Díenstad Cup II

[Uiri]

It has been four years since the first Díenstad Cup and the World Cup and Cup of Harmony are settled or almost so. It is time for the next edition of the Díenstad Cup which Uiri is hoping will bring some much needed money from tourism into its developing nation. The format will be 8 groups of 5 and the Pots will be as follows:

Pot A:
Lamoni
Uiri
Macabees, The
Morrdh
PeoplesFreedom, The
Greal
Erid Lor
Maldorians

Pot B:
Sovereign Theocracies
Transeden
Scodson
Tir
Jagada
Beatus, The
Independent Hitmen
Indras

Pot C:
Varessa
Cazelia
Stevid
Tadjikistan
Viston
Wanderjar
Ecrip Yelsha
Lyras

Pot D:
Fillosankiavo
Svitlijrika
Latransylvania
Leasath
Adaptus Astrates
Whiskeasy
Yanitaria
Skibereen

Pot E:
Imbrinium
New Russian Forces
San Castello
Lanceo
Trawach
Southern Hexagon
Navarath
Corbournne

The groups will be decided randomly, one nation from each pot will be put into each group. Each team will play every other team twice, once at home and once on the road. After the ten matchdays are finished, the top two teams from each group will advance to the knock out stage. Every match will be played within Uiri. The schedule and groups will be posted Saturday morning (EDT) at the latest. Scorination should be expected at approximately 5 pm EDT during the week. There will be 24 hours notice of any changes to this.

[The Macabees]

Díenstad Cup II
Macabee Squad


[Home kit.]


[Away kit.]

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Manager: Níal Ters; Ters replaced Glem Dalá on the onset of the World Cup 47 final tournament. Like his predecessor, he lost every match played of the final tournament, and so his true test will be during the Díenstad Cup (where his predecessor's squad was knocked-out during the quarterfinals by Lamoni, who would go on and win that tournament). Níal Ters will be fighting for his job to manage during the World Cup 48 qualification tournament, where many are hoping the Golden-Whites will get to the final tournament (again), and win a match.

Squad Listings:

Lars Kíendar (27), Goalkeeper: Lars Kíendar is the starting goalkeeper for Royal Club Española, one of the most successful teams in the Ligue Imperiotech (2016/2017 champions). He has a history of “standing in the right place, at the right time”, and is good at protecting the goal against breakaways. He also works well under pressure. Unfortunately, his young age (twenty-one) precludes him of having the necessary experience to be comparable to world renowned goalkeepers. Despite this, he has a bright future ahead of him, not just as a goalkeeper in the league, but as the starting goalkeeper for the national team.

Díendar Shost (23), Goalkeeper: Díendar Shost is a youth goalkeeper, hoping to gain experience to be bought into a premier league. He is quick, intelligent and is known to “stand in the right place”. Being tall, he is also good at stopping balls in the airs, including protecting against high-ball corner kicks into the area. This makes him one of the most powerful youth goalkeepers available. His first international game was in the tenth Di Bradini Cup, with the national under-21 football team. This will be his first World Cup appearance.

Nantes Resien (29), Wing Back: The young Nantes Resien is one of the premier wing backs in the Ligue Imperiotech. He plays for Royal Club Española and is one of the leading causes for the excellent connection between the defense and the offense in the team, which is in turn a major cause of their success in the league. He is also one of the best domestic set-piece kickers, explaining his often time played role of free kicker during direct kicks. He is one of the leading scorers of this type; scoring directly from the free-kick into the goal.

Lisander Tíermark (28), Wing Back: Lisander Tíermark is another well known and excellent wing back, and one of the few players on the national team which do not play in domestic league teams. Tíermark is a wing back for the Quintessence of Dust league team Highmark City Blues. Prior to his international career, he played for Fedala Imperial. He is fast, and is capable of both offensive and defensive tasks. His ambition, however, has led him to play an offensive role at the expense of defensive play, sometimes leaving a gap on the wings of the team’s defense.

