Mytanar Top League Football.

by **Mytannion** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:20 am

Welcome to the home of Mytanar football. This page will notify you of all the goings-on in the top four divisions of football, and maybe even below that, if you catch us on a happy day. Every game, every goal, will be covered in this newswire and it will provide the best coverage of football in Mytannion - we will give you the results of past seasons, transfers and more!

Team                   League Titles   Cup Wins   International Trophy Wins   Total Trophies Won
Atletik                16              8          2                           26
Ebor '96                6              8          4                           18
Liria                   7              6          3                           16
BVK Dinamo              6              7          0                           13
Tekstil Ibon            6              4          0                           10
Energija-Nuklearna      5              4          0                            9
Litala '93              6              2          0                            8
Slovan                  2              5          0                            7
Dinamo                  2              3          0                            5
CDSA                    0              5          0                            5
Olympic                 1              3          0                            4
Arka                    2              1          0                            3
Crvena Zvezda           2              0          0                            2
SK Port Jarko           1              1          0                            2
Ararat                  1              1          0                            2
Pivara                  0              2          0                            2
Pretia                  0              0          1                            1
Torstig Alelatriv       1              0          0                            1
Esca '23                0              1          0                            1
Torpedo                 0              1          0                            1

by **Mytannion** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:40 am

2012/2013 Season Preview.

Here is the preview of the 2012/2013 Mytanar Top League season, the first season for a long time that is being broadcast to the wider world - so we thought we'd set up this useful guide for any foreign fans or followers of one of the most fun leagues in the world, defences are dire in this league, on the whole and some amazing attacking football is played - with games being exciting and often highscoring. We hope you look forward to this Top League season as much as we do. This season will be reviewed in four parts, with nine rounds of games being reviewed in the first three parts and the final part looking at the run-up to the trophy being lifted on Match Day 30. Each round of games will have one game being the 'Game of the Week', being given more coverage than the rest. Just a bit of information you may need. Or not. Depends if you can be bothered reading I suppose.

Key: Team Captains are underlined, Key Players are bolded and Foreign Players are italicised.

1896 Ebor: Pagnotto - Linna, Mahuc, Hodge, Cervinka - Ivankovic, Simon, Endrizzi - Diarra, Ertobashia, Maric.
Stadium: Oluja Stadion (22,500), Iskark, Ebor.
Manager: Luca Bazarelli (Passo Tonale).
Season Preview: They had success in the cup last season, managing to win it for the sixth time. They will be looking to capitalise on some savvy moves in the transfer market by manager, Luca Bazarelli. Dzala Ertobashia will be the key for the Northmen, the young striker leading the line for the national side in recent times, as Salum Merec begins to have a more reserved role as he gets older. They look very good going forward, with lots of pace and creativity in the side. Look for them to be dangerous on the counter attack, their defence has been improved greatly as well. Fahe Mahuc will be their captain this year and will make sure the defence is strong. We think they'll put on a good challenge, but will finish 2nd.
Transfer Market: They were one of the most free-spending sides in the Top League, spending upwards of £12 million throughout the transfer window. They brought in two promising players from Passo Tonale, creative central midfielder Terenzio Endrizzi from Pomissa Calcio and goalkeeper Ludovico Pagnotto from Trenio. Gary Hodge was brought in from Pardbo, Liventia, for an undisclosed fee. Striker, Adama Diarra was signed from Cap-Cayor in Zenega, but he will be playing off the left, out of position. 26 year old left back, Maunu Linna was also signed from NK Mannaeyjar of Hvammstang.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 6 National Cups
Fans: The fans of 1896 Ebor are some of the best in the country, they are fanatical. They follow the Northmen around the country, wherever they are playing and pretty much always bring a large following. They support the manager fully, but have often been critical of their board, whose transfer policy has often been questionable. This season they have spent money, which has silenced the critics momentarily, but if the signings don't deliver some more league titles, they will probably jump on the manager's and the board's backs.

Atletik Thessia: Waller - Pelech, Hamilton, Plachy - Prijholm, Tasecchi, Vitek, Oiskha, Järvilehto - v Tuhinju, Klinicki.
Stadium: Maine Road (35,150), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Marius Sadowsky
Season Preview: The Citizens look incredible once again - after winning the title last two seasons - right across the pitch they look strong - though the defence does look weaker than in past campaigns. The midfield is packed with talent, Thorvar Prijholm will provide grit and steel to the midfield with Mirko Tasecchi and Snerik Oiskha giving the creativity and sheer ability to beat teams in the middle of the park. Up top, they have what is possibly the best strikeforce in the league, Laze v Tuhinju providing and aerial threat but also being a class act with the ball at his feet and Lijenost Klinicki being the goal poacher who will work incredibly around the 6-yard box. This side is pretty complete and should have enough to win the league again, for the thirteenth time. 1st.
Transfer Market: Not too much movement from the Citizens this season, they brought in three players and it is likely we won't see much movement next summer to compensate for the money that was spent because although Atletik win a lot of trophies, they don't have the biggest budget and instead have to bring through a lot of youngsters. Young Euran goalkeeper, Chris Waller was signed from Ulsa on loan and big Sameban centre back Sebastien Hamilton was brought in for £4 million. Also signed was Pasi Järvilehto from NK Mannaeyjar, Hvammstang, for a decently sized fee of £750,000. The winger will provide some much needed versatility to this squad.
Trophies Won: 12 Mytanar Top Leagues, 5 National Cups, 2 Rushmore Copa de Campeones
Fans: Atletik are a huge club and hail from the largest city in Mytannion (although not the capital), they therefore have one of the biggest followings throughout Mytannion and their fans represent this hugely. They follow their team throughout the nation, and are some of the loudest, most intimidating and violent fans in the nation - often being the ones focused on my documentaries following football hooliganism. Their home atmosphere is incredible and they are often as loud as opposition fans when they play away from home.

CDSA Decraa: Krogh - Serak, Koudela, Lazarev, Benarik - Soacek, Makhanya, Novak, Nielsen, Sotola - Almerique.
Stadium: Psenicova Road (28,000), Inderslaan, Decraa.
Manager: Jan Hovmana
Season Preview: CDSA will be looking to impose their brand of physical football on the Mytanar Top League this season. A strong defence will let very few goals slip through, with Lazarev being a national team member and Koudela being selected in the under-21s squad for the DBC. Soacek looks to be an incredible talent, the 16 year old being a deep-lying playmaker for CDSA. Makhanya, the Zenegalese international provides versatility and cover at centre-back. He's a tough tackler too, which works as a brilliant foil to Soacek. Sotola will be key down the right wing, his crossing ability being especially important. Balls in to Ruben Almerique, the Aquillish journeyman providing a massive aerial threat for them. They have a well organised side, but I can't see them doing better than 5th, narrowly missing out on Globe Cup qualification.
Transfer Market: Two low-key signings for CDSA, Abe Makhanya signed from Facé Vitality, Zenega for £250,000. They did splash the cash on Ruben Almerique, though, £1 million spent on the big man from Academia Real de Deportes.
Trophies Won: 4 National Cups
Fans: They have loud home support, but often fail to take many when they travel away. They once had one of the largest hooligans firms in Mytannion, but that has ended in recent years after police have stamped down on any hooliganism in the local area and the few that do travel to away games are the few hardcore that have survived this purge of firm members.

Dinamo Esca: Horak - Odehnal, Sup, Mbiyavanga, Daniz - Voronin, Horak, van Rossen - van den Homberg, Ferrer, Sejnoha.
Stadium: Kotrba Park (25,000), Votavova District, Esca.
Manager: Petr Kolarov
Season Preview: They look largely a mid-table side, but at least they're the better side in the Votavova District! A good defensive partnership, between the centre backs especially. Some talent down the sidelines will help them, and a steely defensive midfielder in the form of key player Tikhon Voronin will help them no end. They will want to win their derby games against Zenit, and after that, they will be pleased. They will want to finish in the top half, if they do, they will have performed above expectations and it will be considered an outstanding season. If they don't, pressure will be applied by the fans to Petr Kolarov. For this reason, we're going to split them straight down the middle and say they will finish 8th.
Transfer Market: Only two signings for Dinamo, Louis Mbiyavanga signed from Mbour FC. The Zenegalese defender cost them £100,000. Kwesi Ferrer cost them £500,000 from Galoya-Galere, the Tamarindian could be a savvy buy, looking to be a good goalscorer for his old side and Dinamo fans will hope this continues.
Trophies Won: 1 Mytanar Top League
Fans: They have extremely patient fans. They love their club and never expect them to do too well and are quite happy just to watch their team play some decent football and beat their local rivals. The fans travel to watch their club, they aren't the loudest and are generally very friendly and well-informed. They are some of the most loyal fans in the league, following their team through thick and thin.

Dtykiga: Vistruano - Junek, Pilar, Patek, Canó - Mizera, Kasvio, Mares, Strasil, Kalinin - Kaitanen.
Stadium: Stupka Lane (10,000), Centralni, Ontario.
Manager: Eldar Karaskova
Season Preview: They are a good little team. They are located in a small town and are the pride of their townspeople. Everybody follows Dtykiga and want them to do well. They offer a good attacking game between Strasil, Kalinin and Kaitanen - the latter two are both national team members, at senior and under-21 level respectively. Defensively, they have some good youngsters and investment in Canó too. They want to grow their squad into a team that compete at the top level and challenge for titles and qualification for international competitions. They combine young talent with some sound buys and that should stand them in good stead to finish 7th.
Transfer Market: Rodrico Vistruano is an experienced goalkeeper signed from Grasshoppers Turic for £250,000, a bargain buy made by Eldar Karaskova. Also brought in was Alejandro Canó from Galoya-Galere, the Tamarindian right back was signed for £250,000 from the Zenegalese outfit. Canó can play at centre back too, providing much needed cover for injury prone Michal Patek. Two bargains from Karaskova, who is a manager well known for dabbling in unexplored foreign markets.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Dtykiga are located on the shores of the River Istar, their fans seem to be a little bit different to most other team's. They are incredible, they're loud and their tifosi displays are exceptional to see. Especially in an environment as compact as Stupka Lane. The flares and smoke bombs create an intimidating atmosphere for away fans and players alike and the fans

Energia-Yaderny Miago: Santos - H. van Senisnen, Simek, Hamouz, Zeman, Slovacek - Bergmann, Kulikov, Kälèt, Dolezal - Kaestner.
Stadium: Miagostadion (40,000), Capka-Hola, Miago.
Manager: Kìxå Jāp (Carmadin).
Season Preview: One of the stronger teams this season, their strong defence will be key to their campaign and the creativity of Kulikov and Kälèt will be extremely important also. Kaestner should chip in with a fair few goals up front as he tries to gain a spot in the senior national team. It will be an interesting season for them, they want to qualify for the international competitions. We can't see their defensive football doing the job though, even if Kìxå Jāp brings good tactical nous into the role. We're going to cagily say they will just sneak into the Globe Cup, 4th.
Transfer Market: Fäjü Kälèt was signed from Chahr North Stars for an undisclosed fee, his creativity will be valued down the left side of the field. Armando Santos was signed as a much needed improvement between the sticks, signing on a three year contract.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 1 National Cup
Fans: They pack into the Miagostadion every week, especially in the Sudtribune. The massive south stand is all standing and is packed with red and black clad Energia-Yaderny fans, with flares and unspeakably huge flags. They are some of the most violent fans in Mytannion and often have clashes with CDSA Decraa fans when they travel there. They also share a slightly strange rivalry with 1896 Ebor, we can't even think of a reason for it, really.

FC Ararat Severyan: Szolat - Repin, Nash, Voktej, Gajdos - Rehak, Piursz, Stojanovic, Novakovic - Shaw, Simunovic.
Stadium: Korecky Road (18,000), Rokos, Severyan.
Manager: Patrik Hladik
Season Preview: Another mid-table side here, they have a good player in every section of the pitch - but sadly, that is all they have - they don't have key players all across the team. In defence, Lev Repin will captain his hometown club, the left back will be key for them at the back - marshaling the defence, after all, he has played at international level. Dobroslav Stojanovic captained the Mytanar under-21 squad at the DBC, he will be their stand-out this season, arriving late to the box to latch onto crosses and hitting piledrivers from 30 yards, he should chip in with a fair few goals and assists. Up top, Osarian journeyman Calvin Shaw will be a composed striker alongside enthusiastic youngster Andrej Simunovic. They have a few decent players, but not enough to push on for more than 9th.
Transfer Market: Two signings made by Ararat, with only £250,000 spent, some very frugal moves by Hladik and his board. Calvin Shaw was signed from FC Trelagstad, the Osarian being an experienced forward who will chip in with goals and add some much needed experience to a fairly young side. 32 year old centre back Hugo Nash was signed from Arcaea County - another Osarian team - on a free transfer.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Severyan is known as one of the foremost carnival cities in Mytannion, along with Thessia and Ebor. After every FC Ararat goal, the Narrhallamarsch, a famous Mytanar carnival tune is played at Korecky Road. Their fans are happy and copious amounts of alcohol and barbecued meat are served at every home match. They aren't overly loud but they have some of the most strange traditions in the Top League, making them a fun set of fans to watch before and after games.

Fk Arsika: Markovic - Kovacic, Kos, Ceh - Jukic, Baldvinsson, Kralj, Antunovic - Popovic, Kääriäinen, Vidovic.
Stadium: Závěj Park (22,500), Ledovy, Arsika.
Manager: Pavel Puska
Season Preview: The Blackhorses have a young side, with several of their players included in the Mytanar DBC squad. This is the main reason they aren't expected to do well, the experience of central midfielder Darko Kralj and right winger Srebenko Vidovic will be key to this squad doing well. Hvammstang forward Raimo Kääriäinen is being touted as a potentially outstanding goalscorer for this team, but they will want to keep him for longer than just this season, but that may require them to stay up, which we can't see them doing. Too many young players won't have the grit needed to stay up, we thing they'll finish 15th.
Transfer Market: Only one signing for Fk Arsika, a club who rely on youth to do well, Raimo Kääriäinen signed from NK Mannaeyjar (Hvammstang), for a pitiful £25,000, this could prove to be the bargain of the summer if Kääriäinen turns in the goods and provides a much needed source of goals up front.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: The club tend to struggle to fill their 22,500 seater stadium. The newly built stadium lacks atmosphere, the fans lobbied against leaving their spiritual home of Staré Země, the relegation battle does seem to spur more on to turn up to games as they try to push their team to fight against the drop and stay up.

Liria Prizren: Lovric - Cindric, Adler, Aliev, Mandic - Hrvat, Engebakken, Asthursson, Rissanen - Sipilainen, Grise Fjordun.
Stadium: Westfalenstadion (80,708), Liria, Prizren.
Manager: Mike Duerr
Season Preview: Liria look strong this season, a strong defence combined with a very creative midfield and the two top goalscorers in the Oppic Toppskiktet from last season make this squad look one of the most dangerous. If they gel quickly, they could well challenge the likes of 1896 Ebor and Litala '93 for the 2nd and 3rd spots. However, given the youthfulness of the midfield and the new players that have to gel with the current squad, it could take time. We think this season will keep the fans happy as they finish 6th, but look for the next few seasons to show just what this team can do. Look for them to challenge in the National Cup this year.
Transfer Market: Four players brought in as the board decided to splash some money around just to show how they're prepared to win games and trophies, the Oppic trio of Tyko Rissanen, Miki Sipilainen and Jon Grise Fjordun were signed for £21 million combined - a deal was reached to sign the latter two for £12 million, showing that the price could have been higher. Physical defender, Kristian Adler was signed for notably less (£100,000), from FC Sigurd of Nibelunga.
Trophies Won: 3 National Cups
Fans: The supporters' enthusiasm increasingly produces over 50,000 sold season tickets. Regularly 24,454 fans on the famous terrace called Die Jižnísvah, fill the largest stand in Mytanar football. Famous for the intense atmosphere it breeds, the south terrace has been nicknamed "Yellow Wall". Their stadium is the biggest in Mytanar football and they regularly fill it out, it is one of the most intimidating environments there is. Not bad for a little team from the district of Liria.

Litala '93: Poljak - Stipanov, Bacic, Harris, Horvat - Kiril, Jerkovic, Pichaud-Moulin - Døsch, Petrović, Do Luca.
Stadium: Wyan Road (18,000), Litala, Esca.
Manager: Lukas Boronin
Season Preview: Lots of change in this side as five players were brought in. It could take time for these players to gel and start performing well together, similarly to the players of Liria Prizren. They don't look as strong defensively as they have in the past, with some young players there. In midfield, Marin Jerkovic is playing out of position, but they do have captain Musa Kiril anchoring the squad. Up front they have lots of pace and flair, Petrović providing a big targetman for two pacy wingers. They should fight for second, but will probably lose out to a strong 1896 Ebor side this year, 3rd for them.
Transfer Market: Lots of movement for Litala '93, who spent upwards of £10 million this transfer window. They started off by bringing Musa Kiril home to Esca, they then signed Rémy Pichaud-Moulin from Batogo Forest (Liventia), for an undisclosed fee. They added Berardo Do Luca from Trenio, the Passo Tonale winger providing some flair down the right - he was signed for an extravagant £9 million. JayVaughn Harris was signed on a free from Utica United to add some experience at the back and finally, big targetman, Slavoljub Petrović, was signed for £750,000 from Jelah club, Gosposka 103.
Trophies Won: 6 Mytanar Top Leagues, 2 National Cups
Fans: They have good support, their stadium is tight and compact - fans close to the pitch and the players can hear them very easily (it is also one of the few Top League stadiums that is all standing). Fans of either team at Wyan Road normally fight or at least hurl abuse and missiles at each other - with the three ways to get into the away stand being alleys through houses - the Litala fans normally live in these houses and can lob stuff at the away fans from their back-garden and away fans normally trying to do damage to the houses around there. The fans are quite loud and violent, they have a big following.

Lok. Ostrova: Klobucar - Jelic, Obad, Ponomaryov, Juric - Grgic, Awotwi, Tadic, Cosic - Marinovic, Ivanec.
Stadium: Kavkova Street (5,000), Jerabek, Ostrova.
Manager: Ladislav Horvat
Season Preview: Not much about this side really. Young defender Miro Obad could be useful for them to have, with young winger Frano Grgic providing some pace down the left hand side that could be useful. Romolo Awotwi could be a key buy, he'll shield the defence from attacks whilst also being a player who can thread players through with a decent pass. Zivko Marinovic will be key, he's a massive striker, standing at 6'4 and is a behemoth in the air. If crosses find their way into the box, he'll be sure to try and get on the end of them. The rest of the team doesn't offer much, the defence is weak and it looks like Lok. could concede quite a few goals. 16th.
Transfer Market: Romolo Awotwi was the only signing, brought in for free from Firewood City Stars. Awotwi could be key for this team, the Osarian being a good defensive midfielder whilst offering quite a bit when taking set pieces and passing the ball.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: A small minority try to act like the hooligans of bigger clubs, bringing flares and tifo displays to games. These do look quite good when at home in the tiny Kavkova Street stadium. When away and they take around 500-1,000 fans to games it is quite humorous, however. They don't offer much in terms of fandom other than the small hardcore, but they do have friendly fans by Mytanar standards.

Olympic Thessia: Domasch - Yujenik, Surna, Leko, Y. van Senisnen - Ertesen, Zaplatic, Matić, Çāló - Lindholm, Artemiev.
Stadium: Kaunostadion (2,600), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Max Haberhorm
Season Preview: They don't look as strong as they have done in the past, but Max Haberhorm has made some exceptional moves in the transfer window - something he is well known for, that could lead to a much improved performance than what they are expected to do. It very much looks like Haberhorm is building for the future once again, which it seems he is always doing. He'll want to strengthen the defence in future seasons, with the midfield and attack looking strong, just needing a bit of experience to become a force in this league. This season, we think they'll finish 10th, this year, as they look forward to the future.
Transfer Market: Géduř Çāló was brought in from Elcahnd Heat, the Carmadese team being given an undisclosed fee for the midfielder. Ivan Matić was signed from MVV Parmova of Jelah. The 17 year old looking one for the future, £100,000 spent on him. Kyösti Lindholm provides an all-round striker up front, being clinical and a decent aerial threat. £1 million was spent on the 24 year old from Pesolantie Juuka.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have a small stadium, but that doesn't stop them from having a massive amount of fans. They have a large local following and fill out the 2,600 capacity Kaunostadion out every week. They are very loud too, making a whole lot more noise than 2,000 people should do (600 reserved for away fans, of course). Their song 'O Kaunos' deals with a young fans life and how it should be lived and they have gotten a nickname because of this song - the song is belted out every game and rouses the fans and players into the zone for every game. They have some of the most violent fans in Mytannion too.

Pakhtakor Trunca: Sigthorsson - Arason, Gerasz, Viuddal, Carelska - Mirold, Rodat, Karlsson, Llanas - Ayala, Uspensky.
Stadium: Rybar Arena (30,000), Novotna, Trunca.
Manager: Domagoj Mađar
Season Preview: Pakhtakor aren't a brilliant side and may struggle against relegation this year, they don't look that strong defensively and the left side of the midfield is similar to this. Their captain, Edward Karlsson will be important - being creative whilst also being strong enough to put a tackle in. Borja Llanas will be a good as he looks to play through balls for Uspensky off the right and also crossing in for Ayala to meet. They have the makings of a side that can score a few goals - Uspensky in particular being a main threat, having played for the national side - but their problems will lie defensively, where they will probably concede far too many. 11th.
Transfer Market: Two players brought in by Mađar, Emilio Ayala was signed from Astillero in Tamarindia for £1 million, and Kukalayan winger Borja Llanas was brought in from AS Tescoa for £250,000. They could be two transfers that keep Pakhtakor in the top-flight.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have some of the most aggressive fans in Mytannion, often causing violence at home and away. Their home ground is relatively new, but there are two supposedly 'safe-standing' areas, the north stand and the south stand - the latter being reserved for away fans. They aren't the most creative when it comes to the chants they sing, but they make for a loud and fiery atmosphere at home.

Spartak Makarska: Martinu - Kozak, Kyncl, Vokorski, Lasak - Reyna, Krska, Lind - Janda, Ingebregtsen, Nemec.
Stadium: Akonmäentie (25,000), Pasivirta, Makarska.
Manager: Tomi Enestam
Season Preview: A weak side will enter the field almost every time Spartak play at home, the majority of the time, it will be the home side. They have very little in this team that convinces me of their ability to stay up. Their defence is largely weak (which seems to be a recurring theme of teams this season), Tomas Krska will boss things in the middle of the park and Enzo Lind is certainly one for the future. They will take heart from big centre forward, Nils Ingebregtsen, who will be a massive weapon for this side - he's a player who will likely lead the line for the senior national team. They don't have much to encourage them this season, sorry Spartak fans, but I think you're going to finish 14th.
Transfer Market: One in for Spartak, Adelín Reyna, the Tamarindian left sided midfielder will be coming in for a decent fee of £750,000 (Spartak Makarska operate on a shoe-string budget, that's a lot of money for them), from Bastardos de Almeria. He'll hopefully provide them with some creativity down that side of the field.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They are a bit mad on the south coast of Nasto, the stadium is right on the seafront and when the wind is blowing and the rain pouring the game is hard enough, when these fans start chanting, lighting up flares and waving huge flags and banners, it's really quite difficult to concentrate on the football. All good fun though, and they aren't violent at all, just fanatical about their team.

Torpedo Vershina: Gastelum - Graham, Bubela, Zemanek, Mironov - Pihan, Polak, Danzik, Duben - Walczak, Krob.
Stadium: Mutlangen (10,000), Zwanevald, Vershina.
Manager: Kai Hermelink
Season Preview: Torpedo are decent, but they need more in the attacking third. They need more goals in their side, it's very difficult at the moment to see where the goals will come from. Piotr Danzik is decent in the centre of the park, but neither of their strikers are highly rated. Defensively, they are solid, with youth and experience mixed well to provide a stable defence. Zemanek, the captain gives experience at the back, being strong and reliable, with Mironov at right back being a national teamer. Bubela will be the future of the Mytanar national team defence and Jackson Graham is a highly-rated left back from the Saltern Islands. Their defence is fantastic and it should lead them to a 12th placed finish.
Transfer Market: Ottón Gastelum was signed from 1883 Dakura Fútsal (Kukalaya) for £500,000, providing a goalkeeper that can stay between the sticks for years and years for Torpedo. Also signed was Jackson Graham, signed for only £50,000 from Port Govan Violet. The Saltern Islander will stay at this club for years, he's 18 and could be one of the bargains of the summer.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Torpedo fans are average at best. They fill out Mutlangen every other week, but only a small hardcore travel away. Which is a shame, really. They're a team that don't really have a rivalry with any other team. The only other team from Vershina lying in the Fourth Division, Ajax, so they won't have a rivalry for a few years. This could hurt the potential supporter base a bit, as having a rival is a key part of being a fan. They're fun and friendly though, and aren't too bothered about their team hanging around the middle of the table for a few years.

Zenit Esca: Vissing - O. Prochazka, Adan, Andreev, Janecek - Jansky, Janak, Valisz, T. Prochazka - Moore, L. Prochazka.
Stadium: Turjaška (37,000), Votavova District, Esca.
Manager: Ilham Knegt
Season Preview: They actually have a very strong team, a good goalkeeper, strong midfield and a couple of good strikers. The defence along the right side is weak and if teams can get pressure directed towards there then they should be able to break Zenit down. They may well concede quite a few goals, but if they can score more - which they certainly should be able to do - they should do better than expected. They may well suffer from a lack of experience though, this season, with 6 of their starting eleven being aged 21 or under. This should lead to a good future, but this season they could struggle and it is likely they will fight against relegation, 13th.
Transfer Market: A couple of moves for Zenit, they also sold their ex-goalkeeper. They sold Kondrat Istomin, Mytanar national team substitute goalkeeper, that earned them a pretty penny. £10 million to Bastion in the FSSO, they then replaced the young man with Ludvig Vissing of Keflavik '93 for £7 million, an experienced and reliable goalkeeper there. Also brought in was Lewis Moore, a striker from New Croydon (a dependency of the FSSO), signed for £3 million from New Harkdown. Spending their money well, they hope.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: Turjaška rocks when this lot get going, they have a strong following and a hateful rivalry with 1923 Esca. Zenit fans expect a lot of their team, expecting their team to play in the right way and expecting the board and management to only spend what they can afford, often selling players before they spend money on new players. They like their youth system being used heavily. They are some of the most well informed fans in Mytannion, but also some of the most violent, having one of the biggest hooligan firms in the league.

by **Mytannion** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:42 pm

2012/2013 Season: Part One.

The first nine rounds of games have been played out by each team and there has been some interesting results. Who is top of the league? Who is enjoying a better than expected start? Who is floundering? There are so many questions, here are the answers for you. Enjoy.

Match Day 1
Game of the Week: Litala '93 1-1 1896 Ebor.
In this game, two title chasing sides met at Wyan Road, 18,000 packing in to the compact stadium. The Northmen fans nearly causing a riot as they repeatedly threw missiles at the Litala '93 fans across the small police line. Litala fans fought back, with the police really having a tough job on their hands in trying to maintain order. This is a classic rivalry really, it's not based on geographical proximity, but more the fact that they're two of the more successful teams and play similar brands of football. They both believe they are better than the other. Of course, it's also far north versus the boys from the capital. 1896 Ebor struck first, sending the away fans wild, with Adama Diarra poking home a shot from 6 yards out, after a particularly messy passage of play inside the Litala '93 box. Litala scored on 73 minutes, equalising through Slavoljub Petrović, Marin Jerkovic showing why he's naturally a left-sided midfielder (but is being played out of position), with a great run down the sideline and a cross that hung perfectly for Petrović to power home with his head. There were a few more chances in the game, most notably for 15 year old Andrei Døsch, who was clean through but unfortunately dragged his shot wide.

Other Games.
FC Ararat Severyan 0–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Pakhtakor Trunca 0–1 Dinamo Esca
Atletik Thessia 3–1 Fk Arsika
Torpedo Vershina 0–0 Dtykiga
CDSA Decraa 0–3 Spartak Makarska
Olympic Thessia 3–2 Zenit Esca
Lok. Ostrova 1–0 Liria Prizren

In other news, FC Ararat and Energia-Yaderny played out a goalless draw. A game in which the away side will be disappointed with the result, Dinamo Esca did well away from home though, edging their way past Pakhtakor, Suleyman van Rossen hitting a 25-yard drive to beat the home team. Atletik enjoyed an easy start to the season at Maine Road, Laze v Tuhinju pushing for a call-up to the national team, heading a Oiskha cross in and then lashing a strike from the edge of the box past Sandro Markovic in the Fk Arsika net. Snerik Oiskha later added a third, Raimo Kääriäinen getting a consolation goal for Fk Arsika, the Hvammstang international curving one into the back of the net. Torpedo and Dtykiga played out a 0-0 draw. CDSA were thrashed at home by Spartak Makarska, the CDSA fans being extremely disappointed with their team, Nils Ingebregtsen was a force in the air, heading two goals in and Enzo Lind curled a free-kick into the CDSA net. Olympic Thessia and Zenit Esca played out a five-goal thriller, Iuliu Zaplatic with the pick of the goals, a 30-yard piledrive. Kyösti Lindholm and Igor Artemiev grabbing the others for Olympic, Lewis Moore, the New Croydon striker doubled-up for Zenit. Lok. Ostrova shocked Liria Prizren at Kavkova Street, Zivko Marinovic dribbling his way through the Liria defence and slicing the shot into the corner by accident as he slipped, he showed surprisingly quick feet for a big man.

Match Day 2
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 1-2 Atletik Thessia.
The two most successful sides in Mytanar football in terms of trophies won, one has significantly more league titles though - and the other team resents this fact. The Northmen fans were turning the Oluja Stadion into a cauldron and attempting to make the stadium a very difficult place to play for the away side. The Citizens always look confident no matter who they're playing though, and this showed as they traveled north into the snow and ice and played their usual brand of fast football. Passing quickly and moving around. Mirko Tasecchi whipped a cross in for Klinicki to volley in, and 1896 Ebor replied through Dzala Ertobashia, the young forward towering above the Atletik defenders to nod past Euran goalkeeper Chris Waller. Laze v Tuhinju looks to be in fine form as he scored the winner in the second half in front of the travelling Atletik fans who staged a small pitch invasion to mob their talismanic forward. Atletik have enjoyed a great start to the season, compared to the Northmen who have only managed one point through two games, a poor start for them.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–1 Liria Prizren
Zenit Esca 1–0 Lok. Ostrova
Spartak Makarska 2–2 Olympic Thessia
Dtykiga 2–0 CDSA Decraa
Fk Arsika 0–0 Torpedo Vershina
Dinamo Esca 2–3 Litala '93
FC Ararat Severyan 2–2 Pakhtakor Trunca

Liria Prizren continued their woeful start to the season, following their shock loss to Lok. Ostrova by being edged out by Energia-Yaderny, who had Aleksandr Kulikov to thank for masterminding the win. A goal and an assist from the young man. Liria scored through young Oppic striker Miki Sipilainen. Zenit Esca triumphed over Lok. Ostrova thanks to Zdenek Valisz. Spartak and Olympic played out a good game, but two players shone above the rest. Nils Ingebregtsen is really carrying this Spartak team, scoring two late goals to gain a point for his team and Igor Artemiev scoring one and setting up Carmadese midfielder Géduř Çāló for the other. Dtykiga played CDSA Decraa off the park, who are 'enjoying' just as bad a start as Liria Prizren, Avdyei Kalinin scoring a penalty and young Iivari Kaitanen smashing one home. Fk Arsika and Torpedo Vershina were involved in a nil-nil bore draw. Dinamo Esca will be disappointed with their loss to Litala '93, having led until 75 minutes before Litala came back through Berardo Do Luca, Rémy Pichaud-Moulin and finally Slavoljub Petrović who scored in injury time to send the travelling fans into ecstasy. Dinamo had gone two up thanks to Kwesi Ferrer and Kwinten van den Homberg. FC Ararat Severyan and Pakhtakor had a good game, Calvin Shaw scoring first for the home team before Yaromir Uspensky replied, Dobroslav Stojanovic thought he'd won the game for FC Ararat but Edward Karlsson did the thing a captain would be expected to do and dragged his side to a point by simply side-footing home.

Match Day 3
Game of the Week: Lok. Ostrova 1–0 Spartak Makarska
The biggest derby in Nasto this season, the fans aren't necessarily as aggressive towards each other as different sets of fans in other derby fixtures. They did make for a rowdy atmosphere at Kavkova Street. The two sets of fans were all set for a blood and thunder derby game, and this is how it turned out. Both teams letting tackles fly in and this made the game turn very cagey, both teams seemingly unwilling to settle down into a rhythm and play their usual game. Spartak Makarska had a goal ruled out in controversial circumstances, with Nils Ingebregtsen being ruled offside by the linesman when later replays would show that he was just about onside. This prompted a brawl on the sideline, with the linesman being punched and three players sent off. Young Enzo Lind and left back Jarik Kozak for Spartak and Lok. Ostrova captain Milan Cosic on the other side of things. Zivko Marinovic jumped highest and nodded a cross into the net to win the game for Lok. Spartak did have a late penalty shout but the referee waved away what they felt was a clear foul.

Other Games.
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Litala '93 2–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Atletik Thessia 2–2 Dinamo Esca
Torpedo Vershina 0–1 1896 Ebor
CDSA Decraa 3–0 Fk Arsika
Olympic Thessia 0–1 Dtykiga
Liria Prizren 1–0 Zenit Esca

Energia-Yaderny Miago were surprised by Pakhtakor Trunca, Yaromir Uspensky outpacing the Miago back line to round Armando Santos and slot home into an empty net. Litala '93 reversed things in their games versus FC Ararat Severyan, who scored first thanks to Dobroslav Stojanovic. But Litala can lean on their players, it seems, with Berardo Do Luca dribbling through the FC Ararat defence and lacing the ball past Fazakas Szolat. Slavoljub Petrović scored the winner, once again impressing with his aerial ability with his header. Atletik and Dinamo Esca drew 2-2, Snerik Oiskha and Thorvar Prijholm scoring for the home side and Kwesi Ferrer replying twice for the away team. 1896 Ebor will be thanking Dzala Ertobashia all the way home for their win in Vershina, CDSA have their first win of the season, Ruben Almerique scoring twice and Filip Sotola adding a third. Dtykiga seem to have one of the most economical ways to win games, averaging a goal a game so far and lying second after round three. Iivari Kaitanen smashing the winner home against Olympic Thessia. Liria Prizren got their first win, Grise Fjordun scoring there.

Match Day 4
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 2–5 Atletik Thessia
Before this game, FC Ararat were seen as a potential banana skin for Atletik. They have the players to cause a shock, with a well organised side playing some decent football, especially going forward. Their normally strong defence had a bit of a shocker in this game, however. Korecky Road was positively rocking pre-game, with the Narrhallamarsch blaring out early thanks to Dobroslav Stojanovic, who scored a free kick. Stojanovic has been linked with Atletik many times, but it's interesting to see where he'd fit in for them, if he did go to Thessia. Atletik replied twice, Laze v Tuhinju powering one in and Snerik Oiskha weaving his way through the Ararat defence. FC Ararat then level through Andrej Simunovic. Lijenost Klinicki put Atletik back ahead and Laze v Tuhinju then added another from the penalty spot and then another through the air. The first hattrick he has scored for the club. He's now leading the goalscoring charts and his contribution is being valued highly by the club. It'll be interesting to see who comes calling for him next summer, though. Some teams from the bigger Rushmori leagues could easily show interest.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–0 Zenit Esca
Spartak Makarska 1–1 Liria Prizren
Dtykiga 3–1 Lok. Ostrova
Fk Arsika 0–3 Olympic Thessia
1896 Ebor 4–2 CDSA Decraa
Dinamo Esca 2–1 Torpedo Vershina
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–1 Litala '93

Energia-Yaderny and Zenit Esca was a pretty boring game for the fans. Spartak Makarska took the lead thanks to Nils Ingebregtsen, but Liria Prizren continue to disappoint this season. Miki Sipilainen leveling but then the Yellow & Blacks missed a whole host of chances. Dtykiga continue their winning ways, Iivari Kaitanen scoring two and drawing envious looks from some of the bigger teams. Avydei Kalinin added a third. Zivko Marinovic did manage a consolation goal late on for the visitors. Olympic Thessia impressed away from home, although they did play Fk Arsika. Kyösti Lindholm scoring first and then Igor Artemiev and Ivan Matić following his lead. 1896 Ebor and CDSA Decraa played out a thriller, decided only in the final five minutes, the two teams went back and forth and it was 2-2 until 85 minutes, but the Northmen stretched ahead then, Ertobashia scoring his second and Terenzio Endrizzi finishing Decraa off. Dinamo Esca scored two early to win the game, really, Kwesi Ferrer and Alex Sejnoha scoring. Torpedo made things nervy for the home side, scoring late, Rudi Krob with the goal for them, but it proved to be too little. Pakhtakor held Litala '93 to a draw at the Rybar Arena, Yaromir Uspensky keeping up his good form. Litala '93 did level via. Andrei Døsch, the 15 year old scoring his first ever goal for his team.

Match Day 5
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 4–2 Dtykiga
Dtykiga traveled to Prizren as one of only three teams in the Mytanar Top League who had remained unbeaten through four games (the other two being the two teams with the most Mytanar Top League titles, Atletik and Litala '93), the small team from Ontario went into the game as underdogs despite this, with Liria being a massive team and providing an intimidating atmosphere that would make for a very difficult game. Halvdann Engebakken started well, slicing the Dtykiga defence open with a fantastic through ball for Miki Sipilainen to slot past the goalkeeper. Engebakken then won a free-kick on the edge of the box and was immediately chosen as the one to take it. Engebakken curled it home in front of the Die Jižnísvah, immediately running over and saluting the Yellow Wall. Dtykiga hit back through Iivari Kaitanen, who now has five goals in five games. Liria extended their lead again, with Grise Fjordun darting to the front post and powering a header past Vistruano. Dtykiga got another though, Avdyei Kalinin jinking this way and that to get through and smashing home. Liria sealed the game though, Sipilainen getting his second after Tyko Rissanen hit a low cross in and the young Oppic forward chipping the ball beyond Vistruano for a second time.

Other Games.
Litala '93 1–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Atletik Thessia 1–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Torpedo Vershina 2–1 FC Ararat Severyan
CDSA Decraa 2–0 Dinamo Esca
Olympic Thessia 3–3 1896 Ebor
Lok. Ostrova 1–2 Fk Arsika
Zenit Esca 2–0 Spartak Makarska

Energia-Yaderny Miago lie down in 13th at this early stage of the season, not seeming to be able to string any form together. Litala '93 made sure of that as they edged past them, Musa Kiril smashing one in early. Atletik continue to dominate, having only dropped two points this season, Lijenost Klinicki curving one into the goal from the edge of the 18-yard box. FC Ararat Severyan are another team having a dire start to the season, Torpedo Vershina managed to turn the game around after Stojanovic scored for the away side, Piotr Danzik volleying home and then Jaroslav Polak serving up a stunning winner, smashing one from around 35 yards into the net. CDSA Decraa seem to be coming around now, Abe Makhanya grabbing his first goal for the club and Ruben Almerique grabbing his third of the season to down Dinamo Esca. Olympic Thessia and 1896 Ebor played out a thriller in the Kaunostadion, 1896 Ebor roared to a 3-0 lead through Ertobashia, Diarra and Endrizzi. The home side then fought back, with Igor Artemiev bagging a brace and then Ivan Matić sent the home fans into raptures when he slid one past Pagnotto. They couldn't grab a winner though, even with it being late on. Fk Arsika got an important win, Raimo Kääriäinen rounding the goalkeeper and then tapping it in. Lok. Ostrova fought back, Zivko Marinovic continuing his good form, getting his fourth of the season. Fk Arsika won it when Darko Kralj hit an exquisite lob into the Ostrova net. Zenit Esca eased their way past Spartak Makarska, Lewis Moore opening the goalscoring and then Zdenek Valisz closing off the game with his second of the season.

Match Day 6
Game of the Week: Litala '93 0–2 Atletik Thessia
Atletik and Litala '93 were both unbeaten before this game, Atletik were focused on continuing their great start to the season and to show that their young side could beat some of the best sides in the league this season. They went away to Wyan Road, the Atletik hooligans causing the game to be delayed by half an hour as they showered the pitch with streamers and flares, which luckily didn't cause a fire. These two have an amazing 18 Mytanar Top League titles between them and are two of the top three most successful teams in Mytannion - sharing a massive 24 domestic trophies between them. Atletik do look to be the ones on the rise now though, and this was solidified as they eased their way past '93, Mirko Tasecchi getting his first goal of the season following a well-worked move down the right side of the pitch and Laze v Tuhinju heading home his seventh goal of the season. This could well have been an early-season title decider. The two teams were expected to sit in the top three at the end of the season, with Atletik being the slight favourites for the title, this game was the biggest of the week purely because of this. Two great sides with great followings and Atletik easily won the game, they seemed under little pressure for large parts of the game and won the possession battle, 61% to 39%, and it really seemed to be a statement of intent on the part of the Citizens. Odds are being cut on them being champions for the 13th time.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 4–0 Spartak Makarska
Dtykiga 4–0 Zenit Esca
Fk Arsika 1–2 Liria Prizren
1896 Ebor 1–1 Lok. Ostrova
Dinamo Esca 2–0 Olympic Thessia
FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 CDSA Decraa
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–3 Torpedo Vershina

Energia-Yaderny Miago look to be turning around their poor start to the season, Felix Kaestner bagging two and then Kulikov and Kälèt extending the lead until it was completely unassailable. Dtykiga mirrored that result at Stupka Lane, thrashing Zenit, Miska Kasvio scored from long range and then Miroslav Mizera scored from significantly closer in. Iivari Kaitanen then scored two to ensure the win. Liria Prizren are climbing up the league, sitting in fourth now thanks to Miki Sipilainen and Jon Grise Fjordun who turned the game around after Darko Kralj's penalty. 1896 Ebor scored early through Dzala Ertobashia and Lok. Ostrova replied through their main man Zivko Marinovic. Dinamo Esca comfortably won against Olympic Thessia, Suleyman van Rossen and Alex Sejnoha scoring for them. FC Ararat Severyan got their first win of the season, Dobroslav Stojanovic putting in a huge performance for his side, scoring the sole goal. Torpedo Vershina scored first against Pakhtakor, Rudi Krob nodding home at the near post. Pakhtakor fought back with Uspensky sprinting clear, Danzik smashed one in from the edge of the box before Uspensky scored for the second time. Uspensky's efforts weren't enough, however, as Jaroslav Polak got the winner with a long range strike.

Match Day 7
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 4–4 Energia-Yaderny Miago
These two teams have two of the biggest followings in Mytanar football. Atletik and Liria are the two biggest but Energia-Yaderny Miago follow closely behind, that being said, the game was always going to be hotly contested, both on the pitch and off it. The two sets of fans fought pitched battles throughout the day with the police being ineffectual as the fans clashed repeatedly. Josef Vitek scored his first goal of the season, smashing home early. Thorvar Prijholm then curled one from the edge of the box before leaping into the crowd and getting a yellow card for his troubles. Lijenost Klinicki stabbed his fourth of the season in before half-time. Energia-Yaderny must have had a kick up the backside at half-time, as they came out like a house on fire in the second period. Kaestner scoring two and Fäjü Kälèt slid one in to draw the teams level. Atletik went back ahead through Klinicki who smashed home fromt inside the 6-yard box. That was before young Aleksandr Kulikov got a winner in front of the traveling fans, being mobbed by the support who leapt over the barriers and to their key player.

Other Games.
Torpedo Vershina 1–1 Litala '93
CDSA Decraa 2–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Olympic Thessia 1–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Lok. Ostrova 2–0 Dinamo Esca
Liria Prizren 0–0 1896 Ebor
Zenit Esca 1–0 Fk Arsika
Spartak Makarska 3–3 Dtykiga

There were only three games that didn't end up as draws in the Top League this week. Torpedo and Litala '93 didn't buck the trend as they ended up level at Mutlangen, Litala scored first through Berardo Do Luca. Torpedo hit back late on with a goal from Rudi Krob. CDSA Decraa did buck the trend as they beat Pakhtakor with goals from Ruben Almerique and Oskar Nielsen. Olympic and FC Ararat finished one-all, Lindholm's screamer cancelling out Calvin Shaw's opener. Lok. Ostrova continue to rely on Zivko Marinovic, who now has 7 goals this season, which is every single goal his side have scored. Liria Prizren and 1896 Ebor played out a boring 0-0 draw. Zenit edged Fk Arsika, Zdenek Valisz's goal separating the sides. Spartak Makarska and Dtykiga probably played out one of the more exciting games of the week, Nils Ingebregtsen sending his side ahead before Dtykiga came back through Iivari Kaitanen, Ingebregtsen got his second of the game before Enzo Lind stretched the lead further. Avdyei Kalinin got another before Kaitanen drew the teams level.

Match Day 8
Game of the Week: Fk Arsika 4–3 Spartak Makarska
Fk Arsika got a surprising victory over their Nastan rivals Spartak, but this isn't really a derby or even a rivalry game. These two look to be struggling this season, Spartak seem to be scoring enough but their defence is dire. They're relying on one player, too, Nils Ingebregtsen, the young centre forward. Fk Arsika were expected to struggle this year and lay down in 16th before this game, so they're completely filling their expectations. They're just quite poor for this level of football. Spartak actually started the better, racing out to a 2-0 lead thanks to none other than Nils Ingebregtsen, Raimo Kääriäinen wasn't going to be outdone, though, as he got two of his own to draw the teams level. Jaroslav Nemec then put the away side back ahead at Závěj Park. Darko Kralj won a penalty and then converted from 12 yards to equalise. Raimo Kääriäinen grabbed his hattrick when he coolly slotted home, winning the game late on with the home fans holding some big, big celebrations.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–0 Dtykiga
1896 Ebor 4–1 Zenit Esca
Dinamo Esca 1–0 Liria Prizren
FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 Lok. Ostrova
Pakhtakor Trunca 0–1 Olympic Thessia
Litala '93 0–2 CDSA Decraa
Atletik Thessia 2–0 Torpedo Vershina

Energia-Yaderny Miago put a dent in Dtykiga's early season form, Felix Kaestner continuing some good form, he seems to be in a bit of a purple patch at the moment. 1896 Ebor seem to be getting back on track, easily winning against Zenit. Adama Diarra's double followed up by Endrizzi's strike and Vaclav Simon's goal put them 4-0 up before Zenit's consolation goal from Lewis Moore. Dinamo Esca beat Liria Prizren, who seemed to be off-form, Kwinten van den Homberg getting his second. FC Ararat seem to be improving, in no small part to Dobroslav Stojanovic's great performances. Olympic Thessia went to Pakhtakor and got a valuable win, Igor Artemiev's header sending Pakhtakor down to the bottom of the table. CDSA Decraa shocked Litala '93 at Wyan Road, Filip Sotola's double dragging CDSA up to fifth. Atletik Thessia extended their gap at the top to six points, Laze v Tuhinju getting his 8th goal of the season before Mirko Tasecchi volleyed home from 20 yards. Torpedo falling to 12th because of the result.

Match Day 9
Game of the Week: Zenit Esca 1–4 Dinamo Esca
The Votavova Derby, one of the most heated contests in Mytanar football. Dinamo seem to have the upper hand in the contest of late however and this continued as Dinamo thrashed Zenit at Turjaška, Alex Sejnoha lashed a volley past Vissing. Michal Horak doubled the lead when he made a neat one-two in the box with Sejnoha before slotting home. Zenit did look strong for quite a while, enjoying a good period of possession just before half-time and this paid off as they scored through Ladislav Prochazka as he ran clear and curved the shot around the Dinamo 'keeper. Kwinten van den Homberg smashed one home from the right corner of the 18 yard box. Kwesi Ferrer nodded home from a corner, seemingly a revelation since he was signed by Petr Kolarov. They're sitting strongly in the league because of this result, moving up to 4th.

Other Games.
Torpedo Vershina 1–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
CDSA Decraa 2–1 Atletik Thessia
Olympic Thessia 1–1 Litala '93
Lok. Ostrova 3–3 Pakhtakor Trunca
Liria Prizren 3–3 FC Ararat Severyan
Spartak Makarska 0–1 1896 Ebor
Dtykiga 1–0 Fk Arsika

Torpedo Vershina went ahead at home, scoring through Piotr Danzik before Energia-Yaderny Miago fired back through an Aleksandr Kulikov double, the midfielder becoming an absolute starlet for Miago this year, although the over reliance could turn out to be very bad if Kulikov gets injured at any point. CDSA Decraa surprised Atletik Thessia, who had looked unbeatable up until this point and CDSA inflicted their first loss - with Ruben Almerique's experience paying dividends as he scored two after Snerik Oiskha's opener. Olympic Thessia and Litala '93 cancelled each other out, Zaplatic scoring for the home team and Berardo Do Luca for the away side. Lok. Ostrova finally got someone other than Zivko Marinovic scoring as Berivoj Ivanec bagged a double to earn his side the draw after a hattrick from Edward Karlsson, Pakhtakor's mercurial midfielder. Marinovic scored before all this, though. Liria Prizren were held to a disappointing draw against FC Ararat, but the away side will be very pleased with the result. Stojanovic set-up all three goals, Calvin Shaw scoring two, Andrej Simunovic the other. Sipilainen, Rissanen and Engebakken scoring for Liria. 1896 Ebor narrowly beat Spartak away from home courtesy of Dzala Ertobashia's flick. Dtykiga managed to close the lead at the top of the table to three points. Iivari Kaitanen leading the scoring charts too as he got his tenth goal of the season as his side beat Fk Arsika.

Here's the table after nine games:

#  Mytanar Top League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
1  Atletik Thessia             9    6   2   1    22   12  +10    20
2  Dtykiga                     9    5   2   2    16    9   +7    17
3  1896 Ebor                   9    4   4   1    16   10   +6    16
4  Dinamo Esca                 9    5   1   3    14   11   +3    16
5  Energia-Yaderny Miago       9    4   3   2    13    8   +5    15
6  CDSA Decraa                 9    5   0   4    13   11   +2    15
7  Olympic Thessia             9    3   4   2    14   12   +2    13
8  Litala '93                  9    3   4   2    10   11   −1    13
9  Liria Prizren               9    3   3   3    12   11   +1    12
10 Lok. Ostrova                9    3   2   4    10   11   −1    11
11 FC Ararat Severyan          9    2   4   3    12   15   −3    10
12 Zenit Esca                  9    3   1   5     8   16   −8    10
13 Torpedo Vershina            9    2   3   4     8   11   −3     9
14 Fk Arsika                   9    2   1   6     8   17   −9     7
15 Pakhtakor Trunca            9    1   3   5     9   14   −5     6
16 Spartak Makarska            9    1   3   5    12   18   −6     6

No surprises here, Atletik Thessia lead the league early on, their rampant goalscoring causing them to win games quite easily at times. Laze v Tuhinju contributing a big amount of this with his eight goals. Dtykiga are the surprise leaders of the pack behind Atletik, their efficient football winning them games early on, but they will have to beat big teams throughout the season. They will need to stay strong at the back, as they have done so far this year. 1896 Ebor and Dinamo Esca follow in the final two Globe Cup spots. Energia-Yaderny Miago had a poor start to the season, but they turned this around as they didn't lose in four games after their loss to Litala '93. Their local rivals sit behind them in 6th. Olympic Thessia are 7th and behind them are Litala '93, surprisingly low down at this point in the season. They will hope to turn their season around by the halfway point, Liria Prizren will also be disappointed with their start, but their season will be difficult as they're a team that is changing and developing, the next few seasons will be the successful ones for them. Lok. Ostrova will be pleased with where they are in 10th. FC Ararat Severyan won't be too happy with their start, but they're improving. They just draw too many games. Dobroslav Stojanovic has been formidable, don't be surprised if he moves at the end of the season. Zenit Esca and Torpedo Vershina lie in 12th and 13th respectively. Fk Arsika, Pakhtakor Trunca and Spartak Makarska lie down in the relegation zone and none of them really seem to have the team to get out of there. Fk Arsika have been generally poor and the other two have been relying on one player each to win them games, Yaromir Uspensky for Pakhtakor and Nils Ingebregtsen for Spartak. They'll be snapped up soon, though.

It's still early, so everything can change. Tune in next time to see how the next nine rounds of games go.

by **Mytannion** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:38 pm

2012/2013 Season: Part Two.

We're over halfway through the season now, one team is really seizing control of the league whilst the ones behind them continue to beat each other and making it look like they won't be able to catch them. The bottom four look completely off the pace of the rest and they look to be the four that will battle it out to survive this year. That's enough talking, here's the action.

Match Day 10
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 4–3 Olympic Thessia.
The biggest derby game in Mytanar football. Maine Road was rocking and the Atletik players were prepared to give their fans what they wanted. The flags were waving on the Kippax, the flares were lit and the Olympic fans returned the favour, delaying the game with a smoke bomb. Their fans repeatedly bottled the Atletik fans on the other half of the South Stand, this is why the Zenit Toranj Derby is the most violent and hotly-contested. Purely because of what goes on. It got a lot hotter when Olympic struck first through young Iuliu Zaplatic who smashed one past the young Euran, Waller. Zaplatic, the Olympic captain went straight over to his fans in the South Stand, he was mobbed by them. Atletik hit back through Snerik Oiskha, who wove his way through before smashing home. Thorvar Prijholm put the Citizens ahead. Young Josef Vitek may not have much of a future left at Atletik, with reports linking him with a move away and their tactics probably not suiting him when (if?) they bring Dobroslav Stojanovic in, but that didn't matter none when he put them 3-1 up. Olympic scored one more before halftime, putting pressure on Atletik's lead. Lindholm grabbed his 4th of the season with a big header. We had to wait until the 92nd minute for the next goal, Igor Artemiev nodding home from a corner in front of the Kippax End before running the length of the pitch to be mobbed by Olympic fans who thought they'd leveled late on. This was before Laze v Tuhinju thumped home inside the 6-yard box after a particularly messy scramble and then ran in front of the Olympic fans who showered him with coins, bottles and other assorted items. He didn't care, he'd won the game for his club.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 6–2 Fk Arsika
1896 Ebor 1–1 Dtykiga
Dinamo Esca 3–3 Spartak Makarska
FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 Zenit Esca
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–2 Liria Prizren
Litala '93 3–3 Lok. Ostrova
Torpedo Vershina 2–7 CDSA Decraa

Energia-Yaderny Miago thrashed Fk Arsika, Felix Kaestner enjoying the game, putting four goals past the Blackhorses. Kulikov and Kälèt grabbed the others for Miago. Raimo Kääriäinen did grab two late goals to boost his own statistics, if anything, 7 goals in 10 games for him. 1896 Ebor and Dtykiga played out a solid game, Ertobashia scoring his 7th of the season before Kaitanen cancelled out with his 11th of the campaign. Dinamo Esca and Spartak Makarska played out a particularly thrilling game, two goals from Michal Horak were pegged back by one each from Enzo Lind and Nils Ingebregtsen. Dinamo thought they had won it through Suleyman van Rossen's free kick but Nils Ingebregtsen got his second of the game to take his total for the season to 11. FC Ararat continue to thank club captain Dobroslav Stojanovic for winning them games as his late poke got them the points against Zenit Esca. Pakhtakor fought back from two Miki Sipilainen goals through Uspensky and Emilio Ayala. Litala '93 were shocked by Lok. Ostrova when they raced out to a three goal lead thanks to (of course), Zivko Marinovic who hit two early on and Berivoj Ivanec who scored just after half time. Ostrova will be disappointed to not take all three points, but Litala were strong in the second period, Remy Pichaud-Moulin's double and captain Musa Kiril getting them a point from the game. CDSA Decraa demolished Torpedo, Abe Makhanya scored two, Ruben Almerique got his first and then Oskar Nielsen scored before Jaroslav Polak scored for Torpedo, 4-1 at half time was a bit embarrassing for the home team, fans were already leaving Mutlangen at this point. Ruben Almerique nodded home his second before Filip Sotola dribbled his way through to a goal. Rudi Krob got Torpedo their second of the game before Almerique completed his hat trick.

Match Day 11
Game of the Week: CDSA Decraa 1–3 Energia-Yaderny Miago.
Psenicova Road and the whole of the Inderslaan District was focused on one thing this weekend, the East Midlands Derby. It was a similar situation in Miago and the home of Energia-Yaderny, Capka-Hola. Energia-Yaderny were visiting and were not going to be content with letting their 2,100 allocation go home unhappy. This was proven in their fast start, Aleks Kulikov swinging a free kick past Krogh. Fäjü Kälèt then doubled, sprinting down the wing, cutting inside and smashing one beyond Krogh. CDSA gradually fought their way back into the game and Oskar Nielsen proved this as he smashed one into the danger area, low and hard, Filip Sotola sliding in and getting onto it and scoring. 2-1, the game was open. Energia-Yaderny won the game when Roman Dolezal slotted home. 3-1. Game over.

Other Games.
Olympic Thessia 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Lok. Ostrova 0–0 Atletik Thessia
Liria Prizren 3–3 Litala '93
Zenit Esca 3–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
Spartak Makarska 0–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Dtykiga 0–0 Dinamo Esca
Fk Arsika 0–2 1896 Ebor

Olympic Thessia recovered from their derby day blues by edging out Torpedo Vershina, Igor Artemiev finishing well. Lok. Ostrova will be proud of a hard-earned point at home to Atletik, Liria Prizren continue to ship goals, as do their opponents, Litala '93, resulting in an exciting game but not one for defensive purists, 3-3 there. Zenit Esca easily beat Pakhtakor, Lewis Moore, Zdenek Valisz and Ladislav Prochazka scoring for Zenit with Uspensky getting a late consolation for Pakhtakor. FC Ararat will be well pleased to avoid the wrath of Nils Ingebregtsen - who is being heavily linked with Severyan, in fact - Dobroslav Stojanovic continued his great vein of form, scoring again and assisting in Andrej Simunovic's goal. Dtykiga and Dinamo played out a nil-nil, bore draw. This caused Dtykiga to be over taken by 1896 Ebor. 1896 Ebor comfortably beat Fk Arsika, Ertobashia and Endrizzi scoring there. It should be noted that big clubs such as Litala '93 and Liria Prizren are in the bottom half at this stage of the season.

Match Day 12
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 1–0 Liria Prizren
The rivalry based on the two biggest fanbases in Mytannion. Atletik and Liria are friendly in the weeks when they don't play each other, respecting each other because of the size of their respective fanbases and the quality of their support. When it comes to the week of their game against each other, they harbour a huge dislike for each other. When the final whistle blows, the respect returns and they usually light flares as a mark of respect for each other and wave a flag made up of the opposing team's colours. It was the case this time, even though Atletik furthered the woes of Liria Prizren, with Mirko Tasecchi's goal separating the sides, keeping Atletik top by three points and causing Liria to stay down in 10th.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–0 1896 Ebor
Dinamo Esca 0–0 Fk Arsika
FC Ararat Severyan 4–4 Dtykiga
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–0 Spartak Makarska
Litala '93 3–2 Zenit Esca
Torpedo Vershina 4–2 Lok. Ostrova
CDSA Decraa 2–1 Olympic Thessia

Energia-Yaderny Miago eased past possible title rivals 1896 Ebor, boding well for their chase on the title, Aleksandr Kulikov's double paving the way for their victory. Felix Kaestner now hasn't scored in 270 minutes of football, though. Dinamo Esca and Fk Arsika played out a 0-0 draw. FC Ararat and Dtykiga played out the most exciting game of this week, 4-4, Stojanovic with the pick of the goals for the home side, Kaitanen with best of the away goals. Pakhtakor will be pleased with their win over Spartak, Emilio Ayala seemingly finding his feet now, scoring a delightful double. Litala '93 narrowly beat Zenit, Andrei Døsch grabbing two before half-time. Zenit scoring one of their own shortly after, Ladislav Prochazka slamming home. Litala '93 re-installed their 2-goal lead through Slavoljub Petrović before Zenit made it nervy for the home side with a goal from Valisz. Torpedo beat Lok. Ostrova 4-2, Piotr Danzik's double inspiring their victory. CDSA Decraa edged out Olympic Thessia late on thanks to Ruben Almerique's late, headed winner.

