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League Cycle XV Preview - CONT. (Pt. II)

Postby Cosumar » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:51 pm

See the last post of the previous page for the first half of this HarlighetLigan team-by-team preview. This is the second half, and the lower leagues.



CRAWFORD CITY FC
Crawford, Numenvernien Fief

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Nickname: Elephants, Lakers
Founded: 924
Ground: Orangi Stadium (61,000)
Manager: Image Arturo Mancini (49)

Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Image Theoklitos (23) *** Image Lorence (26), Image Pell (24), Image Na'Kele (23), Image Reiniger (24) *** Image Noldor (28), Image Sherman (29 - Capt) *** Image Muller (29), Image Coultan (20), Image McBride (24) *** Image Kurosawa (30)
Key Substitutes: Image Poindexter (CB - 20), Image Hublot (ANY - 18)
Kit Details: CCFC's gorgeous teal, crimson and gold home kit is the envy of the league. Their white away kit, with gold and teal accents, isn't too shabby either.

Preview: It's time to put up or shut up for Crawford City FC. Four years ago, new ownership came in and broke up the team that had just gotten 4th place in favor of setting up their "long-term vision". After a mediocre few seasons of this rebuilding and reposturing, it's time for the club to deliver to fans the glorious future that was promised. They got the internationally accomplished manager they wanted in Quebec's Arturo Mancini. They splurged on big-name transfer after big-name transfer, almost entirely reversing Crawford's former identity as an unflashy but hardworking squad built on local talent. They even rebranded the club with shiny new logos, stadium renovations and kits. All of this is great, and has fan excitement higher than ever, but it has yet to translate to success on the pitch. All the pieces are finally in place for this season and Crawfordians should rightfully expect vast improvement from last season's disjointed 10th-place effort. Mancini doesn't need to make the UICA this year, but he needs to show progress - that this team has the potential to do it. And potential is something they most certainly have. Spike Lorence comes over from relegated rival Versiaville to form one of the best fullback tandems in the league with Pasarga national teamer Jens Reiniger. Defensive midfielders Phillip Sherman and Eido Noldor, both Cosumar-capped, are an equally formidable tandem that can break up possession against the best HarlighetLigan midfields. Where CCFC struggled at times last season was finding a rhythm going forward. That's where Kim Coultan comes in. Schottia's star CAM arrives straight from Jottnar Kallsmudden of the Buyan Top Division, and is being handed the keys to the Crawford attack. Wingers Adren Muller and Brendan McBride can be great complimentary players, but they weren't capable of carrying the load alone without a true star playmaker last year. That is what Mancini thinks he has in Coultan provided she can adjust to the HarlighetLigan. And of course, Dymtro Kurosawa is the main man up top. He was the headliner of last season's transfer window and scores 14 goals in his debut campaign at Orangi Stadium. Crawford lack bench depth, but their first eleven is remarkably well-balanced, strong across the pitch and easy on the eye with Mancini's tactics that prioritize possession and smooth passing. Look for them to make some noise in 1003 and even more in 1004.
Last Season: 10th (14-4-16). Prediction: 7th.



STONESHORE UNITED
Port Stoneshore, Stoneshore Fief

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Nickname: Greys
Founded: 771
Ground: SweetHaven Stadium (70,000)
Manager: Image Douglas Tibet (40)

Starting XI (5-3-2): Image Stefansen (27) *** Image Arntz (25), Image Doblet (22), Image Singleton (29), Image Houser (26), Image Lowry (20) *** Image Penterzen (23), Image Andela (23), Image Overstreet (25) *** Image Ebenazher (26), Image Herbjornsrud (24)
Key Substitutes: Image Eizenhart (RM - 27)
Kit Details: At home they wear their famous greys. Shirt pictured right, with modern maroon and white patterning on the predominantly grey shorts (like on the shoulder). On the road, they wear blue and white hoops with solid blue shorts and blue/white hooped socks.

Preview: This used to be one of the easiest previews. Stoneshore... well, they were Stoneshore. Eleven hulking muscleheads fueled by hatred playing like they just emerged from the deepest dungeons of hell. Their mantra was defense by brute force and they consistently led the league in opponents' ankles broken. Not really, but it wouldn't surprise me. You could tell Stoneshore is a gridiron town by the way its biggest soccer club played. It only sometimes provided the desired result, but even the best of sides dreaded their annual trip to SweetHaven Stadium. Things are more nuanced now under Douglas Tibet. Now in his second season, Tibet has introduced some technical savvy, swagger and subtle charm into the footballing acumen at Stoneshore. It's still difficult to get past their five-man back line and the massive frame of Adren Stefansen, but they're now a dynamic threat on the counter-attack with lots of pace on the flanks (young wingbacks Lowry and Arntz) and throughout the midfield, with springy strikers capable of getting in behind the defense and finishing in the blink of an eye. Contrary to their stereotype, the Greys are actually a young and exciting team now. Only one player older than 26 in the starting eleven. They improved from 16th to 11th last season under Tibet, and I see the mysterious manager continuing to propel them in the right direction. Chad Overstreet, a former standout at Crawford City who was available on the cheap after his foreign career stalled, could've been one of the underrated steals of the transfer window.
Last Season: 11th (14-4-16). Prediction: 11th.



MORPONTE FIEF
Mortim, Morponte Fief

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Nickname: Riders
Founded: 856
Ground: OmniTech Park (29,680)
Manager: Image Guston Cox (75)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Hodson (32) *** Image Skarasen (29), Image Bossard (31), Image Sigurdsson (23), Image Na'Tam (26) *** Image Boccarin (30), Image Norquist (23), Image Connor (37 - Capt), Image Shorts (24) *** Image Redalen (20), Image Hummel (22)
Key Substitutes: Image Delph (CB - 30), Image Csihar (CM - 21), Image Na'Bengna (ST - 19)
Kit Details: At home, Morponte Fief wear a shirt of brown and pale orange stripes (pictured right) with white shorts and socks of the same shade of orange. Outsiders call their "Reese's kit" ugly, but it is beloved and stepped in history in Mortim. Away, they wear a white shirt with two thin orange columns down the center with brown shorts with orange striping on the sides and white socks.

Preview: When it looks like you're goin' down. And the fans are booin'. Who you gonna call? Guston Cox, apparently. When Morponte Fief shockingly found themselves in an automatic relegation spot a third of the way through the season (just a year removed from 6th place!), longtime manager Grant Bulle was asked to resign and former Versiaville manager Guston Cox was lured out of retirement to take the reigns. Fortunes immediately turned around and the Riders even found themselves in the top half for a brief spell before ultimately finishing 12th. So Cox, at 75, hesitantly agreed after much persuasion to postpone his sunny Sarrbian retirement for another year. Before assessing this year's team, let's identify why they dropped six places in 1002. The short answer: Kyron Everdale. The club is accustomed to selling off its top talent and replacing from within via their prolific youth academy, but they underestimated just how important the Cosumar national teamer was to their exhilarating 1001 season when they sold him to Lotus Park of Brenecia. Their midfield was surprisingly feeble without him, both in defense and the attack. And they didn't have the strike firepower nor defensive support to make up for it. And it seems like they might be heading down the same type of path this year after selling abroad perhaps the most extraordinary talent the club has ever produced: goalkeeper Esteban Hernandez, who was already the best in the league at age 21. They bought veteran netminder Alvar Hodson from relegated Treftadaeth Alliance to make sure they have someone capable between the posts, but there is no replacing a lad who led the HarlighetLigan in saves for the last two years in a row. Morponte Fief might be in for another relegation scrap unless they see big-time improvement from their latest batch of prospects or a big season from on-loan Fransborg set Njilkaer striker Lasse Hummel.
Last Season: 12th (13-6-15). Prediction: 16th, Relegation Playoff.




FC KALDUKOSIC
Kaldukosic, Kaldukosic Fief

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Nickname: Champs or Stars
Founded: 756
Ground: Leviathan Arena (98,000)
Manager: Image Corey Simmons Jr. (43)

Starting XI (4-5-1): Tennfjord (TOR - 29) *** Image Chance (27), Image Litchmoor (22), Image Gurrevitz (32), Image Banner (24) *** Image Perkins (24), Image Archambault (25), Image McSaunders (32 - Capt), Image Wadimu (23), Image Antonsson (29) *** Image Hodges (29)
Key Substitutes: Image Garyson (CB - 33), Image Yilmaz (LM - 19)
Kit Details: At home, they wear a dark green shirt with unique white columns that curve towards the right shoulder, a luxurious yellow collar, white shorts and dark green socks with thin yellow circles at the top. Their secondary kit features a crisp white shirt (pictured right) with dark green shorts.

Preview: Daniel Laramie was hired to whip this undisciplined squad into shape three years ago, but they had their worst season in club history under his watch last season and he was relieved of his duties despite a promising first two seasons. His fruitless tactical modifications and frequent hairdryer treatments last season only made things worse and the players clearly became demoralized and very nearly mutinous as the season wore on. A lo of names were rumored as replacements, such as Martyn Dirchs, fresh off his failure at Real. But in the end, the board opted for a risky selection, but one that will be popular with the fans: former striker Corey Simmons, one of the club's all-time great players. Simmons, a National Team star, actually played for the club as recently as five years ago. But in the time since, he has been an assistant and is now entrusted with his first full management job. It's a big spotlight for someone with no experience, but the intensely passionate Simmons has never been bothered by spotlights. As for expectations, the club's ultimate goal is to return to UICA play, but realistically they'd be happy with a return to top half or 'round thereabouts next season. Their back line is pretty average, but their midfield offers some real flair, especially with the addition of Eastfield Lodge national teamer Georgina Wadimu, who scored against Cosumar in the World Cup. Chris Hodges is a one-man force and clinical finisher up top as well, and will be hungry to redeem himself after an underwhelming season in 1002.
Last Season: 13th (11-9-14). Prediction: 9th.






SAMAJ FC
Samaj, Culmarland Fief
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Nickname: Hunters
Founded: 906
Ground: Stadion Jägare (32,000)
Manager: Image Casimir Salinas (72)

Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Image Kingsley (26) *** Image Banderas (31), Image Belfry (22), Image Kristiansen (23), Image Dalmshelf (25) *** Image Na'Kone (30), Image del Fuego (27) *** Image Kayton (34 - Capt), Image Mikkelund (29), Image Deville (24) *** Image Xenophon (32)
Key Substitutes: Image Aleksovic (GK - 20), Image Huthson (ST - 35)
Kit Details: Their home kit (pictured right) features their iconic diagonal-color shirt and burnt-orange shorts. Their away kit this year is entirely the shade of dark yellow found on the home kit's collar. Solid color, with only burnt-orange numbers/names and other subtle accents.

Preview: Last season marked Samaj's long-awaited return to the top flight. They were a popular pick to finish last, but the Hunters never looked like going down last year. Casimir Salinas had them confident, and they even played some entertaining football along the way. When on their best form they actually looked a genuinely exciting side, with intricate attacking play that occasionally fooled even the league's best defenses. They didn't sit back and take a conservative defensive mentality, but attacked the HarlighetLigan as if still dominating in the SekundarLigan, and their boldness was rewarded. Much of their success revolved around the sudden emergence of young Stephon Deville as a creative force and his exquisite interplay with their Nepharim captain Elaine Kayton in attacking midfield. Guys like Jacob Mikkelund and Ashton Dalmshelf proved that they can be effective players at this level too. But, you know what they say, second seasons are often the hardest. It's going to be a challenge for Samaj, who are one of the weaker teams in the division on first glance, to keep their heads above water. Cassandra City raided them of prized young defender Kaden Wing over the transfer window, and club talisman Kayton is another year older. But the player who you should all tune in to watch, and who could very well spur the Hunters on to an unexpectedly good season, is Isadora Xenophon. The Pravenna international, though 32, was still extremely productive in the A-League last season for Francisca Orient. She could start for better HarlighetLigan sides than Samaj. A long and lanky target who can also operate in tight spaces and bury tough shots with the best strikers in Cosumar, Xenophon instantly makes this team so much more dangerous in the final third. I like them to claim a few big scalps. They've certainly improved, but the problem is...so has everyone else.
Last Season: 14th (9-12-13). Prediction: 14th.




NA'MALSILLE MARINERS
Na'Ailee, Na'Malsille Fief
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Nickname: Mariners
Founded: 945
Ground: Varela Road (28,340)
Manager: Image Filipp Jeov

Starting XI (4-1-3-2): Image Gauthier (30) *** Image Grimswald (22), Image Aslam (26), Image Jacob (25), Image Parkhurst (29) *** Image Na'Kebia (23) *** Image Folchart (23), Finlayson (LTN - 29), Image Diawara (32) *** Image Montag (29), Image Cuh-ma (32)
Key Substitutes: Image Ford (CAM - 35)
Kit Details: Na'Malsille is all about their bright blue and neon orange, so they try to wear that combination whenever possible, whether it's orange primary or blue primary (pictured right), with little regard to home or away. They also have an orange, black and grey alternate kitthat they wear a few times a year.

Preview: Let's face it, the Mariners were bad last season. They avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth on Week 34. And more than that - they were boring. Completely devoid of playmakers, they scored only 26 goals - which is 15 fewer than the bottom two clubs both had. Only Filipp Jeov's shrewd defensive tactics and goalkeeper Helmut Gauthier saved them from a swift return to the SekundarLigan. I don't know if the people of Malsille can take another year of that misery. Fortunately, the board realized the dire situation and invested in new talent for the 1003 season. Nabil Aslam, one of Patistan's best defenders, is hand-plucked from Mingoara Athletic to replace the aging Yttribian Everett Abello. They also added William Finlayson, the 29-year-old MVP of the Lutine league. Finlayson is a bit of an X-Factor in midfield, he will be eager to prove himself in a higher-quality league and could shine or be a complete bust. $6 million is a steep price to pay for someone like that, but the Mariners were desperate. But for me, the most important signing was that of former Sabrefell Moths striker Oskar Montag for half the sticker price. It seems like the Nepharim has been around forever, but he's really only 29 still, and he is all but guaranteed to bang in a respectable goal tally in a league of less prestige than he is used to. In between these foreign transfer prizes, the glue of the Na'Malsille squad is still their cast of young homegrown talent. Their fortunes will in large part depend on the improvement of players like Justinian Grimswald, Brianna Jacob, Nikolae Na'Kebia and Rupert Folchart - all of whom underwhelmed last season.
Last Season: 15th (9-9-16). Prediction: 13th.



WEST GUNDAR FC
Ruminov, Gundar Fief
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Nickname: Rugged Men
Founded: 924
Ground: New Harmonia Stadium (36,000)
Manager: Image Jehan Bair (50)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Smith (37) *** Image Pertwee (25), Image Pugh (32), Image Matsumoto (23), Nolan (23 - VLM) *** Image de Wit (26), Image Esquire (33), Image Lindbloom (22), Image Hallen (25) *** Image Gope (33 - Capt), Image Jonferth (24)
Key Substitutes: Image Lubiflor (ST - 22)
Kit Details: Their home whites are pictured right. Their olive-green away kit features black accents and state-of-the-art geometric texturing from Meski.

Preview: West Gundar have long been associated with relegation battles and financial struggles, but they're in good health right now coming off their first ever title in the SekundarLigan. It also helps that they're now owned by a mysterious energy entrepreneur who is reported to have significant wealth to invest in the club and that they'll be part of the HarlighetLigan's revenue pie again this year. So they have a definite vested interest in staying up. The squad is basically the same as the one that won the SekundarLigan last year, so Jehan Bair will be hedging his bets that continuity, familiarity, chemistry, etc. are enough to keep the Rugged Men and Women out of the bottom two places. But it's not like they don't have any flair either. Striker Delwyth Jonferth was out of this world last season, shredding Sekundar defenses to the tune of 24 goals and 13 assists...making her directly responsible for almost half of the team's goals. If she can come anywhere close to that level of production in the HarlighetLigan, the future is bright for West Gundar. She is the bona-fide star of this team, but they have plenty of experienced pieces around her that can facilitate and get the job done. Apoxian keeper Tim Smith, Septon Pertwee, Mark Hallen and Jon Gope have all had some degree of success in the top flight before. It's hard to predict which way the season will go at the newly-expanded Harmonia Stadium, but I think West Gundar have the best chance to stay up of the newly-promoted sides.
Last Season: SekundarLigan Champions (20-6-8). Prediction: 15th.




PELETHAS UNITED
Pelethas, Morponte Fief
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Nickname: Miners
Founded: 835
Ground: Drango Way (24,000)
Manager: Image Euan Jersey (37)

Starting XI (4-2-2-2): Image Zerchodoy (29) *** Image De Molay (31), Image Daleiden (22), Image Na'Nockeby (21), Image MacLean (29) *** Image Algar (34 - Capt), Image Carmichael (23) *** Image Alcantara (27), Image Driscoll (33) *** Image Abernathy (21), Image Tyson (30)
Key Substitutes: Image Varghese (AM - 18)
Kit Details: In solidarity with their mining roots, Pelethas wear their classic Silver&Gold (pictured right) at home. The cool mountaintops on the chest are a new detail this year. On the road, they wear this smooth gold and crimson kit.

Preview: It has only been seven years since Pelethas United last played in the HarlighetLigan, but it feels like an eternity for the Miners and their fans. Then finally, in their first season under young hot-shot manager Euan Jersey, the Silver & Gold staked their return to the promised land in 1002. Now it's time to find a way to stay there, and that is the herculean challenge presented to the ambitious Jersey. He has set up this team to play a style of football that is not very exciting to watch, but tends to quietly grind out results. While teams like West Gundar will come out swinging and make more noise at the onset, a HarlighetLigan season is a marathon and it's possible that Pelethas could be poised to meet their goal in the long run. But what are the chances the players actually have what it takes? That's the question, isn't it. The first name you need to know is Ryan Carmichael. The Llamanean defensive midfielder was their biggest transfer acquisition, and his physical presence and composure in the back will be crucial to executing the style Pelethas want to play. Gerhard Driscoll, formerly of Parrhesia United, isn't the paciest winger anymore, but the Nepharim gives them such much-needed quality in the attacking half. Playing off of him will be veteran striker Trygve Tyson - one of the only holdovers from the Miners' last stint in the top flight. He's a bit of a squat, plodding player who won't create his own chances, but if the ball meets his boot or head......the goalkeeper will be tested. Phoenix Abernathy, his young strike partner, is an interesting foil. The local lad constantly amazed us last year with his athletic ability but struggled to produce the final product. Pelethas have a squad of questionable quality lacking in HarlighetLigan experience, which could be a recipe for disaster, but it's hard to forget how effective they were in the second division last year.
Last Season: 2nd in SekundarLigan (18-6-10). Prediction: 18th, Relegation.





CENTUS SERPENTS
Centus, Gellano Fief
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Nickname: Serpents, Snakies (derogatory)
Founded: 924
Ground: Somerset Road (45,000)
Manager: Image Akira Eld (63)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Mulsen (26) *** Image Wolfe (30), Image Ebuzoeme (20), Image Cornish (27), Image Dias Pinto (19) *** Image Romijnsen (33), Image Haines (24), Image Gutinho (22), Image Wilska (25) *** Image Gregory (26), Image Ellis (23)
Key Substitutes: Image Writhlin (MF - 20)
Kit Details: Their primary shirt is pictured right, worn with solid green shorts and red socks. Their secondary kit features a red and green shirt with white shorts, and striped red/green socks.

Preview: Akira Eld, who famously took Real Azuris from SekundarLigan obscurity to consecutive HarlighetLigan titles before being sacked two years ago, is now trying to do the same thing at Centus. Build a club with traits of being a potential dynasty from the ground up and realize that framework of potential. His first season at Somerset Road was rocky, but the owners were patient and Eld guided the Serpents back up last year with a late run of form and thrilling playoff victory on penalties. But CS have always been a yo-yo club. This is nothing new. Now is the part where Eld will really earn his keep and, just maybe, leave a legacy. To make Centus the powerhouse they were in the pre-FSF days of yore, Eld needs to start by simply staying up in 1003. That sounds cliché, but once that baseline is established he can really start to work his magic. But right now, nothing can be taken for granted. Their transfer business has been minimal. They've purchased midfielder Wayne Writhlin from the FC Samotath reserves for their bench, signed incumbent goalkeeper Leo Mulsen to a new contract and added his Semar countryman Trevoh Ebuzoeme to the starting back four on a free from FC Nuholm. Nothing earth-shattering. No infusion of experience or foreign flair. I'm sure Akira Eld knows what he's doing, but it's hard not to be a little pessimistic. Centus look a really solid side....for the SekundarLigan. I'm not convinced they've taken enough of a step up since last year to match the step up in competition. But at the same time, there's a core of players who play well together; there's Milo Gregory in front of goal - he's pretty good; and it's easy to forget that Gutinho was a finalist for HarlighetLigan U21 Player of the Year just a few seasons ago. The West Sunrisian is capped internationally now and is probably the team's most creative and technical player. Perhaps Eld is sitting on secret knowledge that Gutinho's game will take another big jump forward this year.
Last Season: 3rd Place in SekundarLigan (17-7-10). Prediction: 17th, Relegation.










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IFK Sundsvall
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Conference Cosumarus

Wealdheim Bards
Gwynt Tywyll
Scarromere FC
Goldsoul FC
East Devellin FC
Lewisville Athletic
AFC Wernersburg
Chittersbee Rangers
Hvalsey 08
Cadonica United
Riverside Crew
Braylor Town
Mintwick Marmots
Hagenheim South End
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Lykathea City
Moore Hill Pirates
Sontafe City
Stortrommeby Town
Rhupenhoven Town
IFK Karlsborg
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East Ellum
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Bayford City
Otkins Numenvernia
White Tower FC

Conference KC

Hamlack Town
Atletisk Kvelertak
Gwerin Athletic
Silk FC
AFC Obscura 98
Meryuma Marshals
Seryddwyr Aberaeron
IFK Nordön
Usk Town
Sammet Ridge
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Murkwaamp Suns
Piander Falls FC
Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC
Marinus City
Salfa City
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Emerald Cove SC
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Satyricon Nemeses AFC
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Gibwir Marsnal
Glasbon SC
Erpland County
Gamlasir North
Ardamirchan Isle United
Baymar Lagune
Oppland 806
Interstellar Erurok
Tornline
VfL Läutenstadt
Klyde II
Real Azuris II
Svart-Guld Klingaställe
Noths Castle
Treacherous Cove AFC
Wilmontsbloom Blue Star
FK Pentagram Pjattervid
Orias-Kvissle SC
Orion Wanderers
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FC Stellendam
Ollston Town
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HSC Centus
Ingleton Town
Zirconim City
Östrad Rockets FC
Azure Lane FC
Coppell City FC
Esterhollow Harbor
Paulsendam Town
Nabataea Town
IFK Sokulldak
Kaldukosic Volmacht FC
United FC of Stoneshore
FC Fyrbyggnad
Sporting Corrian
Somberlain FC
1. FC Guggenheim
SC Torpedo Kejsarkona
Forest Hill FC
Marshall-Blue FC
Interstellar Östrad
Cape Dutch Copperheads
Ramusok United II
FC Kaldukosic II
OAS Royal FC II
Eastweald II
FC Samotath II
Mallox II

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Gorgoroth United
Hassaburess Athletic
Austentrapp City FC
High Noon FC
Jotungard 99 FC
FC Kastanjestad
DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC
Rhithlungwerddon Town
Taigaen Plats
Carnessa County
Ajatarra Alligators
Impera Town
FC Fejd
Columbia Town
Briquia Southside FC
Keldin Town
Black Diamond Osterhaut
Cassandra Cosmopolitan
FC Invierness 912
Gladsax Chariot FC
Cassandra City II
Morponte Fief II
Ombra Castle
Malm Town
Olympique Sur Mer
Scarborough
Highlanders
Harlegan Rovers
Club Toftir
Club Varden

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Yuonela Town
FC Arkadius
Caledon Legion
Tromsdale Town
Dillinger Town
Ypres Woods
Zakhoro GCR
West Ellum
Nidive Falcons
FC Na'Travii
SC Swamport
Thergothon Town
Drummond's FC
Duval Town
Crawford Sharks SC
Theli City
Inter Juta
Grayslake
Real Bellavista
Miklagaard Salvation
Crawford City FC II
Na'Malsille Mariners II
Chamomile Town
Vfl Bolmenstadt
Red Star Karbosic
Yellow Meadow Lynwood
Talmusok City
SEP Bjarnum
FC1. Richtofen Avalanche
Klovstad Club

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Tierra Interstellar Wanderers
Novia Alliance
Menoptera United SC
FC Dynamo Kurbads
Borzac Sequins
Kreanoltha Vipers
Romstafar Outpost
Templar-Lune
Rexnor District 1
Rexnor District 2
Rexnor District 4
Rexnor District 5
Rexnor District 6
Rexnor District 7
Rexnor District 8
Rexnor District 9
Sporting Club Macofor
Revanigruud Riversharks
Dockery Union
Tonsei Tumult
Execo Station
Whitestone Athletic
Tranquility Treepolis
New Hagenheim Canopy
Snaigow Hoarfrost
Levithia Shrievenzale
Aläng FF
Fayanora Pontonese
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Postby Cosumar » Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:46 pm

SEASON XV - Year 1003 - First Quarter-season



UICA Preliminary Rounds
Second Prelim: (GOD) C. LS Jesus Christ 1–6 Ramusok United (COS)

Third Prelim: (BRE) Rozelle 3–1 Ramusok United (COS)


United had no trouble dispatching C. LS Jesus Christ in their first fixture. U21 star Elena Culbreth netted a hat trick in the second leg to seal the deal. They faced stiffer competition in the third prelim against A-League stalwarts Rozelle, a tough draw for the Blues. The Cosumarite champs gave Raven Cullen's side a tough fight in the first leg, forcing a 1-1 draw at Rosary Stadium. Robin Geirsson converted a penalty in the 26th minute and it seemed Ramusok United would steal a victory from their trip to Brenecia until Elsa Ashworth leveled in the 87th minute on a quick breakaway, played into space by a Vauxhall flick. Rozelle then silenced the Ramusok faithful on the return leg, winning 2-0 at FireRiver Arena to continue the long-running trend of quick Cosumarite exits from the Champions Cup.


First Prelim: (ABA) Ruten Bridge Castle 1–6 Mallox (COS)

Second Prelim: (COS) Mallox 1–2 RC Atlas (ARM)
(COS) Eastweald 2–3 Leverstock Green Rovers (GWA)

Third Prelim: (PAS) Stein-los Turkish 0–4 Cassandra City (COS)


In the pre-season UICA fixtures, Mallax looked poised for a strong Globe Cup run after running rampant over Albaie's Ruten Bridge Castle, only to get shocked by RC Atlas from Armeia in the second prelim. Eastweald also entered in this round and was one-and-done. After winning the first leg 2-0, Henrique Ventura controversially rested key players for the second leg in anticipation of their HarlighetLigan home opener that weekend. The plan backfired, and the Watfordian Green Rovers stormed back and won 3-0 at home to advance. Another disappointing international showing for the Elves. At least Cassandra City looked somewhat convincing in their 1-0 and 3-0 wins over a strong Pasargan club. City join United as Cosumar's only representatives to make it out of UICA prelims this year.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 1
Pelethas United 3–0 Crawford City FC
Cassandra City 4–3 FC Samotath
Morponte Fief 0–1 Stoneshore United
Centus Serpents 2–2 Na'Malsille Mariners
AC Holmenkollen 0–0 Ramusok United
OAS Royal FC 2–2 Real Azuris
Klyde 5–4 FC Kaldukosic
West Gundar FC 2–2 Mallox
Eastweald 5–0 Samaj FC


Opening weekend at last! Cosumarite fans around the country put the latest batch of UICA failures out of their mind and donned their favorite clubs' colours with renewed excitement for a new season, new hopes. Eastweald sacrificed the Globe Cup to be fresh for their match against Samaj, and fortunately for Mr. Ventura, it paid off. Eastweald were electric going forward and got goals from five different players in a 5-0 win, leaving Samaj's defenders looking deflated and discombobulated by halftime. They weren't the only side that burst out of the gate in Week 1. Klyde and FC Kaldukosic battled back and forth in a nine-goal affair at The Sportsplex. Lucius Kaspian's 16-yard cracker that whipped into the side-netting in stoppage time sent the Doves and their home support into jubilee. Elsewhere, Cassandra City and FC Samotath shared seven goals between them, though three of them were penalties - questionable ones. The poor refereeing stole the headlines, but the Reds were the better team and deservedly won in the end. A Ramusok derby between United and Holmenkollen failed to live up to the hype or even produce a single goal, and newly-promoted Pelethas United pulled off the upset of the season so far by dumping a bucket of cold water on Crawford City's lofty hopes with a 3-0 win in the first HarlighetLigan match at Drango Way in 7 years.


Globe Cup Playoff Round, Leg 1
(OME) United Philibiscostal 3–1 Cassandra City (COS)
(LGL) Comunas Cougars 1-1 Ramusok United (COS)

Cassandra City couldn't find a way to stop United Philibicostal in Omerica, falling behind 3-0 by half time. It could've been more if not for Aaron Lloyd's four saves. They pulled an away goal back in the 67th minute through a Cosme free kick, however, so they might still have a chance. Ramusok United will also be satisfied with a draw and an away goal at LigAnaia side Comunas Cougars.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 2
Crawford City FC 2–1 Samaj FC
Mallox 2–2 Eastweald
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 West Gundar FC
Real Azuris 3–3 Klyde
Ramusok United 4–4 OAS Royal FC
Na'Malsille Mariners 2–1 AC Holmenkollen
Stoneshore United 1–1 Centus Serpents
FC Samotath 5–4 Morponte Fief
Pelethas United 3–4 Cassandra City


The classic Gellano Fief derby lived up to its primetime billing on Sunday night, as Mallox and Eastweald entertained in a free-flowing 2-2 draw with a number of spectacular plays. Eastweald's new midfield partnership of Rook Fenwick and Jo de Marisco showed what it is capable of with some great interplay between the two, Fenwick netting a first HarlighetLigan goal. Likewise, Mallox proved that their attack must still be respected even without Anders Engstrom. Jimmy Kelly is taking it upon himself to pick up the slack, and made two great runs to poke in two close-range finishes. Another big derby out east saw North Klyde and South Klyde's biggest clubs split the spoils 3-3, as Anna Bowman scored her first two goals for Klyde and Sean Fraser began his season tally for Real Azuris. But the real storyline so far is the unrelenting deluge of goals! Ram U and OAS scored four each in the Gramd Ramusok Derby, and FC Samotath were involved in a nine-goal match for the second straight week. This time, however, they were on the winning side as
Otto Rush scored a hat trick for his new club in front of an electric black-clad Lockwood Road crowd. Seven more down in Pelethas as Cassandra City narrowly escaped an upset to the Miners with a Brandybok 4-3 winner. Only two weeks into the season, City is already the only perfect 2-0-0 team remaining.


Globe Cup Playoff Round, Leg 2
(COS) Cassandra City 0–3 United Philibiscostal (OME)
(COS) Ramusok United 2–2 a Comunas Cougars (LGL)

Cassandra City embarrass themselves at home. Their Omerican opponents worked them over again, for a 6-1 aggregate defeat. Ramusok United actually gave their fans something to cheer for, but a 2-2 draw against one of Legalese's best sides wasn't enough to advance thanks to the away goals rule. And just like that, Cosumar is erased from UICA before a month of the season has gone by.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 3
Cassandra City 3–2 Crawford City FC
Morponte Fief 2–0 Pelethas United
Centus Serpents 0–1 FC Samotath
AC Holmenkollen 1–3 Stoneshore United
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Klyde 3–1 Ramusok United
West Gundar FC 2–4 Real Azuris
Eastweald 3–0 FC Kaldukosic
Samaj FC 2–2 Mallox


Ramusok United have started slow, still seeking their first win. The defending champions didn't look interested in the game at all this week at Klyde, as the Doves' Kaspian-Bravo-Silvén midfield trio dominated affairs. Bravo and Silvén both scored, as did Anna Bowman. Over in Morponte, OmniTech Park was amped up for their first inter-fief HarlighetLigan derby in years, as southern Morponte-based Pelethas United came to town. Fief asserted their dominance, with new Semar striker Lasse Hummel slotting two midrange strikes past Jaldaboath Zerchodoy in the second half for their first win of the season. At West Gundar, Sean Fraser scored the first hat trick of the young season for Real Azuris as they rolled past the winless Rugged Men 4-2. Ipier Ubuntu scored the other goal for the Breakers in their shiny new rainbow kits. The sting of the loss was compounded for West Gundar by the loss of star striker Delwyth Jonferth to injury late.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 4
Crawford City FC 1–0 Mallox
FC Kaldukosic 5–2 Samaj FC
Real Azuris 2–2 Eastweald
Ramusok United 3–1 West Gundar FC
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–1 Klyde
Stoneshore United 3–1 OAS Royal FC
FC Samotath 2–1 AC Holmenkollen
Pelethas United 0–1 Centus Serpents
Cassandra City 4–2 Morponte Fief


Signs of life in Crawford! This new-look CCFC side put up its first truly great performance at home against Mallox. Jens Reiniger and their stingy defense neutralized the Tigers, and Kim Coultan was able to come through with a game-winning goal in the 68th minute. Her first in the teal and gold, it capped off a great solo run in which she made Ana Baptista look like a traffic cone before splitting Brandon Duguid and Torsten Larson and sailing the ball over an on-rushing Calogero Metz into open net. Cassandra City improved their perfect record to 4-0-0 at home by outclassing a helpless Morponte Fief defense. Stoneshore United are also quietly undefeated, making a real statement of intent as they defeated OAS Royal, buoyed by two Nigel Ebenazher goals and a sold-out flag-waving crowd at SweetHaven Stadium.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 5
Morponte Fief 3–2 Crawford City FC
Centus Serpents 1–4 Cassandra City
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 Pelethas United
OAS Royal FC 2–2 FC Samotath
Klyde 1–0 Stoneshore United
West Gundar FC 3–3 Na'Malsille Mariners
Eastweald 3–4 Ramusok United
Samaj FC 3–3 Real Azuris
Mallox 2–1 FC Kaldukosic


Ron Bromwyn's Cassandra City continues to be the most impressive team in the league, this week travelling to Somerset Road and stepping all over Serpents 4-1 with goals from Cedric Stock, Yuri Makarov and Jol Tortuu (2). In a showdown of the 2nd and 3rd teams in the table, Freeman Lebo gave Klyde a massive 1-0 win over Stoneshore United with his chipped goal in stoppage time after carving out a moronic Darrell Houser back-pass. In the weekend's most entertaining match, Robin Geirsson and Ramusok United defeated Eastweald 4-3 at Old Weldenskirgen, storming back from a 3-1 half with three goals in final fifteen minutes. Alberto Silva provided two - one with each foot - and Matthias Karbruck headed home the winner off a corner. It took them a couple weeks, but it seems Ram U have finally got their feet under them. On the other side of Gellano Fief, thousands of orange-clad Mallox faithful were chanting the name of Petri H-A-N-S-E-N as the returning Cosumarite international struck twice on either side of halftime to give the Tigers their first win at the expense of FC Kaldukosic.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 6
Crawford City FC 2–1 FC Kaldukosic
Real Azuris 0–0 Mallox
Ramusok United 1–0 Samaj FC
Na'Malsille Mariners 2–3 Eastweald
Stoneshore United 3–2 West Gundar FC
FC Samotath 1–4 Klyde
Pelethas United 0–1 OAS Royal FC
Cassandra City 2–2 AC Holmenkollen
Morponte Fief 0–0 Centus Serpents


Not the most exciting week, with some scoreless draws and Ramusok's biggest two club each doing the bare minimum to get a 1-0 win over smaller Samaj and Pelethas. The third, oft-overlooked Ramusokian side (AC Holmenkollen) however managed to steal a point from perfect Cassandra City at The Amphitheatre to add the first blemish to the Reds' record. Twice Cassandra City took the lead, but twice Holmenkollen was able to answer within four minutes, Kozi Early and Ashrav Dev providing the goals. The team that really stole the show in Week 6 was Klyde Football Club, as the turquoise doves waltzed into the terrifyingly hostile Lockwood Road and knocked FC Samotath on their ass 4-1. Lucius Kaspian has picked up right where he left off last season, in MVP form. Bravo, Silvén and Bowman are also playing great, the latter proving to be a very worthwhile acquisition, as Klyde are now level with Cassandra City on points.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 7
Centus Serpents 1–3 Crawford City FC
AC Holmenkollen 1–2 Morponte Fief
OAS Royal FC 0–2 Cassandra City
Klyde 1–0 Pelethas United
West Gundar FC 3–2 FC Samotath
Eastweald 2–1 Stoneshore United
Samaj FC 2–3 Na'Malsille Mariners
Mallox 4–1 Ramusok United
FC Kaldukosic 0–1 Real Azuris


Even if OAS Royal aren't the force they used to be, The Royal Palace is still a tough place to play, and undefeated Cassandra City proved their championship mettle by going there and shutting out the Whites 2-0. Jol Tortuu was the man of the hour, scoring both goals - both assisted by Kyle Fleming. The biggest surprise of the week was not Ramusok United's loss at Mallox, but how badly they lost. Their midfield gave up the ball way too easily and provided little help defending. Tomi Koskinen was visibly frustrated after the third and fourth goals, barking at his defenders - but it wasn't really their fault. For the other side, elvish winger Randwë Nhatandal had her best Mallox outing by far, opening her HarlighetLigan account with two goals after a bit of a quiet start. Haruto Takahashi and Jimmy Kelly provided the other two. Just like that, the Tigers are back within clawing distance of the UICA zone. A few minutes' ride south in West Gundar, the Rugged Men finally notched their first win of the campaign over wildly inconsistent FC Samotath. Delwyth Jonferth, Jon Gope and Mark Hallen all scored - just enough to stay ahead of Jean-Pierre Mons' brace for the Blackhawks. Samaj FC are now the only team still searching for their first win. They've been scoring goals, most courtesy of Isadora Xenophon, but can't seem to get their back four on the same page. In Cosumar's biggest urban center, FC Kaldukosic are in the thick of their annual early-season misery. Real Azuris visited The Leviathan this weekend, and after 84 minutes of successfully keeping Sean Fraser out of the goal, FC Kal fans had just started to believe.....only for Polaaskan star Lukas Karlstrom to curl a heartbreaking winner in off the post.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 8
Crawford City FC 4–1 Real Azuris
Ramusok United 6–1 FC Kaldukosic
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–0 Mallox
Stoneshore United 0–0 Samaj FC
FC Samotath 3–5 Eastweald
Pelethas United 1–3 West Gundar FC
Cassandra City 2–1 Klyde
Morponte Fief 0–0 OAS Royal FC
Centus Serpents 0–3 AC Holmenkollen


Still hung over from last week's disappointment, FC Kaldukosic were shat on, rolled up and tossed aside like steaming garbage at FireRiver Arena this weekend. Ramusok United finally looked like champions again, dominating 6-1, with goals coming from all over the roster: Gavin Barnsley, Raphael Xodó, Martin Mazida (2), Robin Geirsson and Tomasso Tenebrosa. Crawford City FC also enjoyed an emphatic home win over a big-name opponent, 4-1 over Real, to claim 4th place in the table. Their full backs and defensive midfielders did a great job containing Sean Fraser, and their attacking players looked in-sync and confident. Kim Coultan scored and set up two more, both turned in by Adren Muller. Dmytro Kurosawa also added a penalty after being grabbed by Rhys Dundalk on the edge of the box. One can literally feel the anticipation building in the air in the Lake Crawford area. But the biggest match of the weekend in terms of title implications took place in central Cosumar. Cassandra City welcomed their fellow undefeated table-leaders from Klyde, and an intense, physical match ensued. Some vitriol spilled over in the 71st minute when Klyde's Galen Abbatangelo was sent off for putting Brandybok in a headlock with the score 1-1. That proved to be a turning point, as Yuri Makarov used the advantage to slot a 2-1 winner between the legs of Nick Garden seven minutes later. Cassandra City now have sole control of 1st place one-quarter of the way through the season.



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ICMI HarlighetLigan      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Cassandra City 8 7 1 0 25 14 +11 22
2 Image Klyde 8 6 1 1 19 11 +8 19
3 Image Eastweald 8 5 2 1 25 14 +11 17
4 Image Crawford City FC 8 5 0 3 16 13 +3 15
5 Image Ramusok United 8 4 2 2 20 16 +4 14
6 Image Stoneshore United 8 4 2 2 12 8 +4 14
7 Image Mallox 8 2 5 1 12 9 +3 11
8 Image Real Azuris 8 2 5 1 16 16 0 11
9 Image Morponte Fief 8 3 2 3 13 13 0 11
10 Image OAS Royal FC 8 2 4 2 11 13 −2 10
11 Image FC Samotath 8 3 1 4 19 23 −4 10
12 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 8 2 3 3 12 13 −1 9
13 Image AC Holmenkollen 8 2 2 4 10 11 −1 8
14 Image West Gundar FC 8 2 2 4 16 19 −3 8
15 Image FC Kaldukosic 8 2 0 6 13 21 −8 6
16 Image Centus Serpents 8 1 3 4 6 14 −8 6
17 Image Pelethas United 8 1 0 7 7 13 −6 3
18 Image Samaj FC 8 0 3 5 10 21 −11 3






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All three newly-relegated sides pledged to go straight back up, but so far Versiaville seem the only ones living up to their devotion. Aces and Alliance both struggling badly early on. Klyde Heritage and Dawchire Town have had emerged as contenders ambitious for their first taste of HarlighetLigan, as well as last year's last ones out IFK Aldenskoett.

SekundarLigan            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Versiaville SC 7 5 1 1 17 11 +6 16
2 Image Klyde Heritage FC 7 4 1 2 13 9 +4 13
3 Image Dawchire Town 7 4 1 2 20 17 +3 13
4 Image IFK Aldenskoett 7 4 1 2 12 12 0 13
5 Image Pardock Island 7 4 0 3 13 10 +3 12
6 Image Olask Islanders 7 4 0 3 7 4 +3 12
7 Image Keenan Athletic 7 4 0 3 15 13 +2 12
8 Image Sindo Crusaders 7 3 2 2 15 13 +2 11
9 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 7 3 1 3 15 12 +3 10
10 Image Goldstaff City 7 3 1 3 16 17 −1 10
11 Image Fort Archer 7 3 1 3 12 15 −3 10
12 Image Ziemelu Skaida 7 2 3 2 10 10 0 9
13 Image Helfin Fief 7 2 3 2 11 12 −1 9
14 Image Zakhoro Aces 7 3 0 4 11 13 −2 9
15 Image Yambridge FC 7 2 2 3 19 21 −2 8
16 Image Dusk Athletic 7 1 3 3 10 12 −2 6
17 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 7 1 2 4 13 16 −3 5
18 Image Sepultura 7 0 0 7 9 21 −12 0






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Atletisk Surpronuk have easily been the best third-division team in the first two months. Their only two losses came when young star striker Soren Winterkorn briefly missed time due to the death of his mother and sister in a car crash. They are 8-0-0 with Winterkorn. Hard to imagine a scenario in which they aren't at least in the promotion playoff at the end with how dominant they've been.

TredjeLigan             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 10 8 0 2 19 6 +13 24
2 Image Everlong FC 10 6 4 0 14 3 +11 22
3 Image Regéla United 10 6 2 2 24 14 +10 20
4 Image FC Flen 10 6 1 3 18 11 +7 19
5 Image Sarmon FC 10 6 0 4 19 11 +8 18
6 Image IFK Sundsvall 10 5 3 2 19 13 +6 18
7 Rexnor District 3 10 5 2 3 12 13 −1 17
8 Image Larkinham Town 10 4 3 3 13 12 +1 15
9 Image Fevelo United 10 4 2 4 19 18 +1 14
10 Image Varvonti Firestorm 10 4 2 4 12 15 −3 14
11 Oterro Athletic 10 4 2 4 12 17 −5 14
12 Image Bergtatt Isle Athl. 10 3 4 3 16 14 +2 13
13 Image AC Opjenheim 10 3 4 3 15 14 +1 13
14 Portsmouth FC 10 4 1 5 15 17 −2 13
15 Nuur Origins FC 10 4 0 6 14 17 −3 12
16 Atletisk Östrad 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 11
17 West Devellin FC 10 3 1 6 10 18 −8 10
18 Image Pristine Forest 10 2 3 5 13 15 −2 9
19 Noumen Town 10 1 5 4 11 15 −4 8
20 Image Sporting Pirankoper 10 1 4 5 6 12 −6 7
21 Image Sporting Culmar 10 1 4 5 12 25 −13 7
22 Ciems Mungonduvia 10 1 3 6 10 20 −10 6








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First Round

League represented in parenthesis (H-->S-->T-->L1-->L2), major upsets and high-profile clashes bolded.

Real Azuris II (L2) 1–2 Levithia Shrievenzale (L2)
Fayanora Pontonese (L2) 2–4 AFC Obscura 98 (L1)
Gwerin Athletic (L1) 2–0 Wealdheim Bards (L1)
Duval Town (L2) 0–1 Gamlas North End (L2)
Yambridge FC (S) 2–0 Tranquility Treepolis (L2)
Ziemelu Skaida (S) 0–1 Chamomile Town (L2)
1. FC Guggenheim (L2) 0–0 Scarromere FC (L1) (1–1 AET) (10–11 pen.)
Mallox (H) 4–2 Ingleton Town (L2)
FC Dynamo Kurbads (L2) 1–3 Sarmon FC (T)
Sporting Culmar (T) 3–1 Caledon Legion (L2)
HSC Centus (L2) 0–4 Larkinham Town (T)
Tromsdale Town (L2) 2–3 Austentrapp City FC (L2)
Mintwick Marmots (L1) 0–4 Atletisk Kvelertak (L1)
Rexnor District 9 (L2) 0–3 Drahva United (L2)
Whitestone Athletic (L2) 0–0 Kreanoltha Vipers (L2) (0–0 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Grayslake (L2) 0–0 Azure Lane FC (L2) (0–1 AET)
SC Torpedo Kejsarkona (L2) 0–0 Villa Forte (L2) (1–0 AET)
Goldstaff City (S) 1–1 Helfin Fief FC (S) (1–1 AET) (1–4 pen.)
Templar-Lune FC (L2) 2–1 Rexnor District 6 (L2)
Klyde II (L2) 4–0 Theli City (L2)
Zakhoro GCR (L2) 0–0 Goldsoul FC (L1) (0–0 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Crawford City FC II (L2) 2–2 IFK Sokulldak (L2) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Revanigruud Riversharks (L2) 2–4 East Devellin FC (L1)
Glasbon SC (L2) 1–0 Coppell City FC (L2)
Braylor Town (L1) 2–1 FC Stellendam (L2)
Gorgoroth United (L2) 0–1 Otkins Numenvernia (L1)
Oppland 806 (L2) 1–0 Ciems Mungonduvia (T)
Mallox II (L2) 3–2 Tornline (L2)
FK Pentagram Pjattervid (L2) 1–0 Novia Alliance (L2)
IFK Aldenskoett (S) 1–0 Tamiat Town (L1)
West Gundar FC (H) 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners II (L2)
Portsmouth FC (T) 0–0 Ombra Castle (L2) (0–1 AET)
Erpland County (L2) 0–2 Gnoss Gallants AFC (L1)
Sepultura (S) 2–4 Centus Serpents (H)
Marinus City (L1) 1–0 Interstellar Östrad (L2)
Treacherous Cove AFC (L2) 0–1 Varvonti Firestorm (T)
Yuonela Town (L2) 0–1 OAS Royal FC (H)
IFK Karlsborg (L1) 3–2 Pardock Island (S)
Meryuma Marshals (L1) 4–3 Orion Wanderers (L2)
FC Fejd (L2) 2–2 Keenan Athletic (S) (3–2 AET)
Klovstad Klub (L2) 0–1 Thergothon Town (L2)
Hassaburess Athletic (L2) 1–2 Flithby Town (L2)
Borzac Sequins (L2) 0–2 SC Cirith 01 (L1)
Na'Malsille Mariners (H) 3–1 West Ellum (L2)
Eastweald (H) 3–0 Lykathea City (L1)
FC Fyrbyggnad (L2) 3–1 Stortrommeby Town (L1)
Hvalsey 08 (L1) 1–1 Ardamirchan Isle United (L2) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Paulsendam Town (L2) 0–1 Nuur Origins FC (T)
Versiaville SC (S) 2–3 Cassandra City (H)
Orias-Kvissle SC (L2) 0–2 Sammet Ridge (L1)
OAS Royal FC II (L2) 1–0 Real Bellavista (L2)
East Ellum (L1) 0–1 Tierra Interstellar Wanderers (L2)
Olask Islanders (S) 1–0 Ajatarra Alligators (L2)
Piander Falls FC (L1) 2–0 Rhupenhoven Town (L1)
Bergtatt Island Athletic (T) 0–1 Rexnor District 8 (L2)
Dockery Union (L2) 1–0 Marshall-Blue FC (L2)
Aberaeron Celtic (L2) 1–1 Nomad Brotherhood FC (S) (1–2 AET)
Ypres Woods FC (L2) 0–2 Scarborough (L2)
Rhithlungwerddon Town (L2) 1–1 Talmusok City (L2) (1–2 AET)
Svart-Guld Klingastalle (L2) 0–1 Rexnor District 2 (L2)
Crawford Sharks SC (L2) 0–2 Moore Hill Pirates (L1)
Interstellar Erurok (L2) 0–2 Black Diamond Osterhaut (L2)
Sporting Corrian (L2) 1–0 SEP Bjarnum (L2)
Miklagaard Salvation (L2) 1–4 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC (L2)
Pelethas United (H) 1–0 Oterro Athletic (T)
AFC Wernersburg (L1) 0–1 Buscari Bridge Force (L1)
Club Toftir (L2) 0–2 Klyde Heritage FC (S)
Jotungard 99 FC (L2) 0–1 Gwynt Tywyll (L1)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 1–0 Everlong FC (T)
Sontafe City (L1) 1–1 Harlegan Rovers (L2) (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Sporting Club Macofor (L2) 0–4 SC Vronus 510 (L1)
Keldin Town (L2) 2–1 Rexnor District 4 (L2)
Hagenheim South End (L1) 1–2 FC Samotath (H)
Briquia Southside FC (L2) 0–4 Atletisk Ostrad (T)
Fevelo United (T) 2–2 IFK Nordön (L1) (2–2 AET) (5–3 pen.)
Real Azuris (H) 1–0 Rexnor District 3 (T)
Treftadaeth Alliance (S) 0–3 FC Kaldukosic (H)
Sadenia Paladins (L2) 2–0 West Devellin FC (T)
Silk FC (L1) 3–1 Tonsei Tumult (L2)
Klyde (H) 0–0 Kalloroda United (L1) (1–0 AET)
Drummond's FC (L2) 1–1 Menoptera United (L2) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Murkwaamp Suns FC (L1) 2–0 United FC of Stoneshore (L2)
Red Star Karbosic (L2) 0–1 Fort Archer (S)
Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC (L1) 4–0 FC Kviststad (L2)
Riverside Crew (L1) 0–4 Ramusok United (H)
FC Invierness 912 (L2) 0–1 Bayford City (L1)
Hamlack Town (L1) 3–0 Impera Town (L2)
Samaj FC (H) 5–1 Cadonica United (L1)
Moggington County (L2) 0–1 Wiedna Town (L1)
AC Opjenheim (T) 2–0 FC Kaldukosic II (L2)
Romstafar Outpost (L2) 0–2 Noths Castle (L2)
Dawchire Town (S) 2–3 Atletisk Surpronuk (T)
Malm Town (L2) 1–2 Sporting Pirankoper (T)
Rhodes Ravens AFC (L2) 1–0 Cerulia City FC (L2)
VfL Lautenstadt (L2) 2–3 Columbia Town (L2)
Lewisville Athletic (L1) 3–1 FC Na'Travii (L2)
DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC (L2) 0–0 Snaigow Hoarfrost (L2) (0–1 AET)
IFK Sundsvall (T) 2–0 Dillinger Town (L2)
Forest Hill FC (L2) 2–1 FC Arkadius (L2)
White Tower FC (L1) 3–2 Ollston Town (L2)
Atamac Wanderers (L1) 5–3 Cassandra City II (L2)
New Hagenheim Canopy (L2) 0–1 Morponte Fief (H)
Rexnor District 7 (L2) 2–3 Regéla United (T)
Zirconim City (L2) 1–5 Morponte Fief II (L2)
Sindo Crusaders (S) 1–1 Ramusok United II (L2) (2–2 AET) (9–10 pen.)
Stoneshore United (H) 4–2 FC1. Richtofen Avalanche (L2)
Carnessa County (L2) 0–2 FC Flen (T)
Emerald Cove SC (L2) 2–4 Nabataea Town (L2)
Highlanders (L2) 1–0 Satyricon Nemesies AFC (L2)
FC Va'Lubasa (L1) 1–0 High Noon FC (L2)
Eastweald II (L2) 0–0 Noumen Town (T) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Crawford City FC (H) 2–0 Pristine Forest (T)
FC Kastanjestad (L2) 1–1 Gibwir Marsnal (L2) (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)
CD Panteras Nueces (L2) 1–2 Club Varden (L2)
Somberlain FC (L2) 0–0 Aläng FF (L2) (0–1 AET)
Salfa City (L1) 1–0 Chittersbee Rangers (L1)
Yellow Meadow Lynwood (L2) 2–2 Taigaen Plats (L2) (3–4 AET)
Na'Nidive Falcons (L2) 3–1 Seryddwyr Aberaeron (L1)
AC Holmenkollen (H) 3–1 FC Samotath II (L2)
Esterhollow Harbor (L2) 1–3 Zakhoro Aces (S)
Sólstafir (L2) 0–3 Usk Town (L1)
VfL Bolmenstadt (L2) 3–0 Execo Station (L2)
Inter Juta (L2) 2–2 Gladsax Chariot FC (L2) (2–3 AET)
Östrad Rockets FC (L2) 0–2 Dusk Athletic (S)
Cassandra Cosmopolitan (L2) 0–0 Baymar Lagune (L2) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Cape Dutch Copperheads (L2) 1–4 SC Swamport (L2)
Chesterton Cottagers (L2) 0–1 Rexnor District 5 (L2)
Rexnor District 1 (L2) 2–0 Wilmontsbloom Blue Star (L2)


Second Round

Levithia Shrievenzale (L2) 1–2 AFC Obscura 98 (L1)
Gwerin Athletic (L1) 1–0 Gamlas North End (L2)
Yambridge FC (S) 0–0 Chamomile Town (L2) (2–1 AET)
Scarromere FC (L1) 0–3 Mallox (H)
Sarmon FC (T) 2–0 Sporting Culmar (T)
Larkinham Town (T) 1–0 Austentrapp City FC (L2)
Atletisk Kvelertak (L1) 2–4 Drahva United (L2)
Kreanoltha Vipers (L2) 1–0 Azure Lane FC (L2)
SC Torpedo Kejsarkona (L2) 0–6 Helfin Fief FC (S)
Templar-Lune FC (L2) 1–1 Klyde II (L2) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Goldsoul FC (L1) 1–0 Crawford City FC II (L2)
East Devellin FC (L1) 1–1 Glasbon SC (L2) (1–1 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Braylor Town (L1) 2–2 Otkins Numenvernia (L1) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Oppland 806 (L2) 1–0 Mallox II (L2)
FK Pentagram Pjattervid (L2) 1–0 IFK Aldenskoett (S)
West Gundar FC (H) 1–0 Ombra Castle (L2)
Gnoss Gallants AFC (L1) 0–2 Centus Serpents (H)
Marinus City (L1) 0–1 Varvonti Firestorm (T)
OAS Royal FC (H) 2–1 IFK Karlsborg (L1)
Meryuma Marshals (L1) 2–2 FC Fejd (L2) (2–3 AET)
Thergothon Town (L2) 4–2 Flithby Town (L2)
SC Cirith 01 (L1) 0–1 Na'Malsille Mariners (H)
Eastweald (H) 2–0 FC Fyrbyggnad (L2)
Ardamirchan Isle United (L2) 1–3 Nuur Origins FC (T)
Cassandra City (H) 1–0 Sammet Ridge (L1)
OAS Royal FC II (L2) 1–3 Tierra Interstellar Wanderers (L2)
Olask Islanders (S) 4–0 Piander Falls FC (L1)
Rexnor District 8 (L2) 2–1 Dockery Union (L2)
Nomad Brotherhood FC (S) 2–1 Scarborough (L2)
Talmusok City (L2) 3–5 Rexnor District 2 (L2)
Moore Hill Pirates (L1) 0–0 Black Diamond Osterhaut (L2) (1–0 AET)
Sporting Corrian (L2) 0–1 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC (L2)
Pelethas United (H) 2–0 Buscari Bridge Force (L1)
Klyde Heritage FC (S) 3–2 Gwynt Tywyll (L1)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 1–2 Sontafe City (L1)
SC Vronus 510 (L1) 1–0 Keldin Town (L2)
FC Samotath (H) 1–0 Atletisk Ostrad (T)
Fevelo United (T) 0–2 Real Azuris (H)
FC Kaldukosic (H) 1–0 Sadenia Paladins (L2)
Silk FC (L1) 0–1 Klyde (H)
Drummond's FC (L2) 1–6 Murkwaamp Suns FC (L1)
Fort Archer (S) 1–2 Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC (L1)
Ramusok United (H) 1–0 Bayford City (L1)
Hamlack Town (L1) 2–4 Samaj FC (H)
Wiedna Town (L1) 2–1 AC Opjenheim (T)
Noths Castle (L2) 0–1 Atletisk Surpronuk (T)
Sporting Pirankoper (T) 2–0 Rhodes Ravens AFC (L2)
Columbia Town (L2) 1–2 Lewisville Athletic (L1)
Snaigow Hoarfrost (L2) 1–3 IFK Sundsvall (T)
Forest Hill FC (L2) 2–1 White Tower FC (L1)
Atamac Wanderers (L1) 0–1 Morponte Fief (H)
Regéla United (T) 3–0 Morponte Fief II (L2)
Ramusok United II (L2) 0–3 Stoneshore United (H)
FC Flen (T) 0–0 Nabataea Town (L2) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Highlanders (L2) 1–2 FC Va'Lubasa (L1)
Eastweald II (L2) 1–4 Crawford City FC (H)
Gibwir Marsnal (L2) 0–1 Club Varden (L2)
Aläng FF (L2) 0–2 Salfa City (L1)
Taigaen Plats (L2) 0–2 Na'Nidive Falcons (L2)
AC Holmenkollen (H) 0–1 Zakhoro Aces (S)
Usk Town (L1) 2–1 VfL Bolmenstadt (L2)
Gladsax Chariot FC (L2) 0–1 Dusk Athletic (S)
Baymar Lagune (L2) 2–3 SC Swamport (L2)
Rexnor District 5 (L2) 1–2 Rexnor District 1 (L2)
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Season XV (1003) -- Second quarter-season

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Harlighet Ligan Matchday 9
AC Holmenkollen 1–4 Crawford City FC
OAS Royal FC 2–0 Centus Serpents
Klyde 1–0 Morponte Fief
West Gundar FC 0–2 Cassandra City
Eastweald 1–0 Pelethas United
Samaj FC 0–1 FC Samotath
Mallox 1–0 Stoneshore United
FC Kaldukosic 2–2 Na'Malsille Mariners
Real Azuris 2–2 Ramusok United


Serpents managed to knock OAS Royal out of the King's Cup earlier in the week, but the Whites got their revenge in league play. Peter Wiggin was resplendent, slotting past Leo Mulsen twice thanks to two world-class first touches in the box. The win sees Josie MacLean's team back into the top half. Across town in North Ramusok, Holmenkollen were...less than resplendent. Last season's astounding 5th place finish is now a distant memory for the Cedars who now find themselves in 13th after being humbled at home by visiting Crawford City FC. The Elephants, for their part, were rolling all cylinders and scored four goals, continuing their red-hot run of attacking form lately. Dmytro Kurosawa, Brendan McBride, Phillip Sherman and Kim Coultan all scored on this afternoon. With Ashrav Dev and Arwin Blaze both struggling this season, Holmenkollen just need to find a way to get more goals. Their tally of 11 is third-worst in the league.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 10
Crawford City FC 0–3 Ramusok United
Na'Malsille Mariners 2–2 Real Azuris
Stoneshore United 1–1 FC Kaldukosic
FC Samotath 3–3 Mallox
Pelethas United 0–1 Samaj FC
Cassandra City 0–2 Eastweald
Morponte Fief 2–1 West Gundar FC
Centus Serpents 1–1 Klyde
AC Holmenkollen 1–1 OAS Royal FC


Crawford's attack may have been electric in the last three weeks, but they had the power lines cut down by Ramusok United this week. Bruising center-backs Matthias Karbruck and Mike Flanningan bullied the Crawfordian players and disrupted their rhythm, while Kira Jonassen and that United midfield managed to hold possession for lengthy swaths of the game to prevent CCFC from ever finding that rhythm. Jonassen supplied two assists in the 3-0 win, once to Alberto Silva and once to Robin Geirsson, both on beautiful long balls over the top. Seon Jin Kang scored the third after bombing down the left flank and playing a give-and-go with Gavin Barnsley. It was a big win for Ramusok in terms of the table, as CCFC was the club directly in front of them in 4th. Not anymore. But Ramusok United's ascent into the UICA zone was overshadowed by Eastweald's absolutely massive victory in Cassandra City. The 2nd-place Elves have closed the gap behind leaders Cassandra down to just 2 points with the 2-0 win. A loss would've seen them go eight points back...that's a six-point swing. Crucial title race points for this juncture of the season. It was two newcomers on the scoresheet for the surging visitors...striker Rory Den Hartog and Cosumarite icon Tae Woo Miyori. It was Miyori's first HarlighetLigan goal since returning from Buyan, as he collected the rebound of a Belarming Worsaw strike that banged off the crossbar and rolled it back in. Down in Pelethas, visiting Samaj FC finally earned their first win thanks to an improved defense in a shutout and an early Isadora Xenophon goal.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 11
OAS Royal FC 0–0 Crawford City FC
Klyde 2–0 AC Holmenkollen
West Gundar FC 1–0 Centus Serpents
Eastweald 5–1 Morponte Fief
Samaj FC 4–4 Cassandra City
Mallox 3–1 Pelethas United
FC Kaldukosic 0–2 FC Samotath
Real Azuris 3–0 Stoneshore United
Ramusok United 2–2 Na'Malsille Mariners


Wowza, what a topsy-turvy weekend of action! Just a couple weeks ago Cassandra City looked comfortably ahead of the pack, but after last week's loss and conceding four goals in a draw at Stadion Jägare this week, there is now a three-way tie for first place between the Reds, Eastweald and Klyde - all with the same 8-2-1 record. The Samaj-Cassandra saw two hat tricks, one by Jacob Mikkelund for Samaj and another by Brandybok for Cassandra. The feisty Daineri striker has been a real force, but it won't do any good if they keep shipping so many goals every time they leave the comforts of The Amphitheatre. Meanwhile, Stoneshore United have faded since their fast start. They were dismantled 3-0 by Sean Fraser and Real Azuris this week, extending their winless spell to six weeks. But at least they aren't Pelethas United. Since their opening weekend win against Crawford, the Miners are 0-0-10. Ouch. The stellar play of goalkeeper Jaldaboath Zerchodoy has been the only light in a very, very dark season for Pelethas. The seem incapable of threatening the other team's goalkeeper at all, however. Abernathy and Tyson haven't looked top-flight quality up top and the transfer acquisitions are largely looking like busts with the possible exception of Ryan Carmichael. Fortunately for supporters of the Silver & Gold, they're not so far out of the picture yet that a decent string of results couldn't revive their season. Euan Jersey just needs to start finding a way to get his squad points.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 12
Crawford City FC 2–3 Na'Malsille Mariners
Stoneshore United 0–1 Ramusok United
FC Samotath 3–3 Real Azuris
Pelethas United 0–2 FC Kaldukosic
Cassandra City 3–0 Mallox
Morponte Fief 3–0 Samaj FC
Centus Serpents 2–1 Eastweald
AC Holmenkollen 3–2 West Gundar FC
OAS Royal FC 1–2 Klyde


After holding the current titleholders to a draw in their own house last week and prevailing over Crawford City FC in a 3-2 thriller this week, Na'Malsille is suddenly looking like a really good side. Oskar Montag has been pretty good since he first arrived in the Western Isles, but he has ratcheded himself to another level lately - scoring three times over the last two weeks in massive moments. His fellow new foreign arrival, William Finlayson from Lutine, has had a bit of rockier adjustment to the HarlighetLigan, but in Crawford finally showed for an entire match the quality that made him Lutine's MVP last year. He put one of Montag's goals on a platter, and scored the other himself on a free kick. If they keep this up, a top-half finish is not unrealistic for the Mariners. But the biggest surprise of the weekend took place at Somerset Road. Wearing their red alternate kit, the cellar-dwelling Centus Serpents managed to find a spark of inspiration and stun joint-leader Eastweald. Rory Den Hartog gave the Elves a lead in the 11th minute, but the Serpents rallied behind their vigorous home support and leveled in the 48th minute through Milo Gregory's scrappy finish. After another 40 minutes of desperate defending in their own half and top goalkeeping from Leo Mulsen, Centus managed to steal all three points on an 88th minute counter-attack just when it seemed like Eastweald were the ones about to finally break through. Trevoh Ebuzoeme collected the rebound of Rook Fenwick's saved shot and immediately sent a looping ball downfield that found the head of Gutinho, who nodded it into space down the right flank for pacy winger Myrlon Wilska, who sped to the baseline and just barely managed to square it back for Milo Gregory in the middle. The Watfordian managed to shake free of Joseph Outerridge and smash the shot into the top corner past Golden Rand. What a moment for those perseverant Centus fans! Cassandra City and Klyde both topped very good opponents to go three points ahead of Eastweald.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 13
Klyde 2–3 Crawford City FC
West Gundar FC 1–0 OAS Royal FC
Eastweald 1–1 AC Holmenkollen
Samaj FC 0–1 Centus Serpents
Mallox 0–1 Morponte Fief
FC Kaldukosic 3–2 Cassandra City
Real Azuris 3–1 Pelethas United
Ramusok United 1–1 FC Samotath
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–0 Stoneshore United


An absolute dream of a week for Crawfordians everywhere. Not only did CCFC win 3-2 in one of the HarlighetLigan's most hostile environments (with a Dmytro Kurosawa double and Coultan penalty), but all four clubs above them in the table also dropped points. Joint leaders Cassandra City and Klyde both lost in agonizing fashion by a 3-2 scoreline, while three-points-out Eastweald failed to seize the opportunity, conceding a 76th minute equalizer to AC Holmenkollen's Ashrav Dev at home. Defending champs Ramusok United, who bide their time in 4th, also failed to get the job done at home. At the other end of the table, West Gundar FC defeated OAS Royal for the first time in 8 years to draw within a point of the former titans, Roxane Lindbloom's 8th minute 30-yard wonder-strike being the difference. 16th Serpents also won a crucial relegation battle against 17th Samaj to further separate themselves from the automatic drop zone. With Isadora Xenophon resting a sore calf, Samaj did not generate a single shot on goal. Centus generated only two in this morning game (I think the teams forgot to wake up), but the second was successfully converted by substitute midfielder Wayne Writhlin in the 83rd minute to twist the knife into the already-suffering Samaj supporters at Stadion Jagare.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 14
Crawford City FC 0–2 Stoneshore United
FC Samotath 4–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
Pelethas United 2–0 Ramusok United
Cassandra City 2–1 Real Azuris
Morponte Fief 0–1 FC Kaldukosic
Centus Serpents 2–2 Mallox
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 Samaj FC
OAS Royal FC 0–1 Eastweald
Klyde 3–2 West Gundar FC


Pelethas United finally halt their eleven-game losing streak....against RAMUSOK UNITED??!?!?! This is why we watch the games, folks. You never know what kind of crazy shit can happen. So yeah, after a completely miserable three months, Pelethas managed to ensnare the defending champions at Drango Way. The Blues had 65% possession and triple the amount of shots, but it was just one of those games where they couldn't find the net. The Miners, meanwhile, scored in the 35th minute through Ryan Carmichael's low, driven shot from 21 yards and again in the 66th minute when Phoenix Abernathy headed Gerhard Driscoll's cross past Tomi Koskinen. They're still in last, but at least Pelethas have finally more than 3 measly points to their name. Fortunately for Ramusok United, their closest pursuers for 4th Crawford City also lost on the week, though all three teams above them did win and pull further away. One club that has quietly snuck into mix is FC Samotath. They steamrolled Mariners at home this week to ascend to 5th, their highest placement in...ever? But it's deserved - Sid Dawson's Blackhawks haven't lost since Matchday 8 to Eastweald.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 15
West Gundar FC 3–4 Crawford City FC
Eastweald 2–1 Klyde
Samaj FC 0–1 OAS Royal FC
Mallox 0–0 AC Holmenkollen
FC Kaldukosic 3–1 Centus Serpents
Real Azuris 0–1 Morponte Fief
Ramusok United 1–3 Cassandra City
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–1 Pelethas United
Stoneshore United 3–0 FC Samotath


It took 15 weeks, but we finally have the Ram U - Cassandra City showdown we've all been waiting for. These two teams hate each other more than any other right now. United could have made up for their mediocre season thus far somewhat by winning this rivalry match, but the Reds showed why are now the club in sole position of 1st place, shutting the Blues down 3-1 at Fire River. Raphael Xodó's consolation goal at the end couldn't mask how easy Yuri Makarov's 58-minute hat trick was. United are rapidly becoming more irrelevant in the title race, an unthinkable prospect at season's beginning. A club that is more relevant than ever in the title race is Eastweald. Old Weldenskirgen was hopping all night after the Elves beat Klyde 2-1 to leapfrog them into 2nd place. Lyyli Silvén struck first for Klyde, curling a beautiful shot inside the post from 14 yards in the 24th minute. The Doves dominated for most of the first half, but Eastweald snuck in an equalizer against the run of play just before half time when Orion Black glanced a header over Nick Garden off a Jo de Marisco free kick. The home side then caused the 43,000+ on hand to erupt with a spectacular team goal for the win in the 82nd minute. After over thirty consecutive completed passes across the pitch, including some breathtaking precision in tight spaces in the box, Tremain Williams was able to draw the keeper out and slide the ball over to Belarmin Worsaw, who walked it in. Truly beautiful football.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 16
Crawford City FC 1–0 FC Samotath
Pelethas United 2–1 Stoneshore United
Cassandra City 2–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Morponte Fief 1–1 Ramusok United
Centus Serpents 3–3 Real Azuris
AC Holmenkollen 2–0 FC Kaldukosic
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Mallox
Klyde 3–2 Samaj FC
West Gundar FC 2–2 Eastweald


For whatever reason, Ramusok United just can't seem to win. This midseason trip to Morponte had "trap game" written all over it, and sure enough, a surprisingly strong Riders team held them to a draw. Only two points in the last four matches for Alf Durand's Ramusok United. He's starting to feel the heat a little bit, especially after Crawford City FC pulled a full four points ahead in 4th thanks to Eido Noldor's 68th minute winner against FC Samotath. And don't look now, but Morponte Fief are now level on points with Ram U in 6th. After losing so many players this offseason, many experts picked Fief to struggle mightily this season...but Grant Bulle has rallied his young team and they are playing their hearts out right now. Martin Connor's long through ball to set Alistair Redalen up for the opening goal was a thing of beauty. Less beautiful were the grumbling sounds emanating from Somerset Road after the Serpents gave up a 3-0 lead to end with a 3-3 draw against visiting Real Azuris. Luco Haines, Jason Ellis and Gutinho scored for the Centus Serpents early and they seemed on pace for their biggest win of the season. But Sean Fraser, the Black Panther, pulled one back before halftime and scored twice more in the second half to single-handedly erase the three-goal lead. Yet as exciting of a comeback as it was, a draw is not what Real were aiming for when they travelled to 16th-place Centus. They now have a whopping 9 draws through 16 matches, the highest total in the league. The Breakers seldom lose, but they need to learn how to compete for the full 90 minutes and get full-fledged victories. And fast, if they want to turn things around and make the Globe Cup.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 17
Eastweald 2–1 Crawford City FC
Samaj FC 1–0 West Gundar FC
Mallox 4–1 Klyde
FC Kaldukosic 3–5 OAS Royal FC
Real Azuris 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Ramusok United 1–2 Centus Serpents
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–1 Morponte Fief
Stoneshore United 2–2 Cassandra City
FC Samotath 6–3 Pelethas United


What an usual slate of results just before the midseason break. Mallox suddenly looked like their old selves after wallowing in the heart of midtable mediocrity all season. Never doubt the Tigers at The Orange Palace. They blitzed 2nd-place Klyde for 4 goals (Jorn Ombudsman and Jimmy Kelly scored, and Petri Hansen twice), allowing Eastweald to pull ahead into 2nd with their nerve-wracking 2-1 win over Crawford City FC. Their western visitors put up a bloody fight, pressing for most of the final half-hour and forcing Golden Rand to make several heart-stopping saves to preserve the lead. In other news, the Ramusok United dry spell just keeps on going...and going. All season we've been asking ourselves when the Blues are finally going to wake up and start playing like the dominant champions of last year, but it's starting to look like it just might not happen. Robin Geirsson has been a ghost of his usual creative self, and Alberto Silva has been nagged by injury and unable to put chances away. This week they lost 2-1 at home to Centus. That's painful. Jason Ellis' ecstatic howls after he scored his second goal could be heard across the silent stadium of 80,000. Also of note over the weekend was FC Samotath's six-goal smash-and-grab against Pelethas United. Otto Rush scored four goals in the game, the most of his career and the most by any player this season in a single game.



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ICMI HarlighetLigan        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Cassandra City 17 12 3 2 45 27 +18 39
2 Image Eastweald 17 11 4 2 42 22 +20 37
3 Image Klyde 17 11 2 4 35 26 +9 35
4 Image Crawford City FC 17 9 1 7 31 29 +2 28
5 Image Morponte Fief 17 8 3 6 23 22 +1 27
6 Image FC Samotath 17 7 4 6 39 38 +1 25
7 Image Real Azuris 17 5 9 3 34 30 +4 24
8 Image Ramusok United 17 6 6 5 32 29 +3 24
9 Image OAS Royal FC 17 6 6 5 22 21 +1 24
10 Image Mallox 17 5 8 4 25 21 +4 23
11 Image Stoneshore United 17 6 5 6 21 18 +3 23
12 Image AC Holmenkollen 17 5 5 7 19 22 −3 20
13 Image FC Kaldukosic 17 6 2 9 28 36 −8 20
14 Image Centus Serpents 17 4 6 7 18 28 −10 18
15 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 17 3 8 6 23 29 −6 17
16 Image West Gundar FC 17 4 3 10 28 36 −8 15
17 Image Pelethas United 17 3 1 13 17 31 −14 10
18 Image Samaj FC 17 2 4 11 18 35 −17 10







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Over the last ten games, the Aces are an undefeated 7-3-0 as they stormed up to the top of the table.

SekundarLigan            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Zakhoro Aces 17 10 3 4 39 31 +8 33
2 Image IFK Aldenskoett 17 10 3 4 40 33 +7 33
3 Image Versiaville SC 17 9 4 4 29 19 +10 31
4 Image Olask Islanders 17 9 3 5 21 11 +10 30
5 Image Fort Archer 17 9 2 6 38 32 +6 29
6 Image Sindo Crusaders 17 8 4 5 42 36 +6 28
7 Image Ziemelu Skaida 17 6 8 3 25 21 +4 26
8 Image Helfin Fief 17 7 5 5 27 24 +3 26
9 Image Pardock Island 17 8 2 7 25 22 +3 26
10 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 17 7 4 6 37 32 +5 25
11 Image Klyde Heritage FC 17 8 1 8 25 21 +4 25
12 Image Dawchire Town 17 7 3 7 44 45 −1 24
13 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 17 7 3 7 27 28 −1 24
14 Image Keenan Athletic 17 5 4 8 37 38 −1 19
15 Image Yambridge FC 17 4 4 9 35 49 −14 16
16 Image Dusk Athletic 17 3 5 9 20 30 −10 14
17 Image Goldstaff City 17 4 2 11 22 36 −14 14
18 Image Sepultura 17 2 0 15 21 46 −25 6






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TredjeLigan             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Regéla United 21 14 5 2 49 18 +31 47
2 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 21 12 5 4 29 10 +19 41
3 Image IFK Sundsvall 21 12 5 4 40 30 +10 41
4 Image Everlong FC 21 11 7 3 23 9 +14 40
5 Image Sarmon FC 21 13 0 8 35 22 +13 39
6 Atletisk Östrad 21 9 5 7 19 17 +2 32
7 Image AC Opjenheim 21 9 5 7 28 28 0 32
8 Image FC Flen 21 8 5 8 30 29 +1 29
9 Image Larkinham Town 21 8 5 8 31 36 −5 29
10 Rexnor District 3 21 7 6 8 25 29 −4 27
11 Image Fevelo United 21 7 5 9 39 38 +1 26
12 Image Sporting Pirankoper 21 7 5 9 21 23 −2 26
13 Oterro Athletic 21 7 5 9 20 27 −7 26
14 Portsmouth FC 21 7 4 10 25 28 −3 25
15 Image Bergtatt Isle Athl. 21 6 7 8 26 30 −4 25
16 Image Varvonti Firestorm 21 6 6 9 19 26 −7 24
17 Ciems Mungonduvia 21 6 6 9 25 33 −8 24
18 Image Pristine Forest 21 6 5 10 29 30 −1 23
19 Noumen Town 21 4 9 8 23 32 −9 21
20 Nuur Origins FC 21 5 6 10 22 32 −10 21
21 West Devellin FC 21 6 3 12 16 29 −13 21
22 Image Sporting Culmar 21 4 5 12 30 48 −18 17








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Third Round

League represented in parenthesis (H-->S-->T-->L1-->L2), especially notable results bolded. The prime upset of the round was Crawford City FC's toppling at the hands of fourth-tier FC Va'Lubasa.

