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ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:44 pm

ICELFA Season 33: Part 4

CdC 39 First Round 1st Leg

Polaris (Ceni) 1-2 RGS Athletic

The first proper round of the Copa de Campeones comes around, with only 8 teams left in contention. RGS Athletic meet a familiar foe at this stage of competition, as they travel to Ceni to play Polaris, the team that knocked them out of the Champions Cup at the start of the season. The last time this match occurred, RGS had lost 1-0 in the second leg away to Polaris after a 2-2 home draw. This time, it was a different story, as RGS adapted to the visitor’s style of play and had the early running, sealed by Tia Drenas in the 18th minute with a diving header. The gap was widened before half time by Osbaldo Bevan, before Polaris pulled a lifeline goal back in the second half.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 21

Pontifucia United 1-4 Royal Jam FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Seniors FC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Monksville United
VLC FC 3-1 Half Boy FC
Nile Bridge 1-3 Olympia FC
RGS Athletic 2-1 Tuntingone FC
FM Town 5-1 Copper Communists SC
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Seaton Town

RGS keep up their unbeaten league run, and stay top of the table with a 2-1 win over Tuntingone FC, with Kenyon Lacroix scoring the winner. Norrion Rovers stay in hot pursuit after a narrow victory over Seaton Town, with Olympia and VLC both refusing to drop points either. The same goes for the three teams chasing VLC and the fourth Globe Cup spot - in fact, FM Town moving into 8th ahead of Tuntingone, Seaton and Copper Communists is the only real movement this week, which means that the top half of the table all won their games against the bottom half of the table this week. Neat little fact there for you.

SBCC 63 Quarter-Finals 1st Leg

Half Boy FC 1-3 Eletti Valligiani (Audioslavia)

The last 8 beckons in this magical run in international competition for Half Boy, as they host Audioslavian side Eletti Valligiani in the quarter-finals of the SBCC. It’s not a nice match for the home side however, as the visitors quickly run out a 2 goal lead in the first half. Half Boy do manage to nick a lucky goal back, but Eletti re-stamped their authority on the tie by adding a third goal in stoppage time. The outlook is bleak in the return leg for Half Boy.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 22

Seniors FC 2-2 Pontifucia United
Monksville United 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Half Boy FC 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Olympia FC 5-1 Indionion Athletic
Tuntingone FC 0-0 VLC FC
Copper Communists SC 3-1 Nile Bridge
Seaton Town 1-2 RGS Athletic
Norrion Rovers 3-1 FM Town

RGS’ run for the record-breaking unbeaten league season looks a little fragile, as they barely escape a defeat at the hands of Seaton Town - substitutes Kenyon Lacroix and Aaron Abdul both grab goals in the last 5 minutes to turn the match around for the league leaders. Olympia and Norrion keep the pressure up, as they comfortably win their matches against Indionion and FM Town, but VLC falter in their chase of the Champions Cup spot, as they are held to a 0-0 draw in Lodgertia by Tuntingone. Which is good news for the teams behind them, with Walston Brook now three points off the Globe Cup spot after a narrow win over relegation-threatened Half Boy. Royal Jam are a point further off as they finally put a halt to the Monksville juggernaut that registered 7 wins in 8. At the bottom, Seniors move out of the relegation zone on goal difference as they fight Pontifucia to a 2-2 draw - with 8 games to play, Pontifucia are 7 points from safety whilst Half Boy are rooted to the bottom of the table 9 points from safety - however, their much worse goal differences could well count for an extra point.

CdC 39 First Round 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 2-2 Polaris (AGG: 4-3)

RGS host Polaris in a pulsating second leg of the quarter-finals in the Copa de Campeones, with RGS defending a 2-1 away victory. The last time Polaris visited King Iqbal II Stadium, they battled out a 2-2 draw in the first leg, before winning in the return leg. This time, the match went much more the way of the Cenians for the majority of the match, as they raced into a 2-0 lead within the first half hour - putting them in a commanding position. It was one they threw away however, as RGS clawed one back in first half stoppage time after Ante Ivanec poked home a corner. In the second half, neither side wanted to give an inch, and it very much looked like extra time was on the cards until Daniel Keeble fired RGS into the semifinals with a free kick from 29 yards out.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 23

Pontifucia United 2-1 Monksville United
Seniors FC 0-1 Half Boy FC
Royal Jam FC 0-0 Olympia FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Tuntingone FC
Indionion Athletic 3-2 Copper Communists SC
VLC FC 1-1 Seaton Town
Nile Bridge 3-2 Norrion Rovers
RGS Athletic 7-0 FM Town

If they looked jittery last weekend, it certainly wasn’t the case this week; RGS capitalise on results elsewhere with the now-traditional walloping of FM Town at the King Iqbal II Stadium - this time it’s a 7-0 scorcher. And this was helped by the early point dropping of Olympia and Norrion Rovers, with Olympia being held on the road by a stubborn and frustrated Royal Jam side, whilst Norrion were shocked on the road by a stunning comeback victory from Nile Bridge. The sides in the relegation battle seem to have realised the situation they’re in as well - bottom of the table Half Boy secured a vital away win against rivals Seniors FC, closing the gap between the two to 6 points, with Seniors falling back into the bottom three after the Nile Bridge win. Indionion matched Nile Bridge’s result blow-for-blow, as they came back from a goal down to beat Copper Communists, whilst Pontifucia are now 4 points from safety after they surprisingly outclassed a Monksville side that actually played well. The race for the Globe Cup is heating up, as VLC can only find themselves drawing again, this time at home to Seaton Town, whilst Walston Brook cut the gap down to a single point after beating Tuntingone in a narrow match.

SBCC 63 Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

Eletti Valligiani 0-0 Half Boy FC (AGG: 3-1)

A miracle was required by Half Boy coming into the second leg, trailing by two and with three away goals against them, as they travelled to Audioslavia. However, it wasn’t the free-flowing attacking affair that the first leg was; Eletti Valligiani were perfectly content to sit back and defend the lead they had, blocking off any and all attacks. Try as they might, the closest Half Boy came to a goal was a couple of clashed with the woodwork, but in the end, the hosts prevailed, knocking Half Boy out and ending Eastfielder participation in UICA competition for this season.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 24

Half Boy FC 1-2 Pontifucia United
Olympia FC 3-1 Monksville United
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Seniors FC
Copper Communists SC 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Seaton Town 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Norrion Rovers 4-0 Indionion Athletic
FM Town 0-1 VLC FC
RGS Athletic 1-1 Nile Bridge

The RGS steamroller hits a bump in the tracks as Nile Bridge come to New Lodger City, and fight valiantly for a somewhat undeserved draw, defending a smash-and-grab goal for the majority of the match. That gives Norrion a chance to regain lost ground, and they do so with aplomb against Indionion Athletic, winning 4-0. Olympia do the same, as they inflict Monksville United’s third consecutive defeat. VLC stave off Walston Brook’s challenge with a narrow win over FM Town, helped tremendously by Seaton taking points from Albion. Royal Jam move to a point behind Albion after their win over Copper Communists. At the bottom, Half Boy are hit with a huge loss in the bottom-of-the-table clash with fellow struggler Pontifucia United, which sees them move to a point behind Seniors, who lost to Tuntingone, and just 4 from safety; Half Boy FC are languishing at the bottom 9 points from safety, with 18 to play for.

KCC Semi-Finals 1st Leg

Thawmont Rovers (T4) 0-3 RGS Athletic (T1)
Nile Bridge (T1) 0-2 Sunburbia FC (T2)

Just two matches separate these four sides from a date with cup glory in the Memorial Stadium, with Thawmont Rovers harbouring dreams of a magical upset to book their place there. Unfortunately, RGS actually turn up, and the Premier League leaders simply blow away the fourth tier side on their home ground - one would think a 3-0 away win would decide the tie. The other semi-final saw Nile Bridge host Second Division side Sunburbia, but the minnows have a shock in store for the Premier League relegation battlers, as two goals either side of half-time gives them a crucial 2-0 away win.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 25

Pontifucia United 1-6 Olympia FC
Half Boy FC 1-4 Tuntingone FC
Monksville United 0-0 Copper Communists SC
Seniors FC 0-2 Seaton Town
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Norrion Rovers
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 FM Town
Indionion Athletic 1-2 RGS Athletic
VLC FC 0-1 Nile Bridge

Of course, Norrion just had to blow their chance for a title challenge. Having clawed their way back to 2 points behind, Norrion travel to the underwhelming Royal Jam team, but is it the hosts who dominate on the day, and an excellent defensive display sees them win 1-0, courtesy of von Kraus. RGS take the chance to extend their lead, and that they do in a tight affair against Indionion, and are now only 5 games from finishing the season unbeaten. Olympia boost their goal difference in style with a 6-1 away demolition of Pontifucia, whilst Half Boy are also crushed at home. Seniors FC also join the losing party in the bottom three, whilst Nile Bridge build a gap to the bottom with a surprise away win in Vorgan Park against VLC. Walston Brook are unable to capitalise, however, as they are beaten at home by FM Town - they fall to 6th as Royal Jam overtake them.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 26

Tuntingone FC 3-1 Pontifucia United
Copper Communists SC 0-4 Olympia FC
Seaton Town 1-0 Half Boy FC
Norrion Rovers 0-1 Monksville United
FM Town 4-0 Seniors FC
RGS Athletic 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Nile Bridge 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
VLC FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic

The slow march to the title for RGS is giving the other teams a chance to catch up - RGS draw with Royal Jam at home in a tight match to make it 26 matches unbeaten, but Olympia take that chance and demolish Copper Communists on the road to move within 2 points of the title. Meanwhile, Norrion seem to have bottled their title challenge for sure, as they lose 1-0 to Monksville United thanks to a Patience Chrysanthopoulos goal, leaving Rovers 6 points off the title with 4 games to go. VLC grab a vital win against Indionion to push themselves 3 clear of challenging Royal Jam - both will be praying for an RGS cup victory so that the Globe Cup place drops to the league. Walston Brook now have an outside hope of qualifying, as a 1-0 loss to Nile Bridge sees them 6 points behind VLC. At the bottom, Nile Bridge look like they confirmed safety with that win, moving to ten points clear of Seniors with 12 to play for, as the four teams below them all lost - Half Boy could be relegated next weekend if Indionion get a better result than they do.

KCC Semi-Finals 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic (T1) 5-1 Thawmont Rovers (T4) (AGG: 8-1)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 7-1 Nile Bridge (T1) (AGG: 9-1)

And so the second leg of the semi-finals. RGS Athletic kick proceedings off with what is really a foregone conclusion appetizer - coming back from Finsentra with a 3-0 away win, the unbeaten Premier League leaders host Athletic Finsentra with an academic performance that sees them demolish the fourth tier side 5-1, with youngsters per Elouan and Girard-Vaillancourt both getting on the scoresheet to give RGS a first cup final in 6 years. The other semi-final was the feature show of the midweek clashes, as Nile Bridge travelled to Sunburbia to try and overturn a 2-0 home loss from the first leg. What happened shocked pretty much everybody in the country, not least the Nile Bridge players and fans themselves - Sunburbia came out of the doors firing on all cylinders, and within 20 minutes were 3-0 up (5-0 on aggregate), and cruising to the final. Nile Bridge pulled back a consolation goal before half time, but the second half was more of the same, as Sunburbia same out with no mercy in their hearts, and put the Nile Bridge defence to sword once again, putting another 4 past them to complete the Bridgetown side’s Taeshan’ing.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 27

Pontifucia United 1-6 Copper Communists SC
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Seaton Town
Olympia FC 2-1 Norrion Rovers
Half Boy FC 2-1 FM Town
Monksville United 1-7 RGS Athletic
Seniors FC 3-1 Nile Bridge
Royal Jam FC 1-0 VLC FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-1 Indionion Athletic

Just three matches to go. RGS rack up a 27th match unbeaten, and recording the second big Taeshan’ing of the week, as they travel to Monksville and beat United 7-1 in an impressive display of power. The big match of the day saw Olympia take on Norrion, in a match that could potentially have handed the title to RGS in all but maths; in the end, Norrion were knocked out of the title race as Olympia won 2-1 to stay just 2 points behind RGS, who need to be careful as they could end up as the first team with an unbeaten season, and not win the title. The other big match of the day sees Royal Jam finally enter the top four, albeit on goal difference, as they beat VLC in a tight defensive match - Walston Brook’s hopes of a top four or even top five finish are dashed by a draw with Indionion. Speaking of which, that draw meant that Half Boy needed a draw or better with FM Town to keep a mathematical chance of survival alive - and that they did, beating them 2-1 at home. Pontifucia United on the other hand were humiliated 6-1 at home by Copper Communists, keeping them 5 points from safety, whilst Seniors could yet pull a late escape off as a vital win over Nile Bridge sees them move to just a point off Indionion and safety.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 28

Seaton Town 1-1 Pontifucia United
Norrion Rovers 2-0 Copper Communists SC
FM Town 2-1 Tuntingone FC
RGS Athletic 4-3 Olympia FC
Nile Bridge 3-2 Half Boy FC
VLC FC 1-1 Monksville United
Indionion Athletic 0-0 Seniors FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Royal Jam FC

Three games between RGS and an unbeaten season. Against second placed Olympia, third place Norrion, and midtable Copper Communists. And the first of them goes the way of the defending champions, as Olympia travel to RGS looking to take the league advantage, but the RGS attack holds firm, outscoring the opposition in a display of piss-poor defending, finishing 4-3 to RGS, who now move 5 points clear. A win against Copper Communists next weekend, and they’ve won the title. Norrion look forlornly at what could have been after their tremendous start to the season, but have to settle for third with a 2-0 win against Copper Communists, still 4 points behind Olympia. Royal Jam travelled to Walston Brook, with another defensive display on the cards, and it, predictably, finished 0-0, giving VLC the chance to move back into fourth, but they blow it against Monksville United with a 1-1 home draw. At the bottom, Half Boy FC are the first team to be relegated, after they lose 3-2 on the road to Nile Bridge, despite a valiant effort to come back from 2-0 down. Indionion and Seniors face off in a crucial battle in the run-in to survival, but neither side comes out on top, leaving the single point gap between the two. Pontifucia are now looking desperate, as they are pegged back to a 1-1 draw against Seaton which leaves them 5 points from safety with 6 to play for.

CdC 39 Semi-Finals 1st Leg

CA Paulinthal (Pasarga) 2-4 RGS Athletic

And so, onto the last international competition of the season. RGS Athletic are in the last four of Rushmore’s elite (and currently only) club competition, facing off against the Pasargan giants of CA Paulinthal. And it’s a shock to the system for most people, as RGS come away from Paulinthal with a surprise 4-2 victory, looking in good shape to get to the final with a Tia Drenas brace.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 29

Pontifucia United 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Seaton Town 0-1 FM Town
Copper Communists SC 4-2 RGS Athletic
Tuntingone FC 1-0 Nile Bridge
Olympia FC 3-0 VLC FC
Half Boy FC 0-3 Indionion Athletic
Monksville United 2-0 Walston Brook Albion
Seniors FC 1-1 Royal Jam FC

It’s finally happened! RGS have finally lost a game! And what a time to lose as well, with the title and a place in the history books on the line! 28 games unbeaten, and having just beaten Olympia FC and CA Paulinthal in a seven day period, RGS travel to Copper City to try and wrap up the title with a win, and keep their unbeaten streak going, but the hosts shock everyone by scoring three quick-fire goals to cancel out the opener, winning 4-2 in the end. And there’s a big lifeline for Olympia to grab onto, which they do so kindly with a 3-0 demolition of VLC, and securing Champions Cup football in the process, much to the dismay of Norrion Rovers who had hoped to narrow the gap after their earlier win against Pontifucia, a result that sees Pontifucia United relegated to the Second Division. Royal Jam take the chance from VLC’s dropped points, but are held to an away draw by Seniors. It’s enough to keep them up this weekend, after Indionion’s easy victory against already relegated Half Boy.

CdC 39 Semi-Finals 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 2-4 CA Paulinthal (FT AGG: 6-6; AET: 7-8)

And so the second leg of RGS’ second semi-final, in a bid to win a triple crown this season. They came back from Pasarga with a 4-2 win; a 2 goal advantage and 4 away goals should be enough right? Unfortunately, CA Paulinthal were out to get revenge after that humiliation, and quickly took the aggregate lea by half-time at 3-0. RGS responded in the second half, Osbaldo Bevan and Glen Soria both grabbing goals to put RGS back into the aggregate lead at 6-5. But the fairytale wasn’t to be, and the visitors levelled the aggregate score at 6-6, and the highly unlikely full time scores meant that extra time needed to be played. Another three goals were scored there as well, but this time CA Paulinthal made sure that they would be the ones advancing to the final, scoring the opening extra time goal, and then despite conceding the equaliser, added a redundant second for the fun of it. CA Paulinthal through, RGS out.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 30

FM Town 3-1 Pontifucia United
RGS Athletic 1-0 Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge 1-0 Seaton Town
VLC FC 1-1 Copper Communists SC
Indionion Athletic 1-0 Tuntingone FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Olympia FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Half Boy FC
Seniors FC 2-1 Monksville United

8 matches kicking off at the same time. Three things to be decided: RGS vs Olympia for the title, where Olympia need a win and a second consecutive RGS loss to win the title; Royal Jam vs VLC for the 4th place Globe Cup spot (a battle which could be redundant by next weekend), where Royal Jam need to match or better VLC’s result, having the single point and decent goal difference advantage; the final battle is for survival in the top flight between Indionion and Seniors, with Seniors needing a win, an Indionion loss, and an 8 goal differential swing to survive.

Little happened at the top in the first half hour, but an important goal was scored in the VLC match, as Copper Communists took the lead, which meant that Royal Jam were fourth regardless. Soon after however, the title race kicked off - Samantha King grabbed a goal for Olympia against Walston Brook, taking them level on points with RGS but lacking massively on goal difference. The relegation battle soon followed, as Seniors took the lead against Monksville, but Indionion drawing was enough for them. Shortly before half time however, RGS struck back; Tia Drenas, reliable as always, popped up in the right place at the right time and fired the ball under Gavin Mintson. RGS in the driving seat in the title race.

Come the second half, Malenna von Kraus ensured that VLC wouldn’t pose a threat, heading in a great cross from a free kick to open the scoring against relegated Half Boy. Indionion sealed their own survival moments before the hour mark when Oswaldo Gardiner scrambled the ball home to take the lead against Tuntingone. Seniors meanwhile doubled their lead, pointless as it was as long as Indionion weren’t losing, but were pegged back 10 minutes later when Monksville pulled one back. VLC managed to pull a goal back as Arne Jonsson scored a worldie, but to little avail, as Royal Jam had the upper hand. In the end, RGS held off Norrion to win their 30th title, whilst Royal Jam qualified for the Globe Cup after their win over Half Boy. At the bottom however, it is sad news for Seniors FC, who are relegated from the top flight, making it all three promoted teams that are sent back down.

ICEL Premier League

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic           30   20   9   1    97   30  +67    69 Champions/CdC/CC
 2 Olympia FC             30   21   4   5    71   29  +42    67 CC
 3 Norrion Rovers         30   19   3   8    55   23  +32    60 Globe Cup
 4 Royal Jam FC           30   15   9   6    40   17  +23    54 Globe Cup
 5 VLC FC                 30   14   9   7    35   22  +13    51
 6 Walston Brook Albion   30   13   6  11    24   22   +2    45
 7 Tuntingone FC          30   11   9  10    38   29   +9    42
 8 FM Town                30   13   3  14    49   52   −3    42
 9 Monksville United      30   11   9  10    29   35   −6    42
10 Copper Communists SC   30    9   9  12    48   53   −5    36
11 Nile Bridge            30   11   2  17    36   59  −23    35
12 Seaton Town            30    8  10  12    38   43   −5    34
13 Indionion Athletic     30    8   6  16    38   59  −21    30
14 Seniors FC             30    7   6  17    23   51  −28    27 Relegated
15 Pontifucia United      30    5   4  21    29   82  −53    19 Relegated
16 Half Boy FC            30    4   4  22    20   64  −44    16 Relegated

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Mon May 01, 2017 12:54 pm

King’s Commonwealth Cup - Final

RGS Athletic vs Sunburbia FC
@Lodger City Memorial Stadium

And here we are at last, RGS Athletic versus Sunburbia FC in the heart of Eastfielder football, the Memorial Stadium. Obviously, it was once the home of RGS themselves, before they moved across the city to the newly built King Iqbal II Stadium, and the local support very much turned out to watch and support them. They come into this match as Premier League champions, making this the first attempt at a league and cup double by any team since RGS reached the final 6 years ago, where they lost, quite shockingly, to Imperial First Division side Empire End FC. Only RGS have ever won the double, mainly because it’s basically only RGS that ever win the league title - they have done so 4 times, but the last time was 13 years ago - a good long while ago, by any scale. This final will be RGS’ eighth or ninth, depending on how you look at it (one final saw both the RGS A and B teams somehow make it all the way), meaning they either match or retake VLC’s record of 8 finals appearances - RGS have been the more successful club however, winning 5 titles compared to VLC’s 3, who are tied with Norrion in joint second; this time, RGS will be gunning for title number 6.

Their opponents Sunburbia FC on the other hand are new to the big stage. The team from Twilight Heaven become the region’s third ever KCC finalist, following in the recent footsteps of Pontifucia United and Toclofania FC - neither of those sides won their finals however. Sunburbia finished this season 9th in the Second Division, but have a history of yo-yoing between the Second Division and the Colonial League. The two sides have met previously in the KCC - most notably was last season’s opening round, where the then third-tier side travelled to New Lodger City, and managed to force the hosts into extra time, eventually losing 3-2 after a spirited performance. With more fans behind them and a much larger prize on the line, Sunburbia may well step up to the plate and deliver a stunning victory here.

The routes to the final were as follows - given the levels of the teams, it’s hard to say who had the tougher run, although one could argue that Sunburbia deserve more plaudits for their victories against Half Boy and Nile Bridge, a whole division above them, compared to RGS and their numerous matches against Second Division sides, albeit with a crunch match in the third round against Olympia FC.

RGS’ run to the final:
First Round: RGS Athletic (T1) 4-0 NT United (T3)
Second Round: RGS Athletic (T1) 3-0 Giafando FC (T4)
Third Round: Olympia FC (T1) 2-4 RGS Athletic (T1)
Fourth Round: Xilon OC (T2) 0-1 RGS Athletic (T1)
Fifth Round:
Forest Rangers (T2) 1-1 RGS Athletic (T1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 5-1 Forest Rangers (T2) (AGG: 6-2)
Quarter-Finals:
RGS Athletic (T1) 1-1 Lodgertia United (T2)
Lodgertia United (T2) 1-1 RGS Athletic (T1) (2-2 AET, AGG: 3-3) (RGS Athletic (T1) wins on away goals)
Semi-Finals:
Thawmont Rovers (T4) 0-3 RGS Athletic (T1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 5-1 Thawmont Rovers (T4) (AGG: 8-1)

Sunburbia’s run to the final:
First Round: Sunburbia FC (T2) 2-0 Purple Point United (T6)
Second Round: Tower 1 Athletic (T6) 1-1 Sunburbia FC (T2) (1-1 AET, 2-4 PKs)
Third Round: Sunburbia FC (T2) 3-1 Fracitz AC (T5)
Fourth Round: Sunburbia FC (T2) 2-1 Half Boy FC (T1)
Fifth Round:
Gilgonare FC (T3) 1-1 Sunburbia FC (T2)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 1-0 Gilgonare FC (T3) (AGG: 2-1)
Quarter-Finals:
Sunburbia FC (T2) 1-1 Athletic Finsentra (T4)
Athletic Finsentra (T4) 0-1 Sunburbia FC (T2) (AGG: 1-2)
Semi-Finals:
Nile Bridge (T1) 0-2 Sunburbia FC (T2)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 7-1 Nile Bridge (T1) (AGG: 9-1)

RGS kicked off the match, and also were presented with the first few opportunities, as Sunburbia struggled to get possession in the early stages. The closest RGS came to scoring in the first ten minutes was a Tia Drenas header that the Sunburbian keeper Braden Holmberg parried onto the crossbar, only for the rebound to be cleared before Drenas could reach it. And then the minnows shocked the entirety of the watching crowd - winger Imran Beeneer collected the long ball from the keeper ahead of Wilhelm Phal, and ran with it to the corner before whipping in a cross - Phal managed to recover to deflect the cross away from the incoming striker, but instead the ball fell to Pasargan international Ante Ivanec, who couldn’t check himself quickly enough, putting the ball past Jason Petratos for an own goal. 1-0 to Sunburbia FC after 15 minutes, much against the run of play and everyone’s expectations.

As expected, the Sunburbia team battened down the hatches, attempting to ride out the RGS storm that would inevitably follow. Chances and opportunities quickly followed - Daniel Keeble saw a freekick clip the crossbar on its way over, and both Drenas and Glen Soria saw good shots either blocked or saved. The equaliser came about ten minutes before half-time, a woefully unmarked Ante Ivanec making up for his earlier blunder by heading in Daniel Keeble’s corner. A second goal was nearly added 32 seconds later, as Tia Drenas nipped in front of her marker to backheel Alameda Ybarra’s low cross in at the near post, only to be wrongly ruled out as offside. RGS kept up the pressure, probing the Sunburbian defence at every opportunity, but to their credit the minnows were very organized defensively, not allowing the RGS players much time on the ball in the final third. They didn’t offer very much going forward however - their first actual shot on target, and only their second shot of the match, came in the 42nd minute, came from striker Roslyn Omar as she fired a low 20 yard shot straight at Nepharim international Petratos. The first half finished with the same 1-1 scoreline.

RGS manager Harley Sadek definitely seemed to be unhappy with some aspects of the performance in the first half, and made two changes at half-time, bringing on Meadow Hernandez for captain Daniel Keeble, and young Echani winger Yann per Elouan on for Man Jin Kang. The two almost combined for an immediate impact a couple of minutes into the second half, with Hernandez finding per Elouan’s run into the box, only for Elouan’s cutback to roll just ahead of Tia Drenas’ outstretched boot. That more or less set the tone for the second half - much higher tempo from the Premier League champions, and a lot more aggressive plays as well. Playing like that however does give your opponent chances, and Roslyn Omar nearly made RGS pay in a 2-on-2 counter-attack, only for Petratos to push the resulting effort over the bar - Hernandez became the team’s saviour when she blocked Omar’s header from the corner on the line. Osbaldo Bevan was the player who gave RGS the lead shortly before the hour mark however, capitalising on a loose ball after a free kick was collected and spilled by Braden Holmberg. 2-1 to RGS, and given the run of play, it would be had for RGS to lose it from here.

Not that Sunburbia gave up however. Throwing some caution to the wing, they came out of their shell and began chasing play, upping the pressure on the now tiring RGS legs and forcing one or two errors - Omar nearly levelled the score on one of those errors, nicking a short backpass from Soria to Ivanec, skipping past the Pasargan to get one-on-one, but could only fire the ball into the side netting. At the other end, Soria nearly put the game beyond doubt with a deft chip over Holmberg, only for the ball to be cleared off the line by the retreating Jaasir Core. In the end, there was only ever going to be one winner though, and it came nine minutes from time as Yann per Elouan set up Tia Drenas for the perfect open header with a brilliant cross from deep - Drenas gave Holmberg the eyes and headed the ball home in the opposite corner. Sunburbian hearts and resolve broken, the match finished 3-1, giving RGS their 6th KCC title, and a 4th league-cup double.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Final

                                                RGS Athletic 3 - 1 Sunburbia FC

                                                    Ivanec 35'   15' Ivanec OG
                                                     Bevan 58'
                                                    Drenas 81'

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League Standings

   Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Lodger Juniors                   22  12  6   4  33  16  +17  42 Champions/Youth Cup
 2 Capital Academy                  22   9 10   3  29  19  +10  37
 3 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  10  4   8  28  25   +3  34
 4 New Tavernia Academy             22   9  6   7  25  25   +0  33
 5 Paddockia YFC                    22   8  7   7  19  17   +2  31
 6 Tavernia Academy                 22   8  5   9  15  20   -5  29
 7 Pasturia JFC                     22   2 10  10  16  26  -10  16
 8 Marepacopolis JFC                22   2  7  13  10  27  -17  13

Under-18 Commonwealth League Standings

   Team                               P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 W-D School Academy                22  12  2   8  28  25   +3  38
 2 Pontifucia Academy                22  10  5   7  29  16  +13  35
 3 Aswania-Syrenia JFC               22  10  5   7  24  19   +5  35
 4 Half Copper Academy               22   8  9   5  26  22   +4  33
 5 Pedantic Revisionism Academy      22   8  6   8  23  29   -6  30
 6 Benopia Juniors                   22   8  5   9  24  25   -1  29
 7 Jam Town YFC                      22   6  6  10  18  21   -3  24
 8 Micro-Macaronia Academy           22   4  7  11  17  32  -15  19

Youth Cup 19
Champions Path - Second Round
Sebio City (Eshan) 1-0 Capital Academy
Capital Academy 0-0 Sebio City (AGG: 0-0)

Full League Results

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 RGS Athletic              30  20  9   1  97  30  +67  69 Champions/CdC/CC/Cygnus Cup
  2 Olympia FC                30  21  4   5  71  29  +42  67 CC
  3 Norrion Rovers            30  19  3   8  55  23  +32  60 GC
  4 Royal Jam FC              30  15  9   6  40  17  +23  54 GC
  5 VLC FC                    30  14  9   7  35  22  +13  51 GC
  6 Walston Brook Albion      30  13  6  11  24  22   +2  45
  7 Tuntingone FC             30  11  9  10  38  29   +9  42
  8 FM Town                   30  13  3  14  49  52   -3  42
  9 Monksville United         30  11  9  10  29  35   -6  42
 10 Copper Communists SC      30   9  9  12  48  53   -5  36
 11 Nile Bridge               30  11  2  17  36  59  -23  35
 12 Seaton Town               30   8 10  12  38  43   -5  34
 13 Indionion Athletic        30   8  6  16  38  59  -21  30
 14 Seniors FC                30   7  6  17  23  51  -28  27 Relegated
 15 Pontifucia United         30   5  4  21  29  82  -53  19 Relegated
 16 Half Boy FC               30   4  4  22  20  64  -44  16 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Toclofania FC          30  17   7   6  41  23  +18  58 C/P/SBCC
  2 FC Tavernia            30  18   3   9  57  38  +19  57 P/SBCC
  3 Yillog City            30  15  10   5  50  23  +27  55 P/SBCC
  4 Micronopia United      30  13  10   7  51  34  +17  49
  5 Polkation FC           30  12  12   6  29  17  +12  48
  6 Xilon OC               30  11  14   5  35  22  +13  47
  7 YLW FC                 30  14   5  11  50  40  +10  47
  8 Forest Rangers         30  12   7  11  34  25   +9  43
  9 Revisionists           30  12   6  12  22  28   -6  42
 10 Macaronia FC           30  10   7  13  42  50   -8  37
 11 Sunburbia FC           30  10   6  14  23  35  -12  36
 12 Approciation FC        30   9   8  13  36  52  -16  35
 13 Oldbridge FC           30   7  11  12  27  28   -1  32
 14 Benopia AC             30   6  13  11  26  38  -12  31Relegated (C)
 15 Lodgertia United       30   6   5  19  43  73  -30  23 Relegated (I)
 16 Jam Athletic           30   4   4  22  22  62  -40  16 Relegated (C)

9th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 33)

Aswan and Syrene

Semi-Finals
Aswania Athletic 2-0 FC Minya
AC Helwan 1-1 Syrenia FC (1-2 AET)

Final
Aswania Athletic 2-1 Syrenia FC

Bentonopia

Semi-Finals
Honsadin FC 1-2 Benopia AC
Chestnut FC 3-2 Regio FC

Final
Chestnut FC 0-1 Benopia AC

Copportopia

Semi-Final
Copper Communists SC 4-0 Hilunvale FC
Verdigris United 2-3 Half Boy FC

Final
Copper Communists SC 3-1 Half Boy FC

Eastfield Lodge

Semi-Final
RGS Athletic 1-2 Norrion Rovers
Olympia 5-0 UR Town

Final
Norrion Rovers 2-1 Olympia FC

Finsenylon

Semi-Final
Approciation FC 4-0 Ramie United
FC Ramie 2-0 Mohairlin Rovers

Final
Approciation FC 2-1 FC Ramie

Jammy Forests

Semi-Finals
Jam Athletic 2-0 Forest Rangers
Forest Rangers 2-1 Jam Athletic (AGG: 2-3)

Lakeside WSC 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Lakeside WSC (AGG: 2-1)

Final
Jam Athletic 1-2 Royal Jam FC

Marepacia

Semi-Final
Coiners FC 2-1 AC Gicoldor
AC Gicoldor 1-2 Coiners FC (AGG: 2-4)

Marepacopolis FC 1-0 Thawmont Rovers
Thawmont Rovers 3-1 Marepacopolis FC (AGG: 3-2)

Final
Coiners FC 0-0 Thawmont Rovers
Thawmont Rovers 1-1 Coiners FC (AGG: 1-1, Coiners FC win on away goals)

Northpaddock Inn

Final Group
Bliketia AC 1-1 Paddockia FC
Jununope AC 0-1 Trurinar FC

Paddockia FC 2-1 Trurinar FC
Bliketia AC 2-0 Jununope AC

Bliketia AC 3-0 Trurinar FC
Paddockia FC 1-2 Jununope AC
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts                      
1 Bliketia AC             3    2   1   0     6    1   +5     7
2 Paddockia FC            3    1   1   1     4    4    0     4
3 Jununope AC             3    1   0   2     2    4   −2     3
4 Trurinar FC             3    1   0   2     2    5   −3     3

New Tavernia

Semi-Final
NT United 3-0 Newt Cape Athletic
Westpass FC 1-2 Newt Cape Wanderers

Final
NT United 1-1 Newt Cape Wanderers (1-1 AET, 4-2 PKs)

Pedantic Republic

Semi-Final
NES Tower 13 SC 0-2 Seniors FC
Tower 4 Rovers 0-1 Central Tower United

Final
Seniors FC 5-1 Central Tower United

Scholarly Empire

Semi-Final
Revisionists 2-1 SLW FC
Xilon OC 0-0 Polkation FC (0-1 AET)

Final
Revisionists 0-1 Polkation FC

Southpasture Hotel

Final Group
FM Town 2-1 Yillog City
Yillog City 1-0 SEW FC
SEW FC 3-3 FM Town

Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 FM Town                 2    1   1   0     5    4   +1     4
2 Yillog City             2    1   0   1     2    2    0     3
3 SEW FC                  2    0   1   1     3    4   −1     1

Twilight Heaven

Semi-Final
Toclofania FC 3-1 Crucible FC
Sunburbia FC 2-1 Pontifucia United

Final
Toclofania FC 2-2 Sunburbia FC (2-2 AET, 3-4 PKs)

Unified Macaroni

Final Group
Micronopia United 1-0 Low Lyn FC
Macaronia FC 2-2 Micronopia United
Low Lyn FC 2-3 Macaronia FC
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Macaronia FC            2    1   1   0     5    4   +1     4
2 Micronopia United       2    1   1   0     3    2   +1     4
3 Low Lyn FC              2    0   0   2     2    4   −2     0

Westmeadow Tavern

Semi-Final
FC Tavernia 2-0 Farond United
Farond United 1-0 FC Tavernia (AGG: 1-2)

Silver Acres 0-0 Fracitz AC
Fracitz AC 1-0 Silver Acres (AGG: 1-0)

Final
FC Tavernia 1-0 Fracitz AC

Group Draw:
Group A: RGS Athletic, Polkation FC, NT United, Copper Communists SC
Group B: Benopia AC, Coiners FC, Norrion Rovers, FM Town
Group C: Sunburbia FC, Macaronia FC, Royal Jam FC, Aswania Athletic
Group D: Bliketia AC, Seniors FC, FC Tavernia, Approciation FC

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team                      P W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 NT United                 3 1  2  0   4  3  +1   5
 2 Polkation FC              3 1  1  1   4  4  +0   4
 3 Copper Communists SC      3 1  1  1   3  4  -1   4
 4 RGS Athletic              3 1  0  2   4  4  +0   3

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Coiners FC          3  2 0  1   5  2  +3  6
 2 FM Town             3  2 0  1   5  3  +2  6
 3 Benopia AC          3  1 0  2   1  3  -2  3
 4 Norrion Rovers      3  1 0  2   3  6  -3  3

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                  P W  D L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Royal Jam FC          3 1  2 0   1  0  +1   5
 2 Sunburbia FC          3 0  3 0   2  2  +0   3
 3 Aswania Athletic      3 0  3 0   3  3  +0   3
 4 Macaronia FC          3 0  2 1   3  4  -1   2

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                 P  W D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 FC Tavernia          3  3 0  0  10   1  +9   9
 2 Approciation FC      3  1 1  1   5   4  +1   4
 3 Seniors FC           3  1 1  1   3   3  +0   4
 4 Bliketia AC          3  0 0  3   3  13 -10   0

Quarter-Finals

NT United 0-1 FM Town
Royal Jam FC 0-0 Approciation FC (1-0 AET)
Coiners FC 0-1 Polkation FC
FC Tavernia 2-2 Sunburbia FC (3-2 AET)

Semi-Finals

FM Town 2-0 Royal Jam FC
Polkation FC 1-0 FC Tavernia

Final

FM Town 2-1 Polkation FC

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 33

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Tia Drenas (RGS Athletic) - 22 goals
2: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 15 goals
3: Osbaldo Bevan (RGS Athletic) - 13 goals (23 games)
4: Werdickley Safadão (Norrion Rovers) - 13 goals (26 games)
5: D’Arcy Leclerc (FM Town) - 12 goals

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Tia Drenas (RGS Athletic) - 11 assists
2: Daniel Keeble (RGS Athletic) - 10 assists
3: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists (27 games)
=4: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists (28 games)
=4: Samantha King (Olympia FC) - 9 assists (28 games)

Goal of the Season
Waleed Saqib - Nile Bridge 0-1 VLC FC (MD10; FT: 0-1)
A brilliant individual effort that saw the Eastfielder international pick up the ball inside his own half on the counter-attack, beat 5 players of the opposing team and then deftly chip the ball over the onrushing Nile Bridge goalkeeper Tate Rogers.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - Osarius
2: Werdickley Safadão (Norrion Rovers) - Matthewsiania
3: Malenna von Kraus (Royal Jam FC) - Matthewsiania
4: James Chen (Norrion Rovers) - Super-Llamaland
5: Man Jin Kang (RGS Athletic) - Royal Kingdom of Quebec

Young Player of the Season
1: Lela Barlow - Copper Communists SC
2: Kristina Ghazvini - Pontifucia United
3: Kayli Valentini - FM Town
4: Perrin Weller - Walston Brook Albion
5: Diana Kovačić - Seaton Town

Manager of the Season
1: Harley Sadek - RGS Athletic
2: Gisselle Hope - Olympia FC
3: Ole Hampton - Walston Brook Albion

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Cindy Collingwood - Royal Jam FC
2: Jason Petratos - RGS Athletic
3: Gavin Mintson - Norrion Rovers

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Tia Drenas - RGS Athletic
2: Glen Soria - RGS Athletic
3: Werdickley Safadão - Norrion Rovers
4: Luisa Halliwell - Olympia FC
5: Osbaldo Bevan - RGS Athletic

Team of the Season

-
                                                 Tia Drenas         Werdickley Safadão
                                               (RGS Athletic)        (Norrion Rovers)

                              Lynette Glenn      Daniel Keeble        Glen Soria       Alameda Ybarra
                              (Olympia FC)       (RGS Athletic)     (RGS Athletic)     (RGS Athletic)

                              Berta Blackman     Lucas Bacon        Ante Ivanec        Fareed Gauthier
                               (Olympia FC)      (Olympia FC)      (RGS Athletic)     (Norrion Rovers)

                                                       Cindy Collingwood
                                                        (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Mon May 01, 2017 1:37 pm

Imperial Commonwealth T20 Championship - Season 2

50 teams from all over the Imperial Commonwealth take part in this competition, although it might be more in the future. The teams are sorted into Regional Divisions, and will play each other in a double round robin, with the top three teams in each league advancing to the National League stage. In the National League, there will be three divisions - one for first place teams (National League One), one for second place teams (National League Two) and one for third place teams (National League Three). Placings in each division will determine seedings for the Playoff series - the top four of NL1 will receive byes to the quarter-finals, whilst the remaining two NL1 teams, the top four of NL2 and the top two of NL3 will enter a Playoff Round. There will be a straight knockout from thereon in to determine the T20 Champion.

