprising about Viento Oeste is not only its success but also its youth - most players on the team, if not all, are under the age of 21.

Like its fellow Cenian Championship side New Oxford Nucleus, Viento Oeste has much potential to do well in the Cenian Premier League with its good player pool and its different - but effective - strategy. As one of the most defensive teams in the league, Viento Oeste might prove a tough nut to crack for any of Ceni's offensive teams. Coming into the CPL, Viento Oeste hope to continue their advantage in their rivalry with New Oxford Nucleus and also to hold their own against the more aggressive, and powerful, clubs in the Cenian Premiership. However, these youngsters might be taught a lesson, and they may teach many lessons in return. Only time will tell the efficacy of this extremely young, cohesive, motivated, and fit team as they take on the clubs of the Cenian Premier League. Stay tuned for this excellent story in the CPL.

Last Season: 1st in Cenian Championship
Prediction: 9th

New Oxford Nucleus
Location: New Oxford | Home Stadium : | Manager: | Captain: Kasper Schuldiner
Starting XI: Kasper Schuldiner | Martin Eriksen - Oskar Chansellor - Oskar Y'Lnungo - Aik Jacmar | - - | Arthârion Tantaellyn - Cerenornan Lasstalal | Phillip van Klerken

Only runners-up in last season's Cenian Championship by a measly two points - two draws that could have been wins separating them from champions Viento Oeste - New Oxford Nucleus was promoted to the top flight of the Cenian football pyramid, the Cenian Premier League. Their early play, so far, has impressed: besides the aforementioned good season in the Cenian Championship, they reached the play-off round of the Series B Champion's Cup, defeating AS Asarnova of Valanora, ranked inside the top ten of leagues. Many people had believed that the Vanorian second division was better than the Cenian first division by far, but the Cenian club surprised them, showing the progress of Ceni's domestic competition.

As for actual players, New Oxford Nucleus adopts a balanced style but more defensive than the norm for the Cenian league. Former Cosumarite DBC player Kasper Schuldiner hopes to return to some of his better form after a transfer from an Estenian side, and Nucleus places high hopes in him for its debut CPL season. Three youngsters from Semarland and Yttribia - Martin Eriksen, Oskar Chansellor, and Oskar Y'Lunogo - anchor the defense, in addition to Cenian journeyman Aik Jacmar. Eriksen, who recently made the Semar Di Bradini Cup and the AOCAF national squad, should perform well with his team, considering his precocity over in Semarland, chemistry, and excellent defense. In the attacking portion of the field, two elfs from that highly regarded Vanorian league - Lasstalal and Tantaellyn - will use their fitness to help drive New Oxford Nucleus, while Phillip van Klerken aged out of Pinnacle Project and went to Nucleus.

Overall, New Oxford Nucleus is a fairly young team with a lot of potential but quite a few rough edges. They should make their mark in the budding Cenian Premier League and should be ensconced somewhere in the midfield - below such caliber teams like Tir Snake Strike and Myrmidon but above some of the flagging teams in the original league, such as Atletico del Norte, Piramide, and Firecrackers FC. They'll also be looking to get revenge against the defensive side Viento Oeste and continue their streak against Cenial Liberty, two other sides promoted with New Oxford Nucleus into the Premier League. In short, New Oxford Nucleus has some good potential in the Premier League but need to get used to the high caliber of play.

Last Season: 2nd in Cenian Championship
Prediction: 11th

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Cenian Championship
Teams: Arrowheads, Aviation Club Cenial, Cenian Angels, Dynamo Dover, El Leon, Esplanade, Excalibur, FC Paladin 04, Lake Cenial Chimeras, Memoriam, Southeastern Pikachus, Occidental, Sentinels, Sylvani Dragos, Trojans, White Cliffs



Promotion Predictions: Lake Cenial Chimeras, Occidental, El Leon

Youth Cup
Teams: Pinnacle Project 2, University of New Oxford, University of Cenial, University of Ceni



Winner: University of New Oxford

[Ceni]

Cenial Open Squash - Round Robin Stage

Group 1
Pedro Braganza-Sousa (AVU)                                   10   8  10
Jonathan Enevoldsen (SEM)                                    12  11  12

Aelvar Estag (CEN)                                           11  11  14
Pedro Braganza-Sousa (AVU)                                    6   4  12

Jonathan Enevoldsen (SEM)                                    11   7   4  11   4
Aelvar Estag (CEN)                                            6  11  11   9  11

                                                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Aelvar Estag                                                2   2  0  0    6   2  +4    6  Q
2 Jonathan Enevoldsen                                         2   1  0  1    5   3  +2    3
3 Pedro Braganza-Sousa                                        2   0  0  2    0   6  −6    0

Group 2
Tycho Moradin (CEN)                                          11  11  11
Kojo Aygemang (SEM)                                           8   5   7

Kel Day (ETM)                                                18  11  11
Tycho Moradin (CEN)                                          16   5   6

Kojo Aygemang (SEM)                                           7  11   0  11
Kel Day (ETM)                                                11   9  11  13

                                                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Kel Day                                                     2   2  0  0    6   1  +5    6  Q
2 Tycho Moradin                                               2   1  0  1    3   3   0    3
3 Kojo Aygemang                                               2   0  0  2    1   6  −5    0

Group 3
Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Morses Rupcha (GGS)     9  11  11   8  11
Daniel Guri (CEN)                                            11   3   5  11   6

Rebeca Braganza-Sousa (AVU)                                  14  11   4  11   9
Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Morses Rupcha (GGS)    12   9  11  13  11