Bur Xetal (25), Wing Back: Bur Xetal is one of the youngest players on the national team. His main purpose is to develop his skill and experience in order to formulate him into a good winger to replace others as they grow older, or if they are injured. Xetal is fast, smart and an extraordinary defender. He can only assist in the tasks in the midfield, and is good with connecting with strikers on top for quick counterstrikes. He is a valuable asset in the counter attack, and is known for extremely lethal accuracy when it comes to assisting a striker for a goal.

Kel Kanis (21), Wing Back: Kel Kanis is not only an excellent youth right-back, but he is also one of the best set-piece kickers of the under-twenty-one national team. He has the uncanny ability to drop a ball right into the area, on top of a “friendly player”, making him extremely dangerous when playing on the wings. He is, however, very susceptible to moving up front, sometimes sacrificing his defensive awareness. He can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Sergi Gut (30), Center Back: The relatively young Gut is a “center back in training”. That is, his purpose is to train and gain experience to replace either Fedal or Fernán in the future. He is one of the players which will form the core of the team in future world cups, allowing for a gradual increase in average skill. He current plays for Illusqué; his contract is coming to an end at the end of this season and he has expressed interests in playing on a foreign team. He is likely to come out a lot during the qualifying matches for the World Cup group stage.

Ladis Berk (26), Center Back: Ladis Berk played for Port Tenacious, as is one of the nation’s best young center backs. He is more experienced than most center backs of his age, and has good speed, easily earning him a spot on the national team. He is likely to be called-up for the regular national team, as well, for World Cup 47. He recently was awarded a contract by Eastport United.

Nantes Fersas (23), Center Back: Nantes Fersas is much like Ladis Berk, but younger. He is a promising youth player, and will reportedly be brought up to the first division by next season. However, his agent has been looking for an international outlet. He proved an illustrious U-21 player during DBC 10 and was thus called up for the national team.

Agin Kal (21), Center Back: A young, relatively inexperienced center back, he is nonetheless smart and fast. He is also a fast learner. He has been recently contracted by the Fedala Imperials for roughly eight million Ríokmarks, making him a relatively expensive youth transfer. He is one of the nation’s great future promises in defensive football. He participated in two previous Di Bradini Cups, and this will be his first tournament with the senior side.

Agno Míarnar (29), Defending Midfielder: Agno Míarnar is Dertish Malfor's replacement as a defensive midfielder. Dertish Malfor died of a heart attack during World Cup 46. Agno Míarnar plays in Port Elusive and has been contracted for the national team.

Sergi Bert (24), Defending Midfielder: Sergí Bert is the common starting defensive midfielder; he is a young, talented midfielder. Replaced Dertish Malfor in this position after this player's death. Sergí Bert played for a semi-professional team outside of the official league system. During World Cup 47 he showed his talent and was contracted by SC Lasft.

Joán Zeneti (26), Attacking Midfielder: Joán Zeneti is another international player. He is an attacking midfielder for the Somewhereistonian team Qasarian Sparta B. Nevertheless, he is extremely skillful and has been a key asset in Qasarian Sparta’s aspirations to rise to the “premier league”. He is also one of the best attacking midfielders present for the Macabee National Football Team, and is young enough to guarantee his presence in the next two world cups, at the very least. His strengths are in organization, and he has the capability to clearly set up lines of attack with other midfielders and strikers. That is, he’s successful in presenting opportunities for the goalscorers, and he has scored many goals himself. His capabilities as a midfielder have attracted the interest of other international managers, and he is likely to have a promising career.

Ses Dermán (30), Attacking Midfielder: Dermán’s main strengths are speed and range of shot, allowing him to connect with strikers for quick counter attacks. He is also known for his maneuverability on the field, to create scoring opportunities once the opposing team has formulated its lines of defense. Dermán plays for Eleptik, another team in the Ligue Imperiotech.

Tritor Maníac (21), Attacking Midfielder: Maníac is Gert's (27) replacement, designed to give fresh blood for future generations of Macabee National Teams. He is quick, intelligent and is also an excellent set piece kicker. He is currently rogue for World Cup 47 and looking for a team, although rumors persist that he has been contacted by several Macabee teams.