Tiebreakers are Points, Head-to-Head Results, and then overall net run difference

Regional Divisions

 P EFL Division              Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
 1 Lodgertia                  18   11   0   7  2418 2334  +84    0.611    22 NL1
 2 Mount Salt City            18   10   1   7  2476 2381  +95    0.583    21 NL2
 3 Walston Brook              18   10   0   8  2408 2525 −117    0.556    20 NL3
 4 Pindale                    18   10   0   8  2615 2492 +123    0.556    20
 5 Seaton                     18   10   0   8  2514 2444  +70    0.556    20
 6 Monurtag                   18    9   0   9  2478 2444  +34    0.500    18
 7 New Lodger City            18    8   0  10  2508 2636 −128    0.444    16
 8 Bridgetown                 18    8   0  10  2358 2547 −189    0.444    16
 9 Norrion                    18    7   0  11  2456 2461   −5    0.389    14
10 Ricton                     18    6   1  11  2454 2421  +33    0.361    13

 P Central Division          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
 1 Farond                     16   11   0   5  2312 2304   +8    0.688    22 NL1
 2 Bliketia                   16   11   0   5  2135 2107  +28    0.688    22 NL2
 3 Paddockia                  16   10   0   6  2099 2171  −72    0.625    20 NL3
 4 Jununope                   16   10   0   6  2413 2234 +179    0.625    20
 5 Tavernia                   16    7   0   9  2245 2211  +34    0.438    14
 6 Pasturia                   16    7   0   9  2193 2167  +26    0.438    14
 7 Acreville                  16    7   0   9  2263 2300  −37    0.438    14
 8 Yillog                     16    5   0  11  2173 2240  −67    0.312    10
 9 Gamerville                 16    4   0  12  2296 2395  −99    0.250     8

 P Serenelian Division       Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
 1 Lakeport                   10    7   0   3  1401 1340  +61    0.700    14 NL1
 2 New Minesville             10    6   0   4  1460 1410  +50    0.600    12 NL2
 3 Steel River Valley         10    5   0   5  1322 1247  +75    0.500    10 NL3
 4 Westpass                   10    4   1   5  1353 1461 −108    0.450     9
 5 Marepacopolis              10    4   1   5  1346 1353   −7    0.450     9
 6 Newt Cape                  10    3   0   7  1358 1429  −71    0.300     6

 P Scholarly Division        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
 1 Paranormal                 14   10   0   4  1847 1906  −59    0.714    20 NL1
 2 Pedantry Central           14    8   0   6  1940 1864  +76    0.571    16 NL2
 3 Forngirn                   14    8   0   6  1891 1960  −69    0.571    16 NL3
 4 Syrenia                    14    6   2   6  1978 1868 +110    0.500    14
 5 Aswania                    14    7   0   7  1854 1900  −46    0.500    14
 6 Xilon                      14    5   1   8  2008 1925  +83    0.393    11
 7 Dictionary                 14    5   1   8  1924 1921   +3    0.393    11
 8 Revisionism City           14    5   0   9  1893 1991  −98    0.357    10

 P Economic Division         Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
 1 Cuprumville                16   12   0   4  2376 2308  +68    0.750    24 NL1
 2 Macaronia                  16   11   1   4  2225 2128  +97    0.719    23 NL2
 3 Halveboi                   16    9   0   7  2159 2182  −23    0.562    18 NL3
 4 Likina                     16    7   1   8  2105 2128  −23    0.469    15
 5 Micronia                   16    7   1   8  2257 2262   −5    0.469    15
 6 Jam Town                   16    7   1   8  2077 2081   −4    0.469    15
 7 Copper City                16    7   0   9  2169 2246  −77    0.438    14
 8 Rivermouth                 16    6   1   9  2182 2096  +86    0.406    13
 9 Ashkaren                   16    3   1  12  2139 2258 −119    0.219     7

 P Utopic Division           Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
 1 Devoniria                  14   11   0   3  1926 1793 +133    0.786    22 NL1
 2 Toclofania                 14   10   0   4  1912 1820  +92    0.714    20 NL2
 3 Textilia                   14    9   0   5  1855 1789  +66    0.643    18 NL3
 4 Nexusortem                 14    8   0   6  1960 2047  −87    0.571    16
 5 Benopia                    14    7   0   7  1890 1897   −7    0.500    14
 6 Boomtown                   14    6   0   8  1925 1881  +44    0.429    12
 7 Pontifucia                 14    3   0  11  1950 2025  −75    0.214     6
 8 Sunburbia                  14    2   0  12  1859 2025 −166    0.143     4

National Leagues


P National League One       Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
1 Paranormal                 10    5   1   4  1388 1321  +67    0.550    11 QF
2 Lodgertia                  10    5   0   5  1292 1233  +59    0.500    10 QF
3 Cuprumville                10    5   0   5  1487 1472  +15    0.500    10 QF
4 Devoniria                  10    5   0   5  1373 1407  −34    0.500    10 QF
5 Farond                     10    5   0   5  1345 1481 −136    0.500    10 PO
6 Lakeport                   10    4   1   5  1425 1396  +29    0.450     9 PO

P National League Two       Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
1 Mount Salt City            10    8   0   2  1550 1463  +87    0.800    16 PO
2 New Minesville             10    6   0   4  1510 1387 +123    0.600    12 PO
3 Toclofania                 10    6   0   4  1459 1474  −15    0.600    12 PO
4 Macaronia                  10    4   0   6  1460 1418  +42    0.400     8 PO
5 Bliketia                   10    4   0   6  1438 1532  −94    0.400     8
6 Pedantry Central           10    2   0   8  1367 1510 −143    0.200     4

P National League Three     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD    Win %   Pts 
1 Textilia                   10    7   1   2  1439 1319 +120    0.750    15 PO
2 Paddockia                  10    7   1   2  1415 1395  +20    0.750    15 PO
3 Forngirn                   10    4   0   6  1335 1350  −15    0.400     8
4 Steel River Valley         10    4   0   6  1394 1504 −110    0.400     8
5 Halveboi                   10    4   0   6  1265 1300  −35    0.400     8
6 Walston Brook              10    3   0   7  1346 1326  +20    0.300     6

Playoffs

Playoff Round

Farond 137/7 (20 overs)
Paddockia 136/6 (20 overs)
Farond win by 1 run

Lakeport 155/7 (20 overs)
Textilia 156/5 (19.4 overs)
Textilia win by 5 wickets

Mount Salt City 132/5 (20 overs)
Macaronia 135/8 (20 overs)
Macaronia win by 2 wickets

New Minesville 148/5 (20 overs)
Toclofania 139/2 (20 overs)
New Minesville win by 9 runs

Quarter-Finals

Farond 137/7 (19.4 overs)
Devoniria 133/8 (20 overs)
Farond win by 3 wickets

Cuprumville 101/9 (14.3 overs)
Textilia 99/2 (20 overs)
Cuprumville win by 1 wicket

Lodgertia 96/2 (9.5 overs)
Macaronia 93 (18 overs)
Lodgertia won by 8 wickets

New Minesville 132/9 (20 overs)
Paranormal 134/9 (13.5 overs)
Paranormal win by 1 wicket

Semi-Finals

Farond 139/7 (20 overs)
Paranormal 158/8 (20 overs)
Paranormal win by 19 runs

Cuprumville 169/2 (20 overs)
Lodgertia 136/2 (20 overs)
Cuprumville win by 33 runs

Grand Final

Cuprumville 154/7 (20 overs)
Paranormal 133/7 (20 overs)

Cuprumville win by 21 runs, and after making National League Three last season, are thus crowned as the 2nd Imperial Commonwealth T20 Champions!

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sat Aug 26, 2017 10:37 am

ICEL Football League: Season 34 Preview

It was a rollercoaster of season last time out, in some aspects anyway - RGS Athletic winning the double for the fourth time and coming ever so close to an unprecedented treble after a narrow semi-final defeat to CA Paulinthal in the Copa de Campeones, as well as coming ever so close to going the season unbeaten. Olympia will be ecstatic with a return to Champions Cup football, whilst Royal Jam fans were in for a rude awakening as they struggled to keep pace with the leaders as they finished fourth. Walston Brook topped the mid-table pack, just about holding off challenges from below. At the bottom, yet again all three promoted teams were unceremoniously dumped back down, with FC Tavernia coming straight back up, Toclofania on their second try and Yillog taking a good three years to return.

As ever, there were quite a few notable retirements, as many long term club servants hung up their boots and called time on their playing careers. Possibly the most notable is the retirement of Norrion Rovers and ex-international winger Roman Qwivotic, who came to Eastfield Lodge as a refugee from Ntweria, and had flourished since - even more notable is that his son has made a return to the ICEL Premier League, as 19 year old Sorel joined Royal Jam FC. RGS’ super sub striker Aaron Abdul made his exit as well, after an impressive 50 goals and 30 assists over 160 games, 110 of them as a sub, and there’s the trio of VLC FC players making their decisions, with striker Tulio Lawther and midfielders Halima Iqbal and Ciorstaidh Platform all announcing their retirements together - Platform’s retirement leaves goalkeeper Veronica Puppy the last of the three players brought in by the Babbage consortium that purchased VLC many years ago (they have disappeared after selling the club).

There was a decent flurry of activity within the transfer market as well, after the Sunrisian League folded, and flooded the market with players out of contracts - including many Eastfielders, who then made their way back to Eastfield Lodge. What effect this has on the Sunrisians still playing in the ICEL Premier League remains to be seen.

Transfers
Transfers in:
Didier Estevan; SSC Honneur (Askari Union) ==> Yillog City; Free
Adren Nilsson (Semarland); Sunrise Saint-Raptors (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Monksville United; Free
Stefan Jakobsen (Semarland); Neuville Scythers (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Seaton Town; Free
Jan Moller (Semarland); Lynder Froslasses (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> UR Town; Free
Trinidad Burgers (Audioslavia); Free Agent ==> Pontifucia United; Free
Aria Strouhal-Luti (Iron Syndicate); The Forge Section C (Iron Syndicate) ==> Yillog City; Free
Barrett de Winter (Iron Syndicate); The Forge Section D (Iron Syndicate) ==> Nile Bridge; Free
Geneva Urquhart (Brenecia); Northern Union (Brenecia) ==> Olympia FC; $3m
Ljubo Mihaljević (Pasarga); Free Agent ==> Olympia FC; $4m
Zlastica Ellen (Chromatika); Ciclón del Golfo (San José Guayabal) ==> Norrion Rovers; $8m
Gordana Stanic (Pasarga); Free Agent ==> Royal Jam FC; $9m
Szilvia Benkó (Pasarga); Free Agent ==> VLC FC; $4m
Jiří Kurek (Pasarga); Free Agent ==> VLC FC; $5m
Gareth Austine (Nephara); Sabrefell Moths (Nephara) ==> RGS Athletic; $3m
Tom Duffy (Euran Overseas Territories); Dashturnbein (Eura) ==> RGS Athletic; $3.1m
Cygnet Valeri (Askari Union); Mille SailorLunas (Askari Union) ==> Walston Brook Albion; $1m
Nairi Batchelor; Central City (USI) ==> Copper Communists SC; Free
Tyree Rawlings; FADA (USI) ==> Copper Communists SC; Free
Pierpont Smallwood; Matthew Mets (USI) ==> FM Town; Free
Mandy Hanif; Mignon Beart Charmers (USI) ==> Half Boy FC; Free
Remedia Nights; Stilwater City (USI) ==> Half Boy FC; Free
Paulette Naqvi; Sant Jordi CF (USI) ==> Nile Bridge; Free
Ginton West; Matthew Mets (USI) ==> Norrion Rovers; Free
Raymundo Ramos-Berardi; Lylat Starfox (USI) ==> Polkation FC; Free
Mirari Macrae; Sant Jordi CF (USI) ==> Polkation FC; Free
Sorel Qwivotic; Ayeville Pikachus (USI) ==> Royal Jam FC; Free
Reniga Noel; Sunrice Saint-Raptors (USI) ==> Seaton Town; Free
Parth Browne; Ninon Beart (USI) ==> Tuntingone FC; Free
Dore Laham; Vice City (USI) ==> VLC FC; Free
Chauncey Farrer; FADA (USI) ==> VLC FC; Free
Shujaa Salam; San Jose Sharpedoes (USI) ==> Walston Brook Albion; Free
Nathael Jagger; Vice City (USI) ==> Xilon OC; Free
Sanaa Bullock; FC Theeselvargen (USI) ==> Xilon OC; Free

Youth Out:
Dian McKeown-Collet; Lodger Juniors ==> Centre for Excellence (Apox); Free
Tigo Hurst; Aswania-Syrenia JFC ==> Dynamo Shebchetsik (Mercedini); Free
Ciera Carrizo; Revisionism Academy ==> Paulinthal FC (Pasarga); Free
Wilfred Holding; Tavernia Academy ==> Workers Union (Eura); Free
Zainuddeen Shehata; Jam Town YFC ==> FC Matovallanen (Semarland); Free
Joachim Garbett; Micro-Macaronia Academy ==> Centre for Excellence (Apox); Free
Faustina Dad; Half Copper Academy ==> Andrecht (Dainer); Free
Bandar Levy-Sherman; Benopia Juniors ==> Paulinthal FC (Pasarga); Free
Austen Armours; Half Copper Academy ==> N-City F.C. (Natanians and Nosts); Free
Trevor Finney; Capital Academy ==> N-City F.C. (Natanians and Nosts); Free
Jennifer Farrow; Pontifucia Academy ==> Crawford City FC (Cosumar); Free
Ileanna Solberg; Marepacopolis JFC ==> Paulinthal FC (Pasarga); Free
Halle Poirier; Micro-Macaronia Academy ==> Torpedo Spitney (Bonesea); Free
Raquel Accardi; Paddockia YFC ==> Creed United (Nephara); Free
Nemesio Adams; Revisionism Academy ==> Gymnasia Scold (Bonesea); Free
Launcelot Naz; Micro-Macaronia Academy ==> Éclaireurs (Dainer); Free
Sydney Ryan; Jam Town YFC ==> Northampton (Isles of Avon); Free
Yohan Millar; New Tavernia Academy ==> Shamrock Cathair (Audioslavia); Free
Sydney Ryan; Jam Town YFC ==> Northampton (Isles of Avon); Free
Yohan Millar; New Tavernia Academy ==> Shamrock Cathair (Audioslavia); Free
Cuartio Storr; Jam Town YFC ==> Peynol-Lunas (Pasarga); Free
Elis Mitri; Pontifucia Academy ==> Paulinthal FC (Pasarga); Free
Naseem Cross; Pasturia JFC ==> Galatica (Pasarga); Free
Sham'a Ranger; New Tavernia Academy ==> Start-93 (Bonesea); Free

International movements:
Thomas Graham; CSKA Quebec (Royal Kingdom of Quebec) ==> Saabham Forest (Mercedini); Free
Charmine Berretti; Matthew Senators (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Rozelle United (Brenecia); $0.4m
Hamaad Siddique; Selyne Athenians (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Rozelle (Brenecia); $1m
Hugh Ilyess; Oakstone (Eura) ==> Ulsa (Eura); undisclosed

Team Previews
Foreigners in italics, with trigramme

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Aug 27, 2017 4:27 am

ICELFA Season 34: Part 1

Champions Cup 67 1st Preliminary Round

Olympia FC 1-1 Port Sebastian (Schottia)
Port Sebastian 1-0 Olympia FC (AGG: 2-1)

Globe Cup 64 1st Preliminary Round

Hammer FC (Katawohan) 3-3 VLC FC
VLC 2-0 Hammer FC (AGG: 5-3)

Royal Jam FC 3-0 FC Porto (New Luistania)
FC Porto 0-1 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 0-4)

SBCC 64 1st Preliminary Round

Yillog City 3-0 Umbar (Chromatika)
Umbar 1-1 Yillog City (AGG: 1-4)

Champions Cup 67 2nd Preliminary Round

RGS Athletic 3-0 Niesburg Chariots (Arondesheim)
Niesburg Chariots 0-1 RGS Athletic (AGG: 0-4)

Globe Cup 64 2nd Preliminary Round

Dirmet (Kyrgustan) 1-2 VLC FC
VLC FC 4-1 Dirmet (AGG: 6-2)

Royal Jam FC 4-0 Burnaby SC (Kelssek)
Burnaby SC 0-1 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 0-5)

Es Ain Salah (Amnarei-Asud) 0-0 Norrion Rovers
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Es Ain Salah (AGG: 1-0)

Grasshopper Club (Bonesea) 1-1 Olympia FC
Olympia FC 5-1 Grasshopper Club (AGG: 6-2)

SBCC 64 2nd Preliminary Round

FC Tavernia 1-0 Ventura Bay (Electrum
Ventura Bay 4-0 FC Tavernia (AGG: 4-1)

Jlinal Cove (Vilita) 2-1 Yillog City
Yillog City 2-0 Jlinal Cove (AGG: 3-2)

With the much reduced numbers of teams entering UICA competitions this season, there was no need for a 3rd Preliminary Round, and as such several teams were in action right from the start of competition. We start off with the Champions Cup, where the first round saw last season’s runners-up Olympia FC kick off against Port Sebastian of Schottia. It was a poor game, all things considered, as neither side really managed to take hold of the game - goals were scored, and one for each side, leaving the first leg tied up at 1-1, and advantage the Schottic team with the away goal. The return leg was a much better match to watch, as both sides just played better all around, the game wasn’t bogging down in a midfield tussle. However, it wasn’t to be, as Olympia were struck on the counter-attack going for an away goal of their own late on in the game, with the hosts sealing the victory and knocking Olympia down into the Globe Cup. There were much better pickings in the second round however, as RGS Athletic were drawn against the champions of Arondesheim, Niesburg Chariots, and a dominant performance at home in New Lodger City saw them put three goals past the opposition without reply, setting up a rather easy away second leg - of particular note was a beautiful goal from Glen Soria towards the end of the first half, an extraordinary 30 yard volley that just dipped underneath the crossbar. Fast forward a couple of days, and the league champions travelled to Arondesheim to face the Chariots, and it was a simple matter of controlling the game, adding another goal to make sure of the outcome and ending with a 4-0 aggregate victory.

Moving into the Globe Cup, the first preliminary round featured lucky entrants VLC FC and 4th placed side Royal Jam FC. VLC travelled to the unknown nation of Katawohan to face Hammer FC, but an intimidating atmosphere and home crowd allowed the hosts to run up a 2 goal lead in the first 15 minutes. VLC rallied themselves, and pulled one back before half-time, but the hosts weren’t finished, scoring a third goal shortly after the break. Waleed Saqib then restored the goal deficit 70 minutes in, leaving a frantic scramble over the last 20 minutes to try and level the scoreline, which VLC somehow managed through Dirk Ytuarte from a corner in stoppage time. 3-3 the first leg finished, and VLC could be somewhat happy with 3 away goals. Not that they needed them in the second leg, as the visiting side more or less failed to show up, and the hosts comfortably ran out 2-0 winner at Vorgan Park. It was a different story for Royal Jam, who emulated RGS’s Champions Cup performance, demolishing New Luistania’s FC Porto 3-0 at home (rather uncharacteristically for a side known for its defensive style), and then controlling the away match with a single added goal for a 4-0 aggregate victory. Moving on to the second preliminary round, Olympia made their appearance (albeit earlier than they hoped for), drawn against Bonesea’s Grasshopper Club. They were on the road for the first match, where the hosts proved to be more than a match for the league runners-up, but it was Olympia who opened the scoring through Auguste Alder, but Grasshopper Club then tied the match a few minutes later. The reverse leg on the hand was a completely different affair, as the visitors were clearly off their game that day, and Olympia simply put them to the sword by racking up a 3-0 lead before half-time and then adding another two goals either side of a lucky consolation goal, in the end sealing a 6-2 aggregate victory.

Elsewhere in the Globe Cup, VLC were drawn against another unknown quantity in Dirmet of Kyrgustan, but they had a better time of it than in the first round, winning the away leg 2-1, and not looking too troubled despite Dirmet having equalised during the game. They carried that calmness through to the second leg as well, but also had an uncharacteristic edge in their play as they put on a rare attacking masterclass, splitting the Dirmet defence apart constantly and scoring another four goals, with a consolation in reply to win 6-2 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Royal Jam put in a repeat of their first round performance against Kelssek’s Burnaby SC, with the side from Jammy Forests again being unsettlingly attacking, putting four goals past their opponents without any resistance, and then sitting back in the second leg and seeing out the match is more classical fashion, von Kraus’ goal making it 5-0 on aggregate. And last but not least, last season’s third place finishers Norrion Rovers make their Globe Cup entry, playing against Amnarei-Asud’s Es Ain Salah. The first leg away was a very tight and defensive affair, with neither side really being able to fashion a golden chance to score - Safadao came closest to scoring with a long range effort that clipped the crossbar on its way over. And somewhat worryingly for Norrion fans, the second leg in front of their own fans was very much the same affair, the match only being settled by a penalty in the 65th minute, giving Norrion a narrow 1-0 aggregate victory to put them into the Globe Cup playoff round with the others.

Last but not least, the SBCC also saw two of the three promoted sides in action, with the first round featuring third place side Yillog City, as they hosted Chromatik side Umbar in the Yillog. It was a comfortable first leg for the hosts, as they defeated the visitors with a commanding 3-0 scoreline, but the second leg was a more even affair, the hosts threatening for long periods to overturn the three goal aggregate advantage after scoring early on, but in the end the Yillog defence held firm and kept the score at 1-1, giving Yillog the aggregate 4-1 win. They moved on to the second round where they faced Vilitan side Jlinal Cove, but the away trip to Vilita was not a fruitful one, as the hosts ran the visitors ragged and should have scored more than the two goals that they did. Yillog did manage to grab a vital away goal themselves however, making the scoreline a lot more respectable. Come the second leg, the tables had turned, and Jlinal Cove largely collapsed defending their lead, after an early Yillog lead put the visitors on the back foot and forced them to attack the game. A second goal sank the tie, putting Yillog into the Playoff Round. They however won’t be joined by FC Tavernia, who were drawn into the second round to face Electrum’s Ventura Bay. Despite a narrow first leg at home where the side from Tavernia edged the visitors by a single goal to nil, the Electrumite side found another gear in the second leg, and put the visitors to the sword as they easily scored 4 goals, winning the tie 4-1 on aggregate and knocking FC Tavernia out of the competition just after they entered.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 1

Olympia FC 4-2 Monksville United
RGS Athletic 3-0 FM Town
Yillog City 3-2 FC Tavernia
Norrion Rovers 3-1 Nile Bridge
Seaton Town 1-0 VLC FC
Copper Communists SC 0-1 Indionion Athletic
Tuntingone FC 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Toclofania FC 0-0 Royal Jam FC

And so the curtain is raised on the new league season, and we can finally get the first look on certain questions that need to be answered. As is custom, RGS kicked off the weekend with a home match against FM Town, a fixture that they’ve enjoyed a lot lately with several lopsided victories. And this weekend was no different, with Drenas opening the scoring early on to settle the team down enroute to a 3-0 victory. Olympia also get their title challenge off to a winning start, although Monksville did scare fans of the Mount Salt City outfit when they took a surprise lead against the run of play, but the hosts rallied and ran out 4-2 victors in the end. Norrion also register their intent this season with a relatively trouble-free home victory against mid-table side Nile Bridge, although the defensive error that led to the consolation goal may worry some. It’s not such a good start for VLC or Royal Jam however, with the former being surprisingly beaten on the road against a Seaton Town side that many predict will struggle this season. Royal Jam fans will be nervous as well after a draw against the newly promoted Toclofania side, leaving FC Tavernia as the only promotee without points after they were narrowly beaten by Yillog City.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 2

FM Town 1-2 Olympia FC
FC Tavernia 0-1 Monksville United
Nile Bridge 1-4 RGS Athletic
VLC FC 0-1 Yillog City
Indionion Athletic 1-3 Norrion Rovers
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Seaton Town
Royal Jam FC 0-0 Copper Communists SC
Toclofania FC 0-2 Tuntingone FC

RGS, Norrion and Olympia all make it two wins from two, with varying degrees of comfort - RGS travelled to Nile Bridge and barely left second gear as they demolished the Bridgetown side, whilst Norrion also looked similarly comfortable against Indionion Athletic. Olympia on the other hand were made to work for their victory, as a dogged FM Town side took the lead early on and held onto it for 70 minutes, only for a quickfire double in the last ten minutes of the game to sink the hosts. It’s also two-from-two for VLC and Royal Jam, with the Lodger City side losing to newly promoted Yillog City and causing a lot of concern amongst fans worried about being dragged back into the mid-table melee. Royal Jam themselves notched up a second straight 0-0 draw at home to Copper Communists, leaving them as the side with the most zeroes in their league table entry.

King’s Commonwealth Cup First Round

It’s the third weekend of the domestic season, and that can only mean that it’s time for the circus of the King’s Commonwealth Cup to be reignited for the new season. 256 teams, across all 6 levels of the ICEL league system, all enter the first round, and it’s a straight knockout to see who emerges victorious. There are many amazing results every season, and this first round is no exception. Last season’s KCC was won by RGS Athletic as part of their league and cup double after they beat Sunburbia FC, and it just so happens that we have a rematch straight away in the first round. RGS may have run out 3-1 winners last time out, but this time Sunburbia proved to be a match over the 90 minutes, as they twice equalised the match to force extra time. At which point, tiredness proved to be the visitor’s downfall; a late tackle, a red card, and three RGS goals saw the defending champions run out 5-2 extra time winners.

As ever, there any many cup upsets to talk about, but there is only one place to start, and that is with the story at the Olympic Park, where league runners-up Olympia FC were facing off against a Kinaltin side that ply their trade in the fifth tier. But it was the visitors who put on a demonstration of how to play cup football as a minnow, shutting out the hosts at every opportunity and taking the one opportunity presented - 1 shot, 1 goal, 1-0 to Kinaltin FC. Another top flight scalp was taken in the form of Copper Communists, who were taken to town in a very open match against Futurekind Wanderers of the fourth tier, with the minnows somehow dominating proceedings and running out 5-2 winners. Dropping down to the second division, and Forest Rangers were the team on the end of an upset, as they hosted fourth tier side Central Tower United, who managed to take match to extra time and won a controversial penalty for a borderline handball; nonetheless, the penalty was converted, and the minnows won 2-1. The last big upset of note is that of yo-yoing third division side Benopia AC, who were taken out of the cup in humiliating fashion by sixth tier Utopian League side Thecarrift Sport, with the hosts scoring a late own goal to hand the minnows the upset victory.

Obviously, where there are jubilant/humiliating upsets, there are heartbreaking/nerve-racking near misses, RGS vs Sunburbia being an example. Quite a few other high-ranked sides were also moments from being eliminated in unsavoury circumstances; for example, Walston Brook Albion needed extra time to see off third tier side SS City, having also had to come from behind to take the tie to extra time in the first place. Much the same story happened in Ricton, where Port Ricton were hosting second division champions Toclofania FC. UR Town were another team that were forced into extra time to salvage their pride, after they failed to see out the game in normal time against Syrenia FC, with the minnows grabbing an unlikely equaliser 5 minutes from the end. Several sixth tier sides also threatened to take out opposition much higher placed than them, with the closest of the failures being Diamond Sky United losing on the lottery of penalties after holding Caldarin FC goalless for 120 minutes.

Other matches are notable for their goal tallies however, and there a few very close high-scoring games as well - Micronopia United had to come from behind twice, scoring two goals in the last ten minutes to recover an upset victory against sixth tier Lanektz United. The highest scoring match of them all however was the tie between Reactions Athletic and Clinar Rovers of the 6th and 4th tiers respectively. 11 goals in all were scored between two teams, and Clinar only avoided the upset by a margin of one goal, having lead by three for most of the match as well. However, there are some teams you have to feel for, after being demolished by a margin too high to keep much dignity. Vauchants Athletic were on the end of the biggest margin of the weekend, after one time cup champions Oldbridge FC came to visit, giving their hosts a right Taeshan’ing in the process. Redbridge United came close to a Taeshan’ing of their own, leading 6-1 against Purple Point United before the visitors grabbed a second goal, in the end losing by 5 in a 7-2 scoreline.

Champions Cup 67 Playoff Round 1st Leg

Jungle Strike FC (Vilita) 1-1 RGS Athletic

Globe Cup 64 Playoff Round 1st Leg

Royal Jam FC 1-0 Império da Luz (Sulimany)
Norrion Rovers 1-1 Ituraitz FC (Astograth)
VLC FC 2-2 Navel Sharks (Whirl Islands)
San Marco Storm (Port Christopher) 2-3 Olympia FC

SBCC 64 Playoff Round 1st Leg

Toclofania FC 1-2 Cednia Rovers (Turori)
Yillog City 1-0 Ari FC (Capitalizt SLANI)

The UICA playoff rounds. For the Champions Cup and SBCC, only one tie from a place in the main competition, and two ties for those in the Globe Cup. RGS stay as the sole representative for Eastfield Lodge in the Champions Cup, with the perennial champions facing off against the mighty Vilitan outfit Jungle Strike. The trip to Atlantean Oceania was an evenly matched one at that, as neither side gave up till the end, and very much deserved the draw. At 1-1, RGS will be happy with the result, and especially the away goal. 4 teams are still around in the Globe Cup, all of them harbouring hopes of reaching the main competition. First up were Royal Jam, as they hosted Sulimany side Império da Luz, with many wondering whether they would continue their domineering attacking play. Unfortunately, they couldn’t, as the visitors defended brilliantly, but one lapse of concentration on a corner saw Malenna von Kraus head in the only goal of the match. Norrion Rovers were also in action on the same day, as they hosted fellow Rushmori side and ex-giants Ituraitz FC of Astograth. It was a very even match, but Ituraitz managed to silence Norrion Park pretty early on with the opening goal, and always looked a threat throughout the match, twice hitting the woodwork. Norrion took a while to grow into the game, but managed to level the match by half-time.

Another all Rushmori affair was had in New Lodger City, as VLC FC hosted Whirl Island’s Navel Sharks, a side quite famous for knocking Eastfielder teams out of international competition. And so they lived up to their reputation, managing to shock the VLC defence into mistakes to take a 2 goal lead by half time. However, the hosts rallied in the second half, with two quickfire goals from Dirk Ytuarte and Jiri Kurek levelling the score - however the two away goals for the Sharks could be costly. Finally, the only team to play away from home in the first leg were Olympia, who travelled to Port Christopher to face off against San Marco Storm. It was a game of who could defend the worst, as both sides committed brazen defensive errors, only some of which were punished - the worst of the lot was the San Marco goalie kicking his other leg when trying to clear the ball upfield, leaving the ball free for Marlon Rowlinson to slot home. In the end, Olympia took their chances better, leading 3-2 on aggregate. Heading over to the SBCC, two teams made an appearance in the Playoff Round. Toclofania FC were handed a tough task as they faced off against Cednia Rovers of Turori, and it showed as the visitors were comfortable in their 2-1 away victory. On the other hand, Yillog City hosted a side from Capitalizt SLANI in Ari FC, with the hosts looking to surprise yet more people with their SBCC run thus far. They certainly performed like they have been, as they narrowly beat the visitors by a goal to nil to set up an exciting second leg.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 3

Olympia FC 2-0 FC Tavernia
FM Town 1-4 Nile Bridge
Monksville United 0-1 VLC FC
RGS Athletic 1-0 Indionion Athletic
Yillog City 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Norrion Rovers 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Seaton Town 1-0 Toclofania FC
Copper Communists SC 1-0 Tuntingone FC

Royal Jam finally score their first goal of the season in a heated encounter at Norrion Park, and it proves to be enough to win the match and break Norrion’s perfect start. VLC also get their first points on the board against Monksville United, after a lucky own goal is the difference between the two sides. Olympia and RGS both remain on 100% records with wins over FC Tavernia and Indionion, although the latter did cause RGS a lot of trouble during the match. Joining those two on nine points is a surprise package in Seaton Town, who register a third consecutive 1-0 victory over newly promoted Toclofania FC, who alongside FC Tavernia and FM Town remain the only winless sides so far.

Champions Cup 67 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 1-1 Jungle Strike FC (AET: 2-2; AGG: 2-2; PKs 6-5)

Globe Cup 64 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Império da Luz 1-1 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 1-2)
Ituraitz FC 2-0 Norrion Rovers (AGG: 3-1)
Navel Sharks 1-1 VLC FC (AGG: 3-3; Navel Sharks advance on away goals)
Olympia FC 2-1 San Marco Storm (AGG: 5-3)

SBCC 64 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Cednia Rovers 1-1 Toclofania FC (AGG: 3-2)
Ari FC 0-1 Yillog City (AGG: 0-2)

More midweek exploits see a large number of Eastfielder casualties in the international club competition, but first we head to the Champions Cup, where RGS hosted the return leg of their tie against the formidable Jungle Strike of Vilita. It was a close match, much like the first leg, and the visitors took the early advantage by getting the away goal of their own, putting RGS on the back foot. The hosts wouldn’t be put down so easily, and Tia Drenas made her mark shortly before half-time to level the tie at 2-2 on aggregate, where it stayed to force extra time. No goals were scored in the additional 30 minutes and so it came down to the lottery of penalties, with the shootout going into its seventh round before a skied shot gave RGS the berth in the Champions Cup group stage. Over in the Globe Cup, Royal Jam have seemingly reverted to type, as they visited Sulimany to defend a narrow 1-0 lead over Império da Luz, and seemingly sealing the match with the opening away goal in the 72nd minute. The hosts did rally and get a goal back of their own, but in the end is was not enough, as Royal Jam advanced to the Qualifying Round. There they will be joined by Olympia FC, who hosted the return leg against San Marco Storm with some confidence after a 3-2 away win; an early goal for the hosts did little to curb that confidence, and in the end the visitors just didn’t have enough quality to overturn the tie, losing 2-1 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate.