Daniel Guri (CEN)                                             7   5   9
Rebeca Braganza-Sousa (AVU)                                  11  11  11

                                                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Morses Rupcha         2   2  0  0    6   4  +2    6  Q
2 Rebeca Braganza-Sousa                                       2   1  0  1    5   3  +2    3
3 Daniel Guri                                                 2   0  0  2    2   6  −4    0

Group 4
Rachel West (ETM)                                             9   9  12   5
Leina Tharandon (CEN)                                        11  11  10  11

Marcela Novotna (FFR)                                        11  11   6  11
Rachel West (ETM)                                             8   8  11   7

Leina Tharandon (CEN)                                        17   5   5   5
Marcela Novotna (FFR)                                        15  11  11  11

                                                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Marcela Novotna                                             2   2  0  0    6   2  +4    6  Q
2 Leina Tharandon                                             2   1  0  1    4   4   0    3
3 Rachel West                                                 2   0  0  2    2   6  −4    0

Semifinals: Aelvar Estag vs Kel Day
Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Morses Rupcha vs Marcela Novotna

[Ceni]

Cenial Open Squash - Semifinals

Aelvar Estag (CEN)                                           11   7  12  10  11
Kel Day (ETM)                                                 9  11  10  12   6

Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Morses Rupcha (GGS)    13  12  13
Marcela Novotna (FFR)                                        11  10  11

Cenial Open Squash - Final

Aelvar Estag (CEN)                                            8  11  13   6  11
Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Morses Rupcha (GGS)    11   7  11  11   8

Congratulations to Aelvar Estag of the home country and commiserations to Loyal Friend of Lord Almighty Gregory Morses Rupcha of Gregoryisgodistan.

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Matchday 1
Sporting Cenial 1–1 New Oxford Nucleus
Longtails 1–0 Myrmidon
Polaris 2–1 Piramide
Firecrackers FC 0–1 1860 Azoth
Cenial United 1–0 Pinnacle Project
Viento Oeste 0–0 Phalanx AF
Asterion 3–5 Tir Snake Strike
Cenial Liberty 3–0 Atletico del Norte

New side New Oxford Nucleus held the defensive-minded Sporting Cenial with goalkeeper Ambrosia to a draw away, Sporting perhaps smarting a bit after the loss of their top striker Javier del Olmo to Utica United in the LigAnaia. Gavin Reed picked up some of the slack but it wasn't enough to defeat Nucleus, Lasstalal of Valanora scoring his club's opening goal for the away side. Longtails kept Galasgoldas Tathtauré away from the striker's box and Arthur-Grosseling took advantage of a momentary Peterson opening to score this game's only goal. Polaris also started off the season in winning form, a Kike brace reminding fans that the Sunrisian striker is one of the most exciting prospects in the league. 1860 Azoth, after some infusions of talent, started off strong with a win over Firecrackers, a lone Ebash goal enough to score the full three points. Cenial United also won by the same score, the exciting young goalkeeper Kieran Drago preventing further blood lost in the outing; Masters scored the only goal in the first game of what will be his last season. Viento Oeste showed off Juan Pablo Morales's goalkeeping mettle, the young goalkeeper's hot hands keeping Elyssa Scholls and Bruce Sanchez out of the goal. Tir Snake Strike started out the season with a bang, overcoming a surprisingly difficult Asterion offense to win the match by a two-goal margin. On Valerickssen's first day on the job, he did not live up to the high bar set by outgoing keeper Ael Koron, and the ruthless Tir Snake Strike onslaught just overwhelmed him in his first CPL appearance. Ruisheart Wight, however, did perform outstanding in his first appearance, totally controlling play on the pitch and scoring a hat trick in his first appearance. Wight has so far found a good fit in the Kun-woo/Koromin/Lobo lineup and the Audioslavian has wowed observers with his form. Kel Koromin (relegated to Wight's shadow?) scored the brace and reaffirms beliefs that he is Ceni's top striker. Cenial Liberty enjoyed a winning start to its Cenian Premier League season, with Thoda performing well; Ordruvor, Sarrbia's top young striker, Cepelova, and Locke scoring for the home team.

Matchday 2
New Oxford Nucleus 1–0 Atletico del Norte
Tir Snake Strike 5–1 Cenial Liberty
Phalanx AF 2–0 Asterion
Pinnacle Project 0–1 Viento Oeste
1860 Azoth 1–3 Cenial United
Piramide 2–1 Firecrackers FC
Myrmidon 3–1 Polaris
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Longtails

New Oxford Nucleus heaped on the pressure on a less-than-stellar Atletico del Norte, being the second promoted team to defeat the Santiago-based club in as many days, Tantaellyn scoring for his club based in the university town of New Oxford. Tir Snake Strike has scored ten goals in two days, Cenial Liberty and Dennis Thoda not putting much resistance to a goal-scoring machine that gives plenty of excitement to fans. In an emerging partnership, Kel Koromin scored a hat trick of goals for the club, easily overtaking Thoda, Wight added another, and Seok added yet another goal for good measure to ensure a comfortable victory. Phalanx AF rebounded from their draw at Viento Oeste to win comfortably at Ceni's other defensive side, Asterion, Scholls and Sanchez both sending in their first goals of the season to add to Asterion's worries starting off. Viento Oeste put in one goal and one goal alone to deny Pinnacle Project's promising team any points, their defense constricting like it has been so far; Lumi, the Sunrisian striker who performed well for El Leon scored the team's winning goal. Cenial United put 1860 Azoth's shiny new defense and midfield to the test, and while Larry Watt of Schottia performed well, he could not stop Cossadel and Arivelo from scoring, the latter twice, while Ebash proved a worthy expenditure, showing his maturity with a consolation goal for the team. Piramide defeated Firecrackers FC 2-1 in a poorly attended home game. Myrmidon got to work with a defeat of Kike's Polaris, Teemu Peterson however not preventing Kike himself from scoring. Although the club has missed Jacen Xasan sorely, the exciting Cenian youngster Sendoa has stepped in to fill the void as an attacking midfielder, notching his first goal today, while Tathtauré showed his class with a brace against the southeastern team playing in a brand-new stadium. Finally Ambrosia kept Sporting Cenial in the game, with Jake Ingram of Electrum scoring the sole goal. Gareth Souter impressed as always and has repeatedly shown the value of the Schottic players in the Cenian league.

