World Cup LXI (61) RP Thread

by **Yesopalitha** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:33 pm

We take a little break from Sparky's Stance, and instead, bring you...

Comments From the Players
A ROUND TABLE OF THE FLAMES STARS AT THEIR SECOND BREAK

Julio Hernandez: Hello fans! I am Julio Hernandez, and this is Comments From the Players, a little show to talk with the biggest stars of Yesopalithan Football. Here with us are Jonah Calhoun, starting keeper, Isaac Jack-Bentley, starting midfielder, Jane Vander Rox, starting midfielder, Hilary Vander Rox, starting midfielder and captain, and Nadya Dostoevich, striker. Welcome, everyone, and thank you for honoring us with your presence. How are you guys doing so far with this qualification cycle?

Jonah Calhoun: Well, it's easy for me when my teammates score goals. It's like a weight is lifted on my chest. I love playing with a lead, and knowing that every ball that wants to defeat us has to get past me gives me a sense of power and of responsibility. The defense has been playing with a purpose, and I have been having a blast out there.

Isaac Jack-Bentley: My fans are a bit worried that I haven't scored much this cycle, but guys, there's more to do than just score. I've tried to help out the D when needed while getting the ball up so that Hilary, Jane, and the strikers can do their thing. That's kind of the role I've put myself in for this cycle, putting the ball near the goal so that we can win.

Jane Vander Rox: I can't believe just how great we are all playing. Besides that one loss to Astograth, which was a narrow game that they deserved to win, we have won every game and put ourselves in a great position to at least get a World Cup Proper Qualifying Playoff game, if not win the group overall. We are on the same page, communicating well, and Sir James is working wonders.

Hilary Vander Rox: Morale is very high, and we are believing in our ability to start and close games and win. In our minds, nobody can defeat us, unless they prove out there on the field that they can defeat us. Our confidence levels are off the charts, and frankly, we can't wait to get back out there and represent our fans again.

Nadya Dostoevich: The fans have been amazing. Even in road games, they are there, cheering, lifting "Flames Fly Forever" signs, and just being there for us every step of the way. It motivates us to continue playing at such a high level.

Julio Hernandez: It sounds like you guys are all in high spirits, coming off of that three to one victory over Rustika. The fans are happy, and the nation is getting geared up for what may be a possible deep run into the World Cup Proper. What do you think will be the biggest hurdle to get there?

Jonah Calhoun: Remaining focused. It is hard to keep your mental and physical focus during the entire qualification process, but that is what we have to do if we are to make it to the World Cup Proper. We have to approach every game with the same zeal to compete and to win, otherwise we will be caught napping and drop precious points that we must acquire if we wish to get far.

Isaac Jack-Bentley: Fatigue. Sixteen games for qualifying can lead to possible physical and mental fatigue. Along with what Jonah said, we need to take care of our bodies and our minds so that we can compete in every game to the best of our ability.

Jane Vander Rox: Amstaad & Bierlin and Ossidiacqua. We were lucky enough to handle these two teams that are most capable of upsetting us the first time around, but by the time the second time rolls around, these two games may be the decider between whether we defeat Astograth for the Group Title or finish in second place. We must be able to finish strong.

Hilary Vander Rox: Astograth. They are the most experienced and most dangerous team in the group. The game coming up, against them, in Freedom's Altar, will be the single most important game of this cycle for us, no matter how things do end up. In order to make it to the place where the best play, we must defeat one of the world's best.

Nadya Dostoevich: Ourselves. If we play up to our potential, nobody can defeat us, not even the best team in the world. I believe in this. We have been playing mostly at about eighty percent potential... If we hit ninety or more, nobody can defeat us.

Julio Hernandez: Well, the entire nation will be rooting for you. One last question for you five: Who needs to play at the highest level for your team to reach its goals? You can name the whole team, a position, or a single person.

Jonah Calhoun: In my own opinion, it's my defenders, in front of me. When Michael, Noah, and Naisi are on key, we aren't conceding any goals at all. I can do my job, and we can win. If they melt, then my job gets harder...

Isaac Jack-Bentley: Hilary. As she goes, the team goes. She's the leader, both on the field, off the field, and just... overall. We need our Captain to shine...

Jane Vander Rox: The strikers. We can get the ball up the field as many times as we want, but unless they score, we aren't going anywhere. Nadya and Qunicy are the most important members of our team.

Hilary Vander Rox: Thanks for your words, Isaac, but in my opinion, Jonah is it. We do so much based on the assumption that he will keep our net clean. Without him, we're a team with no proven goalkeeper and a vulnerable net that must commit back on defense.

Nadya Dostoevich: The entire squad, and Sir James. Sir James keeps us all together, and tells us what to do next. He's quite a man, and he's put us together as a cohesive unit. As long as he keeps us together, we can do anything.

Julio Hernandez: Well you've heard it, folks. These players now have seven games left to qualify... And they carry the hopes of a nation with them. Good luck, guys!

Jonah Calhoun: Thanks, Julio. And thank you, fans!

Isaac Jack-Bentley: Yes, Fans - you are the reason that we do what we do!

Jane Vander Rox: Thanks much, Julio. Keep up the support, fans! We love hearing you out there!

Hilary Vander Rox: You fans have been behind me from the moment that I led the squad in the Baptism of Fire, and you are the reason that I have made it this far. Thank you so much!

Nadya Dostoevich: Perseverentia Saeculorum!

Julio Hernandez: This is Julio, and with the five key members of the Yesopalithan Flames Team, I bid you adieu, and happy supporting! Flames forever!

by **Stachland and Minor Outlying Islands** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:55 pm

Stachland Reds

Despite False Start, Reds Look to Take Down Valladares
by Witold Elliott

Despite a 2-1 loss to lowly Warkus yesterday, the Reds will look to rebound strong at home at Generalife Union Arena against the top-seeded squad from Valladares. A win could go a long way towards keeping the Reds' hopes for a spot in the World Cup finals alive—a loss could effectively end them, as Carpathia and Ruthenia continues to lead the group, and the team from Valladares would surpass the Stachlanders, perhaps for good, in the standings.

"I'm confident in our team," said head coach Theodore Czacki. "We have a way of getting things done when it comes down to it."

Defender Addison Mulholland will remain on the disabled list, as she was this past week, due to chronic headaches. Collin Lambert, a member of multiple Stachlandic squads, is filling her spot on the roster in her absence.

by **Socialist States Owen** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:19 pm

LOOKING COSY!
FSSO cruise to victories versus NMS, Aexalla and Mashiki
Clint Covey reports

With half of the qualifying stage for the 61st World Cup played, it appears that the FSSO are cruising towards qualification.

The FSSO extended their sequence of consecutive wins to seven with these three victories, starting with their key game against New Montreal States in Bastion. Visiting coach Sol Kirkkegaard, a 62 year old Polarian, was under significant pressure to deliver as NMS found themselves some distance behind our boys despite being favourites for 2nd in the group. New Montreal States fought hard for 50 minutes, taking the lead in the 32nd minute through a Julien Cormier goal, before the FSSO levelled shortly before half time through a James McCroft free kick. Yet the visitors could not sustain the tempo they were peforming at and faltered in the last 40 minutes, conceding a cheap goal to Lee Sharp in the 67th minute before substitute Paul Fessner finished them off in stoppage time. The following encounters were much more comfortable for the FSSO.

For the second fixture of the three they travelled to Aexalla. Surprisingly perhaps the FSSO failed to score in the first half, but in the second period they turned on the style and cut through the Aexallan defence, running out 4-0 winners. A rather un-stylish 60th minute goalmouth scramble opened the floodgates as Steven Thompson nudged the ball over the line, then Lee Sharp and Sam Needle scored in the 66th and 68th minutes to put Aexalla out of sight; a cherry on the proverbial cake came in the form of a stunning 30 yard strike from Joe Arne Pizza. Even more comfortable was the FSSO's 5-0 victory over Mashiki at the Sasky Rising Memorial Stadium in Brigham in the next game. The game was not being played at Bastion Arena as the capital's primary football stadium had been scheduled prior for an important state event. Irregardless of where they were playing the FSSO dispatched of the opposition with relative ease. Sharp scored two early goals to put Mashiki out of contention before Steve Thompson picked up a third goal due to a rather hilarious mistake by opposition keeper Dimitor Vashalka.

This rout was completed with a further two second half goals, the first being Sharp's hat trick goal from the penalty spot and a fifth coming from substitute Simon Xavier in some style; he curled the ball past Vashalka from 25 yards in the 77th minute despite being surrounded by defenders. The FSSO host Baltskandio next, hoping to avenge their bizarre dropping of points in a 10 goal bonanza against the next visitors to Bastion. What has been crucial so far to the FSSO dominating the group has been their strength up front; Sam Needle may have only found 3 goals so far, but Lee Sharp has been in awesome form, bagging 11 of the FSSO's 32 goals so far in just 8 games. Midfielder and veteran captain Steve Thompson has also been a key attacking influence, bagging 6 goals in 8 games.

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GROUP 12
The FSSO 3-1 New Montreal States
Starblaydia 1-0 Aexalla
Ko=oren 1-0 Mashiki
Geisenfried 1-1 Baltskandio

Aexalla 0-4 The FSSO
Mashiki 0-2 New Montreal States
Baltskandio 3-2 Ko=oren
Geisenfried 1-0 Urbis Tractus

The FSSO 5-0 Mashiki
New Montreal States 2-0 Baltskandio
Starblaydia 1-0 Geisenfried
Ko=oren 1-2 Urbis Tractus

Ps Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 The FSSO                 8  7  1  0  32  10  +22  22
 2 Starblaydia              9  6  0  3  17  14   +3  18
 3 New Montreal States      9  5  1  3  15  11   +4  16
 4 Baltskandio              9  3  3  3  19  19   +0  12
 5 Ko-oren                  9  3  1  5  12  15   -3  10
 6 Aexalla                  9  3  1  5   9  17   -8  10
 7 Mashiki                  9  3  1  5  10  17   -7  10
 8 Geisenfried              9  2  3  4   5  12   -7   9
 9 Urbis Tractus            9  2  1  6  13  17   -4   7

FSSO Scorers (In qualifying)

Lee Sharp - 11
Steve Thompson - 6
Sam Needle - 3
Simon Xavier - 2
James McCroft - 2
Scott Daley - 1
Paul Fessner - 1
Josh Stevenson - 1
Chad Parsons - 1
Kieran Kane - 1
Persa Ryans - 1
Julesk Paranaya - 1
Joe Arne Pizza - 1

by **Taeshan** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:19 pm

"Yeah we won again."

"Now to face the teams of lesser importance."

"Go team we can beat everyone."

"We are better than them all."

"We could even beat Sargossa."

"They looked so good."

"Yeah they super powned those other guys."

"Ok kids we get it were awesome."

"Yay"

by **Kinitaria** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:58 pm

REVENGE was on Kinitaria's agenda as Backyard Sports were demolished in style with a national record 8-1 win.

The side ranked 293rd in the world had held Kinitaria to a 0-0 draw on the opening day of qualifying, a result which may still prove pivotal in Kinitaria's attempts to qualify for the World Cup, but Tofiq Yurovič's side were in no mood to put up with a repeat performance.

After a fairly open first half in which Kinitaria has gone two goals up before being pegged back by Pablo Sanchez, they turned on the style in the second period to score six unanswered goals, led by a masterful performance from talisman striker Luka Sabčot.

