Baptism of Fire 48 - Everything Thread

[Democratic States of Fenbar]

MATCH REPORT: 1 DS OF FENBAR (0) v (0) VINDESBY 0

Hockaday '61

57% Possession 43%

19 (9) Shots (on Target) (6) 16

8 Corners 5

7 Fouls 9

Substitutions:

McKechnie>Knox '56

Warne>Fence '56

Taylor>Carlo '56

Yellows:

Call '12

DS of Fenbar won their first match of the tournament yesterday by beating Vindesby in tight game, which offered a host of chances to either side, the only one being put away being a Hockaday effort 15 minutes into the second half. The first half was a dull affair, as Manager Michael Griffiths had played a slightly more defensive formation than the previous game, and this meant the team played less positively. However, a brilliant chance arrived with less than a minute to go until half-time, when the States won a corner. As Carlo swung it in, Fenn rose higher than his marker, and managed to fire a header towards the goal. Unfortunately, the ball hit the crossbar and rebounded out to Matthews on the edge of the box, whose shot disappeared into the crowd behind the goal, and the first half was over.

The States started the second half very brightly, and a brilliant move with just 2 minutes on the clock put Ackle through on goal, only to be felled by a Vindesby defender in the box. The blue and yellow section of the crowd roared themselves hoarse, and the players surrounded the referee, but no penalty was given. With 11 minutes gone, Griffiths decided to bring on three new players; McKechnie, Warne and Taylor, to try and change the course of the game. Little did he know what effect each of them would have. 5 minutes after being brought on, McKechnie managed to brilliantly stop the Vindesby striker from having an attempt on goal, and then fire a long pass up to Warne on the left wing. Warne then sent in a beautiful cross right on to Taylor's head, who nodded it back down to Hockaday. He couldn't miss from there, and he didn't, firing the ball into the roof of the net, and putting DS of Fenbar 1-0 up with just over an hour played. The States managed to play a defensive game from there until the end of the game, and stopped Vindesby from having a shot on goal for the rest of the match.

In a post-match interview, Manager Michael Griffiths said that he was very happy with way his team had played, and he looked forward to Remad (which is today).

[Conclespia]

The Final Frontier, Guenara

Blue Thunder marched his men into the changing rooms, waiting for the entire team to arrive before beginning his post-match talk.

"Well done today, guys. We had some excellent build up plays and if you look at our shots on target compared to our shots you'll see that 11 out of our 14 shots were on target. Our goal was the result of a mix of technical creativity and clinical finishing thanks to a great team play capped off by a great through-ball by Daniel and a good finish by Lightning Bolt." Blue Thunder let that settle in before looking at the goalkeeper. "Matthew, you had some great saves as well, superb performance today."

"We were truly unlucky not to win today. A deflection by one of our own is never how anyone wants to concede a goal, but I don't blame you for that, Road Rage. Your defensive performance was brilliant today and that goal was purely bad luck.

Blue Thunder paused for a moment, racking his mind for anything that he might have missed. After a few moments, he lightened up with a smile and nodded to the squad and staff.

"Alright guys, non-alcoholic beverages in the bar. Please refrain from getting too hungover and everyone must be back at the resort by 8:30 PM. Good job today, guys."

The Bar, Near The Final Frontier
6:00 PM

Daniel Saegerson had a smile plastered on his face as the team walked into a local bar that were playing matches from all the groups of the Baptism of Fire. Coincidentally, they were just beginning to replay the match yesterday where the squad were lucky to come out of the fixture with a tie in the bag against a strong, respectable Arcadian side.

No, not lucky, he thought. We played football until the end.

The midfielder was in high spirits, you could say, after snatching another assist that led to the scoring of the first goal. Even Benjamin's cockiness was tolerable in his cheerful state, and Daniel's emotions seemed to mirror his teammates' as well. Ryan had talked separately with Road Rage, who, unlike others, looked sullen and depressed. Well, who could blame him?

The coach had clearly told the players that they could go anywhere they liked in the city, including the bar, but alcoholic drinks or any sort of beverage such as Red Bull were prohibited. What?

As the squad split up to mingle with the locals, Daniel found himself alone with the quiet twin brother of Benjamin Hunslaar, Jeremy. The rightback had been substituted on for Ethan Dunlap in the 72nd minute, after the latter had put on a terrific but energy-consuming performance. The midfielder's shy companion accompanied him as he walked towards the bartender, Saegerson feeling confident that he had got it right this time.

"Kaixa," he said to the bartender, leaning on the counter.

The bartender, a burly, grumpy man, turned to him and grunted in reply.

The midfielder leaned on the counter and felt in his pocket for a folded sheet of paper, sure that after hours of practice he had gotten the hang of it. After raising his eyebrows towards the rightback, who was quiet as usual, he faced the bartender and said,

"Herrialdeko da zure barregarria."

The man's nostrils flared and his eyes widened to the point where it seemed they would bulge out of their sockets if he went any further and he roared in anger, sending each strand of the midfielder's hair standing on edge. Not sure what he had gotten wrong, Saegerson felt his cheeks burn and ran a hand through his short, brown hair before pulling the cheat sheet out of his pocket and examining it thoroughly, part trying to see what corrections he had to make, part trying to hide his embarrassment. He could feel the eyes of everyone within a 5 yard radius like daggers in his skin.

He grinned sheepishly, the bartender's expression not mirroring his at all. "Ah, haha ... uh ... Ingelesez itz egiten al duzu?"

"Yes, yes," the man said. "What you want?"

"Coke, please," Daniel said. He had recovered from the shock of the man's fury and his confidence was slightly depleted.

The bartender seemed to finally notice the matching training jackets that the Conclespians all wore and the Conclespian Football Association insignia that was on the left of their chest, just above the heart. "Larx maan, larx maan! (Right away, right away!)," he said in perfect Conclespian.

Now it was the two Conclespians' turn to be surprised, exchanging bewildered looks. "Un vocalest Conocnera? (You speak Conclespian?)," the rightback said for the first time.

The bartender looked at him. "Ay, ay, en fostera gast entrude tu en fur Conclespia. (Yes, yes, my parents gave birth to me in Conclespia.)," he said.

Daniel laughed. "Hah, enterfaster. (Ha, interesting.)"

The bartender left with two cups in his hands and came back a few moments later with a glass of coke in his hand.

"Dasfienne. (Thank you.)," Saegerson said, dropping off two coins on the counter and putting a five dollar bill in the bartender's hand. "Trest greetas un. (Nice meeting you.)"

The two Conclespians walked away from the counter, heading over to their teammates. This sure would be a story to tell.

[Danaelia]

OOC : Sobs,why must someone Rp earlier than me ,but at least someone to do the thinking for me... And dont worry about me not reading your story,if I don't I wouldn't have come up of what is happening in the game

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INCA, OSSIDIACQUA,The drama begins..

With the previous match draw pulling down the Danaelian team,the morale drained from the players as they pulled out their regular training routines on the training ground,light drips of rain started to fall on their heads.The familiar sound of Angelina shouting out instructions to the Danaelian team rung up everybody.Dressed in an aZ FEA Jacket W and Supernova Long Tights with a nice football boot to complete her dressing,she called for the players to come forward.

"Hurry Up team,I have something for all of you." Angelina shouted.She cleared her throat and started her team talk , " Today we are going to face Zandistan,one of the fellow teams from Group C.They already have a strong record as they overpowered Skyrim in their previous match that resulted in a win.Don't get shaky on the pitch like how we did in our previous match.MSF's President Sir Alexander is there to watch you guys play,show him that the team isn't a bunch of hopeless men playing football.Play your usual game team,pass the ball around,don't hold onto the ball,we need to start attacking quick to get them scared of you,I don't want any mistakes.Those are easy chances for the opponents to score,play easy and relax yourselves,don't stress yourselves up and don't pressure the team.Alright?" The team nodded in unison.

The Danaelian team arrived at Stadio Alianza in their jackets with their hands tucked into the jacket pockets.With high winds forecast that day Angelina warned the team about showing the ball to the opponents.Just before the match inside the dressing room Angelina did her final pre-match team talk,simple as it is "Guys,relax and play your game,don't play garbage down the drain,play with bits and tiny little bits step by step into the game,keep the opponent out and keep the attack going too.We will opted with the striker-less formation guys,just make sure that the play is trapped in their area and the rest will be up to us to decide.Remember , RELAX !" The Danaelian team did their team cheer in the dressing room to boost their spirits as they set off to the players' tunnel ready for the game.

The team stood straight with pride as the National Anthem of Mapletish is played.Although they were not representing Mapletish but representing Danaelia in the Baptism Of Fire match,they sung the anthem with pride as if they were playing for their great-mother nation,Mapletish.

The match lied much into Danaelia's favour for the opening minutes of the game.With Zandistani players not focusing well on the pitch,Danaelia used the chances well to start flowing their free flow attacking football to trap Zandistan in their closed knit.Whenever the ball come right into the Danaelian half,Bertil and Mathias were accurate in their delivery of the ball as they played the balls well with Ulf and Torvald left doing the show.

Relaxing was a key factor in the Danaelia inventory as what Angelina has instructed.Patrik and Otto were able to get the ball right at their feet to start their attacking stance.Megatron,the keeper for Zandistan was the hero for Zandistan as he kept out solid chances by both Patrik and Otto.