AFC Obscura 98 (L1) 0–0 Gwerin Athletic (L1) (1–0 AET)
Yambridge FC (S) 0–0 Mallox (H) (0–1 AET)
Sarmon FC (T) 3–3 Larkinham Town (T) (3–3 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Drahva United (L2) 0–1 Kreanoltha Vipers (L2)
Helfin Fief FC (S) 0–0 Klyde II (L2) (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Goldsoul FC (L1) 1–0 Glasbon SC (L2)
Otkins Numenvernia (L1) 1–1 Oppland 806 (L2) (3–1 AET)
FK Pentagram Pjattervid (L2) 2–7 West Gundar FC (H)
Centus Serpents (H) 3–1 Varvonti Firestorm (T)
OAS Royal FC (H) 5–0 FC Fejd (L2)
Thergothon Town (L2) 0–0 Na'Malsille Mariners (H) (0–1 AET)
Eastweald (H) 1–1 Nuur Origins FC (T) (2–1 AET)
Cassandra City (H) 2–0 Tierra Interstellar Wanderers (L2)
Olask Islanders (S) 3–1 Rexnor District 8 (L2)
Nomad Brotherhood FC (S) 2–2 Rexnor District 2 (L2) (3–2 AET)
Moore Hill Pirates (L1) 2–0 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC (L2)
Pelethas United (H) 3–0 Klyde Heritage FC (S)
Sontafe City (L1) 0–0 SC Vronus 510 (L1) (1–0 AET)
FC Samotath (H) 5–4 Real Azuris (H)
FC Kaldukosic (H) 0–1 Klyde (H)
Murkwaamp Suns FC (L1) 2–4 Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC (L1)
Ramusok United (H) 2–2 Samaj FC (H) (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Wiedna Town (L1) 0–2 Atletisk Surpronuk (T)
Sporting Pirankoper (T) 2–2 Lewisville Athletic (L1) (2–2 AET) (5–4 pen.)
IFK Sundsvall (T) 1–0 Forest Hill FC (L2)
Morponte Fief (H) 2–1 Regéla United (T)
Stoneshore United (H) 3–0 FC Flen (T)
FC Va'Lubasa (L1) 3–3 Crawford City FC (H) (3–3 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Club Varden (L2) 1–1 Salfa City (L1) (1–1 AET) (5–3 pen.)
Na'Nidive Falcons (L2) 0–2 Zakhoro Aces (S)
Usk Town (L1) 0–1 Dusk Athletic (S)
SC Swamport (L2) 1–1 Rexnor District 1 (L2) (2–1 AET)


Fourth Round

AFC Obscura 98 (L1) 2–2 Mallox (H) (3–2 AET)
Larkinham Town (T) 3–1 Kreanoltha Vipers (L2)
Helfin Fief FC (S) 0–0 Goldsoul FC (L1) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Otkins Numenvernia (L1) 0–1 West Gundar FC (H)
Centus Serpents (H) 1–0 OAS Royal FC (H)
Na'Malsille Mariners (H) 1–0 Eastweald (H)
Cassandra City (H) 1–0 Olask Islanders (S)
Nomad Brotherhood FC (S) 3–2 Moore Hill Pirates (L1)
Pelethas United (H) 3–2 Sontafe City (L1)
FC Samotath (H) 0–1 Klyde (H)
Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC (L1) 1–1 Ramusok United (H) (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Atletisk Surpronuk (T) 0–1 Sporting Pirankoper (T)
IFK Sundsvall (T) 0–1 Morponte Fief (H)
Stoneshore United (H) 5–2 FC Va'Lubasa (L1)
Club Varden (L2) 1–3 Zakhoro Aces (S)
Dusk Athletic (S) 1–0 SC Swamport (L2)
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SEASON XV - Year 1003 - Third Quarter-season




Harlighet Ligan Matchday 18
Crawford City FC 4–0 Pelethas United
FC Samotath 1–0 Cassandra City
Stoneshore United 1–3 Morponte Fief
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–1 Centus Serpents
Ramusok United 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Real Azuris 2–2 OAS Royal FC
FC Kaldukosic 2–3 Klyde
Mallox 0–0 West Gundar FC
Samaj FC 0–1 Eastweald


Thanks to FC Samotath, or more precisely, Edel Scarpa-Meade's world-class stoppage time volley, Cassandra City has been dethroned from the top of the table. With their with their narrow win in Samaj, Eastweald took over the driver's seat and became the first team to 40 points. Now strap in your seatbelts for more shake-ups because it's going to be a hectic second half of the season - there is only one point between each of the top three clubs. A few steps below the top trio, Crawford City FC is still humming along comfortably in 4th place, content to hold on to that UICA spot. They made quick work of Pelethas United at Orangi Stadium this weekend, Adren Muller, Lyndon Pell and Dmytro Kurosawa (twice) all scoring in the 4-0 rout that could've been worse. But Morponte Fief isn't letting the Elephants get too comfortable. Lasse Hummel scored a complete striker's hat trick (both feet and head) at Stoneshore to keep his Riders right in the UICA race. It's a shame Hummel will probably be returning to Semarland next year as he has been perhaps Morponte's most consistent player this year. But don't forget about Ramusok United either. The champions may be down at the moment, but I can't help but feel like they are a sleeping giant in 7th waiting to re-awaken for a late run. They showed signs of life in a Ramusok derby this weekend, rallying to hold off visiting AC Holmenkollen after Robin Geirsson finally gave them the lead in the 84th minute on a bending free kick from the side of the box.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 19
Samaj FC 0–1 Crawford City FC
Eastweald 1–0 Mallox
West Gundar FC 0–1 FC Kaldukosic
Klyde 0–2 Real Azuris
OAS Royal FC 2–1 Ramusok United
AC Holmenkollen 1–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
Centus Serpents 0–2 Stoneshore United
Morponte Fief 2–2 FC Samotath
Cassandra City 6–1 Pelethas United


If you like derbies, this was your weekend. Three of the HarlighetLigan's fiercest local rivalries were on display Saturday night as Gellano Fief neighbors Mallox and Eastweald squared off, as did Klyde Isle giants Klyde FC and Real Azuris and Ramusok-based OAS Royal and Ram Utd. All three were tense, tight affairs high on energy and atmosphere but low on actual quality chances and possession. At Old Weldenskirgen, Belarmin Worsaw's backheeled goal in the 9th minute was all it took for Eastweald to cage the Tigers and remain atop the table. Their midfield dominated possession and kept Mallox pinned in their own half for the duration, unable to find the outlets and release their dangerous wingers. Over at The Klyde Sportsplex, Real Azuris once again had the hosts' number and asserted South Klydian supremacy. The stadium was split close to 50/50, but thanks to goals from Esther LaCroix and Selena Aliena, the blue and rainbow-clad contingent was making 100% of the noise by the end. More slipped through the cracks than rivalry pride for the Doves, who now find themselves five points out of 1st - the largest gap this season for them. But at least they're doing better than Ramusok United, who now find themselves in danger of falling out of the top half after OAS Royal's Younda Fahad caused The Royal Palace to erupt with a stoppage time winner after Tomi Koskinen fumbled Igor Stamatev's initial hard shot. Oh, and Cassandra City scored six goals at The Amphitheatre. But it was against Pelethas, so I don't think anyone is surprised. The Miners have looked the least prepared for the top flight of any newly-promoted team in recent memory.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 20
Crawford City FC 2–1 Cassandra City
Pelethas United 1–1 Morponte Fief
FC Samotath 2–2 Centus Serpents
Stoneshore United 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Na'Malsille Mariners 4–3 OAS Royal FC
Ramusok United 2–1 Klyde
Real Azuris 1–0 West Gundar FC
FC Kaldukosic 2–2 Eastweald
Mallox 1–0 Samaj FC


Red-hot Crawford City FC is suddenly a little more relevant in the title race after winning whilst none of the three clubs above them did. They are a single point behind third-place Klyde, which lost to Ram U, and two games behind Cassandra City - the team they just beat. Brendan McBride nutmegged Aaron Lloyd for the first goal in the 16th minute, initiating booming C-C-F-C! chants for the next twenty minutes...until the Reds equalized through Jol Tortuu's diving header courtesy of a Kit Kvanderwyk cross. But the Elephants had the final laugh, Efe Na'Kele powering the ball into the back of the net with his forehead, unmarked on a corner in the 59th. A short ferry ride off the Crawford coast, in the capital of the Western Isles, the Na'Malsille Mariners won an exhilarating seven-goal thriller against OAS Royal at Varela Road. Justinian Grimswald, Koo Cuh-ma and William Finlayson (twice) all netted for the home side, unleashing one of the most spirited post-game victory parades I've seen this season onto the streets of Na'Ailee.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 21
Mallox 2–0 Crawford City FC
Samaj FC 1–1 FC Kaldukosic
Eastweald 3–2 Real Azuris
West Gundar FC 4–2 Ramusok United
Klyde 2–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
OAS Royal FC 2–0 Stoneshore United
AC Holmenkollen 3–1 FC Samotath
Centus Serpents 1–0 Pelethas United
Morponte Fief 0–2 Cassandra City


With Cassandra City having won in Morponte earlier in the afternoon, Eastweald knew they had to take care of Real Azuris at home to maintain their command of the table. It didn't look good when Santeri Venidos put the visitors up 2-1, but the Elves remained composed and Jo de Marisco and Rook Fenwick each scored in the final twenty minutes to Real packing, their bid to jump to 5th denied. Nothing else too exciting happened this weekend, unless you are morbidly entertained by the defending champions' continued meltdown. Ramusok United were outplayed plain and simple by West Gundar FC and deservedly lost 4-2. Easily the biggest win at the new Harmonia Stadium for WGFC, who are riding a nice wave of momentum alongside their deep King's Cup run. Star striker Delwyth Jonferth was a pure fireball of relentless energy and made guys like Matthias Karbruck and Martin Mazida look reeeaaally old for Ram U. She scored two of the goals for the Rugged Men, Mark Hallen and Liam Esquire chipping in the others. The ever-confident Esquire could be seen vigorously taunting Tomi Koskinen after the fourth goal put them up 4-1, much to the delight of the giddy olive-green crowd. He has been suspended from West Gundar's next match for unsportsmanlike conduct, however.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 22
Crawford City FC 1–1 Morponte Fief
Cassandra City 1–0 Centus Serpents
Pelethas United 1–2 AC Holmenkollen
FC Samotath 0–3 OAS Royal FC
Stoneshore United 2–0 Klyde
Na'Malsille Mariners 2–0 West Gundar FC
Ramusok United 2–4 Eastweald
Real Azuris 1–0 Samaj FC
FC Kaldukosic 2–1 Mallox


Eastweald become the first club to reach 15 wins and 50 points this season, ironically against last year's pace-setters Ramusok United. It's that 4-2 scoreline again for Alf Durand's side, haunting them. Did I say Alf Durand's side? Because it might not be for much longer if this continues. I don't care how long he's been there or how many trophies he's won them, this season is becoming an unmitigated disgrace and someone has to be held responsible. But let's not let that distract from how great Eastweald were, coming out and playing like they owned the pitch at FireRiver Arena from the onset. Players like Fenwick, de Marisco, Worsaw and Miyori will get all the attention, but the unheralded pick-up of TredjeLigan MVP Dex Delklind may have been just as brilliant. Delklind has immediately taken to the top-flight and fit right in alongside his midfield partners from Apox and Nephara. He had his best game this weekend, scoring twice and assisting another. But Cassandra City will not be forgotten about either. With Kyle Fleming's 35th minute goal, a low hard shot from distance, they disposed of Centus 1-0 and remain just two points behind...waiting for their moment to pounce.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 23
FC Kaldukosic 1–1 Crawford City FC
Mallox 1–0 Real Azuris
Samaj FC 1–0 Ramusok United
Eastweald 2–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
West Gundar FC 3–1 Stoneshore United
Klyde 3–0 FC Samotath
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Pelethas United
AC Holmenkollen 0–3 Cassandra City
Centus Serpents 0–0 Morponte Fief


If you watched the FC Kaldukosic-Crawford City match this weekend, you witnessed what may end up being the goal of the season. Eastfield Lodge international Georgina Wadimu beat Jens Reiniger to a loose ball in her own half, spun around past Eido Noldor with a nifty bit of skill, and looked upfield. She had the remarkable vision to see young CCFC goalkeeper Perseus Theoklitos off-balance and out-of-position and whipped a booming prayer of a shot downfield from several paces behind the midfield line. The arch and curve of the shot was one-in-a-thousand perfect and sailed under the bar as Theoklitos stumbled backwards and reached for it to no avail. After a brief second of disbelief, Leviathan Arena went absolutely bonkers. I don't think it would be much louder if Cosumar won the World Cup! Crawford, however, went on to equalize in the 66th minute with Kim Coultan's angled shot across the face of goal from 15 yards out on the left. Fired with pace and pinpoint accuracy on a dime, the FC Kal keeper could do little but admire the shot as it dinked in off the post.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 24
Crawford City FC 3–2 Centus Serpents
Morponte Fief 4–2 AC Holmenkollen
Cassandra City 5–4 OAS Royal FC
Pelethas United 0–1 Klyde
FC Samotath 3–1 West Gundar FC
Stoneshore United 3–0 Eastweald
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–2 Samaj FC
Ramusok United 1–2 Mallox
Real Azuris 3–3 FC Kaldukosic


Holy crap! Goals in Cassandra! OAS Royal are known more for their mighty defense, but placing them under the bright lights of The Amphitheatre against one of the league's most attacking sides produced explosive results. Cassandra City struck twice in the first eight minutes, through Yuri Makarov and Klaus Minkowski -- but Royal responded. By the 20th minute, they had scored two goals of their own: a superb on-the-run bullet from the top of the box by Devon Noble and a Peter Wiggin half-volley off a lofted Younda Fahad pass. Jodie MacLean's Whites, ambitious knowing a win could lift them into the UICA places, even added a third consecutive goal in the 36th minute via the penalty stripe to take a 3-2 lead, though the boisterous chants of the crowd would propel City to equalize by halftime, Kyle Fleming lifting a wickedly-arching shot over Jaclyn Maris and inside the far post from 15 yards out. The six goals in one half is a record-high for the season. In the end though, the two teams settled for a mere nine goals on the game, Cassandra City winning the shootout 5-4 for their rowdy home crowd. Jol Tortuu's 77th minute strike from a tough angle on the right was the final word. A few minutes after the winner, the red-clad crowd cheered even louder when the Jumbotron displayed an update that Eastweald had fallen 3-0 at Stoneshore United. Thanks to Aidan Andela, Refik Penterzen and Sam Herbjornsrud's goals for the Greys, Cassandra City is back into 1st place in the Harlighet Ligan - one point ahead of Eastweald.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 25
Real Azuris 2–2 Crawford City FC
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 Ramusok United
Mallox 0–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
Samaj FC 1–0 Stoneshore United
Eastweald 3–2 FC Samotath
West Gundar FC 0–1 Pelethas United
Klyde 4–3 Cassandra City
OAS Royal FC 2–1 Morponte Fief
AC Holmenkollen 2–0 Centus Serpents


At the moment, it seems trying to sit at the top of the table is liking trying to sit on top of a rodeo bull. Just a week after usurping the lead position, Cassandra City are bucked back down by 3rd-place Klyde, who absolutely needed to win to stay relevant in the title race. The Reds' defense once again shipped four goals, but this time in a hostile road environment they couldn't score enough to compensate. Freeman Lebo was a terror all 90 minutes long for that City back four, piling up a hat trick with goals in the 30th, 44th and 80th minutes. San Lleran DM Teodor Alemany came off the bench and scored in the 76th minute too to put the Doves up 3-2, his first goal in the HarlighetLigan. At The Royal Palace, OAS Royal picked up a massive result against Morponte Fief. As the first two teams on the outside of the UICA zone (tied for 5th), the winner would get a sizable leg-up in the race to close in on 4th place Crawford, who dropped points in Azuris today. Alas, it was the surging Whites who comfortably secured the points. Devon Noble and Jannick Kontiola scored in the first half and allowed Jodie MacLean to simply fortify the defense in the second half and grind out the win. The Riders briefly made things interesting with a goal from Pauly Shorts in stoppage time, but they never really threatened to get a second. And all the while, Ramusok United continue to sink further into the abyss. They lost 1-0 to FC Kaldukosic at Leviathan Arena this weekend. The Blues were dreadful on the ball, constantly gifting away possession and giving their strikers little chance to make an impact. They defended valiantly, but Chris Hodges put them out of their misery in the 63rd minute with a smashing header. FC Kal folks will take great pride in being the ones to cause Alf Durand's sacking from his post after 14 years. Yep, Alf Durand is out as Ram Utd manager just one season after winning the League & Cup double. That's what 12th place with less than ten matches to go will get you. This degree of underachievement for a club with their roster, facilities and resources can only be attributed to gross mismanagement...right?


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 26
Crawford City FC 3–3 AC Holmenkollen
Centus Serpents 0–0 OAS Royal FC
Morponte Fief 0–2 Klyde
Cassandra City 5–3 West Gundar FC
Pelethas United 3–0 Eastweald
FC Samotath 3–0 Samaj FC
Stoneshore United 2–2 Mallox
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–2 FC Kaldukosic
Ramusok United 4–3 Real Azuris


Ramusok United respond to the firing of their coach with an inspired 4-3 win at home against Real Azuris. Maurice Gaspin, Lukas Karlstrom and Sean Fraser scored for the visitors, but they were all outshined by Robin Geirsson on this day. The Polarian has had an uncharacteristically tumultuous season, but looked like his old resplendent MVP self in this one, single-handedly controlling the match with his sheer skill and technical ability. He scored his first hat trick of the season, all from beyond 18 yards, and supplied the corner on which Seon Jin Kang chested home the fourth goal. In other news, the up-and-down yo-yo at the top of the table continues. After taking back the pole position last week, Eastweald promptly cough it back up to Cassandra City this week by stubbing their toe down in Pelethas. The Elves sleepwalked into Drango Way looking like they expected to win by default and were rightfully punished by the more purposeful Pelethas United, Gerhard Driscoll and Trygve Tyson (2) blasting in goals with aplomb. It just goes to show you can't take any team in this league for granted, even one with only four wins in 25 matches. On Cassandra City's part, it's a bit concerning that they continue to let in so many goals (3 at home this week to lowly West Gundar), but hey, as long as they're scoring 5 on a regular basis...whatever works.



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As we move into the final quarter season, there are two teams flying under the radar that we shouldn't forget about. In the title race, 3rd place Klyde are just four points out of first. They've been a couple steps behind Cassandra City and Eastweald all season, but they're positioned nicely for a well-timed run of form. If they're going to make their move, now is the time. The other is Mallox in the race for that fourth UICA spot. Crawford City FC have occupied that position all season, with OAS Royal and Morponte Fief jockeying for fifth. But the Tigers have been quietly solid over the last several weeks and have crept up to 6th, just four points behind OAS, without anyone noticing. Mallox have the swagger and experienced personnel to storm that 4th place spot as we come down the home stretch.

ICMI HarlighetLigan        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Cassandra City 26 18 3 5 71 42 +29 57
2 Image Eastweald 26 17 5 4 58 36 +22 56
3 Image Klyde 26 17 2 7 51 38 +13 53
4 Image Crawford City FC 26 13 5 8 48 41 +7 44
5 Image OAS Royal FC 26 11 8 7 41 34 +7 41
6 Image Mallox 26 9 10 7 34 28 +6 37
7 Image Morponte Fief 26 10 7 9 35 35 0 37
8 Image Real Azuris 26 8 12 6 50 45 +5 36
9 Image Stoneshore United 26 10 6 10 33 29 +4 36
10 Image FC Samotath 26 10 6 10 53 55 −2 36
11 Image FC Kaldukosic 26 10 6 10 43 48 −5 36
12 Image Ramusok United 26 9 6 11 45 47 −2 33
13 Image AC Holmenkollen 26 8 7 11 32 37 −5 31
14 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 26 6 10 10 35 42 −7 28
15 Image Centus Serpents 26 5 10 11 24 39 −15 25
16 Image West Gundar FC 26 6 4 16 39 52 −13 22
17 Image Samaj FC 26 5 5 16 23 44 −21 20
18 Image Pelethas United 26 5 2 19 24 47 −23 17







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SekundarLigan           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Zakhoro Aces 26 17 3 6 59 44 +15 54
2 Image IFK Aldenskoett 26 16 5 5 62 47 +15 53
3 Image Versiaville SC 26 15 4 7 52 38 +14 49
4 Image Sindo Crusaders 26 14 5 7 61 51 +10 47
5 Image Klyde Heritage FC 26 14 2 10 37 27 +10 44
6 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 26 12 5 9 60 49 +11 41
7 Image Fort Archer 26 12 5 9 61 55 +6 41
8 Image Pardock Island 26 12 4 10 37 36 +1 40
9 Image Olask Islanders 26 11 6 9 29 20 +9 39
10 Image Dawchire Town 26 11 6 9 64 62 +2 39
11 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 26 12 3 11 44 42 +2 39
12 Image Helfin Fief 26 8 7 11 34 44 −10 31
13 Image Keenan Athletic 26 8 6 12 45 47 −2 30
14 Image Ziemelu Skaida 26 6 11 9 30 33 −3 29
15 Image Yambridge FC 26 7 6 13 51 62 −11 27
16 Image Dusk Athletic 26 5 8 13 29 43 −14 23
17 Image Goldstaff City 26 5 4 17 32 58 −26 19
18 Image Sepultura 26 3 2 21 35 64 −29 11






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TredjeLigan                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Regéla United 32 20 8 4 67 29 +38 68
2 Image Everlong FC 32 18 9 5 36 13 +23 63
3 Image Sarmon FC 32 20 0 12 47 34 +13 60
4 Image IFK Sundsvall 32 16 7 9 60 51 +9 55
5 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 32 16 5 11 41 25 +16 53
6 Portsmouth FC 32 14 8 10 46 35 +11 50
7 Image Fevelo United 32 14 7 11 63 49 +14 49
8 Image FC Flen 32 14 7 11 46 42 +4 49
9 Image AC Opjenheim 32 14 7 11 39 39 0 49
10 Ciems Mungonduvia 32 12 9 11 44 44 0 45
11 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 32 12 8 12 51 49 +2 44
12 Image Larkinham Town 32 12 8 12 44 50 −6 44
13 Atletisk Östrad 32 12 6 14 30 33 −3 42
14 Rexnor District 3 32 11 8 13 38 47 −9 41
15 Noumen Town 32 8 13 11 36 46 −10 37
16 Oterro Athletic 32 9 10 13 26 37 −11 37
17 Image Pristine Forest 32 10 6 16 38 44 −6 36
18 Image Varvonti Firestorm 32 8 10 14 27 38 −11 34
19 Image Sporting Pirankoper 32 9 6 17 27 40 −13 33
20 West Devellin FC 32 9 4 19 28 45 −17 31
21 Nuur Origins FC 32 8 7 17 29 47 −18 31
22 Image Sporting Culmar 32 6 7 19 40 66 −26 25








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League represented in parenthesis (H-->S-->T-->L1-->L2)


Round of 16

Obscura are the most exciting Cinderella we've had in the cup in years. After stunning Mallox in the 4th Round, they now advance to the final eight - the only Conference (fourth-tier) side still in the running. Similiarly, Sporting Pirankoper are the sole remaining representatives of the TredjeLigan (third-tier) after shocking defending cupholders Ramusok United on penalties in Ramusok. They weren't the only giants to fall on this day - HarlighetLigan leaders Cassandra City were likewise befuddled at home by the stout defense of Nomads.

AFC Obscura 98 (L1) 0–0 Larkinham Town (T) (2–0 AET)
Helfin Fief FC (S) 0–2 West Gundar FC (H)
Centus Serpents (H) 2–1 Na'Malsille Mariners (H)
Cassandra City (H) 0–0 Nomad Brotherhood FC (S) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Pelethas United (H) 1–3 Klyde (H)
Ramusok United (H) 0–0 Sporting Pirankoper (T) (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Morponte Fief (H) 1–0 Stoneshore United (H)
Zakhoro Aces (S) 0–2 Dusk Athletic (S)


Quarterfinals

For all the chatter about the inspiring play of the lower-league sides in the Round of 16, they badly outclassed here on the bigger stage of the Quarterfinals. The scores HarlighetLigan won by: 4-1, 2-1, 5-2. The only exception being The Brotherhood's triumph over the Serpents in Centus, Andrei Nikolov's goal off a Bella Thompson assist in the 73rd minute making them the only non-HarlighetLigan club amongst the final four. There has never been more than one in the history of the competition.

AFC Obscura 98 (L1) 1–4 West Gundar FC (H)
Centus Serpents (H) 1–2 Nomad Brotherhood FC (S)
Klyde (H) 5–2 Sporting Pirankoper (T)
Morponte Fief (H) 2–1 Dusk Athletic (S)


Semifinals Match-Ups

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@ Cedar Road (21,000), Holmenkollen, Ramusok Fief

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@ Drango Way (24,000), Pelethas, Morponte Fief
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

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SEASON XV - Year 1003 - Final Quarter-season & Awards



Matchday 27
Ramusok United 3–3 Crawford City FC
Real Azuris 2–3 Na'Malsille Mariners
FC Kaldukosic 2–2 Stoneshore United
Mallox 2–0 FC Samotath
Samaj FC 1–0 Pelethas United
Eastweald 1–2 Cassandra City
West Gundar FC 1–2 Morponte Fief
Klyde 2–3 Centus Serpents
OAS Royal FC 0–1 AC Holmenkollen


Eastweald v. Cassandra City was the most hyped match of the entire season so far. The countless TV ads wouldn't let us forget that the top two clubs, with 57 and 56 points respectively, were going head-to-head for supremacy. At 8 eastern, 7 western! Cassandra City got on the board first with a penalty converted by Yuri Makarov in the 27th minute. The rest of the first half was tightly contested and quality chances hard to come by, but City blew things open with a second goal (by Prestion Aneluc) right out the gate at the start of the second half. Belarmin Worsaw would pull one back for Eastweald in the 67th minute as he slipped in on goal behind Cedric Stock. An anxious Old Weldenskirgen egged Elves on as they pushed for an equalizer over the next 25 minutes, but Cassandra's defending was much improved from recent weeks and managed to hold firm for the 2-1 win. The Reds thus consolidated their hegemony at the top of the table, hitting the 60-point benchmark and pulling four points ahead of Eastweald. On the south side of the table, Samaj defeated fellow strugglers Pelethas United 1-0 with a ferociously-blasted Stephon Deville screamer in the 54th minute. For the first time all season, the Hunters have lifted themselves out of the automatic relegation zone. The recent form of Deville has been a huge part of their resuscitation. It's a given that Pelethas United will probably be relegated now, but the real battle will be between Samaj (23 points) and West Gundar (22 points) for who can escape that second automatic slot.


Matchday 28
Crawford City FC 1–3 OAS Royal FC
AC Holmenkollen 6–1 Klyde
Centus Serpents 1–0 West Gundar FC
Morponte Fief 3–0 Eastweald
Cassandra City 2–0 Samaj FC
Pelethas United 3–1 Mallox
FC Samotath 4–3 FC Kaldukosic
Stoneshore United 5–5 Real Azuris
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–1 Ramusok United


Another win for Cassandra City and another loss for Eastweald sees the Reds further pull away from the pack, now seven points clear with just six matches left. Could a title race that was so close for so long really be wrapping up early? Eastweald looked out of gas against Morponte, allowing the Riders to impose their style of play on the match and letting Lasse Hummel and Alistair Redalen run up a 3-0 scoreline relatively unencumbered. Tae Woo Miyori and Rook Fenwick were invisible in this one. If the Elves want to push Cassandra City for their first championship, they will need both of those players back in best form ASAP. Out west in Crawford, the battle for that 4th place Globe Cup berth got really interesting. 5th place OAS Royal defeated 4th place Crawford City FC to draw within a single point. It was an even 1-1 at halftime with Younda Fahad and Adren Muller both scoring, but Royal were dominant in the second half and Peter Wiggin pushed the lead out to 3-1 with two goals capping off some superb build-up play. The weekend also provided some downright unusual scorelines. AC Holmenkollen, despite their mediocre season, tossed around 3rd-place Klyde like a rag doll at Cedar Road. The pale blue shirted side uncharacteristically set off all kinds of goalscoring fireworks - Carlo Dellavedova, Neville Bloxham, Kozi Early, Arwin Blaze, Arda and Adnan Valerikssen all joining in the fun. But that match couldn't hold a candle to the defensive shitfest going down in Stoneshore. Their Greys' famous defensive stonewall came crumbling down at the hands of Sean Fraser and Real Azuris, but they it turns out they can play that game too. Ten goals were had on the evening, split 5-5 both ways, and it could've been more without such exemplary goalkeepers as Robert Sieuwerd and Adren Stefansen. As if the results couldn't get any weirder, an ice-cold Pelethas United side stunned surging Mallox 3-1 to keep their dreams of staying up alive. The Miners seemed to be in for another rout when Jimmy Kelly tapped in a Randwë Nhatandal ball-in within five minutes, but they defended with heart for the rest of the first half. They then unloaded their frustrations on the Tigers in the second-half, Phoenix Abernathy scoring twice with his blistering speed and Ryan Carmichael heading home a third to make it 3-1. Pelethas United thus pull themselves within 3 points of the safe zone whilst hampering Mallox's UICA ambitions a bit.


Matchday 29
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–2 Crawford City FC
Ramusok United 4–1 Stoneshore United
Real Azuris 1–2 FC Samotath
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 Pelethas United
Mallox 1–0 Cassandra City
Samaj FC 2–1 Morponte Fief
Eastweald 2–1 Centus Serpents
West Gundar FC 2–3 AC Holmenkollen
Klyde 2–2 OAS Royal FC


With the perfect set of results, Cassandra City could've gone 10 points clear and all but assured themselves the HarlighetLigan crown. But Mallox had other ideas. That scary Tigers back-line led by Brenecian international Brandon Duguid held the prospective champions in check throughout all 90 sunny afternoon minutes as the falling autumn leaves at The Orange Palace blended majestically with the sea of orange shirts in the crowd. Petri Hansen curled in the winning goal from 13 yards out in the 78th minute. Seeing this and knowing it was their chance to pounce, Eastweald defeated Centus Serpents in the night game to narrow the gap behind City to just four points. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a title race again. Crawford City FC also picked up an important result against western rival Na'Malsille Mariners to tighten their grip on 4th place, Kim Coultan's simple brace outweighing Oskar Montag's 38th minute wonder-strike.


Matchday 30
Crawford City FC 4–2 Klyde
OAS Royal FC 0–2 West Gundar FC
AC Holmenkollen 5–2 Eastweald
Centus Serpents 0–1 Samaj FC
Morponte Fief 0–0 Mallox
Cassandra City 1–0 FC Kaldukosic
Pelethas United 0–1 Real Azuris
FC Samotath 1–2 Ramusok United
Stoneshore United 0–1 Na'Malsille Mariners


Cassandra City win and Eastweald lose (badly 5-2 in Holmenkollen, conceding an Ashrav Dev hat trick) to widen the gap between 1st and 2nd to seven points. Cassandra City can clinch the title next week with a win and another Eastweald loss. Ever since Cassandra and Eastweald separated themselves as the top two, it has been assumed that Klyde and Crawford City FC would probably file in behind in that order. But CCFC enthusiastically challenged that notion this weekend by gashing Klyde's defense to the tune of 4 goals to 2. Crawford wingers Muller and McBride constantly gashed Klyde's three-man backline with runs in behind. They both scored once and also both supplied an assist each by cutting passes back from the baseline to Kim Coultan and Dmytro Kurosawa in the middle on near-identical goals.


Matchday 31
Stoneshore United 2–1 Crawford City FC
Na'Malsille Mariners 4–0 FC Samotath
Ramusok United 1–1 Pelethas United
Real Azuris 2–2 Cassandra City
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 Morponte Fief
Mallox 2–0 Centus Serpents
Samaj FC 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Eastweald 3–0 OAS Royal FC
West Gundar FC 2–1 Klyde


Just when OAS Royal had pulled within reach of 4th place, they went and lost two straight by a combined score of 5-0. This week, they got thoroughly outclassed by an Eastweald side hell-bent on keeping pace with Cassandra City. Jo de Marisco bossed the game, scoring twice and assisting on the 3-0 goal by Belarmin Worsaw. Now Royal has been surpassed by Mallox in the pursuit of Crawford for 4th place. The Tigers got one of their biggest wins of the season this week against Gellano Fief rival Centus Serpents at home. Vintage 1001 Haruto Takahashi materialized, tallying two assists with genius through-balls turned in by Stuart Gildon and Jimmy Kelly. With Centus losing, Samaj FC fully took advantage - defeating AC Holmenkollen 1-0 to lift their club out of the bottom three for the first time all season. It was the connection between the City of Samaj's favorite two mid-30s women, Elaina Kayton and Isadora Xenophon, that produced the potentially season-saving goal. Kayton sauntered across midfield on the left and dropped a perfect ball onto the chest of Xenophon at the top of the box. The Pravennan star was able to touch it down, spin past Taddeo Loredan and clinically poke the ball into the corner under the diving keeper. Now, for the first time all season, the bottom table's bottom three consists entirely of the three newly-promoted teams. A HarlighetLigan season has never finished with the same three going down that just came up.


Matchday 32
Crawford City FC 2–1 West Gundar FC
Klyde 1–2 Eastweald
OAS Royal FC 3–0 Samaj FC
AC Holmenkollen 2–0 Mallox
Centus Serpents 1–1 FC Kaldukosic
Morponte Fief 1–2 Real Azuris
Cassandra City 3–2 Ramusok United
Pelethas United 1–2 Na'Malsille Mariners
FC Samotath 1–1 Stoneshore United


Pelethas United is the first club whose fate for next season is sealed. Drango Way's last drops of cautious optimist were evaporated by the visiting Na'Malsille Mariners, who guaranteed Pelethas' relegation by scoring twice in the final 20 minutes via Koo Cuh-ma and Brooke Ford to win 2-1. We also have a shake-up in the table's top four for the first time in months. While Eastweald's 2-1 win over Klyde at The Sportsplex was massive for keeping the Elves' championship hopes alive going into the penultimate Matchday, it also allowed Crawford City FC to leapfrog Klyde into 3rd. Thanks to clutch goals from Dmytro Kurosawa and Phillip Sherman in the first half, and clutch defending in the second half as West Gundar threatened to equalize with relegation-fueled urgency, CCFC are now in line for the highest league finish in club history with just two matches left to play. And with Mallox's heartbreaking 2-0 loss at Cedar Road to a Holmenkollen side with nothing to play for, the Tigers are eliminated from UICA contention for just the second time in club history. OAS Royal FC, in 5th a spot ahead of Mallox, are the only remaining club outside the top four that could still sneak in and displace Crawford City or Klyde. The Whites would have to win both of their remaining two games and have one of the aforementioned two clubs lose theirs. Either way, King James II will certainly be pleased with the dramatic improvement this season under Jodie MacLean, especially in the second half. Maybe more Cosumarite clubs will look for female managers now!

Matchday 33
FC Samotath 2–0 Crawford City FC
Stoneshore United 1–0 Pelethas United
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–1 Cassandra City
Ramusok United 3–0 Morponte Fief
Real Azuris 3–1 Centus Serpents
FC Kaldukosic 1–2 AC Holmenkollen
Mallox 1–0 OAS Royal FC
Samaj FC 1–2 Klyde
Eastweald 0–2 West Gundar FC


Going into their season's only visit to the infamously hostile Varela Road in Na'Malsille, Cassandra City knew a win would deliver them the 1003 Championship. Kaden Wing of all people scored in the 15th minute with a lucky deflection, and he celebrated it like it was the bona-fide trophy-winning goal. The Mariners always fight for the full 90 with a lot of pride, however, and spoiled the party in the 48th minute. Oskar Montag latched onto Nikolae Na'Kebia sliding pass in the box on the left side and acrobatically danced around Cedric Stock, holding him off with remarkable strength before burying the shot past Aaron Lloyd at the near post. 1-1. The scoreline would hold. At the final whistle, the riled-up Mariner faithful heckled the City players with chants that essentially expressed that they wouldn't be lifting the HarlighetLigan trophy in their house and to go have their little championship celebration somewhere else next week (albeit in slightly cruder language). But thanks to a shocking result at Old Weldenskirgen, Cassandra City would actually be able celebrate later that night. Eastweald hosted lowly West Gundar FC in the night's primetime fixture and came out shockingly flat. Delwyth Jonferth and Sebastian de Wit both scored for the Rugged Men to cruelly snuff out Eastweald's championship aspirations on their own turf. Brutal for the shellshocked Eastweald players and silent yellow-clad thousands on hand. Turns out relegation is a greater motivator than a title. Therefore, with a six-point lead and one match to spare, Cassandra City are the 1003 HarlighetLigan Champions! It was slightly underwhelming for the team to win it while watching TV rather than standing on a pitch, but they'll have their big ceremony next week at the good 'ole Amphitheatre before the Stoneshore United match. In other news, the top four were cemented in place. Crawford City, 4th place finishers, will partake in their first Globe Cup in five years. A story that has really flown under the radar has been the red-hot form of AC Holmenkollen here at the end of the season. Syl Denhardt's squad have won six of their last seven matches to springboard all the way up to 6th - which would've been seen as extremely unlikely a month ago. What started as a highly disappointing season for the Cedars will end up being only a spot or two below their record high finish of 1002.


Matchday 34
Crawford City FC 2–2 Eastweald
West Gundar FC 4–4 Samaj FC
Klyde 1–1 Mallox
OAS Royal FC 2–1 FC Kaldukosic
AC Holmenkollen 2–2 Real Azuris
Centus Serpents 2–1 Ramusok United
Morponte Fief 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Cassandra City 3–1 Stoneshore United
Pelethas United 2–1 FC Samotath


With everything pretty much frozen in place already at the top of the table, all eyes were on Samaj FC and West Gundar FC this week as they directly battled to avoid the second automatic relegation spot. WGFC were a point behind Samaj and needed a win to stay up. Unfortunately for Jehan Bair (whose job is now highly in question), his Rugged Men weren't quite rugged enough in defense to pull this one out at home. New Harmonia Stadium was rocking and rolling, and they scored four goals, but they just couldn't find a way to stop a determined Samaj from equalizing every time they pulled one goal ahead. Four times West Gundar scored first (Esquire, Esquire, Jonferth, Lindbloom) - but four times Samaj equalized (Dalmshelf, Xenophon, Deville, Xenophon). West Gundar go down despite begin the initial experts' pick of the newly promoted sides; Samaj survive to see a do-or-die relegation playoff fixture against SekundarLigan's 3rd place. You could literally taste the disappointment and frustration in the air in Ruminov, Gundar Fief all afternoon. It was a much different feeling in the bustling metropolis of Cassandra City, as their Cosumar-best Reds celebrated their second HarlighetLigan championship in style with a 3-1 lashing of Stoneshore United. And quite the extravagant parade down Cosmopolitan Street. Daineri striker Brandybok nearly earned the ire of the entire City fanbase when he dropped the delicate golden trophy off the float on accident, but fortunately it was caught by a member of the coaching staff walking on the street.


Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Samaj FC 0–0 (0-0 AET) (9-10 pen.) Versiaville SC
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The season's final table is below.



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ICMI HarlighetLigan      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Cassandra City 34 23 5 6 85 50 +35 74 Champions, CC
2 Image Eastweald 34 20 6 8 70 52 +18 66 GC
3 Image Klyde 34 18 4 12 63 59 +4 58 GC
4 Image Crawford City FC 34 16 7 11 63 57 +6 55 GC

5 Image Mallox 34 13 12 9 42 34 +8 51 MPL?
6 Image OAS Royal FC 34 14 9 11 51 45 +6 51
7 Image AC Holmenkollen 34 14 8 12 53 46 +7 50
8 Image Real Azuris 34 11 15 8 68 61 +7 48
9 Image Ramusok United 34 13 8 13 62 58 +4 47
10 Image Morponte Fief 34 13 8 13 43 44 −1 47
11 Image FC Samotath 34 13 7 14 64 70 −6 46
12 Image Stoneshore United 34 12 9 13 46 46 0 45
13 Image FC Kaldukosic 34 12 8 14 53 60 −7 44
14 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 34 10 11 13 47 50 −3 41
15 Image Centus Serpents 34 8 11 15 33 51 −18 35
16 Image Samaj FC 34 9 6 19 33 56 −23 33 Relegated
17 Image West Gundar FC 34 9 5 20 53 65 −12 32 Relegated
18 Image Pelethas United 34 7 3 24 31 56 −25 24 Relegated





ICMI HarlighetLigan Season XV Champions - CASSANDRA CITY

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Season MVP:
1. Image Belarmin Worsaw
2. Image Jol Tortuu
3. Image Jo de Marisco
4. Image Kim Coultan
5. Image Kit Kvanderwyk


Foreign Player of the Year:
1. Image CM Jo de Marisco Image
2. Image CAM Kim Coultan Image
3. Image CM Rook Fenwick Image
4. Image ST Anna Bowman Image
5. Image CAM Robin Geirsson Image


Newcomer of the Year:
1. Image CAM Kim Coultan
2. Image CM Rook Fenwick
3. Image GK Aaron Lloyd
4. Image ST Lasse Hummel
5. Image LM Dex Delklind


U-21 Player of the Year:
1. Image RM Kit Kvanderwyk
2. Image GK Calogero Metz
3. Image CAM Kim Coultan
4. Image RM Lyyli Silvén
5. Image CB Trevoh Ebuzoeme


Leading Scorers:
22 - Image Belarmin Worsaw (Golden Boot)
21 - Image Sean Fraser
19 - Image Jol Tortuu
17 - Image Devon Noble
- Image Anna Bowman
- Image Delwyth Jonferth
16 - Image Ashrav Dev
- Image Dmytro Kurosawa
15 - Image Yuri Makarov
- Image Brandybok
- Image Isadora Xenophon
- Image Robin Geirsson


Team of the Season:
GK - Image Calogero Metz
LB - Image Sebastian Myers
CB - Image Orion Black
CB - Image Klaus Minkowski
RB - Image Tham Kerric
LM - Image Kyle Fleming
CM - Image Jo de Marisco
CM - Image Kim Coultan
RM - Image Kit Kvanderwyk
ST - Image Sean Fraser
ST - Image Belarmin Worsaw










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SekundarLigan            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Zakhoro Aces 34 23 3 8 85 64 +21 72 Champions, Promoted, SBCC
2 Image IFK Aldenskoett 34 19 7 8 73 58 +15 64 Promoted, SBCC
3 Image Versiaville SC 34 19 5 10 62 45 +17 62 Promoted, SBCC

4 Image Klyde Heritage FC 34 19 4 11 46 30 +16 61
5 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 34 17 5 12 58 52 +6 56
6 Image Sindo Crusaders 34 16 7 11 71 63 +8 55
7 Image Fort Archer 34 15 8 11 82 74 +8 53
8 Image Dawchire Town 34 15 8 11 77 70 +7 53
9 Image Olask Islanders 34 15 7 12 35 26 +9 52
10 Image Pardock Island 34 15 6 13 43 42 +1 51
11 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 34 14 7 13 64 59 +5 49
12 Image Helfin Fief 34 13 7 14 53 61 −8 46
13 Image Keenan Athletic 34 12 9 13 65 57 +8 45
14 Image Yambridge FC 34 10 8 16 65 77 −12 38
15 Image Ziemelu Skaida 34 7 14 13 43 52 −9 35
16 Image Dusk Athletic 34 6 8 20 37 58 −21 26 Relegated
17 Image Goldstaff City 34 7 4 23 39 72 −33 25 Relegated
18 Image Sepultura 34 4 3 27 45 83 −38 15 Relegated



SekundarLigan Season XV Champions - ZAKHORO ACES

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Season MVP: Image AM/ST Stian Mac Pharlain
Leading Goalscorer: 22 - Image ST Clementine Nebelhorn








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TredjeLigan             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Regéla United 42 23 12 7 78 40 +38 81 Champions, Promoted
2 Image Sarmon FC 42 25 2 15 58 40 +18 77 Promoted

3 Image IFK Sundsvall 42 23 7 12 80 62 +18 76 Promotion Playoff
4 Image Everlong FC 42 21 12 9 45 19 +26 75 Promotion Playoff
5 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 42 21 6 15 51 33 +18 69 Promotion Playoff
6 Portsmouth FC 42 20 9 13 68 53 +15 69 Promotion Playoff

7 Image FC Flen 42 19 10 13 66 57 +9 67
8 Atletisk Östrad 42 19 8 15 44 42 +2 65
9 Image Fevelo United 42 18 9 15 80 67 +13 63
10 Image AC Opjenheim 42 17 11 14 48 52 −4 62
11 Rexnor District 3 42 16 12 14 57 61 −4 60
12 Ciems Mungonduvia 42 16 11 15 61 61 0 59
13 Image Varvonti Firestorm 42 14 13 15 40 45 −5 55
14 Image Bergtatt Isle Athl. 42 14 11 17 67 68 −1 53
15 Noumen Town 42 13 14 15 57 61 −4 53
16 Image Larkinham Town 42 14 10 18 57 70 −13 52
17 Image Pristine Forest 42 14 9 19 58 64 −6 51
18 Oterro Athletic 42 13 11 18 41 53 −12 50 Relegated
19 Image Sporting Pirankoper 42 11 7 24 34 54 −20 40 Relegated
20 West Devellin FC 42 11 6 25 35 60 −25 39 Relegated
21 Nuur Origins FC 42 9 7 26 32 62 −30 34 Relegated
22 Image Sporting Culmar 42 9 7 26 52 85 −33 34 Relegated




Promotion Playoff
#3 IFK Sundsvall 2-0 Portsmouth FC #6
#4 Everlong FC 2-2 (3-2 AET) Atletisk Surpronuk #5

Final: IFK Sundsvall 2-0 Everlong
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TredjeLigan Season XV Champions - Regéla United

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Season MVP: Image LW Balotin Durot
Leading Goalscorer: 25 - Image CF Thia Ribos









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Conference Cosumarus  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 East Ellum 27 16 3 8 44 34 +10 51 Champions, Promoted
2 Riverside Crew 27 14 8 5 39 24 +15 50 Promoted

3 Hvalsey 08 27 15 5 7 37 23 +14 50 Promotion Playoff
4 Gwynt Tywyll 27 15 4 8 42 35 +7 49 Promotion Playoff
5 IFK Karlsborg 27 12 11 4 45 31 +14 47 Promotion Playoff
6 Sontafe City 27 12 9 6 36 26 +10 45 Promotion Playoff

7 Wealdheim Bards 27 11 8 8 39 33 +6 41
8 Stortrommeby Town 27 11 7 9 37 31 +6 40
9 Braylor Town 27 11 7 9 37 33 +4 40
10 Cadonica United 27 10 10 7 31 28 +3 40
11 Lewisville Athletic 27 8 15 4 38 33 +5 39
12 Otkins Numenvernia 27 11 6 10 33 29 +4 39
13 Hagenheim South End 27 12 3 12 30 32 −2 39
14 Chittersbee Rangers 27 11 5 11 31 26 +5 38
15 Atamac Wanderers 27 9 10 8 43 40 +3 37
16 Bayford City 27 9 10 8 38 35 +3 37
17 White Tower FC 27 9 10 8 24 26 −2 37
18 Tamiat Town 27 8 11 8 36 38 −2 35
19 SC Cirith 01 27 8 10 9 36 34 +2 34
20 Lykathea City 27 9 7 11 26 32 −6 34
21 AFC Wernersburg 27 8 5 14 29 40 −11 29
22 FC Va'Lubasa 27 7 8 12 28 39 −11 29
23 Mintwick Marmots 27 6 10 11 32 44 −12 28 Relegated
24 Goldsoul FC 27 6 7 14 25 38 −13 25 Relegated
25 East Devellin FC 27 4 12 11 25 37 −12 24 Relegated
26 Rhupenhoven Town 27 5 8 14 31 40 −9 23 Relegated
27 Scarromere FC 27 5 7 15 19 34 −15 22 Relegated
28 Moore Hill Pirates 27 5 6 16 23 39 −16 21 Relegated



Promotion Playoff
#3 Hvalsey 08 0-1 Sontafe City #6
#4 Gwynt Tywyll 5-2 IFK Karlsborg

FINAL: Gwynt Tywyll 2-0 Sontafe City
Promoted to TredjeLigan: Gwynt Tywyll




Conference KC             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Usk Town 38 21 6 11 75 55 +20 69 Champions, Promoted
2 Kalloroda United 38 18 11 9 50 44 +6 65 Promotion Playoff
3 Silk FC 38 17 13 8 71 54 +17 64 Promotion Playoff
4 Salfa City 38 18 10 10 54 37 +17 64 Promotion Playoff
5 AFC Obscura 98 38 17 12 9 81 57 +24 63 Promotion Playoff

6 SC Vronus 510 38 18 9 11 69 57 +12 63
7 Buscari Bridge Force 38 18 8 12 64 48 +16 62
8 Seryddwyr Aberaeron 38 18 6 14 67 57 +10 60
9 Murkwaamp Suns 38 15 13 10 71 61 +10 58
10 Gwerin Athletic 38 14 13 11 61 47 +14 55
11 Gnoss Gallants AFC 38 15 9 14 56 54 +2 54
12 Sammet Ridge 38 15 9 14 61 61 0 54
13 IFK Nordön 38 13 11 14 55 56 −1 50
14 Piander Falls FC 38 11 11 16 51 57 −6 44
15 Hamlack Town 38 11 10 17 55 65 −10 43
16 Meryuma Marshals 38 11 10 17 43 62 −19 43
17 Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC 38 8 12 18 38 65 −27 36 Relegated
18 Wiedna Town 38 7 10 21 43 73 −30 31 Relegated
19 Marinus City 38 8 7 23 39 78 −39 31 Relegated
20 Atletisk Kvelertak 38 6 12 20 47 63 −16 30 Relegated



Promotion Playoff
#2 Kalloroda United 0-0 (0-1 AET) AFC Obscura 98 #5
#3 Silk FC 2-2 (2-2 AET) (5-4 pen.) Salfa City #4

FINAL: Silk FC 0-0 (0-1 AET) AFC Obscura 98
Promoted to TredjeLigan: AFC Obscura 98






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LL2 - Klyde              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Orion Wanderers 29 19 3 7 47 28 +19 60 Champions, Promoted
2 Moggington County 29 17 4 8 47 39 +8 55 Promoted

3 FK Pentagram Pjattervid 29 16 6 7 42 25 +17 54
4 Treacherous Cove AFC 29 13 12 4 49 31 +18 51
5 Orias-Kvissle SC 29 14 9 6 47 35 +12 51
6 FC Kviststad 29 15 5 9 26 19 +7 50
7 Villa Forte 29 13 10 6 41 24 +17 49
8 Sólstafir 29 14 7 8 25 14 +11 49
9 Aberaeron Celtic 29 15 3 11 45 40 +5 48
10 Wilmontsbloom Blue Star 29 12 10 7 46 40 +6 46
11 Gibwir Marsnal 29 11 11 7 29 25 +4 44
12 Erpland County 29 12 8 9 26 22 +4 44
13 Baymar Lagune 29 12 8 9 41 40 +1 44
14 Noths Castle 29 12 7 10 46 42 +4 43
15 Svart-Guld Klingaställe 29 13 4 12 34 32 +2 43
16 Cerulia City FC 29 11 10 8 28 26 +2 43
17 Flithby Town 29 10 10 9 47 51 −4 40
18 Satyricon Nemeses AFC 29 10 9 10 35 33 +2 39
19 Tornline 29 9 11 9 28 27 +1 38
20 Real Azuris II 29 8 13 8 41 40 +1 37
21 Emerald Cove SC 29 8 10 11 39 43 −4 34
22 Gamlasir North 29 10 4 15 58 69 −11 34
23 Interstellar Erurok 29 7 11 11 47 48 −1 32
24 VfL Läutenstadt 29 6 9 14 25 36 −11 27
25 Klyde II 29 8 3 18 30 43 −13 27
26 Glasbon SC 29 6 7 16 37 52 −15 25
27 Oppland 806 29 6 7 16 38 54 −16 25
28 Ardamirchan Isle United 29 4 9 16 29 45 −16 21
29 Sadenia Paladins 29 3 10 16 15 35 −20 19
30 CD Panteras Nueces 29 3 6 20 24 54 −30 15



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LL2 - East               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Östrad Rockets FC 29 17 8 4 63 38 +25 59 Champions, Promoted
2 Esterhollow Harbor 29 15 11 3 55 28 +27 56 Promoted

3 Ramusok United II 29 15 9 5 49 30 +19 54
4 Ollston Town 29 15 7 7 51 38 +13 52
5 Coppell City FC 29 14 6 9 66 54 +12 48
6 Azure Lane FC 29 14 6 9 60 51 +9 48
7 HSC Centus 29 14 6 9 46 39 +7 48
8 Cape Dutch Copperheads 29 13 7 9 39 30 +9 46
9 FC Samotath II 29 13 6 10 43 41 +2 45
10 Somberlain FC 29 11 12 6 34 35 −1 45
11 Chesterton Cottagers 29 13 5 11 43 40 +3 44
12 Paulsendam Town 29 12 7 10 35 32 +3 43
13 Marshall-Blue FC 29 13 3 13 41 33 +8 42
14 IFK Sokulldak 29 11 9 9 40 42 −2 42
15 FC Kaldukosic II 29 11 8 10 51 53 −2 41
16 Ingleton Town 29 11 7 11 39 35 +4 40
17 Forest Hill FC 29 10 10 9 36 32 +4 40
18 FC Fyrbyggnad 29 10 8 11 20 22 −2 38
19 United FC of Stoneshore 29 11 4 14 46 51 −5 37
20 1. FC Guggenheim 29 8 11 10 45 49 −4 35
21 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC 29 9 5 15 26 34 −8 32
22 Interstellar Östrad 29 8 8 13 30 43 −13 32
23 Zirconim City 29 8 7 14 33 38 −5 31
24 OAS Royal FC II 29 9 4 16 37 50 −13 31
25 Mallox II 29 8 6 15 42 55 −13 30
26 FC Stellendam 29 7 8 14 24 39 −15 29
27 Eastweald II 29 6 10 13 26 40 −14 28
28 SC Torpedo Kejsarkona 29 6 9 14 36 46 −10 27
29 Nabataea Town 29 6 9 14 53 71 −18 27
30 Sporting Corrian 29 7 4 18 31 51 −20 25



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LL2 - Central              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Cassandra Cosmopolitan 29 16 9 4 46 27 +19 57 Champions, Promoted
2 Malm Town 29 16 6 7 54 35 +19 54 Promoted

3 Carnessa County 29 14 9 6 28 20 +8 51
4 Highlanders 29 14 8 7 41 31 +10 50
5 FC Kastanjestad 29 13 9 7 52 39 +13 48
6 Taigaen Plats 29 14 6 9 39 32 +7 48
7 High Noon FC 29 12 11 6 59 43 +16 47
8 Ajatarra Alligators 29 11 13 5 58 48 +10 46
9 Jotungard 99 FC 29 12 10 7 50 40 +10 46
10 FC Fejd 29 13 7 9 50 43 +7 46
11 Black Diamond Osterhaut 29 13 7 9 36 29 +7 46
12 Hassaburess Athletic 29 11 11 7 40 36 +4 44
13 Olympique Sur Mer 29 12 7 10 45 39 +6 43
14 Austentrapp City FC 29 11 9 9 33 35 −2 42
15 Morponte Fief II 29 10 10 9 39 38 +1 40
16 Briquia Southside FC 29 11 7 11 44 48 −4 40
17 Impera Town 29 11 6 12 23 25 −2 39
18 Club Varden 29 8 13 8 36 35 +1 37
19 Rhithlungwerddon Town 29 11 4 14 24 26 −2 37
20 Club Toftir 29 9 9 11 41 42 −1 36
21 Gorgoroth United 29 9 6 14 29 39 −10 33
22 Harlegan Rovers 29 7 9 13 41 45 −4 30
23 Scarborough 29 6 12 11 31 39 −8 30
24 FC Invierness 912 29 6 12 11 37 54 −17 30
25 Columbia Town 29 8 5 16 34 46 −12 29
26 Ombra Castle 29 6 11 12 33 48 −15 29
27 DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC 29 6 10 13 47 55 −8 28
28 Keldin Town 29 8 3 18 19 38 −19 27
29 Gladsax Chariot FC 29 6 7 16 33 50 −17 25
30 Cassandra City II 29 4 8 17 31 48 −17 20



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LL2 - West                   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Crawford City FC II 29 19 4 6 59 28 +31 61 Champions, Promoted
2 Zakhoro GCR 29 16 6 7 30 22 +8 54 Promoted

3 Chamomile Town 29 16 3 10 51 39 +12 51
4 Inter Juta 29 12 12 5 52 41 +11 48
5 Miklagaard Salvation 29 13 9 7 42 36 +6 48
6 Crawford Sharks SC 29 12 11 6 28 18 +10 47
7 Real Bellavista 29 13 7 9 49 42 +7 46
8 Yuonela Town 29 13 7 9 46 41 +5 46
9 West Ellum 29 12 9 8 55 45 +10 45
10 FC1. Richtofen Avalanche 29 12 8 9 45 37 +8 44
11 Caledon Legion 29 13 4 12 44 35 +9 43
12 Tromsdale Town 29 10 13 6 40 35 +5 43
13 Grayslake 29 11 9 9 34 35 −1 42
14 Duval Town 29 12 5 12 27 30 −3 41
15 FC Arkadius 29 11 7 11 50 41 +9 40
16 Yellow Meadow Lynwood 29 11 6 12 37 39 −2 39
17 Talmusok City 29 10 9 10 45 49 −4 39
18 SEP Bjarnum 29 10 8 11 39 44 −5 38
19 VfL Bolmenstadt 29 10 6 13 42 44 −2 36
20 Thergothon Town 29 10 5 14 20 27 −7 35
21 Na'Malsille Mariners II 29 8 9 12 35 38 −3 33
22 FC Na'Travii 29 7 11 11 44 48 −4 32
23 Klovstad Klub 29 7 11 11 33 37 −4 32
24 Ypres Woods 29 8 7 14 52 61 −9 31
25 Dillinger Town 29 7 10 12 36 49 −13 31
26 SC Swamport 29 7 10 12 36 53 −17 31
27 Drummond's FC 29 7 9 13 33 41 −8 30
28 Nidive Falcons 29 6 9 14 12 26 −14 27
29 Red Star Karbosic 29 6 9 14 26 44 −18 27
30 Theli City 29 6 7 16 43 60 −17 25



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LL2 - Offworld Colonies        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Templar-Lune FC 29 17 6 6 50 31 +19 57 Champions, Promoted
2 Tonsei Tumult 29 15 11 3 42 26 +16 56 Promoted

3 Revanigruud Riversharks 29 14 10 5 48 29 +19 52
4 Tierra Interstellar Wanderers 29 15 6 8 36 29 +7 51
5 Rexnor District 5 29 13 9 7 36 31 +5 48
6 Execo Station 29 12 11 6 46 30 +16 47
7 Aläng FF 29 14 5 10 44 33 +11 47
8 Rexnor District 1 29 14 4 11 32 26 +6 46
9 Snaigow Hoarfrost 29 13 7 9 40 36 +4 46
10 FC Dynamo Kurbads 29 11 12 6 45 36 +9 45
11 Rexnor District 4 29 11 11 7 54 48 +6 44
12 Kreanoltha Vipers 29 13 5 11 22 21 +1 44
13 Fayanora Pontonese 29 12 7 10 39 34 +5 43
14 Drahva United 29 11 10 8 34 29 +5 43
15 Novia Alliance 29 10 11 8 41 36 +5 41
16 New Hagenheim Canopy 29 10 9 10 39 40 −1 39
17 Rexnor District 6 29 10 8 11 26 26 0 38
18 Menoptera United SC 29 11 5 13 19 19 0 38
19 Rhodes Ravens AFC 29 9 10 10 33 39 −6 37
20 Rexnor District 7 29 8 11 10 40 35 +5 35
21 Whitestone Athletic 29 7 14 8 21 24 −3 35
22 Dockery Union 29 9 7 13 29 35 −6 34
23 Tranquility Treepolis 29 9 6 14 31 33 −2 33
24 Rexnor District 8 29 8 7 14 22 37 −15 31
25 Romstafar Outpost 29 9 3 17 20 36 −16 30
26 Borzac Sequins 29 7 8 14 35 52 −17 29
27 Levithia Shrievenzale 29 4 13 12 27 39 −12 25
28 Rexnor District 9 29 3 14 12 28 42 −14 23
29 Sporting Club Macofor 29 5 8 16 19 39 −20 23
30 Rexnor District 2 29 3 8 18 29 56 −27 17










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Semifinals locations randomly drawn from list of eligible venues; inaugural King's Cup Final to played at The Royal Palace by default

Semifinals

Pelethas is a scant hour's drive from Morponte's capital of Mortim, so Mortim-based Morponte Fief had a distinct home-turf advantage against Klyde in the intimate atmosphere of Drango Way. Unfortunately, the horde of orange and brown shirts on hand did not get to witness their club advance to their first ever Cup Final. Possession and chances were split pretty evenly, but Klyde was able to bury two goals (both by Anna Bowman) whereas Morponte Fief could not get anything past Doves keeper Nick Garden, who had a monstrous afternoon with 8 saves.

In the other final, West Gundar thrashed Nomads 4-1 to prevent them from becoming the first lower league team to advance to the Final. Delwyth Jonferth has carried WGFC this season, but this time it was her veteran strike partner Jon Gope who had a big day, scoring twice in the second half to punch the Rugged Men's tickets. Thomas Matsumoto and Mark Hallen scored in the first half for WGFC, though Nomads' Pato Yamaguchi opened the scoring with his 2nd minute goal. His team would not record another shot on goal until the 57th minute, however.

Image West Gundar FC 4-1 Nomad Brotherhood Image
@ Cedar Road (21,000), Holmenkollen, Ramusok Fief

Image Klyde 2-0 Morponte Fief Image
@ Drango Way (24,000), Pelethas, Morponte Fief




FINAL

West Gundar know they're returning to SekundarLigan next season, but they had a chance here to take a major trophy down with them. A chance to glean a piece of redemption from a season that start promising but ended only in disappointment. The Royal Palace was swathed brilliantly in olive green and purple as the fans filed into their seats. Klyde fans were more numerous by a ratio of about 3:2 - and that's about the same ratio by which they controlled possession. West Gundar bunkered back and tried to absorb the pressure while occasionally launching forward on counterattacks. They were successful in this strategy for most of the game. The Doves and their supporters were becoming frustrated. Until Neil Bravo finally broke through in the 73rd minute. Oliver Pugh and Thomas Matsumoto were too worried about dangerous movement of Freeman Lebo to close down on Neil Bravo. The midfield playmaker touched the ball out in front of him into space and rifled a shot from the top of the circle. Tim Smith's reaction was delayed and clumsy and the ball plowed through his fingertips and into the back of the net. Rapturous noise from the purple half of the stadium, cries of self-loathing from the olive-green half. WGFC had a decent chance to equalize when Klyde left Brooke Nolan unmarked at the back post on an in-swinging free kick from Liam Esquire, but the Venta de la Mesilla international headed it just wide.

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@ The Royal Palace (54000), Ramusok

73' : Neil Bravo

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King's Cup V Champions - KLYDE

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2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
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TRANSFER WINDOW XII RECAP



The sixteenth season of Cosumarite football will be here before we know it, with new stars ready to compete around the league. The transfer window was headlined by one Tolgus Tregajorran, as well as other prominent foreign players such as Nazeau Roga, Reuben Limage, Damien Arragne, Curtis Théberge and Ronan Bowditch. Cosumarite national team veterans Paaron Petrov and Pablo Corderro are also set to make their long-awaited hero homecomings. On the flip side, Cosumar continues to emerge as a breeding ground for top-level leagues to source talent from as well. Keep reading to find out where everybody ended up!




Players Entering The League (by nationality)

95X (2)
Darrius Columbine (MF, 20) to Samaj FC on free transfer
Edwin Mullins (GK, 28, Cascadia Seafox) to IFK Aldenskoett on free transfer

Apox (1)
Tolgus Tregajorran (ST, 36, Dwile Warriors) to Real Azuris for $7 million

Audioslavia (4)
Elton Alo (GK, 20) to Klyde on free transfer after the club found intriguing video of his play on YouTube.
Carmelo Cunningham (MF, 21) to FC Kaldukosic on free transfer after the club found intriguing video of his play on YouTube.
Jed Kooistra (GK, 20) to West Gundar FC on free transfer after the club found intriguing video of his play on YouTube.
Federico Kot (ST, 20) to Zakhoro Aces on free transfer after the club found intriguing video of his play on YouTube.

Batto Vitolo (2)
Pepito Feliciano (ST, 28) to Treftadaeth Alliance on free transfer
Lauro Vela (LM, 19) to Versiaville SC on free transfer

Brenecia (4)
Ronan Bowditch (RW, 22, Rozelle United) to Real Azuris for $4.8 million
Augustine Breton (DM, 31, Brinemouth [NPH]) to Versiaville SC for $3.425 million
Roy Redruth (CM, 30, Rozelle United) to Nomad Brotherhood FC on free transfer
Sarah Storrin (RB/RM, 27, Morponte Fief) to Morponte Fief for $700,000

Cosumar (10)
Antony Amilfaltino (LB, 35, Adjurgen [SEM]) to Helfin Fief on free transfer
Pablo Corderro (CM, 33, Crisisbless United [NPH]) to OAS Royal FC for $4.7 million
Antoon Chapman (RB, 32, Nunavut North Stars [QUE]) to Stoneshore United for an undisclosed fee
Snorri Erkins (RB/CB, 26, SC Martinsberg [POL]) to Na'Malsille Mariners for an undisclosed fee
Kirum Junkermann (GK, 33, Marlborough FC [TSA]) to West Gundar FC
Horst Palsson (CB, 27, Woodbed City [SUS]) to Pardock Island on free transfer
Paaron Petrov (CAM, 35, Wrexham FC [APX]) to Na'Malsille Mariners for $2 million
Jonatan Stuttgart (LB/CB, 31, FC Jansberg [SEM]) to Centus Serpents on free transfer
Tobias Umpton (GK, 34, New London FC [LTN]) to Mallox on free transfer
Felix Victorsson (RM, 34, FC Nuholm [SEM]) to Na'Malsille Mariners on free transfer

Dainer (2)
Apophis (DF, 34, Eclipse) to Pelethas United on free transfer
Müller (MF, 29, Urdutown) to Helfin Fief on free transfer

Farfadillis (1)
Nazeau Roga (FW, 34, AC Izotz Zubia [AUD]) to FC Samotath for $3 million

Kenansquillec (1)
Candi Winter (LB, 32, Guingamp) to Klyde for $0.5 million

Legalese (1)
Reuben Limage (CB, 31, Mar Sara FC [VAL]) to Cassandra City for $3.74 million

Nephara (2)
Jess Capulet (ST, 29, Maximum City) to IFK Aldenskoett for $2.12 million
Otto Prague (CM, 33, AFC Serpentine) to Mallox on free transfer

Miklandia (1)
Nolan Garcia (ST, 20, Real Bartolome) to Eastweald for $4 million

Modorsica (1)
Paul Laymont (LW/LM, 19, Lexington Blazers) to Pardock Island on free transfer

Northern Sunrise Islands (1)
Kevin Stabb (CF, 21, Project +90 Mertagne) to FC Kaldukosic on free transfer

Osarius (1)
Funanya Nwapa (CM, 23, Dynapolis United) to AC Holmenkollen for $1 million

Pasarga (2)
Christopher Fosse (CB, 18, Lunas FC) to OAS Royal FC on free transfer
Curtis Théberge (ST, 25, Westonbirt City [MRT]) to Ramusok United for $8.36 million

Royal Kingdom of Quebec (1)
Marcos Zelaya (ST, 20, Raskstad United [VER]) to Cassandra City for $12.3 million

Sarrbia (3)
Andressa Festa (LB, 20, Aleta Peyla) to Pelethas United for $500,000
Ezra Hardy (CM, 30, FK Seymour) to IFK Aldenskoett for $1 million
Lillian Hathoway (LW, 28, FK Voluptamoro) to Real Azuris on free transfer

Schottia (1)
Molly Killanen (LB, 18, West Belker Picts) to IFK Aldenskoett on free transfer

Semarland (5)
Adiyah Amenel (ST, 21, Krsthaven) to Na'Malsille Mariners for $3 million
Lasse Hummel (ST, 23, Fransborg set Njilkaer) to Morponte Fief for $5 million
Teemu Jarstrom (CB, 18, FC Matovallanen) to Morponte Fief on free transfer
Marcel Payet (CDM, 26, Molsbik Arkjet) to Zakhoro Aces on free transfer
Jorg Solberg (CB, 20, Fransborg set Njilkaer) to Stoneshore United on free transfer

Sicoutimont (1)
Damien Arragne (ST, 33, Iron City [NPH]) to Cassandra City on free transfer

Western Sunrise Islands (3)
Caipirinha (CF, 16, Horizonte [NSI]) to Stoneshore United on free transfer
Guilliver (CF, 18, Morro do Garça Reservas) to Crawford City FC on free transfer
Wenceslaw (CB, 16, Huntington United [LTN]) to Mallox on free transfer



Cosumarites Signing In Foreign Leagues

A-League (6)
Kazil Drazinovic (LB, 29, Salvador FC [TSA]) to Rozelle United on free transfer
Chaim Eizenhart (RM, 28, Stoneshore United) to Lotus Park on free transfer
Yennifer Giraun (RM, 26, Morponte Fief) to Pikemouth on free transfer
Tevin Lilley (ST, 24, Blacklake Blues [TAE]) to Rozelle for $6.5 million
Darwyn Lucassen (CM, 30, Century Mertagne [MRT]) to North Hall for $5 million
Senter Senterekoesima (LB/LM, 23, Saint Alexander [BRE]) to Rozelle United for an undisclosed amount

Acronian Legends League (2)
Pol Na'Tam (RB, 27, Morponte Fief) to Athlétique Vaumont on free transfer
Asaj Sotelo (RM, 21) to Cypress Hills FC on free transfer

Cenian Premier League (1)
Mabry Jean Lowry (RB, 21, Stoneshore United) to Asterion for $2 million

Daineri SuperLiga (1)
Kozi Early (CM, 32, AC Holmenkollen) to Bom on free transfer

Kernanquillecian First Division (4)
Alexis Brill (LB, 16) to Project X
Li H'sen Lang (CM, 19, Project X) to Mont Kate
Zouheir Na'Ryibi (DM, 17) to Project X
Cosimo Poole (AM, 19, Project X) to Sur-Isle-en-Mer

LigAnaia (3)
Matt Branch (LM, 21, Sporting Matrolvik [SEM]) to FC Jansberg [SEM] for $12 million
Arndu Farsgaard (LB/CB, 33, Cazadores Cathair [AUD]) to Hastmeade Diamente for $2.4 million
Octavius Ioda (ST, 26, Vultures [ACD]) to Trothwands Evolution [OSR] for $3.5 million

LigAnaia Two (Repêchage 49) (1)
Jacque De Molay (LB, 32, Pelethas United) to AFC Hollybrent [OSR] on free transfer

Nepharim Premiereship (1)
Deirdre McNessa (CB, 22, Pardock Island) to Starling on free transfer

Northern Sunrisian Championship (2)
Mohsin Changez (ST, 18, SC Vronus 510) to Mardi Lopunnies on free transfer
Fabian Zavaleta (LB, 34, Sporting Matrolvik [SEM]) to Mignon Beart Charmers on free transfer

Pasargan SuperLig (2)
Cera Dunlap (CB, 30, Na'Malsille Mariners) to Fetherdron United on free transfer
Ragnar Targaryen (ST, 17) to CA Paulinthal on free transfer

Port Christopher Super-League (1)
Rugain Na'Baleur (CM, 34, Reynolds County FC [LTN]) to Tralend on free transfer

Red Blackiland Patronaux Special League (7)
Adriaan Andersen (RB, 28, Woodbed City [SUS]) to Vaslui on free transfer
Isaac Archambault (LM, 26, FC Kaldukosic) to Montgomery on free transfer
Neil Bravo (CM, 29, Klyde) to Bluébehrry Cavaliers for $4.5 million
Sisu Kirkegaard (RM, 31, FC Matovallanen [SEM]) to Las Colinas on free transfer
Mikael Micheulus (CM/AM, 28, Burnham FC [LTN]) to North Blackberry on free transfer
Lois Weaver (AM, 27, Woodbed City [SUS]) to Petersburg on free transfer
Jamison Windsor (RB, 29, Manu [SUS]) to Ferentásctvaros on free transfer

San League Soccer (1)
Santeri Moors (LW, 28, Real Azuris) to Patria Poble on free transfer

Schottic Premier League (2)
Kathryn Kvanderwyk (ST, 18, Cassandra City II) to Cornellians on free transfer
Stephen Gargo (CB, 21, University of Klyde) to Cornellians on free transfer

Schottic Second Tier (2)
Kennick Finlay (ST, 34, Eikborg Club [SEM]) to New Island on free transfer
Jayne Reynolds (DM, 34, Zakhoro Aces) to Dundee Rovers on free transfer

New Semarland-Lindmark Joint League (1)
Bazou Diawara (RW, 33, Na'Malsille Mariners) to FC York on free transfer

Vanorian Premiership (1)
Corella da Silva (CB, 17) to Raynor City United on free transfer

Western Sunrisian Championship (1)
Talca Na'Zogbia (CM, 34, SeaShore City [SUS]) to Santa Jolteona on free

Zenic Premiere League of the Empire (2)
Cyril Christopherson (ST, 29, Krsthaven [SEM]) to Spectrum Rovers for $3 million
Vandara Cole (ST, 26, Manu [SUS]) to FC Cote on free transfer



Moves Within Cosumar

Balotin Durot (LW, 25) from Regéla United to ACES
Andor Gregory (CF, 30) from Treftadaeth Alliance to FC SAMOTATH
Justinian Grimswald (LB, 23) from Mariners to CASSANDRA CITY
Luco Haines (CM, 25) from Serpents to MALLOX
Peder Hardwick (LM, 28) from Helfin Fief to REAL AZURIS
Delwyth Jonferth (ST, 25) from West Gundar FC to AC HOLMENKOLLEN
Cormark Lethbridge (GK, 22) from Nomads to FC KALDUKOSIC
Clementine Nebelhorn (ST, 22) from Dawchire Town to SERPENTS
Oscar Parkhurst (RB, 30) from Mariners to HELFIN FIEF
Gustavo Quasarey (RAM, 27) from Ziemelu Skaida to NOMADS
Thia Ribos (CF, 24) from Fevelo United to VERSIAVILLE SC
Anne Simonsen (RB, 25) from Pardock Island to WEST GUNDAR FC
Lenka Skarsgaard (CM, 25) from Treftadaeth Alliance to KLYDE
Milford Wolfe (LB, 31) from Serpents to MARINERS
Pato Yamaguchi (ST, 26) from Nomads to STONESHORE UNITED
Jaldaboath Zerchodoy (GK, 30) from Pelethas United to ACES


Notable Retirements

Image Sur Arora (ST, 36, Crisisbless [NPH]) -- former Cosumar NT & OAS Royal captain
Image Alexander Pearce (L/CB, 40, Cornellians [SCH]) -- former Cosumar NT captain, promoted to Manager of Cornellians
Image Thomas Teverridge (CAM, 38, Candean [SUS]) -- former Cosumar NT player & Samaj FC captain
Image Giovanni Aldinne (LM, 38, Whitetail Foresters [EQS]) -- former Cosumar NT player & Real Azuris captain
Image Brooke Ford (CAM, 36, Na’Malsille Mariners)
Image Martin Connor (CM, 39, Morponte Fief) -- Morponte Fief captain
Image Leila Cayenne (DM, 36, Versiaville SC)
Image Tim Smith (GK, 38, West Gundar FC)
Image Kalvin Williams (ST, 40, SK Kristiansberg [POL])
Image Andres Undenwald (LB, 37, Kangemark Sport [SEM])
Image Elliot O’Dell (CB, 34, Archbishop FC [NOV]) -- former Stoneshore United captain
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

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The Cosumar Football League (CFL) is Cosumar's domestic gridiron football league. The CFL was formed in 994, uniting the two rival football leagues that had divided Cosumar for decades: the Cosumar Association of Football (CAF) and Fiefdom Football Alliance (FFA). The CAF became the "Silver Conference", while the FFA became the "Blue Conference". There is still a huge amount of enmity between the two conferences, which makes the postseason meeting of the two conference champions ("the Dragon Bowl") so much more intense. With 17 teams in each conference, the CFL consists of a total of 34 teams. Teams play each of their conference opponents once, for a 16-game season. The top eight in each conference will advance to a 16-team single elimination playoff, culminating with the Dragon Bowl. The CFL is the second-most popular sporting league in Cosumar behind only The HarlighetLigan ("Glory League"), the top flight of our soccer pyramid.

Dragon Bowl Champions:
I: Jadde Bruins
II: Kaldukosic Blazers
III: Kaldukosic Kataklysm
IV: Sarmon Spirit
V: Morponte Marauders
VI: Sarmon Spirit (2)
VII: Kaldukosic Blazers (2)
VIII: Morponte Marauders (2)
IX: __________ ???



CFL Season IX (1003) - Regular Season



The defending champions, the Morponte Marauders, have the inside track for a return to the Dragon Bowl after a great 13-win season. Their legendary 38-year-old star quarterback Pal Toerber, in his final season, missed the last 12 games of the season with nagging knee issues. But their 3rd-year back-up QB out of Edinbrough College, Jeston Boulware, stepped up and thrived in the opportunity. The Marauders were 3-1 with Toerber and 10-2 with young Boulware under center. Team doctors says Toerber could return in time for the Silver Conference Championship, but it seems Morponte are all set for life without him. But repeating will not be easy. The Kaldukosic Kataklysm had a strong season as usual, the dynamic dual-threat star Jakkrik Levinsson putting up MVP caliber numbers once again at age 33. Will he ever slow down? The Marsh Monsters also proved their run to the Conference Finals last year was no fluke, upping their 11-5 record from last year to 12-4 behind the strength of their bruising defense and downhill running game. Also making the playoffs are Avery Broddick's Jadde Bruins, the somewhat disappointing Versiaville Vikings (matching last year's 15-1 was never likely), Olask Dolphins and Hagenheim Vagabonds. The Mallox Tigers snuck in at 8-8 after limping through an injury-plagued campaign, edging out a host of fellow .500 teams on head-to-head tiebreakers. Other storylines of the season include the heartwarming improvement of the longtime league laughingstock Flen Jaguars to 6-10 (they were a combined 7-41 over the last three years) with the help of rookie running back Luc LeStanne; and the inconsistency of the Blue Dragons and Devils, two teams that were expected to glide into the playoffs. But at least they weren't as miserable as the Crawford Comrades were.