Defying suggestions that key players might be rested, it was a full-strength Kinitar team that emerged to play Backyard Sports and Kinitaria gave warning of their intention early on as Yulian Kovačev's low cross zipped across the face of goal, but none of the waiting blue shirts could connect with it. Minutes later, Lupan Mihalcič unleashed a fierce effort that looked as though it was headed in until it deflected off Blackwood and into the arms of the fortunate Thomas in goal.

It wasn't long before the fragile away defence, featuring at its best a back two, was broken through. It was done in the most simple of styles, a quick one-two between Sabčot and Mihalcič putting Sabčot through on the goalkeeper with the defenders scurrying back and unable to do anything, and it was all the Kinitar striker had to do to slot home to give his team the lead.

At that goal, Backyard Sports' heads seemed to go down, and the Kinitar bombardment resumed. Dante Robinson had to slide in from close range to prevent Sabčot getting a shot away, and a ranged effort from Sergiu Vacarestič, who has scored one spectacular goal already in this qualifying tournament, was kept out only by virtue of the fact that it dipped just a little too late and crashed off the bar with Mikey Thomas stranded.

But the inevitable second goal would arrive moments later. Luka Sabčot was goalscorer turned provider and, although his first cross attempt was blocked by Frazer, his second fell perfectly to the feet of Mihalcič who had time to compose himself before cutting inside past one defender and slamming the ball past Thomas from all of ten yards.

Despite the constant Kinitar dominance, it would be Backyard Sports who struck next. It began with yet another Kinitar surge forward, Vacarestič swinging in a cross which failed to reach its target and from there, Backyard Sports broke. Crocket's long ball over the top caught the Kinitar defence unaware, Pablo Sanchez finding himself with the ball at his feet and only the keeper to beat. He feinted to send Petran one way before coolly chipping the ball into an empty net to give his team a glimmer of hope.

There would be no reprieve for Backyard Sports from the Kinitar assault, though. Although Mikey Thomas' goal took a battering immediately before the interval, some desperate defending kept the margin to within one goal, despite Pročazka seeing a shot hooked off the line and Sabčot actually finding the net, but his celebrations being overruled by the linesman's flag in the last meaningful action before the referee blew the whistle for the half-time interval, the 2-1 scoreline probably flattering the visitors a little.

If Kinitaria had been the better side in the first period, it was nothing compared to the way they set about systematically dismantling their opponents in the second. They charged out of the blocks immediately and saw instant reward for it, Paolo Naoumov unleashing a thundering 20-yard drive which Thomas did well to get a hand to, but he couldn't control the deflection and it fell straight to Sabčot for a simple tap-in to restore Kinitaria's two-goal advantage.

The chance to extend the lead further still would arise soon. Lupan Mihalcič powered into the penalty area but was cut down with a harsh challenge from Dante Robinson, leaving the referee with no option but to point to the spot. Sabčot took the ball and stepped up to complete his hat-trick, blasting the ball high and to the left that no keeper in the world would have stood a chance with, despite Thomas managing to get his fingertips to it.

The game wore on and Backyard Sports' heads began to drop, unable to get the ball more than forty yards from their own goal-line. The goal that effectively killed off the match as a contest was the fifth, and that arrived when Robinson took too long on the ball in defence, giving it away to Sergiu Vacarestič. The Kinitar winger cut inside, found the goal at his mercy and dispatched low past the keeper to kill off any lingering Backyard Sports hopes.

From then, it was a question of how many for Kinitaria. The chances were stacking up and it could have been six when Sabčot's low drive from the edge of the box cannoned off the post, and another penalty appeal came soon after when Pročazka felt he was having his shirt tugged in the box during a free-kick.

It looked as though Kinitaria could strike at will. That's just what they did ten minutes from the end, Lupan Mihalčic getting his head on Pročazka's corner to send a towering header past the hapless Thomas. This goal, Kinitaria's sixth, was the one which seemed to knock the will to fight completely out of the demoralised visitors, who put up only token resistance from that point on.

Much to the enjoyment of the home fans, the Kinitar players began to pass it around their defeated opponents to a chorus of "ole" from the crowd. A long passing move would eventually be rounded off when Sabčot, receiving the ball from Mihalcič, fed Paolo Naoumov who had squeezed through the Backyard Sports defence, and it was a simple task for the midfielder to beat the stranded Thomas for Kinitaria's seventh.

With the fans already jubilant, Kinitaria had time to add one more. Luka Sabčot took advantage of a mix-up between Thomas and Blackwood to collect the ball six yards from goal and, playing to the crowd, strolled it over the line in nonchalant fashion with the keeper nowhere near it, giving his team their eighth and final goal. There would be very little in the way of added time, as the final whistle blew not long after, Kinitaria's World Cup push well and truly reinvigorated and Backyard Sports left to pick up the pieces.

Kinitaria manager Tofiq Yurovič following his side's demolition job against Backyard Sports:
"It was just a fantastic performance, you can't say much more than that. Scoring eight against anyone is going to take some doing, but we've got the players to do just that. It's given us a much-needed boost to our goal difference and kept us right up there in the running to qualify for the World Cup. I think people forget that, although on paper we're a weaker team than the others in our group, we've got what it takes to actually win matches, we've got the passion that a World Cup-standard team needs, and as a result we're punching above our weight and still in with a chance of qualifying for the World Cup. We're one point behind Milchama and they've got some tricky fixtures coming up, including a game against Polar Islandstates, and I think that while the margins are still so fine, we've got a chance of forcing our way into the playoff round.

We've never scored eight before, but we've gone out and done it - admittedly it's against a lower-ranked team - but we've still got a vital result in terms of putting ourselves right up there. It's a good performance all across the field, the defence hasn't had a great deal to do today but they've still got involved in building the attacks and putting themselves forward, making a nuisance of themselves and that's what's contributed to a couple of the goals out there today. There's been some fine attacking play on top of that, it seemed like everything we tried was going to come off at some point, and some of the goals were just fantastic examples of solid team football.

So now we need to know where we're going from here. It's away to Tryienne next and they are unranked but we're not going to underestimate them. To do so on an international level is suicidal. We're going to make sure we're well prepared and we're going out to Tryienne with every intention of putting in a solid, professional performance and coming away with the three points we know we're capable of. After that, then we can start to think of the next game. We have to take it one game at a time, that's the most important thing when you're playing at this level."

KIN 8 - 1 BYS
(68%) Possession (32%)
(29) Shots (4)
(18) On target (2)
(3) Fouls (8)
(9) Corners (0)
(5) Offside (1)
(0) Yellow cards (0)
(0) Red cards (0)

Kinitaria team ratings: Petran 7, Sala 7, Lupei 7, Andonov 8, Spirlea 7, Vacarestič 9, Naoumov 9, Kovačev 8, Pročazka 8, Mihalcič 9, Sabčot 10.
Substitutes: None.
Goals: Sabčot 18, 47, pen 58, 89, Mihalčic 32, 79, Vacarestič 66, Naoumov 85.

by **Gyatso-kai** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:06 pm

by **Equestrian States** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:11 pm

ESPN: Equestrian Sports Programming Network
Defense Shines in Shutout
By Steve McNotapony

EUSKIRRIBAKONDARA - The Equestrian States won its first game back as the second half of the World Cup qualifiers got underway. While the offense shone bright during much of the first half of the qualifiers, leading the group in goals scored, the defense also performed well, allowing just 11 goals. Six of those goals came in the only two Equestrian losses against Cosumar and Krytenia, and the Equestrians came into the match second in the group in goal differential.

Euskirribakondara's national team once again refused to release any roster before or after the game, citing national security as the reason for their secrecy. For some reason, several other teams in our group have also refused to provide the international community with rosters for varying reasons. Regardless of the identity of the Euskirribakondara players, the Equestrian defense was dominant in keeping them from getting shots off on High Soarin', who easily knocked aside or caught each ball that came near him. While the Equestrian offense was showing signs of exhaustion from the long journey to Euskirribakondara throughout much of the first half of play, Flitter and the quickly-improving Equestrian defense kept the ball and slowly chipped away at the energy of Euskirribakondara's players.

In the 37th minute, veteran midfielder Starlight Sparkle utilized a corner kick opportunity to bicycle kick the ball into the net, giving the Equestrian States a 1-0 lead going into halftime. For most of the second half, the Equestrian offense would press their attack constantly and steadily, further exhausting an already tired Euskirribakondara team that had over-expended itself in the first half. The slow and steady strategy would pay great dividends in the final 15 minutes of play, as Apple Jack and Rapid Dash scored twice in five minutes to guarantee that the Equestrians would trot away from the match with three points. The final whistle would blow as a last-ditch Euskirribakondara long shot fell in front of the goal to the delight of those Equestrian supporters that were in attendance.

With the win, the Equestrian team got its revenge for an embarrassing opening day draw and moved past Bitternea on the qualifying table into third place. The Equestrian States now trails both Cosumar and Krytenia by four points and will certainly be hard-pressed if they want to have another chance at qualifying for the World Cup as they did last time in the playoff pods. The Equestrians will face the New Roman Imperialists next in a match that is expected to be won by the Equestrian squad, but after their match day two result, some are questioning the ability of the Equestrian States in facing the lowest-ranked teams as they have struggled in this campaign agains team ranked lower than 200th, where as they defeated 86th-ranked Hutt River 9-2 and even lower-ranked Bitternea 7-1.

by **United Gordonopia** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:13 pm

Previous Entries in "Norm Bates: Tolten's Fire"

Blazing fast. Like a sniper. Unstoppable. In his first professional season, the Times of Tolten had described Norm Bates in as many flattering ways as possible. Granted, at 19 he wasn't yet the best Attacking Middy in the GFA, but if he kept up like this... was there a limit to how good one could get?

With Norm at the lead, Tolten had managed to make its first playoff in years. First up: FC Deska. It would be a test of how strong West Tolten's offense really was to put it up against the legendary Northern Wall, and their talented young keeper, only a few years older than Norm and arguably the league's best in the net.

As the teams took the pitch for, it hit Norm how much more excitement had been attached to his name since his debut earlier that year. Six goals and 10 assists can do that for a man. The Tolten fans were cheering him on just as much as Deljin, or Hansborough, or... any player on the squad. Hopefully he'd give them a show they could be proud of. It would be a fight, but perhaps he could just pull it off.

When the starting whistle blew, Norm stormed into action right away. Within a minute, he was already maneuvering up the field, preparing for one of the crosses that he had become so well known for. The ball was well in his control. None of Deska's defenders would be able to mark him in time. Deljin was in a perfect position. The pass is made. Perfect arc. Deljin's header. Stopped.

The cheering West crowd was silenced as Deska's keeper, Ludwig Strauss?, managed to deflect it by a hairswidth. That save had to be a once in a lifetime performance. Perhaps just luck. As the game ran, though, it became apparent that maybe that wasn't the case. The Machine found itself crashing against The Wall.

Several more chances resulted in the half. None came to fruition. More in the game. No result. Deska gets in on a skilled counter. On the board. Final result: 1-0. West Tolten shut out.

In the locker room, Norm was completely speechless. So much had been on his shoulders. He was the rising star. It was as if every deflection, every save, Strauss made caused Norm to grow just a bit dimmer. What could he do...?

"Norm, it's not you're fault."