Match Day 13
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 2–2 Dinamo Esca.
5th versus 6th in the Top League, a win for either team could send them 3rd. Dinamo Esca would face a long trip up to the snowy tundra of Ebor, their fans would face an even longer trip home if they didn't get anything from the game. The result would surely have suited them the better, and surely would have felt more like a win for them. 1896 Ebor roared to a 2-0 lead through Dzala Ertobashia and Vaclav Simon. The travelling Dinamo fans began to leave with ten minutes to go, but the ones who went missed their fight back. Kwinten van den Homberg struck with a low shot that rifled into the Ebor net. A few fans managed to get a way back inside, we have no idea how, but they did - and they saw Kwesi Ferrer score his 7th of the season and get a share of the points for his side, with the Dinamo fans mobbing him as he ran over to them. Their trip home would have been made a lot easier because of this result.

Other Games.
Olympic Thessia 4–3 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Lok. Ostrova 0–2 CDSA Decraa
Liria Prizren 4–0 Torpedo Vershina
Zenit Esca 1–1 Atletik Thessia
Spartak Makarska 0–2 Litala '93
Dtykiga 5–4 Pakhtakor Trunca
Fk Arsika 2–3 FC Ararat Severyan

Olympic dealt Energia-Yaderny's title hopes a blow, this result widening the gap between them and Atletik at the top. Géduř Çāló's double really helping the home side. CDSA Decraa eased their way past Lok. Ostrova, goals from Nielsen and Makhanya getting them the win. Liria Prizren ran riot at home to Torpedo, Sipilainen scoring first, then a Grise Fjordun double before Tyko Rissanen got the fourth made it an all-Oppic game for Liria. Zenit and Atletik played out a 1-1 draw, Klinicki scoring for the visitors and Ladislav Prochazka then cancelling this out. Litala '93 had Slavoljub Petrović to thank for their win against Spartak Makarska, his double winning it for them. Dtykiga and Pakhtakor shared nine goals between them, splitting it 5-4, Iivari Kaitanen's second half hat trick winning it for the small team from Ontario. FC Ararat will be thanking their captain the whole way home, he's scored two more, two goals that won the game against bottom feeders Fk Arsika, Dobroslav Stojanovic could be sold for big money, either at home or abroad, he's the next Robin Hjik, but with more goals, it seems.

Match Day 14
Game of the Week: Pakhtakor Trunca 1-0 Fk Arsika.
A battle at the bottom, going into this week these two teams were positioned 14th and 15th. These two teams were two that were expected to struggle all season, Pakhtakor marginally less so. There was some fighting before the game, outside the Rybar Arena - Pakhtakor fans are of course some of the most violent there are in Mytannion. It is reported that a small group of Fk Arsika fans started it (probably a group around 17-23, aspiring to be like the hooligans of the bigger clubs), but promptly got a pasting from the hooligans of a bigger club. What happened on the pitch was in a similar vein, Fk Arsika tried to play in the style of Pakhtakor, defensively, trying to grab goals on the break - but it didn't work out for them as Emilio Ayala continued his fantastic form, scoring from around 7 yards, poking home.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 4–1 Dinamo Esca
FC Ararat Severyan 4–0 1896 Ebor
Litala '93 2–1 Dtykiga
Atletik Thessia 1–0 Spartak Makarska
Torpedo Vershina 0–2 Zenit Esca
CDSA Decraa 1–0 Liria Prizren
Olympic Thessia 4–2 Lok. Ostrova

No draws in the Top League this week, Energia-Yaderny won well over Dinamo Esca, but Felix Kaestner now hasn't scored in over 450 minutes of football, this is quite worrying for their fans, but they won't be bothered as long as they continue to win games. FC Ararat absolutely destroyed 1896 Ebor at home, a good performance by them, Stojanovic once again being the heart of it, a goal and three more assists. Litala '93 will be pleased with their new signing, two Slavoljub Petrović goals either side of an Iivari Kaitanen stunner, a volley from 25 yards looping over Tomica Poljak. Atletik edged Spartak, Snerik Oiskha's free kick winning it for them. Zenit will be pleased with an away win to Torpedo, Vaclav Jansky was key down the left. CDSA compounded Liria's misery, Ruben Almerique's big header proving why he's so important. Olympic and Lok. split a six-goal thriller, 4-2 to the home team. Artemiev's hat trick the catalyst for the win.

Match Day 15
Game of the Week: Dinamo Esca 1-3 FC Ararat Severyan
FC Ararat were five games unbeaten coming into this week, with 13 points from a possible 15 in their last five games. Kotrba Park was the scene of the game, 1,875 Ararat fans had traveled down from the north, filling their whole allocation and making a sea of red around the whole stadium. There was only one section of red cheering when Dobroslav Stojanovic broke through Dinamo's well drilled defensive line and smashed past Horak. Only Iivari Kaitanen is ahead of him in the goalscoring stakes. This continued only ten minutes later when Takats Piursz smashed an effort from long range. Dinamo fought back, Michal Horak getting his fourth of the season. FC Ararat made themselves more comfortable when they restored their two-goal advantage, Calvin Shaw's header doing the job nicely for the Severyan outfit.

Other Games.
Lok. Ostrova 2–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Liria Prizren 0–1 Olympic Thessia
Zenit Esca 0–1 CDSA Decraa
Spartak Makarska 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Dtykiga 0–3 Atletik Thessia
Fk Arsika 3–2 Litala '93
1896 Ebor 3–0 Pakhtakor Trunca

Halfway through the season and things are beginning to take shape, at the top, Atletik are four points clear. A few teams are lagging behind at the bottom end of the league. Lok. Ostrova are one of them, a draw with a top team is decent for them though, going the opposite way and hindering Energia-Yaderny. Zivko Marinovic, scored and flicked on for Berivoj Ivanec to score a second after Felix Kaestner finally broke his duck - with two goals. A proud moment for Lok. Olympic beat Liria away from home, at the Westfalenstadion, Ivan Matić scoring there. CDSA edged out Zenit, something they seem to be good at this season, winning games by narrow margins - a lot of it seems to be going down to Ruben Almerique, too, 12 goals for him this term. Spartak are relying on Nils Ingebregtsen and this continued as he nodded home against Torpedo, a vital three points for Spartak who had only managed seven points all season before that. Atletik thrashed Dtykiga, Tasecchi's double before Laze v Tuhinju got his 10th of the campaign. Fk Arsika's Kääriäinen scored a hat trick to beat Litala '93 and Adama Diarra's double paved the way for 1896 Ebor to beat Pakhtakor.

Match Day 16
Game of the Week: Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Third versus fourth in the Top League, FC Ararat still performing to a high standard and now not losing a game in six games. They made it seven after their trip to Miago, the Miagostadion was a cauldron of flares and fantastic tifo displays. FC Ararat are always impressive when travelling away, taking massive flags and making a lot of noise. Energia-Yaderny were pretty similar, deafening our man in Miagostadion at times. It got louder so when Aleksandr Kulikov curled an effort past Szolat. Stojanovic of course was the one who replied for FC Ararat, leading them to seven games unbeaten.

Other Games.
Dinamo Esca 2–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
1896 Ebor 2–1 Litala '93
Fk Arsika 2–3 Atletik Thessia
Dtykiga 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Spartak Makarska 1–1 CDSA Decraa
Zenit Esca 0–0 Olympic Thessia
Liria Prizren 1–2 Lok. Ostrova

Dinamo scored two goals, through Alex Sejnoha and Kwinten van den Homberg, before Uspensky made them uncomfortable in the last ten minutes of the game. 1896 Ebor and Litala '93 played out an impressive game, 1896 Ebor getting four points off Litala '93 over the course of the season. Ertobashia's double cancelling Do Luca's early strike completely out. Atletik had a tougher game than expected against Fk Arsika, Lijenost Klinicki's late winner was important for them, extended their lead at the top to six points. Dtykiga are thanking someone different from Kaitanen for once, Avdyei Kalinin paving the way for their win. Spartak and CDSA played out a 1-1 draw, in front of a half-full stadium in Makarska. Zenit and Olympic Thessia were equally as boring, 0-0 at Turjaška for them. Liria's shocking season continues as they lost 2-1 to Lok. Ostrova, Zivko Marinovic leaving a trail of destruction behind him once again as he won the game for Lok. Sipilainen got a late goal for Liria Prizren, but this didn't change anything in the game.

Match Day 17
Game of the Week: Torpedo Vershina 3–0 Fk Arsika
A battle at the bottom of the table turned into a rout at the bottom of the table, Torpedo were 14th before today, but dragged themselves out of the relegation zone as they won over 15th placed Fk Arsika. Torpedo needed some luck today, they got it early on when Fk Arsika's young left back, Vidoslav Kovacic was sent off for a professional foul. The resultant free kick was a goal, Emeryk Walczak getting his first ever goal for Torpedo Vershina, curling it beyond Markovic. Rudi Krob showed why he still has mileage in the old legs as he outsprinted the Fk Arsika back line and rounded Markovic to put Torpedo 2-0 up. Krob got his second late on, nodding home to get his 6th goal of the season.

Other Games.
Liria Prizren 2–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Lok. Ostrova 3–2 Zenit Esca
Olympic Thessia 3–2 Spartak Makarska
CDSA Decraa 1–0 Dtykiga
Atletik Thessia 2–0 1896 Ebor
Litala '93 2–1 Dinamo Esca
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–2 FC Ararat Severyan

Liria Prizren will hope that their win over Energia-Yaderny Miago has them back on track, Jon Grise Fjordun's double turning the game on its' head and sending the Yellow Wall and the rest of the Westfalenstadion home happy. Lok. Ostrova will be thanking Berivoj Ivanec for their win over Zenit, Olympic Thessia matched Lok. Ostrova's result with their 3-2 win over Spartak Makarska. Iuliu Zaplatic is padding his statistics, his double taking him up to 5 goals for the season. CDSA got past Dtykiga, Filip Sotola smashing home. Atletik now have six points from 1896 Ebor, two more goals for Laze v Tuhinju. Litala '93 got past Dinamo Esca, FC Ararat also extended their unbeaten run to 8 games. Taking a point away from Trunca, Calvin Shaw scoring the pick of the goals there.

Match Day 18
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 4–0 Litala '93.
This was expected to be a very close game, 5th versus 7th after Week 17 of the season. FC Ararat had gone eight games unbeaten, stringing a run of games that saw them rise up from 11th to 5th. If they could continue this with a win in Week 18, they could break into the top four once again - this was exactly the same as Litala '93. Dobroslav Stojanovic was the main man in the FC Ararat regime and it was expected that if they would get anything against a strong Litala squad, one that may just be struggling because of the amount of new players brought in (5), Litala would have to break down the FC Ararat defence - that had only conceded 25 goals up to this point. 5th fewest in the Top League in fact. It turned out that only one team turned up to the proverbial races in this game, the home side routing the Litala team - who had to trek back to the capital on the back of a particularly bad beating. Some fans even began to call for manager, Lukas Boronin's head. Lev Repin curled in two free kicks early in the game, the left back showing great prowess with his set piece ability. This before young Andrej Simunovic got into the game, scoring and then assisting to Dobroslav Stojanovic's goal to finish them off - the captain rounding off his man of the match performance with an excellent finish. FC Ararat improving to nine games unbeaten, including 6 wins in that time (if you go back to Match Day 6, it's actually 13 games unbeaten - including 8 wins in that time).

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
Dinamo Esca 0–2 Atletik Thessia
1896 Ebor 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Fk Arsika 2–2 CDSA Decraa
Dtykiga 2–2 Olympic Thessia
Spartak Makarska 0–1 Lok. Ostrova
Zenit Esca 2–1 Liria Prizren

Energia-Yaderny beat Pakhtakor fairly easily in the end, controlling the game after Emilio Ayala sent the away side ahead - Felix Kaestner becoming the catalyst for the win. Atletik went to Esca and beat Dinamo easily, Laze v Tuhinju getting his 15th goal of the season. 1896 Ebor beat Torpedo Vershina with an impressive goal from Adama Diarra, who is becoming a real revelation off the left wing. Fk Arsika and CDSA Decraa drew 2-2, Kääriäinen scored a late screamer after Ruben Almerique scored two to equalise and gain what could prove to be a vital point. Dtykiga and Olympic Thessia played out another game that finished 2-2, Kaitanen and Kasvio scoring for Dtykiga before Olympic replied with Lindholm's double. Lok. Ostrova edged past relegation rivals Spartak through a Zivko Marinovic goal. Zenit eased past Liria Prizren, Vaclav Jansky scoring two more to get all three points for Zenit.

Here's the league table after 18 games:

## Mytanar Top League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atletik Thessia            18   13   4   1    39   18  +21    43
02 CDSA Decraa                18   11   2   5    31   20  +11    35
03 Energia-Yaderny Miago      18    9   5   4    37   22  +15    32
04 FC Ararat Severyan         18    8   7   3    36   25  +11    31
05 Olympic Thessia            18    8   6   4    33   27   +6    30
06 1896 Ebor                  18    8   6   4    27   22   +5    30
07 Litala '93                 18    7   6   5    28   30   −2    27
08 Dtykiga                    18    7   6   5    30   26   +4    27
09 Lok. Ostrova               18    6   5   7    25   29   −4    23
10 Dinamo Esca                18    6   5   7    24   28   −4    23
11 Zenit Esca                 18    6   3   9    20   27   −7    21
12 Liria Prizren              18    5   5   8    25   24   +1    20
13 Torpedo Vershina           18    4   3  11    17   30  −13    15
14 Pakhtakor Trunca           18    3   5  10    23   33  −10    14
15 Fk Arsika                  18    3   3  12    19   39  −20    12
16 Spartak Makarska           18    2   5  11    19   33  −14    11

Atletik have managed to open up an eight point gap at the top of the Top League, keeping sharp at the back and scoring quite freely when going forward. CDSA Decraa have quietly gone about their business this season, they have lost five games but they've strung form together and Ruben Almerique has been the key for them. Energia-Yaderny, CDSA's East Midland's rivals follow them in third, three points behind. They've drawn too many games, simply. FC Ararat have been extremely impressive, going 13 games unbeaten now. Dobroslav Stojanovic has already been the subject of a bid from Atletik, which was turned down and was believed to be in the region of £13 million, 13 goals and 8 assists for the young midfielder have made him the main force behind FC Ararat's meteoric rise so far.

Olympic Thessia have strung together 30 points so far this season, if their defence had been stronger they could be in an even better position. They've got a good, young squad and will certainly challenge for success in the future - if they can keep hold of the nucleus of the side. They're still chasing Globe Cup qualification. 1896 Ebor are in a similar position, they haven't scored as many as expected and have been better than expected at the back - but once again, drawn games are the bane of this side. Litala '93 are on 27 points and their normally strong defence has been nowhere to be seen this season, Dtykiga's early season form has seemingly fallen apart and they have slumped. They're still in a position to chase Globe Cup qualification, but they won't manage it if their form continues to slump.

Lok. Ostrova look to be safe from relegation, but they need to keep up their form in order to survive - they have a tough run of games and could easily fall down the league table. Dinamo Esca are about where we expected them to be, if they can get to 30 points they should be sage enough, which is a similar story for their Votavova District rivals, Zenit Esca. Liria Prizren have really underperformed this season and their bad form could easily cause them to turn into a sleeping giant - but more likely a fallen one, they could get relegated quite easily if their form doesn't take a turn for the better - this after a lot of investment from their board, which is normally against their nature.

The bottom four still look to be the four that will fight it out until the bitter end, Torpedo Vershina look to have a slight upperhand on the rest - sitting 13th and a point ahead of Pakhtakor, who look like they could break out from the relegation zone if they could just close out close games. Fk Arsika have conceded far too many and that is the main cause of their position, they're over reliant on Raimo Kääriäinen also, he's accounted for 11 of their total 19 goals. Spartak are in a similar situation, relying on Nils Ingebregtsen (who is now injured), to provide them with 12 of their 19 total goals. Ingebregtsen has been the subject of a £8 million bid from FC Ararat who will be searching for a proven goalscorer at this level for next season to push them on to consistent Globe Cup qualification, if Spartak go down, that could be an attractive proposition for the young forward, especially if FC Ararat can keep Stojanovic (which is looking very unlikely, especially if Atletik up their bid for him).

by **Mytannion** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:03 pm

2012/13 Season: Part Three.

27 games. We now have a champion. We still don't know how the relegation spots will shape up however, or how the race for international competitions qualification will finish. There will still be a lot to decide after the 27 games, but for now - we'll cover the nine games that have led up to this situation. Who is the champion?

Match Day 19
Game of the Week: Lok. Ostrova 0–2 Dtykiga
Two teams hovering around mid-table met-up at Kavkova Street, the merry band of 400-odd Dtykiga fans made their way east across Nasto, they were very pleased with their sides performance in the end, Iivari Kaitanen continues to inspire great performances for his team, the 18 year old is already being rumoured with moves abroad, with noises particularly being heard in Valladares. The young striker grabbed another goal for his hometown club and nodded the ball into the path of Miroslav Mizera who smashed home. Dtykiga had managed to silence the imperious Zivko Marinovic, and took home all three points. They will hope to command a big fee for Iivari Kaitanen when he does leave this season, it is pretty much a sure thing that he will leave, the question is simply to where, and then for how much.

Other Games.
Zenit Esca 1–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Liria Prizren 1–0 Spartak Makarska
Olympic Thessia 2–1 Fk Arsika
CDSA Decraa 2–1 1896 Ebor
Torpedo Vershina 1–1 Dinamo Esca
Atletik Thessia 1–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Litala '93 2–0 Pakhtakor Trunca

Energia-Yaderny went to Esca and won, Liria edged out Spartak, Sipilainen scoring his 11th of the campaign. Olympic Thessia will be thanking Lindholm for their win over Fk Arsika, his two late goals turning the game on its head. CDSA Decraa beat 1896 Ebor, which was a disappointing result for the away side, who will be hoping to recover and quickly start to move up the table once again, Almerique's double winning them the game - 16 for him this season. Torpedo beat Dinamo, Krob scoring first for Vershina and Ferrer scoring for Dinamo. FC Ararat Severyan extended their unbeaten record to 14 games as they beat Atletik at Maine Road, inflicting Atletik's second loss on them. Dobroslav Stojanovic scored against the club he's meant to be joining soon enough, with a £15 million bid apparently being made by Atletik for the youngster. Litala '93 showed they still may be in the chase, beating Pakhtakor fairly comfortably at Wyan Road, Slavoljub Petrović and Andrei Døsch scoring there.

Match Day 20
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 2–3 Olympic Thessia.
A key game between two teams that are still in the title race, albeit by the narrowest of margins - particularly in the home team's case. Olympic were hoping to put the Northmen out of the race entirely. Iuliu Zaplatic, the team captain really did play a big part in that, scoring early on and then again before half time. 1896 then hit back with an impressive strike from Vaclav Simon, Olympic restored their two-goal lead with a header from Artemiev. Ostoja Maric made it nervy for Olympic as he broke away and chipped from the edge of the box, but Olympic Thessia would hold out from the late pressure to take all three points back down to Thessia, as they begin to chase down their local rivals for the title.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–1 Litala '93
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–2 Atletik Thessia
FC Ararat Severyan 0–1 Torpedo Vershina
Dinamo Esca 1–0 CDSA Decraa
Fk Arsika 2–2 Lok. Ostrova
Dtykiga 2–7 Liria Prizren
Spartak Makarska 2–2 Zenit Esca

Litala '93 hindered Energia-Yaderny Miago's chase, leaving them 11 points down on the league leaders - who got back to winning ways as they beat Pakhtakor, Thorvar Prijholm getting two from midfield. Torpedo Vershina finally ended FC Ararat Severyan's 14 game unbeaten run, Rudi Krob scoring and ruining one of the best runs in Mytanar Top League history. Dinamo Esca really hindered CDSA's hopes too, Suleyman van Rossen the key there, scoring the sole goal of the game. Fk Arsika and Lok. Ostrova held each other to a point, Raimo Kääriäinen scoring a quickfire double which was cancelled out by goals from Zivko Marinovic and Berivoj Ivanec. Liria Prizren ran riot against Dtykiga, Sipilainen's hat trick, Tyko Rissanen scored two, Grise Fjordun and Engebakken scoring the others for Liria. Dtykiga's goals came from Avdyei Kalinin and Miska Kasvio. Spartak and Zenit also played out a 2-2 draw, Jaroslav Nemec and Enzo Lind scoring for the home team before Zenit came back through Lewis Moore's brace.

Match Day 21
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 3–1 Litala '93.
The two most successful teams in the Top League, Atletik winning 12 titles and Litala '93 winning 6. The Atletik fans really intimidated the Litala team on arrival, the team coach being attacked and apparently windows being smashed all along one side. Litala couldn't settle into their normal game early on, their defence being sliced open several times by the Atletik midfield and attack, Laze v Tuhinju opened the scoring in one such event, as the ball was sent through and the big man galloped onto it and then coolly slotted home. Mirko Tasecchi got the second, demonstrating just how easy it was to play against Litala after the ordeal the players had been put through on the way to the game - being attacked by rabid Thessians. Litala '93 fought back though, even though they were under duress, Berardo Do Luca skinning two on his way to curling one into the back of the net. Atletik restored their cushion as v Tuhinju struck home his 17th of the season. A vital win in the title chase for Atletik, who go 11 points clear.

Other Games.
Spartak Makarska 2–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Zenit Esca 1–5 Dtykiga
Liria Prizren 0–2 Fk Arsika
Lok. Ostrova 0–0 1896 Ebor
Olympic Thessia 1–4 Dinamo Esca
CDSA Decraa 0–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Torpedo Vershina 0–0 Pakhtakor Trunca

Spartak knock off one of the top teams in the Top League, Nils Ingebregtsen and Enzo Lind the key for them and their goals move them just four points off getting out of the relegation zone, they could still easily survive. Fäjü Kälèt got his 5th of the season in the game. Dtykiga thrashed Zenit, Iivari Kaitanen getting a hat trick, his second of the season. Fk Arsika definitely got the bargain of the transfer window, signing Raimo Kääriäinen for £25,000, he's returned with 14 goals after scoring against Liria, he's returned on his tiny transfer fee - costing the Blackhorses £1,785.71 per goal, not bad. Lok. Ostrova held 1896 Ebor to a 0-0 draw, the Northmen are now 18 points off Atletik and are effectively out of the title race. Dinamo destroyed Olympic and possibly destroyed their title hopes also, leaving them 13 points adrift, not an impossible deficit to turn over but highly unlikely. FC Ararat's captain is surely in the frontrunner for the Player of the Season award, Dobroslav Stojanovic got his 15th goal of the season against CDSA Decraa. Torpedo and Pakhtakor finished 0-0 from Mutlangen.

Match Day 22
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 3–3 Olympic Thessia
3rd versus 4th in the Top League going into this game, Korecky Road was rocking, the Narrhallamarsch was quickly sounded out too, Dobroslav Stojanovic getting his first of two early on. Olympic leveled through Géduř Çāló, but then FC Ararat re-took the lead with their captain getting his second of the game. 2-1 at half-time seemed fair and Olympic were clearly unhappy with this, coming out very aggressively in the second half - changing formation and playing a very much more attacking style of football. This quickly paid off as Igor Artemiev bagged his 12th goal of the season and then Kyösti Lindholm added another to put the away team up 3-2. FC Ararat had to battle back and eventually their hard work paid off, Stojanovic threading the eye of the needle for Lev Repin, (the full back!) to get on the end of and slot past Wlad Domasch. The Narrhallamarsch was played again and everyone went home quite happy, as it seemed the fairest result in the end - with both teams putting on exceptional performances.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–1 Atletik Thessia
Litala '93 1–2 Torpedo Vershina
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–2 CDSA Decraa
Dinamo Esca 5–2 Lok. Ostrova
1896 Ebor 0–0 Liria Prizren
Fk Arsika 3–1 Zenit Esca
Dtykiga 1–1 Spartak Makarska

Atletik will be pleased with a point from their trip to Miago, Laze v Tuhinju heading home late on to get a valuable draw. Torpedo knocked off Litala '93 and they're beginning to look safer from relegation now, four points clear of the relegation zone and in seemingly decent form. Emeryk Walczak put on a great performance to win it with two goals. Pakhtakor and CDSA were competitive, Uspensky and Ayala scoring before CDSA fought back with a goal from Almerique and then from Abe Makhanya, leaving them 11 points adrift of Atletik at the top. Dinamo thrashed Lok. Ostrova, Zivko Marinovic scoring his 16th of the campaign and then setting up for Ivanec to grab his 8th - this all before Dinamo scored 5 in the remainder of the game, Michal Horak with the pick of the bunch. 1896 Ebor and Liria Prizren were particularly boring, these poor results leaving both lower than they should be - 1896 sit 9th and Liria are behind them in 10th. Fk Arsika got an important win against Zenit, a win which could go a long way in keeping them up, Darko Kralj getting two and Srebrenko Vidovic getting the other. Dtykiga's talisman canceled out Spartak's talisman, Iivari Kaitanen scoring on the evening that the news broke that CAP - a team that look good for promotion in Valladares were rumoured to have tabled a £15 million bid for the young man - after Ingebregtsen opened for Spartak.

Match Day 23
Game of the Week: Spartak Makarska 3–2 Fk Arsika
An absolute battle at the bottom of the table, Fk Arsika in 14th and Spartak in bottom place before the game - it would be imperative for both sides to get a result from this, as a win could begin to drag them out of the relegation zone - Akonmäentie was rocking as usual as the fans tried to get their teams going, Fk Arsika made the - relatively - short trip across Nasto to Makarska, taking a large allocation with them of 3,000. Nils Ingebregtsen is the heart of this team and the big forward nodded home early, then set-up Enzo Lind - who is fast becoming a big talent, Fk Arsika came back through their team captain, Srebrenko Vidovic getting his second goal in as many weeks, before crossing in for Darko Kralj to power home. Spartak then won it with Enzo Lind getting his second of the game, curling a free kick beyond Markovic. This result lifts Spartak to 14th, Fk Arsika falling to 15th and means both sides are just three points adrift of Zenit Esca in 13th, meaning they could still survive.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 2–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Zenit Esca 0–1 1896 Ebor
Liria Prizren 3–1 Dinamo Esca
Lok. Ostrova 0–0 FC Ararat Severyan
Olympic Thessia 3–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
CDSA Decraa 1–0 Litala '93
Torpedo Vershina 2–1 Atletik Thessia

Iivari Kaitanen opened the scoring against Energia-Yaderny, with Aleksandr Kulikov hitting back before Miska Kasvio winning it with a long-range volley. 1896 Ebor traveled to Turjaška with 3,200 mental fans and went home the happier after Dzala Ertobashia smashed in a goal. Liria Prizren eased their way past Dinamo Esca, Jon Grise Fjordun's brace putting them two ahead before Dinamo started to fight back, with a goal from Kwesi Ferrer before Tyko Rissanen completed the win for Liria. Lok. Ostrova and FC Ararat Severyan were the boring ones this week, but Olympic were rather more exciting, routing Pakhtakor - Kyösti Lindholm scoring two and Iuliu Zaplatic getting his 8th of the year, Karlsson got a consolation goal for Pakhtakor. CDSA's Almerique got his 18th goal of the season as he put Litala '93 to the sword, the old man continuing to perform at a high level. Torpedo surprised Atletik and got the win that will probably keep them up, 7 points clear of the relegation zone, they can just trundle to survival this year - Emeryk Walczak getting another brace, meaning he has 4 in 2 games, Laze v Tuhinju tried to inspire his team but could only get one for the visitors.

Match Day 24
Game of the Week: Dinamo Esca 1–1 Zenit Esca.
Another Votavova District Derby, this time we're at Kotrba Park. The atmosphere was brilliant, the violence was slightly unusual - considering this is meant to be the posh area of Mytannion, but the younger generations are beginning to try and mimic the firms of the northern clubs and some others, the match was delayed by half an hour and over 150 arrests were made for things relating to the derby game. Once the action got under way, Zenit opened the scoring through their striker from New Croydon, Lewis Moore, who lashed a shot into the net, his 9th goal of the season. Dinamo were strong throughout but Zenit remained resilient and difficult to break down, but Dinamo did get a breakthrough with Suleyman van Rossen. They did have a late winner ruled out for offside, a controversial decision which led to particularly excessive heckling of the linesman.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Atletik Thessia 1–0 CDSA Decraa
Litala '93 3–2 Olympic Thessia
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–3 Lok. Ostrova
FC Ararat Severyan 2–3 Liria Prizren
1896 Ebor 1–1 Spartak Makarska
Fk Arsika 0–2 Dtykiga

Energia-Yaderny beat Torpedo, Felix Kaestner got his 13th goal of the season in the process - when Atletik beat Energia-Yaderny's East Midland's rivals, CDSA Decraa, 1-0, Laze v Tuhinju got his 20th of the campaign. Litala '93 won a 5 goal thriller at Wyan Road, narrowly beating Olympic Thessia - Slavoljub Petrović's double and Remy Pichaud-Moulin's goal won it in the end for the side from the capital. Lok. Ostrova and Pakhtakor had a thriller of their own, Zivko Marinovic's hat trick winning it over Emilio Ayala's brace. Plenty of 3-2 scorelines this weekend, Liria also winning out - Jon Grise Fjordun and a Tyko Rissanen brace ensuring victory for them. 1896 Ebor's Dzala Ertobashia scored first before Nils Ingebregtsen canceled out his opener, a good point away from home for Spartak. Dtykiga are now third, mainly down to Iivari Kaitanen's goals. He got another in their win over second bottom Fk Arsika.

Match Day 25
Game of the Week: Olympic Thessia 2–2 Atletik Thessia
The game that would pretty much decide the title. If Atletik won they'd be 11 points clear of their nearest rivals with only 15 points remaining, anything other than a loss and they would pretty much have the title. Once again, trouble marred the start of the game - Atletik's allocation of 200 were some of the most hardened hooligans there are and they wanted revenge for the antics of the Olympic fans when they traveled across Thessia to Maine Road. The tiny Kaunostadion - 2,600 capacity - was full to the brim as normal and the noise was deafening. A series of blue fireworks were set off from the away end and the referee deemed this unsafe, delaying the start until this stopped. Olympic went ahead, much to the annoyance of Atletik fans who let off more fireworks when Géduř Çāló opened the scoring. After a further delay of the game, Géduř Çāló went on a mazy run through the Atletik defence and then sliced a shot beyond Waller. After half-time, with Atletik playing towards their fans. Lijenost Klinicki scored on 67 minutes, his 9th of the season. He took a touch from the cross from Vitek, to take it beyond Ivan Surna and then smash past Domasch in the Olympic net. Laze v Tuhinju scored in the 94th minute, remaining absolutely vital to Atletik's cause, nodding home from a corner. He leapt into the stands and was held aloft by Atletik fans who let off more fireworks and flares, Atletik had pretty much won the title. 9 points clear with only 15 points remaining, four points would win them the league.

Other Games.
Fk Arsika 0–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Dtykiga 3–4 1896 Ebor
Spartak Makarska 2–2 Dinamo Esca
Zenit Esca 5–3 FC Ararat Severyan
Liria Prizren 3–3 Pakhtakor Trunca
Lok. Ostrova 0–3 Litala '93
CDSA Decraa 2–1 Torpedo Vershina

Energia-Yaderny got the three points with Fäjü Kälèt getting his 6th of the campaign, 1896 Ebor won the seven-goal thriller in Ontario, Adama Diarra's late brace winning it for them. Spartak and Dinamo played 2-2, Jaroslav Nemec's late equaliser getting Spartak an important share of the points. FC Ararat lost out against Zenit, Valisz' hat trick being the thing that won the game there. Liria and Pakhtakor were level after 90 minutes, 3-3 being a fun game. Rissanen's brace not being enough as Pakhtakor fought the whole way. Emilio Ayala the catalyst for them. Litala '93 eased their way past Litala '93, Slavoljub Petrović getting two headers and Musa Kiril scoring the other. CDSA Decraa's Ruben Almerique got his 19th and 20th goals of the season as his side beat Torpedo Vershina.

Match Day 26
Game of the Week: Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–1 CDSA Decraa.
The East Midlands Derby was just as fiery as the first encounter of the season between the two, the two sides had a lot riding on this game - they both wanted to continue the chase against Atletik and it would be vital that they got the three points in order to facilitate that. Of course, even if they couldn't do that, they still would want to solidify their position in the running for international competitions qualifications spots. CDSA went ahead through the mercurial Ruben Almerique, the old man scoring yet another for his team. But Aleks Kulikov and then Felix Kaestner turned the game around as Energia-Yaderny went on to win the Derby.

Other Games.
Torpedo Vershina 0–0 Olympic Thessia
Atletik Thessia 2–1 Lok. Ostrova
Litala '93 0–0 Liria Prizren
Pakhtakor Trunca 3–1 Zenit Esca
FC Ararat Severyan 2–1 Spartak Makarska
Dinamo Esca 1–0 Dtykiga
1896 Ebor 4–0 Fk Arsika

Torpedo and Olympic played out a nil-nil bore draw, Atletik narrowly beat Lok. Ostrova, Lijenost Klinicki getting his 10th of the season and then Laze v Tuhinju putting Atletik two ahead, Zivko Marinovic tried to start the fight back for Lok, but he could only manage his 20th goal of the season. Litala '93 and Liria Prizren were also at 0-0, Pakhtakor got an important win in their fight for survival, Emilio Ayala getting a brace to win it. FC Ararat beat Spartak, Lev Repin and Dobroslav Stojanovic canceling out Nils Ingebregtsen's early strike. Dinamo edged out Dtykiga, Kwesi Ferrer powering home. 1896 Ebor thank Dzala Ertobashia as his hat trick put the Northmen beyond the Blackhorses at the Oluja Stadion.

Match Day 27
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 1–1 Atletik Thessia.
Well, these two sides hate each other at the best of times. Two big sides with passionate support, when they meet at the biggest stadium in Mytannion, it's all a bit more on the line. Especially when Atletik could win the title with as much as a point here - dependent on other results. Sipilainen scored first, in front of the Yellow Wall which set-up a particularly amazing tifo display pre-game. It took until the 79th minute until Atletik bothered to reply, through Mirko Tasecchi's strike, the captain getting a point against Liria and effectively winning the title as other results went Atletik's way. Atletik are 13 points clear with only 9 points available. They are champions for the 13th time and they now look ahead to the National Cup as they look to complete the double this season.

Other Games.
1896 Ebor 4–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Fk Arsika 0–1 Dinamo Esca
Dtykiga 0–0 FC Ararat Severyan
Spartak Makarska 1–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
Zenit Esca 0–2 Litala '93
Lok. Ostrova 2–2 Torpedo Vershina
Olympic Thessia 1–0 CDSA Decraa

Energia-Yaderny Miago needed Atletik to lose and they needed to win in order to stay in the title race, they didn't even take care of their own result as they were comprehensively beaten by 1896 Ebor, Adama Diarra the catalyst for them with two goals and two assists. Dinamo edged Fk Arsika, this probably relegates the Blackhorses as they're now 8 points adrift at the bottom and two more points for Zenit would relegate them. Spartak needed a result against Pakhtakor, and vice versa. Spartak now need other results to go their way at the bottom, they're nowhere near survival yet. Litala '93 eased past Zenit, Berardo Do Luca getting two more goals. Lok. Ostrova and Torpedo Vershina ended up drawing two-all, Zivko Marinovic got two more for Lok to cancel out Torpedo's own talisman, old Rudi Krob who is now up to 10 goals for the season. Olympic Thessia edged past CDSA and Energia-Yaderny and 1896 into 2nd, they're all on 45 points! Who will finish in the Globe Cup spots? We'll have to wait and see.

Here's the league table after 27 games:

## Mytanar Top League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atletik Thessia            27   17   7   3    53   29  +24    58 Champions, CC
02 Olympic Thessia            27   12   9   6    50   43   +7    45
03 Energia-Yaderny Miago      27   13   6   8    47   34  +13    45
04 1896 Ebor                  27   12   9   6    44   32  +12    45
05 CDSA Decraa                27   14   3  10    39   30   +9    45
06 FC Ararat Severyan         27   11  10   6    49   39  +10    43
07 Litala '93                 27   12   7   8    41   38   +3    43
08 Dinamo Esca                27   11   8   8    41   38   +3    41
09 Dtykiga                    27   11   8   8    47   41   +6    41
10 Liria Prizren              27    9   9   9    43   35   +8    36
11 Lok. Ostrova               27    7   9  11    35   47  −12    30
12 Torpedo Vershina           27    7   7  13    26   38  −12    28
13 Zenit Esca                 27    7   5  15    32   49  −17    26
14 Spartak Makarska           27    4  10  13    32   46  −14    22
15 Pakhtakor Trunca           27    4   9  14    36   50  −14    21
16 Fk Arsika                  27    5   4  18    29   55  −26    19

Atletik have won their 13th title, they're now too far ahead of the rest and have won the title with three games to go - quite a feat and in no small part thanks to Laze v Tuhinju who has scored 21 goals this season. Olympic Thessia are sitting pretty in second, they just score so many and that is quite simply why they've done so well this season. They're on 45 points, the same as Energia-Yaderny Miago, 1896 Ebor and CDSA Decraa - all of which are trying to stay in the Globe Cup spots.

Chasing the four teams on 45 points are FC Ararat Severyan and Litala '93, FC Ararat would like to try and persuade Dobroslav Stojanovic to stay somehow and surely international competitions would ensure that? At least for a season more anyway. Apparently Atletik have now tabled a £17.5 million bid for the young man - trying to make him the heart of their team as they did with Robin Hjik all them years ago. Dinamo Esca and Dtykiga are quite happy with where they are, although the latter will be sad to be losing Iivari Kaitanen for next season - he leads the league in goal scoring, with 24 goals.

He's leaving to CAP in Valladares next season, for £17.5 million. The young man is expected to lead the line in the next World Cup for Mytannion, his movement being key to how he scores so many and being admired by Arefev, the national team manager. Liria will be massively disappointed with their season, sitting 10th after spending so much money - but expect more investment in defenders next season as their manager, Mike Duerr has already identified that area as being the reason why they've lost so many tight games - we imagine he won't get a chance to spend this money if he doesn't win the National Cup at least this season. Lok. Ostrova need a point or two to be safe, this is an outstanding season for them - with Zivko Marinovic being the key to it, expect him to be shipped overseas after his outstanding 22 goal season. Torpedo need a few more points to be safe also, but they're getting there.

Zenit Esca are still in the thick of it and they have a horrendous trio of games remaining, next week they travel to Atletik, before playing Torpedo - who could still be in the thick of it also - and then they go to CDSA Decraa who could still be fighting for Globe Cup contention. They could be in trouble, Zenit. Spartak just need to keep doing what they're doing, scoring and narrowly winning games. Pakhtakor need to do the same, but look in a bit of bother at this point and finally, Fk Arsika look to be relegated. They just haven't played well enough all year and it's telling now, leaving themselves a mountain to climb in order to survive.

by **Mytannion** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:50 pm

2012/13 Season: Part Four.

Here we are. 240 matches, 1 champion, 3 relegated and a whole load of action. Here are the final few weeks of the season, sure, we already know who the champion is, but there are still relegation battles to be fought out - as well as the chase for the three Globe Cup spots. Lots to sort out, here's the final three games for you:

Match Day 28
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 2–1 Fk Arsika.
A lot was riding on this game, if FC Ararat could get three points they could further their conquest on the Globe Cup positions. Fk Arsika basically needed to win in order to have a chance of survival, both teams knew they needed the points from the game and Severyan was abuzz with expectation, Korecky Road was its famous self, alive with support and the famous Narrhallamarsch was played pretty quickly. Andrej Simunovic was played through by Dobroslav Stojanovic and Simunovic rounded the goalkeeper before tapping into an empty net. Fk Arsika gradually fought their way back into the game, edging their way up the field after some staunch defending by FC Ararat. Raimo Kääriäinen was eventually the beneficiary of this hard work as he lashed a strike low and hard past Szolat. Simunovic would let the Narrhallamarsch sound again as he won an aerial battle against two Fk Arsika defenders and nodded home to win it for the home team. This moves FC Ararat up to 4th in the table.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–2 Olympic Thessia
CDSA Decraa 3–0 Lok. Ostrova
Torpedo Vershina 0–2 Liria Prizren
Atletik Thessia 2–0 Zenit Esca
Litala '93 1–0 Spartak Makarska
Pakhtakor Trunca 0–3 Dtykiga
Dinamo Esca 2–1 1896 Ebor

Olympic traveled south to Miago and beat them, these three points will be the key to where they finish in the Top League this season. They're now 3rd because of Lindholm's brace. CDSA destroyed Lok, Ruben Almerique's double firing them into 2nd, Filip Sotola with the other goal. Liria Prizren eased their way past Torpedo at Mutlangen, Sipilainen and Grise Fjordun with the goals. Atletik beat Zenit the week after they had secured the title, pushing Zenit closer towards the relegation zone in the process. Litala '93's Remy Pichaud-Moulin hit a late winner for them to edge their way past Spartak, who are falling closer to the drop, now four points behind with six available. Dtykiga smashed through Pakhtakor, Iivari Kaitanen began the scoring with a curler from the edge of the box, before setting up for Avdyei Kalinin to score. Kalinin also turned provider, threading through for Mizera to score. Dinamo dealt a huge blow to 1896 Ebor's hopes for Globe Cup qualification. Dzala Ertobashia scored first for the away side, Dinamo turned it around with a double from Kwesi Ferrer who is fast becoming a fan favourite at Kotrba Park.

Match Day 29
Game of the Week: Dtykiga 4–3 Litala '93.
A seven-goal thriller came from Stupka Lane, Berardo Do Luca began the goalscoring - jogging straight over to the Litala '93 fans in the away end, who had immediately lit-up several flares. Dtykiga fought back, with their normal main man being the whole reason behind it - Iivari Kaitanen scoring from long-range, his 26th goal of the season. Miska Kasvio nodded home from about a yard out to put the side from Ontario into the lead. Miroslav Mizera drilled home from about the penalty spot to extend his side's lead. Andrei Døsch brought his side back into it after half-time, dribbling this way and that before firing low past Vistruano. Litala brought themselves level in the 80th minute, Slavoljub Petrović's penalty meaning the two teams were at 3-3 with only ten minutes to go, a result which wouldn't suit either team. Avdyei Kalinin won a free kick on the edge of the box and fairly central, he curved it past the wall and into the bottom corner. 4-3. This result sent Dtykiga 5th in the table, Litala '93 falling below them to 6th. Interesting results in the Top League.

Other Games.
Dinamo Esca 1–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
1896 Ebor 4–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Fk Arsika 3–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
Spartak Makarska 3–3 Atletik Thessia
Zenit Esca 2–1 Torpedo Vershina
Liria Prizren 5–2 CDSA Decraa
Lok. Ostrova 0–4 Olympic Thessia

Dinamo further hurt Energia-Yaderny's chances at international competition qualification, a late equaliser from Kwesi Ferrer being the reason for that. 1896 Ebor thrashed FC Ararat, in a slightly surprising result. Dzala Ertobashia's brace was a brilliant foil for Adama Diarra's early double. Dobroslav Stojanovic did get a late consolation but FC Ararat will be very disappointed with this result - Globe Cup qualification seems to be the only way to keep Dobroslav Stojanovic, his ambition means he'll want trophies and FC Ararat can't offer that at the moment. FC Ararat are standing firm though, it'll be interesting to see if Atletik can sway them. Fk Arsika got a vital win, 3-1 over Pakhtakor, a result that relegated both teams as Zenit won later in the day. Spartak did well to hold Atletik to a draw, but it wasn't enough - Zenit winning and relegating all three teams below them. Snerik Oiskha did manage a hat trick for Atletik, though. Zenit kept themselves up, beating Torpedo 2-1. Zdenek Valisz keeping his hometown club up with an outstanding brace. Liria thrashed CDSA, Sipilainen's hat trick the key for them. Olympic strengthened their position in 2nd with a strong win over already safe Lok. Artemiev and Lindholm got two each to pick apart the opposition's defence.

Match Day 30
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 1–0 Dtykiga.
Atletik won their 19th game of the season and lifted their 13th Mytanar Top League trophy, Laze v Tuhinju also getting his 22nd goal of the season in the process. Maine Road was buzzing after the game, with the team captain, Mirko Tasecchi lifting the Top League trophy aloft and the fans thanking their team for the hard work they'd put in throughout the season. The players also hailed the most vocal section of support in Maine Road, The Kippax End (it was formerly one of the sideline stands when Maine Road was first constructed, but this changed when the ground was rebuilt, as it was made the end stand and built with three tiers), roared with approval and the Atletik fans were simply ecstatic because of the way their team had played all season. The next stage for them is signing new players and noises are already being made for their targets. Dobroslav Stojanovic is target number one, Eduard Bubela is being sounded out as a possible signing from Torpedo Vershina, as is Tomas Koudela of CDSA Decraa - both could make the defence surer. They've already brought Robin Hjik back from the Polar Islandstates. They may also have to replace one of their strikers, with Lijenost Klinicki in particular making noises about wanting a move.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–1 Lok. Ostrova
Olympic Thessia 1–1 Liria Prizren
CDSA Decraa 1–2 Zenit Esca
Torpedo Vershina 0–0 Spartak Makarska
Litala '93 3–0 Fk Arsika
Pakhtakor Trunca 0–1 1896 Ebor
FC Ararat Severyan 0–1 Dinamo Esca

Energia-Yaderny beat Lok eventually, but they had to wait until injury time to do it - and by that point they were out of the race for Globe Cup contention anyway, Aleks Kulikov got the winner there. Olympic only needed a draw to make sure of their position, they got that and finished 2nd, well in Globe Cup competition and finishing runners-up to their rivals from across Zenit Toranj. Zenit put CDSA Decraa out of the Globe Cup spots, Lewis Moore's brace making sure CDSA wouldn't play international competition this year. Torpedo and Spartak played out a 0-0 draw, Litala '93 smashed Fk Arsika at home, Berardo Do Luca scoring two there - guaranteeing them Globe Cup football, albeit very narrowly - on head-to-head results. 1896 Ebor edged past Pakhtakor, but it was enough to get them into the Globe Cup, Adama Diarra's screamer getting them there. Dinamo Esca also eliminated FC Ararat from Globe Cup football, Kwesi Ferrer helping to eliminate them from contention and putting his team above both Dtykiga and FC Ararat in the process to finish 7th.

Here's the end of season league table:

## Mytanar Top League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atletik Thessia            30   19   8   3    59   32  +27    65 Champions, CC
02 Olympic Thessia            30   14  10   6    57   44  +13    52 GC
03 1896 Ebor                  30   14   9   7    50   35  +15    51 GC
04 Litala '93                 30   14   7   9    48   42   +6    49 GC
05 Energia-Yaderny Miago      30   14   7   9    50   38  +12    49
06 CDSA Decraa                30   15   3  12    45   37   +8    48
07 Dinamo Esca                30   13   9   8    45   40   +5    48
08 Dtykiga                    30   13   8   9    54   45   +9    47
09 FC Ararat Severyan         30   12  10   8    52   45   +7    46
10 Liria Prizren              30   11  10   9    51   38  +13    43
11 Zenit Esca                 30    9   5  16    36   53  −17    32
12 Lok. Ostrova               30    7   9  14    36   56  −20    30
13 Torpedo Vershina           30    7   8  15    27   42  −15    29
14 Spartak Makarska           30    4  12  14    35   50  −15    24 R
15 Fk Arsika                  30    6   4  20    33   61  −28    22 R
16 Pakhtakor Trunca           30    4   9  17    37   57  −20    21 R

Atletik Thessia secured their 13th Top League title, they will look to win the National Cup after this too. They continued their free-scoring attacking football, Snerik Oiskha being key in the centre of the park, behind the strikers etc. Atletik had won the league with three match days to go, although it had been long over before that. Their local rivals Olympic Thessia managed to finish 2nd, shocking a number of teams with bigger resources and bigger names. Olympic will probably not be able to repeat the feat, but the money they will gain from a Globe Cup campaign will be extremely valuable and could stand them in good stead to challenge for Globe Cup qualification consistently in the future.

1896 Ebor will not be pleased with their season, being edged out of even 2nd and not being able to challenge Atletik at the top. Their manager, Luca Bazarelli will be under pressure over the summer, certainly. Litala '93 round out the top four and will hope to improve on this next season. They have a good team, but we all knew it would take time for new players to gel into their style of play, a leaky defence didn't help them this season, though.

The two East Midland giants, Energia-Yaderny Miago and CDSA Decraa will both be disappointed with their inability to break into the top four, one of them probably should, but nobody was expecting Olympic Thessia to do so well. CDSA will be the happier of the two, though, and will hope to add a few good players to a good squad over the summer and maybe challenge for international competitions qualification next season.

Dinamo Esca, Dtykiga and FC Ararat Severyan will all be happy with their seasons. FC Ararat in particular, after their appalling start to the season - they will be simply pleased that they consolidated their position in the top-flight and finished comfortably in mid-table. Dinamo Esca will be pleased, performing slightly above expectations. Dtykiga's early season form helped them no end as they tailed off a bit towards the end of the season but again, finished comfortably mid-table. Dtykiga will be looking to add players to try and maintain the form they managed in the early stages of the season, maybe add some more squad players who can come in when injuries hit the squad. They will also be looking to keep hold of the mercurial striker Iivari Kaitanen.

Liria Prizren performed well below expectations, big money spent on good young strikers, which was obvious, they scored the fourth highest amount of goals in the top-flight. They just simply lost too many games by narrow margins. The fans at the Westfalenstadion will be baying for blood if no success is delivered this season, so expect Mike Duerr to be out of a job if Liria fail to win the National Cup. The problem could simply have been too many new players in one squad, although it could be for a myriad of other reasons. Zenit Esca managed to stay up, they'll be pleased with that. Lok. Ostrova will be delighted with their season, staying up fairly comfortably in the end, Zivko Marinovic being the catalyst for their great season. They will hope to keep the big man and consolidate their squad for another fight next season.

Torpedo Vershina narrowly stayed up, a 0-0 draw on the last day against relegation rivals Spartak Makarska mattered none, they had ensured their position in the Top League by Match Day 29. Spartak Makarska, Fk Arsika and Pakhtakor Trunca will be playing Second Division football next season, with big names like Yaromir Uspensky and Nils Ingebregtsen already looking for moves away from their home town clubs.

Player of the Season: 1. Dobroslav Stojanovic (FC Ararat Severyan; 19 goals, 15 assists), 2. Snerik Oiskha (Atletik Thessia; 9 goals, 17 assists), 3. Zivko Marinovic (Lok. Ostrova; 22 goals, 6 assists).
Young Player of the Season: 1. 1. Dobroslav Stojanovic (FC Ararat Severyan; 19 goals, 15 assists), 2. Snerik Oiskha (Atletik Thessia; 9 goals, 17 assists), 3. Iivari Kaitanen (Dtykiga; 26 goals, 7 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Iivari Kaitanen (Dtykiga; 26 goals), 2. Ruben Almerique (CDSA Decraa; 24 goals), 3. Laze v Tuhinju (Atletik Thessia; 23 goals).

## Mytanar Second Division    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny      38   21  11   6    66   43  +23    74 Champions, P
02 1923 Esca                   38   19  12   7    72   47  +25    69 P
03 1.FFC Turbine Decraa        38   18  10  10    57   39  +18    64 P
04 FC Obolon Forvik            38   17  12   9    74   67   +7    63
05 Arka Snezhnaya              38   17  11  10    66   57   +9    62
06 FC Arsenal Vershina         38   17  10  11    53   45   +8    61
07 SK Port Jarko               38   17  10  11    72   54  +18    61
08 FC Nyva Zvornik             38   18   7  13    69   56  +13    61
09 Stade Ouverjavaa            38   16  12  10    65   61   +4    60
10 Lok. Cassia                 38   17   8  13    66   58   +8    59
11 Enerhetyk Parr              38   16   6  16    62   61   +1    54
12 Metalist Thessia            38   13   9  16    64   60   +4    48
13 Shakhtyor Esca              38   12  11  15    55   60   −5    47
14 FK Jelenia Dzorhgrod        38   10  15  13    48   55   −7    45
15 Miago FK                    38   12   8  18    56   69  −13    44
16 Stroitel Cieszyn            38   12   6  20    62   73  −11    42
17 Spartak Nalchik             38   11   9  18    66   79  −13    42
18 Prizren '75                 38    8  13  17    48   71  −23    37 R
19 1888 Decraa                 38    7   7  24    40   71  −31    28 R
20 TVMK                        38    4   9  25    35   70  −35    21 R

Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny won their first ever trophy in anything, following them up were 1923 Esca and 1.FFC Turbine Decraa. The latter two create all sorts of derby games for next season, which should be all sorts of fun.

Player of the Season: 1. Vratislav Vasatko (Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny; 8 goals, 22 assists), 2. Krystof Cerny (1.FFC Turbine Decraa; 10 clean sheets), 3. Zdenek Batelka (FC Obolon Forvik; 32 goals, 7 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Zdenek Batelka (FC Obolon Forvik; 32 goals), 2. Jakub Novotny (1923 Esca; 28 goals), 3. Ondrej Knizek (SK Port Jarko; 26 goals).

## Mytanar Third Division  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Traktar Thessia       38   25   5   8    77   42  +35    80 Champions, P
02 Rudar Uchenik            38   23   9   6    85   39  +46    78 P
03 Slavia Thessia           38   19  13   6    57   41  +16    70 P
04 Thessia Keltskaya        38   19  13   6    78   47  +31    70
05 Gwardia Esca             38   21   6  11    79   52  +27    69
06 Tekstilshchik Ibon       38   20   7  11    68   45  +23    67
07 GKS Trunca               38   19   8  11    67   53  +14    65
08 Preußen Kitzbuhel        38   18  10  10    59   47  +12    64
09 Hibernia Esca            38   15  16   7    71   48  +23    61
10 Borussia Kitzbuhel       38   14   9  15    52   52    0    51
11 Khimik Pahranichny       38   14   6  18    48   57   −9    48
12 Alania Vysoki            38   12  10  16    56   65   −9    46
13 Flota Miago              38   12   8  18    39   58  −19    44
14 Akademisk Esca           38   13   5  20    50   63  −13    44
15 Flota Stratenberg        38   13   5  20    58   70  −12    44
16 Rotor Ravnina            38   12   6  20    46   70  −24    42
17 DSC Old Boys             38   10  12  16    48   67  −19    42
18 MKS Kluczbork            38    7  10  21    39   75  −36    31 R
19 KKS Cassia               38    4   7  27    27   67  −40    19 R
20 Karelia Ebor             38    4   7  27    35   81  −46    19 R

FC Traktar Thessia win the Third Division title and get that much closer to big boy football, Rudar Uchenik will be disappointed that their league leading attack (85 goals scored), and league leading defence (only 39 conceded), somehow couldn't win them the title. Too many draws from them. Slavia Thessia are the other team going up this season. MKS Kluczbork, KKS Cassia and Karelia Ebor all go the other way and slide into the Fourth Division.

## Mytanar Fourth Division   Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Pelikan Esca               38   24   7   7    64   28  +36    79 Champions, P
02 Crvena Zvezda Tsrvena      38   23   7   8    86   44  +42    76 P
03 Ingushetia Parr            38   23   7   8    73   42  +31    76 P
04 DSC Young Boys             38   22   7   9    72   46  +26    73
05 Hertha Bedzin              38   21   9   8    73   61  +12    72
06 FC Sorokin Thessia         38   21   7  10    86   52  +34    70
07 Partizan Tsrvena           38   21   6  11    77   48  +29    69
08 Vorwaats Backsfield        38   20   7  11    62   36  +26    67
09 FC Carpathia Arsika        38   19   8  11    64   53  +11    65
10 Ajax (Vershina)            38   17   7  14    64   56   +8    58
11 Arminia Ebor               38   17   6  15    65   62   +3    57
12 IFK Naering                38   17   6  15    61   59   +2    57
13 Puszcza Hajerek            38   17   4  17    75   69   +6    55
14 Lech Thessia               38   13  11  14    56   67  −11    50
15 Orzel Esca                 38   14   6  18    55   60   −5    48
16 Skanderbeg Strandby        38   12   3  23    47   76  −29    39
17 Sokol Esca                 38    7   2  29    41   87  −46    23
18 Slavia Bedzin              38    5   8  25    26   69  −43    23
19 FC OVT                     38    2   6  30    34   99  −65    12
20 FK Sudet                   38    1   4  33    21   88  −67     7

Pelikan Esca win the Fourth Division, they'll be getting their first ever taste of anything higher than that next season. Crvena Zvezda also managed to get promotion, with a joint-league leading 86 goals scored. Completing the three to go up are Ingushetia Parr. FC OVT somehow conspired to concede 99 goals in a season (they concede 2.6 goals on average per game), but at least they aren't FK Sudet who could only cobble together 7 points all season!

Well, it's been a great season, but it's not over yet. That is just the league season complete, the National Cup round-up is to come!

by **Mytannion** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:28 pm

2012/13 Season: National Cup.

The Cup contested between the top sixteen teams in Mytannion is the second most prestigious footballing competition in the nation, and as it is at the end of the season, it is hotly contested as teams now have their pride to fight for, here it is.

Round One
Atletik Thessia 4-2 Pakhtakor Trunca
Olympic Thessia 5-1 Fk Arsika
1896 Ebor 4-1 Spartak Makarska
Litala '93 2-4 Torpedo Vershina
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2-0 Lok. Ostrova
CDSA Decraa 0-0 Zenit Esca (0-0 AET, 3-2 PKs)
Dinamo Esca 3-4 Liria Prizren
Dtykiga 2-5 FC Ararat Severyan

Round Two
Atletik Thessia 4-4 Torpedo Vershina (4-5 AET)
Olympic Thessia 2-4 Liria Prizren
1896 Ebor 1-3 FC Ararat Severyan
Energia-Yaderny Miago 4-0 CDSA Decraa

Semi Finals
Energia-Yaderny Miago 3-1 Torpedo Vershina
FC Ararat Severyan 0-3 Liria Prizren

Final
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0-5 Liria Prizren

Energia-Yaderny Miago managed to knock their local rivals out and then beat the tricky Torpedo Vershina who had knocked out Atletik in the second round. Liria Prizren wanted to make up for their lack of success in the league with a cup win and they made a good run, knocking out Dobroslav Stojanovic's FC Ararat Severyan, in what is expected to be his last game for the club as a £22.5 million bid has been made for him by Atletik Thessia and it is widely expected that he will be sold. In the final, Liria looked the more motivated and a Miki Sipilainen hat trick was the main catalyst for their absolute thrashing of Energia-Yaderny which will certainly secure Mike Duerr's job for one more season at the very least.

by **Mytannion** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:33 pm

2013/2014 Season Preview.

We go into the 2013/2014 season after a summer full of transfer rumours and intrigue, with some transfers sagas having ran on and on throughout the season and also throughout the summer in some cases. This will give you all the news on the transfers and make sure all loose ends are tied up. It will also give you an insight into the season ahead and what has changed over this summer with the transfers that have been made and the youth players that have come through that will revitalise some teams. We hope you will find this preview useful in understanding the Mytanar football season ahead.

Key: Team Captains are underlined, Key Players are bolded and Foreign Players are italicised.

1.FFC Turbine Decraa: Cerny - Fridrich, Oosterbeek, Sekerka, Ullrich - Navratil, Rodat, Adamik, Strasil - Vlk, de Kleijn.
Stadium: Kolodvorska (7,000), Oonderslaan, Decraa.
Manager: Cyril Stanek
Season Preview: After finishing narrowly third in the Second Division last season, they come into the Top League as the team that are perhaps most expected to struggle. They play a physical style of football and enjoy ramming the ball straight down the opposition's throats by sending long balls as often as they possibly can up to Alperen de Kleijn. They have some good talents in the form of Rob Fridrich and Farouk Oosterbeek at the back, the two who will probably become foundations of future defences at the national level too. They'll just try and play the football that will keep them in the Top League for another season and if that means it being unattractive then they will say so be it. We doubt this football will be attractive or be enough to keep them in the Top League for another season, 16th.
Transfer Market: They only spent £1 million this summer, their two other signings were savvy purchases which could be the difference between them staying up or not. They brought in experienced right-sided midfielder Martin Strasil from Dtykiga, he was surplus to requirements there and has slotted straight in as captain at Kolodvorska. They also signed Joris Rodat on a free transfer, his contract at relegated Pakhtakor Trunca had expired and he moved up a division to showcase his talents. Finally, they brought in 16-year old defender Vaclav Sekerka from FC Ararat Severyan on loan. He could be a great buy as he needs experience and is expected to be a massive talent in future years.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They don't tend to fill Kolodvorska each week, especially as their local rivals (from neighbouring district Inderslaan), CDSA Decraa seem to take most of the fans from the local area. Their hardcore support are decent, but are quite violent, as if they have something to prove because they don't have as many fans as their rivals. They do hate CDSA Decraa, but don't share their rival's hatred of Energia-Yaderny Miago.

