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by Ko-oren » Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:27 am
by Tumbra » Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:35 pm
MATCHDAY Magazine — World Cup Box Scores
Tumbra 0-0 Tanirinthia
TMB (4-3-3): 12 - Richard Russell; 2 - Annie Renton, 4 - Stephen Kerr, 14 - Christine Whitfield (5 - Wendy Pritchett, 87'), 19 - James Green (3 - Tracey Mercurio, 80'); 6 - Trudy Harrison, 8 - Ian Robertson (24 - Stella Harrington, 80'), 10 - Susan Monaghan; 7 - Valerie Wells, 9 - Lynne Crossley (21 - Audrey Pearson, 72'); 26 - Julie Hardaker (22 - Edward Maddison, 72')
TMB scorers: Nil
Player of the Match: Susan Monaghan [TMB]
A DISAPPOINTING RETURN to the World Cup for Tumbra, said the press after a relatively languid 0-0 draw with Tanirinthia, raises questions over whether manager Michael Campbell is being too cautious in his attacking selections for the World Cup; or just overly conservative tactically. More questions have been raised over Campbell's apparent allergy to declaring Tumbra the favoured side in any matchup, which has begun to seem like a way to dodge responsibility after a bad result, like the one that ended love-all at the Nine Star Arena in Mertagne.
"There's not much to say," said Campbell after the match. "This team were obviously going to be quite the enigma for us; we know they were good — nobody scores six points against Farfadillis without being some form of good — we know they were going to be fluid; but without an established tactical style it was never going to be possible to forecast how they played." Though Tanirinthia were held down by Tumbra for most of the game, who scarcely let a shot past their mostly three-person defence, Tumbra's attacking profligacy cost them two valuable points on a day when debutants Indusse beat World Cup stalwarts The Holy Empire 5-1. Tumbra had plenty of chances — fourteen, which is exceptionally rare for a Tumbra game — but came away empty-handed. The closest chance Tumbra got to breaking the deadlock ended up being when Susan Monaghan's shot directly on goal on the hour mark was saved by goalkeeper Elmer Marshall; the Tanirinthian goalkeeper pulling off several heroic saves from close range to keep the Mighty Oaks' clean sheet intact.
Monaghan would end up being Tumbra's best player — the advanced midfielder fresh off her first season with Lakewood City dominating play and creating chances that just weren't finished — but she spoke of her visible disappointment after the game. "But it's no matter; we move on, and we move forward, no matter what happens," was the quote of the game from her. Disappointment was the theme of the game; winger Lynne Crossley put in a somewhat below-par performance, as did striker Julie Hardaker; both were taken off at the seventieth-minute mark, but by then the damage had been done. The two combined for eight of Tumbra's fourteen opportunities, but ended up with just one shot between the two of them on target; and questions were raised over why they were not substituted off earlier. Manager Michael Campbell defended his choice to substitute the duo off so late; saying that he'd seen "very good movements" from the duo and wanted to give them "a little more time." Still, he acknowledged his missteps; and took the share of the blame for not being so adventurous with his tactics.
Otherwise, the game passed without much controversy, or much incident — there have been reports of incidents occurring throughout the two host countries, with some of the more outlandish ones involving freezing Huayramarcan weather and a frozen-over pitch, and three separate incidents involving fires across both countries — if not for many fluffed lines on Tumbra's part. The Black Eagles will be fervently hoping those incidents do not affect them — somehow, strange incidents in football matches always pass them by — as they look to double down on their preparations for the other two matches; first against the Holy Empire, still reeling from a 5-1 loss against Indusse, and then Indusse themselves, on a high after their debut win after the Holy Empire. Elsewhere in the World Cup, defending World Cup champions Delte got their title defence off to possibly the best start possible, by beating Xanneria 6-2 in Nauta; while Audioslavia and Sylestone, two titans of the modern defensive game, unsurprisingly ground out a 0-0 draw in Lima.