Playing dangerously in the opponent's penalty box,the Zandistan defence were careful of the threat as they sent their men into marking Patrik and Otto giving Ulf and Torvald their chance to shine.A careful pass by Torvald to Ulf was cushioned well with his feet,he tried hard to find a neat pass to Patrik but he gave it up and took it over to the unmarked Samuel.

Samuel tried to get past the Zandistan goalkeeper but Megatron caught him out with 2 excellent saves that frustrated Samuel.However up to this point,Zandistan haven't took a single shot on goal yet.The face of their manager Schwartz showed it all,with frowns here and there.Despite the performance that the Danaelian team has put in the first half, Angelina wasn't pleased with the performance,wasting 3 or 4 clear-goal chances that could have give Danaelia a 3-0/4-0 isn't something that she is pleased about as she was seen jotting down notes in her notebook again.

Megatron did not inspire the Zandistan defence however as the uneasy defence kept shaking with constant attacking threat posed by Otto and Patrik although both of them are closely marked.The Zandistan manager certainly has a lot to text about as he was seen with his mobile phone throughout the match,expressing his anger maybe?

The chance came for Danaelia in the 26th minute.Blade von Zanderstrom III played down a sloppy ball to The Grizzly Radonezh-Muratovich,giving Jakob Bertil a chance to intercept the sloppy ball and delivered the ball up to the on-waiting Frej Simon who played it out to Ebbe Christer just like how they did in training.Being careful not to lose the ball or dribble recklessly through the Zandistani defence,he dished a pass to Jon Ulf,who split the Werdenheimer brothers with a through ball over to Patrik.Not very brilliant indeed but it was enough to split out the defence.With Samuel and Otto providing him with the shadow,Megatron shook a little as he went straight at Patrik to get the ball from him but Patrik slid the ball over to Otto to shoot with little effort.

The motionless coach Schwartz got himself worked out as he cursed with Fry furiously texting on the phone.The Zandistani squad woke up after the Danaelian goal but it was certainly a little taste of getting themselves work up.The Zandistani squad launched their first shot in the 29th minute through a long range effort by Tango Tangari,Ebbe stood firm to get the shot on his hands.The final product of what Zandistan has produced were not as much as they think it would be.

Imitating the through-balls played by the Danaelian team,their sloppy passing kept them off their mark even as they try to break into the Danaelian defence.Their forwards are not very accurate with their shots and only 2 shots on target put Ebbe to little challenge as he held onto it with routine saves.

Simon,Betil,Mathias and Lorens stood on their grounds well and firm,being effective and firm was the Maplish philosophy employed into the Danaelian squad,drilled into them by Angelina after their huge 18-1 defeat in a Pre-World Cup friendly against Mapletish. It seemed that frustrations start to drill into the Zandistani squad.They started to get rougher and rougher,a sight that Angelina has seen well into it. Frustration was what kept the Zandistani squad from performing and it was very much what Angelina wanted.

The three men Firestorm Stenhoffer, Buzz Saw Werdenheimer and Vortex Werdenheimer gave the Danaelian team a hard time,as they started to bring down the Danaelian team with an ill intention.Bringing them down certainly stopped the team from going around the entire pitch and shooting from all angles.Danaelia was awarded with 4 clear free kick chances.

The referee sided well at Danaelia's side.Four brilliant shots off the four free kicks were what left Angelina fuming at the sidelines.She seemed to have a lot to say in the halftime team talk in the dressing room.Although the score was 1-0 in favour towards the Danaelian team,Angelina walked out from the sidelines with Amy as both of them discussed the tactics that they are going to employ in the second half.

Right in the dressing rooms,Angelina threw each of the team members with their bottles.Sipping their drinks in the bottles,the Danaelian team sat down and were prepared to listen to Angelina talk."The result is 1-0 at halftime,this isn't where we are at and this certainly isn't the standard that we are expecting,I'm not going to frown all throughout the match,it gives me winkles okay?" The team laughed as Angelina lighten the spirits of her players with little humour in her tone."Alright guys,don't get too complacent.It is only the first half.We have another 45 minutes to get the play moving,we are at it guys,they are getting frustrated out there.We are expecting to get another goal out of them,I'm not going to give you guys too much pressure lest you all get pressurised and can't play.Remember to loosen up and relax,the game is ours for the taking.We shall play with two forwards at the front to give the midfield some breathing space and to give them some place for the engine to lessen up some fire.Alright,we are going to play our best out of this alright?" The team cheered as they walked out of the dressing room to prepare for the second half.

The Danaelian team did not let the lead get into their heads as they played as if they were lacking behind.The team took Angelina's instructions to their hearts,as they passed and moved through the entire pitch with the opponents chasing shadows.The defensive gave off some of their best shot as they did several long running attacking supply for the Danaelian team.Determined to win the match and keeping onto their lead,the Danaelian team played with much more determination and lessen up the pressure that they have mounted on to themselves altogether as they put up a neat showing.

It was the Zandistanis that weren't very neat and "clean".In the 52nd minute,the referee finally gave way by giving Grizzly a well-deserved yellow card after he brought down Lorens.Lorens went down on the ground as the Danaelian physio went up to him to attend to him.The all-female Danaelian backroom staff seemed to be frustrated with the play as Angelina protested to the 4th official.The protesting did helped as Grizzly got a yellow.Six minutes after the brought down,a play between Ulf and Samuel was taken to a bit by Buzz Saw Werdenheimer.Samuel was brought down as he held onto his shin groaning in pain.The physio went up to attend to him as she took out the spray for temporary treatment for Samuel.Buzz was shown the yellow by the linnet referee which would have been red.

It was clearly obvious that every single player of the Danaelian team was fouled at least once by the Zandistanis.It was lucky that none of the players went off seriously injured,something that the Zandistanis were hopping for to happen.Their wishes came true after Torvald went off the pitch with a twisted ankle,holding onto his ankle in obvious pain,he was treated at the medical point and brought to the bench,where Amy was seen talking to him,most probably talking about the tactics.

Angelina called for Bo Caj to start for Torvald.Zandistan were certainly going to give in again as Danaelia pressed the Zandistani team both offensively and defensively.The real "in" thing came in the 73rd minute.Speed McRae lost the ball on the right flank to Lorens,this gave Lorens a clear cut chance to cut the midfield with a pass to Ulf,who gave the ball to Caj.The inspiring Caj broke past Cannonball Schmid,a weird name indeed and dribbled into the penalty box and feed Patrik with a pass,Schmid tested Patrik's patience as he brought him down from behind.Cannonball was handed a well-deserving yellow card.

The penalty was a great chance for Danaelia to give Zandistan the signal to give up.Patrik was up against Megatron,the hero of Zandistan.Patrik set his mind into the kick as he closed his eyes as he set the run up and shot the ball with his eyes half-closed into the net into the lower left corner.Leaving Megatron a zero-chance.It seemed obvious that Zandistan were playing for a draw,but the penalty dampened their hopes.

Danaelia continued their play right up for the remaining minutes and eventually went home with a victory in their hands.Right in the dressing room for the post-match team talk,Angelina let out her radiant smile as the team went back into the dressing rooms.The players were quiet,sipping from their bottles as they waited for Angelina to say something."We have done well guys,keep up the good work.We have beat Zandistan and we shall set our sights into the next match.You guys have done well and I am pretty sure that we will get into the knockout rounds at this rate.We shall keep going and get a clean undefeatable streak and move on."The Danaelian team led out a cheer as they applauded their performance on the pitch.

The team boarded the bus back to the hotels,right on the bus,everyone was quiet as they sat on their seats reflecting about the day's match.

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[Northern Sunrise Islands]

DE PLACA
Now printed in Japanese and Maori!

BAPTISM OF FIRE
Man beats Machine, Marills beat Urbis Tractus 3-2

Written by Bret Lindevich

After losing to Earo, NSI found itself in a match-up against the "Moving City", Urbis Tractus, who happens to have a team made solely by robots. Mostly expected to be beaten by the Bots, the Marills pulled a major upset at Stade de la Mer. The game started as the Marills made changes from their starter eleven against Earo, with Leminski on the bench being replaced by Starling, as Urbis used their eleven robots. In twenty minutes, Hawk (No, not our right-back, Urbis' striker) scored with a rocket shot straight to the goal, undefendable by Cunnington. Ten minutes later, Hawk scored again, putting the Bots on front with 2 to nothing. On the second half, Guillermo Di Luca substituted Felipe Pessoa, who blamed a small injury on one of his toes. Di Luca was, seemingly, what was needed for NSI to return. On the first 10 minutes of the second half, Di Luca crosses to Pereira, who in a bicycle kick, scores for NSI, 2-1. Once again, Di Luca, dribbling between defenders pull up tricks that seemed to be more fitting on street football, eventually ties up the score at the twenty-first minute of the second half. Seems over, right? Nope.
Hawk (Yes, our right-back), advances together with Redwing to the front. Redwing ends up with the ball and shoots. The ball lobs on Kite as our right-back Hawk, jumps to do a header, unstoppable for Osprey. NSI 3 - 2 Urbis Tractus.

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NSI RESUME

NORTHERN SUNRISE ISLANDS 3

2 URBIS TRACTUS

Cunnington

Osprey

Redwing

Baza

Galhardo

Kite

Di Martine

Buzzard

Hawk

Eagle

Lima

Vulture

Bonapart

Bateleur

Pessoa

Harrier

Starling

Goshawk

De Sousa

Hawk

Pereira

Lammergeier

SUBSTITUTES

Di Luca in

None¹

Pessoa out

COACH

Lynette Bourbon

Prof. Ted Smith

¹ Urbis Tractus doesn't have reserves, since they are robots.