Santi Vervánt (32), Center Midfielder: He is Mitoraj’s right-hand man, so to speak, and also plays for Adventubier. He is also very intelligent and good at creating plays. The main advantage to his presence is to unclog the field should Mitoraj be tightly marked. This gives the team another superb playmaker, in case their foremost playmaker is adequately covered and pressured. He gives the Macabee midfield a very powerful presence in the face of similarly skilled teams.

Georgi Rest (30) and Víeb Tahol (23), Center Midfielders: These two midfielders have similar skills and they both play for Royal Club Española (making this team the largest contributor to the national taem). Víeb Tahol is really the growing prodigy of the national team, and is likely to play in upcoming under-twenty-one competitions, as well. They are both fast and able to connect with other players, making them valuable assets for any playmaker in setting up a strategy. They can also help in defensive tasks.

Guy Lafos (22), Central Midfielder: Lafos is a playmaker, and is able to control the speed of the game. This makes him the team’s premier youth midfielder, and also a promising candidate for the regular national team. He took part in the 10th Di Bradini Cup, and also has been called up for the senior national team for the Díenstad Cup. Depending on the success of the team there, he may be called up for the 48th World Cup.

Mika d’Angíel (30), Striker: Mika d’Angíel is one of the most valued strikers in the world, and already made his international presence during an under-twenty-one competition in Starblaydia, and then during both World Cup 44 and World Cup 45. He is the premier striker of the national team, and one of the highest scorers. He currently plays in the Yaforite league. During the Díenstad Cup he was the tournament's top scorer.

Shost Glen (27), Striker: Glen is a younger, powerful forward. His main strength is his accuracy, since he is not too good with creating opportunities to score. He is powerful when he has another player to connect with him on the top, since he is good at controlling and accurately shooting the ball with much strength. As a result, he is more of a direct attacker and mostly used when the midfield has control of the game.

Nether Falsó (27), Striker: Falsó is another powerful striker with his eye on goal, although he is not as accurate as Glen. He is, however, a better playmaker, allowing him to set up a shot if the shot is not immediately clear to him. This makes him a more valuable asset when the midfield does not have control of the game. As a result he and Glen alternate as substitutes during games, depending on how the midfield is doing.

Darsí Bon (21), Striker: A very young striker who was recently promoted to the main team from Illusqué’s youth club. He is intelligent and fast, giving him good qualities to break away from the defense. This will be his first World Cup appearance, although he had previously played internationally during the Di Bradini Cup.

[Lamoni]

Lamoni Hawks

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Name my goalscorers: Y
Godmod Scoring Events: Y
Godmod other creative events (including injuries): Y (ask first, if possible)
Injure my players: N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out Red cards to my players N

Formation: 3-5-2
Style Mod: 0
Manager: Felix Lopez

Home Kit



The Home Kit is made by the Ediraf company in Starblaydia, and displays the colors of the Lamonian flag. Lamonian uniforms are distinguishable by the addition of the Broad-winged Hawk ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-winged_Hawk ) logo on both the shirt and the shorts, with the word "Lamoni" residing underneath the Hawk. The main colors are red, blue, and yellow.

Away Kit



The Away Kit is also made by the Ediraf company of Starblaydia. It carries the same Hawk logos as the Home Kit, but the main colors of this uniform are yellow, black, and red.

Starting 11

GK- Max Belford
CB- Max Iddings
LB- Kurt Lanphear
RB- Niel Schiavone
DM- Hugh Forand
RM- Darren Bavel
CM- Cody Rother
CM- Matthew Fetty
LM- Clayton Karam
LW- Julio Kriz
SS- Erik Heimann
RW- Neil Canto

Reserve 11

GK- Erik Kassel
CB- Niel Mart
LB- Julio Yelle
RB- Javier Belaire
DM- Darren Howery
RM- Guy Belles
CM- Nelson Matte
CM- Max Mundell
LM- Kurt Higgens
LW- Graham Savage
SS- Martyn Hill
RW- Paul Wade

OOC: Yes, this is the same side as the last Dienstad Cup. I'll edit when i'm not tired.