MATCHDAY Magazine World Cup Previews — The Holy Empire
The Holy EmpirePrevious Appearances: 64 First/Latest Appearance: 1/95 Best Result: Champions (5x — 48, 60, 62, 69, 90)
Manager: Juan Tzimices Key Player: "Bojo the Clown"
vs Tumbra: MD2 @ Kurtz
THE SOLE CONSTANT ABOUT THE HOLY EMPIRE IN THE WORLD CUP is its ever-changing lineup; and this time their entrants to the World Cup ended up being...clowns. Not just any clowns, mind, but clowns with an added level of jingoism into their play. Initially thought to be outside favourites for the World Cup underneath the stewardship of long-time manager Juan Tzimices, however, the old adage that a week is a long time in football applies here; their World Cup finals campaign got off to the worst possible start when they were stopped in their tracks by debutants Indusse, who knocked five past them in Kurtz, the very stadium that Tumbra will be playing them in on the next matchday. A commonly-touted tidbit is that they are the only team to have taken part in the first-ever edition in the World Cup that is still here today; but that has almost become a cliched call-and-response whenever the Holy Empire is mentioned in passing conversation. This current team only holds spurious connections to whichever team participated in World Cup 1 — the finer details of which have been lost to the sands of time — but it still partakes under that same name, and so are indeed the same team. But unlike previous teams, however, of which the reception to them has ranged from fairly muted to befuddlement, this team seems to have dominated discourse in quite a different way.
That is, of course, thanks to the Imperial captain, a clown named "Bojo the Clown." There have been reports that confidence in team captain Bojo the Clown — whose signature trick seems to be serving tea to people in unorthodox manners a bid to distract them from other matters — has been shaken by this opening day loss, but Bojo, ever keen to avoid giving a straight answer to anything and has even tried his best to avoid the media, allegedly having squeezed himself into a clown car after a match to avoid media scrutiny, has continued to harp on about how the World Cup's ranking system is unfair and refuses to entertain the prospect of a confidence vote being taken in him. There have been rumours that people have begun comparing Bojo's remaining tenure at the head of the Holy Empire national team to that of a lifespan of a lettuce; but given that the Empire is one of the most secretive countries in the entire world, and little information about it reaches Tumbra, if ever, that could be mere speculation. His personality has been by far the most-discussed thing in the lead-up to the match; and while details on his life are apparently very flickery and almost hagiographic in nature, rumours around him have almost dominated the lead-up to the match. Some of the more lurid ones include: his apparent success with women (allegedly having 8 children), continued rumours that he could go into Holy Empire politics (if that even exists) after the World Cup on a platform of "Getting Hexit Done," that his favourite colour is actually blue, and that he likes to hold extremely lavish parties behind closed doors.
Rumours also persist that the current lineup of the Krazy Klown Kollege is not actually their strongest lineup they could've sent to represent the Holy Empire, and that this team was only finalised after a lot of the supposedly "reasonable" wing of the Krazy Klown Kollege had water squirted on their face, which is allegedly a sign of dismissal from the Kollege. But perhaps the greatest rumour of all is that Bojo is apparently able to make money appear out of nowhere, and that he has a sort of "magic money tree" which he uses to make this trick happen. None of these, of course, can be substantiated to a reasonable, publishable degree; all statements made here are all taken with a heavy degree of alleging.
Whether or not the Empire will be able to level up their game against Tumbra is the question that will dominate the football-minded before this game. Having lost their opening game against Indusse, they will no doubt be looking for revenge; but Tumbra, too, will be looking to shake off a languid first game against Tanirinthia to prove their own chops for the second round. Renowned around the world as one of the foremost (and, some would say, the original) proponents of hyper-offensive football, the Empire are likely to play in their usual 3-5-2 formation which they have brought to their last sixty-four appearances in the World Cup. The clown situation aside, the Empire are still exceptionally dangerous opponents; and team manager Michael Campbell, in regular fashion, has made that very clear. "I'm not really in the business of speculating whether the team from the Holy Empire will commit any silly antics, and I'm certainly not in the mood to entertain that. Their displays will only serve as a distraction from the very dangerous, very attacking brand of football they will try and play, and that's what I'm ultimately focused on. We, and indeed the rest of the nation, would do quite well to ignore them." How they can be ignored, however, is proving to be a rather difficult question; several have already confessed that Bojo has a sort of "raw, untethered, scruffy animal magnetism" that naturally draws them to him. "I could have a beer with him, I feel," said a randomly-selected pedestrian who was interviewed in the lead-up to the match. "I feel that he's a very friendly person; and if Tumbra don't progress from the group, I'm sure that he can get the Holy Empire's Hexit done. I feel he'd be a great guy to go have a long drive up to the Springdream Castle with, you know?"