Matchday 3
Longtails 4–4 New Oxford Nucleus
Polaris 3–3 Sporting Cenial
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Myrmidon
Cenial United 3–2 Piramide
Viento Oeste 1–0 1860 Azoth
Asterion 0–1 Pinnacle Project
Cenial Liberty 1–1 Phalanx AF
Atletico del Norte 0–0 Tir Snake Strike

Longtails and New Oxford Nucleus both scored a lot but neither came away a winner in Southpoint, Arthur-Grosseling and Garcia each scoring a brace apiece, while van Klerken, Tantaellyn (with a brace), and Lasstalal all scoring for the away side in a promising start for the recently promoted club. Polaris held Sporting Cenial to a draw, Kike scoring a brace and Jeremiah Onomah, an excellent defensive midfielder, finding himself in the range of the goal and with a goal himself. On the Sporting Cenial side, Reed, Ael, and Ingram all scoring in the away side. Myrmidon survived a tough Firecrackers FC and ultimately the home team didn't have any reason to celebrate, Sendoa putting a closing touch on a Tathtauré pass to seal the deal for the away side. Cenial United survived a surging Piramide, the offense eventually pulling through and the defense finally coalescing to defeat a team that didn't want to lose, but had to. Cossadel, Arivelo, and Masters all scoring one apiece for the home side. Viento Oeste's defensive style outpaced and strangled whatever 1860 Azoth spark was left, while Lumi managed to get a goal past Ajan Varlessal for the only goal of the match. Cenial Liberty, in a strong first few matches, held Phalanx AF to a draw, Locke scoring for the home side and Dennis Thoda keeping some of the tougher shots out of the goal despite expectations; Elyssa Scholls, the exciting 95X striker, scored for the away team. In one of the least anticipated upsets in Cenian Premier League history, the bottom-dweller Atletico del Norte held Tir Snake Strike, the league's most renowned offensive side, to a nil-all draw, some sort of fatigue going over the away side's players as they appeared sluggish and languid. The home side however could not capitalize on this and the result was a fairly boring game with a dearth of the usual scoring feats from Tir Snake, the club from City Centre.

Matchday 4
New Oxford Nucleus 1–2 Tir Snake Strike
Phalanx AF 3–0 Atletico del Norte
Pinnacle Project 0–0 Cenial Liberty
1860 Azoth 2–1 Asterion
Piramide 0–2 Viento Oeste
Myrmidon 4–1 Cenial United
Sporting Cenial 0–0 Firecrackers FC
Longtails 1–3 Polaris

New Oxford Nucleus gave a tough challenge to Tir Snake Strike but ultimately the latter side's attacking prowess spelled defeat for the home side, Wight and Seok scoring for the away time to stymie Schuldiner, while the early goal by Tantaellyn was not enough to secure victory to a club with a strong first showing. Phalanx AF did not show any of the sluggishness that characterized Tir Snake Strike against Atletico del Norte, winning comfortably at home in Cenial, Elyssa Scholls scoring a hat trick in the easy win; Atletico del Norte did not prove much of a threat to Phalanx's high aims. Pinnacle Project's defense held out against Viento Oeste but the talented midfielder Jasper Valaran missed a couple of crucial shots that would have given his team the lead, although to be fair, Cenial Liberty wasted quite a few chances as well. 1860 Azoth had a good day today, Andrew Daren and Ebash both scoring one apiece to thwart the defensive Asterion and their new goalkeeper Valerickssen, who so far has struggled under the crushing weight of expectations. Viento Oeste came through against their fellow northern side Piramide, simply outclassing the home team and strangling whatever offensive powers the home team had, and Kauan and Lumi proved effective, if a bit sparing, when taking goalscoring opportunities. Myrmidon crushed one of its big rivals Cenial United four to one, their offensive powers too much for a discombobulated Cenial defense and goalkeeper Aibasolo. Tathtaure scored a hat trick and the youngster Sendoa added another one, partially making up for Xasan's absence. Peter Masters, although aging, showed he is still a master of the game, despite scoring only one goal. Firecrackers FC, a lesser team, held the higher-ranked Sporting Cenial to a draw, neither team scoring any goals at all. Polaris defeated its rival up-and-coming club Longtails away to secure a better foothold in the standings, Kike continuing his scoring streak with a brace; Erik Jakobsen scored his first goal of the season while Garcia's creativity and depth combined to create a goal for the home side.