1896 Ebor: Pagnotto - Linna, Fisichella, Hodge, Cervinka - Ivankovic, Simon, Endrizzi - Diarra, Ertobashia, Nielsen.
Stadium: Oluja Stadion (22,500), Iskark, Ebor.
Manager: Luca Bazarelli (Passo Tonale).
Season Preview: This summer was particularly interesting for 1896 Ebor because they got huge foreign investment in the form of Blockhead-Polarian financial group BlockCom. This paved the way for renovation and a planned expansion of Oluja Stadion and also meant they could afford to sell some players and let Fahe Mahuc leave on a free (something many thought to be a bad idea at the time but the backroom staff obviously knew what was going on, it could still prove to be a bad decision though), as his contract expired. They've brought in some good talent and look dangerous going forward now and have a very strong defence, if Adama Diarra continues the form he had from last season and can continuously tee-up Dzala Ertobashia, then expect them to mount a serious title challenge, we expect them to finish 3rd, eventually, however.
Transfer Market: Their two transfers in were made late on in the summer, spending £5 million on Aiyegbeni Fisichella to replace Fahe Mahuc and £7.5 million to bring in talented right winger Otto Nielsen from SK Franz Josef City, he's a great step-up from their former right winger Ostoja Maric who left to Ituraitz FC of Astograth for £2 million. Fahe Mahuc's contract expired and he's gone to FC Ararat Severyan, this was the same with youngster Jiri Kross who left on a free to Augusta of Darmen. They also let Volodymyr Antashek go out on loan to Torpedo Vershina, so the defender can gain experience this year.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 6 National Cups
Fans: After criticising their old board for what has seemed like forever over their transfer policy, the new board will probably be just what they all wanted as they seem to be quite happy to spend money if they have to and they certainly did this summer. Their fans are some of the best in the country and are certainly what you would call fanatical. They will probably jump on the manager's back if he doesn't deliver some silverware this season, though.

1923 Esca: Szolat - Kozak, Gerasz, Drabek, Gajdos - Koubek, Funda, Takak, Dolezal - Novotny, Shaw.
Stadium: Radnika (50,000), Centralni, Esca.
Manager: Martin Sebesta
Season Preview: They have basically bought so many players - bringing in seven - that they should be able to stay up comfortably. Their defence is strong basically because of the signings they made. They look very strong on paper, with signings made from mid-table sides mostly meaning that this team will probably end up as a mid-table team this year. They should stay comfortably away from the relegation zone, Jakub Novotny looks to be a fairly good goalscorer, he scored 28 goals last season in the Second Division, half of that in the top-flight would be an outstanding total. We think this side will finish 10th.
Transfer Market: They spent £14 million in order to try and stay up this season, they spent £7.5 million on goalkeeper Fazakas Szolat from FC Ararat Severyan. They also spent £2.5 million on Calvin Shaw from the same club, they then spent a further £1 million on Stepan Gajdos from the same club. They spent £11 million on players from one club! They then signed Jasar Takak on loan from FC Ararat and got Roman Dolezal on a free from Energia-Yaderny Miago. Jarik Kozak was signed for £3 million from Spartak Makarska and Stefan Gerasz came in on a free from Pakhtakor Trunca. Nobody was sold, but their board was prepared to spend in order to ensure a future in the top-flight.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have good fans, but their fans are very patronising of other club's fans, mainly because they're from the richest area of the country. They are similar to the paparazzi of the area, treating their players like heroes. This isn't quite the case in recent years because they just haven't had the superstar players that they once had - but if that time returns, expect the Galacticos era to return too.

Atletik Thessia: Gottschalk - Pelech, Koudela, Hamilton, Vesely - Prijholm, Tasecchi, Hjik, Stojanovic, Oiskha - v Tuhinju.
Stadium: Maine Road (35,150), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Marius Sadowsky
Season Preview: The Citizens look stronger than ever, even if they've changed their formation for this season, they look incredible on paper this season - just the names in the squad should strike fear into opponents across the league. They've got a new goalkeeper, signed a very good young defender and promoted another youngster from within, their midfield looks incredible, Prijholm will sit with Tasecchi, Hjik and Stojanovic in front of him (all playing fairly central), and then Oiskha in behind v Tuhinju up front. This team looks like one that will retain the Mytanar Top League for Atletik and it has only needed four new players to look like one of the most formidable teams that has ever been seen in Top League history, expect a lot of goals and another championship from this team. They will probably do the double this year. 1st.
Transfer Market: They have only needed three transfers to become this good (well transfers that cost money, anyway), they spent £2.5 million on goalkeeper Pekka Gottschalk from Marriet in Falconwhereveryouare to replace Chris Waller who returned to his parent club after his loan spell. Tomas Koudela was signed from CDSA Decraa for £12.5 million with Arnost Plachy going the other way for £5 million. Of course there was the big money (£22.5 million), transfer of Dobroslav Stojanovic from FC Ararat to Atletik and Robin Hjik came home from SK Franz Josef City on a free. Stan Sarault, a youngster from Sicoutimont was also brought in to bolster the youth academy. A few other sales were made (other than the Plachy one), Josef Vitek went to Royal Rumiatzi in Astograth for £5 million. Lijenost Klinicki was sold for £15 million to AFC Farnworth in Licentiapacisterra. Pasi Järvilehto was sold to Dinamo Esca for £5 million and Lukasz Domansky, the young goalkeeper was sent on loan to Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny. Ondrej Knizek - who had an outstanding year last season on loan at SK Port Jarko in the Second Division - was sent to a bigger club this year, Dtykiga loaned him and will hope he can repeat his goalscoring exploits from last term at a lower level in the Top League this season. Pavel Polacky and Davorin Jovanovic both were released from the academy and were instantly picked up by Dtykiga also, which seems to be the place to go for young Atletik strikers at the moment.
Trophies Won: 13 Mytanar Top Leagues, 5 National Cups, 2 Rushmori Copa de Campeones
Fans: Atletik are a huge club and hail from the largest city in Mytannion (although not the capital), they therefore have one of the biggest followings throughout Mytannion and their fans represent this hugely. They follow their team throughout the nation, and are some of the loudest, most intimidating and violent fans in the nation - often being the ones focused on by documentaries following football hooliganism. Their home atmosphere is incredible and they are often as loud as opposition fans when they play away from home, as they have some of the most passionate fans in the nation.

CDSA Decraa: Krogh - Serak, Plachy, Lazarev, Benarik - Soacek, Makhanya, Novak, van Huijgevoort, Sotola - Almerique.
Stadium: Psenicova Road (28,000), Inderslaan, Decraa.
Manager: Jan Hovmana
Season Preview: They come off the back of a season where they finished 6th, narrowly missing out on international competitions. Jan Hovmana did very well on very little last season, and the team didn't really have the best talent either - sure a good defence and a talismanic central midfielder combined with an experienced goalscorer worked well but there were better players on other teams. Now that CDSA have lost some of their better talents, Tomas Koudela and Oskar Nielsen both going, they could be in a bit of trouble. They still have Almerique and young winger Sotola, who will continue to chip in with a lot of assists but they just don't have the same solid looking team as they had last season and it looks like they'll need the manager's tactical side to come through even more this season. We think they'll finish 7th, we can't see exactly how they can do any better.
Transfer Market: They signed Arnost Plachy as a replacement for Tomas Koudela who left for Atletik Thessia for a fee of £12.5 million, Plachy was brought in from Atletik for only £5 million, he's very experienced and it's pretty much a like for like change. Oskar Nielsen was sold to FC Ararat Severyan for £5 million and young Libor Suchomel was released.
Trophies Won: 4 National Cups
Fans: They have loud home support, but often fail to take many when they travel away. They once had one of the largest hooligans firms in Mytannion, but that has ended in recent years after police have stamped down on any hooliganism in the local area and the few that do travel to away games are the few hardcore that have survived this purge of firm members.

Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny: Domansky - Pipal, Oslesjek, Svoboda, Latal - Mares, Jukic, Nikl - Vasatko, Ayala, Gudde.
Stadium: Tserchevskiy Park (7,500), Pozrozha, Vozrozhdeny.
Manager: Boris Prodan
Season Preview: They eventually won the Second Division at a canter last season, with manager Boris Prodan being a former striker for this club and a bit of a cult hero around Vozrozhdeny. He hopes that Emilio Ayala will continue his goalscoring streak this season. This is a very attacking formation, three forwards with the wingers being pacy and offering lots of exciting play. They kept hold of Second Division Player of the Season, Vratislav Vasatko and they hope his assists will continue into this season. They do look very weak at the back though and it wouldn't be surprising to see them concede a whole mountain of goals this coming season and eventually, that will probably be their downfall. We think they'll finish 14th this year.
Transfer Market: They didn't sell anybody in this transfer window, which is normally the case with promoted teams - they don't want to lose their best players. They spent £7 million in total, £5 million of that on signing Tamarindian striker Emilio Ayala from relegated Pakhtakor Trunca. The other £2 million was spent on Antonin Mares from Dtykiga. Gabriel Jukic was brought in on a free. Goalkeeper Lukasz Domansky was brought in on a season long loan from Atletik Thessia.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have very good fans, they're very knowledgeable and they love their team's history - even if it hasn't given them any major trophies in the 92 years since the club was founded. They are quite loud at home, when filling out Tserchevskiy Park and they often take 5,000 fans to the biggest grounds, some of the fans don't even have tickets, they just find a way in. They're not feared really, they're not violent, just passionate.

Dinamo Esca: P.Horak - Odehnal, Sup, Mbiyavanga, Daniz - Dielissen, M.Horak, Järvilehto - van den Homberg, Ferrer, Sejnoha.
Stadium: Kotrba Park (25,000), Votavova District, Esca.
Manager: Petr Kolarov
Season Preview: Dinamo Esca were very pleased with their season last year and with good reason, they finished 7th - and only a point off international competitions, well above their expectations before the season. They were also the better team from the Votavova District, something very important to this team's fans. They've got much the same squad this season, which isn't the best considering the teams around them have improved. This season they may have to fight to be the better team in the Votavova District. Petr Kolarov is a top manager and has been touted as a possible replacement for Mike Duerr at Liria Prizren. It will be interesting to see if his apparent tactical nous is shown off this season with restricted resources in terms of the players they have. We think they'll finish 11th.
Transfer Market: Pasi Järvilehto, the Hvammstang international midfielder has been brought in for £5 million after his title winning season for Atletik Thessia. This is a very good signing for Dinamo and it is expected he will be filling the void that is left by Suleyman van Rossen going to Energia-Yaderny Miago for £8 million. Their defensive midfielder, Tikhon Voronin said he didn't want to leave for another team in Mytannion - but eventually did, making the move to Liria Prizren for a massive £15 million.
Trophies Won: 1 Mytanar Top League
Fans: They have extremely patient fans. They love their club and never expect them to do too well and are quite happy just to watch their team play some decent football and beat their local rivals. The fans travel to watch their club, they aren't the loudest and are generally very friendly and well-informed. They are some of the most loyal fans in the league, following their team through thick and thin.

Dtykiga: Vistruano - Junek, Pilar, Kos, Canó - Mizera, Lind, Pannewitz, Kalinin - Ingebregtsen, Knizek.
Stadium: Stupka Lane (10,000), Centralni, Ontario.
Manager: Eldar Karaskova
Season Preview: Eldar Karaskova will be rubbing his hands with glee at the talent he has at his disposal this season, sure, they may have lost their best striker in Iivari Kaitanen as well as important defender Michal Patek - but these sales have paid the way for some outstanding talent being brought in. They have some good talent to bring off the bench too - providing great depth. Their squad is still young, though, and there could be some defensive problems at times, but this team could very well go a long way this season. When they attack they will score a lot of goals and will give viewers some very exciting action. We think the amount of goals they score will eventually outweigh the goals this young defence will concede and this team will finish 4th.
Transfer Market: We should first focus on Valladar club CAP spending £17.5 million on Iivari Kaitanen, Dtykiga's young striker. This paved the way for Nils Ingebregtsen to be signed for £8 million from relegated Spartak Makarska, he scored 18 goals last season, eight less than Kaitanen. Enzo Lind was signed for £6 million from the same club and Ondrej Knizek was brought in on loan from Atletik Thessia, the striker scored 26 goals in SK Port Jarko in the Second Division. Pavel Polacky and Davorin Jovanovic were also brought in on frees, they'll probably be rotated in and out of the squad, though. Michal Patek was then sold for £4 million, which meant Dtykiga had to go out and sign a defender - they signed promising centre back Valentino Kos for £6 million from relegated Fk Arsika. Also leaving are Martin Strasil, for £1 million, to 1.FFC Turbine Decraa and Antonin Mares for £2 million to Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Dtykiga are located on the shores of the River Istar in Nasto, their fans seem to be a little bit different to most other team's. They are incredible, they're loud and their tifosi displays are exceptional to see. Especially in an environment as compact as Stupka Lane. The flares and smoke bombs create an intimidating atmosphere for away fans and players alike. Dtykiga's fans are something else, some of the most passionate in the nation - and the ones who usually travel the best to the mainland from the southern isle - they'll be hopeful their team can justify their fantastic support on the pitch this season.

Energia-Yaderny Miago: Santos - H.van Senisnen, Voktej, Patek, Slovacek - Bergmann, Kälèt, van Rossen, Storsveen - Grindhaug, Kaestner.
Stadium: Miagostadion (40,000), Capka-Hola, Miago.
Manager: Kìxå Jāp (Carmadin).
Season Preview: They've lost their best player this season and will be glad that they've managed to keep a hold of their best striker, Kaestner, as there was interest in him too. This will be a season of consolidation for this side as three of their defenders retired, meaning they've had to bring in two defenders and change their defensive formation (5-4-1), to a more orthodox one (4-4-2). They have managed to retain their best striker though and will need him to score a whole lot this season as his striker partner, Deodor Grindhaug, is only 16. Suleyman van Rossen is a good signing by Energia-Yaderny, though and he will need to put in some of the dynamic performances he made for Dinamo Esca if this side is to recover from the huge loss of talent they had, with five players leaving and all being very important to this squad. If Kìxå Jāp can get this side in a mid-table position by the end of the season, the club's board and fans should be fairly pleased and we think he will, 8th for E-Y Miago this season.
Transfer Market: As stated, they lost five players this transfer window. Three didn't go to another club, but simply retired. Their playmaker, Aleks Kulikov was sold for £10 million to FC Ararat Severyan - who had money to spend following the sales they made during the summer. Energia-Yaderny needed the money and probably could have asked for more, but after scraping by the past few seasons this was money that was needed. Roman Dolezal also left on a free, an aging player on high wages was the opposite of what this club needed so they let his contract run out and he went on a free to promoted 1923 Esca. They brought in exciting midfielder Suleyman van Rossen from Dinamo Esca for £8 million, whilst signing Michal Patek from Dtykiga for £4 million. Karel Voktej was signed for the same amount from FC Ararat and as was young striker Deodor Grindhaug, who is certainly one for the future. Once again this club seem to have spent more than they can afford though and I wouldn't be surprised if they got deducted points for going into administration at some point this season, it'll be interesting to see if they can survive.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 1 National Cup
Fans: They pack into the Miagostadion every week, especially in the Sudtribune. The massive south stand is all standing and is packed with red and black clad Energia-Yaderny fans, with flares and unspeakably huge flags. They are some of the most violent fans in Mytannion and often have clashes with CDSA Decraa fans when they travel there. They also share a slightly strange rivalry with 1896 Ebor, we can't even think of a reason for it, really. They will rally around their team as they go through these financial problems.

FC Ararat Severyan: Dion - Repin, Nash, Mahuc, Mironov - Rehak, Nielsen, Zaplatic, Kulikov - Marinovic, Simunovic.
Stadium: Korecky Road (18,000), Rokos, Severyan.
Manager: Patrik Hladik
Season Preview: They sold six of their starting eleven from last season during this transfer window, allowing another to go out on loan - and with good reason, they had money to spend following Dobroslav Stojanovic's transfer and spend they did. They've signed some outstanding players, their defence includes three players who have played at international level for Mytannion and they do seem to have adequately replaced Stojanovic in the middle of the park, bringing in two national teamers there. They've also got Zivko Marinovic from Lok. Ostrova, his goals will be key for them this term and they will hope he can put in performances reminiscent of the ones he put in for his old club, if he scores 22 goals again, the management at FC Ararat will be very pleased. This team looks very good across the pitch and they will hope to challenge Atletik Thessia all the way for the title as the fans from the small coastal town of Severyan get behind this team fully. They will be very exciting this season and their defence will be very solid all season, they shouldn't concede many. This team is very, very good - but not quite good enough, 2nd.
Transfer Market: As we said, Dobroslav Stojanovic's £22.5 million move to Atletik Thessia set everything up for them. They then spent £12.5 million of this on Zivko Marinovic, who will hope to continue his great form from last season for his new club. They then signed Akhmet Mironov from Torpedo Vershina for £7.5 million, making their defence look very solid. FC Ararat looked for a new goalkeeper after selling Fazakas Szolat to 1923 Esca for £7.5 million so signed Pier-Luc Dion from Lac-Drouin St-Pierre (Sicoutimont), for £4 million. FC Ararat then signed Oskar Nielsen as a replacement for Dobroslav Stojanovic, the experienced midfielder offering goals and assists from CDSA Decraa for £5 million. They then learned of Fahe Mahuc's contract expiring so made contact with the 1896 Ebor defender and his deal was quickly done so Karel Voktej was offloaded for £4 million. Stepan Gajdos was sold for £1 million and Josip Novakovic was sold for £2 million. Youngster Deodor Grindhaug was sold for £4 million too, something they may regret in the future. Experienced striker Calvin Shaw was let go for £2.5 million. Vaclav Sekerka was sent on loan to Turbine Decraa and Jasar Takak went on loan to 1923 Esca, he's being touted as the next Robin Hjik. Takats Piursz was sent on loan to Second Division Fk Arsika. FC Ararat were still looking for some more natural replacements for Stojanovic and they then went after Iuliu Zaplatic, who was signed for £7.5 million from Olympic Thessia who now have a real hole in their midfield. Aleksandr Kulikov was their final signing, made on deadline day for £10 million, Energia-Yaderny Miago needed the money and FC Ararat gained a very good attacking midfielder who can go some of the way to replace the goals and assists they lost when they sold Stojanovic.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Severyan is known as one of the foremost carnival cities in Mytannion, along with Thessia and Ebor. After every FC Ararat goal, the Narrhallamarsch, a famous Mytanar carnival tune is played at Korecky Road. Their fans are happy and copious amounts of alcohol and barbecued meat are served at every home match. They aren't overly loud but they have some of the most strange traditions in the Top League, making them a fun set of fans to watch before and after games. They will expect a bit more from their team this season, what with all the signings made - but they won't be wanting titles straight away, they'll give the team time and would be quite happy with international competitions this year. The board may be a bit harder to please.

Liria Prizren: Lovric - Adler, Obad, Aliev, Mandic - Voronin, Engebakken, Asthursson, Rissanen - Sipilainen, Grise Fjordun.
Stadium: Westfalenstadion (80,708), Liria, Prizren.
Manager: Mike Duerr
Season Preview: Mike Duerr just about managed to save his job last season as he won the National Cup, but the board were expecting a lot more after spending a lot of money. This was clear as they didn't plan to spend anywhere near as much money this transfer window, but that all changed on deadline day, when they signed defensive midfielder Tikhon Voronin from Dinamo Esca. The national teamer commanding a big fee and this putting more expectation on Mike Duerr to get this team international competitions football at the very least. They just don't look strong enough for a title challenge yet, their midfield is too young and they could be exposed down the flanks of their defence at times. Their strikeforce is still lethal, however. They'll need the three Opps to get them goals, Rissanen, Sipilainen and Grise Fjordun will be expected to do well - Sipilainen in particular, he proved last season why he's such a highly rated player. Rissanen perhaps underperformed and disappointed a bit, but it's hoped he'll come into his own at the Westfalenstadion this season. We can't see them getting better than 5th, this season though as the teams around them look very good. That probably won't save Mike Duerr's job, though.
Transfer Market: Left sided midfielder Branko Hrvat was sold to Lok. Ostrova for £2.5 million, Brenko Cindric, experienced left back also left - going to Kasmenai Phoenix in Kinitaria for £4 million. Brought in were promising young defender Miro Obad for £5 million and then, on deadline day, they spent £15 million on national team defensive midfielder Tikhon Voronin, who will add some steel to this team and perhaps increase their chances of getting to the Globe Cup, as their board wishes them too.
Trophies Won: 4 National Cups
Fans: The supporters' enthusiasm increasingly produces over 50,000 sold season tickets. Regularly 24,454 fans on the famous terrace called Die Jižnísvah, fill the largest stand in Mytanar football. Famous for the intense atmosphere it breeds, the south terrace has been nicknamed "Yellow Wall". Their stadium is the biggest in Mytanar football and they regularly fill it out, it is one of the most intimidating environments there is. Not bad for a little team from the district of Liria.

Litala '93: Poljak - Stipanov, Pechachek, Harris, Horvat - Kiril, Jerkovic, Pichaud-Moulin - Døsch, Petrović, Do Luca.
Stadium: Wyan Road (18,000), Litala, Esca.
Manager: Lukas Boronin
Season Preview: They've not really changed much, and that's kind of why they don't look anywhere near as good as they did last season. They haven't signed anyone and sold their best centre back, meaning a youngster, Musa Pechachek has had to step up to the plate and become a key member of the first team this season. They didn't perform anywhere near expectations last season, only managing 4th and narrowly getting Globe Cup football. They wanted to fight for the title, that definitely doesn't look like it will be a viable aim this season - they'll be aiming to win enough games to get Globe Cup football this season. They don't have the money to buy lots of players each year and this has shown this time around as they haven't been able to really secure any improvements on the squad and haven't bought anybody this transfer window. Expect them to finish around 6th, if not slumping lower.
Transfer Market: Nobody was brought in, but their best defender Fabijan Bacic was sold to Darmeni club Augsuta for £12 million and David Sikora was released on a free, eventually landing up at Augusta with Bacic.
Trophies Won: 6 Mytanar Top Leagues, 2 National Cups
Fans: They have good support, their stadium is tight and compact - fans close to the pitch and the players can hear them very easily (it is also one of the few Top League stadiums that is all standing). Fans of either team at Wyan Road normally fight or at least hurl abuse and missiles at each other - with the three ways to get into the away stand being alleys through houses - the Litala fans normally live in these houses and can lob stuff at the away fans from their back-garden and away fans normally trying to do damage to the houses around there. The fans are quite loud and violent, they have a big following.

Lok. Ostrova: Klobucar - Jelic, Savard, Ponomaryov, Juric - Hrvat, Awotwi, Tadic, Cosic - Batelka, Ivanec.
Stadium: Kavkova Street (5,000), Jerabek, Ostrova.
Manager: Ladislav Horvat
Season Preview: Ladislav Horvat did an outstanding job to keep Lok. Ostrova in the Top League last season, but that was mainly down to one man, Zivko Marinovic. Now that he is gone, this side will look very, very weak going forward. They're going to need all the help they can get, this season. Gordey Ponomaryov will need to marshal this defence well or they could concede a lot too, Romolo Awotwi will need to shield the defence and will really need to put in some key performances from there. This team do not look good enough to stay up this season though, they stayed up by the skin of their teeth last season, the narrowest of margins being enough to keep them up, with vital points in their last few games - mostly down to Marinovic keeping them up. Now Marinovic is gone, they're in big trouble, that is quite simply the story. Batelka will need to keep the form he had in the Second Division to have any chance, it looks like it could be a lack of goals that really hinders this side this season. We think they'll finish 15th.
Transfer Market: Yves Savard was signed from Lac-Drouin City, in Sicoutimont for a fee of £3 million. Left winger, Branko Hrvat was signed from Liria Prizren for £2.5 million and finally, Zdenek Batelka was signed for £5 million from FC Obolon Forvik after his league leading 32 goals in the Second Division last season, he'll need to recreate some of that form this term. Obviously, Zivko Marinovic was sold. He went to FC Ararat for £12.5 million. Miro Obad, promising young defender was also sold - going to Liria Prizren for £5 million. Finally, Frano Grgic, the young left midfield player went to Laketown FC in Taeshan for £3 million.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: A small minority try to act like the hooligans of bigger clubs, bringing flares and tifo displays to games. These do look quite good when at home in the tiny Kavkova Street stadium. When away and they take around 500-1,000 fans to games it is quite humorous, however. They don't offer much in terms of fandom other than the small hardcore, but they do have friendly fans by Mytanar standards.

Olympic Thessia: Domasch - Yujenik, Surna, Leko, Y.van Senisnen - Ertesen, Thorsen, Matić, Çāló - Lindholm, Artemiev
[b]Stadium: Kaunostadion (2,600), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Max Haberhorm
Season Preview: Haberhorm's youngsters will continue to surprise everybody as he puts together a side that string together results at just the right time again and again, this resulted in a 2nd place finish for them last season. They've lost their captain, Iuliu Zaplatic to a £7.5 million transfer out to FC Ararat Severyan. But young Emil Thorsen looks to be a very good replacement for him, they continue to churn out the talent from their youth academy and it is refreshing to see a side with such young players doing so well. We can't see them really matching their exploits from last season though and we think they'll finish mid-table, but we predicted something similar last season - we think they'll finish 9th, but watch out for them in the Cup and also don't be surprised if Haberhorm somehow gets this team to play well above expectations once again.
Transfer Market: Nobody came in, and only Iuliu Zaplatic, their team captain left - they got good money for him too, £7.5 million (they probably could have got more, really), which is likely to go straight back into the youth academy and training facilities.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have a small stadium, but that doesn't stop them from having a massive amount of fans. They have a large local following and fill out the 2,600 capacity Kaunostadion out every week. They are very loud too, making a whole lot more noise than 2,000 people should do (600 reserved for away fans, of course). Their song 'O Kaunos' deals with a young fans life and how it should be lived and they got their nickname because of this song - the song is belted out every game and rouses the fans and players into the zone for every game. They have some of the most violent fans in Mytannion too.

Torpedo Vershina: Gastelum - Graham, Berozhserkovsky, Zemanek, Antashek - Pihan, Polak, Danzik, Duben - Walczak, Krob.
Stadium: Mutlangen (10,000), Zwanevald, Vershina.
Manager: Kai Hermelink
Season Preview: Well, this squad were safe from relegation last season - but they did drop points towards the end which could have left them in a very bad position if they'd dropped the points earlier on in the season. They sold their two best defenders, Akhmet Mironov and Eduard Bubela and didn't really replace them properly, Antashek was brought in on loan but they're relying on youth at the back in the form of Narek Berozhserkovsky. Piotr Danzik will be key in midfield, the 23 year old will need to generate chances throughout the season in order to help this team to stay up. Experienced striker, Rudi Krob will look to finish his final season of football on a high and try to grab a fair few goals before retiring. This team should stay up, but only just. 13th.
Transfer Market: Volodymyr Antashek was brought in on loan from 1896 Ebor, to replace Akhmet Mironov - a right back of national team quality, only missing out on the squad for this World Cup due to injury. Mironov left to FC Ararat for a cool £7.5 million and their promising centre back Eduard Bubela left to Bayern Algaer in Taeshan for £5 million. Good money brought into a club that struggles for money often, we'll wait and see if that money brought in means a worsened performance on the field.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Torpedo fans are average at best. They fill out Mutlangen every other week, but only a small hardcore travel away. Which is a shame, really. They're a team that don't really have a rivalry with any other team. The only other team from Vershina lying in the Fourth Division, Ajax, so they won't have a rivalry for a few years. This could hurt the potential supporter base a bit, as having a rival is a key part of being a fan. They're fun and friendly though, and aren't too bothered about their team hanging around the middle of the table for a few years.

Zenit Esca: Vissing - O.Prochazka, Modderkolk, Andreev, Janecek - Jansky, Janak, Valisz, T.Prochazka - Moore, L.Prochazka.
Stadium: Turjaška (37,000), Votavova District, Esca.
Manager: Ilham Knegt
Season Preview: After finishing 11th last season, very comfortably safe from relegation, Zenit will be looking to build upon that season with manager Ilham Knegt being very good at using what is at his disposal - even with the most measly funds. They will remain well organised and difficult to break down, Vissing has been made team captain after centre back Pavel Adan retired. The Oppic 'keeper will have to motivate his team fully all season. The midfield will need to be both tough and creative though as they need to get the ball to Lewis Moore as often as possible as he is truly the key man - if he can score often then they will once again survive this league. We've got them down as finishing 12th, just below their rivals from the Votavova District, Dinamo.
Transfer Market: Nobody was signed and nobody was sold for money - Pavel Adan left, but that was retirement. He's joined the backroom staff at Turjaška, and is already being talked about by the club's fans as the next manager.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: Turjaška rocks when this lot get going, they have a strong following and a hateful rivalry with 1923 Esca. Zenit fans expect a lot of their team, expecting their team to play in the right way and expecting the board and management to only spend what they can afford, often selling players before they spend money on new players. They like their youth system being used heavily. They are some of the most well informed fans in Mytannion, but also some of the most violent, having one of the biggest hooligan firms in the league.

by **Mytannion** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:51 pm

2013/2014 Season: Part One.

This season, the review is going to be split into two parts. 15 games in each, and then a special cup edition too. This season is bound to be exciting, with new teams arriving out of nowhere to break the triumvirate that was Atletik, Litala '93 and 1896 Ebor at the top - with FC Ararat, Dtykiga and Liria Prizren all looking very exciting this season. It should be interesting with all the different transfers that have been made. Teams have risen from seemingly nowhere and it should be full of action. Here we go!

Match Day 1
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 3–2 Olympic Thessia
Last season's 2nd placed team travelling away to one of the biggest team's in all of Mytannion, Liria's Westfalenstadion was packed and it was a really great atmosphere as Olympic filled out their allocation completely - taking more than 6,000 fans down to Prizren. It was bound to be an exciting game with both teams offering a lot going forward. This was immediately true, Miki Sipilainen opening the scoring after 28 seconds; the first goal of the Top League season. It was a great strike from the edge of the box. Igor Artemiev struck back for Olympic before half-time, heading home at the near post. The other three goals all came in the second half, Emil Thorsen got his first ever goal for Olympic Thessia with a great drive from around 25 yards out. Tikhon Voronin got a rare goal, but it was a debut goal for him as he equalised with a long-range volley. It was in the 82nd minute when Liria would win though, Miki Sipilainen getting his second of the season with a header in front of the Yellow Wall - which celebrated in raucous manner - this was certainly a great sight as it hadn't had much to celebrate last season.

Other Games.
Torpedo Vershina 1–1 Dtykiga
1923 Esca 1–2 Dinamo Esca
FC Ararat Severyan 0–0 Litala '93
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 0–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 4–4 1896 Ebor
CDSA Decraa 1–1 Lok. Ostrova
Zenit Esca 0–1 Atletik Thessia

A lot of draws this week in the Top League, Dtykiga will thank loan signing Ondrej Knizek for getting them a late point on match day one. Dinamo Esca fought back from 1-0 down against local team 1923 Esca (although not really a derby game), new signing Pasi Järvilehto got a brace to win the game for Dinamo. FC Ararat and Litala '93 played out a 0-0 draw. Energia-Yaderny Miago dealt Chayka-VMZ a late blow as the home team thought they had got themselves their first ever point in the Top League, but Felix Kaestner won it for the away side. Turbine Decraa and 1896 Ebor played out a thriller at Kolodvorska, Adama Diarra's hat trick was vastly important for 1896. CDSA Decraa and Lok. Ostrova drew 1-1, both teams with out some of the better players from last season and both looking shaky at times. Atletik narrowly beat Zenit away from home, but they'll be glad Dobroslav Stojanovic seemed to integrate in right away as he hit his first goal for the club.

Match Day 2
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 2–2 CDSA Decraa
Two historic teams in Mytannion, separated by a long way and also talent this season - with 1896 Ebor looking to be a very good team this season. They hoped to confirm this with a win in their first game of the season, but they could only draw against newly promoted Turbine Decraa. They wanted to improve in their second game. Adama Diarra got his fourth goal in only two games as he opened the scoring in the Oluja Stadion, the Zenegalese winger setting the league alight with his skills. CDSA were brave though, and fought back with a massive header from veteran striker Ruben Almerique, the Aquillish international getting his first of the season. New signing Otto Nielsen got a second for 1896 Ebor but they couldn't close the game out as young Filip Sotola got an equaliser for CDSA. This leaves the home side lying 9th, with only two points so far this season.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 1–1 Atletik Thessia
Lok. Ostrova 0–2 Zenit Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–3 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Litala '93 3–2 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Olympic Thessia 1–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Dinamo Esca 1–3 Liria Prizren
Torpedo Vershina 2–2 1923 Esca

Atletik may rue sending Ondrej Knizek out on loan, especially as the young striker scored against his parent club for Dtykiga - opening the scoring on 23 minutes. Atletik equalised through club captain Robin Hjik, his 166th goal for the club in his 366th appearance. Zenit Esca were impressive against Lok. Ostrova, goals from Lewis Moore and Dominik Janak getting them the points in East Nasto. Turbine Decraa surprised E-Y Miago, a late winner from Alperen de Kleijn getting them the points there - shocking everybody. Litala '93 eventually beat Chayka-VMZ, Slavoljub Petrović's second of the game winning it for them. FC Ararat beat Olympic Thessia, Zivko Marinovic getting his first of the season - something he'll hope to build on, and Aleks Kulikov also getting his first for the club - cancelling out Lindholm's early goal for Olympic. Liria Prizren went top with their big win over Dinamo Esca, Sipilainen got two more and Jon Grise Fjordun added a third before Kwesi Ferrer got a late consolation for the home team. Torpedo and 1923 played out a 2-2 draw, on loan midfielder Jasar Takak getting the pick of the goals for 1923 Esca there.

Match Day 3
Game of the Week: CDSA Decraa 2–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
The East Midlands Derby is always a good game, two teams with contrasting styles for many years but in recent years they've both become very physical - along way from CDSA's roots as a team who would get the ball on the floor and play good football. They are now equally as physical and tough as their fierce rivals in the East Midlands Derby (we're not too sure where the origins of the name of the derby come from, as neither are really located in the East Midlands, they're in the centre really, who knows?). In this encounter, CDSA took the initiative at home and struck first through Ismet van Huijgevoort's strike. Energia-Yaderny fought back with a goal from summer signing Suleyman van Rossen but CDSA won when Abe Makhanya headed home in the 88th minute - a lot of late winners in games so far this season.

Other Games.
1923 Esca 0–2 Dtykiga
Liria Prizren 2–2 Torpedo Vershina
FC Ararat Severyan 2–0 Dinamo Esca
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–1 Olympic Thessia
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–0 Litala '93
Zenit Esca 5–1 1896 Ebor
Atletik Thessia 5–3 Lok. Ostrova

Dtykiga's new signing Nils Ingebregtsen got his first goal for the club against 1923 Esca and then got his second with a big header to seal the win. Liria Prizren dropped their first points of the season, Tyko Rissanen's late cameo getting them a draw as he scored and then assisted Grise Fjordun's equaliser. FC Ararat's win over Dinamo showed why they are one of the favourites for the title this season, they weren't playing incredibly but still won well - Iuliu Zaplatic and Aleks Kulikov scoring there. Chayka-VMZ got their first point of the season thanks to Emilio Ayala - a late goal from him getting an equaliser. Turbine Decraa surprised Litala '93, even at home, that's a great result for them, Joris Rodat's long-range strike winning it for them. Zenit Esca thrashed 1896 Ebor, a hat trick from Ladislav Prochazka winning it for them. Dzala Ertobashia got a late consolation for the Northmen. Atletik won an eight-goal thriller at Maine Road, Laze v Tuhinju's first half hat trick was replied to by Zdenek Batelka's brace and then Berivoj Ivanec's header. Goals from Snerik Oiskha and Mirko Tasecchi won it for the Citizens though.

Match Day 4
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 0–1 Atletik Thessia
The Northmen against the Citizens, 3rd against 1st from last season. Two massive teams with two of the biggest supporter bases in Mytannion, Atletik took exactly 1,985 fans up to Ebor - only missing out on a full away allocation by 15 people - that shows just the scale of the support this team has. There wasn't much action on display though - well not in the way of goals, at least - lots of chances, but both teams seemed to be unable to convert them. The only goal of the game came through young Dobroslav Stojanovic who hit a low strike from a corner that was passed out to the edge of the box and curled around the players and Pagnotto into the bottom corner of the Ebor net.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 1–0 Lok. Ostrova
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–1 Zenit Esca
Litala '93 2–0 CDSA Decraa
Olympic Thessia 1–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Dinamo Esca 3–2 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Torpedo Vershina 0–1 FC Ararat Severyan
1923 Esca 1–1 Liria Prizren

Dtykiga moved into third as Ondrej Knizek got his third goal of the season against Lok. Ostrova, what a loan move for the young man and what a start to his career there. Energia-Yaderny and Zenit played out a 1-1 draw, Kaestner got the equaliser for the home side. Litala '93 controlled the game well and beat CDSA fairly comfortably, Pichaud-Moulin's opener was then capitalised upon by Berardo Do Luca who made it 2-0 for the home team. Olympic Thessia narrowly beat Turbine Decraa thanks to Igor Artemiev. Dinamo Esca got a late winner through Michal Horak. FC Ararat won with Zivko Marinovic's goal, he's beginning to look good for the £12.5 million spent on him - the defence that team have is near impenetrable, only conceding one goal so far this season. Liria Prizren were lucky to get a point at Radnika, Miki Sipilainen single-handedly earning them a point with his late goal.

Match Day 5
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 4–2 1923 Esca
FC Ararat had looked good all season until this point, but that was set to change - at least that's what 1923 Esca fans hoped as they visited Korecky Road - they nearly got their wish too as their side raced out to a 2-0 lead. Jakub Novotny and then on loan starlet Jasar Takak (incidentally on loan from FC Ararat), putting them in the lead. Ararat fought their way back into the game though, Zivko Marinovic's header and then a free kick from Aleks Kulikov bringing them level before half-time. Andrej Simunovic got his first goal of the season to put the home team ahead and then Oskar Nielsen completed the scoring with his first goal for his new club to win the game and send FC Ararat Severyan top of the table.

Other Games.
Liria Prizren 0–3 Dtykiga
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 0–0 Torpedo Vershina
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 3–1 Dinamo Esca
CDSA Decraa 3–1 Olympic Thessia
Zenit Esca 0–0 Litala '93
Atletik Thessia 1–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Lok. Ostrova 0–1 1896 Ebor

Dtykiga continued their charge as they dispatched Liria Prizren with a near-perfect performance as Nils Ingebregtsen's brace and then a goal from Avdyei Kalinin's first of the season got rid of one of their biggest rivals for Globe Cup qualification. Chayka-VMZ and Torpedo Vershina played a boring game out in Vozrozhdeny. Turbine Decraa got a vital three points against Dinamo Esca, Milan Vlk, Alperen de Kleijn and Martin Strasil all playing big parts in the win and getting important goals. Their local rivals CDSA Decraa won against Olympic Thessia by the same scoreline, Ismet van Huijgevoort showing why he's being spoken of as a big talent with a brace of goals. Zenit and Litala '93 finished 0-0 and Atletik narrowly beat Energia-Yaderny at Maine Road, v Tuhinju's header winning it for them. 1896 Ebor may have a lot of money but they're not suddenly winning everything, but a Dzala Ertobashia header got a big three points away at Ostrova.

Match Day 6
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 1–3 FC Ararat Severyan
FC Ararat looked to continue their unbeaten record away at Liria Prizren in one of the most volatile environments in Mytanar football, the Westfalenstadion was all set for a huge encounter and the home fans expected a win that would rock the away team and would set them up for a good run on Globe Cup qualification, but the game didn't exactly turn out that way - even if Tyko Rissanen opened the scoring for Liria. FC Ararat took over 7,000 fans down to Prizren from the north east coast - a remarkable feat. They lit-up flares and waved their massive flags all game, and the players credited them with an important victory. Zivko Marinovic got his 4th goal in 6 games, Lev Repin curled in a free kick to put the away side ahead and young Aleks Kulikov confirmed the result for the away team with an outstanding strike after which he ran over to his newly adopted supporters and celebrated vociferously.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 3–3 1896 Ebor
Energia-Yaderny Miago 3–1 Lok. Ostrova
Litala '93 1–0 Atletik Thessia
Olympic Thessia 2–0 Zenit Esca
Dinamo Esca 0–2 CDSA Decraa
Torpedo Vershina 1–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
1923 Esca 6–0 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny

Dtykiga and 1896 Ebor played out a 6-goal thriller split 3-3, the away team may be happier with the result as they had to rely on Dzala Ertobashia's late goal to get a point from the game. Energia-Yaderny Miago eased past Lok. Ostrova, who have only managed 1 point through 6 games now. Fäjü Kälèt was the key to the win and his goal and two assists made sure of it. Litala '93's big man Slavoljub Petrović nodded home to get the win against Atletik Thessia, a win that serves the away side their first loss of the season and means FC Ararat are top of the table by 3 points. Olympic Thessia got a good win against Zenit Esca, Igor Artemiev and Emil Thorsen scoring there. CDSA Decraa's Ruben Almerique got two great goals to beat Dinamo Esca and Torpedo Vershina beat Turbine Decraa in a possible relegation battle, Walczak's goal getting three points for Torpedo. 1923 Esca thrashed Chayka-VMZ, something which is extremely worrying for the away side. Calvin Shaw got a hat trick, all three goals with his head.

Match Day 7
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 1–0 Olympic Thessia
There were two big derbies this weekend - the Zenit Toranj Derby and the Votavova District Derby - the former being slightly more heated than the latter, but both being huge. Atletik needed a win in their derby because they quite simply needed to bounce back from their loss to Litala '93 and needed to begin the chase of FC Ararat. The two team's fans delayed the game as they ran pitched battles across the streets of the Zenit Toranj District of the city in the hours before the game, but when it finally got underway there was only one man who could win it. Robin Hjik. A veteran of the derby games in this area and a man who has played a huge amount of games for his boyhood team. He was pretty much destined to win this and he couldn't have won it in anymore dramatic circumstances, with Dobroslav Stojanovic winning a penalty in injury time and the penalty being given to the team captain. Hjik took the penalty in front of the away fans and was composed, tucking it away and then sliding on his knees in front of the away fans who immediately showered him with bottles and coins. He put his finger to his lips as he walked away 'shushing' them and it is reported that he may be fined for his actions, but he won't be bothered, he's won in the biggest derby in Mytanar football.

Other Games.
FC Ararat Severyan 2–1 Dtykiga
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–3 Liria Prizren
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 0–1 1923 Esca
CDSA Decraa 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Zenit Esca 0–1 Dinamo Esca
Lok. Ostrova 1–1 Litala '93
1896 Ebor 4–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago

FC Ararat continued their charge at the top of the table, Iuliu Zaplatic and Oskar Nielsen doing the business for them before Ondrej Knizek made them feel edgy in the final few minutes. Liria Prizren thank Jon Grise Fjordun for his hat trick in Pozrozha, he's showing why they spent so much on him last season now, becoming a key player in this season. 1923 Esca continue their decent start to the season with a vital win over Turbine Decraa who have had an even better start - Calvin Shaw with the sole goal there. CDSA Decraa sit third thanks to Ruben Almerique and Dinamo Esca won the 'other' derby on the day, the Votavova District Derby - which they won thanks to Pasi Järvilehto. Lok. Ostrova and Litala '93 finished 1-1, the home side needing all the points they can get at this point at that being an especially good one. 1896 Ebor finally beat Energia-Yaderny Miago after a late Adama Diarra double.

Match Day 8
Game of the Week: Litala '93 0–0 1896 Ebor
A huge rivalry which ended up being a bit anticlimactic this season, both sides cancelling each other out in all areas of the field and not really offering much. The match was most notable for a red card to 1896 Ebor winger Adama Diarra, the Zenegalese winger is the top goalscorer in the Top League and the Northmen will be with out him for the next three games - a massive blow to them.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 2–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Olympic Thessia 2–5 Lok. Ostrova
Dinamo Esca 2–3 Atletik Thessia
Torpedo Vershina 0–0 Zenit Esca
1923 Esca 1–0 CDSA Decraa
Liria Prizren 1–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
FC Ararat Severyan 5–4 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny

Dtykiga got back to winning ways after going two with out, a bit of a drought for them. Srdjan Pannewitz and Avdyei Kalinin's goals got them their much-needed victory. Lok. Ostrova began to drag Olympic Thessia into the relegation mire with them, their win thanks to Zdenek Batelka's hat trick. Olympic and Energia-Yaderny are both on 7 points and look like they could also be in for rough seasons - but it's still early days. Atletik showed that they hadn't run out of goalscoring form as they put three past Dinamo - the only thing is that Dinamo put two in their net through Kwesi Ferrer in the first half before Atletik fought back. Snerik Oiskha got the winner for them. Torpedo and Zenit drew 0-0, 1923 Esca got yet another important win - Jakub Novotny's strike winning it for them. Liria Prizren looked like winning their game against Turbine Decraa after Miki Sipilainen scored, but young Milan Vlk got a late equaliser in front of the Yellow Wall. FC Ararat finally won in a nine-goal game with a strike from Andrej Simunovic.

Match Day 9
Game of the Week: CDSA Decraa 2–0 Liria Prizren
4th versus 6th coming into this game, an extremely important game in terms of early fights for international competitions qualification. CDSA didn't look like they had the talent on the field to fight Liria Prizren but fight they did at Psenicova Road and they played extremely well, showing off their physical, well organised football style off again. They bullied the Liria Prizren playmakers off the ball all game, as Halvdann Engebakken, Tyko Rissanen and company had a tough time of it as they travelled north to play CDSA. This showed early on as Zenegalese defensive midfielder Abe Makhanya pushed Rissanen off the ball in his own half and launched the counter attack with a powerful run through the middle, eventually flicking the ball left to Sotola who smashed home for 1-0. The physical style showed once again when a particularly strong challenge went in on Liria midfielder Asthursson and CDSA came away with the ball with the referee not giving anything and CDSA took full advantage, breaking quickly to score through Josef Novak who lashed home a strike from the edge of the box. 2-0 CDSA. Advantage CDSA in the chase for Globe Cup qualification.

Other Games.
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–1 Dtykiga
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 0–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Zenit Esca 1–1 1923 Esca
Atletik Thessia 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Lok. Ostrova 1–0 Dinamo Esca
1896 Ebor 1–0 Olympic Thessia
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–2 Litala '93

Chayka-VMZ went ahead through Emilio Ayala but Dtykiga got a heartbreaking point through Pannewitz to get the point and keep them in a Globe Cup qualification spot. FC Ararat Severyan stayed unbeaten at the top with a narrow win over Turbine Decraa thanks to Oskar Nielsen's strike. Zenit Esca and 1923 Esca drew 1-1, Atletik beat Torpedo to stay in the chase at the top, Stojanovic with his third of the season. Lok. Ostrova got a vital win over Dinamo Esca, Berivoj Ivanec's header getting them the win. 1896 Ebor's Dzala Ertobashia may be showing the national team what they're missing with a great run and shot to win their game against Olympic Thessia and Litala '93 dispatched Energia-Yaderny with a great brace from Berardo Do Luca.

Match Day 10
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 2–1 CDSA Decraa
1st versus 3rd from Korecky Road, which FC Ararat recently announced would be expanded from 18,000 capacity by 7,000 to 25,000 for next season. We're not too sure how they're going to go about this but it's always good when a small town club comes good and becomes big, so we're not complaining. Their atmosphere is already incredible so we're sure this will make the carnival-like atmosphere even better. The atmosphere was particularly good on 22 minutes when FC Ararat opened the goalscoring with a header from Zivko Marinovic. CDSA weren't going to lie down to the team who had gone unbeaten through nine games however and weren't going to make it easy for them to make it ten - Ruben Almerique hitting a stunner in the 70th minute to make it 1-1 and look like - if either team would win - it'd be the away team. But FC Ararat did what all good teams do and won whilst not playing great football. They broke away through Lev Repin down the left who whipped a cross in for Marinovic to get his second of the game and the three points for the outfit from the north east coast. CDSA faced the long and disappointing journey home thinking about what could have been.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 3–2 Litala '93
Olympic Thessia 1–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Dinamo Esca 1–2 1896 Ebor
Torpedo Vershina 3–0 Lok. Ostrova
1923 Esca 0–1 Atletik Thessia
Liria Prizren 3–0 Zenit Esca
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa

Dtykiga look to be using their youth policy to great effect as they beat Litala '93, who seem to be slowly falling into the mid-table mire this season - maybe a prospective sleeping giant there? Dtykiga's Nils Ingebregtsen won it there, his late brace the difference between the two sides. Energia-Yaderny beat Olympic Thessia - who are in real need of points, sitting 15th in the Top League with only 7 points through ten games - could this be the season that the youth policy begins to fail there? 1896 Ebor's goals from Otto Nielsen and Terenzio Endrizzi got them the win away in Esca and Torpedo Vershina got a very good win against Lok. Ostrova, Walczak's double and Danzik's goal winning the game for them. Laze v Tuhinju's header got Atletik the win at Radnika and Liria Prizren were comfortable at home to Zenit, Sipilainen, Grise Fjordun and Engebakken scoring for them. Chayka-VMZ and Turbine Decraa finished 1-1, no wins in 5 weeks for the away side - and, for the home team who have only collected four points through ten games, they remain with out a win as we finish with one third of the season.

Match Day 11
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 4–3 Liria Prizren
The biggest rivalry (so not the biggest derby), in Mytanar football - two huge supporter bases going head to head with both being extremely passionate and hating the other lot as much as their biggest rivals. This was demonstrated when the two sets of fans fought outside Maine Road before and after the game, and when the away section of around 2,700 unfurled a massive flag which covered them all of the leader of the mythical hero Heja who reportedly led the army of Prizren against the army of the Thessians and won, the massive figure was depicted with a longsword, shield and yellow and black clothing - the colours of Liria Prizren. The game started in just as fiery a manner as Thorvar Prijholm got sent off for the home side and young Miro Obad followed suit for the visitors - and that was when the action really got going. Stojanovic opened the scoring but Liria replied through Engebakken, Atletik went back ahead before half-time through Tasecchi but Liria scored in first-half injury time through Sipilainen to make the score 2-2 at the break. Atletik went ahead straight after half-time, Laze v Tuhinju scoring with a header on 47 minutes and Liria then replied twenty minutes later through Rissanen's mazy run and shot and Atletik finally won late on, with captain Robin Hjik showing why he's still got it by rifling a shot home.

Other Games.
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 2–0 Dtykiga
CDSA Decraa 0–0 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Zenit Esca 0–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Lok. Ostrova 1–2 1923 Esca
1896 Ebor 0–1 Torpedo Vershina
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–2 Dinamo Esca
Litala '93 1–0 Olympic Thessia

Turbine Decraa halted their slide with a 2-0 win over Dtykiga, Alperen de Kleijn's headed double the difference there. CDSA and Chayka-VMZ finished 0-0 and FC Ararat got three points away from home against Zenit Esca thanks to Iuliu Zaplatic. 1923 Esca dashed Lok. Ostrova's high hopes of a win in the final five minutes at Kavkova Street, the home side had been 1-0 up until the 85th minute when Novotny scored for 1923 Esca and then then young forward scored a second to win the game for the away team. Torpedo Vershina shocked 1896 Ebor at the Oluja Stadion, Emeryk Walczak's 4th goal of the season securing them a vital victory there. Energia-Yaderny and Dinamo finished 2-2 and Olympic Thessia really do need to get a win from somewhere as their team of youngsters really seem to be struggling with out Zaplatic, Do Luca putting them to the sword against Litala '93.

Match Day 12
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 Atletik Thessia
1st versus 2nd. Unbeaten record on the line, against the only one-loss team left. Atletik looked to deal FC Ararat their first blow, whilst FC Ararat looked to get a win that would set-up a six point gap between the two sides. Dobroslav Stojanovic returned to his old club, where things had changed quite significantly now - formerly a mid-table team, now one chasing the title, his sale had paved the way for a clean-out at the club, with anyone who was surplus to requirements sold off for money and then that money being put into a top class side. That top class side would go on to win the game and send Stojanovic home with out anything from his old club except a warm reception - but only because he had paved the way for this success. Zivko Marinovic - who cost £10 million less to bring in than it did for Atletik to sign Stojanovic - was the difference between the two sides as he scored in the 63rd minute to win the game.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 1–0 Olympic Thessia
Dinamo Esca 4–4 Litala '93
Torpedo Vershina 1–3 Energia-Yaderny Miago
1923 Esca 1–0 1896 Ebor
Liria Prizren 5–3 Lok. Ostrova
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 2–0 Zenit Esca
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 0–0 CDSA Decraa

Olympic Thessia are still searching for that elusive victory and their hatred of Atletik Thessia will be increased further as Ondrej Knizek, on loan from Atletik at Dtykiga put them to the sword in this game. Dinamo Esca and Litala '93 played an exciting game, Berardo Do Luca coming up big again for the away team as he got a late equaliser to secure a point. Energia-Yaderny eased their way past Torpedo Vershina, Deodor Grindhaug's double and Felix Kaestner's header the key for them. 1923 Esca got a big win over 1896 Ebor, Jasar Takak getting his third of the season. Liria Prizren finally won their game against Lok. Ostrova with a fifteen minute hat trick from Miki Sipilainen. Chayka-VMZ got important points over Zenit Esca - and got off the bottom of the table in the process (putting Olympic Thessia bottom), Emilio Ayala's brace winning it for them. The Decraa Derby finished 0-0, boring eh?

Match Day 13
Game of the Week: CDSA Decraa 1–2 Dtykiga
5th versus 3rd, both chasing Globe Cup football - only one team was going to walk out of this bad-tempered match with the win. It was surprisingly end-to-end for a game that involved CDSA Decraa and lots of chances were generated by both teams. The first chance of the game was taken, in the 2nd minute - Ruben Almerique showing he still has a bit of speed by accelerating from the defence, rounding Vistruano and coolly tapping in. Dtykiga replied in the 14th minute, Nils Ingebregtsen with a cracker of a strike that curled right into the top corner. They finally won the game in the 83rd minute, Avdyei Kalinin volleying home to get a result which moves them ever closer to looking odds-on to secure a Globe Cup spot this season.

Other Games.
Zenit Esca 2–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Atletik Thessia 1–0 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Lok. Ostrova 0–4 FC Ararat Severyan
1896 Ebor 3–2 Liria Prizren
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–2 1923 Esca
Litala '93 2–0 Torpedo Vershina
Olympic Thessia 1–0 Dinamo Esca

Zenit Esca beat Turbine Decraa with the help from the linesman - both goals from Lewis Moore were offside, but the linesman failed to make the right decision on both occasions. Atletik got a win after their morale-sapping loss to FC Ararat, Laze v Tuhinju striking again, 7 goals in 13 games from him. FC Ararat continued winning ways, with four different goalscorers, Marinovic, Simunovic, Zaplatic and Kulikov all getting on the scoresheet. 1896 Ebor now have Adama Diarra back (well, they have since last week but he didn't play so...), and he showed what they missed as he scored twice and set-up Ertobashia's winner in the 3-2 win over Liria Prizren. Energia-Yaderny and 1923 Esca drew 2-2, Litala '93's Slavoljub Petrović got a brace to beat Torpedo Vershina and Olympic Thessia finally got that much needed win, hometown hero Igor Artemiev getting the goal.

Match Day 14
Game of the Week: 1923 Esca 3–1 Litala '93
The All-Esca Derby in the national stadium, Radnika was the stage for a big game between the centre of the capital and the east end of the capital, rich versus poor and a clash of sleeping giants (sort of). The game was delayed in the capital when the fans of the away side bottled the home team's coach to the game and caused them to be late after police arrived to save the players and stop them from having their bus smashed to pieces. They eventually arrived at the stadium and the game got underway with Berardo Do Luca - the Passo Tonale winger continuing his good form of late with a jinking run and a side foot finish into the corner of the net - but this sparked 1923 Esca into life and Jasar Takak began the scoring with a great strike from about twenty-five yards. Jakub Novotny got the ball at the edge of the box and cut past one defender before smashing it through the legs of another and into the back of the net. Calvin Shaw finished the goalscoring on 80 minutes with a header from a corner. 3-1. Bragging rights stay in Radnika.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 1–2 Dinamo Esca
Torpedo Vershina 0–1 Olympic Thessia
Liria Prizren 1–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
FC Ararat Severyan 3–1 1896 Ebor
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–1 Lok. Ostrova
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–2 Atletik Thessia
CDSA Decraa 3–2 Zenit Esca

Dinamo Esca dealt Dtykiga their third loss of the season, two Pasi Järvilehto goals cancelling out Srdjan Pannewitz' opener. Olympic Thessia seem to be getting back to normal, beating Torpedo Vershina, Kyösti Lindholm scoring there. Liria Prizren will be thanking Jon Grise Fjordun for his late winner against Energia-Yaderny Miago. FC Ararat systematically took apart 1896 Ebor at Korecky Road, Lev Repin's free kick opening the scoring before Marinovic and Simunovic scored. Chayka-VMZ and Lok. Ostrova ended 1-1, Atletik thank Snerik Oiskha for his brace to win in what would have otherwise been an embarrassing loss for the Citizens and CDSA Decraa narrowly beat Zenit through Ruben Almerique's late goal.

Match Day 15
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 3–1 CDSA Decraa
Atletik needed to keep up the chase they were making on FC Ararat at the top of the table, whereas CDSA Decraa needed to improve after some average performances that have led to them falling out of the top four in recent weeks. Both teams needed points, but only one would walk out - and to the surprise of absolutely nobody, it turned out to be the Citizens - who were at home and had the stronger team by quite a bit. Dobroslav Stojanovic scored first and then Laze v Tuhinju headed home a second before Robin Hjik drilled home a penalty all before half-time, Ruben Almerique got a late consolation but in truth, Atletik had the game wrapped up at half-time.

Other Games.
Zenit Esca 1–3 Dtykiga
Lok. Ostrova 3–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
1896 Ebor 3–1 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Litala '93 1–0 Liria Prizren
Olympic Thessia 1–2 1923 Esca
Dinamo Esca 2–2 Torpedo Vershina

Dtykiga's Nils Ingebregtsen put on a vintage performance as he scored a hat trick, winning the game for the away side. Lok. Ostrova seem to be winning important games and by the end of the season this could prove to be extremely important, Berivoj Ivanec's brace the main part of that victory. 1896 Ebor destroyed Chayka-VMZ, who have only managed one win all season by now. Energia-Yaderny and FC Ararat drew 2-2, the away side dropping points for only the second time this season and allowing Atletik to close the gap to just four points. Litala '93 narrowly beat Liria Prizren, the away team's manager's job is under review now and it is expected Mike Duerr will be out of a job come Week 17 or so, unless results start to turn the away team's way. 1923 Esca continue to have a magnificent season, getting three points away at Olympic Thessia - the home team's mini-run stopped and Dinamo and Torpedo finished 2-2 after four red cards, split two each.