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DE PLACA
Now printed in Japanese and Maori!

BAPTISM OF FIRE
Pessoa is fine. Will play against Apox.

Written by Bret Lindevich

Felipe Pessoa, center midfielder of the Marills is confirmed to play against Apox in for the third matchday of Group A at the Baptism of Fire at Stade de la Mer, same stadium in which the Marills have beaten the Bots.

[Kingdom of Phoenixia]

The match takes 90 minutes, the group stage 5 games:
After the last match against Sicoutimont many analysts criticize the play of the Phoenixian National Team.
Member of the 'Fangroup Phoenix Flames' now strike back.
Lars Bjornson, spokesperson of the group find clear words for all the critics.
" It is not fair to judge a team after only two games. The tournament goes a long way and everything is possible, remember the last qualification group for the National League, after a disastrous start the FC Gryphonia needs a victory with more than 3 goals and they make it ! To hell with all your statistics, data and diagrams, Phoenixia plays as best as it could and if other teams are better shit happens ! Don't try to convert football in a science, it is unpredictable and so should it be! Yes a victory should be not good but we never reached it if we push the team like that. And to Mr. Riggerson we believe in you, may the suits in their own world got another opinion but on the base you are the real hero behind the team."
Traud Tromso, another member of FPF added.
" We will be proud of you guys even if you lost all your last games. We pray to all gods and even the Wallaby that this will be not the case but we will be nonetheless proud to hell with the official results." (Edit of the editorial staff for all foreign readers, the last sentence referred to a new religion imported in Phoenixia.)
Be that as it may we can only applaud this initiative. Football will Phoenixia help to cover the wounds of the last war and that should be a desirable goal.

Tomas Frederikson for eleven-friends.ph

[Westros]

Kurt Daily, Harry Uptom and Ned Luso are sitting down and about to talk about the Westros vs Kerblaekistan

Kurt: Hi and now its time for us to evaluate the game so lets see the match.


0 Min
The game is about the start and both teams need a win to stay in the competion. Now the Westros national anthem is starting .


7 min
The game is underway and each team is playing well.


10 min
Corner to Westros. Anton Daily streps up to take it. He kicks the ball and........

Gooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!! to Westros. Goal scored by Russell McBride

30 min
Jason Webb is runing to the box he does some step-overs and... he is fouled in the penalty box. Its a PENALTY

31 min
Russell McBride steps up to take the penalty. He shoots.........



75 min
Westros still in the lead. Jason Webb passes Russell McBride . Russell McBride runs pass one defender, shoots........

Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaalll!!.

93 min
The final whistle blows and Westros secure 3 points in their second match

[Arcadian Islands]

After an eventful evening and hard fought second matchday, the Satinbirds again found themselves back at the team resort in Langaraitz. The quiet hallway lined with the team's rooms looked almost exactly as it did the night before, the only difference being a recently hired security guard who apathetically paced back and forth near the lift.

Suite 201.
Nial Moro lay on the soft couch as he contemplated another tough outing for his team. The soft cushions soothed his aches whilst the contemporary and calming surrounds of the suite had a similar effect on the disgruntled manager's mood. Wine glass in hand, the manager sipped on an earthy red as he stared out the window at the glowing Iturributan moon.

Thinking over the match which finished only hours earlier, the manager could not fault several aspects of his team's performance. Energetic, creative and committed described the display against Cosmic Censorhip, and Moro was pleased at the organisation and communication of the defensive unit. The disturbance of the night before had hardly been an ideal preparation for the vital match, however Moro ultimately did not believe it effected the player's efforts on the pitch. If anything, Sese Aala himself had justified his selection despite his clash with the supposed 'supporter'; although Moro was sure elements of the Arcadian press would crucify his decision to only fine the player one match payment, especially given the slow start to the tournament for the Satinbirds.

Sese Aala along with captain Kensi August had been simply marvellous for the entire ninety minutes, while Aitken and Jamet continued to demonstrate growing confidence together at the centre of the defense. Sully, who returned from a hamstring concern to regain his starting position, was largely ineffective and at times seemed to still be warming up. The striker was definitely more effective as the game wore on, however poor finishing cost him what looked a certain goal midway through the second half.

Moro was deeply concerned by the emerging trend of the Satinbirds not taking their opportunities when they arise. Poor final passes and shot selection cost the team a number of good chances. That said, Moro was pleased that the team had not been discouraged and the entire team continued to press with the ball and transition quickly on the break.

Despite his concerns, Moro decided he would stick with the same eleven he had picked before the tournament, hoping that more time in the middle together would unlock a winning formula. Perhaps an ambitious decision, but one nonetheless that let Moro return to his, now half-empty, bottle of wine.

Suite 202.
Kensi August sat on the edge of his king sized bed and pressed the receiver of the room phone against his ear. After a silence, which was long enough for Kensi to question whether he had dialled the correct combination of digits, the earpiece rang indicating that so far, so good.

Four rings reached Kensi's ears before the sound of a heavy click was followed by a young women's voice;
'Hello?'
'Hey T'ali, it's me' spoke Kensi softly.
An excited laugh came back down the phone; 'It's so good to hear your voice. I miss you' T'ali lovingly replied.
'Well, if we don't turn things around I will be back sooner than you think.' lamented Kensi.
'Don't speak like that. I saw your goal in the opening match, I am very proud of you Kenny. So is my family, and your parents too - they have been local stars since you got the captaincy, my love.'
Disliking talk of his successes, Kensi quickly changed the subject. 'How is everything at home? How is little Iru?'
'Fine, fine. My brother is taking me to the hospital tomorrow for another check - don't worry, nothing is wrong, it's just a normal checkup.' T'ali assured him.
'Good - I will call you tomorrow night then to check how it went. I better let you go; it must be very late there. Sweet dreams, my gorgeous girl.'
'I love you. Speak to you tomorrow' T'ali warmly said before the line went silent with a click.

Returning the phone to the table next to his bed, Kensi stretched out on the mattress and thought over the tournament so far. Given none of them had ever played an international match before, Kensi thought they could be quite pleased with how they had gone so far, but pleased wouldn't get them through to the next round. Kensi desperately wanted to take his team through to the latter stages of the tournament, but more importantly make his father, his family, his people and his country proud. The only way to start doing that, Kensi thought, was to start bringing home three points; a goal he would have to make sure the lads reached in their next game against Vindesby.

Suite 205.
A sharp rap on the door caused mayhem. Empty bottles, snacks, poker chips and blue backed cards were hastily hidden under the nearest object. The four slightly inebriated occupants of the room, satisfied with their good work, assumed their most natural positions as one answered the knock at the door.

Ted Blaisa, Arcadian assistant manager, stood at the door with his arms crossed and a look of displeasure across his face as he walked slowly into the room before surveying the surroundings. Immediately spotting evidence of the night's activities he turned to the four young men, all who were barely stifling laughter.

'Alright lads, you've had your fun. Call it a night now and this stays between us. Come on you two, Marshall, Kennedy, off you go.'

Ted clapped his hands and ushered the four men to get moving, who reluctantly complied. Scooping up their belongings, two of the men shuffled out the door and down the hallway. Leaving as quickly as he entered, Ted begrudgingly wished the remaining pair a good night and closed the door behind him. As soon as it was shut, the two men fell onto the couches and erupted in fits of laughter.

'I can't believe we got away with that!' exclaimed the first, Robert Lamanon.
'So long as we don't bash anyone we should be fine - even then, who knows!' loudly laughed the other, Jean d'Entrecasteaux.
The pair laughed again before settling down, the mess from the evening sobering the two as well as any coffee.
'How much did we win off those two anyway?' enquired Jean.
'About two thousand each; not bad for a night's work!' replied Robert with a grin on his face.
'Bless those dimwit Flinderians.' laughed Jean as the pair left the rest of the cleaning for the cleaning staff to find and headed to their warm beds.

[Deadmans]

Deathland City Times

First Win

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MD1: Artsakhestan 0-0 Deadmans
MD2: Aexalla 0-1 Deadmans
MD3: Westros 4th - Deadmans
MD4: Altito Asmoro 1st - Deadmans
MD5: Kerblaekistan 6th - Deadmans

Group I
Westros 3–0 Kerblaekistan
Artsakhestan 0–0 Altito Asmoro
Aexalla 0–1 Deadmans

  Group I                            Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts
1 Altito Asmoro                       2   1  1  0    4   0  +4    4
2 Deadmans                            2   1  1  0    1   0  +1    4
3 Aexalla                             2   1  0  1    3   1  +2    3
4 Westros                             2   1  0  1    3   3   0    3
5 Artsakhestan                        2   0  2  0    0   0   0    2
6 Kerblaekistan                       2   0  0  2    0   7  −7    0

Well the team have been doing well in the BoF second place after winning against Aexalla in Iturributa. Sameer Malik scoring the winning goal in the last minute with Charlie O’Brian sending a perfect pass to Sameer Malik which made this match a win.

"Well the team have been trying their best. Te good results mean that we are prepared to beat Altitio Asmoro." said the Duke of Deadmans.