There weren’t such good pickings for VLC, who had to travel to the Whirl Islands after a 2-2 home draw against Navel Sharks. The visitors did take a 1-0 lead into half-time and had dominated proceedings up to that point, but the hosts came out in the second half like a completely different side, pressing the VLC back line hard to try and create a winning opportunity - VLC’s chances dried up and when the chance fell to the hosts, they took it - in the 83rd minute, no less, leaving VLC fans heartbroken as they were knocked out on away goals. Last but not least were Norrion Rovers, who travelled to Astograth for the return leg against Ituraitz FC, having dawn 1-1 with them at Norrion Park. Whilst the first leg was pretty even, the second leg was anything but as Ituraitz controlled the play, and only the last ditch heroics of Gavin Mintson and the Norrion defence prevented the scoreline looking more embarrassing - they lost the match 2-0 in the end, being knocked out 3-1 on aggregate. Going down to the SBCC, Toclofania gave a good go of it as they tried to overturn a first leg 2-1 deficit on the road at Cednia Rovers, taking the early lead and threatening for long periods to score a second to level the away goals tally, but the hosts refused to budge any more, striking back with a goal of their own and preventing Toclofania from attacking as they would have liked, in the end winning 3-2 on aggregate and knocking out the Twilight Heaven side. And finally, we have Yillog City, the surprise outfit that have gone much further than expected in the SBCC. They travelled to Capitalizt SLANI to face Ari FC, taking with them a 1-0 aggregate lead from the first leg. The second leg was a very open match, with both sides keen to go on the attack and score, although the finishing from both sets of strikers was pretty poor, with only one goal from 32 combined shots - that goal did go to Yillog however, and they book their place in the SBCC group stage as a result.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 4

Nile Bridge 0-1 Olympia FC
VLC FC 0-0 FC Tavernia
Indionion Athletic 2-1 FM Town
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Monksville United
Royal Jam FC 2-0 RGS Athletic
Toclofania FC 1-1 Yillog City
Tuntingone FC 0-0 Norrion Rovers
Copper Communists SC 1-3 Seaton Town

It seems that Royal Jam have put their slow start behind them, as they register a second consecutive win over a ‘Big Five’ team, as they host a surprisingly exhausted RGS side at Niexai Lane and simply sweep them aside by two goals to nil, Kaiya Mohd adding to von Kraus’ opener. Olympia as a result move to the top of the league as they negotiate a tricky away fixture against Nile Bridge, the single goal giving them a narrow victory. Also joining them on 4 wins from 4 are Seaton Town, as the Communists are the latest victim to fall to the Seaton train, with the visitors winning 3-1. Norrion fail to capitalise on RGS’ loss, losing a bit of ground on the leaders as they are held to a 0-0 draw by a dogged Tuntingone side in Lodgertia. VLC on the other hand struggle to get going at home against newly promoted opposition, failing to even get anywhere near the Tavernia net with 0 shots on target, providing the visitors with their first point of the season.

Globe Cup 64 Qualifying Round 1st Leg

Olympia FC 1-0 Chorion Bluffs Knights (Capitalizt SLANI)
Phalanx AF (Ceni) 1-0 Royal Jam FC

Olympia’s prize in the Globe Cup Qualifying Round is a tie against formidable opponents in Chorion Bluffs Knights of Capitalizt SLANI, but the league runners-up proved that they have the competitive edge as they ran out 1-0 winners courtesy of a Samantha King free kick. However it wasn’t such a good match for Royal Jam, as they travelled to Terranea to play Ceni’s Phalanx AF. It seems that their early attacking flair in the competition has left them, as the Phalanx defence were never really stretched throughout the match, eventually piercing the Royal Jam defense to grab a 1-0 victory.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Second Round

Round Two of the King’s Commonwealth this weekend, and with 64 matches there are still plenty of stories to go around. The biggest story of the weekend is undoubtedly what happened in Pindale, where the hosts Pindale Rovers took on the mighty Royal Jam FC, 4 divisions above them. A match that the visitors should really have expected to win, but it was Pindale that managed to control the match, preventing the Premier League side from creating too many chances, although not making many chances themselves. In the end, both defences held firm for 0-0 at full time, forcing extra time where a mistake by Vianney Henry led to a Pindale penalty, and a great upset victory for the minnows. Two more top flight sides were knocked out by lower league opposition, as high-flying Seaton Town are brought back down to earth by Cliffside FC, with the New Tavernian side in the third tier pulling out a 2-0 half-time lead, before Seaton rallied in the second half, though only managing a single consolation goal in the end. Second Division champions Toclofania FC travelled to Copportopia to face third tier side Cuprumville CSC, in a match that very much mirrored that of Royal Jam’s; the home side controlled the play, preventing Toclofania from creating any good chances but not really attacking themselves either, before clinching it in extra time, albeit from a corner as opposed to a penalty. Other notable upsets include NT United of the third tier taking out Second Division side Approciation FC, whilst a similar gap was overcome by Bluin Athletic as they knockout out Macaronia FC.

Whilst Royal Jam were the biggest upset of the weekend, that unfortunate accolade could easily have gone to the defending cup champions RGS, as they were held after 90 minutes to a 2-2 draw by fifth tier side United United, and were forced to go into extra time, where the most remarkable events occurred; 4 goal in 90 normal minutes, and then an additional 6 in the 30 minutes of extra time, as RGS kicked it up several gears, and ripped apart their fatigued lower league opposition 5-1 in extra time to win the match 7-3, also becoming the highest scoring match of the weekend. Norrion Rovers themselves needed extra time to see off the upset against third tier side Huntingville FC, who took the surprise lead and held on till the 68th minute when Norrion equalised, before adding another 2 in extra time. Gilgonare FC of the fourth tier were themselves ever so close to a Premier League upset, as they fought hard and took Indionion Athletic all the way to penalties, but the top flight side held their nerve better and won the shootout 3-2.

There were goals aplenty to talk about, and the one all-Premier League clash saw a whopping 8 goals scored as Nile Bridge managed to put 6 past a hapless FC Tavernia without much trouble, even though Tavernia were the team that broke the deadlock. The other 8 goal game finished with exactly the same scoreline as fourth tier side Redbridge United saw off the challenge of Viruntia Town a division below them. And finally, please spare a thought for the fans of Jam Mountain Island and Tarija Rovers, who were both on the end of 5-0 demolition jobs.

Globe Cup 63 Qualifying Round 2nd Leg

Chorion Bluffs Knights 2-1 Olympia FC (AGG: 2-2; Olympia FC advance on away goals)
Royal Jam FC 1-1 Phalanx AF (AGG: 1-2)

So, one match stands between these teams and a place in the Globe Cup group stages. For Olympia, it was a very hectic match as they travelled to Capitalizt SLANI for the reverse leg against Chorion Bluffs Knights, taking a slim 1-0 home victory with them. The game didn’t start too well, as Olympia conceded a cheap goal early on to level the aggregate score, and Chorion kept pushing for the lead, which they eventually got shortly before the hour mark. However, cometh the hour cometh the man, and new signing Ljubo Mihaljevic stepped up to the mark, firing in a wonder goal to swing the match back into Olympia’s favour. The visitors defended hard for the rest of the match, and it paid off as they advanced to the group stage on away goals. In the other match with Eastfielder representation, Royal Jam hosted Phalanx AF of Ceni, looking to overturn the 1-0 away loss they suffered last week. And the hosts went about their job right, taking the lead after half an hour to level the aggregate score, but Phalanx never stopped being dangerous, and a costly mistake on the hour mark saw the perfect free kick opportunity, one that the visitors gladly took, scoring a vital away goal and sinking any hopes of victory for the hosts.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 5

Olympia FC 0-1 VLC FC
Nile Bridge 1-2 Indionion Athletic
FC Tavernia 0-3 Walston Brook Albion
FM Town 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Monksville United 1-1 Toclofania FC
RGS Athletic 0-0 Tuntingone FC
Yillog City 1-1 Copper Communists SC
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Seaton Town

From two teams with perfect records, to none. League leaders Olympia FC host a VLC FC side desperate to kickstart their season, but it’s a poor match at the Olympic Park, marked by the one bit of quality that led to the goal with a defence-splitting pass setting up Kurek for the goal. Elsewhere, Norrion close their gap to the top with a narrow win over a very motivated Seaton Town side, needing stoppage time in the first half to score the only goal of the game. Royal Jam move into third as they remain the only unbeaten team after 5 games, comfortably beating FM Town 2-0 on the road, with the hosts rooted to the bottom of the table as the only side without points. RGS fluff their chance to top the table however, as they are also held by a Tuntingone side that seems to have undergone a defensive revolution. Yillog City are doing very well for themselves this season, sticking in 8th place with a draw against Copper Communists having just secured a place in the SBCC group stages as well.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 6

Indionion Athletic 1-2 Olympia FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-2 VLC FC
Royal Jam FC 3-0 Nile Bridge
Toclofania FC 1-0 FC Tavernia
Tuntingone FC 0-1 FM Town
Copper Communists SC 2-2 Monksville United
Seaton Town 2-3 RGS Athletic
Norrion Rovers 2-0 Yillog City

Seaton’s early season form can only count for so much. They hosted an RGS side determined to make up lost ground on the lead, and it showed; Seaton took the lead twice but each time RGS clawed it quickly back, before striking the winning blow in the 70th minute through Osbaldo Bevan. Olympia stay top of the table as they also come from behind to beat Indionion Athletic, whilst Royal Jam cruised past a struggling Nile Bridge, scoring 3 very easy goals, whilst VLC manage to string back-to-back wins together as they beat Walston Brook by two goals to nil. A definite gap is opening up to the mid-table, as Norrion see off surprise packages Yillog City 2-0, to stay two points behind Olympia. At the bottom, FC Tavernia remain the only winless side in the league after losing to Toclofania, as FM Town surprise everyone by beating Tuntingone in Lodgertia.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Olympia FC              6    5   0   1    11    5   +6    15 Champions/CdC/CC
 2 Royal Jam FC            6    4   2   0     8    0   +8    14 CC
 3 RGS Athletic            6    4   1   1    11    5   +6    13 GC
 4 Norrion Rovers          6    4   1   1     9    3   +6    13 GC
 5 Seaton Town             6    4   0   2     8    5   +3    12
 6 VLC FC                  6    3   1   2     4    2   +2    10
 7 Walston Brook Albion    6    3   0   3     5    4   +1     9
 8 Indionion Athletic      6    3   0   3     7    8   −1     9
 9 Tuntingone FC           6    2   2   2     3    2   +1     8
10 Yillog City             6    2   2   2     6    7   −1     8
11 Copper Communists SC    6    1   3   2     5    7   −2     6
12 Toclofania FC           6    1   3   2     3    5   −2     6
13 Monksville United       6    1   2   3     6    9   −3     5
14 Nile Bridge             6    1   0   5     7   14   −7     3 Relegated
15 FM Town                 6    1   0   5     4   13   −9     3 Relegated
16 FC Tavernia             6    0   1   5     2   10   −8     1 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Micronopia United       6    4   2   0    16    7   +9    14 C/P/SBCC
 2 Half Boy FC             6    4   1   1    14    7   +7    13 P/SBCC
 3 Sunburbia FC            6    4   1   1    12    7   +5    13 P/SBCC
 4 Polkation FC            6    4   0   2     8    4   +4    12
 5 UR Town                 6    4   0   2    12    9   +3    12
 6 Seniors FC              6    4   0   2     7    4   +3    12
 7 Pontifucia United       6    3   0   3     9    6   +3     9
 8 Revisionists            6    3   0   3     4    6   −2     9
 9 Xilon OC                6    2   2   2     6    4   +2     8
10 Macaronia FC            6    2   2   2     6    7   −1     8
11 Forest Rangers          6    2   1   3    10   12   −2     7
12 YLW FC                  6    2   0   4     7   12   −5     6
13 Honsadin FC             6    2   0   4     3   10   −7     6
14 Oldbridge FC            6    1   1   4     5   10   −5     4 Relegated (I)
15 Approciation FC         6    1   0   5     3   11   −8     3 Relegated (C)
16 SLW FC                  6    0   2   4     3    9   −6     2 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:32 am

ICELFA Season 34: Part 2

Champions Cup 67 Group Stage MD1

Crisisbless (Nephara) 4-0 RGS Athletic

Globe Cup 64 Group Stage MD1

Lexington Victory (New Gelderland) 2-0 Olympia FC

SBCC 64 Group Stage MD1

Bronte Athletik (Arondesheim) 0-1 Yillog City

The group stages are getting underway, and for the first ever(?), there is an Eastfielder team in all three competitions. In the Champions Cup, RGS kick off their group stage campaign with a emphatic defeat against Nepharim side Crisisbless, never looking like they would get anything out of this match. Heading over the the Globe Cup, Olympia travelled to Terranea to take on New Gelderland’s Lexington Victory, and despite starting brightly, it was the hosts that took control of the match with the opening goal, and adding a second on the counter. Yillog City on the other hand had a much better opening match, travelling to Arondesheim to face Bronte Athletik, sitting back and absorbing the attacks of the home side before striking a clinical blow to win 1-0.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Third Round

Only 64 teams left in the King’s Commonwealth Cup, and at this point many of the teams in the top two divisions start facing off each other. Without a doubt the marquee match of the round occurred in Walston Brook, where Second Division side UR Town hosted the mighty RGS Athletic, a clash that long ago could have been a title decider in the league, but UR Town are now back on the up after their forced relegation due to match-fixing. In the end, RGS’ superior quality prevailed, with Tia Drenas scoring the winner. Top flight upsets did happen elsewhere however, with Monksville United being the biggest scalp of the day as they were easily beaten by fifth tier side Team Verixas, whilst FM Town slipped up against second tier Honsadin FC. There were three other ties between the Premier League and Second Division, helpfully thinning out the pool of higher-level opposition for the lower league sides - Indionion Athletic and Xilon OC held themselves to a goalless draw after extra time, with the top flight side prevailing on penalties (embarrassingly, only one penalty was scored from the ten), whilst Tuntingone demolished yo-yoing side Pontifucia United, while Walston Brook needed extra time to see off another yo-yo side in Polkation.

Champions Cup 67 Group Stage MD2

RGS Athletic 1-1 Millenium City Eagles (95X)

Globe Cup 64 Group Stage MD2

Olympia FC 3-1 Marketnewton FC (Brigantii)

SBCC 64 Group Stage MD2

Yillog City 1-2 Icurus FC (Boring Paradise)

The second round of fixtures in the UICA group stages was a much better affair overall for Eastfield Lodge. RGS and Olympia both get their first points on the board, with RGS managing a well deserved draw against 95X’s Millenium City Eagles, having taken the lead before being pegged back around 20 minutes later. Olympia FC hosted Brigantii’s Marketnewton FC, but it was a very comfortable game for the hosts, as they quickly ran up a 2-0 lead before the visitors scored shortly after half-time; Olympia added another goal to secure the win at 3-1. Meanwhile, the Yillog City might be showing signs of slowing down now, as they are defeated at home by a much better Icurus FC from Boring Paradise; the visitors took the lead, and were unfazed when the hosts grabbed the equaliser, quickly restoring the lead and victory.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 7

Olympia FC 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Royal Jam FC
VLC FC 3-0 Toclofania FC
Nile Bridge 1-4 Tuntingone FC
FC Tavernia 1-4 Copper Communists SC
FM Town 1-3 Seaton Town
Monksville United 0-2 Norrion Rovers
RGS Athletic 10-0 Yillog City

Well, it seems to be a tradition that every season RGS just lose all self-control and annihilate one of their league opponents, and this season that victim seems to be Yillog City, as the New Lodger City side put 10 goals past their opposition, with hat-tricks for each of Tia Drenas and Glen Soria. Leaders Olympia FC are pegged back however, as Walston Brook travel to the Olympic Park and snatch a narrow 1-0 victory. This opened up the door for Royal Jam to take the league lead, which they did in commanding fashion against Indionion Athletic, now leading the league without conceding a goal, whilst Norrion’s 2-0 win over Norrion sees them stay a point behind alongside RGS. Wins for VLC and Seaton see them keep pace with the leading pack.

Fun stat: RGS scored as many goals this weekend as Royal Jam have scored all season.

Cygnus Cup 42 First Round 1st leg

RGS Athletic 2-0 Waterville (Coldfield)

The international competition for domestic cup winners, aka the Cygnus Cup, makes its start this season, with RGS drawn into the First Round against Coldfield’s cup champions Waterville. RGS hosted the first leg, and it was a rather comfortable affair, with new Euran signing Tom Duffy grabbing the opening goal before Osbaldo Bevan sealed the victory.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 8

Royal Jam FC 1-0 Olympia FC
Toclofania FC 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
Tuntingone FC 3-0 Indionion Athletic
Copper Communists SC 1-1 VLC FC
Seaton Town 3-0 Nile Bridge
Norrion Rovers 3-1 FC Tavernia
Yillog City 2-8 FM Town
RGS Athletic 2-0 Monksville United

Royal Jam’s net remains untouched 8 games into the season, as Olympia become the latest side to visit Niexai Lane and fail to score, with Royal Jam as ever snatching the one goal to secure victory. Norrion and RGS both refuse to give up the chase however, with Norrion sweeping aside struggling FC Tavernia as did RGS against Monksville. But the big result of the day is FM Town only getting their second set of points this season, demolishing an already humiliated Yillog City 8-2, making it 18 goals conceded in 2 games. VLC can only draw with VLC, and with Olympia’s loss, Seaton take advantage to move back into fourth, and only 2 points behind the leader Royal Jam as well. Walston Brook’s win against Toclofania draws them level on points with Olympia, whilst Tuntingone draw level with VLC FC in 7th/8th after they beat Indionion.

Champions Cup 67 Group Stage MD3

RGS Athletic 0-0 FC Capri (Valanora)

Globe Cup 64 Group Stage MD3

Olympia FC 2-3 Taeshan City Miners (Taeshan)

SBCC 64 Group Stage MD3

Athletic Victoria (Whirl Islands) 1-2 Yillog City

We’re now approaching the halfway point of these group stages, playing the last sets of opponents in the group stages. RGS Athletic host Vanorian opposition in FC Capri, but neither side really get going in that match and it ends as a boring 0-0 draw, leaving RGS with only 2 points from the first three games. The match at the Olympic Park on the other hand could not be described as boring, as Olympia are involved in a 5-goal thriller with Taeshan City Miners, but end up on the wrong end of the result, losing 3-2 having taken the 1-0 lead, making it 3 points in the first three games. Meanwhile, Yillog City were on their travels, heading to Northwest Rushmore to play Athletic Victoria of the Whirl Islands. The hosts did take the lead around the half hour mark, but Yillog equalised before half time, and then in the second half Vanorian player Eruanathion Neltanial gave Yillog the victory, making it 6 points in three.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fourth Round

Golden Acres (T3) 2-0 Honsadin FC (T2)
Silver Acres (T4) 1-1 Regio FC (T4) (1-2 AET)
Pindale Rovers (T5) 0-0 Walston Brook Albion (T1) (0-0 AET, 0-2 PKs)
Indionion Athletic (T1) 1-2 Nile Bridge (T1)
High Lyn FC (T3) 1-0 Carneleon Town (T5)
Bluin Athletic (T3) 3-2 White Star United (T4)
Revisionists Athletic (T3) 2-0 Yillog City (T1)
Finswool SC (T4) 1-3 Cuprumville CSC (T3)
Seniors FC (T2) 5-0 Team Verixas (T5)
Lodgertia United (T3) 1-1 YLW FC (T2) (1-1 AET, 2-4 PKs)
NT United (T3) 4-2 Paddockia FC (T3)
Paddockia City (T5) 1-1 Revisionists (T2) (1-1 AET, 1-0 PKs)
Percale United (T6) 0-2 Tuntingone FC (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 5-1 CF Eastrise (T6)
RGS Athletic (T1) 0-2 VLC FC (T1)
Empire End FC (T3) 1-1 Low Lyn FC (T4) (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)

Only 32 teams have made it this far, and at this point teams will be harbouring serious hopes of winning the tournament, with the two-legged rounds in store for the rest of the season. But first the big teams still need to beat the remaining smaller teams, but there are still a few upsets. Most notably, Revisionists Athletics of the third tier ran out comfortable winners against Yillog City, whilst their rivals in the Second Division Revisionists were themselves knocked out on penalties by fifth tier Paddockia City. Another second tier side in Honsadin also bit the dust as they were beaten by third tier side Golden Acres. Walston Brook Albion were nearly the victims of the biggest upset, as they had to resort to penalties to get past Pindale Rovers, but elsewhere, Seniors FC were extremely comfortable as they demolished Team Verixas by five goals to nil. However, the main talking about the round was the Lodger City derby - RGS Athletic vs VLC FC, the first meeting of the season. RGS had the upper hand in the league thus far this season, but VLC were ones that took the match by storm, shutting down the extremely prolific RGS attack at every turn and scoring two goals of their own to knock the defending champions out of the tournament. In the other all Premier League matchup, Nile Bridge travelled to Walston Brook, coming from behind to beat Indionion 2-1.

Champions Cup 67 Group Stage MD4

FC Capri 0-1 RGS Athletic

Globe Cup 64 Group Stage MD4

Taeshan City Miners 0-2 Olympia FC

SBCC 64 Group Stage MD4

Yillog City 1-1 Athletic Victoria

Moving into the second half of the UICA group stages, RGS and Olympia both needed an uptick in their fortunes. RGS travelled to Valanora to play FC Capri, with last week’s poor match still fresh in their minds. This time it was a much better match, with a lot more attacking action and better overall play, but in the end Tia Drenas scored the winning goal, giving RGS their first win in this group stage. Olympia travelled the short distance to Taeshan in Northest Rushmore, playing their return leg against Taeshan City Miners. Having narrowly lost 3-2 in the previous week, Olympia made sure they tightened up, and actually played a lot better overall as well, running out 2-0 winners to move onto 6 points. Meanwhile, Yillog City hosted Athletic Victoria, as they aimed to book their place in the knockout rounds as quickly as possible. The visitors took the initiative early on however, scoring before the half hour mark from a free kick, but Yillog equalised from the penalty spot after Tanya Barker was fouled.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 9

Olympia FC 4-0 Toclofania FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Tuntingone FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Copper Communists SC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Seaton Town
VLC FC 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge 1-1 Yillog City
FC Tavernia 0-2 RGS Athletic
FM Town 3-0 Monksville United

Royal Jam’s charge for the title continues, and it refuses to slow down as they beat Tuntingone by a goal to nil, still keeping their record of not having conceded at all in the league. The big game in New Lodger City sees Norrion break down the VLC defence and snatch the one goal they needed to win and keep up with the league leaders. RGS also kept up their challenge after a comfortable 2-0 win over Tavernia, whilst Seaton somehow refuse to back down themselves as they win again, beating Indionion 2-0. Olympia and Walston Brook stay outside of the UICA spots, but not by too much as they both also record victories.

Cygnus Cup 42 First Round 2nd leg

Waterville 0-2 RGS Athletic (AGG: 0-4)

Three weeks after a comprehensive 2-0 defeat of Waterville at home, RGS travelled back to Coldfield for the return leg. It was a pretty comfortable for them this time as well, as they simply strolled through the game in second gear, winning 2-0 again to advance to the Round of 16 with a 4-0 aggregate win.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 10

Tuntingone FC 2-4 Olympia FC
Copper Communists SC 3-1 Toclofania FC
Seaton Town 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Norrion Rovers 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Yillog City 1-1 Indionion Athletic
RGS Athletic 2-0 VLC FC
Monksville United 1-0 Nile Bridge
FM Town 4-1 FC Tavernia

Seaton’s immense start is put on hold for now, as they hosted the leaders Royal Jam in a pulsating fixture. Seaton made a few chances for themselves, especially early on, but Gordana Stanic proved to be more than a match, and in reply, Royal Jam fought back and made better use of their own chances, putting 2 goals past the Seaton defence to win the match. The main talking point of the weekend however is the Lodger City derby, as RGS host VLC only two weeks after the same fixture in the fourth round of the cup where VLC were convincing winners. However, RGS got their revenge in this fixture, running out as winners with the same 2-0 scoreline that VLC won with before them. Norrion on the other hand faltered in their chase of the title, as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Albion. At the bottom, FC Tavernia already look down and out with their ninth loss in ten games, losing 4-1 to FM Town, whilst Nile Bridge aren’t looking too much better as they lose to fellow strugglers Monksville United.

Champions Cup 67 Group Stage MD5

RGS Athletic 3-2 Crisisbless

Globe Cup 64 Group Stage MD5

Olympia FC 2-2 Lexington Victory

SBCC 64 Group Stage MD5

Yillog City 1-1 Bronte Athletik

The group stages are winding down, and we’re approaching crunch time with the last two games. RGS hosted Nephara’s Crisisbless, hoping for a much better result than the 4-0 drubbing they received in the opening match of the group stage. However, few expected that RGS would actually be able to win, and quickly running out a 2-0 lead silenced the travelling fans. Crisisbless did pull themselves back, but RGS scored again to eventually would win 3-2, to move onto eight points. In the Globe Cup, Olympia are also looking to avenge their lost in the first game against Lexington Victory, who they hosted in this fifth match. However, it were the visitors that took the early lead, going up to two-nil by half time. Olympia rallied after the break, and began creating more chances of their own, scoring the equaliser just before stoppage time. The draw puts them on 7 points currently. Meanwhile, Yillog City come into their fifth match already on the 7 points, knowing that a win could well be enough for them qualify to the knockout rounds. However, the Arondesheim team put up a resilient defensive display, holding Yillog at bay for most of the match. However, both sides managed a breakthrough on goal, finishing 1-1.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 11

Olympia FC 6-0 Copper Communists SC
Tuntingone FC 1-2 Seaton Town
Toclofania FC 0-2 Norrion Rovers
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Yillog City
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 RGS Athletic
Indionion Athletic 2-0 Monksville United
VLC FC 1-1 FM Town
Nile Bridge 6-1 FC Tavernia

Everyone must be asking themselves when Royal Jam will actually concede a league goal, as they register an 11th consecutive clean sheet as they narrowly beat Yillog City by a single goal. RGS however refuse to let up the pressure on the leaders, as they rack up a ninth win, beating Walston Brook on the road 1-0. There were also wins for all of Olympia, Seaton and Norrion, as they all continue their pushes for UICA football, whilst VLC just seems to be faltering all over the place, stuttering to a draw against FM Town.

Champions Cup 67 Group Stage MD6

Millenium City Eagles 1-0 RGS Athletic

Globe Cup 64 Group Stage MD6

Marketnewton FC 2-1 Olympia FC

SBCC 64 Group Stage MD6

Icurus FC 0-4 Yillog City

And so it comes down to this, as the three teams fight to play knockout UICA football. In the Champions Cup, Millenium City Eagles hosted RGS in a straight fight for qualification from the group, in a winner-takes-all scenario. But it was the team from 95X that ran the game, and they were the only team to really create chances, as such winning 1-0 and pushing RGS into third in the group, which puts them into the Globe Cup knockout rounds. In the Globe Cup, Olympia were themselves in a must-win situation, as they travelled to Brigantii to play Marketnewton FC. Despite Olympia taking the lead, Marketnewton were never uncomfortable throughout the match, and had taken the lead by half-time, shutting the game down in the second half to see out the win, which eliminated Olympia from the Globe Cup. The SBCC saw Yillog City travel to Esportiva to play Icurus FC, needing a win to make sure of their place in the knockout rounds. Having narrowly lost at home to Icurus previously, it was on paper a tall order to win on the road, but Icurus simply failed to turn up in front of their own fans, leading Yillog to a simple 4-0 victory, a result that puts Yillog City into the SBCC knockout rounds.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 12

Seaton Town 2-2 Olympia FC
Norrion Rovers 2-1 Copper Communists SC
Yillog City 0-4 Tuntingone FC
RGS Athletic 7-1 Toclofania FC
Monksville United 1-1 Royal Jam FC
FM Town 1-3 Walston Brook Albion
FC Tavernia 3-2 Indionion Athletic
Nile Bridge 3-0 VLC FC

It’s finally happened! Royal Jam have finally conceded a goal, 12 games into the season, as Monksville United striker Charmine Eliassen is the first to beat Gordana Stanic this season. Royal Jam manage to respond, but only with a single goal, leaving them with a third draw of the season. That opened the door for the chasing pack to take over, an opportunity that RGS took with both hands as they assumed the league lead after a 7-1 crushing of Toclofania FC. Norrion also stayed two points behind RGS after a comeback win against the Communists, but Seaton and Olympia both missed their chance to keep pace as they played each other and drew 2-2, although the surprise packages of Seaton Town will inevitably be happier with the result. At the bottom, FC Tavernia finally win their first league game of the season as they hold on to a surprise 3-0 lead to beat Indionion 3-2. Nile Bridge move out of the relegation zone after they demolished VLC FC in the most surprising result of the day.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic           12   10   1   1    35    6  +29    31 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 Royal Jam FC           12    9   3   0    16    1  +15    30 CC
 3 Norrion Rovers         12    9   2   1    19    5  +14    29 GC
 4 Olympia FC             12    8   1   3    27   11  +16    25 GC
 5 Seaton Town            12    8   1   3    20   11   +9    25
 6 Walston Brook Albion   12    7   1   4    12    6   +6    22
 7 Tuntingone FC          12    5   2   5    17   10   +7    17
 8 VLC FC                 12    4   3   5     9   10   −1    15
 9 FM Town                12    4   1   7    22   23   −1    13
10 Copper Communists SC   12    3   4   5    14   19   −5    13
11 Indionion Athletic     12    4   1   7    12   19   −7    13
12 Nile Bridge            12    3   1   8    18   24   −6    10
13 Yillog City            12    2   4   6    10   32  −22    10
14 Monksville United      12    2   3   7     8   19  −11     9 Relegated
15 Toclofania FC          12    1   3   8     5   26  −21     6 Relegated
16 FC Tavernia            12    1   1  10     9   31  −22     4 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Micronopia United      12    8   3   1    28   10  +18    27 C/P/SBCC
 2 Sunburbia FC           12    7   2   3    22   14   +8    23 P/SBCC
 3 Polkation FC           12    7   2   3    12    6   +6    23 P/SBCC
 4 UR Town                12    6   2   4    24   17   +7    20
 5 Seniors FC             12    6   2   4    15   10   +5    20
 6 Xilon OC               12    5   4   3    13    9   +4    19
 7 Half Boy FC            12    5   3   4    19   13   +6    18
 8 YLW FC                 12    6   0   6    18   19   −1    18
 9 Revisionists           12    5   3   4    11   12   −1    18
10 Pontifucia United      12    5   2   5    19   15   +4    17
11 Oldbridge FC           12    5   2   5    15   17   −2    17
12 Macaronia FC           12    3   4   5    12   19   −7    13
13 Honsadin FC            12    3   3   6     8   16   −8    12
14 Forest Rangers         12    2   3   7    15   26  −11     9 Relegated (C)
15 Approciation FC        12    2   2   8     8   22  −14     8 Relegated (C)
16 SLW FC                 12    1   3   8    10   24  −14     6 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Aug 27, 2017 5:02 pm

ICELFA Season 34: Part 3

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round First Leg

Golden Acres (T3) 1-0 Regio FC (T4)
NT United (T3) 3-0 Tuntingone FC (T1)
Walston Brook Albion (T1) 1-1 Nile Bridge (T1)
High Lyn FC (T3) 1-4 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Low Lyn FC (T4) 1-1 Cuprumville CSC (T3)
VLC FC (T1) 0-0 Seniors FC (T2)
Revisionists Athletic (T3) 2-1 YLW FC (T2)
Paddockia City (T5) 0-1 Bluin Athletic (T3)

And so here we are, the first leg of the first two-legged cup ties. 16 teams have made it this far, and at this point, any one of them stands a realistic chance of reaching the final, if previous editions of the tournament are anything to go by. From the first legs, there is one standout story - that of NT United of the third tier, one time league winners, taking on Tuntingone of the Premier League, one time cup winners. All in all, odds were that Tuntingone should prevail easily, but on the day, NT United were just sublime, as they easily scored three goals in the 15 minutes before half time, which Tuntingone were unable to deal with. Elsewhere, YLW FC may be counting upon their away goal to save them as they lost 2-1 to third tier Revisionists Athletic, who had scalped Yillog City in the previous round, whilst VLC also need to beware of Second Division side Seniors FC as the two played out a scoreless draw in Lodger City. The only double Premier League tie saw Walston Brook host Nile Bridge, but the team currently languishing in the relegation zone will be the happier of the two after scoring the away goal.

CdC 40 First Round 1st Leg

Golden Eagles (Isles of Avon) 0-4 RGS Athletic

Whilst the KCC was happening in midweek, one team somewhat glad not to be involved are RGS Athletic, who also have a midweek match of their own in the Copa de Campeones, as they enter the first round of the regional competition against Avonian champions Golden Eagles. Fairy tales akin to Dinamo Sainati’s shock first leg may have been hoped for, but RGS weren’t having any of it and they demolished the home side 4-0, setting up a very simple 2nd leg.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 13

Olympia FC 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Seaton Town 1-2 Yillog City
Copper Communists SC 1-4 RGS Athletic
Tuntingone FC 1-0 Monksville United
Toclofania FC 0-1 FM Town
Royal Jam FC 4-0 FC Tavernia
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Nile Bridge
Indionion Athletic 1-3 VLC FC

The top three all registered more wins this week, as they all charge inexorably towards the same trophy. League leaders RGS make a statement of intent as they sweep aside the Communists 4-1, whilst Royal Jam momentarily abandon their defensive ways as they trounce bottom of the table FC Tavernia by four goals to nil, heaping yet more misery onto the Tavernian side’s season. Meanwhile, Norrion help ensure that there is a huge gap to the rest of the table, as they travel to Olympia and take a narrow 1-0 victory, opening up a whopping 7 point gap between 3rd and 4th - Seaton Town couldn’t take advantage of Olympia’s slip-up, as they were shocked at home by Yillog City. VLC try desperately to cling onto a slim hope of UICA football next season by beating Indionion 3-1 on the road, but they remain 8th.

Globe Cup 64 Sixteenth-Finals 1st Leg

Revolutionaries (Eura) 2-1 RGS Athletic

Cygnus Cup 42 Round of 16 1st Leg

Viking Tanager (Bonesea) 1-4 RGS Athletic

Of course, the luxury of only having one midweek match last week isn’t replicated this week, as RGS have been scheduled to play in two different competitions this week - first off is the Globe Cup first leg against Eura’s Revolutionaries, a very tough opponent that some would have expected to be in the Champions Cup knockout rounds instead. And the slight edge in quality showed, as the Revolutionaries controlled the early play, scoring the opening goal and leading to halftime, before RGS came in the second half slightly changed up, allowing them to score the equaliser, but the Euran side weren’t fazed, adding a second goal in stoppage time to give them the advantage. The second match of the week saw RGS travel to Bonesea in the Cygnus Cup to Viking Tanager. However, this affair was a much one for the visitors, as they comfortably beat the hosts 4-1, the late consolation goal blemishing what would have been a perfect game.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 14

Yillog City 2-2 Olympia FC
RGS Athletic 1-0 Norrion Rovers
Monksville United 2-2 Seaton Town
FM Town 3-1 Copper Communists SC
FC Tavernia 0-4 Tuntingone FC
Nile Bridge 1-0 Toclofania FC
VLC FC 1-0 Royal Jam FC
Indionion Athletic 0-1 Walston Brook Albion

And the race at the top has just gotten a little more one-sided. Two big matches in New Lodger City may just have indicated the direction of the rest of the season, and we start off with RGS Athletic, starting the day just two points clear of their visiting opponents Norrion Rovers; a narrow game ensues but a Tia Drenas headed effort is all that separates the two teams in the end, cutting Norrion five points adrift of the top, whilst over in Vorgan Park, VLC are hosting the resolutely unbeaten Royal Jam team who are a mere point behind the league leaders. Jiri Kurek however decides to spoil the Royal Jam party by inflicting only their second conceded goal this season, but this time the VLC defensive outfit holds firm and stops the visitors’ attacks, leaving VLC with a vital win and Royal Jam with their first loss of the season and now a four-point deficit to RGS. Elsewhere, Seaton and Olympia failed to make up any ground on the top three as they were both held to surprise 2-2 draws; Olympia somehow contriving to wipe out their own 2-1 lead with a late own goal to draw away to Yillog, whilst Seaton had to fight back from 2 goals down away to Monksville. They should be looking behind them from now, as their losses are the mid-table pack’s gains, with wins for Walston Brook, Tuntingone and VLC all pulling them closer to the last Globe Cup spot. At the bottom, FC Tavernia and Toclofania’s situations are looking dire, being 7 and 9 points away from safety respectively, whilst Monksville United fans will be hoping for a turnaround in form to overcome their 3 point deficit to safety.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round Second Leg

Regio FC (T4) 0-1 Golden Acres (T3) (AGG: 0-2)
Tuntingone FC (T1) 1-1 NT United (T3) (AGG: 1-4)
Nile Bridge (T1) 1-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1) (2-1 AET, AGG: 3-2)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 1-0 High Lyn FC (T3) (AGG: 5-1)
Cuprumville CSC (T3) 1-6 Low Lyn FC (T4) (AGG: 2-7)
Seniors FC (T2) 0-0 VLC FC (T1) (0-1 AET, AGG: 0-1)
YLW FC (T2) 1-1 Revisionists Athletic (T3) (AGG: 2-3)
Bluin Athletic (T3) 0-1 Paddockia City (T5) (1-1 AET, AGG: 2-1)

NT United have gone and done it, they’ve upset first tier side Tuntingone FC, who on their home turf could only manage a single goal, and even then could only draw the match, losing 4-1 on aggregate. Revisionists Athletic pulled off the other upset of the day as they held onto their first leg 2-1 lead against Second Division side YLW FC in Lodgertia, a 1-1 draw ensuring the third tier side’s place in the quarter-finals. Elsewhere, Paddockia City, the lowest ranked team in the fifth round, came ever so close to reaching the last 8, scoring a vital away goal in normal time against third tier Bluin Athletic to take the game to extra time, only for the hosts to grab the winner in the extra 30 minutes. In the top flight grudge match, Nile Bridge held their own against a Walston Brook determined to right the wrongs; the hosts grabbed the first goal and held the advantage, until Albion scored a late equaliser to take the game to extra time. However, Nile Bridge refused to give in, digging deep and pulling out a surprising extra time goal wonder-goal to book their own place in the last 8.