Surprised, Norm turned to find himself facing Coach Heinrich. For a moment, he searched for words, but finally settled on what he was really feeling... "Bill... I was supposed to-"

"You will never tell yourself that again," Heinrich interrupted, "You're job is to go out there and play your hardest. Play for your team. Sometimes you lose. It happens. Get on with it. You have a whole career ahead of you."

Without another word, the coach turned and walked briskly out to meet the waiting press, leaving Norm to contemplate his words. He was, for the first time, experiencing a loss in a big game. If he thought about it like Coach Heinrich said, though...

Sometimes you lose. It doesn't end there.

by **Valanora** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:16 pm

All your RPs are belong to us!

Scores

by **Qazox** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:35 pm

World Cup 61
ASMV-Valanora

Coach Karim Zaki pulled a slight fast one on Leorudo today, as he, at the last moment started most of the bench and Doreen Dobbs today. Dobbs only played 63 minutes, trotting off limping slightly, but she had assisted on all of Qazox' three goals in the first half. Qazox won 3-1 to improve to 9-1-0, matching the team record for best first 10-game performance. Qazox will seek to avenge their only blemish when they travel to Dark on Saturday night.

Here's Tobli Manusco with tonight's poem.

Lesser known players took to flight
as Qazox is winning still.
Dobbs returned from her injury,
and made the Leorudo defense ill.

Tomas Vera, an old hand at this,
scored the first of Qazox' three,
Whle Grady Reed and Brooke Chen
also scored, leading to the victory.

Leorudo didn't go with out a fight
As the defense allowed forward Luke Moore
to sneak by and slip one goal
past Daniel Totten, but no more.

With the Mapletish side off today
and with the easy home stadium win,
Qazox' lead is now six points
and over third place six more again.

Only six more matches are left
for the team to emerge victorious.
If somehow this team doesn't qualify,
the collapse will be very inglorious.

by **Slembana** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:19 pm

The Slembana Times: Unacceptable

By Peter Whiteman, chief football reporter at the Final Fortress Stadium, Scrap Brain Zone

This is ridiculous! This is disgraceful! This is unacceptable!

We've lost YET AGAIN - a loss of 1-0 means yes, we're now on a run of four losses without scoring! Outrageous! Today, we lost to Scrap Brain Zone in World Cup 61 qualifying, who infamously beat us 3-0 in our first-ever home match. SBZ's win means they become the first team in qualifying to complete the double over us.

We were the better side in the first half, with SBZ goalie Kiki saving shots from Val Kylx, Dorrin "Donkey" Forrester (the striker who has now not scored in nine internationals), and Jyvx Dagens. SBZ were happy just to sit back and defend during that first period. When the Eggmanians (an Eggmanian's someone from Scrap Brain Zone) had a rare shot, it tested our 'keeper, Toby Gapman.

In the second-half, we again looked the most likely to score, with Kiki saving a Kylx shot, a Dagens free-kick, and a header from our captain, Gavin Stockwell. We wanted to get out there and get new manager George Gray his first win!

However, right at the end, SBZ's star striker X-Prototype scored, when he headed home an Egg Hammer cross. This was too much for Kylx, who broke down in tears, and for Gray, he got extremely angry. I'm not surprised - we're on a 5-game winless run, a 4-game losing run without scoring, and a run of only one win in our last eight games.

by **Free South Califas** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:47 pm

The Summer Games of Califas began with the opening water events last week, with an eye toward qualifying for the Water World Championship. Now, illogical but passionate county pride is at stake for the footballers of South Califas, who will contest the first Ten Counties tournament of football at the Games.

A preview, focused on connections with the WCQ61 Harvest Mice roster, with teams listed in order from most attacking to most defensive (incremental 5 to -5 excluding 0):

Los Angeles County
Series A teams: ⁶Pomona, ¹⁶Los Angeles, ¹⁷Long Beach, ^Am-3Channel Islands (the only permanent settlement on the islands is in LA County)
Series B teams: ⁵Santa Clarita, ⁹Internacional de Los Angeles, ¹⁰Pico Rivera, ¹¹Torrance, ¹⁶Revolución (Los Angeles, LA)
Harvest Mice starters: 02 LWB Nadezhda Prokhorova, Long Beach; 23 DM Hamrah Anzalichi, Channel Islands; 10 CF Bela Ceh, Long Beach
Harvest Mice subs: 15 WB Satel Norman, Pomona; 45 LM Rufus Goldman, Long Beach
Power ranking: 14.5

Riverside County
Series A teams: ¹¹Corona, ^Am-2Indio
Series B teams: ⁷Moreno Valley, ¹⁹Farm Coöps (various sites in eastern Riverside county)
Harvest Mice: none
Power ranking: 5

Imperial County
Series A teams: ¹²Calexico
Series B teams: ^Pro-18El Centro, ⁶AC Republicans (El Centro, IM)
Harvest Mice: none
Power ranking: 3.5

Ventura County
Series A teams: ²Thousand Oaks (world ranked), ¹⁴Simi Valley
Series B: ¹⁸Oxnard
Harvest Mice starters: 34 GK Christine Gonzalez, Thousand Oaks; 07 RM Haidou Zhongyuan, Thousand Oaks
Power ranking: 8.5

Santa Barbara County
Series A teams: ³Santa Barbara (first-time GC entrant), ¹³Santa Maria (won the Cup, COPACASUR III; world ranked)
Series B: ¹⁴Mutuelliste (in Isla Vista, SBA)
Harvest Mice starter: 04 SW Onofre Reynoso Lovato, Santa Maria
Harvest Mice subs: 14 FB Conchúr Vittorio, Santa Barbara; 00 DM Seth Stackhouse, Santa Maria
Power ranking: 10

San Luis Obispo County
Series A team: ⁹San Luis Obispo
Harvest Mice sub: 08 LS Marten Robertsen, San Luis Obispo
Power ranking: 2.5

San Diego County
Series A teams: ⁴San Diego (world ranked), ⁵Chula Vista, ¹⁰Oceanside, ^Am-1FC Syndical (University of Califas at San Diego)
Series B teams: ⁴Sycuan, ¹²Tijuana Libre (permanent facilities are in South San Diego due to war conditions), ¹⁵Encinitas, ¹⁷National City
Harvest Mice starters: 65 RB Isabella Ferreira Cardoso, Chula Vista; 06 LM Godvin Nes, San Diego
Harvest Mice subs: 35 GK Zlato Cokan, Chula Vista; 17 WF Cao Dong, San Diego; 11 RS Chidiebele Guttman, Dwile Central (Apox) [Guttman is from Encinitas]
Power ranking: 17.5

Orange County
Series B teams: ^Pro-19Santa Ana, ¹³Huntington Beach, ²⁰Fullerton
Harvest Mice starter: 68 CB Frida Rubaiyat, Huntington Beach
Harvest Mice sub: 01 GK Gerlinda Strelc, Huntington Beach
Power ranking: 5.5

Kern County
Series A team: ¹Bakersfield (the only FSC team to win a league title or enter the Champions' Cup)
Series B team: ¹⁹Farm Coöps (some games are in Delano and other rural Kern County sites)
Harvest Mice starter: 03 LB Falerina Jomphe, Bakersfield
Harvest Mice subs: 13 CB Artis Pariseau, Bakersfield; 12 RM Ralf Huber, Bakersfield; 09 CF Flavio Filippa, Bakersfield
Power ranking: 10

San Bernardino County
Series A teams: ⁷Rancho Cucamonga, ⁸Fontana, ¹⁵Twentynine Palms
Series B team: ^Pro-20Needles
Harvest Mice starter: 05 RWB Ernsta Heimdal, Fontana
Power ranking: 8

by **Kingdom of Phoenixia** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:34 am

We are back after a long pause, after the last 3 matches there were nearly nothing to report except from shattered hopes, tears and property damage.
Everyone could read the manic hope of our players in the game against the Filiopines, the first team Phoenixia beats on matchday 2.
Today however the excessive training paid back. After a good first half who leads to the 1:0 the endurance and concentration of the team began to lack. This leads to the balance goal in Minute 79.
It is a shame that we loose even to teams with nations who doesn't exist anymore but sadly this is football and with that I give back to the studio.

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:58 am

Back in Track?

In Group 12, things were finally going as the Greenblues would like to see them. The FSSO wins their match against Baltskandio, NMS and Starblaydia share points and have only 2 points total come from their match, and Ko-oren gets a victory. The only thing that could have been better was the Mashiki victory over Urbis Tractus, but you could not expect Mashiki to lose. Ko-oren is now in fourth place, top of the group of five teams that are directly under Starblaydia and New Montreal States. In fifth place is Mashiki, like Ko-oren with 13 points. Baltskandio has 12 points, and Aexalla has 10. Geisenfried is the last of the five teams with 9 points. UT is last with 7, though they do not have had their bye round yet, and they seem to be the most consistent losing team of the group.

Mentioned was the Ko-oren victory over Aexalla: this has made Ko-oren’s GD to 0, and aids to Aexalla’s GD problems, as they are now on -11. Four points now are between Ko-oren and NMS (17 points), making it a distance, but not an impossible feat to take over NMS. GD-wise, the only team that has an excellent GD is FSSO. Starblaydia and NMS are both on +3 and +4, whereas Ko-oren is +0.

The match itself was a very solid show by Ko-oren, away at Aexalla: 0-3. The same 3-5-2 tactic that has been used for multiple cycles now was again used, with the names you have been used to since the beginning of this World Cup cycle: Asgard on goal, Norn, Dehenat and Nidog in defense, Leire, Fenner and Hel in defensive midfield, Idrasil and Nemuro in wing midfield. Lastly Shiribeshi and Tokachi as strikers. It was again Shiribeshi to open the score, and Nemuro scored his first goal in the national team ever: 0-2. Shiribeshi again scored the last goal: 0-3. It did not look like the scoreline would be like this, as the score at half time was 0-0. Due to an injury, Aexalla was forced to substitute a defender out of the game, and it was this that cost them. Shiribeshi excellently profited from the gap in defense, when he received a through pass from Leire. Nemuro headed a cross home when he found himself unguarded, as the remaining Aexalla defenders were busy guarding the two strikers already. Shiribeshi scored the last one after a few good passes through the defense.

Though he scored two goals again, Shiribeshi was not necessarily the man of the match. This match was especially the proof that Norn is fit for the job up back. He tasted some of the athmosphere and tension last world cup cycle, when he was first substitute for defense, but he has shown that he is up to the job during this cycle. Solid play, combined with his powerful defending and good passing make him a very good defender, and it showed. He did not lose the ball once, had 23 good passes. These went to Hel and Leire usually, and only a minority went to another defender. This shows he does not try to get some easy passes, but tries to get the ball forward again. One pass was directly to Nemuro.

Next match will show if Ko-oren can keep up the fourth place, leaving the five teams directly behind it. The committee has promised a good finish to the cycle, let’s see if they are right.

by **Mapletish** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:23 am

The Lions' World Cup LXI Qualifiers Journey
Bye For The Lions ; Lions Under Fire Again After 9-3 Lose To GSM Victorian Selection X

Muain Newtons and in fact the entire of the Lions squad are now under-fire as they lost to a high profile match against GSM Victorian Selection X.With the Victorian Selection outscore,out-think and out do the Lions.The previous few records with the GSM Victorian teams have proved that the standard of the Lions have dropped.Recording their last GSM Victorian victory just 7 meetings ago with the GSM Victorian First XI losing 4-3 in a close match and right after that match in the next meeting,the Lions were out of their running as the very next meeting with the GSM Victorian Selection All Star led to a 5-1 defeat.