Silver Conference            Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Morponte Marauders 16 13 3 500 279 +221 39
2 Kaldukosic Kataklysm 16 12 4 401 258 +143 36
3 Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 16 12 4 375 303 +72 36
4 Jadde Bruins 16 10 6 407 306 +101 30
5 Versiaville Vikings 16 10 6 431 339 +92 30
6 Olask Dolphins 16 9 7 338 264 +74 27
7 Hagenheim Vagabonds 16 9 7 354 290 +64 27
8 Mallox Tigers 16 8 8 390 304 +86 24
---------------------------^^^PLAYOFFS^^^---------------------------
9 Dusk Bearcats 16 8 8 327 320 +7 24
10 Bayford Blue Dragons 16 8 8 318 335 −17 24
11 Altamirano Devils 16 8 8 297 338 −41 24
12 Keenan Robins 16 6 10 286 407 −121 18
13 Flen Jaguars 16 6 10 327 452 −125 18
14 Dawchire Eagles 16 6 10 230 367 −137 18
15 Centus Owls 16 4 12 290 370 −80 12
16 Cassandra City Wildcats 16 4 12 211 405 −194 12
17 Crawford Comrades 16 3 13 239 384 −145 9


No clear favorites in the Blue Conference. It may be the stronger conference top-to-bottom, but they don't have anyone playing as well as the Marauders, Kataklysm or Marsh Monsters right now. The Blazers, Venom and Mighty Men share the top spot at 12-4, but even they have some noticeable flaws. The Blazers started 11-1, but went 1-3 down the stretch as the course of the seasons caught up with their aging squad. The Venom have a great offense with Crystoll, Levan and Na'Poku but their rather anonymous defense is near the bottom of the league in takeaways. The playoffs will be a slugfest, but the Mighty Men might be the most likely to go all the way to the Dragon Bowl. Linebacker Vincent Groves, receiver Akim Fjara, and runner Maldoror Dvaine are all young stars among the CFL's best at their positions - and have hit their stride here late in the season (7-game winning streak). But, of course, you can never count out the experienced Sarmon Spirit or defending runners-up Thunder, both of whom always seem to find that magic button around this time of year. The Zakhoro Wolfpack, by contrast, have made the playoffs for the first time in recent memory thanks to a revamped passing game headlined by former CAFL MVP quarterback Johannes van Nifterick and rookie tight end Arild Keldan. Van Nifterick has won Iron Bowls in the CAFL and could have the mojo to win an upset or two for the Wolfpack in the postseason. The Klyde Cyclones also had a great turnaround season, their first winning record in a decade, but were not invited to the playoff party because of their loss to the Spartans, also 9-7, earlier in the season.

Blue Conference              Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Kaldukosic Blazers 16 12 4 418 239 +179 36
2 Na'Malsille Venom 16 12 4 423 251 +172 36
3 Helfin Mighty Men 16 12 4 411 282 +129 36
4 Ramusok Stars 16 11 5 475 270 +205 33
5 Sarmon Spirit 16 11 5 410 261 +149 33
6 Pelethas Thunder 16 10 6 428 311 +117 30
7 Zakhoro Wolfpack 16 10 6 286 304 −18 30
8 Samaj Spartans 16 9 7 309 284 +25 27
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9 Klyde Cyclones 16 9 7 269 351 −82 27
10 OAS Kingsmen 16 7 9 334 384 −50 21
11 Emerald Cove Conquistadores 16 7 9 269 368 −99 21
12 Hvalsey Lions 16 6 10 277 383 −106 18
13 Samotath Nighthawks 16 6 10 293 407 −114 18
14 Stoneshore Predators 16 4 12 272 378 −106 12
15 Pirankoper Cowboys 16 4 12 249 357 −108 12
16 Azuris Anthrax 16 3 13 238 325 −87 9
17 Opjenheim Bulldogs 16 3 13 282 488 −206 9



PLAYOFF MATCHUPS

Silver Conference

#1 Morponte Marauders (13-3) vs. #8 Mallox Tigers (8-8)

#4 Jadde Bruins (10-6) vs. #5 Versiaville Vikings (10-6)

#2 Kaldukosic Kataklysm (12-4) vs. #7 Hagenheim Vagabonds (9-7)

#3 Surpronuk Marsh Monsters (12-4) vs. #6 Olask Dolphins (9-7)


Blue Conference

#1 Kaldukosic Blazers (12-4) vs. #8 Samaj Spartans (9-7)

#4 Ramusok Stars (11-5) vs. #5 Sarmon Spirit (11-5)

#2 Na'Malsille Venom (12-4) vs. #7 Zakhoro Wolfpack (10-6)

#3 Helfin Mighty Men (12-4) vs. #6 Pelethas Thunder (10-6)




Finnegan Trophy VI

The biggest fault with the CFL regular seasons is the lack of inter-conference games. Aside from the Dragon Bowl, there was no way for teams from the Silver and Blue Conferences to meet in meaningful games. To address this, The Finnegan Trophy was introduced. It is a soccer-style cup tournament that runs concurrently to the CFL season. Named after the former coach of National Team, Gary Finnegan, it features eight randomly selected teams from each conference going at it single-elimination style. What's at stake? In addition to prize money, the winner automatically receives one of Cosumar's allotted spots in international competitions (along with the Dragon Bowl victor and the best regular season record from each conference).

Past Winners
I: Kaldukosic Kataklysm
II: Stoneshore Predators
III: Kaldukosic Kataklysm (2)
IV: Bayford Blue Dragons
V: Kaldukosic Blazers
VI: ________???


Wow. Silver Conference dominated the first round, knocking seven of the eight Blue Conference teams out of the running right away. Even lowly Flen got in on the action, shocking Aman Na'Vibe and the Spartans. The Stoneshore Predators are now the Blue Conference's only hope of retaining the Finnegan Trophy. With teams like the Vikings, Bruins, Marauders and Marsh Monsters still in the running for the Silver Side, it won't be easy.

Keenan Robins               3  3 10  3  19
OAS Kingsmen 7 3 6 0 16

Versiaville Vikings 10 6 0 10 26
Kaldukosic Blazers 7 0 0 3 10

Jadde Bruins 0 14 10 10 34
Klyde Cyclones 6 3 0 0 9

Morponte Marauders 6 3 3 10 22
Samotath Nighthawks 6 6 0 0 12

Hagenheim Vagabonds 7 7 10 0 0 24
Stoneshore Predators 3 7 0 14 3 27

Flen Jaguars 3 3 7 14 27
Samaj Spartans 0 10 6 0 16

Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 14 3 10 7 34
Zakhoro Wolfpack 0 0 0 6 6

Centus Owls 0 0 7 14 21
Opjenheim Bulldogs 3 0 10 7 20


The bigger teams all took care of business in the second round - so much for a Cinderella run this year. Stoneshore survive a late Flen comeback push to keep the flame alive for Blue Conference.

Keenan Robins               0  0  7  6  13
Versiaville Vikings 12 6 7 3 28

Jadde Bruins 3 0 7 10 20
Morponte Marauders 10 10 3 7 30

Flen Jaguars 6 0 7 7 20
Stoneshore Predators 0 10 14 3 27

Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 14 7 7 14 42
Centus Owls 10 3 7 6 26


Unstoffe Wintergate ran for two touchdowns as the Predators held off Dvaine and the Mighty Men in Surpronuk to advance to the final. There they will face the defending Dragon Bowl Champion Marauders, who rallied past the Versiaville Vikings in the fourth quarter with inspiration from young fill-in QB Jeston Boulware.

Versiaville Vikings         0  0  7  3  10
Morponte Marauders 0 3 7 14 24

Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 3 0 3 7 13
Stoneshore Predators 3 10 3 7 23


Stoneshore Predators did well to make it all the way to the big game as the sole Blue Conference representative in the second round, but they never looked like they had a chance against the juggernaut Marauders defense, touchdown kick-off return to open the second half aside. Jeston Boulware had his best game in the Red & White to date, throwing for 333 yards and 3 TDs on 22/36 passing.

Morponte Marauders      0  3 17 10  30
Stoneshore Predators 0 0 7 6 13


The MORPONTE MARAUDERS have won the sixth Finnegan Trophy.

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CAFL Season VI (1003) - Regular Season

Cosumar Arena Football League  Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Jotungard Goblins 22 16 6 698 369 +329 48
2 Sundsvall Penguins 22 16 6 601 355 +246 48
3 Ruminov Black Panthers 22 15 7 613 376 +237 45
4 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos 22 14 8 546 425 +121 42
5 Aldenskoett Jackhammers 22 12 10 438 438 0 36
6 Östrad Giants 22 11 11 436 488 −52 33
---------------------------^^^PLAYOFFS^^^---------------------------
7 Yambridge Pioneers 22 10 12 474 483 −9 30
8 Cavaleira Cucumbers 22 9 13 518 523 −5 27
9 Wealdheim Foxes 22 9 13 383 460 −77 27
10 Cupe Dutch Killer Whales 22 9 13 398 656 −258 27
11 Lombrica Fire 22 7 15 327 579 −252 21
12 Goldstaff Steelers 22 4 18 321 601 −280 12


Playoff Match-ups
#1 Jotungard Goblins (16-6) - Bye
#2 Sundsvall Penguins (16-6) - Bye

#4 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos (14-8) vs. #5 Aldenskoett Jackhammers (12-10)
#3 Ruminov Black Panthers (15-7) vs. #6 Östrad Giants (11-11)
Qualified: World Cups 54-59, 62, 73-83
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2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

Host: WC 78 & 82, CoH 69 & 74, BoF 62, World Bowl 27, WLC 20, Beach Cup II & V
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CFL Season IX (1003) - Playoffs

It's that time of year. Of the 34 teams that started the season with bright aspiration, fewer than half remain with their goal of winning the Dragon Bowl intact. Making the postseason is a great accomplishment, but only one team will end the season happily. It's time to kick off the CFL Playoffs! Single-elimination. No mercy. No second-chances.


Opening Round


#1 Morponte Marauders         14  6  6  6  32
#8 Mallox Tigers 10 0 3 3 16


The Tigers kept up with the Marauders for one quarter, but stagnated in the second half as Morponte wore them down with a barrage of running plays and blitzes. After winning the Finnegan Trophy during their week off before the playoffs, the Marauders are the clear-cut favorites to win the Dragon Bowl. Young back-up QB Jeston Boulware performed as well as could be expected in his first taste of the playoffs, throwing for 267 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. There is no doubt he will inherit the starting job on a permanent basis next year, but Pal Toeber will take over the reigns for next week's second round game, finally recovered from his Week 4 knee surgery. With a performance like this one from Oskirk Hevermann and the Marauders' defense, it won't take much from him.


#4 Jadde Bruins                0  0  0  0   0
#5 Versiaville Vikings 0 7 3 3 13


The only upset in the Silver Conference's opening slate of playoff games. And it was an ugly one. There was a frigid 15 MPH wind in Jadde. Both offenses spun and spun their wheels, but the ball was never going to move easily on this 15F-degree night. Avery Broddick had a particularly rough time, earning only 37 yards rushing on 21 carries and fumbling twice. His Bruins ended up being shut out by the valiant Vikes, who are more than accustomed to cold weather. Star linebacker Dat Zheng dealt his share of bruises, registering 14 tackles and a forced fumble as he bossed the middle of the field. The only touchdown came when Neptune Trevorrow punched in a 6-yard run for the Vikings in the second quarter, after a short 33-yard drive set up by one of Broddick's fumbles.


#2 Kaldukosic Kataklysm        6  2  0 13  21
#7 Hagenheim Vagabonds 6 0 0 3 9


After Kaldukosic scored a bizarre safety on the (botched) opening snap of the second quarter, the game was seemingly stuck at 8-6 in their favor forever. Hagenheim would briefly take the lead 9-8 after a booming 57-yard field goal midway through the 4th quarter, but that only served to flip Jakkrik Levinsson's Clutch Switch. The all-time great QB orchestrated two out-of-nowhere touchdown drives in the final six minutes to win the game, scrambling for the corner pylon to cap both. The prolific Kataklysm offense was largely held in check for most of the game, however, by that great Vagabonds defense. The likes of Tompkins and Troumper did a great job swarming to the ball immediately after reception and bottling Jakkrik Levinsson inside on his scrambles (for 3.5 quarters at least). But as was the problem for Hagenheim all season, their own offense was as equally befuddled as their opponent's. Kenji Toyashimo, usually a conservative passer, was picked off twice by Kataklysm linebacker Nathaniel Evertulle in the first half and again by safety Devan Edelby late in the 4th to end their season.


#3 Surpronuk Marsh Monsters   10  6  3  0  19
#6 Olask Dolphins 0 0 10 0 10


The Marsh Monsters grabbed a 16-0 lead by halftime and never looked back. With 102 yards rushing, Sean Mendoza continues to be one of the most consistent backs in the CFL even at 31 years of age. But the real stars of this one were the monsters on the Marsh Monsters' D-line, sacking Dolphins quarterback Esben Oesterwind 5 times. They'll need a similar performance in the next round if they hope to stop Jakrikk Levinsson from getting one step closer to his third ring.



#1 Kaldukosic Blazers          7  3 14 17  41
#8 Samaj Spartans 0 3 3 0 6


Go home, Spartans. Aman Na'Vibe was awful. Darrelius Diggs was awful. Your defense was awful in the second half. You made Lawrence Northcutt, the oldest starting RB in the league, look 27 again. You made their pair of rookie cornerbacks, forced to play because of injuries, look like world-beaters. Absolute annihilation. But the Blazers are #1 for a reason, joining their Silver Conference counterpart Morponte in the second round. Orfeo Na'Toki was calm and calculated in the pocket, picking apart the Spartans' secondary for nearly 400 yards and 3 TDs.


#4 Ramusok Stars               3  7  0  3  13
#5 Sarmon Spirit 14 0 3 0 17


Surprise, surprise. The Spirit saved their best football of the season for the playoffs and the Stars did the opposite. Anyone who has followed the CFL over the last decade could've seen this one coming. The game was not as close as the final score indicated. The Spirit dominated the line of scrimmage. The Stars' only points were gifted to them and the Spirit were unlucky not to score more. Hugely disappointing ending (again) to a great regular season (again) by Ramusok's only franchise. The gold-clad crowds at FireRiver Arena rightfully booed the team in the third quarter when Ernest Holmes broke 4 half-hearted tackles on a 60-yard downfield run.


#2 Na'Malsille Venom           6  7  3  0  16
#7 Zakhoro Wolfpack 7 10 10 3 30


Now here's a real shocker. In their first playoff appearance in the modern-era CFL, the Wolfpack came out with a win. It must be that bit of winning DNA that Johannes van Nifterick injected into the team's genetic makeup when he arrived from Arena Football titans Jotungard Goblins in the offseason. Van Nifterick was great today, throwing for 289 yards and 2 TDs in addition to 92 yards on the ground. It was close at halftime, but the #2 Venom never found any sense of urgency in the second half and became the highest seed to fall thus far. At least their runningback, Vitali Levan, reached the 1500-yard milestone today - the first such season in franchise history.


#3 Helfin Mighty Men           3  3  3  0   9
#6 Pelethas Thunder 3 3 6 7 19


6-6 at halftime and just 12-9 going into the fourth, the kickers were certainly busy in central Cosumar for this one. The game was won in the 4th quarter when the Thunder silenced HelfinBank Stadium with their first and only touchdown: Binro Aeoleai connecting with Wladimir Hoesch on a 12-yard fade to the back corner of the endzone with 3:40 remaining. Helfin were the third higher-seeded Blue Conference team to be upset in the opening round.




Conference Semifinals


Morponte Marauders         10  7 14  7  38
Versiaville Vikings 7 3 3 7 20


The Marauders continue full-steam ahead into the Silver Conference Final, sweeping aside the Vikings with zeal. The high of finally getting a long-awaited playoff win was not enough for the Duversian outfit to overcome Morponte's dominance at the line of scrimmage. Toerber and Boulware shared the quarterbacking duties in this one to allow Toerber to ease back into things, but it didn't really matter who was back there with the amount of time afforded them in the pocket. Sid Vinceant was the main beneficiary of this, the star receiver having a monstrous night with three touchdown catches.


Kaldukosic Kataklysm        0  7  7 14  28
Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 6 0 10 14 30


The #2-#3 match-up is almost always a great one. The first half was nervy and disjointed, uncharacteristically so for both teams. The favored Kataklysm led 7-6 at the half. Then the real fireworks came out. Jakkrik Levinsson and Jethro Ancelot traded breathraking 30-yard touchdown passes in the 3rd quarter to set up a 16-14 scoreline going into the 4th quarter. And what a thrilling finish it was for the nearly 100,000 filling Leviathan Arena. Their Kataklysm jumped ahead 21-16 after a fake-punt throw from midfield went all the way for a touchdown, taking the Marsh Monsters completely by surprise. But the Monsters struck back when Ancelot ran it in himself from 8 yards out on a designed QB run, capping off a short drive set up by a shanked kickoff. 23-21 Surpronuk with 4 minutes to go. Jakkrik Levinsson showed why he wins MVP almost every year with a clutch methodical 90-yard drive in 3:30 that blew the roof off the Arena when breakout runningback Wolf Va'Soto finally stretched the ball across the goal-line on 3rd & Goal from the 1. 28-23 Kataklysm. The home crowd that for sure their team had secured their right to play for a Dragon Bowl berth next week, with the Marsh Monsters needing a touchdown with just half a minute remaining. But this is the CFL Playoffs, where we are routinely dazzled by the improbable. Surpronuk wasted no time, throwing it deep on 1st & 10 from the 20. Ancelot's pass was a rainbow, high and lacking distance. Receiver Thyrador Na'Very was already in the endzone but had to come back to the 15 for it. Somehow, he won the jumpball over three Kataklysm defenders, rising it up and plucking it out of the air and out of the hands of safety Devan Edelby. Already out of time-outs, the Monsters had to sprint up the field in order to spike the ball with 7 seconds left. Time for one chance at a game-winning play. Jethro Ancelot took the snap, alone in the backfield, and scanned the field in desperation. Na'Very was double-teamed. Tight end Uhtmar Va'Gama was covered tight by Dexter Singleton. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw feared linebacker Nathaniel Evertulle streaking towards him from the weakside on the blitz. Shit. He would be there in seconds. Ancelot went with his pure instinct, and looped a ball over Evertulle to the space he had vacated in the middle of the field. As Evertulle slammed Ancelot to the turf, Leviathan Arena briefly thought it had been a game-winning sack. But no! Veteran RB Sean Mendoza had the ball! He read his QB's thoughts beautifully, drifting to the open space where Ancelot had chucked the ball in panic. In open space, he changed directions to put the other linebacker on skates and rocketed into the endzone as Edelby lunged at his side. Clock at zero. Game over! Surpronuk Marsh Monsters advance to the Silver Conference Championship in stunning fashion.



Kaldukosic Blazers          7  7 14  0  28
Sarmon Spirit 0 0 0 0 0


This one was all Orfeo Na'Toki. The ever-improving young stud at QB threw three touchdowns, two to trusty tight end Justus Bod, and ran for another. Blazers roll. This was probably the last hurrah for Sarmon's aging core of former superstars. Ernest Holmes in particular didn't have the legs tonight.


Zakhoro Wolfpack            7 14  6  6  33
Pelethas Thunder 6 6 6 10 28


It was cute when the Wolfpack knocked off the Venom in the first round, but no one actually expected them to really achieve anything in their first Dragon Bowl Playoff. They were in the cellar of the Blue Conference just two years ago, after all. But they are proving to be a completely different team with Johannes van Nifterick under center and their rookie receiver out of Stoneshore, Arild Keldan, running around. Defeating the semi-dynastic Pelethas Thunder is a REAL achievement though. The Thunder won the conference last year, and have one of the most electrifying offenses in the league. This game was never even close until the Thunder scored 10 points in garbage time to make the score respectable.




Conference Championship Games


Morponte Marauders         14 14 14  3  45
Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 0 0 0 7 7


A rematch of last year's game, which Morponte came back from behind to steal from the Marsh Monsters late in the 4th. No such dramatics needed this time. Elusive runner Jacques Valdivia ran 60 yards for a touchdown on Morponte's first drive, and the Marauders never looked back. Sweet, sweet revenge. Morponte still alive for the rare Cup/League double. If they can win the Dragon Bowl again in two weeks, it will be the third consecutive piece of CFL silverware to go down south to Morponte.



Kaldukosic Blazers          7  7  3  3  20
Zakhoro Wolfpack 6 3 10 3 22


...And their odds just got a whole lot better. Instead of facing a experienced and extremely talented Kaldukosic Blazers team, they will just have to deal with the unglamorous Zakhoro Wolfpack, a team with about as much prestige as dirt. But the Wolfpack have rightfully earned their place in the Dragon Bowl. Cornerback DuAndre Castillo is a feisty, physical specimen who has emerged as one of the CFL's elite defenders. Journeyman defensive tackle Otork Tiftr has had a career year, beasting up the interior of every offensive line he has come across for an astounding total of 13 sacks. It was Castillo, Tiftr and the rest of their underrated defense that allowed the Wolfpack to hang on despite their offense's struggles in the first half. The Blazers were moving the ball at will, but twice Castillo intercepted Na'Toki in the endzone to keep points off the board. Then, the Wolfpack finally found a groove in the 3rd quarter and took a 19-17 lead when beefy runningback Charles Luam barreled his way into the endzone a few plays after a field-reversing 40 yard punt return. Somehow, despite an intimidating Blazers home crowd, the Wolfpack were able to hang on for the historic upset win. The Blazers briefly took a 20-19 lead on a booming 57 yard field goal with 10 minutes left, but Zakhoro matched it on their next drive. The game was fittingly sealed when Tiftr absolutely pummeled Na'Toki for a sack on 4th & Long on the Blazers' last drive.


DRAGON BOWL IX


The mighty Morponte Marauders vs. the fracking Zakhoro Wolfpack. The first seed against one of the lowest seeds. The team seeking its fourth piece of CFL silverware against a team that's never been within 1000 kilometers of anything silver in its history. 14 All-Cosumar selections on one side and just 2 on the other. It's the ultimate David vs. Goliath match-up. It's a story that makes great TV, so interest was higher than usual throughout the week leading up to the big game. Everyone in Cosumar wanted to know if the Wolfpack could stick together and take down its biggest prey yet on this Cinderella run for the ages. The Marauders are 2-1 in the Dragon Bowl and could become the first franchise to reach three titles with a win. The Marauders were favored to win by 18 points and by 93% of experts, both record highs for a Dragon Bowl clash.

Morponte Marauders      0 12  3  0  15
Zakhoro Wolfpack 3 3 7 10 23


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Despite this being his fourth Dragon Bowl and final game, Marauders QB Pal Toerber came out flat at the beginning. Twice he missed Sid Vinceant high on their opening drive, leading to heckles and uncomfortable moans (depending on your rooting interests) from the mixed crowd in Ramusok. On the next drive, he held onto the ball too long and was sacked by Otork Tiftr. At the end of the first quarter, the Wolfpack took advantage broke the deadlock with a 39-yard field goal. Early in the second-quarter, Johannes van Nifterick led his team all the way down the field again with an aggressive mix of up-the-gut runs and play-action passes. The Marauders came up with a crucial Red Zone stop to ensure it would stay a one-possession game at 6-0. The Wolfpack had the lead, but instead of acting shellshocked, the Marauders responded like defending champions should. They scored a flurry of points in the remainder of the second quarter to assert their dominance 12-6 before half-time. First, Pal Toerber finally settled into a groove and pieced together a nice pass-only drive. He was 7/8 for 77 yards, capping it off with a touchdown pass to Vinceant over DuAndre Castillo. On the ensuing Wolfpack possession, Van Nifterick tried to run a QB boot but found himself trapped in the backfield. Instead of going down, he tried to dig himself out of a hole but only made things worse. After losing 7 more yards, he was finally laid out by defensive end Oskirk Hevermann at the 2 yard line ... and coughed up the ball. He was able to recover in his endzone for a safety before Hevermann could get it. After the safety punt, the Marauders chipped in a field goal as time wound down. Suddenly, Zakhoro's hopeful start was but a distant memory. Analysts at half-time discussed how the Marauders would pick up from where they left off and blow the game open in the second half.

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Not so. The Marauders would score only 3 more points in the entire game. Toerber, in the discussion for greatest QB in CFL history, concluded his legacy on a sour note...throwing two interceptions. The Wolfpack ran rampant in the second half. Van Nifterick was runnin' and gunnin' like he was back in the Arena League with the Jotungard Goblins again. He ran 60 yards for a touchdown (yes, a QB ran 60 yards) in the 3rd quarter and threw another in the 4th to his bowling ball of a running back Charles Luam in the flat on 3rd & Goal from the 2. That made it 23-15 with seven minutes to go. The Marauders, down by 8, still could have tied the game, but they couldn't even get across midfield on either of their remaining two drives. The key for Zakhoro in shutting down Toerber was taking away his running game. Jacques Valdivia was bottled up for losses all night, and the Marauders were forced to become to one-dimensional. Knowing what to expect, Castillo & Company in the Wolfpack secondary could sit back and play the routes to perfection. It took nine years, but the balances of power are finally starting to shift and trickle down in the modern CFL set-up. The ZAKHORO WOLFPACK are the Dragon Bowl IX Champions! Congratulations to the City of Zakhoro on a fantastic season, and commiserations to Pal Toerber and Morponte on coming so close to a back-to-back. The Wolfpack's shocking victory gives the Blue Conference a 5-4 lead over the Silver Conference in the big game, winning three of the last four.



Post-Season Awards

Season MVP: Jakkrik Levinsson (QB, Kaldukosic Kataklysm)
Dragon Bowl MVP: Johannes van Nifterick (QB, Zakhoro Wolfpack)
Offensive Player of the Year: Vitali Levan (RB, Na'Malsille Venom)
Defensive Player of the Year: Oskirk Hevermann (DE, Morponte Marauders)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Luc LeStanne (RB, Flen Jaguars)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Berahthram Nedved (LB, Mallox Tigers)








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CAFL Season V (1002) Playoffs

First Round
Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos 44–17 Aldenskoett Jackhammers
Ruminov Black Panthers 34–14 Östrad Giants

Second Round
Jotungard Goblins 55–10 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos
Sundsvall Penguins 27–12 Ruminov Black Panthers

IRON BOWL V

Jotungard Goblins 27–36 Sundsvall Penguins

The Sundsvall Penguins are the sixth CAFL Champions! It is their second Iron Bowl win, giving them sole possession of second-place ahead of Jotungard, who also had just 1 prior to this evening. There has never been an Iron Bowl without either the Goblins or Penguins involved.

Postseason Awards

MVP: Luke Lallobe (RB, Jotungard Goblins)
Iron Bowl MVP: Kurt Bromton (S, Sundsvall Penguins)
Offensive Player of the Year: Nazar Filipov (QB, Jotungard Goblins)
Defensive Player of the Year: Kurt Bromton (S, Sundsvall Penguins)
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

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League Cycle XVI Preview - Part 1

Postby Cosumar » Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:40 am

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LEAGUE CYCLE XVI PREVIEW (Year 1004)


Fifteen seasons have already passed in the "modern era" of the Cosumarite soccer pyramid since it was unified by the FSF. My, how time flies. Many still remember the early days, when the Cosumarite league was a backwater competition filled solely with domestic players (and far too many part-timers). But ample investment in many areas has raised the standard of the average Cosumarite player and, subsequently, the quality and quantity of foreign talent. The sixteenth season will be no exception to the raising bar. Apoxian legend Tolgus Tregajorran and starting Pasarga striker Curtis Théberge's are set to strap their boots for HarlighetLigan clubs this year for the first time, among others. Cosumar has truly evolved to become a football locale of international note - distributing talent around the world and significantly sharpening its level of play. The National Team, filled with players who got their start right here, placed 6th in World Cup 72. That makes the league a more exciting product than ever, and fans have responded in kind. So let's get the party started!

Last year, the FSF expanded its body of officially-recognized clubs (and, by extension, the Cup) from 182 to 256 teams. Here's a reminder of the new league structure that took effect last season:

HarlighetLigan: "Glory League". No structural changes. Still 18 teams, with two automatic relegation spots. 16th place joins a do-or-die playoff game with the 3rd placed SekundarLigan team. Interstellar Conveyance & Minerals (ICMI) became the league's first corporate sponsor for $45 million.
SekundarLigan: "Secondary League". Still 18 teams, but there are three automatic relegation spots instead of two.
TredjeLigan: "Third League". Expanded from 18 to 22 teams. Two automatic promotion spots, and a third decided by an English-style four-way playoff between teams finishing 3rd-6th. Five automatic relegation spots.
LägreLigan 1: "LowerLeague Division 1". Consolidated into two conferences. One with 28 teams, all from mainland Cosumarus, and another with 20, all from Klyde Isle and the extraterrestrial colonies. The larger group, Conference Cosumarus, sends its top three up to TredjeLigan and bottom six down to LägreLigan 2. The smaller conference, Conference KC, sends up two and down four.
LägreLigan 2: "LowerLeague Division 2". Still five regional conferences (West, East, Central, Klyde Isle, Colonial), but each now consists of 30 clubs each. That's a total of 150 fifth-tier clubs now (formerly 64), so here at the bottom of the pyramid is where most of the expansion truly happened. The top two in each (10 total) will earn promotion to LägreLigan 1.
The Cup: Firstly, it has been renamed from the generic "Cosumar Cup" to King's Cup in honor of King James II, who now hosts the Final at The Royal Palace (the grounds of OAS Royal FC, the club he owns). All 256 clubs in these top five tiers will compete. Staggered entrance for higher clubs has been thrown out the window. Straight-up eight round knockout with a completely randomized draw.

Now, without further ado, here's a preview of what you're all here for: the sixteenth ICMI HarlighetLigan season!




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Overview of Past Winners:
I: OAS Royal FC
II: OAS Royal FC (2)
III: Mallox
IV: Mallox (2)
V: OAS Royal FC (3)
VI: Mallox (3)
VII: OAS Royal FC (4)
VIII: Ramusok United
IX: Klyde
X: Real Azuris
XI: Real Azuris (2)
XII: Cassandra City
XIII: Mallox (4)
XIV: Ramusok United (2)
XV: Cassandra City (2)
XVI: __________???

4 – OAS Royal FC
4 – Mallox
2 - Real Azuris
2 – Ramusok United
2 - Cassandra City
1 – Klyde





CASSANDRA CITY
Cassandra City, Criscalus Fief

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Nickname: Reds
Founded: 882
Ground: The Amphitheatre (53,120)
Manager: Image Ron Bromwyn (73)

Starting XI (4-3-3): Image Lloyd (30) *** Image Grimswald (23), Image Wing (23), Image Limage (31), Image Stock (30) *** Image Cosme (26), Image Fleming (33 C), Image Kvanderwyk (21) *** Image Zelaya (20), Image Makarov (30), Image Tortuu (25)
Key Reserves: Image Na'Kale (LB/18), Image Minkowski (DF/34), Image Arragne (ST/33), Image Brandybok (ST/25)
Kit Details: At home, they wear their customary all-red (right). Away, they wear their half-and-half red & white shirt with black shorts.

Preview: It's Ron Bromwyn's 14th season in charge of Cassandra City Soccer Club... but he won't make it to 15. The 73-year-old manager has been diagnosed with malignant skin cancer and is not expected to live more than another year. However, as anyone who has ever worked with him can attest, Mr. Bromwyn has a youthful, indomitable spirit -- there is no way a few defective skin cells are going to keep him from seeing out his beloved club's title defense! But does his team have what it takes to write him the ultimate swansong? The answer to that is a resounding YES (we think). Their aggressive yet intricate attacking style is a wonder to behold year-in year-out. They won the title by a comfortable margin last year, and did nothing but strengthen over the offseason. And we're not talking a few added bit-pieces, we're talking major upgrades to an already-great roster. Reuben Limage, a Legalese international at center back, is brought in from Mar Sara FC to add some real steel in the middle and assist in the development of young protégé Kaden Wing. Justinian Grimswald, the best young left back in the league and captain of the Cosumar U21s that won the DBC, is raided from Mariners. He offers a significant physical presence down the left that was missing before. With the ever-reliable Cedric Stock completing the backline on the opposite side, City should have one of the best and most improved defenses in the HarlighetLigan. Even if it doesn't gel, the Reds should theoretically be able to win while spotting opponents a few goals. Bromwyn has hoarded the deepest striker corps in the league for his final stand. Despite rumors of a move to the V-League or ANL, 1003 leading goal man Jol Tortuu cemented his legacy as a City hero by re-signing to a new contract. Powerful Estenian target-man Yuri Makarov and the speedy Daineri Brandybok, both of whom scored double-digit goals last year as well, will also return. But the big headliner of Cassandra City's transfer window, likely replacing Brandybok in the XI, is Marcos Zelaya. The budding Quebecois superstar is only 20 but has already played in the World Cup and AOCAF, and scored a whopping 30 goals for Raskstad United (Vermark) last season. He is one of the most high-potential players to ever grace our shores and could be a game-changer. As if that wasn't enough, Bromwyn also purchased still-spry Nepharim Premiership veteran Damien Arragne as a depth option. And with a savvy midfield feeding them that includes Nova Anglicana legend Kyle Fleming and Cosumar regular Kit Kvanderwyk, the Reds are sure to excite wherever they play.
Last Season: Champions (23-5-6). Prediction: Champions.




EASTWEALD
Yambridge, Gellano Fief

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Nickname: Elves, Sprites
Founded: 704
Ground: Old Weldenskirgen (43,209)
Manager: Image Henrique Ventura (72)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Rand (35) *** Image Ballard (33), Image Black (26), Image Outerridge (33), Image Miyori (35 C) *** Image Delklind (26), Image Fenwick (26), Image De Marisco (25), Image Williams (27) *** Image Den Hartog (29), Image Worsaw (24)
Key Reserves: Image Brankussen (GK/19), Image Pawlukiewicz (LB/24), Image Garcia (ST/20)
Kit Details: Eastweald is famous for their triangle-textured shirt, which they wear in green at home and in yellow (pictured right) on the road, always with the same color of shorts and inverse color socks. They occasionally wear a shiny all dark gold throwback kit.

Preview: Eastweald have re-emerged as a true force over the last two seasons, remaining in the title hunt until the penultimate week last year. Henrique Ventura returns the same presumed starting eleven from last season in a bid for that squad to make that one remaining step: a first HarlighetLigan title. Second and third place are no longer quite enough to pacify this fanbase. Ventura has, however, added Nolan Garcia to his attacking ranks. It's unclear how big of a role he will play, but the Miklandia standout should be important as Eastweald prepares for an assault on the Globe Cup as well as domestic league and cup. What is more clear is that Jo de Marisco is key to the Elves' hopes this year. The former Barbury Town midfielder has been a little coy about her future in Yambridge after the current contract expires, but there are few players as dynamic with the ball as her in this league and Eastweald should be in the upper echelon as long as she remains. Her offensive contributions, especially assists, peaked last year thanks to the goalscoring form of Cosumar World Cup striker Belarmin Worsaw (oh yeah, the reigning League MVP) and a heady understanding with midfield partner Rook Fenwick. Experienced goalkeeper Golden Rand, who should retire a club legend whenever she's finally had enough, and Taeshan defender Orion Black complete the squad and form a solid spinal base. Yet as magnificent as their top players are, several of Eastweald's other holes are filled by players who are merely average by HarlighetLigan standards. They don't have the sufficient depth to go all the way and also lack a strong identity on the pitch. There are simply more complete teams out there this year.
Last Season: 2nd (20-6-8). Prediction: 5th.




KLYDE
Klyde City, North Klyde Fief

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Nickname: Doves
Founded: 649
Ground: The Klyde Sportsplex (88,000)
Manager: Image Jorginho (66)

Starting XI (3-5-2): Image Garden (33) *** Image Winter (32), Image Frampton (30), Image Kerric (28) *** Image Clucke (33 C), Image Alemany (22), Image Kaspian (25), Image Skarsgaard (25), Image Silvén (21) *** Image Bowman (32), Image Lebo (24)
Key Reserves: Image Alo (GK/20), Image Jacob (CB/21), Image Skye (ST/27)
Kit Details: At home, they wear their classics all-purple kit with turquoise accents (pictured right). Away, the colors are inverted and turquoise becomes the dominant color.

Preview: So, Klyde Football Club was good again last year, continuing the trend that has remained intact for the last decade and a half: two bad seasons, one good, two bad seasons, one good. So, yeah, Klyde qualified for UICA play in 1003 for the first time in three years...again. Just in time to save Jorginho from mounting pressure...again. Will 1004 be the year they buck the consistent inconsistency and qualify for UICA in consecutive seasons for the first time since Season IV? Klyde are a club with a lot of history, but it's because I respect history that I am going to say that I don't think so. They lost captain Neil Bravo to a Red Blackiland club waving fat wads of cash over the transfer window and used most of the money to snap up unproven young talents (the best being SekundarLigan standout Lenka Skarsgaard). It's the hallmark of a club that is preparing to rebuild from scratch in the near future, which makes sense as their best players (Garden, Clucke, Bowman) are nearing the point where they may start running low on gas. Already in the last two seasons we've seen Klyde race out to fantastic starts in the league only for their legs to fade a bit down the stretch. Nevertheless, they should still be pretty good this year and in the mix of the UICA hunt most of the way. The savvy Brenecian veteran Anna Bowman and fiery Recuecn star Freeman Lebo are a good foil up top and should bang in a respectable goal tally. But where Klyde really thrive is on the wings. Lyyli Silvén and Lucius Kaspian are two of the best wide midfielders in the HarlighetLigan. Silvén is a star for Cosumar U21 with senior caps in her near future and Kaspian is a former League MVP finalist. Both have incredible pace and can both shoot and cross. The more defensive-minded Benjamin Clucke and Teodor Alemany in the middle will constantly look the pump the ball out to them on the flanks to terrorize unprepared defenders. KFC made a late addition of questionable legality to their squad when they purchased veteran fullback Candi Winter from Guingamp of Kernansquillec well after the transfer window deadline.
Last Season: 3rd (18-4-12). Prediction: 8th.


CRAWFORD CITY FC
Crawford, Numenvernien Fief

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Nickname: Elephants, Lakers
Founded: 924
Ground: Orangi Stadium (61,000)
Manager: Image Arturo Mancini (50)

Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Image Theoklitos (24) *** Image Lorence (27), Image Pell (25), Image Na'Kele (24), Image Reiniger (25) *** Image Noldor (29), Image Sherman (30 C) *** Image Muller (30), Image Coultan (21), Image McBride (25) *** Image Kurosawa (31)
Key Reserves: Image Ferrant (GK/21), Image Poindexter (CB/21), Image Gjallskald (LB/29), Image Hublot (MF/19), Image Guilliver (CF/18)
Kit Details: CCFC's gorgeous teal, crimson and gold home kit is the envy of the league. Their white away kit, with gold and teal accents, isn't too shabby either.

Preview: Arturo Mancini's outstanding efforts at Crawford continue as the Elephants make their return to the Globe Cup for the first time in five years. Mancini has kept CCFC in the HarlighetLigan (things were bleak for a year or two there) whilst turning their fortunes around. Whilst the new corporate ownership and an increased budget are probably the real root of the recent upturn, Mancini has captained the ship well with intelligent tactics, shrewd additions and underrated player development. Don't look now, but Crawford City FC now have one of the most deep and talented squads in Cosumar. With momentum building and fan support higher than ever, only a fool wouldn't back CCFC to top their 4th-place finish from last season. Unlike that 998 Crawford side that was picked apart after one great season, Mancini has somehow kept the core of last year's squad together. Talented homegrown CBs Lyndon Pell and Efe Na'Kele have both been signed to new contracts despite significant interest both foreign and domestic. A pair of other key players in the back, both regular internationals, did the same in Pasarga's Jens Reiniger and Pravenna's Perseus Theoklitos. Reiniger is quietly one of the top-performing players in the league at RB. Theoklitos has proven to be a surprisingly valuable acquisition after being picked up on the cheap as a youngster out of Pravenna, blossoming in Crawford to become the small nation's first-choice goalkeeper. Retaining all four of these players on the books for the next few years, along with feisty Nepharim fullback Spike Lorence, shows that the high-ups in Crawford are serious about building a powerful foundation that can sustain success. Equally vital is the defensive midfield duo of Phillip Sherman and Eido Noldor. Both men are as tenacious as they come, sitting above the back four and constantly hawking for the ball. Sherman and Noldor provide one of the toughest enforcer presences in the league, a vestige of CCFC's former dour but intimidatingly physical style of play. Of course, no one will dare to call the Elephants dour anymore. Technically brilliant attacking players like RAM Brendan McBride (Nova Anglicana NT) and CAM Kim Coultan (Schottia NT) are now the heart of this team. After signing with Crawford for a club-record $14 million, Coultan had a special debut season in the HarlighetLigan in 1003, winning Necomer of the Year and making the League's Best XI for her immediate impact as a true #10. A large chunk of her many assists went to Dmytro Kurosawa. The tall Sarrbian's conversion rate was phenomenal as usual, as he scored 16 goals on 73 shots. He has had one of the all-time great careers in the HarlighetLigan, and at 31 years old he should still have a few more good seasons in his boots before a replacement #9 becomes urgent. Many think highly-touted West Sunrisian teenager Guilliver will eventually take up that mantle.
Last Season: 4th (16-7-11). Prediction: 2nd.




MALLOX FC
Mallox Township, Gellano Fief

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Nickname: Tigers
Founded: 804
Ground: Orange Palace (35,700)
Manager: Image Alvin Burnsides (46)

Starting XI (4-5-1): Image Metz (22) *** Image Mauvonts (27), Image Larson (28), Image Duguid (24), Image Ombudsman (25) *** Image Hansen (31), Image Takahashi (32 C), Image Prague (33), Image Haines (25), Image Nhatandal (Elf) *** Image Kelly (27)
Key Reserves: Image Umpton (GK/34), Image Lindroos (LM/23), Image Gildon (RM/31), Image Cabral (ST/24)
Kit Details: They wear their tiger-orange shirt (pictured right) at home with white shorts and orange socks. On the road, they wear a black shirt and black shorts with an orange side stripe.

Preview: Watch out for Alvin Burnsides' Mallox FC. While not the attacking juggernaut they were in the days of Anders Engström, the Tigers play fast, counterattacking soccer and added well this summer. Luco Haines was too good for Centus Serpents last year, and Mallox fans will be delighted to have stolen the crafty midfielder from their inter-fief enemies. Otto Prague arrives from AFC Serpentine in a bargain deal for an always-welcome dose of top level experience. The club also promoted Mallox II standout Jesper Lindroos to the first team. Yes, he is the little brother of Team Cosumar regular Jukka Lindroos, who plays in the V-League. Like his brother, Jesper has quite a left foot, though he prefers to play a bit higher up the pitch. Alvin Burnsides believes he could be the heir apparent for some of the aging elements of his midfield. But for now, Haruto Takahashi and Petri Hansen are still the faces of this team. Both are former internationals and have experience in the Felixian league. With Hansen blazing down the left wing with his still-elite pace and Takahashi threading his trademark through balls with that soft touch of his, The Orange Palace will have a lot to cheer for again this year. Especially with Jimmy Kelly really coming into his own in his new role as a lone striker. The charming Kelly is beloved in Mallox and fans were delighted to see him earn first-choice status with the Nova Anglicana national team in the World Cup. Defensively, this is as strong as the club has ever been. Calogero Metz is the best young goalkeeper this league has seen since Esteban Hernandez, while Brandon Duguid with his broad shoulders is a staple for Brenecia. Should Burnsides keep his players fit and fresh, Mallox have the quality to keep pace with every club not named Cassandra City. Not once have they ever finished outside the top four in consecutive years, and I don't think 1004 will be the first.
Last Season: 5th (13-12-9). Prediction: 4th.



OAS ROYAL FC
Område av Storslagenhet, Ramusok Fief

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Nickname: Whites or Royals
Founded: 982
Ground: The Royal Palace (54,000)
Manager: Image Josie MacLean (46)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Maris (35) *** Image Myers (27), Image Årud (30), Image Pecoraro (28), Image Kontiola (25) *** Image Hendrix (28), Image Stamatev (28), Image Corderro (33), Image Paysinger (31) *** Image Noble (28), Image Wiggin (26 C)
Key Reserves: Image Grimwade (GK/20), Image Fosse (CB/18), Image Gurrevitz (RB/35), Image Tapp (CM/19)
Kit Details: Royal wear their sleek all-white unis (shirt pictured right, with white shorts and socks) whenever possible. They also have a grey/white/turquoise secondary kit that pops up occasionally. Shirt here, with grey socks and white shorts with the same turquoise douple strip that's on the shoulder.

Preview: The dust has settled on Brian Emerson's era at the club. Now Josie MacLean has stepped out of Emerson's shadow as Royals' new head coach. MacLean was the perfect replacement for Emerson and will look to quickly build upon the momentum she garnered at the end of last season and evolve OAS Royal's style into the flexible, well-oiled, goal-hungry machine it used to be. Over the summer, MacLean bought Team Cosumar star Pablo Corderro fresh off his successes at Crisisbless United in a huge boon for the league and has already begun to tinker with the club's philosophy. Last year, as the season wore on and MacLean was able to better impress her ideas upon the squad, OAS Royal looked sharper in the press, keen to hold the ball longer and more dangerous with Mustafa Hendrix on the left. The Cosumarite veteran is popular with fans and looked renewed last year under MacLean. Combined with Igor Stamatev pulling strings from the center of the park and capable strikers Peter Wiggin (a leader in the Taeshan NT) and Devon Noble up top, Hendrix could be one of the Ramusoki club's key players this year. With international-caliber players like Jan Årud, Jannick Kontiola and Sebastian Myers anchoring the defense, Corderro and the aforementioned players should have the freedom to get forward and flex their creative muscles. 35-year-old Nepharim goalkeeper Jaclyn Maris has served the club well over the years, but a bit of an off-year last season has some fans worrying that goalkeeper could be a weak spot if she continues to decline. MacLean has reaffirmed her belief in Maris, but fortunately OAS Royal also have Cosumar U21 goalkeeper Balbulus Grimwade being groomed on the bench just in case. In fact, you can see hints of the future of the club on that bench. Denton Tapp, 19, is another Cosumar U21 standout waiting for his time to shine in the white shirt. 18-year-old Pasargan defender Christopher Fosse has also earned glowing reports (called "a beast" more times than I can count) since he joined the club from Lunas FC over the summer. All in all, I expect OAS Royal to be very good this year and play to a level befitting of the weight their name still holds. They will be right there in the UICA battle and very well may make the top four. However, there are clubs and managers I have more trust in at the moment despite the positive direction MacLean seems to have OAS trending in.
Last Season: 6th (14-9-11). Prediction: 7th.



AC HOLMENKOLLEN
Holmenkollen, Ramusok Fief
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Nickname: Cedars
Founded: 971
Ground: Cedar Road (21,000)
Manager: Image Syl Denhardt (44)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Kearney (23) *** Image Luna (26), Image Bloxham (34 C), Image Loredan (21), Image Arda (27) *** Image Dellavedova (23), Image Mattox (25), Image Nwapa (23), Image Valerikssen (26) *** Image Jonferth (25), Image Dev (22)
Key Reserves: Image Jopzam (GK/35), Image Radcliff (LB/32), Image Chisenhall (RB/RM/19), Image Blaze (ST/33)
Kit Details: Whenever possible, they wear their beloved pale blue shirt with the red zag (pictured right) with solid white shorts and red socks. In the event of a color clash, they wear their old white shirt with a red collar and medium-blue sleeves and shorts.

Preview: What AC Holmenkollen has accomplished in recent years in nothing short of spectacular. 5th and 7th! They're still dwarfed in size by the HarlighetLigan big boys, but the Cedars are minnows no longer. Money has begun to flow in and out in larger quantities of late despite the enduring perception of Holmenkollen as a "tiny club" having a miracle run of fortune. Just look at the two players they brought in over the transfer window. Gifted central midfielder Funanya Nwapa is the kind of promising youngster that could be getting minutes for a lower LigAnaia team. He is Holmenkollen's first ever seven-figure midfield purchase, and he'll be able to learn from the humble and hardworking disposition of midfield mates Adnan Valerikssen and Brock Mattox. The club also acquiesced to manager Syl Denhardt and shelled out an uncharacteristically large wad of cash for an equally pacy and accurate striker to pair with blooming Mareibat star Ashrav Dev. That woman, Delwyth Jonferth, is often labelled a poacher, but her goalscoring record in the top two divisions is tremendous. This is her first chance to play with a HarlighetLigan team that's actually pretty good. For such a money-conscious club still coming to terms with its newfound capital muscle, instant results are expected from the golden goose of their transfer window. But for all the talk of their transfer activity, where AC Holmenkollen have invested the most is into their youth academy. The results are already being harvested with young defenders Taddeo Loredan and Mortimer Chisenhall already entering prominent roles both for club and Cosumar U21. AC Holmenkollen like to play their kids and that has historically worked to their advantage. This year, goalkeeper Lilly Kearney and left back Marco Luna are also expected to displace their older counterparts Jopzam and Radcliff. Only club lifer Neville Bloxham remains in the first-choice lineup among over-27 players despite his mummified legs. On the pitch, AC Holmenkollen play a balanced style that seeks to build from the back patiently with short, high-percentage passes and typically avoids risky advances.
Last Season: 7th (14-8-12). Prediction: 9th.



REAL AZURIS
Azuris, South Klyde Fief

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Nickname: Breakers, Real
Founded: 962
Ground: Massemord Stadium (42,243)
Manager: Image Lujendra Mescalin (58)

Starting XI (4-3-2-1): Image Sieuwerd (32) *** Image Dundalk (32), Image Fermer (30), Image Gaspin (29), Image Venidos (33) *** Image Hardwick (28), Image Aliena (23), Image LaCroix (30) *** Image Fraser (27), Image Bowditch (22) *** Image Tregajorran (36 C)
Key Reserves: Image Jorgensen (CB/18), Image Hathoway (LW/28), Image Ubuntu (ST/32), Image Cromwell (ST/34)
Kit Details: The above image might be too small to discern the detail, but Real Azuris' home kit has become iconic for the watermark of a tidal wave that sweeps over the top of the shirt. Last year, they introduced a bold new away color scheme: rainbow. The entire kit is made of a high-tech fabric that gives off the appearance of shimmering rainbow light, like you'd see in misty air by a waterfall.

Preview: You can't be sure what to expect from Real Azuris. Having sold Lukas Karlstrom, the team lost one of the best midfielders in club history. But with a big windfall, the club has invested wisely, bringing players of international quality to South Klyde. Around $12 million has been spent on new players this summer. The biggest name that people all around Cosumar are talking about is Tolgus Tregajorran. The surefire World Cup Hall of Famer, also Apox's all-time leading goalscorer, is perhaps the most internationally-accomplished player ever to grace the HarlighetLigan. It was a great PR move for Real, but it remains to be seen whether the 36-year-old will be able to make the kind of on-field impact in just one final season that merits the expenditure. Ronan Bowditch also signs from Rozelle United to bring speed in the attack. Lillian Hathoway joins from Sarrbia after a fruitful career there. If Real Azuris wants to avoid a third-straight 8th place finish, and if Lujendra Mescalin wants to keep his job, these new pieces need to live up to the hype. It was clear last season that the brilliant Sean "Black Panther" Fraser, who shined for San Jose Guayabal in the World Cup, desperately needed some help up top. Megan Skarasen and a suddenly old-looking Ipier Ubuntu routinely held Fraser back. He couldn't drag the Breakers all the way to the top four by himself, and he shouldn't have to. Tregajorran and Bowditch are massive upgrades. You have to give Mescalin props for acing the transfer window to set his best asset up for success. The hype building around this team is a little scary (most pundits have them in their top four), but I think it's premature. You can have as many world-class strikers and wingers as you want, but you aren't going to accomplish anything significant if the rest of your squad is average (the defense) or below (*cough* Esther LaCroix *cough*). The top four might be a bit of a stretch, but make no mistake, Real Azuris mean business. Stadiums around Cosumar will sell out just to see Tregajorran wind down his career in a HarlighetLigan shirt alongside The BlackPanther, and I expect Real to perform measurably better than 1003 simply by virtue of their starpower.
Last Season: 8th (11-15-8). Prediction: 6th.



RAMUSOK UNITED
Ramusok, Ramusok Fief

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Nickname: Blues
Founded: 751
Ground: Fire River Arena (80,000)
Manager: Image Gareth Bournemouth (58)

Starting XI (4-4-2 Dmnd): Image Koskinen (37 C) *** Image Kang (24), Image Karbruck (35), Image Flanningan (26), Image Tenebrosa (24) *** Image Jonassen (23), Image Barnsley (28), Image Mazida (30), Image Geirsson (26) *** Image Théberge (25), Image Silva (31)
Key Reserves: Image Mesta (GK/20), Image Alcocer (CB/22), Image Xodó (ST/23), Image Culbreth (ST/19)
Kit Details: At home, they wear a blue shirt (pictured right) with solid white shorts and blue socks. On the road, they wear this silver shirt, with solid blue shorts and striped silver/blue socks.

Preview: Alf Durand has been replaced by Gareth Bournemouth, the man who led The Sarian to the Cup of Harmony Finals against Cosumar not too long ago. Bournemouth is an ambitious hire for United, but it will be a difficult task to raise the team's spirits and get them back to title contender status after last season's unmitigated disaster. Fortunately, he has a lot of talent at his disposal. Robin Geirsson is a flat-out playmaker. The Polarian attacking midfielder is a multiple-time League MVP and still Ramusok's most important player. He will be eager to bounce back after a weak season by his standards, and get back to being that guy who made opponents afraid every time he touched the ball. Geirsson was considered by many to be the first truly high-profile foreign player to come to Cosumar when he arrived six years ago already well-established in the Polar Islandstates NT at age 20. Now, Ramsuok United's roster is filled with international-caliber footballers. Tomi Koskinen was Cosumar's #1 goalkeeper for over a decade and is a bona-fide club icon. Matthias Karbruck just scored in the AOCAF in his final Semarland cap and offers a towering presence in front of Koskinen. Mike Flanningan, Tomasso Tenebrosa and Gavin Barnsley are regulars for Southern Sunrise Islands, Cosumar and Zenic, respectively. Even the young Kira Jonassen and Seon Jin Kang and even younger Elena Culbreth are said to have national team prospects in their future. This summer, the club invested in goal-scoring. Curtis Théberge, who currently starts for former champions Pasarga, was the second-most expensive acquisition in the league behind Marcos Zelaya. Théberge is the kind of world-class signing, following the path Geirsson set, that Ramusok United haven't had, despite their quality, since the wily Polarian himself. The in-form striker will offer a good alternative to the injury-prone Alberto Silva and streaky Raphael Xodó. Ramusok United's trademark 4-4-2 diamond has proven to be very effective in this league when the players are playing well, as it fits the skillsets of their midfielders perfectly, with Jonassen as the deep-lying playmaker and Geirsson as the spearhead. Bournemouth has confirmed that only minor tactical changes will be made. Assuming the Poor-Form Plague that afflicted this club last year was an aberration, Ramusok United should be refocused under new management and skyrocket right back to the top of the table or 'round thereabouts.
Last Season: 9th (13-8-13). Prediction: 3rd.



See the next post (coming soon) for the second half of the HarlighetLigan team previews, and the lower leagues' overviews.
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League Cycle XVI Preview - Part 2

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See the previous post for the first half of this HarlighetLigan team-by-team preview. This is the second half, plus the lower leagues.




MORPONTE FIEF
Mortim, Morponte Fief

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Nickname: Riders
Founded: 856
Ground: OmniTech Park (29,680)
Manager: Image Lester Sorensen (51)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Hodson (33) *** Image Skarasen (30), Image Bossard (32), Image Sigurdsson (24), Image Festa (20) *** Image Boccarin (31 C), Image Norquist (24), Image Csihar (21), Image Storrin (27) *** Image Redalen (21), Image Hummel (23)
Key Reserves: Image Jarstrom (CB/18), Image Na'Bengna (ST/20)
Kit Details: At home, Morponte Fief wear a shirt of brown and pale orange stripes (pictured right) with white shorts and socks of the same shade of orange. Outsiders call their "Reese's kit" ugly, but it is beloved and stepped in history in Mortim. Away, they wear a white shirt with two thin orange columns down the center with brown shorts with orange striping on the sides and white socks.

Preview: The ancient Guston Cox was successful in coming out of retirement to reinvigorate a slipping Morponte Fief last year, but they were unable to coax him out of retirement for a second year. Instead, the club has promoted longtime youth team coach and former defender Lester Sorensen. The appointment has been a long time coming, as Sorensen's work with the Morponte youth (producing talents such as Esteban Hernandez, Alistair Redalen and Kyron Everdale) has drawn praise for years. It's an ideal selection. Morponte's first team is full of up-and-coming homegrown players. Sorensen might not be the most tactically aware coach around, but we know he excels at motivating and getting the most out of youngsters. Strikers Redalen and Lupa Na'Bengna are Cosumar youth internationals, as is midfielder Aleksander Csihar. Fullback Andressa Festa is a full Sarrbia national teamer at age 20. There's some experience sprinkled throughout as well in the form of grizzled captain midfielder Malcolm Boccarin, sturdy Greater Watford center back Coy Bossard and longtime Treftadaeth Alliance goalkeeper Alvar Hodson. New acquisition Sarah Storrin also brings a wealth of A-League experience with her from Saint Alexander. Storrin is a versatile player who can play anywhere on the right and both facilitate the attack and track back and defend at a high level. Morponte Fief's key player this year, however, will be 23-year-old Semar striker Lasse Hummel. While on loan from Fransborg last season, Hummel developed a humming rapport with Redalen and scored 14 goals. The fans immediately embraced Hummel and the club decided they couldn't afford to let him go back to Semarland, making the loan permanent for $5 million. Hummel doesn't have amazing pace or skill with the ball, but he has a splendid eye for goal and powerful shot. With a year of HarlighetLigan familiarity under his belt, look for him to reach 15 goals in 1004 - even with chief chance creator Martin Connor retired back in his native Audioslavia now. With a decided lack of technical prowess in the side, they'll rely on his offense and hold up play to stay afloat. Morponte Fief has some talented players, but in the end their lack of any truly great ones will hold them back from coming anywhere close to the top half of the table. Combined with the inexperience of Sorensen, it's difficult to envision the Riders doing much more than simply staying in the saddle this year.
Last Season: 10th (13-8-13). Prediction: 15th.



FC SAMOTATH
Samotath, Parougan Fief
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Nickname: Blackhawks
Founded: 845
Ground: Memorial Stadium at Lockwood Road (35,000)
Manager: Image Sid Dawson (68)

Starting XI (4-3-3): Image Etton (26) *** Image Va'Mono (29), Image Hermesniemi (32), Image Shrowder (23), Image Charania (29) *** Image Blue Skies (29), Image Eusebio (23), Image Scarpa-Meade (28) *** Image Mons (29 C), Image Rush (23), Image Roga (34)
Key Reserves: Image The Bruce (CB/19), Image Valoy (ST/19), Image Gregory (ST/30)
Kit Details: FC Samotath is all about the Red & Black Attack. Nice split-color kit with that awesome hawk at home (pictured) and a black away shirt with some neat arrow designs.

Preview: The perpetual "lovable middlings" of the HarlighetLigan are back at it again. The no-man's land of the league offers room to entertain supporters and build a diverse crop of exciting players. You can expect the usual from Sid Dawson, who demands aggressive soccer with hungry young players at the heart of his squad. Samotath has lost Aleksei Adrianov in the attack, but replaced him with none other than Nazeau Roga. The LigAnaia veteran may be pushing into his mid-30s, but he's still played in five World Cups for Farfadillis. Pure quality. Improving as it may be, the HarlighetLigan is no LigAnaia. Roga will be flat-out scary to watch toying with defenses for the next couple years. Hell, the Hawks scored the 4th-most goals in the league last year without him. Otto Rush seems to have finally found the right spot for himself after disappointing under the high expectations at Eastweald and Cassandra City, and Greater Watford international Jean-Pierre Mons is absolutely lethal with his combination of pace, strength and soccer IQ. In his fifth year with the club, Mons will be more important than ever as he takes on captain duties this season. This three-man front line, with Roga as the main target and Rush and Mons as strikers slightly to the left and right, should be one of the most productive in Cosumar. The infamously passionate FC Samotath fanbase has already affectionately dubbed them "RRM". It's one of those "pick your posion" scenarios for opposing managers - you can't shut down all of them. And that's without even considering two very capable strikers on FC Samotath's bench: head-master Andor Gregory and speed-master Valoy. The club makes it no secret: they just want to entertain their fans. Fans like goals. They'll net enough of them to stay up. However, their defense is absolutely miserable in comparison. Worst in the league last year, in fact. All of their defenders were complete shit last year with the exception of left back Jubal Va'Mono. And no changes were made over the offseason. But why should they prioritize defense? There is no ambition of bettering their lot in the league, no threat of dropping. So they might as well keep putting on 4-4 and 3-4 shows for their rowdy black-clad crowds at Lockwood Road. Nazeau Roga will certainly help with that.
Last Season: 11th (13-7-14). Prediction: 13th.



STONESHORE UNITED
Port Stoneshore, Stoneshore Fief

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Nickname: Greys
Founded: 771
Ground: SweetHaven Stadium (70,000)
Manager: Image Douglas Tibet (41)

Starting XI (5-3-2): Image Stefansen (28) *** Image Arntz (26 C), Image Doblet (23), Image Singleton (30), Image Houser (27), Image Chapman (32) *** Image Penterzen (24), Image Andela (24), Image Overstreet (26) *** Image Ebenazher (27), Image Herbjornsrud (25)
Key Reserves: Image Solberg (DF/20), Image Yamaguchi (ST/26)
Kit Details: At home they wear their famous greys. Shirt pictured right, with modern maroon and white patterning on the predominantly grey shorts (like on the shoulder). On the road, they wear blue and white hoops with solid blue shorts and blue/white hooped socks.

Preview: Like many clubs, the Greys are not good enough for the UICA but too strong to be in a relegation battle. They had a comfortable season in 1003, with a stodgy defense and effective counterattacking game, but now the plan is to create growth under eccentric coach Douglas Tibet. The sale of bright young fullback Mabry Jean Lowry allowed Stoneshore United to loosen the purse strings to bolster their depth (adding defender Jorg Solberg and former Nomad Brotherhood striker Pato Yamaguchi), snap up some promising youth for their second-team, and get a replacement fullback while they were at it in Antoon Chapman. A player with LigAnaia experience, Chapman might even be an upgrade in the short-term. These additions might just be enough to take United up the table. But like Samotath and Kaldukosic, they could struggle to keep pace with teams competing for UICA. The best returning players to watch out for are goalkeeper Adren Stefansen (Semarland sends lots of great keepers over here), tenacious and versatile left back Willy Arntz (he has improved by leaps and bounds each year here), burly Quebecois sweeper Darrell Houser, attacking midfielder Aidan Andela, and tricky Buyanese striker Sam Herbjornsrud. With that kind of firepower up and down the pitch, Stoneshore are much too strong to be anywhere near the drop zone.
Last Season: 12th (12-9-13). Prediction: 11th.




FC KALDUKOSIC
Kaldukosic, Kaldukosic Fief

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Nickname: Champs or Stars
Founded: 756
Ground: Leviathan Arena (98,000)
Manager: Image Corey Simmons Jr. (44)

Starting XI (4-5-1): Image Lethbridge (22) *** Image Chance (28), Image Litchmoor (23), Image Gurrevitz (33), Image Banner (25) *** Image Perkins (25), Image Yilmaz (19), Image McSaunders (33), Image Wadimu (24), Image Antonsson (30 C) *** Image Hodges (30)
Key Reserves: Image Garyson (CB/34), Image Cunningham (MF/21), Image Simmons III (RW/18), Image Stabb (CF/21)
Kit Details: At home, they wear a dark green shirt with unique white columns that curve towards the right shoulder, a luxurious yellow collar, white shorts and dark green socks with thin yellow circles at the top. Their secondary kit features a crisp white shirt (pictured right) with dark green shorts.

Preview: Maybe Kaldukosic just isn't destined to be a soccer city. Despite being having a metropolitan area of 18 million, the largest in Cosumar, Kaldukosic just can't seem to thrive at more than one sport at a time. The gridiron CFL's Kataklysm and Blazers continue their dynasties year after year and dominate the city's sporting landscape. Don't get me wrong, FC Kaldukosic are trying their best to live up to the pressure of representing Cosumar's biggest hub. In years gone by the club has regularly qualified for the UICA and profited from big commercial deals. A return to that is still a bit away, but impassioned young manager Corey Simmons Jr. had the club playing more inspired football in 1003 even though they finished 13th again. Simmons is a promising new face in Cosumar's managerial ranks, which has grown stale in recent years with the same "old guard". Continuing to build hope around a club that has steadily fallen over the last decade is no easy task. If he succeeds, Simmons will have big things in his future. But the paradox at Kaldukosic is that talent has never been a problem. There is still a wealth of quality in the squad: Dean Harold McSaunders, Georgina Wadimu, Bennett Perkins, Chris Hodges, Grenville Antonsson, and so on. If Simmons can somehow get all the paddles churning in the same direction, FC Kaldukosic do have the quality to reach near the UICA places. The squad remains largely untouched. Simmons insists he believes in the players he already has. New goalkeeper Cormak Lethbridge is the exception, completing a move from SekundarLigan side Nomad Brotherhood that has been rumored for years. Lethbridge should be a familiar name to all followers of Cosumarite football - he led the Fiefdom to win the Di Bradini Cup a couple years back. Another interesting prospect is Tamer Yilmaz. The hyped 19-year-old midfielder is a local kid already with high expectations on his shoulders. He will be expected to produce after the club sold the much more proven Isaac Archambault to Red Blackiland to clear the way for him. FC Kaldukosic score enough goals with the likes of Wadimu and Antonsson threating on the wings and big Nova Anglicana target striker Hodges in the middle. The problem remains their interior defense - not a single quality center back on the roster - but their improvement at goalkeeper and the charisma of Simmons should see at least some measurable improvement in the table this year.
Last Season: 13th (12-8-14). Prediction: 12th.



NA'MALSILLE MARINERS
Na'Ailee, Na'Malsille Fief
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Nickname: Mariners
Founded: 945
Ground: Varela Road (28,340)
Manager: Image Alf Durand (62)

Starting XI (4-1-3-2): Image Gauthier (31) *** Image Wolfe (31), Image Aslam (27), Image Jacob (26), Image Erkins (26) *** Image Na'Kebia (24) *** Image Folchart (24), Image Petrov (35 C), Image Victorsson (34) *** Image Amenel (21), Image Montag (30)
Key Reserves: Image Monnoyance (RM/17), Image Cuh-ma (ST/33)
Kit Details: Na'Malsille is all about their bright blue and neon orange, so they try to wear that combination whenever possible, whether it's orange primary or blue primary (pictured right), with little regard to home or away. They also have an orange, black and grey alternate kit that they wear a few times a year.

Preview: God, this team was boring last year. Dreadfully boring football. But effective enough, in the end. They're still here. Boring is good for Mariners. Boring means their HarlighetLigan status is secure. However, they got a lot less boring over the off-season, with multiple high-profile names arriving in Na'Malsille to shake things up. Storied Cosumarite manager Alf Durand takes over after his disgraceful end at Ramusok United. National Team legend Paaron Petrov makes his grand return to Cosumar after a brilliant career in Taeshan and Apox. Petrov was expected to land with a much higher-profile club, but Durand was able to convince the 35-year old CAM to buy into his new project. Former HarlighetLigan champion Snorri Erkins is instantly their best defensive player, arriving back in Cosumar after growing dissatisfied with his team in Polaaskan. Adiyah Amenel was another masterful get by Durand. Powerful Nepharim striker Oskar Montag was pretty much the only fun Mariners player to watch last year, but Amenel looks to be a great partner for him in 1004. The Semarland U21 international might require a bedding-in season, but could have a career breakthrough and further add to his reputation if he can score consistently throughout the season. The signing of 34-year-old midfielder Felix Victorsson, who has bounced around the first and second divisions in Cosumar and Semarland, is more of a head-scratcher however. The people of Na'Malsille will just have to trust that Alf Durand knows best. Durand has definitely shaken things up, and it might just blow up in his face, but most of the changes seem like they are making Na'Malsille into a force to be reckoned with. Also an underrated transaction was the re-signing of in-demand young defensive midfielder Nikolae Na'Kebia, a local lad who could've moved up to a bigger club or league. Helmut Gauthier is another huge piece at the heart of this club. The Quebecois has quietly been one of the better statistical goalkeepers in the league over the last three years and saved Na'Malsille a bunch of points. It will be interesting to see how Alf Durand puts the pieces together on the pitch in his first year out west, but with a proven winner in Petrov involved, expectations are deservedly high. A turnaround all the way to the top-half would not surprise me.
Last Season: 14th (10-11-13). Prediction: 10th.



CENTUS SERPENTS
Centus, Gellano Fief
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Nickname: Serpents, Snakies
Founded: 924
Ground: Somerset Road (45,000)
Manager: Image Akira Eld (64)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Mulsen (27) *** Image Stuttgart (31), Image Ebuzoeme (21), Image Cornish (28 C), Image Dias Pinto (20) *** Image Romijnsen (34), Image Writhlin (21), Image Gutinho (23), Image Wilska (26) *** Image Gregory (27), Image Ellis (24)
Key Reserves: Image Embacero (GK/31), Image Messer (LM/23), Image Nebelhorn (ST/22)
Kit Details: Their primary shirt is pictured right, worn with solid green shorts and red socks. Their secondary kit features a red and green shirt with white shorts, and striped red/green socks.

Preview: Centus survived relegation by a mere two points last year, the only newly-promoted side to stay up. History shows us that second-year syndrome is a real thing. Akira Eld's men are threatened with another relegation struggle and they might be worse for wear this time around. The soft-spoken manager has a penchant for consolidating and building in the HarlighetLigan - he did it with Real Azuris all the way to two titles - but I just don't see how he can do it with the team Centus has on paper. No big names have arrived, unless you consider Jonatan Stuttgart returning from unwanted at FC Jansberg "big". Luco Haines is off to bigger and better things at Mallox, and Milford Wolfe has departed to join the Mariners. The onus will now be on Gutinho to deliver in midfield and provide service for Milo Gregory and Jason Ellis in the attack. Considering both strikers lack speed and neither produced more than five goals last year, the Serpents are as poorly prepared in many years to win games. Their one saving grace is their disciplined defending. Semar center back Trevoh Ebuzoeme emerged as one of the best young players in the league last year, and his countryman Leo Mulsen is a top-rate goalkeeper. Duane Cornish is a more-than-solid HarlighetLigan defender too. Centus will be a tough nut to crack for many teams, but it won't be enough to save them from relegation.
Last Season: 15th (8-11-15). Prediction: 17th, Relegation.




ZAKHORO ACES
Zakhoro, Ankortroth Fief

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Nickname: Aces
Founded: 888
Ground: Zapt Park (29,400)
Manager: Image Šimon Holguín (40)
Starting XI (3-5-2): Image Zerchodoy (30) *** Image Ancarlo (25), Image Dinara (27), Image Lynch (30) *** Image Mayes (32 C), Image Payet (26), Image Kugbe (36), Image Kikalashvili (26), Image Na'Tule (26) *** Image MacPharlain (27), Image Nilssen (31)
Key Reserves: Image Marshall (DM/18), Image Durot (LW/25), Image Kot (ST/20)
Kit Details: Primary kit features a white shirt with a black sash and brown numbers/collar (pictured right), with black shorts and white socks. Their secondary kit features an aerodynamic all-brown look with varying shades of brown in a gradient pattern.

Preview: A few years back, the Aces shocked Cosumar and became the first newly-promoted side to ever finish in the top half. Yeah...that's not happening this year. That 1001 team had Mauricio Sigler and Belarmin Worsaw, both of whom went on to become Cosumar NT stars. This Aces team isn't bad, but it just doesn't cut the mustard for the HarlighetLigan...on paper at least. Zakhoro is used to bouncing up and down between the top two flights, and they usually do a decent job of preparing for the jump, but I'm just not convinced this time. It seems like they thought they were excused from making upgrades because they were the SekundarLigan champions. Well, IFK Aldenskoett and Versiaville both got a lot better. The Aces switched average goalkeepers and signed defensive midfielder Marcel Payet, a LigAnaia reject, on a free from Molsbik Arkjet. Payet will be a pretty good player for Zakhoro, to be fair, but he's not a difference-maker. The backline needed upgrading but didn't get it and will be shredded by top-half clubs. Their midfield is pretty good, particularly Boudewijn Mayes with his big influence in the middle of the park, but they're still starting a 36-year-old Koma Kugbe on the left wing. He's still capable of turning back the clock from time to time with flashes of brilliance, but he's mostly past it by now. At least they seem to be grooming the Regélian Balotin Durot as his replacement. Sooner is better than later. "Second striker" type-player Stian Mac Pharlain was phenomenal for the Aces in the SekundarLigan last year, notching 14 goals and 12 assists, but has yet to convince in his stints in the HarlighetLigan and might be better suited for shining one division lower. Henning Nilssen is an efficient striker who has performed consistently at this level before, but he doesn't really create chances for himself and will need the likes of Mac Pharlain to be playing well to do his best. Altogether, it doesn't look to good for Šimon Holguín and his Aces, but they've proven me wrong before.
Last Season: SekundarLigan Champions (23-3-8). Prediction: 18th, Relegation.




IFK ALDENSKOETT
Aldenskoett, Duversia Fief
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Nickname: Eagles
Founded: 890
Ground: The Eagles' Nest (19,000)
Manager: Image Väinö Va'Lucic (64)

Starting XI (5-1-2-2): Image Mullins (28) *** Image Killanen (18), Image Laighon (26), Image Bohls (27), Image Glasspool (22), Image Glatthorn (22) *** Image Wurman (24) *** Image de Vries (19), Image Ankorsson (26) *** Image Hess-Olesen (26 C), Image Capulet (29)
Key Reserves: Image Hardy (MF/30), Image Terry (ST/34)
Kit Details: Their silver home kit is pictured right. Their away kit sports a lime-green and white look with a more prominent eagle talon. They may also occasionally wear this blue alternate kit.

Preview: Miracles can happen. What the flagship club of Cosumar's IFK organization has done recently is quite tremendous. The club was in the third division in this very decade, and the infrastructure remains well short of any HarlighetLigan club since AC Holmenkollen in their initial entry. But here they are, two promotions later, in the HarlighetLigan for the first time. Because of their total lack of pedigree, many don't expect Aldenskoett to be able to compete. I, however, like this young squad that Väinö Va'Lucic has assembled up north. They're explosive. They're hungry. They're resolute. I think they'll catch a few big boys napping this season. Of course, they'll probably never have more than 40-something percent possession. But they're built to absorb pressure, playing with virtually a 6-man back line at times, and when they finally spring into the counterattack they're absolutely lethal. Falchion Hess-Olesen was the breakout star of the SekundarLigan last year, scoring 20 goals to double his previous career high and finally give the club the successor to 34-year-old Glenn Terry (leading scorer for 12 consecutive years) they so desperately needed. Short and pacy but also surprisingly strong with his low center-of-gravity, Hess-Olesen is a relentless player up top who will be eager to prove himself at Cosumar's highest level. Wingback Renelle Glatthorn and box-to-box midfielder Kimus de Vries, both Cosumar internationals at various youth levels, were able to provide great service last year with their athleticism and sharp wits on the break, but they'll find it much more difficult to do so at this level. Va'Lucic was smart to recognize that he needed to add some experience to his team if they were to have any chance of staving off relegation. He did so by smartly working the free transfer market to land 95X goalkeeper Edwin Mullins and Sarrbian international Ezra Hardy. IFK also paid a club-record $2.12 million for Nepharim striker Jess Capulet, formerly of Maximum City. Capulet has the potential to add a new dimension to the Eagles' attack. Molly Killanen, younger sister of Schottian superstar Eion Killanen, also landed with the club. Despite being only 18, she impressed Va'Lucic so much that he has penciled her in as the first-choice left wingback. Altogether, this is a squad with a lot of hidden potential, but to reach it they'll need some of the traits of that eagle on their crest. If they show some fight, some bravery, they could take flight and defy the odds to reach safety.
Last Season: 2nd in SekundarLigan (19-7-8). Prediction: 16th, Relegation Playoff.



VERSIAVILLE SC
Versiaville, Versia Fief
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Nickname: Villagers
Founded: 907
Ground: Versiaville Pavilion (31,200)
Manager: Image Brian Emerson (60)
Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Image MacAmlaigh (32) *** Image Lael (27), Image Funke (26), Image Soderlund (23), Image Cooper (28) *** Image Altimimy (25), Image Breton (31 C) *** Image Larned (23), Image Koropia (26), Image Marlborough (23) *** Image Nemtheanga (24)
Key Reserves: Image Vela (LM/19), Image Ribos (CF/24)
Kit Details: Most of the time, the V-men wear their classic navy shirt and black shorts. In the event of a color clash, they wear a shirt with thin navy-and-white stripes with similarly striped socks and khaki shorts.