[Inthelittlenation]

Inthelittlenation defends their position

Inthelittlenation stands at the top of Group F following the game against rivals and hosts of the Romili Cup. The game was fairly calm between Inthelittlenation and Romili, until the 31st Minute, Inthelittlenation Forward Shouta Burton made his return, scoring what seemed to be a goal for Inthelittlenation, the cheers of fans ringing across the arena until the referee announced it an Offside Goal, not allowing it to pass. Twelve Minutes later (43'), Inthelittlenation made their second attempt, Right Back
Milburn Kiyoshi stole the ball from Tuiop Piop, whom then passed it to Layton Akio, unfortunately, the ball was caught by a diving Souf Bidpog.

The second half was played in reverse, this time, Inthelittlenation played on the defensive and Romili played the offensive. On the 69th Minute, Romili attacker Veverio Yexio attempted to pot the goal, with Jacob Farrell catching the ball in the nick of time and knocking it back to the Goalkeeper, who allowed the Inthelittlenation team to keep possession of the ball for remainder of the game. Inthelittlenation then had one more chance to score, 84 Minutes, Shouta Burton, a hot topic among many pub goers across the country, attempted to knock the ball to the goal, unfortunately hitting the post. With Romili back in position of the ball, they also made a final attempt, Veverio Yexio took the same tactic as Shouta Burton on the 89th Minute. For the last two minutes of play, the ball stayed towards the center of the pitch, neither team able to make attempt.

While Inthelittlenation didn't win, they did manage to put up a good defense display, which allowed them to stay on top of the group. Other games in the group include Mashiki 2-0 Vampiric-Krumbian Confederacy and Catocton losing with an appalling one to five game against The Scandinavian Islands. As such, the table stands at:

  Group F                            Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Inthelittlenation                   2   1  1  0    3   0  +3    4
2 Mashiki                             2   1  1  0    4   2  +2    4
3 Vamprican-Krumbian Confederacy      2   1  0  1    1   2  −1    3
4 The Scandinavian Islands            2   1  0  1    5   2  +3    3
5 Romili                              2   0  2  0    2   2   0    2
6 Catocton                            2   0  0  2    1   8  −7    0

Inthelittlenation's next game will certainly be the hardest, against Runners-Up of the group Mashiki. Shaquille Ryuunosuke has predicted we will, at the very worst, tie with the enemy, but says there is no chance we will lose.

Team Sheet:
Felix Arvel (Age 27)

Defenders:
Meredith Kaleb (Age 21)
Quincey Jake (Age 31)
Jacob Farrell (Age 31)

Mid-Fielders:
Norm Conor (Age 30) - CAPTAIN
Layton Akio (Age 34)
Benedict Hiraku (Age 20)
Milburn Kiyoshi (Age 18)
Hachiro Dion (Age 21)

Fowards:
Shouta Burton (Age 22)
Moe Sam (Age 26)

Team	Inthelittlenation 0	Romili [b]0
Goals Scored
Shots:	12	14
Shots on Goal:	3	2
Possession:	71%	29%
Yellow Cards:	0	1

Remaining Group Games:
Match 1: Inthelittlenation 3 - 0 Catacton
Match 2: Inthelittlenation 0 - 0 Romili
Match 3: Inthelittlenation ? - ? Mashiki
Match 4: Inthelittlenation ? - ? The Scandinavian Islands
Match 5: Inthelittlenation ? - ? Vamprican-Krumbian Confederacy

[Wild Isle]

WildIsle 1-1 DeepFriedPickles






Wild Isle played with more intensity and more fouls in their second game against Deep Fried Pickles which resulted in a one to one draw.

Venture, if you dare, down to the hillside campsite of the Taparuamotueun people where goaltender, A and foward Nupa discuss the game. (the conversation is roughly tranlated from the Taparuamotueun language)

"How game go? Nupa"

"too crunchy"

"too crunchy? no, too sour"

"meh, little sour, lots crunchy"

"you have back front"

"you have front back"

"good, you correct, too sour"

"no too sour, TOO CRUNCHY"

"meh"

"..."

"meh"

"I score"

"good score"

"even game"

"onee onee"

"I good"

"I better, I save"

"you save lots, not save onee"

"is common problem"

"almost loss game, but no, me score, even game"

"hah, no too crunchy, no too sour, too even"

"briilant"

"first game too good"

"second game too even"

"third game too bad?"

"no, third game too good"

"yahoohie!!!!"

Game summary

First Half

Fouls

12'- (TPR) Harau Yellow card (will miss next game vs. Bongo Johnson)

34'- (TPR) Noa Yellow card (will miss next game vs. Bongo Johnson)

Goals

20'- (DFP) ???

Second Half

Fouls

None

Goals

54' (TPR) Nupa




The Tournament so far

Game 1 W 2-1 Peripanland
Wild Isle won their first game over a determined Perinpanland team. Moamu redirected Kuakai's shot into the net, this first goal happened early in the game, the thirty-second minute. Now Wild Isle had momentum and pleasant thoughts as the led the game by one. Wild Isle was excited as they walked into the locker rooms for the halftime break, ten minutes into the second half, Charpentier received a pass from Cook, from the pass, Charpentier placed the ball in the net, and tied the game. Twelve Minutes after Pripanland's goal, Auru retaliated by taking the lead with a skillful tap. The game progressed but the score stayed. FINAL SCORE- 2-1

[Perinpanland]

!Perinpan Sports Network!

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

Mr. Brown: Hi and welcome to the Gol! Perinpanland! The soccer program as part of the Perinpan Sports Network. After the outstanding performance against Timfen ending in a 3-0 win, Perinpanland will be up against Horusland at 3:40 PM PPST here at Sant'Elia. A half hour to go as the fans arrive. As of now Perinpanland is 1-1-0 in this group stage. Only two teams may advance as now they will face Horusland. In my eyes the beautiful stadium painted white will show alot of red tonight as Perinpan fans arrive to support their team. Anyone who had purchased a ticket in Perinpanland were asked to give their mobile number. We give out updates on anything newsworthy to these fans and also give our fans advice and reasons to support the team. After the first loss, we sent out messages to stay determined and that the first loss was a reasonable loss. This is a large stadium here. It's known as Stade Blanco. I'm not really fluent in Acquan but I think it means "White Stadium" It has a capacity of 89,770. Sant'Elia is also the capital of this nation. The city is painted in gold and silver. Also there seems to be a lot of people here as it is basically the heart and soul of Ossidiacqua. The city is sort of like an ancient Roman city filled with collesiums. Speaking of which did you know this stadium used to be an old barracks back in the day.

Mr. White: Well now it'll be the location of a fierce battle between Perinpanland and Horusland.

Mr. Dylan: Yes, and it seems that the Perinpan Parade is arriving now. They scream out chants as they walk down the streets towards the Stade Blanco.

Screen changes to fans arriving
"Here comes the Parade! Most of these fans only purchased the season tickets for Perinpan Games. Which means they will be here to watch all the Perinpan Games. " Says Steve White

They Scream "GOL! PERINPANLAND!" and sing the national anthem as they walk towards the Stadium. Many Just arriving wait for a horse drawn carriage or even "renting" horses for this tournament

Here are more as they arrive

All screaming "WOOH!!!!" "PERINPANLAND!!!!!" and much more.

Mr. White: Chad you might like this... after a delay, our Perinpan CheerSquad has also arrived! They are sure to make the crowd cheer even more!!!!


Screen changes back to the hosts

Mr. Brown: Look he's blushing

Mr. Dylan: Can we get back onto the subject! Perinpanland had lost to Wild Isle 2-1. After much more practice and coaching they beat Timfen 3-0. They now go through the same practices and new scenarios after researching the Horusland team and how they played. It would seem Perinpanland would need to keep it's defensive structure and open routes when they are in offense. They would need to get the ball near the center and out. The Horusland defensive play looks like it can easily be broken with quick passes.

Mr. White: Heh, good job. Yes that is what the entire team was told prior to this game.

Mr. Brown: Well Coach Martini will make a change or two. Martini has decided to keep Ignacio Cook. He is able to deke out players as well as catch the ball. His speed will be very useful in this game. Mason will be put back into this game seeing as they would need the best defenders and the greatest people to pressure the forwards. Coach Martini has decided to take out #11 Donovan Miles the left midfielder for #9 Rolf Valenzuela. Rolf didn't feel good after playing the last game but wants to prove that he can make a difference in the game. He is sort of like the vengeful type. Feeling that he has done a bad job in the first game he wants to make up for it. Also Martini feels that Valenzuela is a well rounded player. Able to play both offensive and defensive. He doesn't go all the way up as the ball might turn around but when he has the good feeling he would be there to support the forwards. He has also changed the positions of #16 Adriano Xavier and #4 Nicolas Worley. Xavier will be able to take the ball away from the players at the center and pass to any other player in the team. Worley is also able to take the ball away from his oppenent 87% of the time this tournament. He can be able to pass it to Xavier who would kick it long to the team up front. They would play with this formation:

The Formation would supply an attacking midfield when nedded and at the same time cut off the center pushing the ball left and right where left/right midfield is able to stop or delay the ball as defence rushes in. We know Horusland will play with a 2-3-2-3 formation. This means Charpentier and Bradley will look out for Morrison as he may be open alot. Morrison is a good goal scorer, heck I think he scored while playing midfield. This may be his biggest game yet. He is ready to stike the hearts of Perinpans everywhere. Most of their players will be situated in the center but they will have two forwards out on the sides. This formation would ask for Ignacio Cook and Rolf Valenzuela to go back down and support the defenders. The Central defenders would also come down and support the Defenders. Worley and Wall will be getting alot of back up.