And for seven games running then,the Lions never record a victory,one of the main reasons for that very fact is that the Lions were unable to match up with the fast build up play employed by the GSM Victorian players.The Lions were forced into running in circles and chasing shadows for their meetings against the Victorians.

The previous match leading to a 9-3 defeat against the Victorians were a wake up call for the Lions that,the Victorians have caught their tail on things.The Victorians were the ones who have started the match comfortably in the Estadio De Victorian right at 19.30 where a crowd of 30,500 came to the match to watch the Victorians defeat the Lions.

The Victorians started the match quick and brilliantly,having had their first chance just 45 seconds into the match,with the attack of the Victorians finishing an inch out of the Lions goal to save the Lions from blushes.

However the relieve was short lived,with the Victorians coming back into the attack in just another 30 seconds they scored the first goal of the match and they seemed not to be stopping or slowing down as they scored another goal in between a gap of 50 seconds.The third goal flew in after just 2 minutes.

With the score at 3-0 at just 5 minutes,the Lions tighten their defences to tighten the gap of the players aside each other.The attack slowed down for the Victorians as the Lions stepped up on their attack and the Lions score their first goal for their side.

The Victorians cut the Lions hope by more than half as they bang in 2 more goals before they go into the half time break with a comfortable 5-1 lead.Muain Newtons walked into the dressing rooms with his head low,with almost no expression on his face.

There seems to be much to say in the dressing rooms as the Lions were downed by the Victorians in 45 minutes which have definitely lead to a morale affection got the players.

The Lions started the second half gaining momentum,and the Victorians got a taste of the Lions fiery as the Lions got a goal back with the score at 5-2,however the Victorians were merciless as they scored from time to time and by the 85th minute,the score jumped to 9-2.

All hopes seemed for lost for the Lions,however Junio managed to grab another consolation goal for the Lions as he bagged his own hattrick in the match while the Lions bagged another defeat against the Victorians.

Doubts have been starting to raise ahead of the Lions next match,however Muain Newtons have assured the media that the Lions will recover from the defeat and get well just in time for the next clash.

by **Jeruselem** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:53 am

Princess Michelle Sofia, and Princess Melody Song after a 4-0 win at Dazza Dallas Stadium

Melody: I just heard the Jeru FC girls won 8-0 at home
Sofia: Well we should have won 8-0 too ya know
Melody: Yeah but the Rachel Meanie girl got herself sent off
Sofia: That's pretty normal for her.
Melody: Apparently their opponents have no home to go back to.
Sofia: Really?

Melody: Yeah
Sofia: No wonder they played like crap then.
Melody: Deep Fried Pickles ...
Sofia: What sort of stupid name is that?
Melody: I didn't make that up
Sofia: Makes Cevalo Nacio sound like a decent nation name.

Melody: Here's trouble.
Rachel: Why did I get sent off?
Melody: Maybe telling the ref to stop being a w@nker doesn't help.
Rachel: I did not touch that player.
Sofia: No you didn't, you kicked him like bottle.
Rachel: You're supposed to be on my side.

Sofia: Look, the TV shows what happened I can't defend your actions.
Rachel: You defend her ...
Melody: Hey, I don't get sent off like you all the time.
Rachel: No one likes me.
Sofia: Duh
Rachel: I want to complaint to a higher authority.

Sofia: Go ahead.
Rachel: You're protected because you're princesses.
Sofia: Go complain to the Queen if want to.
Melody: Well?
Rachel: No one listens to me.
Sofia: I wonder why.

Melody: Did you tell that little girl who wanted an autograph to f**k off
Rachel: Yeah why? I do it all the time.
Melody: Explains why a lot of the local fans carry Rachel is a Meanie banner.
Sofia: You can't just treat kids that way.
Rachel: Why do I run out last?
Sofia: So other players don't get hit by eggs thrown at you.

Rachel: That is so childish. Why do people do that?
Sofia: Because you do it.
Rachel: I'm allowed to.
Melody: According to who?
Rachel: Me
Sofia: There ya go.

by **Apox** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:56 am

Camera's pan around the Total Football Takeover Studio, with a funky theme tune. The presenters Merlin Kadozan (MK) and Jon Quillisi (JQ) sit at the the desk in the centre.

MK:Hello, and welcome to today's episode of Total Football Takeover here on APX Sports, I'm Merlin Kadozan...

JQ:And I'm Jon Quillisi. Today we bring you coverage of the game against Western Cuba. There were one of only two teams to beat us in the first half of qualifiers, however, we take them on away not so we're not sure how we'll do.

MK:Now let's not be negative, many lower teams have beat higher teams than Western Cuba so far in these qualifiers.

JQ:I suppose you're right Merlin, however, let's just see how it goes, eh? Speaking of which here come the teams now.

*5 Minutes later*

MK:They've done that, let's join Jon in the commentary box as the game begins.

0 mins, JQ:Thank you Merlin, we're about to begin here, with Western Cuba kicking off.

12 mins, JQ:It's very exciting here, the ball ricocheting from end to end, with very little play occurring, with Dravid Scott, Chris Maarsden and Will Fich all getting shots in for Apox, and Edgardo Mendoa, Ricardo Calderon and Vincent de Santa nearly scoring for Western Cuba.

22 mins, JQ:Western Cuba with the shot, however blocked by William Hewitt.

31 mins, JQ:GOAL for Western Cuba, after an exquisite pass from Goyo Soto to Tito Moreno who crosses it in, whereupon the ball finds the head of Alberto Perez who heads it in. Fantastic football here.

40 mins, JQ:The games quietened down here, with a lot of play around the middle of the field.

45+1 mins, JQ:Half time, 1-0 to Western Cuba.

45 mins, JQ:And the players are back, and the game is restarted once the ref has counted all of the players.

49 mins, JQ:It's a yellow, once again for Cas Newan who will miss the next game as a result of all these cards he's picked up.

51 mins, JQ:Nearly a goal there for Apox, however, a magnificent save by Armando Santos in goal.

55 mins, JQ:It's an injury to Shin Denisov in defense for Western Cuba, it looks quite bad. He has been substituted off and a yellow has been awarded to Apox's Oli Weekes for that tackle. Free-kick to Western Cuba.

62 mins, JQ:Substitution for Apox, Jack Forster off for Sam Lowe.

66 mins, JQ:It's looking desperate for Apox here, as that was nearly a goal, luckily a deflection by Donnie Rathburn prevented it rollling into the net.

75 mins, JQ:Another shot by Western Cuba, Edgardo Mendoza with the attempt, but it was blocked by a gymnastic looking move by Olim Benzari. Good play!

80 mins, JQ:Another substitution for Apox, Chris Maarsden giving way to Stan Miller up front.

90+2 mins, JQ:That's the end of the game, 1-0 to Western Cuba, however, I think Apox will be pleased with the result. Back to you Merlin.

MK: Thanks Jon. Well although we lost, the Apox lads can hold their heads high after keeping Western Cuba to a 1 goal lead and putting in a good performance. Join us next time when we play Ipeland.

by **The Archregimancy** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:59 am

OOC - edited from the English version of the preface to St. Irenaeus of Lyons' 2nd-century treatise 'Against Heretics'

From the writings of Fr. Irenaeus the Adversary of Heretics

The Preface to 'The Nature of the Archregimancy's Victory Against Antoletia'

Inasmuch as certain men have set the truth aside, such as the football team of Antoletia, and by means of their craftily-constructed plausibilities draw away the minds of the inexperienced and take them captive, I have felt constrained, my dear friends of the Archregimancy, to compose the following treatise in order to expose and counteract their machinations. These men falsify the oracles of God, and prove themselves evil interpreters of the good word of revelation. They also overthrow the faith of many, by drawing them away, under a pretence of superior footballing ability; as if, forsooth, they had more excellent and sublime footballing skills to reveal, than that of God-fearing Orthodox teams. By means of specious and plausible words, they cunningly allure the simple-minded to believe in their superiority, and do proclaim that superiority in their flawed and biased media; and they initiate these simple ones into their blasphemous and impious opinions on football; and these simple ones are unable, even in such a matter, to distinguish falsehood from truth.

Error, indeed, is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced more true than the truth itself. This is why, no doubt, the heretics of Antoletia did crow and boast of their victory in the first qualification leg, not realising that their hubris would be the cause of their downfall when they came here to the Archregimancy.

One far superior to me has well said, in reference to this point, 'A clever imitation in glass casts contempt, as it were, on that precious jewel the emerald (which is most highly esteemed by some), unless it come under the eye of one able to test and expose the counterfeit'. Or, again, what inexperienced person can with ease detect the presence of brass when it has been mixed up with silver? Lest, therefore, through my neglect, some should be carried off, even as sheep are by wolves, while they perceive not the true character of these men,— because they outwardly are covered with sheep's clothing (against whom the Lord has enjoined Matthew 7:15 us to be on our guard), and because their language resembles ours, while their sentiments are very different—I have deemed it my duty (after reading some of the commentaries, as they might be called, of the Antoletia media, and after making myself acquainted with their tenets) to unfold to you, my monastic friends, my opinions on these footballing matters, which do not fall within the range of every monk, because not all of you - rightly I should say - divert yourselves from prayer in order to study the form of our national football team, and the lies of their opponents.

I do this, in order that you, obtaining an acquaintance with these things, may in turn explain them to all those with whom you are connected, and exhort them to avoid such an abyss of madness and of blasphemy against Christ as can be found in the proud lies of the Antoletia media. I intend, then, to the best of my ability, with brevity and clearness to oppose the opinions of those who are now promulgating footballing heresy. I shall also endeavour, according to my moderate ability, to furnish the means of overthrowing them, by showing how absurd and inconsistent with the truth are their statements (though I will concede that last night's result may be all the evidence that many of you need to prove these absurdities). Not that I am practised either in composition or eloquence; but my feeling of affection prompts me to make known to you and all your companions these lies which have been kept in concealment until now, but which are at last, through the goodness of God, brought to light. For there is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be made known. Matthew 10:26

You will not expect from me, who am resident within a small and unimportant monastery, and am accustomed for the most part to use a barbarous dialect, any display of rhetoric, which I have never learned, or any excellence of composition, which I have never practised, or any beauty and persuasiveness of style, to which I make no pretensions. But you will accept in a kindly spirit what I in a like spirit write to you simply, truthfully, and in my own homely way; while you yourself (as being more capable than I am) will expand those ideas of which I send you, as it were, only the seminal principles; and in the comprehensiveness of your understanding, will develop to their full extent the points on which I briefly touch, so as to set with power before your companions those things which I have uttered in weakness. In fine, as I (to gratify your long-cherished desire for information regarding the tenets of these heretics of Antoletia) have spared no pains, not only to make these doctrines known to you, but also to furnish the means of showing their falsity; so shall you, according to the grace given to you by the Lord, prove an earnest and efficient minister to others, that men may no longer be drawn away by the plausible system of these Fire Ant lies, which I now proceed to describe.....

by **Aguazul** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:35 am

Few fans from Aguazul had made the trip out, so once again, others back home watched on the big screen as Valcárcel quickly equalized, responding to Karramarsar Karra's goal. And the megaphones were there, again, on the edge of the crowd.

"Hey. Hey! You! I figured out your problem."

"You got a problem with me? Wait a minute."