Preview: Last season, Versiaville snuck into the Promotion Playoff on the last SekundarLigan matchday and subsequently bumped Samaj FC out of the HarlighetLigan on an extended penalty shootout. There's a danger they might be too emotionally exhausted to give this new campaign their all! Brian Emerson is in charge, after all. The last-minute heroics of last season earned the hometown legend the job on a permanent basis after he took over mid-season fresh off getting the boot from OAS Royal. He may be a tactical genius and good training coach, but he's been criticized for being a poor motivator and player-relations guy. But assuming the Villagers can keep their heads in the game, there's a lot to like about their chances this year. Young Cosumarite stars-in-the-making Aleksi Soderlund and Asa Nemtheanga certainly would've been gone over the transfer window if Versiaville hadn't been promoted, but as it stands the center back and striker will stick around to see if they can make the Villagers stick. Nemtheanga scored 16 goals in the top flight last time he was here two years ago. The club's new ownership group is serious about making the club stick in the HarlighetLigan too, giving them license to spend in the transfer window. Young wide midfielder Lauro Vela will become the first player from Batto Vitolo to play in the HarlighetLigan, and the club also picked up Fevelo Colony's own Thia Ribos. Ribos is a big center-forward who scored 25 goals for Fevelo United in the TredjeLigan last year and should take some of the heavy burden off Nemtheanga's shoulders. With the attacking-midfield trio of Feri Koropia, Asher Larned and Irene Marlborough pumping balls into the box at an astounding rate, Nemtheanga or Ribos should be able to feast. The lion's share of Versiaville's budget, however, went towards solving their biggest need: defensive midfield. Cyle Haber left for Semarland and Leila Cayenne retired. Neither of them provided the sort of presence Versiaville really craved anyways. For nearly $3.5 million, Augustine Breton (yes, the one from Brinemouth) becomes the newest member of the Blue-Blacks. Many were surprised to see him leave Nephara, and for a newly-promoted side at that. The man is an all-time great for Brenecia and should help Versiaville win and retain possession with his defensive prowess and smart passing. Exactly the kind of player they needed. I like this team. They have no real weaknesses. Good goalie, solid defenders, suffocating defensive midfield, frenetic attacking midfielders, powerful center forward. They'll hold possession well even against bigger clubs.
Last Season: 3rd in SekundarLigan (19-5-10). Prediction: 14th.
















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Conference Cosumarus

Sporting Pirankoper
West Devellin FC
Sporting Culmar
Wealdheim Bards
Lewisville Athletic
AFC Wernersburg
Chittersbee Rangers
Hvalsey 08
Cadonica United
Braylor Town
Hagenheim South End
SC Cirith 01
Atamac Wanderers
Lykathea City
Sontafe City
Stortrommeby Town
IFK Karlsborg
Tamiat Town
FC Va'Lubasa
Bayford City
Otkins Numenvernia
White Tower FC
Östrad Rockets FC
Esterhollow Harbor
Cassandra Cosmopolitan
Malm Town
Crawford City FC II
Zakhoro GCR

Conference KC

Oterro Athletic
Nuur Origins FC
Hamlack Town
Gwerin Athletic
Silk FC
Meryuma Marshals
Seryddwyr Aberaeron
IFK Nordön
Sammet Ridge
SC Vronus 510
Buscari Bridge Force
Gnoss Gallants AFC
Murkwaamp Suns
Piander Falls FC
Salfa City
Kalloroda United
Orion Wanderers
Moggington County
Templar-Lune FC
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Wiedna Town
Atletisk Kvelertak
Emerald Cove SC
Villa Forte
Sólstafir
FC Kviststad
Aberaeron Celtic
Cerulia City FC
Flithby Town
Satyricon Nemeses AFC
Sadenia Paladins
Gibwir Marsnal
Glasbon SC
Erpland County
Gamlasir North
Ardamirchan Isle United
Baymar Lagune
Oppland 806
Interstellar Erurok
Tornline
VfL Läutenstadt
Klyde II
Real Azuris II
Svart-Guld Klingaställe
Noths Castle
Treacherous Cove AFC
Wilmontsbloom Blue Star
FK Pentagram Pjattervid
Orias-Kvissle SC
CD Panteras Nueces


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East Devellin FC
Scarromere FC
FC Stellendam
Ollston Town
Chesterton Cottagers
HSC Centus
Ingleton Town
Zirconim City
Azure Lane FC
Coppell City FC
Paulsendam Town
Nabataea Town
IFK Sokulldak
Kaldukosic Volmacht FC
United FC of Stoneshore
FC Fyrbyggnad
Sporting Corrian
Somberlain FC
1. FC Guggenheim
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Forest Hill FC
Marshall-Blue FC
Interstellar Östrad
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Ramusok United II
FC Kaldukosic II
OAS Royal FC II
Eastweald II
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Mallox II

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Austentrapp City FC
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Jotungard 99 FC
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Rhithlungwerddon Town
Taigaen Plats
Carnessa County
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Impera Town
FC Fejd
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Keldin Town
Black Diamond Osterhaut
FC Invierness 912
Gladsax Chariot FC
Cassandra City II
Morponte Fief II
Ombra Castle
Olympique Sur Mer
Scarborough
Highlanders
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Rhupenhoven Town
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Champions' Cup First Preliminary Round
(COS)            Cassandra City    2–1    Sporting Clube Bassuto    (BNG)   0–0   2–1

Marcos Zelaya had a goal called offside in his Cassandra City debut in the first leg, which resulted in a cagey scoreless draw against an upset-minded side from Banguela. The Reds were forced to dig deep at a sold out Stadio Central to go through, eventually getting goals from reserve strikers Brandybok and Damien Arragne.


Globe Cup First Preliminary Round
(COS)          Crawford City FC    5–0    Pantans                   (SAN)   2–0   3–0
(COS) Klyde 2–1 Desportivo Mpulo (BNG) 1–0 1–1

Both Cosumarite sides advance relatively easily against opposition from San Llera and Banguela whilst giving valuable experience to some of their bench players. Audioslavian goalkeeper Elton Alo particularly impressed for Klyde.


Series B Champions' Cup - First Preliminary Round
(CEN)        New Oxford Nucleus    2–1    Versiaville SC            (COS)   2–1   0–0

Versiaville is the first Cosumarite club to be eliminated from international competition, but it could be a blessing in disguise with a challenging league season around the corner. Cosumarite goalkeeper Kasper Schuldiner continuously denied the Villagers, allowing goals from Martin Eriksen and Phillip van Klerken to seal the deal for New Oxford.


Champions' Cup Second Preliminary Round
(COS)            Cassandra City    4–0    Cloudsdale Flyers         (EQS)   0–0   4–0

After being forced defend for much of the scoreless first leg at home, the HarlighetLigan champs surprisingly dominated the United League champs 4-0 on their own pitch. Luminese was woeful for Cloudsdale Flyers, as Cassandra City's midfield ran rampant. Kyle Fleming's ball for Jol Tortuu beat the offside trap and the forward buried the shot within five minutes. Just later, Kit Kvanderwyk ripped his way through the Cloudsdale defense before unselfishly laying it off for Yuri Makarov to tap in. In the second half, Marcos Zelaya scored once with each foot to open his Cassandra City account.


Globe Cup Second Preliminary Round
(CRY)       Crystal City United    6–3    Crawford City FC          (COS)   4–2   2–1 
(CEN) Myrmidon 2–9 Klyde (COS) 1–3 1–6
(COS) Eastweald 4–2 Bellight FC (MBT) 1–0 3–2

Crawford City FC's second ever UICA run comes to an end in the Prelims. They simply could not find a way to stop a relentless Crystal City attack. Ceni's Myrmidon had the same problem against Klyde. The Doves scored a whopping nine goals over two legs, including three each for Anna Bowman and Freeman Lebo. The most impressive result of the round, however, came when Eastweald took a slim 1-0 lead at Crop of Rock Stadiumand came out victorious 4-2 against the quality A-League side. Somni Adelardi scored twice to sustain the Reds' hopes, but not even the sublime Lillehammer could keep out the Eastweald onslaught.


Series B Champions' Cup - Second Preliminary Round
(EQS)        Manechester United    2–3    IFK Aldenskoett           (COS)   2–1   0–2

IFK Aldenskoett, down 2-1, score twice in the final ten minutes at home to stun a visibly superior Manechester United. Falchion Hess-Olesen propelled in the first from 20 yards, and center back Anneke Bohls got the second in stoppage time on a free header. Could this be a good omen for IFK's league season?


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 1
Stoneshore United 1–2 Eastweald
Ramusok United 1–3 Real Azuris
FC Samotath 5–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Mallox 4–1 FC Kaldukosic
Cassandra City 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Morponte Fief 1–0 Versiaville SC
Crawford City FC 0–0 Klyde
Centus Serpents 0–1 AC Holmenkollen
OAS Royal FC 0–2 Zakhoro Aces

A new season is underway! But someone forgot to tell Ramusok United, as the Blues came out with the same listlessness that damned them last season. Gareth Bournemouth was grim-faced as Fire River Arena filled with unhappy grumbles at half-time, their team already down 3-0 to a rampant Real Azuris. From close range, Ronan Bowditch and Tolgus Tregajorran scored their first goals for the visiting side in the 5th and 18th minutes, and Osarian defender Maurice Gaspin sealed United's misery with a flick off a set piece in the 28th. What a statement of intent from Real Azuris! A much happier home-opener was had at The Orange Palace as Mallox FC had their way with FC Kaldukosic, dominating both possession and chances. The orange-clad crowd was singing loud and proud as goals from Petri Hansen, Jimmy Kelly, Georges Mauvonts and Torsten Larson rescued a 4-1 win after Tamer Yilmaz gave Kaldukosic an early 1-0 lead. There is a confidence in the air around Mallox that this year's squad will see the club back into UICA, and perhaps championship contention. The actual champions, Cassandra City, began their campaign with a quiet three points against Mariners (but three points nonetheless) while Nazeau Roga scored a hat trick in his FC Samotath debut to help smash newly-promoted IFK Aldenskoett 5-2 at Lockwood Road.



Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 1
Cassandra City 2-1 Brewers (SVL)

A solid outing for City at home, as goals from Fleming and Cosme send them to Stvoto Latoli with a narrow advantage. Brewers scored off a Justinian Grimswald own-goal.


Globe Cup Playoff Round, Leg 1
Eastweald 1-1 North Hall (BRE)
Klyde 0-5 Montreal Koreana (QUE)

Nobody expected Klyde to defeat an upper-echelon LigAnaia team, but 5-0 is just...embarrassing. And at home too, yeesh. Rolandhino Juliano had a career day for Koreana with four goals. Eastweald, however, manage to keep things close against a North Hall side that created plenty of chances but just couldn't quite find that final spark. Cosumar's own Darwyn Lucassen scored their only goal on a curling free kick from the left in the 23rd minute, but the Elves drew even in the 70th when Belarmin Worsaw bullied his way past Melendez and scooped over a slow-responding Fairhall.


Series B Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 1
Minigoleada (DAI) 2-1 IFK Aldenskoett
Dukes (RED) 1-0 Zakhoro Aces

A bleak day for Cosumar's SBCC hopes, as both remaining clubs lose on the road against teams they're well capable of beating. The bright spot is that both can still easily turn things around in the second leg.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 2
Eastweald 3–0 Zakhoro Aces
AC Holmenkollen 4–2 OAS Royal FC
Klyde 0–1 Centus Serpents
Versiaville SC 2–2 Crawford City FC
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–0 Morponte Fief
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 Cassandra City
IFK Aldenskoett 3–0 Mallox
Real Azuris 1–0 FC Samotath
Stoneshore United 0–1 Ramusok United

The second week of action gave the TV pundits lots to talk about. Tolgus Tregajorran scored his first goal at Massemord Stadium, and it just so happened to be a pirouetting half-volley for the win. He's an Azuris sports legend already! There were also rivalries and upsets aplenty. We have the first Minor Ramusok Derby as Royal take the crosstown trip to Holmenkollen. And it's a trip Royal will want to forget. They try to play open, free-flowing soccer but get burned by undisciplined defense for four goals. New Holmenkollen arrival Funanya Nwapa was masterful, assisting three times, showing why coach Syl Denhardt is so high on the young midfielder. Down on the very southern tip of Cosumar, Stoneshore United welcomed historic rivals Ramusok United, both sides seeking a first win to get their season on track. The club from the capital dominated the ball and had the Greys pinned in their own half for much of the game, but somehow never really looked dangerous. After Refik Penterzen was showed a straight red for a crunching tackle on Alberto Silva to reduce Stoneshore to 10 men, Ramusok United was finally able to rally for a 79th minute winner. A textbook give-and-go with Curtis Théberge set Silva up with a sliver of space just inside the top of the box, and the veteran striker was able to bury a shot into the corner. Gareth Bournemouth rose a triumphant fist at the final whistle and celebrated his first win in charge of Ramusok United with a bear-hug from Silva. As for the West Coast Clash between Crawford and Versiaville, both sides played well in an entertaining match and exchanged goals twice for a deserved draw. Harlighet Ligan football for the loyal fans at Versiaville Pavilion again - a heartwarming sight. And as for upsets? Centus Serpents parked the bus at The Klyde Sportsplex and were lucky to come out with a narrow win by virtue of a deflected Lwan Dias Pinto shot in the 36th minute. Not to mention that they mauled Klyde's wingers all game and never got carded for it. But a win is a win. Perhaps more surprising was the torrid performance turned in by Mallox just after their high-flying opener. A fearless IFK Aldenskoett electrified their humble grounds when they put three past Calogero Metz in spectacular fashion. Cassandra City's expensive attack, on the other hand, hasn't clicked yet domestically, as they were shut-out by FC Kaldukosic's ragtag defense.



Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 2
Brewers (SVL) 4-2 Cassandra City

Demoralized by a mediocre start to the league season, City look even worse than mediocre on their trip to Stvoto Latoli. Kit Kvanderwyk and Reuben Limage score in the first 30 minutes to inflate the aggregate lead up to 4-1, but they then surrender four consecutive goals over the remaining hour. Ron Bromwyn's side head back to Cosumar with their tails between their legs, having collapsed on the doorstep of the Champions' Cup group stage.


Globe Cup Playoff Round, Leg 2
North Hall (BRE) 1-0 Eastweald
Montreal Koreana (QUE) 2-1 Klyde

Klyde seem more focused on the road this time, but they were never going to overcome that 5-0 hole. Despite dominating the first half, Eastweald punched their own tickets home as well by conceding a silly free header at the very beginning of the second half to break the aggregate deadlock. Cassandra City are now the only Cosumarite club left in the UICA's two most prestigious competitions.


Series B Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 2
IFK Aldenskoett 4-2 Minigoleada (DAI)
Zakhoro Aces 2-0 Dukes (RED)

Better luck in the SBCC, even if no one cares. Both IFK and Aces build on encouraging starts to the season to overturn first leg losses and advance to the group stage.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 3
Ramusok United 4–1 Eastweald
FC Samotath 1–0 Stoneshore United
Mallox 3–1 Real Azuris
Cassandra City 5–3 IFK Aldenskoett
Morponte Fief 0–2 FC Kaldukosic
Crawford City FC 3–2 Na'Malsille Mariners
Centus Serpents 1–1 Versiaville SC
OAS Royal FC 2–0 Klyde
Zakhoro Aces 3–2 AC Holmenkollen

And just like that, there are no perfect records left. Already. Eastweald, AC Holmenkollen and Real Azuris were 2-0-0 heading into the weekend, but all three lost by a combined score of 10-4. It could be a wide open league this year, my friends. Somehow, it is FC Samotath who have benefited most from the chaos at the moment, as their superior goal differential sees them rise to the top of the table ahead of the eight other clubs with six points. At the other end of the table, OAS Royal FC got a galvanizing win over Klyde to prevent them from joining Stoneshore United as the only pointless club after three weeks. Klyde have had a slow start as well, and are actually still seeking their first goal. Here in the early going Freeman Lebo has been very inaccurate and Anna Bowman has just looked...tired. They better get going soon or the Doves' UICA ambitions will be over before they started. The standout performer of the week was Cassandra City's big bad center forward Yuri Makarov, who feasted upon IFK Aldenskoett's young and vulnerable defense for a hat trick and an assist. Jol Tortuu and Marcos Zelaya also scored in the 5-3 rout for the Reds, Zelaya opening his Harlighet Ligan account. A week after I said they weren't "clicking". Go figure.



Globe Cup Qualifying Round, Leg 1
Griffin Zebras (JSY) 1-3 Cassandra City

Now this is more like it. Cassandra City finally play like they are capable of on a big international stage, outclassing a very good Elite League side. Goals from Jol Tortuu, Marcos Zelaya and Justinian Grimswald in the first half and by the time the Zebras pulled one back in the 84th minute there was no danger. "You really thought we were going to let the door be shut on us on the doorstep of a group stage twice?" quipped Tortuu post-match. Since this was only the first leg, I would advise him not the jinx it.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 4
Eastweald 7–3 AC Holmenkollen
Klyde 1–1 Zakhoro Aces
Versiaville SC 0–0 OAS Royal FC
Na'Malsille Mariners 2–0 Centus Serpents
FC Kaldukosic 4–3 Crawford City FC
IFK Aldenskoett 0–2 Morponte Fief
Real Azuris 6–4 Cassandra City
Stoneshore United 1–0 Mallox
Ramusok United 5–3 FC Samotath

Holy mackerel. Goals, goals everywhere. Two matches break the 10-goal threshold on the same day for the first time in HarlighetLigan history! Everyone knows its an attacker-friendly league, but you still can't help but be caught off guard by these kinds of frenzies. Eastweald show what they're capable of when they're truly on-point, and it's scary. AC Holmenkollen simply had no answer for the masterful movement of Belarmin Worsaw and Rory Den Hartog and the ability of Jo de Marisco and Rook Fenwick to find them in the right places. It was a respectable 3-2 at half time, as Ashrav Dev tried his best to keep the Cedars in it, but Worsaw and Den Hartog both scored twice more in the second half (in the span of 17 minutes I might add) to ratchet the tally to 7 goals. The dominating performance deservedly sees the Elves to the top of the table. But down in sunny South Klyde, Real Azuris were having their own offensive explosion...against the champs no less. Tired from their UICA endeavors, Cassandra City's defense was flat-footed and simply could not contend with the pace and trickery of Sean Fraser. The San Jose Guayabal star had a monstrous day, carving up the Reds' defense at will for three goals and an assist. Nevertheless, there will be concern for Lujendra Mescalin regarding his team's defense, which surrendered four goals of its own in the 6-4 win. By comparison to those two matches, Ramusok United's 5-3 win (which saw Curtis Théberge record his first brace in Cosumar) and FC Kaldukosic's 4-3 thriller over Crawford City FC (which saw Chris Hodges' 87th minute winner outweigh a Kim Coultan masterclass) were tame displays.



Globe Cup Qualifying Round, Leg 2
Cassandra City 1-1 Griffin Zebras (JSY)

For a moment, it looked like Tortuu's premature declaration of victory would come back to bite him in the ass when the Zebras went ahead in the 7th minute on a beautifully-worked team goal. Fortunately, with The Amphitheatre egging them on, Cassandra City were able to defend resolutely and keep the Zebras out for the next 90 minutes. Tortuu himself buried the clincher in the 83rd minute on a remarkable display of solo skill. "I was never worried," he said afterwards. Sure you weren't, mister, sure you weren't. Cassandra City to the Globe Cup group stage, the first from this league since Klyde did so three years ago.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 5
FC Samotath 5–0 Eastweald
Mallox 0–1 Ramusok United
Cassandra City 1–3 Stoneshore United
Morponte Fief 1–0 Real Azuris
Crawford City FC 0–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Centus Serpents 2–0 FC Kaldukosic
OAS Royal FC 3–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
Zakhoro Aces 1–0 Versiaville SC
AC Holmenkollen 3–2 Klyde

Ramusok United have been on a roll since their Week 1 loss, claiming pole position on the table with a good win at Mallox. It was all about the defense for Gareth Bournemouth's team, as they held the Tigers to just one shot on-target and got the game's only goal from defender Mike Flanningan off a corner in the 14th minute. Another club starting to trend in the right direction is 2nd place Morponte Fief. Now a full Semarland international, striker Lasse Hummel has continued his remarkable form from the end of last year, beating Robert Sieuwerd at his near post from a tight angle on the left in the 53rd minute to delight OmniTech Park with a big win over Tregajorran and Real Azuris. Speaking of big wins, FC Samotath once again showed that they're a completely different team at home. The Blachawks slashed Eastweald's aging backline, particularly the woeful Jaylen Ballard, repeatedly. Otto Rush and Jean-Pierre Mons both scored twice, and Nazeau Roga tacked on a late exclamation point from the penalty spot after Kelkath Pawlukiewicz felled him out of frustration. Fair warning to all other "favored" clubs to take the trip to Samotath this season.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 6
Eastweald 2–1 Klyde
Versiaville SC 1–2 AC Holmenkollen
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–2 Zakhoro Aces
FC Kaldukosic 2–0 OAS Royal FC
IFK Aldenskoett 0–0 Centus Serpents
Real Azuris 3–3 Crawford City FC
Stoneshore United 1–0 Morponte Fief
Ramusok United 4–2 Cassandra City
FC Samotath 0–0 Mallox

The weekend couldn't come soon enough for sport fans in Cosumar, as the last two league champions were set to duke it out on prime-time on CSBN. League old-timer Ron Bromwyn and his quest to bring Cassandra City one more title before cancer takes him...versus new foreign hotshot Gareth Bournemouth and his quest to restore fallen Ramusok United. The bitter rivalry that has developed between the Reds and Blues in recent years (ever since that classic 1000 title race) precedes Bournemouth, he recognizes the match's importance. "Ever since I arrived in Ramusok, I have constantly heard from players, staff and supporters alike how important it is to everybody that we beat Cassandra City when they visit us tomorrow. The enmity is of an intensity that reminds me of certain fixtures back in Nephara." It was the Nepharim manager and his Blues that struck first in the 24th minute through Robin Geirsson. The Polarian redirected a Martin Mazida cross past Aaron Lloyd from near the penalty spot with pinpoint skill. Geirsson drew the ire of City's travelling support with a taunting celebration towards their stands, but Kit Kvanderwyk would mirror it back to him, dripping with sarcasm, after scoring two goals in quick succession just before half-time. 2-1 Cassandra City at the break. Fire River Arena was nervous, but Ramusok United would own the second half. Ron Bromwyn's defense would crumble, allowing Curtis Théberge, Alberto Silva and Gavin Barnsley to score all-too-easy solo goals at will. Ramusok United win the biggest match of the first leg of the season and up their record to 5-0-1. Gareth Bournemouth has them playing intelligent, balanced football, disciplined in the back and efficient in front of goal. The Blues are back, baby. You know who else is back? The Zakhoro Aces. Newly promoted, they may be. Projected to finish last, they may be. But right now, the Aces are second in the table at 4-1-1 thanks to a surprisingly staunch defense that has put up shut outs left and right so far. Goalkeeper Jaldaboath Zerchodoy has been brilliant. He produced seven saves against Na'Malsille Mariners this weekend, allowing Stian Mac Pharlain's brace to secure the win.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 7
Mallox 0–1 Eastweald
Cassandra City 5–0 FC Samotath
Morponte Fief 1–0 Ramusok United
Crawford City FC 3–0 Stoneshore United
Centus Serpents 1–1 Real Azuris
OAS Royal FC 1–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Zakhoro Aces 1–2 FC Kaldukosic
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Klyde 1–0 Versiaville SC

It was the battle of the only two winless teams when struggling-to-adapt Versiaville visited underperforming Klyde. Both sides certainly looked the part in this hopelessly boring, sloppy affair. The game was knotted up in the midfield and neither team could string together more than a few passes. As has been the case for both clubs this season, the defenses did their part but goals looked about as likely as rain the Sahara. Klyde eventually got a goal in the 92nd minute when Versiaville right back Dale Cooper gifted one to Anna Bowman with a horrible back-pass. Maybe that will finally get her gears turning - and her teammates'. Versiaville's Brenecian captain Augustine Breton, for his part, was furious as another 90+ minutes of heartened defending went for naught. At the top of the table, a loss for Ramusok United and wins for Eastweald, FC Kaldukosic and AC Holmenkollen means the four clubs are now level on 15 points. While Eastweald will enjoy a healthy share of publicity for trumping Mallox in the Gellano Fief Derby on Belarmin Worsaw's 23rd minute wonder-goal from distance, FC Kaldukosic deserve equal praise for coming back to dump a confident Aces side after falling behind 1-0 in the 62nd minute at ZAPT Park. All the new pieces Corey Simmons Jr. has brought in over the last couple seasons, such as Georgina Wadimu, seem to be finally clicking with the rest of the team.



Globe Cup Group Stage, Matchday 1
Cassandra City 1-0 Nacional (VLD)

Even Ramusok United fans tuned in to see Cosumar represented in the Globe Cup group stage for only the fifth time ever, even if it is their fiercest rival. The Reds didn't disappoint. Their defense was iron-solid against Nacional, an attacking team full of Valladar internationals such as Andy Navarro and Abel Brücke. Impressive. As was Yuri Makarov's flying header in the 16th minute, courtesy of Brandybok's chippy cross from the goal line after getting around León López.


SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 1
IFK Aldenskoett 1-0 FC Cracken (TAE)
Zakhoro Aces 0-2 Île-du-Capital (KRN)



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 8
Eastweald 1–0 Versiaville SC
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–1 Klyde
FC Kaldukosic 0–1 AC Holmenkollen
IFK Aldenskoett 1–0 Zakhoro Aces
Real Azuris 3–2 OAS Royal FC
Stoneshore United 0–0 Centus Serpents
Ramusok United 2–2 Crawford City FC
FC Samotath 2–3 Morponte Fief
Mallox 2–0 Cassandra City

Cassandra City's UICA exertions continue to cost them in Ligan play. Mallox clearly had more spring in their step this week despite being mostly older. Luco Haines had his best game so far in orange, assisting Jimmy Kelly for both goals with nearly-identical defense-splitting passes. So despite leading their Globe Cup group, Cassandra City sit dangerously close to the relegation zone one-quarter into the season. At least they're not Versiaville, who are sitting in dead last still in search of their first win. They came close to shocking leader Eastweald at Old Weldenskirgen, but conceded a late 1-0 winner again for the umpteenth time this season. This time it was Orion Black of all people who knocked the ball into open-net after it luckily fell to him during a scramble in the box. Exasperation is the word in Versiaville. If they could learn how to put the ball in the net at all, they could be mid-table right now. What happened to Asa Nemtheanga? The heralded young forward has still yet to score his first goal of the campaign. Though Eastweald sit top, AC Holmenkollen trail by only one goal. The Cedars surged to a similarly bright start two years ago but ultimately faded and finished outside of the UICA. Can this be the year they stick around for the long haul? Unlike Nemtheanga, Ashrav Dev is a young striker who has showed up this season - and in a big way. The 22-year-old Mareibatan scored a deliciously composed and mature goal against FC Kaldukosic this weekend to defeat the fellow red-hot aspirants of the early season. He collected Adnan Valerikssen's skipping pass with a delightful first touch, sauntered down the field with his head up, feigned a pass to sidestep Cora Chance, then blasted a laser straight into the corner of Cormak Lethbridge's goal from 20 yards out with utmost confidence.



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HARLIGHET LIGAN          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Eastweald 8 6 0 2 17 14 +3 18
2 Image AC Holmenkollen 8 6 0 2 17 15 +2 18
3 Image Ramusok United 8 5 1 2 18 12 +6 16
4 Image Morponte Fief 8 5 1 2 8 5 +3 16
5 Image FC Kaldukosic 8 5 0 3 12 11 +1 15
6 Image Real Azuris 8 4 2 2 18 15 +3 14
7 Image Zakhoro Aces 8 4 1 3 10 9 +1 13
8 Image Crawford City FC 8 2 4 2 16 15 +1 10
9 Image Mallox 8 3 1 4 9 8 +1 10
10 Image FC Samotath 8 3 1 4 16 16 0 10
11 Image Centus Serpents 8 2 4 2 5 5 0 10
12 Image IFK Aldenskoett 8 3 1 4 11 13 −2 10
13 Image OAS Royal FC 8 3 1 4 10 12 −2 10
14 Image Stoneshore United 8 3 1 4 6 8 −2 10
15 Image Cassandra City 8 3 0 5 18 19 −1 9
16 Image Klyde 8 2 2 4 6 9 −3 8
17 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 8 1 1 6 5 11 −6 4
18 Image Versiaville SC 8 0 3 5 4 9 −5 3






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It's been over a decade since the Olask Islanders last played in the Harlighet Ligan, but they immediately thrusted themselves into the promotion conversation this year with a six-game winning streak to start the season. Unfortunately, they've lost their last two, but still remain the leader of the highly congested pack. Samaj FC, whose new manager Luis Varezzi famously promised to take them back up after last year's heartbreaking last-second relegation, lurk in 3rd.

SEKUNDAR LIGAN           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Olask Islanders 8 6 0 2 11 5 +6 18
2 Image Pelethas United 8 4 3 1 12 8 +4 15
3 Image Samaj FC 8 4 2 2 21 18 +3 14
4 Image Fort Archer 8 3 4 1 17 12 +5 13
5 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 8 4 1 3 18 15 +3 13
6 Image Klyde Heritage FC 8 3 4 1 10 7 +3 13
7 Image West Gundar FC 8 3 3 2 14 12 +2 12
8 Image Helfin Fief 8 3 3 2 13 11 +2 12
9 Image Yambridge FC 8 3 2 3 17 17 0 11
10 Image Ziemelu Skaida 8 3 2 3 16 18 −2 11
11 Image IFK Sundsvall 8 3 2 3 11 15 −4 11
12 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 8 2 3 3 14 19 −5 9
13 Image Keenan Athletic 8 2 2 4 10 12 −2 8
14 Image Sindo Crusaders 8 2 2 4 18 21 −3 8
15 Image Pardock Island 8 1 4 3 11 13 −2 7
16 Image Sarmon FC 8 2 1 5 16 21 −5 7
17 Image Dawchire Town 8 1 3 4 16 18 −2 6
18 Image Regéla United 8 0 5 3 16 19 −3 5






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TREDJE LIGAN               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Portsmouth FC 10 8 1 1 14 4 +10 25
2 Image Pristine Forest 10 7 1 2 29 17 +12 22
3 Image Rexnor District 3 10 6 2 2 23 18 +5 20
4 Image FC Flen 10 5 3 2 16 11 +5 18
5 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 10 5 1 4 13 9 +4 16
6 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 10 4 4 2 18 15 +3 16
7 Image Sepultura 10 5 1 4 13 12 +1 16
8 Image Gwynt Tywyll 10 4 3 3 24 20 +4 15
9 Image Varvonti Firestorm 10 4 3 3 18 15 +3 15
10 Image Riverside Crew 10 5 0 5 14 11 +3 15
11 Image Everlong FC 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3 15
12 Image Goldstaff City 10 4 2 4 13 12 +1 14
13 Image Atletisk Östrad 10 4 2 4 10 11 −1 14
14 Image AFC Obscura 98 10 3 2 5 16 17 −1 11
15 Image Larkinham Town 10 3 2 5 14 17 −3 11
16 Image Noumen Town 10 2 5 3 13 16 −3 11
17 Image Dusk Athletic 10 2 4 4 10 14 −4 10
18 Image AC Opjenheim 10 2 4 4 19 25 −6 10
19 Image Usk Town 10 2 3 5 19 22 −3 9
20 Image Ciems Mungonduvia 10 2 3 5 8 15 −7 9
21 Image Fevelo United 10 1 3 6 18 28 −10 6
22 Image East Ellum 10 1 2 7 9 25 −16 5








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First Round

League represented in parenthesis (H-->S-->T-->L1-->L2), major upsets and high-profile clashes bolded.

Salfa City (L1) 1–0 Morponte Fief II (L2)
Yuonela Town (L2) 0–2 Flithby Town (L2)
Esterhollow Harbor (L1) 2–0 FC Kviststad (L2)
West Ellum (L2) 2–5 Tornline (L2)
Gwynt Tywyll (T) 1–0 Forest Hill FC (L2)
AFC Obscura 98 (T) 2–0 FC Va'Lubasa (L1)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 0–0 Moore Hill Pirates (L2) (1–0 AET)
Rexnor District 1 (L2) 0–3 Dusk Athletic (T)
FK Pentagram Pjattervid (L2) 1–0 Rexnor District 8 (L2)
West Gundar FC (S) 1–0 Portsmouth FC (T)
Sadenia Paladins (L2) 2–1 Briquia Southside FC (L2)
Noumen Town (T) 0–1 Stoneshore United (H)
FC Samotath (H) 2–0 Real Bellavista (L2)
1. FC Guggenheim (L2) 1–3 Moggington County (L1)
Revanigruud Riversharks (L2) 0–1 Fevelo United (T)
Crawford City FC (H) 1–0 Malm Town (L1)
Thergothon Town (L2) 5–1 Zirconim City (L2)
FC Kastanjestad (L2) 1–1 Oppland 806 (L2) (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Taigaen Plats (L2) 2–2 Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC (L2) (2–3 AET)
Mallox II (L2) 3–5 Atletico Oterro (L1)
Cerulia City FC (L2) 1–1 Seryddwyr Aberaeron (L1) (1–1 AET) (5–6 pen.)
White Tower FC (L1) 2–2 Silk FC (L1) (3–2 AET)
Pelethas United (S) 1–0 Aläng FF (L2)
Austentrapp City FC (L2) 1–1 Klyde Heritage FC (S) (2–1 AET)
Snaigow Hoarfrost (L2) 0–1 Wiedna Town (L2)
Svart-Guld Klingastalle (L2) 0–1 Riverside Crew (T)
DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC (L2) 2–1 Chesterton Cottagers (L2)
Kreanoltha Vipers (L2) 0–0 Scarromere FC (L2) (1–1 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Zakhoro Aces (H) 3–1 Dawchire Town (S)
United FC of Stoneshore (L2) 1–2 SC Vronus 510 (L1)
Treftadaeth Alliance (S) 0–0 Ardamirchan Isle United (L2) (1–0 AET)
Levithia Shrievenzale (L2) 0–0 Piander Falls FC (L1) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Cassandra City II (L2) 0–1 Execo Station (L2)
Rexnor District 4 (L2) 0–2 SC Swamport (L2)
Paulsendam Town (L2) 0–2 SC Torpedo Kejsarkona (L2)
Marshall-Blue FC (L2) 0–1 Rexnor District 7 (L2)
Sporting Corrian (L2) 0–1 Klyde II (L2)
Black Diamond Osterhaut (L2) 1–1 Harlegan Rovers (L2) (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Interstellar Erurok (L2) 0–1 Whitestone Athletic (L2)
Rexnor District 6 (L2) 0–1 Pardock Island (S)
Mintwick Marmots (L2) 3–1 FC Kaldukosic II (L2)
Braylor Town (L1) 1–1 Tamiat Town (L1) (2–4 AET)
SEP Bjarnum (L2) 1–2 Fort Archer (S)
Hvalsey 08 (L1) 0–1 Hagenheim South End (L1)
Bayford City (L1) 0–2 Keenan Athletic (S)
Erpland County (L2) 1–2 AC Opjenheim (T)
Aberaeron Celtic (L2) 0–1 FC Stellendam (L2)
Borzac Sequins (L2) 0–0 Azure Lane FC (L2) (1–1 AET) (0–3 pen.)
Otkins Numenvernia (L1) 2–4 Dockery Union (L2)
Tranquility Treepolis (L2) 1–0 Sólstafir (L2)
Ypres Woods FC (L2) 0–1 Klyde (H)
Hamlack Town (L1) 1–1 Rhodes Ravens AFC (L2) (2–1 AET)
Cassandra Cosmopolitan (L1) 1–0 FC Arkadius (L2)
Ciems Mungonduvia (T) 2–2 Yambridge FC (S) (2–3 AET)
Noths Castle (L2) 1–0 Red Star Karbosic (L2)
Inter Juta (L2) 0–1 Eastweald (H)
Highlanders (L2) 1–0 Club Varden (L2)
Mallox (H) 5–1 Miklagaard Salvation (L2)
East Devellin FC (L2) 2–1 Rhupenhoven Town (L2)
West Devellin FC (L1) 1–2 Stortrommeby Town (L1)
FC Na'Travii (L2) 0–1 IFK Nordön (L1)
FC Dynamo Kurbads (L2) 2–1 Gibwir Marsnal (L2)
Keldin Town (L2) 3–2 Caledon Legion (L2)
Olask Islanders (S) 1–1 IFK Sundsvall (S) (1–2 AET)
Sarmon FC (S) 1–1 Goldstaff City (T) (1–2 AET)
Villa Forte (L2) 2–2 New Hagenheim Canopy (L2) (2–3 AET)
Coppell City FC (L2) 1–0 Columbia Town (L2)
Real Azuris II (L2) 0–3 Everlong FC (T)
Sporting Culmar (L1) 0–0 Rexnor District 5 (L2) (0–0 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Varvonti Firestorm (T) 1–0 Gnoss Gallants AFC (L1)
Bergtatt Island Athletic (T) 3–0 Eastweald II (L2)
Cassandra City (H) 3–1 VfL Lautenstadt (L2)
Wealdheim Bards (L1) 1–0 Theli City (L2)
HSC Centus (L2) 1–2 Crawford Sharks SC (L2)
Sepultura (T) 5–5 FC Samotath II (L2) (6–5 AET)
Lewisville Athletic (L1) 0–1 Samaj FC (S)
East Ellum (T) 0–0 Orion Wanderers (L1) (0–2 AET)
Wilmontsbloom Blue Star (L2) 2–1 Satyricon Nemesies AFC (L2)
Treacherous Cove AFC (L2) 2–1 Nuur Origins FC (L1)
Templar-Lune FC (L1) 0–1 Sporting Club Macofor (L2)
Nomad Brotherhood FC (S) 0–0 SC Cirith 01 (L1) (0–1 AET)
Baymar Lagune (L2) 5–4 Ramusok United II (L2)
Gorgoroth United (L2) 2–3 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC (L2)
Menoptera United (L2) 1–0 Carnessa County (L2)
Versiaville SC (H) 1–0 Buscari Bridge Force (L1)
Romstafar Outpost (L2) 0–0 Rhithlungwerddon Town (L2) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
FC Invierness 912 (L2) 1–0 Chittersbee Rangers (L1)
VfL Bolmenstadt (L2) 0–1 Pristine Forest (T)
Helfin Fief FC (S) 2–0 Tromsdale Town (L2)
Larkinham Town (T) 1–0 Na'Nidive Falcons (L2)
Klovstad Klub (L2) 3–0 Fayanora Pontonese (L2)
Somberlain FC (L2) 2–2 Duval Town (L2) (2–2 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Kalloroda United (L1) 2–0 Tierra Interstellar Wanderers (L2)
Glasbon SC (L2) 2–2 Sammet Ridge (L1) (2–4 AET)
FC Fejd (L2) 1–3 Gladsax Chariot FC (L2)
Grayslake (L2) 0–1 Lykathea City (L1)
Na'Malsille Mariners II (L2) 3–3 IFK Aldenskoett (H) (3–3 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Cape Dutch Copperheads (L2) 3–3 FC Fyrbyggnad (L2) (4–4 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Rexnor District 2 (L2) 1–0 Chamomile Town (L2)
CD Panteras Nueces (L2) 1–2 Zakhoro GCR (L1)
Crawford City FC II (L1) 1–0 Sporting Pirankoper (L1)
Club Toftir (L2) 0–0 Goldsoul FC (L2) (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Regéla United (S) 3–1 Atletisk Ostrad (T)
Jotungard 99 FC (L2) 0–1 Emerald Cove SC (L2)
Impera Town (L2) 0–1 Ajatarra Alligators (L2)
Cadonica United (L1) 0–0 OAS Royal FC II (L2) (2–0 AET)
Hassaburess Athletic (L2) 2–2 Murkwaamp Suns FC (L1) (2–2 AET) (1–4 pen.)
FC Kaldukosic (H) 3–0 IFK Karlsborg (L1)
Na'Malsille Mariners (H) 1–0 Morponte Fief (H)
Novia Alliance (L2) 0–6 Sontafe City (L1)
Ombra Castle (L2) 0–1 Ollston Town (L2)
Rexnor District 3 (T) 0–0 FC1. Richtofen Avalanche (L2) (1–0 AET)
AC Holmenkollen (H) 5–3 AFC Wernersburg (L1)
IFK Sokulldak (L2) 0–5 Tonsei Tumult (L1)
Gamlas North End (L2) 3–2 High Noon FC (L2)
Yellow Meadow Lynwood (L2) 1–2 Atletisk Surpronuk (T)
Rexnor District 9 (L2) 1–3 Real Azuris (H)
Talmusok City (L2) 0–2 Usk Town (T)
Drahva United (L2) 0–1 Östrad Rockets FC (L1)
Atletisk Kvelertak (L2) 2–4 Ramusok United (H)
Centus Serpents (H) 1–0 Ziemelu Skaida (S)
Drummond's FC (L2) 0–2 Meryuma Marshals (L1)
Orias-Kvissle SC (L2) 0–3 Gwerin Athletic (L1)
Atamac Wanderers (L1) 2–1 OAS Royal FC (H)
Sindo Crusaders (S) 0–0 Ingleton Town (L2) (0–0 AET) (5–3 pen.)
Dillinger Town (L2) 2–2 FC Flen (T) (4–2 AET)
Nabataea Town (L2) 2–1 Marinus City (L2)
Scarborough (L2) 1–0 Interstellar Östrad (L2)


Second Round

Salfa City (L1) 1–2 Flithby Town (L2)
Esterhollow Harbor (L1) 1–0 Tornline (L2)
Gwynt Tywyll (T) 0–0 AFC Obscura 98 (T) (0–0 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 1–0 Dusk Athletic (T)
FK Pentagram Pjattervid (L2) 1–4 West Gundar FC (S)
Sadenia Paladins (L2) 0–1 Stoneshore United (H)
FC Samotath (H) 3–2 Moggington County (L1)
Fevelo United (T) 0–1 Crawford City FC (H)
Thergothon Town (L2) 2–0 FC Kastanjestad (L2)
Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC (L2) 1–1 Atletico Oterro (L1) (1–2 AET)
Seryddwyr Aberaeron (L1) 0–0 White Tower FC (L1) (0–0 AET) (8–7 pen.)
Pelethas United (S) 6–1 Austentrapp City FC (L2)
Wiedna Town (L2) 1–5 Riverside Crew (T)
DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC (L2) 3–1 Scarromere FC (L2)
Zakhoro Aces (H) 4–1 SC Vronus 510 (L1)
Treftadaeth Alliance (S) 3–1 Piander Falls FC (L1)
Execo Station (L2) 0–0 SC Swamport (L2) (0–1 AET)
SC Torpedo Kejsarkona (L2) 0–1 Rexnor District 7 (L2)
Klyde II (L2) 0–2 Harlegan Rovers (L2)
Whitestone Athletic (L2) 1–4 Pardock Island (S)
Mintwick Marmots (L2) 0–2 Tamiat Town (L1)
Fort Archer (S) 0–0 Hagenheim South End (L1) (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Keenan Athletic (S) 2–0 AC Opjenheim (T)
FC Stellendam (L2) 2–1 Azure Lane FC (L2)
Dockery Union (L2) 1–0 Tranquility Treepolis (L2)
Klyde (H) 3–0 Hamlack Town (L1)
Cassandra Cosmopolitan (L1) 2–2 Yambridge FC (S) (2–4 AET)
Noths Castle (L2) 0–1 Eastweald (H)
Highlanders (L2) 0–2 Mallox (H)
East Devellin FC (L2) 0–2 Stortrommeby Town (L1)
IFK Nordön (L1) 1–0 FC Dynamo Kurbads (L2)
Keldin Town (L2) 1–2 IFK Sundsvall (S)
Goldstaff City (T) 3–0 New Hagenheim Canopy (L2)
Coppell City FC (L2) 1–0 Everlong FC (T)
Rexnor District 5 (L2) 0–2 Varvonti Firestorm (T)
Bergtatt Island Athletic (T) 0–2 Cassandra City (H)
Wealdheim Bards (L1) 3–0 Crawford Sharks SC (L2)
Sepultura (T) 1–0 Samaj FC (S)
Orion Wanderers (L1) 0–0 Wilmontsbloom Blue Star (L2) (0–0 AET) (3–0 pen.)
Treacherous Cove AFC (L2) 2–3 Sporting Club Macofor (L2)
SC Cirith 01 (L1) 2–1 Baymar Lagune (L2)
Kaldukosic Volmacht FC (L2) 1–0 Menoptera United (L2)
Versiaville SC (H) 0–0 Romstafar Outpost (L2) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
FC Invierness 912 (L2) 1–2 Pristine Forest (T)
Helfin Fief FC (S) 3–0 Larkinham Town (T)
Klovstad Klub (L2) 0–1 Somberlain FC (L2)
Kalloroda United (L1) 0–1 Sammet Ridge (L1)
Gladsax Chariot FC (L2) 0–0 Lykathea City (L1) (0–2 AET)
IFK Aldenskoett (H) 2–0 Cape Dutch Copperheads (L2)
Rexnor District 2 (L2) 0–3 Zakhoro GCR (L1)
Crawford City FC II (L1) 0–1 Club Toftir (L2)
Regéla United (S) 1–0 Emerald Cove SC (L2)
Ajatarra Alligators (L2) 1–2 Cadonica United (L1)
Murkwaamp Suns FC (L1) 2–1 FC Kaldukosic (H)
Na'Malsille Mariners (H) 2–0 Sontafe City (L1)
Ollston Town (L2) 0–4 Rexnor District 3 (T)
AC Holmenkollen (H) 2–2 Tonsei Tumult (L1) (2–3 AET)
Gamlas North End (L2) 2–3 Atletisk Surpronuk (T)
Real Azuris (H) 1–1 Usk Town (T) (1–1 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Östrad Rockets FC (L1) 1–1 Ramusok United (H) (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Centus Serpents (H) 0–0 Meryuma Marshals (L1) (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)

Gwerin Athletic (L1) 0–1 Atamac Wanderers (L1)
Sindo Crusaders (S) 1–0 Dillinger Town (L2)
Nabataea Town (L2) 0–1 Scarborough (L2)
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Globe Cup Group Stage, Matchday 2
Twentytwo Cacti (NFX) 1-0 Cassandra city

Contentious affair in 95X, as the two teams combined for 9 yellow cards. Twentytwo Cacti's Cosumarite d-mid Olaf Womack was unafraid to be his usual pesky self against his countrymen, disrupting the rhythms of Fleming and Kvanderwyk with his physicality. Cassandra City were unable to unlock Cacti's prickly defense, and Oregonia's 52nd minute goal courtesy of Alma Riverfront gave them the win.


SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 2
Tyrysier (PAS) 1-1 IFK Aldenskoett
The Holy Club (GGS) 1-2 Zakhoro Aces



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 9
Cassandra City 1–1 Eastweald
Morponte Fief 1–0 Mallox
Crawford City FC 1–0 FC Samotath
Centus Serpents 1–1 Ramusok United
OAS Royal FC 2–0 Stoneshore United
Zakhoro Aces 1–1 Real Azuris
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Klyde 2–1 FC Kaldukosic
Versiaville SC 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners

Sort of a tepid weekend. Only one game featured more than two goals total. A heavyweight slugfest between Cassandra City and Eastweald failed to live up to the billing, with both goals coming from the penalty spot. Morponte Fief's defense continued its streak of dominance, shutting out Mallox at home. Striker Lasse Hummel scored what must already be his third or fourth winner of the season, but credit must also be given to Alistair Redalen, who unselfishly slid the ball over to Hummel after beating Torsten Larson when he could've had a go himself. Some scoffed when Morponte promoted youth coach Lester Sorensen to the big chair, but he has the Riders riding high so far in joint-2nd alongside Eastweald with a combination of staunch defense and goals that are few in number, but timely and clutch. Sneaking into 1st place is AC Holmenkollen. The "small" club is punching above its weight once again, working some early-season magic for the third season in a row. Yet, here we are, surprised each time. Holmenkollen's pedigree for finding the best transfer window bargains is proven once again, underrated new arrivals Funanya Nwapa and Delwyth Jonferth making immense impact already. It was Jonferth who came on and scored the winner against IFK Aldenskoett in the 86th minute, nutmegging Edwin Mullins with her first sight of the ball. Meanwhile, Versiaville finally secured their first win of the season at the expense of their fellow underachievers from Na'Malsille. Asa Nemtheanga rose above Milford Wolfe to meet Myken Lael's 87th minute corner, and the ball ended up in the back of the net. The result switches the two clubs in 17th/18th. The poor start to the season is especially disappointing for the Na'Malsille Mariners, who expected to be top half contenders after securing Cosumar legend Paaron Petrov from the ANL and some other quality pieces. But Petrov has not made an impact to match the hoopla at all. He was completely neutralized by Augustine Breton in this game.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 10
Eastweald 6–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
FC Kaldukosic 1–2 Versiaville SC
IFK Aldenskoett 0–2 Klyde
Real Azuris 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Stoneshore United 1–1 Zakhoro Aces
Ramusok United 0–0 OAS Royal FC
FC Samotath 0–0 Centus Serpents
Mallox 2–1 Crawford City FC
Cassandra City 0–1 Morponte Fief

The Mariners' woes continue. They are essentially a punching bag for Eastweald at Old Weldenskirgen this week. Rory Den Hartog scored his first career hat trick for the Elves, while Belarmin Worsaw added a brace and Nolan Garcia also scored. Paaron Petrov finally opened his HarlighetLigan account with a beauty of an 18-yard curler, but the score was already 5-0 by that point. With AC Holmenkollen falling to Real Azuris, victim of a Ronan Bowditch screamer, Eastweald restore their position as league leaders. In other news, OAS Royal FC surprisingly looked the brighter of the two sides in the Major Ramusok Derby, but the scoreless deadlock could not be broken despite a litany of late chances. In an intriguing Mallox-Crawford battle with attacking vigor all around, it was a defender in Brandon Duguid who won the game for Mallox in the 73rd minute. Duguid came out of nowhere to slice forward into the box, and Randwë Nhatandal was aware enough to hit the ball into Duguid's path from the right so that the Brenecian could lash the ball low and hard past Perseus Theoklitos. Jimmy Kelly and Dmytro Kurosawa had scored in the first half. Both Mallox and CCFC have been inconsistent so far this season, but a good win like this might be enough to stoke a fire under the Tigers.



Globe Cup Group Stage, Matchday 3
Cassandra City 3-1 Ulsa (EUR)

City torch Ulsa at The Amphitheatre just a few days after being stunned there by Morponte Fief. Craig Sinclair scored first for Ulsa, but his 16th minute strike was overturned by goals from Jol Tortuu, Marcos Zelaya and Cedric Stock in the 41st, 48th and 80th minutes respectively. Beating a team full of Eura regulars is a big accomplishment, arguably the club's biggest in the UICA, but it continues a worrying pattern for the season: excellence abroad and deflation in HarlighetLigan.


SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 3
IFK Aldenskoett 1-3 Kagoshima Phoenix (COM)
Zakhoro Aces 2-2 Belrem (DRP)



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 11
Morponte Fief 1–0 Eastweald
Crawford City FC 1–1 Cassandra City
Centus Serpents 0–1 Mallox
OAS Royal FC 3–3 FC Samotath
Zakhoro Aces 1–1 Ramusok United
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 Stoneshore United
Klyde 1–3 Real Azuris
Versiaville SC 1–1 IFK Aldenskoett
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–2 FC Kaldukosic

Morponte Fief wrest the league lead away from Eastweald with yet another 1-0 win. Six of their eight wins have been by that scoreline, and they have conceded only five goals in eleven matches. Goalkeeper Alvar Hodson is having a career year at age 33. Their back line seems to be the perfect balance of youth (Sigurdsson, Festa) and experience (Skarasen, Bossard) and is playing together as a whole greater than the sum of its parts. It's heartening to see. It was the leader of the unit, Watfordian center back Coy Bossard, who scored the deciding goal against Eastweald: a half-volley from chest to boot off a Sarah Storrin free kick from the right. OmniTech Park's crowd full of striped butternut-and-brown shirts was shaking the place with their celebrations at the final whistle. Can they keep it up or is this run destined to fizzle? One club asking the same thing is FC Kaldukosic. FC Kal are in the midst of their most promising start to a season in recent memory, hovering near the UICA zone after Sunrisians Brian Litchmoor and Kevin Stabb both scored at Varela Road against the Mariners this week. But if FC Kal want to actually move up into the UICA spots, they'll need to displace dangerous Real Azuris. The Breakers were resplendent in the Klyde Isle Derby, running all over Klyde FC in a game that could've easily been worse than 3-1. Tolgus Trejagorran struck twice, once with each foot from nearly the same spot in the middle of the box, and Selena Aliena nabbed the closer after Anna Bowman's deflected goal briefly threatened a Klyde comeback. In another derby match, Mallox travelled from West Gellano to East Gellano to take on the club from the capital of Gellano Fief: the Centus Serpents. Somerset Road was rowdy as can be in anticipation of upsetting their more storied counterparts, but Jimmy Kelly shut their hopes down when brilliantly bent a shot in off the post from the far left side of the box in the fifth minute of stoppage time.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 12
Eastweald 4–0 FC Kaldukosic
IFK Aldenskoett 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Real Azuris 1–4 Versiaville SC
Stoneshore United 3–2 Klyde
Ramusok United 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
FC Samotath 2–0 Zakhoro Aces
Mallox 0–0 OAS Royal FC
Cassandra City 0–1 Centus Serpents
Morponte Fief 1–2 Crawford City FC

Panic time in Cassandra. The Reds have dropped into the relegation zone after the Centus-freaking-Serpents waltz into The Amphitheatre and make themselves at home, ultimately departing with a 1-0 victory thanks to young Clementine Nebelhorn's first ever HarlighetLigan goal. How is this the same team that took it to Ulsa just a week and a half ago? What is it with title defense campaigns in this league? Ramusok United last year and now Cassandra City this year...completely making a mess of it. At least they're not the Na'Malsille Mariners. The only top flight club from The Western Isles sunk to a new low this week when they got beat by newly-promoted and injury-plagued IFK Aldenskoett for their 10th loss of the campaign. With usual strike partner Falchion Hess-Olesen out with injury, Jess Capulet put in a great solo performance and tallied three points for IFK with a clinical strike on the break in the 12th minute. As usual, Na'Malsille showed no sign of matching. Oskar Montag and Adiyah Amenel look like they are playing a completely different game in the attack. Rumors are already starting to swirl of Alf Durand getting sacked for the second time in one calendar year. It's sad, really. Meanwhile Durand's replacement at Ramusok United, Gareth Bournemouth, has the Blues right back in the title race after a big win at home against crosstown little brothers AC Holmenkollen. It wasn't pretty, but Alberto Silva's stoppage time winner was sheer force-of-will. United are now just two points behind Holmenkollen and three behind league-leading Eastweald. The Elves were illustrious as ever this week, bulldozing FC Kaldukosic at home with goals from Rory Den Hartog, Tae Woo Miyori and twice Nolan Garcia. The Miklandian has really impressed as a super-sub. All four members of the Eastweald midfield had an assist, proving they can beat you from anywhere on the pitch.



Globe Cup Group Stage, Matchday 4
Ulsa (EUR) 1-1 Cassandra City

Cassandra City were not quite as effective in the rematch, but that's hardly surprising - Eura is a difficult place to play. Freddie Nolan gave Ulsa a 1-0 lead just seconds before half time but a stunning shot from distance, but Cosme tidied things up at 1-1 in the 70th minute with far-out shot of her own, a swerving low drive from the top of the box.


SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 4
Kagoshima Phoenix (COM) 0-1 IFK Aldenskoett
Belrem (DRP) 0-2 Zakhoro Aces



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 13
Crawford City FC 2–0 Eastweald
Centus Serpents 0–0 Morponte Fief
OAS Royal FC 2–2 Cassandra City
Zakhoro Aces 0–2 Mallox
AC Holmenkollen 1–1 FC Samotath
Klyde 0–1 Ramusok United
Versiaville SC 1–0 Stoneshore United
Na'Malsille Mariners 2–1 Real Azuris
FC Kaldukosic 4–0 IFK Aldenskoett

Don't look now, but Versiaville are unbeaten in their last five, their tedious start a distant memory by now. While that 4-1 victory over Real Azuris remains the clearest glimpse at their eventual potential, they looked quite good this week at home against Stoneshore United. Sure, they only won 1-0, but Stoneshore is a solid defensive unit and they forced Adren Stefansen to make five saves. Batto Vitolo midfielder Lauro Vela scored the only goal in the 40th minute, gliding past Antoon Chapman before cutting inside, putting Jorg Solberg on skates, and beating Stefansen at his near post. The Versian club is now in the safe zone for the first time this season. Down the west coast in Crawford, CCFC pulled off a massive win against Eastweald. As dynamic as Eastweald have looked this season, they've also looked vulnerable on the road. The Kim Coultan-Dmytro Kurosawa connection was their undoing on this day, as the Schottic playmaker and Sarrbian striker both found each other for goals. De Marisco and Eastweald's midfield platoon also had a really tough time breaking down Crawford's aggressive defense, as the Elephants kept determinedly closing down the space they thrive on. Now Morponte Fief are back at the top of the table by a point, continuing their weekly switch of position with Eastweald. Lester Sorensen's side really missed out on a chance to go a full three points up though, as they were held to a scoreless draw in Centus. In a primetime showdown of the arguably two "glitziest" clubs in the league, OAS Royal and Cassandra City put on an exciting show for on-hand King James and Queen Charlotte. The King's club struck first through Peter Wiggin in just the 3rd minute. The Taeshan forward emphatically found the back of the net to cap off a gorgeous sequence of passing that had been building up since first kickoff. Josie MacLean was ecstatic, but it turned to anger in the 36th minute when her squad conceded a headed equalizer to Reuben Limage. The whole game was free-flowing and evenly-matched, but to the consternation of fans at The Royal Palace it was Cassandra City that took the lead in the 70th minute. Brandybok cut into the box and beat Jaclyn Maris to Kyle Fleming's ball, side-footing it into the side-netting. The goal broke a tension that had been building for several minutes after a string of close chances by both teams. OAS Royal would not give up, however. Pablo Corderro sent The Palace into a frenzy in the 93rd minute when he juked past Kit Kvanderwyk and pulled up for a shot from 21 yards out. Its trajectory was perfect, arching into the top corner where Aaron Lloyd had no chance. What a moment for one of the finest Cosumarite midfielders of his generation! Cassandra City denied their bid to escape the relegation zone in crushing fashion.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 14
Eastweald 0–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Real Azuris 3–2 FC Kaldukosic
Stoneshore United 1–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
Ramusok United 2–0 Versiaville SC
FC Samotath 0–2 Klyde
Mallox 5–0 AC Holmenkollen
Cassandra City 6–0 Zakhoro Aces
Morponte Fief 0–2 OAS Royal FC
Crawford City FC 1–0 Centus Serpents

Well. News flash, this league is strange. All the top four except Ramusok United lose. Eastweald to IFK Aldenskoett of all clubs at home and AC Holmenkollen five-nil at Mallox. So the Blues usurp the lead for the first time this season. Their 2-0 disposal of Versiaville at home wasn't particularly eye-catching, with rather routine goals from Raphael Xodó and Seon Jin Kang, but it was illustrative of how Ramusok United has been the most steady and dependable performers over the course of the season. Their archrival Cassandra City has been the opposite, with form wildly varying between the Globe Cup and domestic league. But City sure (finally) looked good this week against the Aces. It was a 6-0 smash-and-grab at The Amphitheatre, where the fans have been desperate for something to cheer for lately. They surely got their money's worth in this one. Marcos Zelaya scored a world-class hat trick in the young superstar's finest performance yet. But then again, it was the Aces...who have fallen off tremendously since their good start. The most competitive match of the weekend took place down in Azuris. Real welcomed FC Kaldukosic to Massemord Stadium, and it was a true six-pointer as the sides began the day level on points in 5th/6th place, both eager to keep pace with the top four. Sean Fraser scored twice for Real Azuris to match FC Kaldukosic goals from Chris Hodges and Grenville Antonsson. It was knotted at 2-2 for an intense final 20 minutes, but old Real legend Ipier Ubuntu came off the bench for Tregajorran and scored the game-winning penalty in the 89th minute for the home side. Dagger. The pivotal result buoys the Breakers to within a point of the UICA zone and four points of Ramusok United, while sinking FC Kal to 8th.



Globe Cup Group Stage, Matchday 5
Nacional (VLD) 2-2 Cassandra City

In a tight group, Cassandra City could not afford to lose this game. Ron Bromwyn took a risk by resting a couple usual starters, but it worked out. A point on the road in Valladares will suffice. City are in 1st place with just one game left in the group.


SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 5
FC Cracken (TAE) 2-1 IFK Aldenskoett
Île-du-Capital (KRN) 2-2 Zakhoro Aces

Falchion Hess-Olesen scored for IFK in his return from injury, but it wasn't enough. They're not out of it yet, but Aldenskoett will need to win and have the other match go their way to advance on the final day of the group. The Aces are in slightly better position, their hard-earned point in Kernansquillec scoots them into 2nd (an advancing position) by a point.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 15
Centus Serpents 2–0 Eastweald
OAS Royal FC 2–1 Crawford City FC
Zakhoro Aces 0–0 Morponte Fief
AC Holmenkollen 2–0 Cassandra City
Klyde 3–0 Mallox
Versiaville SC 0–2 FC Samotath
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–2 Ramusok United
FC Kaldukosic 1–1 Stoneshore United
IFK Aldenskoett 3–1 Real Azuris

Eastweald have suddenly gone cold, losing their last three games. They've surrendered 1st place and very nearly surrendered UICA status in this spell. When you're losing 2-0 to Serpents, even if it's at Somerset Road, it's a worrying sign if you're Eastweald. Clementine Nebelhorn, of Dawchire Town last year, has given Serpents a spark since moving into the starting eleven. She scored again this week, along with Jonatan Stuttgart (the left back's first for Centus). You simply can't predict this league. Cassandra City loses again, this time to AC Holmenkollen, their fire seemingly suffocated by a Cedar Road crowd a third of the size of theirs at The Amphitheatre. Delwyth Jonferth carved up Ron Bromwyn's defense at will, Limage having a particularly poor game, scoring once and assisting Funanya Nwapa for the other. Holmenkollen move into 2nd, securing the City of Ramusok's hegemony over the top two spots. What's more, Real Azuris were completely unprepared for a fixture that had "trap game" written all over it: their trip to The Eagle's Nest in Aldenskoett. The young newly-promoted team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first half with some rapid counters, catching Azuris with their pants down in the back. Two converted by Jess Capulet and the other by Hess-Olesen. The Eagles were swirling and swarming around their Nest. Tolgus Tregajorran turned back the clock with a wonderful solo effort bent around Molly Killanen in the second half, but it didn't inspire a comeback. They're far from safe, but IFK Aldenskoett in 11th have exceeded expectations so far with their fighting spirit and quiet confidence. Klyde also got a big win to get their season back on track this week, defending The Klyde Sportsplex well against favored Mallox. Freeman Lebo bullied his way past Brandon Duguid and practically walked it into the goal to kick things off, and Candi Winter scored twice on either side of half time to finalize the 3-0 scoreline. It's probably the first time in the Kernansquillec left back's long career that she's scored twice in one game...or even in one month!



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 16
Eastweald 6–3 Real Azuris
Stoneshore United 1–3 IFK Aldenskoett
Ramusok United 0–0 FC Kaldukosic
FC Samotath 0–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
Mallox 2–1 Versiaville SC
Cassandra City 2–2 Klyde
Morponte Fief 1–1 AC Holmenkollen
Crawford City FC 1–3 Zakhoro Aces
Centus Serpents 0–0 OAS Royal FC

Scoring bonanza at Old Weldenskirgen! Eastweald fans are probably used to games like these this season, but a good 'ole 6-3 never fails to get the blood pumping for the rest of us! That's what happens when you put the two most exciting attacks in the league together in an environment as exhilarating as Old Weldenskirgen. Eastweald took a 2-0 lead early on (Worsaw, Den Hartog), then the clubs traded additional goals before half time (Fenwick for Eastweald, Fraser for Azuris) to make it 3-1 at the break. The second half began with an astonishing twenty minutes without a goal, but Real Azuris closed the gap to 3-2 in the 67th minute when Quebecois fullback Santeri Venidos headed in a corner. It seemed like audiences across Cosumar would be treated to a tense finish, but Eastweald proceeded to whip in three goals in the final 16 minutes. Pacy trump-card striker Nolan Garcia came on and scored two, with a second for Belarmin Worsaw spliced in between. Real Azuris manager Lujendra Mescalin has been handed a one-game suspension by the FSF for comically throwing a chair in anger after the fifth goal. As tenuous as their defense has been at times, Eastweald remain in strong contention for the title since no one else is running away with it. Look around. Ramusok United tied FC Kaldukosic in the battle of Cosumar's two biggest metropolises, Cassandra City can't buy a win, and Morponte Fief and AC Holmenkollen could only split the points this week.



Globe Cup Group Stage, Matchday 6
Cassandra City 3-1 Twentytwo Cacti (NFX)

They're through! Cassandra City become just the second Cosumarite club to advance into the Globe Cup's final knockout rounds - and the first to win their group. They were hell-bent on scoring against Twentytwo Cacti, conservatism be damned, and got goals from Marcos Zelaya, Justinian Grimswald and Brandybok on the big stage. Where the hell is this in the league?


SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 6
IFK Aldenskoett 0-1 Tyrysier (PAS)
Zakhoro Aces 2-2 The Holy Club (GGS)

IFK needed to win but don't, crumbling at home to stiff Pasargan competition. The Aces have a scare from The Holy Club, who they beat handily last time, but survive and advance in the end. Giona Ancarlo was the savior with an 80th minute equalizer. The Aces made it this far in the SBCC thee years ago, but bowed out in the Round of 16. This time, manager Šimon Holguín seeks to go farther.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 17
OAS Royal FC 3–0 Eastweald
Zakhoro Aces 0–2 Centus Serpents
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 Crawford City FC
Klyde 1–0 Morponte Fief
Versiaville SC 1–0 Cassandra City
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–0 Mallox
FC Kaldukosic 3–1 FC Samotath
IFK Aldenskoett 1–2 Ramusok United
Real Azuris 1–1 Stoneshore United

Ram Utd and Holmenkollen get big wins. These Ramusok-based clubs have started to drift away from the rest of the pack. United needed a goal from late substitute Elena Culbreth to escape The Eagles' Nest with a win, but it's another result for Gareth Bournemouth. Holmenkollen produced a more impressive win against visiting Crawford City FC. Nova Anglicana's Brock Mattox did a fantastic job of making life difficult for Kim Coultan, and Adnan Valerikssen scored the only goal in the 31st minute on a flying header off countryman Marco Luna's long cross. Fun fact: AC Holmenkollen are somehow in 2nd place despite having a GD of zero. Don't ask me how that's possible. In the capitol district of Ramusok, OAS Royal FC aren't too far behind their above two counterparts after treating their fans to a 3-0 (Paysinger, Wiggin, Årud) triumph over Eastweald. That's a massive win for Josie MacLean and the club. "We'll definitely head into the midseason break with a sweet taste in our mouths," MacLean said. In another notable results from the weekend, Cassandra City were unable to use their Globe Cup achievement as fuel to build some momentum back home, coming out completely flat at Versiaville Pavilion and basically quitting after conceding a 12th minute goal to Fingal Altimimy. Disgraceful. If Ron Bromwyn wasn't retiring/dying after this season anyways, he probably would've been fired for this one. Like it or not, Cassandra City are...*gulp*...in a relegation battle. This was a big match as Versiaville SC is a key combatant in that battle.




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HARLIGHET LIGAN          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Ramusok United 17 10 5 2 28 16 +12 35
2 Image AC Holmenkollen 17 10 2 5 24 24 0 32
3 Image Eastweald 17 9 1 7 34 29 +5 28
4 Image Morponte Fief 17 8 4 5 13 11 +2 28
5 Image Mallox 17 8 3 6 21 14 +7 27
6 Image OAS Royal FC 17 7 6 4 24 18 +6 27
7 Image FC Kaldukosic 17 8 2 7 26 24 +2 26
8 Image Real Azuris 17 7 4 6 33 35 −2 25
9 Image Klyde 17 7 3 7 21 19 +2 24
10 Image Centus Serpents 17 5 8 4 11 8 +3 23
11 Image Crawford City FC 17 6 5 6 26 25 +1 23
12 Image IFK Aldenskoett 17 7 2 8 22 25 −3 23
13 Image Zakhoro Aces 17 5 5 7 16 25 −9 20
14 Image FC Samotath 17 5 4 8 25 27 −2 19
15 Image Versiaville SC 17 5 4 8 15 18 −3 19
16 Image Stoneshore United 17 4 5 8 14 21 −7 17
17 Image Cassandra City 17 4 4 9 30 30 0 16
18 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 17 3 3 11 11 25 −14 12






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West Gundar have surged in front at the break thanks to the stellar play of, well, everybody, but particularly Mark Hallen and Mursill Lubiflor. Klyde Heritage have been on the cusp of promotion for years, and in 2nd with the division's best defense, are positioned better than ever to finally make it a reality down the home stretch. Samaj still lurk in third, scoring goals by the bucketload. Isadora Xenophon really is too good for the Cosumarite second division.

SEKUNDAR LIGAN           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image West Gundar FC 17 8 7 2 31 22 +9 31
2 Image Klyde Heritage FC 17 8 6 3 23 12 +11 30
3 Image Samaj FC 17 8 5 4 36 31 +5 29
4 Image Olask Islanders 17 9 2 6 19 15 +4 29
5 Image Yambridge FC 17 8 3 6 39 31 +8 27
6 Image Helfin Fief 17 8 3 6 30 25 +5 27
7 Image Pelethas United 17 7 6 4 26 21 +5 27
8 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 17 7 4 6 29 23 +6 25
9 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 17 7 4 6 29 32 −3 25
10 Image Fort Archer 17 6 6 5 27 26 +1 24
11 Image Keenan Athletic 17 6 3 8 24 28 −4 21
12 Image IFK Sundsvall 17 5 6 6 28 34 −6 21
13 Image Pardock Island 17 4 7 6 21 24 −3 19
14 Image Ziemelu Skaida 17 5 4 8 29 37 −8 19
15 Image Sarmon FC 17 5 3 9 30 36 −6 18
16 Image Sindo Crusaders 17 4 4 9 28 41 −13 16
17 Image Regéla United 17 2 8 7 31 35 −4 14
18 Image Dawchire Town 17 3 5 9 29 36 −7 14






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Portsmouth are running away with it with their extremely young team. They were tricky last season with their raw ability, but they have really blossomed to full fruition here in 1004. There are at least five players on this roster who will be snapped up by big Harlighet Ligan clubs in the near future. Bergtatt Isle Athletic and Pristine Forest look the best of the clubs challenging for that second automatic promotion spot, though Rexnor 3 are still hanging around thanks to ICMI's quest to bankroll them through the divisions. It's tight at the bottom too. Dusk Athletic, who were in SekundarLigan just last season, look to be in real trouble of back-to-back relegations into Lower League obscurity.

TREDJE LIGAN               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Portsmouth FC 21 16 4 1 32 7 +25 52
2 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 21 14 1 6 36 22 +14 43
3 Image Pristine Forest 21 12 5 4 42 27 +15 41
4 Image FC Flen 21 11 6 4 43 27 +16 39
5 Image Rexnor District 3 21 10 7 4 40 30 +10 37
6 Image Goldstaff City 21 11 2 8 28 23 +5 35
7 Image Sepultura 21 9 6 6 29 23 +6 33
8 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 21 9 5 7 30 31 −1 32
9 Image Varvonti Firestorm 21 8 7 6 32 28 +4 31
10 Image Riverside Crew 21 9 4 8 23 20 +3 31
11 Image AFC Obscura 98 21 7 6 8 39 38 +1 27
12 Image Atletisk Östrad 21 8 3 10 19 27 −8 27
13 Image Everlong FC 21 6 8 7 27 26 +1 26
14 Image Gwynt Tywyll 21 5 9 7 41 45 −4 24
15 Image Noumen Town 21 3 13 5 22 27 −5 22
16 Image Larkinham Town 21 5 6 10 36 44 −8 21
17 Image AC Opjenheim 21 4 8 9 36 47 −11 20
18 Image Fevelo United 21 4 7 10 42 53 −11 19
19 Image Dusk Athletic 21 3 9 9 22 30 −8 18
20 Image Usk Town 21 4 5 12 30 44 −14 17
21 Image East Ellum 21 4 5 12 19 37 −18 17
22 Image Ciems Mungonduvia 21 3 6 12 16 28 −12 15








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League represented in parenthesis (H-->S-->T-->L1-->L2), major upsets and high-profile clashes bolded.

Third Round

Flithby Town (L2) 0–0 Esterhollow Harbor (L1) (0–0 AET) (3–1 pen.)
AFC Obscura 98 (T) 2–4 Olympique Sur Mer (L2)
West Gundar FC (S) 0–1 Stoneshore United (H)
FC Samotath (H) 2–3 Crawford City FC (H)
Thergothon Town (L2) 1–1 Atletico Oterro (L1) (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Seryddwyr Aberaeron (L1) 2–4 Pelethas United (S)
Riverside Crew (T) 5–1 DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC (L2)
Zakhoro Aces (H) 2–1 Treftadaeth Alliance (S)
SC Swamport (L2) 4–1 Rexnor District 7 (L2)
Harlegan Rovers (L2) 1–3 Pardock Island (S)
Tamiat Town (L1) 3–3 Fort Archer (S) (3–3 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Keenan Athletic (S) 1–0 FC Stellendam (L2)
Dockery Union (L2) 2–1 Klyde (H)
Yambridge FC (S) 1–0 Eastweald (H)

Mallox (H) 2–0 Stortrommeby Town (L1)
IFK Nordön (L1) 1–1 IFK Sundsvall (S) (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Goldstaff City (T) 0–1 Coppell City FC (L2)
Varvonti Firestorm (T) 2–3 Cassandra City (H)
Wealdheim Bards (L1) 1–0 Sepultura (T)
Orion Wanderers (L1) 1–0 Sporting Club Macofor (L2)
SC Cirith 01 (L1) 2–0 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC (L2)
Romstafar Outpost (L2) 0–4 Pristine Forest (T)
Helfin Fief FC (S) 0–0 Somberlain FC (L2) (0–1 AET)
Sammet Ridge (L1) 2–3 Lykathea City (L1)
IFK Aldenskoett (H) 2–0 Zakhoro GCR (L1)
Club Toftir (L2) 1–2 Regéla United (S)
Cadonica United (L1) 0–0 Murkwaamp Suns FC (L1) (1–0 AET)
Na'Malsille Mariners (H) 4–2 Rexnor District 3 (T)
Tonsei Tumult (L1) 3–3 Atletisk Surpronuk (T) (4–3 AET)
Real Azuris (H) 0–1 Östrad Rockets FC (L1)
Meryuma Marshals (L1) 1–0 Atamac Wanderers (L1)
Sindo Crusaders (S) 0–0 Scarborough (L2) (0–1 AET)


Fourth Round

Flithby Town (L2) 1–0 Olympique Sur Mer (L2)
Stoneshore United (H) 2–0 Crawford City FC (H)
Thergothon Town (L2) 0–0 Pelethas United (S) (0–1 AET)
Riverside Crew (T) 1–2 Zakhoro Aces (H)
SC Swamport (L2) 0–4 Pardock Island (S)
Fort Archer (S) 1–1 Keenan Athletic (S) (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Dockery Union (L2) 2–5 Yambridge FC (S)
Mallox (H) 1–0 IFK Sundsvall (S)
Coppell City FC (L2) 1–4 Cassandra City (H)
Wealdheim Bards (L1) 3–2 Orion Wanderers (L1)
SC Cirith 01 (L1) 1–3 Pristine Forest (T)
Somberlain FC (L2) 0–0 Lykathea City (L1) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
IFK Aldenskoett (H) 3–3 Regéla United (S) (3–3 AET) (7–8 pen.)
Cadonica United (L1) 1–2 Na'Malsille Mariners (H)
Tonsei Tumult (L1) 1–0 Östrad Rockets FC (L1)
Meryuma Marshals (L1) 1–0 Scarborough (L2)
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AOCL Qualifying Round
(COS)            Cassandra City    5–2    Sayyaf                    (IBX)   4-2   1–0

The Reds started a full-strength team for the first leg, but a 3-0 lead after twenty minutes allowed them to field their reserves for the remainder of the round. Of all the youngsters that gained valuable experience against the Ibexian champions, teenage Yttribian striker Finley Rosza shined the most. The 16-year-old scored the only goal of the away leg. Onwards to the group stage.


AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 1
Fligsive FC (TCU) 1-1 Cassandra City

A draw away at one of the elite clubs in Atlantian Oceania is not a bad result at all. The former LigAnaia champions got their huge stadium buzzing with a brilliant 19th minute goal, but their momentum fizzled out in the second half and Cassandra City were able to bag an 86th minute equalizer when Jol Tortuu bent a shot around their poorly-positioned goalkeeper.


Cygnus Cup First Round, First Leg
Klyde 2-0 New Belfast Warriors (SCT)

The exploits of Alexander Pearce and Kathryn Kvanderwyk have turned many Cosumarites' heads towards Schottia. Schottic football is growing by leaps and bounds each year, but this game proved that the Harlighet Ligan is still a few steps ahead. Klyde and Warriors occupy a similar status in their respective leagues, but Klyde had an extra bit of quality that New Belfast clearly lacked - and it won the game for the Doves. Ivan Archic has been prolific in Schottia, scoring 20 goals for New Belfast Warriors last season, but he was hardly a factor in this one thanks to the hard work of Rult Frampton and Tham Kerric. In contrast, both of Klyde's starting strikers (Lebo, Bowman) scored in the 2-0 victory.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 18
Eastweald 3–0 Stoneshore United
Real Azuris 1–0 Ramusok United
IFK Aldenskoett 0–3 FC Samotath
FC Kaldukosic 2–0 Mallox
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–0 Cassandra City
Versiaville SC 0–1 Morponte Fief
Klyde 0–0 Crawford City FC
AC Holmenkollen 2–2 Centus Serpents
Zakhoro Aces 1–1 OAS Royal FC

With their 2-0 win over Mallox, FC Kaldukosik sent out a message: they are for real, they are legitimate UICA contenders this year. In the 20th minute, Dean Harold McSaunders split Brandon Duguid and Torsten Larson with a lovely delicate through ball into the box, which Chris Hodges rounded onto the end of and slipped past Calogero Metz. The final fifteen minutes of the game were frantic, as Mallox launched wave after wave of pressure, desperate for an equalizer. Leviathan Arena was on its toes, but the nerves were relieved when center back Kamron Gurrevitz soared to meet the ball for a game-clinching header in the 89th minute. The sheer velocity he put on a ball that seemed to hang in the air for ages was startling. As FC Kal closed the gap in 5th, the teams directly above them closed the gap on the top two. Ramusok United and AC Holmenkollen both dropped points today, allowing Eastweald and Morponte Fief to retighten the race with respective wins over bottom-four teams Stoneshore United and Versiaville SC. The fact that Stoneshore United are languishing in 16th is surprising to many. Their once-vaunted defense has taken a step back this year, hinting that the departed Mabry Jean Lowry may have been more integral than people realized, while the attacking players like Sam Herbjornsrud have struggled to make up the difference with a midfield lacking in creativity behind them. Yet somehow they're still ahead of the defending champions, Cassandra City. The Reds' poor fortune in the Harlighet Ligan seems it will never end, the latest inexplicable result being a 1-0 defeat out west to Na'Malsille. Adiyah Amenel got on the scoresheet in the 38th minute when his rushed shot was luckily deflected behind Aaron Lloyd by defender Reuben Limage.