Matchday 5
Polaris 2–2 New Oxford Nucleus
Firecrackers FC 0–2 Longtails
Cenial United 3–3 Sporting Cenial
Viento Oeste 0–0 Myrmidon
Asterion 1–0 Piramide
Cenial Liberty 2–2 1860 Azoth
Atletico del Norte 0–1 Pinnacle Project
Tir Snake Strike 4–2 Phalanx AF

New Oxford Nucleus handed Polaris a slightly disappointing result, Schuldiner blocking some of Kike's shots and denying them the win, despite a Kike brace for the home side and an overall possession advantage to the North Stars. Longtails easily defeated Firecrackers FC, the side that had held Sporting Cenial to a draw, with Garcia and Arthur-Grosseling each scoring a goal in the team's comfortable win. In the Cenial Derby, this year on only the fifth matchday, Sporting Cenial and Cenial United fought to a tough draw in a battle of not only two cross-town teams but also an offensive and defensive style. Cenial United took a two-one lead in the first half, courtesy of Cossadel and Arivelo, and extended their lead in the second half, courtesy of a Swan goal when she found herself at the right place and the right time. However, Sporting Cenial did not want to lose and Ambrosia redoubled her efforts in the goal and Reed and Ingram redoubled their efforts in the midfield, those efforts paying off when both scored, in addition to Ael's earlier goal. Viento Oeste has gone undefeated so far without conceding a single goal, and they even drew against two of the more offensive sides in the league, a feat repeated in the draw with Myrmidon, whose Tathtaure and Sendoa combined could not penetrate Juan Pablo Morales. While most of the momentum was on Myrmidon's side, Morales just kept saving, proving the young goalkeeper's reflexes and agility. Asterion's Valerricksen finally stopped some of his doubters' murmurings with an excellent performance against Asterion in which Vao Paolo scored the game winner. 1860 Azoth came home from Liberty Stadium disappointed that they could not pull off a win, despite an excellent performance from its new transfers, Ebash (who scored once and had an excellent control of the midfield) and Watt, as well as Daren (who scored the other goal). Pinnacle Project finally pulled off a win with its new roster, midfielder Jasper Valaran striking the crucial blow off a pass from defensive midfielder Adrian del Toro. Finally, despite a Scholls brace, Tir Snake Strike crushed Phalanx AF with an extremely efficient depth of possession, Wight and Koromin both scoring braces in the game, the team's natural aggression carrying them away for the win.

#                          Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike         5    4   1   0    16    7   +9    13
 2 Viento Oeste             5    3   2   0     4    0   +4    11
 3 Myrmidon                 5    3   1   1     8    3   +5    10
 4 Cenial United            5    3   1   1    11   10   +1    10
 5 Phalanx AF               5    2   2   1     8    5   +3     8
 6 Polaris                  5    2   2   1    11   10   +1     8
 7 Sporting Cenial          5    1   4   0     8    7   +1     7
 8 Longtails                5    2   1   2     8    8    0     7
 9 Pinnacle Project         5    2   1   2     2    2    0     7
10 1860 Azoth               5    2   1   2     6    7   −1     7
11 New Oxford Nucleus       5    1   3   1     9    9    0     6
12 Cenial Liberty           5    1   3   1     7    8   −1     6
13 Piramide                 5    1   0   4     5    9   −4     3
14 Asterion                 5    1   0   4     5   10   −5     3
15 Firecrackers FC          5    0   1   4     1    6   −5     1
16 Atletico del Norte       5    0   1   4     0    8   −8     1

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Matchday 6
New Oxford Nucleus 0–2 Phalanx AF
Pinnacle Project 0–3 Tir Snake Strike
1860 Azoth 2–2 Atletico del Norte
Piramide 1–2 Cenial Liberty
Myrmidon 4–0 Asterion
Sporting Cenial 2–0 Viento Oeste
Longtails 2–4 Cenial United
Polaris 1–0 Firecrackers FC

Phalanx AF dealt a blow to New Oxford Nucleus's emerging good season and built up chances for a Globe Cup return, Scholls continuing her excellent performance with the club, scoring a brace, while the Jepsen/Sanchez partnership again produced a goal, such as they would regularly do last season, Sanchez putting the final touch. Tir Snake Strike ruthlessly defeated Pinnacle Project, showing why a lot of money is on the team to win the championship for the third time in a row. Tir Snake Strike simply controlled the midfield and shot at almost every opportunity, Wight, Seok, and Koromin scoring past the hapless Drago and Pinnacle defense. Atletico del Norte further derailed any hope for a good 1860 Azoth season as they held them to a draw despite Azoth holding most of the cards and an Ebash and Daren goal. Cenial Liberty defeated Piramide easily, sending them further on the road to relegation, although Piramide dealt them a consolation goal. Myrmidon rekindled doubts about Stefan Valerickssen (whom I can't seem to spell) when they easily defeated the team from the southwest, Vesper, Rassmussen, Tathtaure, and Sendoa all scoring, demonstrating the club's offensive depth. Sporting Cenial dealt Viento Oeste a taste of their own medicine, holding back any Lumi strikes while managing to outwit Morales, courtesy of Reed and Ingram strikes. Cenial United defeated Longtails and their up-and-coming team, Vancouver and Audy-Marchessalt in the defense and Garcia and Arthur-Grosseling in the offense. Peter Masters has decided he wants to get some goals in before his retirement, scoring a brace, complemented by Cossadel and Arivelo, and Garcia's brace could not stop the Cenial United offense on its way to victory. Kike wanted to land in blows against Firecrackers FC but he only landed one in in his seventh consecutive goal in six matches, continuing to prove that his original good performance was not a fluke.