Mr. White: Well here are the standings as of now:

Group E
HorusLand 0–0 Bongo Johnson
Wild Isle 1–1 Deep Fried Pickles
Timfen 0–3 Peripanland

  Group E                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Deep Fried Pickles          2   1  1  0    3   2    4
2 Wild Isle                   2   1  1  0    3   2    4
3 Peripanland                 2   1  0  1    4   2    3
4 Timfen                      2   1  0  1    2   4    3
5 Bongo Johnson               2   0  1  1    1   2    1
6 HorusLand                   2   0  1  1    1   2    1

As you can see Perinpanland is third in the standings one point behind the other two. We would need a win to continue to stay in this race. Horusland is tied for fifth with only one point as they tied with Bongo Johnson in the previous game.

Mr. Dylan:Coach Martini also gave a pep talk to his team. We recorded it and now we will show you:

Camera shows team huddle as it zooms in


Coach MartiniI'm telling you that the only reason why Horusland lost to Timfen was because they were nervous. It was afterall the first game. Corollary, the only reason why we won against Timfen was because they were over-confident after their win and we were determined after our loss. Now we must still be determined and prove to the world that Perinpanland is able to win based on pure skill and not emotions. Horusland may be determined but we are willing to give it 500%. DO YOU HEAR ME!!!!!

Team:YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GO!!!! VAMANOS!!!!!!!!!!

Screen changes back to hosts

Mr. Brown: Alright here is today's starter team:

#1 Gaspard TROTTER
#6 Arlen WALL
#7 Theirn CONNORS
#16 Adriano XAVIER
#4 Nicolas WORLEY
#9 Scottie FISH []
#24 Ignacio COOK []
#9 Rolf VALENZUELA
#10 Chas MORRISON
#5 Rosario CHARPENTIER "C"
#8 Raymond BRADLEY

Mr. White: We are awaiting kick off in exactly 8 mins in Stade Blanco - Sant'Elia. The ancient city filled with beautiful antique cathedrals and beautiful landscape. We'll see you after the game.

THIS IS Gol! Perinpanland! Brought to you by Michelgen Tires! Keeping you rolling since 1947!

[Urbis Tractus]

“Cheesers Crice, what ‘appened there ??”

“We got our arses whupped, that’s what ‘appened.”

“We actually weren’t that bad. Hawk got two, a couple o’ crackers.”

“Yeah, like your mum’s tits.”

“Piss off.”

“So, what ‘appens next then ??”

“We got at least three games left, you pillock !!”

“Oh, yeah...”

“We’re playin’ Ee-ah-roe next.”

“We playin’ at that mental Stayde-duh-lah-Mare again ??”

“No, next game’s at the Caym-poe Doe-min-goe.”

“The what now ??”

“Exactly. It’s in Pax-ehn-Gee-min-nay-noe.”

“The where now ??”

“Exactly.”

“Bloody foreign nutters...”

-Two Tractian fans in Sant’Elia following the 3-2 loss to NSI

[Democratic States of Fenbar]

Teamsheet for third match announced!

4-1-2-1-2

GK: 1.Carr
LB: 21.Call
CB: 14.McKechnie
CB: 5.Fenn
RB: 17.Murphy
DMF: 37.Bailey
LMF: 12.Fence
RMF: 7.Warne
SS: 11.Postgate
CF: 10.Hockaday
CF: 9.Ackle

Manager Michael Griffiths has made three changes from the team that beat Vindesby 1-0 yesterday, replacing Right Winger Matthews with Warne, Midfielder Carlo with Striker Postgate, and Centre Back Knox with McKechnie. He hopes that this will give him more attacking options, and the team will be able to slice open the Remad defence open with some slick passing, and some accurate crosses. Looking back on the two previous performances, he says that the team has played well so far, but we can expect more from them, and they will be looking for a big win tonight. A big and controversial decision was taking Carlo out of the team. However, Griffiths says that whilst he was still looking for some defensive options, through Bailey, Carlo did not perform against Vindesby, and did not fit into his tactics for this match.

[Oswaldia]

Ducstown Clipper-Telegram
News of the Capitol - Volume 138 - Nr. 210

Oswaldia Keeps Streek Going in Baptism of Fire
Impressive shooting display keeps the Clippers on top 3-1

by Amber Ryan
Sports Editor

Sant'Antioco, Ossidiacqua It was nearly a re-wind of their previous game in the Baptism of Fire where the Oswald National Football Team found themselves up 3-1 over an opponent. This time, the Clippers found themselves on top of Wellboneland at the Il Cratere, and for the first time find themselves in sole possession of first place in Group B in what is one of the more competitive groups in this meeting of football.

The game started out fast for the Oswalds as they were able to capitalize on a corner from John Carp to Anthony Rose in the 13th minute. Wellboneland looked lost in the first half, and could not get any rhythm going to move the ball down the pitch. In the 35th minute, Rose was able to get the ball into the box again off of a Heilman kick from midfield which set the Oswalds up 2-0. Toward the end of the period however, Defensive Back Mike Niemeyer fouled a Wellboneland attacker in the penalty box. He was booked for the event, Keeper James Greene could not keep the ball out of the net for a penalty kick goal in the 44th minute. At halftime the score read in the Clippers' favor 2-1.

The second half was largely uneventful and consisted of the three substitutions that the Oswalds have been making for the past few months. The attack on both sides of the ball was lackluster, and some of the 83,100 fans in the stands were becoming restless with inaction on both sides of the pitch. Substitute Striker Miles Williams however was able to razzle-dazzle his way into the Wellboneland defense and was able to make a goal off the top of his head in the 81st minute that sealed the deal for the Clippers. After the game, Sir Don Bartel had a few words about his team's actions.

"I think that some of our players are taking things too easily," said Bartel with his usual dower face. "They are a young group for the most part, but they have to be on the top of their game or else their world is going to go crashing down around them.

The team's next game is in San Marco, which is the current base of the National Team in the tournament. They will play against Vielha, a team that is on their heals at second place in the group. The setting will be at Stade du Ray, considered by many on the team to be a breathtaking stadium with the way it is set up. The team hopes they can pull out a victory, which would surely propel them further to the top of the standings and perhaps even into knockout play.

Code: Select all

    Stat            Oswaldia   Wellboneland
    Goals               3            1
    Shots (on Goal)    9(4)         5(3)
    Fouls               11           8
    Corners             4            1
    Offsides            3            0
    TOP                61%          39%
    Yellows             1            1
    Reds                0            0
    Saves               2            1

[Anollasia]

NATV
48th Baptism of Fire coverage

Goal Watch

Bob: Welcome to Goal Watch, Anollasia's most watched sports program!

Ali: Tonight, we will be talking about the 48th Baptism of fire! Let's watch an overview of yesterday's game!

*TV screen behind them plays overview*

Bob: What a dissapointment.

Ali: We're going down the charts. Currently, we're in 4th place.

Bob: Nothing to worry about, though. There are still many games ahead of us.

Ali: That was some exciting game, though! We got more shots than Backyard Sports, but missed most of them! Backyard Sports got less shots than us, but they got them in. I've never seen anything like that, since 1985!

Bob: Our offense was was pretty good. Our defense was a little weak, though. Backyard Sports had a good offense and defense!

Ali: I've noticed they made the offense go out towards our net, more. Maybe, we should try that time.

Bob: Good idea. Sorry, folks. We have run out of time. Don't forget to watch us again, tomorrow, on our Baptism of Fire series! Have good night!

[Bongo Johnson]

BongoBeat.net - Sports for the 21st Century

I.S.B.J. squad plays stellar defense, but no offensive drive; draws 0-0

The boys in blue played one hell of a game against HorusLand but did not manage to score any goals. They will look to secure their first win tonight. Tune in to BongoVision and BongoVisionHD for tonight's broadcast of match day 3, starting at 6:30PM.

[Ossidiacqua]

How's about a third CUTOFF for the good people in the Acquan half of the draw then, eh?
Good show.

Whilst you're waiting for results, have a read of Part Three of the history of the WC.

[Ossidiacqua]

Group A
Aosta 2–2 Dark
Northern Sunrise Islands 0–3 Apox
Earo 1–2 Urbis Tractus

  Group A                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Dark                        3   2  1  0    6   4    7
2 Urbis Tractus               3   2  0  1    6   5    6
3 Apox                        3   1  1  1    5   3    4
4 Earo                        3   1  0  2    3   4    3
5 Northern Sunrise Islands    3   1  0  2    3   6    3
6 Aosta                       3   0  2  1    4   5    2

Group B
Mesoland 2–2 Boyznichov
Wellboneland 2–0 Leorudo
Vielha 0–2 Oswaldia

  Group B                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Oswaldia                    3   3  0  0    8   2    9
2 Mesoland                    3   1  1  1    5   6    4
3 Vielha                      3   1  1  1    2   3    4
4 Wellboneland                3   1  0  2    3   4    3
5 Leorudo                     3   1  0  2    4   5    3
6 Boyznichov                  3   0  2  1    4   6    2

Group C
Zandistan 1–0 Kingdom of Phoenixia
Balma 0–1 Danaelia
Sicoutimont 0–1 The nordic land of Skyrim

  Group C                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Danaelia                    3   2  1  0    4   1    7
2 Zandistan                   3   2  0  1    4   2    6
3 The nordic land of Skyrim   3   1  1  1    3   5    4
4 Sicoutimont                 3   1  1  1    3   2    4
5 Kingdom of Phoenixia        3   0  2  1    1   2    2
6 Balma                       3   0  1  2    3   6    1

Group D
Anollasia 0–1 Aqusul
Yorobia 2–3 Backyard Sports
Bisim 1–2 Redaya

  Group D                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Bisim                       3   2  0  1    6   3    6
2 Aqusul                      3   2  0  1    4   4    6
3 Backyard Sports             3   2  0  1    6   6    6
4 Redaya                      3   1  1  1    4   5    4
5 Anollasia                   3   1  0  2    4   4    3
6 Yorobia                     3   0  1  2    4   6    1

Group E
Peripanland 3–1 HorusLand
Deep Fried Pickles 0–1 Timfen
Bongo Johnson 2–0 Wild Isle

  Group E                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Peripanland                 3   2  0  1    7   3    6
2 Timfen                      3   2  0  1    3   4    6
3 Deep Fried Pickles          3   1  1  1    3   3    4
4 Bongo Johnson               3   1  1  1    3   2    4
5 Wild Isle                   3   1  1  1    3   4    4
6 HorusLand                   3   0  1  2    2   5    1

Some very close groups then, and all to play for with two group stage games remaining...