Cygnus Cup First Round, Second Leg
New Belfast Warriors (SCT) 0-0 Klyde

Cup Winners' Cup action continues! Dreary match in dreary weather as ninety straight minutes of sideways rain prevented either side from getting much going. The most exciting thing for Klyde fans who bothered to watch was a couple great saves made by reserve keeper Elton Alo. They're through to the second round 2-0 on aggregate.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 19
Zakhoro Aces 0–0 Eastweald
OAS Royal FC 1–2 AC Holmenkollen
Centus Serpents 0–1 Klyde
Crawford City FC 1–1 Versiaville SC
Morponte Fief 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Cassandra City 5–0 FC Kaldukosic
Mallox 2–1 IFK Aldenskoett
FC Samotath 0–3 Real Azuris
Ramusok United 2–2 Stoneshore United

Ron Bromwyn made a statement to his struggling Cassandra City team by benching some regular starters who performed poorly against Na'Malsille last week. Yuri Makarov, Justinian Grimswald, Reuben Limage. Evidently, the rest of the team got the message. They proceeded to unleash all the good football that had been missing over the last two months onto poor FC Kaldukosic, squashing the inkling of belief FC Kal had started to build. Damien Arragne scored twice in a rare start, abusing young defender Brian Litchmoor both times, and Jol Tortuu, Cosme and Kyle Fleming also all added on. The defenders that stepped up from the bench, Klaus Minkowski and teenager Bacary Na'Kale, did an impeccable job as well. It's sad that Ron Bromwyn's final year won't end in the blaze of glory many had hoped for, but there's still time to salvage a semi-respectable season out of this. The rest of the weekend's headlines were dominated by a pair of rivalry matches: The West Coast Clash between Crawford and Versiaville, and an old-school Ramusok/Stoneshore showdown. Both matches were fun ones to watch, but neither one was able to produce a winner. In Crawford, the home supporters vigorously applauded the referee for awarding the penalty that allowed Dmytro Kurosawa to equalize in the 65th minute, though replays revealed that Kim Coultan had made a meal of minimal contact from Violante Funke. In Ramusok, the Greys showed remarkable fortitude in continuing to fight amidst a 12th minute 2-0 deficit, finally clawing back with goals in the 68th and 81st minutes...to the dismay of just about everyone at FireRiver Arena. Ramusok United dropped points for the second straight week, allowing AC Holmenkollen to draw even with them on points in 1st after the Cedars upset OAS Royal at The Royal Palace.



AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 2
Cassandra City 1-0 Cednia Beach AFC (TUR)

The AOCL Group of Death: Another opponent with significant UICA cred. Another good result! Jol Tortuu was the hero in this one. Marcos Zelaya drove the ball hard across the face of goal from the left, and Tortuu was able to poke it home.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 20
Eastweald 4–1 Ramusok United
Stoneshore United 0–1 FC Samotath
Real Azuris 1–0 Mallox
IFK Aldenskoett 2–5 Cassandra City
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 Morponte Fief
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–1 Crawford City FC
Versiaville SC 0–0 Centus Serpents
Klyde 1–0 OAS Royal FC
AC Holmenkollen 1–2 Zakhoro Aces

I can't believe the parity in this league. The top three (Ram U, Holmenkollen, Morponte) all lose. 4th and 5th (Real, Eastweald) both win. The result? The top five are now all within two points of each other. This season is more "up for grabs" than any I can remember in history at this juncture. The leaders this week could easily be out of the top four next week. Eastweald's stock probably rose the most this week. Old Weldenskirgen is their fortress and they defended it with valor against their league-leading invaders, slaying them with goals from Belarmin Worsaw (twice), Jaylen Ballard and Jo de Marisco. But to win the title, they will need to find that home form on the road. They've had some incredible wins, but most have come inside the walls of Old Weldenskirgen. Real Azuris have also surged as of late, defeating Mallox 1-0 after dealing the same scoreline to Ram Utd last week. But surprisingly, they aren't getting it done with their high-powered attacking arsenal... but with solid defense. Rod Fermer has experienced a resurgence of the form that made him a Chiata international in his younger years, and Rhys Dundalk is playing better than we've seen since at Chatswood. What's more, it was a defender in Quebecois fullback Santeri Venidos who scored the winner against Mallox this week (assist courtesy of Andreas Cromwell). Speaking of winners, Nazeau Roga's against Stoneshore United this week will be a candidate for Goal of the Season. He brought down Geddy Shrowder's long lob from the back with a masterful first touch, spun past Willy Arntz and looped the shot in under the crossbar.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 21
AC Holmenkollen 1–2 Eastweald
Zakhoro Aces 0–1 Klyde
OAS Royal FC 0–1 Versiaville SC
Centus Serpents 0–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
Crawford City FC 4–1 FC Kaldukosic
Morponte Fief 0–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Cassandra City 0–1 Real Azuris
Mallox 1–4 Stoneshore United
FC Samotath 5–1 Ramusok United

Ramusok United and AC Holmenkollen's cold streaks continue. United are annihilated in Samotath (Roga and Rush both scored twice), and Holmenkollen succumb to a forceful Eastweald onslaught at home despite a valiant defensive effort. Holmenkollen hardly saw the ball in this game as Jo de Marisco and Rook Fenwick constantly kept Eastweald's midfield engine churning and Orion Black thwarted any Holmenkollen attempts to shortcut a ball over the top. Indeed the Elves played gorgeous football at Cedar Road, Belarmin Worsaw being the beneficiary for both goals - which came on either end of an Ashrav Dev penalty. Just like that, Eastweald are back top and the first club to reach 12 wins. The upheaval didn't stop there. Real Azuris have leapt all the way to 2nd (a brand new top two) after downing Cassandra City with a 39th minute Tolgus Tregajorran strike. The Apoxian has had a quiet few weeks, his great start gradually tapering off, but it looks like he's now warming up for this critical stretch of the season. Even amidst City's disaster of a campaign, The Amphitheatre is still as tough a place to play as any in this league. Good win for Real. For real. Any equally big win was had by last-place Na'Malsille as they scramble to not be left in the dust. But thanks to Oskar Montag's goal off a Petrov free kick in Centus, the Mariners are still just a small resurgence away from safety. The Serpents themselves have overachieved this season, but are oppositely a small dry-spell away from danger. This HarlighetLigan is just as tight at the bottom as it is at the top. Because of how close everything is, even managers under intense pressure (like at under-performing CCFC and OAS) are unlikely to be sacked because the table positions are so volatile right now. A team in the bottom half can string a few wins together and find themselves in the UICA hunt.



AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 3
Montreal Koreana (QUE) 0-0 Cassandra City

Cygnus Cup Round of 16, First Leg
Coohen City FC (ZEN) 0-0 Klyde

Snooze. Neither Cassandra City nor Klyde FC are able to gain any advantage in their first meeting with their respective opponents. Montreal Koreana are having a good season in LigAnaia, but they're pretty dour even at home in this one.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 22
Eastweald 1–3 FC Samotath
Ramusok United 0–1 Mallox
Stoneshore United 1–0 Cassandra City
Real Azuris 1–0 Morponte Fief
IFK Aldenskoett 0–1 Crawford City FC
FC Kaldukosic 1–1 Centus Serpents
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–1 OAS Royal FC
Versiaville SC 1–0 Zakhoro Aces
Klyde 0–0 AC Holmenkollen

The nightmare just won't end for Ron Bromwyn and Cassandra City. This week they seemed to be well on their way to a hard-earned point or three. They were running the show down in Stoneshore for 75 minutes but were still empty-handed. Then, a chilly rain that swept in over the final 15 minutes seemed to invigorate the team in the grey shirts. Despite hardly having had to shift his weight at all thus far, Cassandra City keeper Aaron Lloyd was beaten by a wonder-strike from Pato Yamaguchi in the 86th minute. Completely against the run of play. Stoneshore United defender Antoon Chapman's desperate clearance ended up being a hell of a pass, as it fell for substitute striker Yamaguchi in a patch of open space on the left about 35 yards from goal. Yamaguchi took one look up the field, before hammering a first-time shot past Cedric Stock and up-and-over Lloyd. One-in-a-million and it went in. SweetHaven Stadium in an uproar. Yamaguchi blowing kisses to the fans. Cassandra City in disbelief, again. With the win, Douglas Tibet's Stoneshore United move ahead of Cassandra City into 15th place, dumping the Reds into the automatic relegation zone. "I keep thinking I'll wake up, check my phone and see us at the top of the table, and go tell the lads about the crazy dream I had. But no, it's real, and we must pull ourselves together," captain Kyle Fleming said. For Real Azuris, it's a much happier dream at the moment. The Pride of South Klyde are atop the HarlighetLigan for the first time this season after shutting down Lasse Hummel and Morponte Fief at home, 1-0. In the 73rd minute, Tolgus Tregajorran flashed some more of his vintage World Cup 67 form by gracefully taking a sublime Sean Fraser pass in stride and sneaking a ball inside the left post through a crowd from the top of the box. On a weekend where teams across Cosumar were struggling to find the back of the net more than once, the lone exception was found at Old Weldenskirgen......but not by its beloved Eastweald. FC Samotath helped Real Azuris dethrone the Elves by bagging a triple in front of the sea of yellow and green on hand. Two for Nazeau Roga, both assisted by the savvy Jean-Pierre Mons, and one for Otto Rush. Elsewhere, Mallox's big win on the back of a Petri Hansen PK panenka sees the four-time champs back within one match of the top four.



AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 4
Cassandra City 2-1 Montreal Koreana (QUE)

The Reds continue to shine in regional competition, thwarting Montreal with goals eight minutes into either half from Marcos Zelaya and Brandybok. Korean's iffy stoppage-time penalty was merely a consolation prize from the referee. "I'm thrilled to have scored against the biggest club from my home country," Zelaya enthused post-match.


Cygnus Cup Round of 16, Second Leg
Klyde 4-2 Coohen City FC (ZEN)

The second leg was a night and day difference from the scoreless first leg. Coohen City FC scored first in just the sixth minute, a crucial away goal from fullback Nivo, but Klyde FC would equalize by the 12th minute on a scrappy Freeman Lebo tap-in and pull ahead 2-1 just before halftime on a Candi Winter header. The lower-midtable Zenician side would take the advantage back with a 70th minute equalizer of their own, but the Doves would erase by scoring just four minutes later (Bowman) and again in the dying breaths of stoppage time (Kaspian). The Doves advance to the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners' Cup.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 23
Klyde 1–0 Eastweald
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 Versiaville SC
Zakhoro Aces 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
OAS Royal FC 3–1 FC Kaldukosic
Centus Serpents 0–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Crawford City FC 0–2 Real Azuris
Morponte Fief 1–0 Stoneshore United
Cassandra City 0–1 Ramusok United
Mallox 0–1 FC Samotath

Crawford City FC may have regressed since their breakout year of 1003, but traveling to Orangi Stadium to play a team hungry for a win was in no way an easy task for current league leaders Real Azuris. But the Breakers showed they might just have what it takes to bring a third trophy back to Azuris, fighting past the Elephants 2-0. Real are obviously going to score goals (Fraser and Jorgensen today), but the improvement of their defense is the real source of their recent run up the table. This makes not one, not two, not three ... SIX straight shutouts. Against teams like CCFC, Ramusok United and Cassandra City with big-budget attacking talent. Teenage defender Torbjörn Jorgensen has injected life into their back line since cracking the starting lineup, and now veterans like Rhys Dundalk and Santeri Venidos are suddenly playing like spry youngsters again too! The Doves of Klyde FC are soaring with confidence too. After their Cygnus Cup triumph in midweek, Jorginho's squad returned home to The Klyde Sportsplex and valiantly warded off an Eastweald side desperate to regain a foothold to halt their downward slippage. Though Henrique Ventura was intent on lambasting the referees for Belarmin Worsaw's 25th minute goal that was wrongfully called offside, his team sealed its own undoing by gifting Anna Bowman an early separator in the 7th minute with sloppy passing in their own third. Tae Woo Miyori panicked way too easily for a player of his experience when pressured by Benjamin Clucke. Klyde have been known to start hot and fade down the stretch in recent years, but they seem to be trying the opposite pattern this season. With this win, they draw even with Eastweald on points in 4th place. Returning to the UICA would be a huge coup for a club that lost a top player in Neil Bravo. Lenka Skarsgaard has filled in admirably in between Lyyli Silvén and Lucius Kaspian in the midfield. Meanwhile, AC Holmenkollen quietly continue to rack up results, this week repelling visitors from Versiaville with an immaculate Taddeo Loredan header.



Globe Cup First Knockout Round, First Leg
Violence Chariots (NPH) 1-1 Cassandra City

UICA soccer returns! Knockout rounds! Ron Bromwyn will be satisfied with a draw and an away goal in Cassandra City's visit to The Scythes. Adnan Szalai was masterful for the Nepharim side and scored the opening goal, but he didn't have much help. The Reds defended well after Szalai's goal and got the goal they needed in the 52nd minute when Damien Arragne (starting in place of resting Jol Tortuu) propelled Kyle Fleming's inch-perfect cross past Maxine Edelgrau with a diving header. "Yes, it's good to be back in Nephara," Arragne said with his Sicoutimont accent through a grin.


SBCC Round of 16, First Leg
Zakhoro Aces 1-1 AS Vaud (VLD)

Same result for the Aces, but they won't be quite as pleased, having conceded an 80th minute equalizer at home. Valladar competition or not, there's no excuse for such lazy defending in the final ten minutes of a UICA match.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 24
Eastweald 3–1 Mallox
FC Samotath 1–0 Cassandra City
Ramusok United 1–0 Morponte Fief
Stoneshore United 2–1 Crawford City FC
Real Azuris 4–2 Centus Serpents
IFK Aldenskoett 1–0 OAS Royal FC
FC Kaldukosic 2–1 Zakhoro Aces
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Versiaville SC 0–1 Klyde

Gellano Fief Derby! Mallox & Eastweald is a HarlighetLigan classic, and this one lived up to its primetime billing. Old Weldenskirgen was as lively as ever, the fans' songs echoing 30 minutes before first kick and 30 minutes after the final whistle. Their beloved Eastweald fell into a 1-0 hole in the 16th minute when Petri Hansen shredded their left flank with his lethal combination of pace and skill before rifling past Golden Rand to her near post. But hope would be restored after Tremain Williams won a free kick from the right side of the box just before the break. He took the set-piece himself and picked out at the far post the big shiny head of Jaylen Ballard, who simply had to nod it in. The game really opened up in the second half, space everywhere, and both Metz and Rand were instrumental in goal with three saves each to keep it at 1-1. But it was the home side, lifted by the East Wing's passionate chants, that would eventually break through in the 78th minute. Calogero Metz was left helpless as Belarmin Worsaw slotted around him to the far post after dancing his way past Jorn Ombudsman. Eastweald's triumph over their oldest foe was made even sweeter when Tremain Williams scored in stoppage time, bagging a goal to match his assist. Credit to Rook Fenwick for finding his run with a most incisive pass. Eastweald were unable to gain any ground, however, remaining in 3rd as leaders Real Azuris and Ramusok United also won. Azuris' shutout streak came to an end against Serpents of all teams, but it's okay because Tolgus Tregajorran scored a hat trick. Oh yeah, and Cassandra City lost 1-0 again, but we feel that's hardly news at this point. The defending champions, and consensus choice to repeat, are now in last place. They haven't scored in four matches. What hath they done to provoke xkoranate The Football Gods to this incomprehensible extreme? It's completely unprecedented and mind-boggling how it is even possible.


Globe Cup First Knockout Round, Second Leg
Cassandra City 0-2 Violence Chariots (NPH)

Cassandra City finally bow out of the Globe Cup. Szalai was brilliant again for Violence Chariots, but the difference this time is that so was Asher Voeller. It was a good run, but the Reds need the rest if they're going to make a run to escape relegation and keep competing in the AOCL.


SBCC Round of 16, Second Leg
AS Vaud (VLD) 1-2 Zakhoro Aces

Hey! Cosumar isn't done with the UICA yet! The Aces manage to travel to Valladares and upend AS Vaud. The Aces struck first in the 39th minute through Stian Mac Pharlain, but Vaud struck in the 66th minute to seemingly set things up for sudden death. But Zakhoro took the lead for good in the 77th minute on Marcel Payet's fantastic strike from distance. The Semar is primarly a defensive player, but he really got ahold of this shot. The Aces will become the first Cosumarite club to play in a UICA Quarterfinal.


AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 5
Cassandra City 1-2 Fligsive FC (TCU)



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 25
Versiaville SC 2–1 Eastweald
Klyde 3–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
AC Holmenkollen 2–1 FC Kaldukosic
Zakhoro Aces 3–1 IFK Aldenskoett
OAS Royal FC 1–1 Real Azuris
Centus Serpents 0–1 Stoneshore United
Crawford City FC 4–1 Ramusok United
Morponte Fief 0–0 FC Samotath
Cassandra City 2–0 Mallox

There are currently two clubs in the HarlighetLigan that hail from Klyde Isle. And now, they are the top two clubs in the league. Klyde FC from North Klyde have jumped up to second place behind incumbent leader Real Azuris from South Klyde, by virtue of their convincing win over floundering Mariners. Oskar Montag gave the visitors hope early on, but it was quickly erased by goals from Vanessa Skye and twice the ever-reliable Anna Bowman. The Doves are now a mere three points behind their southern rivals, who stumbled at The Royal Palace this weekend, victim of one of those dipping Pablo Corderro free kicks that all Cosumar fans are familiar with. In even more emphatic fashion, Crawford City FC restored its top-half status by dismantling Ramusok United. Gareth Bournemouth's side simply looked unprepared for CCFC's unconventional attacking tactics, and the teal-and-gold crowd feasted its eyes on four Elephants goals from Adren Muller, Brendan McBride, Lyndon Pell and Kim Coultan. Curtis Théberge's lone goal for Ram Utd was perhaps the most impressive, a slick curling effort on a dime from the right, but in terms of goals quantity always outweighs quality. Some teams tussling near the bottom also got big boosts this week, such as Stoneshore, Zakhoro, Versiaville and ... Cassandra City. About damn time the Reds won a damn league game. Perhaps Zelaya and Makarov getting on the scoresheet at home against Mallox will relieve some of the pressure and break the spell that has been over them.



Cygnus Cup Quarterfinals, First Leg
Klyde 0-3 Jungle Strike FC (VIL)

Klyde simply could not handle the sheer force of Jungle Strike's attack, finding themselves down 3-0 within 50 minutes. Lopaki Kilpter in the 16th and 22nd minutes, Karisto Monafog in the 49th. The Vilitan stalwarts mercifully eased on the pedal after that point. The Doves' elimination from the Cygnus Cup is all but assured.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 26
Eastweald 3–1 Cassandra City
Mallox 0–0 Morponte Fief
FC Samotath 3–1 Crawford City FC
Ramusok United 2–1 Centus Serpents
Stoneshore United 2–0 OAS Royal FC
Real Azuris 6–1 Zakhoro Aces
IFK Aldenskoett 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 Klyde
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–1 Versiaville SC

This is the time of the season when pretenders start to be exposed and true winners rise up. Real Azuris really look like winners. They slaughter Zakhoro Aces at home, riffing their defense open all afternoon to the tune of 14 shots on-target. Of those, efforts from Ronan Bowditch (2), Lillian Hathoway, Rod Fermer, Sean Fraser and Selena Aliena all found their way past Jaldaboath Zerchodoy. AC Holmenkollen are starting to look like pretenders. The Cedars have finally fallen out of the top four for the first time this season, as most expected them to eventually. They just couldn't get anything going offensively against IFK Aldenskoett at The Eagles' Nest. It was IFK who had better chemistry at home, ultimately securing the three points thanks to Zanak Ankorsson's simple 50th minute goal off a delightful cross from the left foot of Molly Killanen. They are a massive three points for Väinö Va'Lucic's quest to keep the Eagles in the HarlighetLigan for 1005. Meanwhile, it's one step forward and two steps back for Crawford City FC. Despite a great goal by Adren Muller, the CCFC defense continues to underwhelm and undermine the rest of the team. This time, they concede a goal to all three of FC Samotath's starting strikers at Lockwood Road. FC Samotath are on a nice string of results, and have crawled back within reaching distance of the UICA zone. Will the Blackhawks emerge as real winners or settle back into their comfortable mid-table routine? With Nazeau Roga, something does seem different about Samo this season.


Cygnus Cup Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Jungle Strike FC (VIL) 3-0 Klyde

3-0 becomes 6-0. Klipter and Monafog again ran the show, this time to thunderous cheers instead of disheartened grumbles. Now Klyde Football Club can focus on its championship pursuit.






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With eight games remaining, Real Azuris are five points clear and in great position to claim a third HarlighetLigan championship. But Ramusok United and Eastweald are quality teams that have both held the lead this season and are more than capable of stealing it back. Meanwhile, there are still eight clubs with a realistic shot at the four UICA berths and five that should still be gravely concerned about the two-and-a-half relegation spots.

HARLIGHET LIGAN          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Real Azuris 26 15 5 6 53 39 +14 50
2 Image Ramusok United 26 13 6 7 37 34 +3 45
3 Image Eastweald 26 14 2 10 51 39 +12 44
4 Image Klyde 26 13 5 8 29 21 +8 44
5 Image AC Holmenkollen 26 13 4 9 33 34 −1 43
6 Image FC Samotath 26 12 5 9 42 33 +9 41
7 Image Morponte Fief 26 11 7 8 16 14 +2 40
8 Image FC Kaldukosic 26 12 3 11 36 40 −4 39
9 Image Crawford City FC 26 9 8 9 39 36 +3 35
10 Image Mallox 26 10 4 12 26 28 −2 34
11 Image OAS Royal FC 26 8 9 9 31 29 +2 33
12 Image Versiaville SC 26 9 6 11 21 23 −2 33
13 Image Stoneshore United 26 9 6 11 26 30 −4 33
14 Image IFK Aldenskoett 26 9 4 13 28 39 −11 31
15 Image Zakhoro Aces 26 8 7 11 25 38 −13 31
16 Image Centus Serpents 26 5 12 9 17 20 −3 27
17 Image Cassandra City 26 7 4 15 43 40 +3 25
18 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 26 6 5 15 17 33 −16 23








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Injuries decimate Samaj FC, allowing Klyde Heritage to consolidate its rule of the second division. Heritage have been the most balanced team, with the league's best defense and a decent attack to match it.

SEKUNDAR LIGAN           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Klyde Heritage FC 26 13 8 5 32 17 +15 47
2 Image Olask Islanders 26 13 4 9 31 25 +6 43
3 Image Helfin Fief 26 12 6 8 41 33 +8 42
4 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 26 12 6 8 49 48 +1 42
5 Image West Gundar FC 26 10 11 5 38 34 +4 41
6 Image Pelethas United 26 10 10 6 43 32 +11 40
7 Image Yambridge FC 26 11 7 8 55 47 +8 40
8 Image Fort Archer 26 11 7 8 45 40 +5 40
9 Image Samaj FC 26 11 5 10 51 48 +3 38
10 Image Keenan Athletic 26 11 5 10 37 35 +2 38
11 Image Pardock Island 26 8 10 8 34 34 0 34
12 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 26 9 6 11 42 39 +3 33
13 Image Ziemelu Skaida 26 9 5 12 45 55 −10 32
14 Image IFK Sundsvall 26 6 10 10 39 52 −13 28
15 Image Sarmon FC 26 7 6 13 43 50 −7 27
16 Image Dawchire Town 26 6 7 13 47 57 −10 25
17 Image Sindo Crusaders 26 5 8 13 42 62 −20 23
18 Image Regéla United 26 3 13 10 53 59 −6 22








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Portsmouth are still dominating, but the real story of this segment of the season has been Goldstaff City's run up the table from 6th to 2nd over the last eleven matches. Goldstaff City are 9-1-1 over that stretch, almost scoring as many goals as they did in the entire first half of the season. The won't catch up to Porsmouth, who are also 9-1-1 in their last eleven, but they have established themselves as the favorites to claim that second promotion spot and go straight back up. Also, remember that the bottom five are relegated from the TredjeLigan. The scramble to avoid those 18th and 19th spots is always really intense over the final stretch, and a team or two you wouldn't expect (like Fevelo United or Dusk Athletic) might just get stuck in one.

TREDJE LIGAN               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Portsmouth FC 32 25 5 2 49 13 +36 80
2 Image Goldstaff City 32 20 3 9 54 33 +21 63
3 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 32 19 2 11 53 34 +19 59
4 Image FC Flen 32 16 8 8 59 41 +18 56
5 Image Pristine Forest 32 15 8 9 53 41 +12 53
6 Image Rexnor District 3 32 13 12 7 58 48 +10 51
7 Image Sepultura 32 13 10 9 41 34 +7 49
8 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 32 13 8 11 51 52 −1 47
9 Image AFC Obscura 98 32 12 9 11 59 56 +3 45
10 Image Riverside Crew 32 13 6 13 35 36 −1 45
11 Image Everlong FC 32 10 11 11 39 40 −1 41
12 Image Varvonti Firestorm 32 11 7 14 46 49 −3 40
13 Image Larkinham Town 32 11 7 14 60 64 −4 40
14 Image AC Opjenheim 32 10 10 12 56 64 −8 40
15 Image Atletisk Östrad 32 11 6 15 28 40 −12 39
16 Image Noumen Town 32 7 15 10 30 38 −8 36
17 Image Fevelo United 32 9 9 14 56 70 −14 36
18 Image Gwynt Tywyll 32 7 13 12 65 70 −5 34
19 Image Usk Town 32 9 7 16 51 63 −12 34
20 Image Ciems Mungonduvia 32 6 9 17 25 43 −18 27
21 Image Dusk Athletic 32 4 12 16 29 43 −14 24
22 Image East Ellum 32 5 9 18 35 60 −25 24










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League represented in parenthesis (H-->S-->T-->L1-->L2)

Round of 16

Flithby Town (L2) 1–3 Stoneshore United (H)
Pelethas United (S) 0–2 Zakhoro Aces (H)
Pardock Island (S) 0–0 Fort Archer (S) (1–1 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Yambridge FC (S) 0–1 Mallox (H)
Cassandra City (H) 1–0 Wealdheim Bards (L1)
Pristine Forest (T) 2–1 Lykathea City (L1)
Regéla United (S) 1–4 Na'Malsille Mariners (H)
Tonsei Tumult (L1) 1–0 Meryuma Marshals (L1)


Quarterfinals

Stoneshore United (H) 1–2 Zakhoro Aces (H)
Pardock Island (S) 0–1 Mallox (H)
Cassandra City (H) 5–3 Pristine Forest (T)
Na'Malsille Mariners (H) 2–2 Tonsei Tumult (L1) (3–2 AET)


Semifinals Match-Ups

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@ The Amphitheatre (53,120), Cassandra, Criscalus Fief

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@ OmniTech Park (29,680), Mortim, Morponte Fief
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AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 6
Cednia Beach AFC (TUR) 2-1 Cassandra City

Fligsive FC already clinched advancement. Montreal Koreana is already eliminated. Therefore, that second spot comes down to these two teams on the final matchday. Cassandra City had 8 points to Cednia's 7, so all the Reds need is a draw in Turori. They are unable to get it done, however, surrendering two goals in the final twenty minutes after taking the lead in the 59th. All in all, Cassandra City held their own admirably in the AOCL's Group of Death, but it might be for the best that they don't advance to the knockout rounds. All focus is now on making sure they avoid relegation.


SBCC Quarterfinals, First Leg
CD Las Ánimas (SJG) 1-1 Zakhoro Aces

The Guayabalense Segunda División champions are a tough draw for Zakhoro, but they handle their trip to Esportiva well. Some disciplined defending and a lucky goal from teenage reserve midfielder Peter Marshall ensures the Aces will take a draw and an away goal into the home leg.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 27
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–1 Eastweald
Versiaville SC 1–0 FC Kaldukosic
Klyde 1–1 IFK Aldenskoett
AC Holmenkollen 2–0 Real Azuris
Zakhoro Aces 3–1 Stoneshore United
OAS Royal FC 2–1 Ramusok United
Centus Serpents 1–0 FC Samotath
Crawford City FC 1–0 Mallox
Morponte Fief 1–0 Cassandra City

Just when it seemed they had started to recede, AC Holmenkollen jump right back into the fray of the title race by defeating 1st place Real Azuris. Young Taddeo Loredan held Tolgus Tregajorran in check all afternoon, and rugged fullbacks Marco Luna and Arda locked down the wings. 2 shots on goal was the lowest number Real Azuris had produced all season, and both were saved easily by Lilly Kearney. For their part, Holmenkollen only had 2 shots on goal as well...but theirs both went in (Dev, Jonferth). The other two Ramusok clubs were about 20 miles south at The Royal Palace, battling each other. OAS Royal don't really have anything to play for anymore, but their fans still took great delight in defeating Ramusok United 2-1. OAS finally broke the scoreless deadlock in the 56th minute when Pablo Corderro sliced through United's defense on a give-and-go with Igor Stamatev before chucking a shot up into the open right corner. The lead was doubled in the 72nd minute when Nicola Pecoraro headed a Corderro corner past Koskinen. Ramusok United would pull one back just two minutes later when the swashbuckling Matthias Karbruck produced an almost identical goal. United were unable to complete the comeback, however, Jaclyn Maris making a superb save at her near post in the 84th minute to preserve OAS Royal's 2-1 lead. The loss further hampers the Blues' title hopes. United are now in a three-way tie for 3rd place. On the other end of the table, 17th Cassandra City fall a full five points from potential safety after losing to Morponte Fief and watching the 16th-placed Serpents salvage a home win against FC Samotath. Jason Ellis, who scored the big goal for Centus with some skillful dribbling in the box in the 29th minute, will be a candidate for Most Improved Player and is a big reason why the Serpents might be staying up again.


SBCC Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Zakhoro Aces 3-1 CD Las Ánimas (SJG)

Zakhoro saved their best performance of the season for the perfect time! The Aces are through to the semifinals! They are the first Cosumarite club to advance to the final four of a UICA competition. The capacity crowd at Zapt Park knew it was witnessing a big moment in club history. After falling behind 1-0 in the 21st minute, the Aces cranked up their attacking pressure several notches and were rewarded with goals in the 45th, 57th and 81st minutes (Henning Nilssen, Merton Lynch, Grigory Kikalashvili).


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 28
Eastweald 1–0 Morponte Fief
Cassandra City 6–2 Crawford City FC
Mallox 1–0 Centus Serpents
FC Samotath 1–1 OAS Royal FC
Ramusok United 0–0 Zakhoro Aces
Stoneshore United 0–2 AC Holmenkollen
Real Azuris 2–0 Klyde
IFK Aldenskoett 1–0 Versiaville SC
FC Kaldukosic 0–2 Na'Malsille Mariners

Real Azuris' 2-0 home win over Klyde might just go down as the trademark moment of a championship season. Hosting their bitter rivals from North Klyde, the pressure was on The Pride of South Klyde in this bona-fide six-pointer. A loss would see Real's 3rd-place opponents draw within just two points, and 2nd-place AC Holmenkollen within a single point. Instead of bending to the will of their plucky challengers, Real Azuris boldly affirmed their front-runner status. Sean Fraser scored in the 20th minute, using his pace to get in on-goal behind Tham Kerric and chipping over Nick Garden, who rushed out prematurely. Klyde fought hard to equalize for the rest of the match (Lyyli Silvén hit the post on two occasions), but Azuris would send them packing with a second goal in the 88th minute. The Doves had flung numbers forward, leaving them open in the back. Maurice Gaspin dispossessed Lucius Kaspian, and the Osarian quickly found Selena Aliena on the outlet. Counter on! Aliena surged down the right before playing a looping ball ahead of a just-onside Tolgus Tregajorran towards the middle. Rult Frampton desperately slid in to intercept the ball - but the striker got there first - and Frampton's tackle sent Tregajorran sprawling into the turf instead. Penalty! You know what happened next... Tregajorran doesn't miss from the spot. But, Lasse Hummel does, apparently. The Morponte Fief striker has been fantastic this season, but even he will admit he should've at least put that crucial 67th minute penalty on-frame against Eastweald this weekend. Instead, Belarmin Worsaw's 52nd minute strike gave the Elves the full three points at home. It will be very tough for Morponte Fief to make the top four and UICA now, but thanks to their sacrifice Eastweald can still cling to their championship aspirations for a few more weeks. Up in Cassandra, City seems to have finally been hit by the urgency of their plight, and they rip apart Crawford City with what can only be described as pure fury. Five goals in the first half, and six total (Tortuu, Makarov, twice Kvanderwyk, Arragne, Stock).



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 29
FC Kaldukosic 5–1 Eastweald
Na'Malsille Mariners 1–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Versiaville SC 0–1 Real Azuris
Klyde 0–1 Stoneshore United
AC Holmenkollen 0–1 Ramusok United
Zakhoro Aces 4–1 FC Samotath
OAS Royal FC 0–0 Mallox
Centus Serpents 1–0 Cassandra City
Crawford City FC 4–0 Morponte Fief

The reality is starting to set in. It looks like Real Azuris is really going to pull it off. There are still five matches left to play, of course, but the Breakers are now seven points clear after churning out yet another positive result. It wasn't their flashiest performance at Versiaville Pavilion, but Ronan Bowditch's 19th minute strike was all they needed thanks to another firm defensive stand. Versiaville played a good game for their part, looking every bit like a team that should be staying up next year, but they just weren't quite incisive enough in the final third. If anyone is going to stop Real Azuris, it looks like it now has to be Ramusok United. Gareth Bournemouth's squad now has the inside track after edging AC Holmenkollen at Cedar Road to pull ahead of their pesky crosstown rivals on goal differential. The sole goal came early from Mike Flanningan, the tall Sunrisian defender surging into the box and putting away Martin Mazida's pass without hesitation. Gavin Barnsley was sent off for a rash and dangerous challenge in just the 33rd minute, but United turned a potential calamity into a morale boost by fighting on and continuing to control the match despite having only 10 men. Elsewhere, FC Kaldukosic kept their flickering top-four hopes alive by defeating the fourth-place club they are trying to catch: Eastweald. 5-1, at that. FC Kal played courageously, like a team with nothing to lose, while Eastweald seemed the exact opposite - afraid to lose their grip on that precarious UICA place, afraid to come out of their shells. And it wasn't just a couple players carrying FC Kaldukosic into their new confident look. Five different players (Bennett Perkins, Corey Simmons III, Chris Hodges, Grenville Antonsson and Redd Banner) all got in on the scoring action. "Confident" is the perfect word to describe the Zakhoro Aces right now too. In the last week, they punched their tickets to the SBCC Semifinals then forced big boys Ramusok United to a draw at Fire River Arena. Now, they've slaughtered FC Samotath 4-1 at home, earning rapturous cheers from their home crowd at Zapt Park - which I haven't seen this passionate since that season they finished 9th place. The Aces got off to a flying start, up 3-0 by half time (Ancarlo, Mac Pharlain, Payet). Nazeau Roga scored in the 65th minute for FC Samo, but Stian Mac Pharlain would finish things off in the 82nd minute by picking off a careless Ashmedi Charania play to the middle and racing away to slot past Phoebe Etton. It's never good when fullbacks start trying to get too fancy in their own half. The Aces are now up to 12th place, a result any fan would have taken at the beginning of the season. Down below, Cassandra City's loss in Centus spells doom for one of Cosumar's most storied clubs. Still in line for automatic relegation, they couldn't afford to give away three points to the very club they are striving to bump down in their stead. All of their big-money players will really have to earn their checks over the next five games if City are to make enough ground to intercept Centus now.



SBCC Semifinals, First Leg
Blackfields (EUR) 2-3 Zakhoro Aces

Wild game! The Aces are still glowing with swag, completely unintimidated by the intense atmosphere in Eura. Nor should they have been, given their recent form. Grigory Kikalashvili silenced Blackfields' fans by opening things up in the 11th minute with a sublime glancing header. Blackfields, filled with young Euran talent, are no slouches though - they got this far too. They equalized in the 22nd minute through Eura U21 international Patrick Barnett's sensational solo effort. 1-1 at half time. Zakhoro took the lead back within five minutes of the restart, however. Giordi Dinara played a long ball over the top for the elusive Stian Mac Pharlain. The ex-Sindo striker and Blackfields keeper Robert Griffin raced for the ball on a collision course, but Mac Pharlain got there first and made sure to fall over Griffin's sliding body. A minute later, Mac Pharlain would get the better of Griffin again - from the spot. For over thirty minutes, the Aces hung on to that 2-1 lead, hoping to take it back to Zakhoro. But Blackfields would bury a triumphant equalizer in the 87th minute, sending their grounds into a frenzy of celebration. But but but it wasn't over yet! The Aces snuck out as 3-2 victors, suspending Blackfields in disbelief when center back Dinara knee-poked a scrappy goal into the back of the net on a mad-scramble in the box on the game's final corner. Unless the Aces lose by two goals (well, or 4-3) at home next week, they're through to the first UICA Final in Cosumarite history.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 30
Eastweald 0–0 Crawford City FC
Morponte Fief 1–0 Centus Serpents
Cassandra City 2–0 OAS Royal FC
Mallox 3–0 Zakhoro Aces
FC Samotath 3–1 AC Holmenkollen
Ramusok United 1–0 Klyde
Stoneshore United 0–0 Versiaville SC
Real Azuris 2–1 Na'Malsille Mariners
IFK Aldenskoett 1–1 FC Kaldukosic

The TV pundits can't decide which late-season storyline they should talk about: Real Azuris' continued dominance as they close in on the title...or defending titleholder Cassandra City's final stand to pull themselves out of the relegation zone. At opposite ends of the table, both storylines are pretty unexpected (especially the latter), yet both are reality. Real Azuris maintain their seven-point lead by grinding out a 2-1 victory against the visiting Mariners. Massemord Stadium was chanting "We Want 3" (the club's third title) after Ronan Bowditch scored the winner in the 77th minute. The explosive Brenecian winger has been a huge part of Azuris' success this year, excelling with and feeding off the attacking talent around him. Like his opposite, Guayabalense winger Sean Fraser, who scored the other goal in the 30th minute. By the final whistle, Nabil Aslam's 8th minute opener for Na'Malsille was a distant memory. They aren't quite dead-and-buried yet, but Alf Durand's last-place Mariners took a big blow this week because 17th-place Cassandra City picked up a big, big three points over OAS Royal FC. The win pulls Cassandra City back within two points of Centus Serpents and that Relegation Playoff spot. A sublime long-range goal from Kit Kvanderwyk and a nice half-volley from late sub Damien Arragne did the trick. In the UICA hunt, Eastweald and AC Holmenkollen currently have those 3rd and 4th slots, but Morponte Fief inched within a mere three points by virtue of Alistair Redalen's 61st minute finish against Serpents after some crafty work in the box with Lasse Hummel and Sarah Storrin.


SBCC Semifinals, Second Leg
Zakhoro Aces 0-1 Blackfields (EUR)

Zakhoro lose the game, but thanks to their late dramatics in the first leg, the Aces advance to the SBCC Final. EliteLeague competition from Jasiyun awaits them.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 31
IFK Aldenskoett 3–1 Eastweald
FC Kaldukosic 4–3 Real Azuris
Na'Malsille Mariners 0–1 Stoneshore United
Versiaville SC 1–1 Ramusok United
Klyde 5–0 FC Samotath
AC Holmenkollen 2–1 Mallox
Zakhoro Aces 0–2 Cassandra City
OAS Royal FC 0–0 Morponte Fief
Centus Serpents 1–0 Crawford City FC

Na'Malsille Mariners are the season's first club to be officially relegated. Their second spell in the Harlighet Ligan will be snapped at four years. It's back to Sekundar Ligan for only the second time in club history. And coming on Monday morning...was the news that Alf Durand has finally been sacked. Who will join them? Well, that second automatic relegation spot is coming down to defending champs Cassandra City and Centus Serpents. The gap is two points. Both clubs were relieved to win today, delaying any significant movement to the final three matchdays. The status quo remained intact at the top too. Leader Real Azuris was downed in Kaldukosic, but the chasers squandered the golden opportunity to gain ground. Ramusok United could only get a draw out of their crosscountry trip to Versiaville, and Eastweald never really got started it in frigid Aldenskoett. While the result officially ended Eastweald's title hopes, it boosted IFK up to 10th place - their highest placement all season. Durable defensive midfielder Chelsea Wurman has started all 31 matches this season, and was rewarded with her first Harlighet Ligan goal in the emphatic win. Renelle Glatthorn and Falchion Hess-Olesen scored the other two, negating Orion Black's headed goal. Eastweald have lost the title, and they're in danger of losing their Globe Cup spot if they don't find their early-season form and consistency soon. There is a horde of teams in places 5-8 chomping at the bit to break into that hallowed top four ground. Klyde FC are looking particularly dangerous in 5th - they're hot, coming off a 5-0 beatdown of FC Samotath, and only a point behind Eastweald now.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 32
Eastweald 4–0 Centus Serpents
Crawford City FC 0–1 OAS Royal FC
Morponte Fief 2–2 Zakhoro Aces
Cassandra City 2–1 AC Holmenkollen
Mallox 0–1 Klyde
FC Samotath 1–2 Versiaville SC
Ramusok United 1–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
Stoneshore United 1–0 FC Kaldukosic
Real Azuris 4–1 IFK Aldenskoett

And then there were two. AC Holmenkollen are knocked out of championship contention (leaving just Real Azuris and Ramusok United) by none other than Cassandra City. Holmenkollen scored first at The Amphitheatre through Funanya Nwapa's 27th minute strike, but Cassandra City recovered and took the full share of points with a second-half brace from Marcos Zelaya. The young Quebecois striker hasn't been the indomitable force many expected when he became one of the most expensive players to ever come to Cosumar, but he has come through in a lot of big moments (primarily in UICA competition, but still). With a full Harlighet Ligan season under his belt, he should be even better next season. Assuming Cassandra City can avoid relegation, that is. Zelaya's brace here pulled City out of the automatic relegation zone for the first time in several weeks. Centus have dropped down in their stead after being annihilated at Old Weldenskirgen by a highly motivated Eastweald. Looking ahead, Cassandra City might even be able to escape the relegation playoff. Zakhoro Aces in 15th are now within reach, having not won a match since their big win over Samotath earlier in the month - and they will be distracted by their upcoming SBCC Final. Anyways, the title is down to Real Azuris (62 points) and Ramusok United (56 points). With two matches left, the only way Gareth Bournemouth's team can dethrone Lujendra Mescalin's is if: Real lose out, United win out, and United produce a superior goal differential. And since Real's differential is currently 13 better than United's, they've basically already won the title. Now we just wait for the mathematics to make it official.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 33
Real Azuris 1–2 Eastweald
IFK Aldenskoett 2–2 Stoneshore United
FC Kaldukosic 2–1 Ramusok United
Na'Malsille Mariners 2–4 FC Samotath
Versiaville SC 0–2 Mallox
Klyde 0–4 Cassandra City
AC Holmenkollen 1–0 Morponte Fief
Zakhoro Aces 4–1 Crawford City FC
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Centus Serpents

Real Azuris lose at home to Eastweald, but it doesn't matter! Ramusok United lost at Leviathan Arena! Real Azuris are the 1004 ICMI Harlighet Ligan Champions! What a way for Tolgus Tregajorran to end his storied career, and what a tremendous accomplishment for Sean Fraser, Robert Sieuwerd and the rest of this team! Perpetually overlooked when discussing the "big clubs" of Cosumarite soccer, Real Azuris have risen up and claimed their third Harlighet Ligan title! That's more than any club outside of OAS Royal FC and Mallox. There's no denying Azuris now. We all knew about their attacking prowess with the likes of Tregajorran, Fraser, Bowditch and Ubuntu, but under Lujendra Mescalin this squad coalesced into a real, complete team. The defense, while still not elite, improved enough from last year to no longer be a liability. A lot of that was because young academy products Torbjörn Jorgensen and Mathias emerged as quality pieces capable of easing the minutes load on veterans like Rhys Dundalk and Santeri Venidos. Meanwhile, Selena Aliena continued to come into her own as a true midfield general and Peder Hardwick turned out to be an underrated improvement as a box-to-box player. All in all, everything came together for Real Azuris this season. It's beautiful when that happens. In other news, the rest of the top four was locked up a week early too. Ramusok United, Eastweald and AC Holmenkollen will represent Cosumar in the Globe Cup next season (though the order of which is not set yet). Ramusok United are in 2nd with a single point more than the other two. Though their title pursuit came up short, this season can only be seen as a success for Gareth Bournemouth and Ramusok United. They rebounded from last year's disappointment and re-established the club as one of the Fiefdom's true forces. Down at the other end, Cassandra City guarantee they will not be automatically relegated with a feel-good 4-0 stomping of Klyde at The Klyde Sportsplex. The Centus Serpents' trip down the Sekundar Ligan IS set, the tickets signed, sealed and delivered by OAS Royal's Mustafa Hendrix with a goal taunting ta-ta wave in the 95th minute at The Royal Palace.


SBCC FINAL
Jamaica Giants (JSY) 2-1 Zakhoro Aces

What a momentous occasion for this yo-yo club from the tropical southwest! They were a bit out of their element in terms of the weather at North Pole Stadium in Santaclausisgodistan, but not in soccer terms! The Aces got off to a flying start and nearly scored in the 5th minute when Henning Nilssen found a pocket of space near the top of the box and whipped a shot mere inches wide. But the heavily-favored Jamaica Giants would tally first in the 17th minute with a beautiful free kick that Jaldaboath Zerchodoy got fingertips to but couldn't quite keep out. The Aces would equalize just ten minutes later, Dwaro Na'Tule's ambitious shot from distance taking a lucky deflection off a defender to exasperate Jamaica's keeper, who was already flying the other way. The 1-1 scoreline would persist for awhile, neither team willing to really go after it and break the tense stalemate. As the final whistle drew nearer and nearer, however, both managers started anxiously pushing more numbers forward. The Giants were the more technically skilled side, but the Aces had the edge in raw physical attributes. Which would win out? Technical ability. Sigh. In the 84th minute, Jamaica methodically worked the ball around Zakhoro's box, before playing their winger down to the baseline by the goal. A simple cutback pass, finished off with a backheel, was all it took for the Giants to claim the SBCC crown. The Aces were visibly disheartened by the loss, many players pulling their shirts over their heads or kneeling in the grass. Heads high, Aces. You've gone where no Cosumarite club had gone before and represented well. "It's tough, but we can't dwell on this now. We have to go home and take care of business to ensure we're still playing in the right league next year," manager Šimon Holguín said.


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All that's left to be revealed on the final Matchday is which club will finish 16th (Cassandra City? Versiaville? Aces?) and be forced to play a relegation playoff against Sekundar Ligan's 3rd-place club.
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Harlighet Ligan Matchday 34
Eastweald 2–1 OAS Royal FC
Centus Serpents 0–1 Zakhoro Aces
Crawford City FC 0–1 AC Holmenkollen
Morponte Fief 1–0 Klyde
Cassandra City 3–1 Versiaville SC
Mallox 4–0 Na'Malsille Mariners
FC Samotath 1–3 FC Kaldukosic
Ramusok United 1–1 IFK Aldenskoett
Stoneshore United 1–0 Real Azuris

And there you have it. Grimswald, Tortuu and Brandybok help Cassandra City past Versiaville SC and Aces defeat the dejected Serpents. Therefore, Versiaville are the odd ones out and will have to risk fate in a Pro/Rel playoff. Their challenger: Helfin Fief FC, hoping to return after five years' absence. Result below. Whilst these teams were sweating it out, Real Azuris got the champions' treatment in Stoneshore. Stoneshore United didn't have a great year, but the southerners are a proud bunch and did not take too kindly to having the pregame trophy presentation on their own patch. They gave the champs all they could handle, physically pummeling them all match long. Tregajorran took a nasty bump from Justinian Singleton and nearly had to be walked off early in what very well could be his final professional match. But the Apoxian played on, even after Refik Penterzen scored the winner for Stoneshore United and fellow stars Fraser and Bowditch took their final bows and subbed out. The 36-year-old kept fighting despite having already lifted the trophy - and nearly headed in an equalizer in the 89th minute (it was just wide). Finally, at the final whistle, even the hostile Stoneshore crowd grudgingly gave the retiring legend his well-earned standing ovation. But, as captain and a perennial professional, Tregajorran was unselfish in what was perhaps his final post-mach interview. "Today is all about the team. Not me. This team, this organization, the City of Azuris, is so much bigger than any one person. What we have accomplished this season is nothing short of incredible. And twenty years from now, when I looked back at my whole career, it will be one of my fondest memories. Because it was such a great team accomplishment. I came here because I believed this team could win the Harlighet Ligan, and I'm overjoyed that I was able to help them do that."



Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Versiaville SC 1-0 Helfin Fief FC
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Feri Koropia is Versiaville's savior. The Cenian attacking midfielder carved through the box and bundled a 13-yard shot into the side-netting past Filipe Omeio in the 15th minute. Helfin Fief struggled to create chances all night. Their Semar strike duo of Korbeus Melsen and Nicklas Henberg was fantastic in SekundarLigan but was shut down here by Versiaville's disruptive defense, spearheaded by Augustine Breton.




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Real Azuris win the league for the first time since the Giovanni Aldinne era. They did it with a combination of old-guard holdovers from that era and fresh new faces, a combination of homegrown heart and foreign flair. AC Holmenkollen finish 3rd, an all-time high for the small club from the suburbs of Ramusok. We can't in good conscience call them small anymore, however, as they've finally broken the glass ceiling and will compete with the world's best in the Globe Cup next year. Ramusok United and FC Kaldukosic have returned to prominence, whilst Mallox, Crawford City and OAS Royal have taken steps back. And Cassandra City have flat-out fallen. Will Real Azuris succumb to this dumbfounding champions' curse next year?

HARLIGHET LIGAN          Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Real Azuris 34 19 5 10 66 50 +16 62 Champions, CC
2 Image Eastweald 34 18 4 12 63 50 +13 58 Globe Cup
3 Image AC Holmenkollen 34 18 4 12 43 41 +2 58 Globe Cup
4 Image Ramusok United 34 16 9 9 44 40 +4 57 Globe Cup

5 Image FC Kaldukosic 34 16 4 14 51 51 0 52
6 Image Klyde 34 15 6 13 36 31 +5 51
7 Image Morponte Fief 34 14 9 11 21 22 −1 51
8 Image FC Samotath 34 14 6 14 53 52 +1 48
9 Image Mallox 34 14 5 15 37 32 +5 47
10 Image Stoneshore United 34 13 8 13 33 37 −4 47
11 Image OAS Royal FC 34 11 12 11 37 35 +2 45
12 Image Zakhoro Aces 34 12 9 13 39 48 −9 45
13 Image IFK Aldenskoett 34 12 8 14 40 50 −10 44
14 Image Cassandra City 34 13 4 17 62 46 +16 43
15 Image Crawford City FC 34 11 9 14 47 49 −2 42
16 Image Versiaville SC 34 11 8 15 26 32 −6 41
17 Image Centus Serpents 34 8 12 14 20 28 −8 36 Relegated
18 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 34 7 6 21 24 48 −24 27 Relegated





ICMI HarlighetLigan Season XVI Champions - REAL AZURIS

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Season MVP:
1. Image LW Sean Fraser Image
2. Image ST Belarmin Worsaw Image
3. Image CM Jo de Marisco Image
4. Image ST Tolgus Tregajorran Image
5. Image ST Nazeau Roga Image


Newcomer of the Year:
1. Image ST Tolgus Tregajorran Image
2. Image CM Funanya Nwapa Image
3. Image ST Nazeau Roga Image
4. Image RW Ronan Bowditch Image
5. Image RM Sarah Storrin Image


Young Player of the Year (U21):
1. Image ST Marcos Zelaya Image
2. Image CB Taddeo Loredan Image
3. Image LM Tamer Yilmaz Image
4. Image CB Torbjörn Jorgensen Image
5. Image CAM Kim Coultan Image


Leading Scorers:
26 - Image Belarmin Worsaw Image (Golden Boot)
18 - Image Sean Fraser Image
- Image Nazeau Roga Image
16 - Image Tolgus Tregajorran Image
14 - Image Marcos Zelaya Image
12 - Image Ashrav Dev Image
- Image Kim Coultan Image
- Image Chris Hodges Image
11 - Image Curtis Théberge Image
- Image Jol Tortuu Image
- Image Falchion Hess-Olesen Image


Team of the Year:
GK - Image Tomi Koskinen Image
DF - Image Candi Winter Image
DF - Image Torbjörn Jorgensen Image
DF - Image Rult Frampton Image
DF - Image Tae Woo Miyori Image
MF - Image Sean Fraser Image
MF - Image Selena Aliena Image
MF - Image Jo de Marisco Image
MF - Image Ronan Bowditch Image
FW - Image Belarmin Worsaw Image
FW - Image Nazeau Roga Image

Manager - Image Lujendra Mescalin Image









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Semifinals locations randomly drawn from list of eligible venues; King's Cup Final to played at The Royal Palace by default


Semifinals

Image Zakhoro Aces 0-0 (0-0 AET) (4-5 pen.) Mallox Image
@ The Amphitheatre (53,120), Cassandra, Cresscalus Fief


After an excruciatingly boring 120 minutes of soccer, it came down to penalty kicks. The Aces went first and nailed their first kick. Mallox followed suit. Four times. The Aces' last kicker, however (young Peter Marshall), skied it so far over the crossbar that Calogero Metz didn't even both lifting a hand. And thus, Mallox midfielder Luco Haines stepped up with a golden chance to send his new club to the King's Cup Final. All Jaldaboath Zerchodoy's frantic waving was to no avail. Haines dispatched the other way - low and to the left. Smooth as you like. Mallox's season didn't quite go as planned, but Haines is proving to have been a prudent investment.

Image Cassandra City 1-3 Na'Malsille Mariners Image
@ OmniTech Park (29,680), Mortim, Morponte Fief


In seasons buried by time and dust, this could've been a marquee showdown between two Harlighet Ligan heavyweights. This season, however, it's a catfight between clubs that have spent much of the season together at the very bottom. Cassandra City are much too preoccupied with their desperate quest to climb out of the relegation zone to go all-out here, whereas the Mariners are already relegated at this point in the season and free to play however they want. It showed. Na'Malsille played with more speed and precision than they had all year, and Cassandra City simply couldn't slow the onslaught. Paaron Petrov and Adiyah Amenel put Na'Malsille up 2-0 within 25 minutes. Cosme would score for the Reds just before half time to make things interesting, but Brianna Jacob finally headed in a deserved third Mariners goal in the 82nd minute to secure her club's second-ever visit to the Cup Final.



FINAL

Whaddaya know? It's a rematch of the second ever King's Cup. In that edition, Mallox won 2-1 in extra time on Anders Engström's famous 101st minute wonder-strike. But key differences this time. No Engström for Mallox, and a much more motivated Mariners side. "We feel - I feel - terrible for being unable to keep this club in the top division of Cosumarite football where it belongs," captain Paaron Petrov said. "We want to make it up to the loyal fans by delivering some silverware back to Na'Malsille for them to savor even though we're going down."

So let's get to it!

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@ The Royal Palace (54,000), Ramusok, Ramusok Fief

61' - Montag - Mariners finally break through! Felix Victorsson lobbed a cross into the box from the right, and Oskar Montag was able to control it and lash it in on the turn.

79' - Duguid - Mallox have done it! They're right back in this game with ten minutes to play! The largely pro-Mallox crowd at The Palace is going bonkers! Brandon Duguid came flying in on the free kick and scored with a smashing header! The 5"7 Rupert Folchart is not who Mariners' should've had marking the Brenecian defender at that moment...

81' - Petrov - That didn't last long! Now the blue patch of the stadium is celebrating! Paaron Petrov has looked every bit of his 35 years at times this season, falling well short of his mission to push Na'Malsille into UICA contention, but the former Cosumar captain will forever be a vaunted name at Varela Road if this result holds! A great forward pass from Snorri Erkins set him up with some space above the box. A couple gentle nudges of the ball to the right, taunting his defender, before suddenly ripping to left with a glorious bit of skill and acceleration we didn't know he still had. As the The Royal Palace collectively gasped, Petrov whipped a hopeful left-footed shot at the top corner from 22 yards out. The arching trajectory was perfect. Calogero Metz is probably the most athletic goalkeeper in the league, but even he couldn't get to it. As if it was always destined to do so, that ball deflected in off the left post and sailed into the back of the net. 2-1 Mariners.


King's Cup VI Champions - NA'MALSILLE MARINERS

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Qualified: World Cups 54-59, 62, 73-83
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

Host: WC 78 & 82, CoH 69 & 74, BoF 62, World Bowl 27, WLC 20, Beach Cup II & V
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SEASON XVI (Lower Leagues)

Postby Cosumar » Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:57 am

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West Gundar FC go straight back up, led by Liam Esquire, Mark Hallen and Mursill Lubiflor. Accompanying them are Klyde Heritage FC - a club that has never played in the Harlighet Ligan before. People around Jadde, North Klyde (where Heritage plays) are already looking forward to that first big interfief derby match with Klyde FC.

SEKUNDAR LIGAN           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image West Gundar FC 34 16 13 5 55 41 +14 61 Champions, Promoted, SBCC
2 Image Klyde Heritage FC 34 16 11 7 42 28 +14 59 Promoted, SBCC

3 Image Helfin Fief 34 17 7 10 54 42 +12 58 SBCC
4 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 34 16 8 10 65 59 +6 56
5 Image Samaj FC 34 16 6 12 68 59 +9 54
6 Image Olask Islanders 34 15 8 11 39 32 +7 53
7 Image Pardock Island 34 13 12 9 50 43 +7 51
8 Image Fort Archer 34 13 10 11 65 59 +6 49
9 Image Pelethas United 34 12 12 10 51 42 +9 48
10 Image Yambridge FC 34 13 9 12 71 69 +2 48
11 Image Keenan Athletic 34 13 6 15 42 47 −5 45
12 Image IFK Sundsvall 34 10 11 13 54 66 −12 41
13 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 34 11 7 16 55 58 −3 40
14 Image Ziemelu Skaida 34 11 7 16 57 70 −13 40
15 Image Dawchire Town 34 9 8 17 58 72 −14 35
16 Image Sarmon FC 34 8 9 17 51 62 −11 33 Relegated
17 Image Sindo Crusaders 34 8 9 17 55 74 −19 33 Relegated
18 Image Regéla United 34 6 13 15 67 76 −9 31 Relegated



SekundarLigan Season XVI Champions - WEST GUNDAR FC

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Leading Goalscorers:
21 - Image ST Isadora Xenophon Image
17 - Image ST Korbeus Melsen Image
16 - Image ST Buck Stringfellow Image

Most Assists:
16 - Image CM Liam Esquire Image








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TREDJE LIGAN               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Portsmouth FC 42 29 9 4 60 20 +40 96 Champions, Promoted
2 Image Goldstaff City 42 26 4 12 73 46 +27 82 Promoted

3 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 42 25 5 12 71 43 +28 80 Promotion Playoff
4 Image FC Flen 42 21 9 12 76 59 +17 72 Promotion Playoff
5 Image Rexnor District 3 42 18 15 9 82 64 +18 69 Promotion Playoff
6 Image Sepultura 42 18 12 12 53 44 +9 66 Promotion Playoff

7 Image Pristine Forest 42 18 10 14 65 52 +13 64
8 Image Larkinham Town 42 16 11 15 80 78 +2 59
9 Image AC Opjenheim 42 15 13 14 76 77 −1 58
10 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 42 15 12 15 61 64 −3 57
11 Image AFC Obscura 98 42 14 12 16 75 79 −4 54
12 Image Fevelo United 42 13 12 17 75 85 −10 51
13 Image Atletisk Östrad 42 14 9 19 35 51 −16 51
14 Image Gwynt Tywyll 42 12 14 16 85 91 −6 50
15 Image Riverside Crew 42 13 10 19 40 48 −8 49
16 Image Noumen Town 42 11 16 15 41 53 −12 49
17 Image Everlong FC 42 11 15 16 50 56 −6 48
18 Image Usk Town 42 12 10 20 68 85 −17 46 Relegated
19 Image Varvonti Firestorm 42 12 9 21 52 63 −11 45 Relegated
20 Image Dusk Athletic 42 9 14 19 46 56 −10 41 Relegated
21 Image Ciems Mungonduvia 42 10 11 21 40 61 −21 41 Relegated
22 Image East Ellum 42 8 12 22 44 73 −29 36 Relegated




Promotion Playoff
#3 Bergtatt Isle Athletic 2–4 Sepultura #6
#4 FC Flen 2–2 (3-2 AET) Rexnor District 3 #5

Final: Sepultura 1–1 (1-2 AET) FC Flen
Promoted: Image



TredjeLigan Season XVI Champions - PORTSMOUTH FC

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Season MVP: Image DM Valfar Image
Leading Goalscorer: 28 - Image ST Dez Cloaker Image









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CONFERENCE COSUMARUS    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Braylor Town 27 16 6 5 50 29 +21 54 Champions, Promoted
2 Hvalsey 08 27 17 3 7 56 40 +16 54 Promoted

3 Hagenheim South End 27 15 4 8 39 33 +6 49
4 Chittersbee Rangers 27 14 5 8 40 33 +7 47
5 Lewisville Athletic 27 14 5 8 52 46 +6 47
6 Sontafe City 27 13 6 8 47 42 +5 45
7 Cassandra Cosmopolitan 27 13 5 9 49 42 +7 44
8 Zakhoro GCR 27 13 5 9 46 46 0 44
9 Crawford City FC II 27 13 4 10 53 40 +13 43
10 Atamac Wanderers 27 13 4 10 43 35 +8 43
11 Stortrommeby Town 27 11 9 7 44 32 +12 42
12 Otkins Numenvernia 27 11 9 7 52 41 +11 42
13 Östrad Rockets FC 27 11 8 8 35 29 +6 41
14 Sporting Pirankoper 27 10 8 9 31 30 +1 38
15 IFK Karlsborg 27 10 7 10 30 32 −2 37
16 Cadonica United 27 10 6 11 35 32 +3 36
17 West Devellin FC 27 9 5 13 43 48 −5 32
18 Tamiat Town 27 8 8 11 34 41 −7 32
19 SC Cirith 01 27 9 4 14 39 51 −12 31
20 Lykathea City 27 7 9 11 32 35 −3 30
21 White Tower FC 27 9 3 15 39 48 −9 30
22 Esterhollow Harbor 27 6 10 11 39 44 −5 28
23 Sporting Culmar 27 6 10 11 39 47 −8 28 Relegated
24 Wealdheim Bards 27 7 7 13 39 51 −12 28 Relegated
25 Bayford City 27 8 4 15 32 46 −14 28 Relegated
26 Malm Town 27 7 6 14 29 39 −10 27 Relegated
27 FC Va'Lubasa 27 6 7 14 31 50 −19 25 Relegated
28 AFC Wernersburg 27 2 13 12 29 45 −16 19 Relegated




CONFERENCE KC         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Seryddwyr Aberaeron 38 19 12 7 66 42 +24 69 Champions, Promoted
2 Silk FC 38 20 9 9 63 40 +23 69 Promoted

3 Murkwaamp Suns 38 18 11 9 67 46 +21 65 Promotion Playoff
4 Nuur Origins FC 38 17 11 10 65 51 +14 62 Promotion Playoff
5 Gnoss Gallants AFC 38 16 12 10 56 49 +7 60 Promotion Playoff

6 Buscari Bridge Force 38 16 11 11 58 52 +6 59
7 Gwerin Athletic 38 17 7 14 49 49 0 58
8 IFK Nordön 38 15 12 11 66 58 +8 57
9 Piander Falls FC 38 14 11 13 44 42 +2 53
10 Hamlack Town 38 16 4 18 69 68 +1 52
11 Sammet Ridge 38 16 4 18 62 65 −3 52
12 Atletico Oterro 38 14 8 16 65 63 +2 50
13 SC Vronus 510 38 14 8 16 49 62 −13 50
14 Kalloroda United 38 13 9 16 72 74 −2 48
15 Salfa City 38 12 10 16 63 63 0 46
16 Meryuma Marshals 38 11 12 15 42 53 −11 45
17 Moggington County 38 12 8 18 48 64 −16 44 Relegated
18 Tonsei Tumult 38 11 9 18 55 67 −12 42 Relegated
19 Templar-Lune FC 38 8 10 20 42 66 −24 34 Relegated
20 Orion Wanderers 38 10 4 24 41 68 −27 34 Relegated


Promotion Playoff
Silk FC 0–1 Gnoss Gallants AFC
Murkwaamp Suns 0–2 Nuur Origins FC

FINAL: Gnoss Gallants AFC 2–2 (4–2 AET) Nuur Origins FC
Promoted to TredjeLigan: Gnoss Gallants AFC






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LagreLigan 2 - Klyde Region  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Villa Forte 29 18 7 4 56 31 +25 61 Champions, Promoted
2 Real Azuris II 29 18 3 8 50 30 +20 57 Promoted

3 Orias-Kvissle SC 29 17 5 7 54 31 +23 56
4 Treacherous Cove AFC 29 16 6 7 39 27 +12 54
5 Aberaeron Celtic 29 15 5 9 44 35 +9 50
6 Noths Castle 29 15 5 9 66 60 +6 50
7 Wiedna Town 29 13 8 8 56 44 +12 47
8 Oppland 806 29 12 10 7 39 32 +7 46
9 Tornline 29 11 12 6 34 27 +7 45
10 Ardamirchan Isle United 29 13 6 10 50 44 +6 45
11 Wilmontsbloom Blue Star 29 12 8 9 57 47 +10 44
12 Cerulia City FC 29 12 7 10 41 34 +7 43
13 Sadenia Paladins 29 11 10 8 27 21 +6 43
14 FC Kviststad 29 11 10 8 24 20 +4 43
15 Sólstafir 29 12 7 10 34 33 +1 43
16 Emerald Cove SC 29 12 5 12 41 38 +3 41
17 Svart-Guld Klingaställe 29 10 9 10 43 35 +8 39
18 Gibwir Marsnal 29 10 7 12 30 31 −1 37
19 Erpland County 29 9 6 14 37 42 −5 33
20 Gamlasir North 29 8 9 12 66 78 −12 33
21 Atletisk Kvelertak 29 7 11 11 32 35 −3 32
22 Interstellar Erurok 29 8 8 13 32 49 −17 32
23 Klyde II 29 9 4 16 38 47 −9 31
24 Satyricon Nemeses AFC 29 9 4 16 38 54 −16 31
25 Glasbon SC 29 8 7 14 38 56 −18 31
26 Baymar Lagune 29 7 9 13 41 53 −12 30
27 CD Panteras Nueces 29 7 8 14 37 52 −15 29
28 Flithby Town 29 8 4 17 37 60 −23 28
29 FK Pentagram Pjattervid 29 7 3 19 33 55 −22 24
30 VfL Läutenstadt 29 6 5 18 29 42 −13 23



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LagreLigan 2 - East Region  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Forest Hill FC 29 16 6 7 60 43 +17 54 Champions, Promoted
2 Azure Lane FC 29 16 4 9 70 52 +18 52 Promoted

3 Paulsendam Town 29 15 7 7 54 42 +12 52
4 FC Kaldukosic II 29 14 8 7 60 50 +10 50
5 Cape Dutch Copperheads 29 14 7 8 54 33 +21 49
6 HSC Centus 29 15 4 10 48 40 +8 49
7 Ramusok United II 29 13 9 7 50 40 +10 48
8 Scarromere FC 29 14 6 9 54 47 +7 48
9 Eastweald II 29 13 6 10 47 39 +8 45
10 Coppell City FC 29 11 11 7 60 46 +14 44
11 IFK Sokulldak 29 12 8 9 50 49 +1 44
12 Chesterton Cottagers 29 13 5 11 46 46 0 44
13 Marshall-Blue FC 29 12 7 10 53 40 +13 43
14 SC Torpedo Kejsarkona 29 11 8 10 50 49 +1 41
15 Somberlain FC 29 11 8 10 34 38 −4 41
16 Ollston Town 29 9 12 8 50 43 +7 39
17 Zirconim City 29 10 9 10 39 43 −4 39
18 Mallox II 29 10 9 10 33 37 −4 39
19 Ingleton Town 29 10 8 11 50 47 +3 38
20 Nabataea Town 29 9 9 11 63 63 0 36
21 FC Fyrbyggnad 29 9 9 11 24 29 −5 36
22 FC Samotath II 29 10 4 15 36 45 −9 34
23 OAS Royal FC II 29 9 6 14 38 52 −14 33
24 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC 29 8 8 13 30 44 −14 32
25 1. FC Guggenheim 29 9 4 16 28 50 −22 31
26 East Devellin FC 29 8 6 15 30 47 −17 30
27 Interstellar Östrad 29 6 11 12 26 35 −9 29
28 United FC of Stoneshore 29 6 10 13 37 44 −7 28
29 Sporting Corrian 29 5 8 16 48 72 −24 23
30 FC Stellendam 29 5 7 17 38 55 −17 22



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LagreLigan 2 - Central Region  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 High Noon FC 29 18 6 5 54 36 +18 60 Champions, Promoted
2 Highlanders 29 17 6 6 60 35 +25 57 Promoted

3 FC Kastanjestad 29 15 6 8 56 43 +13 51
4 Impera Town 29 14 8 7 48 32 +16 50
5 Morponte Fief II 29 15 5 9 44 33 +11 50
6 Olympique Sur Mer 29 15 4 10 55 39 +16 49
7 Austentrapp City FC 29 15 4 10 51 40 +11 49
8 Club Toftir 29 13 8 8 44 30 +14 47
9 Carnessa County 29 14 5 10 35 32 +3 47
10 Goldsoul FC 29 14 4 11 41 30 +11 46
11 Rhithlungwerddon Town 29 13 6 10 29 25 +4 45
12 FC Fejd 29 11 11 7 43 42 +1 44
13 Hassaburess Athletic 29 12 6 11 41 32 +9 42
14 Gladsax Chariot FC 29 11 9 9 50 51 −1 42
15 Club Varden 29 12 6 11 47 49 −2 42
16 Jotungard 99 FC 29 12 5 12 49 47 +2 41
17 Harlegan Rovers 29 11 8 10 39 38 +1 41
18 Scarborough 29 12 4 13 46 48 −2 40
19 Keldin Town 29 12 3 14 31 33 −2 39
20 Gorgoroth United 29 9 11 9 42 49 −7 38
21 Taigaen Plats 29 10 6 13 40 44 −4 36
22 Columbia Town 29 10 5 14 41 44 −3 35
23 DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC 29 9 8 12 65 71 −6 35
24 Briquia Southside FC 29 9 8 12 53 62 −9 35
25 Cassandra City II 29 8 5 16 36 51 −15 29
26 Mintwick Marmots 29 7 7 15 37 56 −19 28
27 Ajatarra Alligators 29 6 8 15 55 68 −13 26
28 FC Invierness 912 29 3 14 12 33 46 −13 23
29 Black Diamond Osterhaut 29 5 5 19 30 58 −28 20
30 Ombra Castle 29 5 5 19 33 64 −31 20



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LagreLigan 2 - West Region  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Inter Juta 29 21 4 4 58 28 +30 67 Champions, Promoted
2 Miklagaard Salvation 29 15 7 7 54 34 +20 52 Promoted

3 Crawford Sharks SC 29 16 4 9 29 20 +9 52
4 Yellow Meadow Lynwood 29 14 7 8 49 31 +18 49
5 FC Arkadius 29 14 7 8 48 36 +12 49
6 Na'Malsille Mariners II 29 15 4 10 46 35 +11 49
7 Tromsdale Town 29 13 10 6 44 33 +11 49
8 Moore Hill Pirates 29 14 7 8 47 43 +4 49
9 SEP Bjarnum 29 13 9 7 52 42 +10 48
10 Duval Town 29 12 9 8 36 29 +7 45
11 West Ellum 29 12 8 9 61 46 +15 44
12 Thergothon Town 29 13 3 13 37 40 −3 42
13 VfL Bolmenstadt 29 11 8 10 48 51 −3 41
14 Theli City 29 12 5 12 50 54 −4 41
15 Ypres Woods 29 11 7 11 66 62 +4 40
16 Na'Dive Falcons 29 10 9 10 33 35 −2 39
17 Chamomile Town 29 11 6 12 41 50 −9 39
18 FC Na'Travii 29 8 14 7 42 42 0 38
19 Real Bellavista 29 9 9 11 43 45 −2 36
20 Drummond's FC 29 9 9 11 42 46 −4 36
21 Rhupenhoven Town 29 8 9 12 52 55 −3 33
22 Klovstad Klub 29 9 6 14 39 43 −4 33
23 Dillinger Town 29 9 6 14 44 49 −5 33
24 Caledon Legion 29 8 9 12 43 49 −6 33
25 SC Swamport 29 9 6 14 37 46 −9 33
26 Red Star Karbosic 29 9 3 17 34 52 −18 30
27 Grayslake 29 7 8 14 50 57 −7 29
28 Yuonela Town 29 7 4 18 38 67 −29 25
29 Talmusok City 29 6 5 18 39 67 −28 23
30 FC1. Richtofen Avalanche 29 4 10 15 29 44 −15 22



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LagreLigan 2 - Extraterrestrial Colonies  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Revanigruud Riversharks 29 19 5 5 64 39 +25 62 Champions, Promoted
2 Novia Alliance 29 16 9 4 69 38 +31 57 Promoted

3 Fayanora Pontonese 29 17 6 6 51 32 +19 57
4 FC Dynamo Kurbads 29 15 6 8 53 38 +15 51
5 Rexnor District 4 29 15 5 9 62 50 +12 50
6 Tierra Interstellar Wanderers 29 13 10 6 42 31 +11 49
7 Tranquility Treepolis 29 14 5 10 47 43 +4 47
8 Drahva United 29 11 13 5 53 40 +13 46
9 Rexnor District 8 29 12 10 7 43 35 +8 46
10 Kreanoltha Vipers 29 14 4 11 31 31 0 46
11 Rexnor District 7 29 13 6 10 52 43 +9 45
12 Aläng FF 29 11 8 10 53 45 +8 41
13 Rexnor District 1 29 11 7 11 47 40 +7 40
14 Rexnor District 6 29 12 4 13 32 31 +1 40
15 Marinus City 29 9 13 7 38 38 0 40
16 Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC 29 11 6 12 40 38 +2 39
17 Menoptera United SC 29 9 12 8 23 25 −2 39
18 Rexnor District 5 29 11 6 12 44 50 −6 39
19 New Hagenheim Canopy 29 10 8 11 43 41 +2 38
20 Sporting Club Macofor 29 10 7 12 35 42 −7 37
21 Snaigow Hoarfrost 29 9 8 12 49 49 0 35
22 Romstafar Outpost 29 10 5 14 27 34 −7 35
23 Execo Station 29 8 9 12 41 44 −3 33
24 Dockery Union 29 6 12 11 39 54 −15 30
25 Levithia Shrievenzale 29 7 9 13 39 54 −15 30
26 Rexnor District 2 29 6 8 15 33 50 −17 26
27 Rexnor District 9 29 6 8 15 38 62 −24 26
28 Borzac Sequins 29 4 12 13 29 48 −19 24
29 Whitestone Athletic 29 6 6 17 33 54 −21 24
30 Rhodes Ravens AFC 29 5 3 21 21 52 −31 18
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

Host: WC 78 & 82, CoH 69 & 74, BoF 62, World Bowl 27, WLC 20, Beach Cup II & V
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TRANSFER WINDOW XIII RECAP


The transfer window is over, which means the seventeenth season of Cosumarite soccer will be upon us soon. Talent continues to flow both in and out of the Fiefdom, which means the upcoming season should be full of fresh new storylines! New foreign stars have arrived, up-and-coming Cosumarite stars have departed, and familiar faces have switched clubs. Keep reading to find out where everybody ended up!