[Stevid]

OOC: Before I post my team, where'd you get the kit and edit it or did you guys use photoshop? Otherwsie I'll C&C in paint or something and rush one through so we can get on with this with little dithering.

[Starblaydia]

OOC: Before I post my team, where'd you get the kit and edit it or did you guys use photoshop? Otherwsie I'll C&C in paint or something and rush one through so we can get on with this with little dithering.

OOC: Just to butt in on you guys' tournament with the info, but it at least serves as a tag, too. NS Football kit storefronts, should you not feel like making your own:

• ediraf
• Tenderville4Sportwear
• X-Spordiga

[Uiri]

Sorry I'm late... here are the groups for the first stage of the Cup:

Group 1

Morrdh
Tir
Viston
Skibereen
Lanceo

Group 2

Maldorians
Indras
Wanderjar
Fillosankiavo
Trawach

Group 3

ThePeoplesFreedom
Scodson
Stevid
Leasath
Navarath

Group 4

Uiri
The Beatus
Cazelia
Yanitaria
San Castello

Group 5

Lamoni
Jagada
Lyras
Latransylvania
Imbrinium

Group 6

Greal
Independent Hitmen
Varessa
Whiskeasy
Corbournne

Group 7

The Macabees
Transeden
Tadjikistan
Svitlijrika
New Russian Forces

Group 8

Erid Lor
Sovereign Theocracies
Ecrip Yelsha
Adaptus Astrates
Southern Hexagon


Now that the groups are drawn, I shall be unveiling the schedule:

August 11: 1v2, 3v4, 5 bye
August 12: 1v3, 4v5, 2 bye
August 13: 1v4, 2v5, 3 bye
August 14: 1v5, 2v3, 4 bye
August 15: 2v4, 3v5, 1 bye

August 18: Round of 16
August 19: Quarter-Finals
August 20: Semi-Finals
August 22: Finals & Third Place Play-Off

[Lamoni]

With the Second Dienstad Cup Tournament approaching, the Hawks have not been idle. Having already arrived in Uiri, the Hawks have been practicing their game on a field in that country since they arrived two months before the tournament was scheduled to begin. Lamoni won the first Dienstad Cup by the defeating the squad from the current host, and some of the looks that the Lamonian players have received in Uiri so far have had an edge to them, even while the Uiric people have been friendly, for the most part.

The Hawks have been placed into Group 5 for the second Dienstad Cup, so let's have a look at who has been placed there with us.

Group 5

Lamoni
Jagada
Lyras
Latransylvania
Imbrinium

If we had to place a bet, we would say that Jagada has the best chance at a second place finish in Group 5, followed by Imbrinium, Lyras, and Latransylvania, respectively. If the Hawks do not lose the fine playing form that they displayed in the first Dienstad Cup, then they should take the top spot in Group 5, on their way to the knockout stages, where the Hawks are also predicted to do well. Of course, we all know that the Lamonians are aiming for a defense of their title; but title defenses have been proven historically difficult in the Lamonian footballing experience, unless you happen to be the nation that spawned the title of the "Purple Peril," otherwise known as Starblaydia. The Starblaydi national teams have created records for winning both the AOCAF of Lamoni's old region, as well as the World Cup itself. However, the Hawks have not been slouching either. Lamoni has won the AOCAF three times, and has also won the first Dienstad Cup, as has been mentioned many times.

Lamoni's first match of the second Dienstad Cup will take place later today, as the Hawks face off against Jagada. The rest of the matches will continue down the list until the Hawks have a bye date on the last day of group play, allowing them to rest before their knockout appearance against a yet to be determined opponent. Either way, the second Dienstad Cup is sure to utterly destroy Television viewership records that were set by the Hawk's own Dienstad Cup winning run the first time around.