CdC 40 First Round 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 4-0 Golden Eagles (AGG: 8-1)

Back to the other midweek action, RGS featured in the Rushmori club competition, in their second leg against Avonian champions Golden Eagles. Taking home a 4-1 away victory from the first leg, RGS were feeling pretty confident for the home leg, and rightly so, as they pretty much dominated the play, scoring another 4 goals past the Avonian team’s hapless defence, and this time without reply. 8-1 on aggregate, and RGS advance to the quarter-finals.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 15

Olympia FC 4-2 RGS Athletic
Yillog City 0-2 Monksville United
Norrion Rovers 4-0 FM Town
Seaton Town 3-0 FC Tavernia
Copper Communists SC 1-0 Nile Bridge
Tuntingone FC 1-1 VLC FC
Toclofania FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Walston Brook Albion

For the sake of the drama, someone needed to stop RGS’ charge up the table and to yet another title. Step up Olympia FC, as the drama in the Olympic Park reached a fever pitch - RGS took the two goal lead, and looked to be in cruise control, but a sending off for Ante Ivanec causes chaos in the RGS backline, which the Olympia front two exploited to no end - three goals in the 10 minutes after halftime for the hosts turned the match on its head, and an 80th minute counter-attack goal sealed the deal. Norrion Rovers and Royal Jam both played later in the weekend as well, and both took advantage - Norrion demolished FM Town by 4 goals to nil, whilst Royal Jam edged out Walston Brook to restore their respective 2 and 1 point gaps to the top. With Olympia getting the win, Seaton were under pressure to follow suit, but they took a while to get going against FC Tavernia after a recent poor run of form, but they did it in the end with 3 goals after 70 minutes.

Globe Cup 64 Sixteenth-Finals 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 0-1 Revolutionaries (AGG: 1-3)

Cygnus Cup 42 Round of 16 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 2-0 Viking Tanager(AGG: 6-1)

The second of RGS’ triple header weeks kicks off with the Globe Cup second leg, RGS trying to salvage a result after a 2-1 away to Eura’s Revolutionaries. With the home advantage, some were quietly confident of a good result for the hosts, but as it turned out, the team were just a little tired after recent exploits, and that allowed Revolutionaries to easily defend their aggregate lead, adding to it in the second half to ensure that they advanced in a relatively dull game, knocking RGS out of the Globe Cup. A couple of days later, Bonesea’s Viking Tanager came into town in the Cygnus Cup’s second leg, with the hosts winning the first leg away 4-1; the second leg was similarly one-sided, although the tiredness was evident as RGS could even then only manage the two extra goals, electing to sit back and conserve their energy on the 5 goal lead, and booking their place in the Cygnus Cup quarter-finals.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 16

Monksville United 1-2 Olympia FC
FM Town 0-1 RGS Athletic
FC Tavernia 2-2 Yillog City
Nile Bridge 0-1 Norrion Rovers
VLC FC 0-2 Seaton Town
Indionion Athletic 0-3 Copper Communists SC
Walston Brook Albion 0-2 Tuntingone FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Toclofania FC

It’s tough trying to be a world class team, isn’t it? The recent fixture congestion is clearly getting to the league leaders, and it shows as they labour to beat a frankly average FM Town team - but then again, they say that the true mark of champions is the ability to win whatever the circumstances. But the chasing pack won’t let up too much right now. Royal Jam continue their defensive masterclasses with another 1-0 win, this time beating Toclofania, whilst Norrion also struggle to get past lowly opposition, as they can only put the single goal past Nile Bridge. FC Tavernia get a vital (and probably ultimately useless) point in their fight for survival as they draw 2-2 at home to Yillog, whilst Monksville and Indionion also both lose. Seaton and Olympia both register victories with little to split them, but behind them Walston Brook are leapfrogged by Tuntingone after losing to them in a convincing manner, whilst VLC’s loss to Seaton leaves fans wondering whether they’ve returned to the dark years of over a decade ago.

SBCC 64 Eighth-Finals 1st Leg

Mrytha Dalin (Pasarga) 2-1 Yillog City

And now Yillog City make their bow in the knockout rounds of the SBCC, as they are drawn against Myrtha Dalin of Pasarga. Yillog made the short trip over northern Rushmore to the land full of Eastfielder footballers, and went full of confidence that they could upset the favourites and get a decent result to take home. They started well, hitting the woodwork early on but it was the hosts that took the lead on the half hour, before Yillog equalised shortly after half time. The game was largely back and forth throughout the match and pretty fun to watch, until the hosts managed to score a superb free kick in the last 10 minutes, and shut the game down from that point on - Yillog came away with a 2-1 loss, but with an important away goal.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 17

Olympia FC 4-0 FM Town
Monksville United 2-1 FC Tavernia
RGS Athletic 3-1 Nile Bridge
Yillog City 0-0 VLC FC
Norrion Rovers 1-2 Indionion Athletic
Seaton Town 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Copper Communists SC 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Toclofania FC

RGS look more like their usual self this week, much more attacking flair and defensive disregard than last week as they beat Nile Bridge 3-1, with Gareth Austine getting a brace for the hosts. The pressure is too much for Norrion however, who bottle it against Indionion Athletic at home, losing 2-1 in a result that will help the visitors in their relegation scrap, but Royal Jam are sticking to the leaders like glue, as they score two past Copper Communists without reply to take them up to 15 clean sheets in 17 games. Olympia finally open a gap to Seaton after the latter held by Walston Brook, but VLC cannot capitalise on anything right now, as they are held to a goalless draw away at Yillog City. Monksville beat bottom of the table FC Tavernia, and combined with other results, leaves 4 teams from 11th to 14th all on 16 points, with two a little further ahead on 19 - the relegation race is heating up (unless you’re FC Tavernia, where you’re 11 points from safety with 13 games to play).

King’s Commonwealth Cup Quarter-Finals First Leg

Norrion Rovers (T1) 1-1 Nile Bridge (T1)
Revisionists Athletic (T3) 0-1 Bluin Athletic (T3)
VLC FC (T1) 2-0 NT United (T3)
Golden Acres (T3) 6-2 Low Lyn FC (T4)

The last 8, only 4 matches between this and the Grand Final. Only three teams from the top two divisions reached this far, and two of them are drawn together - Norrion Rovers host Nile Bridge in their first leg, and yet again the side struggling in the Premier League are the ones doing well in the cup, as they manage to hold Norrion to a 1-1 draw, returning to Bridgetown with a crucial away goal. The second quarter-final was an all third tier affair as Revisionists Athletic took on Bluin Athletic in a close match, but it was away side with the better chances, and they deservedly won the match, taking an away goal and a 1-0 aggregate lead into the second leg. VLC FC are the third and last Premier League side in the draw, and they were paired with Tuntingone’s conquerors NT United. However, despite the relatively similar seasons that VLC and Tuntingone are having in the league, it was a completely different matter in the cup as VLC ran out comfortable 2-0 winners in the home leg, NT United barely threatening the VLC goal. All three matches so far were relatively low-scoring affairs, but as ever there has to be one mad goalfest, and the final quarter-final between third tier Golden Acres and fourth tier side Low Lyn was the match that provided just that. Home side Golden Acres came from behind to lead at half-time 3-1, and in the second half, extended their lead to four before Low Lyn could grab a second away goal. In the end, a whopping 8 goals were scored as Golden Acres won 6-2, a result which should be insurmountable - although you only need to look as recently as last season’s Copa de Campeones to see that it can overturned.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 18

FC Tavernia 1-3 Olympia FC
Nile Bridge 0-0 FM Town
VLC FC 2-0 Monksville United
Indionion Athletic 0-2 RGS Athletic
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Yillog City
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Norrion Rovers
Toclofania FC 1-0 Seaton Town
Tuntingone FC 4-4 Copper Communists SC

RGS and Royal Jam both continue on their two-horse race for the title, still only separated by a solitary point after RGS easily beat Indionion on the road and Royal Jam shut out Norrion for a 1-0 win. That loss for Norrion now sees them fall 8 points off the top of the table, and now level with Olympia after the latter easily beat FC Tavernia. However, Seaton lost further ground on Olympia as they were surprisingly beaten on the road against Toclofania, which moves the Twilight Heaven side into double digit points for the season, whilst the rest of the mid-table pack closes in - wins for Walston Brook over Yillog and VLC over Monksville as well as Tuntingone’s 8-goal thriller draw against Copper Communists all closing the gap.

SBCC 63 Eighth-Finals 2nd Leg

Yillog City 1-1 Myrtha Dalin (AGG: 2-3)

Yillog City’s sensational SBCC journey is at an end, as they are narrowly beaten by a Myrtha Dalin team that just had too much in the locker. Carrying a single goal deficit but with the away goal, Yillog came out firing to level the aggregate score, which they did 20 minutes into the match. As it stood, Yillog would be reaching the quarter-finals, but the Pasargan outfit had other ideas, as they refused to back down and pushed for a goal of their own, grabbing the equaliser shortly before the hour mark, and then parking the bus for the remaining half an hour to great effect, winning 3-2 on aggregate in the end and ending Eastfielder participation in UICA tournaments for this season.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 19

Olympia FC 0-1 Nile Bridge
FC Tavernia 0-1 VLC FC
FM Town 1-1 Indionion Athletic
Monksville United 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
RGS Athletic 1-2 Royal Jam FC
Yillog City 2-0 Toclofania FC
Norrion Rovers 2-0 Tuntingone FC
Seaton Town 1-1 Copper Communists SC

Match number 19, RGS Athletic vs Royal Jam, maybe slightly too early to call this a title decider, with 11 more games on the line after this, but certainly an important match in the title race. It’s very much a match of the blazing hot attack vs the iron wall defense, as the league’s best offensive record takes on the league’s best defensive record. The match started off badly for the league leaders however, being frustrated with directionless possession as the visitors were well-drilled and compact, But Royal Jam were looking for the win as well, and they drew first blood on the counter, springing the corner kick trap and scoring at the other end of the pitch. RGS however got revenge within 5 minutes, a well taken free kick beating Gordana Stanic to the top corner, marking up only the third goal that the Jam Town side have conceded all season. They wouldn’t concede any more however, as the visitors were in control, scoring another goal on the counter to grab the victory, and retake the league lead. Elsewhere, Norrion took advantage of RGS’ loss to cut their gap to the top by a point as they beat Tuntingone by 2 goals to nil. Olympia on the other hand failed to do the same as they fell against a surprisingly spirited Nile Bridge side. Seaton managed to waste 2 points with a late goal conceded to Copper Communists, meaning they still stay 4 points off the UICA spots. Walston Brook beat Monksville to move two points behind Seaton, whilst VLC’s win over FC Tavernia finally sees them break the 30 points barrier.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Quarter-Finals Second Leg

Nile Bridge (T1) 4-0 Norrion Rovers (T1) (AGG: 5-1)
Bluin Athletic (T3) 1-0 Revisionists Athletic (T3) (AGG: 2-0)
NT United (T3) 0-2 VLC FC (T1) (AGG: 0-4)
Low Lyn FC (T4) 8-1 Golden Acres (T3) (AGG: 10-7)

A few turn ups for the book even at this late stage of the tournament, starting off with Nile Bridge finishing off what they started in Norrion, hosting the title-chasing side after a 1-1 away draw and hammering them away for 4, winning a convincing 5-1 on aggregate to reach the semi-finals. The second quarter-finals remained a low-scoring affair, as Bluin Athletic sat back and absorbed waves of pressure from Revisionists Athletic, before scoring a much needed goal against the run of play, winning 2-0 on aggregate. NT United were hoping that home advantage in the second leg would be enough to turn the tie around in their favour, but the visiting VLC side weren’t keen on having their cup bid spoilt, easily beating the Serenelian side 2-0 in the second straight game. But easily the story of the round was in the final quarter-final, featuring Low Lyn hosting Golden Acres. In the first leg, Golden Acres were convincing 6-2 winners and looking relatively untroubled coming into this game with a 4 goal lead. The hosts, and underdogs by rankings, had other ideas, and in 23 short minutes had stunned the travelling support into silence by eliminating the 4 goal deficit. Golden Acres did pull a goal back before half-time to retake the aggregate lead, but the second half was even more one-sided, as the visitors had a player sent off, opening the floodgates once more for another 4 goals, meaning that Low Lyn, having lost the first leg 6-2, won the second leg 8-1, and advanced to the semi-finals 10-7 on aggregate.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 20

VLC FC 2-1 Olympia FC
Indionion Athletic 2-2 Nile Bridge
Walston Brook Albion 2-1 FC Tavernia
Royal Jam FC 3-0 FM Town
Toclofania FC 1-0 Monksville United
Tuntingone FC 1-0 RGS Athletic
Copper Communists SC 3-2 Yillog City
Seaton Town 0-0 Norrion Rovers

Is this really happening? RGS, having had a 4 point lead over Royal Jam five weeks ago, are now heading into the final ten games of the season 5 points behind the Jammy Forests team. RGS make the relatively short trip over to Lodgertia, but something obviously went wrong, as they failed to register a single shot on target from 20 attempts, whilst Tuntingone managed to score with their only attempt on goal - admittedly it was a great 25 yard free kick. Royal Jam take full advantage of this result, easily beating FM Town by three goals (with another clean sheet to boot) to move five points clear. Failing to take advantage on the other hand was Norrion Rovers, as they just couldn’t get past a dogged defensive effort from Seaton Town, finishing with a goalless draw to move 4 points behind RGS and the Champions Cup places. Also in danger are Olympia FC, whose loss to VLC sees them only three points clear of both Seaton and Walston Brook, with Tuntingone a point behind them (VLC are down on a further two points). At the bottom, Indionion’s draw with Nile Bridge sees them move two points clear of Monksville after the latter were beaten by fellow struggler Toclofania, who are now just three points from safety. The picture is looking increasingly bleak for FC Tavernia however, as they lie at the bottom of the table, a ridiculous 13 points from safety.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Royal Jam FC           20   16   3   1    30    3  +27    51 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 RGS Athletic           20   15   1   4    49   15  +34    46 CC
 3 Norrion Rovers         20   13   3   4    28    9  +19    42 GC
 4 Olympia FC             20   12   2   6    43   21  +22    38 GC
 5 Seaton Town            20   10   5   5    29   17  +12    35
 6 Walston Brook Albion   20   11   2   7    17   11   +6    35
 7 Tuntingone FC          20   10   4   6    32   17  +15    34
 8 VLC FC                 20    9   5   6    19   15   +4    32
 9 Copper Communists SC   20    6   6   8    28   35   −7    24
10 Nile Bridge            20    6   3  11    24   31   −7    21
11 FM Town                20    6   3  11    27   37  −10    21
12 Yillog City            20    4   7   9    20   43  −23    19
13 Indionion Athletic     20    5   3  12    18   33  −15    18
14 Monksville United      20    4   4  12    15   29  −14    16 Relegated
15 Toclofania FC          20    4   3  13     8   33  −25    15 Relegated
16 FC Tavernia            20    1   2  17    14   52  −38     5 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Micronopia United      20   12   4   4    44   17  +27    40 C/P/SBCC
 2 Polkation FC           20   12   4   4    21    9  +12    40 P/SBCC
 3 Pontifucia United      20   10   3   7    33   20  +13    33 P/SBCC
 4 Seniors FC             20    9   6   5    26   18   +8    33
 5 UR Town                20    9   4   7    35   26   +9    31
 6 Sunburbia FC           20    9   4   7    33   26   +7    31
 7 Oldbridge FC           20    9   4   7    24   23   +1    31
 8 Half Boy FC            20    8   5   7    29   22   +7    29
 9 Xilon OC               20    7   8   5    21   20   +1    29
10 YLW FC                 20    8   4   8    30   27   +3    28
11 Revisionists           20    7   7   6    18   18    0    28
12 Macaronia FC           20    5   7   8    20   29   −9    22
13 Honsadin FC            20    5   4  11    14   28  −14    19
14 Approciation FC        20    5   4  11    17   36  −19    19 Relegated (C)
15 Forest Rangers         20    4   6  10    21   34  −13    18 Relegated (C)
16 SLW FC                 20    2   4  14    14   47  −33    10 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:16 am

ICELFA Season 34: Part 4

CdC 40 Quarter-Finals 1st Leg

Celtic Noviodunum (New Gelderland) 5-3 RGS Athletic

Cygnus Cup 42 Quarter-Finals 1st Leg

RGS Athletic 0-0 Real Azuris (Cosumar)

Coming off two consecutive league defeats and losing the league lead isn’t the best time for RGS to be contesting the quarter-finals of two international competitions. Nonetheless, the team did travel to New Gelderland for the first leg of their Copa de Campeones match against Celtic Noviodunum, and it was a high scoring affair, but one that did not go in the visitors’ favour, despite having taken the lead twice by half-time, going into the break 2-1 up. The hosts rallied and came out a different team, taking out the RGS defence with 4 excellently worked goals, split in the middle by the third RGS goal. Losing 5-3 isn’t a good thing to try and recover from, but the 3 away goals may be a huge lifeline. A few days later, Cosumar’s Real Azuris, who were the Champions Cup holder until recently, made their way to New Lodger City for the Cygnus Cup, and the hosts, in face of such great opposition, gave a remarkable account of themselves, holding one of the best teams in the multiverse to a goalless draw, which could give RGS the sight advantage in the return leg if they score an away goal.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 21

Olympia FC 3-0 Indionion Athletic
VLC FC 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Nile Bridge 2-2 Royal Jam FC
FC Tavernia 0-0 Toclofania FC
FM Town 1-2 Tuntingone FC
Monksville United 0-2 Copper Communists SC
RGS Athletic 3-2 Seaton Town
Yillog City 0-3 Norrion Rovers

Royal Jam are known for, if anything, being serial bottlers, having choked away potential titles four seasons in a row. And now with a 5 point advantage, fans must be worrying whether they could do so again. This first match does little to alleviate their concerns as they allow Nile Bridge to stage an epic comeback from 2-0 down, nearly doubling Royal Jam’s goal’s against tally for the entire season to draw 2-2. This allows RGS to narrow the gap, but they make a real fist of it against Seaton Town, needing two late goals to overcome their determined opponents. Norrion Rovers also take advantage to restore a slim hope of overhauling the top two, beating Yillog 3-0 to move just 7 points off the title. Olympia hold off challengers for the last Globe Cup for now, as they comprehensively beat Indionion. VLC move into seventh on goal difference, leapfrogging Walston Brook by beating them at home, drawing level on points with them and Seaton. Tuntingone are the big winners as they jump up to 5th, 4 point behind Olympia after beating FM Town on the road.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 22

Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Olympia FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic
Toclofania FC 0-1 VLC FC
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Nile Bridge
Copper Communists SC 2-0 FC Tavernia
Seaton Town 0-2 FM Town
Norrion Rovers 3-0 Monksville United
Yillog City 1-4 RGS Athletic

Royal Jam fans won’t appreciate the drama that the team is putting them through at the moment, with three disallowed goals for tight offside calls against Indionion leaves many wondering when it will be their day - only a late Malenna von Kraus strike spares the league leader’s blushes. No such worries for RGS however, as they easily see off the challenge of Yillog City. Norrion keep up their pressure on the Champions Cup places with a 3-0 win over Monksville, but Olympia are now in real danger of falling out of the Globe Cup spots, after a surprise loss to Olympia sees Tuntingone move to within a single point of last season’s runners-up, with VLC just another couple of points behind with a win of their own. Seaton Town however are shocked by FM Town, and it looks like the form and momentum that carried them thus far this season maybe drying up. FC Tavernia lose again to Copper Communists, leaving them 12 points adrift of safety at the root of the table, whereas Toclofania and Monksville are within touching distance of safety, where the likes of Indionion and Yillog currently lie.

CdC 40 Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 2-3 Celtic Noviodunum (AGG: 5-8)

Cygnus Cup 42 Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

Real Azuris 1-0 RGS Athletic

The 2nd legs of the two quarter-finals, and two tall order for RGS if they want to get to the semi-finals in either. First up was the return leg against Celtic Noviodunum, with the New Gelderland holding a 5-3 advantage travelling to the King Iqbal II Stadium. The visitors again showed why they were the better side, just having that superior attacking edge that saw them go 2 goals up in the match before RGS could reply, winning the tie 8-5 on aggregate in the end. Moving over to the Cygnus Cup, RGS travelled to Cosumar to play Real Azuris, having held them to a 0-0 draw at home in the first leg. It was a very tight game, and quite tense as well as reflected by the muted and edgy response of the crowds. In the end, the hosts showed that bit of quality that won them a Champions Cup, scoring the only goal of the game in a beautifully constructed move and sealing their place in the semis, ending all international club competition participation for Eastfielder clubs this season.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 23

Olympia FC 1-2 Royal Jam FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Toclofania FC
Indionion Athletic 1-4 Tuntingone FC
VLC FC 1-0 Copper Communists SC
Nile Bridge 3-2 Seaton Town
FC Tavernia 0-6 Norrion Rovers
FM Town 5-3 Yillog City
Monksville United 0-2 RGS Athletic

Another big match in Royal Jam’s charge for a maiden league title, as they see off the challenge of Olympia FC in Mount Salt City, coming back from behind to win 2-1 after a Marlon Rowlinson penalty opened proceedings. RGS for their part are still giving chase, beating back Monksville attacks to win 2-0, whilst Norrion are still gunning for that Champions Cup spot, compounding FC Tavernia’s misery in the process with a 6-0 demolition job. Olympia’s loss is Tuntingone’s gain, with the Lodgertia side perfectly placed to steal 4th place after beating Indionion 4-1. VLC and Walston also draw level on points with Olympia with wins of their own, whilst Seaton Town’s challenge is seemingly over after another, this time a last minute one to Nile Bridge. At the bottom, there is little change, with FC Tavernia still well off the pace, and then four teams fighting for two spots in next season’s top flight.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 24

Toclofania FC 0-2 Olympia FC
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Royal Jam FC
Copper Communists SC 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Seaton Town 0-0 Indionion Athletic
Norrion Rovers 2-0 VLC FC
Yillog City 3-0 Nile Bridge
RGS Athletic 6-0 FC Tavernia
Monksville United 2-2 FM Town

And we’re back to level pegging. Tuntingone are continuing their late season charge, and this week make a real statement of intent as they take on the league leader Royal Jam at home, and just outclass them to win 2-0. That opens the door for RGS to retake the lead of the league, and at home against bottom of the table FC Tavernia, the result was inevitable - less so the 6-0 scoreline however. Norrion also took advantage of the slip up by beating VLC at Norrion Park, which is not good for the Lodger City side as they try to salvage a UICA spot - thankfully, they stay in 6th as Walston Brook are also beaten. At the bottom, Monksville and Indionion each grab a draw, but Toclofania fall to Olympia, cutting them a point further adrift whilst keeping Olympia two points behind Tuntingone.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Semi-Final First Leg

Low Lyn FC (T4) 1-4 VLC FC (T1)
Nile Bridge (T1) 5-0 Bluin Athletic (T3)

Here we are, at the last of the two-legged rounds in the semi-finals, only 4 teams left from the 256 that entered at the start of the season. Two Premier League sides, and two sides in the Imperial League. The draw means that we could well have an all top-flight final, or even no Premier League sides in the final. First off, Low Lyn FC of the fourth tier hosted VLC, for whom the cup now represents the best opportunity of grabbing a Globe Cup spot in all honesty. The minnows tried their best to keep out a desperate VLC attack, but to no avail as they quickly ran up a 2-0 lead. Switching over to attack in the second half did give them a goal and a glimmer of hope, but it quickly became a consolation as VLC added another two goals to win the match 4-1, and one would placing one foot into the final itself. Even more certain of a trip to the Memorial Stadium at the end of the season will be Nile Bridge, as they hosted third tier side Bluin Athletic in the second semi-final. It was a simple walk in the park for the hosts however, as they quickly threw any thoughts of an upset out of the window by scoring 4 goals in 20 minutes in the first half, with an additional goal in the second to add insult to injury.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 25

Olympia FC 0-0 Tuntingone FC
Toclofania FC 1-1 Copper Communists SC
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Seaton Town
Walston Brook Albion 0-2 Norrion Rovers
Indionion Athletic 0-1 Yillog City
VLC FC 1-2 RGS Athletic
Nile Bridge 2-2 Monksville United
FC Tavernia 7-1 FM Town

The third Lodger City derby of the season was held in Vorgan Park, and VLC were presented with a golden opportunity of ruining the crosstown rival’s title challenge. And they started off the better team as well, with Dirk Ytuarte scoring the opening goal, but RGS kicked up the gears and began tearing holes in the VLC defence, with only the heroics of Veronica Puppy in the VLC net keeping the scoreline respectable - Drenas could easily have had a hat-trick on another day, but in the end she settled for the just the winning goal. Royal Jam on the other end still won’t give up their fight, matching RGS blow for blow on points as they record a 2-0 win against Seaton, whilst Norrion are also still on the chase as they beat Walston Brook by the same scoreline. There was another big match in the Olympic Park, with Olympia hosting a Tuntingone side surprising many with their late charge to fourth place - Olympia needed a win to overhaul the side from the capital, but the visitors were dogged defensively, and held the hosts to a goalless draw, keeping their two point lead over Olympia alive. At the bottom, FC Tavernia might just have gotten the confidence boost they need, after they take FM Town to town for a Taeshan’ing, leaving them 10 points from safety with 15 to play for - meanwhile, Monksville’s draw against Nile Bridge inches them closer to safety, now only a point behind Indionion in 13th, whilst Toclofania’s draw with the communists keeps them two points from safety.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 26

Copper Communists SC 0-4 Olympia FC
Seaton Town 2-0 Tuntingone FC
Norrion Rovers 3-1 Toclofania FC
Yillog City 0-1 Royal Jam FC
RGS Athletic 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Monksville United 0-1 Indionion Athletic
FM Town 1-2 VLC FC
FC Tavernia 2-3 Nile Bridge

Is it RGS’ turn to bottle away a title? It would certainly seem that way as Walston Brook come to the King Iqbal II Stadium and end up being the better side as RGS just could not click. Perfect news for Royal Jam, who take their chance to go three points clear with gusto as they edge out a determined Yillog side by a single goal. Norrion also take their chance to close in on an unlikely Champions Cup spot with a convincing victory over Toclofania FC. The race for the Globe Cup is hotting up as well, as Tuntingone are easily beaten by Seaton in a battle of the season’s surprise packages, which gives Olympia fourth place as it stands after had beaten Copper Communists 4-0 on the road. There’s also a big result in the relegation battle, as Indionion give themselves a great chance of surviving with a huge victory in the 6-pointer against Monksville United, opening up the gap between them to 4 points with 12 to play for, whilst Toclofania’s loss to Norrion keeps them 5 points from safety. At the very bottom, FC Tavernia are the first team to be relegated this season after a narrow loss to Nile Bridge is compounded by Indionion’s victory, leaving them 13 points behind safety.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals 2nd Leg

VLC FC (T1) 1-0 Low Lyn FC (T4) (AGG: 5-1)
Bluin Athletic (T3) 0-4 Nile Bridge (T1) (AGG: 0-9)

Two lopsided aggregate lead coming into the second leg, but one must remember what happened when Low Lyn were last losing badly on aggregate - they turned around a four goal deficit to win by three. VLC however a class or two above Golden Acres in term of quality, and also well aware of Low Lyn’s comeback capabilities, and promptly shut the game down, adding another goal for good measure to win 5-1 on aggregate, obviously desperate for that shot at the Globe Cup. In the other semi-final, Nile Bridge were in even more of a commanding position as they carried a 5 goal lead into this match, and instead of sitting back and defending a near-insurmountable lead, they opted to inflict even more pain and misery upon their opponents, scoring 4 easy goals without reply to win an astounding 9-0 on aggregate. The finalists have been decided, and its VLC FC vs Nile Bridge for a shot at the King’s Commonwealth Cup trophy.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 27

Olympia FC 2-1 Seaton Town
Copper Communists SC 2-0 Norrion Rovers
Tuntingone FC 2-1 Yillog City
Toclofania FC 0-2 RGS Athletic
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Monksville United
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 FM Town
Indionion Athletic 1-2 FC Tavernia
VLC FC 0-2 Nile Bridge

At least RGS can argue that it looks fated that they’ll end up in the Champions Cup, at any rate. Norrion had the chance to put pressure on the champions by winning the early match against Copper Communists, but they were sorely beaten by the hosts, a 2-0 loss potentially scuppering their Champions Cup challenge this season. RGS had the simple task of beating Toclofania, which they did, whilst Royal Jam edged fellow relegation battlers Monksville United out as well to keep their league lead. The other match at the bottom sees FC Tavernia fans wishing they could have played like this earlier in the season, as they record a second win three games by beating Indionion. VLC fall below Walston Brook on goal difference as both sides lose, but Olympia and Tuntingone are still chasing each other for that final Globe Cup spot, Olympia still with the single point advantage after beating Seaton Town.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 28

Norrion Rovers 2-1 Olympia FC
Yillog City 2-4 Seaton Town
RGS Athletic 2-0 Copper Communists SC
Monksville United 1-1 Tuntingone FC
FM Town 1-0 Toclofania FC
FC Tavernia 2-1 Royal Jam FC
Nile Bridge 2-1 Walston Brook Albion
VLC FC 2-0 Indionion Athletic

And just when we thought Royal Jam could actually close out this title challenge successfully, they make the end of the season an exciting (and/or stressful) one as already relegated FC Tavernia, seemingly free of all pressure, host the league leaders completely outplay them in all area of the pitch, beating the visitors 2-1 and giving RGS a perfect chance to regain the league lead. They succeeded where Norrion failed the previous week, beating Copper Communists by 2 goals to nil, and as such move back on top of the table on goal difference. In the Globe Cup race, 3rd met 4th as Norrion took on Olympia, with the latter needing to win stave off the challenge of Tuntingone. However, it was Norrion that took the match by storm, with only a late Auguste Alder consolation goal giving the scoreline a respectable look. This gave Tuntingone a chance to snatch 4th with only two games to go, but they came up against a Monksville side desperate to keep their long history of Premier League football going, and the two could only match each for a 1-1 draw. Monksville’s draw is good news for them as it only leaves them 3 points from safety with 6 to play for after Indionion were also soundly beaten on the road at VLC, but the party is nearly over for Toclofania, after a 1-0 loss to FM Town leaves them 5 from safety, and they could still finish bottom of the table as FC Tavernia claw back the gap to only 2 points.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 29

Olympia FC 3-0 Yillog City
Norrion Rovers 1-1 RGS Athletic
Seaton Town 0-0 Monksville United
Copper Communists SC 3-1 FM Town
Tuntingone FC 2-0 FC Tavernia
Toclofania FC 1-2 Nile Bridge
Royal Jam FC 1-0 VLC FC
Walston Brook Albion 2-0 Indionion Athletic

Crunch match after crunch match at the top of the table, and it’s all gone wrong for RGS Athletic! The title is now out of their hands after Norrion stun the leaders at home with a late equaliser, and it’s perfect news for Royal Jam fans as they host VLC in a battle of defensive wit, with the new title favourites prevailing over the cup finalists. That gives the Jam Town side a crucial two point lead in the title race going into the final day. However, Norrion’s draw with RGS means that RGS are at least guaranteed Champions Cup football next season, whilst Norrion Rovers end up in the Globe Cup. Behind them, the race for fourth is as hot as ever, with neither Olympia nor Tuntingone giving an inch in their chases - Olympia start the weekend off with a 3-0 thrashing of Yillog City, but Tuntingone respond with an easy 2-0 victory over already relegated FC Tavernia. At the bottom, it’s all set up for a grandstand finish in the relegation race as Monksville United grab a vital point against Seaton Town to move 2 points behind Indionion, who lost their crucial Walston Brook derby match against Albion. However, it’s not so good news for Toclofania FC, as their comeback loss against Nile Bridge confirms their relegation back to the second division.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Royal Jam FC           29   22   4   3    41   10  +31    70 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 RGS Athletic           29   22   2   5    71   21  +50    68 CC
 3 Norrion Rovers         29   20   4   5    50   14  +36    64 GC
 4 Olympia FC             29   17   3   9    59   27  +32    54 GC
 5 Tuntingone FC          29   16   6   7    47   23  +24    54
 6 Walston Brook Albion   29   15   2  12    23   18   +5    47
 7 VLC FC                 29   14   5  10    27   23   +4    47
 8 Seaton Town            29   12   7  10    40   31   +9    43
 9 Copper Communists SC   29   11   7  11    39   44   −5    40
10 Nile Bridge            29   11   5  13    40   46   −6    38
11 FM Town                29   10   4  15    42   56  −14    34
12 Yillog City            29    6   7  16    31   65  −34    25
13 Indionion Athletic     29    6   4  19    21   48  −27    22
14 Monksville United      29    4   8  17    20   43  −23    20 Relegated
15 Toclofania FC          29    4   5  20    11   46  −35    17 Relegated
16 FC Tavernia            29    4   3  22    27   74  −47    15 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Micronopia United      29   17   6   6    64   29  +35    57 C/P/SBCC
 2 Xilon OC               29   15   9   5    37   20  +17    54 P/SBCC
 3 Polkation FC           29   15   8   6    27   16  +11    53 P/SBCC
 4 Seniors FC             29   15   7   7    41   25  +16    52
 5 Pontifucia United      29   15   6   8    58   26  +32    51
 6 UR Town                29   12   7  10    45   38   +7    43
 7 Oldbridge FC           29   13   4  12    35   34   +1    43
 8 Sunburbia FC           29   11   7  11    38   36   +2    40
 9 Revisionists           29   10  10   9    24   25   −1    40
10 Half Boy FC            29   10   9  10    35   29   +6    39
11 YLW FC                 29   10   6  13    45   43   +2    36
12 Macaronia FC           29    8   8  13    28   40  −12    32
13 Forest Rangers         29    7   9  13    30   43  −13    30
14 Honsadin FC            29    8   6  15    22   36  −14    30 Relegated (C)
15 Approciation FC        29    6   6  17    26   68  −42    24 Relegated (C)
16 SLW FC                 29    3   6  20    22   69  −47    15 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:03 pm

ICELFA Season 34: Part 5

ICEL Premier League Matchday 30

RGS Athletic vs. Olympia FC
Monksville United vs Yillog City
FM Town vs Norrion Rovers
FC Tavernia vs Seaton Town
Nile Bridge vs Copper Communists SC
VLC FC vs Tuntingone FC
Indionion Athletic vs Toclofania FC
Walston Brook Albion vs Royal Jam FC

The Title Race: RGS Athletic vs Olympia FC; Walston Brook Albion vs Royal Jam FC

It’s been a hectic fight at the top of the table this season, as three different teams have been holding the league lead for large parts of the season - Olympia FC were leaders for the first couple of months before fading away, after which Royal Jam held their own for a couple of months, but a few costly losses allowed perennial champions RGS Athletic to take the lead, and the two sides have been trading blows left, right and centre, with both teams dropping points when the title was in their hands. Shoutout to Norrion Rovers as well, who have for the most part of the season only been a couple of points behind the top two, but never getting close to pounce before fading in the last few games.

As it stands, Royal Jam are the current league leaders, 2 points clear of RGS Athletic but with a much worse goal difference. If the team from Jammy Forests want to finally break their bottling curse, they need to beat Walston Brook on the road to make sure of the title. Draw or lose, then they need RGS to also drop points at home to Olympia. For RGS to win the title, they simply must beat Olympia, and then hope that Albion can take points off Royal Jam.

UICA qualification: RGS Athletic vs Olympia FC; VLC FC vs Tuntingone FC

4th place and the final Globe Cup spot in the league will be decided in New Lodger City, as Olympia and Tuntingone both head into the final game on 54 points, Olympia holding a pretty much insurmountable 12 goal lead on goal difference, and thus currently in 4th. And because of that goal difference, Tuntingone need to get a better result against VLC than Olympia do against RGS. But the Vorgan Park side have left with little to fight for in the league, and everything to fight for next week in the KCC final, whereas RGS have a league title on the line in their match, so there is still the chance for a team outside the current Big Five to finish in the top four, a rare happening.

Battle for Survival: Monksville United vs Yillog City; Indionion Athletic vs Toclofania FC

One of the most prestigious teams in Eastfielder football is at risk of a humiliating relegation, as Monksville start the day 2 points adrift of safety behind consummate survivors Indionion Athetic, who have left survival to the last couple of matches in every season since their promotion. Both sides face opposition around them, with Monksville hosting a Yillog side only 5 points of the relegation zone themselves, whilst Indionion are also hosting Toclofania, with the Second Division champions already relegated in 15th place. Of note however is that Indionion do have a worse goal differential, so for Monksville to survive, they need to win and hope that Indionion fail to win.