"No, this is about the first leg."

"Okay." He lowered his first...no need to be more embarrassed than necessary in front of the crowd. "What's up?"

"So, all of your information, about Nethertopia and Dancougar?"

"Yeah?"

"You were wrong, it doesn't apply to this team."

"That's what you said before."

"But, it was relevant for the Belles of World Cup...47 or so, before Aguazul were even around. And the ages were correct too."

"Oh. So, the team just hasn't aged since then? But no, we've played them..."

"We haven't played this team."

"What?"

"The Belles, yes. Bears Armed." She pronounced this in English, though somewhat poorly. "But this is Armed Bears...the order is different, it's not the same country."

"So, what. This country just so happens to have players and clubs with the same names as the Belles...the better ones, who made the final?"

"Right."

"But from back in the day, not at the same time?"

"Exactly."

"What are the odds of that?"

"Well, I can think of a couple explanations."

"Have you told people yet? Over the megaphone?"

"No, because the first is too outlandish and the second only just dawned on me."

"All right. Well, tell me what you think, I might know something too."

"The first possibility is that Armed Bears, this team, is the same country as Bears Armed, the good ones, but in a parallel universe where time is shifted."

"Parallel...what?"

"That was my reaction too."

"You think countries could just have other copies of them running around, with all the citizens that much younger."

"Not the most plausible of ideas."

"I mean, what does it mean for...free will, for anything, if any time you do something there's just another copy of you that might or might not?"

"Ridiculous."

"Out of the question."

"Glad you understand."

"So your other idea?"

"Well, wait for it. You know there are some places...think about The Archregimancy, you know, taking new names when you become a monk. Or Cafundéu, those nicknames the players wear. What if the players on this team just chose new nicknames, and the clubs too, to honor the other country?"

"That fits! They both look...kind of the same."

"Right. An inspiration, you know, that just because you're big and gruff doesn't mean you can't play football."

"Of course. And then later players would choose names that honored slightly younger ones from the originals...it all makes sense now."

"Good!"

"Parallel universes. Good grief, next thing you know they'll be claiming it's literally intelligent bears that know how to play football."

by **Bears Armed** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:13 am

(Meanwhile, in The Babbage Islands...)
A parcel addressed to Nancy Svoboda appears overnight at the post office from which deliveries to her home address would be made, with the correct stamps already attached. When it's opened, whether that's by Nancy Svoboda herself or by anybody else instead, it turns out to contain a large [c. 3lb] jar of honey, which is labelled 'Old MerryHeart's Best Medicinal Honey' and the following letter:

#17, SunBlossom Lane,
Corrdin’s Grove,
Clan BerryGlades,
Bears Armed.

15th Sune, 2078AD.

Dear Ms Svoboda,

I was verrry sorry to read about your injury and about how that might actually be serious enough to end your career as a footballer. The jar of Honey that accompanies this letter is from a special blend (based on a traditional recipe from my own clan) that has guaranteed medicinal properties whether taken internally or used in poultices, and I hope that this will help you to recover fully.
One of the flowers whose pollen was involved in the production of this lovely stuff was Solace Chamomile, so if you do eat any of this honey then you might experience slight hallucinations on and off for a little while afterwards, but this herb has already been used so extensively in some of our neighbouring (Human-majority] nations as well as here in Bears Armed that I can safely assure you that it isn’t at all addictive and doesn’t have any long-term side-effects neither.
Please let me know how you're getting on, and whether you'd appreciate any further supplies of this medicine.

With “sisterly” best wishes for your improved health,
from

Hirrdhra o TrueHeart,
(Captain, the Bear-Belles)

by **Vilita** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:21 am

(ooc note: The details of the contents of this RP are obviously not in the In-Character 'public knowledge' - it would only have been exposed to Vilitan's (and at least one Turorian) who were in an isolated facility, either orbiting the NSVerse or on an isolated island in the middle of AO. I welcome you to bounce off of it, but it should have to be a very good explanation how anyone would know anything about it, so you may want to start it off with a TG first so we can sort it out, or post in thediscussion thread regarding this topic on the AO Forums.)

The two sat in the room, reflecting on the decision that just came down on them.

Rejected.

The plan to destroy all football stadia in the lands of Andossa Se Mitrin Vega was rejected. It had seemed like such a good plan at first. Such a simple excuse... the explosion on the ship controlling the vehicles. It was all coming together.

But it wasn't the plan the Leazi-Corada were concerned about. They were convinced that the plan, as proposed, would be succesful. Succesful in that it would achieve the goal of the destruction of many, if not all of the football stadia slated to host matches during the World Cup 61 finals.

What they were concerned about was the aftermath.

Even if by some miraculous bit of deception the rouse was seen as an accident, and not a deliberate attack on Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, which in itself seemed unlikely due to the amount of explosive power that would be required to do enough damage to a Vegai stadium - and the fact that no simple mapping vehicle would have that much explosive impact in an accident, the Leazi-Corada still believed a war requiring Vilitan intervention - and possibly Vilitan soil - would be unavoidable.

This was a situation the Leazi-Corada deemed unacceptable.

The rejection statement, in a somewhat prophetic nature, detailed the most likely region-wide response to the accident. Of course, Vilita would be expected to carry the brunt of the recovery costs for Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, as the incidents would have been caused due to Vilitan equipment failing over the Vegai territory. The aid that Vilita would provide in rebuilding the stadiums would help ease any concerns of the accidents being a direct attack on Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, as most national entities would not perceive the likelihood of a nation attack another, and then immediately spending massive amounts of its own money and resources to rebuild the area it had just attacked...

That was all fine for the Vilitans, as the temporary loss of Vegai stadiums was the only goal.

The problem for the Leazi-Corada was that other nations would not stay out. Namely Falcania. Despite the fact that Vilita would immediately declare a statement of apology and full funding and support for the recovery effort, it wouldn't be hours before the Falcanians had vehicles of their own in the area, "surveying the damage" and just looking for a fight to pick with any other vehicle that so much as crossed its airspace.

The presence of the Falcanian Flying Force over Andossa Se Mitrin Vega would present a risk not only to the inhabitants of Vilita, due south of Andossa Se Mitrin Vega and in the flight path between there and Falcania; but also a risk to all those attending the World Cup 61 event, another unacceptable scenario for the Leazi-Corada, who noted prior to the review that the plan would only be acceptable if all aspects and repercussions were concluded prior to the arrival of fans from all over the NSverse to Andossa Se Mitrin Vega for the World Cup.

The two had more to think about. A lot more. There were two options. Of course, they could change the plan entirely. Or, just maybe...

The solution was obvious. The only thing the Leazi-Corada were worried about was the Falcanian response. The only way to get the plan approved was to make sure the Falcanian response... was favorable.

by **Turori** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:26 am

DARK DAYS FOR TURORI
Eels lose to Unranked side, Gibbons tenure threatened

It was a Dark day at the Mliona-Lpaka for the Turori Eels, literally, as they dropped an inconceivable 0-2 result to the unranked and unheard nation of "Dark". The Eels had taken care of business against Dark in the first half of qualifying - one of their only wins in the campaign thus far.

The defeat at home to Dark certainly marks the low point - or perhaps the dark point, of the Eels dissapointing qualifying campaign so far. After starting as the favorites for the playoff spot as 2nd best team in the group, Turori has widely underperformed and dissapointed at every single hurdle, including a thrashing at the hands of top seed Qazox and draws or defeats with virtually all teams below them in the rankings with the exception of regional rivals Leorudo, who the Eels have only played once thus far.

The poor performances have certainly put job security in serious doubt for Darmeni head coach Mikael Gibbons, who thus far has been accused of squandering the Eels best chance for World Cup Qualification in over 20 editions.

Gibbons is expected to remain in charge for the remainder of the World Cup Qualification campaign, however, should the Eels be awarded the rights to host the Cup of Harmony competition, and Gibbons' performance remains lacklustre, it is highly possible that the revolving door of Turori Eels managers will continue to spin as the Football Association of Turori is certainly going to be looking to have a good showing in the Cup of Harmony and will want to give any potential new head coach the opportunity to square off against regional rivals - and World Cup minnows - Leorudo and Zarbli at the end of the World Cup Qualification campaign in order to familiarize themselves with the players, and have the players familiarize themselves with that coach and any association style or formation changes prior to diving into the Cup of Harmony competition.

Turori Eels Lineup v. Dark ::
[GK] Ronji Miiastara, [D] Yoains Konoaafeo, [D] Lioniaa Tana, [D] Balariita Muzmaara, [UT] Restiaa Mumamba, [ML] Vrotaoa Lorasoiba, [MC] Rikko Rawaii, [MC] Cediici Tzatzos, [MR] Raso Tareak, [FC] Loala Kigoouao, [FC] Liinai Zakazaka
BENCH::
[FC] Jukkia Diijelhma, [FC] Anuh Ciniima, [M] Tiika Diirotora, [M] Rutaj Ranaso, [UT] Diauro Dlaminii, [D] Noa-isinao Wioauoi, [GK] Mumau Atla-Siioai

Turori Substitutions v. Dark::
(61) - Balariita Muzmaara >>> Diauro Dlaminii
(68) - Rikko Rawaii >>> Anuh Ciniima

After the defeat at Dark, the Eels travelled to Liventia in a chance for redemption for Gibbons against rival, evenly matched competition.

The result, however, continued to dissapoint as the Eels were held to a draw for the second time in the campaign against Liventia.

The Eels had to come from behind twice just to salvage a point against the rising side from Liventia who delighted the home crowd with a goal off quick play from the opening kickoff.

It only took Turori 5 or 6 minutes to respond, Cediici Tzatzos Cross-Turned-Shot fooling everyone, goalkeeper included, as it sailed into the far corner of the net.

Liventia did take the lead into the half, but substitute Anuh Ciniima literally scored the moment he entered the game, being introduced prior to a throw in deep into Liventian territory, and rising high to meet Vrotaoa Lorasoiba's incredibly powerful and long throw. Ciniima quickly gobbled the ball out of the back of the net after powering it in, looking to get play restarted again, but the Eels could not do anymore - the match ending in the 2-2 draw.

With 6 matches to play, the Eels are buried deep in the table with little hope of advancing even to the playoff stage without a perfect run of results, an unlikely feat with group favorites Qazox in the Eels path. With a bye day upcoming, the Football Association of Turori will have to decide quickly whether to stand behind Gibbons for the run in or make a change now to inject life into the side as they return to face Mapletish in a true 6 pointer, must win match if Turori will have any chance of clawing their way back into the top 2 positions.