Here's the table, halfway through the season:

## Mytanar Top League         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
01 FC Ararat Severyan          15   13   2   0    33   13  +20    41
02 Atletik Thessia             15   12   1   2    25   13  +12    37
03 Dtykiga                     15    8   4   3    25   17   +8    28
04 Litala '93                  15    7   5   3    20   14   +6    26
05 1923 Esca                   15    7   4   4    25   18   +7    25
06 CDSA Decraa                 15    6   4   5    19   17   +2    22
07 1896 Ebor                   15    6   4   5    25   26   −1    22
08 Liria Prizren               15    6   3   6    28   27   +1    21
09 1.FFC Turbine Decraa        15    4   4   7    17   20   −3    16
10 Energia-Yaderny Miago       15    4   4   7    22   25   −3    16
11 Torpedo Vershina            15    3   6   6    13   16   −3    15
12 Dinamo Esca                 15    4   3   8    21   29   −8    15
13 Olympic Thessia             15    4   1  10    14   22   −8    13
14 Zenit Esca                  15    3   4   8    14   19   −5    13
15 Lok. Ostrova                15    3   3   9    20   32  −12    12
16 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny      15    1   6   8    16   29  −13     9

FC Ararat have managed to go unbeaten thus far this season and have a fairly comfortable four-point lead over Atletik at the top of the league table, they could go on to get the highest points total ever in the Mytanar Top League, if they keep going at the rate they are anyway. Atletik sit in 2nd and will be fairly pleased with their season, but they won't be happy with their two losses - had it only been one itself, they would be only a point behind FC Ararat at the top of the table. Following them two are Dtykiga, on 28 points and sitting fairly comfortably in a Globe Cup spot - but they certainly won't catch either of the top two, back in 4th, the final Globe Cup spot are Litala '93, who turned their season around a bit with some narrow wins.

Sitting outside the top four are 1923 Esca, who have had an outstanding season so far after being promoted again. If they can keep this form up they could well be in Globe Cup contention come the end of the season. In 6th, CDSA Decraa have had an iffy start compared to what they're used to - but if they can score a few more, they could move up quickly. 1896 Ebor have had a poor start, especially after the investment they've had over the summer. Liria Prizren have indicated that unless Mike Duerr can lead his side to four wins in the next four games he'll be out of a job, so unless Liria's fortunes change, their manager is out. Turbine Decraa have had a good season so far and look fairly good for staying up, but they'll need to continue the form they've had so far to make sure.

Energia-Yaderny have had a horrible season so far, and it is expected that they'll go into administration at some point in the latter half of the season, which could lead to a ten points deduction, which would currently leave them bottom, we'll have to see what they can do about that though. Torpedo Vershina will be fairly pleased with 15 points from 15 games, but the two teams below them, Dinamo Esca and Olympic Thessia won't be pleased with what they have done so far. Olympic Thessia's youth policy doesn't seem to be performing at as high a level as last season, but this - they will hope - will change over the second half of the season.

Zenit Esca and Lok. Ostrova sit down in the bottom three as do Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny, who have simply not got anything from close games and it has left them well down on their opponents in the Top League, they'll hope to just turn things around in the second half of the season.

by **Mytannion** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:26 pm

2013/2014 Season: Part Two.

We now enter the second half of the season, with lots to be decided. The top two look to battle it out for the Top League title and the two behind them are looking to fend off the opposition and manage to qualify for the Globe Cup. Some teams will just be looking to secure mid-table obscurity to make sure they stay in the Top League and get the money that comes with it. Others will be in the relegation dogfight at the bottom of the table and will just look to scrape through and stay up. Who managed all this? Read on and see.

Match Day 16
Game of the Week: Olympic Thessia 1–0 Liria Prizren
A game that Mike Duerr's job depended on, the Liria Prizren manager was required to get twelve points from his team's next four games - anything less and he'd be out - and we mean straight out, the board had issued an ultimatum to the manager and as soon as he dropped points, he'd be out of a job. And before he was even out of a job, bookmakers were taking bets on the next manager - with Danek Badjkev - a former player being named one of the favourites after he returned to Mytannion following his journeyman career which took in Liria Prizren, Tekstilshchik Ibon, Lok. Cassia, Fk Arsika and then a few years in Astograth. Duerr was sacked pretty soon after the game and it now looks like Badjkev is odds-on to take the job, but we will have to see. Olympic Thessia took the lead through Géduř Çāló and never looked back after the Carmadese national scored. Duerr is out of a job though, Liria Prizren sacking him two hours later.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 2–1 Torpedo Vershina
Dinamo Esca 0–0 1923 Esca
Litala '93 1–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Energia-Yaderny Miago 4–1 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
1896 Ebor 3–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Lok. Ostrova 3–2 CDSA Decraa
Atletik Thessia 4–0 Zenit Esca

Dtykiga roared into a 2-0 lead in the first ten minutes, Nils Ingebregtsen bagging his 11th of the season and Avdyei Kalinin then scoring. Torpedo scored late to make it nervy for the home team but it wasn't enough as the home side got the three points. Dinamo and 1923 Esca finished 0-0, and in the East End, Litala held FC Ararat to a point which makes things closer at the top. Energia-Yaderny beat bottom-feeders Chayka-VMZ comprehensively, a Kaestner hat trick being the catalyst for the victory. 1896 Ebor got a big win over Turbine Decraa, Endrizzi's brace and Ertobashia's big header getting the win for them there. Lok. Ostrova got a vital win over CDSA Decraa, a late winner from Zdenek Batelka sending the fans at Kavkova Street wild and Atletik Thessia smashed their way through Zenit, v Tuhinju's double followed up by Stojanovic's strike and Hjik's volley which bring them right behind FC Ararat, two points the gap now.

Match Day 17
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 2–1 Dtykiga
2nd versus 3rd, Maine Road was buzzing for the arrival of Dtykiga Ontario, a team their fans share a good friendship with. Ondrej Knizek is reportedly very happy in Nasto though and has even made some noises about making a permanent move there unless he is given first team opportunities in Thessia. He made a good case though, in front of the fans of the team that actually own him, as he opened the scoring with an outstanding strike from the edge of the box. His 9th goal of the season made the home team nervous in their chase after FC Ararat at the top, but Atletik were quickly back in the game as Dobroslav Stojanovic went on a determined run through the middle of the pitch and smashed home, the young man then put Atletik ahead on 65 minutes with a speculative shot from thirty yards. Dtykiga will be annoyed they couldn't get a draw at the least from this game as they piled pressure on, but couldn't do anything with it.

Other Games.
Zenit Esca 0–0 Lok. Ostrova
CDSA Decraa 3–5 1896 Ebor
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–0 Litala '93
FC Ararat Severyan 2–0 Olympic Thessia
Liria Prizren 1–0 Dinamo Esca
1923 Esca 2–0 Torpedo Vershina

Zenit and Lok. cancelled each other out and finished 0-0. This completely contrasted to the thriller at Psenicova Road, 1896 Ebor eventually won after Adama Diarra, Otto Nielsen and Dzala Ertobashia scored in the last fifteen minutes. Turbine Decraa and Energia-Yaderny finished 1-1, Chayka-VMZ shocked Litala '93 and got a massive three points there. FC Ararat stopped Olympic Thessia's resurgence, Zivko Marinovic's double making sure they maintained their lead at the top. Liria Prizren got a win under caretaker manager Darko Zintek, who is now joint-favourite with Danek Badjkev. 1923 Esca eased their way past Torpedo Vershina, Jasar Takak showing all his talent with a brace there.

Match Day 18
Game of the Week: Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–0 CDSA Decraa
The East Midlands Derby throws up some weird results, this one was one of the strangest in recent times - CDSA Decraa who looked to be very good this season and Energia-Yaderny Miago looking a bit weak. CDSA Decraa's bad form wasn't the best thing coming into such a big game, Energia-Yaderny Miago capitalised on this and scored first through Deodor Grindhaug and then they went even further ahead very quickly, Suleyman van Rossen's long-range effort putting them 2-0 up and making sure they had full control of the game. The only bad thing coming out of this game is that young Gregar Storsveen was injured in the game and he is really a key player in this Energia-Yaderny side. Unfortunate.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 1–0 1923 Esca
Torpedo Vershina 0–0 Liria Prizren
Dinamo Esca 0–0 FC Ararat Severyan
Olympic Thessia 1–0 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Litala '93 1–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
1896 Ebor 1–0 Zenit Esca
Lok. Ostrova 0–1 Atletik Thessia

Dtykiga got back to form with an important win over 1923 Esca, Nils Ingebregtsen scoring an impressive goal. Torpedo and Liria finished 0-0, a result that doesn't really help Darko Zintek's chances of becoming full-time manager considering the board want wins now. Dinamo Esca got a great point against FC Ararat, and a point that dragged the top side right into the grasp of Atletik Thessia - who played later on knowing a win would put them joint-top. Olympic Thessia got a good win over Chayka-VMZ, that was closer than it should have been, Igor Artemiev got the only, winning goal there. Litala '93 and Turbine Decraa finished 1-1, 1896 Ebor got a 1-0 win over Zenit, Dzala Ertobashia scoring and Atletik got themselves level with FC Ararat through Laze v Tuhinju. The top of the table is really tight now.

Match Day 19
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 2–1 1896 Ebor
Two top teams going head-to-head in Thessia, Atletik had got right back in the title chase and needed to get a win here to continue the charge and to try and jump on any slip-up by FC Ararat at the top of the table. Atletik started in the right way, with Dobroslav Stojanovic smashing an effort past Pagnotto, 1896 Ebor were straight back in it as Adama Diarra showed his speed down the wing and curled an effort around Gottschalk, Diarra tore away straight away to the travelling fans who had thrown a smokebomb onto the pitch by now and were chanting 'dreadlocks! dreadlocks!' as they saluted their hero and his now famous hairstyle. Atletik weren't to be beaten though and Snerik Oiskha scored with an absolute screamer to win the game in the 76th minute.

Other Games.
Lok. Ostrova 2–1 Dtykiga
Zenit Esca 0–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
CDSA Decraa 3–1 Litala '93
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 0–2 Olympic Thessia
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 2–1 Dinamo Esca
FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
Liria Prizren 0–0 1923 Esca

Dtykiga lost in a game they were expected to win, but it was a truly vital win for Lok. Ostrova. Batelka's brace the key to the win and one that slightly hindered Dtykiga's charge on the Globe Cup spots. Energia-Yaderny got an away win at Zenit, Felix Kaestner with his 7th of the season. CDSA smashed through Litala '93, Ismet van Huijgevoort's hat trick winning the game. Olympic Thessia got a big three points against Turbine Decraa, Emil Thorsen putting in a stunning performance with two goals. Chayka-VMZ got off the bottom by beating Dinamo, Emilio Ayala being the main part of this side and scoring 35% of their goals. FC Ararat stayed top with a vital win over Torpedo, Iuliu Zaplatic scoring there. Liria Prizren and 1923 Esca finished 0-0, not helping Darko Zintek's cause to manage this club. It is expected Danek Badjkev will be named manager of the club he started his career at next week, even though he doesn't have any managerial experience!

Match Day 20
Game of the Week: Dtykiga 3–3 Liria Prizren
Dtykiga wanted to continue their charge on Globe Cup football, Liria Prizren wanted to get off to a good start under new manager Danek Badjkev. Liria Prizren travelled in huge numbers down to Nasto, their fans filling their allocation of 800 and even more than that apparently managing to get inside with out tickets. We're not sure how this worked, but it did work and it showed as it looked like Liria had nearly 2,000 fans in their section of 800 in Stupka Lane. Dtykiga roared out to 2-0 through Nils Ingebregtsen and Srdjan Pannewitz but Liria pegged it back to 2-1, Miki Sipilainen scoring his 12th goal of the season. After half-time, Dtykiga went 3-1 up through Ingebregtsen on the hour. Liria Prizren left it late to come back, on 80 minutes they scored through Jon Grise Fjordun and in the 94th minute they pulled level, Tyko Rissanen curling an effort into the net and getting a point, sending Badjkev into absolute hysteria on the sideline as he ran down the sideline, punching the air and then slid on his knees, reminiscent of his celebration after scoring a goal. Badjkev could be a fun new face on the sideline.

Other Games.
1923 Esca 1–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Torpedo Vershina 2–0 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Dinamo Esca 5–2 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Olympic Thessia 4–4 CDSA Decraa
Litala '93 0–0 Zenit Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–2 Atletik Thessia
1896 Ebor 2–0 Lok. Ostrova

FC Ararat's win at 1923 Esca was a bit of a smash and grab but it was enough to stay top, two-thirds of the way through the season. They've still not been beaten so far this campaign. Torpedo Vershina eased past Chayka-VMZ, Emeryk Walczak scoring two there. Dinamo Esca scored five against Turbine Decraa, they got the three points with Kwesi Ferrer scoring three in that game. Olympic Thessia and CDSA Decraa had an eight goal thriller, split 4-4. Litala '93 and Zenit Esca played out a 0-0 bore draw. Atletik were comfortable against Energia-Yaderny Miago, Laze v Tuhinju getting two goals there. 1896 Ebor got an important win against Lok. Ostrova, four points clear of 5th placed 1923 Esca now and looking a good bet for Globe Cup football. Otto Nielsen getting two for his team and effectively winning the game for them.

Match Day 21
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 0–1 Liria Prizren
Liria faced the long journey up to Severyan to face the frontrunners of the league, FC Ararat. This was with a new manager, poor morale and a team that was full of errors in previous weeks. It looked like Danek Badjkev's task was impossible and the Schwarzgelb looked like they could be beaten quite thoroughly by FC Ararat who have really turned into a force over the course of this season. When Miki Sipilainen opened the scoring for Liria Prizren it seemed like everybody inside Korecky Road was shocked, even the away fans almost paused for a second to wait and see if it was all real, but once they realised, the celebrations were typical of the Prizren club. The huge flags were waved and the scarves were twirled and they were in a pretty joyous mood. This didn't continue as the rest of the match was very nervy for the away side, as FC Ararat piled on the pressure but couldn't get anything for their possession and it was a great win for Danek Badjkev and his team as they proved they could see games out even by the narrowest of margins, a very important result for Liria Prizren.

Other Games.
1896 Ebor 0–2 Dtykiga
Lok. Ostrova 1–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Atletik Thessia 2–0 Litala '93
Zenit Esca 0–0 Olympic Thessia
CDSA Decraa 0–0 Dinamo Esca
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 2–1 Torpedo Vershina
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 0–4 1923 Esca

Dtykiga got an important win in their charge for Globe Cup football, beating close rivals 1896 Ebor to go four points ahead of the Northmen. Ingebregtsen and Knizek the goalscorers there. Energia-Yaderny will thank Felix Kaestner for his late winner against Lok. Ostrova, important win for them as they continue to worry about a points deduction. Atletik eased past the once great Litala '93, Stojanovic's brace the key for the victory. Zenit and Olympic finished 0-0, CDSA Decraa and Dinamo Esca also finished 0-0. Turbine Decraa are beginning to look like they might just be safe from relegation this year, they're getting in good form at the right time. Alperen de Kleijn got two goals to win it for them there. 1923 Esca thrashed Chayka-VMZ, with Jakub Novotny getting all four goals as he ran riot away from home.

Match Day 22
Game of the Week: Olympic Thessia 4–3 Atletik Thessia
The Zenit Toranj Derby, the two teams hate each other and this was once again shown during the game and before and after. Running battles between the sets of fans before the game were largely broken-up by police, but when the fans were actually inside the Kaunostadion, 300 Atletik fans were in the away end and quickly broke down the cordon of stewards separating them from the Olympic hooligans, the fighting was eventually stopped but it marred what was to be one of the most exciting games seen all season. Olympic needed to continue to get points to fight against the relegation battle down there and Atletik wanted to go further ahead of FC Ararat at the top. Atletik went 1-0 up thanks to Mirko Tasecchi, Olympic Thessia drew level through Igor Artemiev, before Lindholm put them ahead before half-time. Atletik came out fired up, Dobroslav Stojanovic got his 11th of the season to equalise and then got his 16th assist of the season with a through ball for Laze v Tuhinju to score (Stojanovic has been involved in 65.9% of Atletik's goals this season, either scoring or assisting in them), 3-2 to Atletik with ten minutes left. Olympic equalised and their fans were going into raptures over that goal from Artemiev, when they scored again - Artemiev getting his hat trick it can only be described as pandemonium, their fans throwing smokebombs onto the field and lighting up several flares. The celebrations were fantastic as they enjoyed pegging their arch rivals back whilst furthering their own cause for mid-table obscurity.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 0–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Liria Prizren 4–4 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
1923 Esca 3–2 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Torpedo Vershina 0–1 CDSA Decraa
Dinamo Esca 2–3 Zenit Esca
Litala '93 4–1 Lok. Ostrova
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–0 1896 Ebor

FC Ararat got a late win against Dtykiga through Aleks Kulikov. Liria won't be too happy with just a point against Chayka-VMZ but Danek Badjkev will be happy with his start there, with 5 points from his three games in charge. 1923 Esca went 4th, ahead of 1896 Ebor with their narrow win over Turbine Decraa, Novotny getting another hat trick this week - showing his quality for the team that are quickly earning their nickname of 'the Galacticos' again. CDSA Decraa beat Torpedo through a Ismet van Huijgevoort goal, he's been imperious from midfield for them this season. Zenit won the Votavova District Derby, the first time in four attempts for them - Ladislav Prochazka scoring a late winner for them. Litala '93 were back in form against Lok. Ostrova, Do Luca and Petrović getting two each there. E-Y Miago did well to beat 1896 Ebor, a key win, Kaestner continuing good form with two more goals.

Match Day 23
Game of the Week: Zenit Esca 2–1 Torpedo Vershina
A basement battle, two teams looking for points to get themselves safe met in West Esca, in the Votavova District - one of the poorest areas of a poor nation. Kai Hermelink's team didn't look to be in the best form, but Emeryk Walczak has been a bright point for them. He could be a future national team player, but it's more likely he'll be a player that everybody had high hopes for but has probably already reached his ceiling. Walczak showed why he is being talked of as a huge talent when he scored the first goal, showing outstanding movement in the box to tap home. Zenit equalised pretty much straight away through Ladislav Prochazka, who went on a run down the right before lashing home into the bottom corner. Zenit won the game on 74 minutes when Prochazka won a free kick and Dominik Janak smashed it home with his right foot, 'the hammer', as it is known, won the game for them and got a vital three points.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–4 Dtykiga
1896 Ebor 2–0 Litala '93
Lok. Ostrova 1–1 Olympic Thessia
Atletik Thessia 1–0 Dinamo Esca
CDSA Decraa 1–5 1923 Esca
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 0–1 Liria Prizren
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 0–0 FC Ararat Severyan

Dtykiga destroyed Energia-Yaderny Miago, Ingebregtsen got two more goals, Kalinin getting the other and setting up Knizek who got his 11th of the season. 1896 Ebor got a good win over Litala '93, they're still chasing 1923 Esca for the final Globe Cup spot and Adama Diarra showed why they are in contention, getting two goals. Lok. Ostrova pulled level with Olympic Thessia late in the game, Zdenek Batelka the hero for them, getting his 9th of the season. Atletik got an important win against Dinamo Esca, and went back ahead of FC Ararat at the top through Laze v Tuhinju's goal. 1923 Esca thumped CDSA Decraa, Novotny got his third hat trick in three games (or 10 goals in 3 games, amazing), as his side smashed through CDSA. He'll command a big fee if anyone wants to come in for him this summer. Miki Sipilainen got his 15th of the season to help Liria Prizren beat Turbine Decraa and Chayka-VMZ got a very good point against FC Ararat, who now fall below Atletik at the top.

Match Day 24
Game of the Week: Olympic Thessia 2–2 1896 Ebor
Two huge sides with massive followings, 1896 Ebor needing points to chase down 1923 Esca in 4th - who are having a spectacular season by the way, performing way above expectations, and that has given the Northmen trouble all season. On the other side, Kaunos aren't having a great season compared to last term, but they are relying on youth and this has to be remembered. Olympic Thessia did go 2-0 up in this game though, and the end result may show the lack of experience in this side in being able to close games out. Olympic scored inside 10 minutes through young Emil Thorsen, a curled strike from the edge of the box putting them 1-0 up. Shortly after Ivan Matić got a second goal, a header from the shortest man in the box, the slight figure of Ivan Matić leaping highest and putting the ball in the net. Matić has had a very good season in terms of assists, with 15 assists so far this season. 1896 Ebor are relying hugely on Adama Diarra in recent weeks, the dreadlocks got another goal for the Northmen to get them back in the game and then crossed in for Dzala Ertobashia for the equaliser. Adama Diarra will certainly be in contention for the Player of the Season award this season.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 2–1 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
FC Ararat Severyan 4–3 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Liria Prizren 3–0 CDSA Decraa
1923 Esca 2–0 Zenit Esca
Torpedo Vershina 2–1 Atletik Thessia
Dinamo Esca 5–3 Lok. Ostrova
Litala '93 2–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago

A bad day for away sides, Dtykiga started it all with a double from Nils Ingebregtsen to get three points against bottom side Chayka-VMZ. FC Ararat have Aleks Kulikov to thank for their win, his late brace enough to beat Turbine Decraa. This put them back ahead of Atletik at the top. Liria Prizren got a big win over CDSA Decraa, Sipilainen's double and Tyko Rissanen's late goal were the scores there. 1923 Esca got a solid win against Zenit Esca, Novotny and Shaw the goalscorers. Torpedo Vershina surprised Atletik Thessia, Emeryk Walczak's double the difference there after Stojanovic's goal. Atletik drop to 2nd with their loss. Dinamo Esca eventually beat Lok. Ostrova, a late hat trick from Kwesi Ferrer winning it for them. Litala '93 and Energia-Yaderny Miago played out a 2-2 draw, two players coming above the rest with Berardo Do Luca getting the home team's two and Felix Kaestner scoring the two for the away side.

Match Day 25
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 5–0 1923 Esca
Well, people were beginning to talk about the 'Galacticos' of 1923 Esca being back and with the squad they have and the money they spent last summer, many agreed - but many also made the comment that they don't have the top players that they they used to have, both national teamers and foreigners. Atletik certainly look like a top squad this year, but they were a point behind FC Ararat coming into this game and they will want to improve that situation rather quickly. They looked like doing this as they ran riot against 1923 Esca, who certainly didn't look like the Galacticos of past years. Stojanovic got two goals early on, Robin Hjik added a third before half-time and Snerik Oiskha got two after the half-time whistle. A great win for Atletik which will help their morale no end as they look to continue their charge on the title.

Other Games.
Litala '93 3–3 Dtykiga
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–1 Olympic Thessia
1896 Ebor 1–0 Dinamo Esca
Lok. Ostrova 4–3 Torpedo Vershina
Zenit Esca 1–2 Liria Prizren
CDSA Decraa 1–2 FC Ararat Severyan
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 3–3 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny

Litala '93 and Dtykiga had a six-goal thriller split 3-3, Ingebregtsen got two goals to further his total to 21 goals in 25 games. Energia-Yaderny narrowly beat Olympic Thessia, Kaestner getting his 12th of the season to beat Olympic. 1896 Ebor got an important win, Dzala Ertobashia's header the winning goal. Lok. Ostrova won a relegation battle at home against Torpedo Vershina, Ivanec's hat trick the catalyst for their win. Liria Prizren won another, Sipilainen and Rissanen the goalscorers there. FC Ararat just about managed to stay top with a late winner courtesy of Zivko Marinovic. Turbine Decraa and Chayka-VMZ had a six-goal thriller of their own, two hat tricks, one for Alperen de Kleijn and one for Emilio Ayala. They still sit in 15th and 16th, though.

Match Day 26
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 3–1 Atletik Thessia
The two biggest teams in Mytannion in terms of the numbers of fans they both have. Liria Prizren have had a massive resurgence under new manager Danek Badjkev, and they hoped this would continue in the biggest rivalry there is. They do have a grudging respect for each other, in that they both have spectacular fans. The away fans (8,000 of them), were celebrating first as they went ahead through Laze v Tuhinju, but Miki Sipilainen equalised soon after - he is a cult hero now in Prizren, with Oppic flags being brought to the game and hung from all sorts of places, the locals in Prizren obviously taking the striker to their bosom quickly. Jon Grise Fjordun put his side ahead and Tyko Rissanen made sure of the result in the 84th minute as Liria celebrated an important win that moves them up to 5th in the table and hurts Atletik's title chances. FC Ararat did lose, so it's not so bad - but Atletik would have wanted to pounce on the frontrunner's inability to win.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 4–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–2 CDSA Decraa
FC Ararat Severyan 1–2 Zenit Esca
1923 Esca 1–6 Lok. Ostrova
Torpedo Vershina 0–1 1896 Ebor
Dinamo Esca 1–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Olympic Thessia 5–2 Litala '93

Dtykiga smashed past Turbine Decraa who look in a bit of trouble now, Ingebregtsen and Pannewitz running riot at Stupka Lane. CDSA Decraa edged around Chayka-VMZ, Almerique with the winning goal for them. Zenit beat FC Ararat which threw the title race wide open until Atletik were soundly beaten away to Atletik, Prochazka's brace won it for the away side. Lok. Ostrova shocked everybody by thrashing 1923 Esca, Batelka's hat trick the key for them. 1896 Ebor got a narrow win away at Torpedo Vershina, Adama Diarra's 14th of the season - everybody is pretty sure that he will be the Player of the Season unless Dobroslav Stojanovic somehow takes it off him. Dinamo and E-Y Miago finished 1-1 and Olympic Thessia battered Litala '93 eventually, Artemiev and Lindholm having some fun in front of goal there.

Match Day 27
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 5–2 FC Ararat Severyan
The game that was touted as deciding the title, between 2nd and 1st. Atletik versus FC Ararat, two good sets of fans in Maine Road to witness what they hoped would put their side ahead in the chase for the title. FC Ararat looked strong, but eventually Atletik's style of football won out - the counter attacking, fast-paced football was far superior and they were good value for their win. FC Ararat went 1-0 up, Zaplatic scoring for them - the former Olympic man stinging the side he still has hatred for. Laze v Tuhinju scored to level and Dobroslav Stojanovic scored against his old club, hurting their title hopes. Robin Hjik made it 3-1 before half-time and Zivko Marinovic pegged it back to 3-2 just after the half. Snerik Oiskha made it 4-2 and then Laze v Tuhinju made it 5-2 in the last 10 minutes to make sure of the result. The result will probably define the season, it has been back and forth between the top two all season, and now Atletik hold a two point lead going into the last three games of the campaign.

Other Games.
Olympic Thessia 3–0 Dtykiga
Litala '93 4–2 Dinamo Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–0 Torpedo Vershina
1896 Ebor 0–0 1923 Esca
Lok. Ostrova 0–3 Liria Prizren
Zenit Esca 1–1 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
CDSA Decraa 3–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa

Olympic Thessia got a vital win over Dtykiga, Artemiev and Lindholm once again being the catalyst for the win leaving Dtykiga in a bit of trouble as the teams behind them begin to catch up on them in 3rd. Litala '93 played well against Dinamo Esca, Do Luca playing particularly well. Grindhaug got his 11th of the season as Energia-Yaderny beat Torpedo Vershina. 1896 Ebor and 1923 Esca both drew blanks there, Liria Prizren didn't when they were away at Lok. Ostrova though, Sipilainen getting two more goals and Grise Fjordun the other. Zenit and Chayka-VMZ finished 1-1, and CDSA Decraa won in the Decraa Derby, Ismet van Huijgevoort's hat trick the catalyst. He's being eyed up by big clubs already, although he'll probably command a big fee and it's unknown if anyone really had the funds to afford him.

Match Day 28
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 1–0 1896 Ebor
Liria Prizren are really putting a run together now towards the end of the season and 1896 Ebor knew they'd have to stop them if they wanted that final Globe Cup qualification spot, so the Northmen knew they'd be travelling down to the Westfalenstadion needing a win over Liria Prizren. They didn't seem to have the form they needed to do it though, coming into the game it was Danek Badjkev's team who had all the good form. This was continued as Miki Sipilainen got his 22nd goal of the season with a towering header at the back post to get the three points and to get Liria three points clear of 5th-placed 1923 Esca in 4th. Liria have gone unbeaten since Danek Badjkev has taken charge, gaining 23 points in that time (9 games), and really charging towards Globe Cup football - they only managed 26 points through 19 games with Mike Duerr in charge, so that change of manager has really worked for them.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 1–0 CDSA Decraa
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 5–1 Zenit Esca
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 2–3 Atletik Thessia
FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 Lok. Ostrova
1923 Esca 3–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Torpedo Vershina 0–0 Litala '93
Dinamo Esca 3–3 Olympic Thessia

Dtykiga edged past CDSA Decraa, Srdjan Pannewitz with his 9th goal of the campaign to win there. Turbine Decraa thrashed Zenit Esca and dragged them back into the relegation dogfight in doing so. Atletik edged past Chayka-VMZ, a very uncomfortable win for them. Stojanovic got two, dragging his team through the game. FC Ararat narrowly beat Lok. Ostrova, Zivko Marinovic the difference. 1923 Esca got a late goal from Calvin Shaw to beat Energia-Yaderny, Torpedo and Litala '93 finished 0-0 and Dinamo Esca and Olympic Thessia had a six-goal thriller at Kotrba Park. Kwesi Ferrer got two early on, then Igor Artemiev got two of his own to level before Lindholm made it 3-2, Pasi Järvilehto made it 3-3 with a screamer. Dinamo are only a point clear of the drop, they need every point they can get with only two games left. It should be noted that Chayka-VMZ have been relegated, they have managed 19 points but it will not be enough for them to stay up.

Match Day 29
Game of the Week: Dinamo Esca 2–0 Dtykiga
Kotrba Park was the scene of a game that would decide whether Dinamo Esca would survive relegation or not, they needed the points and if they got a win they would stay up for another season. They hadn't performed to the standards of last season though and they were coming against Dtykiga, a team who had played brilliantly all season and had fulfilled their expectations by getting into the Globe Cup spots, a win here would guarantee them a spot in international football for next season. Before this game started, the result from the All-Esca Derby came in, though, and it was known that 1923 Esca had lost - meaning Dtykiga were guaranteed a place anyway. This could be a part of the weakened line-up that Dtykiga manager Eldar Karaskova sent out today. Pavel Polacky getting only his second start of the season, for example. This weakened team couldn't cope with the expansive football played by the Dinamo Esca first team and this showed when Pasi Järvilehto got two goals in quick succession and this got Dinamo the vital three points that kept them up.

Other Games.
Olympic Thessia 2–0 Torpedo Vershina
Litala '93 2–0 1923 Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–0 Liria Prizren
1896 Ebor 0–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Lok. Ostrova 1–4 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
Atletik Thessia 2–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Zenit Esca 1–0 CDSA Decraa

No draws in the Top League this week, lots of action. Olympic Thessia beat Torpedo with some ease, Artemiev and Thorsen with the goals there. Litala '93 really dealt 1923 Esca's hopes for Globe Cup football a big blow, they will find it near impossible to get there now, after Pichaud-Moulin's double. Energia-Yaderny Miago ended Liria Prizren's run of 9 games unbeaten with a header from Felix Kaestner. FC Ararat got an important victory over 1896 Ebor which just about keeps them in contention for the title, two points behind going into the final day of the season. Chayka-VMZ dragged Lok. Ostrova back into the relegation mire, Emilio Ayala getting a hat trick for the already relegated Chayka. Atletik Thessia got a late win to stay top of the Top League, v Tuhinju and Stojanovic (who will surely be Player of the Season again now), scoring for the Citizens. Zenit got a good win at CDSA Decraa through Ladislav Prochazka, a goal that keeps them up.

Going into the last day, it is tight at the top - with 1st placed Atletik Thessia on 70 points and 2nd placed FC Ararat on 68 points. FC Ararat need to win and hope other results go their way. In 4th place Liria Prizren look comfortable for Globe Cup football, but if they lose and 5th placed 1923 Esca win and overturn the goal differential (5 goals needed, it could be difficult), they could lose out. At the bottom of the table, Lok. Ostrova sit in 13th, just outside the relegation zone - if they lose, both Turbine Decraa and Torpedo Vershina will look to pounce on their mistake with wins. Chayka-VMZ are the only team definitely relegated, so it will be interesting to see who go down with them.

Match Day 30
Game of the Week: CDSA Decraa 0–0 Atletik Thessia
Atletik travelled to Decraa knowing that if FC Ararat slipped up they would win the title, yet they did not want to rest on that, they knew that FC Ararat would do everything they could to try and beat Energia-Yaderny Miago. Atletik were coming up against a tough and determined CDSA Decraa side that were trying to win in what would be manager, Jan Hovmana's last ever game for the club as he retires at the end of this season. He has had a long tenure as manager of the club and is one of the most celebrated managers the club have ever had and the current players realised this as they tried to play some of their best football to give him a fitting send-off. What eventually happened was a game with a lot of action, but not very good finishing, both teams had chances but neither could convert and the game finished 0-0. It was enough for Atletik to win the title though, as the results from other games will show you...

Other Games.
Dtykiga 0–0 Zenit Esca
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 2–0 Lok. Ostrova
Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny 1–5 1896 Ebor
FC Ararat Severyan 0–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Liria Prizren 1–1 Litala '93
1923 Esca 4–2 Olympic Thessia
Torpedo Vershina 3–2 Dinamo Esca

Dtykiga had already secured Globe Cup football and they'll be very pleased with their season in general. They will hope for a cup run though, in the end of season National Cup. Turbine Decraa knew that they needed to beat Lok. Ostrova, the team who were in 13th prior to the final match day. They came through, Alperen de Kleijn scoring two and keeping them up for another season of Top League football. 1896 Ebor battered Chayka-VMZ on the final day, Adama Diarra (2), Dzala Ertobashia (2) and Otto Nielsen with the goals. Energia-Yaderny beat FC Ararat through a Kaestner header and that ended the home side's title chances and handed the title to Atletik Thessia. Liria Prizren look to be very strong now, with new manager Danek Badjkev leading them to 24 points from 11 games in charge - almost as many as Mike Duerr managed in 19 games, Badjkev does seem to be the right man for the job. 1923 Esca eventually beat Olympic Thessia, Novotny getting two in that game. Torpedo Vershina did manage to beat Dinamo Esca, a hat trick from Emeryk Walczak winning the game for them - but it wasn't enough as other results went against them, Torpedo will be missed from the top-flight next season. It looks like Walczak will be finding new employers after his 12 goals this term.

The final league table:

## Mytanar Top League         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atletik Thessia             30   23   2   5    59   29  +30    71 Champions, CC, RCdC
02 FC Ararat Severyan          30   21   5   4    52   28  +24    68 GC
03 Dtykiga                     30   15   7   8    49   37  +12    52 GC
04 Liria Prizren               30   14   8   8    51   39  +12    50 GC
05 1923 Esca                   30   14   7   9    50   41   +9    49
06 1896 Ebor                   30   14   6  10    48   41   +7    48
07 Energia-Yaderny Miago       30   13   7  10    45   41   +4    46
08 Litala '93                  30   10  12   8    41   38   +3    42
09 Olympic Thessia             30   11   6  13    45   45    0    39
10 CDSA Decraa                 30   10   7  13    39   45   −6    37
11 Zenit Esca                  30    7   9  14    25   39  −14    30
12 Dinamo Esca                 30    7   8  15    44   53   −9    29
13 1.FFC Turbine Decraa        30    7   7  16    40   54  −14    28
14 Torpedo Vershina            30    6   8  16    26   37  −11    26 R
15 Lok. Ostrova                30    7   5  18    42   64  −22    26 R
16 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny      30    4  10  16    37   62  −25    22 R

Atletik win their 14th league title and FC Ararat really ran them close, they will be a force again next season. Dtykiga secured Globe Cup football as did Liria Prizren, after a mid-season managerial change. 1923 Esca came close, as did 1896 Ebor but neither could quite catch-up. BlockCom will hope they can be a bit more successful in future seasons, but they'll be happy as long as the fans keep coming through the turnstiles. Down at the bottom, Turbine Decraa managed to stay up on the last day, over taking Lok. Ostrova who fell into the relegation zone and went down with Torpedo Vershina and Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny, who will all be back in the Second Division for next year.

A full analysis of all four divisions final tables is to come.

by **Mytannion** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:11 pm

2013/14 Season: National Cup.

The Cup contested between the top sixteen teams in Mytannion is the second most prestigious footballing competition in the nation, and as it is at the end of the season, it is hotly contested as teams now have their pride to fight for, here it is.

Round One.
Atletik Thessia 4-0 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny
FC Ararat Severyan 2-4 Lok. Ostrova
Dtykiga 5-4 Torpedo Vershina
Liria Prizren 3-2 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
1923 Esca 0-2 Dinamo Esca
1896 Ebor 4-4 Zenit Esca (4-5 AET)
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2-1 CDSA Decraa
Litala '93 0-0 Olympic Thessia (0-1 AET)

Round Two.
Atletik Thessia 3-4 Lok. Ostrova
Dtykiga 4-0 Dinamo Esca
Liria Prizren 3-2 Zenit Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2-0 Olympic Thessia

Semi Finals.
Dtykiga 4-3 Lok. Ostrova
Liria Prizren 3-0 Energia-Yaderny Miago

Final.
Dtykiga 0-3 Liria Prizren

Dtykiga Ontario had beaten Torpedo Vershina in a nine-goal thriller, then thrashed Dinamo Esca and then won a seven-goal thriller against Lok. Ostrova, Nils Ingebregtsen continued his fine form from the Top League season, scoring 7 goals in the three games before the final. Danek Badjkev had taken over Liria Prizren under difficult circumstances with only 11 games left in the season, which he turned into 24 points and a Globe Cup spot (this was only two points less than Mike Duerr had managed through 19 games), Badjkev has had startling effect on this club since he came back as a manager and guided them to a 3-2 win over Turbine Decraa before winning by the same scoreline against Zenit Esca and then easing past Energia-Yaderny Miago in the semi final. The final featured 3rd versus 4th from the league table and Liria Prizren were looking to defend their National Cup title from last season.

Liria kept Nils Ingebregtsen, Ondrej Knizek, Avdyei Kalinin and Srdjan Pannewitz quiet and the three Opps won the game for them. Miki Sipilainen opened the goalscoring, then nodded down for Tyko Rissanen to smash home from about six yards and then Jon Grise Fjordun went on a powerful run and smashed home. 3-0 to the Schwarzgelb and Liria Prizren's 5th National Cup triumph.

by **Mytannion** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:41 pm

End of 2013/14 Season Round-Up.

If you've not managed to keep up with the league season as well as you'd hoped, here is a quick round-up for you to skim through to get up to date.

Top League.

## Mytanar Top League         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atletik Thessia             30   23   2   5    59   29  +30    71 Champions, CC, RCdC
02 FC Ararat Severyan          30   21   5   4    52   28  +24    68 GC
03 Dtykiga                     30   15   7   8    49   37  +12    52 GC
04 Liria Prizren               30   14   8   8    51   39  +12    50 GC
05 1923 Esca                   30   14   7   9    50   41   +9    49
06 1896 Ebor                   30   14   6  10    48   41   +7    48
07 Energia-Yaderny Miago       30   13   7  10    45   41   +4    46
08 Litala '93                  30   10  12   8    41   38   +3    42
09 Olympic Thessia             30   11   6  13    45   45    0    39
10 CDSA Decraa                 30   10   7  13    39   45   −6    37
11 Zenit Esca                  30    7   9  14    25   39  −14    30
12 Dinamo Esca                 30    7   8  15    44   53   −9    29
13 1.FFC Turbine Decraa        30    7   7  16    40   54  −14    28
14 Torpedo Vershina            30    6   8  16    26   37  −11    26 R
15 Lok. Ostrova                30    7   5  18    42   64  −22    26 R
16 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny      30    4  10  16    37   62  −25    22 R

Atletik Thessia continue to march on each season and they managed another title this year, their 14th Top League title. They managed more points than last season, with the same amount of goals and less conceded, they still aren't happy though and Marius Sadowsky has said that he wants to change some areas of his squad even still. FC Ararat Severyan will be slightly disappointed that they couldn't turn their outstanding start to the season into a league title, but they will be proud of their efforts and their qualification to the Globe Cup. They will strengthen for next season, we imagine, with some strong players coming back from loan deals too. They are going to have a top quality squad next season.

Dtykiga managed to secure Globe Cup football with a solid 52 points, they seem to feature in all sorts of high scoring games every single match day and are outstanding fun to watch with their attacking football - but they'll be looking to strengthen their defence this transfer window, whilst continuing their policy of youth improvement. Liria Prizren completely turned their season around when Danek Badjkev became manager, managing nearly as many points through 11 games as they did through 19 games with Mike Duerr in charge. Miki Sipilainen is the key to how they play and they'll look to hold on to him as eyes from abroad turn to the young Opp. 1923 Esca narrowly missed out on Globe Cup football, but they'll be very pleased with their season after getting promoted it seems like they're back to their old ways - the ways they have missed. 1896 Ebor got considerable investment from BlockCom but they'll hope to build on what they've managed this season in a more competitive Top League, they just need to glue together a bit more really.

Energia-Yaderny Miago will hope to sell off a few players to try and get out of the debts they are in, they will do all they can to avoid the points deduction that they will have if they fall into administration. Even if it means the playing staff is vastly depleted, they just need the money to keep their heads above water. Litala '93 have seemingly collapsed, but they've not really got the money to invest in new players and this means they can't update their playing squad - which showed this season as they couldn't keep up with any of the top five or six teams. Olympic Thessia managed to move away from a sticky start to get comfortably mid-table by the end of the season. Their youth policy will continue but it will be interesting to see if they can buy a couple of bargains from abroad to try and improve the squad to try and move up the table. If anyone can get them to do better, it's Max Haberhorm. They have the right man in charge.

CDSA Decraa will be fairly pleased with their season, Jan Hovmana announced his retirement halfway through the season and he will be difficult to replace - though their striker, Ruben Almerique is being talked of as a possible if somewhat unexpected replacement. Zenit Esca finished above Dinamo Esca and that is all that matters to them two teams, even if they were both relegated - it'd be more important that they finished above their rivals from the Votavova District. Turbine Decraa managed to survive on the last day of the season, so they'll be extremely pleased. They'll struggle again next season, but they'll hope to just continue what they did this year, even if it means staying up by the skin of their teeth.

Torpedo Vershina just weren't strong enough and it'll be hugely surprising to see them come back up next season, Emeryk Walczak, will leave and they'll be in a whole lot of trouble. He got 12 goals last season, nearly half their whole tally for the season. Lok. Ostrova went down on the last day with wins from Turbine Decraa and Torpedo Vershina meaning they fell from 13th to 15th on the last day. It was very different for Chayka-VMZ who only won four games all season and were always going down.

Player of the Season: 1. Dobroslav Stojanovic (Atletik Thessia, 18 goals, 18 assists), 2. Adama Diarra (1896 Ebor, 16 goals, 15 assists), 3. Nils Ingebregtsen (Dtykiga, 23 goals, 7 assists).
Young Player of the Season: 1. Dobroslav Stojanovic (Atletik Thessia, 18 goals, 18 assists), 2. Adama Diarra (1896 Ebor, 16 goals, 15 assists), 3. Nils Ingebregtsen (Dtykiga, 23 goals, 7 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Nils Ingebregtsen (Dtykiga, 23 goals), 2. Miki Sipilainen (Liria Prizren, 21 goals), 3. Laze v Tuhinju (Atletik Thessia, 19 goals).

## Mytanar Second Division  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 SK Port Jarko             38   20   8  10    68   44  +24    68 Champions, P, SBCC
02 Lok. Cassia               38   19  11   8    57   48   +9    68 P, SBCC
03 Pakhtakor Trunca          38   19  10   9    67   51  +16    67 P, SBCC
04 FC Nyva Zvornik           38   18  11   9    71   50  +21    65 SBCC
05 Spartak Makarska          38   18  10  10    66   46  +20    64
06 Arka Snezhnaya            38   18   7  13    63   55   +8    61
07 FC Arsenal Vershina       38   17   8  13    59   48  +11    59
08 Shakhtyor Esca            38   15  10  13    57   49   +8    55
09 Fk Arsika                 38   14   8  16    49   56   −7    50
10 FC Obolon Forvik          38   11  15  12    45   45    0    48
11 Spartak Nalchik           38   14   6  18    55   60   −5    48
12 Metalist Thessia          38   12  11  15    60   65   −5    47
13 FC Traktar Thessia        38   14   4  20    45   60  −15    46
14 Enerhetyk Parr            38   11  12  15    46   53   −7    45
15 Miago FK                  38   12   9  17    44   50   −6    45
16 Rudar Uchenik             38   12   9  17    54   60   −6    45
17 Stade Ouverjavaa          38   12   9  17    38   54  −16    45
18 FK Jelenia Dzorhgrod      38   11   9  18    50   67  −17    42 R
19 Stroitel Cieszyn          38   10  11  17    41   57  −16    41 R
20 Slavia Thessia            38    9  10  19    58   75  −17    37 R

SK Port Jarko move back into the top-flight, but only on goal difference! An exciting Second Division season came to a climax with both teams winning on the final match day and of course, SK Port Jarko having the better goal difference throughout the season. Lok. Cassia are a surprise promotion and will be one half of the heated Narrhallamarsch-Gelbgrun Derby against FC Ararat, all good fun. It's nice to see Lok. Cassia back though, finally Pakhtakor Trunca will return to the top-flight after being relegated last season. FC Nyva Zvornik will also join the other three in the SBCC. FK Jelenia Dzorhgrod, Stroitel Cieszyn and Slavia Thessia all go down to the Third Division.

Player of the Season: 1. Artem Sharov (SK Port Jarko, 18 goals, 20 assists), 2. Borja Llanas (Pakhtakor Trunca, 17 goals, 18 assists), 3. Theo Hofstra (FC Nyva Zvornik, 31 goals, 10 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Theo Hofstra (FC Nyva Zvornik, 31 goals, 10 assists), 2. Sergey Kochergin (Lok. Cassia, 27 goals, 5 assists), 3. Jaroslav Nemec (Spartak Makarska, 26 goals, 12 assists).

## Mytanar Third Division    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Thessia Keltskaya          38   21  10   7    81   46  +35    73 Champions, P
02 Gwardia Esca               38   22   5  11    60   52   +8    71 P
03 1888 Decraa                38   22   2  14    76   51  +25    68 P
04 Prizren '75                38   20   8  10    64   49  +15    68
05 Crvena Zvezda Tsrvena      38   21   3  14    73   59  +14    66
06 Hibernia Esca              38   19   9  10    82   54  +28    66
07 Tekstilshchik Ibon         38   19   8  11    74   55  +19    65
08 Borussia Kitzbuhel         38   18  10  10    70   58  +12    64
09 Flota Stratenberg          38   18   7  13    67   73   −6    61
10 Preußen Kitzbuhel          38   16  12  10    71   57  +14    60
11 Flota Miago                38   16   2  20    52   56   −4    50
12 Akademisk Esca             38   14   7  17    60   79  −19    49
13 TVMK                       38   12  12  14    73   71   +2    48
14 GKS Trunca                 38   12  10  16    54   59   −5    46
15 Pelikan Esca               38   13   6  19    50   61  −11    45
16 Khimik Pahranichny         38   11   8  19    39   60  −21    41
17 Alania Vysoki              38    8   9  21    49   79  −30    33
18 Ingushetia Parr            38    8   9  21    50   71  −21    33
19 Rotor Ravnina              38    7   9  22    35   64  −29    30
20 DSC Old Boys               38    7   6  25    36   62  −26    27

Thessia Keltskaya improved upon 4th last season to win the league this season, they'll be joining Metalist Thessia and Traktar Thessia in the Second Division, Gwardia Esca will move up a division and 1888 Decraa will return to the Second Division after getting relegated last term. It has been an exceptionally high scoring league season this time around and that was ultimately the problem for the teams that got relegated. Ingushetia Parr return to the bottom division and Rotor Ravnina and DSC Old Boys didn't improve after poor seasons last term and that proved the problem as they went down too.

## Mytanar Fourth Division  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Sorokin Thessia        38   27   7   4    85   32  +53    88 Champions, P
02 DSC Young Boys            38   23  13   2    71   37  +34    82 P
03 Partizan Tsrvena          38   24  10   4    76   32  +44    82 P
04 FC Carpathia Arsika       38   21  14   3    71   34  +37    77
05 Vorwaats Backsfield       38   23   6   9    83   42  +41    75
06 Arminia Ebor              38   21   9   8    78   42  +36    72
07 Puszcza Hajerek           38   19  10   9    63   47  +16    67
08 Hertha Bedzin             38   19  10   9    72   49  +23    67
09 IFK Naering               38   15  17   6    70   52  +18    62
10 KKS Cassia                38   15  11  12    52   44   +8    56
11 Ajax (Vershina)           38   15   8  15    61   55   +6    53
12 Lech Thessia              38   13  10  15    61   61    0    49
13 Orzel Esca                38   11   7  20    38   59  −21    40
14 MKS Kluczbork             38    7  16  15    35   54  −19    37
15 Skanderbeg Strandby       38    9   8  21    50   82  −32    35
16 Karelia Ebor              38    9   7  22    42   70  −28    34
17 Sokol Esca                38    6  12  20    41   73  −32    30
18 Slavia Bedzin             38    5   7  26    36   77  −41    22
19 FK Sudet                  38    2   5  31    31  117  −86    11
20 FC OVT                    38    1   3  34    35   92  −57     6

Sorokin Thessia won the league at a canter and DSC Young Boys will be replacing their Old Boys rivals in the Third Division next season. Partizan Tsrvena will join bitter rivals Crvena Zvezda in the Third Division for next season also. The worst team in Mytanar professional football this season are FC OVT, with only 6 points all season - one less than FK Sudet's total from last season. FK Sudet actually improved, getting four more points this season - a massive boost for the club. They still have a horrendous defence, conceding 117 goals over 38 games or an average of 3.1 goals per game.

by **Mytannion** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:53 am

2014/2015 Season Preview.

Last season Atletik won their sixth title in eight seasons and their 14th Mytanar Top League title overall. They were chased hard by FC Ararat Severyan, who come back with a high powered attack this season and look to be one of the strongest forces in the league this season. Liria Prizren will look to win another National Cup after their successes in the competition in the last couple of seasons, whilst also maintaining a challenge on the Top League too. Some teams will be fighting it for the final international competitions spot, others will be fighting in the relegation dogfight and a few will just be looking for mid-table obscurity, let's meet the teams that will be doing it.

Key: Team Captains are underlined. Key Players are bolded. Foreign Players are italicised.

1.FFC Turbine Decraa: Cerny - Bogdanovic, Oosterbeek, Kyncl, Ullrich - Wanderis, Rodat, Adamik - Vlk, de Kleijn, Strasil.
Stadium: Kolodvorska (7,000), Oonderslaan, Decraa.
Manager: Cyril Stanek
Season Preview: They've transitioned from their long ball game from last season to a more fast flowing 4-3-3 formation this season and after finishing 13th last season they can build on that this time around. Stanek is a clever young manager and he'll get this team to have a good season in their own well organised, physical style. Wanderis will add steel to the midfield and there will be pace down the sidelines with Vlk and the experienced Strasil teeing it up for de Kleijn to knock home as he did with a good degree of success last season. The defence will be largely the same as last season, though they will look to concede less. We think they'll survive again with a repeat of 13th.
Transfer Market: They spent quite a bit this summer and actually sold one of their better players for less than was expected, they brought in Frion Wanderis from Ferdullaele (Farfadillis), for £1.5 million and then signed centre back Oto Kyncl from Second Division Spartak Makarska for £4 million (a little more than he was probably worth), they sold young Rob Fridrich to Atletik Thessia for just £3 million - they probably could have got upwards of £5 million for the lad, but they wanted to strengthen and they have, a bit. They'll be pleased.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They don't tend to fill Kolodvorska each week, especially as their local rivals (from neighbouring district Inderslaan), CDSA Decraa seem to take most of the fans from the local area. Their hardcore support are decent, but are quite violent, as if they have something to prove because they don't have as many fans as their rivals. They do hate CDSA Decraa, but don't share their rival's hatred of Energia-Yaderny Miago.

1896 Ebor: Pagnotto - Linna, Fisichella, Hodge, Cervinka - Einmark, Mackay, Endrizzi - Diarra, Ertobashia, Nielsen.
Stadium: Oluja Stadion (29,000), Iskark, Ebor.
Manager: Luca Bazarelli (Passo Tonale).
Season Preview: With the investment from BlockCom, 1896 have got an expanded stadium - 6,500 seats added - but there wasn't onfield success to match that last season as they finished up 6th (even if they were in contention for international competitions right up until the very end), their defence looks fairly solid again this year and Einmark and Mackay, two midfielders could make an outstanding difference. They will be an exciting team this season and if they don't get some success - whether it be in the Cup or League - then Luca Bazarelli may well be out of a job. The fans are getting restless and the board may start to as well, even if they have been patient thus far. We predict them to finish 4th this season, with a cup run on the side.
Transfer Market: Quite a bit of movement in and out of the revamped Oluja Stadion, Vaclav Simon finally retired and 1896 Ebor had to replace him with Luca Mackay who joined on a free from Gaels of Licentiapacisterra. Andrej Einmark was signed for £12.5 million from East Franz Athletic, with Zdravko Ivankovic sold to Atletik Thessia for £1.5 million. Hu Okno Sereno was signed for £500,000 from Ferdullaele of Farfadillis, too, but he'll need some time to develop before starting for the Northmen.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 6 National Cups
Fans: They have some of the best fans in the country, probably the third biggest fanbase and easily one of the noisiest. They create an incredible atmosphere inside the Oluja Stadion because of this; the expansion of the stadium will just add to the already incredible atmosphere. Don't be surprised to see them get on the manager's back. They certainly can't say anything about the board as they have been pretty much perfect for them thus far.

1923 Esca: Szolat - Kozak, Gerasz, Drabek, Gajdos - Koubek, Funda, Kälèt, Llanas - Artemiev, Shaw.
Stadium: Radnika (50,000), Centralni, Esca.
Manager: Martin Sebesta
Season Preview: After their exceptional season last time around, expectations are pretty high in Centralni. Sebesta is odds-on to be the first manager out of a job this season, purely because the board at 1923 Esca want Globe Cup football. Their defence is the exact same as last season and that isn't the best thing, it was okay last season - but this season's Top League looks to be very attack minded and this defence may not be able to cope. They've improved the midfield but the attack was always going to be weakened with a lack of Novotny, but they've brought a striker of similar quality in. We think they'll finish 9th, falling from last season as they settle in more and can be read a little better. They'll come back better next season though, but this season will be a little different.
Transfer Market: Jakub Novotny was sold to Tannenberg FC of Valladares - for only £8 million - many expected him to be sold for big money. Roman Dolezal went on a free to Lok. Cassia and Jasar Takak's loan finished too. This meant a big of work was needed, so Fäjü Kälèt was signed for £5 million from Energia-Yaderny Miago and Kukalyan winger Borja Llanas was signed for £6 million from Pakhtakor Trunca after his good performances in the Second Division last season. Finally, on transfer deadline day, Igor Artemiev was signed for £15 million from Olympic Thessia to replace Novotny - if he plays in the same way he did for Olympic Thessia last season, he'll be a more than adequate replacement.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They once considered their team to have the best players in the whole nation, but in more recent years, that has completely changed and it is unlikely they will ever get the so called 'Galacticos' era back. They didn't win anything in that period, so it's hardly important - but the fans won't be able to patronise other team's fans until they do and that could be a long way off now.

Atletik Thessia: Gottschalk - Fridrich, Koudela, Daokō, Vesely - Prijholm, Chukwufumnanya, Hjik, Stojanovic, van Huijgevoort - Knizek.
Stadium: Maine Road (35,150), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Marius Sadowsky
Season Preview: Well, they may look a bit weaker but they really aren't. They've lost three national team players, a top goalscorer in Laze v Tuhinju, their prime creator, Snerik Oiskha and steely midfielder Mirko Tasecchi; three key players have left. In truth, Atletik have strengthened well. They've replaced the outgoing players with young talent from at home and abroad and it means they're really fitting their own self-set style of buying young talent to sell on, repeated investment in youth for success. It seems to be working and there's no reason it shouldn't again. Ismet van Huijgevoort is a huge addition, too, having been an exceptional player for CDSA Decraa last season - he'll be key for them and will need to score goals in order to help out young forward Ondrej Knizek, who doesn't really suit the lone striker role. They'll be right up there and we expect them to win yet another title, 1st.
Transfer Market: Quite a few moves in and out for Atletik. Mirko Tasecchi was sold to Montfort Wanderers (Licentiapacisterra), for £15 million. Radim Pelech went to Avenida Victoria (Farfadillis), for £1 million. Then two big transfers out that Atletik may regret, Laze v Tuhinju, a big goalscorer was sold to Northbrook Diamonds FK (Polar Islandstates), for £18 million and Snerik Oiskha was sold to FC Torshavn to join up with Martin Latka, for a fee of £10 million. Sebastien Hamilton was sold to Dinamo Esca for £5 million - a lot of money brought in for Atletik, which they promptly spent. Ildar Patrelyak and Lukasz Domansky were sent out on loan. Some good moves were made in the transfer market, though. Rob Fridrich was signed from Turbine Decraa for £3 million. Joseý Daokō came in from Fragardallians (Farfadillis), for £200,000. Obioma Chukwufumnanya was signed from Rancho Cucamonga (Free South Califas), for £3.5 million and Ismet van Huijgevoort was signed for £10 million from CDSA Decraa. Finally, Zdravko Ivankovic was signed for £1.5 million from 1896 Ebor to add a player who could be rotated in and Alex Gannot was signed too, another player from Sicoutimont brought in and Gannot will eventually be a replacement for Robin Hjik, it is thought.
Trophies Won: 14 Mytanar Top Leagues, 5 National Cups, 2 Rushmori Copa de Campeones
Fans: Atletik are a huge club and hail from the largest city in Mytannion (although not the capital), they therefore have one of the biggest followings throughout Mytannion and their fans represent this hugely. They follow their team throughout the nation, and are some of the loudest, most intimidating and violent fans in the nation - often being the ones focused on by documentaries following football hooliganism. Their home atmosphere is incredible and they are often as loud as opposition fans when they play away from home, as they have some of the most passionate fans in the nation.

CDSA Decraa: Krogh - Serak, Plachy, Lazarev, Benarik - Soacek, Makhanya, Novak, Tatarchuk, Sotola - Knudsen.
Stadium: Psenicova Road (28,000), Inderslaan, Decraa.
Manager: Ruben Almerique (Aquillian).
Season Preview: Almerique has retired and slipped straight into the managerial role at Psenicova Road. He has proven to be a very clever manager in the transfer market, managing to keep a hold of their best players while bringing in a couple of attacking talents - something they need after being one of the lowest scoring sides last season. They were not happy finishing 10th last term and want to bump that up a bit for next season. They will play some nice football this season too, in contrast to their physical style of previous seasons and that could be down to Almerique, who is a fan of playing beautiful football and will try and get this CDSA side to move it around nicely. The defence should come together very well this season and should be a bit of a force, this will be a good combination with their now strong attack that can be rotated between Polarian Knudsen and young Simunovic, who completed his move early in the transfer window. This should be enough for them to finish 7th.
Transfer Market: There were rumours about Elisha Lazarev leaving all summer long, but he didn't in the end, something that the whole club will be very pleased about. They sold Ismet van Huijgevoort for £10 million, they would have liked to keep hold of him but that sort of money is worth the sale. They brought in Andrej Simunovic from FC Ararat for £5 million, Almerique trying to fill the void he left when he retired with the youngster who it is hoped will develop into a similar player. Hjalmar Knudsen was signed from Northbrook Diamonds FK (Polar Islandstates) on a free. Knudsen will start whilst Simunovic develops and they'll hope their goalscoring fortunes change through that.
Trophies Won: 4 National Cups
Fans: They have loud home support, but often fail to take many when they travel away. They once had one of the largest hooligans firms in Mytannion, but that had ended in recent years after police stamped down on any hooliganism in the local area but it is beginning to return again and their firm is growing once again, mainly on political grounds their anti-fascist firm fighting against their rivals' Energia-Yaderny Miago's big right-wing firm, Grolija.

Dinamo Esca: P. Horak - Odehnal, Berozhserkovsky, Hamilton, Daniz - Dielissen, M. Horak, Järvilehto, van den Homberg - Ferrer, Kochergin.
Stadium: Kotrba Park (27,500), Votavova District, Esca.
Manager: Petr Kolarov
Season Preview: Dinamo finished 12th last season, a very disappointing season by their standards, Petr Kolarov is an outstanding manager though and it is hoped that he'll get them back into a good position to challenge the higher echelons of the league table. He has great tactical nous and has utilised the transfer market well. This team look fairly solid at the back and look very good going forward now, too. They'll be a challenge for any team in the Top League and will be one of the favourites in the Cup. Their board think they will do enough this season to justify an expansion of Kotrba Park stadium, 2,500 new standing spaces were built at the stadium to bring the capacity up to 27,500. We think they'll finish 8th in the league, but watch out for a cup run, too.
Transfer Market: Defender Jan Sup retired and Zenegalese centre back Louis Mbiyavanga was sold to Olympic Thessia for £7.5 million. Two defenders were needed and Dinamo did well, signing hot prospect Narek Berozhserkovsky from Torpedo Vershina for £2.5 million and experienced Sameban centre back Sebastien Hamilton from Atletik Thessia for a pricey £5 million. They then completed a deadline day move for last season's top goalscorer from the Second Division, Sergey Kochergin of Lok. Cassia was brought in for £6 million.
Trophies Won: 1 Mytanar Top League
Fans: They have extremely patient fans. They love their club and never expect them to do too well and are quite happy just to watch their team play some decent football and beat their local rivals. The fans travel to watch their club, they aren't the loudest and are generally very friendly and well-informed. They are some of the most loyal fans in the league, following their team through thick and thin.