Vidiprinter:

0’: 8 matches all kick off, and most of the eyes of the neutrals are upon the King Iqbal II Stadium, where RGS and Olympia are facing off, both with a big stake in today’s result.
1’: And we almost have the first goal as Nile Bridge striker Blas Farran heads an early free kick cross off the top of the bar, with Colby Childs in the Communists net left stranded.
3’: Now we definitely have the first goal, and it comes against the run of play in Gamerville, where FM Town have struck the visitors Norrion Rovers on the counter, with D’Arcy Leclerc beating the keeper one on one. FM Town 1-0 Norrion Rovers
6’: Disallowed goal! Tia Drenas is given offside after being played a great through ball, and the RGS fans are made to wait for an opening goal. Elsewhere, Copper Communists have turned around the game in Bridgetown, as they break the deadlock through Muhammad Usman Butt. Nile Bridge 0-1 Copper Communists SC
9’: Albion are living dangerously in their match against the league leaders, as Malenna von Kraus fires marginally high from the edge of the box, but she wasn’t exactly being closed down quickly.
10’: That’s the first goal in New Lodger City! But it’s at the bottom end of the table as VLC FC striker Dirk Ytuarte bundles in a corner give them the lead against Tuntingone FC, a goal that gives Olympia some breathing room in their match across the city. VLC FC 1-0 Tuntingone FC
15’: And now it’s Olympia’s turn to have the ball in the net, as Lucas Bacon has a header from a corner ruled out after Ante Ivanec was brought down defending the cross. Monksville also come close to an opening goal, as Delano Amini somehow contrives to hit the post from five yards out.
17’: Copper Communists are now cruising at the North Bank Stadium, with Lela Barlow capitalising on a short backpass from defender Naaji Tariq to put the visitors 2 goals to the good. Nile Bridge 0-2 Copper Communists
20’: First blood in the title race goes to RGS Athletic, and who else but Tia Drenas? She picks the ball up on the halfway line, sprays it out wide for Alameda Ybarra to chase down before running into the box and beating Geneva Urquhart to the low cross. And as it stands, RGS will win the title. RGS Athletic 1-0 Olympia FC
24’: It has been a pretty boring match over in Tavernia, but the visitors, who were themselves once contending for a place in the top 4, finally register the match’s first shot on target, a low scorching effort from Ármin Harry that has to be tipped wide of the post.
26’: And now there’s a big goal in the relegation battle, as Toclofania have a shock lead against the hosts Indionion; Dartagnan Morley pouncing on a blocked effort to beat Iliano Gustafsson. Good news for Monksville, who still need a goal of their own. Indionion Athletic 0-1 Toclofania FC
29’: RGS are desperately pushing for a second to put their game beyond doubt, and Glen Soria nearly provides it from a corner, as Urquhart completely misjudged the flight of the ball, and it’s only Danny Axelsson on the line who blocks Soria’s header.
31’: Monksville are pushing and pushing for the lead, and it’s just paid off through Charmine Eliassen, breaking the offside trap to slot the through ball past the Yillog keeper. As it stands, Indionion are going down. Monksville United 1-0 Yillog City
34’: And there goes the third goal for Copper Communists, more or less tying up that match as Lela Barlow grabs a second goal of the game, this time from the penalty spot after she was pushed going for a header. Nile Bridge 0-3 Copper Communists SC
36’: RGS hearts in mouths there as Olympia break out on a counter-attack, finishing with Auguste Alder firing the ball off the angle of post and crossbar when going one-on-one with Petratos.
38’: Royal Jam are on their way! The small travelling contingent is in raptures, as their talismanic striker von Kraus fires them into the lead, this time nailing that curling effort from the edge of the box, beating what has been a stalwart Albion defence. As it stands, Royal Jam FC will win the title. Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Royal Jam FC
41’: It’s been some time since that news has filtered back to the King Iqbal II Stadium, but the crowd are still in stunned silence, and now they’ve been silenced even further, as Ljubo Mihaljevic scores an absolute beauty of a chipped shot from just 5 yards away from the corner flag, with Petratos unable to reach. Olympia fans are in jubilation, and it’s all gone wrong for the hosts in the space of three minutes. RGS Athletic 1-1 Olympia FC
44’: Tuntingone aren’t out of this game just yet, as Umair Hussain has a header palmed away by Puppy, only for David Gleason to rifle it back in, clipping the outside of the post. VLC’s lead isn’t a comfortable one, by any stretch.

Half-time scores:
RGS Athletic 1-1 Olympia FC
Monksville United 1-0 Yillog City
FM Town 1-0 Norrion Rovers
FC Tavernia 0-0 Seaton Town
Nile Bridge 0-3 Copper Communists SC
VLC FC 1-0 Tuntingone FC
Indionion Athletic 0-1 Toclofania FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Royal Jam FC

45’: The second halves are back underway, with Royal Jam FC 45 minutes away from a shock league title, Olympia FC 45 minutes away from securing a place in the Globe Cup, and Indionion Athletic 45 minutes away from being relegated.
47’: Seaton Town have come out this second looking almost a different team, and James Csaride nearly makes the early pressure count, but could only pull his shot wide of the far post.
48’: Walston Brook Albion almost score a surprise equaliser minutes after the break, which has the returning Royal Jam fans a little on edge - Kasey Sager’s cross is deflected by the RJ wingback, and Stanic is forced to palm the ball over the bar.
50’: Toclofania almost score a second goal, breaking out on a counter from an Indionion corner, with Di Jacobs rounding the keeper, only for recovering defender Sabeeka Sherwood to clear the scuffed shot off the line.
53’: And deadlock has finally been broken at Tavernia Stadium, as Seaton Town make their early second half pressure count. Some great passing build-up sees Bartolo Slade and Diana Kovacic play the ball off each other and then through to Csaride, who has no trouble slotting it beneath the Tavernia keeper. FC Tavernia 0-1 Seaton Town
55’: The title isn’t decided just yet, not if RGS have anything to do about it! An RGS counter-attack sees Petratos release Drenas down the right hand side, and she simply plays the ball across the face of goal for Man Jin Kang to slide in ahead of the defenders, neatly slotting home to give RGS the lead - although they still need some help from Albion. Not good news for Olympia however, as they hang onto the Globe Cup places by a thread. RGS Athletic 2-1 Olympia FC
58’: Indionion come close to levelling the match against Toclofania, but despite the defence completely misjudging the flight of the cross from Oswaldo Gardiner, Blanchefleur Davey misses the free header horribly, heading it straight at the Toclofania keeper. Wasted opportunity.
62’: Two big goals scored within seconds of each other! Firstly, Yillog City have tossed the relegation battle onto its head, as Eruanathion Neltanial, somehow left in acres of space at a corner, gets a free header on the flick-on, leaving the home Monksville fans devastated. In the battle for the Globe Cup, big news coming out of New Lodger City as VLC FC have conceded an own goal, with Dylan Bell Jnr accidentally getting his feet mixed up and converting a low cross past his own keeper. Tuntingone haven’t been playing too well this, but they will take that. As it stands, Tuntingone are going into fourth, and Monksville are going down. Monksville United 1-1 Yillog City; VLC FC 1-1 Tuntingone FC
67’: Things have gotten eerily quiet in the King Iqbal Stadium, as neither side is getting what they want out of this match. Still, the players are trying hard to liven the crowd up, and this time it’s the away fans who are left groaning, after Marlon Rowlinson struck the bar with a sweetly-hit volley.
70’: And there’s the hat-trick. Lela Barlow, take a bow, enjoy the perfect hat-trick. Having scored with both feet in the first half, this time she’s on the end of a pinpoint cross, with a diving header into the far corner giving her side a 4 goal lead. Nile Bridge 0-4 Copper Communists
73’: A second goal for Seaton Town, and that could well be the victory tied up. A cynical foul just outside the box, perfectly located free kick, and driven low and hard under the wall by Sobhia Fellows and into the bottom corner. FC Tavernia 0-2 Seaton Town
74’: Royal Jam are pushing hard for a second goal, but that’s leaving some spaces at the back - a misplaced pass and Kasey Sager gives it straight o Claribel Bacho, but Stanic is equal to the attempted shot, a strong palm pushing the ball just wide.
76’: Olympia’s dreams of a Globe Cup entry next season have just taken a huge hit, as Lucas Bacon hacks down Kenyon Lacroix as he burst through into the box. Straight red card, Olympia down to ten men, and up steps Tia Drenas to score the penalty, hopefully wrapping up this match. RGS Athletic 3-1 Olympia FC
77’: Some more news at the bottom of the table, as Indionion pull level against Toclofania FC through Bay Beedles, as he manages to poke in a pinballing corner kick. One more goal would guarantee them safety regardless of the Monksville result. Indionion Athletic 1-1 Toclofania FC
81’: Scratch that last, we’re back to square one, as Toclofania retake the lead with a borderline offside goal, as Morell Walter was a yard or two offside as the ball was played through his legs by Di Jacobs for Gabino Hayes to score. Indionion Athletic 1-2 Toclofania FC
84’: Is that the goal?! Have Royal Jam finally sealed the title!? Crimson LaRosso, former World Grand Prix Championship driver turned professional footballer, has just scored the goal that may well have given Royal Jam FC their first ever league title, and the honour of breaking the RGS hegemony. It was a simple goal, a cross from a free kick, LaRosso ahead of her marker, bang, ball in the back of the net, but how important could that prove to be? Walston Brook Albion 0-2 Royal Jam FC
87’: The news has filtered through to New Lodger City, and it has really dampened the mood now. Even the players have gotten wind of the result in Walston Brook, and they’ve slowed right down. Enough for Olympia to nearly get a goal back, as Auguste Alder pickpockets Gareth Austine, but Petratos is still alert, and pushes the 15 yard shot over the bar.

Full-Time Scores
RGS Athletic 3-1 Olympia FC
Monksville United 1-1 Yillog City
FM Town 1-0 Norrion Rovers
FC Tavernia 0-2 Seaton Town
Nile Bridge 0-4 Copper Communists SC
VLC FC 1-1 Tuntingone FC
Indionion Athletic 1-2 Toclofania FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-2 Royal Jam FC

And with those results, RGS Athletic’s 25 season long stay at the top of the final table is now at an end, as they finish second in what has been an epic title race. With RGS finally being beaten, we have a new league champion! Step forward Royal Jam FC, who have been crowned champions for the very first time, beating out the ex-champions by 2 points. Going down the table, Norrion finish on an island of their own, 9 points away from the title but also 9 away from 4th, but we have a shock entrant into the top 4 as Tuntingone’s great late-season form sees them leapfrog all the challengers, including Olympia, meaning that they will enter the Globe Cup. At the bottom of the table however, Monksville United’s 7 year stay in the top flight is at an end, as they finish 14th and are relegated to the Second Division. Going down to the Second Division, there are immediate returns to the top flight for Seniors FC and Pontifucia United, but the Second Division champions are Micronopia United, who return on the second time of asking.

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Royal Jam FC              30  23  4   3  43  10  +33  73 Champions/CC/CdC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  23  2   5  74  22  +52  71 CC
  3 Norrion Rovers            30  20  4   6  50  15  +35  64 GC
  4 Tuntingone FC             30  16  7   7  48  24  +24  55 GC
  5 Olympia FC                30  17  3  10  60  30  +30  54
  6 VLC FC                    30  14  6  10  28  24   +4  48
  7 Walston Brook Albion      30  15  2  13  23  20   +3  47
  8 Seaton Town               30  13  7  10  42  31  +11  46
  9 Copper Communists SC      30  12  7  11  43  44   -1  43
 10 Nile Bridge               30  11  5  14  40  50  -10  38
 11 FM Town                   30  11  4  15  43  56  -13  37
 12 Yillog City               30   6  8  16  32  66  -34  26
 13 Indionion Athletic        30   6  4  20  22  50  -28  22
 14 Monksville United         30   4  9  17  21  44  -23  21 Relegated
 15 Toclofania FC             30   5  5  20  13  47  -34  20 Relegated
 16 FC Tavernia               30   4  3  23  27  76  -49  15 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                    P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Micronopia United      30  18  6   6  66  30  +36  60 C/P/SBCC
  2 Seniors FC             30  16  7   7  43  26  +17  55 P/SBCC
  3 Pontifucia United      30  16  6   8  59  26  +33  54 P/SBCC
  4 Xilon OC               30  15  9   6  37  21  +16  54
  5 Polkation FC           30  15  8   7  29  19  +10  53
  6 UR Town                30  13  7  10  48  40   +8  46
  7 Sunburbia FC           30  12  7  11  39  36   +3  43
  8 Revisionists           30  11 10   9  25  25   +0  43
  9 Oldbridge FC           30  13  4  13  35  35   +0  43
 10 Half Boy FC            30  10  9  11  36  31   +5  39
 11 YLW FC                 30  11  6  13  49  44   +5  39
 12 Macaronia FC           30   8  8  14  29  42  -13  32
 13 Forest Rangers         30   7 10  13  31  44  -13  31
 14 Honsadin FC            30   8  7  15  23  37  -14  31 Relegated (C)
 15 Approciation FC        30   6  6  18  26  69  -43  24 Relegated (C)
 16 SLW FC                 30   3  6  21  23  73  -50  15 Relegated (C)

Imperial Division One Standings

    Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Lodgertia United      30  23   4   3  89  30  +59  73 Champions
  2 Cliffside FC          30  18   6   6  56  25  +31  60
  3 Monksville FC         30  18   6   6  40  18  +22  60
  4 NT United             30  16   5   9  43  24  +19  53
  5 Caldarin FC           30  13   9   8  56  42  +14  48
  6 Port Lodgertia        30  14   5  11  28  29   -1  47
  7 Coiners FC            30  13   7  10  40  40   +0  46
  8 SS City               30  12   9   9  31  26   +5  45
  9 Tavernia City         30  11  11   8  32  31   +1  44
 10 Seaton Athletic       30  12   7  11  20  18   +2  43
 11 Empire End FC         30   9   6  15  33  41   -8  33
 12 Liginara FC           30   8   5  17  33  52  -19  29
 13 Bluin Athletic        30   8   3  19  35  63  -28  27
 14 Golden Acres          30   7   5  18  38  62  -24  26 Relegated
 15 Lodgertia City        30   3  12  15  31  56  -25  21 Relegated
 16 Paddockia FC          30   2   6  22  20  68  -48  12 Relegated

Imperial Division Two Standings

    Team                    P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 East Monurtag          30  21  4   5  63  30  +33  67 C/P
  2 Harmonial CC           30  20  6   4  38  14  +24  66 P
  3 Gilgonare FC           30  20  4   6  37  10  +27  64 P
  4 Mineville FC           30  15  9   6  28  19   +9  54
  5 Silver Acres           30  14  8   8  24  13  +11  50
  6 White Star United      30  14  6  10  53  31  +22  48
  7 Mount Salt FC          30  11 10   9  30  25   +5  43
  8 Port Ricton FC         30  12  4  14  26  26   +0  40
  9 Farond United          30  10  6  14  35  43   -8  36
 10 SEW FC                 30  10  6  14  36  46  -10  36
 11 West Monurtag          30   9  8  13  21  27   -6  35
 12 Jununope AC            30   8  6  16  23  34  -11  30
 13 Huntingville FC        30   6  9  15  35  57  -22  27
 14 Pasturia FC            30   6  8  16  22  38  -16  26 R
 15 Farond FC              30   6  8  16  24  46  -22  26 R
 16 Koluity City           30   4  6  20  17  53  -36  18 R

Imperial Division Three Standings

    Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Thawmont Rovers             30  21   6   3  53  17  +36  69 C/P
  2 Pindale Rovers              30  16  10   4  48  28  +20  58 P
  3 Mount Salt Climbers FC      30  16   7   7  64  35  +29  55 P
  4 Klosertun Town              30  14  11   5  33  22  +11  53
  5 Innocence FC                30  14   6  10  35  29   +6  48
  6 Bliketia FC                 30  13   8   9  29  23   +6  47
  7 Mount Farond FC             30  11   9  10  41  37   +4  42
  8 Fracitz AC                  30  10  12   8  29  26   +3  42
  9 Bronze Acres                30  10   8  12  27  29   -2  38
 10 Paddockia City              30  10   4  16  41  48   -7  34
 11 Viruntia Town               30  10   3  17  44  48   -4  33
 12 Mineville United            30   9   5  16  38  51  -13  32
 13 Losing The Game FC          30   9   5  16  25  42  -17  32 R (Central)
 14 United United               30   8   8  14  26  53  -27  32 R (Central)
 15 Klosertun FC                30   7   5  18  14  40  -26  26 R (Lodge)
 16 Kinaltin FC                 30   4   9  17  13  32  -19  21 R (Lodge)

Colonial Division One Standings

    Team                         P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Jam Athletic                30  19  9   2  72  30  +42  66 C/P
  2 Benopia AC                  30  19  8   3  46  18  +28  65 P
  3 Jam Mountain Island         30  19  5   6  41  19  +22  62 P
  4 Aswania Athletic            30  17  5   8  53  34  +19  56
  5 Revisionists Athletic       30  17  5   8  40  22  +18  56
  6 Iratuen Loft FC             30  13  7  10  46  31  +15  46
  7 Twilight Heaven FC          30  13  6  11  34  23  +11  45
  8 Garanite FC                 30  12  5  13  43  51   -8  41
  9 Northern Wind Athletic      30  11  7  12  44  48   -4  40
 10 Basalata FC                 30  10  5  15  37  44   -7  35
 11 Trinardin SC                30   8 10  12  27  29   -2  34
 12 Luxoren Town                30   8  8  14  25  34   -9  32
 13 High Lyn FC                 30   8  4  18  28  54  -26  28
 14 Cuprumville CSC             30   5  9  16  25  56  -31  24 R
 15 Likina CF                   30   5  7  18  17  49  -32  22 R
 16 Lonbunia Athletic           30   2  8  20  17  53  -36  14 R

Colonial Division Two Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Clinar Rovers             30  22   6   2  108  41  +67  72 C/P
  2 Giafando FC               30  18   7   5   37  18  +19  61 P
  3 Low Lyn FC                30  17   7   6   65  30  +35  58 P
  4 Syrenia FC                30  16   7   7   40  17  +23  55
  5 Encarta CF                30  16   7   7   64  47  +17  55
  6 EastImport FC             30  16   7   7   36  22  +14  55
  7 Lamarckists               30  12   8  10   41  35   +6  44
  8 Futurekind Wanderers      30  11  10   9   44  37   +7  43
  9 Central Tower United      30  11  10   9   36  43   -7  43
 10 Finswool SC               30   8  11  11   37  52  -15  35
 11 AC Forngirn               30   7   8  15   24  36  -12  29
 12 Freyin SC                 30   6   8  16   17  30  -13  26
 13 Chi Lake SC               30   5   8  17   25  60  -35  23 R (3B)
 14 Regio FC                  30   5   7  18   36  57  -21  22 R (3B)
 15 Redbridge United          30   5   4  21   24  58  -34  19 R (3B)
 16 Verdigris United          30   4   7  19   29  80  -51  19 R (3A)

Colonial Division 3A Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Chinudo                30  20   3   7  62  26  +36  63 C/P
  2 Athletic Finsentra        30  18   9   3  35  11  +24  63
  3 Hilunvale FC              30  18   7   5  45  19  +26  61
  4 Jamridge AC               30  16   6   8  44  24  +20  54
  5 Bias Rovers               30  15   7   8  27  18   +9  52
  6 Team Verixas              30  14   7   9  45  28  +17  49
  7 String Theory United      30  14   4  12  38  38   +0  46
  8 Materia Medica FC         30  13   6  11  37  32   +5  45
  9 FC Olefinia               30  10  10  10  28  29   -1  40
 10 Bronze Smelters FC        30   8   8  14  30  34   -4  32
 11 MSWorldwide HQ AC         30   8   6  16  32  47  -15  30
 12 Silkville Spinners        30   7   8  15  24  36  -12  29
 13 Wikipedia FC              30   7   8  15  25  43  -18  29 R (Scholarly)
 14 NES Tower 13 SC           30   9   0  21  37  70  -33  27 R (Scholarly)
 15 Michurinists              30   6   6  18  21  52  -31  24 R (Scholarly)
 16 Nolix FC                  30   4  11  15  25  48  -23  23 R (Scholarly)

Colonial Division 3B Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Benopia Town           30  24   4   2  71  22  +49  76 C/P
  2 Chestnut FC            30  17   5   8  52  31  +21  56 P
  3 Syrenia Pyramids       30  16   7   7  44  30  +14  55 P
  4 Nanomia Town           30  15   5  10  48  47   +1  50
  5 Eliphi FC              30  13   7  10  31  22   +9  46
  6 Carneleon Town         30  12  10   8  38  33   +5  46
  7 Nexusortem United      30  13   6  11  36  33   +3  45
  8 Malenaba AC            30  12   6  12  26  30   -4  42
  9 Westfall AC            30   9  13   8  26  19   +7  40
 10 Aithusa                30  10   9  11  47  39   +8  39
 11 Torchwood AC           30   9   8  13  35  41   -6  35
 12 Pyrovilia FC           30   9   7  14  34  47  -13  34
 13 Grateville DFC         30   8   4  18  34  58  -24  28 R (Macaronian)
 14 Calufrax               30   6   9  15  33  50  -17  27 R (Utopian)
 15 Sontar Army FC         30   6   8  16  20  41  -21  26 R (Utopian)
 16 Milisar FC             30   4   6  20  22  54  -32  18 R (Macaronian)

Lodge League Standings

    Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Quinica Town                  30  19   5   6  86  35  +51  62 C/P
  2 Klinhielm Valley              30  17  10   3  38  11  +27  61 P
  3 Cillin Valley                 30  17   9   4  49  19  +30  60
  4 SC Jasenova                   30  18   5   7  61  32  +29  59
  5 Civil War Memorial FC         30  18   4   8  57  33  +24  58
  6 New Lodger City Athletic      30  13  11   6  35  26   +9  50
  7 Pontoon FC                    30  15   4  11  64  42  +22  49
  8 Leucanop United               30  14   6  10  59  38  +21  48
  9 Lanektz United                30  11   2  17  37  65  -28  35
 10 Pindale Athletic              30   9   5  16  32  65  -33  32
 11 Nuclear FC                    30   9   4  17  24  38  -14  31
 12 Athletic Caldarin             30   8   6  16  46  63  -17  30
 13 Berlandar AC                  30   6   8  16  16  39  -23  26
 14 Kaliska Town                  30   5   9  16  17  45  -28  24
 15 Tarija Rovers                 30   6   6  18  33  78  -45  24
 16 Frelstom FC                   30   3  10  17  13  38  -25  19

Central League Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Trurinar FC             30  23   4   3  58  20  +38  73 C/P
  2 Leintalp FC             30  20   6   4  56  24  +32  66 P
  3 Tavernia Athletic       30  17   6   7  52  29  +23  57
  4 Methuhen Town           30  17   3  10  64  35  +29  54
  5 Dwoonbeck FC            30  16   4  10  51  29  +22  52
  6 Royal Tavernia          30  13  11   6  39  23  +16  50
  7 Plozica FC              30  15   5  10  49  35  +14  50
  8 FC Carfionn             30  16   2  12  48  36  +12  50
  9 Pasturia Rovers         30  12   7  11  41  47   -6  43
 10 AC Agpuran              30  11   5  14  37  43   -6  38
 11 Lampe FC                30  10   6  14  27  37  -10  36
 12 SC Krorgon              30   9   4  17  31  49  -18  31
 13 Bliketia AC             30   7   6  17  43  73  -30  27
 14 Courtiers SC            30   6   4  20  14  38  -24  22
 15 Xiyes Town              30   5   3  22  19  65  -46  18
 16 Vauchants Athletic      30   3   4  23  25  71  -46  13

Serenelian League Standings

    Team                          P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Newt Cape Wanderers          30  20   7   3  64  20  +44  67 Champions
  2 Marepacopolis FC             30  18   8   4  53  26  +27  62
  3 Steel Valley Explorers       30  18   7   5  54  27  +27  61
  4 Bundlehead United            30  17   9   4  46  18  +28  60
  5 Ghoul Bay FC                 30  19   2   9  50  23  +27  59
  6 AC Gicoldor                  30  16   6   8  47  30  +17  54
  7 Life's Implosion             30  13  13   4  41  24  +17  52
  8 Newt Cape Athletic           30  12  10   8  60  38  +22  46
  9 Eastpass Dockers             30  13   6  11  39  41   -2  45
 10 Westpass FC                  30   9   5  16  35  55  -20  32
 11 New Minesville Athletic      30   9   4  17  30  50  -20  31
 12 Flencle Rovers               30   8   6  16  21  34  -13  30
 13 Portopolis SC                30   7   3  20  22  72  -50  24
 14 New Minesville SC            30   5   2  23  10  37  -27  17
 15 Westpass Port SC             30   4   5  21  23  73  -50  17
 16 Mainpass FC                  30   3   5  22  10  37  -27  14

Scholarly League Standings

    Team                            P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Matrices United                30  23  2   5  57  16  +41  71 C/P
  2 Oxford English SC              30  20  5   5  77  30  +47  65 P
  3 Tower 14 FC                    30  20  5   5  52  24  +28  65 P
  4 Outlying Village 3 United      30  18  7   5  42  17  +25  61 P
  5 Eastern Outskirts AC           30  18  6   6  73  33  +40  60
  6 Forngirn Town                  30  17  6   7  65  31  +34  57
  7 Lemdulin United                30  18  2  10  64  44  +20  56
  8 Dopca WMFC                     30  12  8  10  38  39   -1  44
  9 South Sector Tower 28 AC       30   8 10  12  27  37  -10  34
 10 Thermodynamics FC              30   8  8  14  37  55  -18  32
 11 M-W Wanderers                  30   8  5  17  50  73  -23  29
 12 Alchemists United              30   8  4  18  22  48  -26  28
 13 Tower 1 Athletic               30   6  5  19  22  58  -36  23
 14 Reactions Athletic             30   5  4  21  21  64  -43  19
 15 Clairvoyance Wanderers         30   4  5  21  19  56  -37  17
 16 Talfram United                 30   3  6  21  15  56  -41  15

Economic League Standings

    Team                    P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Glonasas FC            30  20  6   4  58  21  +37  66 Champions
  2 Cuprumville FC         30  18  6   6  51  25  +26  60
  3 GrafonilHB WMFC        30  17  8   5  39  13  +26  59
  4 Finscoir AC            30  16  9   5  43  18  +25  57
  5 Brassworks SC          30  16  9   5  29  11  +18  57
  6 Polarieb Athletic      30  15  8   7  66  36  +30  53
  7 Rivermouth AC          30  12 10   8  49  45   +4  46
  8 Tendnayar              30  12  9   9  45  33  +12  45
  9 EastExport SC          30  12  7  11  30  28   +2  43
 10 FC Intaglio            30  10  5  15  23  31   -8  35
 11 FC Ramie               30   8  9  13  26  46  -20  33
 12 Percale United         30   5 10  15  26  45  -19  25
 13 Lakeside WSC           30   5  8  17  20  47  -27  23
 14 Patina Rovers          30   6  4  20  18  50  -32  22
 15 Team Forenula          30   6  4  20  22  62  -40  22
 16 Mohairlin Rovers       30   3  6  21  29  63  -34  15

Macaronian League Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Macaronia City         30  20   7   3  43   8  +35  67 C/P
  2 Marekandria City       30  20   4   6  45  13  +32  64 P
  3 Fando Gate             30  17   5   8  48  25  +23  56
  4 Newgrate River FC      30  16   8   6  39  18  +21  56
  5 Triscellian            30  16   7   7  60  24  +36  55
  6 Royal Macaronia        30  15   9   6  47  30  +17  54
  7 Sport Barujana         30  14  10   6  47  31  +16  52
  8 FC Pestrica            30  12  10   8  30  22   +8  46
  9 Diraelas SC            30   9   7  14  29  50  -21  34
 10 Ebcocer FC             30   8   7  15  26  35   -9  31
 11 Luxorex Athletic       30   6  12  12  21  31  -10  30
 12 AC Helwan              30   7   7  16  20  48  -28  28
 13 Grenerg United         30   7   4  19  16  50  -34  25
 14 Makawuilla FC          30   6   5  19  15  40  -25  23
 15 FC Minya               30   5   7  18  16  52  -36  22
 16 Clube Monufia          30   4   7  19  11  36  -25  19

Utopian League Standings

    Team                      P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Diamond Sky United       30  22  4   4  54  15  +39  70 C/P
  2 Tyrenam Harriers         30  18  6   6  78  41  +37  60 P
  3 CF Eastrise              30  17  9   4  61  26  +35  60
  4 Crucible FC              30  16  9   5  43  23  +20  57
  5 Thecarrift Sport         30  15 10   5  37  16  +21  55
  6 Verinle SC               30  16  4  10  45  32  +13  52
  7 Conkers FC               30  13 10   7  45  24  +21  49
  8 Lobenopia United         30  12  7  11  46  46   +0  43
  9 Athletic Sunburbia       30  12  6  12  35  36   -1  42
 10 Purple Point United      30  10  5  15  31  43  -12  35
 11 Derin Town               30   9  7  14  30  33   -3  34
 12 Big White House IC       30   8  6  16  22  44  -22  30
 13 Malmooth FC              30   7  5  18  28  71  -43  26
 14 Devoniria FC             30   4 10  16  16  33  -17  22
 15 Lobenopia City           30   3  6  21  30  73  -43  15
 16 Alvon Port FC            30   2  8  20  27  72  -45  14

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:34 am

King’s Commonwealth Cup - Final

Nile Bridge vs VLC FC
@Lodger City Memorial Stadium

The biggest single match of the season is upon us, as we head to the heart of New Lodger City for the final of the King’s Commonwealth Cup, featuring Nile Bridge and VLC FC. The side hailing from Bridgetown are making only their second ever appearance in the KCC final, 12 seasons after they beat Olympia FC in both teams’ final debuts. Coincidentally, that KCC victory (the only major trophy to date in Nile Bridge’s collection) came 12 seasons after cross-town rivals Oldbridge FC (then known as Ye Olde Medieval Bridge, and prior to the merger) beat Klosertun Town in one of the most surprising final line-ups ever. Establishing themselves as a solid mid-table club since, they have rarely been threatened by the trapdoor, barring the season before last where they needed a late season surge of form to stave off relegation - they even put together a decent cup run last season, before being humiliated in the semi-final by runners-up Sunburbia FC, with the 7-1 second leg defeat away to the second division club particularly painful. This season also started slow, although who could blame them after having to play four of the Big 5 teams in the first six games, but 4 points from the first 10 games is quite worrying. However, 4 consecutive wins followed, kickstarting their campaign and allowing them to survive another season in the top flight, comfortably finishing on 38 points in 10th.

Their opponents on the other hand are the formidable VLC FC, although given the misfortunes of recent times that should be once-formidable. The best team never to have won the Premier League, it has been many years since they last finished in the top two, and of late they have had to settle for the fight for the Globe Cup - they have missed out on UICA qualification through the league in each of the last 5 seasons, including the league just concluded. However, Jakob Vilna’s men are still a match for anybody on their day, and their cautious defensive style of play seems to work wonders in the cup as VLC are the second most successful team in the history of the competition, reaching the final for a ninth time, drawing level again with RGS for most finals, and having won the trophy three times in the past as well - most recently was the year before last where they beat Colonial First Division side Aswania Athletic by a single goal to nil. This season wasn’t a spectacular one by any measure for the second team from the New Lodger City side, as they never looked like they could challenge the Globe Cup spots, always a few points off the pace - although around the halfway point of the season they were a full 10 points off 4th, which was a worrying position to be in. In the end, finishing 6th behind Tuntingone and Olympia will be seen as a disappointment, especially given the 7 point deficit to 4th placed Tuntingone.

It was quite a contrasting run to the final for both teams, as Nile Bridge had to negotiate several matches against Premier League opposition, including a two-legged victory over Norrion Rovers in the quarter-final amongst others, and with only a couple of matches against much lower league opponents. Compare that to VLC, whose first three rounds all consisted of 5th and 6th tier opponents, but they had to face the most formidable opponent of all in the (ex) defending league and cup champions, and also cross-town rivals to boot, RGS. Head to head, the two league matches between these teams have both gone in the favour of the supposed underdogs of Nile Bridge, first winning match number 12 3-0 at home before travelling to New Lodger City on matchday 27 for a well deserved 2-0 win - that return match was the first match for both teams after they won their respective semi-finals in midweek.

Nile Bridge’s run to the final:
First Round: Klosertun FC (T5) 2-4 Nile Bridge (T1)
Second Round: FC Tavernia (T1) 2-6 Nile Bridge (T1)
Third Round: NES Tower 13 SC (T5) 2-4 Nile Bridge (T1)
Fourth Round: Indionion Athletic (T1) 1-2 Nile Bridge (T1)
Fifth Round:
Walston Brook Albion (T1) 1-1 Nile Bridge (T1)
Nile Bridge (T1) 1-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1) (2-1 AET, AGG: 3-2)
Quarter-Finals:
Norrion Rovers (T1) 1-1 Nile Bridge (T1)
Nile Bridge (T1) 4-0 Norrion Rovers (T1) (AGG: 5-1)
Semi-Finals:
Nile Bridge (T1) 5-0 Bluin Athletic (T3)
Bluin Athletic (T3) 0-4 Nile Bridge (T1) (AGG: 0-9)

VLC FC’s run to the final:
First Round: Oxford English SC (T6) 0-1 VLC FC (T1)
Second Round: Eastern Outskirts AC (T6) 0-1 VLC FC (T1)
Third Round: VLC FC (T1) 1-0 Benopia Town (T5)
Fourth Round: RGS Athletic (T1) 0-2 VLC FC (T1)
Fifth Round:
VLC FC (T1) 0-0 Seniors FC (T2)
Seniors FC (T2) 0-0 VLC FC (T1) (0-1 AET, AGG: 0-1)
Quarter-Finals:
VLC FC (T1) 2-0 NT United (T3)
NT United (T3) 0-2 VLC FC (T1) (AGG: 0-4)
Semi-Finals:
Low Lyn FC (T4) 1-4 VLC FC (T1)
VLC FC (T1) 1-0 Low Lyn FC (T4) (AGG: 5-1)

So here we have it, a battle between an attack that is averaging over 3 goals a game in the cup this season versus a team that has only conceded a single goal in their 10 cup games so far. A great attack versus a rock hard defence, it will be interesting to see whether VLC can finally beat the Bridgetown side this season, or whether Nile Bridge can make it four wins in four against VLC. It was the visiting Bridgetown side that kicked off proceedings, and inevitably VLC sat back and soaked up pressure, but there were still chances - the best of the early chances fell to Blas Farran as she was played through by Micella Onatish, only for the striker to place the shot within reaching distance of Veronica Puppy. Carisa Bazin also came close as she headed an Onatish free kick over the from six yards, whilst at the other end, Waleed Saqib fired a free kick narrowly wide of Tate Rogers’ far post. It was certainly a lively opening to the match, despite the lack of goals, and that intensity kept up for over half an hour, but the deadlock was broken by Pasargan striker Jiri Kurek, someone who has had a mixed debut season truth be told. Hitting Nile on the counter, the long ball upfield from Puppy was flicked on by Ytuarte, falling to Trenton Rallison who was now 2 on 1 along with Kurek. Rallison dragged the inexperienced Paulette Naqvi out of position before sliding the ball across the box for Kurek, and it was an easy finish to give VLC the lead after 27 minutes.

Far from being deflated, Nile Bridge came back at the hometown side with a vengeance, and began putting even more pressure on the VLC backline, with more and more cracks beginning to appear - Puppy was called upon twice in the next 15 minutes to block powerful efforts from Onatish and Jaylene Sargent, but a crucial point in the game came shortly before half-time, as Blas Farran broke the offside trap to receive a ball over the top, rounding Puppy and then scuffing her shot badly into the ground, allowing the recovering Dylan Bell Jnr to clear it off the goal line via a huge deflection off the crossbar - a last ditch diving tackle from Raashid Sheikh blocked the rebound from Bazin. Half-time, and it was 1-0 to the slight favourites in VLC, much against the run of play in all honesty. No changes at half-time for either side, manager Enrique Booth clearly believing that an equaliser was imminent. And it probably would have been, were it not for VLC’s constant heroine in Veronica Puppy, pulling off several world class saves and marshalling the defence superbly well - of note was the fingertip save from Onatish’s free kick, which was heading plum into the postage stamp, and a remarkable reaction save after a shot from Bazin was deflected to the other side. The VLC attack on the other hand offered very little in the opening stages of the second half, with a few hopeful efforts from the edge of the box and some petered out counter attacks.