For the Black Eagles' third-ever time being matched up against Tumbra — the Holy Empire edges ahead in the two teams' head-to-head record, with one win for them and one draw — Tumbra is expected to field a more defensive lineup against the Empire, even as criticism mounts over the way that Campbell manages the attack of his teams may unnecessarily stifle offensive movement. The key line of thought being that the Holy Empire's attacking prowess must be stopped, first and foremost, especially as they try to recover from their loss against Indusse. Clown or not, the Holy Empire are still the second seeds in Tumbra's World Cup group — and after a wasted first group stage match against a team with no manager, this is a win-or-die game. Win, and Tumbra put themselves back in control of their own future at this tournament; lose, and shades of both World Cups 92 and 94, the last two times where Tumbra crashed out in the group stages, will be upon them.
TUMBRA v THE HOLY EMPIRE, WORLD CUP 96 MATCHDAY 2 — STARTING XI (Full Roster)
Starters: 12 - Richard Russell; 2 - Annie Renton, 4 - Stephen Kerr, 5 - Wendy Pritchett, 3 - Tracey Mercurio; 6 - Trudy Harrison, 15 - Lucas McCormick, 16 - Victor Leighton; 7 - Valerie Wells, 21 - Audrey Pearson; 11 - Charlotte Henshaw
Bench: 1 - Victoria Jones, 13 - Mike Hahn; 18 - Hazel Kennedy, 14 - Christine Whitfield, 20 - Yvonne Lawson, 24 - Belinda Proudfoot, 19 - James Green; 23 - Heather Hindmarsh, 8 - Ian Robertson, 25 - Stella Harrington; 17 - Erin Robertson, 9 - Lynne Crossley; 22 - Edward Maddison, 26 - Julie Hardaker
by Tanirinthia » Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:04 pm
by Zwangzug » Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:19 pm
by Chromatika » Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:56 pm
World Cup 96 Proper Matchday 1 Result
Chromatika 4-3 Quebec and Shingoryeo
Goals: Xuen-Zhukov 32', Kuznetsov 45+1', Fillar, B. 66', Howard-Dawes 81'
Starting XI: Fillar, J. (C); Coulibaly - Régine - Aimée; Fillar, G. - Larriet-Cortes - Fillar, B. - Fillar, E.; Kuznetsov; Xuen-Zhukov - Howard-Dawes.
Substitutes: Hauser -> Kuznetsov (52'), Jackson-Jones -> Régine (52'), Paterson -> Coulibaly (71'), Ju -> Larriet-Cortes (79'), Kruetzberg -> Fillar, G. (79')
Summary: A late cross from Haley Hauser, who had been subbed in for Kuznetsov in the second half, found Elaine Howard-Dawes seven minutes after Oberon M'bah-Pinho had equalized as the Anomalies scored the final goal of a seven-goal banger to defeat Quebec and Shingoryeo to open up their World Cup Proper campagin. It was M'bah-Pinho that opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute as Rebecca Anne Wawanolett, a name well-known in Chromatika, was very creative; the Anomalies would equalize as Edith Fillar curved in a corner for Xuen-Zhukov, and then take the lead right before half time on a free kick by Kuznetsov. Delisle, Bailliare Fillar, and then Oberon hit up the scoreboard - and then Haley, who had come in off the bench per Repin's instructions, made the one cross that would finalize it.
It was a classic game of boing back and forth - and the Anomalies triumphed at the end over their longtime friends - scoring more points than they did all of last World Cup Proper.
It's just the start, though.