Turori Goalscorers::
8' Cediici Tzatzos
67' Anuh Ciniima

Liventia Goalscorers::
1' ** Liventia Goalscorer **
30' ** Liventia Goalscorer **

Turori

Best Player: Lioniaa Tana
Worst Player: Restiaa Mumamba
Shots on Target: 4
Corner Kicks: 8

Liventia

Shots on Target: 3
Corner Kicks: 4

Turori Eels Lineup v. Liventia ::
[GK] Ronji Miiastara, [D] Lioniaa Tana, [D] Yoains Konoaafeo, [D] Diauro Dlaminii, [UT] Restiaa Mumamba, [ML] Cediici Tzatzos, [MC] Rikko Rawaii, [MC] Raso Tareak, [MR] Tiika Diirotora, [FC] Loala Kigoouao, [FC] Liinai Zakazaka
BENCH::
[FC] Jukkia Diijelhma, [FC] Anuh Ciniima, [M] Vrotaoa Lorasoiba, [M] Rutaj Ranaso, [UT] Noa-isinao Wioauoi, [D] Balariita Muzmaara, [GK] Mumau Atla-Siioai

Turori Substitutions v. Liventia::
(45) - Restiaa Mumamba >>> Vrotaoa Lorasoiba
(63) - Yoains Konoaafeo >>> Rutaj Ranaso
(67) - Diauro Dlaminii >>> Anuh Ciniima

by **Armed Bears** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:29 am

(From the ‘Sports’ section of tabloid newspaper ‘The Urrath Enquirer’…)

Day-after-tomorrow, at sixthWatch*, the Bear-Belles will trot out onto the pitch at the Kingly Arena to face the team from North banrodesia, eager to avenge their shock first-leg defeat at that unranked side's paws. As you should know, our girls are back here fresh from holding group leaders Aguazul -- who've actually won the Cup more times already than the Belles have even entered competition for it -- to a draw at the latter's own home stadium that gives us much hope for future victories, but the Belles might have an extra source of encouragement out there on that afternoon as well...
A little bird tells me that none other than His Majesty King Urrthhrobarr III intends to attend this match, which would be the the first such spectation on His part in the history of our national team's World Cup campaigns so far. Admittedly no public announcment to that effect has yet been made, but I believe my source for this information be reliable.

What I currently can not confirm, nor authoratitively refute neither, is the rumour that His Majesty has secretly been dating one of the Belles...

Jirribahrlldie.

________________________________________________________________________

OOC

* 'sixthWatch' translates as '3pm'.

by **Perinpanland** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:52 am

!Perinpan Sports Network!

Cameras pan to three men sitting on an oval desk with. On the right is the Soccer Analysis Joe Brown. In the middle is a young dashing Soccer Informat Chad Dylan and on the Right is Ex-Coach of Chymala FC Steve White.

Mr. White:Hello and welcome to Gol! Perinpanland! The soccer program as part of the Perinpan Sports Network. We'd like to start off the show with an important message by Crown Prince Darc Perinpanayagam for the first time wearing a ceremonial suit instead of what he would normally wear. He has addressed the Royal Imperial Civillians in interview with GP24

screen changes to interview

Darc Perinpanayagam...Yes, I understand, after the terrorist attacks on Gothamcity and Ryuka University we have place temporary lockdown onto Perinpanland. Also after the kidnapping of your leader and my father The Great Gotham we have put our officials on high alert. We need your trust. We have our best men on the case. Our top investigators are overseas trying to solve this case and our allies have already declared war on the nation involved in this issue. Homeland Security is also here to protect us. With that being said, I would like to inform all of you that there is nothing to worry about. I have placed an order at our airports that after enhanced security checking any persons with tickets to the World Cup LXI will be taken on a private flight to their destination. Perinpan team has been sent to their respective destination ahead of time and Coach Enrico Martini has already started practices. Soon the Perinpan Crisis will be over with but for now I want to make sure that the WORLD KNOWS THAT EVEN DURING BAD TIMES PERINPANS MAY ENJOY THEMSELVES AND FIND THEIR SMILES! We urge all those to get those tickets and support the team. The Perinpan team has been playing already and they are at a bad start. Luckily they are just four wins away from qualifying. Also, I would like to add, any qualifyin matches needed to be held in Perinpanland will be held in the colonies instead. I don't know how it this works but I sent the organizers a list, I will read out loud all the important parts of this list.

1. MD11 53 Eastfield Lodge at 195 Perinpanland held in Abdul Asiari Stadium, Alistania, New Saudire, Suadiarisistan. A new stadium with no use as of now. Perfectly modern and houses 106,435 seat also including 85 box seats. A brand new land found by Suadiarisistan. It is currently being developed into a new state.

2. MD12 9 Polar Islandstates at 195 Perinpanland held in AA Stadio, Bernial, Venice, Perinpan Island. Located in the hustling city of Bernial, the old fashioned roman coliseum houses 62,893 seats and 20 box seats. Although the city is constantly upgrading, The stadio has been kept the same after many protests and sit ins.

3. MD14 UR Tryienne at 195 Perinpanland held in Futball Ship, Pirate Encampment. Located near the harbours of Pirate Encampment, The publicly funded stadium by both the Nethrezite Pirates and The Royal Government has funded a Soccer Stadium that floats on water. The stadium is actually a ship that is able to move and steered to any direction. The boat will not move during the game and any waves will not affect the game and wont even be felt. Only 48,905 people will be able to sit and watch the game with an additional space for 12,000 people to stand and watch and an area for the media.

4. MD17 84 Kinitaria at 195 Perinpanland held in Jalapeno Stadio, Spiceburg, Trinidad and Tabasco. This stadium is able to host over 98,683 seats as well as 112 box seats. Spiceburg is the sister city to the capital with the second most largest population. This stadio also host Spiceburg Red Tigers who recently were runner ups in the Trinidad Soccer League.

Although I will not make it, my sister will as well as many others. I wish this team the best and will do my best to watch the games and personally thank them for lifting our spirits in these hard times.

Mr. Dylan: That also means were back! Let's start with yesterday's highlights, Shall we?

0' Here we are in Abdul Asiari Stadium, Alistania, New Saudire, Suadiarisistan. where we face off for the second time against there team. In our last encounter Perinpanland had won 2-nil in what would be a great win in their career. This time Perinpanland would play a rematch. Due to security reason this game is being hosted in the Royal Colonies. The Stadium was filled with a multitude of colour, some wearing the Perinpan logo and some wearing the Saudi national colours. A very few amount of Eastfield fans did arrive but who would blame them, this is afterall a brand new state found on an island called Oilean. Fans complained about the idea of viscous aliens monster type things were playing and it would be a threat to everyone's safety. These things had weapons that were disabled but could probably be enables throughout the game. However no complaint was lodged after hearing of the results of a lodge complaint the Kinitaria team lodged. Apparently there were no rules against it. Both teams greeted eachother and wished good luck as they respectively went to their area and stood proudly with their dominant hand over their hearts as the Royal Anthem played. Perinpan Team get together as they sing the national anthem: "VIVA LA PERINPANLAND, POR YOU!" played out loud followed by Eastfield Lodge national anthem. A big change in this game will be that #5 Rosario Charpentier has regained captaincy. Charpentier went for the coin toss and there would be some kind of confusion. It would seem that the coin was weighted on one side. Instead the referee pulled out a die with only two outcomes. Perinpanland lost it. The fans would cheer and roar and who would blame them. The superstition is that when Charpentier loses the coin toss we'll win the game; but if he wins we lose. However, would this superstition work with out an actual coin. Let's find out. Eastfield Lodge would take the first ball.

12'
After a failed offensive attack by the Perinpan front, Eastfield Lodge defence would pass it forward to the 5-man midfield line. They would pass to each other, back and forth, trying to find an opening. It would seem that they are using a 2-5-3 formation. Rory the Plastic Centurion would be angered by this came down the line and got the ball passed to him. #9 Scottie Fish and #4 Nicolas Worley would both challenge him and #2 Maximillien Mason would stay on guard watching and protecting the box. Rory had no chance but to pass it back where the midfielder took a wild shot...but it went wide.

16'
Again, The Eastfield Lodge midfield are passing back and forth trying to break up our midfield/defence. Captain Jack Harkness would find an opening left by #7 Theirn Connors. Passes to the forwards who would get the ball and it would be a one-on-one. He SHOOTS......Saved by Gaspard Trotter as it goes out. Corner kick will be awarded to them.

21'
#6 Arlen Wall runs up as he is about to pass the ball to Fish. However, Rory would take the ball away from the feet of Wall and pass it to Creet. With another opening, he sprints towards the net and at the last minute passes to Rory, who SHOOTS....but just goes wide.

26'
Perinpan midfield is being stabbed with holes. The mindset is off and they are quick to attack. Oh wait, interception by Fish. He passes to #3 Rolf Valenzuela, challenged by Jenny. Valenzuela would quickly chip it over the head of Jenny and pass it to Charpentier. He goes for net...He SHOOTS...... punched out by the bulky Blon Fel-Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen. and into the feet of #8 Raymond Bradley Who SHOOTS.....OH MY GOD hits the post and goes to the Eastfield defence who kick it towards Perinpan line. Man, those eyes can sense anything!

32' After an Eastfield Lounge foul on Miles, Coach Enrico Martini will substitute #6 Arlen Wall for #28 Freddy Sidro

37'
Eastfield Lounge are taking shot after shot but can not find a goal. Trotter would need to slam the ball away from the net. The ball would reach, Reaper. It goes down the line and tries to cross it to the center but as he kicks it, the ball hits Worley and goes out. Another corner will be given to Eastfield Lounge.

39'
Reaper will go for the corner. He passes to The Doctor...who SHOOTS..... deflected off the boot of Worley and landing right in front of Raston Warrior Robot who SHOOTS.....AND ITS WIDE!!!!! He has sent that ball flying. We're going to need atleast 20 balls for this match.

42'
Perinpanland looking for the equalizer as Scottie Fish cleverly dekes out Strax and passes down to #10 Chas Morrison. He quickly passes to the open Bradley Who SHOOTS.... Saved by the goal keeper yet again.

45+1
Perinpanland tried fighting back but to no prevail it didn't work. The referee checks his watch and blows the whistle. He has signalled the end of first half. The score is nil-nil.

45'
Second Half. Perinpanland would start. Fish passes to #11 Donovan Miles

52'
7 minutes after the second half begins, Scottie Fish would go for another rush. Passing back in forth between the midfields, it caused Madame Vastra to run up. This allowed a two-on-two situation. Except instead, Fish passed to Morrison who would go for the net. He goes for a kick, but passes to Miles. He runs down, back to Morrison in the center...HE SHOOTS......SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can not believe it. A clean shot into the top right corner of the net. Perinpanland has scored the first goal in this games already. #10 Chas Morrison scores making it a 1-nil game.

58'
Miles passes back to Fish. He runs up. Challenged by the thing dressed in armour, Rory, he passes back to Miles With an open lane he starts sprinting down the line but would all of a sudden trip and fall. He was in pain. What had happened? The referee would halt the game and take a look of the video footage. Blood would pour down the ankle of Donovan Miles. Video footage showed in uber slow motion, it would seem...Raston Warrior Robot using his light speed technology, illegally tackled Miles and the impact had caused the injury. After the referee had seen the video, he runs to the robot and shows him the red card. Raston would be out of the game. Coach Enrico Martini would run onto the field. He had now wanted to lodge yet another complaint onto the Eastfield Lodge team. All the while, medics would arrive to try and heal Donovan Miles. Coach Enrico Martini pointed out the dangers of having these players play against normal humans. "The Reaper's sythe like tail and the ability to fly with that thing would almost cut the necks of our players. Creet is a cannibal. He'd eat almost anything. That would surely frighten our players. Rory has a gun...COME ONE!!!! Pyrovile is 5 times the height of a normal human and is made out of lava. One touch and our skins are burnt. All these players are immortal, they have nothing to fear. But us? We have everything to fear for! Ban this team from playing against us!" A delay would arise. Fans in anger of what happened. Eastfield Manager Rassilon yelled out, "there's nothing in the rule book!". Officials agreed. If they wanted a change in the rule book, they would have to lodge a complaint to the WCC. But for now that game shall continue.