Frankly, by the hour mark, it was a miracle that Nile Bridge hadn’t equalised, but in their quest for a way back into the game, they allowed VLC to hit on the counter, and this time they came close, as Ytuarte snatched the ball from Bishr Bowen and took it forward, skipping past two challenges before playing a one-two with Kurek and reaching the box. Rogers chanced a rush out, and luckily, Ytuarte couldn’t control the return ball well enough to round him, opting for a rushed lob that beat the keeper, but he could only find the outside of the post. But the underdogs were still unfazed. Substitutes were made, as the team pushed on, but luck was not on their side, hitting the woodwork twice in the next 15 minutes, first from Spomenko Ivancic’s front post bullet header, and then a deflected long shot from Micella Onatish that had the keeper beaten. VLC sat back, taking the odd counter attack, and then the inevitable happened. A poor Nile Bridge corner, ball half-cleared to Trenton Rallison a few yards out of the box. Rallison was unfazed, and managed to run with the ball across the field, beating two defenders with skill before curling a shot past the ailing dive of Tate Rogers from 12 yards. 2-0 to VLC FC, and with only 8 minutes of normal time remaining, it looked like Rallison had sealed the victory for the Vorgan half of New Lodger City. Nile Bridge came close to scoring a consolation, but Puppy was up to the task of keeping the clean sheet, and sharp saves in the dying embers of the game from Bazin, Farran and Ivancic was enough to get a 10th clean sheet from 11 cup matches. A 4th title for VLC FC, breaking their tie with Norrion Rovers and moving them 2 behind RGS.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Final

                                             Nile Bridge 0 - 2 VLC FC

                                                             27' Kurek
                                                             82' Rallison

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League Standings

   Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  15  3   4  40  18  +22  48 Champions/Youth Cup
 2 Capital Academy                  22  11  5   6  35  31   +4  38
 3 Tavernia Academy                 22  10  6   6  28  21   +7  36
 4 Lodger Juniors                   22   7  5  10  25  28   -3  26
 5 Pasturia JFC                     22   7  3  12  17  23   -6  24
 6 New Tavernia Academy             22   6  5  11  17  25   -8  23
 7 Marepacopolis JFC                22   5  6  11  17  26   -9  21
 8 Paddockia YFC                    22   4  7  11  19  31  -12  19

Under-18 Commonwealth League Standings

   Team                               P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia Academy                22  11  8   3  38  22  +16  41
 2 Half Copper Academy               22  11  7   4  26  20   +6  40
 3 W-D School Academy                22  10  8   4  28  19   +9  38
 4 Pedantic Revisionism Academy      22   9  4   9  26  31   -5  31
 5 Aswania-Syrenia JFC               22   8  6   8  22  26   -4  30
 6 Jam Town YFC                      22   7  8   7  27  29   -2  29
 7 Benopia Juniors                   22   7  5  10  26  27   -1  26
 8 Micro-Macaronia Academy           22   3  4  15  13  27  -14  13

Youth Cup 19
Youth Champions path - Second Round
Celtic Scot and Éire YA (Celtic Scotland and Éire) 1-5 Lodger Juniors
Lodger Juniors 1-0 Celtic Scot and Éire (AGG: 6-1)

Champions’ Cup path - Group Stage
Crisisbless (Nephara) 3-2 RGS Athletic
RGS Athletic 2-0 Millennium City Eagles (95X)
RGS Athletic 1-1 FC Capri (Valanora)
FC Capri 2-2 RGS Athletic
RGS Athletic 2-1 Crisisbless
Millenium City Eagles 1-0 RGS Athletic

Playoff Round
Lodger Juniors 0-0 Sabrefell Moths (AET: 0-0, PKs 4-5)
Terrarokka (Vilita) 4-0 RGS Athletic

10th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 34)

Aswan and Syrene

Semi-Finals
Eliphi FC 0-2 Aswania Athletic
Syrenia Pyramids 2-1 FC Minya

Final
Aswania Athletic 4-0 Syrenia Pyramids

Bentonopia

Semi-Finals
Nexusortem United 2-3 Clinar Rovers
Verinle SC 2-2 Lobenopia City (AET 3-2)

Final
Clinar Rovers 2-0 Verinle SC

Copportopia

Semi-Final
Copper Communists SC 1-1 Half Boy FC (AET 1-1, PKs 3-4)
Trinardin SC 2-0 Team Verixas

Final
Half Boy FC 4-0 Trinardin SC

Eastfield Lodge

Semi-Final
Walston Brook Albion 1-2 RGS Athletic
Norrion Rovers 2-1 Tuntingone FC

Final
RGS Athletic 2-1 Norrion Rovers

Finsenylon

Semi-Final
Silkville Spinner 2-2 Mohairlin Rovers (AET 2-4)
FC Ramie 1-0 Approciation FC

Final
Mohairlin Rovers 0-1 FC Ramie

Jammy Forests

Semi-Finals
Forest Rangers 2-1 Jam Mountain Island
Jam Mountain Island 1-1 Forest Rangers (AGG: 2-3)

Jam Athletic 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Jam Athletic (AGG: 2-0)

Final
Forest Rangers 3-7 Royal Jam FC

Marepacia

Semi-Final
Marepacopolis FC 0-0 Coiners FC
Coiners FC 0-1 Marepacopolis FC (AGG: 0-1)

AC Gicoldor 2-1 Thawmont Rovers
Thawmont Rovers 1-0 AC Gicoldor (AGG: 2-2, Thawmont Rovers advance on away goals rule)

Final
Marepacopolis FC 1-1 Thawmont Rovers
Thawmont Rovers 4-1 Marepacopolis FC (AGG: 5-2)

Northpaddock Inn

Final Group
Jununope AC 1-2 Leintalp FC
Trurinar FC 0-3 Paddockia FC

Jununope AC 1-0 Trurinar FC
Leintalp FC 0-2 Paddockia FC

Jununope AC 2-2 Paddockia FC
Leintalp FC 0-0 Trurinar FC
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Paddockia FC            3    2   1   0     7    2   +5     7
2 Jununope AC             3    1   1   1     4    4    0     4
3 Leintalp FC             3    1   1   1     2    3   −1     4
4 Trurinar FC             3    0   1   2     0    4   −4     1

New Tavernia

Semi-Final
Newt Cape Wanderers 2-1 Mainpass FC
NT United 3-0 Cliffside FC

Final
Newt Cape Wanderers 1-3 NT United

Pedantic Republic

Semi-Final
Central Tower United 1-1 Seniors FC (AET 1-2)
NES Tower 13 SC 2-0 Eastern Outskirts AC

Final
Seniors FC 2-1 NES Tower 13 SC

Scholarly Empire

Semi-Final
Xilon OC 1-0 Revisionists
Revisionists Athletic 1-1 Polkation FC (AET 1-1, PKs 6-7))

Final
Xilon OC 2-1 Polkation FC

Southpasture Hotel

Final Group
Losing the Game FC 0-3 FM Town
FM Town 2-0 Yillog City
Yillog City 1-0 Losing the Game FC
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 FM Town                 2    2   0   0     5    0   +5     6
2 Yillog City             2    1   0   1     1    2   −1     3
3 Losing the Game FC      2    0   0   2     0    4   −4     0

Twilight Heaven

Semi-Final
Sunburbia FC 1-0 Big White House IC
CF Eastrise 0-2 Toclofania FC

Final
Sunburbia FC 1-0 Toclofania FC

Unified Macaroni

Final Group
Micronopia United 3-0 Triscellian
Triscellian 2-2 Fando Gate
Fando Gate 0-4 Micronopia United
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Micronopia United       2    2   0   0     7    0   +7     6
2 Triscellian             2    0   1   1     2    5   −3     1
3 Fando Gate              2    0   1   1     2    6   −4     1

Westmeadow Tavern

Semi-Final
Silver Acres 2-2 FC Tavernia
FC Tavernia 3-1 Silver Acres (AGG: 5-3)

Courtiers SC 1-2 Farond FC
Farond FC 2-0 Courtiers FC (AGG: 4-1)

Final
FC Tavernia 0-0 Farond FC (AET 0-0, PKs 2-3)

Group Draw:
Group A: Clinar Rovers, Half Boy FC, NT United, Farond FC
Group B: RGS Athletic, Paddockia FC, FM Town, Sunburbia FC
Group C: VLC FC, FC Ramie, Royal Jam FC, Thawmont Rovers
Group D: Aswania Athletic, Seniors FC, Xilon OC, Micronopia United

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team               P  W D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Half Boy FC        3  2 1  0   6   1  +5  7
 2 NT United          3  2 0  1  16   8  +8  6
 3 Farond FC          3  1 0  2   2  12 -10  3
 4 Clinar Rovers      3  0 1  2   6   9  -3  1

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team              P  W D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 FM Town           3  2 1  0  9   3  +6  7
 2 RGS Athletic      3  2 0  1 10   5  +5  6
 3 Sunburbia FC      3  1 0  2  3   8  -5  3
 4 Paddockia FC      3  0 1  2  5  11  -6  1

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                 P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Royal Jam FC         3  2 1  0  5  2  +3  7
 2 VLC FC               3  2 0  1  7  2  +5  6
 3 Thawmont Rovers      3  1 1  1  2  5  -3  4
 4 FC Ramie             3  0 0  3  2  7  -5  0

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                   P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Aswania Athletic       3  2 0  1  7  3  +4  6
 2 Seniors FC             3  1 1  1  3  3  +0  4
 3 Xilon OC               3  1 1  1  2  3  -1  4
 4 Micronopia United      3  1 0  2  4  7  -3  3

Quarter-Finals

Half Boy FC 1-3 RGS Athletic
Royal Jam FC 0-1 Seniors FC
FM Town 2-0 NT United
Aswania Athletic 0-3 VLC FC

Semi-Finals

RGS Athletic 3-3 Seniors FC (3-4 AET)
FM Town 0-3 VLC FC

Final

Seniors FC 0-1 VLC FC

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 34

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Tia Drenas (RGS Athletic) - 18 goals
=2: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 12 goals
=2: Marlon Rowlinson (Olympia FC) - 12 goals
4: Werdickley Safadão (Norrion Rovers) - 11 goals (22 games)
5: David Gleason (Tuntingone FC) - 11 goals (27 games)

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists
2: Osbaldo Bevan (RGS Athletic) - 8 assists (22 games)
3: Lynette Glenn (RGS Athletic) - 8 assists (24 games)
4: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - 8 assists (30 games)
5: Samantha King (Olympia FC) - 7 assists (24 games)

Goal of the Season
Cerise Humphrey - Copper Communists SC 0-1 Royal Jam FC (MD17; FT: 0-2)
An amazing team counter-attacking goal that exemplified the teamwork that lead Royal Jam to the league title this season, with a series of one-two plays that sliced through the Copportopian midfield and finished with Malenna von Kraus flicking a neat little ball over the last defender and at a perfect height for Humphrey to volley home from 7 yards.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Gordana Stanic (Royal Jam FC) - Pasarga
2: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - Osarius
3: James Chen (Norrion Rovers) - Super Llamaland
4: David Gleason (Tuntingone FC) - Nova Anglicana
5: Lynette Glenn (Olympia FC) - 95X

Young Player of the Season
1: Crimson LaRosso - Royal Jam FC
2: Cygnet Valeri - Walston Brook Albion
3: Mahdeeya Angelo - FM Town
4: Sandra Wahid - Copper Communists SC
5: Sorel Qwivotic - Royal Jam FC

Manager of the Season
1: Jacob Mains - Royal Jam FC
2: Verrall Sandström - Tuntingone FC
3: Harley Sadek - RGS Athletic

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Gordana Stanic - Royal Jam FC
2: Gavin Mintson - Norrion Rovers
3: Jason Petratos - RGS Athletic

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Malenna von Kraus - Royal Jam FC
2: Tia Drenas - RGS Athletic
3: Gordana Stanic - Royal Jam FC
4: Glen Soria - RGS Athletic
5: David Gleason - Tuntingone FC

Team of the Season

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                                                          Tia Drenas
                                                        (RGS Athletic)

                            Lynette Glenn      Malenna von Kraus      Glen Soria       Alameda Ybarra
                            (Olympia FC)        (Royal Jam FC)      (RGS Athletic)     (RGS Athletic)

                                                        Micella Onatish
                                                         (Nile Bridge)

                            Zlastica Ellen      Wesley Martin        Shay Lacombe        Danny Axelsson
                           (Norrion Rovers)     (Royal Jam FC)     (Norrion Rovers)       (Olympia FC)

                                                         Gordana Stanic
                                                         (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 3:36 am

Imperial Commonwealth T20 Championship - Season 3

The most recent Champions League T20 in the off-season proved a mixed bag for the qualifying Eastfielder sides, as second place side Paranormal struggled in the Non-Champions' group, only winning two of their matches and failing to qualify for the knockout rounds. On the other hand, 4 wins for the national champions Cuprumville was enough for them to qualify for the playoff rounds, but only in third place in their group as Spaam's Skaganes Harriers were the more dominant side in net run rate. That pitted the side from Copper Communists against the other Spaamanian team of Paatukar Hawks, and it took a late order collapse on behalf of the Hawks, who had been in a winning position for most of their innings, for Cuprumville to win by 8 runs. The semi-final against the Tigers of Damukuni was an altogether different affair, the Cuprumville attack striking up an impressive 10 runs/over run rate for 204, losing just three wickets. Try as they might, a couple of key early wickets killed the reply, as the Tigers struggled their way to 152 for 7, for a decent 52 run victory. That set up a maiden final appearance by an Eastfielder side, drawn against Barunia's Northport Wranglers. However, it turned out to be a one-sided mismatch, with Cuprumville continuing their impressive batting form and hitting just shy of 188 for only 2 wickets lost, but a weak performance from the opposition allowed a nice controlled bowling attack; even though Cuprumville only took four wickets, the Wranglers attack just wasn't on the ball today, managing an average of less than a run a ball to finish on 119/4, giving Cuprumville a whopping 69 run victory, and the title of Club T20 World Champions.

50 teams from all over the Imperial Commonwealth take part in this competition, although it might be more in the future. The teams are sorted into Regional Divisions, and will play each other in a double round robin, with the top three teams in each league advancing to the National League stage. In the National League, there will be three divisions - one for first place teams (National League One), one for second place teams (National League Two) and one for third place teams (National League Three). Placings in each division will determine seedings for the Playoff series - the top four of NL1 will receive byes to the quarter-finals, whilst the remaining two NL1 teams, the top four of NL2 and the top two of NL3 will enter a Playoff Round. There will be a straight knockout from thereon in to determine the T20 Champion.

Tiebreakers are Points, Head-to-Head Results, and then overall net run difference.

Regional Divisions

 P EFL Division              Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Lodgertia                  18   13   0   5  2527 2470  +57    26 NL1
 2 Pindale                    18   11   1   6  2591 2498  +93    23 NL2
 3 Seaton                     18   10   2   6  2644 2523 +121    22 NL3
 4 Norrion                    18    9   1   8  2543 2520  +23    19
 5 Ricton                     18    9   0   9  2698 2650  +48    18
 6 Monurtag                   18    8   1   9  2561 2574  −13    17
 7 Walston Brook              18    8   1   9  2511 2577  −66    17
 8 Mount Salt City            18    7   0  11  2530 2563  −33    14
 9 New Lodger City            18    6   0  12  2514 2549  −35    12
10 Bridgetown                 18    6   0  12  2456 2651 −195    12

 P Central Division          Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Gamerville                 16   10   0   6  2081 2018  +63    20 NL1
 2 Bliketia                   16    9   1   6  2255 2200  +55    19 NL2
 3 Paddockia                  16    9   0   7  2214 2130  +84    18 NL3
 4 Pasturia                   16    9   0   7  2267 2195  +72    18
 5 Jununope                   16    9   0   7  2051 2067  −16    18
 6 Farond                     16    8   1   7  2141 2204  −63    17
 7 Tavernia                   16    6   0  10  2110 2204  −94    12
 8 Acreville                  16    6   0  10  2244 2291  −47    12
 9 Yillog                     16    5   0  11  2046 2100  −54    10

 P Serenelian Division       Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Steel River Valley         10    8   0   2  1476 1373 +103    16 NL1
 2 Lakeport                   10    6   0   4  1357 1327  +30    12 NL2
 3 Westpass                   10    6   0   4  1356 1311  +45    12 NL3
 4 Newt Cape                  10    5   0   5  1377 1433  −56    10
 5 New Minesville             10    3   0   7  1475 1484   −9     6
 6 Marepacopolis              10    2   0   8  1324 1437 −113     4

 P Scholarly Division        Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Forngirn                   14    9   0   5  2152 2005 +147    18 NL1
 2 Pedantry Central           14    8   0   6  1877 1808  +69    16 NL2
 3 Syrenia                    14    8   0   6  1928 1888  +40    16 NL3
 4 Aswania                    14    8   0   6  1906 1873  +33    16
 5 Paranormal                 14    7   0   7  1930 1943  −13    14
 6 Dictionary                 14    6   1   7  1802 1862  −60    13
 7 Xilon                      14    6   0   8  1851 1910  −59    12
 8 Revisionism City           14    3   1  10  1749 1906 −157     7

 P Economic Division         Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Likina                     16   11   1   4  2293 2210  +83    23 NL1
 2 Cuprumville                16   11   0   5  2329 2070 +259    22 NL2
 3 Micronia                   16   10   0   6  1998 2026  −28    20 NL3
 4 Rivermouth                 16   10   0   6  2246 2214  +32    20
 5 Ashkaren                   16    7   0   9  2350 2300  +50    14
 6 Halveboi                   16    7   0   9  2113 2188  −75    14
 7 Copper City                16    6   1   9  2076 2119  −43    13
 8 Jam Town                   16    5   0  11  2065 2187 −122    10
 9 Macaronia                  16    4   0  12  2159 2315 −156     8

 P Utopic Division           Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Textilia                   14   11   0   3  2104 1922 +182    22 NL1
 2 Boomtown                   14   10   0   4  1988 1999  −11    20 NL2
 3 Benopia                    14    9   0   5  1918 1871  +47    18 NL3
 4 Nexusortem                 14    7   0   7  2033 2017  +16    14
 5 Devoniria                  14    6   0   8  1996 1990   +6    12
 6 Toclofania                 14    6   0   8  1839 1901  −62    12
 7 Pontifucia                 14    5   0   9  1898 1983  −85    10
 8 Sunburbia                  14    2   0  12  1929 2022  −93     4

National Leagues


P National League One       Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Gamerville                 10    6   0   4  1368 1383  −15    12 QF
2 Textilia                   10    5   1   4  1384 1410  −26    11 QF
3 Forngirn                   10    5   0   5  1435 1360  +75    10 QF
4 Lodgertia                  10    5   0   5  1367 1358   +9    10 QF
5 Steel River Valley         10    5   0   5  1423 1370  +53    10 PO
6 Likina                     10    3   1   6  1340 1436  −96     7 PO

P National League Two       Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Bliketia                   10    6   0   4  1493 1444  +49    12 PO
2 Cuprumville                10    6   0   4  1322 1414  −92    12 PO
3 Pedantry Central           10    5   0   5  1432 1379  +53    10 PO
4 Pindale                    10    5   0   5  1415 1402  +13    10 PO
5 Boomtown                   10    4   0   6  1339 1334   +5     8
6 Lakeport                   10    4   0   6  1353 1381  −28     8

P National League Three     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
1 Benopia                    10    8   0   2  1451 1304 +147    16 PO
2 Micronia                   10    7   0   3  1327 1367  −40    14 PO
3 Syrenia                    10    6   0   4  1417 1397  +20    12
4 Paddockia                  10    4   0   6  1403 1398   +5     8
5 Westpass                   10    3   0   7  1394 1439  −45     6
6 Seaton                     10    2   0   8  1396 1483  −87     4

Playoffs

Playoff Round

Steel River Valley 161/7 (19.3 overs)
Micronia 158/5 (20 overs)
Steel River Valley win by 3 wickets

Likina 152/6 (20 overs)
Benopia 140 (19.5 overs)
Likina win by 12 runs

Bliketia 174/5 (16.4 overs)
Pindale 173/7 (20 overs)
Bliketia win by 5 wickets

Cuprumville 133/4 (20 overs)
Pedantry Central 137/7 (14.4 overs)
Pedantry Central win by 3 wickets

Quarter-Finals

Steel River Valley 140/3 (20 overs)
Lodgertia 160/7 (20 overs)
Lodgertia win by 20 runs

Likina 140/6 (20 overs)
Forngirn 110/7 (20 overs)
Likina win by 30 runs

Bliketia 153/7 (20 overs)
Textilia 157/5 (19 overs)
Textilia win by 5 wickets

Gamerville 149/7 (20 overs)
Pedantry Central 134/6 (20 overs)
Gamerville win by 15 runs

Semi-Finals

Lodgertia 110/6 (20 overs)
Likina 113/2 (13.3 overs)
Likina win by 8 wickets

Textilia 134/5 (17 overs)
Gamerville 133/2 (20 overs)
Textilia win by 5 wickets

Grand Final

Likina 132/5 (20 overs)
Textilia 135/7 (20 overs)

Likina fall agonisingly short, needing 10 from the final over and then 4 of the last ball to win, but Textilia hold on to win by three runs, becoming the 3rd Imperial Commonwealth T20 Champions, a year after being knocked out by world-champions-to-be Cuprumville in the quarter-finals.

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:59 am

ICEL Football League: Season 35 Preview

Last year was something of a watershed season for domestic football in Eastfield Lodge. For the longest time RGS Athletic were the dominant force on the Eastfielder football scene, winning league title after league title no matter what was thrown in their way, and always putting enough pressure on would-be challenger to crumble their title bids - as shown by the several consecutive seasons where Royal Jam bottled away the title, including the infamous 5 point lead with 9 to play for. However, last season was all change, as RGS finally failed to win the league title for the first time in 26 attempts, a year after winning the prestigious domestic double. Instead, it was Royal Jam FC, with a newfound purpose after signing Golden Glove winner Gordana Stanic on free, who managed to defend their way to the title, winning by two points and only conceding 10 goals all season. It was a disappointing season for Olympia FC, who, despite taking the early lead last season, faded dramatically towards the end and ended up finishing outside of the Globe Cup spots, as Tuntingone proved to be the surprise mid-table package, beating Olympia out of 4th on the last day to enter UICA competition. At the other end, Monksville United find themselves having to start the new season in the second tier after a dismal season, but replacing them will be the yo-yo teams of Seniors FC and Pontifucia United who are back up at the first time of asking, whilst Micronopia took the scenic route with a gap year in the second tier.

As ever, the off-season is wrought with retirements of star players and their supporting cast - the most notable retirement is probably that of Dennis Jagger, the former RGS and Eastfield Lodge captain who retired from Port Christopher’s Newport Sirens at the ripe old age of 40. Closer to home, one of the driving forces behind Olympia’s rise into prominence made her last appearance, as Luisa Halliwell calls time on a career which saw her score over 100 times in over over 300 appearances for the Mount Salt City side. Another big name striker in Polaaskan player Arne Jonsson also announced his retirement, after over 200 appearances for both Norrion Rovers and VLC FC, although unable to take either to bigger and better heights. Other household names include Royal Jam striker Lilly Nawaz, Alanzo Salama and Marcela Barry for Monksville United, Xalbador Murphy of Seaton Town and FM Town’s Marcus Ogarai, to name a few.

Transfers
Transfers Out:
Tia Drenas; RGS Athletic ==> Crisisbless (Nephara); $10m
More Nassar; Olympia FC ==> Olympique de Fontvielle (Valladares); $3.5m

Transfers In:
Laborius Hawk-Peters (Brenecia); Northern Union (Brenecia) ==> Monksville United; $314.159k
Ursula Rankin (Brenecia); Tanrisal (Pasarga) ==> RGS Athletic; $10m
Nataša Horvat (Pasarga); Baskita FC (Pasarga) ==> Olympia FC; Free
Billie Taheri; Selyne Athenians (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Monksville United; Free
Jacqueleen Mortimer; Byrd Spitfires (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> YLW FC; Free
Timothe Bevan; TOPS HQ (TOPS HQ) ==> Walston Brook Albion; Free
Geraldene Harden; Byrd Spitfires (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Monksville United; Free
Teunis Jensen; Central City (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Half Boy FC; Free
Lur Hanssen; Jungleton Jaguars (Chiata) ==> YLW FC; Free
Imana McAuley; Avalon Town (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Monksville United; Free
Joanne Maloney; Amy City (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Polkation FC; Free
Jonatan Royle; Paddon FC (Lutine) ==> FC Tavernia; Free
Toussnint Bonner; Reynolds County FC (Lutine) ==> Monksville United; Free
Albie Aldridge; Soluppgängen FF (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Xilon OC; Free

International movements:
Destin Chaplin; SSC Honneur (Askari Union) ==> Gallant Cross (Brenecia); $0.6m
Tygo Pasha; Granton Vale (Schottia) ==> New Belfast Warriors (Schottia); £3m
Ali Asif; Starling (Nephara) ==> Unioneers (Eura); $3.5m
Olympia Gray; Cenial United (Ceni) ==> Myrmidon (Ceni); $6m
Wajeeha Kaur; Vice City (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Riis (Pasarga); Free
Shaamila Walsh; Matthew Senators (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> SSC Honneur (Askari Union); Free
Majdiyya Cavazos; Selyne Athenians (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Armstrong (Nephara); Free
Joleigh Wheeldon; Freeville Stars (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Riis (Pasarga); Free
Sanaa Bullock; FC Theeselvargen (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Olhiderts (Dainer); Free
Daniyal Helland; Amy City (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> AFC Corvistone (Nephara); Free
Eugenio Prescott; Jaunepont Hérault (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Versiaville (Cosumar); Free
Ronaldo Vargas; Stilwater City (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Lunas FC (Pasarga); Free
Carlo Kenny; Lynder Froslasses (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Blackfields (Eura); Free
Mathilda Brooks; Boston Yellow Jackets (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Lunas FC (Pasarga); Free
Ginton French; Boston Yellow Scarves (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Oakstone (Eura); Free
Sad Fraser; Jaunepont Rendezvous (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Telestar (Dainer); Free
Shahaada Andersson; Lynder Froslasses (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Palestra (Dainer); Free
Remington Abbasi-Fevison; Stilwater City (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Klyde (Cosumar); Free
Sarina Neville; Boston Yellow Scarves (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Bara Waves (Schottia); Free
Leonardo Bousquet; Neuville Scythers (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Mkhedruli FK (Natanians and Nosts); Free
Gretchen Potter; Friendship Heights (Unified Sunrise Islands) ==> Andrecht (Dainer); Free
Martha Maury; River End Rhinos (Chiata) ==> Stade-National (Askari Union); Free
Geri Perrin; Peidimont St Peters (Chiata) ==> Fetherdon United (Pasarga); Free
Irving Costa; Porta Llora (San Llera) ==> Aznavour OSC (Askari Union); Free
Bertrand Verdier; Pantans (San Llera) ==> Cranequin City (Nephara); Free
Dianna Shakir; Gemsbrook United (West Guiana) ==> Gaillard (Askari Union); Free
Mignon Vaughan; En Avant (Kernansquillec) ==> Crossroads Town (Nephara); Free
Darroll Kewell; Olympique Charmat (Gadirya) ==> Coret Rovers (Nephara); Free
Leron Fernandes; Ocean Docks (Red Blackiland) ==> Hellinic Rouge (Pasarga); Free
Regan Bateman; Riverview (Ritenour) ==> Zakurya (Dainer); Free
Dana Hutchins; Sporting Women (The Redvale) ==> Hellinic Rouge (Pasarga); Free
Nya Murray; Sporting Women (The Redvale) ==> Chromatik Capitalizt (Chromatika); Free
Justice Pearce; Sporting Women (The Redvale) ==> Evenfar FC (Pasarga); Free

Team Previews
Foreigners in italics, with trigramme

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:11 pm

ICELFA Season 35: Part 1

Champions Cup 68 1st Preliminary Round

RGS Athletic 0-0 Phalanx AF(Ceni)
Phalanx AF 2-1 RGS Athletic (AGG: 2-1)

Globe Cup 65 1st Preliminary Round

VLC 2-1 Hallenburg Spartans (Gallian Union)
Hallenburg Spartans 0-0 VLC FC (AGG: 1-2)

SBCC 65 1st Preliminary Round

Pontifucia United 3-0 Alton Swifts (Mercedini)
Alton Swifts 2-2 Pontifucia United (AGG: 2-5)

Champions Cup 68 2nd Preliminary Round

Royal Jam FC 1-1 Hoxford United (Tumbra)
Hoxford United 2-1 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 3-2)

Globe Cup 65 2nd Preliminary Round

Sevilha FC (New Lusitania) 2-1 RGS Athletic
RGS Athletic 2-1 Sevilha FC (AET: 3-3, AGG: 3-3, PKs 4-3)

Tjelberg Forening (Buyan) 2-2 VLC FC
VLC FC 1-2 Tjelberg Forening (AGG: 3-4)

Tuntingone FC 2-1 FC Fresto (Frestovenia)
FC Fresto 3-0 Tuntingone FC (AGG: 4-2)

Admiral Storevik (Savojarna) 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Norrion Rovers 2-1 Admiral Storevik (AGG: 3-1)

SBCC 65 2nd Preliminary Round

Viento Oeste (Ceni) 2-3 Seniors FC
Seniors FC 2-0 Viento Oeste (AGG: 5-2)

Yûpo CCK (Jasĭyun) 1-2 Pontifucia United
Pontifucia United 1-2 Yûpo CCK (AET: 1-5, AGG: 3-6)

A real mixed bag in the pre-season UICA preliminaries, as 7 of the 8 qualified UICA teams featured in these early rounds. Starting off with the Champions Cup, it was definitely the worst possible result we could have had. RGS Athletic feature for the first time ever in the non-Champions path of the Champions Cup (the split paths did not even exist the last time RGS failed to the win the league). The perils of this path are obvious, as it features the second placed teams of the top 32 plus ranked nations, who are always going to be formidable opponents. And so it proved here as RGS were drawn against Ceni’s Phalanx AF, featuring ex UR Town winger Elizabeth Hansen. The home tie was an excellent defensive display on the part of the visitors, but RGS did little in the attacking department to suggest that they deserved to win the leg. The following week was a little better from the ex-league champions, but on home turf Phalanx AF were just that shade more dominant, with a deflected long shot wrong-footing Jason Petratos and giving Phalanx the 2-1 win, dropping RGS into the Globe Cup (which, let’s be honest, happens a lot anyway). Royal Jam FC appeared in the following round, drawn against Tumbran champions Hoxford United. Any draw would have been a tough for the Eastfielder champions, in all honesty, given that Royal Jam have rarely done well in the Champions Cup, and this tie was no exception - Hoxford stunned the home crowd at Niexai Lane when they opened the scoring in the 5th minute, the defensive sturdiness that saw Royal Jam to the title clearly quite rusty after the break. Nonetheless, the hosts weren’t out of this one, and they pushed hard themselves against Hoxford, Golden Ball winner von Kraus trying her level best to direct the team’s attacks, and it worked, as the hosts eventually got the equaliser that they craved when Kaiya Mohd fired into the top corner from the edge of the box shortly after half-time. The hosts were unable to get a second however, and Hoxford will have been pleased to grab the vital away goal in the draw. The return leg went much the same way as RGS’ did in the previous round, as Hoxford United proved to have that little extra on home turf, despite Royal Jam levelling the away goals tally within half an hour through von Kraus’ free kick. Hoxford levelled the tie at 2-2 quickly after, and then the match descended into a midfield slog-fest, as neither side wanted to give the inch that could see them eliminated. In the end it took a moment of magical buildup with a simple finish to break the tie, and it went the way of the hosts. They managed to hold on to win the 3-2, and end the Eastfielder stake in the Champions Cup.

Dropping down to the Globe Cup, the first round saw cup champions VLC FC take the stage, as they faced off against the Gallian Union’s Hallenburg Spartans. VLC seemed to have turned a corner in recent times, first winning the KCC last season and following that up with a well deserved victory in the ICCS, and they seem to have carried that good form into the start of the Globe Cup this season, controlling play in the first leg at home, and racking up a couple of goals in the first half - a defensive lapse in the second allowed the Spartans to grab a lifeline of an away goal however. Come the second leg, and again it was VLC on top, this time opting to shut the game down in the manner that they are so used to, denying the opposition space and time on the ball and generally frustrating and riling up the opposition crowd. It worked this time, as the Spartans were unable to find the goal they needed to turn the tie in their favour, sending VLC to the second preliminary round. There, they were drawn against Buyan’s Tjelberg Forening, but the pickings weren’t as happy as they had been in the first round - VLC were on the road in the first leg, and their defensive strategy failed miserably, as the hosts put two goals past them in the first half hour. Somehow, they managed to change up their play entirely, with Trenton Rallison having an inspired second half in attack, firing a 30 yard screamer off the underside of the bar, with the Forening keeper left stranded. The second came less than ten minutes later as Rallison turned provider, this time sliding a pinpoint perfect ball across the box on the counter to set up Jiri Kurek for the equaliser. The second leg at home on the other hand was more of a disappointment, as VLC were clearly off the pace for whatever reason, not playing like they were clearly able to. The visitors took the lead in the tie 15 minutes into the game through a set piece, but VLC got lucky, a long ball over the top that was missed by the last defender and allowed Legget Bethell in on goal, and he had no trouble levelling the tie. In the end, VLC just couldn’t keep up, conceding the second half winner and losing 4-3 on aggregate.

Elsewhere in the Globe Cup, RGS made their earliest appearance in the competition for a long time, featuring in the second round after elimination from the first round of the Champions Cup. Here they faced New Lusitania’s Sevilha FC, and RGS were clearly still smarting from the humbling they received at Hoxford’s hands, so much so that the hosts in the first leg managed to dominate the top-50 UICA side, scoring all three goals in the first half, including a rather hilarious own goal where the defender managed to spin a clearance over his own goalkeeper. It was a dismal performance all round from the RGS side, and they knew it - Ursula Rankin was, as expected, taking time to adjust to her new surroundings and the style of play, and the attack was quite clearly disjointed. The second leg was a much better performance on the other hand, as RGS came out of the blocks breathing fire and looking for revenge. They managed it, by controlling the play for 80 minutes and scoring goals either side of half-time, including a first goal for Rankin. However, the last ten minutes were marked by some pretty dubious refereeing, as first Rankin was tripped in the box, but denied what seemed to be a stonewall penalty, and straight up the other end on the counter Sevilha managed to score, even though the final pass was clearly a foot offside. As a result, extra time had to be called for, which was a pretty drab affair as neither side wanted to lose it in the extra thirty minutes, and so it went down to penalties, where in the end it was Gareth Austine who sealed the victory with a powerful shot through the goalie, sending RGS into the Globe Cup Playoff Round. Also in action were last season’s surprise packages Tuntingone FC, who had been drawn against FC Fresto of Frestovenia. That tie certainly started off well for the hosts, as Tuntingone went ahead after just 102 seconds through Umair Hussain, but the visitors quickly grew into the game after that, making it quite an even contest, with chances for both sides in the first half that neither took. Tuntingone increased their lead shortly after half time, but FC Fresto quickly pulled them back to 2-1, and both sides could still have scored another two or three if they were a bit more clinical, but on balance Tuntingone deserved the lead.

The return leg on the other hand was a massacre that the Lodgertian side will want to forget in a hurry, as FC Fresto played out of their skins to dominate the visitors, overturning the aggregate deficit and then some, in the end running out 3-0 winners on the night and 4-2 on aggregate, sending Tuntingone out of the competition at their first hurdle. Last but not least, last season’s 3rd place side Norrion Rovers also entered the Globe Cup at this stage, drawn against Admiral Storevik of Savojarna in their second preliminary round tie. The first match was on the road for the Eastfielder side, but that didn’t prove to be a problem as they were clinical in a match of few chances, with James Chen heading home the only goal of the match - an important away goal, to boot. In the return leg, it was more an open affair, with both sides able to create many more chances and also being able to finish more of them as well - Norrion opened the scoring through Werdickley Safadao’s tidy little finish after poaching the last defender, but Admiral levelled the match before half-time from a corner. In the end, it was a bit of individual magic from Ognjen Jurkovic that sealed the match in Norrion’s favour in the 84th minute. 2-1 on the night, 3-1 on aggregate, and Norrion are through to the Globe Cup Playoff Round.

And finally, we have the Series B Champions Cup, which featured third-place side Pontifucia United in the first preliminary round, as they faced off against Mercedini’s Alton Swifts. The side from the city of Pontifucia were dominant in their first home leg, as they ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against rather shellshocked opposition, before a much more balanced second leg saw the hosts salvage some respect as they came from behind twice to draw the match at 2-2, leaving Pontifucia to go through 5-2 on aggregate. The second preliminary round pitted them against Jasiyun’s Yupo CCK, with the first leg on the road. It was a slightly fortunate result, as Pontifucia hit the home side twice on the counter to register a surprising and rather undeserved 2-1 victory, but the return leg was a rather different story, as the visitors dominated the second leg much more than the first, and some great defending kept the score down to 2-1 at full-time, leaving it 3-3 on aggregate. A red card early into extra time was enough to tip the scales in favour of the away side, and Yupo CCK quickly ran in another three goals, bringing the scoreline to 5-1 on the night and 6-3 on aggregate, knocking the Twilight Heaven side out of the competition. Elsewhere in the second preliminary round, Seniors FC make another of their semi-regular appearances in the competition, with the second place side travelling to Ceni to play Viento Oeste. The hosts took the two-goal lead within the first half hour, but a spirited performance from the visitors coupled with atrociously poor defending from the hosts (probably more the latter in all honesty) saw Seniors score three second half goals to win the match 3-2, putting themselves in a great position come the second leg. It was a much more mundane affair at the Central Park Complex, as Seniors controlled the game and added two more goals without reply to advance to the SBCC Playoff Round as 5-2 aggregate winners.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 1

Micronopia United 1-1 Olympia FC
Pontifucia United 2-0 Seniors FC
Yillog City 0-2 Nile Bridge
Norrion Rovers 0-0 VLC FC
Seaton Town 0-2 RGS Athletic
FM Town 3-0 Indionion Athletic
Copper Communists SC 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
Tuntingone FC 0-1 Royal Jam FC

And here we are at the opening day of the season. 240 matches between now and the end of the season to decide the next league champions. And it’s crucial to get off to a good start, and both the main challengers for the title did just that. Defending champions Royal Jam FC travel to Lodgertia to face off a Tuntingone side determined to repeat their 4th place finish from last season, but it’s three points to the visiting champions thanks to Kaiya Mohd’s bullet header in the second half. RGS start relatively slowly by their recent standards, only putting two goals past a dogged Seaton Town at Starlight Castle Park, whilst FM Town finish the weekend top of the table for once as they smash perennial survivors Indionion Athletic by 3 goals. Olympia are held to a shock draw by the newly promoted second division champions, whilst Pontifucia grab a crucial win the relegation battle as they beat fellow promotees Seniors FC at home.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 2

Seniors FC 1-3 Micronopia United
Nile Bridge 3-6 Olympia FC
VLC FC 2-1 Pontifucia United
RGS Athletic 1-0 Yillog City
Indionion Athletic 0-3 Norrion Rovers
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Seaton Town
Royal Jam FC 2-0 FM Town
Tuntingone FC 0-1 Copper Communists SC

Talk about short-lived - FM Town’s reign at the top of the table comes to a swift end as they are soundly beaten by the champions, who even saw fit to score a second goal! A place where goals weren’t in short supply however was in Bridgetown, where Nile Bridge managed to score three goals and still lose by three in a nine-goal thriller against Olympia FC, with braces from Auguste Alder and Blas Farran. Seniors are beaten again, this time losing to the other promoted side in Micronopia United, whilst Pontifucia fail to perform against VLC, who grab their first win of the season. Indionion and Yillog both go without points as they are beaten by Norrion and RGS respectively, although RGS were made to work for their narrow 1-0 victory.