Players Entering The League (by nationality)

Audioslavia (2)
Florentin Lachance (CM, 26, Tout-Puissant Hasiera) to Real Azuris for $7 million
August Ozuna (GK, 17) to Real Azuris on free transfer

Banguela (1)
Bogwa (ST, 24, Uniao Lumpala) to Eastweald for $6 million

Brenecia (1)
Pavel Frost (CM, 31, Marque) to Klyde Heritage FC for $1.3 million

Cosumar (7)
Tormas Alpulainen (ST, 32, Lumberjacks FC [NOV]) to Morponte Fief
Zack Catonaldi (CB, 33, Adjurgen [SEM]) to Versiaville SC
Dolor DeVolder (RWB, 21, Pinnacle Project [CEN]) to Stoneshore United on free transfer
Trystan Fitzpatrick (ST, 33, Maximum City [NPH]) to Ramusok United on free transfer
Reuben Hamasaki (DM, 34, Appleoosa HC [EQS]) to Samaj FC
Gabriel Nowitzki (ST, 30, Kortu Dunamo [ESN]) to IFK Aldenskoett
Sergio Vilar (ST, 32, Jelle FC [ESN]) to West Gundar FC

Iskandervale (1)
Kurtis Samarqand (ST, 20, Navakor Farchi) to Cassandra City for $440k

Mertagne (1)
Dan Quesadillias (ST, 25, Wrexton FC [APX]) to Eastweald in player trade

Nephara (3)
Diandra Belgrave (C/RM, 33, Vermillion Rage) to Real Azuris on free transfer
Holger Grosz (CB, 32, Hackett) to Zakhoro Aces on free transfer
Georgia Kite (ST, 33, Maximum City) to Real Azuris for $2.5 million

Pasarga (1)
Mezei Orbán (L/CM, 33, KT Itzolovalle [AUD]) to AC Holmenkollen for $3.5 million

Port Christopher (1)
Rachel Del Arro (LW, 19, Handon United [SCH]) to Samaj FC for $900k

Pravenna (1)
Kostas Postecoglou (LW, 25, Iron City [NPH]) to Crawford City FC for $3 million

Schottia (1)
Luella Svenskah (DM, 18, West Coast Warriors) to Klyde FC for $750k

Semarland (2)
Kwame Cole (CM, 21, Jansberg Laguna) to Cassandra City for $5 million
Devante Richardson (CB, 24, FC Jansberg) to Klyde Heritage FC on free transfer

Super-Llamaland (1)
Michael Sorenson (RB, 23, Brookport Athletic [EIR]) to Eastweald for $7.5 million

Unified Sunrise Islands (1)
Neil "Nightrider" Lassiter (DM/LB, 16, East Tokyoto Union) to Versiaville SC on free transfer



Cosumarites Signing In Foreign Leagues

95X Soccer League X (1)
Kyra Ferrant (GK, 22, Crawford City FC) to Pacific City Nationals on free transfer

A-League (4)
Bethan Davies (RAM/RW, 28, Treftadaeth Alliance) to Marque on free transfer
Grettis Gjallskald (CB, 30, Crawford City FC) to Gallant Cross on free transfer
Jorn Ombudsman (RB, 26, Mallox) to Lotus Park for $1 million
Boudewijn Mayes (DM, 33, Aces) to Marque for $600k

Acronian Legends League (1)
Carlo Dellavedova (LM, 24, AC Holmenkollen) to Scunthorpe FC on free transfer

Apox National League (1)
Belarmin Worsaw (ST, 25, Eastweald) to Wrexton FC for $10 million and ST Dan Quesadillas

Banguelan Superliga (1)
Grenville Antonsson (RW, 31, FC Kaldukosic) to Randoil Purtaruca for $900k

LigAnaia (2)
Selena Aliena (CM, 24, Real Azuris) to Comunas Cougars for $2.5 million
Torbjörn Jorgensen (CB, 19, Real Azuris) to FC Jansberg for $6 million

Nepharim Premiereship (2)
Esther LaCroix (R/CM, 31, Real Azuris) to Sheridan on free transfer
Atherton Telfair (ST, 26, North Laithland) to Parrhesia United for an undisclosed amount

Red Blackiland Patronaux Special League (1)
Koo Cuh-ma (ST, 34, Mariners) to Cruce Estrella on free transfer

San League Soccer (1)
Adam Stones (LB, 30, Nomads) to Llara Llera on free transfer

Schottic Premier League (2)
Giordi Dinara (CB, 28, Aces) to New Belfast Warriors on free transfer
Robard Horvat (CM, 19, Tamarskand Fief University) signed with Lammerton

Sunrisian Championship (1)
Ambrose Karigomu (RB, 17, Rocinante Prep) to Ninon Beart Reapers on free transfer

V-League (1)
Jukka Lindroos (LB, 28, Marine Coast United) to Lonngeylin Coast for $1.35 million



Moves Within Cosumar (Domestic Transfers)

Image Aleksi Soderlund (CB, 24) from Versiaville to EASTWEALD
Image Stephon Deville (RM, 26) from Samaj FC to MALLOX FC
Image Eithan Sigurdsson (CB, 25) from Morponte Fief to REAL AZURIS
Image Lindsey Severin (CM/CAM, 28) from Treftadaeth Alliance to FC SAMOTATH
Image Atticus Hattingh (LB, 17) from Rexnor District 3 to RAMUSOK UNITED
Image Mana Na'Kone (C/DM, 32) from Samaj FC to AC HOLMENKOLLEN
Image Jorge Caputo (CAM, 30) from Nomads to TREFTADAETH ALLIANCE
Image Soren Winterkorn (ST, 22) from Atletisk Surpronuk to KLYDE HERITAGE FC
Image Alistair Redalen (ST, 22) from Morponte Fief to MALLOX FC
Image Andor Gregory (ST, 31) from FC Samotath to PARDOCK ISLAND
Image Dez Cloaker (ST, 22) from AFC Obscura 98 to FC SAMOTATH
Image Bella Thompson (RB, 23) from Nomads to MALLOX FC
Image Gutinho (CM, 24) from Centus Serpents to ZAKHOR ACES
Image Cosme (DM, 27) from Cassandra City to CRAWFORD CITY FC
Image Oskar Montag (ST, 31) from Mariners to OAS ROYAL FC
Image Lucas Cabral (ST, 26) from Mallox to NA'MALSILLE MARINERS
Image Lwan Dias Pinto (RB, 21) from Centus Serpents to FC SAMOTATH



Notable Retirements

Image Tae Woo Miyori (RB, 36, Eastweald) -- former Cosumar NT player & Klyde/Eastweald captain
Image Tolgus Tregajorran (ST, 37, Real Azuris) -- former Apox NT player & Real Azuris captain
Image Klaus Minkowski (DF, 35, Cassandra City) -- former Fallenmark Islands NT player
Image Emory Gurrevitz (RB, 36, OAS Royal FC)
Image Joseph Outerridge (CB, 34, Eastweald)
Image Alberto Silva (ST, 32, Ramusok United)
Image Glenn Terry (ST, 35, IFK Aldenskoett) -- former IFK captain
Image Allen Huthson (ST, 37, Samaj FC) -- former Samaj captain
Image Herakles Karoki (ST/RW, 37, Pardock Island) -- former Sanctii NT player
Image Elliot O'Dell (CB, 35, Archbishop FC [NOV])
Image Curtis Hickory (ST, 37, Springs FC [NOV])
Image James Dechmille (RM, 37, Roundway Down [TSA])
Image Jared Flynn (CM, 37, Sepultura) -- former West Gundar captain
Image Elaine Kayton (LM, 36, Samaj FC) -- former Samaj captain & SekundarLigan MVP
Image Andreas Cromwell (ST, 35, Real Azuris)
Image Erick Garyson (CB, 36, FC Kaldukosic) -- former Chiata NT player
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CFL 10 - Regular Season

Postby Cosumar » Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:44 pm

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The Cosumar Football League (CFL) is Cosumar's domestic gridiron football league. The CFL was formed in 994, uniting the two rival football leagues that had divided Cosumar for decades: the Cosumar Association of Football (CAF) and Fiefdom Football Alliance (FFA). The CAF became the "Silver Conference", while the FFA became the "Blue Conference". A fierce enmity still lingers between the two conferences, which makes the postseason meeting of the two conference champions ("the Dragon Bowl") much more intense. With 17 teams in each conference, the CFL consists of a total of 34 teams. Teams play each of their conference opponents once, for a 16-game season. The top eight in each conference will advance to a 16-team single elimination playoff, culminating with the Dragon Bowl. The CFL is the second-most popular sporting league in Cosumar behind only the COCANEFA HarlighetLigan ("Glory League"), the top flight of our soccer pyramid.

Dragon Bowl Champions:
I: Jadde Bruins
II: Kaldukosic Blazers
III: Kaldukosic Kataklysm
IV: Sarmon Spirit
V: Morponte Marauders
VI: Sarmon Spirit (2)
VII: Kaldukosic Blazers (2)
VIII: Morponte Marauders (2)
IX: Zakhoro Wolfpack
X: _____???



CFL Season X (1004) - Regular Season


In the tenth anniversary of the CFL format, the natural order of the Silver Conference has been continued. Which means the Morponte Marauders are on top. Jeston Boulware has seamlessly continued the legacy of Pal Toerber, throwing a league-high 45 touchdowns this season. Many of which to long 29-year-old receiver Sid Vinceant, who continues to be one of star receivers of the league in his seventh season out of RCU. The Marauders offense really was frightening this season, obviously motivated by last year's shock Dragon Bowl loss to Zakhoro. The other traditional titans of the Silver Conference, the Kaldukosic Kataklysm, receded a bit this year, however. At 34 years old, national team quarterback Jakkrik Levinsson seems to have finally lost a bit of his pace. He's still a dual-threat, but his legs didn't quite scare as much as they did last year. Without that, Wolf Va'Soto and their traditional running game suffered. Levinsson is a good enough passer to succeed as a pocket man, as evidenced by the still decent 10-6 record, but he can't power them to Dragon Bowls as a one-man offense anymore. They will also need to address their still great, but aging defensive interior if they hope to avoid further loss of ground. But who knows, maybe they have a good playoff run in them as a 5-seed.

The team that benefitted most from the Kataklysm's slight regression was the Mallox Tigers. The team from western Gellano Fief, which is housed by the same organization as the famous Mallox FC, had their best-ever regular season and claimed the second-seed thanks to a balanced style and excellent coaching. All in all though, it was a relatively standard year in the former CAF, as the same eight teams made the playoffs as last season - Jarvan Voger and Bayford once again being the odd men out. The Flen Jaguars, who were optimistic after they turned 2 wins into 6 last year, had a massively disappointing 1-win season. Prized high draft pick Kirum Sexton played all of one quarter before suffering a season-ending broken foot.

Silver Conference            Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Morponte Marauders 16 13 3 470 252 +218 39
2 Mallox Tigers 16 12 4 381 285 +96 36
3 Versiaville Vikings 16 11 5 350 231 +119 33
4 Olask Dolphins 16 10 6 361 289 +72 30
5 Kaldukosic Kataklysm 16 10 6 379 312 +67 30
6 Jadde Bruins 16 9 7 428 342 +86 27
7 Hagenheim Vagabonds 16 9 7 295 274 +21 27
8 Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 16 9 7 345 326 +19 27
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9 Bayford Blue Dragons 16 9 7 343 365 −22 27
10 Altamirano Devils 16 8 8 314 273 +41 24
11 Dusk Bearcats 16 8 8 327 288 +39 24
12 Keenan Robins 16 7 9 291 329 −38 21
13 Dawchire Eagles 16 7 9 313 384 −71 21
14 Crawford Comrades 16 5 11 266 429 −163 15
15 Centus Owls 16 4 12 297 412 −115 12
16 Cassandra City Wildcats 16 4 12 261 440 −179 12
17 Flen Jaguars 16 1 15 206 396 −190 3


Brandon Reigner has arrived! After being drafted #1 overall by Emerald Cove from RCU after winning the NSCF championship, the touted quarterback had an up-and-down first few years in the CFL. But this year, he suddenly brought it all together and cemented his place as one of the league's top QBs. It wasn't flashy, but he led the Conquistadores to their first ever #1 seed with his intelligent decision-making in crucial moments. Almost all of their games were frighteningly close, but Emerald Cove always seemed to come out on top somehow. Samuel Murray and their ball-hawking secondary was a big help as well. Can they keep it going into the playoffs and make their first Dragon Bowl?

The usual suspects followed behind. The Kaldukosic Blazers locked up another high-seeded finish with the highest-ranked offense in the Blue Conference. The Orfeo Na'Toki-to-Justus Bod connection gave defenses fits in the red zone all season. Bod led all CFL tight ends in touchdowns. Lawrence Northcutt also continued to age like a fine wine. This year, he became the first back aged 37 years or older to rush for over 1000 yards in a season. The defending champions, the Zakhoro Wolfpack, had a bit of a hangover and started the season 1-4. With defenses scheming specifically against him now, breakout star Johannes Van Nifterick struggled to put up the electrifying stats he did in last year's magical run. However, they managed to finish the season 8-3 and sneak into the playoffs as the #8 thanks to Charles Luam averaging 4.0 yards per carry and a swarming defense.

Blue Conference              Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Emerald Cove Conquistadores 16 13 3 355 293 +62 39
2 Helfin Mighty Men 16 12 4 421 262 +159 36
3 Kaldukosic Blazers 16 11 5 436 271 +165 33
4 Na'Malsille Venom 16 11 5 320 265 +55 33
5 Ramusok Stars 16 10 6 396 281 +115 30
6 Pelethas Thunder 16 10 6 424 310 +114 30
7 Sarmon Spirit 16 10 6 377 269 +108 30
8 Zakhoro Wolfpack 16 9 7 338 284 +54 27
---------------------------^^^PLAYOFFS^^^---------------------------
9 Samaj Spartans 16 9 7 315 300 +15 27
10 Stoneshore Predators 16 8 8 247 337 −90 24
11 Azuris Anthrax 16 7 9 311 367 −56 21
12 OAS Kingsmen 16 7 9 298 357 −59 21
13 Hvalsey Lions 16 5 11 273 376 −103 15
14 Klyde Cyclones 16 5 11 236 367 −131 15
15 Opjenheim Bulldogs 16 4 12 268 431 −163 12
16 Samotath Nighthawks 16 3 13 218 345 −127 9
17 Pirankoper Cowboys 16 2 14 257 375 −118 6



Playoff Fixtures


Silver Conference

#1 Morponte Marauders (13-3) vs. #8 Surpronuk Marsh Monsters (9-7)

#4 Olask Dolphins (10-6) vs. #5 Kaldukosic Kataklysm (10-6)

#2 Mallox Tigers (12-4) vs. #7 Hagenheim Vagabonds (9-7)

#3 Versiaville Vikings (11-5) vs. #6 Jadde Bruins (9-7)



Blue Conference

#1 Emerald Cove Conquistadores (13-3) vs. #8 Zakhoro Wolfpack (9-7)

#4 Na'Malsille Venom (11-5) vs. #5 Ramusok Stars (10-6)

#2 Helfin Mighty Men (12-4) vs. #7 Sarmon Spirit (10-6)

#3 Kaldukosic Blazers (11-5) vs. #6 Pelethas Thunder (10-6)






Finnegan Trophy VII


The most common complaint with the CFL season is the lack of inter-conference games. Aside from the Dragon Bowl, there was no way for teams from the ex-CAF and FFA to meet in meaningful games. To address this, The Finnegan Trophy was introduced. It is a soccer-style cup tournament that runs concurrently to the CFL season. Named after the former coach of National Team, Gary Finnegan, it features eight randomly selected teams from each conference going at it single-elimination style. What's at stake? In addition to prize money, the winner automatically receives one of Cosumar's allotted spots in international competitions (along with the Dragon Bowl victor and the best regular season record from each conference) and draft incentives.

Past Winners
I: Kaldukosic Kataklysm
II: Stoneshore Predators
III: Kaldukosic Kataklysm (2)
IV: Bayford Blue Dragons
V: Kaldukosic Blazers
VI: Morponte Marauders
VII: _____???


Morponte Marauders          3  0  6  7  16
Opjenheim Bulldogs 3 6 7 10 26

Dusk Bearcats 0 3 0 3 6
Pelethas Thunder 7 3 7 3 20

Keenan Robins 0 10 10 0 20
Azuris Anthrax 3 10 0 0 13

Crawford Comrades 3 0 0 7 7 17
OAS Kingsmen 7 3 0 0 0 10

Versiaville Vikings 3 0 10 0 13
Samaj Spartans 0 14 0 13 27

Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 7 0 0 3 10
Kaldukosic Blazers 3 10 0 7 20

Dawchire Eagles 7 0 0 3 10
Helfin Mighty Men 3 3 21 6 33

Altamirano Devils 7 7 3 0 17
Stoneshore Predators 6 7 10 7 30


The Blue Conference dominates the opening pairings, going 6-2. What's especially dire for Silver Conference is that their two weakest representatives are the ones that advanced while teams like the Marsh Monsters and Vikings were eliminated. The high-flying Marauders were also surprisingly bottled by Armando Gutierrez and the Bulldogs defense, the young offensive core of Sylvester Marcoux and Max Peerenboom providing just enough to power them past the Silver Conference leaders.

Opjenheim Bulldogs     10  6 10 10  36
Pelethas Thunder 14 0 10 3 27


Keenan Robins 7 0 7 7 21
Crawford Comrades 0 3 3 3 9


Samaj Spartans 10 0 0 3 13
Kaldukosic Blazers 21 7 0 3 31


Helfin Mighty Men 17 3 6 6 32
Stoneshore Predators 7 0 3 0 10


The Bulldogs continue their magic, upending another perennial playoff team in the Thunder. It was a high-scoring affair, as it always is when you're facing Pelethas' offensive arsenal, but Marcoux and Peerenboom really clicked for Opjenheim and beat Pelethas at their own game.

Opjenheim Bulldogs      3  3  7  3  16
Keenan Robins 7 7 7 0 21

Kaldukosic Blazers 0 0 3 7 10
Helfin Mighty Men 6 0 3 0 9


The Bulldogs finally meet their end. Ironically, after knocking off two powerhouses, they fall to the lowly...Keenan Robins. Of all teams. The Robins, led by second-year QB Tobias Engel, were Silver Conference's last hope of winning the trophy and will now represent in the Final. Against the mighty Kaldukosic Blazers. They edged the Mighty Men in a brutal defensive slugfest to stay in contention for their second Finnegan Trophy. Down 9-3, Orfeo Na'Toki ran in a QB sneak on 4th & Goal with ten seconds left to win the game.

Keenan Robins          10  3  3  0  16
Kaldukosic Blazers 7 3 10 0 20


One representative from each conference in the Final, as it should be. But despite their growing reputation as noise-makers in this tournament, the small-market Robins (Silver) have not had a winning regular season since the CAF-FFA merger. So the Blazers (Blue) were massive favorites. The game ended up being closer than most expected - the Robins even led throughout the first half - but the Blazers took the lead for good in the third quarter. Rookie linebacker Artur Seeger's two second-half interceptions shot the Robins out of the sky.

The KALDUKOSIC BLAZERS have won the seventh Finnegan Trophy. It is their second Finnegan Trophy and fourth piece of CFL silverware, which now leads all franchises. The Blue Conference draws to within one behind Silver Conference (4-3) in the history of this tournament.

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CAFL Season VII (1004) - Regular Season

Cosumar Arena Football League  Pld    W   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Jotungard Goblins 22 17 5 659 353 +306 51
2 Ruminov Black Panthers 22 17 5 670 365 +305 51
3 Sundsvall Penguins 22 14 8 682 425 +257 42
4 Yambridge Pioneers 22 14 8 497 442 +55 42
5 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos 22 13 9 472 497 −25 39
6 Östrad Giants 22 12 10 501 577 −76 36
---------------------------^^^PLAYOFFS^^^---------------------------
7 Aldenskoett Jackhammers 22 11 11 505 482 +23 33
8 Wealdheim Foxes 22 11 11 446 512 −66 33
9 Cavaleira Cucumbers 22 9 13 489 565 −76 27
10 Lombrica Fire 22 7 15 428 565 −137 21
11 Cupe Dutch Killer Whales 22 7 15 450 617 −167 21
12 Goldstaff Steelers 22 0 22 387 786 −399 0


Playoff Match-ups
#1 Jotungard Goblins (17-5) | Bye
#2 Ruminov Black Panthers (17-5) | Bye

#4 Yambridge Pioneers (14-8) vs. #5 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos (13-9)
#3 Sundsvall Penguins (14-8) vs. #6 Östrad Giants (12-10)
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

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CFL Season 10 - Playoffs

Postby Cosumar » Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:08 am

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CFL Season X (1004) - Playoffs

It's that time of year. Of the 34 teams that started the season with bright aspiration, fewer than half remain with their goal of winning the Dragon Bowl intact. Making the postseason is a great accomplishment, but only one team will end the season happily. It's time to kick off the CFL Playoffs! Single-elimination. No mercy. No second-chances.




Opening Round


#1 Morponte Marauders             7  0  3  3  13
#8 Surpronuk Marsh Monsters 6 3 0 0 9


It's a rematch of the last two Silver Conference Championships, here in the first round! Dexter Singleton and the Monster defense are able to really put a lid on Morponte's incredible offense, but they just can't move the ball enough to take advantage of it. Marauders survive despite their weakest performance in several weeks.


#4 Olask Dolphins                 3  6  7  0  16
#5 Kaldukosic Kataklysm 13 6 0 13 32


The Kataklysm travelled from the comforts of Leviathan Arena all the way out west to Olask for this first-round fixture. It wasn't their best season, as evidenced by their unusual lack of home-field advantage, but the Kataklysm weren't intimidated by the Dolphins. They looked like the Kataklysm of old in the first quarter, scoring on all three of their drives. Things got a little shaky in the middle, as the Dolphins narrowed the lead to 19-16 in the third, but the Kataklysm were assured victory when safety Devan Edelby returned Esben Oesterwind's overthrown seam route for a touchdown late on. This sets up a titanic Morponte vs. Kaldukosic meeting in the second round.


#2 Mallox Tigers                  3  0  3  3   9
#7 Hagenheim Vagabonds 3 3 7 0 13


This is playoff football? Ugly game in Mallox as both offenses completely stall. The Vagabonds score the game's only touchdown on Kenji Toyashimo's 6-yard scramble to go ahead 13-6 and hold on for the win. It's a crushing end for Mallox, who thought the best regular season in franchise history would surely result in a playoff run. As rugged and well-coached as they are, the Tigers desperately need to find some offensive flair if they want to aim higher in the future.


#3 Versiaville Vikings            6  0  0 14  20
#6 Jadde Bruins 6 0 0 0 6


Tied 6-6 going into the fourth quarter, it was the home side that dug deep and prevailed in Versiaville. Two of the league's best defenses were on display here, but the Vikings' relentless running game was finally able to wear the Bruins' down in the end, Neptune Trevorrow running for a pair of touchdowns with 7 and 5 minutes remaining.





#1 Emerald Cove Conquistadores    0  7  3  3  13
#8 Zakhoro Wolfpack 0 3 3 10 16


Holy shit. They're at it again. The defending champs, entering the playoffs lowly-seeded just like last year, have once again shocked Cosumar by upending one of the favorites to win it all. DuAndre Castillo intercepted Conquistadores quarterback Brandon Reigner twice in this game, and despite looking dire for the first three quarters, Wolfpack quarterback Johannes Van Nifterick pulled an explosive fourth quarter out of his magic hat. After scrambling out of bounds for three first downs, he hit Arild Keldan downfield with less than a minute left, the agile tight end breaking a Samuel Murray tackle to barrel into the endzone for the win.


#4 Na'Malsille Venom              7 10  3  7  27
#5 Ramusok Stars 3 0 7 10 20


Great game in Na'Malsille. The home crowd was hopping, and the Venom came out energized and dominated the first half. One touchdown from Loren Crystoll's arm and another from Vitali Levan's legs. 17-3 at the half and the poor Stars seemed out of it. But they weren't distraught. They gradually pieced together a comeback over the next quarter and a half. Credit big Ramusok QB Garron Holland for remaining composed despite the heavy physical toll being placed on him by the Venom defensive front, willing his team to tie the game at 20 with three minutes remaining. But despite his resolve, he could only watch from the sideline as Crystoll led the Venom on a desperate game-winning drive of their own. You could've heard the screams from the stadium all the way across the channel in Crawford when Vitali Levan cradled Crystoll's pitch across the goal line to take the 27-20 lead. Could the Venom finally return to the Dragon Bowl this year?


#2 Helfin Mighty Men              3  7  6  0  16
#7 Sarmon Spirit 6 3 3 0 12


The Mighty Men just have that extra bit of grit and determination and are able to outlast the aging Spirit at home. Akim Fjara caught the game's only touchdown in the second quarter, whilst teammate Vincent Groves had a magnificent game on the other side of the ball with 10 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery.


#3 Kaldukosic Blazers             3  7  6  6  22
#6 Pelethas Thunder 10 7 0 14 31


The Finnegan Trophy winners are out. No rare Trophy/Bowl double this year. The Pelethas Thunder had a bit of a turbulent year with defensive struggles and injuries to star receiver Ulises Willoughby, but they put on an inspiring performance tonight in Kaldukosic. The Blazers were persistent and stuck around for four quarters, but Pelethas just had too much firepower in the end. Four TDs for quarterback Binro Aeoleai is another proof that he is one of the most underrated passers in the game today.





Conference Semifinals


Morponte Marauders     10  7  7  0  24
Kaldukosic Kataklysm 13 17 6 6 42


Vintage Levinsson! The longtime World Bowl quarterback saved his most dominant performance of the last two seasons for the best possible occasion, silencing the overconfident red-and-white hordes of Marauder fans in Morponte. CFL MVP Jeston Boulware did all he could to keep his team in it, but the Morponte D simply had no answer for what the Kataklysm were doing with an on-point Levinsson and the offense eventually gave up too. 30 points in the first half is a playoff record. Hard to say the Kataklysm aren't now the favorites to take home the 10th anniversary Dragon Bowl.


Versiaville Vikings    10  3  7  0  20
Hagenheim Vagabonds 0 7 3 3 13


The Vagabond defense is elite, but the Vikings are the better overall team. Gordon Vu'Faka throws two touchdowns to tight end Wynn Pressham in the victory. Sets up Kataklysm vs. Vikings for the Silver Conference Championship.





Na'Malsille Venom      14  0  3  3  20
Zakhoro Wolfpack 13 0 3 3 19


The Wolfpack will not be the first back-to-back winners in the history of the Dragon Bowl. Their attempt at a second underdog run is cut short in the second round by the Venom, who just keep finding ways to win close ball games. This time it was their defense that saved the day, pressuring Van Nifterick into several errant throws as the Wolfpack failed twice to get crunch-time drives off the ground.


Helfin Mighty Men      14  0  0  6  20
Pelethas Thunder 3 14 10 3 30


The receiver tandem of Hoesch and Willoughby, dubbed "Thunder & Lightning", continues to electrify. Both caught a touchdown and surpassed 100 yards in Helfin as the Thunder came back from a 14-0 deficit to stun the Mighty Men.





Conference Championship Games


Kaldukosic Kataklysm    0  3  0  7  10
Versiaville Vikings 0 3 3 7 13


Few saw this coming. After scoring 42 on 13-3 Morponte last week, the Kataklysm are frustrated severely by the Vikings defense. Led by Defensive Player of the Year Dat Zheng, the Vikings never allowed Jakkrik Levinsson to settle into any sort of rhythm, containing his scrambling lanes and physically disrupting favorite targets Morrow and Doubtress. The Kataklysm did an equally good job hampering Vu'Faka and Trevorrow for 99% of the game, but faltered at the very end as the two teamed up to drive the Vikings down a penalty-shortened field for the game-winning touchdown with 4:57 left. The Versiaville Vikings win the Silver Conference and advance to their first ever Dragon Bowl appearance.


Na'Malsille Venom      10  0  3  3  16
Pelethas Thunder 7 3 14 0 24


With the Vikings waiting in the wings, who would join them from the Blue Conference? The Venom and Thunder had both had fascinating playoff runs to this point, but only one could go through. We seemed destined for a high-scoring shootout after both sides put up 7 on their opening drive, Hoesch's corner grab matching Levan's gut-busting run, but both teams only managed an additional field goal in the first half after that. The Blue Conference Championship was tied 10-10 at half time. But the Thunder took commanding control of the game at the start of the second half, scoring on consecutive drives to take a 24-10 lead. They never looked back.





DRAGON BOWL X


The big game will feature two teams that have been knocking on the door of greatness for the last few years but have never quite reached that final threshold. The Vikings with their 15-1 season two years ago that went unrequited in the playoffs. The Thunder with their consistent offensive prowess marred by defensive inconsistencies and Dragon Bowl defeat to Morponte a few years back. Now, one of them will reach that threshold. The threshold of champions. The Vikings have rode their defense this far, allowing fewer than 10 points per game in the playoffs. The Thunder have done the opposite, outscoring opponents by racking up over 28 points per game themselves. Which will prevail?

Versiaville Vikings     0  3  9  3  15
Pelethas Thunder 0 0 7 3 10


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Turns out defenses do win championships. The game went scoreless until late in the second quarter. That, combined with the relatively small TV markets of the two teams, made for one of the lowest viewership numbers in Dragon Bowl history. The Vikings won't care about that though. They added another stain to Binro's legacy as Thunder QB, dropping him to 0-2 in the Big Game. Dat Zheng & Company were making plays all over the field, forcing him into a putrid stat line of 17/50 for 183 yards, TD, 2 INT. Which only included four completions in the first half. By comparison, Vikings QB Gordon Vu'Faka only threw 19 passes to Binro's 50 and relied on the bruising running game of Neptune Trevorrow. It never got them in the endzone, but it got them close enough to kick field goals five times, accounting for all 15 of their points. Yes, the Vikings have become the first team to win the Dragon Bowl without scoring a touchdown. Though they weren't helped by the officials, who called a Trevorrow TD run back on a holding call late in the third quarter...which turned into the Vikings' third field goal of the period. The game was always close, but Pelethas never really made the Vikings sweat it. Even late on, down 15-10, the Thunder looked nonchalant and lacking in urgency. The VERSIAVILLE VIKINGS are the Dragon Bowl X Champions! Congratulations to Versiaville on a fantastic season, and commiserations to the Thunder on coming so close. The Vikings' victory evens the count between the two conferences at 5-5, ending the Blue Conference's run of three of the last four.



Post-Season Awards

Season MVP: Jeston Boulware (QB, Morponte Marauders)
Dragon Bowl MVP: Neptune Trevorrow (RB, Versiaville Vikings)
Offensive Player of the Year: Sid Vinceant (WR, Morponte Marauders)
Defensive Player of the Year: Dat Zheng (LB, Versiaville Vikings)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Max Peerenboom (WR, Opjenheim Bulldogs)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Kamil Yeoman (DE, Dusk Bearcats)








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CAFL Season VII (1004) Playoffs

First Round
Jotungard Goblins - Bye
Yambridge Pioneers 14–34 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos
Ruminov Black Panthers - Bye
Sundsvall Penguins 46–17 Östrad Giants

Second Round
Jotungard Goblins 9–16 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos
Ruminov Black Panthers 21–23 Sundsvall Penguins


IRON BOWL VII

Sundsvall Penguins 34–10 Rhupenhoven Raging Rhinos

The SUNDSVALL PENGUINS are the seventh arena league Champions! It is their third Iron Bowl win, tying them for the lead with the Yambridge Pioneers. It is their second championship in a row, the first team to accomplish a repeat since the Pioneers in the first two editions.

Postseason Awards

MVP: Stanislaw Szewc (WR, Sundsvall Penguins)
Iron Bowl MVP: Kurt Bromton (S, Sundsvall Penguins)
Offensive Player of the Year: Luke Lallobe (RB, Jotungard Goblins)
Defensive Player of the Year: Klout Dolving (CB, Jotungard Goblins)
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

Host: WC 78 & 82, CoH 69 & 74, BoF 62, World Bowl 27, WLC 20, Beach Cup II & V
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Season 17 Preview (first half)

Postby Cosumar » Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:16 am

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LEAGUE CYCLE XVII PREVIEW (Year 1005)


We are now closing in upon the seventeenth season of the "modern era" of the Cosumarite soccer, since the current Ligan system was codified by the Fiefdom Soccer Federation (FSF). 256 clubs compete across five tiers and in the King's Cup. The top three tiers (Harlighet Ligan, Sekundar Ligan, Tredje Ligan) are the smallest and most prestigious, with two large regional Conferences comprising the fourth tier, and several sub-regional leagues comprising the fifth tier. The implementation of this modern pyramid structure, along with rising financial investment, has resulted in highly visible growth for the Harlighet Ligan year after year. This season, avid fans of Cosumarite football will notice two additional signs of its increasing stature: 1) COCANEFA membership, and 2) A second Champions Cup spot. To clarify the former: the Harlighet Ligan remains an independent Cosumar-only competition, separate from the famous COCANEFA LigAnaia that has absorbed the Semar and Quebecois leagues in recent years. But by joining COCANEFA, the Cosumarite competition will be sponsored and officially recognized by one of the most powerful organizations in world football, with the added benefit of 58 entries into the region's premier cup tournament, CopAnaia, each year!

Now, without further ado, here's a preview of what you're all here for: the seventeenth COCANEFA HarlighetLigan season!




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Overview of Past Winners:
I: OAS Royal FC
II: OAS Royal FC (2)
III: Mallox
IV: Mallox (2)
V: OAS Royal FC (3)
VI: Mallox (3)
VII: OAS Royal FC (4)
VIII: Ramusok United
IX: Klyde
X: Real Azuris
XI: Real Azuris (2)
XII: Cassandra City
XIII: Mallox (4)
XIV: Ramusok United (2)
XV: Cassandra City (2)
XVI: Real Azuris (3)
XVII: __________???

4 – OAS Royal FC
4 – Mallox
3 - Real Azuris
2 – Ramusok United
2 - Cassandra City
1 – Klyde





REAL AZURIS
Azuris, South Klyde Fief

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Nickname: Breakers, Real
Founded: 962
Ground: Massemord Stadium (42,243)
Manager: Image Lujendra Mescalin (59)

Starting XI (4-3-2-1): Image Sieuwerd (33) | Image Mathias (20), Image Sigurdsson (25), Image Gaspin (30), Image Venidos (34) | Image Hardwick (29), Image Lachance (26), Image Belgrave (33) | Image Fraser (28 C), Image Bowditch (23) | Image Kite (33)
Key Reserves: Image Dundalk (LB/33), Image Soderquist (CM/18), Image Hathoway (LW/29), Image Ubuntu (ST/33)
Kit Details: The above image might be too small to discern the detail, but Real Azuris' home kit has become iconic for the watermark of a tidal wave that sweeps over the top of the shirt. Last year, they introduced a bold new away color scheme: rainbow. The entire kit is made of a high-tech fabric that gives off the appearance of shimmering rainbow light, like you'd see in misty air by a waterfall.

Preview: Three-time champs! No matter what happens in 1005, the Breakers can take solace in the fact that they have accomplished something no other Cosumarite club has done since Mallox's spell of dominance in the early days. What will happen? Less certain. It is infamously difficult to sustain superiority in this league. Lujendra Mescalin struck gold when he made teenage phenom Torbjorn Jorgensen his fulltime center back, a move that shored up the defense and galvanized his side up the table. But Jorgensen is already off to bigger things in LigAnaia now. As is Selena Aliena, another homegrown standout who emerged as an expert distributor from central midfield over the last few seasons, spraying balls out to the lethal wingers. Her assured presence will be missed. To top it all off, the man (the myth? the legend?) who served as a talisman and leader throughout the title campaign has disappeared into the night of retirement. That would be Tolgus Tregajorran, of course. Maximum City's Georgia Kite is about as close as they could get to like-for-like for the skillset of old Tolgus, and Florentin Lachance (who, as a capped Audioslavian and LigAnaia starter, was arguably the league's splashiest incoming transfer of the window) should actually be an improvement over Aliena. Plus they bribed Morponte Fief for promising defender Eithan Sigurdsson to help replace Jorgensen and picked up Diandra Belgrave, another technically savvy midfielder with top-level experience, on a free transfer. All in all, Mescalin did a masterful job of finding pieces that should allow Real Azuris to operate with as much tactical continuity as possible given the large number of big departures. They'll still rely on their extremely skilled wingers to create the chances. League MVP Sean "Black Panther" Fraser, who just played in the World Cup Final with San Jose Guayabal, turns fullbacks inside-out for a living, as does the pacey Brenecian Ronan Bowditch down the right. Kite is the type of clinical finisher will who feast on cleaning up their scraps. Midfielders Lachance and Belgrave have the vision to find them in space, and Peder Hardwick is the sort of no-nonsense, disciplined midfielder who will provide them defensive cover, just like he did last season with Aliena and Esther LaCroix (one of the most defensively useless players last year who, to the puzzlement of fans, got signed in Nephara after being cut). But still, as much as it seems like this team will work on paper...they'll be fighting on several fronts. Defending their title week-in-week-out while simultaneously trying to integrate the new players on-the-go and deal with UICA and AOCL fixtures. They'll play really good soccer, but they have their work cut out for them if they want that to stay top. Just ask Ramusok United and Cassandra City, the last two victims of this alarming "Champions' Curse" (fell to 9th and 14th after winning titles).
Last Season: Champions (19-5-10). Prediction: 3rd.




EASTWEALD
Yambridge, Gellano Fief

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Nickname: Elves, Sprites
Founded: 704
Ground: Old Weldenskirgen (43,209)
Manager: Image Henrique Ventura (73)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Rand (36) | Image Ballard (34), Image Black (27 C), Image Soderlund (24), Image Sorenson (23) | Image Delklind (27), Image Fenwick (27), Image De Marisco (26), Image Williams (28) | Image Quesadillas (25), Image Bogwa (24)
Key Reserves: Image Brankussen (GK/20), Image Pawlukiewicz (LB/25), Image Mordini (CM/20), Image Garcia (ST/21), Image Den Hartog (ST/30)
Kit Details: Eastweald is famous for their triangle-textured shirt, which they wear in green at home and in yellow (pictured right) on the road, always with the same color of shorts and inverse color socks. They occasionally wear a shiny all dark-gold throwback kit.

Preview: In this topsy-turvy league that has seen the likes of Ramusok United, Cassandra City and Crawford City suffer wild swings recently, Eastweald have remained a bastion of consistent quality. Over the last three years: 3rd, 2nd, 2nd. Each time inching slightly closer to the grand prize. It has to be Eastweald's year eventually, right? Is this it? Well, that depends on what they get out of their shiny, brand new strike partnership of Bogwa and Dan Quesadillas. Belarmin Worsaw was the man last year, scoring 26 goals for Eastweald. He won the Golden Boot with eight more goals than any other player. It was understandable then, when half of Gellano Fief collapsed into mourning on the last day of the transfer window. A last-minute deal sent Worsaw to ANL side Wrexton FC in exchange for Mertian striker Quesadillas (and a big pile of cash amounting to $10 million). No one can replace the beloved Cosumar international, but Quesdaillias has had a productive career in the ANL and is still only 25. In any other circumstance, the Mertian's arrival would have been grandiosely celebrated. But now there is a slight bitterness surrounding his name in Yambridge, and he will have to work hard to earn the love of the faithful at Old Weldenskirgen. Fortunately, he won't have to replace Worsaw's production alone. Henrique Ventura has secured Quesadillas a better counterpart than Worsaw ever had at Eastweald, outbidding 1830 Cathair for Bogwa - the Player of the Year in the Banguelan Superliga. If these two talented but very different scorers can somehow strike up an understanding, Eastweald could be more dangerous than ever. The rest of the core from the last three seasons is returning, determined to plant their flag at the top. Rook Fenwick is the engine room that makes Eastweald tick and Jo de Marisco is capable of moments of pure magic as the team's primary creative spark. Golden Rand is unshakable in goal, as is Taeshan international Orion Black in defense. The club did get younger at the back, however, buying Versiaville SC's physical specimen Aleksi Soderlund and hyped (as much as a fullback can be) 23-year-old Llamanean Michael Sorenson to replace the aging Outerridge and Miyori.
Last Season: 2nd (18-4-12). Prediction: Champions.



AC HOLMENKOLLEN
Holmenkollen, Ramusok Fief
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Nickname: Cedars
Founded: 971
Ground: Cedar Road (21,000)
Manager: Image Syl Denhardt (45)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Kearney (24) | Image Luna (27), Image Bloxham (35 C), Image Loredan (22), Image Chisenhall (20) | Image Orbán (33), Image Mattox (26), Image Nwapa (24), Image Valerikssen (27) | Image Jonferth (26), Image Dev (23)
Key Reserves: Image Radcliff (LB/33), Image Arda (RB/RM/28), Image Kortuufa (ST/22), Image Blaze (ST/34)
Kit Details: Whenever possible, they wear their beloved pale blue shirt with the red zag (pictured right) with solid white shorts and red socks. In the event of a color clash, they wear their old white shirt with a red collar and medium-blue sleeves and shorts.

Preview: In just three seasons, Syl Denhardt has taken AC Holmenkollen to where it has never ventured before. International football! What a meteoric rise! It's hard to imagine him taking the small suburban club any further than the dizzying heights of last season. 3rd seems like the ceiling for what Holmenkollen is capable of. But then again, we said the same thing after they placed 5th in Denhardt's first season. Still, Denhardt would be smart to consider higher-profile opportunities while his stock is sky high. Some have even thrown his name into the ring for Gethin Ramsey's eventual successor at the National Team. He has, of course, been silent on the matter of his departure, reflecting the focus back onto the Cedars' upcoming matches...but the speculation is that this will be his last season before moving on. Does he have another miracle run up his sleeve? You know what, scratch that. Implying divine intervention is an offense to this group of players. Just look at that squad. That's a damn solid squad. Full of young, hungry and hard-working players who understand their roles and excel at them. Funanya Nwapa was a revelation last year, arriving from Dynapolis United and immediately giving this midfield a new identity - even finishing 2nd for Newcomer of the Year. She racked up 12 assists, many of which found the feet of Ashrav Dev. The Mareibat international is really starting to hit his prime and is one of the most underrated strikers in the league. Especially with the blindingly quick Delwyth Jonferth as his counterweight to pull defenders. Guys like winger Adnan Valerikssen, youth international defender Taddeo Loredan and midfielder Brock Mattox all quietly enjoyed career years as well. Denhardt opted for quality over quantity in the transfer window, spending almost all of their budget to bring in Mezei Orbán from KT Itzolovalle. Orbán was reportedly enticed by the opportunity to mentor a young and ambitious team hoping to establish itself in the UICA. He adds a sprinkle of true class to their hard-working squad. People will continue to paint AC Holmenkollen as some sort of Cinderella going forward because of their lack of historical stature and because, well, it's fun, but the sum of talent here should be translating to near the UICA places. 3rd might be a bit of a reach, but look for the Cedars to be right in that mix again this year - especially with an additional UICA place up for grabs. Sure, they'll have to contend with the new challenge of fixture congestion with the Globe Cup and all, but thanks to their conveyor belt of a youth academy, they have decent depth to call on.
Last Season: 3rd (18-4-12). Prediction: 6th.



RAMUSOK UNITED
Ramusok, Ramusok Fief

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Nickname: Blues
Founded: 751
Ground: Fire River Arena (80,000)
Manager: Image Gareth Bournemouth (59)

Starting XI (4-4-2 Dmnd): Image Koskinen (38 C) | Image Kang (25), Image Karbruck (36), Image Flanningan (27), Image Tenebrosa (25) | Image Jonassen (24), Image Barnsley (29), Image Mazida (31), Image Geirsson (27) | Image Théberge (26), Image Culbreth (20)
Key Reserves: Image Mesta (GK/21), Image Alcocer (CB/24), Image Xodó (ST/24), Image Fitzpatrick (ST/33)
Kit Details: At home, they wear a blue shirt (pictured right) with solid white shorts and blue socks. On the road, they wear this silver shirt, with solid blue shorts and striped silver/blue socks.

Preview: Gareth Bournemouth accomplished what the board asked him to in his first year in Cosumar's capital. Stabilize a club in panic-mode after an aberrant season. Get United back into the UICA. Put the pesky upstarts from the suburbs in their backyard (see above) back in their place. Ok, he didn't quite accomplish that last one. But thanks to his firm guiding hand, Ramusok United is back upright. Bournemouth apparently did not want to interrupt whatever delicate balance he had created over the transfer period, as one of Cosumar's biggest clubs was unusually silent. Alberto Silva, their top goal-scorer for three seasons running until last year, shocked the Fiefdom when he announced his retirement at the early age of 32. He was still a productive striker when he was on the pitch, but he was finding it increasingly difficult to cope with his mounting list of injuries. With Silva's unexpected retirement, Ramusok United suffer a subtraction of talent...but an increase in stability. Which might not be the worst thing. In keeping with this Bournemouth focus on building stability, Silva has not been replaced with an expensive foreign signing. Rather, he has promoted former academy stalwart Elena Culbreth from the bench. She is a plug-and-play replacement, possessed of roughly the same strengths and weaknesses even if she's not quite as gifted yet. But she's younger, healthier and ready for a secondary role alongside the immensely talented Curtis Théberge. The Pasargan international had a pretty good debut season for the Blues, but expects to really raise his level this year now that he is acclimated. Aside from promoting a few promising second team kids and the quiet but potentially huge acquisition of Maximum City's Trystan Fitzpatrick for depth, the rest of the squad is unchanged from last season. Expect them to continue developing synergy and build upon their 4th place finish from last year. Robin Geirsson is the best pure #10 in the league (even if he hasn't quite been the same since 1002's title season) and there are internationals sprinkled across the line-up. Concerns have been voiced about the ages of starting goalkeeper Tomi Koskinen and defender Matthias Karbruck, but both guys are legends and more than capable of pulling their weight if their minutes are carefully managed. Ivan Mesta and Robbie Alcocer seem well up to the task of filling in those minutes after impressing in sporadic appearances over the last couple seasons.
Last Season: 4th (16-9-9). Prediction: 2nd.



FC KALDUKOSIC
Kaldukosic, Kaldukosic Fief

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Nickname: Champs or Stars
Founded: 756
Ground: Leviathan Arena (99,000)
Manager: Image Corey Simmons Jr. (45)

Starting XI (4-1-4-1): Image Lethbridge (23) | Image Chance (29), Image Litchmoor (24), Image Gurrevitz (34), Image Banner (26) | Image McSaunders (34 C) | Image Perkins (26), Image Yilmaz (20), Image Wadimu (25), Image Simmons III (19) | Image Hodges (31)
Key Reserves: Image Cunningham (MF/23), Image Meratyn (LW/22), Image Stabb (CF/22)
Kit Details: At home, they wear a dark green shirt with unique white columns that curve towards the right shoulder, a luxurious yellow collar, white shorts and dark green socks with thin yellow circles at the top. Their secondary kit features a crisp white shirt (pictured right) with dark green shorts.

Preview: Another club with financial muscle opting not to use it in what was the quietest transfer window in recent memory. You'd think after jumping from 13th to 5th, FC Kaldukosic would really push the envelope in hopes of sneaking into the expanded UICA zone this year. But apparently, Corey Simmons Jr. believes he has something special already on-hand. His young core of Cormak Lethbridge (now there's a talented young goalkeeper), Brian Litchmoor, Tamer Yilmaz, Kevin Stabb and his own son Corey Simmons III played inspired football at times last season. These are some of the most underrated players around and, I believe, are future league superstars. In the case of the teenage Simmons, perhaps even a national team star. Thus, it was not surprising that the club cleared out aging longtime servant Grenville Antonsson over the offseason to free up Simmons' preferred place on the right wing. If this young group can continue to fight through its growing pains and latch onto a modicum of consistency (last season they varied from incredible, carefree and explosive to unfocused and confused - with little middle ground) then they might just have the makings of a semi-dynasty that could be competing for UICA berths for years to come. But for now, FC Kaldukosic will still rely heavily on older shoulders like Dean Harold McSaunders and Chris Hodges while the dough of the future, FC Kal's best-ever class of young'uns, continues to rise in the pan. Hodges seemed on the way out after a poor 1003 had fans glancing at Stabb, but the Anglican big man enjoyed a resurgence in 1004, scoring 12 goals and earning a contract extension. Between these two age factions within FC Kal's roster lies the dynamic Georgina Wadimu, who is perhaps the biggest determinant of their immediate success. In this attacking 4-5-1, Wadimu operates as an attacking midfielder in the middle: the fulcrum between the center forward, the wingers and the defensive midfielder. Everything going forward will go through her nimble feet. It's different from the wide role she customarily plays with Eastfield Lodge, but she excelled last year with her quick 1-2 touches and passes. Her instant understanding with midfield partner Yilmaz (whom she now calls her "little brother") was fun to watch.
Last Season: 5th (16-4-14). Prediction: 8th.



KLYDE FC
Klyde City, North Klyde Fief

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Nickname: Doves
Founded: 649
Ground: The Klyde Sportsplex (88,000)
Manager: Image Jorginho (66)

Starting XI (3-5-2): Image Alo (21) | Image Winter (33), Image Frampton (31 C), Image Kerric (29) | Image Clucke (34 C), Image Alemany (23), Image Kaspian (26), Image Skarsgaard (26), Image Silvén (22) | Image Bowman (33), Image Partell (26)
Key Reserves: Image Hasanu (GK/20), Image Svenskah (DM/18), Image Skye (ST/28), Image Lebo (ST/25)

Kit Details: At home, they wear their classics all-purple kit with turquoise accents (pictured right). Away, the colors are inverted and turquoise becomes the dominant color.

Preview: So, coming off a delightful 3rd place campaign in 1003, Klyde Football Club was a bit mediocre again last year. Shocker. It continues the narrative that has remained intact for the last decade and a half: two bad seasons, one good, two bad seasons, one good. If the pattern continues, they'll be disappointing again this year. I'll buy it. Their defenders are elite, but aging. When you get into your 30s like Rult Frampton and Candi Winter are, wear and tear can start to add up no matter how good you are...and Klyde have zero proven defenders on their bench if one of them or, God forbid, Tham Kerric gets sidelined. Young Audioslavian goalkeeper Elton Alo grabbed eyeballs with some stellar Cup performances last year, but he's an unknown over the course of a full Harlighet Ligan season. Club legend #6 Benjamin Clucke is 34 and will be 35 a month into the season - how much cartilage could his bruised old knees possibly have left after playing almost every single Klyde game over the last eight years? Further up the pitch, Klyde are younger, faster and less prone to a single disastrous injury, but their prized assets out wide Lucius Kaspian and Lyyli Silvén seem to have regressed slightly. Since a wonderful 1002 breakout season in which he nearly won MVP honors, Kaspian has struggled to get back to those heights. Silvén was supposed to be the next big thing in Cosumarite football after she helped the U21s win the Di Bradini Cup, but she has yet to really look truly comfortable in purple. They are both still extremely talented players who would start for pretty much any Harlighet Ligan club, but you just get the sense that they have another level that Jorginho is not tapping into. Instead of investing in defensive depth or competition to motivate his midfielders, Jorginho spent the transfer budget on another striker. Despite the fruitful foil finesse finisher Anna Bowman and energy-man Freeman Lebo have formed over the last few seasons, both being regular double-digit scorers, Lebo will now be relegated to a super-sub role to welcome Deon Partell. While the fans loved the animated Lebo, Partell is admittedly the better player. He's fast, good with both feet and scored 8 goals in 20 LigAnaia appearances last season with FC Nuholm. So while this preview may have seemed negative, The Pride of North Klyde do have the requisite talent to achieve big things. IF all those old farts can stay healthy and keep their legs to the end (*cough* 1002 collapse *cough*) and IF Silvén, Kaspian and Partell all play up to potential, the Doves could soar. If. Just don't be surprised if they fly out to a fast start but crash out before the finish line.
Last Season: 6th (15-6-13). Prediction: 9th.



MORPONTE FIEF
Mortim, Morponte Fief

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Nickname: Riders
Founded: 856
Ground: OmniTech Park (30,000)
Manager: Image Lester Sorensen (52)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Hodson (34) | Image Skarasen (31), Image Bossard (33), Image Jarstrom (19), Image Festa (21) | Image Boccarin (32 C), Image Norquist (25), Image Csihar (22), Image Storrin (28) | Image Na'Bengna (21), Image Hummel (24)
Key Reserves: Image Fournier (GK/22), Image Silfverberg (CB/21), Image Alpulainen (ST/32)
Kit Details: At home, Morponte Fief wear a shirt of brown and pale orange stripes (pictured right) with white shorts and socks of the same shade of orange. Outsiders call their "Reese's kit" ugly, but it is beloved and stepped in history in Mortim. Away, they wear a white shirt with two thin orange columns down the center with brown shorts with orange striping on the sides and white socks.

Preview: Morponte Fief were surprisingly good last season. This very publication pegged them for the relegation dogfight. But they held a UICA place at the midseason break, and were still duking it out in the top half by the end of the season. Their games weren't very fun to watch, both scoring and allowing goals at a monotonous pace of roughly once every two matches, but the Riders' heart and fight was sorely underestimated. Alvar Hodson, at 33, had the best season of his career in goal. He should've left Treftadaeth Alliance a long time ago - he was incredible for Morponte. Lasse Hummel didn't get many chances, but was a lethal finisher when the times came, accounting for over half of the team's goals (which still wasn't terribly many, but hey). He was incredible for Morponte. Sarah Storrin worked her ass off, constantly bustling up and down the right side, doing a stellar job both defensively and offensively. A virtual unknown entering the Harlighet Ligan last year - but she was incredible for Morponte. Megan Skarasen finally found a proper home, converting to left back and doing an incredible job. I could go on and on. They were obviously handicapped by a massive gap in technical skill compared to the bigger clubs, but new boss Lester Sorensen constantly put them in positions to succeed. Yes, he was incredible too. I expect more of the same this year. That jaw-dropping Goals Against stat might be a little higher with best center back Eithan Sigurdsson joining up with the champions, but Sorensen is great with young players, and if he deems Semar teen Teemu Jarstrom ready to replace him, then he's ready. Hummel has gained valuable experience with the Semarland national team over the offseason, even scoring in the World Cup against Electrum to help Cosumar advance, which should only boost his confidence this season. Despina Norquist and Aleksander Csihar, the latter improving visibly at the end of last season, are capable water-carriers in the midfield. The strapping Malcolm Boccarin can barely dribble the ball, but he whips in a killer cross, and hey - he speaks fluent Sarcasm in interviews! So yeah, Morponte Fief have no delusions of winning championships or anything, but they'll keep doin' what they do. Scrap, grind and develop hard-nosed young footballers.
Last Season: 7th (14-9-11). Prediction: 12th.


FC SAMOTATH
Samotath, Parougan Fief
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Nickname: Black Hawks
Founded: 845
Ground: Memorial Stadium at Lockwood Road (35,000)
Manager: Image Sid Dawson (69)

Starting XI (4-3-3): Image Etton (27) | Image Va'Mono (30), Image The Bruce (20), Image Shrowder (24), Image Dias Pinto (21) | Image Skies (30), Image Severin (28), Image Scarpa-Meade (29) | Image Mons (30 C), Image Rush (24), Image Roga (35)
Key Reserves: Image Hermesniemi (CB/33), Image Valoy (ST/20), Image Cloaker (ST/22)
Kit Details: FC Samotath is all about the Red & Black Attack. Nice split-color kit with that awesome hawk at home (pictured) and a black away shirt with some neat arrow designs.

Preview: ROGA! ROGA! ROGA! The City of Samotath has a new favorite sports personality. Say what you will about the implications for the current quality of the Harlighet Ligan when a 34-year-old no longer cut out for the LigAnaia can waltz in and make 18 goals look effortless, but the former Farfadillis forward was a beast last year. He was the best pure striker in the league not named Belarmin Worsaw last year, and since Worsaw is in Apox now, that makes Nazeau Roga arguably the best striker in the league at the moment and possibly the favorite for the Golden Boot. It's too bad that the Black Hawks don't have any other players in his stratosphere, or they might actually be able to contend for something. Ok, hyperbole, hyperbole. Somewhat. Jean-Pierre Mons is a Greater Watford international and a tricky attacker as well. Lindsey Severin was crisp going forward from the midfield in her first season on the other side of Parougan. Mistress of through-balls. Blue Skies kicks some delicious set-pieces for Roga, which helps make up for a complete lack of defensive discipline. Phoebe Etton is always near the top of the Harlighet Ligan in saves, but then again, you would be too with how many shots on goal Sid Dawson's no-holds-barred attacking style inherently concedes. And Otto Rush occasionally does something, which is more than he did at Eastweald. So yes, FC Samotath will be popcorn-by-the-handful fun to watch as usual this year. Especially with all the local hype surrounding Mr. Roga. They'll strive to titillate their home crowd, which seems to foam at the mouth for goals, with only a slight regard for actually winning...and score enough to end up somewhere midtable, ready to do it all again next year.
Last Season: 8th (14-6-14). Prediction: 15th.




MALLOX FC
Mallox Township, Gellano Fief

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Nickname: Tigers
Founded: 804
Ground: Orange Palace (46,000)
Manager: Image Alvin Burnsides (47)

Starting XI (4-5-1): Image Metz (23) | Image Mauvonts (28), Image Larson (29), Image Duguid (25), Image Thompson (23) | Image Hansen (32), Image Takahashi (33 C), Image Haines (26), Image Deville (26), Image Nhatandal (Elf) | Image Kelly (28)
Key Reserves: Image Lindroos (LM/24), Image Prague (CM/34), Image Vanderpool (RM/24), Image Redalen (ST/22)
Kit Details: They wear their tiger-orange shirt (pictured right) at home with white shorts and orange socks. On the road, they wear a black shirt and black shorts with an orange side stripe.

Preview: Alvin Burnsides is one of the longest-tenured managers in Cosumar, but he's teetering on the brink now. His Mallox Tigers have missed the UICA two straight seasons now for the first time in club history. It's hard to fathom how. On paper, this team has quality, strength, depth. The Orange had a decent start to the season, holding a respectable 5th at the midseason break. But once they started the second half with a few bad results, they sort of just resigned to it. The players never seemed on the same page after that. Which is kind of important if you're going to play counter-attacking football, because if you're not on the same page, breaks just tend to...dissolve. A sight which Mallox fans became all too familiar with in 1004. And some of the blame for that has to go to the Manager, which the media has dutifully taken care of. So with his seat now scorching his buttocks, what did Burnsides do over the offseason? Well, for one, he kept his head and avoided any rash, drastic changes. Mallox were solid at the back, with star goalkeeper Calogero Metz and center back Brandon Duguid enjoying fine individual seasons. The first order of real business was to replace trusty fullback Jorn Ombudsman, who jumped ship for the apparently greener grass of Lotus Park. The shrewd acquisition of Schottic international Bella Thomspson from Sekundar Ligan's Nomad Brotherhood FC accomplished that. Thompson has long been a bright spot for Nomads and been rumored for an upward move for seemingly forever. She offers more going forward than Ombudsman even if her slighter frame isn't as intimidating. Burnsides has deposited the frustrating Otto Prague to the bench to allow Luco Haines, who shined in his first half-season in orange before the skies darkened over Mallox in the second half, to occupy his natural central role. Tenured Burnsides favorites who underperformed last year, from Jimmy Kelly to Haruto Takahashi to Petri Hansen, will get another chance to prove they still deserve to start for this proud club...but will be kept on a shorter leash. New signing Alistair Redalen (Morponte Fief) and promoted Mallox II hotshot Nils Vanderpool will ensure that by being eager for opportunity. Another 9th place finish is unthinkable.
Last Season: 9th (14-5-15). Prediction: 5th.




See the next post (coming soon) for the second half of the HarlighetLigan team previews! And lower league overviews too.
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Season 17 Preview (second half)

Postby Cosumar » Sat Apr 02, 2016 1:22 pm

See the previous post for the first half of this HarlighetLigan team-by-team preview. This is the second half, plus the lower leagues.




STONESHORE UNITED
Port Stoneshore, Stoneshore Fief

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Nickname: Greys
Founded: 771
Ground: SweetHaven Stadium (70,000)
Manager: Image Douglas Tibet (42)

Starting XI (5-3-2): Image Stefansen (29) | Image Arntz (27 C), Image Doblet (24), Image Singleton (31), Image Houser (28), Image Chapman (33) | Image Penterzen (25), Image Andela (25), Image Overstreet (27) | Image Ebenazher (28), Image Herbjornsrud (26)
Key Reserves: Image Solberg (DF/21), Image DeVolder (RB/21), Image Yamaguchi (ST/27), Image Caipirinha (CF/17)
Kit Details: Famous greys at home. Shirt pictured. Shorts grey as well, with some maroon and white patterning like on the shoulders. On the road, they wear blue and white hoops with solid blue shorts and blue/white hooped socks.

Preview: This energetic, well-oiled unit is in a nice comfortable groove right now. They have finished in this vicinity for three seasons running, last season's 10th-place, 47-point effort being (slightly) their best in the last four despite a poor stretch in the middle that saw them drop to 16th at one point. Although they do not have the top-end talent to contend for UICA placement, sneaking into the first post of next season's preview (finishing top half) is an attainable target. In keeping with the trend across the Harlighet Ligan this year, few changes were made over the offseason. All eleven regular starters from last season return, and Greys faithful will be delighted to hear that behemoth of a central defender Justinian Singleton and spry #10 Aidan Andela have been extended on long-term contracts. Although Douglas Tibet has transformed Stoneshore into a dangerous counterattacking side, the core identity of this club remains its fierce five-man back-line (led the league last year in red cards and injuries dealt) and home strength in the impregnable fortress that is SweetHaven Stadium. The foggy, grey southeastern peninsula is a bit of a dreary place, so supporting their pro sports (loudly and occasionally violently) is how Stonians get their dose of excitement. Most of the excitement will come when pacey outlet men Refik Penterzen and Chad Overstreet find crafty playmaker Andela on the break so he can in turn find the golden foot of Sam Herbjornsrud up top. The Buyanese is a threat to score from anywhere once he gets the ball under control.
Last Season: 10th (13-8-13). Prediction: 11th.




OAS ROYAL FC
Område av Storslagenhet, Ramusok Fief

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Nickname: Whites or Royals
Founded: 982
Ground: The Royal Palace (54,000)
Manager: Image Josie MacLean (47)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Grimwade (21) | Image Myers (33), Image Årud (31), Image Pecoraro (29), Image Kontiola (26) | Image Hendrix (29), Image Tapp (20), Image Corderro (34), Image Paysinger (32) | Image Montag (31), Image Wiggin (27)
Key Reserves: Image Maris (GK/36), Image Fosse (CB/19), Image Noble (ST/29)
Kit Details: Sleek all-white unis (shirt pictured right, with white shorts and socks) whenever possible. They also have a grey/white/turquoise secondary kit that pops up occasionally. This shirt, grey socks, and white shorts with the same turquoise douple strip as the shoulder.

Preview: How you felt about the acquisition of Pablo Corderro was a litmus test for analysts, and the season ahead will provide a new laboratory for the ongoing experiment regarding the importance of raw chance creation. I've always said that building a midfield around an aged Corderro was a risky proposition - and you have to build it around him if you intend for him to be effective by the way; he can't be a member of the supporting cast - but the man can clearly still create chances. He made 60 of them last season, one of the highest per-game marks in the league. Why, then, did OAS Royal finish with one of their lowest point totals of the modern era? The Royals fell from 6th to 12th after the midseason break when Corderro missed seven matches with a bothersome hamstring. Exactly why it was risky for Josie MacLean to construct her entire tactical approach around the 34-year-old, as talented as he is. MacLean is now on very thin ice heading into the new season, the success of her first half-season now a distant memory. She will be crossing her fingers that Corderro's hamstrings stay taut. But that's not all she did to aid the Whites' chances of making a UICA comeback. She went out and signed a proven goalscorer for Corderro to aim at. Oskar Montag. The Mariners' King's Cup hero was one of the few bright spots of their entire campaign and was entirely too good to go down with them to SekundarLigan. Added to a striker corps that already included the captain of the Taeshan national team (Peter Wiggin) and the more-than-serviceable Devon Noble, it all sounds pretty damn good on paper. Especially when you take into account the new young players starting to trickle into the first team from OAS Royal's recently expanded academy, such as Cosumar U21s Balbulus Grimwade and Denton Tapp. There is more question about the defense. Sebastian Myers suddenly looked very very old last season at left back and Jan Årud and Nicola Pecoraro, both only a few years younger, had down years. Quebec international Jannick Kontiola couldn't salvage the whole group by himself despite his incredibly consistent performances. Expect teen Pasargan Christopher Fosse to play an increased role in the group after drawing rave reviews from MacLean. OAS Royal *could* have a bounce-back year, but something will go wrong. Something always has ever since Alexander Pearce and Sur Arora left.
Last Season: 11th (11-12-11). Prediction: 10th.




ZAKHORO ACES
Zakhoro, Ankortroth Fief

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Nickname: Aces
Founded: 888
Ground: Zapt Park (29,400)
Manager: Image Šimon Holguín (41)
Starting XI (3-2-3-1-1): Image Zerchodoy (31) | Image Hattingh (17), Image Grosz (32), Image Lynch (31) | Image Payet (26), Image Marshall (19) | Image Kugbe (37), Image Gutinho (24), Image Na'Tule (27) | Image MacPharlain (28) | Image Nilssen (32)
Key Reserves: Image Durot (LM/26), Image Kot (ST/22)
Kit Details: Primary kit features a white shirt with a black sash and brown numbers/collar (pictured right), black shorts and white socks. Their secondary kit features an aerodynamic all-brown look with varying shades of brown in a gradient pattern.

Preview: Last season may go down as one of the most storied in the Aces' Harlighet Ligan history. No, it doesn't match their only top-half finish in 1001, but last year's team didn't have young Belarmin Worsaw and Mauricio Sigler. They were a mish-mash team of misfits, castoffs and journeymen universally pegged for relegation by every expert under the sun. Yet they came within a few inches of replicating the 1001 team's feat while also putting together a surprising SBCC run to become the first Cosumarite club to play in a UICA Final. Though they lost the big game to Elite League's Jamaica Giants, the heart and resiliency they displayed was heartwarming. But in typical Zakhoro fashion, there has been a lot of roster turnover again. Their strongest defender Giordi Dinara has been bafflingly let go and Boudewijn Mayes, by all accounts their heart and soul at D-mid, is off to a deserved opportunity in the A-League. They have been replaced by Holger Grosz, a lumbering giant who is a veteran of the Nepharim lower leagues, and 19-year-old academy product Peter Marshall. These sound like downgrades to me. Rexnor Colony's own Atticus Hattingh, a Ramusok United loanee who is only 17, is now the only proper left center back on the roster as well. However, these dubious changes might be completely overcome by the genius purchase of Gutinho. The Sunrisian has for years been one of the league's underrated midfielders for Centus Serpents, with enviable technical control in the middle of the park. He slides perfectly into the middle of their unique 3-2-3-1-1. The keys in front of him remain #10 Stian Mac Pharlian and big center forward Henning Nilssen, who have developed a nice connection. The challenge for sometimes-miracle-worker Šimon Holguín, once the youngest manager in Harlighet Ligan history, is to get the kind of inspired performance we saw last year in the SBCC out of this new squad so that maybe, just maybe, this perpetual yo-yo club might just be able to cement a place up here. Some supporters are starting to want off his wild ride of "surprising top-flight success one year ---> crash and relegation the next ---> dominate Sekundar Ligan again ---> repeat". Will this be the season they buck the trend and ensure a third consecutive Harlighet Ligan season? I think it will come down to the wire.
Last Season: 12th (12-9-13). Prediction: 16th, Relegation Playoff.





IFK ALDENSKOETT
Aldenskoett, Duversia Fief
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Nickname: Eagles
Founded: 890
Ground: The Eagles' Nest (19,000)
Manager: Image Väinö Va'Lucic (65)

Starting XI (5-1-2-2): Image Mullins (29) | Image Killanen (19), Image Laighon (27), Image Bohls (28), Image Glasspool (23), Image Glatthorn (23) | Image Wurman (25) | Image de Vries (20), Image Ankorsson (27) | Image Hess-Olesen (27 C), Image Capulet (30)
Key Reserves: Image Hardy (MF/31), Image Nowitzki (ST/30)
Kit Details: Their silver home kit is pictured right. Their away kit sports a lime-green and white look with a more prominent eagle talon. They may also occasionally wear this blue alternate kit.

Preview: Last season, IFK's desperate mission was simply to somehow stay up. Well, seeing as how they ended up spending the end of the season comfortably hovering between 12th and 13th, it's safe to say that Väinö Va'Lucic's team far exceeded expectations. His system was able to get the best out of dynamic duo Falchion Hess-Olesen and Jess Capulet. The pair combined for 20 of IFK's 40 goals. Hess-Olesen was the big story as he continued his sudden career growth over the last couple seasons, scoring 11 goals in his first season in the top flight - mostly finishing off IFK's rapid out-of-the-blue counters. With his quickness, strength and low center-of-gravity, he was able to ward off defenders, find pockets of space and gradually become a more consistent finisher. But a tough sophomore season awaits the Eagles. Their unique style of play, virtually using a 6-man back line at times, won't catch as many teams by surprise this year. Surprise is what their strategy is built around. IFK love to lull opponents into a false sense of security by patiently absorbing wave after wave of pressure before springing forth to counter only when least expected. There's not another club in Cosumar that does it to their extreme, but the fear around Aldenskoett is that with the rest of the league now keenly aware of Va'Lucic's tactics (and of breakout names like Hess-Olesen, accurate midfield passer Kimus de Vries and destroyer Chelsea Wurman), those impressive upset wins will be much harder to come by. IFK Aldenskoett will need to be careful to avoid a complacent start. If they come out with their talons sharpened for a fight like they did in their maiden season, they should be okay. Their three center backs are a tad undersized, but are still a sturdy, enterprising trio that will frustrate all but the league's best attackers. They are flanked by young wingbacks Molly Killanen and Renelle Glatthorn, both pacy players with long strides who excel bombing forward in this counterattacking system. Their close off-the-pitch friendship has begun to pay dividends in actual matches.
Last Season: 13th (12-8-14). Prediction: 13th.




CASSANDRA CITY
Cassandra City, Cresscalus Fief

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Nickname: Reds
Founded: 882
Ground: The Amphitheatre (53,120)
Manager: Image Arturo Mancini (49)

Starting XI (4-3-3): Image Lloyd (31) | Image Grimswald (24), Image Wing (24), Image Limage (32), Image Stock (31) | Image Fleming (34 C), Image Cole (21), Image Kvanderwyk (22) | Image Zelaya (21), Image Tortuu (25), Image Brandybok (26)
Key Reserves: Image Na'Kale (LB/19), Image Serafino (MF/18), Image Arragne (ST/34), Image Samarqand (ST/20)
Kit Details: At home, they wear their customary all-red (right). Away, they wear their half-and-half red & white shirt, black shorts and, distinctively, one red and one white sock (inverted from split on shirt).

Preview: A dreaded Champions' Curse has taken hold of Cosumar. It has been four years since a defending champion finished in the top three. And the curse's grip has gradually tightened. Three years ago, Mallox finished 4th after winning the league. Two years ago, Ramusok United finished 9th. Last year, it struck Cassandra City even harder. The cancer-stricken Ron Bromwyn, in his final season in charge before health-induced retirement, helplessly watched as his Reds fell all the way to 14th as champions. Unbelievable. At this rate, current champs Real Azuris should be on relegation-watch this season! Cassandra City themselves were in the thick of the relegation battle for much of last season. Only an upturn in results in the final ten games saved them. What caused this train wreck? The most popular excuse explanation up in Cresscalus is the disadvantage of being the only club with match congestion from both the Champions' Cup and regional AO Champions League. Combined with the parity at the top of the league, it's a recipe for disaster. Cassandra City were, in fact, quite good in the UICA and AOCL last season, winning their Globe Cup group. They often looked drained on weekends after hard-fought midweek wins on the other side of the world. Coincidentally (or perhaps not), City made their ascent to 14th after exiting all international competition. What will they be able to do in 1005 with a chip on their shoulders and a clean scheduling slate? That will be up to new manager Arturo Mancini. The Quebecois was a surprising choice to replace Bromwyn, especially since he was hired mere weeks after being sacked by Crawford City, where he oversaw a fall from grace very similar to Cassandra's own. "We feel that Arturo has a hunger to redeem himself that mirrors our own," one board member said in a press conference. Okay then. He has an interesting collection of pieces to work with. Marcos Zelaya displayed the requisite flair but struggled at times with end product in his highly-anticipated debut season in Cassandra, but still banged in a respectable 14 goals to lead the team. Former Golden Boot winner Jol Tortuu was nagged by minor injuries throughout the season, but is one of the best strikers in the league when at 100%. All three starting midfielders, from Nova Anglicana's Kyle Fleming to our own Kit Kvanderwyk to new addition Kwame Cole of Semarland, are high-profile internationals. Look for Cole, confident and strong on the ball, to assert command of the middle of the park. Last year's expensive acquisitions Justinian Grimswald and Reuben Limage were supposed to make Cassandra City one of the best defensive sides in Cosumar. Both were slightly unreliable but have the quality to figure it out. In his first offseason at the reigns, Mancini also went out on a limb for unknown Iskandervale striker Kurtis Samarqand, who the scouts apparently loved - though Cole was his marquee signing. A look at all these names makes it obvious that the Reds have the talent to bounce back in a big way this year. Able to focus on the league, I'm certain they'll be in contention for top five. However, I'm not confident that Mancini has given them a strong identity or direction, or sufficient depth at the back, so my prediction is cautious.
Last Season: 14th (13-4-17). Prediction: 6th.




CRAWFORD CITY FC
Crawford, Numenvernien Fief

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Nickname: Elephants
Founded: 924
Ground: Orangi Stadium (61,000)
Manager: Image Pawela Nowicki (38)

Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Image Theoklitos (25) | Image Lorence (28), Image Pell (26), Image Na'Kele (25), Image Reiniger (26)| Image Cosme (27), Image Sherman (31 C) | Postecoglou (25), Image Coultan (22), Image McBride (26) | Image Kurosawa (32)
Key Reserves: Image Poindexter (CB/22), Image Noldor (DM/30), Image Hublot (MF/20), Image Guilliver (CF/19)
Kit Details: CCFC's gorgeous teal, crimson and gold home kit is the envy of the league. Their white away kit, with gold and teal accents, isn't too shabby either.

Preview: Cassandra City may have attracted most of the media frenzy with their shocking season, but Crawford City FC were also in danger of Harlighet Ligan demise coming off a top four season. Unlike the Cassandrans, the Crawfordians don't even have the convenient excuse of match congestion. They were out of the Globe Cup in the preliminaries. So how did such a promising side tumble so far? First, Kim Coultan was their only consistent attacking threat. The Schottic superstar, now beloved in Cosumar for her quirkiness and sarcastic wit, slashed defenses for 12 goals, but often struggled to find chemistry with her teammates. Not really through any fault of her own, as she was often mentally two steps ahead of them. Coultan did display an intricate connection with center forward Dmytro Kurosawa, but the tall Sarrbian uncharacteristically could not find the back of the net for large stretches of the season. Pace has never been Kurosawa's game, but he did seem slower last year at age 31. Which echoed a problem for CCFC's attacking players across the board. None were particularly blessed in the pace department, and this shortcoming became more pronounced as the season went on and they struggled to create chances by other means. New manager Pawela Nowicki has immediately attempted to remedy this by bringing in Kostas Postecoglou, a winger who was one of the quickest in Nephara for Iron City. Postecoglou's sharp instincts should give Coultan someone to mesh well with, though his natural tendency to bite off more than he can chew will need to be reined in. The other reason Crawford struggled last year was that they seemed to drift too far astray from their well-drilled defensive identity. Yeah, they've tried to convert to more "beautiful soccer" since the ownership change and rebrand (that's why Arturo Mancini was originally hired, after all) but in the process they sacrificed that mentality that made them so rock-solid in the back in the past. They still have the players. Lyndon Pell and Efe Na'Kele are good center backs. Spike Lorence and especially Jens Reiniger are great fullbacks. They just need to rediscover what made them so effective before 1004. Connecting the back four with the front four are the two integral defensive midfielders: club lifer Phillip Sherman and newly-acquired Sunrisian international Cosme, arriving after seven seasons at Cassandra City. Cosme is a significantly better forward passer than Eido Noldor, who moves to the bench, but isn't as strong in the tackle. Nowicki will have to tinker with personnel to find the right combinations - highly-rated young players Semyon Yucob and Hublot could play a role as well. In the end, I think young Pawela Nowicki will restore the Elephants' feared defense while simultaneously getting a huge spark from her new winger Postecoglou and impressive depth (Guilliver, anyone?).
Last Season: 15th (11-9-14). Prediction: 4th.




VERSIAVILLE SC
Versiaville, Versia Fief
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Nickname: Villagers
Founded: 907
Ground: Versiaville Pavilion (31,200)
Manager: Image Brian Emerson (61)

Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Image MacAmlaigh (33) | Image Lael (28), Image Funke (27), Image Catonaldi (33), Image Cooper (29) | Image Altimimy (26), Image Breton (32 C) | Image Larned (24), Image Koropia (27), Image Marlborough (24) | Image Nemtheanga (25)
Key Reserves: Image Vela (LM/20), Image Ribos (CF/25)
Kit Details: Most of the time, the Villagers wear their classic navy shirt and black shorts. In the event of a color clash, they wear a shirt and socks with thin navy-and-white stripes, and khaki shorts.

Preview: The Villagers of Versiaville perplex me. They avoided the drop by the skin of their teeth thanks to Feri Koropia's uplifting goal in the relegation playoff. At times, they looked like a genuinely tough team. At other times, they were a shambles. Regardless, after scoring the fourth-fewest goals in the league, it seemed like a makeover was in order. Not so. As a former player in this league (albeit long ago), Brian Emerson probably knows what he's doing, but the moves (or lack thereof) out of Versiaville this offseason are raising a lot of eyebrows. Their best attribute last season was their deliciously tenacious defense. So, of course, they sold off their best center back Aleksi Soderlund to Eastweald. They barely bothered to replace him, filling in Zakk Catonaldi (an aging veteran of second divisions in Cosumar and Semarland) on the cheap. Underwhelming. Emerson's only other move of consequence was to take a punt on teenage Sunrisian street footballer Neil "Nightrider" Lassiter, who will see minimal game time this season. A satire piece in The Villager claimed that Emerson only signed Lassiter because of his 'super-cool nickname'. At least Brenecian legend Augustine Breton is back to captain the team. Breton went above and beyond in his captain duties last season, visibly pouring in more heart than anyone else to whip the rest of this team into shape. He will have his work cut out for him again this year because, boy, Emerson took a big risk by not bolstering the squad with any major reinforcements. He might be banking on a resurgence for Asa Nemtheanga. The big center forward has been ridiculously effective for Versiaville up top by himself in the past ("The Headmaster", they call him), but he was strangely quiet last season. If he does not regain his eye for goal, Thia Ribos seems a very enticing alternative who has been salivating for a serious look at this level after pummeling Sekundar and Tredje Ligan for their first part of her career.
Last Season: 16th (11-8-15), Relegation Playoff. Prediction: 17th, Relegation.




WEST GUNDAR FC
Ruminov, Gundar Fief
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Nickname: Rugged Men
Founded: 924
Ground: New Harmonia Stadium (36,000)
Manager: Image Jehan Bair (52)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Junkermann (34) | Image Pertwee (27), Image Pugh (34), Image Matsumoto (25), Image Simonsen (26) |Image de Wit (28), Image Esquire (35), Image Lindbloom (24), Image Hallen (27) | Image Vilar (32), Image Lubiflor (24)
Key Substitutes: Image Kooistra (GK/22), Image Haddad (CB/23), Image Gope (ST/35)
Kit Details: Their home whites are pictured right. Their olive-green away kit features black accents and state-of-the-art geometric texturing from Meski.