63'
Coach Enrico Martini would substitute the bloody #11 Donovan Miles for #24 Ignacio Cook Donovan had a broken bone near his ankle would need medical attention right away.

68'
Rory passes to The Doctor who has an open chance to shoot....but deflected off of Sidro and out it goes. A corner will be given to Eastfield Lodge.

72'
Madame Vastra goes for the corner. She crosses it to the center, headed out by Worley, into the feet of The Doctor but tackled by #2 Maximillien Mason. The Doctor is on the floor. He is in seering agony. What a ferocious tackle. The referee runs and books Mason. It'll be a red card.. Medics run to help the doctor. Coach Sameer Ahmad is furious as are all the players. The Doctor has been a pivotal role for the lives of all these players. Jenny, angered, started to yell at Mason as he was leaving. She bagan to push and shove him and right before Mason though of reacting, Valenzuela stopped them in the act. Officials broke up the ruckus and allowed the game to continue. The Doctor will be out of commission for the remainder of the game as the referee will give them a penalty kick.

74'
Coach Sameer Ahmad takes out the injured Doctor for Captain Tybo. Some players saluted as most of them respected the man as he elegantly entered the field.

76'
Captain Tybo would start his game with a penalty kick. He stares down the goalie. Planning on where to shoot. Breathes out. He runs towards the ball...SHOOTS......GOAL!!!!!!! Captain Tybo in only two minutes on the field as scored the equalizer. A clean goal. In the bottom right hand side of the net. It looked like it would go the other way.

It is anyone's game now. This game is the definition of a see-saw match.

82'
Coach Enrico Martini is now playing with a 3-4-2 diamond formation. It would seem that the midfield is more even. Captain Tybo has been playing tremendously as he has the ball yet again. An attempt to pass but is intercepted by Fish. A pass back to #7 Theirn Connors. He passes long to Rasario Charpenteir...he shoots...but the linesman hoists his flag.

It is offside.

90+3
Ignacio Cook has the ball. Sprints towards the defence before passing it back to Fish. He tries to pass it to Bradley but is intercepted by Pyrovile. He gets the ball and tries to go for an offensive attack but is stopped. Referee checks his watch and blows the whistle. The game is over with the score being 1-1 at final. Man of the match belongs to:

Captain Tybo of Eastfield Lodge.

Mr. Brown: Wow, what a game. Alot of emotions flared up this game.

Mr. White: Yes, Mr. Martini had no comment on today's game against them. I somewhat agree with him. Those guys were killing machines.

Mr. Dylan: But remember the point of these games is to stop racism...or in this case specism. At the moment, Donovan Miles as a broken ankle and will not participate for the remainder of this tournament. Either way our team did really good in this game. Here was the roster:

#1 Gaspard TROTTER
#2 Maximillien MASON []
#4 Nicolas WORLEY
#7 Theirn CONNORS
#6 Arlen WALL taken out in the 32'
#28 Freddy SIDRO Substituted in the 82'
#9 Scottie FISH
#9 Rolf VALENZUELA
#11 Donovan MILES taken out in the 63' Assist in 52'
#24 Ignacio COOK substituted in the 63'
#10 Chas MORRISON Scored in 52'
#5 Rosario CHARPENTIER "C"
#8 Raymond BRADLEY

Mr. White: The substitutions were perfect. Using all the influential players from the Baptism of Fire, Coach Martini surely changed the game. Freddy Sidro, is still playing a juvenile game. He would need to mature if he wishes to continue in this tournament. Overall Perinpanland played a good game. Confusing the other team and utterly destroying their formation and thus enabling them to go through the lines is perfect.

Mr. Brown: How about the defence.

Mr. White: Well, the defence is a little hesitant. They don't want to create an opening. However, they are seen going up too much. They go far too forward and if the opponent does overcome them, it'll be a tap and a kick before they score.

Mr. Dylan: Before we move on with the next game let's show you today's stats:

Team	Perinpanland 1	Eastfield Lodge 1
Goals Scored	Morrison (52')	Tybo (76' PK)
Shots:	18	23
Shots on Goal:	9	11
Possession:	52%	48%
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards:	1	1

Mr. Dylan: The next match will be against 9th rank in the world, Polar Islandstates in the Roman coliseum located in Bernial, Venice, Perinpan Island. The thing about Polar Islandstates is that they are top in the group. Also and this may make you laugh, they are using the exact same formation as us. The 4-4-2 formation. The center is pressured and the defensive and/or midfielder support can arrive to both defenders or offense. Now, our midfields will be both defending and attacking as well they will add support to their team mates. With a powerful offensive and brick wall defensive system, I truly wonder how this game will turn out.

Mr. White: Our players were all told that even through hard times we managed to be 6th in our group. We are only 4 wins away from having a chance. and 5 wins away from qualifying. In order to win they must have to find the weakness in their own formation, fix it, and use their weakness to their own advantage.

Mr. Dylan: Milchama has recently won 4-0 against them. They play more offensively then we do and even beat us 3-0 and again 2-1.

Mr. Brown: This just in, Coach Enrico Martini has given us the formations the roster: Here it is now:

#1 Gaspard TROTTER
#4 Nicolas WORLEY
#16 Adriano XAVIER
#7 Theirn CONNORS
#28 Freddy SIDRO
#9 Scottie FISH
#3 Rolf VALENZUELA
#24 Ignacio COOK
#10 Chas MORRISON
#8 Raymond BRADLEY
#5 Rosario CHARPENTIER "C"

And Possible substitutes
#12 Dani ALVES
#18 Gus MULLEN
#17 Adolfo UNAI

And the formation will be the following which i have drawn on this chalk board:

----------8----------------5--------- -------------------5------------------
-----------------10---------------- -------8----------10----------24-------
----3----------------------------24 -----------3-----------------9------------
------------------9------------------ ----4--------16---------7---------28--
--4-------16------------7-------28 ---------------------1-------------------
------------------1-----------------

The second formation would allow for more of an offensive feel. It also adds alot of support for the midfield. This would cause a lot less confusion on the field and the ball to be stopped in the midfield. As of now all I can say is that Perinpanland would need to work on its defence a bit more and need to support the midfield. Now with the arrival of more fans, and the ability to move within the empire, Perinpanland National Team can play with more support.

Mr. White: Well you know what we need to hope for. We need to hope that Rosario Charpentier loses the coin toss.

Mr. Brown: you got that right! Then lets hope he loses! I am Joe Brown and with me are Chad Dylan and Steve White. We hope to see you in Bernial, Perinpan Island. We'll see you after the match.

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by **Perinpanland** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:52 am

!Perinpan Sports Network!

Cameras pan to three men sitting on an oval desk with. On the right is the Soccer Analysis Joe Brown. In the middle is a young dashing Soccer Informat Chad Dylan and on the Right is Ex-Coach of Chymala FC Steve White.

Mr. White:Hello and welcome to Gol! Perinpanland! The soccer program as part of the Perinpan Sports Network. We'd like to start off the show with an important message by Crown Prince Darc Perinpanayagam for the first time wearing a ceremonial suit instead of what he would normally wear. He has addressed the Royal Imperial Civillians in interview with GP24

screen changes to interview

Darc Perinpanayagam...Yes, I understand, after the terrorist attacks on Gothamcity and Ryuka University we have place temporary lockdown onto Perinpanland. Also after the kidnapping of your leader and my father The Great Gotham we have put our officials on high alert. We need your trust. We have our best men on the case. Our top investigators are overseas trying to solve this case and our allies have already declared war on the nation involved in this issue. Homeland Security is also here to protect us. With that being said, I would like to inform all of you that there is nothing to worry about. I have placed an order at our airports that after enhanced security checking any persons with tickets to the World Cup LXI will be taken on a private flight to their destination. Perinpan team has been sent to their respective destination ahead of time and Coach Enrico Martini has already started practices. Soon the Perinpan Crisis will be over with but for now I want to make sure that the WORLD KNOWS THAT EVEN DURING BAD TIMES PERINPANS MAY ENJOY THEMSELVES AND FIND THEIR SMILES! We urge all those to get those tickets and support the team. The Perinpan team has been playing already and they are at a bad start. Luckily they are just four wins away from qualifying. Also, I would like to add, any qualifyin matches needed to be held in Perinpanland will be held in the colonies instead. I don't know how it this works but I sent the organizers a list, I will read out loud all the important parts of this list.

1. MD11 53 Eastfield Lodge at 195 Perinpanland held in Abdul Asiari Stadium, Alistania, New Saudire, Suadiarisistan. A new stadium with no use as of now. Perfectly modern and houses 106,435 seat also including 85 box seats. A brand new land found by Suadiarisistan. It is currently being developed into a new state.

2. MD12 9 Polar Islandstates at 195 Perinpanland held in AA Stadio, Bernial, Venice, Perinpan Island. Located in the hustling city of Bernial, the old fashioned roman coliseum houses 62,893 seats and 20 box seats. Although the city is constantly upgrading, The stadio has been kept the same after many protests and sit ins.

3. MD14 UR Tryienne at 195 Perinpanland held in Futball Ship, Pirate Encampment. Located near the harbours of Pirate Encampment, The publicly funded stadium by both the Nethrezite Pirates and The Royal Government has funded a Soccer Stadium that floats on water. The stadium is actually a ship that is able to move and steered to any direction. The boat will not move during the game and any waves will not affect the game and wont even be felt. Only 48,905 people will be able to sit and watch the game with an additional space for 12,000 people to stand and watch and an area for the media.

4. MD17 84 Kinitaria at 195 Perinpanland held in Jalapeno Stadio, Spiceburg, Trinidad and Tabasco. This stadium is able to host over 98,683 seats as well as 112 box seats. Spiceburg is the sister city to the capital with the second most largest population. This stadio also host Spiceburg Red Tigers who recently were runner ups in the Trinidad Soccer League.

Although I will not make it, my sister will as well as many others. I wish this team the best and will do my best to watch the games and personally thank them for lifting our spirits in these hard times.

Mr. Dylan: That also means were back! Let's start with yesterday's highlights, Shall we?

0' Here we are in Abdul Asiari Stadium, Alistania, New Saudire, Suadiarisistan. where we face off for the second time against there team. In our last encounter Perinpanland had won 2-nil in what would be a great win in their career. This time Perinpanland would play a rematch. Due to security reason this game is being hosted in the Royal Colonies. The Stadium was filled with a multitude of colour, some wearing the Perinpan logo and some wearing the Saudi national colours. A very few amount of Eastfield fans did arrive but who would blame them, this is afterall a brand new state found on an island called Oilean. Fans complained about the idea of viscous aliens monster type things were playing and it would be a threat to everyone's safety. These things had weapons that were disabled but could probably be enables throughout the game. However no complaint was lodged after hearing of the results of a lodge complaint the Kinitaria team lodged. Apparently there were no rules against it. Both teams greeted eachother and wished good luck as they respectively went to their area and stood proudly with their dominant hand over their hearts as the Royal Anthem played. Perinpan Team get together as they sing the national anthem: "VIVA LA PERINPANLAND, POR YOU!" played out loud followed by Eastfield Lodge national anthem. A big change in this game will be that #5 Rosario Charpentier has regained captaincy. Charpentier went for the coin toss and there would be some kind of confusion. It would seem that the coin was weighted on one side. Instead the referee pulled out a die with only two outcomes. Perinpanland lost it. The fans would cheer and roar and who would blame them. The superstition is that when Charpentier loses the coin toss we'll win the game; but if he wins we lose. However, would this superstition work with out an actual coin. Let's find out. Eastfield Lodge would take the first ball.