Matchday 7
Firecrackers FC 1–0 New Oxford Nucleus
Cenial United 0–2 Polaris
Viento Oeste 0–2 Longtails
Asterion 2–0 Sporting Cenial
Cenial Liberty 0–1 Myrmidon
Atletico del Norte 0–0 Piramide
Tir Snake Strike 2–0 1860 Azoth
Phalanx AF 1–0 Pinnacle Project

Today was one of the quieter days in the Cenian league, quiet a few clean sheets (9 to be exact) and no hear-thumping, exciting contests, instead quite a bit of domination from the top clubs as well as some good upsets. Firecrackers FC defeated a promising New Oxford Nucleus side, the more experienced side in the Cenian Premier League eventually coming through against the newcomer. Polaris dealt attacking Cenial United somewhat of a shock, Kike scoring a brace that Cenial United could not respond to; Javier Quintanilla managed to block most of the shots of a sluggish offense, perhaps tiring from a busy UICA season. Longtails beat the league's exciting newcomer Viento Oeste away, strong crowd support for the home team apparently only spurring on the away side as Arthur-Grosseling and the Hispanic player Eric Garcia managed to get goals past the wily young goalkeeper Juan Pablo Morales. Asterion also dealt an upset to a higher-rated team today, Valerickssen performing well against an aggressive Reed and Ingram, members of a team that lost its only good attacking force when Utica United poached Javier del Olmo. Myrmidon had a lot of early struggles against the recently-promoted Cenial Liberty but ultimately put the game away anyhow, Sendoa dealing the final touch fairly late in the game. Two of the League's less-than-stellar northern sides and relegation contenders sparred in Santiago with neither team coming out on top with a badly needed three points. Tir Snake Strike again showed why it is the best club in the Cenian Premier League so far and at the same time dealt a blow to 1860 Azoth's attempted comeback, Wight clearly outplaying Ebash in the midfield, scoring once, and Seok playing well too, scoring a goal. Larry Watt's performance, however, denied the top team an even stronger thumping as he worked to poach some goals. Pinnacle Project gave Phalanx AF tough resistance but the home side eventually came through in the end, Yesenia de Santigo scoring the game winner off an Elyssa Scholls pass.

Matchday 8
New Oxford Nucleus 1–0 Pinnacle Project
1860 Azoth 0–3 Phalanx AF
Piramide 1–2 Tir Snake Strike
Myrmidon 2–0 Atletico del Norte
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Longtails 0–0 Asterion
Polaris 1–0 Viento Oeste
Firecrackers FC 0–3 Cenial United

New Oxford Nucleus dealt a blow to Pinnacle Project's goals this season, not allowing Jasper Valaran to break through in the midfield; Van Klerken, a former Pinnacle Project player, scored the only goal for his side in the match.Phalanx AF dealt another blow to 1860 Azoth's efforts as Scholls took off her restraints and soared in this game with a hat trick, beautifully scoring past Ajan Varlessal with some nice trickery as well as a nice header from a Mena Rabalasoa cross. The minnow Piramide dealt Tir Snake Strike an early blow, scoring and leading in the first 75 minutes of the game, but the away team came roaring back in the last fifteen minutes to break the spirited resistance, Koromin and Seok both scoring in that short period to avoid a shock loss among heavy expectations. Myrmidon won easily against the northern minnow Atletico del Norte, the New Oxford club drawing upon heavy, if a bit rowdy, crowd support from college students in the win. The crowd went wild when Sendoa, in fact a student in New Oxford, scored a goal at the New Oxford Coliseum and even wilder when Tathtauré sent another blow against Atletico del Norte only minutes later. In a minor Cenial derby, the more experienced Cenial side pulled away in the final minutes courtesy of a Jake Ingram goal for the home team. Longtails and Asterion played to a nil-all draw, multiple attempts by Eric Garcia notwithstanding. Polaris and their star Kike dealt Viento Oeste another loss as the defense could not fully shield Juan Pablo Morales from the Sunrisian star's excellent free kick. Cenial United had some success away at Firecrackers FC, the away side mustering its attacking magic, with the creative striker Ipirina scoring the brace and Peter Masters also scoring a goal in his end-of-career tour here in Ceni.

Matchday 9
Cenial United 6–2 New Oxford Nucleus
Viento Oeste 6–0 Firecrackers FC
Asterion 1–0 Polaris
Cenial Liberty 0–0 Longtails
Atletico del Norte 0–1 Sporting Cenial
Tir Snake Strike 1–0 Myrmidon
Phalanx AF 3–1 Piramide
Pinnacle Project 0–0 1860 Azoth

New Oxford Nucleus thought they had it going well for them when they went up two to nil in the first few minutes of their match against Cenial United, the home team, courtesy of Tantaellyn and van Llerken. However, they could not have been more wrong as Cenial United wreaked havoc on the New Oxford defense in the remaining seventy minutes. It didn't take long for the rampage to start, Swan setting up an excellent Cossadel counterattack when New Oxford attempted to add a third goal to their tally; Peter Masters wanted to have a say too and added two more goals within a short period of time. Halftime couldn't stop the Cenial United goals machine as they totally ramped up the pressure then as well, Cossadel adding another and Arivelo scoring the brace. Viento Oeste, a normally defensive club, had a field day at Firecrackers FC, Lumi scoring a hat-trick and Casados, Kauan, and Kristoffer all adding their share to the goalfest, the largest margin win so far. Polaris could not crack Asterion's tough defense and Kike broke his streak of consecutive goals in the team's one-nil loss to Asterion. Longtails and Cenial Liberty battled to a nil-all draw in a day with lots of goals; so did Pinnacle Project and 1860 Azoth, which has not managed to perform significantly better since the addition of Larry Watt and Falconiušam Ebash to their roster in the transfer window. Sporting Cenial faced unusually high resistance from Atletico del Norte but Jake Ingram eventually sent an incisive pass to Gavin Reed, who scored on a nice angle to break the deadlock. Tir Snake Strike ultimately faced much resistance from Myrmidon, a high quality club, as well, but James Costa did not allow any Sendoa or Tathtauré strikes into his goal, and the extremely technically proficient Ruisheart Wight knocked the goal in against Petersen with ease. Koromin would have scored another but unfortunately some good defending by Asterix prevented his run. Phalanx AF had a little hiccup in the beginning against Piramide but they quickly regroups, Jepsen, Sanchez, and Scholls all scoring.