King’s Commonwealth Cup First Round

It’s the third weekend of the season, and that means it’s time for the cup madness to begin again! 256 teams all into one pot, a straight fight to the finish from here on out. Upsets, close-calls and demolitions abound, let’s have a look at the highlights of the round. Starting with the demolitions, we have Mineville United’s unfortunate trip to Norrion Park to face the Premier League side, and despite harbouring hopes of a famous victory, they were dashed within minutes of the start, and Norrion quickly racked up 4 by half-time. A second half consolation was just like poking the beast, and Norrion went on to score another 4, taking the scoreline to a staggering 8-1 defeat, the biggest of the round. Lemdulin United and Newt Cape Athletic, both of the sixth tier, fared little better as they were soundly beaten by 5 goal margins - Lemdulin at least managed to nick a goal on the road against Imperial First Division side Paddockia FC, losing 6-1, whereas Newt Cape couldn’t even manage a goal on home turf, falling 5-0 to East Monurtag in the Imperial Second Division.

And now for the close-run battles that fell just short of being major upsets. The weekend started with third tier side Northern Wind Athletic having to resort to the lottery of the shootout to see off Leucanop United of the sixth tier, having taken the lead three time throughout the match only to be pegged back, including in extra time in an 8 goal thriller. Clube Monufia were another sixth tier side that came agonisingly close to an upset, as they held Honsadin FC of the third tier to a full-time draw, only to be knocked out by superior stamina in extra time. The only clash between sides in the top two tiers came between Walston Brook and Xilon on the Sunday, with the second tier side hoping to upset Walston Brook’s great start in the Premier League, but Albion had the skill to see off their opponents. But these are just the narrow misses, the main course of a cup weekend are the upsets!

None of the top flight sides were scalped this round, unfortunately. The same cannot be said of the second tier, however. Two teams relegated from the top flight were knocked out; Toclofania FC travelled to M-W Wanderers of the sixth tier, and were soundly beaten by 2 goals to 1, a late consolation making the scoreline less humiliating. FC Tavernia had a much closer affair against sixth tier side Bliketia AC, albeit at home, as they led for much of the match only to concede a late equaliser, before going on to lose the match to an unfortunate deflection. Cuprumville FC and Polarieb Athletic also got in on the upset action, as the pair of sixth-tier sides knocked out one-time runners-up Sunburbia and Premier League yo-yoers Polkation, both of the Second Division, on penalties. Approciation were another Second Division side to be dumped out of play, losing to White Star United of the Imperial Second Division in another 8 goal thriller - Half Boy FC were themselves on the end of a two-tier upset as they were beaten by AC Forngirn. And last but least, another sixth tier side upsetting the odds were Marepacopolis FC as they took out Pasturia FC of the Imperial Second Division. One round over, 128 teams still left in the hunt.

Globe Cup 65 Playoff Round 1st Leg

Norrion Rovers 1-2 Arcticala Inlet (Vilita)
RGS Athletic 2-0 Dwile Warriors (Apox)
Summerhill (Aggrey-Fynn Land) 1-1 Royal Jam FC

SBCC 65 Playoff Round 1st Leg

Portimonense (New Lusitania) 1-0 Seniors FC
Moresville FC (Taeshan) 1-3 Micronopia United

Not far until the group stage of the UICA competitions proper, and we’ll start with the Globe Cup Playoff Round. Norrion had the enjoyable task of trying to get past a formidable Arcticala Inlet, but the visiting Vilitans were too much for Norrion, coming from behind to secure a 2-1 first leg victory, meaning that Norrion will have to score two goals themselves to stand a chance of advancing. Much easier pickings for RGS Athletic on the other hand, as they faced off against Apox’s Dwile Warriors, a team once-feared the world over but who have suffered along with the entirety of Apoxian football after its corruption scandal. On the pitch, it was a simple match for the once-perennial champions, as they saw off their visitors 2-0. Royal Jam were the only Globe Cup team on the road, as they travelled to Aggrey-Fynn Land to play Summerhill, but the relatively unknown hosts were good value for the 1-1 draw that came out of it - Royal Jam will need to keep it tight if they want the Qualifying Round place. The SBCC was also a mixed bag, with two teams left fighting for a place in the group stages. Seniors FC travelled to New Lusitania and the Algarves to play Portimonense, but the team from the Pedantic Republic came off the worse, losing a narrow defensive game by the single goal. On the other hand, Micronopia United played well as they travelled to Taeshan, and the hosts Moresville FC were blown out of the water after conceding 3 goals in the first hour, and only a late mistake allowed them to get on the scoreboard.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 3

Micronopia United 4-1 Nile Bridge
Seniors FC 0-0 VLC FC
Olympia FC 0-0 RGS Athletic
Pontifucia United 4-1 Indionion Athletic
Yillog City 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Norrion Rovers 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Seaton Town 0-3 Tuntingone FC
FM Town 1-0 Copper Communists SC

Two big matches in the same weekend in the title race. First off, RGS Athletic made the cross-country trip to Mount Salt City, but Olympia were up to the task of stopping the RGS attack, not giving Ursula Rankin a proper chance all game and leaving the score at a surprisingly dull 0-0. There was more action in the other big game, as von Kraus and Safadao faced off in Norrion Park, both newly-nationalised players scoring within minutes of each other to see Norrion take points off the champions in what was a surprisingly open and end-to-end game. Walston Brook remain the last team with a perfect record, as they narrowly squeak past Yillog City in classic defensive fashion. Seniors grab a big first point of the season as they hosted VLC, and held the New Lodger City side to a goalless draw. Tuntingone also get their first points of the season as they thrash fellow pointless side Seaton Town by 3 goals, whilst Pontifucia are putting up a serious survival bid after a 4-1 hounding of perennial survivors Indionion Athletic. Even more seriously, Micronopia United move into second on goal difference after another 4-1 demolition, this time with Nile Bridge on the end of it.

Globe Cup 65 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Arcticala Inlet 4-3 Norrion Rovers (AGG: 6-4)
Dwile Warriors 0-2 RGS Athletic (AGG: 0-4)
Royal Jam FC 3-0 Summerhill (AGG: 4-1)

SBCC 65 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Seniors FC 1-0 Portimonense (AET: 3-0, AGG: 3-1)
Micronopia United 4-2 Moresville FC (AGG: 7-3)

It was just too much to ask of Norrion, wasn’t it? Credit where it was due, they didn’t accept their fate, and went out against Arcticala to try and overturn the deficit, and for about 5 minutes in the first half (2-0) and then the second (3-2) they were actually advancing, but the home side had enough in the tank to win the match 4-3, and 6-4 on aggregate. No such worries for RGS however, as an Ursula Rankin brace was enough to see off Dwile Warriors, whilst Royal Jam put any worries of an upset behind them as they thrashed Summerhill by three goals. Seniors were in control in their SBCC tie, were Portimonense did enough to force the tie to extra-time after conceding the equaliser, but Seniors would not be stopped, and two more extra time goals booked their place in the group stages. They will be joined there by Micronopia United, who quickly put another three goals past Taeshan’s Moresville FC, and despite two quick goals threatening a comeback, a fourth goal from the hosts was enough to quell the uprising.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 4

VLC FC 1-3 Micronopia United
RGS Athletic 2-0 Nile Bridge
Indionion Athletic 0-1 Seniors FC
Walston Brook Albion 3-2 Olympia FC
Royal Jam FC 6-0 Pontifucia United
Tuntingone FC 0-0 Yillog City
Copper Communists SC 4-4 Norrion Rovers
FM Town 5-1 Seaton Town

Walston Brook keep up their unlikely challenge (whisper it), as they come from behind to beat a rather surprised Olympia FC at home in a five-goal thriller, but it’s goals galore this weekend across the league. Micronopia continue their insane form and score another three goals to make it 20 goals in 7 games so far this season, beating VLC 3-1 to stay two points off the top of the tree. Copper Communists steal some points off Norrion after an 8-goal draw, with Norrion going behind all four times in this match. FM Town more than double their league goal tally with a 5-1 demolition of currently pointless Seaton Town, whilst Indionion also remain without points after giving Seniors their first win of the league season at home. Royal Jam are the biggest surprise of the lot however, as the team that barely managed 1.5 goals a game last season put six of them past Pontifucia United without reply, which if frankly ridiculous for a team that likes to park the bus. RGS can only manage two goals against the league’s worst defence by contrast, but it’s enough to keep pace at the top.

Globe Cup 65 Qualifying Round 1st Leg

Royal Jam FC 2-2 Crisisbless (Nephara)
RGS Athletic 3-1 MTK Kingsville (Darmen)

One round to go before the Globe Cup group stages, it’s the Qualifying Round. Royal Jam must be counting their (lack of) blessings, as they get drawn against giants of Nepharim football in Crisisbless, and there’s the added bonus of getting their defence breached by none other than Tia Drenas, formerly of RGS colours. In the end, it’s a two-all draw, but you’d have to say that Crisisbless are very much the favourites for the return leg. RGS can count themselves lucky with their draw as they hosted Darmen’s MTK Kingsville, with Drenas’ replacement in Ursula Rankin opening the scoring as the hosts ran out 3-1 winners, all but booking a group stage berth.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Second Round

128 teams and 64 matches in the Second Round of the KCC, and there was plenty of action to chew on. After one meeting between the top two divisions last time out, there were three this time out, including two all-Premier-League ties. First of all, Copper Communists travelled to Olympia FC, with only a point separating the two sides in the table, but it was Olympia that triumphed in a close contest, two late goals breaking a long 1-1 deadlock. The other match featured newly promoted sides Yillog City and Micronopia United, at opposite ends of the table as Micronopia were flying high in both the league and the SBCC, whilst Yillog had just gotten their first point after four games. But on the pitch the roles were reversed, and Yillog played out of their skins to beat the Premier League’s top goalscorers 3-1. Elsewhere, Second Division side hosted a somewhat struggling Tuntingone team, and it showed as the Premier League outfit struggled to finish their chances, only taking the match to extra time before losing on penalties in what would be an upset. But they weren’t the only top flight casualties, as VLC FC were also knocked out in the most atrocious penalty shootout of the round against Commonwealth First Division side Luxoren Town, only one penalty in ten being scored.

Seniors FC were another victim from the top flight, as they travelled to New Tavernia to play NT United of the Imperial First Division, only to be hounded back home after losing on penalties, despite twice taking the lead in the match. All three of the teams relegated from the Premier League last season have now exited the competition, as Monksville United complete the trifecta with a penalty shootout loss to Iratuen Loft in the Colonial First Division, whilst the biggest upset in terms of positions went to Honsadin FC’s conquerors Mount Farond FC, as the Imperial Third Division side traversed three divisions to knock out the Second Division side by a single goal to nil - Honsadin had just scraped through to the second round after a near-upset in the first at the hands of Clube Monufia. The RAWRCRUSH of the round goes to Nile Bridge, as they wasted no time booking their place in the third round with a 6-1 thrashing of FC Chinudo of the fifth tier.

Globe Cup 63 Qualifying Round 2nd Leg

Crisisbless 2-1 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 4-3)
MTK Kingsville 1-1 RGS Athletic (AGG: 2-4)

The last set of matches before the Group Stages in UICA competition. Royal Jam had harbored hopes of overturning the away goal and home advantage of Crisisbless, after drawing them 2-2 at home, but it was the Nepharim side that were on top throughout the match, scoring the early goal and setting the tempo of the game. A second shortly after half-time killed the tie off, despite the late consolation and the push for an equaliser to force extra time. RGS on the other hand were so comfortably ahead after their first leg that they sent a rather mixed team to Darmen in the return leg against MTK, and a sublime free kick from Osbaldo Bevan levelled the away goal tally. RGS decided to sit back and defend the game out, in much the same fashion as their league performances so far, and only being breached the once was enough for RGS to book their place in the group stages, bringing up a record three Eastfielder teams in UICA group stages (ignoring the Youth Cup).

ICEL Premier League Matchday 5

Micronopia United 1-2 RGS Athletic
VLC FC 2-1 Indionion Athletic
Nile Bridge 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Seniors FC 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Olympia FC 1-1 Tuntingone FC
Pontifucia United 3-2 Copper Communists SC
Yillog City 0-2 FM Town
Norrion Rovers 2-3 Seaton Town

Early leaders Walston Brook finally drop points, as they are held in Bridgetown by some dogged Nile Bridge defending, whilst the other surprise starters Micronopia are also beaten at home by an RGS side still struggling for goals in the league. Royal Jam take the lead in the title race now after they dispose of Seniors with a comfortable 2-0 away win, ahead of Walston Brook and RGS on goal difference, whilst FM Town keep pace with a 2-0 away win against Yillog. Indionion are left as the only team without any points after they struggle in Vorgan Park, losing 2-1 to VLC, whilst Seaton grab their first points of the season with a shock 3-2 victory against Norrion Rovers, actually going 3-0 up by the hour mark before a red card for O’Blighe opened the door for a poor Norrion side. Pontifucia keep up their decent form with a third win in five against Copper Communists, whilst Olympia’s title bid may already be dead in the water after another draw, now having dropped 9 points from the 15 played for.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 6

Indionion Athletic 0-2 Micronopia United
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 RGS Athletic
Royal Jam FC 0-0 VLC FC
Tuntingone FC 2-1 Nile Bridge
Copper Communists SC 1-1 Seniors FC
FM Town 0-5 Olympia FC
Seaton Town 2-1 Pontifucia United
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Yillog City

Now it’s RGS’ turn to be top of the tree, as they come away from Walston Brook with three points against Albion courtesy of a single goal from Glen Soria. Royal Jam couldn’t get much out of their match against VLC in the battle of the parked buses, a 0-0 scoreline being entirely reasonable. FM Town’s great start comes across an almighty pothole, as they leave their fans in stunned silence by conceding five goals against Olympia. Micronopia on the other hand keep theirs going with a 2-0 victory against relegation rivals Indion Athletic, who with no points from 6 games must be beginning to worry that their time in the top flight is up. Yillog aren’t faring much better either, with only the single point from 18 to their name after losing narrowly to Norrion Rovers.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic            6    5   1   0     8    1   +7    16 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 Royal Jam FC            6    4   2   0    12    1  +11    14 CC
 3 Micronopia United       6    4   1   1    14    6   +8    13 GC
 4 Walston Brook Albion    6    4   1   1     7    3   +4    13 GC
 5 FM Town                 6    4   0   2    11    8   +3    12
 6 Olympia FC              6    2   3   1    15    8   +7     9
 7 Norrion Rovers          6    2   3   1    11    8   +3     9
 8 VLC FC                  6    2   3   1     5    5    0     9
 9 Pontifucia United       6    3   0   3    11   13   −2     9
10 Tuntingone FC           6    2   2   2     6    4   +2     8
11 Seaton Town             6    2   0   4     6   14   −8     6
12 Copper Communists SC    6    1   2   3     8   11   −3     5
13 Seniors FC              6    1   2   3     3    8   −5     5
14 Nile Bridge             6    1   1   4     7   14   −7     4 Relegated
15 Yillog City             6    0   1   5     0    7   −7     1 Relegated
16 Indionion Athletic      6    0   0   6     2   15  −13     0 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Monksville United       6    5   0   1     9    4   +5    15 C/P/SBCC
 2 FC Tavernia             6    4   1   1    17    9   +8    13 P/SBCC
 3 Forest Rangers          6    3   3   0     9    5   +4    12 P/SBCC
 4 Xilon OC                6    3   2   1    10    8   +2    11
 5 UR Town                 6    2   4   0    12    4   +8    10
 6 Jam Mountain Island     6    3   1   2     7    6   +1    10
 7 Toclofania FC           6    2   3   1     7    4   +3     9
 8 Polkation FC            6    2   2   2     5    5    0     8
 9 Sunburbia FC            6    2   2   2     5    5    0     8
10 Half Boy FC             6    2   1   3     5    7   −2     7
11 Macaronia FC            6    1   3   2     6    8   −2     6
12 Revisionists            6    1   3   2     3    6   −3     6
13 Jam Athletic            6    1   2   3    10   13   −3     5
14 Benopia AC              6    1   2   3     4   11   −7     5 Relegated (C)
15 Oldbridge FC            6    0   3   3     7   12   −5     3 Relegated (I)
16 YLW FC                  6    0   0   6     3   12   −9     0 Relegated (I)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 8:00 am

ICELFA Season 35: Part 2

Globe Cup 65 Group Stage MD1

RGS Athletic 3-2 Fontvielle Impact (Valladares)

SBCC 65 Group Stage MD1

Micronopia United 0-1 Klyde (Cosumar)
Seniors FC 2-2 Oljestaden IF (Audioslavia)

And here we start a record breaking/equalling UICA group stage in terms of teams present, with three teams bagging the lucrative extra six games. We’ll start off with the Globe Cup, and RGS had the pleasure of having to host Valladar giants in Fontvielle Impact in a very close match, both sides trading the lead twice before Rankin scored the winner. Going down to the SBCC, we see Micronopia United drawn against the mighty Klyde of Cosumar, and despite a strong display at home, the opposition were more than a match defensively, and capitalised on the one Micronopia mistake to grab the 3 points, quite harsh on the home side in all honesty. Elsewhere, Seniors FC were also at home as they faced another formidable side in Audioslavia’s Oljestaden IF. Seniors had the best of the early play though as they opened the scoring, but Oljestaden quickly asserted their dominance, taking the lead before half-time. The second half however was much more even, and Seniors had the better of the chances, and they eventually grabbed a great point through Katlyn Lockwood’s free kick.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Third Round

The Third Round of the KCC is always one of the more dangerous rounds for the top two flights, as they start drawing each other more often and the season’s giant-killers start coming out of the woodwork. And we’ll start with the biggest of those giant killings in Bridgetown, where Mount Farond FC of the fifth tier scored two lucky equalisers in normal time and extra time to force the match to penalties, and there they triumphed. The second division had its ransacking continued, as SLW and YLW were both eliminated by fifth tier opposition away by a 1-0 scoreline, whilst Bridgetown saw another upset in the weekend as Oldbridge FC were knocked out by Lodgertia United of the Imperial First Division, the side from the capital coming back from 1-0 down to win 2-1. UR Town and Macaronia FC nearly joined them, with the Walston Brook side needing penalties to get past a dogged East Monurtag two divisions below them, while a NES Tower 13 SC own goal in the second half spared Macaronia’s blushes before the Second Division side kicked on in extra time for the winner.

The Premier League was the major victim this round however, as on top of Nile Bridge’s exit, 4 other teams met their end at the hands of lower league opposition. Norrion Rovers and Olympia were both knocked out by Second Division opposition, with Revisionists silencing Norrion Park and Olympia sent home from Benopia in shellshock, both teams losing 1-0 to some excellent defensive displays. Struggling and pointless Indionion Athletic fans won’t have to cup to look forward to either, as they were knocked out of the competition by third tier Northern Wind Athletic, whilst Pontifucia round up the Premier League dropouts with a disappointing result against Port Lodgertia of the Imperial First Division. Elsewhere, other prominent upsets included third tier side Iratuen Loft, having themselves knockout out Monksville United of the Second Division the previous round, losing on penalties at home to Oxford English SC. Tavernia City came close to one themselves, with the Imperial Third Division side needing extra time to beat Athletic Sunburbia after the sixth tier minnows scored late equaliser. No such luck for Bliketia AC though, who despite their first round upset of FC Tavernia in the opening round were no match for the league champions, and Royal Jam ruthlessly put four past the minnows.

Globe Cup 65 Group Stage MD2

Brinemouth (Nephara) 1-3 RGS Athletic

SBCC 65 Group Stage MD2

South Coast United (Jasĭyun) 0-1 Micronopia United
Hamanos Athletic Club (Valladares) 2-0 Seniors FC

RGS have been enjoying this group stage thus far - tough opposition, sure, but the New Lodger City side seem to have it covered, this time as Rankin scores one and sets up another as RGS thrash Nephara’s Brinemouth on their soil. More of a mixed bag in the SBCC however, as Micronopia grabbed their first points of the group stage with a hard-fought win against Jasiyun’s South Coast United with a winner courtesy of Ferenczy Zsuska, whilst Seniors couldn’t add to their opening point as they travelled to Valladares, only to be soundly beaten by Hamanos.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 7

Micronopia United 0-3 Walston Brook Albion
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Royal Jam FC
RGS Athletic 5-1 Tuntingone FC
VLC FC 1-1 Copper Communists SC
Nile Bridge 2-1 FM Town
Seniors FC 1-1 Seaton Town
Olympia FC 3-1 Norrion Rovers
Pontifucia United 0-1 Yillog City

8 goals from the opening 6 games for RGS, there were serious worries about the attacking prowess in this team. This weekend might have answered some of those questions however, as Tuntingone came to visit but were hounded out of town with 5 goals in their locker, including an Ursula Rankin volley brace. Royal Jam keep pace with a neat 2-0 victory over Indionion, who must be wondering their points are coming from at this point. Yillog will be wondering where their goals are coming from, as a Pontifucia own goal hands Yillog their first win and their first goal of the league season. The two surprise frontrunners met in Micronia, but Walston Brook came out victorious to stay a point behind Royal Jam, quite surprisingly winning 3-0. Olympia’s start means that a title challenge is going to be tough, but they have managed to deal a heavy blow to Norrion’s bid in Mount Salt City as they ran out 3-1 winners in the big game of the weekend.

Cygnus Cup 43 First Round 1st leg

Celtic Noviodunum (New Gelderland) 2-1 VLC FC

The Cup Winners’ Cup, more commonly known at the Cygnus Cup, kicked off this week, featuring VLC FC as the defending cup champions (although they will be relinquishing the trophy having lost in the second round). Their opponents in the First Round were New Gelderland champions Celtic Noviodunum, which all-in-all is a tall task, as the Gelderlese side are a force to be reckoned with, and it showed as they penetrated the VLC defence with relative ease, but only being limited to two goals through some good goalkeeping and last ditch defending - a Jiri Kurek counter-attacking goal the sole attacking highlight for the visitors provides an important away goal to work with.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 8

Royal Jam FC 3-0 Micronopia United
Tuntingone FC 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Copper Communists SC 2-0 Indionion Athletic
FM Town 1-2 RGS Athletic
Seaton Town 0-2 VLC FC
Norrion Rovers 4-0 Nile Bridge
Yillog City 0-1 Seniors FC
Pontifucia United 0-6 Olympia FC

A tough fight for RGS in Gamerville as they edge out FM Town 2-1, Alameda Ybarra’s cross-shot proving to be the difference, whilst Royal Jam are much more comfortable at home to Micronopia, sweeping aside the early pacesetters 3-0. The gap at the top is beginning to open up, as Walston Brook fall three points behind Royal Jam following their draw with Tuntingone, whilst Olympia begin their fightback for the Globe Cup spots with an emphatic 6-0 demolition of Pontifucia. Norrion and VLC also keep pace with big wins of their own, but at the bottom, Indionion are still without points after losing to Copper Communists, making it 0 points from a possible 24. Yillog can’t add to their maiden win or goal either, as they fall 1-0 at home against Seniors.

Globe Cup 65 Group Stage MD3

RGS Athletic 3-0 Hoxford United

SBCC 65 Group Stage MD3

San Diego Iguanas (Capitalizt SLANI) 2-0 Micronopia United
Seniors FC 2-0 Kale Island Dwarfs (Electrum)

The third game of the group stage cycle takes us to the halfway point, and RGS are in a very commanding position here after a third win in three games, this time easily seeing off Tumbra’s Hoxford United, the team that knocked Royal Jam out of the Champions’ Cup earlier in the season. It hasn’t been such a good time for the SBCC teams however, as Micronopia notch up a second loss after beating beaten on the road against Capitalizt SLANI’s San Diego Iguanas, whilst Seniors themselves finally get their first win of the group stage after they beat Electrum’s Kale Island Dwarfs at home.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fourth Round

Seaton Athletic (T3) 1-1 Royal Jam FC (T1) (1-2 AET)
Bronze Acres (T5) 0-1 FM Town (T1)
Syrenia Pyramids (T5) 1-0 Plozica FC (T6)
String Theory United (T5) 2-2 Seaton Town (T1) (2-4 AET)
Gilgonare FC (T4) 2-0 Nexusortem United (T5)
Lodgertia United (T3) 1-0 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Macaronia FC (T2) 1-1 Silver Acres (T4) (2-1 AET)
High Lyn FC (T3) 5-1 Purple Point United (T6)
Mount Farond FC (T5) 1-4 Liginara FC (T3)
Port Lodgertia (T3) 0-1 UR Town (T2)
Trinardin SC (T3) 1-0 Yillog City (T1)
Tavernia City (T3) 1-0 Pindale Rovers (T5)
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 4-0 MSWorldwide HQ AC (T5)
Oxford English SC (T6) 0-1 Revisionists (T2)
Carneleon Town (T5) 1-7 RGS Athletic (T1)
Benopia AC (T3) 0-2 Empire End FC (T3)

The last of the single leg round features 32 teams in 16 matches, and even at this stage there are plenty of small fish in the sea. Not as many upsets this time round, but there were also a fair share of close calls - Royal Jam conceded the early goal away at Imperial First Division side Seaton Athletic and fought their way back via extra time, while Seaton Town also needed extra time against fifth tier String Theory United, having had a 2-0 lead wiped in within the last 10 minutes through some sloppy defending. Macaronia FC came close to being upset again, this time having to see off fourth tier Silver Acres in extra time after the visitors equalised shortly after half-time. However, for the fans of David vs Goliath stories, there was enough to satisfy your craving - Premier League high-flyers Walston Brook Albion were brought to keel by a spirited Lodgertia United side, heading up the Imperial First Division, a solitary goal proving enough to see off Albion. Yillog City compounded their miserable season thus far with a disappointing performance against Trinardin SC, failing to score a goal yet again as they fell 1-0. Benopia AC in the Second Division were also victims (albeit by a very small amount), as they lost 2-0 at home to one time cup champions in Empire End of the Imperial First Division. Commiserations to fifth tier side Carneleon Town however, as they come on the receiving end of the biggest thrashing of the round, being Taeshan’d at home by Premier League leaders RGS.

Globe Cup 65 Group Stage MD4

Hoxford United 1-0 RGS Athletic

SBCC 65 Group Stage MD4

Micronopia United 1-2 San Diego Iguanas
Kale Island Dwarfs 0-1 Seniors FC

Big shock in the reverse fixtures of last week, as Hoxford United become the first team to take points off RGS in the group stage, albeit more down to poor finishing from the visiting attack, hitting the woodwork no less than four times. RGS still have the running of the group however, and advancing shouldn’t be a problem. The same can’t be said for Micronopia United however, who after a third loss in four group games are more or less out of the competition, this time letting a 1-0 lead slip at home to San Diego Iguanas. Seniors FC on the other hand still have a chance of advancing, after taking their tally to 7 points with a narrow 1-0 away victory over Electrum’s Kale Island Dwarfs.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 9

Micronopia United 0-5 Tuntingone FC
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Copper Communists SC
Walston Brook Albion 0-2 FM Town
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Seaton Town
RGS Athletic 0-0 Norrion Rovers
VLC FC 2-0 Yillog City
Nile Bridge 1-0 Pontifucia United
Seniors FC 2-3 Olympia FC

RGS falter under pressure as Norrion come calling and set up shop, refusing to budge defensively and keeping the RGS attack paralysed, and then leaving with a 0-0 draw. Royal Jam take full advantage and regain the league lead on goal difference (Royal Jam having a better goal difference than RGS, who’d have thought) with a 2-0 win over Copper Communists. Walston Brook can’t keep up either, as they lose 2-0 to FM Town in a surprisingly lacklustre home performance. Olympia score a crucial win to move into third ahead of Albion, but Micronopia notch up a fourth loss in 5 league games after being demolished at home by Tuntingone. Indionion and Yillog’s struggles for points and goals respectively continue, both losing 2-0 to Seaton and VLC respectively. That result puts Pontifucia into the relegation zone on goal difference after they lose to Nile Bridge, despite the former’s good start.

Cygnus Cup 43 First Round 2nd leg

VLC FC 2-2 Celtic Noviodunum (AGG: 3-4)

It was always going to be a struggle for VLC to overturn the deficit against Celtic Noviodunum, and that’s how it turned out in the return leg, as the visitors took the early lead and put VLC onto the back foot, and despite coming back from behind twice couldn’t find enough to win the match, a 2-2 draw being enough to eliminate VLC from the Cygnus Cup.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 10

Copper Communists SC 7-0 Micronopia United
FM Town 1-2 Tuntingone FC
Seaton Town 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Yillog City 1-2 Indionion Athletic
Pontifucia United 2-6 RGS Athletic
Olympia FC 1-0 VLC FC
Seniors FC 0-4 Nile Bridge

What happened to Micronopia? After what was a great start and some ridiculous goalscoring form, they’ve almost done a complete 180 and barely look like a Premier League outfit now, with 4 losses on the bounce without a goal now after they shipped 7 goals away at Copper Communists. Yillog also finally score a goal of their own! Their goal tally doubled in one match, but unfortunately Indionion also double their two goal tally in the same match, and the side at the bottom of the table finally get their first points of the season - just another 30 needed to survive. Pontifucia also stay in the bottom three after being demolished by RGS, two late consolation goals being the only positives. Royal Jam revert to type against Seaton Town, squeaking out a 1-0 victory, marking up 9 clean sheets in the opening 10 games, but the goal difference gap at the top has fallen to 3. The big match in Mount Salt City sees Olympia see off VLC’s challenge for the Globe Cup spots, with Norrion taking advantage to draw level with VLC with a win over Albion.

Globe Cup 65 Group Stage MD5

Fontvielle Impact 0-1 RGS Athletic

SBCC 65 Group Stage MD5

Klyde 2-0 Micronopia United
Oljestaden IF 2-0 Seniors FC

The reverse fixtures of Matchday 1 in the UICA group stages sees RGS travel to Fontvielle to play Impact, and in stark contrast to the open nature of the opening match, this is a more attritional affair, and the visitors come out on top through Osbaldo Bevan, making it 4 wins in 5 group stage matches, enough to secure a place in the knockout rounds. Micronopia make it 4 losses in 5 in the group stage, failing to find the net again as they are beaten 2-0 in Cosumar by Klyde. Seniors FC also struggle in Audioslavia, as they leave qualification to the knockout rounds to next week after losing 2-0 to Oljestaden.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 11

Micronopia United 0-3 FM Town
Copper Communists SC 0-1 Seaton Town
Tuntingone FC 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Yillog City
Walston Brook Albion 1-1 Pontifucia United
Indionion Athletic 1-2 Olympia FC
RGS Athletic 4-1 Seniors FC
VLC FC 2-1 Nile Bridge

The gap at the top narrows by a single goal, as RGS beat Seniors by three goals whilst Royal Jam only beat Yillog by two - at least RGS now have scored more goals than Royal Jam have, a semblance of normality has been restored. Olympia stay five points from the summit with a hard fought victory over Indionion, and Walston Brook arrest their slide with a draw against Pontifucia, but it’s 5 straight league losses now without a goal for Micronopia United as they are beaten by FM Town. VLC and Norrion both win to overtake Albion, with Norrion moving into fourth on goal difference. Seaton move four points clear of the drop with a vital win over Copper Communists, leapfrogging them in the process.

Globe Cup 65 Group Stage MD6

RGS Athletic 3-1 Brinemouth

SBCC 65 Group Stage MD6

Micronopia United 4-2 South Coast United
Seniors FC 4-2 Hamanos Athletic Club

The conclusion of the group stages sees RGS already confirm their top of the group finish with a simple 3-1 victory against Nephara’s Brinemouth at home, never really looking troubled in this match. Despite already being eliminated, Micronopia United didn’t sit back and give up in their final match, as they fought for some pride against South Coast United, and despite both sides playing pretty poorly, Micronopia scored enough scrappy goals to grab a vital win, securing third place in the group. However, Seniors were very much in the hunt for a knockout round place, starting the day a point behind their opponents and in third. Hamanos started the better team, twice taking the lead to go into half-time 2-1 up. The second half was another matter, as Seniors dominated, scoring three goals without reply to leapfrog Hamanos into second place and the knockout round.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 12

Seaton Town 1-0 Micronopia United
Norrion Rovers 3-1 FM Town
Yillog City 0-0 Copper Communists SC
Pontifucia United 1-0 Tuntingone FC
Olympia FC 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Seniors FC 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Nile Bridge 0-2 Indionion Athletic
VLC FC 0-1 RGS Athletic

The biggest derby in the country rolls into the programme this weekend, with Vorgan Park hosting the infamous Lodger City derby. And as per the usual way of things, it’s RGS that take the three points from the fixture, but only by a single goal. It’s first vs third in Mount Salt City, as Olympia host Royal Jam in another close affair, but the league leaders keep RGS at bay with three points of their own and pushing Olympia further away from the top two. Walston Brook and Norrion take advantage with wins of their own to narrow the gap to third. At the bottom, Yillog manage to keep Copper Communists out of their net, whilst offering nothing themselves going forward for a 0-0 draw, but they end the week bottom of the table as Indionion grab a second win in three to move above them. Seniors FC remain in the bottom three as well after losing to Albion, whilst Pontifucia’s win against Tuntingone opens up a four point gap between the bottom three and the mid-table pack.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Royal Jam FC           12   10   2   0    23    1  +22    32 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 RGS Athletic           12   10   2   0    26    6  +20    32 CC
 3 Olympia FC             12    7   3   2    30   13  +17    24 Globe Cup
 4 Norrion Rovers         12    6   4   2    21   12   +9    22 Globe Cup
 5 Walston Brook Albion   12    6   3   3    12    7   +5    21
 6 VLC FC                 12    5   4   3    12    9   +3    19
 7 FM Town                12    6   0   6    20   17   +3    18
 8 Seaton Town            12    5   1   6    11   18   −7    16
 9 Tuntingone FC          12    4   3   5    14   12   +2    15
10 Copper Communists SC   12    3   4   5    18   15   +3    13
11 Nile Bridge            12    4   1   7    15   23   −8    13
12 Pontifucia United      12    4   1   7    15   28  −13    13
13 Micronopia United      12    4   1   7    14   28  −14    13
14 Seniors FC             12    2   3   7     8   21  −13     9 Relegated
15 Indionion Athletic     12    2   0  10     7   24  −17     6 Relegated
16 Yillog City            12    1   2   9     2   14  −12     5 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FC Tavernia            12    8   2   2    27   16  +11    26 C/P/SBCC
 2 Monksville United      12    8   2   2    17    8   +9    26 P/SBCC
 3 Xilon OC               12    7   3   2    15   11   +4    24 P/SBCC
 4 Half Boy FC            12    7   2   3    16   10   +6    23
 5 UR Town                12    5   6   1    26   14  +12    21
 6 Toclofania FC          12    5   3   4    16   10   +6    18
 7 Forest Rangers         12    4   5   3    13   13    0    17
 8 Macaronia FC           12    4   4   4    19   18   +1    16
 9 Polkation FC           12    4   4   4    10    9   +1    16
10 Sunburbia FC           12    4   4   4    13   13    0    16
11 Revisionists           12    3   3   6     8   14   −6    12
12 Jam Mountain Island    12    3   2   7    14   20   −6    11
13 YLW FC                 12    2   4   6    17   19   −2    10
14 Jam Athletic           12    2   3   7    18   28  −10     9 Relegated (C)
15 Benopia AC             12    2   3   7     8   25  −17     9 Relegated (C)
16 Oldbridge FC           12    1   4   7    11   20   −9     7 Relegated (I)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:13 am

ICELFA Season 35: Part 3

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round First Leg

Liginara FC (T3) 1-3 Lodgertia United (T3)
Trinardin SC (T3) 1-1 Royal Jam FC (T1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 3-1 High Lyn FC (T3)
Empire End FC (T3) 0-2 Northern Wind Athletic (T3)
Macaronia FC (T2) 1-0 Revisionists (T2)
UR Town (T2) 3-3 Seaton Town (T1)
FM Town (T1) 0-1 Gilgonare FC (T4)
Tavernia City (T3) 2-1 Syrenia Pyramids (T5)

The Fifth Round, the Round of 16, the start of the two-legged ties and as ever, there’s a good mix of lower league sides along with the remaining Premier League and Second Division sides. The 8 matches have set up some interesting stories going into the second leg - third tier Trinardin SC match the Premier League champions and current leaders for 90 minutes in an enthralling game, but Royal Jam do have the edge with the away goal in the 1-1 draw. Meanwhile, FM Town are at a huge risk of being upset by fourth tier Gilgonare FC, as the visitors grabbed a shock goal on the break to win the match 1-0, a lead they could defend with home advantage. UR Town and Seaton Town put up a feast for fans of attacking football, as they hammered each other back and forth for a 3-3 draw, but UR Town need to find something special to win at Starlight Castle Park in the return leg. Ex-champions Empire End struggled against Northern Wind, with the visitors running out 2-0 winners and putting a foot and a half into the Quarter-Finals.

Elsewhere, RGS are still in cruise control as they take out High Lyn FC, despite conceding the early away goal to the third tier side, but a first half comeback was sealed after the break by Yann per Elouan. Lodgertia United put on some nostalgia football, showing their once-Premier-League class to demolish Liginara FC on the road by the same scoreline. Macaronia FC hosted Revisionists in an all Second Division clash, and in a narrow contest it was the hosts that came out on top by a single goal. And last but not least, we come to the lowest remaining side in the competition as fifth tier Syrenia Pyramids visited Imperial First Division side Tavernia City, but despite playing well they weren’t able to come out on top, although the away goal in a 2-1 loss will be something to capitalize on come the home return leg.