Chromatik Roster - World Cup 96 ProperMatchday 2 Preview: Chromatika vs. Huayramarca @ Estadio Olímpico del Oriente, Sechura, Huayramarca
Goalkeepers (3): GK Juxon Fillar (Montreal Koreana, QUE), GK Hailee Sourtois (Directus, EUR), GK Do Seung-Min (1923 Esca, MYT)
Defenders (7): DCR Ami Coulibaly (Chromatik, CMT), DC Klavida Régine (Serrapince, TMB), DCL Ipati Aimée (Lakewood United, TMB), DCR Paisley Paterson (Cazadores Cathair, AUD), DC Eileen Jackson-Jones (Avanoroch White Wings FC, TKT), DCL Cylie Nodis (Chromatik, CMT), DC Rowan Harry (Chamberley City, SYL)
Wingbacks (5): WBR Grayson Fillar (1896 Ebor MYT), WBL Edith Fillar (Myana, CMT), WBR Emilie Kruetzberg (Lakewood United, TMB), WBL Manda Iara (Alnio, CMT), WBR Ibayashi Haitou (Mipojoseon, QUE)
Central Midfielders (6): BWM Kaia Larriet-Cortes (La Nueva Avenida, FFD), AP Baillaire Fillar (Sivolvia Capitalizt, SRS), AP Haley Hauser (Spartangrad, EUR), AM Vasiliy Marten Kuznetsov (Herzegovina City FC, BNJ), CDM Amélie Ju (RGS Athletic, EFL), AP Evin Françine-Miklavivec (1923 Esca, MYT)
Strikers (5): AF Lavrentiy Xuen-Zhukov (Myana, CMT), AF Elaine Howard-Dawes (Couno Rangers, TMB), CF Candice Delaya (Holdenberg, EUR), AF Marietta "Marie" Fucheux (Perce Town, QUE), P Sandara Park (Montreal Koreana, QUE)
by Kelssek » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:03 pm
KELSSEK 2 – an Deòir (74’), Joseph (83’)
Maraipu, Buené, Lambert, Bream, Usher, dí Völará (Pépin 90’), Breault (Pogbacar 71’), Heer, Joseph (Licea 90’), an Deòir (Goh-Lemaire 81’), Ahmad
JOSIFOVO 1 – Bajrami (90+1’)
Estadio Marítimo, Puerto San Carlos (attendance 23,056)
by Yue Zhou » Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:40 pm
by Zenic » Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:08 pm
by United Mandaran States » Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:33 am
2026 United Mandaran States Parliament Election
State UMNA ManDeSA Green MMG RCM Non-Aligned Total
Cakranegara 6 (PNS) 8 (PKR) 1 (PG) 1 (IND) 20
4 (PRS)
Gili Anakan 7 (PAR) 7 (ADK) 6 (IND) 20
Manguwirajya 9 (PSM) 8 (PKR) 1 (PBR) 20
2 (PDM)
Pemecutan 6 (PJG) 4 (PKA) 1 (PPA) 20
6 (PPN) 2 (PGS) 1 (MJS)
Petang Islands 11 (PPJ) 2 (PBP) 20
7 (PRB)
Rarungan 5 (PGN) 6 (PDR) 2 (PHR) 1 (MGR) 1 (IND) 20
1 (PPN) 4 (PPR)
Soracana Islands 5 (PMJ) 6 (PKM) 2 (PBM) 3 (PJB) 20
3 (Karia) 1 (IND)
Toluiwa 7 (PTB) 5 (PDT) 20
3 (PRS)
5 (PMD)
Gili Tangkong 2 (PPN) 2 (PKA) 1 (PPA) 5
Jading 2 (PMJ) 2 (PKM) 5
1 (Karia)
TOTAL 79 69 6 2 2 12 170
H. Wirawan (GK) ↑↓ A. Jandisuga (68')
Y. Nehusandak (LB) | B. Bansora (CB) ↑↓ S. Aksapadan (66') | N.A. Rai Putra (CB) | A. Bastian (RB) ↑↓ S. Rai Putra (51')
G. Purnama (LM) | S. Permadi (CM) | S. Wiradarma (RM) ↑↓ F. Saleh (70')
G. Putra Arimbawa (ST) | H. Muftadi (ST) (g. 62')
D. P. Mahardika (AT) ↑↓ S. Dwipayana (80')
MainReserved
1 GK Aksabala JandisugaAhmad Syafi'i Rustam GK 25
2 LB Yuhabani NehusandakSurya Ahmad Dirga LB 12
3 CB Balasorga BansoraHeriawan Chandra CB 13
4 CB Ngurah Agung Rai PutraSorabala Aksapadan CB 14
5 RB Alvino BastianSeptiandi Rai Putra RB 15
6 LM Gede PurnamaAgus Kusumawijaya LM 16
7 CM Satya PermadiBasubala Anggajana CM 17
8 RM Satria WiradarmaFaturrachman Saleh RM 18
9 ST Gede Putra ArimbawaMikail Vidya ST 21
10 ST Harun MuftadiWisnu Pramana ST 28
11 AT Dewa Putu MahardikaSurya Dwipayana AT 24
Rama Karyadi CM/AM 30
by Recuecn » Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:56 am
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by Sylestone » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:20 am
Sylestone (4-4-1-1): Macleay; Wettenhall ( 11’) (Holt 65’) - Mornington - Blackall ( 84’) - Molineux; Ryland - Rodway (Gallagher 65’) - Lawson - Arnold (Jones 83’); Sarcav-Jones; Eastwood (Strathfield 83’)
Audioslavia (5-4-1): Hélder; Malcom - Bolding ( 52’) (Dunbar 71’) - Harkness - Tibère - Pelle; Trigintillion - Buvalelli - Coorie (van Staveren 71’) - Bruhn; Lúnquerque (Zuiderwijk 87’)
Sylestone 0-0 Audioslavia
Macleay; Wettenhall - Mornington - Blackall - Statton; Ryland - Gallagher - Lawson - Arnold; Sarcav-Jones; Eastwood
by Valanora » Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:38 am
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by Saint Eleanor » Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:59 pm
Group of Six meeting (XVII) --- Tumbra 2-3 SAINT ELEANOR
Participants: Gentle Breeze, Reniira Clevinger, Stephen Mitcham ~ Bridget Coombe [C], Cathy Winchester [VC], Sam Newbridge [ballot]
Location: somewhere in EXT
Busy; will do this later. TL;DR is that Saint Eleanor will stick with the 4-5-1 they played against Tumbra, with Hollenberg in place of Nicholls.