Matchday 10
New Oxford Nucleus 0–1 1860 Azoth
Piramide 1–1 Pinnacle Project
Myrmidon 2–2 Phalanx AF
Sporting Cenial 1–1 Tir Snake Strike
Longtails 2–0 Atletico del Norte
Polaris 1–0 Cenial Liberty
Firecrackers FC 0–1 Asterion
Cenial United 2–0 Viento Oeste

1860 Azoth finally secured a much-needed win, although not by much. Larry Watt led in the defense, Ebash led in the midfield, and Andrew Daren scored the club's ninth goal so far to secure the win in the close and competitive match. Piramide derailed some of Pinnacle Project's ambitions for this season, Valaran scoring but the home team able to lure Drago away from the ball and then score, as well as preventing any further goals throughout the match. Myrmidon and Phalanx AF could not find ways to tackle each other's tough lineup and both walked away with a draw, Tathtauré and Crillin scoring on Myrmidon's side and Scholls and Rabalasoa scoring for the away side. Ambrosia kept many of Koromin and Wight's shots out of the net, even though Seok did manage to score in the second half. However, Sporting Cenial did not want to lose at home, so Gavin Reed equalized off an excellently angled strike. Tir Snake could not leverage their massive attacking potential after that, and the game ended in a draw. Longtails easily defeated Atletico del Norte, Arthur-Grosseling and Garcia both scoring one apiece in their comfortable victory. Kike notched a last minute goal to put his team up against Cenial Liberty, a team with a strong - but then again not strong - midfield and defense. Asterion defeated the low-table Firecrackers FC by a score of 1-0, recent performances by Valerickssen soothing over some doubters (although certainly not all, as he blinks in the tough moments). Finally, Viento Oeste once again fell to a more established team, Morales struggling to cope with Cenial United's offensive onslaught. Peter Masters continued his excellent streak of goals, scoring one, and Arivelo laid his foot on what was to be a pass to Cossadel but ending up being a goal in itself (knowing Arivelo's creativity, could it have been a goal on purpose?).

League table

#                          Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike        10    8   2   0    25    9  +16    26
 2 Cenial United           10    7   1   2    26   16  +10    22
 3 Phalanx AF              10    6   3   1    19    8  +11    21
 4 Myrmidon                10    6   2   2    17    6  +11    20
 5 Polaris                 10    6   2   2    16   11   +5    20
 6 Sporting Cenial         10    4   5   1    13   10   +3    17
 7 Longtails               10    4   3   3    14   12   +2    15
 8 Viento Oeste            10    4   2   4    10    7   +3    14
 9 Asterion                10    4   1   5     9   14   −5    13
10 1860 Azoth              10    3   3   4     9   14   −5    12
11 Cenial Liberty          10    2   4   4     9   12   −3    10
12 Pinnacle Project        10    2   3   5     3    8   −5     9
13 New Oxford Nucleus      10    2   3   5    12   19   −7     9
14 Piramide                10    1   2   7     9   17   −8     5
15 Firecrackers FC         10    1   1   8     2   17  −15     4
16 Atletico del Norte      10    0   3   7     2   15  −13     3

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Matchday 11
Viento Oeste 1–2 New Oxford Nucleus
Asterion 0–1 Cenial United
Cenial Liberty 0–0 Firecrackers FC
Atletico del Norte 0–3 Polaris
Tir Snake Strike 3–1 Longtails
Phalanx AF 3–0 Sporting Cenial
Pinnacle Project 0–0 Myrmidon
1860 Azoth 2–2 Piramide

Today was a fairly boring day in the scheme of things, no thumping victories as in the past, with two nil-all draws and the highest victory a 3-0 win, not exactly the most riveting football, although some clubs still excelled. New Oxford Nucleus, which handed Viento Oeste a defeat back in the Cenian Championship last season, did so again in the Premier League, courtesy of its free-flowing, attacking, midfield based style that could overwhelm the Viento Oeste defense, which basically prevented them from coming back to take the advantage, as the home team wanted to play it safe. Cenial United defeated another defensive team in Asterion with the new goalkeeper so far unable to fill Koron's big gloves; Masters in his ending season scoring the lone goal. Two of the lower tier teams tied today in Cenial, neither Cenial Liberty nor Firecrackers FC able to score any goals in perhaps a dull match. Polaris had some success against Atletico del Norte, Kike, Jakobsen, and Onomah scoring the goals in an easy match. Tir Snake Strike swatted down an up-and-coming Longtails, Wight, Seok, and Koromin all scoring for the top team, currently miles ahead of the competition, while Eric Garcia scored a consolation goal. The club's two new players, Eric Webster of Osarius and Mosa of Racao, also performed well in the winning effort, Mosa serving as a playmaker and Webster, along with Travaran, coordinating the defense. Ambrosia's top reflexes couldn't keep out three goals from an attacking Phalanx AF, Scholls, Sanchez, and Jepsen doing the trick to secure the win for the club, which just barely missed the Globe Cup spot last season. Myrmidon, with Sendoa and Tathtauré, two attacking powerhouses, could not bring them to bear against a more defensive Pinnacle Project, failing to score a single goal, while Drago excelled in defense of the net. 1860 Azoth suffered yet another obstacle on the road to victory as they stumbled in a sluggish two-all draw with Piramide; despite goals from Ebash and Daren and good play from Watt, Rasool and Halse performed poorly in the defense, leaving the lower-ranked club plenty of room for attack.