[Apox]

From the Apoxian Word....

Huzzah!! A win!

The Apox national football team celebrate, as there is still hope left, after an inspired 3-0 victory over 'rivals' Northern Sunrise Islands who we played in our first ever tournament, the Romili Cup, in which they beat us, 4-1. Justice has been done...

The team knew that this had to be a big performance to keep them in the running for qualification out of the group stages. They were aware of the challenge especially facing a difficult Northern Sunrise Islands team, a team they hold in high regard.

At kick-off the tension could have been cut by a knife, it was so tense. The team instantly launched a wave of attacks, with the left and right midfielders going on penetrating runs down the wings, and then crossing it in to the waiting players in the centre. However, after ten minutes the breakthrough hadn't come and the Sunrisian player Michael Leminski nearly scoring in the 8th minute. However, Apoxian goalkeeper, William Hewitt on debut for the resting starting keeper n=made a fantastic save to deny the shot. Then, in the 17th minute, inspiration struck as the captain Dravid Scott picked up the ball from Jonty Smith and curled in a glorious shot; low, curling, which tucked in behind the Sunrisian goalkeeper. The first half then consisted of a large amount of Sunrisian possession, however, we kept them out.

After the manager's rousing half-time team talk, the team headed out to continue the fight, with the game hanging in the balance. After an early scare from the Sunrisian Freddie Brother, the team netted a second goal. Olim Benzari, on one of his long runs up the wing, chipped the ball across the penalty area, to the waiting head of Chris Neguwa who had been rushed up in all the action, and made its way into the back of the net, giving Chris his first international goal. Finally, after a few substitutions on both sides, in the dying moments of the game, Apox found the net again. This time, Stan Miller did one of the most spectacular runs seen by many of the travelling fans, skilling at least three Sunrisian players, before burying the shot away and sealing the win.

Team sheet from the Match
GK - William Hewitt
RD - Jack Forster
CD - Chris Neguwa
LD - Donnie Rathburn sub Jennie Scott 70'
RM - Olim Benzari sub Fari Y 66'
CM - Jonty Smith
CM - Ken Rickwright
LM - Tom Heeeh
ST - Stan Miller
ST - Dravid Scott
ST - Oli Weekes

[Horusland]

Baptism of Fire Group Round 3
Peripanland 3-1 HorusLand

In Group Match 3, HorusLand played against Peripanland, and lost the match. Will we even win a match?
Here are the current Group E rankings:

  Group E                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Peripanland                 3   2  0  1    7   3    6
2 Timfen                      3   2  0  1    3   4    6
3 Deep Fried Pickles          3   1  1  1    3   3    4
4 Bongo Johnson               3   1  1  1    3   2    4
5 Wild Isle                   3   1  1  1    3   4    4
6 HorusLand                   3   0  1  2    2   5    1

[Perinpanland]

!Perinpan Sports Network!

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

Mr. White:Hi and welcome to the Gol! Perinpanland! As part of Perinpan Sports Network. Well the game is over as Perinpanland plays against Horusland in the beautiful capital city known as Sant'Elia. Screen shows the skyline of the city as well as an aeriel view going into the stadium This would probably be the biggest game for Perinpanland. I know I say that alot but I'd feel the the over confidence Perinpanland might have when playing Horusland after learning they lost to Timfen while we beat them 3-nil might cause a loss

Mr. Brown: I guess in other words, I guess you were as optimistic as enough or your "true" stats were wrong as you said Perinpanland would lose 3-0. Unlike I, who thought Perinpanland would win...

Mr. Dylan:Yes but you thought they'd win by 1. How do you feel now?

Mr. White:Let's just watch the game unfold!

The screen changes to the the game
0'
The crowd enters and cheer on our Perinpan team
Charpentier meets with the Horusland captain and flips the coin. Yet again, Horusland would win. His team mates laugh at him as he jokes around before going back to his post. #5 Robert Furedi would get the ball and pass it to #6 Doruk Aslan. He then run down before passing it to #10 Konstantyn Novakolsky. With support from #4 Nicolas Worley and #3 Rolf Valenzuela They pick the ball and change the game around.

10'
Foul on #8 Alfred Nikolajsen. Their Ball

14'
#24 Ignacio Cook with the ball. He passes to #10 Chas Morrison Who is being pressured by both #2 Sergiu Petran and #3 Dragos Ionescu. MorrisonPasses to the open #8 Raymond Bradley He SHOOTS....oooh punched away by their #1 Horatiu Alexandrescu. A corner is given to Perinpanland.

18'
Cook with the corner kick, he passes straight to Valenzuela who goes for goal but the ball is taken away by #7 Istvan Yankovic.

23'
#4 Nicolae Constantin with the ball. He passes to Nikolajsen. Then passes to Novakolsky who quickly gives it to #11 Klaudijs Ozolins but is quickly nabbed by our goalie #1 Gaspard Trotter

28'
Again Horusland with the ball but taken away by #9 Scottie Fish He gives it to #16 Adriano XAVIER A long pass to Valenzuela who runs up and passes to Bradley. Bradley can't shoot. Gives it back to Valenzuela Who passes to Cook Who passes to Morrison. He gives it back to Cook as he is now in the box. He Shoots!!!!!! HE SCORES!!!!!!
Number 24 Ignacio Cook scores the opening goal for Perinpanland in this game against Horusland here in Sant'Elia. A brilliant play by Cook.

35'
Coach Martini would take out #6 Arlen Wall for #28 Freddy Sidro

39'
#5 Robert Furedi with the ball as he is tackled by Fish. A ferocious tackle. Referee stops the play and books Fish. That will be is second yellow card of the tournament. He will not be allowed to play in the next game.

45 +2'
The referee would give three minutes of stoppage time. It would seem that Horusland can not get the ball in net. They are taking shot after shot. They just can not break the Perinpan defence. Furedi gets the ball again. Passes to Novakolsky. He passes to Nikolajsen who passes it long to Yankovic. A sly pass to Ozolins. A startled Trotter tries to save it but Ozolins passes to #9 Eliasz Sokolof who shoot on the open net... HE SCORES!!!!!!! Horusland #9 Eliasz Sokolof will score the equalizer to bring Horusland back into this game. The Referee gave three minutes but two would be just enough.

45'
HALFTIME Both teams played good offensively as both teams scored tying the game at 1-1.

46'
Valenzuela would pass to Fish to start the second half.

53'
As the ball is intercepted by Furedi it is passed to to Nikolajsen. The next pass is intercepted by Worley who passes it to Xavier. Xavier's has pressure by the 3 forwards and passes it off to Sidro He passes to Cook who arrives to support him. Cook Passes to Valenzuela who passes to Bradley Bradley can't find an opening so he passes to #5 Rosario Charpentier, no opening from him either so he passes to the open Morrison who SHOOTS....ooh denied by the goalie...

62'
Yankovic with the ball...taken away by #7 Theirn Connors a long pass to the open Charpentier The same play as the game before.... he goes for the net...can't find an opening so he passes to Morrison He SHOOTS...HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Morrison breaks the tie. The score is now 2-1. Look at those fans. A long awaited goal indeed. Just look at that play. Amazing play! Morrison was there and he scored. Way to break the old rut he was in.

67'
Coach Enrico Martini takes out #24 Ignacio Cook for #11 Donovan Miles

73'
This game is dominated by Perinpanland. Possesion now is 72% Perinpanland, Horusland 28%. Wait...I spoke too soon. Aslan has the ball. He runs down...passes to Yankovic who gives it to Sokolof. He shoots but rejected by Trotter wait Ozolins with the rebound ...passes to Yankovic but kicked out by Sidro good play. It'll be a corner kick.

78'
Yankovic with the corner. He passes to Sokolof but is intercepted by Sidro He passes to Connorswho kicks it long to MIles He passes to Valenzuela who passes up over to Bradley He goes for goal but rejected. Ball lands to Morrison who SHOOTS...ooh wide. Referee says corner which is to the unliking of Petran. Referee says it touched Petran. He argues and it seems the referee is taking out his book. He will receive a yellow card. Miles will go for the corner kick.