[The Macabees]

On Expectations

A new tournament, a new manager. The Macabee National Team has been going through managers faster than most other teams. Tíer Bergán lasted only around a year, despite his achievement of qualifying the squad for World Cup 46. This was the first time, in history, that the national football team had qualified for a World Cup final tournament. Despite his achievement, he soon left for Arroza, where he placed the team in second place for that World Cup's Cup of Harmony, and then qualified Arroza for the World Cup 47 final tournament, finally putting the team in thirtieth place in the world (with the Golden Throne thirty-first, probably much to his satisfaction). He was replaced by Glem Dalá, who took the team through the first Díenstad Cup. His first strike came with his quarterfinal defeat to eventual Díenstad champions Lamoni, and although he would also achieve qualification for a World Cup final tournament (World Cup 47), his losses along the way constituted enough of a reason for him to be sacked. He later took up a managerial career in Starblaydia. Now, it is Níal Ters. Much like his predecessor, he will be weighed during the Díenstad Cup. His performance during the final tournament was lacking, but admittedly those were, by far, superior teams. He now has a chance to redeem himself in the Díenstad Cup, as he prepares the senior side squad for the eventual qualification campaign for World Cup 48. His fate rests in his hands, and at the capable feet of his players.

That said, everyone in the Second Empire is entering the tournament with high expectations. The Golden-Whites are ranked third in the region, after Lamoni and Uiri, and so have a high probability of entering the final. Indeed, most are expecting the Golden-Whites to make it all the way to the end and lift the trophy. For most, it would only make sense that the highest intercontinentally ranked team in the region would also be a regional champion. Otherwise, it seems as if the Golden-Whites will always be castigated towards aspiring to much and winning nothing. Obviously, rank is not everything. The Imperial squad will have to prove their motivation to win by playing every game as seriously as the one which preceded it, making sure that every match is won. A spotless group stage would be a heavy morale lifter, for a squad that will need much morale to get through the knockout stages. This is especially true since many squads which did not preform as well as they should have are expected to improve. These include Independent Hitmen and Stevid, which were not up to snuff four years ago. Stevid failed to qualify for the knockout stage, by only two points, and Independent Hitmen lost to the Second Empire in the Round of Sixteen match, by four goals to two.

The group stage will not be easy, in its entirety. The Golden Throne was put into "group seven", which includes (apart from the Golden-Whites): Transeden, Tadjikistan, Svitlijrika and New Russian Forces). Tadjikistan was once the largest footballing nation in Greater Díenstad, until they began recede from international politics. None of these teams will be simple opponents, although none will be very complex, either. Transeden finished second in their group, for the first tournament, just behind Uiri. The team completed the group stage with twenty-six points (only one match behind Uiri), and had actually sat at the top for quite a long time (they were also knocked out of the round of sixteen by Lamoni). Obviously, they will be amongst the Second Empire's most difficult opponents (they are ranked tenth in the region, with 52 adjusted points). The only other participant during Díenstad Cup I was Svitlijrika, who finished seventh in their group. And so, going into the tournament, the two main rivals for group leadership are Tadjikistan and Transeden, although most expect the Golden Throne to take leadership with ease. The key is consistent playing, and admittedly the Golden-Whites have not had a history of consistency.

But, Níal Ters has much motivation to push his team to win it all. There has been a history of sacking "ineffective" managers, and he knows that in order to keep his job he will have to win trophies. A good start is the Díenstad Cup, which is achievable. The World Cup will have to be left for another generation, although it would also be in Ters' best interests to win a match during the group stage of the final tournament (to date, the Golden-Whites have lost all six final tournament matches they have played). Let's cross our fingers...

[Uiri]

OOC: Due to unforeseen RL circumstances, I am cutting off RP for Matchday 1 now and shall be scorinating as soon as possible, hopefully before tomorrow. It should be between 7 and 9 EDT

[Uiri]

OOC: NS Footy Sim seems to be not working and while I figure it out I shall be lifting the RP cut off.

[Lamoni]

OOC: Figured out what is going on yet?