Dtykiga: Vistruano - Junek, Pilar, Kos, Canó - Mizera, Lind, Pannewitz, Kalinin - Ingebregtsen, Guttman.
Stadium: Stupka Lane (10,000), Centralni, Ontario.
Manager: Eldar Karaskova
Season Preview: They performed above expectations last term, finishing 3rd and that was in no small part thanks to Ingebregtsen up top. Knizek has returned to Atletik after his loan spell so that could hurt but there has been a very clever buy in that department. Their attacking force will return this season and it's expected they'll have the same amount of defensive problems as always but Eldar Karaskova only really has the money for one big buy each summer and so can't strengthen the defence as he wants; that may change next season of course, with the midfield and the strikeforce looking strong now. They're going to compete all the way to the end once again and we think they'll just be pipped to the final Globe Cup spot, 5th.
Transfer Market: No big sales, Miska Kasvio was sold to Lok. Cassia for £4 million and Davorin Jovanovic was sent out on loan to Fk Arsika. Ondrej Knizek returned to his parent club, Atletik, so Dtykiga needed a striker to replace him and brought in Chidiebele Guttman from the now defunct Dwile Central of Apox and the Califan forward is expected to team up well with Ingebregtsen in this team, £2 million spent on him, so more profit for this team in the transfer window.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Dtykiga are located on the shores of the River Istar in Nasto, their fans seem to be a little bit different to most other team's. They are incredible, they're loud and their tifosi displays are exceptional to see. Especially in an environment as compact as Stupka Lane. The flares and smoke bombs create an intimidating atmosphere for away fans and players alike. Dtykiga's fans are something else, some of the most passionate in the nation - and the ones who usually travel the best to the mainland from the southern isle - they're the only representatives of Nasto in the Top League this season, with the mainland dominating the league, they'll be hoping to perform well for the whole island.

Energia-Yaderny Miago: Santos - H. van Senisnen, Voktej, Patek, Slovacek - Bergmann, de Vet, van Rossen, Storsveen - Grindhaug, Haugen.
Stadium: Miagostadion (40,000), Capka-Hola, Miago.
Manager: Kìxå Jāp (Carmadin).
Season Preview: They've managed to stay out of administration for about a season and a half now, the mismanagement of this club's finances has been insane and it is expected they will go under this season. That would lead to a ten point deduction and would really hurt them, Jāp has been reduced to using youth team players for the most part (de Vet, Storsveen, Grindhaug, Haugen), with some old-timers thrown in. This has really hurt the quality in their team but the tactics should be spot on for the players they have. They'll play some exciting football too. We think they'll finish 11th, which may not be enough if they do get a points deduction.
Transfer Market: Fäjü Kälèt was sold to 1923 Esca for £5 million, star striker Felix Kaestner was sold to FC Ararat Severyan for £12.5 million and nobody was brought in to replace them, everything will be done through the youth squad (which may be a good long-term policy but it isn't helping their onfield quality at the moment), the money does help their finances, though.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 1 National Cup
Fans: They pack into the Miagostadion every week, especially in the Sudtribune. The massive south stand is all standing and is packed with red and black clad Energia-Yaderny fans, with flares and unspeakably huge flags. They are some of the most violent fans in Mytannion and often have clashes with CDSA Decraa fans when they travel there, both because of regional proximity and their main firm's political views (E-Y Miago's being right-wing). They also share a slightly strange rivalry with 1896 Ebor, we can't even think of a reason for it, really. They will rally around their team as they go through these financial problems.

FC Ararat Severyan: Dion - Repin, Charleston, Mahuc, Mironov - Takak, Nielsen, Zaplatic, Kulikov - Marinovic, Kaestner.
Stadium: Korecky Road (25,000), Rokos, Severyan.
Manager: Patrik Hladik
Season Preview: Stadium expansions seem to be all the rage recently and FC Ararat have cottoned onto that by expanding and renovating Korecky Road, it will have an even better atmosphere this year (which is difficult, considering how good it always has been). This team looks even stronger and that's with relatively few changes, a new defender and Takak coming back from his loan spell at 1923 Esca. They will be very good going forward and will be pretty solid defensively too, we think. Kulikov should be a really important player for them and it will be important that he links up well with Marinovic and Kaestner. If they compete well, they could easily win the title, but for now we think they'll finish 2nd.
Transfer Market: Isiah Charleston was brought in, the Starblaydi youngster was signed as a prospect for the future but Hladik was so impressed he's put him straight in the first team. Takats Piursz was sold for £2.5 million to Lok. Cassia, Andrej Simunovic for £5 million to CDSA Decraa, Hugo Nash went to Second Division Torpedo Vershina for free and out of favour Pavel Rehak left for Spartak Makarska for £1.5 million. Felix Kaestner was signed from Energia-Yaderny Miago for £12.5 million. Also signed was young Pazhujebi striker Needasseh Šefe who was signed for £6 million from Angels, providing cover for the two more physical strikers whilst also giving them something different off the bench too.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Severyan is known as one of the foremost carnival cities in Mytannion, along with Thessia and Ebor. After every FC Ararat goal, the Narrhallamarsch, a famous Mytanar carnival tune is played at Korecky Road. Their fans are happy and copious amounts of alcohol and barbecued meat are served at every home match. They are loud and they have some of the most strange traditions in the Top League, making them a fun set of fans to watch before and after games. They'll want glory this season and if Hladik doesn't produce it, he could be out of a job.

Liria Prizren: Wallinaar - Adler, Obad, Aliev, Mandic - Voronin, Engebakken, Matić, Rissanen - Sipilainen, Grise Fjordun.
Stadium: Westfalenstadion (80,708), Liria, Prizren.
Manager: Danek Badjkev
Season Preview: So the Mike Duerr era has ended, he was sacked last season and when Badjkev took over, things really did change. Liria rocketed up the Top League and won another National Cup.This team really looks strong this season, Wallinaar will be important between the sticks and could be a very good goalkeeper if he develops as expected. If Sipilainen scores as many as last season, they could well be in the title hunt. A very clever buy in the transfer market, along with a purchase that really shows foresight from this young manager makes this team look solid and look like a force to be reckoned with for not just this season, but for the future. Liria could become huge, but this season will be one of development, 3rd.
Transfer Market: As we said, some clever buys from young Badjkev, though he did shell out money on Ivan Matić. £10 million spent to lure him from Olympic Thessia to the Westfalenstadion. Thorvallur Asthursson left for Pakhtakor Trunca for £3 million, Dejan Lovric retired and Sean Johnstone was signed from Garton County for a measly £250,000 to cover Voronin in midfield. Good thinking by Badjkev.
Trophies Won: 5 National Cups
Fans: The supporters' enthusiasm increasingly produces over 55,000 sold season tickets. Regularly 24,454 fans on the famous terrace called The Yellow Wall, fill the largest stand in Mytanar football. Famous for the intense atmosphere it breeds, the south terrace has been nicknamed "Yellow Wall". Their stadium is the biggest in Mytanar football and they regularly fill it out, it is one of the most intimidating environments there is. Not bad for a team from the district of Liria.

Litala '93: Domansky - Stipanov, Pechacek, Harris, Mikolajczak - Kiril, Pichaud-Moulin, Jerkovic - Døsch, Petrović, Do Luca.
Stadium: Wyan Road (18,000), Litala, Esca.
Manager: Lukas Boronin
Season Preview: Selling your better players probably isn't the way to improve, but Boronin and the club do like to utilise their youth players and they do this often. It doesn't help that they have money troubles, but if they want to return to the dizzy heights they once were at every single season they simply need to stop selling their better players. They don't look that solid defensively, like they have done in the past - but going forward they look very good. Kiril is getting old and the steel he provides may be lost soon, so they need to keep him in prime fitness for as long as they possibly can. Do Luca will be key, if he performs well, they will do well. If he doesn't, they don't - and he may move to a 'bigger' team pretty quickly (he's been linked with Dinamo Esca already, although they've done away with wingers in their current formation so he may be changed to a different position). We think they'll finish 10th this season, but that could get worse.
Transfer Market: Vinko Horvat was sold to Bastion (FSSO), for £750,000. Tomica Poljak was sold to Olympic Thessia for £7 million, the young goalkeeper making a step-up in terms of quality there. Lukasz Domansky was brought in on loan from Atletik Thessia to replace him.
Trophies Won: 6 Mytanar Top Leagues, 2 National Cups
Fans: They have good support, their stadium is tight and compact - fans close to the pitch and the players can hear them very easily (it is also one of the few Top League stadiums that is all standing). Fans of either team at Wyan Road normally fight or at least hurl abuse and missiles at each other - with the three ways to get into the away stand being alleys through houses - the Litala fans normally live in these houses and can lob stuff at the away fans from their back-garden and away fans normally trying to do damage to the houses around there. The fans are quite loud and violent, they have a big following.

Lok. Cassia: Bilic - Tomic, Hrvata, Orwastincer, Antashek - Chernov, Piursz, Kasvio, Dolezal - Novichkov, Nurminnen.
Stadium: Metrostad (2,000), Tsentralni, Cassia.
Manager: Viktor Janczek
Season Preview: They've made some good signings, especially in midfield, but the defence still looks weak and their strikeforce could be very profligate throughout this season, especially now that Kochergin has been sold - his 27 goals in 38 games fired them to promotion in the end and now that he has gone, they could be in trouble in front of goal. They'll play nice football, but we doubt it'll be enough to keep them up as they will simply concede far too many goals at the other end to be able to keep up with the amount they will concede anyway. 15th.
Transfer Market: Miska Kasvio moved in from Dtykiga for £4 million, Takats Piursz was looking for first team football and couldn't find that at FC Ararat so made the move to Metrostad for £2.5 million. Roman Dolezal also moved from 1923 Esca to Lok. Cassia for free. Volodymyr Antashek came in on loan from 1896 Ebor to add steel to the defence. Sergey Kochergin was sold to Dinamo Esca for £6 million on deadline day, but that could have been a bad decision.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They make them a little bit different up north. Lok. Cassia's fans aren't similar to their rival's, FC Ararat's in their good, happy nature. They are equally as loud though, but they are instead very aggressive and violent towards fans that travel to Cassia. They don't like away fans and they don't like foreigners either, so much so that they have almost forced their board to not sign any foreign players. They are right wing and aggressive and teams with big anti-fascist firms hate them (e.g. CDSA Decraa, Atletik Thessia, Dinamo Esca), for this. Political rivalries are commonplace in Mytannion and Lok. Cassia have lots of them.

Olympic Thessia: Poljak - Yujenik, Kuznetsov, Mbiyavanga, Y. van Senisnen - Aston, Walczak, Thorsen, Çāló - Lindholm, Kääriäinen.
Stadium: Kaunostadion (2,600), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Max Haberhorm
Season Preview: Five new signings for Olympic Thessia in what has been the first time that Max Haberhorm has really ever splashed out on players in his career as Olympic manager. He has still bought young players and stayed true to that ethos, but he has spent a combined £25.5 million on players (cushioned by £28 million they have made from selling players to be fair, meaning they've made more than they've spent, but it's still a little strange to see Haberhorm spending that much), this team will need time to gel because of that though. Although the pair from Hvammstang up top should have no problem playing together. Expect some good football, but don't expect them to finish much higher than 6th, they certainly won't break into the top four or five teams but they could do in the next few seasons if they can keep hold of their better players.
Transfer Market: Kastor Aston was signed from Apoxian club Athletico Standard for £750,000, he's versatile down the left side. Ivan Surna retired and Darijo Leko moved to SK Port Jarko for £1 million, so they were looking pretty bare at the back which led them to shell out £7.5 million on highly sought after Zenegalese centre back Louis Mbiyavanga. Ivan Matić was sold to Liria Prizren for £10 million, so they spent £6 million on promising midfielder/striker Emeryk Walczak. Wlad Domasch went down a division to Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny for £1 million, Tomica Poljak was brought in from Litala '93 for £7 million and finally Igor Artemiev left to 1923 Esca for £15 million, with Raimo Kääriäinen signed from Fk Arsika for £5 million (200 times what Fk Arsika originally bought him for, a massive profit). Tom Ertesen also left to Avenida Victoria (Farfadillis) for £1 million.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have a small stadium, but that doesn't stop them from having a massive amount of fans. They have a large local following and fill out the 2,600 capacity Kaunostadion out every week. They are very loud too, making a whole lot more noise than 2,000 people should do (600 reserved for away fans, of course). Their song 'O Kaunos' deals with a young fans life and how it should be lived and they got their nickname because of this song - the song is belted out every game and rouses the fans and players into the zone for every game. They have some of the most violent fans in Mytannion too.

Pakhtakor Trunca: Sigthorsson - Arason, Mununga, Viuddal, Carelska - Mirold, Kuznetsov, Karlsson, Asthursson - Diallo, Trgocevic.
Stadium: Rybar Arena (30,000), Novotna, Trunca.
Manager: David Bauss
Season Preview: Promotion was ideal for them, it was exactly what they needed to revitalise football on the south coast and this team does look okay too. The defence looks a bit weak in places but going forward they look okay. The defence is the main problem really here, with Mununga being the only truly good defender in the team. Sigthorsson is a bit more experienced now and has had experience at this level of football before, he'll be the key to keeping this defence assured and cool. The pairing up front need to score, especially Brahima Diallo, a Djocorangan refugee who came to Mytannion when he was 13, he has now been naturalised and is the main man for this team, if he scores consistently they may finish higher than 14th, but we can't see them staving off relegation.
Transfer Market: Thorvallur Asthursson was signed for £3 million from Liria Prizren to add some speed down the wing, but other than that, not much business was done from Pakhtakor.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have some of the most aggressive fans in Mytannion, often causing violence at home and away. Their home ground is relatively new, but there are two supposedly 'safe-standing' areas, the north stand and the south stand - the latter being reserved for away fans. They aren't the most creative when it comes to the chants they sing, but they make for a loud and fiery atmosphere at home.

SK Port Jarko: Ludvik - Stipanov, Tumpech, Leko, Sucha - Sindelar, Oujdijk, Sharov, Nemec - Hofstra, Ivanov.
Stadium: BayArena (30,120), Zalivokrug, Port Jarko.
Manager: Dario Kovac
Season Preview: On the face of it, this team doesn't look outstanding, especially defensively but when you look at the attack and the midfield you realise that this team is actually quite good. They will control the midfield battle of possession and the front two will score regularly if their records in the Second Division continue as well as Jaroslav Nemec's too who was prolific last season for Spartak Makarska. They will concede a lot of goals but they will score often too. Sharov is the jewel of the crown of this team and if he keeps his good performances from last season up, he'll be on the radar of some of the bigger clubs (Atletik have already been linked with him, but Dinamo may spend money on him too), this team will play good football and they should finish safely, around 12th, safe from relegation.
Transfer Market: Theo Hofstra made the £5 million move from FC Nyva Zvornik to SK Port Jarko, Darijo Leko moved from Olympic Thessia for £1 million. Jaroslav Nemec cost them £2.5 million from Spartak Makarska. A lot of money spent to be fair, but they had the money to spend.
Trophies Won: 1 Mytanar Top League, 1 National Cup
Fans: They have passionate fans, ones which have supported this team through thick and thin. They're loud and follow their team around the country well. They're historically also very violent and cause trouble a lot. They hate Atletik fans still, even though Atletik fans don't really care about them anymore as they've gone on to bigger things since the early seasons of Mytanar football - whereas SK Port Jarko have gone the other way.

Zenit Esca: Vissing - O. Prochazka, Modderkolk, Andreev, Janecek - Jansky, Janak, Valisz, T. Prochazka - Moore, Patrelyak.
Stadium: Turjaška (37,000), Votavova District, Esca.
Manager: Ilham Knegt
Season Preview: They just look so poor, across the team they just don't look like they have the quality to stay up and really look like they'll be in trouble. They will struggle for goals up front and will probably concede quite a few at the back, though Oppic goalkeeper Vissing and young centre back Ran Modderkolk will provide a bit of resistance. They will fight against it all the way, but it seems inevitable that they'll finish 16th. It will be a massive surprise if they manage to get off the bottom at all.
Transfer Market: Ladislav Prochazka was sold to Santa Maria of Free South Califas for £1.1 million. Ildar Patrelyak was brought in on loan from Atletik Thessia to replace Prochazka, there is a hope that whatever happens with Zenit this season that they may be able to bring Patrelyak in on a long-term deal.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: Turjaška rocks when this lot get going, they have a strong following and a hateful rivalries with 1923 Esca and Dinamo Esca. Zenit fans expect a lot of their team, expecting their team to play in the right way and expecting the board and management to only spend what they can afford, often selling players before they spend money on new players. They like their youth system being used heavily. They are some of the most well informed fans in Mytannion, but also some of the most violent, having one of the biggest hooligan firms in the league.

by **Mytannion** » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:51 am

2014/2015 Season: Part One.

We're running with the same format as last season, though we will also do an end of season review for the leagues of the Estanian Union (so Oppland, The Fylde Republic, Crelaand, Othebia, United States of Accardola, Pontinur, Klenfland and Lefira), so another added section for our Mytanar viewers to enjoy as they get to see a wider range of football from nations associated with Mytannion. It will be a season of great action and will be close right to the very end if previous seasons are anything to go by. Here we go again:

Match Day 1
Game of the Week: Olympic Thessia 2-1 SK Port Jarko
SK Port Jarko's first game back in the Top League after a long exile in the lower leagues of Mytanar football. They're back now and will compete well this season, with a young, vibrant squad that play some beautiful attacking football that will cause problems for every team in the league. They would be playing a talented Olympic Thessia side that had lost their main man in midfield and their leading goalscorer from last season, Igor Artemiev. It would be a competitive game and it proved to be so as both teams fought for every inch. Raimo Kääriäinen made a good start for his new club when fellow newcomer Emeryk Walczak played him through and Kääriäinen slotted home coolly. SK Port Jarko did fight back and their talisman Artem Sharov smashed home a volley to make it 1-1 but Emeryk Walczak also scored on his debut to win it for the home team at the Kaunostadion.

Other Games.
Atletik Thessia 3-1 1923 Esca
CDSA Decraa 0-2 Dtykiga
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0-2 Dinamo Esca
Pakhtakor Trunca 1-4 FC Ararat Severyan
1896 Ebor 2-0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Liria Prizren 2-0 Litala '93
Lok. Cassia 0-0 Zenit Esca

Atletik smashed through 1923 Esca, Ismet van Huijgevoort getting his first goal for the club, the others coming from Ondrej Knizek and Dobroslav Stojanovic. Dtykiga eased past CDSA Decraa, a Nils Ingebregtsen brace winning it for them. Dinamo Esca got off to a good start with a win, Sergey Kochergin opening his account in his first game for the club. FC Ararat battered Pakhtakor, Oskar Nielsen got two, Felix Kaestner and Needasseh Šefe off the bench with the others. 1896 Ebor started well too, Adama Diarra picking up where he left off with a brace, Liria Prizren also started well, Miki Sipilainen with his first two of the campaign. Lok. Cassia and Zenit Esca finished 0-0, a slightly disappointing result for both as they need to beat teams that will be around the bottom at the end of the season if they want to stay up.

Match Day 2
Game of the Week: Olympic Thessia 1-2 Atletik Thessia
The Zenit Toranj Derby, the biggest game in Mytanar football and the one that is the flashpoint for most of the worst off field events. This continued this time around, with the two big firms from both clubs having a massive brawl in the city centre and causing significant amounts of damage. Police report that 77 arrests were made although they are still looking for around another 100 people in connection with events. Olympic Thessia featured in the game of the week for the second week running and looked good money for this when they opened the scoring through Raimo Kääriäinen but Atletik hit back with goals from Ondrej Knizek and Alex Gannot off the bench to win it, the young midfielder from Sicoutimont quickly becoming a fan favourite as he got the late winner for Atletik.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 2-1 Zenit Esca
Litala '93 1-1 Lok. Cassia
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1-2 Liria Prizren
FC Ararat Severyan 2-2 1896 Ebor
Dinamo Esca 2-0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Dtykiga 3-1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
1923 Esca 1-1 CDSA Decraa

SK Port Jarko got their first win back in the top-flight, Sharov and Theo Hofstra scoring the goals. Litala '93 and Lok. Cassia played out the 1-1, Turbine Decraa were beaten by a late goal from Tyko Rissanen. FC Ararat were held by 1896 Ebor who will be the happier of the two teams there, Zivko Marinovic had to score to equalise for the home team. Dinamo Esca were comfortable against Pakhtakor, Pasi Järvilehto scoring and Kwesi Ferrer making sure of the win. Dtykiga continued their high powered goalscoring form, Ingebregtsen getting two more and Chidiebele Guttman scoring the other for them to make sure of the win after Grindhaug scored to fight back for E-Y Miago. 1923 Esca's Igor Artemiev scored first and CDSA Decraa's Hjalmar Knudsen cancelled each other out with their goals, leading to the two teams taking a point each from the game.

Match Day 3
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 2-1 FC Ararat Severyan
Two of the biggest teams in Mytannion fighting it out head-to-head in order to see who is the best. They are both hoping to challenge for the title this season and both have the personnel to do so. The Westfalenstadion was packed to the rafters, with FC Ararat surprisingly filling out their 6,457 strong section of the stadium. They aren't that well known for their great support away from Korecky Road, so this was nice to see. They would have said Zivko Marinovic's header was nice to see too, but they were quickly disappointed by Liria's reply through Miki Sipilainen. Jon Grise Fjordun then took a point away from the travellers, who thought they had secured at least that by the 90th minute, but Grise Fjordun nipped in at the back post to poke home and win the game for Liria. Danek Badjkev getting his first full season in charge off to a good start.

Other Games.
Atletik Thessia 2-0 SK Port Jarko
CDSA Decraa 1-1 Olympic Thessia
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1-2 1923 Esca
Pakhtakor Trunca 0-2 Dtykiga
1896 Ebor 2-2 Dinamo Esca
Lok. Cassia 0-1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Zenit Esca 0-1 Litala '93

Atletik welcomed their old rivals to Maine Road with a huge banner with the word 'HISTORY' in huge letters with two hands shaking, the two clubs badges tattooed onto the arms that adjoined to the hands. Atletik weren't so welcoming when they won by two, Robin Hjik and Stojanovic scoring for them. CDSA Decraa got a late equaliser against Olympic Thessia, Alexey Tatarchuk with the goal. 1923 Esca managed to beat Energia-Yaderny, Milos Funda and Igor Artemiev scoring there. Dtykiga kept up their winning ways, Srdjan Pannewitz the catalyst for their win. 1896 Ebor and Dinamo Esca played out a bit of a thriller, Dzala Ertobashia getting a late goal to get a point for the Northmen. Turbine Decraa won late on, Joris Rodat curling an effort home. Litala '93 won through Berardo Do Luca, a free kick getting them the win.

Match Day 4
Game of the Week: Dtykiga 4-4 1896 Ebor
These two thought they would be vying for fourth against each other, with three teams that are ahead of them in terms of quality, they're both looking for Globe Cup football and they both knew that this early season game between the two teams would be a key match-up in the race for that fourth spot. Dtykiga got the better of the early exchanges as they went 2-0 up in the first twenty minutes, Nils Ingebregtsen getting his 5th goal in 4 games with a towering header, Avdyei Kalinin got the second goal of the game with a curled free kick. 1896 Ebor fought back though and managed to get the game level just before half time as Adama Diarra got a five minute brace just before the half time whistle. They also went ahead just after half time, Terenzio Endrizzi hitting low and hard past Vistruano, 3-2 1896 Ebor. Chidiebele Guttman scored for Dtykiga before Dzala Ertobashia headed home for the Northmen. 4-3 to Ebor with five minutes left, surely they had the win? Nils Ingebregtsen was having none of it as he smashed in an equaliser and his 6th of the season so far.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 1-0 Litala '93
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1-0 Zenit Esca
FC Ararat Severyan 3-0 Lok. Cassia
Dinamo Esca 1-2 Liria Prizren
1923 Esca 1-0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Olympic Thessia 1-0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Atletik Thessia 2-0 CDSA Decraa

SK Port Jarko got an important win over Litala '93, Artem Sharov's strike the difference between the two teams. Turbine Decraa also got a big win, Alperen de Kleijn with a big header on the end of a cross from Vlk. FC Ararat smashed Lok. Cassia, Iuliu Zaplatic, Zivko Marinovic and Aleks Kulikov scoring. Liria got a late winner from Ivan Matić, 1923 Esca got three points against Pakhtakor and Emeryk Walczak scored again for Olympic Thessia as they beat E-Y Miago. Their local rivals (both Olympic Thessia's and Energia-Yaderny's), played also and Atletik came out on top after an Ismet van Huijgevoort double that really tore CDSA apart in the second half.

Match Day 5
Game of the Week: CDSA Decraa 1-1 SK Port Jarko
Two teams who looked like they would sit around in mid-table for most of the season after their starts to the season. CDSA were underperforming slightly under new manager Ruben Almerique and SK Port Jarko were performing as expected - if not a little better than expected - so it was going to be a great tie when the two came together at Psenicova Road. SK Port Jarko are relying on Artem Sharov who is seemingly slaying all who come before him, a piledriving strike with his left foot flying into the top corner but CDSA fought back and got the momentum to score eventually as Hjalmar Knudsen lashed home a strike to get a point for his team. It could be the result that gets the home team's season back on track.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1-3 Atletik Thessia
Pakhtakor Trunca 0-1 Olympic Thessia
1896 Ebor 2-0 1923 Esca
Liria Prizren 1-0 Dtykiga
Lok. Cassia 0-2 Dinamo Esca
Zenit Esca 0-4 FC Ararat Severyan
Litala '93 0-0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa

Atletik routed Energia-Yaderny, who went ahead through Grindhaug, but van Huijgevoort (2) and Stojanovic made sure it would not finish that way. Raimo Kääriäinen got his third of the season as Olympic got an away win in Trunca. 1896 Ebor got two goals from Otto Nielsen to get them the points against 1923 Esca, Liria edged Dtykiga through a Grise Fjordun goal. Dinamo's Kochergin got two against old club Lok. Cassia, FC Ararat battered Zenit, Kaestner and Marinovic getting two each there. In the late game of the weekend, 16:30 start on the Sunday, Litala '93 and Turbine Decraa could only manage a 0-0 draw. Boring football if anything, so much for 'Super Sunday' eh?

Match Day 6
Game of the Week: CDSA Decraa 1-0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
With two big derbies this week (this one and the Votavova District Derby), it really came down to which one was the more fiery of the two. This one won with ease as both managers were sent to stands, with four other red cards and a whole host of action - and this isn't even meant to be the biggest derby! Young Tim de Vet was the first to go as the young Energia-Yaderny midfielder - who has come through the youth system at the club and understands what this derby means - was sent off for a tough challenge on Alexey Tatarchuk. Josef Novak was sent off for attempting to punch de Vet for going in on CDSA's creative heartbeat with such a challenge. Soon after Energia-Yaderny Miago had a second man sent off, this time Karel Voktej, for a second bookable offence. CDSA made their man advantage count as Andrej Simunovic (who was starting instead of Knudsen), broke clear and scored. Soon after, CDSA had Jiri Serak sent off, so both teams were on 9 men but CDSA had got an advantage and held onto it doggedly.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 3-1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
FC Ararat Severyan 2-0 Litala '93
Dinamo Esca 2-0 Zenit Esca
Dtykiga 3-1 Lok. Cassia
1923 Esca 1-2 Liria Prizren
Olympic Thessia 0-0 1896 Ebor
Atletik Thessia 5-0 Pakhtakor Trunca

SK Port Jarko really whipped Turbine Decraa, Sharov with two more, Theo Hofstra with the other. FC Ararat eased past Litala '93, Kaestner with two more goals for his new team. Dinamo Esca thank Järvilehto for their win, two goals from him. Dtykiga's Ingebregtsen got a hat trick in their win over Lok. Cassia. 9 goals in 6 games for him. Liria Prizren thank their talisman Miki Sipilainen for their win in what has been a week of one man shows, Sipilainen getting two there. Olympic Thessia and 1896 Ebor finished 0-0, both teams coming close but neither being clinical enough to win the game. Atletik were clinical though, five past Pakhtakor, van Huijgevoort (2), Stojanovic and a late Knizek double to win there.

Match Day 7
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 0-2 Atletik Thessia
Two big teams, two massive fanbases meeting up in the north. A good game was going to be on tap for them fans too, as two teams that specialise in forward thinking football would be coming up against each other. The game started in this style, with the two teams going end-to-end, counter attacking time after time and after quite a few close shaves, Ondrej Knizek finally scored the opener, converting from close range as the ball was swept across the six yard box and he nipped in to poke home. Alex Gannot then came off the bench late in the second half and the young Sicoutimont midfielder is making himself a bit of hero to the Atletik fans, in a messy exchange the ball dropped through to him and he poked it past one defender, his momentum too much and then he was through on goal and he smashed into the net, running over to the away fans who were going mental in the away end - a couple of sky blue smokebombs were thrown onto the field and the fans clashed at that end of the Oluja Stadion. There were over seventy arrests made.

Other Games.
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1-1 SK Port Jarko
Pakhtakor Trunca 0-3 CDSA Decraa
Liria Prizren 1-0 Olympic Thessia
Lok. Cassia 1-1 1923 Esca
Zenit Esca 0-3 Dtykiga
Litala '93 1-2 Dinamo Esca
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 0-2 FC Ararat Severyan

Energia-Yaderny and SK Port Jarko finished 1-1, Theo Hofstra equalised for the away side. CDSA battered Pakhtakor, Hjalmar Knudsen got two more goals and Filip Sotola scored the third. Liria edged Olympic Thessia, Lok. Cassia and 1923 Esca finished 1-1, Artemiev's header getting a late point for the away team there. Dtykiga destroyed Zenit systematically, Chidiebele Guttman's brace and Srdjan Pannewitz's wonder strike getting a good three points over the minnows. Dinamo Esca got a late winner from Kwinten van den Homberg to beat Litala '93 and Aleks Kulikov got two contenders for goal of the season as FC Ararat walked over Turbine Decraa at Kolodvorska.

Match Day 8
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 1-1 Liria Prizren
An even bigger game of the week than last week - in terms of the club support on both sides, this is the biggest in Mytannion. They are the two biggest sides, in numbers of supporters and in most other things. One thing truly separates them, the amount of success Atletik have had in comparison to Liria Prizren. Liria fans hope that will change in coming seasons as their team begins to look stronger and the gap in quality becomes smaller. This game would be evidence to see if this is really the case. It seemed like Liria fans would be proved correct when they scored first with an incredible effort from Miki Sipilainen, who received the ball on the turn from his strike partner Grise Fjordun and lashed a strike into the back of the net. Atletik then controlled much of the game as Danek Badjkev's side tried to close the door and stop anything from getting through - the away side were restricted to counter attacks and little else as Atletik repeatedly attacked and it was left to 16 year old Sicoutimont striker Stan Sarault who came off the bench in the 81st minute and scored in the 84th to get the Citizens a point in a tough game.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 0-2 FC Ararat Severyan
Dinamo Esca 1-0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Dtykiga 1-1 Litala '93
1923 Esca 2-0 Zenit Esca
Olympic Thessia 1-0 Lok. Cassia
CDSA Decraa 0-2 1896 Ebor
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1-0 Pakhtakor Trunca

FC Ararat got a good, solid win over SK Port Jarko at the BayArena. They managed to stop Sharov from scoring and got two goals courtesy of big Felix Kaestner, who is really flourishing in a squad where he is at the forefront of their play. Dinamo Esca got a lucky win against Turbine Decraa, who played the better football on the day but couldn't score - Simo Saari coming off the bench to get the winner for the home team. 1923 Esca got a good win over their fellow capital side Zenit Esca, Milos Funda and Igor Artemiev scoring there. Olympic narrowly beat Lok. Cassia, Emil Thorsen scoring with a long-range effort. 1896 Ebor beat a team of a similar level in CDSA Decraa, something they'll be pleased with, Dzala Ertobashia and Luca Mackay scoring for the Northmen. Energia-Yaderny got their first win of the season against fellow cellar dwellers Pakhtakor, Suleyman van Rossen with an absolute screamer to win it.

Match Day 9
Game of the Week: Litala '93 1-0 1923 Esca
The All-Esca Derby is a big event in the capital city. The two biggest teams in the capital city going against each other in what many consider to be their biggest game. It is actually quite a friendly derby, in that the fans don't attack each other like in most other derby games in Mytannion. The action on the pitch has often been good in the past, players like Florent-Roparzh Le Tallec, Isidoro Nao etc gracing the field and playing some of the best football to be seen in Mytannion, but it isn't expected to be the same this season with both teams sort of plateauing out in terms of their ability. Litala '93 may actually be sliding whereas 1923 Esca try to establish themselves with more consistency. Litala '93 actually surprised the away team with a win here, Slavoljub Petrović powering home with his head to score the only goal in the game.

Other Games.
Pakhtakor Trunca 1-1 SK Port Jarko
1896 Ebor 4-1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Liria Prizren 1-2 CDSA Decraa
Lok. Cassia 0-2 Atletik Thessia
Zenit Esca 1-1 Olympic Thessia
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1-3 Dtykiga
FC Ararat Severyan 1-0 Dinamo Esca

Pakhtakor and SK Port Jarko cancelled each other out on the south coast, Brahima Diallo with a good finish to equalise in the second half. 1896 Ebor battered Energia-Yaderny Miago, Ertobashia and Adama Diarra with the goals for the Northmen, both being talismanic in recent weeks. Liria were surprised by CDSA Decraa, Hjalmar Knudsen scoring the first before Tyko Rissanen scored for Liria before Andrej Simunovic scored the winner for the away team - fantastic game really. Atletik's Stojanovic showed why he's so important with a fantastic brace against Lok. Cassia, their cross Zenit Toranj rivals Olympic had to rely on a late equaliser from Kyösti Lindholm to get a point against lowly Zenit Esca. Turbine Decraa were easily beaten by Dtykiga, Ingebregtsen, Guttman and Kalinin scoring there. FC Ararat narrowly beat in-form Dinamo Esca, Iuliu Zaplatic driving one low into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

Match Day 10
Game of the Week: Dtykiga 1–1 FC Ararat Severyan
A contingent of 2,000 FC Ararat fans traveled to the southern isle of Nasto to follow their team (with approximately 800 of them having tickets to the actual game), an impressive effort and an expensive one too. They may have regretted their decision to travel to Nasto and the expense that incurs when the home team were the ones to score first through who other than Nils Ingebregtsen who got his 11th goal in 10 games with a towering header from a beautiful ball into the penalty area from Avdyei Kalinin. Dtykiga fans put quite a celebration on following that goal, flares aplenty mixed in through smokebombs and much waving of flags. The FC Ararat fans may have changed their minds about this when they got a late equaliser through Needasseh Šefe, it certainly seemed that way after the game when they stayed for around fifteen minutes to sing songs and party as they got a great result against what are basically a top four team.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 1–1 Dinamo Esca
1923 Esca 0–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Olympic Thessia 2–0 Litala '93
Atletik Thessia 3–0 Zenit Esca
CDSA Decraa 1–1 Lok. Cassia
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–4 Liria Prizren
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–0 1896 Ebor

SK Port Jarko seem to be drawing a lot of games of late and that trend continued as Jaroslav Nemec had to get a late equaliser for them against high flying Dinamo Esca. Turbine Decraa got a good win against 1923 Esca, Alperen de Kleijn's header winning the game for them. Olympic Thessia got a good win over Litala '93, Lindholm and Kääriäinen combining in both goals and getting one each. Atletik battered Zenit and could probably have scored at least three more, van Huijgevoort, Gannot and Hjik with the goals. CDSA and Lok. Cassia cancelled each other out, the home team probably being slightly disappointed with that result. Liria smashed through Energia-Yaderny, Engebakken, Sipilainen, Rissanen and Matić all getting one each. Pakhtakor shocked 1896 Ebor who were still on a high following their big win over Energia-Yaderny Miago but the Northmen really seem like a team that can go out one week and embarrass the opposition and then be on the end of narrow losses to teams they probably shouldn't lose to, Brahima Diallo made them pay in this game.

Match Day 11
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 2–1 SK Port Jarko
The Oluja Stadion was truly rocking and it seems like the addition of 6,500 seats has actually added to the atmosphere (although there has already been some complaint from the 1896 Ebor fans who would have preferred a safe standing area to be added which could have increased the capacity by nearly 12,000), flares lit-up, the game started and the home team were playing in the right way, getting the ball down on the floor and moving it around nicely. This paid off when they got the opener through Terenzio Endrizzi who moved in at close range to tap home after a prolonged move. This kept the atmosphere roaring along nicely in the north and it was heightened when 1896 Ebor went 2-0 up, Adama Diarra going on a mazy run and smashing home from a nigh-on impossible angle to get his 7th goal of the campaign. The atmosphere became more nervous when Jaroslav Nemec got his 2nd goal in as many games and this continued to the final whistle, but the Northmen managed to get back on track.

Other Games.
Liria Prizren 2–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Lok. Cassia 0–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Zenit Esca 1–3 CDSA Decraa
Litala '93 1–1 Atletik Thessia
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–1 Olympic Thessia
FC Ararat Severyan 4–0 1923 Esca
Dinamo Esca 0–1 Dtykiga

Liria Prizren got a valuable win over Pakhtakor who are really struggling now, Sipilainen and Rissanen scoring. Energia-Yaderny Miago got an important three points just as they learned that they were on the verge of going into administration and incurring the nine point deduction that comes with that. Kristian Haugen's brace got them a vital win. CDSA got a good win over Zenit Esca, Tatarchuk's double confirming the victory. Atletik faltered to Litala '93, they scored first through Ondrej Knizek but Litala '93 came back through Petrović. Turbine Decraa got a late equaliser through de Kleijn. FC Ararat got a big win against 1923 Esca, Kaestner, Kulikov, Marinovic and Nielsen with one each. Zaplatic got an assist on all four though which got him a lot of points in fantasy football leagues. Dtykiga got a good away win to Dinamo Esca, Guttman getting his 6th of the season, the Califan becoming a good part of the strikeforce there.

Match Day 12
Game of the Week: SK Port Jarko 3–3 Dtykiga
A fantastic game from the BayArena with two attacking teams clashing. The two similar styles produced a game with six goals, split equally. This game was actually delayed as the 2,500 Dtykiga fans had to get a police escort to the stadium as they were under attack from the Port Jarko fans who are historically violent and lived up to their reputation as they attacked the Dtykiga coaches on the way in, bottling them and one even having a pushchair lobbed through the window (luckily with out a baby in it). When the game eventually did start, Hofstra scored for Port Jarko, his 4th of the season so far as he looks to make the step-up to the Top League effectively. Dtykiga replied through Pannewitz, a curled effort from the edge of the penalty area which was just beyond the fingertips of Ludvik. Eugeny Ivanov then got his first of the season with a header at the near post and quickly got his second of the season as he ran beyond the Dtykiga defenders and rounded Vistruano to tap into an empty net. 3-1 to SK Port Jarko before half-time. Dtykiga fought back valiantly however and their fans will have enjoyed the way they got the draw especially after the violence preceding the game, Enzo Lind got his first of the season with a brilliant strike from a free kick and Pavel Polacky came off the bench to score the equaliser, even if he was just offside when he scored, but they won't care - it's a long way back to Nasto but they'll savour every minute with that result.

Other Games.
1923 Esca 2–0 Dinamo Esca
Olympic Thessia 2–4 FC Ararat Severyan
Atletik Thessia 3–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
CDSA Decraa 1–0 Litala '93
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–0 Zenit Esca
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–1 Lok. Cassia
1896 Ebor 0–1 Liria Prizren

1923 Esca were marked down this season, everyone expected them to miss Jakub Novotny but they're doing okay thus far. Artemiev scored and Llanas got the second to make it a fairly comfortable win for them. FC Ararat got another win, this time over Olympic Thessia, where they looked very strong in all areas of the pitch. Marinovic's hat trick was the major catalyst behind the win there. Atletik won comfortably against Turbine Decraa, Stojanovic, Knizek and Chukwufumnanya with the goals. CDSA narrowly beat Litala '93, Knudsen getting his 6th of the season. Kristian Haugen got his 3rd in two games when he broke through against Zenit and then slotted home. Pakhtakor's Diallo will probably be moving on following this season as he got two more, up to 4 for the season with him. Liria narrowly beat 1896 Ebor, Sipilainen getting yet another goal for them. Sipilainen has now scored 50 league goals for Liria Prizren, managing the feat in only 72 league games.

Match Day 13
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 2–1 Atletik Thessia
Atletik's first loss of the season was against the team who are quite possibly their biggest rivals in the fight for the title. Not the best thing to happen to the Citizens. It will be especially bad for them as they actually went ahead in the game, Ismet van Huijgevoort scoring after a good run and finish, he's scored 9 goals in 13 games which is pretty impressive. FC Ararat gradually came into the game and managed to equalise just before the half-time whistle, Needasseh Šefe getting his first start of the season and impressing and scoring too. Jasar Takak had a very good year last season when he was out on loan at 1923 Esca, that hasn't translated through to this season but it hasn't had to as the players around him have stepped-up to the plate. He'll hope that his winner in one of the most important games of the season will change this and will mean he becomes a more important player for them.

Other Games.
Liria Prizren 2–0 SK Port Jarko
Lok. Cassia 1–4 1896 Ebor
Zenit Esca 2–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Litala '93 1–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 2–2 CDSA Decraa
Dinamo Esca 0–0 Olympic Thessia
Dtykiga 1–1 1923 Esca

Liria Prizren comfortably beat SK Port Jarko, Sipilainen and Rissanen scoring, the two Oppic players combining brilliantly. 1896 Ebor thrashed Lok. Cassia, Adama Diarra's hat trick the key to the win for them. Zenit Esca have Ildar Patrelyak to thank for their three points at home to fellow strugglers Paktakor, his brace the difference between the two sides. Litala '93 and Energia-Yaderny Miago played out a 1-1 draw, a more exciting draw was played out at Kolodvorska in the Oonderslaan District of Decraa, the Decraa Derby was marred by violence inside the stadium both on the pitch and in the stands as fans clashed and players did too. All that matters to the fans is the result, but neither side could win it, Tatarchuk scoring both for CDSA in the last ten minutes to get a draw there. Dinamo Esca and Olympic Thessia played out a bore draw and 1923 Esca's Artemiev got a late equaliser for them in a hard-fought game down in Nasto.

Match Day 14
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 3–1 Dinamo Esca
Atletik had to come back after their setback to FC Ararat Severyan and win their next game - it was always going to be tough but it's even tougher when you come up against a team like Dinamo Esca who are playing a bit beyond themselves. Dinamo actually scored first, Järvilehto scoring against his old club to really compound their misery following the previous week but Atletik roared back into the game. Ondrej Knizek was in form in this game, he curled his run just enough to stay onside and latch onto Stojanovic's pass and then calmly chipped the goalkeeper to level the scoreline and then he put his team ahead as he nipped in at the near post to flick the ball into the top corner. Alex Gannot then came off the bench to put some distance between the two sides, the youngster is really looking like a good investment as he chips in with goals and could really grow into a second striker role at the club.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 1–0 1923 Esca
Olympic Thessia 3–4 Dtykiga
CDSA Decraa 0–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–1 Litala '93
1896 Ebor 3–0 Zenit Esca
Liria Prizren 1–1 Lok. Cassia

Artem Sharov scored his first in a long while as he lashed home from a free kick. Dtykiga finally won after a thriller in which the score went 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4. Ingebregtsen's late salvo got them the victory. FC Ararat won their game against CDSA Decraa, Jasar Takak getting another goal and finally getting in form, it seems. Energia-Yaderny Miago got a vital win, they are now in administration so will have a nine point deduction which severely penalises them in their attempt to stave off relegation, so every point matters now. Haugen with two more goals and the hometown hero is becoming one of their prized possessions. Pakhtakor and Litala '93 finished 1-1, the away side may actually be drawn into a relegation battle unless they start cobbling together some better results. 1896 Ebor comfortably beat Zenit Esca, Diarra, Ertobashia and Nielsen scoring. Liria Prizren were shocked by Lok. Cassia who scored late on to take a point away from the Westfalenstadion, Novichkov with an absolute stunner.

Match Day 15
Game of the Week: 1923 Esca 2–1 Olympic Thessia
Igor Artemiev's old club came to him, looking for revenge as he left to what he called "bigger and better things." A statement which infuriated his old club's fans. He dealt them a cruel blow though as he scored two against them to really cause them some heartbreak as they enter the winter break. They did try to come back through Emeryk Walczak but Artemiev really did play brilliantly against his former club as he scored one with his head from a great cross from Llanas and then latched onto a Milos Funda through ball and smashed home past Poljak to get the three points in a really important game. 1923 Esca will be pleased with their new boy who made a point of celebrating in front of his old fans who responded with missiles and abusive chants, but Artemiev just drank it all in.

Other Games.
Lok. Cassia 1–4 SK Port Jarko
Zenit Esca 0–5 Liria Prizren
Litala '93 1–2 1896 Ebor
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 5–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
FC Ararat Severyan 3–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Dinamo Esca 0–0 CDSA Decraa
Dtykiga 0–2 Atletik Thessia

Big wins for SK Port Jarko, Liria Prizren, Turbine Decraa and FC Ararat. Artem Sharov blasted two into the Lok. Cassia net, Ivanov with the other two. Liria Prizren easily beat Zenit Esca, Grise Fjordun got a hat trick and Matić and Engebakken got the other goals. Adama Diarra scored a brace to beat Litala '93 late in the game, the winger is currently the joint top goalscorer in the league. Turbine Decraa's Alperen de Kleijn broke the record for goals in a game as he scored FIVE against Pakhtakor. FC Ararat eased past Energia-Yaderny Miago, Takak really has come into form as he got two more and Kaestner got the other, 9 on the season for him. Dinamo Esca and CDSA Decraa played out what was the only really boring game. Finally, Atletik beat Dtykiga. Knizek and Stojanovic the goalscorers in an important win for the Citizens.

Here's the table at the halfway stage:

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Liria Prizren           15   12   2   1    29    8  +21    38
02 FC Ararat Severyan      15   12   2   1    36    9  +27    38
03 Atletik Thessia         15   12   2   1    35    9  +26    38
04 Dtykiga                 15    8   5   2    31   19  +12    29
05 1896 Ebor               15    8   4   3    29   16  +13    28
06 Dinamo Esca             15    6   4   5    16   13   +3    22
07 CDSA Decraa             15    5   6   4    16   15   +1    21
08 Olympic Thessia         15    5   5   5    17   17    0    20
09 SK Port Jarko           15    5   5   5    20   20    0    20
10 1923 Esca               15    5   3   7    14   19   −5    18
11 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    15    4   3   8    15   22   −7    15
12 Litala '93              15    2   6   7     9   17   −8    12
13 Pakhtakor Trunca        15    2   2  11     7   31  −24     8
14 Energia-Yaderny Miago   15    4   2   9    12   25  −13     5 *
15 Lok. Cassia             15    0   5  10     8   28  −20     5
16 Zenit Esca              15    1   2  12     5   31  −26     5

* Energia-Yaderny Miago deducted 9 points

Danek Badjkev's Liria Prizren lead the table at the halfway stage, their efficient style of football proving hard to beat and break down. Miki Sipilainen has been their main source of goals with 10. They've conceded the least in the league which has really helped their cause. FC Ararat came into form during the second quarter of the season and are now one of three teams on equal points at the top of the table. Them three teams are brought up at the rear by Atletik who managed to beat Liria Prizren but lost to FC Ararat and so sit third. Them three teams are now a big nine points ahead of their nearest challengers - very encouraging for all three but they need to focus on beating each other too. Whoever wins the most games between the sides will win the title, ultimately.

Dtykiga and 1896 Ebor are fighting over the 4th spot. They're very close in terms of quality but it really does seem like one of the two will finish 4th as nobody else will really challenge them for that. 1896 Ebor will be hoping for 4th place as a minimum, so don't be surprised if they don't manage it that their manager, Luca Bazarelli, will be out of a job. They won't be sated with the National Cup either, they want to finish 4th. They've been patient but they've really invested in the club and they can't really accept not qualifying to international competitions for much longer as that's where the real prize money is.

Dinamo Esca are playing out of their skin so far this season and are actually in the chase for a Globe Cup spot. If they can score more goals they may well be able to do so. CDSA Decraa are consolidating this season, they want a strong mid-table finish under new manager Ruben Almerique and so far they've managed it. What they really need is more goals and if they can manage it they'll be in a fantastic position. Olympic Thessia seem to be recovering well from losing two of their best players, Artemiev and Matić. SK Port Jarko will be pleased with their season at the halfway stage, sitting pretty much mid-table and looking fairly safe from relegation.

1923 Esca may have bought Artemiev from Olympic Thessia but they are in need of a stronger defence if they want to do anything in this league. Turbine Decraa will just want to break the 30 point mark and stay safe again this season, in this league, they should manage it fairly easily. Litala '93 are not playing well whatsoever this season and it really is leaving them short of where they should be. They should be in the top half really, but they just haven't played well enough.

Pakhtakor should be in the bottom three but they have been saved because of Energia-Yaderny Miago's points deduction, they'll really have to accumulate more points if they want to stay out of the bottom three because Energia-Yaderny have the better record and they won't have points deducted if they can manage the same in the second half of the season. Lok. Cassia and Zenit Esca look weak and I can't see any way in which either will manage to survive this season. They're both destined for relegation.

by **Mytannion** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:06 pm

2014/2015 Season: Part Two.

We enter the second half of the season with the top three looking a class above everybody else - but none of them seemingly want to take the title race by the proverbial horns and strike out alone - all three remaining level on points and only set apart by their head-to-head performances. There is interest at the bottom too as four or even five teams are well and truly in the mire and try to fight their way out. All of them will be fearful of Energia-Yaderny Miago who had a very good first half of the season but because they went into administration they incurred the points deduction that comes with it and this dragged their points total down a long way, putting them right in the middle of the relegation scrap. There is the battle for 4th too, between Dtykiga and 1896 Ebor (and maybe Dinamo Esca?), so there is something for everyone. Let's have a look.

Match Day 16
Game of the Week: Zenit Esca 1-3 Lok. Cassia
A real battle at the bottom between these two teams, whoever got the spoils of the game would have the upper hand in staying up - although it is still early days even now. The atmosphere at Turjaška was fitting for the occasion, both sets of fans were fairly nervous but they both got behind their teams fully and the two sets of fans being perhaps the loudest they had ever been. Zenit fans had taken loanee striker Ildar Patrelyak as one of their own in recent weeks as the young forward leads the club's scoring charts with 5 goals (actually scoring all the goals the team has thus far), the fans have been calling on the club to tie him down to a more long-term deal, no matter what their fate in the league is, relegated or not. It'd probably better for Patrelyak himself as then he wouldn't be wasted at Atletik, spending time on the bench. He'd actually play regularly. He endeared himself to Zenit's fans even further when he opened the scoring in this game, a good ball played to him by Valisz was quickly brought under control and then smashed past Perica Bilic in the Lok. Cassia net. Lok. fought back well though and equalised just before half-time, Jaari Nurminnen heading home. They then built on this soon after half-time, Miska Kasvio's penalty neatly tucked away and then a third courtesy of Novichkov putting the game to bed in the last ten minutes. A vital win for Lok. Cassia and a sobering reminder for Zenit that they need points.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 2–1 Olympic Thessia
1923 Esca 0–1 Atletik Thessia
Dtykiga 1–1 CDSA Decraa
Dinamo Esca 3–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 2–2 1896 Ebor
Litala '93 1–3 Liria Prizren

SK Port Jarko got a good win over Olympic Thessia, the two mid-table sides really making a good game of it as the two similar styles clashed. Emeryk Walczak opened the scoring but was quickly cancelled out by a Eugeny Ivanov header and then Bart-Jan Oujdijk's first goal of the season, giving the Pirates the 3 points. Atletik got a narrow win over 1923 Esca to keep them in touch at the top, Ondrej Knizek with the only goal of the game. Dtykiga and CDSA Decraa completely cancelled each other out as Ruben Almerique's ultra-defensive team held out against the rampant attacking force from Nasto. Dinamo got a big win over E-Y Miago, Pasi Järvilehto's brace and Simo Saari putting the game beyond the financially-troubled side. FC Ararat got a late winner courtesy of Jasar Takak to keep them level with the other two big teams. Turbine Decraa will be very pleased with their point against 1896 Ebor as they showed they have the gumption to come from behind against a good team, Frion Wanderis started it with a curling effort from the edge of the box to make it 2-1 and then Alperen de Kleijn got his 8th of the season to equalise and get a well-earned point. Liria battered Litala '93, Sipilainen, Grise Fjordun and Rissanen putting the game well beyond the side from the capital.

Match Day 17
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 4–3 Olympic Thessia
The biggest derby game there is. The Zenit Toranj District becomes a warzone in the week leading up to this game and if an Atletik fan dares to walk in an Olympic neighbourhood just wait and see what happens to him - it's the exact same the other way around. These two hate each other and they almost always reinforce the stereotype that Mytanar football fans are hooligans every time they meet as the fight in the streets and often severely injure each other. This time around there were upwards of 350 arrests, with one fan killed in a huge brawl in the city centre, severely marring what was otherwise a great showcase for Mytanar football. Atletik opened the scoring, Ondrej Knizek scoring in front of the 'travelling' Olympic fans who occupied the South Stand, he did his classic knee slide celebration and immediately being met with bottles and coins (the real question is why are glass bottles still allowed in Mytanar stadia?). The atmosphere inside Maine Road was incredible and the home fans had even more to shout about as they went 2-0 up through Dobroslav Stojanovic, a long range effort really rocketed into the top corner and made it look like the home team were completely in control. Olympic fought back and were back in the game through Raimo Kääriäinen who lashed home a strike to get the score back to 2-1. They were level on the stroke of half-time, Emil Thorsen smashing low past Gottschalk. 2-2. Olympic fans were going crazy, but it was only half-time and Atletik weren't going to be beaten by their closest rivals, Stojanovic getting his second of the game to make it 3-2, this time a powerful header. The rest of the game was hard-fought and in the 89th minute Olympic equalised Apoxian left-sided player Kastor Aston made the score 3-3, a powerful shot (which should have been saved by Gottschalk), somehow found its way into the net and sent the Olympic fans into ecstasy, they set off flares and dark blue smokebombs as they celebrated the score but this story was to have a cruel twist as Atletik substitute Alex Gannot latched onto a loose ball in the 18-yard box and smashed into the net making the noise levels rise to near unmeasurable amounts and led to sky blue smokebombs being set off as Atletik celebrated. Gannot jumped into the Kippax End and was mobbed by home support as the sky blue and dark blue smoke contrasted at either end of the stadium, Olympic fans quickly leaving after they thought they had got a draw that turned so cruelly into a loss. Gannot has quickly become a fan favourite at Maine Road, with his versatility (he has played LB, CB, CM, AM and ST for Atletik), and knack of scoring important goals really becoming important for this team.

Other Games.
Zenit Esca 0–1 SK Port Jarko
Lok. Cassia 2–1 Litala '93
Liria Prizren 1–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
1896 Ebor 1–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Pakhtakor Trunca 0–3 Dinamo Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–1 Dtykiga
CDSA Decraa 3–2 1923 Esca

Artem Sharov got his first goal in what seems like an age as his SK Port Jarko side beat cellar dwelling Zenit. Lok. Cassia seem to be gathering some form of late and are beating the teams around them, Nurminnen's double the key to their win over Litala '93. Liria Prizren thank Miki Sipilainen once again for their win, the Oppic forward is surely going to become a club legend very quickly if he continues his scoring record for that club. FC Ararat got a valuable win over 1896 Ebor who seem to be struggling a bit, Marinovic and Kaestner with the goals to cancel out Mackay's opener. Dinamo battered Pakhtakor, Kochergin's double complemented well by Kwesi Ferrer's stunner as their strikeforce operated well together on the south coast. Dtykiga got a narrow win over Energia-Yaderny, Kalinin's penalty the difference between the teams and Hjalmar Knudsen got the winner for CDSA Decraa in a back and forth tie against 1923 Esca.

Match Day 18
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 1–1 Liria Prizren
This was heralded as one of the games that would decide the title race in the run-up to it. 2,000 Liria fans travelled north to Severyan to watch the game that came after a lot of good news during the week for the home side, various announcements made. First of all, it was announced that a section of 2,500 seats would be cleared from the old-fashioned south-east corner of Korecky Road to make room for a safe-standing area which would be equipped with 5,000 rail seats for international competitions. This would allow double the amount of fans to stand there in domestic ties raising the stadium capacity to 32,500 and modernising that area of the stadium. After that it was announced that FC Ararat would invest in area just outside the town of Severyan to build a new 59 acre training centre which will cost an estimated £50 million to build. It will include 12 training pitches and a new 4,000 seater ground for youth and reserve team games and will be rented out to local team Severyan Kickers. It will be state of the art and it is hoped to be the start of a new era for FC Ararat as they look to invest in youth more. FC Ararat hoped to continue the good news and go top with a win against Liria Prizren. It wasn't to be, but the two sides stayed with Atletik who floundered this week. Aleks Kulikov opened the scoring for the home side but Ivan Matić equalised. It was a very cagey game as neither side wanted to give any quarter, but the news preceding the game is very good news for FC Ararat as their rich owners look to build a side who can approach the future in a more sustainable way.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 1–1 Atletik Thessia
Olympic Thessia 1–2 CDSA Decraa
1923 Esca 0–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Dtykiga 4–3 Pakhtakor Trunca
Dinamo Esca 0–1 1896 Ebor
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–0 Lok. Cassia
Litala '93 0–2 Zenit Esca

Atletik could only manage a draw against SK Port Jarko, leaving them level still in a week where they were expected to go ahead of the other two. Stan Sarault got the late leveller for them as he came off the bench for only the third time (in which he has scored 2 goals). Alexey Tatarchuk's brace beat Olympic Thessia. Kristian Haugen now has 8 for the season as the hometown hero continues to try and keep his team up, there was a thriller in Nasto as even Brahima Diallo's hat trick for Pakhtakor couldn't stop the south coast outfit losing as Ingebregtsen got a late double to win it for Dtykiga. Surely he should be getting a call-up for the national team soon? Or is it that Laze v Tuhinju has that position locked down? If he doesn't get a call-up soon don't be surprised for him to get a call-up from the Oppland national side as he holds dual-nationality. 1896 Ebor got a vital win over Dinamo Esca who had really been on the charge in recent weeks, Diarra getting his 14th of the campaign. Turbine Decraa got a narrow win over Lok. Cassia, Alperen de Kleijn once again the hero and Ildar Patrelyak continues to be the only one who can score for Zenit Esca, he's scored all 8 of Zenit's goals this season. Maybe he should start at Atletik next season? He's only two behind Knizek in the goalscoring charts after all.

Match Day 19
Game of the Week: 1896 Ebor 2–0 Dtykiga
This was a game that 1896 Ebor needed to win. If they didn't, Dtykiga would move even further ahead in the race for 4th place and the final international competitions spot. Whoever won this would truly be in control, 1896 Ebor would have their destiny back in their own hands and Dtykiga would be in the distance. It would be a massively important game. As it turned out, 1896 Ebor controlled the game with ruthless efficiency, something they haven't done in a long while. It isn't their style, they normally attack down the wings and get the ball into the middle as soon as possible but this was a more possession based strategy against a style which is pretty similar to their own in the form of Dtykiga's. Andrej Einmark opened the scoring. The Polarian curled an effort from the edge of the box into the top corner. Then, Dzala Ertobashia rose the highest at the corner to nod home Terenzio Endrizzi's cross. A good result for the home team and a disappointment for the away side who had the long trip down to Nasto to make following the loss. It is actually one of the longest trips in Mytannion, from Ontario to Ebor or vice versa (only Makarska to Ebor or Uchenik/Zvornik to Ebor would be longer).