Group of Six meeting (XVIII) --- SAINT ELEANOR 1-1 Auprussia
Participants: Gentle Breeze, Reniira Clevinger, Stephen Mitcham ~ Bridget Coombe [C], Cathy Winchester [VC], Tina Falconer [ballot]
Location: somewhere in HUA
Busy; will do this later. TL;DR is that Saint Eleanor will return to their conventional 4-2-3-1, albeit with Hart as striker and Felaraneta as playmaker.
Group of Six meeting (XIX) --- SAINT ELEANOR 4-1 United Mandaran States
Participants: Gentle Breeze, Reniira Clevinger, Stephen Mitcham ~ Bridget Coombe [C], Cathy Winchester [VC], Rachel McNamara [ballot]
Location: A beachside restaurant in Puerto San Carlos, HUA
MAJOR MATCH EVENTS: Hart 11, Coombe 37, Lawson 55 and 76; Muftadi 62. All players are available, despite Davies giving away a needless yellow card towards the end.
LESSONS LEARNED: "A complete and utter triumph!" (~ Bridget). It was agreed by all parties that this was a model performance which should be replicated early and often, although "I'm not sure this was much more than a flash in the pan; we should see how different players adapt" (~ Stephen).
RECOMMENDATIONS: The 4-2-3-1 has served us well throughout this cycle and there were no suggestions that some other formation be adopted. Hence we will field the same lineup as last time, albeit with some adaptations: Richardson; Winchester, Launceston, Newbridge, Davies; Coombe, MATSUDA; LAWSON, Felaraneta, Northend; Hart.
Matsuda's world-class touch is absolutely necessary for us to stand a chance against Valanora, although Stephen and Bridget vigorously argued that we stood a good chance with proper preparation and that fielding him was not an absolute means to an end. Lawson was "extremely commendable" (~ Rachel) as a substitute and it was felt that he would also do excellently as a starter. Felaraneta and Hart were "solid eight-out-of-tens" (~ Reniira) and will not be removed unless they perform terribly.
There isn't a consensus among players and staff about what Valanora will look like or how they'll perform, but people feel like there's no extra preparation needed except to master the zonal marking scheme we've had in operation, "run the ball wide; they don't have any immediate cover adjacent to centre mid, where I think you'd need at least something" (~ Reniira) and deploy the offside trap early and often - especially to take Laborious Hawk by surprise when he passes, or perhaps S.E. Barrientos depending on what happens with their strategy. "This is madness! The good kind of madness, though" (~ Cathy).
Bridget was, perhaps jokingly, surprised at the absence of Ottilia Berg - once of Olympic, now of Wexax - from the Vanorian national team. She was quietly reminded by others, of course, that the matter was totally immaterial.
MOVING FORWARD: Cathy will take notes for MD2 of WC96. It was agreed that I will be taking notes after MD3 or the Ro16 if we are eliminated in either round, the QF if we make it there, and the 3PPO/Final if we win our quarterfinal.
~GB
by Mertagne » Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:01 pm
by HUElavia » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:48 pm
Zenic 1–2 HUElavia
(Maruscak 6' | Oh 30', Watanabe 90+1')
The Ring Tank Stadium, Ostosaide, Mertagne
by Delte » Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:25 pm
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