82'
Miles with the corner...he kicks....ooh booted by Petran. Its lands to the feet of Sidro He passes to Fish Fish goes around players before passing to Miles Miles kicks above the heads and...GOAL!!!!!!! Headed in by #3 Valenzuela!!!! The score is 3-1. There are the crowd with the red fire bursters.
Many have the permits they have to use after asking the Ossidiacquan government for permission and risking their lives doing so to show spirit.

88'
Ionescu passes the ball but intercepted by Sidro He kicks it long to Valenzuela but it hits Yancovic. Ooh....the ball heads straight into the rib cage of Yankovic. it has got to hurt... a ball going full power into the Rib cage...referee has stopped the play as medics enter the field. The faces of sad Horusland fans as they await the final call. Yancovic is a good player....Well medics leave and it seems that Yankovic will remain for the final few minutes left in the game. He seems to wobble a bit as he shows signs of discomfort.

90+2
A final play by Horusland handing off the ball to Sokolof who goes for goal...but denied. The whistle blows as Perinpanland would win it's second game 3-1. Perinpanland now winning it's second game as Perinpanland fans scream and cheer!!! They can not wait for another game!!! The great game played on both sides as there was much anticipation looking for a 2-2 tie but thankfully Valenzuela will lock the keys away from that threat. The Man of the match goes to #24 Ignacio Cook!!!!


Screen changes back to our hosts

Mr. Dylan:wow...what a game...after the goal scored by Horusland right before the first half ended I was afraid. The second goal didn't really help...i was anticipating a second goal by Horusland after ours.

Mr. Brown: They did a good job with the center and the support. Here is our game's roster:

#1 Gaspard TROTTER
#6 Arlen WALL taken out in 35'
#28 Freddy SIDRO substituted in at 35''
#7 Theirn CONNORS
#16 Adriano XAVIER
#4 Nicolas WORLEY
#9 Scottie FISH []
#24 Ignacio COOK [] scored 28' taken out in 67'
#11 Donovan Miles substituted in at 67' assist in 82'
#9 Rolf VALENZUELA scored 82'
#10 Chas MORRISON assist in 28' scored 67'
#5 Rosario CHARPENTIER "C" assist 67'
#8 Raymond BRADLEY

Mr. White: They did good not to stay too over confident and don't hurt me but I am glad Horusland scored that first goal...without it... we may have given more at a bad time. That tie game brought our players back to earth and shows them what could happen when they are too cocky after only one goal. The whole game can turn around. I am sure they would use this experience for any future games.

Mr. Dylan: I ask this after every game but what do you think about our subs?

Mr. Brown: Well to start it of, Ignacio Cook plays an amazing game. Moves up and around. He is able to offer support when the ball is on our side but as soon the offensive momentum is moving he gets open, runs with the ball and passes. He would even get open to for another pass but seeing how he has a clear shot he goes for it. Quick thinking on his part. He also is playing a great midfielder as well as a great forward. This is what this formation is all about. During offensive moments we would have a 5 forward army and during defensive moments we would have a 6 or even 8 defender army. Valenzuela had just come back from the injury he had against Wild Isle. He would need to be more like cook. Afterall he is a winger. he does good in the 82 minute support a pass but heads it. I hope that this would make a difference in his mentality and prompt him to move up. In the 35th minute Freddy Sidro would join the game. Taking out Arlen Wall. Sidro does a better job then Wall did this game. Able to take the ball away from the players and pass it to his supporters. Sidro would also be in the key areas where the ball would have to go. Seeing Connors at his left he would move in the middle but not to close. Knowing the ball would only have to go left now he would run up and take the ball before it is passed to a next player. In the 67th minute Donovan Miles would make another appearance in this tournament. He is a great winger. Unlike cook he can not run as fast as him but is able to pass along the middle as well as able to run up and get the ball. He can also be able to cross the ball to the other side of the field and the corners WOW! what was is 4 in 5 will go in. Well he didn't get the assit in the corner but would retrieve it anyhow. Beautiful!!!! How they say it...Bella!

Mr. WhiteWell what would Coach Martini need to do regarding the booked Scottie Fish. He plays an important role in the formation as central defensive defender. He provides alot of support the the forwards and the defenders. He is technically the backbone of the team.

Mr. Dylan You are correct. Scottie Fish will not be allowed to play the next game but Coach Martini is a smart man. Knowing full well the both Chas Morrison and Scottie Fish play important roles in this team and they would have alot of responsibilities he knew that in this tournament something would happen to either one of them. When drafting players to the national team he looked for qualities like Morrison and Fish and trained those people to play like Morrison or Fish. In fact there is a lineup of players to do the job for example:

#14 Tony Summerfield
#17 Adolfo Unai
#24 Ignacio Cook

My bet is that Unai will play.

Mr. White:Our next oppenent will be Deep Fried Pickles...a hard team indeed. An insanely offensive team...with the main priority to score with the help of our midfield and defence we can trun the game around and hit the starstruck defenders as he we shoot for goal. Again Morrison as well as our two wingers will need to play their hardest as well. Our defenders and midfield are able to trample over their formation and squeeze the ball out of their highly focused central position into the sides where we may be able to attack. More on this on tomorrows pre-game show. Perinpanland as of now is 2-0-1 as Deep Fried Pickles is 1-1-1. Here are the standings:

  Group E                   Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  Pts 
1 Peripanland                 3   2  0  1    7   3    6
  Timfen                      3   2  0  1    3   4    6
3 Deep Fried Pickles          3   1  1  1    3   3    4
  Bongo Johnson               3   1  1  1    3   2    4
  Wild Isle                   3   1  1  1    3   4    4
6 HorusLand                   3   0  1  2    2   5    1

Perinpanland is tied for first with Timfen as 3 teams are able to to achieve first or second rank. Another win would secure a spot to the next round. Before we go I Would like to thank our fans here and at home who support Perinpanland all the way

Mr. Dylan: Yes without your cheering, Perinpanland's national team wouldn't have a reason for playing

Mr. White: You should know, chad, you watched alot of cheering in that game didn't you...I'm guessing the arrival of those cheerleaders really pepped you up didn't it?

Mr. Dylan: You older then men and I'm the mature one...sad...sad...sad

Mr. white someone's avoiding the topic anyways here is the game summary as we see you next time tomorrow for the pre-game show!

Team	Perinpanland 3	Horusland 1
Goals Scored	Cook (28') Morrison (62') Valenzuela (82')	Sokolof (45+2')
Shots:	15	9
Shots on Goal:	8	6
Possession:	64%	36%
Yellow Cards	1	1

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[Astograth]

You might want to consider CUTting OFF the shenanigans when it comes to top-level international football. Apologies for the lateness, no excuses this time.

[Iturributa]

Iturributa Region: MD3 Scores

Group F
Inthelittlenation 1–3 Mashiki
The Scandinavian Islands 3–1 Romili
Vamprican-Krumbian Confederacy 2–0 Catocton

  Group F                           Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Mashiki                             3   2  1  0    7   3  +4    7
2 Vamprican-Krumbian Confederacy      3   2  0  1    3   2  +1    6
3 The Scandinavian Islands            3   2  0  1    8   3  +5    6
4 Inthelittlenation                   3   1  1  1    4   3  +1    4
5 Romili                              3   0  2  1    3   5  −2    2
6 Catocton                            3   0  0  3    1  10  −9    0

Group G
Daydreamtopia 0–2 Malt
Sundsborg 2–1 The New Roman Imperialists
United Federation of the World 1–5 Wihsirmir Taoul di wer Qumadosfan

  Group G                           Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Wihsirmir Taoul di wer Qumadosfan   3   2  1  0    9   2  +7    7
2 Sundsborg                           3   2  1  0    6   2  +4    7
3 The New Roman Imperialists          3   2  0  1    4   3  +1    6
4 Malt                                3   2  0  1    4   2  +2    6
5 Daydreamtopia                       3   0  0  3    0   6  −6    0
6 United Federation of the World      3   0  0  3    1   9  −8    0

Group H
Cosmic Censorship 1–0 Conclespia
Vindesby 1–0 Arcadian Islands
Remad 0–2 Democratic States of Fenbar

  Group H                           Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Democratic States of Fenbar         3   2  1  0    6   3  +3    7
2 Cosmic Censorship                   3   1  2  0    4   3  +1    5
3 Vindesby                            3   1  1  1    2   2   0    4
4 Conclespia                          3   0  2  1    2   3  −1    2
5 Arcadian Islands                    3   0  2  1    1   2  −1    2
6 Remad                               3   0  2  1    2   4  −2    2

Group I
Deadmans 2–1 Westros
Altito Asmoro 4–1 Aexalla
Kerblaekistan 3–0 Artsakhestan

  Group I                           Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Altito Asmoro                       3   2  1  0    8   1  +7    7
2 Deadmans                            3   2  1  0    3   1  +2    7
3 Aexalla                             3   1  0  2    4   5  −1    3
4 Westros                             3   1  0  2    4   5  −1    3
5 Kerblaekistan                       3   1  0  2    3   7  −4    3
6 Artsakhestan                        3   0  2  1    0   3  −3    2

((I realise the cutoff was as Astograth, and I initially posted the scores with that account as well. Apologies again.))

[Timfen]

Timfen move up to second in the Group E table after beating Deep Fried Pickles 1-0. Deep Fried Pickles started off well mounting with the Wharton brothers being successful in getting past the strong Timfen back line. They were unable to score with these chances though. The brothers got more frustrated as DFP were getting more chances than Timfen, but nothing was going in. In the 41st minute of the game Paul Wharton received a ball from Fierro and barged Tony Kelly, resulting in a yellow card. Kelly took the free kick which went to Jake Hicks who dribbled up the field and passed in to Jacques Brondons who was tackled on receival.