12'
After a failed offensive attack by the Perinpan front, Eastfield Lodge defence would pass it forward to the 5-man midfield line. They would pass to each other, back and forth, trying to find an opening. It would seem that they are using a 2-5-3 formation. Rory the Plastic Centurion would be angered by this came down the line and got the ball passed to him. #9 Scottie Fish and #4 Nicolas Worley would both challenge him and #2 Maximillien Mason would stay on guard watching and protecting the box. Rory had no chance but to pass it back where the midfielder took a wild shot...but it went wide.

16'
Again, The Eastfield Lodge midfield are passing back and forth trying to break up our midfield/defence. Captain Jack Harkness would find an opening left by #7 Theirn Connors. Passes to the forwards who would get the ball and it would be a one-on-one. He SHOOTS......Saved by Gaspard Trotter as it goes out. Corner kick will be awarded to them.

21'
#6 Arlen Wall runs up as he is about to pass the ball to Fish. However, Rory would take the ball away from the feet of Wall and pass it to Creet. With another opening, he sprints towards the net and at the last minute passes to Rory, who SHOOTS....but just goes wide.

26'
Perinpan midfield is being stabbed with holes. The mindset is off and they are quick to attack. Oh wait, interception by Fish. He passes to #3 Rolf Valenzuela, challenged by Jenny. Valenzuela would quickly chip it over the head of Jenny and pass it to Charpentier. He goes for net...He SHOOTS...... punched out by the bulky Blon Fel-Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen. and into the feet of #8 Raymond Bradley Who SHOOTS.....OH MY GOD hits the post and goes to the Eastfield defence who kick it towards Perinpan line. Man, those eyes can sense anything!

32' After an Eastfield Lounge foul on Miles, Coach Enrico Martini will substitute #6 Arlen Wall for #28 Freddy Sidro

37'
Eastfield Lounge are taking shot after shot but can not find a goal. Trotter would need to slam the ball away from the net. The ball would reach, Reaper. It goes down the line and tries to cross it to the center but as he kicks it, the ball hits Worley and goes out. Another corner will be given to Eastfield Lounge.

39'
Reaper will go for the corner. He passes to The Doctor...who SHOOTS..... deflected off the boot of Worley and landing right in front of Raston Warrior Robot who SHOOTS.....AND ITS WIDE!!!!! He has sent that ball flying. We're going to need atleast 20 balls for this match.

42'
Perinpanland looking for the equalizer as Scottie Fish cleverly dekes out Strax and passes down to #10 Chas Morrison. He quickly passes to the open Bradley Who SHOOTS.... Saved by the goal keeper yet again.

45+1
Perinpanland tried fighting back but to no prevail it didn't work. The referee checks his watch and blows the whistle. He has signalled the end of first half. The score is nil-nil.

45'
Second Half. Perinpanland would start. Fish passes to #11 Donovan Miles

52'
7 minutes after the second half begins, Scottie Fish would go for another rush. Passing back in forth between the midfields, it caused Madame Vastra to run up. This allowed a two-on-two situation. Except instead, Fish passed to Morrison who would go for the net. He goes for a kick, but passes to Miles. He runs down, back to Morrison in the center...HE SHOOTS......SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can not believe it. A clean shot into the top right corner of the net. Perinpanland has scored the first goal in this games already. #10 Chas Morrison scores making it a 1-nil game.

58'
Miles passes back to Fish. He runs up. Challenged by the thing dressed in armour, Rory, he passes back to Miles With an open lane he starts sprinting down the line but would all of a sudden trip and fall. He was in pain. What had happened? The referee would halt the game and take a look of the video footage. Blood would pour down the ankle of Donovan Miles. Video footage showed in uber slow motion, it would seem...Raston Warrior Robot using his light speed technology, illegally tackled Miles and the impact had caused the injury. After the referee had seen the video, he runs to the robot and shows him the red card. Raston would be out of the game. Coach Enrico Martini would run onto the field. He had now wanted to lodge yet another complaint onto the Eastfield Lodge team. All the while, medics would arrive to try and heal Donovan Miles. Coach Enrico Martini pointed out the dangers of having these players play against normal humans. "The Reaper's sythe like tail and the ability to fly with that thing would almost cut the necks of our players. Creet is a cannibal. He'd eat almost anything. That would surely frighten our players. Rory has a gun...COME ONE!!!! Pyrovile is 5 times the height of a normal human and is made out of lava. One touch and our skins are burnt. All these players are immortal, they have nothing to fear. But us? We have everything to fear for! Ban this team from playing against us!" A delay would arise. Fans in anger of what happened. Eastfield Manager Rassilon yelled out, "there's nothing in the rule book!". Officials agreed. If they wanted a change in the rule book, they would have to lodge a complaint to the WCC. But for now that game shall continue.

63'
Coach Enrico Martini would substitute the bloody #11 Donovan Miles for #24 Ignacio Cook Donovan had a broken bone near his ankle would need medical attention right away.

68'
Rory passes to The Doctor who has an open chance to shoot....but deflected off of Sidro and out it goes. A corner will be given to Eastfield Lodge.

72'
Madame Vastra goes for the corner. She crosses it to the center, headed out by Worley, into the feet of The Doctor but tackled by #2 Maximillien Mason. The Doctor is on the floor. He is in seering agony. What a ferocious tackle. The referee runs and books Mason. It'll be a red card.. Medics run to help the doctor. Coach Sameer Ahmad is furious as are all the players. The Doctor has been a pivotal role for the lives of all these players. Jenny, angered, started to yell at Mason as he was leaving. She bagan to push and shove him and right before Mason though of reacting, Valenzuela stopped them in the act. Officials broke up the ruckus and allowed the game to continue. The Doctor will be out of commission for the remainder of the game as the referee will give them a penalty kick.

74'
Coach Sameer Ahmad takes out the injured Doctor for Captain Tybo. Some players saluted as most of them respected the man as he elegantly entered the field.

76'
Captain Tybo would start his game with a penalty kick. He stares down the goalie. Planning on where to shoot. Breathes out. He runs towards the ball...SHOOTS......GOAL!!!!!!! Captain Tybo in only two minutes on the field as scored the equalizer. A clean goal. In the bottom right hand side of the net. It looked like it would go the other way.

It is anyone's game now. This game is the definition of a see-saw match.

82'
Coach Enrico Martini is now playing with a 3-4-2 diamond formation. It would seem that the midfield is more even. Captain Tybo has been playing tremendously as he has the ball yet again. An attempt to pass but is intercepted by Fish. A pass back to #7 Theirn Connors. He passes long to Rasario Charpenteir...he shoots...but the linesman hoists his flag.

It is offside.

90+3
Ignacio Cook has the ball. Sprints towards the defence before passing it back to Fish. He tries to pass it to Bradley but is intercepted by Pyrovile. He gets the ball and tries to go for an offensive attack but is stopped. Referee checks his watch and blows the whistle. The game is over with the score being 1-1 at final. Man of the match belongs to:

Captain Tybo of Eastfield Lodge.

Mr. Brown: Wow, what a game. Alot of emotions flared up this game.

Mr. White: Yes, Mr. Martini had no comment on today's game against them. I somewhat agree with him. Those guys were killing machines.

Mr. Dylan: But remember the point of these games is to stop racism...or in this case specism. At the moment, Donovan Miles as a broken ankle and will not participate for the remainder of this tournament. Either way our team did really good in this game. Here was the roster:

#1 Gaspard TROTTER
#2 Maximillien MASON []
#4 Nicolas WORLEY
#7 Theirn CONNORS
#6 Arlen WALL taken out in the 32'
#28 Freddy SIDRO Substituted in the 32'
#9 Scottie FISH
#9 Rolf VALENZUELA
#11 Donovan MILES taken out in the 63' Assist in 52'
#24 Ignacio COOK substituted in the 63'
#10 Chas MORRISON Scored in 52'
#5 Rosario CHARPENTIER "C"
#8 Raymond BRADLEY

Mr. White: The substitutions were perfect. Using all the influential players from the Baptism of Fire, Coach Martini surely changed the game. Freddy Sidro, is still playing a juvenile game. He would need to mature if he wishes to continue in this tournament. Overall Perinpanland played a good game. Confusing the other team and utterly destroying their formation and thus enabling them to go through the lines is perfect.

Mr. Brown: How about the defence.

Mr. White: Well, the defence is a little hesitant. They don't want to create an opening. However, they are seen going up too much. They go far too forward and if the opponent does overcome them, it'll be a tap and a kick before they score.

Mr. Dylan: Before we move on with the next game let's show you today's stats:

Team	Perinpanland 1	Eastfield Lodge 1
Goals Scored	Morrison (52')	Tybo (76' PK)
Shots:	18	23
Shots on Goal:	9	11
Possession:	52%	48%
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards:	1	1

Mr. Dylan: The next match will be against 9th rank in the world, Polar Islandstates in the Roman coliseum located in Bernial, Venice, Perinpan Island. The thing about Polar Islandstates is that they are top in the group. Also and this may make you laugh, they are using the exact same formation as us. The 4-4-2 formation. The center is pressured and the defensive and/or midfielder support can arrive to both defenders or offense. Now, our midfields will be both defending and attacking as well they will add support to their team mates. With a powerful offensive and brick wall defensive system, I truly wonder how this game will turn out.

Mr. White: Our players were all told that even through hard times we managed to be 6th in our group. We are only 4 wins away from having a chance. and 5 wins away from qualifying. In order to win they must have to find the weakness in their own formation, fix it, and use their weakness to their own advantage.

Mr. Dylan: Milchama has recently won 4-0 against them. They play more offensively then we do and even beat us 3-0 and again 2-1.

Mr. Brown: This just in, Coach Enrico Martini has given us the formations the roster: Here it is now:

#1 Gaspard TROTTER
#4 Nicolas WORLEY
#16 Adriano XAVIER
#7 Theirn CONNORS
#28 Freddy SIDRO
#9 Scottie FISH
#3 Rolf VALENZUELA
#24 Ignacio COOK
#10 Chas MORRISON
#8 Raymond BRADLEY
#5 Rosario CHARPENTIER "C"

And Possible substitutes
#12 Dani ALVES
#18 Gus MULLEN
#17 Adolfo UNAI

And the formation will be the following which i have drawn on this chalk board:

----------8----------------5--------- -------------------5------------------
-----------------10---------------- -------8----------10----------24-------
----3----------------------------24 -----------3-----------------9------------
------------------9------------------ ----4--------16---------7---------28--
--4-------16------------7-------28 ---------------------1-------------------
------------------1-----------------

The second formation would allow for more of an offensive feel. It also adds alot of support for the midfield. This would cause a lot less confusion on the field and the ball to be stopped in the midfield. As of now all I can say is that Perinpanland would need to work on its defence a bit more and need to support the midfield. Now with the arrival of more fans, and the ability to move within the empire, Perinpanland National Team can play with more support.

Mr. White: Well you know what we need to hope for. We need to hope that Rosario Charpentier loses the coin toss.

Mr. Brown: you got that right! Then lets hope he loses! I am Joe Brown and with me are Chad Dylan and Steve White. We hope to see you in Bernial, Perinpan Island. We'll see you after the match.

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