Other Games.
Litala '93 1–2 SK Port Jarko
Zenit Esca 0–2 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Lok. Cassia 1–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Liria Prizren 2–0 Dinamo Esca
Pakhtakor Trunca 0–2 1923 Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–4 Olympic Thessia
CDSA Decraa 1–1 Atletik Thessia

SK Port Jarko got a good win over Litala '93, Theo Hofstra's double enough as Litala '93 seem to get dragged into the mire further and further. Turbine Decraa got a good win over Zenit, Alperen de Kleijn got another and he is surely on the radar of both foreign teams and even teams further up the league (Dinamo Esca, Liria Prizren?). Zivko Marinovic and Iuliu Zaplatic both got late goals to put FC Ararat top on the Saturday with both Liria Prizren and Atletik Thessia playing on the Sunday. Liria did win though, Sipilainen and Matić with the goals to get a good win over tough to beat Dinamo Esca. 1923 Esca will be thanking Igor Artemiev all the way home - he got two to take his tally to 12 this season. Olympic Thessia eased their way past Energia-Yaderny Miago, Raimo Kääriäinen got two before Emil Thorsen did the same. Kristian Haugen could only get a consolation goal for his team this time. Atletik could only draw on the Sunday, leading to them going two points behind Liria Prizren and Ararat Severyan at the top. Alexey Tatarchuk cancelled out Robin Hjik's opening goal and this meant they are behind in the race for the title.

Match Day 20
Game of the Week: Dtykiga 1–1 Liria Prizren
This was a game of the utmost importance for both Dtykiga Ontario and Liria Prizren. Dtykiga needed points to stay ahead in the fight for 4th and Liria needed points in order to keep the top spot as their own. The atmosphere was tense as neither team wanted to lose and the game started in that way, with both teams letting small mistakes creeping into their game but neither team being able to take advantage of it. The fans were a bit more raucous, especially the travelling Prizren fans who were waving their characteristic flags and waving around their flares. Dtykiga fans had their huge banners and streamers, it was all very good. Liria fans celebrated first, Tyko Rissanen weaving his way this way and that before squaring for Jon Grise Fjordun to tap home and then Dtykiga soon equalised through Srdjan Pannewitz' free kick. 1-1. Final score. A bit of a disappointment for the away side but Dtykiga will be quite pleased with this result against superior opposition.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 1–1 CDSA Decraa
Atletik Thessia 1–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Olympic Thessia 2–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
1923 Esca 2–3 1896 Ebor
Dinamo Esca 3–0 Lok. Cassia
FC Ararat Severyan 2–1 Zenit Esca
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–1 Litala '93

SK Port Jarko and CDSA Decraa are both mid-table teams at the end of the day and the end result was fairly reflective of this. Andrej Simunovic and Eugeny Ivanov the goalscorers there. Atletik got a narrow but important win over Energia-Yaderny, Ismet van Huijgevoort with his 11th of the season to win it there. They managed to hold off Kristian Haugen, a striker they've been rumoured to have an interest in. Olympic managed a win over Pakhtakor which was fairly easy in the end. Two goals from Lindholm settled it. Two players took the spotlight at Radnika, Artemiev got two more for the season while Adama Diarra got three more, the flying winger once again being the main goal threat for his team this season. Dinamo thank Kochergin for his brace and assist of Järvilehto in their win over Lok. Cassia. FC Ararat narrowly beat Patrelyak and the rest at Korecky Road. Oskar Nielsen and a late one from Needasseh Šefe winning it for them. Turbine Decraa's Alperen de Kleijn got another as he equalised in the 93rd minute against Litala '93.

Match Day 21
Game of the Week: Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–1 CDSA Decraa
The East Midlands Derby. Energia-Yaderny needing points at the bottom and CDSA sort of sitting in mid-table obscurity and needing points to try and break out of that. It wasn't the most hotly contested derby of recent years and police were out in large numbers to prevent crowd trouble before and after the game with a fairly heavy security presence inside the ground. There were still 38 arrests, but a whole lot less trouble than there usually would be - this police operation obviously being a blueprint other forces should follow when dealing with derby games or even some 'normal' football games. Andrej Simunovic was the hero for CDSA Decraa, coming off the bench to strike and deal a cruel blow to his team's greatest rivals. Ruben Almerique seems to have a good buy in the form of Simunovic who hasn't score altogether that many but has come up with some important goals.

Other Games.
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–1 SK Port Jarko
Litala '93 2–2 FC Ararat Severyan
Zenit Esca 1–2 Dinamo Esca
Lok. Cassia 0–1 Dtykiga
Liria Prizren 0–1 1923 Esca
1896 Ebor 1–0 Olympic Thessia
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–1 Atletik Thessia

Turbine Decraa's Wanderis opened the scoring but was cancelled out by Ivanov who struck in the 32nd minute. Litala '93 held FC Ararat thanks to an Andrei Doesch double which came late after goals from Takak and Nielsen. Dinamo narrowly beat Zenit, Patrelyak opening the scoring for the home side who truly look doomed now and then Kochergin's double won it for the away team. Ingebregtsen got his 17th of the campaign to beat Lok. Igor Artemiev's goal beat Liria Prizren who slip-up well and truly, Nielsen scored against Olympic Thessia for 1896 Ebor to win and Diallo surprised Atletik with a late goal to hold them to a draw following van Huijgevoort's opener.

Match Day 22
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 1–0 1896 Ebor
Always a big game this, two big fan bases clashing and of course with the situation at the top of the table being so tight our 'Game of the Week' feature has to have at least one of them each time around and this time around one of them was playing one of the three teams vying for 4th place, so it was a bit of a no-brainer. The game was pretty bad in the end though, there wasn't too much excitement, but the support off the field was fairly good in this game - making up for the poor play. Robin Hjik got the winning goal - something reminiscent of the past ties between these teams in which Hjik is the top goalscorer. A bit of history for you there.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 3–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
CDSA Decraa 2–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Olympic Thessia 1–0 Liria Prizren
1923 Esca 1–0 Lok. Cassia
Dtykiga 2–2 Zenit Esca
Dinamo Esca 0–1 Litala '93
FC Ararat Severyan 1–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa

SK Port Jarko made a good performance against Energia-Yaderny Miago, Artem Sharov, Theo Hofstra and Jaroslav Nemec with the goals. CDSA Decraa's Knudsen got a good brace to beat Pakhtakor. Raimo Kääriäinen got the sole goal for Olympic Thessia against Liria Prizren, the away side slipping up at an undesirable time when they could really have built on good performances in past weeks. Borja Llanas got the winner for 1923 Esca against Lok. Cassia, a change from Artemiev who has truly got the lions share of goals for that team this season justifying his place in the national team. Dtykiga will be disappointed with their result against Zenit, Patrelyak got two more (meaning he now has more than Knizek in the league, so he may replace him next season), leaving Dtykiga to fight back - which they did - Guttman's double getting them a point. Dinamo will be disappointed with their loss to Litala '93, Andrei Doesch with the sole goal there, the winger is in good form at the moment. FC Ararat had to get a late leveller from Oskar Nielsen to get a point against Turbine Decraa who went ahead through who other than Alperen de Kleijn.

Match Day 23
Game of the Week: Pakhtakor Trunca 3–2 Energia-Yaderny Miago
The Game of the Week could easily have been Liria Prizren-Atletik Thessia, but instead it was chosen that it would be the basement battle between Pakhtakor and E-Y Miago. 2,500 Energia-Yaderny fans made the trip down to the south coast and they were celebrating loudly behind the goal which Kristian Haugen put the ball into on 19 minutes. Haugen was mobbed by the fans who jumped over the advertising boards and celebrated with him. Brahima Diallo made it 1-1 shortly after as he used his speed to break away. Matija Trgocevic put the home side ahead with a towering header before Suleyman van Rossen made it 2-2 with yet another long range strike. Matija Trgocevic then got his 4th of the season as he ran it at pace at the front post to power past the goalkeeper to make it 3-2 and get a vitally important win for Pakhtakor over their relegation rivals.

Other Games.
FC Ararat Severyan 1–0 SK Port Jarko
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 0–2 Dinamo Esca
Litala '93 1–2 Dtykiga
Zenit Esca 1–2 1923 Esca
Lok. Cassia 2–3 Olympic Thessia
Liria Prizren 0–0 Atletik Thessia
1896 Ebor 2–0 CDSA Decraa

Zivko Marinovic put FC Ararat further top with his goal against SK Port Jarko. Kochergin got another brace to beat Turbine Decraa, his signing has really paid off for Dinamo. Dtykiga narrowly beat Litala '93, two goals in the last five minutes from Chidiebele Guttman take his total up to 12 for the season and mean Dtykiga are in a strong position as it comes down to the final few weeks. Artemiev and Funda scored to beat a fellow capital side in the form of Zenit Esca for 1923 Esca. Lewis Moore scored for Zenit, so finally someone other than Patrelyak has. Olympic Thessia won a 3-2 thriller against Lok. Cassia, Novichkov and Nurminnen scored for the home side and then Olympic roared back into with Walczak, Aston and finally Lindholm scoring. Liria Prizren and Atletik Thessia fall behind FC Ararat at the top. 1896 Ebor got an important win over CDSA, Dzala Ertobashia's double the key to the win.

Match Day 24
Game of the Week: Dinamo Esca 3–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Dinamo are growing into a good team, they don't have too many big names but their organisation is good. They're being linked with all sorts of players for next season though and are expected to spend upward of £10 million so they can make the next step and try to qualify to international competitions. Alperen de Kleijn, Ildar Patrelyak, Suleyman van Rossen, Elisha Lazarev are the sorts of names being associated with them and if they do want even two of them four they'll be shelling out upwards of £10 million easily. Kochergin opened the scoring against FC Ararat and then built on that with a second as he smashed a free kick low into the bottom corner. FC Ararat pulled one back through Zivko Marinovic, burying one and then fetching it out of the net to try and mount a comeback. Pasi Järvilehto's tenth of the season put the game beyond Ararat Severyan and got a big win for Dinamo.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 1–1 Pakhtakor Trunca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–2 1896 Ebor
CDSA Decraa 1–1 Liria Prizren
Atletik Thessia 0–0 Lok. Cassia
Olympic Thessia 1–0 Zenit Esca
1923 Esca 1–1 Litala '93
Dtykiga 2–1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa

SK Port Jarko and Pakhtakor played out a 1-1 draw, Sharov and Trgocevic with the goals. 1896 Ebor eased their way past Energia-Yaderny, Ertobashia and Nielsen with the goals. Liria Prizren had a bit of a slip-up against CDSA Decraa, Tatarchuk opened and Sipilainen made the reply with a header. The young Oppic forward is highly talented and he's now one of four leading the scoring charts. Atletik and Lok. played out a boring draw, Atletik can't afford anymore slip-ups, they're pretty much in the last chance saloon as it comes to the title now. Olympic Thessia got a narrow win over Zenit, Raimo Kääriäinen reaching double figures. Artemiev got a late equaliser against Litala '93 and Pannewitz got a late winner against Turbine Decraa, after opening the scoring and de Kleijn's equaliser.

Match Day 25
Game of the Week: FC Ararat Severyan 2–0 Dtykiga
FC Ararat knew that Liria Prizren and Atletik Thessia had both slipped-up even further and they knew that if they got a result they would be on their way to setting up a good lead in the title race, with only five games left. Dtykiga would present a tough challenge however as they chase the 4th spot in the league and gaining the valuable money and international competition spot that comes with it. FC Ararat got the lead through Iuliu Zaplatic, who smashed one past the stranded Dtykiga 'keeper Vistruano. Dtykiga couldn't get back into the game though after this and FC Ararat got more and more possession and penned the away side deep in their own half as they piled on pressure and when Felix Kaestner found an opening and shot, it was no surprise that he made the score 2-0 and put them further ahead in the race for the title.

Other Games.
Dinamo Esca 1–0 SK Port Jarko
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 2–0 1923 Esca
Litala '93 0–1 Olympic Thessia
Zenit Esca 1–0 Atletik Thessia
Lok. Cassia 0–2 CDSA Decraa
Liria Prizren 0–1 Energia-Yaderny Miago
1896 Ebor 1–0 Pakhtakor Trunca

No draws this week, every game was decided. Dinamo Esca narrowly beat SK Port Jarko, Kochergin getting his 14th of the season. Turbine Decraa eased past 1923 Esca thanks to a double from Alperen de Kleijn. Olympic Thessia got a valuable away win to Litala '93, Walczak with his 7th goal of the season. Zenit beat Atletik in the shock of the round, Patrelyak scoring against his parent club with a goal which will probably mean he won't be loaned out again any time soon. Tatarchuk and Simunovic got the goals for CDSA to down Lok. Cassia and Haugen got the goal for CDSA's rivals E-Y Miago to down Liria Prizren in the second biggest shock of the round and the one that opened it up for FC Ararat to seize control. 1896 Ebor did beat Pakhtakor through an Ertobashia goal to make the race for 4th really interesting.

Match Day 26
Game of the Week: Olympic Thessia 2–2 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
As we go into the run-in at the top of the table and at the bottom everyone thought it'd be best to take a break away from events at top and bottom and to focus in on the middle of the table, where two teams who have just tried to guarantee themselves a bit longer in the top league to try and grow into stronger teams and challenge at the top end of things. Olympic Thessia started the better of the two teams, Emil Thorsen bulldozing a way through on goal and then lashing home a strike. Turbine Decraa did find a way back into things when Olympic were beginning to get pressure on them, a swift counter attack down the right and a low ball played in led to Frion Wanderis getting his 4th of the season. Alperen de Kleijn scored after half-time to put Turbine Decraa into the lead, perhaps a little surprisingly before Lindholm levelled.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 0–0 1896 Ebor
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–1 Liria Prizren
Energia-Yaderny Miago 1–1 Lok. Cassia
CDSA Decraa 4–0 Zenit Esca
Atletik Thessia 0–1 Litala '93
1923 Esca 0–1 FC Ararat Severyan
Dtykiga 1–2 Dinamo Esca

SK Port Jarko and 1896 Ebor played out a pretty boring game, Pakhtakor surprised Liria Prizren who couldn't get more than one goal past them and Trgocevic took advantage of this to get a good point against a big team but the away side will have been expecting a win which has left them further behind FC Ararat. Energia-Yaderny Miago's Haugen cancelled out Nurminnen's goal for Lok. Cassia in a game both sides needed to win. CDSA put four past Zenit, Knudsen, Novak and Simunovic's double really thrashing the away team. Berardo Do Luca's goal for Litala '93 really shocked and embarrassed Atletik as the band of merry purple-clad fans celebrated long into the night over this win. FC Ararat thanks Zivko Marinovic for their win that puts them a way ahead of Atletik and further ahead of Liria at the top and Dinamo edged Dtykiga following Guttman's goal, Järvilehto and Saari defeating their highflying counterparts.

Match Day 27
Game of the Week: Liria Prizren 3–1 1896 Ebor
Liria need points at the top, 1896 Ebor need points in the chase for 4th. It would be a competitive game, both teams unwilling to give an inch. It would however prove if there is truly a gap between the so called 'big three' and then the ones chasing them, so 1896 Ebor, Dtykiga, Dinamo Esca. In this case it did prove that as the 1896 defence couldn't cope with the Liria onslaught and three goals in the first half really won the game for the home side at the Westfalenstadion which was rocking. Sipilainen's brace and Grise Fjordun's header were enough to win it even though 1896 Ebor dominated the second half, they just couldn't score as the home team's defence was too strong compared to their own. They did manage one goal through Otto Nielsen, the Polarian winger cutting inside and lashing a strike into the top corner, it was his 6th goal of the season.

Other Games.
Dtykiga 0–1 SK Port Jarko
Dinamo Esca 0–1 1923 Esca
FC Ararat Severyan 4–2 Olympic Thessia
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 2–2 Atletik Thessia
Litala '93 2–1 CDSA Decraa
Zenit Esca 1–3 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Lok. Cassia 1–0 Pakhtakor Trunca

Artem Sharov got a vital goal for SK Port Jarko, beating Dtykiga in the process and dealing their hopes of a Globe Cup spot a blow. Igor Artemiev's header got a good away win for 1923 Esca over capital rivals Dinamo, dealing their hopes of that Globe Cup spot a blow too. Zivko Marinovic got the opener for FC Ararat, Lindholm replying for Olympic Thessia. Then came two goals from Aleks Kulikov to put a gap between the two teams, Walczak scored to try and pull the game back but Kaestner put the game beyond their reach. Turbine Decraa held the champions, Atletik Thessia, who are looking extremely unlikely to defend their title. Alperen de Kleijn and Frion Wanderis scoring for Turbine Decraa after van Huijgevoort and Knizek scored for Atletik. Berardo Do Luca got a double to beat CDSA Decraa. Haugen's hat-trick beat Patrelyak and his team at Zenit and Nurminnen's goal was enough to beat Pakhtakor for Lok. Cassia.

Match Day 28
Game of the Week: Atletik Thessia 1–2 FC Ararat Severyan
The game that would decide the title. If FC Ararat won they would have the title for definite. They had been building a lead up in the past few weeks and this would be the week that would decide it. Atletik had slip-up after slip-up and this would be their punishment for it. Their fans tried to create as intimidating an atmosphere as possible for the visit of FC Ararat, their fans stayed up outside their hotel all night chanting and creating noise and then bottled the team bus as it rolled into the stadium. This seemingly had no effect though, as FC Ararat scored first through Aleks Kulikov. Ismet van Huijgevoort got one back with a long-range effort. FC Ararat substituted young Pazhujebi forward Needasseh Šefe on and he got his 6th of the season and the goal that won the title for FC Ararat, he nipped in behind and poked home to make it 2-1.

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 1–1 Liria Prizren
1896 Ebor 4–2 Lok. Cassia
Pakhtakor Trunca 1–1 Zenit Esca
Energia-Yaderny Miago 2–0 Litala '93
CDSA Decraa 2–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
Olympic Thessia 0–2 Dinamo Esca
1923 Esca 0–1 Dtykiga

SK Port Jarko held Liria back and prevented them from doing anything - though that didn't matter in the title race, FC Ararat winning it in the end. Ivanov cancelled out Sipilainen's opener. Dzala Ertobashia managed a hat-trick against Lok. Cassia, Adama Diarra with the other goal. Trgocevic scored for Pakhtakor and Lewis Moore replied for Zenit. Haugen got two more for Energia-Yaderny Miago and Tatarchuk got two more for CDSA Decraa in the Decraa Derby. Dinamo won through a goal each from Kochergin and Saari and Dtykiga won with a goal from Chidiebele Guttman. The title race is over but the battle at the bottom is still on.

Match Day 29
Game of the Week: Dinamo Esca 1–4 Atletik Thessia
Atletik may not have been able to win the title anymore but they still had their pride and when they travelled away to Dinamo Esca - who were still in the race for 4th - they knew they needed to win the game and get back on track to make sure they could finish 2nd. They did so in fantastic fashion, Dobroslav Stojanovic opening the scoring with a good run and finish. Robin Hjik extended the lead with a penalty that he himself won. Thorvar Prijholm then got his first goal of the season, finally, with a hammer blow of an effort from well outside the 18-yard box. Pasi Järvilehto then got his 12th of the season against his old club, but it was only a consolation goal as Ondrej Knizek added a fourth in front of the travelling Atletik fans.

Other Games.
1923 Esca 0–0 SK Port Jarko
Dtykiga 1–0 Olympic Thessia
FC Ararat Severyan 0–1 CDSA Decraa
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1–0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Litala '93 4–0 Pakhtakor Trunca
Zenit Esca 2–1 1896 Ebor
Lok. Cassia 3–4 Liria Prizren

1923 Esca and SK Port Jarko had a boring game which ended up 0-0, neither side being accurate enough in front of goal with their being very few chances entirely. Nils Ingebregtsen scored the sole goal for Dtykiga to win their game against Olympic Thessia and Hjalmar Knudsen scored the sole goal for CDSA to beat now champions FC Ararat. Turbine Decraa narrowly beat E-Y Miago, who need points to stay up. Alperen de Kleijn the scorer there. Litala '93 battered Pakhtakor, two each for Do Luca and Doesch. Patrelyak got two more for Zenit to beat 1896 Ebor, vital points for them following Diarra's opening goal. Nurminnen (2) and Novichkov put Lok. Cassia 3-0 up before Sipilainen's hat-trick and Grise Fjordun's header turned the game completely on its head.

Match Day 30
Game of the Week: Energia-Yaderny Miago 0–3 FC Ararat Severyan
FC Ararat lifted the title last week so everybody expected this to be them easing down for the season, Energia-Yaderny needed points to stay up, their 9 point deduction really playing havoc for them. They couldn't get anything going and were swiftly punished by superior opposition who sprung upon every single mistake with ease and quickly moved into a 2-0 lead with goals from Marinovic and Oskar Nielsen before E-Y Miago managed to stabilise a little. This did not continue though as it looked like they were going down after an Aleks Kulikov goal making it 3-0 and it was all really down to what went on in other games...

Other Games.
SK Port Jarko 4–0 Lok. Cassia
Liria Prizren 3–0 Zenit Esca
1896 Ebor 0–1 Litala '93
Pakhtakor Trunca 2–0 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
CDSA Decraa 2–3 Dinamo Esca
Atletik Thessia 4–1 Dtykiga
Olympic Thessia 3-2 1923 Esca

Sharov, Ivanov, Hofstra and Nemec condemned Lok. Cassia to relegation. Liria Prizren did the same to Zenit, with Sipilainen's double and Grise Fjordun's stunner. Litala '93 got a win over 1896 Ebor who had needed a win to secure Globe Cup football. Brahima Diallo got two goals to beat Turbine Decraa for Pakhtakor but would that be enough to keep them up? We'll see. Tatarchuk and Simunovic scored for CDSA but Kochergin and then Saari (2), won it for Dinamo. Atletik smashed through Dtykiga, van Huijgevoort, Stojanovic, Knizek and Gannot scoring. Raimo Kääriäinen's hat-trick got the win for Olympic Thessia, Igor Artemiev scored two against his old club but it would not be enough as their new star man cancelled out their old one.

The final league table:

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Ararat Severyan      30   22   5   3    61   23  +38    71 Champions, CC, RCdC
02 Atletik Thessia         30   18   8   4    56   23  +33    62 GC
03 Liria Prizren           30   18   8   4    50   21  +29    62 GC
04 1896 Ebor               30   16   6   8    50   31  +19    54 GC
05 Dtykiga                 30   15   8   7    49   39  +10    53
06 Dinamo Esca             30   16   4  10    41   28  +13    52
07 CDSA Decraa             30   13  10   7    40   29  +11    49
08 SK Port Jarko           30   11  12   7    38   29   +9    45
09 Olympic Thessia         30   12   6  12    41   40   +1    42
10 1923 Esca               30   10   5  15    28   36   −8    35
11 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    30    8   9  13    31   40   −9    33
12 Litala '93              30    7   9  14    26   36  −10    30
13 Energia-Yaderny Miago   30    8   3  19    24   49  −25    18 *
14 Pakhtakor Trunca        30    4   6  20    19   57  −38    18 R
15 Lok. Cassia             30    3   7  20    23   56  −33    16 R
16 Zenit Esca              30    4   4  22    18   58  −40    16 R

* Energia-Yaderny Miago deducted 9 points

FC Ararat Severyan won their 1st ever Mytanar Top League title and ran away with it in the last few weeks really as Atletik and Liria Prizren repeatedly slipped-up to lesser opposition. 1896 Ebor clinched Globe Cup football eventually, even though Dtykiga and Dinamo Esca did everything they could to try and prevent them from doing so. SK Port Jarko had an impressive season back in the top-flight and 1923 Esca had a complete collapse following last season's fantastic finish - maybe it isn't a return to the days of the Galacticos just yet? Down at the bottom, Energia-Yaderny Miago managed to survive in the end even after going into administration, incurring points deductions and season long injuries to star players - they did it by the narrowest of margins, it coming down to goal difference in the end with the head-to-head record between the two teams (E-Y Miago and Pakhtakor), being level. Pakhtakor go down and Lok. Cassia too - they just couldn't win enough - rounded off by Zenit Esca, who, after a good few seasons in the Top League drop down a division even with Patrelyak bagging the goals for them. It's sad to see them go.

A full analysis of all four professional divisions is to come, with a look at the cup, the highest tier of non-league football and the Estanian Union Round-Up to come. There is much more fun to be had yet!

by **Mytannion** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:42 am

2014/15 Season: National Cup.

The National Cup, the elite knockout competition in Mytannion where the teams of the Top League get a chance to redeem themselves after a poor season or get a chance for further success in a quick tournament that really pits the qualities of squad depth, versatility and pure composure against each other as the teams get one chance to beat the opposition in front of them and one loss puts you out of the competition. Let's see what happened.

Round One.
FC Ararat Severyan 0-0 Zenit Esca (2-2 AET, 3-0 PKs)
Atletik Thessia 0-2 Lok. Cassia
Liria Prizren 3-1 Pakhtakor Trunca
1896 Ebor 2-0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
Dtykiga 3-1 Litala '93
Dinamo Esca 4-4 1.FFC Turbine Decraa (5-4 AET)
CDSA Decraa 1-0 1923 Esca
SK Port Jarko 2-5 Olympic Thessia

Quarter Finals.
FC Ararat Severyan 3-1 Lok. Cassia
Liria Prizren 0-2 Olympic Thessia
1896 Ebor 0-3 CDSA Decraa
Dtykiga 2-2 Dinamo Esca (3-3 AET, 4-5 PKs)

Semi Finals.
FC Ararat Severyan 0-1 Olympic Thessia
Dinamo Esca 3-1 CDSA Decraa

Final.
Dinamo Esca 3-2 Olympic Thessia

Dinamo Esca had a scare in the First Round, having to go to extra time against Turbine Decraa to get the win. In normal time it was an absolute thriller, the game going back and forth and Alperen de Kleijn (a player linked with Dinamo heavily), got a late equaliser to actually take the game to extra time. Sergey Kochergin got the winner though, completing his hat-trick in the tie and getting the winner too. They then met last season's beaten finalists, Dtykiga. They got another scare, Simo Saari getting a late equaliser in normal time and then putting them ahead in extra time before Srdjan Pannewitz replied for the home team. This meant it went to penalties and young Avdyei Kalinin missed his penalty for the home side and then Michal Horak scored his penalty to send Dinamo into the Semi Finals where they would play CDSA Decraa. This game was a little simpler for them. Alexey Tatarchuk opened for CDSA but then the home team roared back into it, Kochergin, Saari and Sejnoha scoring and sending Dinamo to Radnika, the national stadium to play for the National Cup.

Olympic Thessia had a smoother path to the Final. They smashed through SK Port Jarko, winning 5-2 eventually on the back of an Emeryk Walczak hat-trick, Walczak inspired his team to the victory after they went 2-0 down after goals from Artem Sharov and Theo Hofstra. Walczak weaved his way in and out for each goal as he often does. He did a similar thing in the Quarter Finals against Liria Prizren who wanted to win a third-straight National Cup and an equal best sixth National Cup victory overall. Danek Badjkev will have been slightly disappointed with his team in that respect but they had a good season in the Top League which levelled things out. Walczak scored both goals against Liria Prizren, the Semi Final against FC Ararat Severyan would be a very difficult game too. Olympic Thessia played a fairly defensive style and stopped the FC Ararat juggernaut in its tracks, Walczak scored again to win it, this time a free kick that was perfectly curved around the wall and into the bottom corner. They would go to Radnika to play Dinamo Esca in what would be a very good game, between sides who could be said to be of similar quality.

Even Emeryk Walczak could not stop Dinamo Esca, though, he scored one and assisted the other for Lindholm but Sergey Kochergin, Kwinten van den Homberg and Michal Horak scored to win it for the team who were pretty much the home side with Radnika not being too far from the Votavova District which Dinamo are based in and they got the success they desired. It is only Dinamo's second piece of silverware ever, along with the Top League title they won in the 04/05 season.

by **Mytannion** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:05 am

End of 2014/15 Season Round-Up.

If you've not managed to keep up with the league season as well as you'd hoped, here is a quick round-up for you to skim through to get up to date.

Top League.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Ararat Severyan      30   22   5   3    61   23  +38    71 Champions, CC, RCdC
02 Atletik Thessia         30   18   8   4    56   23  +33    62 GC
03 Liria Prizren           30   18   8   4    50   21  +29    62 GC
04 1896 Ebor               30   16   6   8    50   31  +19    54 GC
05 Dtykiga                 30   15   8   7    49   39  +10    53
06 Dinamo Esca             30   16   4  10    41   28  +13    52
07 CDSA Decraa             30   13  10   7    40   29  +11    49
08 SK Port Jarko           30   11  12   7    38   29   +9    45
09 Olympic Thessia         30   12   6  12    41   40   +1    42
10 1923 Esca               30   10   5  15    28   36   −8    35
11 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    30    8   9  13    31   40   −9    33
12 Litala '93              30    7   9  14    26   36  −10    30
13 Energia-Yaderny Miago   30    8   3  19    24   49  −25    18 *
14 Pakhtakor Trunca        30    4   6  20    19   57  −38    18 R
15 Lok. Cassia             30    3   7  20    23   56  −33    16 R
16 Zenit Esca              30    4   4  22    18   58  −40    16 R

* Energia-Yaderny Miago deducted 9 points

FC Ararat Severyan managed to break the Atletik Thessia dominance at the top of the table and won their first ever Mytanar Top League title, although this came after a whole lot of investment from their owner, both in the on field talent department and the off field development (with stadium and training ground investment), they managed one of the joint highest totals accumulated to win the title and really ran away from the other two of the 'Big Three' during the Week 22-Week 26 period. Atletik Thessia managed to grab second place which they won't be too bothered by, they had to rebuild massively over the summer and they will be quietly pleased with 2nd really. Next season they will be expecting success of some form, whether it be league or cup and the season after they will want all fronts to be theirs. They have a young side, something people forget. Liria Prizren got third and no cup success this year, Danek Badjkev may be slightly disappointed but at least he wasn't as bad as Mike Duerr and he's still a hero to the fans. He'll want success for his team next season though.

Following them up are the trio of 1896 Ebor - who will be mightily pleased with 4th, it was their pre-season aim after all, the investors from BlockCom can see their money being well spent as they've been rewarded with international competitions this season. Dtykiga, who will be disappointed after pushing 1896 Ebor the whole way for that 4th spot, they will look to come back next season with a stronger defence, once that happens they may be in a better place in terms of consistency for that 4th spot. Dinamo Esca will be very pleased with their season, they very nearly qualified to international competitions and managed to win the National Cup. They will look to build on that next season and will probably push both 1896 and Dtykiga for 4th once again (given 1896 Ebor will be aiming to break into the 'Big Three'), it is expected they'll spend money and make some good buys in the transfer market of the summer.

CDSA Decraa, SK Port Jarko and Olympic Thessia all managed mid-table obscurity. CDSA Decraa will look to further their brand of defensive, counter-attacking style of football next season and concede even less. SK Port Jarko will be pleased with their first season back in the top-flight, Artem Sharov inspired their first season back, he's being linked with teams abroad and it is rumoured that Dinamo Esca would be willing to pay upwards of £10 million and make him the highest earner at the club if they signed him. Olympic Thessia continued to do what they do, bringing young talent through the squad and consolidating, they didn't seem to miss Igor Artemiev too much, even if he did have his best goalscoring season ever for his new club, 1923 Esca, who finished 10th, disappointing for them - though they were a one man team for much of the season. The return of the Galacticos could be a long way off and last season's success may have just been a one-time thing.

Turbine Decraa were fairly comfortable in the end, due to Energia-Yaderny Miago's points deduction but they may struggle next season, especially if top scorer Alperen de Kleijn chooses to leave. Litala '93 are on the slide, their best days seem to be over and they were lucky to cobble together enough points to stay up this year. They just don't score enough and until they do they won't stand a chance of regaining past glories. Energia-Yaderny Miago managed to stay up by the skin of their teeth in the end, on goal differential. They'll be pleased they managed to stay up as relegation would really have hurt them even more financially but another year in the Top League will bring them profits again - although they may incur a points deduction before the season even starts pending a hearing on the matter by the FSM.

Going down are Pakhtakor Trunca - who were unlucky in the end - Lok. Cassia who just conceded far too many and Zenit Esca who finally end their stay in the top flight after just being generally rubbish. Patrelyak accounted for 16 of their 18 goals and he isn't even their player, which says it all really. That's how poor they were.

Player of the Season: 1. Miki Sipilainen (Liria Prizren, 25 goals, 10 assists), 2. Aleks Kulikov (FC Ararat Severyan, 10 goals, 17 assists), 3. Ismet van Huijgevoort (Atletik Thessia, 15 goals, 12 assists).
Young Player of the Season: 1. Miki Sipilainen (Liria Prizren, 25 goals, 10 assists), 2. Aleks Kulikov (FC Ararat Severyan, 10 goals, 17 assists), 3. Ismet van Huijgevoort (Atletik Thessia, 15 goals, 12 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Miki Sipilainen (Liria Prizren, 25 goals), 2. Igor Artemiev (1923 Esca, 20 goals), 3. Adama Diarra (1896 Ebor, 19 goals).

## Mytanar Second Division    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Rudar Uchenik               38   23   8   7    87   53  +34    77 Champions, P, SBCC
02 FC Nyva Zvornik             38   23   7   8    77   50  +27    76 P, SBCC
03 Enerhetyk Parr              38   22   8   8    70   45  +25    74 P, SBCC
04 Fk Arsika                   38   20   7  11    68   51  +17    67 SBCC
05 Torpedo Vershina            38   20   4  14    77   64  +13    64
06 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny      38   17  11  10    69   47  +22    62
07 Metalist Thessia            38   16  12  10    71   60  +11    60
08 Shakhtyor Esca              38   16  11  11    58   58    0    59
09 Stade Ouverjavaa            38   18   4  16    56   63   −7    58
10 Spartak Makarska            38   14  11  13    54   52   +2    53
11 FC Arsenal Vershina         38   15   7  16    59   58   +1    52
12 Thessia Keltskaya           38   12  11  15    42   56  −14    47
13 Arka Snezhnaya              38   11  12  15    60   63   −3    45
14 Miago FK                    38   11  11  16    51   67  −16    44
15 FC Obolon Forvik            38   12   7  19    46   58  −12    43
16 Spartak Nalchik             38   11   9  18    63   65   −2    42
17 Lok. Ostrova                38   10  10  18    46   68  −22    40
18 FC Traktar Thessia          38   10   8  20    39   55  −16    38 R
19 Gwardia Esca                38    4  13  21    41   66  −25    25 R
20 1888 Decraa                 38    5   9  24    35   70  −35    24 R

The title race in the Second Division went down to the last day, Nyva Zvornik drew their game and threw the title away as Rudar Uchenik won theirs and went up as champions. The two will continue their Avon & Larne Derby next season in the top-flight. Also coming up are Enerhetyk Parr who are back in the Top League after a long time out of it. They are back but they will struggle a lot in their first season back. Next season should be interesting as there will be a core of about five teams and none of them will be safe at all, all fighting against relegation from the Top League, it'll be interesting.

Player of the Season: 1. Baysangur Umkhayev (Rudar Uchenik, 27 goals, 24 assists), 2. Ziyauddi Arsanukayev (Enerhetyk Parr, 12 goals, 12 clean sheets), 3. Piotr Danzik (Torpedo Vershina, 20 goals, 17 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Baysangur Umkhayev (Rudar Uchenik, 27 goals), 2. Maskhud Vizirov (FC Nyva Zvornik, 24 goals), 3. Alauddin Gairbekov (Metalist Thessia, 23 goals).

## Mytanar Third Division    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FK Jelenia Dzorhgrod       38   24   6   8    72   45  +27    78 Champions, P
02 Hibernia Esca              38   20  10   8    72   50  +22    70 P
03 Tekstilshchik Ibon         38   21   5  12    59   42  +17    68 P
04 Borussia Kitzbuhel         38   18   8  12    73   58  +15    62
05 FC Sorokin Thessia         38   18   8  12    56   46  +10    62
06 TVMK                       38   17  11  10    56   43  +13    62
07 Crvena Zvezda Tsrvena      38   17  11  10    64   49  +15    62
08 GKS Trunca                 38   19   4  15    58   47  +11    61
09 Slavia Thessia             38   17   7  14    53   42  +11    58
10 Preußen Kitzbuhel          38   15  13  10    48   40   +8    58
11 Prizren '75                38   17   6  15    58   49   +9    57
12 Stroitel Cieszyn           38   14  10  14    60   70  −10    52
13 Flota Miago                38   13   7  18    42   58  −16    46
14 Pelikan Esca               38   13   7  18    50   69  −19    46
15 Partizan Tsrvena           38   12   9  17    49   59  −10    45
16 Flota Stratenberg          38   10  11  17    53   55   −2    41
17 Alania Vysoki              38   10   9  19    58   79  −21    39
18 Khimik Pahranichny         38   10   7  21    46   62  −16    37 R
19 Akademisk Esca             38    7   9  22    48   74  −26    30 R
20 DSC Young Boys             38    6   6  26    44   82  −38    24 R

Jelenia Dzorhgrod were one of few who managed consistency in this season, that meant they won it. They were by no means the best team in the league on paper before the season started but because of the form they got into and continued through the season, they won it. They're followed up by Hibernia Esca and Tekstilshchik Ibon. Going down the other way are Khimik Pahranichny, Akademisk Esca and DSC Young Boys. Disappointing for all of them, especially Akademisk Esca who were a mid-table team last season.

## Mytanar Fourth Division  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Lech Thessia              38   28   6   4    85   30  +55    90 Champions, P
02 Ingushetia Parr           38   27   6   5    92   46  +46    87 P
03 Hertha Bedzin             38   25  10   3    83   30  +53    85 P
04 Arminia Ebor              38   23   9   6    81   47  +34    78
05 Rotor Ravnina             38   24   4  10    81   53  +28    76
06 IFK Naering               38   23   2  13    76   46  +30    71
07 Vorwaats Backsfield       38   21   4  13    65   53  +12    67
08 Ajax (Vershina)           38   20   6  12    73   54  +19    66
09 FC Carpathia Arsika       38   19   9  10    73   55  +18    66
10 KKS Cassia                38   18   9  11    54   49   +5    63
11 Puszcza Hajerek           38   16  10  12    63   47  +16    58
12 DSC Old Boys              38   14  10  14    82   69  +13    52
13 MKS Kluczbork             38   14   6  18    63   68   −5    48
14 Orzel Esca                38   10   7  21    53   73  −20    37
15 Karelia Ebor              38    7  10  21    50   78  −28    31
16 Slavia Bedzin             38    7   6  25    43   76  −33    27
17 Sokol Esca                38    7   4  27    48   97  −49    25 R
18 Skanderbeg Strandby       38    5   7  26    54   99  −45    22 R
19 FK Sudet                  38    3   5  30    37  116  −79    14 R
20 FC OVT                    38    2   4  32    26   96  −70    10 R

Lech Thessia go up, leaving no Thessia based teams in the bottom professional division - showing the quality of the professional sides from that city. They also won the league with a record points total. Ingushetia Parr returned to the Third Division straight away and Hertha Bedzin joined them. The worst side in the whole professional pyramid were FC OVT, with only 10 points all season. FK Sudet were no better really, 116 goals conceded in 38 games or 3.1 goals per game. With the new system Sokol Esca, Skanderbeg Strandby, FK Sudet and FC OVT all go down to the Conference North or South depending on their relative position in the country.

## Conference North           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 ASV Ebor                    30   22   6   2    63   27  +36    72 Champions, P
02 Severyan Kickers            30   22   3   5    60   31  +29    69 P
03 FC Nordenberg               30   20   4   6    62   31  +31    64
04 VfR Thessia                 30   16   6   8    57   43  +14    54
05 Stratenberg-Magevskaya      30   14   9   7    42   36   +6    51
06 Zolota SV                   30   15   4  11    58   53   +5    49
07 SVGM                        30   14   6  10    45   34  +11    48
08 Torstig Alelatriv           30   13   7  10    48   43   +5    46
09 ESV Nordstern Forsyn        30   13   6  11    43   37   +6    45
10 FC Poborezh                 30   11   4  15    37   39   −2    37
11 Vysoki FV                   30   10   5  15    41   45   −4    35
12 Zvukkakfunt Keltskaya       30    9   7  14    43   43    0    34
13 FC Cassia '04               30   10   4  16    37   48  −11    34
14 FC Snezhnaya                30    5   3  22    29   66  −37    18
15 SC Reute Naering            30    2   6  22    20   67  −47    12
16 Enerhetyk Ibon              30    1   6  23    21   63  −42     9

ASV Ebor go up to the Fourth Division followed by Severyan Kickers who of course will be renting out the new 4,000 seater Severyan-Vyvoj Arena, the home of FC Ararat Severyan's reserve and youth team. They have a nice shiny new stadium for next year and are being replaced in the Conference North by FK Sudet and FC OVT.

## Conference South            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Cieszyn Swartazia            30   18   7   5    65   46  +19    61 Champions, P
02 Eponym Trunca                30   18   7   5    49   24  +25    61 P
03 Cotdelapomais                30   18   6   6    78   49  +29    60
04 Energia-Yaderny Ontario      30   17   8   5    57   32  +25    59
05 Flota Litala                 30   16   9   5    58   35  +23    57
06 GV Nalchik                   30   16   7   7    62   37  +25    55
07 Pretia Prizren               30   11  11   8    53   41  +12    44
08 Borussia Furtenburg          30   11  11   8    46   43   +3    44
09 Karelia Surcin               30   11  10   9    49   43   +6    43
10 Oeverjaa 1937                30   11   9  10    44   47   −3    42
11 TyrOil Esca                  30    9   7  14    44   57  −13    34
12 Volfia Esca                  30    7  10  13    52   56   −4    31
13 Albata AL                    30    7   4  19    39   63  −24    25
14 1895 Esca                    30    4   8  18    32   61  −29    20
15 Votavova FC                  30    3   3  24    20   62  −42    12
16 Zaochnyi CFRA                30    3   3  24    30   82  −52    12

Cieszyn Swartazia, Eponym Trunca and Cotdelapomais fought each other all the way to the end but only two could go up in the end and it wasn't going to be two of the immigrant-founded teams. Cieszyn Swartazia managed to win the league and were followed up by Eponym Trunca, Sokol Esca and Skanderbeg Strandby go down. There will be six teams from Esca in this league next season, weak stuff from the capital.

by **Mytannion** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:51 pm

Estanian Union Football Magazine
Accardola - Crelaand - Klenfland - Lefira - Oppland - Othebia - Pontinur - The Fylde Republic

Crelaand

The free thinking, super liberal nation told the World Assembly that their country was a dictatorship for a joke - that is how laid back these fellows are! They were probably high at the time though, so that could be to blame for that too. They welcome refugees from neighbouring Klenfland too, the two nations contrast completely, one being communist authoritarian and Crelaand being capitalist and liberal as they come. The league is pretty much the same as the rest of the nation, with players often playing whilst high or drunk and prostitutes plying their trade outside grounds with regularity. Fun.

## Crelaand Jupiler League  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Cercle Belge              26   17   5   4    51   24  +27    56 Champions
02 Club Belge                26   16   7   3    49   29  +20    55
03 AA Ghent                  26   17   3   6    58   32  +26    54
04 Waasland-Beveren          26   14   5   7    61   37  +24    47
05 Roeselaere                26   13   7   6    45   35  +10    46
06 Oud-Heverlee              26   13   6   7    53   32  +21    45
07 KV Kortrijk               26   13   5   8    42   28  +14    44
08 SV Leuven                 26   13   4   9    41   36   +5    43
09 Oudenaarde                26    9   3  14    37   44   −7    30
10 Sint-Niklaas              26    7   6  13    30   47  −17    27
11 Zulte-Waregem             26    5   6  15    34   52  −18    21
12 Oostende FC               26    6   3  17    36   54  −18    21
13 BV Lokeren                26    3   3  20    18   65  −47    12
14 Eendracht Aalst           26    2   5  19    23   63  −40    11

It seemed like none of the top three could decide if they wanted to win the title or not right down to the end. AA Ghent were out of it going into the last day, but won their final game but the other two drew their games and stayed in the positions they were. The final day was talked up a whole lot and it all really came to nothing in the end. Cercle Belge won it and Club Belge finished second. Poor Waasland-Beveren could have actually gone on to win the league after Week 20 or so, but they had an injury crisis to end all injury crises and they fell away, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 3 of their last 6 games.

Player of the Season: 1. Latif Koornneef (Waasland-Beveren, 21 goals, 11 assists), 2. Jo Heinhuis (AA Ghent, 18 goals, 12 assists), 3. Shamir Noordhoif (Oud-Heverlee, 13 goals, 13 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Latif Koorneef (Waasland-Beveren, 21 goals), 2. Jo Heinhuis (AA Ghent, 18 goals), 3. Jordy Bosgra (Cercle Belge, 15 goals).

Klenfland

Welcome to the corrupt dictatorship that is Klenfland, if the violent fan support doesn't get you, the secret police very quickly will. The Oberliga isn't the best league, with most talented players fleeing to neighbouring, democratic, Estanian countries or to Mytannion. Once again the league was expected to be a toss-up between the two regime-backed teams, Holstein Kiel and Kilia Kiel. Every so often a team that isn't backed by the communist regime manages to win though, such as back in '98 with TSV Altenholz... Oh, they were the days.

## Klenfland Oberliga              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Holstein Kiel                    26   18   4   4    59   28  +31    58 Champions
02 FC Kilia Kiel                    26   18   2   6    54   30  +24    56
03 Ahrensburger TSV                 26   16   4   6    43   29  +14    52
04 VfB Lübeck                       26   15   4   7    49   33  +16    49
05 TSV Altenholz                    26   15   4   7    42   28  +14    49
06 VfR Neumünster                   26   11   7   8    42   34   +8    40
07 FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03      26   11   6   9    39   32   +7    39
08 Heider FC                        26   11   6   9    41   34   +7    39
09 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg              26   10   6  10    44   43   +1    36
10 Heider SV                        26    7   8  11    37   43   −6    29
11 VfB Kiel                         26    7   4  15    31   42  −11    25
12 TuS Hoisdorf                     26    4   5  17    28   53  −25    17
13 DGF Flensborg                    26    2   6  18    15   50  −35    12
14 SV Meddewade                     26    2   4  20    23   68  −45    10

So yeah, no surprises this season, the two giants were the top two teams and they played their usual, efficient style to get there. Holstein Kiel managed to win it, scoring the most and conceding the least. Erik Adler was the catalyst for them, the sweeper or 'libero' was as elegant as ever, the 26 year old recently inked a new contract (it's not like he had any choice, the regime probably signed it for him), meaning he won't be heading to Mytannion any time soon. Top goalscorer in the league Ralf Dresdner recently fled to neighbouring Crelaand - it is expected he will be joining a team in Mytannion for free any time soon.

Player of the Season: 1. Erik Adler (Holstein Kiel, 6 goals, 8 assists, 6 clean sheets), 2. Ralf Dresdner (FC Kilia Kiel, 15 goals, 7 assists), 3. Daniel Fenstermacher (Holstein Kiel, 7 goals, 17 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Ralf Dresdner (FC Kilia Kiel, 15 goals), 2. Steffen Eberhart (Holstein Kiel, 13 goals), 3. Mario Ebersbacher (Heider SV, 12 goals).

Lefira

Crazy fans, huge stadiums and sometimes some decent football. The football here is well known for being possession-based, with the ball passed around constantly in the 'tiki-taka' style, most Mytanars will hate this as they're more used to fast-paced attacking styles. There was some good competition and play though and some of the better players will be seen in the Top League in coming seasons, it is expected.

## La Liga                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Cambaceres                30   19   7   4    59   27  +32    64 Champions
02 Racing Club               30   19   6   5    68   37  +31    63
03 Deportivo Laferrere       30   17   9   4    64   34  +30    60
04 Sportivo Barracas         30   18   6   6    56   40  +16    60
05 Gimnasia y Tiro           30   14  10   6    56   43  +13    52
06 Tiro Federal              30   13   9   8    57   39  +18    48
07 Extremadura UD            30   14   4  12    48   49   −1    46
08 Union Oviedo              30   12   8  10    53   44   +9    44
09 Levante UD                30   11   7  12    46   43   +3    40
10 Cordoba CF                30   10   8  12    58   56   +2    38
11 Defensores Unidos         30   10   6  14    43   53  −10    36
12 Atlético Lugano           30    8   8  14    35   43   −8    32
13 Alvarado Extremadura      30    9   4  17    38   59  −21    31
14 CF Extremadura            30    7   6  17    43   66  −23    27
15 Central Cordoba           30    2   7  21    29   70  −41    13
16 Central Norte             30    2   5  23    20   70  −50    11

Cambaceres and Racing Club broke away from the rest in the final few weeks and it would be Cambaceres that would win, Gimnasia y Tiro were the surprise package really this season, playing a style rarely seen anywhere in Lefira but thanks to Arsenio Alejandro and his 26 goals, they executed quite a Mytanar style of play very successfully which enabled them to finish higher up the table than ever before. The two Extremadura sides, Alvarado and CF will be extremely disappointed with their respective seasons but in-fighting at both clubs between the board and playing staff led to them both collapsing and finishing at record lows. Unfortunate for them.

Player of the Season: 1. Arsenio Alejandro (Gimnasia y Tiro, 26 goals, 16 assists), 2. Prometeo (Racing Club, 20 goals, 14 assists), 3. Aristóteles Segura (Deportivo Laferrere, 24 goals, 10 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Arsenio Alejandro (Gimnasia y Tiro, 26 goals), 2. Aristóteles Segura (Deportivo Laferrere, 24 goals), 3. Cástor Otero (Cambaceres, 23 goals).

Oppland

A fun little league this, the Toppskiktet and the Andraligan - only the Toppskiktet will be featured in the magazine though, we're afraid. The Nordic nation who have some players playing in the Mytanar Top League is probably the highest quality Estanian league there is and will be looking to win the inaugural Estanian Cup between the eight nations of the EU. They are likely to call on Nils Ingebregtsen of Mytanar club Dtykiga, who has dual nationality with an Oppic father and Mytanar mother and of course then the Three Opps of Liria Prizren, Sipilainen, Grise Fjordun and Rissanen. Their squad will be jam-packed with talent and some will come from their league, so let's see who will be there:

## Oppic Toppskiktet     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Keflavik '93           26   14   6   6    38   26  +12    48 Champions
02 FC Framro '08          26   13   8   5    49   33  +16    47
03 SC Comet Nuuk          26   12   9   5    50   40  +10    45
04 Framro Kickers         26   10  12   4    53   44   +9    42
05 Ystad Borough          26   11   6   9    38   36   +2    39
06 Hedmark United         26   10   6  10    38   40   −2    36
07 IFK Ostfold            26    8  10   8    34   41   −7    34
08 Hedmark City           26    7  12   7    47   44   +3    33
09 Malmo City             26    7  11   8    40   39   +1    32
10 Esbjerg '82            26    4  15   7    42   44   −2    27
11 1923 Malmo             26    6   9  11    32   46  −14    27
12 Jokkmokk Rovers        26    5  11  10    27   32   −5    26
13 Kalmar BK              26    5   7  14    37   53  −16    22 R
14 Sportlik Framro        26    3  12  11    32   39   −7    21 R

Keflavik '93, FC Framro '08 and SC Comet Nuuk fought all the way to the end - the money of Comet Nuuk wasn't enough for the homegrown talent of the eventual champions though as Keflavik won the title on the final day. So many close-run things in the different leagues of the EU, aren't there? It was their staunch defence which really set them up for their title win though, with centre back Rasmus Davidsen being the key part of that. Alessio Spaddacini was the player of the season though, the centre midfielder for Framro Kickers was very impressive linking with attacking midfielder Flamur Kastrati well. Klaus Mollewid led the scoring charts for SC Comet Nuuk with his impressive collection of goals - which were seemingly all with his head... So not that impressive. One striker we will see in Mytannion soon is Ole Kristian Selnæs, who was much more dynamic and impressive and could score with more than just his head.

Player of the Season: 1. Alessio Spaddacini (Framro Kickers, 14 goals, 20 assists), 2. Rasmus Davidsen (Keflavik '93, 2 goals, 1 assist, 8 clean sheets), 3. Ole Kristian Selnæs (Hedmark City, 17 goals, 10 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Klaus Mollewid (SC Comet Nuuk, 21 goals), 2. Didrik Saetha (Ystad Borough, 18 goals), 3. Ole Kristian Selnæs (Hedmark City, 17 goals).

Pontinur

The financial capital of the Estanian Union is also the most financially rich league in the Estanian Union, it is by no means the best though with their being huge gulfs in quality between the best sides in this league and the worst. Meerstad TWSB are possibly the most famous team from this league and a point of interest for many so called 'hipsters' in Mytannion who buy their retro shirts and celebrate them in almost a 'cultish' style. They are perennial favourites for the title but will be pushed hard by some good competition from Orca Zeoog and Schplworkstad.

## Pontinurii Bovenkantliga         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Meerstad TWSB                     36   26   5   5    68   31  +37    83 Champions
02 Orca Zeoog                        36   21   9   6    66   42  +24    72
03 Schplworkstad                     36   19  10   7    55   34  +21    67
04 FC Nechin 50                      36   18   8  10    60   43  +17    62
05 Pontinur City United              36   16   8  12    70   58  +12    56
06 FC Matthijs van Schorel 2013      36   14  11  11    51   46   +5    53
07 Hof Kickers                       36   10  11  15    45   56  −11    41
08 Hogeplaats                        36   11   6  19    52   59   −7    39
09 Bayreuth Hof 90                   36    3   7  26    34   76  −42    16
10 Pontinur City Rangers             36    2   5  29    32   88  −56    11

And so, Meerstad TWSB win the title once again, their attacking style is pretty awesome to watch as they surge forwards and almost smother the opposition deep in their half. They're backed by Pontinurii oil company Te Boekhorst and it shows as they employ some of the best talent from Pontinur and the EU and even some Mytanar legends (e.g. Swen Kislasson, player-coach), they walked away with it in the end. Radboud Abbink, even aged 33 still has it and is one of the best players in Pontinur. FC Matthijs van Schorel 2013, named after the best Pontinurii footballer ever, had a respectable first season finishing 6th.

Player of the Season: 1. Radboud Abbink (Meerstad TWSB, 17 goals, 24 assists), 2. Ediz Kosse (Pontinur City United, 30 goals, 12 assists), 3. Moses Uijtdewilligen (Orca Zeoog, 25 goals, 7 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 2. Ediz Kosse (Pontinur City United, 30 goals), 2. Moses Uijtdewilligen (Orca Zeoog, 25 goals), 3. Mert van Langeveld (FC Nechin 50, 21 goals).

The Fylde Republic

The small Fylde Republic with a population of just about a million people has a highly competitive league with some of the most colourful back stories going. A club owned by the head of the mafia? Yep, we got that. A club owned by the son of a convicted money launderer and rapist? That too. They could be the same thing but in this case they are not. There are some interesting rivalries in this league too and some absolutely mental fans, the stadiums are tiny, with the biggest one having a capacity of just about 18,000. Let's find out the results...

## Premier League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Brayton Rovers             34   22   8   4    72   34  +38    74 Champions
02 Blackpool FC               34   20   7   7    66   32  +34    67
03 Keighley United            34   19  10   5    68   38  +30    67
04 Highcross Rovers           34   19   6   9    64   45  +19    63
05 AFC Blackpool              34   17   8   9    62   44  +18    59
06 Staining Town              34   16  10   8    55   37  +18    58
07 St. John's Celtic          34   16   7  11    52   50   +2    55
08 Fleetwood Town             34   16   6  12    61   50  +11    54
09 Poulton Town               34   15   8  11    55   45  +10    53
10 Thornton-Cleveleys FC      34   15   6  13    51   62  −11    51
11 AFC Fylde                  34   14   8  12    53   40  +13    50
12 Poulton Youth              34   11  11  12    52   51   +1    44
13 Blackpool Wren Rovers      34    8  16  10    41   42   −1    40
14 Wesham Town                34    7  10  17    43   66  −23    31
15 Warton Typhoons            34    4  10  20    33   56  −23    22
16 Elswick Town               34    6   4  24    28   72  −44    22
17 Kirkham Wanderers          34    4   5  25    26   80  −54    17
18 Breck Rangers              34    2  10  22    25   63  −38    16

Brayton Rovers, the Tayside Black-White Army surprise everyone and especially Blackpool FC with their romp to the title this season. Losing only four games all season shows the quality they had and of course, scoring 72 goals in just 34 games is very helpful too. Keighley United also surprised quite a few people with their high finish, but they have to thank Oppic forward Isak Kristensen a whole lot for that. His league leading 28 goals was the key to their success. Breck Rangers are the complete opposite to the top team though, only two wins all season... Wow. The two teams embarrassed by the poorest team on the Fylde were Poulton Town and perhaps surprisingly, Keighley United. Fleetwood Town had a fairly disappointing season with the quality they have, leading to manager Alexander Graham being sacked on the final match day.

Player of the Season: 1. Isak Kristensen (Keighley United, 28 goals, 10 assists), 2. Dominic Pugh (Brayton Rovers, 13 goals, 17 assists), 3. Andy Hancock (Blackpool FC, 7 clean sheets).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Isak Kristensen (Keighley United, 28 goals), 2. Chris Archer (Brayton Rovers, 26 goals), 3. Ryan Burrows (Staining Town, 25 goals).

by **Mytannion** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:22 pm

2015/2016 Season Preview

FC Ararat managed their first ever title victory last season and really ran away from Atletik and Liria Prizren towards the end, showing a kind of dominance that hasn't been seen in Mytannion for a long time (other than Atletik's run of five straight titles, but every time they seemed to win by the narrowest of margins). Could this be the start of a new era? A new superpower in Mytanar football? Dinamo Esca shocked everybody with their strong performance in the Top League and their win in the National Cup and they could be a new challenger to 1896 Ebor and Dtykiga for the all important 4th spot in the league table. This season the bottom of the table could become a real mire, with around six teams expected to be involved in some way down at the bottom. The three promoted teams may all be in for a hard time, Enerhetyk Parr are back after a long time out, but for Rudar Uchenik and FC Nyva Zvornik this is their first visit to the Top League. Nyva Zvornik look the best prepared and may do quite well in their first season but there will also be Energia-Yaderny Miago, Litala '93 and possibly weakened teams like SK Port Jarko and CDSA Decraa fighting it out down there - the battle at the bottom could become just as interesting as the three-way battle at the top. This could well be the best season ever for the Mytanar Top League and it is also the 30th season, there is no special logo for this though, we only celebrate big dates... Like say the 50th anniversary. It will be a great season, so let's meet the teams involved:

Key: Team Captains are underlined. Key Players are bolded. Foreign players are italicised.

1.FFC Turbine Decraa: Cerny - Bogdanovic, Oosterbeek, Kyncl, Ullrich - Wanderis, Rodat, Adamik, Spaddacini - Kristensen, Patrelyak.
Stadium: Kolodvorska (10,000), Oonderslaan, Decraa.
Manager: Cyril Stanek
Season Preview: Turbine Decraa finished very comfortably in the end, ending up 11th, in large part thanks to their big forward Alperen de Kleijn who has moved on now but more about him later. This has allowed them to add a whole lot to the squad they have though and they now look to be a very strong team who could do fairly well this season. They do have a young defence and goalkeeper though, so there could be a few problems there but they have Wanderis, Rodat and Adamik shielding them and then they have bought to promising Oppic players in Spaddacini and Kristensen who will be very good together. Patrelyak is an expert loan signing by Stanek too who has shown good knowledge of the transfer market this summer and has got some good talent. Don't be surprised to see this team finishing 9th or maybe better and maybe a run in the Cup too.
Transfer Market: Alperen de Kleijn was sold to Usmer in Eura for £6 million and the sale of the Crelaand forward paved the way for some good work in the transfer market by Turbine Decraa. As mentioned in the season preview, Stanek has shown himself to be excellent in the transfer market and he has made some absolutely inspired moves. The signing of Alessio Spaddacini for £7 million from Framro Kickers is the stand-out buy and he should provide some much needed creativity in this team. Isak Kristensen was then signed for £3 million from Keighley United in The Fylde Republic. Salum Merec has also joined on a free, following his retirement in Astograth. He decided he would come back for one last season with a club like Turbine Decraa. Domestically they brought in Fridtjof Omhdahl from Pakhtakor for £500,000, the youngster will be an eventual replacement for Rodat.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They're beginning to fill Kolodvorska each week, which is good, especially as their local rivals (from neighbouring district Inderslaan), CDSA Decraa seem to take most of the fans from the local area. Their hardcore support are decent, but are quite violent, as if they have something to prove because they don't have as many fans as their rivals. They do hate CDSA Decraa, but don't share their rival's hatred of Energia-Yaderny Miago.