Preview: Just about every year in the Harlighet Ligan, there's a newly-promoted club for which everything seems to come together. Usually led by a potential-laden forward who seizes the opportunity and ascends into prominence. Last year it was Hess-Olesen and IFK Aldenskoett. It has been West Gundar FC in the past, when they had Delwyth Jonferth. The hope in Ruminov is that they are about to have one of those kinds of years again. And they hope 24-year-old Mursill Lubiflor is their new Jonferth. Jehan Bair has been grooming her for the limelight for a few years now, and after leading The Rugged to a Sekundar Ligan championship last season, it seems she might finally be ready. She has a luxury at West Gundar that a lot of newly-promoted clubs do not: teammates who are proven performers at this level. Liam Esquire might be 35, but that man is a wonder of nature. He cruises around the pitch with the same fire and chin-raised arrogance that he did when he was 21. With 16 assists last season to lead the second division, he still as a knack for finding his strikers' feet as well. The players who will be sending Lubiflor lots of crosses, wide midfielders Sebastian de Wit and Mark Hallen, were here for WGFC's last stint in the top flight and did well. Both can be tricky players on the wing and are threats to cut inside and score. Perhaps most of all, Lubiflor will be getting a serious upgrade next to her up top. Jon Gope has served this club well for many many years, but he's not a Harlighet Ligan starter anymore. So Jehan Bair went out and made a huge splash in the transfer market by luring former Cosumar international striker Sergio Vilar. Serge, of course, is well-known for having set a record for goals in a season with 30 back when he was a springy 23-year-old chap. He's not that same guy anymore, but he still offers the class of someone who has played in World Cups and AOCAFs. West Gundar FC's experience and quality bodes well for their ability to stay up this season. The only concern is the health of Oliver Pugh. Their back line is so much better when he's out there but he has already picked up an injury in preseason. They might be glad they took Helfin Fief's Nidal Haddad up with them from Sekundar Ligan as an insurance policy.
Last Season: Sekundar Ligan Champions (16-13-5). Prediction: 14th.




KLYDE HERITAGE FC
Jadde, North Klyde Fief

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Nickname: Minutemen
Founded: 639
Ground: Heritage Field (23,000)
Manager: Image Sacheverell Van Cann (46)

Starting XI (4-4-2): Image Aqualung (25) | Image McCloud (25), Image Landauer (29), Image Richardson (24), Image Na'Yunai | Image Drake (26), Image Frost (31), Image Richard (24), Image Eyuio (28) | Image Zigfield (23), Image Chancellor (26 C)
Key Reserves: Image Killebrew (CB/24), Image Winterkorn (ST/22)
Kit Details: At home, they wear a striped red-and-white shirt (pictured right) with navy shorts and red socks. On the road, they wear this navy shirt, white shorts with a navy stripe, and navy socks with gold trim at the top.

Preview: They've been in the desert since the inception of the Harlighet Ligan, but Heritage FC has finally made it to the promised land! Their presence here is good for the sport. It sets up an inter-fief derby for Klyde FC -- the first ever North Klyde Derby in the Harlighet Ligan. It will still be a big deal when the biggest teams from the North and South (Klyde FC and Real Azuris) face off, but the two fiefs have very different cultures despite sharing the island. Having this local battle within North Klyde will be something special for at least this season's two meetings. Some club history: At first, Klyde Heritage FC was affiliated with a right-wing political party called the Heritage Party. That's where their name comes from. And their nickname. The conservative club founders saw themselves as Minutemen called to duty to protect Klyde Isle from what they saw as cultural decay and tarnishing outside influences. Hence the emphasis on "Heritage". However, the club has long since severed any political ties and now refers to its name as "a simple declaration of pride in our Fief and its long history". While they are no longer politically conservative (at least outwardly) their play style is. In contrast to West Gundar, who won the Sekundar Ligan with their dynamic attack, Heritage FC earned promotion as the best defense in the division. They allowed only 28 goals in 34 matches. What's more, they doubled down on their strongest suit over the transfer window. Center back Devante Richardson appeared 15 times for FC Jansberg as they won the LigAnaia title and now comes to Jadde despite a pedigree that would look right at home in many of Cosumar's more accomplished sides. They also scooped up an extremely talented young attacker in Soren Winterkorn, who has already been prolific in the Tredje Ligan and could push for minutes right away. Sacheverell Van Cann also addressed the squad's dire need for experience by shelling out a club-record $1.3 million for ex-Rozelle midfielder Pavel Frost. I like all of these moves. That said, I just don't think they have enough talent elsewhere to make a real impact this season. Their defense and midfield work rate will keep them around, but I just can't imagine where all the goals will come from. They'll look to Ezekiel Chancellor, who has long been pretty good (but never quite great) in Sekundar Ligan for them. But I don't foresee him getting to double digits against top flight defenses.
Last Season: 2nd in Sekundar Ligan (16-11-7). Prediction: 18th, Relegation.










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Conference Cosumarus

Dusk Athletic
East Ellum
Sporting Pirankoper
West Devellin FC
Lewisville Athletic
Chittersbee Rangers
Cadonica United
Hagenheim South End (favorites)
SC Cirith 01
Atamac Wanderers
Lykathea City
Sontafe City
Stortrommeby Town
IFK Karlsborg
Tamiat Town
Otkins Numenvernia
White Tower FC
Östrad Rockets FC
Esterhollow Harbor
Cassandra Cosmopolitan
Crawford City FC II
Zakhoro GCR
Forest Hill FC
Azure Lane FC
High Noon FC
Highlanders
Inter Juta
Miklagaard Salvation


Conference KC

Usk Town
Varvonti Firestorm
Ciems Mungonduvia
Oterro Athletic
Nuur Origins FC
Hamlack Town
Gwerin Athletic
Meryuma Marshals
IFK Nordön
Sammet Ridge
SC Vronus 510
Buscari Bridge Force
Murkwaamp Suns
Piander Falls FC
Salfa City
Kalloroda United (favorites)
Revanigruud Riversharks
NOVIA Alliance
Villa Forte
Real Azuris II






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Moggington County
Wiedna Town
Atletisk Kvelertak
Emerald Cove SC
Sólstafir
FC Kviststad
Aberaeron Celtic
Cerulia City FC
Flithby Town
Satyricon Nemeses AFC
Sadenia Paladins
Gibwir Marsnal
Glasbon SC
Erpland County
Gamlasir North
Ardamirchan Isle United
Baymar Lagune
Oppland 806
Interstellar Erurok
Tornline
VfL Läutenstadt
Klyde II
Svart-Guld Klingaställe
Noths Castle
Treacherous Cove AFC
Wilmontsbloom Blue Star
FK Pentagram Pjattervid
Orias-Kvissle SC
CD Panteras Nueces
Oxbow Lake

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Wealdheim Bards
AFC Wernersburg
East Devellin FC
Scarromere FC
FC Stellendam
Ollston Town
Chesterton Cottagers
HSC Centus
Ingleton Town
Zirconim City
Coppell City FC
Paulsendam Town
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Season 17 - Part One

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Champions' Cup First Preliminary Round
(SCT)            Port Sebastian    1–3    Real Azuris               (COS)   1–2   0–1

Nothing came easy against Porty, as the Schottic champions were determined to prove their worth internationally. They certainly made an impression on Real Azuris. But the Breakers eventually powered through. Sean Fraser scored a late goal in Handon to break the 1-1 halftime deadlock and bring a lead back to Cosumar, where he scored again to move Azuris on.


Globe Cup First Preliminary Round
(SCT)                 Lammerton    2–5    AC Holmenkollen           (COS)   1–1   1–4

(COS)            Ramusok United    6–0    New Saint Johns           (PCR)   5–0   1–0

More Schottic competition! Lammerton held up well at home with stingy defense, but crumbled under heavy pressure in the second leg at Cedar Road. Funanya Nwapa and Adnan Valerikssen scored their first goals of the season, and young reserve striker Cassell Kortuufa made the most of a rare opportunity to start with a second half brace. Ramusok United also breezed past their first obstacle, spanking New Saint Johns 5-0 at home then resting most of their main players in Port Christopher.


Series B Champions' Cup - First Preliminary Round
(CMT)                       Pùr    2–7    Helfin Fief               (COS)   0–4   2–3

The strength of Cosumarite teams at home continues, as Helfin Fief fire off 15 shots on goal in the first leg, netting four of them. It was over then and there.


Champions' Cup Second Preliminary Round
(COS)               Real Azuris    6–4    Mliona-Lpaka              (TUR)   3–2   3–2

Impressive result for Real as they dispatch the champions from Turori with a pair of cathartic 3-2 wins. In the first leg at home, Rhys Dundalk was sent off early with a pair of yellow cards in the span of three minutes, but Real Azuris still outgunned Mliona-Lpaka thanks to a rapid-fire hat trick from Sean Fraser. The Black Panther is in electric form already here in the preseason. Contributions from Ronan Bowditch, Diandra Belgrave and Maurice Gaspin in Turori powered Real Azuris through to the playoff round.


Globe Cup Second Preliminary Round
(COS)                 Eastweald    6–2    Avidia United             (KRY)   2–0   4–2
(WRL) Eastburg United a 2–2 AC Holmenkollen (COS) 0–1 2–1
(CRA) Gorland FC 2–4 Ramusok United (COS) 0–2 2–2

Eastweald and Ramusok United advance fairly easily, but AC Holmenkollen are stunned by Whirl Islands' Gorland FC, who overturned a 1-0 deficit in the second leg to end the Cedars' first ever UICA run.


Series B Champions' Cup - Second Preliminary Round
(VAL)               AC Asarnova    2–3    Klyde Heritage FC         (COS)   1–1   1–2
(USI) Mowling Arcanines 2–1 Helfin Fief (COS) 2–1 0–0

Helfin Fief only needed a 1-0 win at home in the second leg, but didn't have enough in the tank. Klyde Heritage FC join West Gundar in the playoff round after dispatching very tough Vanorian opponents with a thrilling stoppage time winner from Florenz Eyuio at home.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 1
AC Holmenkollen 0–1 IFK Aldenskoett
Crawford City FC 2–0 OAS Royal FC
Morponte Fief 0–2 FC Kaldukosic
Klyde 0–0 FC Samotath
Ramusok United 0–2 Versiaville SC
Zakhoro Aces 1–3 Cassandra City
Stoneshore United 1–0 Klyde Heritage FC
Mallox 5–0 Eastweald
West Gundar FC 3–0 Real Azuris

Aaaaaaaaand... we're off! The race has begun! Mallox have sprinted out to an early lead by routing archrivals Eastweald in the Gellano Fief derby. The midfield adjustments Alvin Burnsides made seem to have already paid off, as Luco Haines and Stephon Deville combined to assist on four of the Tigers' five goals. Jimmy Kelly provided the end product with an emphatic hat trick, dominating Aleksi Soderlund in the box and sending The Orange Palace into an uproar. Stuart Gildon also bagged one late off the bench and the other was scored by Haines himself on a free kick. Wowza. Elsewhere, the Champions' Curse has already placed its ghastly fingerprint on the early storyline of the season. Real Azuris traveled to western Gundar Fief to open their season at New Harmonia Stadium, but found the hosts unbending. West Gundar FC looked stoked to be the Harlighet Ligan again and took the fight to the champions. The performances were evenly-matched, but West Gundar were the ones who finished off their chances (Mursill Lubiflor on either side of half time and Jon Gope in the 88th).



Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 1
Northern Union (BRE) 3–0 Real Azuris

Aaaaaaaaaand... we're out! Of the Champions' Cup, that is. Real Azuris made a lot of personnel changes over the offseason and it just looks like they haven't gelled much yet. Northern Union have their shit together much better and dominate possession. They shake out three well-worked team goals in the 30th, 58th and 80th minutes to knock Lujendra Mescalin's side out short of the group stage with 99% certainty.


Globe Cup Playoff Round, Leg 1
Ponyville United (EQS) 1-0 Eastweald
Ramusok United 0-2 FC Jansberg (SEM)

More uninspiring displays from Cosumarite clubs in the UICA. Eastweald were arguably the more threatening side in Equestrian States, but new striker Bogwa botched two golden chances provided on a platter by Jo de Marisco. Then they conceded in the 78th minute on an unlucky deflection. Ramusok United simply couldn't find a way to penetrate FC Jansberg's terrifying defense. Cosumarite national team defenders in Peter Svensson and Alexander Soarhaven played very well back in the capital of their home nation.


Series B Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 1
Centralis 90 (MRT) 2-0 West Gundar FC
Klyde Heritage FC 2-1 Norhammer Nighthawks (TAE)

Centralis 90 are simply superior to West Gundar and the Mertians were unlucky to not get three or four goals at home. Heritage drew a more palpable opponent and eked out a win at home, though they will be disappointed to have given up an away goal on a silly penalty in stoppage time. Hopefully it won't come back to haunt them in the second leg.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 2
IFK Aldenskoett 3–4 Real Azuris
Eastweald 1–0 West Gundar FC
Klyde Heritage FC 1–0 Mallox
Cassandra City 2–0 Stoneshore United
Versiaville SC 1–0 Zakhoro Aces
FC Samotath 1–0 Ramusok United
FC Kaldukosic 1–2 Klyde
OAS Royal FC 0–0 Morponte Fief
AC Holmenkollen 0–4 Crawford City FC

They may have had to endure two (and nearly three) IFK Aldenskoett equalizers, but Real Azuris did secure the first three points of their title defense campaign with a wild 4-3 win. The monkey of the Champions' Curse has been thrown off their back for the time being. Georgia Kite and Diandra Belgrave, who had two, both scored their first Harlighet Ligan goals and Ronan Bowditch added one as well. However, after the match, Lujendra Mescalin only wanted to talk about Real's poor defense. His team have allowed six goals in their first two matches, both against weaker clubs. Up in North Klyde, Jerrell Drake scored Heritage FC's first ever Harlighet Ligan goal in the 11th minute against Mallox, turning and finding the inside of the near post off of Eyiuo's pass. Thanks to some hearty defending, including a diving goal-line clearance by Kord Landauer, Jerrell's historic strike also ensured Heritage FC a first win at home. Against a team that scored 5 on Eastweald last week. Encouraging signs in Jadde. Meanwhile, it was a battle of top five aspirants when Crawford City FC made the cross-country trip to Ramusok Fief to take on suburban AC Holmenkollen. The meeting was controlled decisively by the visitors as CCFC stayed perfect for the season. Kurosawa and Coultan quickly dampened the mood at Cedar Park with first half goals, and Kostas Postecoglou and Cosme both bagged debut goals in the second half to add on to Syl Denhardt's misery. Speaking of clubs bouncing back from poor seasons, Cassandra City have also enjoyed a nice start to life under Arturo Mancini. They put last year's debacle completely behind them with a second consecutive win this week, Kyle Fleming twice cracking Stoneshore United's defense with curlers from distance to light up The Amphitheatre.



Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 2
Real Azuris 2-1 Northern Union (BRE)

Real Azuris look much more of a convincing unit at home in the second leg, getting goals from Sean Fraser and his 80th minute replacement Lillian Hathoway, but Northern Union were never going to give up a 3-0 advantage. At least the Breakers are able to bow out with their dignity restored.


Globe Cup Playoff Round, Leg 2
Eastweald 2-0 Ponyville United (EQS)
FC Jansberg (SEM) 3-1 Ramusok United

Both Cosumarite teams entered the midweek trailing in their respective fixtures. FC Jansberg flexed their muscle and put down Ram U for good. Eastweald looked like they were headed to extra time with Ponyville United, having matched United's home goal with a Michael Sorenson corner header in the 76th minute. But they dramatically saved themselves the trouble by producing almost an exact replica of that goal again in the 89th minute. They will join Real Azuris in the Qualifying round, giving Cosumar two shots at group stage representation.


Series B Champions' Cup Playoff Round, Leg 2
West Gundar FC 0-2 Centralis 90 (MRT)
Norhammer Nighthawks (TAE) 1-1 Klyde Heritage FC

West Gundar barely try to resist after they go 3-0 down to Centralis 90 in the very first minute. Sayonara. Things get dicey for Heritage FC in Taeshan when the Nighthawks score first to take the advantage on away goals, but Kord Landauer rises up and smashes a Pavel Frost free kick past the keeper in the 75th minute to send the Harlighet Ligan debutants to the group stage.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 3
Crawford City FC 5–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Morponte Fief 0–0 AC Holmenkollen
Klyde 0–2 OAS Royal FC
Ramusok United 1–0 FC Kaldukosic
Zakhoro Aces 4–0 FC Samotath
Stoneshore United 0–2 Versiaville SC
Mallox 1–2 Cassandra City
West Gundar FC 2–1 Klyde Heritage FC
Real Azuris 1–1 Eastweald

What on Earth has gotten into Crawford City FC? The Elephants are on the march! They put five past IFK this weekend, including two from Kim Coultan, to bring their goal tally to 11 on the season already. Pawela Nowicki has her league-leading team playing with a real fire. The man she replaced, Arturo Mancini, has also led his new team - Cassandra City - to a perfect start. Even long-tenured Reds players like Kyle Fleming look re-energized under his management. Last year, I'm not sure they would've come back to win after going down 1-0 early at The Orange Palace like they did this weekend. Stephon Deville's 22nd minute rocket was a gut punch, but Mancini had Cassandra still playing with belief in the second half, and sure enough, the goals came. In the 55th minute, Kwame Cole ran onto a loose ball near the top of the box and whacked it past Calogero Metz. In the 63rd, Marcos Zelaya was tripped from behind in the area and confidently scored the winner from the penalty spot. But Crawford/Cassandra City aren't the only two teams riding high at 3-0-0. The third is.....Versiaville SC? It has been three shutouts for Brian Emerson's side. And in some tough environments like Fire River Arena and, this week, SweetHaven Stadium. The Stoneshore crowd's boos were deep and ground-shaking as usual at the beginning, but the Villagers took them out of the equation with an early goal by Fingal Altimimy. The tall defensive midfielder lashed a divine shot into the upper 90 from a tough angle after being played in by a Feri Koropia tap. 70 minutes of resolute defending later, Asher Larned danced around Justinian Singleton and chipped Adren Stefansen to seal Versiaville's second straight 2-0 win. In the season's first Metro Classic, Ramusok United defeated FC Kaldukosic 1-0 at home on a controversial Curtis Théberge goal in which the Blues played on despite an injured FC Kal defender on the ground waving for play to be stopped. Hey, Gareth Bournemouth will take what he can get after his team failed to get on the scoreboard at all in the first two games. Finally, over in Azuris, last season's top two teams collided head-on in a game that stayed mostly in the midfield and was short on clear chances. Real Azuris and Eastweald both had only two and came away with one goal each. Florentin Lachance and Dan Quesadillas both scored their first goals for their respective teams, who are both now 1-1-1.



Globe Cup Qualifying Round, Leg 1
Ulsa (EUR) 2-1 Eastweald
Real Azuris 0-0 Cloudsdale Flyers (EQS)

Eastweald do well to hang in there in Eura against a very good Ulsa team. They lose the match, but keep the deficit thin and snag a crucial away goal awkwardly off of Aleksi Soderlund's shoulder on a de Marisco free kick. The defending Cosumarite champions, however, will be disappointed not to have scored at home against a Cloudsdale side they feel they should have beaten.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 4
IFK Aldenskoett 3–3 Eastweald
Klyde Heritage FC 1–0 Real Azuris
Cassandra City 4–0 West Gundar FC
Versiaville SC 0–1 Mallox
FC Samotath 1–0 Stoneshore United
FC Kaldukosic 1–2 Zakhoro Aces
OAS Royal FC 0–1 Ramusok United
AC Holmenkollen 1–2 Klyde
Crawford City FC 1–0 Morponte Fief

Jesus. Heritage FC, the debutants from North Klyde Fief, have knocked the defending champions from South Klyde Fief, Real Azuris, out of their chairs. Sacheverell Van Cann's extremely defensive tactics aren't pretty, but it's paying dividends so far. They're not producing many chances, but as long as they can occasionally finish a few off, like Ezekiel Chancellor did today, they'll steal some points. Lujendra Mescalin and Real Azuris will be embarrassed by this stumble at Heritage Field. Their reformulated squad still doesn't always appear to be on the same page. In the derby of inner Ramusok, United eked out another 1-0 win against OAS Royal. It was a bit of a snoozer to be honest, though Tomasso Tenebrosa's goal was nice. From his customary place on the right, he raced past Sebastian Myers into the box and swept a low shot across the face of goal that dinked in at the far post with perfect precision. Ramusok Fief's third team, AC Holmenkollen, have grown accustomed to being early-season wonders in recent years, but 1005 has not been kind to them so far. Frankly, they've been bad and deserve to be sitting where they are at the foot of the table. They crashed out of the Globe Cup early and only just now scored their first goal of the Harlighet Ligan season against Klyde on Sunday. As nice as Delwyth Jonferth's flick off Valerikssen's cross was, and as much of a relief as it was for the whole team to finally see something go in, you can't afford to take your feet off the pedal against a team with Klyde's quality. Which is exactly what they did after going up 1-0. New Klyde striker Deon Partell continued his bright start, scoring twice with his head in the second half against apathetic defense to propel the Doves into 4th.


Globe Cup Qualifying Round, Leg 2
Eastweald 3-2 Ulsa (EUR)
Cloudsdale Flyers (EQS) 2-1 Ramusok United

Two very exciting and hard-fought games, but unfortunately, neither Cosumarite club is able to progress to the group stage. Eastweald truly came alive for the first time this year, their adrenaline levels escalated by the high stakes and high profile opponent. Their new strikers, Quesadillas and Bogwa, both struck in the first half - each assisted by the other - to give Eastweald a 2-1 lead at the break (even 3-3 on agg). However, Ulsa's second away goal in the 71st minute was a crippling blow. It meant Eastweald would have to score twice to take the lead back. They roped one of them back with an Aleksi Soderlund toe-poke after a corner, but the second miracle just wouldn't come and thousands of yellow-clad fans left Old Weldenskirgen in disappointment. It was the opposite scene in Cloudsdale, where local fans celebrated their club's berth into the group stage at Ramusok United's expense. Gareth Bournemouth's well-drilled team dominated possession, but did so without ever looking particularly dangerous. Robin Geirsson's last-gasp goal was a consolation. League executives will be disappointed by this step back after how well Cassandra City fared in the Globe Cup last year.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 5
Morponte Fief 0–1 IFK Aldenskoett
Klyde 2–1 Crawford City FC
Ramusok United 0–3 AC Holmenkollen
Zakhoro Aces 3–0 OAS Royal FC
Stoneshore United 0–2 FC Kaldukosic
Mallox 4–0 FC Samotath
West Gundar FC 7–1 Versiaville SC
Real Azuris 4–1 Cassandra City
Eastweald 1–2 Klyde Heritage FC

With leaders Crawford City and Cassandra City both losing, no perfect records remain. Cassandra City were very good at the end of last season while digging themselves out of the relegation zone, and they carried that urgent mentality over into the beginning of this season. Desperation is a powerful thing. But unfortunately for the Reds, Real Azuris had more of it this week. With the titleholders closer to the bottom of the table than the top after four games, media pundits were already starting to talk about the possible return of the Champions' Curse. Lujendra Mescalin's team wasn't having any of that. Their attack really clicked into place last night. They were up 3-0 at half time (Belgrave, Venidos, Fraser) but it could've been more with the way they were flowing. Cassandra City started the second half on the upper foot, and briefly threatened to make a game out of it in the 64th minute when Marcos Zelaya scooped around Robert Sieuwerd to make it 3-1, but Ipier Ubuntu subbed on for Kite ten minutes later and promptly squashed the visitors' hopes with an absolutely extraordinary long-range floater that dipped under the crossbar and left the keeper baffled. Pure magic. The talk of The Curse surely hasn't been dispelled yet, but Real Azuris seem back on track. While most of Cosumar was watching the last two champions square off, West Gundar FC quietly chalked up the highest goal total of the season so far. Versiaville's back four played like the concepts of professional defending were completely foreign to them. Painfully bad. Exactly why the Villagers were called "perplexing" in the season preview. They defended so well, allowing just one goal, in the first month...and then this. And newly-promoted West Gundar isn't exactly an attacking juggernaut. Nevertheless, Mursill Lubiflor was ecstatic after her first Harlighet Ligan hat trick earned alternating "LUBY! FLOOR! LUBY! FLOOR!" chants from the crowd. Sergio Vilar, Roxanne Lindbloom, Sebastian de Wit and Thomas Matsumoto also got a piece of the action. Meanwhile, AC Holmenkollen finally get a first win by shocking crosstown titans Ramusok United (who they always seem to save their best for) at Fire River Arena. Morponte Fief are now the league's only winless team, falling to 0-2-3 this week after Falchion Hess-Olesen scrapped home an 88th minute winner for IFK against the run of play to silence the Morponte supporters.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 6
IFK Aldenskoett 5–2 Klyde Heritage FC
Cassandra City 5–0 Eastweald
Versiaville SC 2–4 Real Azuris
FC Samotath 3–0 West Gundar FC
FC Kaldukosic 2–2 Mallox
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Stoneshore United
AC Holmenkollen 1–1 Zakhoro Aces
Crawford City FC 5–1 Ramusok United
Morponte Fief 1–0 Klyde

Goals galore! Newly-promoted Heritage FC were a bit naïve and played right into IFK Aldenskoett's hands by stretching themselves out and repeatedly venturing forward so much. Yeah, they got two goals (their most of the season), but the Eagles swooped in and made them pay. Five times. Five lethal counters. Two goals for Jess Capulet and one each for Hess-Olesen, Renelle Glatthorn and Kimus de Vries. There was little Edwin Mullins in goal could do. No signs of a sophomore season syndrome in Aldenskoett! Their prolific afternoon was matched by Cassandra City and Crawford City, who have been by far the best two teams here in the early goings. and piled five goals on visiting clubs this week. Their victims? Eastweald and Ramusok United! Wow. Teams that finished 14th and 15th last year dominating teams that finished 2nd and 4th. Five different players scored for Cassandra City (Tortuu, Zelaya, Fleming, Cole, Grimswald) as they ripped Eastweald's newly-constructed back line apart at the seams. Expensive new defenders Aleksi Soderlund and Michael Sorenson were very poor. Even captain and bastion of consistency Orion Black had a rare bad game. Kwame Cole was all over the place for the Reds in the midfield, minimizing Jo de Marisco and Rook Fenwick's impact. The Semar is turning out to be a real difference-maker for Arturo Mancini. For Crawford, the difference-maker was who it has always has been. Kim Coultan. The Schottia star scored twice and assisted on goals for both Dmytro Kurosawa and Cosme, before Brendan McBride finished Ramusok United off with a phenomenal solo effort after collecting the ball all the way back at the midfield line. The defending champions continued the goalfest in the night game, scoring 4 for the second consecutive game against a Versiaville squad simply inferior in every way. Moving into the UICA zone, Real Azuris put Champions' Curse further behind them. At the bottom of the table, Morponte Fief finally got a first win. Lasse Hummel's powerful shot from 15 yards nutmegged Elton Alo, turning away visiting Klyde in the 72nd minute. Stoneshore United now occupy the bottom thanks to a limp attack that has still not managed a run-of-play goal this season.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 7
Klyde 4–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Ramusok United 0–0 Morponte Fief
Zakhoro Aces 1–1 Crawford City FC
Stoneshore United 1–2 AC Holmenkollen
Mallox 2–0 OAS Royal FC
West Gundar FC 2–2 FC Kaldukosic
Real Azuris 1–0 FC Samotath
Eastweald 3–0 Versiaville SC
Klyde Heritage FC 1–1 Cassandra City

Zakhoro Aces have been surprisingly pretty good so far, and this week they put on an impressive defensive showcase to hold their scorching-hot southwestern neighbors to a 1-1 draw. Yeah, they conceded early when Dmytro Kurosawa took advantage of 17-year-old fullback Atticus Hattingh's inexperience, but defensive midfielders Marcel Payet and Peter Marshall mostly neutralized Kim Coultan (clearly instructed specifically to do so by Šimon Holguín) for the rest of the game. They were aided by the posts, which denied Crawford three times in the second half, but the Aces managed to take the pressure and not buckle. Then, they were rewarded with a late equalizer when Audioslavian striker Federico Kot came on and stabbed a Stian Mac Pharlain pass past Perseus Theoklitos with his first touch. Cue Zapt Park's jubilant "Fuck Crawford" chants. On the other side of the country, Mallox continued their nice start to the season by downing old enemies OAS Royal at home. They had some help from the referee, who questionably sent Sebastian Myers off in just the 30th minute. The sliding challenge was late, sure, but the contact was soft. The Royals managed to hold on to the scoreless draw for most of the game despite the disadvantage, but the Tigers' persistence eventually paid off. Successive goals in the 86th (Gildon) and 87th (Deville) minutes unleashed 40 minutes worth of tension for The Orange Palace's impatient crowd.



SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 1
Klyde Heritage FC 1-2 Kangemark Sport (SEM)

Heritage Field was rockin' when their Minutement wounded LigAnaia competition in the 12th minute (Devante Richardson with the header against his Semar countrymen), but Kangemark would go on to prove themselves the better side as the match wore on. Klyde Heritage would concede in the 58th and 78th minutes despite their best efforts and go home disappointed. It's still early in group play though, and Kangemark are arguably the favorites.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 8
IFK Aldenskoett 1–1 Cassandra City
Versiaville SC 2–0 Klyde Heritage FC
FC Samotath 0–5 Eastweald
FC Kaldukosic 4–4 Real Azuris
OAS Royal FC 1–1 West Gundar FC
AC Holmenkollen 1–1 Mallox
Crawford City FC 2–0 Stoneshore United
Morponte Fief 0–2 Zakhoro Aces
Klyde 1–1 Ramusok United

With Cassandra City stumbling a bit at The Eagle's Nest, Crawford City take sole lead of the Harlighet Ligan. A routine brace from Dmytro Kurosawa gave CCFC its sixth win of the season at the expense of a dreadful Stoneshore United. Meanwhile, Eastweald seem to have fully recovered from their poor start. The Elves have won their last two games by a combined score of 8-0. Not against the strongest of competition, admittedly, but it was hard not to be impressed by the way the Elves hungrily devoured FC Samotath's frail defense at Lockwood Road this week without conceding even once. Dan Quesadillas' goal in the 76th minute was the highlight. He slipped the ball through the legs of both Lwan Dias Pinto and Elias Hermesniemi with consecutive bits of nifty skill before firing the ball inside the near post with an absolute laser of a straight, low shot. If Eastweald keep this form up, they could see themselves back into the UICA race well before the midseason break. Gareth Bournemouth is certainly trying to get his team to wake up in a similar fashion. Ramusok United aren't the defending champions, but their plight so far is the closest thing to the Champions' Curse that pundits currently have available to talk about. Their 16th place position looks bad, but the reality is that 2-2-4 really isn't that terrible of a record and they're only a few wins away from being right back where they want to be. They just need to get their attacking players going. Robin Geirsson, Curtis Theberge and Elena Culbreth have the potential to set the league aflame if they can just snap out of their simultaneous funks. In fact, that state of affairs applies to all three of the Ramusoki sides. Yikes, what's in the water in the capital? But hey, it could be worse. The teams below them, Stoneshore United and Morponte Fief, have both only scored one goal from the run of play after eight games.



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COCANEFA Harlighet Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Crawford City FC 8 6 1 1 21 6 +15 19
2 Image Cassandra City 8 5 2 1 19 8 +11 17
3 Image Mallox 8 4 2 2 16 6 +10 14
4 Image Zakhoro Aces 8 4 2 2 14 7 +7 14
5 Image Real Azuris 8 4 2 2 18 15 +3 14
6 Image Klyde 8 4 2 2 11 9 +2 14
7 Image Versiaville SC 8 4 0 4 10 15 −5 12
8 Image West Gundar FC 8 3 2 3 15 13 +2 11
9 Image IFK Aldenskoett 8 3 2 3 18 19 −1 11
10 Image Eastweald 8 3 2 3 14 16 −2 11
11 Image Klyde Heritage FC 8 3 1 4 8 12 −4 10
12 Image FC Samotath 8 3 1 4 5 14 −9 10
13 Image FC Kaldukosic 8 2 3 3 14 13 +1 9
14 Image AC Holmenkollen 8 2 3 3 8 10 −2 9
15 Image OAS Royal FC 8 2 2 4 4 9 −5 8
16 Image Ramusok United 8 2 2 4 4 12 −8 8
17 Image Morponte Fief 8 1 3 4 1 6 −5 6
18 Image Stoneshore United 8 1 0 7 2 12 −10 3






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COCONEFA Sekundar Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Olask Islanders 8 6 2 0 17 3 +14 20
2 Image Yambridge FC 8 6 1 1 16 4 +12 19
3 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 8 5 3 0 17 4 +13 18
4 Image Fort Archer 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17
5 Image Goldstaff City 8 4 2 2 15 11 +4 14
6 Image Centus Serpents 8 4 1 3 14 12 +2 13
7 Image Keenan Athletic 8 4 0 4 9 8 +1 12
8 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 8 4 0 4 8 7 +1 12
9 Image Pardock Island 8 4 0 4 10 12 −2 12
10 Image Pelethas United 8 3 2 3 9 7 +2 11
11 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 8 3 2 3 16 15 +1 11
12 Image Helfin Fief 8 2 4 2 10 11 −1 10
13 Image Samaj FC 8 3 1 4 9 10 −1 10
14 Image FC Flen 8 3 1 4 9 12 −3 10
15 Image Ziemelu Skaida 8 1 4 3 3 8 −5 7
16 Image Dawchire Town 8 1 1 6 4 16 −12 4
17 Image IFK Sundsvall 8 0 1 7 6 21 −15 1
18 Image Portsmouth FC 8 0 1 7 2 19 −17 1






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COCANEFA Tredje Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Larkinham Town 10 7 2 1 27 11 +16 23
2 Image Sarmon FC 10 7 2 1 21 6 +15 23
3 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 10 6 2 2 15 11 +4 20
4 Image Atletisk Östrad 10 6 2 2 9 8 +1 20
5 Image Rexnor District 3 10 6 0 4 21 12 +9 18
6 Image Gwynt Tywyll 10 5 3 2 23 16 +7 18
7 Image Fevelo United 10 5 2 3 17 13 +4 17
8 Image Braylor Town 10 4 4 2 16 8 +8 16
9 Image Hvalsey 08 10 4 4 2 6 7 −1 16
10 Image Regéla United 10 5 0 5 17 18 −1 15
11 Image Seryddwyr Aberaeron 10 4 2 4 10 10 0 14
12 Image AFC Obscura 98 10 4 2 4 10 19 −9 14
13 Image Silk FC 10 4 1 5 14 12 +2 13
14 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 10 3 4 3 5 10 −5 13
15 Image Gnoss Gallants AFC 10 3 3 4 10 13 −3 12
16 Image Riverside Crew 10 3 1 6 6 14 −8 10
17 Image AC Opjenheim 10 3 0 7 17 20 −3 9
18 Image Sepultura 10 3 0 7 10 15 −5 9
19 Image Pristine Forest 10 3 0 7 12 19 −7 9
20 Image Sindo Crusaders 10 2 2 6 9 15 −6 8
21 Image Noumen Town 10 2 1 7 4 15 −11 7
22 Image Everlong FC 10 1 3 6 5 12 −7 6








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League represented in parenthesis | H--->S--->T--->L1--->L2 | Major upsets bolded.

First Round

Gwynt Tywyll (T) 2–3 Interstellar Östrad (L2)
Sindo Crusaders (T) 0–0 FC Fejd (L2) (1–0 AET)
Borzac Sequins (L2) 0–0 Somberlain FC (L2) (2–0 AET)
Club Varden (L2) 3–1 Talmusok City (L2)
Atletisk Kvelertak (L2) 2–0 FC Arkadius (L2)
Noths Castle (L2) 1–2 Rexnor District 1 (L2)
Noumen Town (T) 0–2 Morponte Fief (H)
Aberaeron Celtic (L2) 1–0 Taigaen Plats (L2)
FC Samotath II (L2) 0–1 Goldstaff City (S)
Tromsdale Town (L2) 2–2 Eastweald II (L2) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC (L2) 1–3 Oppland 806 (L2)
Harlegan Rovers (L2) 3–2 1. FC Guggenheim (L2)
Klyde II (L2) 3–4 Pelethas United (S)
Miklagaard Salvation (L1) 1–0 West Ellum (L2)
Sporting Pirankoper (L1) 1–2 Sarmon FC (T)
Ciems Mungonduvia (L1) 2–1 Sólstafir (L2)
AC Holmenkollen (H) 2–0 FC Kastanjestad (L2)
Ardamirchan Isle United (L2) 0–1 Gamlas North End (L2)
IFK Sokulldak (L2) 0–1 Centus Serpents (S)
Crawford City FC (H) 5–1 Sporting Corrian (L2)
Goldsoul FC (L2) 0–2 Lykathea City (L1)
Zirconim City (L2) 0–2 Bergtatt Island Athletic (T)
Sepultura (T) 1–3 Highlanders (L1)
Ramusok United (H) 4–1 OAS Royal FC II (L2)
West Gundar FC (H) 0–1 Meryuma Marshals (L1)
Pristine Forest (T) 1–0 Wilmontsbloom Blue Star (L2)
FC Stellendam (L2) 0–2 Azure Lane FC (L1)
IFK Karlsborg (L1) 1–4 Rexnor District 4 (L2)
Zakhoro Aces (H) 1–0 Nomad Brotherhood FC (S)
Levithia Shrievenzale (L2) 0–1 SEP Bjarnum (L2)
FC Kviststad (L2) 1–0 IFK Sundsvall (S)
Mintwick Marmots (L2) 2–2 FC Va'Lubasa (L2) (2–2 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Ollston Town (L2) 1–1 Klyde (H) (1–2 AET)
FC Flen (S) 3–0 Real Bellavista (L2)
Rexnor District 3 (T) 2–2 Duval Town (L2) (4–2 AET)
Klyde Heritage FC (H) 0–1 Chittersbee Rangers (L1)
Sporting Culmar (L2) 1–4 United FC of Stoneshore (L2)
SC Vronus 510 (L1) 2–1 Tamiat Town (L1)
Zakhoro GCR (L1) 4–3 Moggington County (L2)
Hamlack Town (L1) 0–3 Austentrapp City FC (L2)
Atletisk Surpronuk (T) 3–2 FC1. Richtofen Avalanche (L2)
Orion Wanderers (L2) 0–0 FC Invierness 912 (L2) (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
AFC Obscura 98 (T) 5–1 Seryddwyr Aberaeron (T)
Kreanoltha Vipers (L2) 2–3 Templar-Lune FC (L2)
Chesterton Cottagers (L2) 0–1 Rhithlungwerddon Town (L2)
Dawchire Town (S) 2–1 Sporting Club Macofor (L2)
Silk FC (T) 1–0 Cape Dutch Copperheads (L2)
Eastweald (H) 2–1 Salfa City (L1)
Everlong FC (T) 1–0 Usk Town (L1)
Morponte Fief II (L2) 0–1 IFK Nordön (L1)
Portsmouth FC (S) 1–0 Mallox II (L2)
Samaj FC (S) 1–0 Villa Forte (L1)
Briquia Southside FC (L2) 0–1 Na'Malsille Mariners (S)
Cassandra City (H) 1–2 Dillinger Town (L2)
Ziemelu Skaida (S) 2–2 Östrad Rockets FC (L1) (2–2 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Helfin Fief FC (S) 3–2 Crawford Sharks SC (L2)
Carnessa County (L2) 1–2 Marinus City (L2)
FC Na'Travii (L2) 2–2 Cerulia City FC (L2) (3–3 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Impera Town (L2) 0–2 Tornline (L2)
Tranquility Treepolis (L2) 2–2 Yuonela Town (L2) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Glasbon SC (L2) 0–1 FC Dynamo Kurbads (L2)
Execo Station (L2) 1–0 Ajatarra Alligators (L2)
Club Toftir (L2) 1–2 Hassaburess Athletic (L2)
SC Cirith 01 (L1) 0–1 Wiedna Town (L2)
Dockery Union (L2) 0–0 Gorgoroth United (L2) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC (L2) 0–2 IFK Aldenskoett (H)
Versiaville SC (H) 0–0 Rhupenhoven Town (L2) (1–0 AET)
Columbia Town (L2) 4–5 Menoptera United (L2)
Orias-Kvissle SC (L2) 1–1 Esterhollow Harbor (L1) (1–2 AET)
Paulsendam Town (L2) 1–0 Oxbow Lake (L2)
Romstafar Outpost (L2) 3–4 Atletisk Ostrad (T)
Fort Archer (S) 0–3 Marshall-Blue FC (L2)
Inter Juta (L1) 1–2 Nabataea Town (L2)
Malm Town (L2) 4–2 Atamac Wanderers (L1)
Snaigow Hoarfrost (L2) 1–1 Cadonica United (L1) (1–1 AET) (7–6 pen.)
Moore Hill Pirates (L2) 1–0 VfL Lautenstadt (L2)
Rexnor District 5 (L2) 1–3 FC Kaldukosic (H)
Tonsei Tumult (L2) 3–3 Whitestone Athletic (L2) (3–3 AET) (4–3 pen.)
White Tower FC (L1) 1–3 East Devellin FC (L2)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 0–0 Buscari Bridge Force (L1) (0–0 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Kalloroda United (L1) 0–0 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC (L2) (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Otkins Numenvernia (L1) 2–2 Larkinham Town (T) (4–3 AET)
Murkwaamp Suns FC (L1) 3–4 Erpland County (L2)
Dusk Athletic (L1) 3–1 Hvalsey 08 (T)
Cassandra City II (L2) 0–3 Atletico Oterro (L1)
Forest Hill FC (L1) 0–3 Red Star Karbosic (L2)
OAS Royal FC (H) 1–0 AC Opjenheim (T)
Real Azuris II (L1) 5–4 Rexnor District 9 (L2)
Scarborough (L2) 0–0 Mallox (H) (1–0 AET)
Rexnor District 8 (L2) 0–3 East Ellum (L1)
AFC Wernersburg (L2) 0–1 Rexnor District 2 (L2)
Gladsax Chariot FC (L2) 2–1 Crawford City FC II (L1)
Novia Alliance (L1) 4–3 Black Diamond Osterhaut (L2)
West Devellin FC (L1) 3–3 Theli City (L2) (4–4 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Treacherous Cove AFC (L2) 4–0 Chamomile Town (L2)
Lewisville Athletic (L1) 0–0 Gibwir Marsnal (L2) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
FC Kaldukosic II (L2) 5–3 Emerald Cove SC (L2)
Drahva United (L2) 0–1 Stoneshore United (H)
Aläng FF (L2) 0–2 Pardock Island (S)
Ypres Woods FC (L2) 0–0 Na'Malsille Mariners II (L2) (0–0 AET) (2–4 pen.)
Hagenheim South End (L1) 1–0 Na'Nidive Falcons (L2)
Olask Islanders (S) 3–0 Rexnor District 7 (L2)
Tierra Interstellar Wanderers (L2) 0–1 Riverside Crew (T)
FK Pentagram Pjattervid (L2) 1–1 Wealdheim Bards (L2) (2–2 AET) (3–0 pen.)
Sontafe City (L1) 0–1 FC Fyrbyggnad (L2)
Regéla United (T) 2–1 Satyricon Nemesies AFC (L2)
Baymar Lagune (L2) 0–2 Fayanora Pontonese (L2)
Klovstad Klub (L2) 3–5 Gnoss Gallants AFC (T)
SC Swamport (L2) 1–3 Revanigruud Riversharks (L1)
Yellow Meadow Lynwood (L2) 1–0 Coppell City FC (L2)
Piander Falls FC (L1) 0–0 Keenan Athletic (S) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Cassandra Cosmopolitan (L1) 3–1 Flithby Town (L2)
SC Torpedo Kejsarkona (L2) 1–1 Bayford City (L2) (1–2 AET)
Svart-Guld Klingastalle (L2) 0–0 Drummond's FC (L2) (0–0 AET) (6–7 pen.)
Sadenia Paladins (L2) 0–1 High Noon FC (L1)
Caledon Legion (L2) 0–2 HSC Centus (L2)
Grayslake (L2) 0–0 Ramusok United II (L2) (2–1 AET)
CD Panteras Nueces (L2) 1–1 Real Azuris (H) (1–2 AET)
Jotungard 99 FC (L2) 1–3 Sammet Ridge (L1)
Ingleton Town (L2) 2–3 FC Samotath (H)
Treftadaeth Alliance (S) 1–1 Ombra Castle (L2) (1–1 AET) (0–3 pen.)
Rexnor District 6 (L2) 1–1 Thergothon Town (L2) (2–1 AET)
Varvonti Firestorm (L1) 1–3 Yambridge FC (S)
Stortrommeby Town (L1) 3–3 Scarromere FC (L2) (3–4 AET)
Nuur Origins FC (L1) 4–3 New Hagenheim Canopy (L2)
VfL Bolmenstadt (L2) 0–0 Braylor Town (T) (1–0 AET)
Interstellar Erurok (L2) 0–1 Fevelo United (T)
Keldin Town (L2) 0–1 Gwerin Athletic (L1)




Second Round

Interstellar Östrad (L2) 0–4 Sindo Crusaders (T)
Borzac Sequins (L2) 0–2 Club Varden (L2)
Atletisk Kvelertak (L2) 2–2 Rexnor District 1 (L2) (3–2 AET)
Morponte Fief (H) 0–1 Aberaeron Celtic (L2)
Goldstaff City (S) 1–0 Eastweald II (L2)
Oppland 806 (L2) 1–0 Harlegan Rovers (L2)
Pelethas United (S) 2–0 Miklagaard Salvation (L1)
Sarmon FC (T) 3–4 Ciems Mungonduvia (L1)
AC Holmenkollen (H) 0–1 Gamlasir North End (L2)
Centus Serpents (S) 0–1 Crawford City FC (H)
Lykathea City (L1) 2–1 Bergtatt Island Athletic (T)
Highlanders (L1) 1–3 Ramusok United (H)
Meryuma Marshals (L1) 2–3 Pristine Forest (T)
Azure Lane FC (L1) 2–2 Rexnor District 4 (L2) (4–2 AET)
Zakhoro Aces (H) 0–0 SEP Bjarnum (L2) (1–0 AET)
FC Kviststad (L2) 3–3 Mintwick Marmots (L2) (3–3 AET) (3–2 pen.)
Klyde (H) 2–1 FC Flen (S)
Rexnor District 3 (T) 4–1 Chittersbee Rangers (L1)
United FC of Stoneshore (L2) 0–2 SC Vronus 510 (L1)
Zakhoro GCR (L1) 0–1 Austentrapp City FC (L2)
Atletisk Surpronuk (T) 0–2 FC Invierness 912 (L2)
AFC Obscura 98 (T) 2–1 Templar-Lune FC (L2)
Rhithlungwerddon Town (L2) 3–3 Dawchire Town (S) (3–3 AET) (2–1 pen.)
Silk FC (T) 0–2 Eastweald (H)
Everlong FC (T) 4–4 IFK Nordön (L1) (4–4 AET) (1–2 pen.)
Portsmouth FC (S) 3–2 Samaj FC (S)
Na'Malsille Mariners (S) 4–0 Dillinger Town (L2)
Ziemelu Skaida (S) 0–0 Helfin Fief FC (S) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Marinus City (L2) 1–0 Cerulia City FC (L2)
Tornline (L2) 0–2 Yuonela Town (L2)
FC Dynamo Kurbads (L2) 0–0 Execo Station (L2) (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Hassaburess Athletic (L2) 5–6 Wiedna Town (L2)
Gorgoroth United (L2) 3–4 IFK Aldenskoett (H)
Versiaville SC (H) 0–1 Menoptera United (L2)
Esterhollow Harbor (L1) 1–0 Paulsendam Town (L2)
Atletisk Ostrad (T) 1–0 Marshall-Blue FC (L2)
Nabataea Town (L2) 1–3 Malm Town (L2)
Snaigow Hoarfrost (L2) 0–0 Moore Hill Pirates (L2) (0–0 AET) (4–2 pen.)
FC Kaldukosic (H) 6–3 Tonsei Tumult (L2)
East Devellin FC (L2) 0–1 Olympique Sur Mer (L2)
Kalloroda United (L1) 1–0 Otkins Numenvernia (L1)
Erpland County (L2) 2–2 Dusk Athletic (L1) (2–2 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Atletico Oterro (L1) 2–0 Red Star Karbosic (L2)
OAS Royal FC (H) 3–0 Real Azuris II (L1)
Scarborough (L2) 1–2 East Ellum (L1)
Rexnor District 2 (L2) 3–6 Gladsax Chariot FC (L2)
Novia Alliance (L1) 0–0 Theli City (L2) (0–0 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Treacherous Cove AFC (L2) 0–0 Gibwir Marsnal (L2) (1–2 AET)
FC Kaldukosic II (L2) 0–1 Stoneshore United (H)
Pardock Island (S) 4–1 Na'Malsille Mariners II (L2)
Hagenheim South End (L1) 0–0 Olask Islanders (S) (1–0 AET)
Riverside Crew (T) 1–0 FK Pentagram Pjattervid (L2)
FC Fyrbyggnad (L2) 0–1 Regéla United (T)
Fayanora Pontonese (L2) 0–0 Gnoss Gallants AFC (T) (1–0 AET)
Revanigruud Riversharks (L1) 0–2 Yellow Meadow Lynwood (L2)
Piander Falls FC (L1) 0–2 Cassandra Cosmopolitan (L1)
Bayford City (L2) 2–1 Drummond's FC (L2)
High Noon FC (L1) 1–0 HSC Centus (L2)
Grayslake (L2) 0–1 Real Azuris (H)
Sammet Ridge (L1) 0–1 FC Samotath (H)
Ombra Castle (L2) 2–3 Rexnor District 6 (L2)
Yambridge FC (S) 2–0 Scarromere FC (L2)
Nuur Origins FC (L1) 2–1 VfL Bolmenstadt (L2)
Fevelo United (T) 1–0 Gwerin Athletic (L1)
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SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 2
Trojans (CEN) 0-1 Klyde Heritage FC

Astor Zigfield scored for Heritage in only the second minute, and Spencer Campbell was sent off for the Trojans in the 31st, allowing Sacheverell Van Cann's squad to easily cruise the rest of the way to a first victory in the group.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 9
Ramusok United 1–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Zakhoro Aces 1–1 Klyde
Stoneshore United 0–1 Morponte Fief
Mallox 0–0 Crawford City FC
West Gundar FC 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Real Azuris 1–3 OAS Royal FC
Eastweald 5–1 FC Kaldukosic
Klyde Heritage FC 1–1 FC Samotath
Cassandra City 4–1 Versiaville SC

Eastweald prey upon a vulnerable Kaldukosic defense, cutting them up like paper with their razor-sharp passes and runs. That's the kind of play that made them betters' favorites to win the league before the season. Dan Quesadillas continues to be a bright spot, tapping in two close-range finishes by simply being in the right spot at the right time. "They call that the striker's instinct," he said with a grin post-match. "I'm feeling more comfortable here with each match I play." Bogwa also had a nice 14-yard curler, Michael Sorenson had a header go in off a corner, and Tremain Williams smashed home a left-footed finish from near the spot after a beautiful give-and-go with Jo de Marisco. Somewhere in between those five Eastweald goals, Kaldukosic defender Redd Banner managed to chest in a corner at the far post, but 5-1 somehow sounds almost even worse than 5-0. Corey Simmons Jr. must get FC Kal's defense patched up soon, because at the rate they're leaking goals, their ship will be at the bottom of the bay by midseason. It's a shame, because his 19-year-old son, Corey Simmons III, is a having a breakthrough season on the attacking end.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 10
IFK Aldenskoett 1–2 Versiaville SC
FC Samotath 1–0 Cassandra City
FC Kaldukosic 0–1 Klyde Heritage FC
OAS Royal FC 1–2 Eastweald
AC Holmenkollen 2–2 Real Azuris
Crawford City FC 1–1 West Gundar FC
Morponte Fief 1–1 Mallox
Klyde 2–0 Stoneshore United
Ramusok United 1–0 Zakhoro Aces

Stoneshore United continue to be worse than bad, extending their streak of losses to nine games. Nine. Losses. They have not picked up a single point since they beat newly-promoted Klyde Heritage 1-0 on opening weekend. Douglas Tibet will be anxiously pulling even harder on that twirly mustache of his after this week. His Greys were well on the way to a hard-earned point at The Klyde Sportsplex, having maintained a 0-0 scoreline for 84 minutes despite increasing pressure. Then not one, but two embarrassing own goals in the final five minutes undid it all. The first one was understandable as Justinian Singleton in the middle simply couldn't move his feet in time to avoid redirecting Lucius Kaspian's hard low cross into his own goal. The second one, however, was a doozy. Left back Willy Arntz, under pressure, tried to play the ball back to Adren Stefansen, but the keeper was already coming out for it. Arntz's pass rolled into empty net. Perhaps a symptom of frustration and discord in the dressing room, Arntz and Stefansen then got into an animated argument about their miscommunication as Klyde striker Anna Bowman shrugged and celebrated the goal as if she scored it herself. As usual, Klyde have done very well here in the first half of the season. The fortuitous win lifted them into 3rd behind CCFC and Cassandra. Will their aging squad have the legs to reach the finish line, or will they fade down the stretch as they have in recent seasons? It was a much prettier game of soccer over in Holmenkollen as the slow-starting Cedars welcomed Real Azuris and played out a free-flowing 2-2 draw. AC Holmenkollen had all 23,000 of their home supporters standing and cheering when they began the game with classy goals from Delwyth Jonferth (3') and Mezei Orbán (16'). Over the course of the 90 minutes, both sides enjoyed stretches with the upper hand, but Real Azuris started to work themselves into dangerous areas more often in the second half. It was Sean Fraser's ability to beat young Mortimer Chisenhall to the goal-line that twice won Real Azuris crucial corners, and subsequently, two headed goals for center back Maurice Gaspin. It is the first ever Harlighet Ligan brace for the Osarian, who simply said "It's nice, but as a defender I'm more proud that we shut them out in the second half. Without that, my two goals mean nothing because the other team still has more."



SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 3
Klyde Heritage FC 2-1 Southwind HC (CRY)

Ezekiel Chancellor gets on the end of Pavel Frost's long ball in and slides it between the legs of the Southwind keeper to give Heritage an early lead in the 16th minute. Southwind equalize on a gorgeous free kick in the 55th minute, but Chancellor struck again with a powerful header off Fetchi Na'Yunai's cross in the 63rd minute. The Minutemen would then tighten up and march on to the end with the 2-1 lead intact. A 2-0-1 record in the first part of the double round robin bodes well for their chances of advancing.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 11
Zakhoro Aces 0–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Stoneshore United 1–0 Ramusok United
Mallox 0–0 Klyde
West Gundar FC 3–2 Morponte Fief
Real Azuris 0–3 Crawford City FC
Eastweald 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Klyde Heritage FC 1–1 OAS Royal FC
Cassandra City 1–0 FC Kaldukosic
Versiaville SC 0–1 FC Samotath

Two streaks came to an end when Ramusok United visited old rival Stoneshore United this week. Stoneshore's bleak losing streak avoided extending into double digits. Ramusok had been riding a four-game unbeaten streak since recovering from their poor start. Had been. Stoneshore may be one of the southernmost major cities in Cosumar, but they had no hospitality in this match. Douglas Tibet must have raised hell in his pregame speech, because Stoneshore United came out fierce. Kicking, bumping, holding, knocking, yelling, taunting, doing whatever they needed to do to get inside the skin of the Ramusoki players. And it worked. The Blues simply could not find any sort of rhythm on the ball, as they feared for their lives with every tackle. Almost every Stoneshore player had a deserved yellow card by the time the game ended, but they managed to masterfully avoid anything more severe. Chad Overstreet scored the deciding goal in the 56th minute, slotting home after Aidan Andela dispossessed Kira Jonassen and found him on the break down the right. Only their second goal from the run of play all season, and first in several weeks, the Greys celebrated that goal like it had just won the World Cup. Slightly pathetic, but it's nice to see them get something going. They're better than the 18th place they currently occupy. In a possible passing of the torch, current leaders Crawford City FC invaded Massemord Stadium and looted defending titleholders Real Azuris for 3 goals (Efe Na'Kele, Phillip Sherman, Kostas Postecoglou). Real are really missing the presence of Torbjorn Jorgensen in the back. Meanwhile, the surprise success of the season so far has been West Gundar FC, last year's Sekundar Ligan champions. The Rugged Men currently sit in the last UICA spot (5th) thanks to young striker Mursill Lubiflor, who currently leads the league in goals and apparently needed no time to adjust to the top flight. She added another this weekend as her newly-promoted team outgunned Morponte Fief at home. Lupa Na'Bengna had equalized it at 2-2 for Morponte in the 86th minute, but Lubiflor's chippy 88th minute nodder swung all three points back to the home side. This form is unlikely to last, but WGFC should at least be sure to stay up after the way they've started.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 12
IFK Aldenskoett 1–1 FC Samotath
FC Kaldukosic 2–1 Versiaville SC
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Cassandra City
AC Holmenkollen 2–1 Klyde Heritage FC
Crawford City FC 1–2 Eastweald
Morponte Fief 0–1 Real Azuris
Klyde 0–1 West Gundar FC
Ramusok United 4–2 Mallox
Zakhoro Aces 1–0 Stoneshore United

Eastweald are playing the best soccer of anyone in the Fiefdom right now, and they proved it by going to Crawford and trumping the current league leaders 2-1. Since the embarrassing 5-0 loss to Cassandra City on MD6, Eastweald have won all six matches by a combined score of 18-3. And with their massive win at Orangi Stadium, maybe the biggest result of this season so far, they ascend to within a point of the leaders. They were in 17th when they began this run of dominance. Crawford City FC struck first through Jens Reiniger in the 2nd minute, but Eastweald quickly responded with Rook Fenwick's sublime strike from the edge of the area in the 10th minute. The sold out home crowd thought their Elephants had just taken a 2-1 lead in the 71st minute when Brendan McBride spectacularly volleyed past Golden Rand, but the linesman decided (rather belatedly) that he had drifted in from an offside position. Shortly thereafter in the 74th minute, the mood swung in the complete opposite direction. Aleksi Soderlund looped a clever ball over the top from the back, which landed square on the chest of Dan Quesadillas as he burst into the area and scored a half-volley of his own, bringing the ball down and smashing it through Theoklitos. It turned out to be a perfect evening for the Elves, as the other top three team (Cassandra City) failed to gain any points from a determined OAS Royal at The Royal Palace. Pablo Corderro's long through ball that led to Oskar Montag's goal in the 86th minute was a thing of beauty. Another big 1-0 result took place in Klyde, as the Doves surrendered their 4th place slot to ambitious West Gundar. Mark Hallen's 10-yard finish was way too easy. A defensive lapse by Candi Winter allowed the Semar to skate right into the box and pluck a shot around the late-helping Rult Frampton and past the helpless Elton Alo. The real heroes of the game were WGFC's back four, who dealt with Partell and Bowman admirably all game.



SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 4
Southwind HC (CRY) 0-0 Klyde Heritage FC

Southwind are a much harder nut to crack in the Crystal Empire, but thanks to their win last time out, Heritage are content to settle for the away point and play a cynical defensive style.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 13
Stoneshore United 0–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Mallox 4–1 Zakhoro Aces
West Gundar FC 1–4 Ramusok United
Real Azuris 1–0 Klyde
Eastweald 3–1 Morponte Fief
Klyde Heritage FC 0–1 Crawford City FC
Cassandra City 3–3 AC Holmenkollen
Versiaville SC 1–0 OAS Royal FC
FC Samotath 1–0 FC Kaldukosic

Mallox have been gradually slipping down the table over the last several weeks, but they proved they still mean business with a tour de force at home against Zakhoro to pull back ahead of the Aces, with goals from all over the pitch: Jimmy Kelly, Bella Thompson, Randwë Nhatandal and Torsten Larson. Holger Grosz had been solid anchoring the defense for the Aces up to this point, but he was terrible today. Another Harlighet Ligan blueblood surging back up the table, Ramusok United, also bitchslapped a plucky yo-yo club 4-1 this weekend. At West Gundar, Curtis Théberge had what might've been his best game in a Ramusok United shirt, scoring a complete striker's hat trick by the end of the first half, making Oliver Pugh look silly with his quickness and cunning. The most-watched game of the week, of course, was the battle for Klyde Isle between northerners Klyde FC and southerners Real Azuris. Despite the media hype, it ended up being a pretty tepid game after Klyde's Deon Partell was sent off only 13 minutes in for an elbow to the head of Maurice Gaspin. Most observers agreed it should've been just a yellow, but the referee must've seen intent. Azuris took advantage just five minutes later. Georgia Kite softly controlled Ronan Bowditch's chipped pass with an outstretched foot before muscling around Tham Kerric and sending a shot swerving past Elton Alo into the side-netting. The defending champions are back into the UICA zone, and have their sights set even higher.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 14
IFK Aldenskoett 1–1 FC Kaldukosic
OAS Royal FC 5–1 FC Samotath
AC Holmenkollen 4–2 Versiaville SC
Crawford City FC 5–5 Cassandra City
Morponte Fief 0–1 Klyde Heritage FC
Klyde 3–1 Eastweald
Ramusok United 1–0 Real Azuris
Zakhoro Aces 0–0 West Gundar FC
Stoneshore United 3–0 Mallox

Every single sack of skin, blood and bones in Orangi Stadium - young or old, rich or poor - is sure to be emotionally exhausted after that, quite frankly, s t u n n i n g encounter between two of the most attack-minded teams in the league. Ten goals. Five each between Crawford City and Cassandra City. It would take far too long to verbally regale to you all of the excitement that took place, but here's a general summary: it was 3-2 Crawford at half time and 4-2 Crawford after 54 minutes, but Cassandra then scored three straight (Tortuu, Samarqand, Na'Kale) in an amazing sequence to take the lead 5-4 by the 68th minute before, finally, Dmytro Kurosawa equalized for the home side in the 86th. It probably would've been a shame if either club went home without a point after all the quality goals that were scored by both sides.

Eastweald could've taken advantage of the tie to dethrone Crawford City FC for the first time this season, but they hit a brick wall in Klyde City. The vibrant Doves dealt Eastweald their first loss in the last eight matches. Anna Bowman scored twice, once from the spot and once from a Silvén cross, and Tham Kerric added a third after Lenka Skarsgaard found him unmarked on a set-piece. Though the highlight of the match was probably Jo de Marisco's wandering run that ended with a supremely difficult shot to the far post that went in under Elton Alo's dive.

It was also a great week for the Ramusok clubs. United, Royal and Holmenkollen all boosted their standing with big wins as we near the midseason break. OAS Royal, whose offense has been sputtering so far, finally flashed their full potential against an FC Samotath side that has been quietly performing well this season. Peter Wiggin and Denton Tapp both had braces in the 5-1 rout. It was pretty much the same situation 20 miles north in the Holmenkollen 'burbs as Funanya Nwapa finally looked like the player she was last season again, adding a brace to Jonferth and Luna's goals against Versiaville. More of that from her and AC Holmenkollen could jump back into the UICA race. And finally, United got a quality win against Real Azuris to displace the champs in the UICA zone. It was the legendary Semar defender Matthias Karbruck who rose above all the other heads to smash Geirsson's corner into the ground and past Sieuwerd just before half time. "This was a really self-confirming win for us," Karbruck said. "We know what kind of quality we have, but sometimes it takes a win against another really good team before you feel fully confident as a group."



SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 5
Klyde Heritage FC 1-0 Trojans (CEN)

Heritage won with a goal two minutes after the opening whistle in Ceni in the first meeting, and now they've won with a goal two minutes from the final whistle at home. It was probably the biggest goal of Tomp McCloud's career, the left back lashing a shot from 16 yards that found the top corner and secured his team advancement into the knockout stage (with a match to spare). Adam Lister in goal was great for Trojans all afternoon though, amassing 6 world class saves in the defeat. Might he have a Schottia future?



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 15
Mallox 5–1 IFK Aldenskoett
West Gundar FC 2–2 Stoneshore United
Real Azuris 6–0 Zakhoro Aces
Eastweald 1–1 Ramusok United
Klyde Heritage FC 0–1 Klyde
Cassandra City 1–2 Morponte Fief
Versiaville SC 0–2 Crawford City FC
FC Samotath 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
FC Kaldukosic 1–0 OAS Royal FC

Uh-oh, Ramusok United poked the bee's nest when they beat Real Azuris last week. The defending titleholders swarmed the shell-shocked Aces to the tune of six-nil. Florentin Lachance was the Queen (King?) Bee, leading the furious charge with a goal to go with three assists. Ronan Bowditch also scored twice, the young Brenecian's eye for goal growing stronger and stronger since arriving in Azuris. The Zakhoro Aces have been able to grind out good results against the rank-and-file of the league this year, but this isn't the first time they've been badly outclassed by one of the truly superior sides. Speaking of the league's elite, two of them met in a high-profile clash this week: Eastweald and Ramusok United. The atmosphere was huge in Old Weldenskirgen for this encounter, as both sections of fans knew United could draw level with Eastweald in 2nd with a win. The Blues were not shy. Gareth Bournemouth instructed them to really go after Eastweald from the first whistle and pressed numbers forward to score. The bold strategy worked. Curtis Théberge's long shot forced Golden Rand to tip the ball over in the 8th minute. On the ensuing corner, Martin Mazida played it short to Robin Geirsson, who dribbled a bit before working it to Gavin Barnsley on the other flank. Barnsley immediately sent a spiraling cross into the middle of the box, and Théberge came flying in from out of the picture to ping it straight into the back of the net with his forehead before Orion Black could head it away. It was all going well for United after that, until Bogwa scored in the 68th minute with a moment of filthy skill. The Banguelan striker showed why Eastweald paid so much for him in the transfer window, juking past two defenders with the ball tied to his sock. His ensuing hard shot went straight at Tomi Koskinen, but Tomi was unprepared to catch it cleanly and merely deflected it right back to the feet of Bogwa - who wouldn't miss the second time on the follow-up. Some muffled moans were heard at the final whistle, but ultimately Old Weldenskirgen and Eastweald won't be too displeased with a point there. Finally, the first EVER North Klyde Fief derby (Klyde-Klyde Heritage) was held at Heritage Field. The excitement was real in the intimate stadium, but the newcomers were unable to score against their much more famous counterparts and Benjamin Clucke's strike in the 36th minute won it for Klyde.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 16
IFK Aldenskoett 2–0 OAS Royal FC
AC Holmenkollen 0–1 FC Kaldukosic
Crawford City FC 0–1 FC Samotath
Morponte Fief 1–0 Versiaville SC
Klyde 0–1 Cassandra City
Ramusok United 5–0 Klyde Heritage FC
Zakhoro Aces 0–0 Eastweald
Stoneshore United 1–3 Real Azuris
Mallox 2–0 West Gundar FC

Nazeau Roga and FC Samotath stun league-leading Crawford City FC in Crawford. Samotath have been strangely efficient in their wins this year, most coming from 1-0 scorelines rather than their customary 4-3s and 5-4s. Has Sid Dawson altered his goals-oriented approach to the game, or is this dry spell just an anomaly? The Black Hawks certainly seem to be defending harder. Young defenders like The Bruce (20) and Lwan Dias Pinto (21) were great in this game. Keeping Kurosawa, Coultan & company out for 90 minutes is no easy task and seems contradictory to the club's identity. But it allowed Roga's phenomenal 21st minute strike to win the game, and that's what it's all about. They sit in joint-4th with Real Azuris and Ramusok United. Wow. That's near where AC Holmenkollen thought they would be at this point in the season coming off of a club-record 3rd-place campaign. But they just haven't looked right in 1005. Not quite dangerous or in-sync enough going forward and not quite solid or reliable enough in the back. Both sides of the coin were on display as FC Kaldukosic visited this week. The Cedars tallied only three shots and gave up the winner to 34-year-old Kamron Gurrevitz, perhaps the slowest center back in the league, on a free header. Meanwhile, Ramusok United really tore into Klyde Heritage in the Minutemen's first ever visit to Fire River Arena. The visitors were mostly spectators and tourists, watching the Blues put on a clinic in possession-based football in their big stadium. Robin Geirsson scored twice, his first multi-goal game in the last two seasons, as Curtis Théberge continued his prolific sophomore season in the Harlighet Ligan with a nicely-taken goal as well.



SBCC Group Stage, Matchday 6
Kangemark Sport (SEM) 4-1 Klyde Heritage FC

The Minutemen had already staked their claim on the Round of 16, so Van Cann rested several key starters in Kangemark. The Semar squad made quick work of them, racing to a 4-0 lead by half time before then resting their stars in turn.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 17
West Gundar FC 1–1 IFK Aldenskoett
Real Azuris 6–0 Mallox
Eastweald 0–1 Stoneshore United
Klyde Heritage FC 0–1 Zakhoro Aces
Cassandra City 0–1 Ramusok United
Versiaville SC 2–1 Klyde
FC Samotath 1–0 Morponte Fief
FC Kaldukosic 1–1 Crawford City FC
OAS Royal FC 1–0 AC Holmenkollen

There go FC Samotath with another 1-0 win. What kind of world are we living in where The Red & Black Attack doesn't always attack? Sid Dawson has definitely changed something tactically. It seems he has finally conformed to the "accepted" styles of winning football. And the scary thing is, it's working. The Bruce looks like this year's Torbjorn Jorgensen. The young center back has broken into the side and radically changed the backbone of that Samotath team. To the surprise of just about everybody, the Black Hawks have scored the third-fewest goals in the league, yet they sit level on points with 2nd place Real Azuris! Despite a -7 goal differential, but still. It was Azuris who put up a more Samotath-esque goal total this week with six. Against a good team in Mallox to boot. Georgia Kite gets a goal! Sean Fraser gets a goal! Florentin Lachance gets a goal! Everybody gets a goal! "Champions' Curse? Ha! I laugh in the face of curses!" Ronan Bowditch chimed post-game with his best Simba impression. Unfortunately, it seems like Real Azuris stole everybody else's goals. The hostile rivalry between Cassandra City and Ramusok United was frustrating - both sides shook out plenty of chances but simply could not finish for their lives. Yeah, Aaron Lloyd and Tomi Koskinen had some great saves, but there were also a lot of great misses. Robin Geirsson dived over Cedric Stock's foot, got the penalty call and converted it for the only goal of the game in the 41st minute. Oh well, at least that controversial call will fan the fires of rivalry even further. It dropped Cassandra City from 2nd to 5th just before the midseason break. Eastweald also dropped from 3rd to 6th. They went on vacation early and gifted cellar-dwellers Stoneshore United a much-needed win.




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COCANEFA Harlighet Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Crawford City FC 17 9 5 3 35 16 +19 32
2 Image Real Azuris 17 9 3 5 38 25 +13 30
3 Image Ramusok United 17 9 3 5 22 17 +5 30
4 Image FC Samotath 17 9 3 5 14 21 −7 30
5 Image Cassandra City 17 8 4 5 34 22 +12 28
6 Image Eastweald 17 8 4 5 29 25 +4 28
7 Image Mallox 17 7 5 5 30 22 +8 26
8 Image Klyde 17 7 4 6 19 16 +3 25
9 Image West Gundar FC 17 6 6 5 25 25 0 24
10 Image Zakhoro Aces 17 6 6 5 18 19 −1 24
11 Image OAS Royal FC 17 6 3 8 16 18 −2 21
12 Image Versiaville SC 17 7 0 10 19 31 −12 21
13 Image FC Kaldukosic 17 5 5 7 21 24 −3 20
14 Image IFK Aldenskoett 17 4 7 6 25 30 −5 19
15 Image Klyde Heritage FC 17 5 3 9 13 24 −11 18
16 Image AC Holmenkollen 17 4 5 8 19 23 −4 17
17 Image Morponte Fief 17 4 4 9 9 17 −8 16
18 Image Stoneshore United 17 4 2 11 10 21 −11 14






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The well-balanced Olask Islanders, looking for their first promotion in over a decade, have been the team to beat so far. Ziemelu Skaida, who have never been promoted and have spent most of their history in the third and fourth tiers, enter the midseason break on a great run of form (8-0-1) over which they ascended from 15th to 2nd. The Na'Malsille Mariners, the richest team in the second division and favorites to bounce back up, have been great as well and bide their time for now in 3rd. The club they went down with last year, Centus Serpents, are having a little bit harder of time keeping out goals. But nowhere near as bad as IFK Sundsvall who have allowed well over 3 goals per game and ~20 more than any other team. Safe to say, they are rooted to the bottom.

COCONEFA Sekundar Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Olask Islanders 17 9 7 1 27 10 +17 34
2 Image Ziemelu Skaida 17 9 4 4 18 12 +6 31
3 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 17 8 6 3 29 14 +15 30
4 Image Yambridge FC 17 8 5 4 25 13 +12 29
5 Image Samaj FC 17 9 2 6 29 20 +9 29
6 Image Goldstaff City 17 7 7 3 27 21 +6 28
7 Image Fort Archer 17 7 6 4 24 19 +5 27
8 Image FC Flen 17 8 3 6 22 18 +4 27
9 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 17 8 3 6 31 28 +3 27
10 Image Pelethas United 17 7 5 5 28 19 +9 26
11 Image Centus Serpents 17 7 4 6 22 21 +1 25
12 Image Pardock Island 17 7 4 6 19 20 −1 25
13 Image Keenan Athletic 17 6 2 9 15 18 −3 20
14 Image Helfin Fief 17 5 5 7 20 25 −5 20
15 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 17 5 2 10 16 21 −5 17
16 Image Dawchire Town 17 4 3 10 23 37 −14 15
17 Image Portsmouth FC 17 2 3 12 8 33 −25 9
18 Image IFK Sundsvall 17 0 3 14 20 54 −34 3






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COCANEFA Tredje Ligan       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Gwynt Tywyll 21 13 5 3 53 31 +22 44
2 Image Rexnor District 3 21 12 3 6 42 25 +17 39
3 Image Larkinham Town 21 11 4 6 41 25 +16 37
4 Image Sarmon FC 21 10 6 5 28 17 +11 36
5 Image Fevelo United 21 10 6 5 34 25 +9 36
6 Image Sepultura 21 10 3 8 29 22 +7 33
7 Image Braylor Town 21 8 8 5 33 23 +10 32
8 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 21 9 5 7 21 18 +3 32
9 Image Atletisk Östrad 21 8 8 5 18 17 +1 32
10 Image Seryddwyr Aberaeron 21 8 6 7 22 23 −1 30
11 Image Everlong FC 21 8 5 8 19 21 −2 29
12 Image Regéla United 21 7 5 9 31 36 −5 26
13 Image Hvalsey 08 21 6 8 7 17 23 −6 26
14 Image Pristine Forest 21 7 5 9 24 32 −8 26
15 Image AC Opjenheim 21 7 4 10 30 35 −5 25
16 Image Gnoss Gallants AFC 21 6 6 9 21 24 −3 24
17 Image AFC Obscura 98 21 7 3 11 22 38 −16 24
18 Image Riverside Crew 21 6 5 10 11 19 −8 23
19 Image Sindo Crusaders 21 5 7 9 25 29 −4 22
20 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 21 5 6 10 10 21 −11 21
21 Image Silk FC 21 5 5 11 22 26 −4 20
22 Image Noumen Town 21 4 5 12 7 30 −23 17








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Third Round

Sindo Crusaders (T) 1–0 Club Varden (L2)
Atletisk Kvelertak (L2) 0–0 Aberaeron Celtic (L2) (0–0 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Goldstaff City (S) 1–1 Oppland 806 (L2) (2–1 AET)
Pelethas United (S) 2–1 Ciems Mungonduvia (L1)
Gamlasir North End (L2) 0–2 Crawford City FC (H)
Lykathea City (L1) 0–0 Ramusok United (H) (0–1 AET)
Pristine Forest (T) 2–0 Azure Lane FC (L1)
Zakhoro Aces (H) 2–0 FC Kviststad (L2)
Klyde (H) 1–4 Rexnor District 3 (T)
SC Vronus 510 (L1) 1–0 Austentrapp City FC (L2)
FC Invierness 912 (L2) 0–0 AFC Obscura 98 (T) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Rhithlungwerddon Town (L2) 2–3 Eastweald (H)
IFK Nordön (L1) 1–2 Portsmouth FC (S)
Na'Malsille Mariners (S) 0–1 Ziemelu Skaida (S)
Marinus City (L2) 0–1 Yuonela Town (L2)
Execo Station (L2) 1–1 Wiedna Town (L2) (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
IFK Aldenskoett (H) 3–0 Menoptera United (L2)
Esterhollow Harbor (L1) 1–2 Atletisk Ostrad (T)
Malm Town (L2) 0–0 Snaigow Hoarfrost (L2) (0–1 AET)
FC Kaldukosic (H) 3–2 Fevelo United (S)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 1–0 Kalloroda United (L1)
Dusk Athletic (L1) 1–0 Atletico Oterro (L1)
OAS Royal FC (H) 2–0 East Ellum (L1)
Gladsax Chariot FC (L2) 0–1 Theli City (L2)
Gibwir Marsnal (L2) 0–2 Stoneshore United (H)
Pardock Island (S) 2–0 Hagenheim South End (L1)
Riverside Crew (T) 0–1 Regéla United (T)
Fayanora Pontonese (L2) 0–4 Yellow Meadow Lynwood (L2)
Cassandra Cosmopolitan (L1) 2–0 Bayford City (L2)
High Noon FC (L1) 0–0 Real Azuris (H) (1–1 AET) (2–4 pen.)
FC Samotath (H) 1–0 Rexnor District 6 (L2)
Yambridge FC (S) 0–2 Nuur Origins FC (L1)


Fourth Round

Sindo Crusaders (T) 1–1 Atletisk Kvelertak (L2) (1–2 AET)
Goldstaff City (S) 1–0 Pelethas United (S)
Crawford City FC (H) 2–2 Ramusok United (H) (2–2 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Pristine Forest (T) 0–2 Zakhoro Aces (H)
Rexnor District 3 (T) 3–1 SC Vronus 510 (L1)
AFC Obscura 98 (T) 0–4 Eastweald (H)
Portsmouth FC (S) 1–3 Ziemelu Skaida (S)
Yuonela Town (L2) 0–0 Execo Station (L2) (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
IFK Aldenskoett (H) 1–0 Atletisk Ostrad (T)
Snaigow Hoarfrost (L2) 0–3 FC Kaldukosic (H)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 1–0 Dusk Athletic (L1)
OAS Royal FC (H) 0–0 Theli City (L2) (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Stoneshore United (H) 0–0 Pardock Island (S) (0–1 AET)

Regéla United (T) 5–2 Yellow Meadow Lynwood (L2)
Cassandra Cosmopolitan (L1) 0–1 Real Azuris (H)
FC Samotath (H) 8–0 Nuur Origins FC (L1)


Aaaaand with that, 256 are down to a final 16. Only seven of which are from the top flight after a liberal dose of giant slayings in the first four rounds. The latest and perhaps most shocking being OAS Royal's failure to score in 120 minutes against fourth-tier Theli City before choking in the penalty shootout. Stoneshore United also lost to Sekundar Ligan's Pardock Island, but it almost would've been an upset if the Greys won considering how miserable they've been this year.