At half time DFP looked much the stronger team, so Timfen made changes. In defence, Revel Drey was replaced by Zach Stevens on the left to deal with the right wing attack better. In midfield, Steve Benge came on meaning that a four man midfield would start attacks better, and Zeb Wert came out of the Striker position.

In the 2nd half Timfen were foiling the right wing attack of DFP much better, and starting up more attacks. Steve Benge, who was playing his first match of the tournament, was passing up to Dan Drurton, resulting in a few shots on goal. But, in the 64th minute, DFP won a corner out on their right. It fell to Mesut Dras, who ran halfway up the field, passed past a defender to Jacques Brondons, who chipped the ball over the keeper and into the goal, giving Timfen the first goal of the game. Timfen were still stopping the right wing attack and creating more chances, but nothing could be finished off. The final whistle went, and Timfen had moved to 2nd in the group.

[Zandistan]

SANT’ELIA, OSSIDIACQUA

Just when we needed it. The man smiled, then furrowed his brow. But trouble may be on the way.

The team arrived in Sant’Elia late the night before after a disheartening loss to Danaelia, 2-0, in which they had appeared very sluggish. They woke up determined to not have a repeat. Come out focused, and push all game long. The team knew that their opponents, the Kingdom of Phoenixia had a knack for pulling out a draw in a game they might be outmatched; they had a record of 0-2-0. And a draw was absolutely necessary to remain in qualifying position with two group games to play.

Come on, guys. Don’t fail me again.

The opening kickoff to Zandistan. From the start, they were playing their own game. Pass it around, switching fields, McRae to Stenhoffer, Stenhoffer over to Bunfogle, up to Tangari, middle to von Zanderstrom, and up the right flank to McRae again. Smooth movement, and they were creating chances. Von Zanderstrom’s shot in the 4th minute sailed a foot wide of the left post. Domingo received a 9th-minute through ball behind the defense, but his attempt to slide it inside the right post was saved by a sprawling Lukas Eirikson.

This was not a one-sided match like the one against Skyrim, as Phoenixia created their fair share of chances. In the 11th minute, Karl Gudmer played a brilliant ball up to Andreas Stenko, whose shot was saved by a diving Sánchez de la Mega. Nine minutes later, Rio Rioson crossed to Jan Urquarth, who rifled a volley inches over the crossbar.

That was a close one. We gotta get these guys before they get us first. I don’t know if we have the firepower to score twice.

It seemed goals were not to be in this game. Save after save, first from Megatron and Eirikson matching him. Was the audience watching a soccer game or a most athletic save competition?

Megatron on his game. We need him, we certainly do. We could ride his back all the way, or certainly at least until the playoffs.

After 40 minutes, the game was still 0-0, and Phoenixia had 5 shots on target to Zandistan’s 4, but many more shots had slipped just wide. Tension grew among the spectators as well as the players. Who was going to be first to break the deadlock? Certainly, the goalies couldn’t perform this well for this long.

In minute 42, Lars Olsen broke past Avisajj “Shadow” Bunfogle on the wing, and set his sights on the middle to cross it. Could this be it? But Johannes “Vortex” Werdenheimer intercepted it and sent it back up the field. A disappointed sigh swept through the crowd.

Likely drawn at halftime. Bellucci is better from those stomach issues yesterday, right? We need a spark, we gotta score a goal or two.

The fourth official held up the board, one minute of stoppage time. Bunfogle lifted his head, and knew it was time for action. He played it aerially across the field to McRae speeding up the right flank. Von Zanderstrom came over next to McRae, and did a quick give-and-go. McRae sped down the right flank free, and unleashed a cross in the middle, punched away by Eirikson, but right to the Grizzly. He took a touch to the side, burning an oncoming defender, and slotted it bottom left past a diving Eirikson. Right on the stroke of halftime. Zandistan 1 – 0 Kingdom of Phoenixia heading into the break.

Brilliant! A killer blow, exactly what we needed, and perfect timing! Yes, I’ve picked the right squad.

The Zandistanis went celebrating into the break, and a crushed Phoenixia looked to rebound in the second half. Still, Coach Wickami Schwartz encouraged the team to stay focused: one slip, one mistake and the game would be tied up. Phoenixia was a very strong squad, they would not go down easy.

Still, up in a hidden corner of the Rue de Novembre, one man was entertaining visions of the future for himself. We win this tournament and I’ll be on top of this team. The country’s people wont let them get rid of me. But the people did not even know he was there, behind the scenes. With this team, I can go far places, reach world glory. They’ll surely elect me President of Zandistan for this. Right then a helicopter flew overhead, a helicopter with police markings, snapping him out of his stupor. Crap, crap get them away from me. I can’t stay here. And indeed, Evanolan Fry had sent him warnings of the police on his tail. He did not yet know if it was too late to leave, if he could escape safely.

The whistle blew, beginning the second half. A pity I’ll miss it. Don’t blow it, guys. Phoenixia assaulted quickly, trying to equalize. In the 48th minute, Stenko unleashed a cracker of a shot that Megatron just tipped wide, the last glimpse of the game the man had before escaping out of the stadium to his private stagecoach waiting to take him far out of the city, and away from Inca, the site of their next game. Good save, Mega, we’ll hold ‘em. Still, get those boys off my tail by going the wrong direction, they’ll never guess. Tell me how the game goes.

Stenko’s shot was Phoenixia’s best chance in the first thirteen or fourteen minutes of the half. But after a steal by Nils Gudwinson in minute 59, Phoenixia pressed forward again. Gudwinson out to the Iron Duke, who played it up his side to the brilliant Rioson. Rioson took Schmid off the dribble, then drew in Rudolf “Buzz Saw” Werdenheimer, creating an opening for Urquarth. Rioson found him with a brilliant nutmeg pass through Werdenheimer’s legs, and Urquarth readied a shot. Past the diving Megatron, but off the left post and ricocheting out to Johannes Werdenheimer. The danger was over, but coach Schwartz was unhappy.

He signaled to young center-back Ingmeier Britzlstein to get himself warmed up, and two or three minutes after he stood at the line, calling Friedrich Stenhoffer’s name. Buzz Saw Werdenheimer moved to defensive mid, and Britzlstein took his place at center back.

The combo worked brilliantly. Phoenixia was stymied by the increase in physical midfield play with Werdenheimer roughing them up more than Stenhoffer had. Britzlstein gave Stenko and Urquarth fits in the penalty box. He was so deft with his feet, never buying any juke moves and poking the ball away cleanly at the last second. A natural talent.

Zandistan, clinging to a one-goal lead, was content to just sit back and defend, seeing the effectiveness of their new pairing on defense. The Britzlstein-Werdenheimer combo was so effective that Phoenixia was only able to generate one shot on goal the rest of the game, a long-range effort from Karl Gudmer that Megatron was able to handle. After the 90 minutes plus stoppage time was up, the referee blew his whistle, and Zandistan had emerged with a 1-0 victory.

The chatter in the team circle was more positive today, and Schwartz commended them on brilliant defensive play in the second half, but warned them that they wouldn’t be able to get away with missing so many offensive chances in the later rounds of the tournament. He informed them that their win meant they were alone in second place, trailing group leader Danaelia, who had beat them, by one point. The team broke with a cheer, boarded their stagecoaches, and settled in for the lengthy trip back to Inca, site of their fourth match of the tournament. They wanted to be ready.

But the man watching them had a different story. While pleased with the end result, his main concern had been escaping the police chasing him in the helicopter. He wanted to put as much distance between himself and the team as possible, so he was headed to Ossidiana, and he hoped to make it by nightfall. The stagecoach sped through Ossidiacquan countryside, passing the towns of Andrade and Callizano before resting the horses for a bit in Pax-en-Gimignano. The helicopter whir, which had been following them, had faded in the distance somewhat. Soon they began hearing it again, so off sped the stagecoach toward Ossidiana. How much longer ‘til they run out of fuel? My goodness. But the helicopter was relentless. It flew closer and closer, buzzing the treetops a mere forty yards behind them. He could feel the wind from the rotor blades. Is this it? Is my time over? Can’t be. He called to the driver, “Turn here, confuse them.” It was a side road leading to an abandoned farm. The helicopter followed them down the path, then turned and headed back toward Sant’Elia.

Either we’re safe or they’re calling in backups. We could be holed up here a while, stuck if we stay. I'd get moving.

They waited until the sound receded into the distance, then, satisfied, turned toward Ossidiana once more; there was a pre-arranged hiding spot there. After biting his nails until they were stubs and sweating profusely, the stagecoach arrived in Ossidiana with no hint of any more helicopters following them there. We’re safe, but just for now. We might be on the run the next few days. Hopefully the team can still win without me. Satisfied he was away from danger for the night, the man climbed onto a small cot in a hidden room, and slept. Tomorrow would bring another story.

MATCH REPORT

Zandistan 1 – 0 Kingdom of Phoenixia

Events
45 + 1’ Zandistan GOAL, Yuri “The Grizzly” Radonezh-Muratovich
62’ Zandistan SUBSTITUTION, Friedrich “Firestorm” Stenhoffer OUT, Ingmeier Britzlstein IN

UPCOMING MATCH

vs. Balma (0-1-2, 3 GF, -3 GD) at Stadio Alianza, Inca