1896 Ebor: Pagnotto - Linna, Fisichella, Hodge, Cervinka - Einmark, Mackay, Endrizzi - Diarra, Ertobashia, Nielsen.
Stadium: Oluja Stadion (29,000), Iskark, Ebor.
Manager: Max Haberhorm
Season Preview: Last term proved to be Luca Bazarelli's last season in charge as he couldn't win a trophy yet again, he did manage to get that 4th spot which meant Globe Cup football but that wasn't enough for the investors from BlockCom. They've brought in (former) Olympic Thessia manager Max Haberhorm - who is well known for being a manager who can work on a budget - and he is expected to win a trophy in his first season, if he doesn't, he could well be shown the door as well. There haven't been any changes to the first eleven, but it is going to be tactical changes that will win 1896 Ebor trophies. Haberhorm is one of the best tactical minds in Mytannion and will hope he can help his new team to win something. He has brought in a couple of decent youngsters that will act as squad players and should grow into future stars but other than that Die Nordmanner will be relying on his tactical mind for victories. We see them finishing 4th and possibly winning the Cup.
Transfer Market: Vlastimil Orwastincer was brought in from Lok. Cassia for £1.25 million, he's one for the future. Volodymyr Antashek was sold for £2.5 million, deemed surplus to requirements with the arrival of Orwastincer. Moses Uijtdewilligen was signed for £3 million from Pontinurii Bovenkantliga runners-up Orca Zeoog. The winger/striker will be a good talent for future seasons and especially so if rumours about Adama Diarra leaving for Atletik, Liria Prizren or FC Ararat turn out to be true.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 6 National Cups
Fans: They have some of the best fans in the country, probably the third biggest fanbase and easily one of the noisiest. They create an incredible atmosphere inside the Oluja Stadion because of this; the expansion of the stadium will just add to the already incredible atmosphere. Don't be surprised to see them get on the manager's back. They certainly don't have any complaints about the new board as of yet, as they've spent a lot of money so far.

1923 Esca: Szolat - Kozak, Gerasz, Modderkolk, Kovacic - Koubek, Funda, Kälèt, Llanas - Artemiev, Diallo.
Stadium: Radnika (56,000), Centralni, Esca.
Manager: Martin Sebesta
Season Preview: They finished 10th last season and that was a considerable drop off from the previous season. This season 1923 Esca will hope to stabilise themselves with a couple of new additions to the squad and improve on what was a poor season last term. They've had a stadium expansion of 6,000 seats and that is certainly something to look forward to - it'll make the atmosphere inside Radnika even better than it already is. This season we see a step-up from Die Schwarzen, with them finishing around 7th.
Transfer Market: Ivo Andreev left on a free to Garwood AFC in Khytenna. Calvin Shaw also left on a free for Zenit Esca. One of the biggest signings of the transfer window was Brahima Diallo coming in from Pakhtakor Trunca for £6 million. His partnership with Artemiev will be key this season. Also coming in were Ran Modderkolk from Zenit Esca (£4 million) and young Vidoslav Kovacic from Fk Arsika (£1.5 million), the latter could turn out to be an incredible buy.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: Their fans are seen as patronising and pretty up themselves. Maybe it's because they're from the capital (and the central district of it, too), maybe it's because they're basically the government backed club, maybe it's because they have the 'poshest' fanbase in the nation, who knows? They have certain sections that are incredible, including 'Abschnitt 1-11', their ultras group - who have had a growing number in recent seasons.

Atletik Thessia: Quinn - Fridrich, Daokō, Koudela, Vesely - Chukwufumnanya, Hjik, Stojanovic, Gannot, van Huijgevoort - Knizek.
Stadium: Maine Road (37,000), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Marius Sadowsky
Season Preview: Coming off a tough season, Atletik, they hope to recover from that and try to chase the title once again. They're still looking for their 20th domestic trophy and they hope it'll be this season that they can achieve it. Their line-up is looking youthful and full of talent this season, even if it does have a more foreign feel to it. They'll bring their brand of counter-attacking football in the narrow 4-2-3-1 and it'll make for some entertaining games. They look strong defensively too, with Fridrich, Daokō and Koudela all being strong internationals and Vesely being good if unspectacular. We just can't see them outplaying FC Ararat and Liria Prizren, sadly. 3rd.
Transfer Market: In comes young Andy Quinn, the Euran goalkeeper makes a £2 million move from Worker's Union. Thorvar Prijholm has made a big money move abroad, £14.1 million to go and ply his trade with FC Deska in United Gordonopia. Youth prospect Andarbek Korgay has left on a free to Kings District Athletic of Khytenna. Lukasz Domansky made his loan move to Litala '93 permanent as he left for £1.5 million. Zdravko Ivankovic went to the same place for free. Ildar Patrelyak went out on loan again this season, this time to Turbine Decraa and it's hoped he'll do just as well for them as he did for Zenit Esca last season. Pekka Gottschalk also left to SK Port Jarko for £4 million.
Trophies Won: 14 Mytanar Top Leagues, 5 National Cups, 2 Rushmori Copa de Campeones
Fans: Atletik are a huge club and hail from the largest city in Mytannion (although not the capital), Die Stadtbewohner have one of the biggest followings throughout Mytannion and their fans represent this hugely. They follow their team throughout the nation, and are some of the loudest, most intimidating and violent fans in the nation - often being the ones focused on by documentaries following football hooliganism. Their home atmosphere is incredible and they are often as loud as opposition fans when they play away from home, as they have some of the most passionate fans in the nation.

CDSA Decraa: Krogh - Serak, Plachy, Davidsen, Benarik - Soacek, Makhanya, Novak, Tatarchuk, Sotola - Knudsen.
Stadium: Psenicova Road (28,000), Inderslaan, Decraa.
Manager: Ruben Almerique (Aquillian).
Season Preview: They're on a tight budget in the Inderslaan. This has meant they couldn't sign anyone, until they sold one of their better players - but it is widely believed they have actually brought in a better talent in his place, even if Rasmus Davidsen is a bit more of an unknown quantity than Elisha Lazarev. They will be equally as good as last season, defensively fairly strong and a little limited going forward. 7th last season will be difficult to build on and teams around them have improved - so we feel they will finish around 10th.
Transfer Market: As aforementioned, Rasmus Davidsen has been brought in, for £3 million from Keflavik '93. This was a product of Elisha Lazarev leaving for Avenida Victoria for £5 million and young Paavo Wuopio leaving for Usmer in the FSSO. They may need more cover at the back and injuries could hamper them.
Trophies Won: 4 National Cups
Fans: They have loud home support, but often fail to take many when they travel away. They once had one of the largest hooligans firms in Mytannion, but that had ended in recent years after police stamped down on any hooliganism in the local area but it is beginning to return again and their firm is growing once again, mainly on political grounds their anti-fascist firm fighting against their rivals' Energia-Yaderny Miago's big right-wing firm, Grolija.

Dinamo Esca: Horak - Takala, Berozhserkovsky, Hamilton, Daniz - Dielissen, Sharov, Järvilehto, Alejandro - Saari, Kochergin.
Stadium: Kotrba Park (32,500), Votavova District, Esca.
Manager: Petr Kolarov
Season Preview: They look like they could challenge right at the top this season, maybe not for the title, but they certainly could crash the party for the 4th spot between Dtykiga and 1896 Ebor. On the offensive side of things, they have made two outstanding signings in particular in Artem Sharov and Arsenio Alejandro. Alejandro is a goalscoring talent and Sharov is truly exceptional as we have seen. Defensively there's a couple of players that may not be up to the standard they need, both full backs aren't great (Takala and Daniz), a better goalkeeper would be nice but this team will always have the potential to score more than the opposition and they have a very talented Oppic forward on the bench too in young Ole Kristian Selnæs. Dinamo should be up for it this season and we can see them finishing around 5th.
Transfer Market: Alejandro was signed for £4 million from Gimnasia y Tiro and Ole Kristian Selnæs was signed for the same amount from Hedmark City. Artem Sharov was signed for £12 million in a huge move which meant they had spent £20 million in one window. They did recoup a bit with Alex Sejnoha moving to Rudar Uchenik for £1 million, Kwesi Ferrer going to Nyva Zvornik for £2.5 million and Michal Horak going to the same team for the same fee. Kwinten van den Homberg joined Sejnoha at Rudar Uchenik for £2.5 million. So their net spend was closer to £11.5 million. Jozef Odehnal retired and youngster Kerim Khadziyev went to Ville-DuPont on a free.
Trophies Won: 1 Mytanar Top League, 1 National Cup
Fans: They have extremely patient fans. They love their club and never expect them to do too well and are quite happy just to watch their team play some decent football and beat their local rivals. The fans travel to watch their club, they aren't the loudest and are generally very friendly and well-informed. They are some of the most loyal fans in the league, following their team through thick and thin.

Dtykiga: Vistruano - Junek, Pilar, Kos, Canó - Mizera, Lind, Dubois, Kalinin - Ingebregtsen, Guttman.
Stadium: Stupka Lane (18,000), Centralni, Ontario.
Manager: Eldar Karaskova
Season Preview: A massive expansion to Stupka Lane greeted Dtykiga Ontario this off-season, with all the corners filled-in. A standing area at the front of each (equipped with 500 rail seats, so 1,000 capacity standing), with 1,000 seats behind that has added a massive 8,000 to the stadium's capacity. They won't be able to expand further though, so a new stadium could be in the offing in a few years time. On the field they've added a couple of new faces, defensively they haven't changed anything though and could have issues once again with conceding goals. Going forward they always have something to offer, so expect to see a lot of goals. We think they'll struggle defensively and finish 6th.
Transfer Market: The big news in Ontario was the departure of Srdjan Pannewitz to FC Ararat, £15 million brought into the club's coffers. They spent £6 million of them on Louis Dubois from AS Vaud, a direct replacement. Sandro Markovic was also brought in from Fk Arsika, the young goalkeeper will be a relatively cheap (£1 million), replacement for Vistruano when he decides to retire. Eelis Laukkanen left to Enerhetyk Parr for £750,000.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Dtykiga are located on the shores of the River Istar in Nasto, their fans seem to be a little bit different to most other team's. They are incredible, they're loud and their tifosi displays are exceptional to see. Especially in an environment as compact as Stupka Lane. The flares and smoke bombs create an intimidating atmosphere for away fans and players alike. Dtykiga's fans are something else, some of the most passionate in the nation - and the ones who usually travel the best to the mainland from the southern isle.

Energia-Yaderny Miago: Santos - Baardsson, Voktej, Kulmala, Svensen - Bergmann, de Vet, Tahtinen, Storsveen - Grindhaug, Haugen.
Stadium: Miagostadion (40,000), Capka-Hola, Miago.
Manager: Kìxå Jāp (Carmadin).
Season Preview: Well this team is dogged by financial problems and you do feel sorry for them - but they're doing their best. It's good to see such a youthful side though (they have an average age of 22). The real interesting thing about this side is that there's only one foreign player - is that reflection of the team's main fan group, Grolija, being fiercely right-wing? We hope not, racism has no place in football. They have a good local lad up top in Kristian Haugen who has been handed the captaincy and if he's given the ball expect goals. He's the future of the national team, really. Defensively they may have issues, but up top they'll be in sure hands. We think they'll struggle this season and finish 14th. A points deduction could effectively relegate them this season.
Transfer Market: A few sales as you'd imagine, Suleyman van Rossen left for Eura - £6 million to Usmer. Henrik van Senisnen is also outgoing, he cost Bugny FC £2 million. Michal Patek left for Nyva Zvornik, another £2 million (can't help but feel Zvornik overpaid, there), and Jiri Slovacek retired. Ebbe Baardsson arrived from SK Port Jarko on loan and the only fee paid was £100,000 to Lok. Ostrova for young Reima Tahtinen - he could be a useful talent.
Trophies Won: 3 Mytanar Top Leagues, 1 National Cup
Fans: They pack into the Miagostadion every week, especially in the Sudtribune. The massive south stand is all standing and is packed with red and black clad Energia-Yaderny fans, with flares and unspeakably huge flags. They are some of the most violent fans in Mytannion and often have clashes with CDSA Decraa fans when they travel there, both because of regional proximity and their main firm's political views (E-Y Miago's being right-wing). They also share a slightly strange rivalry with 1896 Ebor, we can't even think of a reason for it, really. They have rallied around their team as they go through these financial problems.

Enerhetyk Parr: Sultanovich - Graham, Godina, Arsanukayev, Ibragimov - Laukkanen, Linna, Danzik - Vasatko, Dresdner, Gairbekov.
Stadium: Muhlenburg Park (24,000), Wurstraas, Parr.
Manager: Erlad Rumanov
Season Preview: This will certainly be a tough season for Enerhetyk, they've had a bit of investment in the squad but the team still looks worryingly understaffed in certain positions. The defence looks a bit weak for this level, especially the centre backs and right back. The midfield looks vibrant though and could generate chances well. Up top they have made some good investments and could be set-up fairly well. Ralf Dresdner looks to be a really good talent and the pintsized poacher should get them a lot of goals after fleeing his homeland. Even with that though, we can't see them staying up, 16th.
Transfer Market: Ralf Dresdner arrived on a free, coming from Kilia Kiel in Klenfland. He fled the communist dictatorship there for pastures new, he's now getting paid for playing! Sulo Linna was a steal from Turbine Decraa for £750,000, they may really regret selling him as he is a really good talent in the middle of the park. Alauddin Gairbekov arrived from Metalist Thessia for £2 million, his runs down the wing should be key - as well as his versatility to be able to play through the middle. Eelis Laukkanen joined from Dtykiga for £750,000 to add some steal to the midfield. Finally, Piotr Danzik was signed for £1.75 million from Torpedo Vershina.
Trophies Won: 1 National Cup
Fans: Good, solid home support but they will probably be woeful away from home. They're from a fairly well-to-do area but they don't have the same passion behind the team because of this. Football is seen as a working class sport and so is looked down upon by many. Away trips are seen as too dangerous by those who have money who feel working class supporters are violent and trouble causing (which they are, sometimes), so they simply don't travel.

FC Ararat Severyan: Dion - Repin, Charleston, Mahuc, Mironov - Takak, Nielsen, Pannewitz, Kulikov - Marinovic, Kaestner.
Stadium: Korecky Road (32,500), Rokos, Severyan.
Manager: Patrik Hladik
Season Preview: Last season they ended up Champions. This season, we can see them managing a repeat. They have an experienced squad that knows how to win games and has been in this position before. They also have a new 59 acre training centre that cost approximately £57 million in total (£7 million over budget in the end), which will help them no end, it is expected. They're solid defensively, with three national teamers. Charleston is one for the future and the Starblaydi centre back will be key this season, if he keeps mistakes out of his performances this defence could be near impenetrable. Pannewitz is an excellent addition to the midfield and this will be an extremely creative group. Up top they have an established pairing that are clinical enough at Top League level and they have Pazhujeb forward Needasseh Šefe to come off the bench to wreak havoc if need be. Is another title on the way for the Karnevalsverein? We think so 1st.
Transfer Market: Iuliu Zaplatic moved on, heading to the FSSO, for a fee of £10 million Ulsa picked him up. FC Ararat replaced him with Srdjan Pannewitz from Dtykiga, spending £15 million on the kid. He'll bring his box-to-box play to the team and add something a bit new alongside the forward-thinking Nielsen and defensive playmaker Takak. Juha Pentanen has headed out on loan to Fk Arsika.
Trophies Won: 1 Mytanar Top League, 1 National Cup
Fans: Severyan is known as one of the foremost carnival cities in Mytannion, along with Thessia and Ebor. After every FC Ararat goal, the Narrhallamarsch, a famous Mytanar carnival tune is played at Korecky Road. Their fans are happy and copious amounts of alcohol and barbecued meat are served at every home match. They are loud and they have some of the most strange traditions in the Top League, making them a fun set of fans to watch before and after games. They have some of the best choreographies in the league and take this home and away with their ultras, the 'Karnevalgruppe'.

FC Nyva Zvornik: Shervashidze - Virtanen, Leko, Patek, Antashek - Johnstone, Andrade, Horak, Inarkaevich - Vizirov, Ferrer.
Stadium: Nerchau Park (10,000), Zvornik, Larne.
Manager: Thomas Russell (Valladares).
Season Preview: A lot of transfers in to try and keep them up this season, but the regime seem to have taken a bit of a fancy to this lot. They've brought in a lot of players and it may take time to gel but they should work together fairly well - they have a decent mixture of youth and experience - a fairly solid base at the back, a decent talent in Andrade in the midfield and a fairly good pairing up front by the looks of it. Vizirov could be a good talent with a bit of work on the physical side of his game. We reckon they'll finish 12th, they have a decent line-up and the lower echelons of the league table look weaker than usual, they should have enough to stay up.
Transfer Market: Pietari Virtanen arrived from Olympic Thessia for £750,000. Joined shortly after by Sean Johnstone from Liria Prizren (for £2 million), the Licentiapacisterran will add some steel and grit to an otherwise lightweight midfield. Darijo Leko jumped from the SK Port Jarko ship for £500,000, and a couple of big buys in the form of Kwesi Ferrer (£2.5 million) from Dinamo Esca and Michal Patek (£2 million) from E-Y Miago. Michal Horak also came from Dinamo Esca for the same fee as Ferrer and Antashek came from 1896 Ebor for the same amount again. Finally, Michael Andrade came from Eterna Stars for £7.5 million. £20.25 million spent when all is said and done.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: Nerchau Park is a cauldron, and with plans to fill the corners with standing areas possibly coming to fruition it'll add around another 4,000 to the stadium capacity which will make sure there's even more fire and passion inside this stadium. The fans are well known to be passionate about the club and get behind it. They follow them around the country and are exceptionally loyal. They are well known to other groups as being lightweight though and opposing firms often target Zvornik's 'firm'. They also don't bring much in the way of ultras either, with little to no choreographies.

Liria Prizren: Wallinaar - Adler, Obad, Aliev, Mandic - Voronin, Engebakken, Matić, Rissanen - Sipilainen, Grise Fjordun.
Stadium: Westfalenstadion (80,708), Liria, Prizren.
Manager: Danek Badjkev
Season Preview: Danek Badjkev is in his third season with the club this season and it is expected it'll be the season in which he finally begins to challenge for the title at the highest level. He hasn't actually made any changes to the first team but he doesn't really need to if you look at the playing squad he has. The only real change he would probably want to make would be an upgrade at right back, the rest of the squad is of a high standard and the rotation players they have in Gerber, Propst and Schulz are young but are all future legends. Going forward they have all the talent they could possibly want so really, this is just their year to come of age. FC Ararat may have a little too much though, 2nd.
Transfer Market: Sean Johnstone was sold to Nyva Zvornik for £2 million, a good profit for them there. Nobody was brought in.
Trophies Won: 5 National Cups
Fans: The supporters' enthusiasm increasingly produces over 55,000 sold season tickets. Regularly 24,454 fans on the famous terrace called The Yellow Wall, fill the largest stand in Mytanar football. Famous for the intense atmosphere it breeds, the south terrace has been nicknamed "Yellow Wall". Their stadium is the biggest in Mytanar football and they regularly fill it out, it is one of the most intimidating environments there is. Not bad for a team from the district of Liria.

Litala '93: Domansky - Stipanov, Pechachek, Ruoho, Mikolajczak - Ivankovic, Jerkovic, Kasvio, Pichaud-Moulin, Doesch - Petrović.
Stadium: Wyan Road (18,000), Litala, Esca.
Manager: Musa Kiril
Season Preview: Musa Kiril has rolled right into the managerial role at the club and has seemingly changed the club from top to bottom, with some entirely new playing staff and some new, young coaching staff too. The team looks youthful itself but it has some grit and Kasvio has been brought in as a player that Kiril believes is similar to himself. He'll be played in that role, as a player who can break the opposition down and then move the ball on. The quality of player they have in their side just isn't good enough really this season - not as good as it used to be anyway. This could be a really long and tough season for them but we think they'll just about survive. 13th.
Transfer Market: Lukasz Domansky was brought in for £1.5 million from Atletik Thessia, Zdravko Ivankovic was brought in on a free from the same team. Matija Trgocevic was signed for £2.5 million from Pakhtakor Trunca. Henrikki Heikki went out to Rudar Uchenik for £250,000. JayVaughn Harris retired and that was about all they could do with the playing staff.
Trophies Won: 6 Mytanar Top Leagues, 2 National Cups
Fans: They have good support, their stadium is tight and compact - fans close to the pitch and the players can hear them very easily (it is also one of the few Top League stadiums that is all standing). The fans are quite loud and violent, they have a big following.

Olympic Thessia: Poljak - Aston, Kuznetsov, Mbiyavanga, van Senisnen - Mirold, Thorsen, Walczak, Çāló - Lindholm, Kääriäinen.
Stadium: Kaunostadion (4,500), Zenit Toranj, Thessia.
Manager: Mike Duerr
Season Preview: Well after Max Haberhorm jumped ship to 1896 Ebor, Mike Duerr has managed to get back into management - the former Liria Prizren man is hoped to have better luck with his new club and he will have some tough games to take charge over in his first season. This team looks strong on paper, especially in the attack, with the Hvammstang national team pairing working wonders for Olympic up top. Walczak will be the main creative force in the side and will create a lot of chances and in the young defence, Louis Mbiyavanga will have to be a rock. They may concede a lot of goals but they should compensate it with gritty determination from the young midfield and the solid attack. 8th.
Transfer Market: Dugurkhan Sultygov left for Lywik FC in Falconwhereveryouare on a free. Pietari Virtanen left for Nyva Zvornik (£750,000). Viktor Yujenik retired. This meant some buys were needed. Alexandr Savitskiy came in from Torpedo Vershina for £250,000 and Kevin Mirold returned to the club he started at from Pakhtakor Trunca for £750,000.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: They have a small stadium, but that doesn't stop them from having a massive amount of fans. They have a large local following and fill the Kaunostadion out every week. They are very loud too, making a whole lot more noise than 3,750 people should do (750 reserved for away fans, of course). Their song 'O Kaunos' deals with a young fans life and how it should be lived and they got their nickname because of this song - the song is belted out every game and rouses the fans and players into the zone for every game. They have some of the most violent fans in Mytannion too.

Rudar Uchenik: Kadiev - Usamov, Savard, Oslesjek - Masaev, Heikki, Sejnoha, Kondrashov, Rehak - van den Homberg, Umkhayev.
Stadium: Hallesches-Ufer Arena (20,000), Uchenik, Avon.
Manager: Vaclav Simon
Season Preview: Simon - the former 1896 Ebor player - has done a fantastic job with Die Bergleute. He's transformed them into a good counter attacking side who utilises physical abilities to the best way they can be used. Speed is key to this team, as is bully-boy defensive play. The back three and two in front of them (defensive midfielders, Masaev and Heikki), are all strong and physical players that deal with the opposition any way they can. Up top they have Umkhayev who is a fairly natural goalscorer and van den Homberg being brought in from Dinamo Esca will be key in behind him. We don't think this tactic will be enough to get them to avoid relegation though, so 15th may be all they can manage.
Transfer Market: A few moves in, Alex Sejnoha and Kwinten van den Homberg from Dinamo Esca for a combined £3.5 million. Henrikki Heikki from Litala '93 for a small £250,000. Yves Savard came in on a free from Lok. Ostrova. Some good work from Simon, who seems to be working on a stringent budget when compared to some other clubs.
Trophies Won: None
Fans: Good fans, their ultras 'Grubewohner 1911' have some good choreographies at their ground. They are a colourful lot and seem to get behind their team no matter their fate. They have a large section in the Hallesches-Ufer too, which always helps. They are a right-wing group and work with the 'Grolija' group of E-Y Miago, whilst being hated by groups at CDSA Decraa, Atletik Thessia and Third Division Preußen Kitzbuhel - the latter of the three being probably the most left-wing club in Mytannion.

SK Port Jarko: Gottschalk - Stipanov, Ryan, Skjeggestad, Sucha - Sindelar, Oujdijk, Fenstermacher, Nemec - Hofstra, Nurminnen.
Stadium: BayArena (30,120), Zalivokrug, Port Jarko.
Manager: Dario Kovac
Season Preview: There's a few transfer and sadly for SK Port Jarko they were all necessities. A few moves out made it difficult for them but the money brought in meant they could spend a bit on replacements and they have largely bought well. They've retained the same gameplan as last season by the looks of things, a highly possession based tactic that allows them to strangle the opposition. They may have to look into that against teams that have better players than them, as they did that a couple of times last season and got dominated. The players they have have enough quality to challenge the mid-table region, but they're missing something, so I think they'll finish 11th. They could finish higher if Fenstermacher and Oujdijk combine well. The latter is already being linked with the big teams, Atletik, Liria Prizren and even Dinamo Esca have shown interest - which shows his talent.
Transfer Market: John Ryan came in from 1830 Cathair in Audioslavia for £750,000. Daniel Fenstermacher fled Klenfland and his team Holstein Kiel and joined them. Eugeny Ivanov left for Urbanista in Apox for a good fee of £4.5 million. Vladimir Tumpech was sold to Spartak Makarska for £300,000. Darijo Leko went to Nyva Zvornik for £500,000. Artem Sharov was sold to Dinamo Esca for a cool £12 million. Ebbe Baardsson was sent out on loan to E-Y Miago. Pekka Gottschalk came in from Atletik Thessia for £4 million and was a big upgrade in between the posts. Jaari Nurminnen was signed from Lok. Cassia for £2 million.
Trophies Won: 1 Mytanar Top League, 1 National Cup
Fans: They have passionate fans, ones which have supported this team through thick and thin. They're loud and follow their team around the country well. They're historically also very violent and cause trouble a lot. They hate Atletik fans still, even though Atletik fans don't really care about them anymore as they've gone on to bigger things since the early seasons of Mytanar football - whereas SK Port Jarko have gone the other way.

by **Mytannion** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:16 pm

2015/2016 Season Review - Part One.

The thirtieth season of Mytanar football at a professional level was one celebrated with yet another footballing feast. Great action, great support and a great finish allowed a team to win their first ever Mytanar Top League title. This season was one that highlighted all the great things about football in Mytannion, the low ticket prices, some good football and finally some love between different groups at different clubs as firms called a truce halfway through the season - even if that may only last until next season! The ultras were ever present as always and some of the best displays took place, including a particularly good one by Liria Prizren's 'Gelbmauer' group, which celebrated the 30th season of Mytanar professional football - with flags depicting past heroes and many other things. Let's look at the season.

After 5 games.

The opening day was a cruel mistress for a few teams, Atletik Thessia smashed past E-Y Miago with a 3-1 win, Ismet van Huijgevoort putting on a vintage performance. FC Nyva Zvornik lost out in their first game in the Top League, Olympic Thessia narrowly beating them. Rudar Uchenik fared slightly better, getting a point away from home against CDSA Decraa. Liria Prizren and Dinamo Esca played out an exciting 2-2 draw, Artem Sharov was the key for the away side with his double. Liria thanked their Oppic international for the equalisers though, Rissanen and Sipilainen replying for them. Turbine Decraa battered 1923 Esca 3-1, Alessio Spaddacini having an impressive debut with two goals and an assist. Elsewhere, there were wins for 1896 Ebor and Dtykiga.

A big game at the top of the table in Week 2 was between FC Ararat and 1896 Ebor, the away side held the champions to a point at Korecky Road. Dzala Ertobashia's brace showing that he may have really arrived now. Liria Prizren eased past E-Y Miago, whilst in a basement battle between Rudar Uchenik and Enerhetyk Parr, the away side came off best - Sulo Linna scoring from long range and showing his talent. Atletik Thessia won out in a 3-2 thriller over 1923 Esca.

Match Day 3 came and went with wins for 1896 Ebor over SK Port Jarko and FC Ararat over Olympic Thessia. Turbine Decraa have been impressive so far over three games, with 9 points so far. Ildar Patrelyak scored one and Salum Merec came off the bench to confirm the result for them. Atletik narrowly beat Nyva Zvornik, Ondrej Knizek with a poacher's effort. Liria blasted through 1923 Esca, four different scorers for them there. In the East Midlands Derby, CDSA Decraa and E-Y Miago were equal, neither being able to score. Dinamo Esca comfortably beat Enerhetyk Parr and Dtykiga just about beat Rudar.

Four games in and we were starting to learn more about the teams this season. SK Port Jarko we always knew would be capable of scoring goals and they did that against Rudar, putting five past the away team. Dinamo Esca signaled their intent to fight for 4th with a 2-1 win over Dtykiga. Kristian Haugen scored the winner for Miago over Enerhetyk Parr. 1923 Esca and CDSA Decraa couldn't be separated. Liria Prizren and Atletik Thessia both got 3-0 wins over their opponents (Nyva Zvornik and Litala '93 respectively). Turbine Decraa shocked FC Ararat who are off to a poor start, Spaddacini and Kristensen with the goals there. 1896 Ebor got a comfortable 2-0 win over Olympic Thessia.

Five games in and there were five unbeaten records left. 1896 Ebor ended one as they beat Turbine Decraa 2-1. Atletik's was still intact but only after a 93rd minute equaliser from Stojanovic against FC Ararat, the ex-Ararat player coming back to haunt them. Liria Prizren beat Litala '93 easily, Nyva Zvornik got their first win with a 1-0 victory against CDSA Decraa. E-Y Miago surprised Dtykiga, Kristian Haugen remaining the talisman for them in their 2-1 win. Dinamo held onto their unbeaten record with a late equaliser of their own, Ole Kristian Selnæs with a crucial equaliser.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Liria Prizren            5    4   1   0    14    2  +12    13
02 Atletik Thessia          5    4   1   0    11    4   +7    13
03 1896 Ebor                5    4   1   0    10    4   +6    13
04 1.FFC Turbine Decraa     5    4   0   1    10    4   +6    12
05 Dinamo Esca              5    3   2   0    10    6   +4    11
06 Dtykiga                  5    2   1   2     6    6    0     7
07 Energia-Yaderny Miago    5    2   1   2     4    7   −3     7
08 SK Port Jarko            5    1   3   1    10    6   +4     6
09 FC Ararat Severyan       5    1   3   1     6    6    0     6
10 Olympic Thessia          5    1   2   2     4    6   −2     5
11 Enerhetyk Parr           5    1   1   3     3    6   −3     4
12 CDSA Decraa              5    0   3   2     3    5   −2     3
13 FC Nyva Zvornik          5    1   0   4     1    7   −6     3
14 1923 Esca                5    0   2   3     4   11   −7     2
15 Rudar Uchenik            5    0   2   3     2    9   −7     2
16 Litala '93               5    0   1   4     1   10   −9     1

Three teams on 13 points at the top of the table, Liria Prizren the top of the three due to their superior goal differential. Games between them and Atletik and 1896 Ebor will be crucial in the title race. Turbine Decraa surprise many with their position in the table, the new additions made by Cyril Stanek have been crucial and their gameplan has worked famously thus far. Dinamo Esca were expected to be around the position they are in, they'll be sitting around there for a long while yet aiming to catch 4th spot if possible.

Dtykiga haven't had a lightning quick start as they normally have and seem to be missing Srdjan Pannewitz. Nils Ingebregtsen hasn't been firing on all cylinders so far, either. Energia-Yaderny Miago have made a good start and that will be crucial in their bid to stay up this season. SK Port Jarko have just drawn too many games that they would normally be expected to win - and that is also the case with FC Ararat who have not had a good start at all and sit mid-table. They'll really need to recover from that if they want to retain their title.

Olympic Thessia and Enerhetyk Parr have had similar starts and will be fairly pleased with their positions thus far. CDSA Decraa haven't won yet but still sit outside the relegation zone, they'll be hoping to finish much higher than they actually are and will need to push on from their slow start. Nyva Zvornik are level on points with CDSA yet sit below them due to their poor goal difference.

1923 Esca are the shock in the relegation zone at this point after not recording a win after five games, they've simply conceded far too many goals for a team of their calibre. Rudar were expected to be down there but will hope to recover a little from their poor start. Litala '93 are surprisingly bottom, their young squad just hasn't coped with the competition so far and this has them sitting rock bottom. It'll be interesting to see if Musa Kiril can steer that ship to safety.

After 10 games.

Things were beginning to shape up now, the ten game mark really marks the time when teams have announced themselves to the rest of the league and can show they are in the fight for trophies. SK Port Jarko and Dinamo Esca finished 2-2, with some exciting football by both teams. E-Y Miago beat a potential rival at the bottom in struggling Rudar Uchenik. There were draws between 1923 Esca and Dtykiga and Nyva Zvornik and Enerhetyk Parr. CDSA Decraa recorded their first win of the season with a thumping 3-0 victory over Litala '93. FC Ararat beat Liria Prizren, a big win in deciding the title race. Kulikov and Kaestner with big goals there. Atletik Thessia edged out 1896 Ebor in another big game at the top end of the table, van Huijgevoort with a screamer to secure the three points. Olympic Thessia and Turbine Decraa could not be separated in their game, 1-1 from the Kaunostadion.

Turbine Decraa's Spaddacini doubled up to beat SK Port Jarko. Atletik narrowly won in the Zenit Toranj Derby over Olympic Thessia, impressive displays by both sets of fans at Maine Road before the game but only the home team had something to celebrate. Liria Prizren edged out 1896 Ebor too, Sipilainen's goal the key to their result. FC Ararat battered CDSA Decraa 4-0, Litala '93 got their first win with a 1-0 win over Enerhetyk Parr. Dtykiga and Nyva Zvornik played out a nil-nil draw. 1923 Esca got a much needed win over Rudar, Artemiev the catalyst behind their win and Dinamo Esca and E-Y Miago finished 2-2.

SK Port Jarko beat E-Y Miago 1-0, Fenstermacher showing what a good signing he was by Dario Kovac. 1923 Esca and Dinamo Esca ended up with a 2-2 draw there. Nyva Zvornik easily beat Rudar Uchenik with a 3-0 win, goals from Andrade, Inarkaevich and Vizirov getting three points for them. Dtykiga edged Litala '93 2-1, FC Ararat smashed Enerhetyk Parr 3-1 and 1896 Ebor did one better, beating CDSA Decraa 4-1. Liria Prizren won a six-goal thriller against Olympic Thessia, winning 4-2, with a late double from Engebakken the difference. Atletik Thessia just about beat Turbine Decraa, Hjik's double got the three points after a Kristensen opener.

Atletik Thessia and SK Port Jarko shared the spoils at Maine Road. Liria Prizren dealt Turbine Decraa a blow with their 3-1 win. CDSA Decraa and Olympic Thessia finished 1-1 and 1896 Ebor seemed to make their win over Enerhetyk Parr hard work as they could only win 1-0. FC Ararat won 2-0 over Dtykiga, Rudar beat Litala '93 1-0 and Dinamo Esca beat Nyva Zvornik 2-1. 1923 Esca have began to pull themselves out of the relegation zone and their 5-2 victory over Energia-Yaderny Miago is key as they showed they could dominate opposition. This season may turn into a mid-table slogfest for 1923 Esca as they seem to have stabilised themselves but there will probably be a bit of a ceiling that they'll be unable to break through.

SK Port Jarko beat 1923 Esca 1-0 with a goal from Theo Hofstra. Nyva Zvornik and E-Y Miago finished 1-1, off field events marred the game though as fans clashed (this being before the truce between fans was called). Dinamo Esca beat Litala '93 2-0, Ole Kristian Selnæs with a late brace. The fans at Dinamo are calling for Selnæs to be given the starting role after his good form of late. FC Ararat have won five in a row after their 1-0 win over Rudar and this has put them in a good position in the league table to chase the top two. Dtykiga thrashed 1896 Ebor, the home team having an off day that allowed Ingebregtsen to run riot. Olympic Thessia beat Enerhetyk Parr 1-0, Turbine Decraa won the Decraa Derby with a 2-1 win over CDSA and the top two met at Maine Road, finishing 1-1. We didn't learn much from that clash, but the second meeting between the two could be the title decider.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atletik Thessia         10    7   3   0    18    8  +10    24
02 Liria Prizren           10    7   2   1    24    8  +16    23
03 FC Ararat Severyan      10    6   3   1    18    8  +10    21
04 Dinamo Esca             10    5   5   0    20   13   +7    20
05 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    10    6   1   3    17   12   +5    19
06 1896 Ebor               10    6   1   3    15   10   +5    19
07 Dtykiga                 10    4   3   3    12   10   +2    15
08 SK Port Jarko           10    3   5   2    17   12   +5    14
09 Energia-Yaderny Miago   10    3   3   4    10   16   −6    12
10 1923 Esca               10    2   4   4    14   17   −3    10
11 Olympic Thessia         10    2   4   4     9   13   −4    10
12 FC Nyva Zvornik         10    2   3   5     8   12   −4     9
13 CDSA Decraa             10    1   4   5     9   16   −7     7
14 Enerhetyk Parr          10    1   2   7     6   14   −8     5
15 Rudar Uchenik           10    1   2   7     3   16  −13     5
16 Litala '93              10    1   1   8     3   18  −15     4

Atletik Thessia hold a narrow lead at the top of the table, one point ahead of Liria Prizren - it's clear to see why those two are up there, strong defences and two of the best attacks in the country. FC Ararat have begun to catch-up with the top two, now only two behind Liria Prizren at the top after a strong run where they won five in a row to push them back up the table. Atletik are still unbeaten, but so are 4th placed side Dinamo Esca who have won five games and drawn five games - but still haven't lost one. Impressive from them.

Close behind Dinamo in the race for 4th are Turbine Decraa and 1896 Ebor, both on 19 points. They'll continue the chase for as long as possible, but the former are certainly a surprise to be that high up the league table. Dtykiga are a long way back, four points behind Turbine Decraa and 1896 Ebor and five behind Dinamo Esca. Dtykiga have just thrown away leads and dropped too many points from winning positions. SK Port Jarko are happily mid-table. Energia-Yaderny Miago are happily mid-table too, they'll be slightly surprised at their position and will want to stay there for as long as possible.

1923 Esca recovered from their poor start and now sit comfortably mid-table, they'll want to strengthen that position though with a few more wins over opposition that sit below them. Olympic Thessia are in a similar position to 1923 Esca, Mike Duerr is doing a decent job in his new managerial role but he'll hope to push on for a more mid-table position by the end of the season. FC Nyva Zvornik are in a decent position, they're clear of the relegation zone and they'll be looking to stabilise that position.

CDSA Decraa are flattering to deceive down there, 13th is a position too low for a club of that standard and they just can't seem to get any competitive play going. They need to score first, that's been their main issue - conceding the first goal and collapsing due to that. Enerhetyk Parr have dropped down the league table, Sulo Linna's injury has coincided with their collapse in form. He's a talent and they're really missing him, he's already been linked with Atletik Thessia and is definitely one for the future. Rudar Uchenik are level on points with Enerhetyk Parr, they just need to find their shooting boots. Litala '93 are rock bottom and despite winning a game now, look like they could be in real trouble as their young squad struggles to cope.

After 15 games.

The halfway stage. The crucial time when the title race really begins to shape up and the battle at the bottom really gets gritty. Let's see what's gone on.

Liria Prizren won 2-0 over SK Port Jarko in Week 11, Sipilainen's brace showing just why he's one of the best forwards in the league at the moment. This was an important win because Atletik could only draw with CDSA Decraa who will consider that a vital point at this stage. Enerhetyk Parr got a big win over highflying Turbine Decraa, Sulo Linna returning from injury and to his own club and really hurting them with two important goals. Dtykiga beat Olympic Thessia 2-0, 1896 Ebor smashed Rudar Uchenik 4-1 and Dinamo Esca surprised FC Ararat 1-0, halting their charge up the league table and ending their run of five wins. E-Y Miago were held by underachieving Litala '93 whilst Nyva Zvornik got a late equaliser against 1923 Esca to get a good point in their bid to stay up.

SK Port Jarko won big over Nyva Zvornik, club captain Bart-Jan Oujdijk playing a big role in the victory. Litala '93 and 1923 Esca couldn't be separated in the All-Esca Derby, it finished 0-0. FC Ararat won over E-Y Miago, 4-2 the final score. Miago's goalscorer and captain Kristian Haugen has been repeatedly linked with FC Ararat but it's expected he'll stay loyal to his club for a few more years. 1896 Ebor got a big three points in the race for 4th as they beat Dinamo Esca 1-0, Dzala Ertobashia really has come into his own this season and this is evident as he's his club's top goalscorer this season, instead of Adama Diarra in season's past. Olympic Thessia got a good three points over Rudar Uchenik, Turbine Decraa and Dtykiga couldn't be separated and neither could Liria Prizren and CDSA Decraa. A massive point for the latter side. Atletik Thessia got three points after beating Enerhetyk Parr, the top of the table is tight between Atletik and Liria Prizren now.

CDSA Decraa got a 2-0 win over SK Port Jarko, not the best result for the away side who would have expected a win there. Liria Prizren eased past Enerhetyk Parr, Atletik Thessia doing the same over Dtykiga. Turbine Decraa narrowly beat Rudar, the 1-0 win thanks to Kristensen, who's really acclimatised to the Mytanar game fairly well. Dinamo Esca beat Olympic Thessia 2-1, E-Y Miago shocked 1896 Ebor by beating them 2-0 and FC Ararat crushed 1923 Esca 5-1. The fans at Radnika booed their team off the field at the end. The 'Abschnitt 1-11' ultras had a banner saying 'Chance after chance, why continue with poor results and poor positions? Sebesta out.' Their views mirror the whole fanbase's at 1923 Esca. Nyva Zvornik and Litala '93 cancelled each other out repeatedly and neither could find a winner in their 2-2 draw.

Litala '93 got a late equaliser against SK Port Jarko, FC Ararat got a late winner against Nyva Zvornik. 1923 Esca held 1896 Ebor away from home, a result which possibly kept Sebesta in a job for one more game. E-Y Miago went to the Kaunostadion and shocked Olympic Thessia - for a side expected to be battling relegation Miago have really made the most of their young squad and manager Kìxå Jāp has truly done an outstanding job. Turbine Decraa hindered Dinamo Esca in the fight for 4th, beating them 2-1. Atletik Thessia looked like champions as they beat Rudar 3-0, Liria put in an efficient performance against Dtykiga to win 1-0. CDSA Decraa and Enerhetyk Parr played out a 1-1 draw at Psenicova Road.

Enerhetyk Parr shocked SK Port Jarko and begin to look like they could potentially stay up. Sulo Linna set-up Ralf Dresdner for the first - and for the second, them two seemingly hitting up an outstanding partnership. CDSA Decraa narrowly beat Dtykiga 1-0, Hjalmar Knudsen with a contender for goal of the season. Rudar held Liria Prizren to a 1-1 draw, which was surprising enough - but it was even more surprising when Atletik weren't able to capitalise on their title rival's mistake. They were held away to Dinamo Esca. E-Y Miago's Haugen got an injury-time equaliser against Turbine Decraa. 1923 Esca and Olympic Thessia didn't play out a great game but it was a 1-1 draw which got an extra point for both teams. 1896 Ebor smashed past Nyva Zvornik, 3-1, Adama Diarra's hat trick the difference. FC Ararat made a bit more ground on the top two with their 2-0 win over Litala '93. It's exquisitely close at the top.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Atletik Thessia         15   10   5   0    27   11  +16    35
02 Liria Prizren           15   10   4   1    30    9  +21    34
03 FC Ararat Severyan      15   10   3   2    30   12  +18    33
04 1896 Ebor               15    9   2   4    25   16   +9    29
05 Dinamo Esca             15    7   6   2    25   18   +7    27
06 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    15    8   3   4    23   17   +6    27
07 Energia-Yaderny Miago   15    5   5   5    18   23   −5    20
08 Dtykiga                 15    5   4   6    15   15    0    19
09 SK Port Jarko           15    4   6   5    21   19   +2    18
10 CDSA Decraa             15    3   7   5    14   18   −4    16
11 Olympic Thessia         15    3   5   7    14   20   −6    14
12 1923 Esca               15    2   8   5    19   26   −7    14
13 Enerhetyk Parr          15    3   3   9    12   20   −8    12
14 FC Nyva Zvornik         15    2   5   8    12   22  −10    11
15 Litala '93              15    1   5   9     7   24  −17     8
16 Rudar Uchenik           15    1   3  11     5   27  −22     6

Atletik are one point ahead of Liria Prizren, who are one point clear of FC Ararat Severyan. Atletik remain the only team to not be beaten as of yet, Liria Prizren however have been better statistically - scoring more and conceding less. FC Ararat are there or thereabouts, they'll challenge right until the end but I still believe it's between the top two for the title as of now. FC Ararat had a bad start and it revealed a lot about their squad; if the opposition can take advantage of the weaknesses that revealed, they could be left out of the title race and potentially even the top four. Their front two haven't been as prolific and a lot of the goalscoring has been left to the midfield and that is the main issue.

1896 Ebor are arguably just about still in the title race, six points off top spot, but they are definitely more concerned about the teams immediately behind them - chasing them for 4th spot. Dinamo Esca and Turbine Decraa are just behind, the latter of the two are hugely exceeding their expectations and will be happy if they can just maintain their current position. E-Y Miago are then seven back on the above, but they'll be very pleased with where they are - a lot higher than expected and genuinely at the other end of the table than what many thought.

Dtykiga would have expected to be a couple of places higher than they actually are, but they have time to recover yet. They'll need Nils Ingebregtsen to get into form for that to occur though. If that doesn't happen, he may be off, although where to is still unanswerable. SK Port Jarko sit comfortably in the mid-table region. CDSA dragged themselves away from the relegation zone, but it does look like they may struggle and could find themselves falling back towards it very quickly.

Olympic Thessia and 1923 Esca both sit on 14 points, three clear of the relegation zone, which could prove to be their destination - especially the latter who look to be in horrific form and it is expected that Martin Sebesta (their manager) is on borrowed time in his role there. Enerhetyk Parr have been dragged out of the relegation zone by two men, Sulo Linna and Ralf Dresdner. The pair work incredibly and will surely be picked up by another team if Enerhetyk don't stay up.

FC Nyva Zvornik, Litala '93 and Rudar Uchenik round out the relegation zone. Nyva Zvornik are just one point off Enerhetyk Parr, it's expected they'll catch them at some point. Litala '93, are four points off though and they may struggle to close the gap. Their young squad may not be able to cope with this, but Musa Kiril with persevere and try to keep them up. Rudar Uchenik bring up the bottom, 6 points and -22 goal differential tells the whole story. It'll be interesting to see if they can somehow find a way to stay up.

Top Goalscorers: 1. Miki Sipilainen, 11 goals (Liria Prizren); =2. Ismet van Huijgevoort, 9 goals (Atletik Thessia); =2. Dzala Ertobashia, 9 goals (1896 Ebor); =4. Oskar Nielsen, 8 goals (FC Ararat Severyan); =4. Isak Kristensen, 8 goals (1.FFC Turbine Decraa).

by **Mytannion** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:38 am

2015/16 Season Review - Part Two.

We're halfway through the campaign now, Atletik lead the table - will anybody be able to stop them win their twentieth domestic trophy? Well yes, we know they will - but who will it be. Liria? Maybe, but it could quite possibly be someone else, someone right on the outside coming up to the line and nipping it at the last second. Dinamo Esca? Turbine Decraa maybe? We know it's someone who hasn't been here before in the modern era. But who? Well read on and you will swiftly learn. After 20 games, here we are:

After 20 games.
The halfway stage came and went and things had truly shaped up, we knew who was in each battle up and down the table.

FC Ararat narrowly beat SK Port Jarko, 1896 Ebor doing the same over Litala '93. Olympic Thessia's Lindholm was the difference between them and Nyva Zvornik. Turbine Decraa comfortably beat 1923 Esca, Kristensen's double showing how he's grown into the Mytanar game. Energia-Yaderny Miago held Atletik Thessia to a draw at the Miagostadion. Liria Prizren narrowly beat Dinamo Esca, it was a tight, tactical game but the away side will be pleased with the win there. CDSA Decraa beat Rudar Uchenik 2-0, and Dtykiga beat Enerhetyk Parr by two goals, too.

Dtykiga and SK Port Jarko ended in a one-all draw. Enerhetyk Parr won the basement battle against Rudar 2-1, Dinamo Esca crushed CDSA Decraa 3-0, Arsenio Alejandro's hat trick the difference. Liria Prizren beat E-Y Miago, Atletik Thessia and 1923 Esca had a 4-2 thriller on show, with Atletik impressing. Die Stadtbewohner seem to be getting in form at the right time. Nyva Zvornik got the three points over Turbine Decraa. Olympic Thessia did the same against Litala '93, severely hurting the away team's hopes of staying up - they need points quickly. 1896 Ebor hindered FC Ararat's attempt to catch the top two and helped their own fight for 4th with a big point against a big team.

SK Port Jarko pulled 1896 Ebor right back down to Earth after their jubilant celebrations after getting a big point against FC Ararat, Port Jarko getting the three points courtesy of Theo Hofstra. FC Ararat and Olympic Thessia couldn't seem to put a winner past each other and held at 2-2. Turbine Decraa needed a late goal from Alessio Spaddacini to get them a point against Litala '93. Atletik Thessia won against Nyva Zvornik, by a solitary goal. Liria Prizren only managed a 1-0 win over 1923 Esca - who sacked Martin Sebesta after the game. Assistant Manager Tomas Kludny will take over in the mean time, whilst a search for a new man is held. CDSA Decraa won the East Midlands Derby, 1-0 over E-Y Miago. Dinamo Esca moved closer to 4th with a 2-0 win over Parr and Rudar got only their second win of the season by beating Dtykiga.

Rudar lost out 2-1 to SK Port Jarko, Fenstermacher showing his quality once again. Dtykiga and Dinamo held each other, was like two wrestlers grappling, neither could seem to gain separation. Energia-Yaderny Miago's Kristian Haugen got a hat trick to beat Enerhetyk Parr 4-1. CDSA Decraa and 1923 Esca finished 0-0. Liria Prizren beat Nyva Zvornik 2-0, Sipilainen and Grise Fjordun with the goals. Atletik Thessia beat Litala '93 easily too, 3-1 for them - compounding Litala '93's situation at the bottom of the table. FC Ararat began to creep closer to the top two again with their 2-0 victory over Turbine Decraa, 1896 Ebor battered Olympic Thessia all game long with a 3-0 win.

Olympic Thessia won a tight, toughly contested 2-1 game over SK Port Jarko. 1896 Ebor are doing well at beating the competition, 3-1 against rival for 4th Turbine Decraa. FC Ararat held Atletik to a 1-1 draw and so opened the door for Liria Prizren to make a gap over Atletik at the top, they duly obliged with a 3-2 win over Litala '93. Nyva Zvornik got a 1-0 win over CDSA Decraa. 1923 Esca and Enerhetyk Parr played some boring football in a 0-0 draw. Dtykiga will be kicking themselves over their result against E-Y Miago, Haugen once again the reason for Miago getting points from a game. Dinamo Esca won a five goal thriller against Rudar Uchenik, Simo Saari showing his form with a brace.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Liria Prizren           20   15   4   1    40   12  +28    49
02 Atletik Thessia         20   13   7   0    37   16  +21    46
03 FC Ararat Severyan      20   12   6   2    37   16  +21    42
04 1896 Ebor               20   12   3   5    33   19  +14    39
05 Dinamo Esca             20   10   7   3    34   22  +12    37
06 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    20    9   4   7    27   24   +3    31
07 SK Port Jarko           20    6   7   7    26   24   +2    25
08 Dtykiga                 20    6   7   7    20   19   +1    25
09 Energia-Yaderny Miago   20    6   7   7    25   30   −5    25
10 Olympic Thessia         20    6   6   8    20   26   −6    24
11 CDSA Decraa             20    5   8   7    17   22   −5    23
12 FC Nyva Zvornik         20    4   5  11    14   26  −12    17
13 1923 Esca               20    2  10   8    21   33  −12    16
14 Enerhetyk Parr          20    4   4  12    15   29  −14    16
15 Litala '93              20    1   6  13    11   33  −22     9
16 Rudar Uchenik           20    2   3  15    10   36  −26     9

Liria have opened a three point gap at the top of the table, this despite the fact they have lost a game and Atletik still haven't. The issue for Atletik is that they draw too many games, if they could win a few more they'd be a long way ahead of Liria Prizren. FC Ararat sit in 3rd, four points off Atletik and three ahead of 1896 Ebor. It's all quite tight up there. 1896 Ebor could potentially catch FC Ararat, but they're simply trying to secure 4th again. They're two points ahead of Dinamo Esca who are well and truly still in the fight.

Turbine Decraa are six points behind 5th and six points ahead of 7th. They look quite stable in 6th and will probably just try to stay there for the rest of the season. SK Port Jarko, Dtykiga and Energia-Yaderny Miago will all be trying to just not get dragged into anything near the bottom of the table. They'd find it difficult to mount a challenge for anything higher up the table now - so stabilising and preparing for next season will probably be their main goal for now. Olympic Thessia and CDSA Decraa are in a similar position again but they're a little closer to the action at the bottom and will try to avoid that by cobbling a few more points together.

FC Nyva Zvornik and 1923 Esca sit just outside the relegation zone, but they're in grave danger of being relegated. They need points and fast as Enerhetyk Parr are one behind Nyva Zvornik and level on points with 1923 Esca. Litala '93 and Rudar Uchenik are on 9 points each, but if they mounted a comeback then others could be dragged in too. It's all very tight at the bottom.

After 25 games.

Getting ready for the final run-in now, let's see what's gone on. Week 21, Dinamo Esca and SK Port Jarko shared the points in a 0-0 draw. Rudar Uchenik narrowly beat E-Y Miago, a valuable win for the lowly Rudar. Dtykiga and 1923 Esca finished 1-1. Enerhetyk Parr beat Nyva Zvornik, games like that mean a lot to the situation down at the bottom of the table. CDSA Decraa beat Litala '93 2-0 thanks to young Alexey Tatarchuk who seems to be having a bit of a down year when compared to last season. Liria Prizren got a big win in the race for the title, beating FC Ararat 2-1. Atletik were held by 1896 Ebor and that left them with ground to make up on Liria Prizren. Olympic Thessia got a narrow win over Turbine Decraa, who seem to be on a bad run of late.

SK Port Jarko just about beat Turbine Decraa, Hofstra's goal was alleged to have crossed the goal line but it hadn't when seen in replays. Atletik Thessia did the double over Olympic Thessia in the Zenit Toranj Derby this season after their 2-1 win. 1896 Ebor and Liria Prizren put one each past each other at the Oluja Stadion, FC Ararat got a late winner over CDSA Decraa. Litala '93 got a 2-1 win over Enerhetyk Parr which is vital in their bid for safety. Nyva Zvornik got an unexpected win against Dtykiga. 1923 Esca and Rudar had a nil-nil, scoreless draw and E-Y Miago and Dinamo Esca did the same.

E-Y Miago's Kristian Haugen is an inspired player and no wonder he's being linked with the best teams in Mytannion, two late goals to get a point for his team against SK Port Jarko. Dinamo Esca thrashed 1923 Esca, Artem Sharov, Alejandro and Kochergin with goals there. Rudar eased past Nyva Zvornik, 1-0 there, although Rudar were always in control of the game, for once. Litala '93 beat Dtykiga 2-0 away from home. FC Ararat beat Enerhetyk 3-0, Nielsen's double the catalyst for the win. 1896 Ebor beat CDSA 2-1. Liria did the same against Olympic Thessia and Atletik did the same over Turbine Decraa. A popular score line in Week 23.

Week 24 was one in which Liria Prizren were pegged back. Atletik Thessia comfortably beat SK Port Jarko 3-0, van Huijgevoort once showing goalscoring ability from midfield. Turbine Decraa and Liria drew 1-1. This really threw the title race wide open as Atletik were now just a point behind. Olympic Thessia and CDSA had a 2-2 draw which was quite entertaining for the neutral viewer. 1896 Ebor narrowly beat Enerhetyk Parr due to an Adama Diarra strike. FC Ararat beat Dtykiga by two goals in a 4-2 victory. Needasseh Šefe was the key off the bench for them. Litala '93 and Rudar Uchenik had a five goal thriller, split 3-2 to the home side. Nyva Zvornik will be proud of a point against Dinamo Esca and 1923 Esca got a crucial win over E-Y Miago in their own battle for safety.

1923 Esca and SK Port Jarko couldn't collided and couldn't break apart from each other, 1-1 for them. Energia-Yaderny Miago were wasteful in front of goal and that meant they could only draw 0-0 with Nyva Zvornik. Dinamo Esca's Ole Kristian Selnæs scored the winner for them against Litala '93. Rudar Uchenik got a huge point by drawing with FC Ararat. Dtykiga's Ingebregtsen showed why he was one of the most feared strikers of the past few seasons with his winner against 1896 Ebor. He just hasn't had a great season this year. Enerhetyk Parr have slumped recently and that continued with a 2-0 loss to Olympic Thessia. Turbine Decraa won the Decraa Derby 3-1 over CDSA, Kristensen, Spaddacini and Patrelyak with the goals. And in the game that was probably the title decider at the Westfalenstadion, Liria Prizren walloped Atletik 4-1. Sipilainen (2), Grise Fjordun and Voronin with the goals. Stojanovic got a late consolation but that was all it was as Liria opened up a four point gap at the top with five games left.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Liria Prizren           25   18   6   1    50   17  +33    60
02 Atletik Thessia         25   16   8   1    47   24  +23    56
03 FC Ararat Severyan      25   15   7   3    48   22  +26    52
04 1896 Ebor               25   14   5   6    39   24  +15    47
05 Dinamo Esca             25   12  10   3    38   22  +16    46
06 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    25   10   5  10    32   30   +2    35
07 SK Port Jarko           25    7  10   8    30   30    0    31
08 Olympic Thessia         25    8   7  10    27   32   −5    31
09 Dtykiga                 25    7   8  10    24   27   −3    29
10 Energia-Yaderny Miago   25    6  10   9    27   34   −7    28
11 CDSA Decraa             25    6   9  10    24   31   −7    27
12 FC Nyva Zvornik         25    5   7  13    16   29  −13    22
13 1923 Esca               25    3  13   9    24   38  −14    22
14 Enerhetyk Parr          25    5   4  16    18   38  −20    19
15 Litala '93              25    4   6  15    18   39  −21    18
16 Rudar Uchenik           25    4   5  16    15   40  −25    17

Liria Prizren hold a four point gap at the top of the table. Atletik will need something big to overhaul that with the run-ins they both have, it would be an impressive feat. FC Ararat are four behind Atletik but hold a comfortable lead over 1896 Ebor in 4th so they may try and push on to go ahead of Atletik. 1896 Ebor have had their gap made even closer, they'll need to somehow open that up and secure their 4th spot or Max Haberhorm may well be out of a job in his first season in the role.

Dinamo Esca are going to fight 1896 Ebor all the way for that 4th spot this season and they've been extremely impressive this season on the back of their strong midfield and centre back partnership. Turbine Decraa have a fairly solid 6th spot at this point, it's unlikely they'll be caught and nearly impossible for them to move any higher. SK Port Jarko and Olympic Thessia are both on 31 points and will be looking to catch Turbine Decraa in 6th to make themselves a more attractive proposition to potential new players for next season.

Dtykiga are on 29 points and will be just trying to move up the table by a couple of spots now, they've got the quality to be a little higher than they are at the moment. Don't be surprised to see Nils Ingebregtsen moving on at the end of this season though. E-Y Miago are one point back on the back of Kristian Haugen. They'll like to stay where they are. CDSA Decraa have 27 points and will be trying to finish above their Midlands rivals Miago.

Nyva Zvornik and 1923 Esca both sit on 22 points, both three clear of Enerhetyk Parr at the bottom. They're still at risk of being dragged in if Enerhetyk are able to get back into form. Litala '93 are on 18 points and Rudar Uchenik are on 17 so they aren't that far behind, but I still believe it is Enerhetyk Parr that have the best chance of staying up.