Matchday 12
New Oxford Nucleus 3–1 Piramide
Myrmidon 5–1 1860 Azoth
Sporting Cenial 1–0 Pinnacle Project
Longtails 0–1 Phalanx AF
Polaris 0–1 Tir Snake Strike
Firecrackers FC 3–0 Atletico del Norte
Cenial United 2–1 Cenial Liberty
Viento Oeste 1–0 Asterion

New Oxford Nucleus had a comfortable win at home, Tantaellyn, Lasstalal, and Van Klerken all scoring in the clinical defeat. Myrmidon totally dominated the field in a 5-1 thumping of 1860 Azoth, despite the latter club's heavy investment in some new players. Crillin again performed well for his club, while Sendoa, Rasmussen, Tathtauré, Silveira, and Vesper all hopped on the goalscoring train, so far the most of any match so far. Daren's consolation goal definitely didn't give the troubled club much peace of mind as they are not where they want to be in the season yet. Sporting Cenial and Pinnacle Project, two of the more defensive teams in this league's season, managed a tough game until the beginning of the second half, when Jake Ingram managed to curl a shot in past Kieran Drago. Phalanx AF managed to sneak past a resurgent Longtails, Auren Brahe-Antilles, subbed in for Johnson, trying to knock down Phalanx's walls, but Ireles Hisquexte wouldn't have it, leading his team away from the danger zone and starting a nice counterattack, in which Jepsen passed to Sanchez, who subsequently scored. Tir Snake Strike and Polaris both had multiple chances to score but the real credit had to go to the goalkeepers, Quintanilla for the home side and Costa for the away side, who kept many of those shots out of goal. However, Quintanilla didn't manage to keep Wight from smashing a goal in at high power from the penalty box. Firecrackers FC routinely defeated Atletico del Norte, denying the latter good chances to come back up while providing the former a good boost. In another 'little Cenial derby', Cenial United defeated Cenial Liberty, surging after an early Locke goal. Arivelo managed to send up a nice cross to Cossadel, who crossed it in, and Allison Swan was key in the second goal, sending an incisive pass to Arivelo. In a match of the two most defensive teams of the league, the team with the arguably better goalkeeper won, Viento Oeste and Juan Pablo Morales prevailing after the tense (but a little boring) affair, Lumi scoring the only goal.

Matchday 13
Asterion 1–0 New Oxford Nucleus
Cenial Liberty 0–0 Viento Oeste
Atletico del Norte 2–2 Cenial United
Tir Snake Strike 3–0 Firecrackers FC
Phalanx AF 2–0 Polaris
Pinnacle Project 1–1 Longtails
1860 Azoth 2–0 Sporting Cenial
Piramide 1–2 Myrmidon

Asterion held out against multiple New Oxford Nucleus attempts in order to hang on to the victory, Vao Paolo's goal in the late of the match, when New Oxford was growing tired, proving to be the only one. Cenial Liberty, which had proven capable of defeating Viento Oeste back in the Cenian Championship, failed to do so again, Thoda performing well, although Viento Oeste didn't necessarily go for too many shots on goal. Atletico del Norte showed its skill at denying the top teams points once again, holding Cenial United to a draw due to some sloppy playing in the midfield. Despite an early lead by goals from Swan and Masters, Theunissen and Jerral made some elementary errors in order to quickly concede two to the home side. Cenial United then tried to mount a comeback but Atletico del Norte proved stubbornly resistant. Tir Snake Strike avoided a hiccup against Firecrackers FC, a team that could have given them problems, as Wight smashed through the supposedly strong Firecrackers defense, scoring a brace, while Koromin added another goal to only prove Tir Snake's domination of the league so far. Phalanx AF denied Kike the opportunity to score as Hisquexte and Rabalasoa totally held the defensive end down against Polaris; the offensive line, led by Scholls and de Santigo, who each scored one apiece, performed well as well to deny Polaris any real chances in the game. Brahe-Antilles, who might have been in Pinnacle Project had Longtails not poached him, scored against that very same club, only for Valaran to respond in kind, neither team able to gain the upper hand after that. 1860 Azoth pulled out a win from their hat against the top team Sporting Cenial, showing that they have the potential to win. Ebash excelled in the midfield, acting as a playmaker and scoring one goal, as well as facilitating another Daren goal that went just past Ambrosia. Myrmidon faced strong resistance from the 'giant-killer' Piramide, conceding an early goal, but Tathtauré and Sendoa held on to their nerves to come back for the win and dispel any doubts about their attacking prowess.