FC Samotath produced the most eye-popping result of this year's cup, absolutely shellacking poor Nuur Origins FC 8-0. Otto Rush scored a career-high five goals on the evening as Nazeau Roga rested.

The Na'Malsille Mariners, the current cupholders, exited in the third round. The first Cup repeat will have to wait another year.
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AOCL Qualifying Round
(SCV)            Yellow Stars    1–5    Real Azuris            (COS)   0-0   1–5


AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 1
Real Azuris 1-1 1830 Cathair (AUD)

It's not often that one of the biggest, richest clubs in the world visits Massemord Stadium. Real fans came out in droves and made it a difficult (and loud) environment for the Audioslavians. Soldarian scores first nevertheless for 1830 Cathair, swooping in from behind Eithan Sigurdsson to polish off Zelaya's cutback. The Breakers, however, manage to come away with a point from their first AOCL Group Stage game. The referee was quick to point to the spot when Fokke-Rommedahl clipped the heels of Georgia Kite at the top of the area in the 80th minute, and Kite's ensuing penalty was perfect.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 18
IFK Aldenskoett 0–1 AC Holmenkollen
OAS Royal FC 1–1 Crawford City FC
FC Kaldukosic 1–1 Morponte Fief
FC Samotath 1–2 Klyde
Versiaville SC 4–2 Ramusok United
Cassandra City 5–2 Zakhoro Aces
Klyde Heritage FC 1–0 Stoneshore United
Eastweald 0–1 Mallox
Real Azuris 1–2 West Gundar FC

Even though replacement Pawela Nowicki has Crawford City FC sitting in 1st place, one could argue that the club made a mistake in getting rid of Arturo Mancini. It didn't take the Quebecois gaffer long to find a new job at Cassandra City, and he has already guided Cassandra from 14th back to looking like championship contenders. His Reds are statistically the best attacking side in the league so far, a case that was helped by their 5-2 thrashing of Zakhoro Aces this week. The Aces simply couldn't deal with Cassandra City's litany of attacking threats and gave star striker Marcos Zelaya way too much room to operate. Zelaya was able to roam freely and preyed upon the space for three goals, all taken with his golden left foot. In Yambridge, Mallox is on Cloud 9 after trumping Eastweald in the Gellano Fief derby to sweep the season series and derail Eastweald's UICA pursuit. The key was Mallox's tough defense and tempo. They forced Eastweald to rely more on hoofing Route One balls into the box (their own style) by breaking up their usual intricate passing sequences. Jimmy Kelly, who thrives in that type of game, scored the decider in the 21st minute with an immaculate header off Haruto Takahashi's perfectly-timed cross. The storyline that dominated talk shows this week, however, was Delwyth Jonferth's shirt-removing celebration against IFK Aldenskoett. After emphatically scoring the winning 1-0 goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time, the AC Holmenkollen striker ran to the nearest camera and removed her uniform to reveal an undershirt emblazoned with a #EURA for WA Secretary-General logo. It was a nice win for Holmenkollen on the road at The Eagles' Nest, but they'll not be pleased with Jonferth for getting herself banned from the next game for "inappropriate political messaging on the pitch".


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 19
Real Azuris 6–0 IFK Aldenskoett
West Gundar FC 3–1 Eastweald
Mallox 1–1 Klyde Heritage FC
Stoneshore United 1–1 Cassandra City
Zakhoro Aces 1–1 Versiaville SC
Ramusok United 4–0 FC Samotath
Klyde 3–0 FC Kaldukosic
Morponte Fief 0–1 OAS Royal FC
Crawford City FC 0–0 AC Holmenkollen

Crawford City are still leading the pack, but their momentum has started to slow down considerably. They've not won any of their last four matches (drawing the last three) and now have both Real Azuris and Ramusok United breathing in their ears only a point behind. They couldn't even win at home against a slumping AC Holmenkollen team lacking its best striker this week. Meanwhile, the aforementioned pursuers whalloped their opponents by a combined 10-0. Each of the main Real Azuris attacking players got to celebrate in front of the home supporters against a defensively apathetic IFK Aldenskoett (hat trick for Bowditch, two for Fraser, one for Kite) while Ramusok United gave a rude awakening to an FC Samotath side that had just started to wonder if Top Five was possible. Curtis Théberge and Elena Culbreth each scored twice in the game. Back at the ranch, West Gundar FC are continuing to have one of the most successful newly-promoted campaigns in league history. They are still knocking on the door of the UICA zone like an annoying neighbor, and the usual residents haven't had the balls to tell them to go home yet. Eastweald might be a little down in the gutter right now (third straight loss for Henrique Ventura's wavering side) but that's still a win to hang your hats by if you're WGFC, especially at 3-1. Mursill Lubiflor scored, setting off more LUBY! FLOOR! chants, but it was an impressive effort from the whole team as Esquire and de Wit also scored confident goals. Heritage FC are having a nice debut season too. They aren't in the relegation zone. That means they are overachieving, which is exactly what they need to keep on doing. Holding an in-form Mallox to a 1-1 draw at The Orange Palace might've been their most impressive single result to date. Great counter-attacking work between Pavel Frost (assister), Ezekiel Chancellor (scorer) and Astor Zigfield (dummy run) to produce their only goal on the brink of half time.



AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 2
CF Aéropag (COM) 0-1 Real Azuris

Real Azuris have looked impressive in the AOCL so far. They notched a crucial group away win here thanks to Diandra Belgrave's heavenly free kick from 27 yards in the, coincidentally, 27th minute. CF Aéropag seemed destined for an equalizer in the second half, but Lujendra Mescalin's team held on - even after Mathias was sent off in the 87th minute.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 20
IFK Aldenskoett 2–0 Crawford City FC
AC Holmenkollen 0–0 Morponte Fief
OAS Royal FC 4–0 Klyde
FC Kaldukosic 2–0 Ramusok United
FC Samotath 3–6 Zakhoro Aces
Versiaville SC 1–2 Stoneshore United
Cassandra City 0–2 Mallox
Klyde Heritage FC 2–1 West Gundar FC
Eastweald 0–2 Real Azuris

For the first time all season, Crawford City FC have lost their grip on the leading position. But their palms had been sweaty and slipping for a few weeks now (they still haven't won since before the midseason break) so it's little surprise. IFK Aldenskoett played with so much more energy this week - more hustle than the flat-footed Crawford players on every loose ball, every tackle, every run. That's how the Eagles won their breakthrough goal in the 85th minute. Striker Falchion Hess-Olesen was being such a pest up top all game by pressuring the center backs that eventually he intercepted a poor Lyndon Pell pass and simply had to stride forward for the easiest finish of his life. In the 89th minute, Jess Capulet's running attempt from the eighteen deflected off an opponent's knee an into the net past a misdirected Perseus Theoklitos. While the result might have been a make-or-break moment of the season for Crawford's title hopes, it was also a big three points for IFK Aldenskoett, who currently occupy the Relegation Playoff spot. Sliding ahead of CCFC into pole position is Real Azuris, suddenly looking likely to become the first club to win back-to-back league titles since, well, themselves...six years ago. They were cool cats, calm and collected, for all 90 minutes at an increasingly grumpy Old Weldenskirgen. They ignored the crowd, played their game, and disposed of talented but struggling Eastweald like it was the easiest of routines. The impact Florentin Lachance has had on this team cannot be understated. Azuris teammates say his assuredness and composed demeanor on the pitch, his professionalism off of it, and his masterful passing touch have been a congealing element for the squad, filling a leadership void left by Tolgus Tregajorran. It was all on display at Old Weldenskirgen as he assisted on both Sean Fraser and Ronan Bowditch's goals. For other clubs who have slipped out of feasible title contention, the season now becomes all about the mad dash for the Top Five. Two sides just outside that coveted zone, OAS Royal and Klyde, met head-to-head this week in an important six-pointer. Klyde had had the brighter first half of the season, but they were anything but bright at The Royal Palace. Simple goals from Oskar Montag, Pablo Corderro, Denton Tapp and Mustafa Hendrix all took advantage of poor Klyde defending. Like birds flying south, Royal might've just signaled the beginning of the usual late-midseason decline for Klyde FC.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 21
Eastweald 0–0 IFK Aldenskoett
Real Azuris 3–2 Klyde Heritage FC
West Gundar FC 2–1 Cassandra City
Mallox 1–0 Versiaville SC
Stoneshore United 1–3 FC Samotath
Zakhoro Aces 2–2 FC Kaldukosic
Ramusok United 1–3 OAS Royal FC
Klyde 0–1 AC Holmenkollen
Morponte Fief 2–0 Crawford City FC

I swear! Finding consistency in this league must be like trying to catch a wisp of cotton in a blizzard. Crawford City FC, Eastweald and Cassandra City were in red-hot form! It was just a couple weeks ago that they were the consensus top three title contenders! But now all three find themselves in the middle of a rough patch. Kim Coultan and Crawford couldn't break down a stingy Morponte Fief defense on the road, and were so focused on Lasse Hummel that they allowed Megan Skarasen and Teemu Jarstrom to score their first goals of the season for Morponte instead. Eastweald and Cassandra City both looked a little shaky against recently-promoted clubs. Though there was little Cassandra City could've done to stop Sergio Vilar's world-class winner for WGFC from nearly thirty yards-out on the right flank. Vilar has played second-fiddle to Mursill Lubiflor for much of the season, but that goal at New Harmonia Stadium served a big flashing neon reminder of what he is capable of. And thanks to it, West Gundar have remarkably entered the UICA zone. Jehan Bair also needs to thank OAS Royal FC, as their exhilarating derby win over Ramusok United allowed West Gundar to pull ahead of the Blues.

Indeed, the second Inner Ramusok derby of the season was a sharp contrast from the cagey first leg on MD4. Free-flowing and high-tempo, the game was a treat for the nearly hundred-thousand fans lifting their voices at Fire River Arena. The black-and-white sections of supporters got to cheer first when Peter Wiggin collected Devon Noble's smooth backheel pass in the middle of the box and slotted past Tomi Koskinen for 1-0. But after being just barely held at bay by OAS Royal goalkeeper Balbulus Grimwade for so long, the sea of flag-waving blue-clad supporters finally erupted in the 63rd minute when Elena Culbreth outleapt Jannick Kontiola for an aerial cross and nodded it behind Grimwade. The next fifteen minutes of the game were the most wide-open yet as both sides threw their hats into the ring to try and get the win. In the 77th minute, Grimwade made a great save against United on one end and booted it up the field to Corderro, who linked up with Warren Paysinger flying down the right. Paysinger around Kang, a pass wedged in to Noble. Noble held up the ball with his back to goal, waiting for the exact millisecond to roll out the carpet for Corderro's sudden run into the area. Bingo! Corderro thumped the shot low to the corner where Old Man Koskinen couldn't react in time. 2-1 OAS and jeers throughout the stadium. As Gareth Bournemouth opened Ram U up even further in search of an equalizer, they got burned again in the 83rd minute on an exclamation mark of a Royal counter. Devon Noble provided the finishing touch for the second time on the night. 3-1. The Whites are now just another win away from UICA zone.



AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 3
Real Azuris 0-0 Milona-Lpaka (TUR)

The less said about this boring match the better. But it's another valuable point in a tough AOCL group.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 22
IFK Aldenskoett 1–1 Morponte Fief
Crawford City FC 3–4 Klyde
AC Holmenkollen 0–3 Ramusok United
OAS Royal FC 2–0 Zakhoro Aces
FC Kaldukosic 3–1 Stoneshore United
FC Samotath 1–0 Mallox
Versiaville SC 2–0 West Gundar FC
Cassandra City 0–3 Real Azuris
Klyde Heritage FC 2–2 Eastweald

The woeful winless streaks of early frontrunners Crawford City FC, Cassandra City and Eastweald continue. Pawela Nowicki thought her Crawford side was getting back on track when they went up 2-0 on Klyde at home, but the Doves came roaring back to win 4-3 at the urging of an Anna Bowman hat trick. Eastweald had similar misfortune up in Jadde, starting brightly with goals from both Bogwa and Quesadillas before conceding twice to Chancellor and Frost to end up with a draw. But hey, leading at half time is better than not leading at all...which is what Cassandra City did. Arturo Mancini's Reds were simply outclassed by Real Azuris this week. Azuris looked every bit like a team that is now six points clear at the top, particularly in a dominant first half. It was the usual suspects sharing the spoils: Ronan Bowditch, Sean Fraser and Florentin Lachance with goals in the 20th, 26th and 32nd minutes. And woah, FC Samotath are in the UICA zone again! People thought the Red & Black Attack had reverted back to their old ways for good a couple weeks ago when they conceded six goals to the Aces in a crazy 6-3 loss, but they've come back with two straight wins. None bigger than this week's 1-0 triumph over visiting Mallox, who entered the week three points ahead of them. Real Azuris have a nice cushion in 1st, but spots 2-8 are constantly in flux, so getting three points on a bona-fide UICA contender like Mallox to draw level is massive for Samotath. There's still a long way to go, but Guston Cox hasn't been coy about saying how great it would be to take the club to its first ever Globe Cup. Their star, Nazeau Roga, isn't scoring as many goals as he did last year, but the rest of the team is playing much better. For example, it was 'ole Jean-Pierre Mons who won and scored the game-winning penalty against Mallox.



AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 4
Milona-Lpaka (TUR) 3-2 Real Azuris

Not a terrible time and place to lose your first AOCL match if you're Real Azuris. Things looked really bad when Milona-Lpaka went up 3-0 in the 66th minute, but the Breakers nearly came all the way back. Georgia Kite struck in the 73rd and 89th minutes, and nearly finished the job in stoppage time, but her attempt to chip the Milona-Lpaka keeper skirted just wide.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 23
Klyde Heritage FC 0–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Eastweald 1–1 Cassandra City
Real Azuris 0–0 Versiaville SC
West Gundar FC 3–0 FC Samotath
Mallox 1–2 FC Kaldukosic
Stoneshore United 1–0 OAS Royal FC
Zakhoro Aces 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Ramusok United 3–0 Crawford City FC
Klyde 2–0 Morponte Fief

Some critical results for clubs in the Globe Cup and relegation fray. Ramusok United's win over Crawford City FC was massive, as it cemented the Blues into 2nd place only four behind Real Azuris and sent the former league leaders tumbling out of the UICA zone. It really has been miserable for Crawford City FC since the midseason break. You could tell they had no chance from the first whistle at Fire River Arena. No confidence, no cohesion, no...anything they had going for them in the first half of the season. Robin Geirsson smelled the blood in the water for Ramusok United and gashed the wounded Elephants with a goal, an assist on Curtis Théberge's goal, and a corner won that led to substitute defender Robbie Alcocer's first Ram U goal. Eastweald and Cassandra City drew at Old Weldenskirgen to continue both sides' winless streaks and West Gundar FC shut down FC Samotath to edge ahead of the Black Hawks into the last UICA spot on goal differential. Lubiflor, Vilar and Gope all scored in the game for WGFC for the first time this season. At the bottom of the table, Stoneshore United emerged victorious at home amidst the rain and darkened skies against OAS Royal. Nigel Ebenazher's scooped finish in the 16th minute scoops the Greys to within a single point of 17th-place Morponte Fief, who fell at The Klyde Sportsplex. Could Stoneshore soon unroot themselves from last place for the first time since MD6? It would go a long way towards seeking safety. That's something IFK Aldenskoett and Klyde Heritage FC, the sophomore and the freshman, are both hoping to maintain. It might come down to the two of them for that Relegation Playoff slot in 16th, but IFK gave themselves the edge with a 2-0 result this week at Heritage Field. It was a tedious game, as neither team seemed to really want to keep the ball, but Renelle Glatthorn slammed a shot into the roof of the net from 16 yards at the beginning of the second half for the Eagles, and super sub Gabriel Nowitzki tidied things up with a tap-in at the end of stoppage time.



SBCC Round of 16, First Leg
Klyde Heritage FC 2-1 University (DAI)

I hope you're pumped, because I am! UICA knockout rounds! Here we go! Can Klyde Heritage FC finish what the Zakhoro Aces started last year and go all the way? They got a good start here at home. After a boring first half, things opened up more in the second. University benefited first with a nicely-worked goal in the 52nd minute, but Heritage equalized ten minutes later (Chancellor penalty) and sent the crowd into a frenzy with a stoppage time winner (Frost free kick). That away goal might hurt them though.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 24
IFK Aldenskoett 1–1 Klyde
Morponte Fief 0–1 Ramusok United
Crawford City FC 2–1 Zakhoro Aces
AC Holmenkollen 2–1 Stoneshore United
OAS Royal FC 1–2 Mallox
FC Kaldukosic 6–0 West Gundar FC
FC Samotath 0–1 Real Azuris
Versiaville SC 1–2 Eastweald
Cassandra City 1–1 Klyde Heritage FC

Typical. Crawford City FC recover from their freefall just in time to rub dirt in the face of Zakhoro, their underlings in the southwestern region. To be fair, it still wasn't their greatest game, but they managed to haul themselves up by their bootstraps just enough to grind out the difficult home win. Or, at least Kostas Postecoglou did. The Pravennan winger scored both the opener and the eventual winner for Crawford. The challenge for Pawela Nowicki now is to turn this ugly win into some actual momentum heading into the latter part of the season as they fight for a UICA spot. The crazy thing is...there are still eleven teams with a great shot at that top five. One of those is FC Kaldukosic. Corey Simmons Jr.'s side just went from negative goal differential to +5 in one game. If their raping of West Gundar FC was the first you had seen of WGFC, you would've had a hearty laugh at the idea of them being in the UICA hunt as well. Defense hasn't exactly been the reason for West Gundar's formidable season (that would be their strikers), but it was still a shocking departure to see them shredded in such a way by an inconsistent Kaldukosic. Chris Hodges had a hat trick, Georgina Wadimu scored, and even Cora Chance did too - twice. Heck, give Cora Chance the Woman of the Match honors, because she silenced Mark Hallen and Sergio Vilar on the defensive end as well. The top two clubs (Real Azuris and Ramusok United) both won, keeping the four-point gap intact. Mallox surged into 3rd place behind them with a resilient 2-1 win at OAS in which they conceded an easy finish for Oskar Montag in the first twenty minutes but responded with goals from Jimmy Kelly and Georges Mauvonts on either side of half time.

SBCC Round of 16, Second Leg
University (DAI) 1-2 Klyde Heritage FC

University took control of the tie by scoring only 20 seconds into the second half to make it 2-2 on aggregate (away goals advantage to them), but Heritage did just like they did at home in the first leg and rebounded with a pair of late goals (Zigfield 86', Drake 88') to scurry out of Dainer and into the Quarterfinals.


AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 5
Real Azuris 0-0 CF Aéropag (COM)

With their second scoreless draw in the AOCL, Real Azuris tally their record to 1-3-1. They will need at least another draw in Audioslavia against 1830 Cathair on the final Matchday to advance. That will be tough.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 25
Cassandra City 2–1 IFK Aldenskoett
Klyde Heritage FC 1–2 Versiaville SC
Eastweald 0–3 FC Samotath
Real Azuris 2–0 FC Kaldukosic
West Gundar FC 0–0 OAS Royal FC
Mallox 0–1 AC Holmenkollen
Stoneshore United 0–2 Crawford City FC
Zakhoro Aces 3–1 Morponte Fief
Ramusok United 1–1 Klyde

Things are getting pretty bad at Eastweald. After a lackadaisical 3-0 home loss to FC Samotath on primetime television, many are calling for longtime manager Henrique Ventura's head. The team is underperforming badly after an offseason in which they splashed the most cash of anybody in the league. They could still make the top five, but they need a major turnaround and they needed it to start yesterday. The defense has been really poor, with new signings Aleksi Soderlund and Michael Sorenson not making the impact that was expected. They were both at fault for goals in this week's debacle. Defending Nazeau Roga in the box, Sorenson slipped, which gave the Farf a window to smash into the back of the net in the 21st minute. Then Soderlund completely lost his man, The Bruce, on a free kick in the 53rd minute and the muscular Black Hawk easily guided it home with a sprawling header. The third goal, scored by Otto Rush in the 61st, saw the striker slip between both defenders on a run before flashing a bullet header past Golden Rand. Yikes. It didn't help that Quesadillas and Bogwa were uncharacteristically invisible on the attacking end either. Mallox fans would normally be savoring the Eastweald misery, but they'll be too preoccupied with contempt for their own team this week after a rare blunder by Calogero Metz gifted the deciding goal to AC Holmenkollen at The Orange Palace in the 81st minute.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 26
IFK Aldenskoett 0–1 Ramusok United
Klyde 1–2 Zakhoro Aces
Morponte Fief 0–0 Stoneshore United
Crawford City FC 2–2 Mallox
AC Holmenkollen 1–3 West Gundar FC
OAS Royal FC 3–0 Real Azuris
FC Kaldukosic 0–3 Eastweald
FC Samotath 1–0 Klyde Heritage FC
Versiaville SC 2–1 Cassandra City

Finally, someone is able to slow down Real Azuris. And that someone is Josie MacLean. The Breakers have been rolling on all cylinders ever since the midseason break, but they were thoroughly stumped by the tactics MacLean imparted to her OAS Royal squad this week. OAS played narrow and compact, daring wingers Fraser and Bowditch to try and cross the ball and then expertly dealing with any attempts to do so in the middle. Give Royal center backs Jan Årud and Nicola Pecoraro a hell of a lot of credit for their most impressive performances of the season. The inspired defending was met by inspired finishing, as Peter Wiggin (8'), Sebastian Myers (11') and Devon Noble (81') all had their names chanted by The Royal Palace's pleasantly surprised crowd. Real Azuris still sit top, but their six-point lead has been halved this week with 2nd place Ramusok United winning in Aldenskoett. Trystan Fitzpatrick was the name on the scoresheet for Ram U, rewarding Gareth Bournemouth's decision to give the veteran his first start of the season. Behind Ramusok United is.....FC Samotath? Yep, the Black Hawks have ascended to 3rd, their highest placement of the season, after yet another bizarre 1-0 win. By most conceivable metrics, Samo have not performed well this year. For example, their goal differential is the worst of any club outside the relegation zone at -12. Yet, against all odds, their win column keeps growing. It's perplexing - just like how Jean-Pierre Mons' wild shot somehow ricocheted off Heritage defender Kord Landauer's calf and under the crossbar for the deciding goal at Lockwood Road. Meanwhile, a massive relegation six-pointer between the two lowest teams on the table (Stoneshore United and Morponte Fief) fittingly unfolded into a crude scoreless draw.






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COCANEFA Harlighet Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Real Azuris 26 15 4 7 56 32 +24 49
2 Image Ramusok United 26 14 4 8 38 27 +11 46
3 Image FC Samotath 26 13 3 10 26 38 −12 42
4 Image Crawford City FC 26 11 8 7 45 31 +14 41
5 Image Mallox 26 11 7 8 40 30 +10 40
6 Image West Gundar FC 26 11 7 8 39 39 0 40
7 Image Klyde 26 11 6 9 33 29 +4 39
8 Image OAS Royal FC 26 11 5 10 31 23 +8 38
9 Image Zakhoro Aces 26 10 8 8 36 36 0 38
10 Image Cassandra City 26 10 7 9 46 37 +9 37
11 Image Eastweald 26 10 7 9 38 38 0 37
12 Image Versiaville SC 26 11 2 13 32 41 −9 35
13 Image FC Kaldukosic 26 9 7 10 37 37 0 34
14 Image AC Holmenkollen 26 8 7 11 25 31 −6 31
15 Image IFK Aldenskoett 26 6 10 10 32 42 −10 28
16 Image Klyde Heritage FC 26 7 6 13 23 37 −14 27
17 Image Morponte Fief 26 5 8 13 14 26 −12 23
18 Image Stoneshore United 26 6 4 16 17 34 −17 22








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COCONEFA Sekundar Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Olask Islanders 26 14 11 1 40 16 +24 53
2 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 26 14 9 3 44 20 +24 51
3 Image Fort Archer 26 11 10 5 39 27 +12 43
4 Image Yambridge FC 26 12 6 8 35 23 +12 42
5 Image Pardock Island 26 11 8 7 32 24 +8 41
6 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 26 12 5 9 45 40 +5 41
7 Image Ziemelu Skaida 26 12 5 9 30 25 +5 41
8 Image Centus Serpents 26 10 8 8 31 28 +3 38
9 Image Goldstaff City 26 9 10 7 36 34 +2 37
10 Image Samaj FC 26 11 4 11 41 40 +1 37
11 Image FC Flen 26 10 5 11 32 30 +2 35
12 Image Pelethas United 26 9 7 10 37 31 +6 34
13 Image Keenan Athletic 26 8 7 11 23 27 −4 31
14 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 26 8 5 13 32 38 −6 29
15 Image Helfin Fief 26 7 8 11 28 39 −11 29
16 Image Dawchire Town 26 7 6 13 35 50 −15 27
17 Image Portsmouth FC 26 4 6 16 20 52 −32 18
18 Image IFK Sundsvall 26 2 6 18 34 70 −36 12








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COCANEFA Tredje Ligan      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Gwynt Tywyll 32 17 8 7 68 46 +22 59
2 Image Rexnor District 3 32 18 3 11 65 42 +23 57
3 Image Larkinham Town 32 15 8 9 61 46 +15 53
4 Image Sepultura 32 16 5 11 45 32 +13 53
5 Image Everlong FC 32 15 8 9 35 27 +8 53
6 Image Braylor Town 32 12 14 6 49 31 +18 50
7 Image Fevelo United 32 13 11 8 45 39 +6 50
8 Image Sarmon FC 32 14 7 11 52 36 +16 49
9 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 32 13 8 11 31 28 +3 47
10 Image Riverside Crew 32 13 8 11 22 24 −2 47
11 Image Seryddwyr Aberaeron 32 12 8 12 36 37 −1 44
12 Image Regéla United 32 12 7 13 46 48 −2 43
13 Image Gnoss Gallants AFC 32 11 8 13 31 36 −5 41
14 Image Pristine Forest 32 10 10 12 37 45 −8 40
15 Image Atletisk Östrad 32 9 12 11 24 29 −5 39
16 Image Hvalsey 08 32 9 10 13 32 39 −7 37
17 Image AFC Obscura 98 32 11 4 17 39 56 −17 37
18 Image Sindo Crusaders 32 9 9 14 39 49 −10 36
19 Image Noumen Town 32 10 6 16 17 38 −21 36
20 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 32 9 8 15 19 31 −12 35
21 Image Silk FC 32 9 6 17 33 44 −11 33
22 Image AC Opjenheim 32 8 6 18 39 62 −23 30










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League represented in parenthesis (H-->S-->T-->L1-->L2)

Round of 16

Atletisk Kvelertak (L2) 0–2 Goldstaff City (S)
Ramusok United (H) 1–1 Zakhoro Aces (H) (2–1 AET)
Rexnor District 3 (T) 4–5 Eastweald (H)
Ziemelu Skaida (S) 1–0 Yuonela Town (L2)
IFK Aldenskoett (H) 0–5 FC Kaldukosic (H)
Olympique Sur Mer (L2) 0–2 Theli City (L2)
Pardock Island (S) 1–0 Regéla United (T)
Real Azuris (H) 3–1 FC Samotath (H)

The favored team wins every Ro16 match. Ramusok United and Eastweald are the only remaining previous winners. Both could have a chance to be the first club to win multiple Cups. Elena Culbreth's heroic goal in the 119th minute gave United a momentous win over Aces, while Eastweald conceded a concerning four goals to a colonial Tredje Ligan side but still won on the strength of a Dan Quesadillas brace, set-piece goals from both center backs and a delightful Jo de Marisco chip. The quarterfinals breakdown: four from Harlighet Ligan, three from Sekundar Ligan, one from...the West Regional? Yep, when they play in the next round, Theli City (who shocked OAS Royal in the last round) will have a chance to become the first fourth-tier side to make the semifinal.


Quarterfinals

Goldstaff City (S) 1–1 Ramusok United (H) (1–3 AET)
Eastweald (H) 2–0 Ziemelu Skaida (S)
FC Kaldukosic (H) 2–0 Theli City (L2)
Pardock Island (S) 1–4 Real Azuris (H)

More extra time drama for Ramusok United! Goldstaff City play well and fight really hard, but at the end United's strike talent shines through as both Culbreth and Curtis Théberge score in the 101st and 107th minutes. Theli City's Cinderella bid likewise came to a screeching halt late in their match against Kaldukosic, as the big city boys dug deep and got goals from Bennett Perkins and Georgina Wadimu in the second half. With Real Azuris annihilating poor Pardock and Eastweald's reserves getting the job done against Ziemelu Skaida, it sets up a pair of heavyweight showdowns in the final obstacle before the hallowed grounds of The Royal Palace.



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@ OmniTech Park (29,680), Mortim, Morponte Fief
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Season 17 - Part 4

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AOCL Group Stage, Matchday 6
1830 Cathair (AUD) 5-1 Real Azuris

Calamity at Arena Kirola! Needing to somehow hold the defending LigAnaia champions to a draw to avoid elimination, Real Azuris put themselves in a hole in just the 5th minute when they naïvely got caught napping on the break and conceded a Rodolfo Zelaya goal rebounded off a Rauno Bickermann miss. Hope briefly returned when Azuris equalized in the 10th minute on a super top-shelf strike from the left side of the box by Sean Fraser, but 1830 Cathair would take the lead back again just a couple minutes later. And they wouldn't look back, showing off their firepower as they waltzed to a 5-1 win at home. Real Azuris out in the AOCL group stage.


SBCC Quarterfinals, First Leg
Klyde Heritage FC 0-3 Unioneers (EUR)

After this result two days later, it seems Cosumar is out of international competition entirely. Klyde Heritage basically slept through the first half of their SBCC Quarterfinal fixture, conceding three goals in the first twenty minutes at home. They actually bettered their Euran opposition for possession and shots in the second half, but by then it was far too late.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 27
Versiaville SC 3–2 IFK Aldenskoett
Cassandra City 1–2 FC Samotath
Klyde Heritage FC 1–3 FC Kaldukosic
Eastweald 4–0 OAS Royal FC
Real Azuris 2–1 AC Holmenkollen
West Gundar FC 0–0 Crawford City FC
Mallox 1–0 Morponte Fief
Stoneshore United 4–0 Klyde
Zakhoro Aces 0–1 Ramusok United

Saturday's early morning match, between Versiaville and IFK Aldenskoett, was one of two teams trending in opposite directions. IFK started brightly. A pair of textbook counters finished off by Jess Capulet and Renelle Glatthorn in the 28th and 39th minutes. Versiaville Pavilion silenced as the Eagles celebrated a 2-0 lead. But, reflecting the trend of their season as a whole, the scrappy confidence of IFK's start gradually turned to carelessness and indiscipline in a vastly different second half. Versiaville completed a stunning comeback to win 3-2 with goals from Dale Cooper (52'), Lauro Vela (60') and Augustine Breton (64'). Alas, it is IFK Aldenskoett's third consecutive loss despite leading first in each one. They drop within a point of the Relegation Playoff, while Versiaville get a third consecutive win. Brian Emerson's Villagers surpassed Cassandra City on points with the result. Cassandra City! Now that's a club in real crisis at the moment. Their bounce-back season was going swimmingly until relatively recently. They even peaked at 2nd place after MD18. But since then, the Reds have taken a serious nose-dive. How serious? 1-3-5 in those last nine matches. Arturo Mancini just can't seem to find a way to drag his team out of this rough patch and back to their staggering form from before the midseason break. They've had some key losses to injury for various lengths of time (Grimswald, Cole, Tortuu) but that's no excuse given their squad depth. Heck, they had basically a full-strength side this week against suddenly-taken-seriously FC Samotath. But Cassandra's Amphitheatre could not slow Samo's resplendent form. Even pedestrian Samo players like Edel Scarpa-Meade have taken their games to new heights this year, and it was Scarpa-Meade who slotted low and hard past Aaron Lloyd to open the scoring in the 11th minute. Sid Dawson's miraculously improved young defense held on to that 1-0 scoreline that they love so much in Samotath now, even as the Kwame Cole-Marcos Zelaya connection mounted heavy pressure in the second half. Eventually, Cassandra City opened themselves up too much and Nazeau Roga was able to get one-on-one with Lloyd in the 89th minute. Lloyd palmed Roga's shot over the bar, but Ashmedi Charania headed in the ensuing corner. Zelaya collected a consolation goal for his efforts at the very end of stoppage time to get City on the scoresheet, but it was far too late. Could the two-time champions really be in for another shockingly low finish? Or will Mancini turn things around?


SBCC Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Unioneers (EUR) 1-0 Klyde Heritage FC

Heritage need to win by three goals to possibly advance to the semifinals. It doesn't happen. But they fought valiantly for respect in this one and didn't concede until the 72nd minute in Eura.


Harlighet Ligan Matchday 28
IFK Aldenskoett 1–1 Zakhoro Aces
Ramusok United 1–0 Stoneshore United
Klyde 0–1 Mallox
Morponte Fief 1–2 West Gundar FC
Crawford City FC 3–1 Real Azuris
AC Holmenkollen 4–1 Eastweald
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Klyde Heritage FC
FC Kaldukosic 4–1 Cassandra City
FC Samotath 0–1 Versiaville SC

What a weekend of soccer! Crawford City FC remind everybody why they led the league for so long with a rousing home victory over mighty Real Azuris. Rod Fermer leapt over the back of Jens Reiniger to head a Real Azuris corner into the back of the net in the 28th minute, but the Elephants would immediately respond. Dmytro Kurosawa slid a divine Kim Coultan through-ball under Robert Sieuwerd to draw level in the 30th minute, then did it one better by poking home Kostas Postecoglou's low driven cross in the 39th to go up 2-1. The second half was a beautiful deadlock as both Pawela Nowicki and Lujendra Mescalin's sides put together some exciting back-and-forth attacking sequences. Eventually, the home fans were able to release the tension and celebrate in the 77th minute when Kim Coultan lofted a ball into box and Postecoglou accelerated into the open space to nod it inside the near post. With the leaders going down in Crawford, chasers Ramusok United were able to draw level on points at the top with a pretty dominant 1-0 win over their fellow Uniteds from Stoneshore. Curtis Théberge's crisp 20th minute finish from a tight angle after beating Adren Stefansen to the ball was nice, but the real story was Ramusok United's defense allowing only 1 shot on-goal. It was Stoneshore, but still. Gareth Bournemouth's back four continues to be the best and most consistent unit in the league. Tied at 52 points, title frontrunners Real Azuris and Ramusok United will be engaged in a fascinating battle over the final six matchdays. It will also be a battle of ideologies, with Real Azuris' optimistic brand of intricate attacking football offering a compelling contrast to Ram U's more pragmatic approach. The real bloodbath, however, might be in the scrap for those three Globe Cup spots. Mallox, Crawford and Samotath have separated themselves, but several clubs below the line still have a chance to get hot and sneak in. One of those is FC Kaldukosic, who will be glad to match their 5th place finish from last year and make their first Globe Cup in over a decade. Corey Simmons Jr.'s lads issued a formal warning to the rest of the Harlighet Ligan (they're coming!) this weekend by picking on fallen Cassandra City with a Bennett Perkins brace and additional goals from Kevin Stabb and Chris Hodges.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 29
FC Samotath 2–1 IFK Aldenskoett
Versiaville SC 0–0 FC Kaldukosic
Cassandra City 5–1 OAS Royal FC
Klyde Heritage FC 0–1 AC Holmenkollen
Eastweald 4–1 Crawford City FC
Real Azuris 2–0 Morponte Fief
West Gundar FC 1–1 Klyde
Mallox 2–4 Ramusok United
Stoneshore United 0–1 Zakhoro Aces

No shortage of goals in the week's high-profile matches. Eastweald seem to be on the up-and-up again after comprehensively shredding Crawford City FC. Usual scorer Bogwa turned provider for this occasion, racking up a hat trick of assists on goals by Rook Fenwick, Nolan Garcia and Mina Mordini (the young midfielder's first in the league). Always a beast in the air, defender Michael Sorenson also scored on a set-piece. Crawfordians will complain about a second Brendan McBride goal that was wrongfully disallowed and a harsh second yellow for Cosme late on, but Eastweald aren't letting their excuses take away from the accomplishment. "If we play like we did today, as a team, there's no reason why we can't win our five remaining games and finish well within the top five," Bogwa said afterwards. Another midseason slumper, Cassandra City, also seemed to emphatically put their struggles behind them this week in hopes of a late-season push. That 5-1 win over fellow fringe UICA hopefuls OAS Royal could certainly trigger one. Kit Kvanderwyk was electric on the right wing, making a strong case for Team Cosumar AOCAF selection via his first career hat trick. Jol Tortuu also frustrated Royal with a brace in his return from injury. A bright spot for Royal though continues to be the play of local midfielder Denton Tapp. Initially thought of as a defensive midfielder, he has surprised onlookers this season with his propensity for making plays going forward. He scored the visitors' only goal in this game with a delightful bender from the top of the box. Meanwhile, Real Azuris and Ramusok United's horns are still locked together. Azuris got a routine result against Morponte Fief, who continue to prop up the table, while United claimed victory in a shootout thriller over Mallox to keep pace. It was 2-2 at half time after both sides exchanged pairs of goals (Geirsson and Théberge for United then Kelly and Deville for Mallox) and remained so until the dying minutes. Super sub Raphael Xodó entered the game in the 83rd for Ramusok United and scored the winner in the 85th, side-footing a difficult first-time finish into the roof of the net off Martin Mazida's looping ball in. Matthias Karbruck - that golden brute of a man - ensured the Blues would gallivant out of The Orange Palace with the crucial three points just one minute later - bowling over Randwë Nhatandal on a free kick to tap home a fourth goal unopposed.




Harlighet Ligan Matchday 30
IFK Aldenskoett 3–2 Stoneshore United
Zakhoro Aces 1–1 Mallox
Ramusok United 2–0 West Gundar FC
Klyde 4–3 Real Azuris
Morponte Fief 2–0 Eastweald
Crawford City FC 1–3 Klyde Heritage FC
AC Holmenkollen 3–1 Cassandra City
OAS Royal FC 1–0 Versiaville SC
FC Kaldukosic 0–1 FC Samotath

Drama! Drama! Drama! Klyde FC's purple-clad legions across North Klyde Fief will take immense pleasure in tripping up bitter South Klyde foe Real Azuris' title pursuit. And in such a fashion! Klyde wins the home leg of the derby 4-3, sending The Sportsplex into 30 extra minutes of chanted song. And dethroning Real Azuris from 1st place. Klyde opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Anna Bowman latched onto a loose ball at the top of the box and sent it spinning into the back of the net. Having already heard the news that challengers Ramusok United had defeated West Gundar earlier, the defending champions then found themselves under real pressure...but they found a way to respond, as champions do. Florentin Lachance's 31st minute equalizer for Azuris was a little fortuitous though. His weak shot took an awkward bounce to squirt through the hands of Elton Alo and into goal. The home support groaned at the blunder, but found themselves back on top 2-1 going into half time after a Lucius Kaspian header that perfectly blooped over the keeper and inside the far post. But once again, the champions from South Klyde showed their determination against the Isle's eponymous club. In the 63rd minute, Diandra Belgrave scored after the rebound of Fraser's saved shot fell right to her feet. The celebrations of the travelling support had just barely died down when Klyde struck again to wrestle back the precious lead. Deon Partell might be wishing he'd stayed in Semarland another year (his old club, FC Nuholm, surprisingly finished in LigAnaia's Champions Cup places) but he didn't show it upon scoring the goal to make it 3-2. After jabbing a composed finish past the on-rushing Robert Sieuwerd, he held the Klyde FC badge up to his mouth and gave it a prolonged kiss for the delighted crowd. Delight turned to euphoria in the 74th minute when their Doves upped the lead to 4-2. The enemy whose recent success they've so envied was under their thumb! It was Kaspian again, meeting a lovely Teodor Alemany pass into the left side of the box with a lovely finish - to the far side-netting. Real Azuris pulled one back to make it 4-3 in the 89th minute, Maurice Gaspin scoring yet another headed goal off a corner, and every head in The Sportsplex nearly exploded when Klyde keeper Alo was forced into a fingertip save by Ronan Bowditch on the final possession. But thanks to his fingertips, Klyde pulled it out and Ramusok United are three points clear.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 31
FC Kaldukosic 5–0 IFK Aldenskoett
FC Samotath 0–1 OAS Royal FC
Versiaville SC 1–0 AC Holmenkollen
Cassandra City 7–0 Crawford City FC
Klyde Heritage FC 1–2 Morponte Fief
Eastweald 8–5 Klyde
Real Azuris 4–2 Ramusok United
West Gundar FC 1–0 Zakhoro Aces
Mallox 1–1 Stoneshore United

Real Azuris vs. Ramusok United! The most important match of the season! United could've essentially wrapped up the title with a win at Massemord Stadium, but instead the defending champions swung fate six points in the other direction. Ronan Bowditch, Georgia Kite, Eithan Sigurdsson and Santeri Venidos all scored for Real Azuris in the second half to draw the club level with Ramusok United on points. And ahead on goal differential. This title race WILL go down to the wire!!! If the six goals in Azuris were too much for your heart to handle, hopefully you avoided watching the Sunday night-cap between Eastweald and Klyde. Seriously, what the fuck! 8-5! Thirteen goals! That sets a Harlighet Ligan record for most in a single game. Who was responsible for this madness? Five different Eastweald players (Dan Quesadillas hat trick, Bogwa brace, Rook Fenwick, Dex Delklind and Jaylen Ballard) and three different Klyde players (Anna Bowman brace, Deon Partell brace and Lyyli Silvén) all got on the scoresheet as defenses were nowhere to be found. The game was normal enough in the first half (2-2 at half time) but goals started exploding like popcorn kernels in a pressure-cooker in the final ten minutes plus stoppage time, during which seven of the thirteen goals were scored. Quite possibly the most bizarre phenomenon I've ever witnessed on a pitch. The fans at Old Weldenskirgen didn't know what to do with themselves. But they'll be glad for the three points in the end. Eastweald's fine form at the end of the season has lifted them back into serious contention for the Globe Cup. They now pull ahead of Crawford City FC, who had their asses thoroughly whipped this weekend by Cassandra City. In the relegation battle, Morponte Fief got a massive win at Heritage Field to pull within a point of the newcomers. It was a pair of young academy products in Lupa Na'Bengna and Aleksander Csihar who scratched and clawed for those two goals to drag Morponte closer to safety.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 32
IFK Aldenskoett 1–0 Mallox
Stoneshore United 3–2 West Gundar FC
Zakhoro Aces 0–2 Real Azuris
Ramusok United 0–2 Eastweald
Klyde 0–0 Klyde Heritage FC
Morponte Fief 1–0 Cassandra City
Crawford City FC 1–0 Versiaville SC
AC Holmenkollen 0–1 FC Samotath
OAS Royal FC 6–3 FC Kaldukosic

They didn't score eight goals this week, but Eastweald kept rolling...right over championship-hopeful Ramusok United. The Blues had no answer for Jo de Marisco, who is rumored to be pursuing Cosumarite citizenship. The 26-year-old Apoxian scored the Elves' first goal in the 22nd minute from the spot before assisting on Bogwa's classy strike in the 53rd. The likes of Curtis Théberge and Robin Geirsson for United were impressively contained by Eastweald's improving center back pairing of Orion Black and Aleksi Soderlund (yes, the same one that allowed five goals last week). With Real Azuris churning out a 2-0 result (Bowditch, Lachance) in Zakhoro, the Ramusoki club is now three points behind in the title race with two matches left to play. It was also an eventful week at the trouble end of the table. Morponte Fief got another big win, this time warding off Cassandra City at home with a 90th minute winner from substitute striker Tormas Alpulainen. Fief move clear of the automatic relegation zone for the first time since the second week. But they are far from safe. No one has been guaranteed relegation yet. Klyde Heritage FC are only a single point behind after holding Klyde to a draw in their first derby trip to Klyde City, and even last place Stoneshore United is only three points back after fighting for their lives to hold on to a 3-2 win at home against West Gundar. It has been a bleak season for Stoneshore's strikers - no combination able to consistently produce - but they got help from their defenders (Singleton, Arntz) and midfielders (Overstreet) in the scoring department this time to stave off relegation for another week.



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 33
OAS Royal FC 2–0 IFK Aldenskoett
FC Kaldukosic 2–2 AC Holmenkollen
FC Samotath 4–1 Crawford City FC
Versiaville SC 1–0 Morponte Fief
Cassandra City 2–0 Klyde
Klyde Heritage FC 1–1 Ramusok United
Eastweald 4–3 Zakhoro Aces
Real Azuris 0–3 Stoneshore United
West Gundar FC 3–1 Mallox

A nervous energy pervaded Massemord Stadium at the beginning of Real Azuris' date with Stoneshore United. That tense sort of anticipation that knows the day will either end in championship celebrations or brutal disappointment. Unfortunately, it quickly turned into the latter as last-place Stoneshore United rained on Real's parade with 17th and 40th minute goals from Overstreet and Refik Penterzen. Overstreet added a final exclamation point at the end to complete the shocking three-nil result. With three goals in the last two games, Overstreet's sudden explosive form has potentially saved Stoneshore's season (and Douglas Tibet's job). The Greys now sit in a three-way tie for the Relegation Playoff spot. And while Real Azuris will be extremely disappointed to not have won the title in front of their home fans this week, they still lead Ramusok United by two points going into the final Matchday. So the title and relegation pictures are still murky, but the Globe Cup picture really crystallized this week. With bad 3-1 and 4-1 losses to fellow contenders, Mallox and Crawford City FC were eliminated from Top Five contention. It was especially crushing for the players at CCFC who had their eyes on the title at midseason only to now see their consolation prize slip away too as Roga, Mons, Severin and Winona Bedullin all deposited goals on them for FC Samotath. With the win, Samo lock up the first UICA berth in club history. They've finally escaped the midtable...only not in the direction many suspected they would!



Harlighet Ligan Matchday 34

Lots at stake for most clubs on the final Matchday! Here's what to keep your eye on as the season finale approaches:

Real Azuris @ Mallox: Because of their amazing goal differential, Real Azuris would win the league with a point. But The Orange Palace is not an easy place to get it - even if Mallox have nothing tangible left to play for. Real won the season's first meeting 6-0, however, and are favorites to lift the golden trophy.

Cassandra City @ Ramusok United: Reds vs. Blues on the final day of the season brings back fond memories of the most epic ending in league history. They aren't playing directly for the title this time, but Cassandra City would love to deny United their shot at a third title. A title that would break the current 2-2 tie between the two proud clubs. Gareth Bournemouth needs a win AND a Real Azuris loss for Ram U to finish on top.
Will his team send the Fire River Arena crowd into rapture at the end of this rivalry match, or will Real Azuris secure their repeat up in Mallox?

West Gundar FC @ IFK Aldenskoett: Currently in sixth, WGFC could see themselves into the UICA zone with a win. Either way, it has been a dream season for them. IFK will not bow down easy though. They need a point to guarantee safety.

Eastweald @ Stoneshore United: Stoneshore United, Morponte Fief and Klyde Heritage are all tied for last. Two will go down, one will escape. Unfortunately for Stoneshore, they have the hardest draw. They will have to EARN their place in the Harlighet Ligan against an in-form Eastweald looking to hold onto its precarious 5th place Globe Cup spot.

Klyde Heritage FC @ Zakhoro Aces: Since Heritage have the worst goal differential of those three teams tied at the bottom, they probably need to win to avoid relegation. At home against a not-particularly-motivated Aces side is a winnable fixture.

FC Samotath @ Morponte Fief: FC Samotath have already clinched Globe Cup play, but they could actually move up into 2nd and upgrade to the Champions Cup if they defeat Morponte Fief at Lockwood Road AND Ramusok United lose to Cassandra City. One of those teams in the three-way-tie at the bottom, Morponte Fief will not go down without a hell of a fight. The Riders may lack skill, but they never lack fighting spirit.

OAS Royal FC @ AC Holmenkollen: OAS Royal are currently riding a four-game winning streak. They've climbed up to 4th in that span and will be highly motivated to secure their place in the top five with at least a draw in this Ramusok derby.


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Mallox 0–0 Real Azuris
Ramusok United 4–4 Cassandra City

Real Azuris park the bus against Mallox to get their one needed point. It works. Real Azuris are the 1005 Harlighet Ligan champions! "This... this is amazing," Sean Fraser said as he clutched the trophy. "Winning back-to-back championships is a feeling I can't quite describe. This team is much different than the team we had last year, so everyone doubted us, but this team is special in its own ways. I just love playing with these guys."
Even if Mallox had won, as they nearly did when Stephon Deville rattled the woodwork in the 91st minute, it wouldn't have changed anything because Ramusok United's game was simultaneously ending in a draw as well. It was a very different kind of draw, however. United were tight at the beginning, obviously affected by the weight of the title expectations at home, and subsequently found themselves down 3-0 by half time...shellshocked. With Brandybok, Tortuu and Stock all finding the back of the net for the Reds, it seemed like the Blues' title hopes had just been ruthlessly decapitated. Then Brandybok scored again for Cassandra in the 64th minute to make it 4-1. With one of the biggest games of their lives turning into a humiliation in front of their own fans, something then snapped for Ramusok United's players. Whether it was the manager, team captain Tomi Koskinen, or just sheer anger that rallied them we'll never know. But the Blues mounted a furious comeback over the final twenty minutes in a bid to keep their title chances alive. Robin Geirsson, Curtis Théberge and Elena Culbreth all scored fantastic goals. They ended up falling just short of their goal, the game ending 4-4, but it was enough to earn a solemn ovation from the supporters at Fire River Arena despite the disappointment of not winning the title.


IFK Aldenskoett 2–1 West Gundar FC
Stoneshore United 0–1 Eastweald
Zakhoro Aces 2–0 Klyde Heritage FC
Klyde 1–0 Versiaville SC
Morponte Fief 1–0 FC Samotath
Crawford City FC 1–1 FC Kaldukosic
AC Holmenkollen 0–2 OAS Royal FC

West Gundar fall to IFK Aldenskoett as the Eagles fly to safety, ensuring that the Globe Cup zone (FC Samotath, OAS Royal, Eastweald) remains unchanged. Of the three clubs level at the bottom of the table, only Morponte Fief won. Lasse Hummel was the savior with a 67th minute winner (along with some hearty defending) to edge 3rd place FC Samotath. Fief's top flight status isn't secure yet, but the Relegation Playoff (see below) is a hell of a lot better than automatic relegation...which is where the other two clubs (Stoneshore United, Klyde Heritage FC) ended up after failing to find a lifeline in their finales. Heritage unsurprisingly go straight back down after their first Harlighet Ligan season, but Stoneshore United's failure is more of a surprise. Manager Douglas Tibet was sacked hours after the match. Klyde's Jorginho was too. His team won to move up from 13th to 11th, but that is still unacceptable for that club.




Promotion/Relegation Playoff

Morponte Fief 0-1 Samaj FC

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The Pravennan Wonder, Isadora Xenophon, hauls Samaj back up after two seasons! After a corner was played short to Rachel Del Arro on the right, the Port Christopher teenager lofted a ball into the box where Xenophon was completely unmarked and allowed to smash a header past a hapless Alvar Hodson. Morponte Fief tried and tried to equalize like The Little Engine That Could for the rest of the game...except they couldn't. Lasse Hummel is a great striker, but he was wasted in Morponte this year with a midfield incapable of providing him proper service. Expect him to move on to a better team over the transfer window, either back in the Harlighet Ligan or abroad. Lester Sorensen will probably be sacked in the coming days.










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It is Real Azuris' second consecutive championship and fourth overall, tying the mark set by OAS Royal and Mallox in the early days of the league. They are also the only club to repeat two different times. Stoneshore United and Morponte Fief both have tenures of at least a decade in the Harlighet Ligan snapped mercilessly (10 and 13 seasons, respectively).

COCANEFA Harlighet Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Real Azuris 34 19 5 10 70 45 +25 62 Champions, CC, AOCL
2 Image Ramusok United 34 18 6 10 53 40 +13 60 CC

3 Image FC Samotath 34 18 3 13 36 44 −8 57 GC
4 Image OAS Royal FC 34 17 5 12 45 35 +10 56 GC
5 Image Eastweald 34 16 7 11 62 53 +9 55 GC

6 Image West Gundar FC 34 14 9 11 49 49 0 51
7 Image Mallox 34 13 10 11 47 40 +7 49
8 Image Crawford City FC 34 13 10 11 53 51 +2 49
9 Image Versiaville SC 34 15 3 16 38 46 −8 48
10 Image Cassandra City 34 13 8 13 67 52 +15 47
11 Image Klyde 34 13 8 13 44 48 −4 47
12 Image FC Kaldukosic 34 12 10 12 55 49 +6 46
13 Image Zakhoro Aces 34 12 10 12 44 46 −2 46
14 Image AC Holmenkollen 34 11 8 15 36 41 −5 41
15 Image IFK Aldenskoett 34 9 11 14 42 58 −16 38
16 Image Morponte Fief 34 9 8 17 21 33 −12 35 Relegated
17 Image Stoneshore United 34 9 5 20 30 43 −13 32 Relegated
18 Image Klyde Heritage FC 34 8 8 18 29 48 −19 32 Relegated




Harlighet Ligan Season XVII Champions - REAL AZURIS

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MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
1. Image ST Curtis Théberge Image
2. Image GK Balbulus Grimwade Image
3. Image LW Sean Fraser Image
4. Image CM Florentin Lachance Image
5. Image RW Ronan Bowditch Image


NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:
1. Image CM Florentin Lachance Image
2. Image LW Kostas Postecoglou Image
3. Image CB Kord Landauer Image
4. Image ST Bogwa Image
5. Image ST Dan Quesadillas Image


YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (U21):
1. Image CB The Bruce Image
2. Image CM Denton Tapp Image
3. Image ST Elena Culbreth Image
4. Image CB Teemu Jarstrom Image
5. Image RW Corey Simmons III Image


LEADING SCORERS:
24 - Image Curtis Théberge Image (Golden Boot)
23 - Image Marcos Zelaya Image
20 - Image Mursill Lubiflor Image
18 - Image Anna Bowman Image
- Image Ronan Bowditch Image
17 - Image Jimmy Kelly Image
16 - Image Bogwa Image
- Image Georgia Kite Image
15 - Image Dan Quesadillas Image
14 - Image Sean Fraser Image
- Image Dmytro Kurosawa Image
- Image Jess Capulet Image
- Image Jol Tortuu Image


MEDIA'S CHOICE TEAM OF THE SEASON:
GK - Image Balbulus Grimwade Image
DF - Image Seon Jin Kang Image
DF - Image Maurice Gaspin Image
DF - Image The Bruce Image
DF - Image Tomasso Tenebrosa Image
MF - Image Sean Fraser Image
MF - Image Florentin Lachance Image
MF - Image Robin Geirsson Image
MF - Image Ronan Bowditch Image
FW - Image Curtis Théberge Image
FW - Image Marcos Zelaya Image

Manager - Image Lujendra Mescalin Image









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Semifinals locations randomly drawn from list of eligible venues; King's Cup Final always played at The Royal Palace


Semifinals

Image Ramusok United 1-1 (1-2 AET) Eastweald Image
@ Leviathan Arena (99,000), Kaldukosic, Kaldukosic Fief

Both Ramusok United and Eastweald have won the King's Cup before, but it is Eastweald that will advance with a chance to become the first club to win two. Bogwa has been superb here in the latter half of the season, and it continued in Cup play. He scored the extra time winner in the 110th minute. Both center backs stumbled as he brought down a long ball over the top from Michael Sorenson, leaving him in the clear to bury the easy finish.


Image FC Kaldukosic 3-2 Real Azuris Image
@ OmniTech Park (29,680), Mortim, Morponte Fief

Real Azuris are upset in the semifinal by the only Harlighet Ligan club from Cosumar's largest city, ensuring there will be no Cup/League double. Ramusok United remain the only club to accomplish that feat in 1002. Real Azuris took a 1-0 lead into half time courtesy of Ronan Bowditch's 14-yard blast, and added another in the 64th minute courtesy of Maurice Gaspin's big head. But encouraged by support from the neutrals at the intimate OmniTech Park, FC Kaldukosic came roaring back and punched the champions out of the Cup. Goals from Corey Simmons III, Chris Hodges and Cora Chance in the span of 20 minutes buckled the Real Azuris resistance and sent FC Kal through to their first King's Cup Final.



FINAL

Eastweald vs. FC Kaldukosic. Eastweald won the inaugural King's Cup six years ago over Real Azuris, but has not been back to the Final since. FC Kaldukosic has never played in the Final. Eastweald won both meetings in the regular season by a combined score of 8-1 with their prowess going forward. Having just qualified for the Globe Cup, they will be heavy favorites over a young Kaldukosic side that struggled with consistency this season. But FC Kal certainly have the quality to bring the first ever piece of modern-era silverware back to Leviathan Arena if they play at their best.

So let's get to it!

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EASTWEALD 2-1 FC KALDUKOSIC
@ The Royal Palace (54,000), Ramusok, Ramusok Fief

Image 5' - Bogwa: The Banguelan has scored in each of Eastweald's last four Cup matches. And he does it again here in just the first five minutes in front of King James himself!

Image 38' - Quesadillas: Another goal to Eastweald! 2-0! Dan Quesadillas charged into the box with the ball and played Tremain Williams to his right. Williams rifled an angled shot to the near post. Cormak Lethbridge was able to make a reflex save and paw it away...but he put the ball right onto the chest of Quesadillas, who had followed the shot in. Quesadillas took his time to chest down the ball and tee up a composed six-yard finish.

Image 87' - Simmons III: It has been a frustrating game for Corey Simmons Jr.'s crew. They've had their chances but just haven't been able to make them count. They finally get on the board here late in regulation. The manager's son slotted a skipping shot around Golden Rand from 15 yards after losing a pair of defenders with an exquisite first touch to control a Dean McSaunders long ball. Kaldukosic supporters were able to watch with renewed hope for the final few minutes, but they never came particularly close to an equalizer.

Eastweald are the first two-time winners of the domestic cup and will represent Cosumar in the Cygnus Cup.

King's Cup VII Champions - EASTWEALD

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Qualified: World Cups 54-59, 62, 73-83
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Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

Host: WC 78 & 82, CoH 69 & 74, BoF 62, World Bowl 27, WLC 20, Beach Cup II & V
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Season 17 - Part 4 (Cont.)

Postby Cosumar » Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:24 am

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Paaron Petrov and the Mariners go straight back up, winning the second division in a de-facto title game against Western Isle rivals Olask Islanders on the final Matchday. Adiyah Amenel's spectacular 20-yard volley for the win (and the title) was the stuff of legend. At the other end, poor IFK Sundsvall are completely out of their depth. They won't be joining their IFK sister club from Aldenskoett in the top flight anytime soon.

COCANEFA Sekundar Ligan     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Na'Malsille Mariners 34 19 10 5 57 27 +30 67 Champions, Promoted, SBCC
2 Image Olask Islanders 34 17 13 4 45 23 +22 64 Promoted, SBCC
3 Image Samaj FC 34 16 7 11 63 50 +13 55 Promoted, SBCC

4 Image Treftadaeth Alliance 34 15 7 12 59 53 +6 52
5 Image Ziemelu Skaida 34 15 7 12 44 38 +6 52
6 Image Centus Serpents 34 14 10 10 41 37 +4 52
7 Image Pardock Island 34 14 9 11 40 39 +1 51
8 Image Yambridge FC 34 14 8 12 46 32 +14 50
9 Image Goldstaff City 34 12 13 9 49 41 +8 49
10 Image Pelethas United 34 13 9 12 47 38 +9 48
11 Image Fort Archer 34 12 11 11 47 44 +3 47
12 Image Nomad Brotherhood FC 34 11 9 14 46 48 −2 42
13 Image FC Flen 34 12 6 16 42 44 −2 42
14 Image Helfin Fief 34 11 9 14 41 48 −7 42
15 Image Keenan Athletic 34 11 8 15 38 50 −12 41
16 Image Dawchire Town 34 10 7 17 42 59 −17 37 Relegated
17 Image Portsmouth FC 34 7 8 19 28 64 −36 29 Relegated
18 Image IFK Sundsvall 34 4 7 23 48 88 −40 19 Relegated



Sekundar Ligan XVII Champions - NA'MALSILLE MARINERS

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LEADING SCORERS:
22 - Image ST Isadora Xenophon Image (Silver Boot)
17 - Image ST Lucas Cabral Image
16 - Image Trygve Tyson Image








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COCANEFA Tredje Ligan      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Image Gwynt Tywyll 42 22 11 9 82 56 +26 77 Champions, Promoted
2 Image Sepultura 42 24 5 13 59 36 +23 77 Promoted

3 Image Everlong FC 42 20 11 11 44 31 +13 71 Promotion Playoff
4 Image Bergtatt Isle Athletic 42 20 9 13 49 35 +14 69 Promotion Playoff
5 Image Rexnor District 3 42 20 8 14 76 60 +16 68 Promotion Playoff
6 Image Larkinham Town 42 18 12 12 77 62 +15 66 Promotion Playoff

7 Image Braylor Town 42 16 16 10 60 40 +20 64
8 Image Sarmon FC 42 18 10 14 64 47 +17 64
9 Image Fevelo United 42 17 13 12 58 50 +8 64
10 Image Riverside Crew 42 16 11 15 28 32 −4 59
11 Image AFC Obscura 98 42 17 5 20 58 68 −10 56
12 Image Seryddwyr Aberaeron 42 14 13 15 48 48 0 55
13 Image Pristine Forest 42 14 12 16 45 53 −8 54
14 Image Gnoss Gallants AFC 42 14 11 17 38 44 −6 53
15 Image Sindo Crusaders 42 13 12 17 50 63 −13 51
16 Image Regéla United 42 13 11 18 59 66 −7 50
17 Image Atletisk Östrad 42 11 16 15 35 44 −9 49
18 Image Atletisk Surpronuk 42 13 10 19 26 38 −12 49 Relegated
19 Image Noumen Town 42 13 9 20 28 47 −19 48 Relegated
20 Image AC Opjenheim 42 12 7 23 51 81 −30 43 Relegated
21 Image Silk FC 42 11 9 22 41 55 −14 42 Relegated
22 Image Hvalsey 08 42 10 11 21 37 57 −20 41 Relegated



Promotion Playoff
#3 Everlong FC 2-0 Larkinham Town #6
#4 Bergtatt Isle Athletic 0-1 Rexnor District 3 #5

Final: Everlong FC 0-1 Rexnor District 3
Promoted: Image



Tredje Ligan XVII Champions - GWYNT TYWYLL

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Season MVP: Image CF Ramone Scotta Image
Leading Goalscorer: 26 - Image Ramone Scotta Image









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Conference Cosumarus    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Otkins Numenvernia 27 15 4 8 31 20 +11 49 Champions, Promoted
2 Hagenheim South End 27 14 7 6 39 30 +9 49 Promoted

3 White Tower FC 27 14 6 7 36 23 +13 48 Promotion Playoff
4 Cadonica United 27 13 7 7 40 28 +12 46 Promotion Playoff
5 Tamiat Town 27 12 8 7 29 27 +2 44 Promotion Playoff
6 Sporting Pirankoper 27 12 7 8 28 22 +6 43 Promotion Playoff

7 Stortrommeby Town 27 11 8 8 31 20 +11 41
8 Östrad Rockets FC 27 11 7 9 35 25 +10 40
9 Cassandra Cosmopolitan 27 10 10 7 34 27 +7 40
10 Zakhoro GCR 27 11 6 10 35 32 +3 39
11 High Noon FC 27 11 6 10 23 21 +2 39
12 Chittersbee Rangers 27 11 6 10 42 41 +1 39
13 Esterhollow Harbor 27 11 6 10 25 26 −1 39
14 Lykathea City 27 11 5 11 34 41 −7 38
15 SC Cirith 01 27 10 7 10 31 30 +1 37
16 Forest Hill FC 27 10 7 10 27 30 −3 37
17 Azure Lane FC 27 8 12 7 25 28 −3 36
18 Sontafe City 27 10 5 12 31 34 −3 35
19 Crawford City FC II 27 8 10 9 29 32 −3 34
20 Miklagaard Salvation 27 9 6 12 24 27 −3 33
21 Inter Juta 27 9 6 12 28 33 −5 33
22 West Devellin FC 27 9 6 12 27 34 −7 33
23 Lewisville Athletic 27 8 8 11 30 31 −1 32 Relegated
24 East Ellum 27 8 7 12 26 30 −4 31 Relegated
25 Dusk Athletic 27 8 6 13 31 34 −3 30 Relegated
26 IFK Karlsborg 27 7 5 15 30 42 −12 26 Relegated
27 Atamac Wanderers 27 7 4 16 19 35 −16 25 Relegated
28 Highlanders 27 3 12 12 25 42 −17 21 Relegated



Promotion Playoff
White Tower FC 0–2 Sporting Pirankoper
Cadonica United 0–1 Tamiat Town

FINAL: Tamiat Town 3–1 Sporting Pirankoper
Promoted to TredjeLigan: Tamiat Town




Conference KC            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Villa Forte 38 23 7 8 50 25 +25 76 Champions, Promoted
2 Murkwaamp Suns 38 22 8 8 45 20 +25 74 Promotion Playoff
3 Buscari Bridge Force 38 24 2 12 53 41 +12 74 Promotion Playoff
4 Ciems Mungonduvia 38 19 9 10 47 24 +23 66 Promotion Playoff
5 Revanigruud Riversharks 38 20 5 13 47 35 +12 65 Promotion Playoff

6 Nuur Origins FC 38 17 12 9 39 24 +15 63
7 Salfa City 38 16 9 13 33 34 −1 57
8 Real Azuris II 38 16 7 15 36 36 0 55
9 SC Vronus 510 38 16 6 16 37 37 0 54
10 Hamlack Town 38 16 6 16 36 36 0 54
11 Usk Town 38 15 5 18 43 39 +4 50
12 Gwerin Athletic 38 12 14 12 36 38 −2 50
13 Meryuma Marshals 38 14 8 16 30 36 −6 50
14 Piander Falls FC 38 13 8 17 35 43 −8 47
15 Atletico Oterro 38 12 5 21 45 54 −9 41
16 IFK Nordön 38 10 11 17 38 53 −15 41
17 Sammet Ridge 38 9 13 16 34 44 −10 40 Relegated
18 Kalloroda United 38 10 10 18 30 50 −20 40 Relegated
19 Varvonti Firestorm 38 10 5 23 33 47 −14 35 Relegated
20 NOVIA Alliance 38 4 14 20 23 54 −31 26 Relegated



Promotion Playoffs
Murkwaamp Suns 0–2 Revanigruud Riversharks
Buscari Bridge Force 1–0 Ciems Mungonduvia

FINAL: Buscari Bridge Force 0–1 Revanigruud Riversharks
Promoted to TredjeLigan: Revanigruud Riversharks






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Lagre Ligan 2 - Klyde Region  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Tornline 29 16 6 7 57 37 +20 54 Champions, Promoted
2 Treacherous Cove AFC 29 17 2 10 53 47 +6 53 Promoted

3 Glasbon SC 29 14 10 5 44 34 +10 52
4 Satyricon Nemeses AFC 29 14 8 7 56 49 +7 50
5 Wilmontsbloom Blue Star 29 13 9 7 45 30 +15 48
6 Moggington County 29 12 10 7 53 46 +7 46
7 FC Kviststad 29 13 6 10 36 28 +8 45
8 Gamlasir North 29 13 5 11 56 63 −7 44
9 Gibwir Marsnal 29 11 9 9 53 50 +3 42
10 Ardamirchan Isle United 29 11 9 9 46 43 +3 42
11 Orias-Kvissle SC 29 12 5 12 45 38 +7 41
12 Aberaeron Celtic 29 11 8 10 38 37 +1 41
13 FK Pentagram Pjattervid 29 12 5 12 43 45 −2 41
14 Sólstafir 29 9 12 8 41 36 +5 39
15 Wiedna Town 29 11 6 12 43 41 +2 39
16 Sadenia Paladins 29 10 9 10 27 27 0 39
17 Svart-Guld Klingaställe 29 7 17 5 41 35 +6 38
18 Emerald Cove SC 29 9 11 9 28 31 −3 38
19 Oppland 806 29 10 8 11 36 42 −6 38
20 Erpland County 29 11 5 13 27 38 −11 38
21 Cerulia City FC 29 10 7 12 33 33 0 37
22 Oxbow Lake 29 9 9 11 41 44 −3 36
23 VfL Läutenstadt 29 10 5 14 41 42 −1 35
24 Klyde II 29 8 11 10 39 40 −1 35
25 Atletisk Kvelertak 29 8 8 13 40 53 −13 32
26 CD Panteras Nueces 29 7 9 13 27 35 −8 30
27 Interstellar Erurok 29 8 5 16 47 53 −6 29
28 Noths Castle 29 5 13 11 25 35 −10 28
29 Baymar Lagune 29 6 9 14 37 52 −15 27
30 Flithby Town 29 6 8 15 28 42 −14 26



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Lagre Ligan 2 - East Region  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Coppell City FC 29 15 7 7 56 29 +27 52 Champions, Promoted
2 SC Torpedo Kejsarkona 29 15 6 8 42 25 +17 51 Promoted

3 Cape Dutch Copperheads 29 15 6 8 37 24 +13 51
4 Chesterton Cottagers 29 13 11 5 32 17 +15 50
5 HSC Centus 29 15 5 9 43 31 +12 50
6 Mallox II 29 15 5 9 39 29 +10 50
7 Paulsendam Town 29 15 5 9 32 25 +7 50
8 Ollston Town 29 12 10 7 47 30 +17 46
9 Ingleton Town 29 11 13 5 47 34 +13 46
10 OAS Royal FC II 29 11 9 9 39 37 +2 42
11 FC Kaldukosic II 29 11 9 9 26 24 +2 42
12 FC Samotath II 29 9 12 8 33 34 −1 39
13 Interstellar Östrad 29 10 9 10 30 34 −4 39
14 Marshall-Blue FC 29 10 8 11 34 31 +3 38
15 Ramusok United II 29 10 8 11 35 34 +1 38
16 Zirconim City 29 8 14 7 23 24 −1 38
17 AFC Wernersburg 29 10 8 11 29 34 −5 38
18 Scarromere FC 29 10 8 11 33 39 −6 38
19 Somberlain FC 29 10 7 12 36 30 +6 37
20 Eastweald II 29 10 7 12 39 39 0 37
21 1. FC Guggenheim 29 8 13 8 25 31 −6 37
22 United FC of Stoneshore 29 10 5 14 29 32 −3 35
23 Sporting Corrian 29 9 8 12 35 41 −6 35
24 Nabataea Town 29 10 5 14 45 55 −10 35
25 East Devellin FC 29 8 10 11 30 40 −10 34
26 IFK Sokulldak 29 9 6 14 30 37 −7 33
27 FC Fyrbyggnad 29 7 7 15 13 29 −16 28
28 Kaldukosic Volmacht FC 29 5 11 13 18 37 −19 26
29 Wealdheim Bards 29 5 9 15 22 47 −25 24
30 FC Stellendam 29 5 7 17 17 43 −26 22



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Lagre Ligan 2 - Central    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Rhithlungwerddon Town 29 16 8 5 29 17 +12 56 Champions, Promoted
2 DeFinko Magni Blandinn AC 29 16 7 6 45 28 +17 55 Promoted

3 Morponte Fief II 29 16 6 7 37 23 +14 54
4 Olympique Sur Mer 29 14 11 4 37 19 +18 53
5 Austentrapp City FC 29 15 6 8 32 23 +9 51
6 FC Fejd 29 14 8 7 42 27 +15 50
7 Hassaburess Athletic 29 13 11 5 34 21 +13 50
8 Sporting Culmar 29 15 5 9 40 33 +7 50
9 Harlegan Rovers 29 15 5 9 31 24 +7 50
10 Briquia Southside FC 29 14 5 10 34 31 +3 47
11 Goldsoul FC 29 12 10 7 29 25 +4 46
12 Carnessa County 29 12 8 9 27 21 +6 44
13 Club Toftir 29 12 7 10 37 30 +7 43
14 Gorgoroth United 29 13 4 12 24 24 0 43
15 Impera Town 29 11 9 9 23 19 +4 42
16 Taigaen Plats 29 11 8 10 28 24 +4 41
17 FC Kastanjestad 29 11 7 11 45 35 +10 40
18 Scarborough 29 10 10 9 18 17 +1 40
19 Club Varden 29 10 8 11 35 30 +5 38
20 Jotungard 99 FC 29 9 8 12 34 31 +3 35
21 Ajatarra Alligators 29 7 11 11 28 38 −10 32
22 Black Diamond Osterhaut 29 9 4 16 17 31 −14 31
23 Keldin Town 29 7 8 14 22 30 −8 29
24 Mintwick Marmots 29 7 8 14 23 35 −12 29
25 Malm Town 29 7 8 14 18 37 −19 29
26 Cassandra City II 29 7 4 18 26 50 −24 25
27 Columbia Town 29 6 6 17 25 42 −17 24
28 Ombra Castle 29 6 6 17 24 41 −17 24
29 FC Invierness 912 29 4 10 15 20 38 −18 22
30 Gladsax Chariot FC 29 4 8 17 21 41 −20 20



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Lagre Ligan 2 - West      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Caledon Legion 29 16 6 7 37 20 +17 54 Champions, Promoted
2 Chamomile Town 29 15 7 7 32 20 +12 52 Promoted

3 FC Arkadius 29 14 10 5 32 20 +12 52
4 Crawford Sharks SC 29 16 3 10 27 19 +8 51
5 Na'Malsille Mariners II 29 14 8 7 43 27 +16 50
6 Yellow Meadow Lynwood 29 13 10 6 33 18 +15 49
7 Tromsdale Town 29 14 5 10 31 29 +2 47
8 Moore Hill Pirates 29 14 3 12 33 27 +6 45
9 Thergothon Town 29 13 6 10 20 14 +6 45
10 West Ellum 29 13 5 11 44 33 +11 44
11 Nidive Falcons 29 12 8 9 23 22 +1 44
12 Theli City 29 12 7 10 44 34 +10 43
13 Real Bellavista 29 13 4 12 26 29 −3 43
14 VfL Bolmenstadt 29 12 6 11 30 29 +1 42
15 FC1. Richtofen Avalanche 29 12 6 11 24 24 0 42
16 Bayford City 29 11 8 10 29 28 +1 41
17 FC Na'Travii 29 11 7 11 31 25 +6 40
18 Grayslake 29 12 4 13 33 35 −2 40
19 Dillinger Town 29 12 4 13 24 26 −2 40
20 Drummond's FC 29 10 9 10 30 27 +3 39
21 Rhupenhoven Town 29 10 6 13 26 30 −4 36
22 Red Star Karbosic 29 10 6 13 24 32 −8 36
23 Duval Town 29 9 8 12 26 29 −3 35
24 Klovstad Klub 29 11 2 16 33 45 −12 35
25 Ypres Woods 29 9 6 14 36 50 −14 33
26 SEP Bjarnum 29 9 4 16 31 35 −4 31
27 FC Va'Lubasa 29 7 8 14 26 44 −18 29
28 Talmusok City 29 7 6 16 22 35 −13 27
29 SC Swamport 29 6 8 15 24 44 −20 26
30 Yuonela Town 29 6 4 19 27 51 −24 22



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Lagre Ligan 2 - Colonial       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1 Rexnor District 7 29 19 3 7 35 17 +18 60 Champions, Promoted
2 Templar-Lune FC 29 17 8 4 42 27 +15 59 Promoted

3 FC Dynamo Kurbads 29 17 6 6 51 23 +28 57
4 Drahva United 29 17 4 8 42 25 +17 55
5 Aläng FF 29 15 5 9 38 24 +14 50
6 Snaigow Hoarfrost 29 13 6 10 42 24 +18 45
7 New Hagenheim Canopy 29 13 6 10 36 32 +4 45
8 Rexnor District 1 29 14 3 12 27 23 +4 45
9 Execo Station 29 13 6 10 24 29 −5 45
10 Orion Wanderers 29 14 2 13 37 34 +3 44
11 Rexnor District 9 29 14 2 13 32 42 −10 44
12 Alstagruuket Sarlaccs FC 29 12 7 10 33 28 +5 43
13 Whitestone Athletic 29 12 7 10 32 28 +4 43
14 Tierra Interstellar Wanderers 29 12 6 11 35 32 +3 42
15 Levithia Shrievenzale 29 11 9 9 31 30 +1 42
16 Tonsei Tumult 29 10 11 8 28 27 +1 41
17 Fayanora Pontonese 29 11 7 11 30 29 +1 40
18 Menoptera United SC 29 9 10 10 24 22 +2 37
19 Rexnor District 6 29 10 7 12 21 24 −3 37
20 Tranquility Treepolis 29 9 7 13 27 33 −6 34
21 Rexnor District 4 29 9 7 13 42 52 −10 34
22 Rexnor District 5 29 8 9 12 26 43 −17 33
23 Sporting Club Macofor 29 7 11 11 19 29 −10 32
24 Rexnor District 8 29 7 10 12 25 36 −11 31
25 Borzac Sequins 29 8 7 14 17 35 −18 31
26 Dockery Union 29 7 9 13 20 27 −7 30
27 Marinus City 29 7 8 14 29 36 −7 29
28 Romstafar Outpost 29 6 8 15 11 20 −9 26
29 Kreanoltha Vipers 29 4 11 14 12 23 −11 23
30 Rexnor District 2 29 5 8 16 15 29 −14 23
Last edited by Cosumar on Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:36 am, edited 4 times in total.
Qualified: World Cups 54-59, 62, 73-83
President, World Lacrosse Fed.
World Bowl VP

Champions: DBC 35/44/45, AOCAF 54, Eagle Cup VII, WCoH 33, CoH 64, IBC 18, NSCF 10/11/15/16, WLC 20/21/26, Arena Bowl I & III
2nd Place: AOCAF 57, NSCF 13, WBC 34, WLC 12/19/23, AOHC VI, Arena Bowl V
3rd Place: AOCAF 55, CoH 45 & 62, WLC 18 & 24, BoI VI

Host: WC 78 & 82, CoH 69 & 74, BoF 62, World Bowl 27, WLC 20, Beach Cup II & V
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