The final countdown. Here we go...

Week 26, Liria Prizren had opened up a four point gap but they didn't help themselves as they drew 1-1 with SK Port Jarko. Atletik Thessia got themselves back in it with a 2-0 win over CDSA Decraa. The gap was only two points now. Turbine Decraa were hurt by their ex-player once again, Sulo Linna with a late equaliser for Enerhetyk Parr. Olympic Thessia and Dtykiga had a 1-1 draw of their own. 1896 Ebor's Adama Diarra got two to beat Rudar. FC Ararat beat Dinamo Esca by a single goal from Zivko Marinovic. Litala '93 and E-Y Miago played out a scoreless draw, 1923 Esca beat Nyva Zvornik by a solitary goal from Igor Artemiev.

SK Port Jarko's captain Bart-Jan Oujdijk scored a screamer to beat Nyva Zvornik. Litala '93 won the All-Esca Derby by a goal, making the bottom of the table an absolute mire. FC Ararat continued their good form with a 2-1 win over E-Y Miago. Dinamo Esca and 1896 Ebor had a 3-2 thriller at Kotrba Park. Artem Sharov got the winner late on. Rudar held Olympic Thessia in a well earned point, but they look to be relegated now. Turbine Decraa's Kristensen got a good near post flick to score the winner against Dtykiga and both the top two won, Atletik beating Enerhetyk Parr 2-1 and Liria Prizren beating CDSA 1-0.

SK Port Jarko are securing their upper mid-table position, a 1-0 win against CDSA makes it look a little more safe. Liria Prizren beat Enerhetyk Parr 2-0, Sipilainen with another couple of goals to win the game. Atletik were held to a point by Dtykiga, which means the gap at the top goes out to four again. Turbine Decraa beat Rudar 2-0. Olympic Thessia and Dinamo Esca played out a 1-1 draw at the Kaunostadion. E-Y Miago were beaten solidly by an in-form 1896 Ebor side. FC Ararat beat 1923 Esca by a single goal and Nyva Zvornik beat Litala '93 4-3 in an absolute thriller in the capital.

SK Port Jarko beat Litala '93 1-0 through a goal from Theo Hofstra. Nyva Zvornik held FC Ararat off down in the Avon & Larne Islands. 1896 Ebor marched on past 1923 Esca, a 3-1 win for them. E-Y Miago's Haugen got a late double to grab them a point against Olympic Thessia. Turbine Decraa beat the team directly above them in Dinamo Esca 3-1, Spaddacini, Patrelyak and Merec off the bench for them. Rudar got an astounding point against Atletik, which instantly meant the title was handed to Liria Prizren and the side from the Westfalenstadion would have a very good chance at smashing the record points total too. They set that in motion with a 2-0 win over Dtykiga which confirmed the title and knew they'd just have to beat Rudar on the final day to get the record. Finally, Enerhetyk Parr beat CDSA Decraa 1-0 to keep their chances of surviving the drop alive.

The final match day. We knew that Liria were champions, we were just looking to see if they could break the record points total in the league - and they could as they beat Rudar Uchenik 3-0 at home, lifting the trophy in front of their fans and the 'Gelbmauer' ultras had their big display ready for the team - a banner reading '2015/2016: 73 points - record breakers, heroes, champions' was unfurled and is set to be kept on the Yellow Wall until the record is broken. SK Port Jarko consigned Enerhetyk Parr to relegation with a 1-0 win. CDSA Decraa beat Dtykiga 1-0, Turbine Decraa and E-Y Miago played out a 4-3 thriller, Frion Wanderis with the winner after a Haugen hat trick. Atletik thrashed Dinamo Esca 4-1, their reply to not winning the title. Olympic Thessia and 1923 Esca finished 1-1, 1896 Ebor and Nyva Zvornik had a 0-0 draw. FC Ararat beat Litala '93 2-1 and they were also relegated.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Liria Prizren           30   22   7   1    59   18  +41    73 Champions, CC
02 Atletik Thessia         30   19  10   1    58   29  +29    67 GC
03 FC Ararat Severyan      30   19   8   3    55   25  +30    65 GC
04 1896 Ebor               30   17   6   7    48   28  +20    57 GC
05 Dinamo Esca             30   13  11   6    44   33  +11    50
06 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    30   14   6  10    43   35   +8    48
07 SK Port Jarko           30   11  11   8    35   31   +4    44
08 Olympic Thessia         30    8  12  10    32   37   −5    36
09 Dtykiga                 30    7  10  13    27   34   −7    31
10 CDSA Decraa             30    7   9  14    25   36  −11    30
11 Energia-Yaderny Miago   30    6  12  12    33   44  −11    30
12 FC Nyva Zvornik         30    6   9  15    21   35  −14    27
13 1923 Esca               30    4  14  12    27   44  −17    26
14 Enerhetyk Parr          30    6   5  19    21   44  −23    23 R
15 Litala '93              30    5   7  18    23   46  −23    22 R
16 Rudar Uchenik           30    4   7  19    16   48  −32    19 R

Liria broke the record for points achieved and also for goals conceded, after only conceding 18 goals all season. They'll be mighty pleased with their season. Atletik Thessia looked like they would run away with the title at one point, but after their loss to Liria Prizren it all went downhill and they were left lagging behind. FC Ararat won't be pleased with that season, but they're in the Globe Cup and will likely come back next season with at least one new striker to lead the line. 1896 Ebor round out the top four and they'll be very pleased with Globe Cup football once again, Max Haberhorm doing a good job in his first season.

Dinamo Esca will be pleased with 5th this season, looking ahead to next season they'll want to try and break into the top four though. Turbine Decraa will be extremely pleased with 6th, especially as they were tipped for relegation by some people at the start of the season. Spaddacini has to go down as the signing of the season as he was the catalyst behind their great season. SK Port Jarko will be pleased with where they are after losing their talisman Artem Sharov and Olympic Thessia will be pleased with mid-table in their first season with a new manager - Max Haberhorm had been their long-term boss so it's good that they've recovered under Mike Duerr.

Dtykiga will be highly disappointed with their season and it's expected that they'll lose Nils Ingebregtsen over the summer. CDSA Decraa looked like they were going to get relegated for a while but they recovered and sit 10th. E-Y Miago will be hugely thankful to Kristian Haugen and his 17 goals this season, there's expected to be bids from Atletik Thessia and FC Ararat for him in the summer but he's expected to be loyal to his hometown club - that'll be interesting.

FC Nyva Zvornik stay up, they'll be pleased with that and will try to pick off the best talent from the relegated sides. 1923 Esca will be disappointed with their season, it'll be interesting to see if Igor Artemiev stays loyal to them. Vidoslav Kovacic is likely to be sold too, the promising full back has shown plenty of talent this season and will be wanted by a bigger club further up the table.

Enerhetyk Parr go down, even with the best efforts from Sulo Linna and Ralf Dresdner. Litala '93 go down too, they're a big club and they'll be missed from the top-flight. Rudar Uchenik weren't given much chance after their poor start and pundits were right to suggest that. They're down this season, goodbye from us - we'll see you next year!

by **Mytannion** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:29 am

2015/16 Season: National Cup

The National Cup, the elite knockout competition in Mytannion where the teams of the Top League get a chance to redeem themselves after a poor season or get a chance for further success in a quick tournament that really pits the qualities of squad depth, versatility and pure composure against each other as the teams get one chance to beat the opposition in front of them and one loss puts you out of the competition. Let's see what happened.

Round One.
Liria Prizren 2-3 Rudar Uchenik
Atletik Thessia 2-0 Litala '93
FC Ararat Severyan 2-2 Enerhetyk Parr (AET: 4-2)
1896 Ebor 1-0 1923 Esca
Dinamo Esca 3-1 FC Nyva Zvornik
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1-0 Energia-Yaderny Miago
SK Port Jarko 0-4 CDSA Decraa
Olympic Thessia 2-3 Dtykiga

Quarter Finals.
Rudar Uchenik 3-3 Atletik Thessia (AET: 3-4)
CDSA Decraa 0-3 FC Ararat Severyan
Dtykiga 1-1 1896 Ebor (AET: 1-3)
1.FFC Turbine Decraa 1-0 Dinamo Esca

Semi Finals.
Atletik Thessia 4-1 1.FFC Turbine Decraa
FC Ararat Severyan 2-0 1896 Ebor

Final.
Atletik Thessia 4-2 FC Ararat Severyan

Atletik Thessia were looking to win their 20th domestic trophy and after they lost out in the league, Marius Sadowsky saw this as his big opportunity to win the trophy this season. In the first round they had relegated Litala '93 and they beat them comfortably 2-0, with goals from Ondrej Knizek and Alex Gannot to propel them into the quarter finals, a place Liria Prizren wouldn't reach after being shocked by Rudar Uchenik in the first round. Atletik played Rudar Uchenik in the quarters. The relegated Rudar gave them a scare after holding them to a 3-3 draw in normal time before Atletik were able to break the deadlock in extra time with a goal from captain Robin Hjik, who is set to continue playing next season after making the announcement after the final game of the season - he wants to win one more Mytanar Top League before retiring. In the Semi Finals, Atletik had what was arguably the easier tie against Turbine Decraa - who they negotiated expertly with a 4-1 win, Stojanovic and Knizek goals before Spaddacini hit back for Die Müller, then a van Huijgevoort brace put the game beyond the away side. Atletik were granted a trip to the capital and the 56,000 seater Radnika to play their opponents in the Final, FC Ararat Severyan - let's look at their route to the final.

FC Ararat played Enerhetyk Parr in the first round, the smaller side held onto FC Ararat's coat tails right up until extra time when Die Karnevalsverein had too much for them and put two more past them to confirm their passage to the quarter finals with a 4-2 win. In the quarters they played CDSA Decraa at Psenicova Road and they came away with a 3-0 victory, Marinovic, Kulikov and Pannewitz with the goals. Safe passage to the Semi Finals in the National Cup, a tough game against 1896 Ebor awaited them. They had a good atmosphere brewing at Korecky Road and an early goal from Aleks Kulikov put them in the mood to win the game, a Lev Repin free kick got them a 2-0 lead that they never let go of with some good possession football preventing 1896 Ebor from getting anywhere in the game and the away side just couldn't make any headway whatsoever. FC Ararat would meet Atletik Thessia in the Final in a battle between two of the better clubs in Mytannion.

The two went to Radnika in the mood to win and both felt that they could, with their line-ups looking strong and a great game of football was awaited by all the neutrals. Zivko Marinovic was injured pre-game and this meant that young Needasseh Šefe would get a start in the Final. He certainly made a quick impact as he scored in the 6th minute after a mix-up between Atletik goalkeeper, Andy Quinn and right back Patrik Vesely. Šefe pounced and rolled the ball into an open net to send the FC Ararat fans at the opposite end of the field into delirium. This was quickly cancelled out from a bending, dipping effort from long range by Ismet van Huijgevoort. 1-1. A few flares were set off after this goal by the Atletik fans and a few more were set off soon after as they got a second through Alex Gannot, the young Sicoutimont international ran onto a threaded pass by Dobroslav Stojanovic and lashed home an effort to put Atletik 2-1 up. After half time Atletik went 3-1 up through Rob Fridrich, the young full back was put through after a swift counter attack down the left side of the field and slotted home coolly before jumping over the barriers and into the Atletik fans who were running riot there. Young Kurt Doen was given a debut by Atletik, as they felt quite comfortable by the 80th minute and Doen played incredibly, the young central midfielder put his side 4-1 up with a volley from the edge of the box before Šefe got a late consolation for FC Ararat to make the score 4-2 at full time.

by **Mytannion** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:11 am

End of 2015/16 Season Round-Up.

If you've not managed to keep up with the league season as well as you'd hoped, here is a quick round-up for you to skim through to get up to date.

Top League.

## Mytanar Top League     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Liria Prizren           30   22   7   1    59   18  +41    73 Champions, CC
02 Atletik Thessia         30   19  10   1    58   29  +29    67 GC
03 FC Ararat Severyan      30   19   8   3    55   25  +30    65 GC
04 1896 Ebor               30   17   6   7    48   28  +20    57 GC
05 Dinamo Esca             30   13  11   6    44   33  +11    50
06 1.FFC Turbine Decraa    30   14   6  10    43   35   +8    48
07 SK Port Jarko           30   11  11   8    35   31   +4    44
08 Olympic Thessia         30    8  12  10    32   37   −5    36
09 Dtykiga                 30    7  10  13    27   34   −7    31
10 CDSA Decraa             30    7   9  14    25   36  −11    30
11 Energia-Yaderny Miago   30    6  12  12    33   44  −11    30
12 FC Nyva Zvornik         30    6   9  15    21   35  −14    27
13 1923 Esca               30    4  14  12    27   44  −17    26
14 Enerhetyk Parr          30    6   5  19    21   44  −23    23 R
15 Litala '93              30    5   7  18    23   46  −23    22 R
16 Rudar Uchenik           30    4   7  19    16   48  −32    19 R

Liria broke the record for points achieved and also for goals conceded, after only conceding 18 goals all season. They'll be mighty pleased with their season. Atletik Thessia looked like they would run away with the title at one point, but after their loss to Liria Prizren it all went downhill and they were left lagging behind - they did however secure their 20th domestic trophy with a win in the National Cup. FC Ararat won't be pleased with that season, but they're in the Globe Cup and will likely come back next season with at least one new striker to lead the line. 1896 Ebor round out the top four and they'll be very pleased with Globe Cup football once again, Max Haberhorm doing a good job in his first season.

Dinamo Esca will be pleased with 5th this season, looking ahead to next season they'll want to try and break into the top four though. Turbine Decraa will be extremely pleased with 6th, especially as they were tipped for relegation by some people at the start of the season. Spaddacini has to go down as the signing of the season as he was the catalyst behind their great season. SK Port Jarko will be pleased with where they are after losing their talisman Artem Sharov and Olympic Thessia will be pleased with mid-table in their first season with a new manager - Max Haberhorm had been their long-term boss so it's good that they've recovered under Mike Duerr.

Dtykiga will be highly disappointed with their season and it's expected that they'll lose Nils Ingebregtsen over the summer. CDSA Decraa looked like they were going to get relegated for a while but they recovered and sit 10th. E-Y Miago will be hugely thankful to Kristian Haugen and his 17 goals this season, there's expected to be bids from Atletik Thessia and FC Ararat for him in the summer but he's expected to be loyal to his hometown club - that'll be interesting.

FC Nyva Zvornik stay up, they'll be pleased with that and will try to pick off the best talent from the relegated sides. 1923 Esca will be disappointed with their season, it'll be interesting to see if Igor Artemiev stays loyal to them. Vidoslav Kovacic is likely to be sold too, the promising full back has shown plenty of talent this season and will be wanted by a bigger club further up the table.

Enerhetyk Parr go down, even with the best efforts from Sulo Linna and Ralf Dresdner. Litala '93 go down too, they're a big club and they'll be missed from the top-flight. Rudar Uchenik weren't given much chance after their poor start and pundits were right to suggest that.

Player of the Season: 1. Miki Sipilainen (Liria Prizren, 25 goals, 8 assists); 2. Ismet van Huijgevoort (Atletik Thessia, 18 goals, 15 assists); 3. Alessio Spaddacini (1.FFC Turbine Decraa, 13 goals, 17 assists).
Young Player of the Season: 1. Miki Sipilainen (Liria Prizren, 25 goals, 8 assists); 2. Alessio Spaddacini (1.FFC Turbine Decraa, 13 goals, 17 assists); 3. Kristian Haugen (Energia-Yaderny Miago, 17 goals, 11 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Miki Sipilainen (Liria Prizren, 25 goals); 2. Dzala Ertobashia (1896 Ebor, 23 goals); 3. Ole Kristian Selnæs (Dinamo Esca, 21 goals).

Second Division.

## Mytanar Second Division    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Lok. Cassia                 38   21   7  10    61   49  +12    70 Champions, P, SBCC
02 Arka Snezhnaya              38   21   5  12    58   41  +17    68 P, SBCC
03 Fk Arsika                   38   20   7  11    61   51  +10    67 P, SBCC
04 Chayka-VMZ Pozrozhdeny      38   19   9  10    62   46  +16    66 SBCC
05 Metalist Thessia            38   17  12   9    71   60  +11    63
06 Zenit Esca                  38   17  10  11    63   54   +9    61
07 Spartak Nalchik             38   15  12  11    63   52  +11    57
08 Torpedo Vershina            38   16   7  15    59   66   −7    55
09 Tekstilshchik Ibon          38   15   8  15    61   60   +1    53
10 FC Arsenal Vershina         38   15   7  16    66   60   +6    52
11 Pakhtakor Trunca            38   14   9  15    59   52   +7    51
12 Shakhtyor Esca              38   14   8  16    63   66   −3    50
13 Miago FK                    38   15   5  18    56   70  −14    50
14 FK Jelenia Dzorhgrod        38   12  13  13    64   57   +7    49
15 Hibernia Esca               38   13   7  18    51   60   −9    46
16 Thessia Keltskaya           38   13   5  20    58   69  −11    44
17 Lok. Ostrova                38    9  15  14    53   58   −5    42
18 Stade Ouverjavaa            38   10  11  17    55   67  −12    41 R
19 Spartak Makarska            38   10   9  19    54   69  −15    39 R
20 FC Obolon Forvik            38    6  10  22    39   70  −31    28 R

Lok. Cassia will be going up this season as champions, they return to the top-flight after one season out. Arka Snezhnaya are a slight surprise as runners-up, but congratulations to them, they will struggle next season though, their side just doesn't look to be up to the quality needed to be a Top League team and they haven't got the backing needed to bring new players in either. Fk Arsika round out the top three and will be joining the other two in the top-flight next season, four seasons after they were relegated from the Top League, everyone will like to see Die Schwarzpferde back up there. Big teams like Stade Ouverjavaa and Spartak Makarska go down to the Third Division and will be joined down there by FC Obolon Forvik.

Player of the Season: 1. Takats Piursz (Lok. Cassia, 14 goals, 22 assists); 2. Zdenek Valisz (Fk Arsika, 12 goals, 17 assists); 3. Torsten Schreiner (Metalist Thessia, 28 goals, 7 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Torsten Schreiner (Metalist Thessia, 28 goals); 2. Marco Wechsler (FC Arsenal Vershina, 26 goals); 3. Calvin Shaw (Zenit Esca, 25 goals).

Third Division.

## Mytanar Third Division    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Sorokin Thessia         38   24   7   7    62   38  +24    79 Champions, P
02 Preußen Kitzbuhel          38   23  10   5    74   33  +41    79 P
03 Prizren '75                38   19  11   8    73   57  +16    68 P
04 TVMK                       38   17  11  10    67   62   +5    62
05 FC Traktar Thessia         38   17  10  11    79   52  +27    61
06 Stroitel Cieszyn           38   18   7  13    67   49  +18    61
07 Slavia Thessia             38   17   7  14    64   52  +12    58
08 Partizan Tsrvena           38   16   9  13    51   49   +2    57
09 Crvena Zvezda Tsrvena      38   16   7  15    58   59   −1    55
10 Ingushetia Parr            38   13  12  13    50   58   −8    51
11 GKS Trunca                 38   14   7  17    56   60   −4    49
12 Pelikan Esca               38   13   8  17    66   77  −11    47
13 Hertha Bedzin              38   14   4  20    54   66  −12    46
14 1888 Decraa                38   12  10  16    51   51    0    46
15 Gwardia Esca               38   11  11  16    59   65   −6    44
16 Borussia Kitzbuhel         38   11  10  17    51   61  −10    43
17 Alania Vysoki              38   10   9  19    45   67  −22    39
18 Flota Stratenberg          38    8  13  17    47   65  −18    37 R
19 Flota Miago                38   10   6  22    42   69  −27    36 R
20 Lech Thessia               38    8   9  21    55   81  −26    33 R

FC Sorokin Thessia nearly broke the record for points in a season in the Third Division, they weren't necessarily the best team in the league but had a better head-to-head record over Preußen Kitzbuhel and so won the title. Talking of Preußen Kitzbuhel, the most left-wing club in Mytannion will be gracing the Second Division next season, their merry band of fans will create one of the best atmospheres in the league next season and their anti-racist, anti-fascist, anti-homophobic and anti-sexist ultras group will come into conflict with different ultras groups around the leagues. Their fans are unbelievable and it's great to see their team matching the quality of their fans, finally Prizren '75 will be moving on up to the Second Division in the hope of joining their rivals Liria in the top-flight eventually, after a period of stabilisation of course. Flota Stratenberg, Flota Miago and Lech Thessia slip down to the Fourth Division.

Fourth Division.

## Mytanar Fourth Division  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Arminia Ebor              38   29   3   6    74   35  +39    90 Champions, P
02 FC Carpathia Arsika       38   22   4  12    73   55  +18    70 P
03 DSC Young Boys            38   21   6  11    61   48  +13    69 P
04 Rotor Ravnina             38   20   8  10    69   40  +29    68
05 Akademisk Esca            38   19  10   9    53   40  +13    67
06 Eponym Trunca             38   20   7  11    66   58   +8    67
07 Puszcza Hajerek           38   19   8  11    71   54  +17    65
08 IFK Naering               38   19   4  15    59   61   −2    61
09 Severyan Kickers          38   18   7  13    61   54   +7    61
10 Khimik Pahranichny        38   17   9  12    67   53  +14    60
11 Vorwaats Backsfield       38   17   9  12    53   44   +9    60
12 ASV Ebor                  38   16  11  11    56   47   +9    59
13 DSC Old Boys              38   12  13  13    56   50   +6    49
14 KKS Cassia                38   13   9  16    65   59   +6    48
15 Cieszyn Swartazia         38   11   6  21    47   67  −20    39
16 MKS Kluczbork             38   10   4  24    37   55  −18    34
17 Ajax (Vershina)           38    7   8  23    43   68  −25    29 R
18 Slavia Bedzin             38    6   8  24    25   78  −53    26 R
19 Karelia Ebor              38    6   6  26    31   71  −40    24 R
20 Orzel Esca                38    3  10  25    47   77  −30    19 R

Arminia Ebor romped to the league title, only conceding 35 goals all season and managing a huge 90 points - equalling the record set by Lech Thessia last season, a magnificent effort by the Ebor club. Carpathia Arsika trundle in second and will be fairly proud of their season, a season in the Third Division could do them the world of good. DSC Young Boys go up and that'll be a laugh in the face of the Old Boys who were close to being relegated this season. Going down are Ajax (Vershina), Slavia Bedzin, Karelia Ebor and Orzel Esca - Ajax and Karelia to the Conference North and Slavia and Orzel to the Conference South.

Conference North/South.

## Conference North           Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Nordenberg               30   21   3   6    51   27  +24    66 Champions, P
02 Torstig Alelatriv           30   19   7   4    74   40  +34    64 P
03 VfR Thessia                 30   18   9   3    62   33  +29    63
04 Vysoki FV                   30   18   5   7    63   33  +30    59
05 SVGM                        30   18   4   8    46   31  +15    58
06 FC Cassia '04               30   16   5   9    50   32  +18    53
07 Zvukkakfunt Keltskaya       30   16   4  10    59   38  +21    52
08 FC Poborezh                 30   12   9   9    42   32  +10    45
09 Stratenberg-Magevskaya      30   13   5  12    46   40   +6    44
10 Zolota SV                   30   12   8  10    49   44   +5    44
11 ESV Nordstern Forsyn        30   11   4  15    47   52   −5    37
12 FC Snezhnaya                30   11   4  15    39   50  −11    37
13 Enerhetyk Ibon              30    3   7  20    23   58  −35    16
14 FC OVT                      30    4   3  23    25   74  −49    15
15 SC Reute Naering            30    2   6  22    26   75  −49    12
16 FK Sudet                    30    2   5  23    17   60  −43    11

FC Nordenberg go up as champions, their staunch defence being the main reason for their success as they've managed to keep everybody out and keep a tight rein on the opposition's attacks. Torstig Alelatriv go up with them, their attack ran riot regularly and this allowed them to gain promotion. VfR Thessia will be disappointed as they narrowly missed out on promotion this season but they'll be largely pleased with their season as they look to go up next year. Karelia Ebor are dropping down to the Conference North next season and that is massive as they are a big, big team and will bring a lot of revenue for some of the smaller clubs in the division. FK Sudet finished bottom with only 11 points, 2 wins and 17 goals scored all season.

## Conference South            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Flota Litala                 30   24   2   4    67   24  +43    74 Champions, P
02 Karelia Surcin               30   20   6   4    57   27  +30    66 P
03 Energia-Yaderny Ontario      30   19   4   7    56   29  +27    61
04 Cotdelapomais                30   18   5   7    49   32  +17    59
05 TyrOil Esca                  30   18   3   9    55   35  +20    57
06 Oeverjaa 1937                30   17   5   8    45   28  +17    56
07 GV Nalchik                   30   16   7   7    61   28  +33    55
08 Pretia Prizren               30   17   4   9    46   34  +12    55
09 Borussia Furtenburg          30   10   9  11    52   40  +12    39
10 Albata AL                    30    9   7  14    38   57  −19    34
11 Skanderbeg Strandby          30   10   2  18    42   65  −23    32
12 Volfia Esca                  30    8   7  15    36   54  −18    31
13 1895 Esca                    30    6   4  20    24   55  −31    22
14 Sokol Esca                   30    5   4  21    33   68  −35    19
15 Votavova FC                  30    2   8  20    34   66  −32    14
16 Zaochnyi CFRA                30    1   3  26    13   66  −53     6

Flota Litala set the record for points in a season as they romped to the Conference South title, as they won 24 of their 30 games, scoring a huge 67 goals and conceding only 24 goals in the whole duration of the season - they should do quite well in their first season in the Fourth Division next year. Karelia Surcin got second and will be pleased with the extra money a season at the higher level will bring into the club. They were strong defensively and that seems to be the key thing in getting out of the bottom professional division in Mytannion, if you can defend well you can get up. Congratulations to all the teams making their debut in the Fourth Division next season.

by **Mytannion** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:09 pm

Estanian Union Football Magazine
Accardola - Crelaand - Klenfland - Lefira - Oppland - Othebia - Pontinur - The Fylde Republic

Crelaand

The free thinking, super liberal nation told the World Assembly that their country was a dictatorship for a joke - that is how laid back these fellows are! They were probably high at the time though, so that could be to blame for that too. They welcome refugees from neighbouring Klenfland too, the two nations contrast completely, one being communist authoritarian and Crelaand being capitalist and liberal as they come. The league is pretty much the same as the rest of the nation, with players often playing whilst high or drunk and prostitutes plying their trade outside grounds with regularity. Fun.

## Crelaand Jupiler League  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Roeselaere                26   19   2   5    52   30  +22    59 Champions
02 Cercle Belge              26   18   4   4    49   24  +25    58
03 Club Belge                26   16   4   6    52   26  +26    52
04 Waasland-Beveren          26   14   4   8    42   32  +10    46
05 Oud-Heverlee              26   14   3   9    43   33  +10    45
06 KV Kortrijk               26   13   4   9    43   34   +9    43
07 SV Leuven                 26   12   5   9    47   46   +1    41
08 AA Ghent                  26   10   7   9    39   36   +3    37
09 Oudenaarde                26    8   6  12    29   32   −3    30
10 Zulte-Waregem             26    7   8  11    43   53  −10    29
11 Sint-Niklaas              26    6   7  13    30   37   −7    25
12 Oostende FC               26    6   3  17    19   42  −23    21
13 Eendracht Aalst           26    4   5  17    19   46  −27    17
14 BV Lokeren                26    1   6  19    23   59  −36     9

2014/2015: Cercle Belge
2015/2016: Roeselaere

Roeselaere went from 5th last season to top of the table this season, beating out the two Belge clubs. BV Lokeren had a horrific season, only managing one win all season. Roeselaere's attack was the key to their victory in the league, their signing of Shamir Noordhoif was key to their title run as the winger scored and assisted regularly. The title race went down to the last day once again, with Roeselaere and Cercle Belge both having the opportunity to win. They were playing each other, too, Roeselaere won out 3-2 and won the title. Latif Koornneeff had a bit of a down year and that meant Waasland-Beveren couldn't make a run for the title this season. 17 year old Eren Kokx was a bit of a revelation this season, he scored 19 goals in his debut season and is attracting attention from some of the top clubs in Oppland as well as teams in Mytannion.

Player of the Season: 1. Shamir Noordhoif (Roeselaere, 20 goals, 10 assists); 2. Rien Roosmalen (Club Belge, 22 goals, 6 assists); 3. Jordy Bosgra (Cercle Belge, 17 goals, 8 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Rien Roosmalen (Club Belge, 22 goals); 2. Shamir Noordhoif (Roeselaere, 20 goals); 3. Eren Kokx (Zulte-Waregem, 19 goals).

Klenfland

Welcome to the corrupt dictatorship that is Klenfland, if the violent fan support doesn't get you, the secret police very quickly will. The Oberliga isn't the best league, with most talented players fleeing to neighbouring, democratic, Estanian countries or to Mytannion. Once again the league was expected to be a toss-up between the two regime-backed teams, Holstein Kiel and Kilia Kiel. Every so often a team that isn't backed by the communist regime manages to win though, such as back in '98 with TSV Altenholz... Oh, they were the days.

## Klenfland Oberliga              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 VfB Lübeck                       26   17   7   2    53   23  +30    58 Champions
02 Holstein Kiel                    26   18   2   6    57   27  +30    56
03 Ahrensburger TSV                 26   13   5   8    45   29  +16    44
04 FC Kilia Kiel                    26   13   5   8    48   28  +20    44
05 VfR Neumünster                   26   13   5   8    44   39   +5    44
06 TSV Altenholz                    26   12   7   7    43   31  +12    43
07 Heider FC                        26   11   7   8    38   41   −3    40
08 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg              26   12   2  12    33   33    0    38
09 FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03      26   11   4  11    34   33   +1    37
10 Heider SV                        26   10   5  11    47   47    0    35
11 VfB Kiel                         26    6   5  15    24   36  −12    23
12 TuS Hoisdorf                     26    6   3  17    23   42  −19    21
13 DGF Flensborg                    26    5   5  16    31   65  −34    20
14 SV Meddewade                     26    2   4  20    24   70  −46    10

2014/2015: Holstein Kiel
2015/2016: VfB Lübeck

So for the first time since 1997/98 season a team other than Holstein or Kilia Kiel have won the title, the two regime backed teams couldn't cope with VfB Lübeck and their young captain Stephan Fassbinder who won the Player of the Season award and was immediately transferred to Kilia Kiel. The central midfielder offered a lot going forward (13 goals, 16 assists), whilst also being the top tackler in the division. Holstein Kiel did run the eventual champions close, but this was a victory for openness and democracy. Kilia Kiel seemingly missed Ralf Dresdner who fled the country after last season and even the third top scorer from last season (Mario Ebersbacher), couldn't revitalise them as they finished a distant 4th. The regime will surely bring them back into parity with Holstein Kiel whilst weakening the sides that have managed to break their hold on the league.

Player of the Season: 1. Stephan Fassbinder (VfB Lübeck, 13 goals, 16 assists); 2. Jonas Fuchs (Holstein Kiel, 17 goals, 5 assists), 3. Erik Adler (Holstein Kiel, 4 goals, 12 assists, 5 clean sheets).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Jonas Fuchs (Holstein Kiel, 17 goals); 2. Erik Frueh-Kunze (DGF Flensborg, 15 goals); 3. Swen Richter (Ahrensburger TSV, 14 goals).

Lefira

Crazy fans, huge stadiums and sometimes some decent football. The football here is well known for being possession-based, with the ball passed around constantly in the 'tiki-taka' style, most Mytanars will hate this as they're more used to fast-paced attacking styles. There was some good competition and play though and some of the better players will be seen in the Top League in coming seasons, it is expected.

## La Liga                  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Cambaceres                30   20   6   4    58   32  +26    66 Champions
02 Deportivo Laferrere       30   19   6   5    58   31  +27    63
03 Cordoba CF                30   18   8   4    62   33  +29    62
04 Racing Club               30   19   4   7    53   29  +24    61
05 Nacional                  30   15  11   4    47   32  +15    56
06 Atlético Lugano           30   15   5  10    53   42  +11    50
07 Union Oviedo              30   14   7   9    61   49  +12    49
08 Tiro Federal              30   12   9   9    51   44   +7    45
09 Levante UD                30   12   5  13    47   43   +4    41
10 Extremadura UD            30   11   8  11    48   42   +6    41
11 Alvarado Extremadura      30   12   2  16    48   53   −5    38
12 Gimnasia y Tiro           30    8   7  15    38   51  −13    31
13 Central Cordoba           30    6   6  18    32   65  −33    24
14 Defensores Unidos         30    6   3  21    29   56  −27    21
15 CF Extremadura            30    2   9  19    35   69  −34    15
16 Central Norte             30    1   4  25    21   70  −49     7

2014/2015: Cambaceres
2015/2016: Cambaceres

Cambaceres grab their second title in two seasons, scoring a lot of goals and not conceding all that much either. They weren't the best in either category, not outright anyway, but they just won the most important games. Cordoba CF had an impressive player on their books, Adan Reynoso, who scored 24 goals in the season and has already been linked with Framro Kickers and Hedmark City in Oppland. Cástor Otero was the driving force behind Cambaceres' title bid and his 28 goals led the league and also set a new record for goals in a season. Otero is an impressive talent and he's been linked with SK Port Jarko and Turbine Decraa in recent weeks. Poor Central Norte had an even worse season than last as they could only manage 7 points in total, with only one win. Poor stuff from them.

Player of the Season: 1. Adan Reynoso (Cordoba CF, 24 goals, 10 assists); 2. Cástor Otero (Cambaceres, 28 goals, 4 assists); 3. Aristóteles Segura (Deportivo Laferrere, 18 goals, 11 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Cástor Otero (Cambaceres, 28 goals); 2. Adan Reynoso (Cordoba CF, 24 goals); 3. Leandre Suarez Sierra (Union Oviedo, 23 goals).

Oppland

A fun little league this, the Toppskiktet and the Andraligan - only the Toppskiktet will be featured in the magazine though, we're afraid. The Nordic nation who have some players playing in the Mytanar Top League is probably the highest quality Estanian league there is and will be looking to win the inaugural Estanian Cup between the eight nations of the EU at the end of this season. They have a lot of quality in this league, the players are the ones who have made the biggest impact in the Mytanar league and they have the quality football domestically to show for it too. Let's see what happened this season for them.

## Oppic Toppskiktet     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 FC Framro '08          26   15   7   4    44   23  +21    52 Champions
02 Hedmark City           26   15   6   5    52   33  +19    51
03 Framro Kickers         26   15   4   7    52   30  +22    49
04 Keflavik '93           26   14   7   5    45   33  +12    49
05 Malmo City             26   13   6   7    46   35  +11    45
06 SC Comet Nuuk          26   12   4  10    44   41   +3    40
07 Hedmark United         26    9  10   7    40   38   +2    37
08 Tromso City            26   10   5  11    45   49   −4    35
09 Esbjerg '82            26    7  10   9    34   39   −5    31
10 IFK Ostfold            26    6   8  12    30   44  −14    26
11 1923 Malmo             26    6   7  13    43   61  −18    25
12 Jokkmokk Rovers        26    5   8  13    31   48  −17    23
13 Ystad Borough          26    4   7  15    32   42  −10    19 R
14 Tromso Rovers          26    3   7  16    22   44  −22    16 R

2008/2009: FC Framro '08
2009/2010: FC Framro '08
2010/2011: Jevnaker FF
2011/2012: Esbjerg '82
2012/2013: Framro Kickers
2013/2014: Framro Kickers
2014/2015: Keflavik '93
2015/2016: FC Framro '08

FC Framro '08 won their third Toppskiktet title this season, on the back of an excellent defence. They led the league in clean sheets with seven, Isac Tronstad impressing at centre back. Didrik Saetha moved from Ystad Borough and his old club suffered with out him, getting relegated, his new club Hedmark City came 2nd and didn't seem to miss young Ole Kristian Selnæs one bit. Saetha managed 22 goals, setting a new record for goals scored in the league. Klaus Mollewid was once again in the goalscoring charts with 17 this season and Framro Kickers' Flamur Kastrati was a key player in their campaign too, his injury towards the end of the season really hurt their title run-in as he was truly the key man behind their title charge.

Player of the Season: 1. Isac Tronstad (FC Framro '08, 6 goals, 3 assists, 7 clean sheets); 2. Flamur Kastrati (Framro Kickers, 14 goals, 14 assists); 3. Didrik Saetha (Hedmark City, 22 goals, 5 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Didrik Saetha (Hedmark City, 22 goals); 2. Nilvart Tufte (Keflavik '93, 19 goals); 3. Klaus Mollewid (SC Comet Nuuk, 17 goals).

Othebia

A new league to add to the collection, the Hellenic nation are a bit new to football in terms of having a properly organised professional league but this ten team lot should make for a bit of fun. It'll be interesting to see how they cope in the EU Nations Cup - so long as they don't finish behind the United States of Accardola in group play they'll be pleased, if they're drawn in the same group anyway - but we'll see about that. Othebia should bring some physical play into the game though, they're good at athletics so that'll benefit them hugely in this. Let's see how their inaugural league season went.

## Othebian Prémier Link     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Ethnikos                   36   21   8   7    74   42  +32    71 Champions
02 Panionios                  36   19  11   6    71   47  +24    68
03 Parathalassio Larnaka      36   19   7  10    77   53  +24    64
04 AE Kition                  36   17  10   9    63   47  +16    61
05 Lefkosia                   36   17   9  10    63   53  +10    60
06 STTP Kouti                 36   16   7  13    55   44  +11    55
07 Mythikos                   36   14   9  13    52   46   +6    51
08 Agroikia PO                36   10   6  20    42   55  −13    36
09 Filosofoi                  36    3   8  25    36   85  −49    17
10 PO Panthires               36    4   5  27    36   97  −61    17

2015/2016: Ethnikos

Ethnikos won the title by three points, down to their massive goalscoring ability and their relatively good defence too. Leo Katsouras scored 34 goals in the season and that was the main catalyst behind their success, he's being linked with Club Belge in Crelaand already. Panionios ran them close at the top with their striker Yanni Pachis managing 31 goals. Parathalassio Larnaka had the most promising player on the whole though, with young midfielder Kostas Aklis being a very good creative talent in the centre of the park. We'll see where he goes in the future. He's only 16 so has a lot of time to develop, so a big team like Atletik Thessia or Liria Prizren in Mytannion could benefit from taking him on board and developing him.

Player of the Season: 1. Leo Katsouras (Ethnikos, 34 goals, 8 assists); 2. Kostas Aklis (Parathalassio Larnaka, 15 goals, 22 assists); 3. Photios Michelakakis (Panionios, 14 goals, 20 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Leo Katsouras (Ethnikos, 34 goals); 2. Yanni Pachis (Panionios, 31 goals); 3. Fotis Papadopoulos (Lefkosia, 29 goals).

Pontinur

The financial capital of the Estanian Union is also the most financially rich league in the Estanian Union, it is by no means the best though with their being huge gulfs in quality between the best sides in this league and the worst. Meerstad TWSB are possibly the most famous team from this league and a point of interest for many so called 'hipsters' in Mytannion who buy their retro shirts and celebrate them in almost a 'cultish' style. They are perennial favourites for the title but will be pushed hard by some good competition from Orca Zeoog and Schplworkstad.

## Pontinurii Bovenkantliga         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Schplworkstad                     36   19  11   6    74   39  +35    68 Champions
02 Meerstad TWSB                     36   17  14   5    60   35  +25    65
03 FC Nechin 50                      36   17  11   8    64   46  +18    62
04 Orca Zeoog                        36   17   7  12    72   57  +15    58
05 Pontinur City United              36   17   5  14    61   51  +10    56
06 FC Matthijs van Schorel 2013      36   13  10  13    54   50   +4    49
07 Hof Kickers                       36   14   6  16    54   71  −17    48
08 Hogeplaats                        36   13   7  16    37   54  −17    46
09 Bayreuth Hof 90                   36    7  14  15    34   53  −19    35
10 Pontinur City Rangers             36    1   5  30    19   73  −54     8

2004/2005: Meerstad TWSB
2005/2006: Meerstad TWSB
2006/2007: Meerstad TWSB
2007/2008: 1950 Nechin (now defunct)
2008/2009: Meerstad TWSB
2009/2010: Orca Zeoog
2010/2011: Meerstad TWSB
2011/2012: Orca Zeoog
2012/2013: Meerstad TWSB
2013/2014: Meerstad TWSB
2014/2015: Meerstad TWSB
2015/2016: Schplworkstad

Schplworkstad had the two best players in the league by far and this allowed them to dominate the league season. Mert van Langeveld was signed from FC Nechin 50 and scored 32 goals in the season and their towering centre back Yousif van Oosten helped them to 8 clean sheets on the season. Radboud Abbink had a bad season for Meerstad TWSB and that really hindered their chances. Alfonso van Zuuk took over from Moses Uijtdewilligen for Orca Zeoog, scoring 28 goals - but their defence were nowhere near good enough compared to last season. Ediz Kosse had an off year for Pontinur City United and still scored 26 goals. He'll be leading the line for Pontinur at the Nations Cup. The 34 year old is still doing well.

Player of the Season: 1. Mert van Langeveld (Schplworkstad, 32 goals, 11 assists); 2. Yousif van Oosten (Schplworkstad, 5 goals, 5 assists, 8 clean sheets); 3. Alfonso van Zuuk (Orca Zeoog, 28 goals, 7 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Mert van Langeveld (Schplworkstad, 32 goals); 2. Alfonso van Zuuk (Orca Zeoog, 28 goals); 3. Ediz Kosse (Pontinur City United, 26 goals).

The Fylde Republic

The small Fylde Republic with a population of just about a million people has a highly competitive league with some of the most colourful back stories going. A club owned by the head of the mafia? Yep, we got that. A club owned by the son of a convicted money launderer and rapist? That too. They could be the same thing but in this case they are not. There are some interesting rivalries in this league too and some absolutely mental fans, the stadiums are tiny, with the biggest one having a capacity of just about 18,000. Let's find out the results...

## Premier League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
01 Blackpool FC               34   21   6   7    70   37  +33    69 Champions
02 Keighley United            34   21   2  11    69   43  +26    65
03 Staining Town              34   19   5  10    66   39  +27    62
04 Poulton Youth              34   17  11   6    46   33  +13    62
05 Fleetwood Town             34   18   7   9    64   47  +17    61
06 St. John's Celtic          34   17   8   9    61   47  +14    59
07 Highcross Rovers           34   16  10   8    59   44  +15    58
08 Brayton Rovers             34   16   9   9    46   33  +13    57
09 Poulton Town               34   17   5  12    62   53   +9    56
10 AFC Fylde                  34   13  13   8    50   39  +11    52
11 AFC Blackpool              34   15   3  16    54   54    0    48
12 Blackpool Wren Rovers      34   12   8  14    45   50   −5    44
13 Wesham Town                34   11   7  16    59   72  −13    40
14 Warton Typhoons            34    8   7  19    45   67  −22    31
15 Thornton-Cleveleys FC      34    7   9  18    49   66  −17    30
16 Elswick Town               34    5   8  21    35   66  −31    23
17 Kirkham Wanderers          34    4   8  22    37   69  −32    20
18 Breck Rangers              34    4   4  26    24   82  −58    16

2010/2011: Blackpool FC
2011/2012: Blackpool FC
2012/2013: Blackpool FC
2013/2014: Blackpool FC
2014/2015: Brayton Rovers
2015/2016: Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC win their fifth Premier League title, their quality over the others wins out once again. The shock of losing out to Brayton Rovers last season seemingly sparked them back into life and it's good to see as they made the league season a little more exciting. Last season's champions finished 8th, a massive drop off from them. Perhaps the most surprising result this season is Poulton Youth finishing 4th in the league table, impressive stuff from them. Keighley United and Staining Town ran the eventual champions close towards the end, but the professionalism of the biggest club in the league and their 18,000 Bloomfield Road helped them to their title win. Good stuff from them.

Player of the Season: 1. Craig Taylor (Blackpool FC, 21 goals, 11 assists); 2. Ryan Burrows (Staining Town, 26 goals, 8 assists); 3. Alex Richards (Keighley United, 20 goals, 8 assists).
Top Goalscorers: 1. Ryan Burrows (Staining Town, 26 goals); 2. Chris Davies (Fleetwood Town, 24 goals); 3. Jamie Reeves (Poulton Town, 23 goals).

Next issue: September 2016 - Estanian Union Nations Cup Special Edition.

by **Mytannion** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:27 pm

Estanian Union Football Magazine
Accardola - Crelaand - Klenfland - Lefira - Oppland - Othebia - Pontinur - The Fylde Republic

Estanian Union Nation's Cup Special Edition - Oppland 2016.

The Nation's Cup is the premier competition for the nations in the EU region. In the first edition of the competition, Crelaand, Oppland and Pontinur will be the favourites for the title. There may be a few strugglers too, in Accardola and Othebia. It should be interesting to see how Klenfland cope too, the secretive state will be sending a nation to the tournament but will be with out arguably too of their best players in Daniel Fenstermacher and Ralf Dresdner - who fled the country for a better life in Mytannion. Yeah, them words were just said in the same sentence ('better life' and 'in Mytannion'). Then there are the somewhat unknown quantities in Lefira and The Fylde Republic. The first edition is being held in Oppland, the only nation that is really fit to host it as it has a selection of stadiums with a capacity above 10,000, when the others don't seem to have more than one... It should be interesting, let's meet the teams that are involved.

Key: Team Captains are underlined. Key Players are bolded. Players based at foreign clubs are italicised.

Group A.

Accardola: Hawkins - Mancia, Wallace, Garcia, Andersen - Ryder, Griffin, Woods, Abril - Allen, Jones.
Pedro Mancia is by far the best player on the Accardolan national side, he's the only one that plays abroad in a professional league. He's currently plying his trade at Oppic club Malmo City, the 27 year old will be key in the side - he's got a knack for taking good set pieces so they'll be hoping he whips in a few good corners and free kicks. The rest of the side is probably comparable to the playing standard below the Conference North and South level in Mytannion. I suppose it's their fault for not having a professional league though. One to look out for is young forward Ronnie Jones, the big man is an all-round athlete, he's played college football for Pjotilla State and so is a strong, powerful targetman. He could be the second international export from Accardola.
Predicted Position: 4th, sadly they don't have enough for this group, they'll be knocked out but they'll just be looking to gain something from the experience.

Klenfland: Walter - Schmidt, Neustadt, Adler, Pfeiffer, Schweitzer - Kohler, Fassbinder, Nussbaum, Richter - Fuchs.
The communist dictatorship refuses to choose any players that have chosen to flee the country, so consequently every single player is currently at an Oberliga team. The 27 year old sweeper Erik Adler, captain of Holstein Kiel, his bursting runs out of defence help to set-up good moves around the pitch. He'll be the key to them doing well, but Stephan Fassbinder's movement will be important too, as well as the goals that Swen Richter and Jonas Fuchs can provide. They're in a tough group, so goals will be the main thing needed. Steffen Eberhart and Erik Frueh-Kunze can come off the bench too, if goals are needed. The team will be rewarded massively by their government if they do well - if they do badly, it's rumoured a few of them may well go 'missing'. It also would not be surprising to see a fair few of them fleeing whilst with the national team and whilst playing teams such as Accardola and Pontinur who are nations where money is king. There'll be a fair few political statements in this tournament, for sure.
Predicted Position: 3rd. With Oppland and Pontinur battling it out for the top spot, Klenfland just won't have enough to cope. They'd need a result against one of the two bigger teams to have a chance and sadly for them, they don't have enough in the team to be able to do that.

Oppland: Vissing - Arason, Davidsen, Tronstad, Sundby - Saetha, Kastrati, Spaddacini, Rissanen - Ingebregtsen, Sipilainen.
This team has so much talent. They don't just have the best first eleven, they also have players which would most likely get into every other team but this one. Isak Kristensen is on the bench, as well as Ole Kristian Selnæs and Jon Grise Fjordun. They had to leave out domestic talents such as Klaus Mollewid and Nilvart Tufte because of the sheer amount of talent they have. It'd be interesting to see them play Mytannion and see how they'd come off. Miki Sipilainen is clearly the key man though, he's playing for current Mytanar Top League champions Liria Prizren (along with Rissanen and the benched Grise Fjordun), and there's good reason for him being key man - his goalscoring record, 91 goals in 120 games for his domestic team. He's truly incredible. Working with Nils Ingebregtsen should be interesting as they seem fairly similar on the face of it, but they do have the options to chop and change Sipilainen's partner up top if they need to. Alessio Spaddacini comes off a good season for Turbine Decraa and alongside Kastrati and Rissanen, the creative options are endless. Didrik Saetha playing off the wing should be interesting, he's not often used there but he's another proven goalscorer so they'll be glad to have him. Defensively they look solid too, Kolbeinn Arason of Second Division Lok. Ostrova alongside CDSA centre back Rasmus Davidsen and Isac Tronstad, the biggest defensive talent the Opps have had in recent years. Ludvig Vissing is captaining the side, the Zenit Esca goalkeeper will be reliable as ever.
Predicted Position: 1st in the group stage and probably the team that will win the whole thing too. They have so much quality and have the opportunity to win the tournament in their own nation, providing even more incentive for them.

Pontinur: Kuijs - Branderhorst, de Mos, Koca, van der Raad - Uijtdewilligen, Abbink, Schuit, Gudde - Kosse, van Langeveld.
They have a good team on paper, Moses Uijtdewilligen is the best player, definitely. The 1896 Ebor winger will be key for them, he may not have figured much last season for them because of Adama Diarra - but if the rumours are too, Diarra's off to FC Ararat, which means Uijtdewilligen will get his chance next season. There was a reason why they signed him anyway and that's because of his bags of talent, he's got tricks, flicks and a good final ball - making him a dangerous component of this team. Radboud Abbink will be the creative heartbeat of the side, he'll keep the game ticking over with clever passes and direct runs. He's playing alongside Andre Schuit who will break some legs in the meantime. Their defence doesn't look incredible but Peter-Paul Koca and Sverre van der Raad will both be plying their trade in the Mytanar Top League next season as their respective teams (Lok. Cassia and Fk Arsika), gained promotion from the Second Division. Up top, Ediz Kosse and Mert van Langeveld are prolific in the Bovenkantliga, but will they be able to do the same on the international stage? We'll see.
Predicted Position: 2nd in the group and perhaps a position in the final if they can beat whoever finished first in Group B (which is likely to be Crelaand), they may well play Oppland in the final of this tournament.

Group B.

Crelaand: Aanstott - Rensen, Bom, Modderkolk, Willeboordse - Koornneeff, Noppert, van Rossen, Noordhoif - de Kleijn, Roosmalen.
Crelaand are one of the favourites for this tournament, they have talent in their squad and have one of the stronger leagues in the Estanian Union. They produce decent talent, with Alperen de Kleijn and Suleyman van Rossen plying their trade for Usmer in the Euran league and Ran Modderkolk currently playing for 1923 Esca. Latif Koornneeff is a legend and a solid talent, whilst Shamir Noordhoif is repeatedly linked with Mytanar teams. Midas Noppert is another who could easily play abroad too, the young central midfielder is a silky playmaker who always holds a decent tackle in his locker, too. Alperen de Kleijn will need to score regularly though, if they have any hope for success - he's alongside top goalscorer in the Crelaand Jupiler League Rien Roosmalen, the Club Belge striker got 22 goals last season. Jo Heinhuis, Jordy Bosgra and Eren Kokx can all come off the bench for some added goals, though. The latter has been linked with Mytanar clubs extensively, he has the potential to be a top, top player.
Predicted Position: 1st. They've been lucky to get such an easy group really, they may face a little resistance from Lefira and The Fylde Republic but even that is doubtful, don't be surprised to see a team from this group in the final.

Lefira: Oquendo - Segovia, Rendon, Garibay, Geraldo - Carranza, Prometeo, Alejandro - Aristó, Reynoso, Otero.
Key man here is clearly Alejandro, the Dinamo Esca attacking midfielder. He's a goalscoring midfielder who gets himself in the right position all the time, his off the ball movement and positioning is very special indeed. Aristó - who is probably better known as Aristóteles Segura - will also be an important player, his speed and dribbling off the wing will create a lot of chances. Adan Reynoso will be the focal point of the attack, with Cástor Otero being another goal threat. Their possession based tactic may well be infuriating for many Mytanars watching the tournament, as well as a frustrating tactic to deal with for the opposition - it should afford them a lot of time on the ball to cause problems for the opposition. It will be crucial they do this against Crelaand if they want to get ahead of them in the group stage, it will also be important if they want to shield their lightweight defence which does not have the necessary quality at all, really.
Predicted Position: 2nd in the group, they should beat both Othebia and The Fylde Republic, but they will probably struggle against Crelaand in the battle for the top spot. Alejandro may be needed to work some magic if they do want to win that particular game, though.

Othebia: Megalos - Andreou, Tofas, Areleous, Stavros - Xanthopoulos, Aklis, Michelakakis - Pachis, Katsouras, Papadopoulous.
Leo Katsouras will be key to this team doing anything, he's a real natural goalscorer, but that is going off his competition in the Prémier Link - so it may not be too accurate. He's still team captain though and it's likely that if any chances fall to him he'll put them away. Kostas Aklis of Parathalassio Larnaka will be important in creating chances from midfield, he's a box-to-box midfielder in the style of a young Robin Hjik or, in a more current comparison, a Dobroslav Stojanovic. Yanni Pachis is a neat little player on the left side of the attack, he'll need to be given some good service in terms of long balls or through balls, as that's his game, staying on the last man and receiving the ball over the top or through the defence. This team's defence isn't great though and they haven't got much experience in terms of competition - with the professional league only being established one year ago, which is unhelpful to their chances in this tournament.
Predicted Position: 4th in this group sadly. They won't be able to cope with superior opposition in the form of Crelaand and Lefira and will probably be beaten easily by The Fylde Republic, who should have the measure of them too.

The Fylde Republic: Hancock - Hodgson, Read, Owen, Donnelly - Taylor, Pugh, Richards, Chan - Burrows, Davies.
They were expected to put out a stronger side than they have, but all the promise this nation showed in football seems to have disappeared when Oppic striker Isak Kristensen left them last season. They don't really have much talent in the side other than their goalkeeper, the midfield three of Taylor, Pugh and Richards and Ryan Burrows up front. Burrows is what the Lefirans may describe as a 'trequartista', he has good ball control, keeping the ball close to his feet at all times as he goes on mazy runs through defences and finishes with great accuracy. Some may compare him to some 'Messi bloke', but nobody knows who this 'Messi bloke' is, so we're not sure. Dom Pugh will be a workhorse in midfield, tackling, passing and making himself a thorn in the side of the opposition. Defensively they don't have much other than their 'keeper, so they'll have to hope he's on form.
Predicted Position: 3rd. They should beat Othebia, but they'll probably lose to both Crelaand and Lefira. Getting out of the group stage would be a good achievement for them.

The Results.

Group A.

Accardola 1–1 Pontinur
Klenfland 2–0 Oppland

Pontinur 1–1 Oppland
Accardola 0–0 Klenfland

Klenfland 2–0 Pontinur
Oppland 3–1 Accardola
## Group A               Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts
01 Klenfland               3   2  1  0    4   0  +4    7 Q
02 Oppland                 3   1  1  1    4   4   0    4 Q
03 Accardola               3   0  2  1    2   4  −2    2
=  Pontinur                3   0  2  1    2   4  −2    2

Group B.

Crelaand 2–3 The Fylde Republic
Lefira 1–0 Othebia

The Fylde Republic 1–0 Othebia
Crelaand 3–2 Lefira

Lefira 0–2 The Fylde Republic
Othebia 0–3 Crelaand
## Group B               Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts
01 The Fylde Republic      3   3  0  0    6   2  +4    9 Q
02 Crelaand                3   2  0  1    8   5  +3    6 Q
03 Lefira                  3   1  0  2    3   5  −2    3
04 Othebia                 3   0  0  3    0   5  −5    0

Klenfland shocked the whole of the Estanian Union as they won two and drew one in Group A, not conceding a goal the whole way through. Their 5-4-1 tactic with Erik Adler sweeping things up at the back and moving the ball out of the defence worked incredibly well and allowed them to control games from start to end. Klenfland beat Oppland 2-0 in the opening game, which was a big surprise, goals from Fassbinder and Fuchs won them the game against the biggest team in the competition. They then proceeded to draw 0-0 with Accardola, which was a bit of a surprise, as that was the only team they were expected to beat when they came into the tournament. Klenfland then finished off by beating Pontinur - one of the favourites in the Nation's Cup - and knocked them out of the competition, the 2-0 win was enough to send them through as Group A winners and sent home one of the biggest teams in the tournament. Oppland did manage to trail in in 2nd place, they drew with Pontinur and then comprehensively beat Accardola to ensure they would gain safe passage to the Semi Finals. Accardola and Pontinur couldn't be separated in 3rd, with the exact same number of points, goal difference, head-to-head and wins (as well as goals scored and conceded too).

In the other group, there was another surprise in the team topping the group. The Fylde Republic showed some quality that nobody had expected of them, they were good at the back and scored enough to escape what looked to be a group that was mostly competing for 2nd - with it predicted that Crelaand would be far in the distance in 1st. The Fylde Republic shocked Crelaand in a 3-2 thriller on Match Day 1, a Ryan Burrows hat trick enough to beat the biggest team in their group. They then had a safe 1-0 victory over Othebia and then a second surprising result with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Lefira, who didn't seem to turn up for that game, with Alejandro and co. all seemingly being off form for the whole tournament. Crelaand did manage to get 2nd place with wins over Lefira and Othebia. Crelaand were very high scoring throughout the group stage, scoring two in their first game and then three in the second and third. Crelaand will actually be pretty pleased with finish 2nd as they now have the more favourable tie of Klenfland in the Semis, something which no one could have predicted. Lefira did finish 3rd in the group as they beat Othebia 1-0, Othebia couldn't win a game in the whole tournament - with their team mostly comprising of goatherds and plumbers.

Semi Finals.
Klenfland 0-4 Crelaand
The Fylde Republic 3-3 Oppland (AET: 3-3, PKs: 4-5)

Klenfland's magical run came to an end as their biggest rivals (and capitalist pigdog neighbours), Crelaand defeated them 4-0. It is rumoured that Walter Fritz may be shot dead after failing to ensure his side did not lose to their hated rivals from Crelaand. Alperen de Kleijn ran riot against the opposition from Klenfland, scoring two and setting up another as his side won the game and ensured safe passage to the final at the 51,000 capacity Vansovagen Arena in the Oppic capital, Framro. Oppland would be fighting for the position there themselves too, against The Fylde Republic, a team who were not expected to reach this stage at all and they certainly put on a show when they got there. They held Oppland to a 3-3 draw for 120 minutes, Burrows once again putting on a show for them but Sipilainen did the same for his country, scoring two and teeing up Ingebregtsen for the other. It went to penalties and Oppland were more decisive from the spot, just about. An exciting game for sure.

Final.
Oppland 3-1 Crelaand (@ Vansovagen Arena, capacity, 51,000).
An intimidating atmosphere greeted the Crelaand players as they entered Oppland's national stadium, this was a big event for the players from both teams and they put on quite a good show in the final too. Crelaand scored first through Rien Roosmalen, a scrambled goal with Noppert squaring the ball for Roosmalen to score after a couple of shots from van Rossen and de Kleijn. Oppland replied ten minutes after, Alessio Spaddacini scoring from a free kick to level it and send the two teams into the second half on an equal footing. The second half started with a goal from Miki Sipilainen, the forward nodded home with a near post flick from a whipped Flamur Kastrati corner. The rest of the game passed with Crelaand throwing everything and the proverbial kitchen sink at the host nation but Ludvig Vissing was inspired in the sticks and Isac Tronstad was impressive in front of him too. However, Oppland managed to get a third on the counter attack though as Crelaand piled everything forward and put pressure on the Oppic goal, the ball fell to Didrik Saetha who broke down the right hand side and then lobbed a ball into Nils Ingebregtsen who coolly slotted home to make it 3-1. Ludvig Vissing lifted the inaugural Nation's Cup at his own national stadium and the fans went crazy for it.

It'll be interesting to see who wins in 2018 as teams will likely have improved, in particular Lefira, Othebia and Accardola and some will probably regress, such as Klenfland and Pontinur. Let's wait and see.

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