Matchday 14
New Oxford Nucleus 0–3 Myrmidon
Sporting Cenial 0–0 Piramide
Longtails 2–3 1860 Azoth
Polaris 0–0 Pinnacle Project
Firecrackers FC 0–4 Phalanx AF
Cenial United 1–2 Tir Snake Strike
Viento Oeste 1–0 Atletico del Norte
Asterion 0–1 Cenial Liberty

Myrmidon enjoyed an excellent day against New Oxford Nucleus, Tathtauré of Valanora showing his elven class to score a brace, followed by the youngster Sendoa with a crafty goal to secure the win for a side that hopes to challenge for the Globe Cup spots this season. Piramide lived up to its 'giant killer' reputation, holding Sporting Cenial to a draw in which nobody scored any goals, goalkeeper Lowen Archer stymieing any attempts to score and keeping Piramide in the zone for points. 1860 Azoth started to get hot in its momentum, scoring another crucial win over Longtails. By this time, the youngster Brahe-Antilles had secured his place in the starting 11, showing exactly why he was chosen by scoring a goal, as well as the older mainstay Garcia. But Watt led the defense ably when it came down to the pressure points, and Ebash, Daren, and Blaze took control in the midfield to score three goals in the crucial come-from-behind win. Polaris's Kike failed to score again in this match, although it was more due to Kieran Drago then any other factor; Pinnacle Project's Valaran, although doing excellently in the midfield, failed to efficiently capitalize on chances, Quintanilla performing well to deny the goals. Phalanx AF could have won against Firecrackers FC with 7 men and women, the home team not playing up to the CPL's high standards. Elyssa Schools again excelled, scoring two goals, while Sanchez and Jepsen continued their excellent partnership, scoring a goal apiece. In a tightly anticipated match, Tir Snake Strike demonstrated its superiority yet again against Cenial United, although in a topsy-turvy match. Tir Snake Strike opened with a frightening display of its ruthlessness, Kel Koromin weaving his away around the defense to score a goal against Abasolo with ease. However, Cenial United caught Tir Snake Strike on the back foot with an excellent Masters play, the aging striker apparently saving some of his better playing for his last season. Tir Snake Strike wouldn't let that get past them, though, and Ruisheart Wight, the outstanding Audioslavian player, deftly landed the ball in the left corner of the goal. Cenial Liberty upset Asterion, Ryan Locke of Osarius landing the only goal past the helpless Valerickssen, who was caught out of position.

Matchday 15
Cenial Liberty 0–1 New Oxford Nucleus
Atletico del Norte 1–0 Asterion
Tir Snake Strike 1–0 Viento Oeste
Phalanx AF 3–3 Cenial United
Pinnacle Project 1–0 Firecrackers FC
1860 Azoth 6–3 Polaris
Piramide 2–4 Longtails
Myrmidon 2–2 Sporting Cenial

In a match of two teams carried over from the Cenian Championship, the away team New Oxford Nucleus prevailed against Cenial Liberty one to zip, courtesy of a Lasstalal goal. Atletico del Norte exorcised some of the devils that have been plaguing their season so far and it paid off against Asterion; the underrated team prevailed against the away side only after a goal in stoppage time. Tir Snake Strike had trouble dealing with Viento Oeste's defensive resistance, and Juan Pablo Morales's fast hands, but in the end they did it anyway, Ruisheart Wight finding a way to pass to Kel Koromin, who pulled off a classic feint to get Morales off balance, then striking the other direction. Phalanx AF drew a powerful Cenial United at home but they must have been hoping for something a bit better in their home game. Elyssa Scholls still performed above expectations from last season, scoring a brace, but Jaros will still be sorely missed at Phalanx, even though his replacement Rabalasoa scored in his stead; Arivelo, Masters, and Cossadel all scored for the away side. Pinnacle Project won in a thrilling fashion against Firecrackers FC, Jasper Valaran's top ball only just going into the net and then bouncing to the right, a goal that had to be confirmed using Hawk Eye technology. 1860 Azoth finally enjoyed some success with a thumping win over Polaris and Kike, their form reminding observers of the team in the past that had, in the First Premier League, gotten second in the entire caboodle. Daren, Blaze, and newcomer Ebash all scored braces, while Watt led the defense ably. On Polaris's side, Onomah performed well, setting up two goals for Kike, and scoring the third himself when he landed in the right place at the right time. Longtails defeated a strong Piramide side up in the partisan north, Garcia scoring a brace and Arthur-Grosseling and McKenzie also getting their names on the score sheet. In another match of big names, Sporting Cenial held Myrmidon to a draw, with Ambrosia performing well in goal. Reed and Ingram both scored on the away side; Tathtauré scored twice on the home side with some help from the newer star Sendoa.

League table

#                          Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tir Snake Strike        15   13   2   0    35   11  +24    41
 2 Phalanx AF              15   10   4   1    32   11  +21    34
 3 Myrmidon                15    9   4   2    29   10  +19    31
 4 Cenial United           15    9   3   3    35   24  +11    30
 5 Polaris                 15    7   3   5    22   20   +2    24
 6 Sporting Cenial         15    5   7   3    16   17   −1    22
 7 1860 Azoth              15    6   4   5    23   26   −3    22
 8 Viento Oeste            15    6   3   6    13   10   +3    21
 9 Longtails               15    5   4   6    22   22    0    19
10 New Oxford Nucleus      15    5   3   7    18   25   −7    18
11 Asterion                15    5   1   9    10   18   −8    16
12 Cenial Liberty          15    3   6   6    11   15   −4    15
13 Pinnacle Project        15    3   6   6     5   10   −5    15
14 Firecrackers FC         15    2   2  11     5   25  −20     8
15 Piramide                15    1   4  10    15   28  −13     7
16 Atletico del Norte      15    1   4  10     5   24  −19     7