Copa de Campeones 41 First Round 1st Leg

Royal Jam FC 3-2 Eastern Stars (Isles of Avon)

And now for the privilege of the league champions, the Rushmori Copa de Campeones. Royal Jam FC enter the First Round, facing off against the Isles of Avon’s champions in Eastern Stars. The play was a lot more open that people expected, as both sides came set up for the counter-attack and therefore the ball was thrown around willy-nilly, with the Eastfielder champions coming out on top in a narrow 3-2 victory, but conceding two away goals is never good.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 13

Micronopia United 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Seaton Town 2-0 Yillog City
FM Town 4-1 Pontifucia United
Copper Communists SC 1-2 Olympia FC
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Seniors FC
Royal Jam FC 3-1 Nile Bridge
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 VLC FC
Indionion Athletic 2-2 RGS Athletic

Indionion grab a vital point at home as they surprisingly hold RGS to a 2-2 draw, whilst Royal Jam take full advantage to lead by 2 points after easily beating Nile Bridge. Yillog and Seniors themselves are no closer to safety as this point in the season after both lost 2-0 on the road to mid-table opposition, whilst VLC leapfrog Albion into fifth by beating them in an ostensibly boring defensive battle, the single goal coming from a free kick - however, they’re still no closer to the Globe Cup spots as Olympia and Norrion both squeak out narrow victories, with Olympia coming from behind in the second half after the Communists took the lead shortly before the break.

Globe Cup 65 Sixteenth-Finals 1st Leg

Bengtsmark IF (Buyan) 3-1 RGS Athletic

The first knockout round of the Globe Cup, with 32 teams looking for the second biggest prize in club football. RGS, having demolished their group with 15 points from 18, were drawn against the mighty Bengtsmark IF of Buyan, a once Champions Cup runners-up who came third in their Champions Cup group. Despite Buyan being away from the international footballing scene for some time, they certainly haven’t been slouching, and the gulf in class showed as RGS were overturned much too easily, losing 3-1 on the road.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 14

Yillog City 1-1 Micronopia United
Pontifucia United 0-3 Norrion Rovers
Olympia FC 2-0 Seaton Town
Seniors FC 3-0 FM Town
Nile Bridge 0-0 Copper Communists SC
VLC FC 1-1 Tuntingone FC
RGS Athletic 1-2 Royal Jam FC
Indionion Athletic 0-0 Walston Brook Albion

From no gap two weeks ago, Royal Jam are suddenly five points clear at the top, as they travel to New Lodger City to play a clearly faltering RGS side, and the hosts were second best throughouts, despite Rankin’s hard-fought equaliser to von Kraus’ opening goal. Olympia take this unlikely chance to move within three points of second as they beat Seaton Town, followed closely by Norrion with a similarly easy victory over Pontifucia. At the bottom, Indionion might be drawing their way out of trouble, with a second draw in as many games, but Seniors take the easier route, beating FM Town 3-0 to move into double digit points, and only a point behind Pontifucia in 13th. Bottom of the table Yillog City also grab a rather fortunate draw, a deflected shot levelling the match against Micronopia United.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round Second Leg

Lodgertia United (T3) 4-3 Liginara FC (T3) (AGG: 7-4)
Royal Jam FC (T1) 0-1 Trinardin SC (T3) (AGG: 1-2)
High Lyn FC (T3) 0-4 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 1-7)
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 1-0 Empire End FC (T3) (AGG: 3-0)
Revisionists (T2) 3-1 Macaronia FC (T2) (AGG: 3-2)
Seaton Town (T1) 1-3 UR Town (T2) (AGG: 4-6)
Gilgonare FC (T4) 0-2 FM Town (T1) (AGG: 1-2)
Syrenia Pyramids (T5) 0-1 Tavernia City (T3) (AGG: 1-3)

And there’s the shock! Trinardin SC stun the country by knocking the league leaders out of the cup after taking a surprise 1-0 victory away at Niexai Lane, following on from the hard-fought draw at home in the first leg - it wasn’t as if the hosts were unlucky either, Trinardin just shut down every Royal Jam attack and made sure they got the goal they needed. Seaton Town are also shocked out of the competition, as they fail to convert their three away goals into something useful at home to second tier UR Town, as the high-flying visitors score another three goals, this time with just one in reply to win 3-1 on the night and 6-4 on aggregate. Gilgonare on the other hand fail to make the upset stick, as the fourth tier side’s 1-0 away victory was overturned by a 2-0 FM Town victory, the Premier League side winning 2-1 on aggregate. Syrenia Pyramids also no longer take part in proceedings, as they fail to overturn the first leg deficit to Imperial First Division side Tavernia City, losing a further 1-0 to leave the third-tier sides as the lowest remaining sides in the competition.

Joining FM Town in the comebacks aisle will by Revisionists, who make their way to the quarter-finals after losing the first leg and the opening goal of the second leg to Macaronia FC to fall 2-0 down on aggregate, they bounced back with three goals in ten minutes to put the tie on its head, holding on to secure a deserved 3-2 victory on aggregate. Liginara FC also had the possibility of a comeback on the cards, having lost 3-1 at home to Lodgertia United in the first leg - they also took the lead just 5 minutes into their game, before adding an equaliser (albeit still losing on away goals) within the first half an hour. But the hosts weren’t relaxing too much, they quickly levelled the match before half-time and largely killed all hopes of an aggregate victory for Liginara. Lodgertia United added another 2 goals after half-time to kill the tie off, only allowing a late Liginara consolation to take it to 4-3 on the night, 7-4 on aggregate. Northern Wind Athletic had little trouble sealing their quarter-final place, as visitors Empire End offered little to suggest that they would overturn the initial 2-0 deficit - the hosts added a third goal just to win the match. And last but not least, any dreams High Lyn had of a comeback against RGS were quickly extinguished by a 54 second opening goal from the visitors, and eventually RGS completed the two-legged Taeshaning, winning 7-1 on aggregate.

Copa de Campeones 41 First Round 2nd Leg

Eastern Stars 0-2 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 2-5)

One could say that Royal Jam’s cup exit was because of concerns elsewhere, and a Copa de Campeones 2nd leg would be a good reason - travelling to the Isles of Avon with a slim 3-2 lead, Royal Jam played a lot better than in the first leg, shutting down the Stars attack and adding two goals of their own on the break, winning 5-2 on aggregate.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 15

Micronopia United 1-1 Pontifucia United
Yillog City 1-4 Olympia FC
Norrion Rovers 2-0 Seniors FC
Seaton Town 3-0 Nile Bridge
FM Town 2-2 VLC FC
Copper Communists SC 0-7 RGS Athletic
Tuntingone FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic
Royal Jam FC 1-1 Walston Brook Albion

Of course, it’s Royal Jam on top of the league, tradition demands that they slip up. And when Walston Brook Albion come to visit, they do just that as the hosts have to try and level with their own goal in another tight defensive match. 1-1 it finished, and RGS narrowed the gap to 3 points with a devastation of Copper Communists, beating them 7-0 with braces from Rankin and Bevan. Olympia and Norrion keep up their Champions Cup challenges after having little trouble against teams in the relegation zone - Yillog score goals in back-to-back games in the league for the first time this season, scoring only their fourth goal of the season against Olympia. Pontifucia cut Seniors open the gap to the bottom three to two points with a draw against Micronopia, whilst VLC’s draw with FM Town leaves them 7 points behind 4th place Norrion, and only 2 clear of ninth.

Globe Cup 65 Sixteenth-Finals 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 1-1 Bengtsmark IF (AGG: 2-4)

A chance for RGS to try and secure a shock comeback against Bengtsmark, but it didn’t come to fruition as the Buyanese team’s defence was firm enough to limit the RGS attack to a single goal, scoring one themselves to keep the draw and win 4-2 on aggregate, leaving Seniors FC as the only Eastfielder side left in UICA competition.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 16

Olympia FC 4-0 Micronopia United
Seniors FC 1-0 Pontifucia United
Nile Bridge 4-1 Yillog City
VLC FC 1-2 Norrion Rovers
RGS Athletic 0-2 Seaton Town
Indionion Athletic 1-1 FM Town
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Copper Communists SC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Tuntingone FC

Never mind. RGS contrive to somehow lose to Seaton. At home. How? Royal Jam move 6 points clear after beating the other midtable side in Tuntingone, but the big winners are Olympia, who move into second on goal difference after demolishing Micronopia 4-0, and Norrion, who narrowly beat VLC to move 2 points behind RGS and Olympia, whilst also opening a 9 point gap to now-fifth place Seaton Town. Nile Bridge grab a vital win over bottom of the table side Yillog City, who seem to have found their scoring boots after scoring in three consecutive games (conceding 9 in the process), taking their goal tally to 5 for the season. Seniors however move into 12th after a narrow 1-0 victory over relegation rivals Pontifucia, pushing the latter into the relegation zone in the process, whilst Indionion make it three draws in four to go 5 points from safety.

SBCC 65 Eighth-Finals 1st Leg

Seniors FC 0-1 Jlinal Cove (Vilita)

All Eastfielder hopes of UICA success this season now lie with Seniors FC. Who have been drawn with Vilita’s Jlinal Cove. Group runners-up with 10 points vs group winners with 16 points. And it was Jlinal who came out on top with a single goal in what was frankly a dull and boring match, literally the only shot on target being the goal.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 17

Micronopia United 3-0 Seniors FC
Olympia FC 1-1 Nile Bridge
Pontifucia United 2-3 VLC FC
Yillog City 3-4 RGS Athletic
Norrion Rovers 3-0 Indionion Athletic
Seaton Town 2-0 Walston Brook Albion
FM Town 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Copper Communists SC 3-0 Tuntingone FC

RGS are flopping around so much that even Yillog think they have a chance! The side at the bottom of the table nearly doubled their entire league goal tally this season as they took the lead three times against RGS, each time being pegged back before RGS finally got their act together to win 4-3. Olympia however waste this shot at second by drawing with Nile Bridge, allowing Norrion to draw level on points, 2 behind RGS. Pontifucia almost show VLC up as well, coming from 3-0 down and having two goals questionably disallowed, along with a missed penalty, to finish 3-2. Micronopia beat Seniors to give themselves a little breathing space to the bottom three, whilst Indionion were soundly beaten by Norrion.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Quarter-Finals First Leg

UR Town (T2) 0-5 Tavernia City (T3)
RGS Athletic (T1) 1-1 Lodgertia United (T3)
FM Town (T1) 3-6 Northern Wind Athletic (T3)
Trinardin SC (T3) 0-2 Revisionists (T2)

(Possible) Upsets everywhere! We’ll start off in Walston Brook, where UR Town hosted Tavernia City, a division below them, but the Second Division high flyers were completely outclassed on home soil by the minnows, as they ran out 5-0 victors. FM Town and third tier side Northern Wind Athletic also put on a goalfest for neutrals, but it’ll be one that FM Town fans will want to forget as the minnows quickly ran out a 3 goal lead in the first 30 mins, and never did FM Town threaten to take the lead at any points Northern Wind ended up 6-3 victors, and 6 away goals will be pretty much insurmountable. RGS are also in danger, as Lodgertia United come to town and hold the New Lodger City side to a surprise 1-1 draw, a late equaliser that pegs the cup favourites back a few steps. The only side that did as they were supposed to were Revisionists, who travelled to Trinardin and came away as 2-0 victors.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 18

Nile Bridge 1-0 Micronopia United
VLC FC 1-0 Seniors FC
RGS Athletic 3-2 Olympia FC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Pontifucia United
Walston Brook Albion 2-0 Yillog City
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Norrion Rovers
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Seaton Town
Copper Communists SC 0-1 FM Town

Royal Jam keep up their unbeaten season at the top of the table, seeing off Norrion Rovers in classic 1-0 fashion. RGS stay 6 points off the top as they see off a crucial Champions Cup challenge by beating Olympia 3-2, moving 5 points clear of both Olympia and Norrion. At the bottom, Indionion and Yillog are looking more doomed than ever, both losing 2-0 to stay under the 10 point mark, whilst Seniors move back into the bottom three after being beaten by VLC, as Pontifucia leapfrog them by beating Indionion.

SBCC 63 Eighth-Finals 2nd Leg

Jlinal Cove 0-0 Seniors FC (AGG: 1-0)

Seniors travelled to Vilita for the second leg of their SBCC tie with Jlinal Cove, but despite a masterful display in build-up play from the visitors, the shots always found the Cove goalie, or a defender or the woodwork. Seniors probably deserved a goal from this match, but in the end the hosts hung-on for a 1-0 aggregate victory. Better luck next year in UICA.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 19

Micronopia United 1-3 VLC FC
Nile Bridge 1-9 RGS Athletic
Seniors FC 1-1 Indionion Athletic
Olympia FC 2-1 Walston Brook Albion
Pontifucia United 0-3 Royal Jam FC
Yillog City 1-1 Tuntingone FC
Norrion Rovers 0-0 Copper Communists SC
Seaton Town 3-2 FM Town

RGS make their bid for the league’s highest goal difference now, and poor Nile Bridge are on the receiving end of the season’s biggest defeat, somehow defending badly enough to let in 9 goals, despite a consolation of their own. It is enough to overhaul Royal Jam’s goal difference, despite the league leader’s uncharacteristically running in 3 of their own away at Pontifucia United, keeping the gap to 6 points. Olympia also lose their position as the league’s best attack, only scoring two goals against a strong Walston Brook defence. Norrion however lose ground as they can only draw against Copper Communists. At the bottom, Indionion finally hit double digit points after 19 games, coming from behind to draw with Seniors, who narrow the gap to safety to the single point, whilst Yillog also score a point with their 9th goal of the season against Tuntingone. Seaton narrowly beat FM Town to stay two points behind VLC after their victory over Micronopia.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Quarter-Finals Second Leg

Tavernia City (T3) 2-2 UR Town (T2) (AGG: 7-2)
Lodgertia United (T3) 0-6 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 1-7)
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 1-3 FM Town (T1) (AGG: 7-6)
Revisionists (T2) 1-0 Trinardin SC (T3) (AGG: 3-0)

Looks like we have quite a mixed line-up in the semi-finals, as ever, as some of the upsets set up in the first leg of the quarter-finals managed to stick. Tavernia City, carrying a 5-0 away lead from the first leg, were basically guaranteed a semi-final place already, and took it relatively easily at home to UR Town, matching them play for play and drawing the second leg to confirm the inevitable upset. Northern Wind doubled the third tier’s participation the following day after taking a 6-3 away first leg victory over Premier League midtable side FM Town, with the top flight side needing to win by at least 4 goals (realistically). They went about their task well, scoring two early goals to give that glimmer of hope, but the minnows tightened up, and limited FM’s attacking threat to just a third goal in the second half (levelling the tie 6-6 on aggregate, but not on away goals). Needing another goal to advance, a late counter-attacking goal from the hosts killed the tie for the visitors, knocking the penultimate top flight side out of play. Lodgertia United needed to work for their upset however, having only drawn RGS away 1-1 in the first leg. But the league leaders weren’t in the mood to play the narrative, and their newfound attacking brutality put 6 past the minnows (5 in the first half, and then they just coasted the match) to notch up 15 goals in just a few days. Revisionists confirmed their place in the semifinals as the Second Division’s only representatives after they added to their 2-0 first leg victory with a 1-0 home victory over Trinardin, in the only straightforward tie of the round.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 20

RGS Athletic 2-1 Micronopia United
Indionion Athletic 1-1 VLC FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-2 Nile Bridge
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Seniors FC
Tuntingone FC 0-1 Olympia FC
Copper Communists SC 3-1 Pontifucia United
FM Town 1-1 Yillog City
Seaton Town 2-0 Norrion Rovers

Yillog and Indionion score back-to-back 1-1 draws, with Yillog finally moving into the double digits for goals scored this season. Indionion played the much better, as they managed to hold VLC to a home draw, and Seaton take full advantage with a surprise victory over Norrion, moving them into 5th ahead of VLC and only 4 points outside of the Globe Cup places. Olympia navigate a tricky away match against Tuntingone to keep their Globe Cup spot safe, but the gaps at the top remain stable as RGS and Royal Jam both edge out relegation battlers.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Royal Jam FC           20   17   3   0    37    4  +33    54 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 RGS Athletic           20   15   3   2    54   19  +35    48 CC
 3 Olympia FC             20   13   4   3    48   20  +28    43 Globe Cup
 4 Norrion Rovers         20   11   5   4    32   16  +16    38 Globe Cup
 5 VLC FC                 20    9   7   4    25   18   +7    34
 6 Seaton Town            20   11   1   8    25   24   +1    34
 7 FM Town                20    8   3   9    31   30   +1    27
 8 Tuntingone FC          20    7   5   8    21   19   +2    26
 9 Walston Brook Albion   20    7   5   8    17   16   +1    26
10 Copper Communists SC   20    6   6   8    26   26    0    24
11 Nile Bridge            20    7   3  10    25   41  −16    24
12 Micronopia United      20    5   3  12    21   41  −20    18
13 Pontifucia United      20    5   2  13    22   46  −24    17
14 Seniors FC             20    4   4  12    13   31  −18    16 Relegated
15 Indionion Athletic     20    2   5  13    12   35  −23    11 Relegated
16 Yillog City            20    1   5  14    10   33  −23     8 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Monksville United      20   12   4   4    32   15  +17    40 C/P/SBCC
 2 Xilon OC               20   11   7   2    22   13   +9    40 P/SBCC
 3 Toclofania FC          20   11   4   5    30   12  +18    37 P/SBCC
 4 Half Boy FC            20   11   3   6    31   21  +10    36
 5 UR Town                20    9   8   3    39   25  +14    35
 6 FC Tavernia            20   11   2   7    37   27  +10    35
 7 Polkation FC           20    9   5   6    21   15   +6    32
 8 Forest Rangers         20    8   6   6    19   20   −1    30
 9 Sunburbia FC           20    8   4   8    21   22   −1    28
10 Macaronia FC           20    7   6   7    29   28   +1    27
11 Revisionists           20    5   5  10    12   20   −8    20
12 Jam Athletic           20    5   4  11    28   42  −14    19
13 Oldbridge FC           20    3   7  10    16   30  −14    16
14 YLW FC                 20    3   6  11    22   35  −13    15 Relegated (I)
15 Jam Mountain Island    20    4   3  13    16   29  −13    15 Relegated (C)
16 Benopia AC             20    3   6  11    11   32  −21    15 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:42 am

ICELFA Season 35: Part 4

Copa de Campeones 41 Quarter-Finals 1st Leg

Royal Jam FC 3-4 Navel Sharks (Whirl Islands)

Rushmore’s regional championship reaches the quarter-final stage, and Royal Jam host Navel Sharks of the Whirl Islands, one team with a storied history against Eastfielder opponents in international competition. Goals from von Kraus and Mohd set up the hosts early on, but the visitors grew into the game and managed to level the tie by half time, before continuing their charge and adding another goal before the hour mark. The hosts would grab an equaliser shortly after, but a late counter-attack saw the Sharks grab a fourth goal, putting them into the driving seat come the return leg.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 21

Micronopia United 0-1 Indionion Athletic
RGS Athletic 2-0 Walston Brook Albion
VLC FC 0-0 Royal Jam FC
Nile Bridge 2-2 Tuntingone FC
Seniors FC 0-0 Copper Communists SC
Olympia FC 2-1 FM Town
Pontifucia United 1-2 Seaton Town
Yillog City 0-0 Norrion Rovers

VLC may just have thrown their cross-town rivals a lifeline in this title race as they hold the league leaders to a goalless draw in a thoroughly dull match. RGS use that to their advantage as they penetrate Albion’s defence twice in ten minutes after halftime to cut the deficit to 4 points. Olympia stay 5 points off 2nd with a win, but FM Town made them work for it after taking the early lead, but Norrion fall further behind as they somehow fail to score against bottom of the table Yillog City, giving the relegation favourites a ninth point of the season. Seaton Town use Norrion’s draw to move just 2 points behind them with a narrow win against Pontifucia. Indionion grab a first win in 9 games as they beat Micronopia United on the road, who have now only gained 5 points from the last 15 games - their excellent start the only thing keeping them afloat. Seniors hold Copper Communists to a home draw, as such pushing Pontifucia into the relegation zone on goal difference.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 22

Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Micronopia United
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic
Tuntingone FC 0-2 RGS Athletic
Copper Communists SC 0-1 VLC FC
FM Town 2-3 Nile Bridge
Seaton Town 1-0 Seniors FC
Norrion Rovers 2-0 Olympia FC
Yillog City 3-0 Pontifucia United

Whisper it, but might Royal Jam go the season unbeaten? A single goal is enough give them the win against Indionion, enough to stave off RGS’s attentions after the latter come away from Lodgertia with a 2-0 victory. But Olympia’s Champions Cup challenge takes a large knock, as they struggle on the road against Norrion, opening up an 8 point gap to 2nd, and narrowing the gap between the two to 4 points. Seaton Town keep up their pressure on Norrion by beating Seniors, but Pontifucia fail to take advantage as they fall 3-0 to Yillog City, who finally hit double digit points as a result, and now just 5 points from safety.

Copa de Campeones 41 Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

Navel Sharks 0-2 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 4-5)

Well, that was a shock turnaround. Royal Jam do what many thought would be impossible, travelling to the Whirl Islands and coming away with a well-deserved 2-0 victory, enough to put them into the last four of the Copa de Campeones.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 23

Micronopia United 1-2 Royal Jam FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Tuntingone FC
Indionion Athletic 1-1 Copper Communists SC
RGS Athletic 5-1 FM Town
VLC FC 1-2 Seaton Town
Nile Bridge 2-0 Norrion Rovers
Seniors FC 1-1 Yillog City
Olympia FC 4-1 Pontifucia United

Micronopia almost grab their first points in six games against the league leaders, but the last ten minutes was enough time for Royal Jam to turn around a single goal deficit. RGS on the other hand have little trouble beating their traditional punching bag in FM Town, racking up another large scoreline against the Gamerville side with a 5-1 demolition. Seaton Town finally jump into the Globe Cup spots after closing to gap to Norrion Rovers over the past few months - a great victory over VLC supplemented by Nile Bridge’s surprise victory over Norrion. At the bottom, Yillog have a great chance to throw the relegation race wide open, but Seniors do just enough to get a draw and keep the gap to the bottom at 5 points, leapfrogging Micronopia into 12th in the process. Indionion stay 3 points from safety after coming back to draw against Copper Communists, but Pontifucia go a point from safety after making little headway in Mount Salt City, losing 4-1 to Olympia.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 24

Tuntingone FC 2-0 Micronopia United
Copper Communists SC 0-0 Royal Jam FC
FM Town 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Seaton Town 2-1 Indionion Athletic
Norrion Rovers 0-4 RGS Athletic
Yillog City 0-2 VLC FC
Pontifucia United 0-1 Nile Bridge
Olympia FC 4-0 Seniors FC

Royal Jam are doing just what RGS did two years ago when they were trying to go unbeaten - draw a lot and open up the title race. Copper Communists, the team that inflicted RGS’ only loss that season in their penultimate match, throw a smaller spanner into the works by holding Royal Jam to a goalless draw, which RGS take full advantage of with a 4-0 demolition of Norrion Rovers. Olympia match that scoreline against relegation candidates Seniors FC, and Seaton manage to beat Indionion 2-1 to move 4 points clear of fifth-placed Norrion, who are now just a point ahead of sixth-place VLC after the latter’s 2-0 away victory over Yillog. Pontifucia still remain in the drop zone after a narrow 1-0 loss to Nile Bridge, with Micronopia doing little to add to their survival bid after losing 2-0 to Tuntingone to make it no points from their last 7 games, and just 5 points from the last 54 available.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg

Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 2-2 Tavernia City (T3)
RGS Athletic (T1) 1-0 Revisionists (T2)

Both third tier sides drawn together means that one is guaranteed to be in the mismatch final. Tavernia City of the Imperial First Division travel to Northern Wind Athletic of the Commonwealth First Division, but there’s nothing to separate the two teams, a 2-2 draw leaving the visitors the slightly happier of the two sides. The other match saw Revisionists travel to New Lodger City to play just a couple of miles from the site of the final, but it were RGS that triumphed at the King Iqball II Stadium, although a single goal loss is still overturnable for the Second Division side.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 25

Micronopia United 0-2 Copper Communists SC
Tuntingone FC 0-2 FM Town
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Seaton Town
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Indionion Athletic 4-0 Yillog City
RGS Athletic 8-1 Pontifucia United
VLC FC 1-1 Olympia FC
Nile Bridge 2-2 Seniors FC

Seaton’s stay in the Globe Cup spots may be shortlived, as they struggle to get anything on the road against the league leaders. Norrion take full advantage to move a point behind them after a narrow win in Walston Brook, but VLC struggle to find the winner against a lacklustre Olympia side, settling for the draw and currently 4 points off the UICA spots. RGS keep pace at the top with a monstrous performance against Pontifucia, seemingly making up for the lack of goals early in the season with 8 here, and 17 over the last 3 league games combined. Seniors grab a good point against mid-table Nile Bridge to a point further from danger, whilst Indionion’s survival bid takes a huge boost after they decimate Yillog City in a crucial 6-pointer, pushing them into 13th on goal difference ahead of both Pontifucia and Micronopia, whose 2-0 loss to Copper Communists extends their appalling run.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 26

FM Town 5-0 Micronopia United
Seaton Town 3-0 Copper Communists SC
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Tuntingone FC
Yillog City 1-2 Royal Jam FC
Pontifucia United 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
Olympia FC 3-1 Indionion Athletic
Seniors FC 1-3 RGS Athletic
Nile Bridge 1-1 VLC FC

No change in the top 5 as they all win their matches, although Royal Jam leave it late to grab the winner against Yillog, who by now are beginning to look hopeless at the bottom, 5 from safety with 4 to play. Seaton stay a point clear of Norrion with both winning against midtable opposition, although Tuntingone did give Norrion a hard time. The only draw in proceedings came from VLC, as they fall 6 points out of the Globe Cup spots with just 4 to play, only managing a 1-1 draw with 7th place Nile Bridge, who have spent most of the season largely unnoticed in midtable. Micronopia fans must be worrying about where their next point is coming from, as a 5-0 humiliation by FM Town widens the goal difference gap to Indionion and Seniors.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Tavernia City (T3) 0-2 Northern Wind Athletic (T3) (AGG: 2-4)
Revisionists (T2) 1-2 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 1-3)

It’s the Commonwealth divisions that will be represented in the KCC final, as Northern Wind Athletic manage to outclass Tavernia City in every department, despite being visitors, to win the second leg 2-0 and the tier 4-2 on aggregate. There, they will be handed their dream draw in RGS Athletic, after an early goal largely consigned the second leg against Revisionists a formality (as the hosts would have needed to win by 2) - a second goal was matched by a consolation, but nonetheless RGS won 3-1 on aggregate to book a chance at one more trophy this season.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 27

Micronopia United 0-2 Seaton Town
FM Town 4-1 Norrion Rovers
Copper Communists SC 0-0 Yillog City
Tuntingone FC 5-1 Pontifucia United
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Olympia FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Seniors FC
Indionion Athletic 3-1 Nile Bridge
RGS Athletic 2-0 VLC FC

The Lodger City derby comes into town, and RGS make no mistake in dispatching their cross-town rivals to keep the pressure on the title up, but Royal Jam are equal to it as they beat third place Olympia in a tight match at home. Big results at the bottom however, as Indionion get their fifth win of the season by beating Nile Bridge 3-1, moving three points clear of the bottom three with nine to play for. Seniors manage a draw against Albion to go two points clear of Micronopia, who lost against Seaton Town. Pontifucia United lose badly to Tuntingone to stay 15th, 3 from safety, whilst Yillog grab a draw against Copper Communists, leaving them 6 from safety, and probably too little too late. Seaton’s win wasn’t matched by Norrion however, with the latter embarrassingly overturned by FM Town, and the gap to the Globe Cup places now at 4 points.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 28

Norrion Rovers 5-0 Micronopia United
Yillog City 0-1 Seaton Town
Pontifucia United 4-4 FM Town
Olympia FC 3-0 Copper Communists SC
Seniors FC 0-1 Tuntingone FC
Nile Bridge 0-4 Royal Jam FC
VLC FC 2-0 Walston Brook Albion
RGS Athletic 4-0 Indionion Athletic

Some decently big scorelines this weekend - starting at the top, both RGS and, rather surprisingly, Royal Jam register 4-0 victories, with Indionion and Nile Bridge on the receiving end. Norrion Rover try to make up ground on Seaton Town, and put five past Micronopia United in their bid to do so, but Seaton just edge out bottom of the table Yillog to keep that gap at four points. Pontifucia claw a point back on 13th with a comeback draw against FM Town, coming back from 3-1 and 4-3 down to draw 4-4. Micronopia, Indion and Seniors all losing means that Indionion are in 12th with 21 points, Seniors 13th with 20, Micronopia 14th and Pontifucia 15th with 18 and Yillog in 16th with 14, and just 6 points to play for. VLC are now 9 points from 4th, and will need to rely on rivals RGS to win the cup should they make up the five point gap to 5th place Norrion.

Copa de Campeones 41 Semi-Finals 1st Leg

Centralis Heart (Electrum) 4-2 Royal Jam FC

A trip to Electrum beckoned for the Premier League leaders, but yet again Royal Jam leave themselves everything to do in the second leg as a poor defensive performance allows Centralis Heart to put another 4 goals past their defence, but this time with a 2 goal deficit, the mountain is that much taller.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 29

Micronopia United 4-0 Yillog City
Norrion Rovers 3-1 Pontifucia United
Seaton Town 1-4 Olympia FC
FM Town 1-1 Seniors FC
Copper Communists SC 1-1 Nile Bridge
Tuntingone FC 0-2 VLC FC
Royal Jam FC 2-2 RGS Athletic
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Indionion Athletic

Could Royal Jam actually do it? Could they do what RGS failed to two seasons ago and actually go an entire season unbeaten? RGS travel to Niexai Lane in a big match in the title race, with a chance to take the lead going into the final match, but the leaders match them blow for blow, and in the end a 2-2 draw leaves the gap at 2 points, although RGS’ superior goal difference means a Royal Jam draw might not be enough. Olympia may just have thrown Norrion a huge Globe Cup lifeline, as they defeat fourth place Seaton Town. Norrion close the gap to a single point with victory over relegation threatened Pontifucia. Yillog, despite a late season charge for the most unlikely survival bid, fall 4-0 to 14th place Micronopia United (their first points in 12 games), meaning that Yillog City are the first team to be relegated, but a Seniors FC draw means Micronopia stay in the bottom three on goal difference, behind both Seniors and Indionion, who lost a crucial Walston Brook derby match to Albion. Pontifucia's loss leaves them 3 points off safety and all but mathematically relegated due to their atrocious goal difference (20 worse than Seniors and Indionion).

Copa de Campeones 41 Semi-Finals 2nd Leg

Royal Jam FC 1-0 Centralis Heart (AGG: 3-4)

Well, they tried, but in the end Royal Jam were just one goal short of the final. They needed a 2 goal victory, and despite not being threatened at the back, they just weren’t clinical enough up front, hitting the post and missing easy chances throughout. A single goal victory is small consolation, but at least they still have the league title to play for.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Royal Jam FC           29   23   6   0    50    8  +42    75 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 RGS Athletic           29   23   4   2    86   24  +62    73 CC
 3 Olympia FC             29   19   5   5    69   28  +41    62 Globe Cup
 4 Seaton Town            29   18   1  10    39   32   +7    55 Globe Cup
 5 Norrion Rovers         29   16   6   7    45   27  +18    54
 6 VLC FC                 29   13  10   6    35   24  +11    49
 7 FM Town                29   11   6  12    51   46   +5    39
 8 Walston Brook Albion   29   10   8  11    21   21    0    38
 9 Tuntingone FC          29   10   7  12    31   29   +2    37
10 Nile Bridge            29   10   7  12    38   56  −18    37
11 Copper Communists SC   29    7  11  11    30   35   −5    32
12 Indionion Athletic     29    5   6  18    23   48  −25    21
13 Seniors FC             29    4   9  16    18   44  −26    21
14 Micronopia United      29    6   3  20    26   61  −35    21 Relegated
15 Pontifucia United      29    5   3  21    31   78  −47    18 Relegated
16 Yillog City            29    2   8  19    15   47  −32    14 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Monksville United      29   19   6   4    48   18  +30    63 Champions/P/SBCC
 2 Half Boy FC            29   17   4   8    42   26  +16    55 P/SBCC
 3 Xilon OC               29   15  10   4    31   19  +12    55 P/SBCC
 4 UR Town                29   15   9   5    60   39  +21    54
 5 Toclofania FC          29   16   4   9    42   21  +21    52
 6 FC Tavernia            29   16   4   9    49   32  +17    52
 7 Polkation FC           29   15   5   9    30   19  +11    50
 8 Sunburbia FC           29   11   5  13    27   33   −6    38
 9 Macaronia FC           29    8  11  10    37   41   −4    35
10 Forest Rangers         29    9   8  12    21   29   −8    35
11 Jam Athletic           29    8   7  14    37   55  −18    31
12 Oldbridge FC           29    7   9  13    25   39  −14    30
13 Revisionists           29    7   6  16    16   28  −12    27
14 YLW FC                 29    4  11  14    28   44  −16    23 Relegated (I)
15 Jam Mountain Island    29    5   7  17    23   42  −19    22 Relegated (C)
16 Benopia AC             29    3   8  18    15   46  −31    17 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:13 pm

ICELFA Season 35: Part 5

ICEL Premier League Matchday 30 Fixtures

Pontifucia United vs Micronopia United
Olympia FC vs Yillog City
Seniors FC vs Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge vs Seaton Town
VLC FC vs FM Town
RGS Athletic vs Copper Communists SC
Indionion Athletic vs Tuntingone FC
Walston Brook Albion vs Royal Jam FC

The Title Race

RGS Athletic vs Copper Communists SC
Walston Brook Albion vs Royal Jam FC

Defending champions Royal Jam go into the final match of the season with a 2 point advantage over RGS, but a draw won’t be enough to secure the title if RGS win, with the side from New Lodger City having a more superior goal difference (+62 vs +42). Jacob Mains’ side will have to pull out all of the stops to beat a defensive minded Albion side in Walston Brook, and need to match the result that RGS get at home to Copper Communists, both sides sitting happily in midtable. Royal Jam also have another record to fight for - becoming the first team in the Premier League’s history to go an entire season unbeaten. Imagine creating that history but then failing to win the league as well?

The Globe Cup Race

Seniors FC vs Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge vs Seaton Town

This is a contest that may well be rendered somewhat pointless should RGS do what everyone expects and win the King’s Commonwealth Cup next weekend. Nonetheless, there’s still the possibility that 5th place won’t go to the Globe Cup, and anyway, who wants to play the extra two preliminary matches? This season’s surprise package Seaton Town narrowly hold fourth ahead of Norrion Rovers, a single point separating the two, but Norrion’s goal difference is significantly better. Much like the title race, Seaton will need to match Norrion’s result if they want to stay ahead of their rivals - hopefully a Nile Bridge with nothing to fight for barring pride will help them out, compared to a Seniors side trying to secure survival.

The Survival Race

Pontifucia United vs Micronopia United
Seniors FC vs Norrion Rovers
Indionion Athletic vs Tuntingone FC

Technically, it’s 2 relegation spots to be decided between four teams. In reality, Pontifucia United, three points behind the trio of opponents Micronopia, Seniors and Indionion, have such an atrocious goal difference that they frankly have no real chance of survival - they need a 22 goal swing in their favour compared to Seniors and Indionion. Micronopia’s goal difference isn’t that much better, sitting 10 goals behind 12th place Indionion, so realistically they need a better points result than one of the teams ahead of them. Playing Pontifucia means that they have the best chance of a win, and Seniors, playing Norrion, seem to be the most likely target to overtake. As for Indionion and Seniors, all they need to survive is to match Micronopia’s result, although that is a tall order for Seniors as they face Globe Cup chasing Norrion, whilst Indionion might also struggle against mid-table Tuntingone.

Vidiprinter:

1’: 8 matches underway, several fates to be decided. First real chances of the day comes from Vorgan Park, and surprisingly it’s from the visitors FM Town, with D’Arcy Leclerc on the edge of the boc hitting the post from a long ball over the top.
3’: First goals of the day, and both go to the top end of the table. RGS take control of the title as it stands, with Ursula Rankin heading home to open the scoring against Copper Communists. Olympia follow suit seconds later against already relegated Yillog City, as Auguste Alder taps one in short range. RGS 1-0 Copper Communists, Olympia 1-0 Yillog City.
5’: The woodwork is rattled in Walston Brook, but it’s Tuntingone’s Alicia Berry with her head in her hands after she saw her long range effort cannon off the crossbar. Indionion can breathe a little.
7’: Seaton look up for it in their crucial match against Nile Bridge, but the hosts aren’t budging much. Diana Kovacic stings the palms of Tate Rogers from distance, not troubling the Nile Bridge goalie.
9’: Whisper it, but RGS look like they’re on the warpath. Fourth shot on target already, this time with Glen Soria’s shot needing a combination of Colby Childs’ fingertips and the post to stay out.
11’: Big goal in the second biggest match of the day, as Seniors take an unlikely lead. Short backpass from Kurt Wallace allows Nikki Malone to round a rather annoyed Gavin Minston and finish easily. Seniors definitely safe and Seaton in the Globe Cup regardless of result, as it stands. Seniors 1-0 Norrion Rovers.
13’: Micronopia come close to scraping survival themselves, but Muneera Beveridge could only head the peach of a cross from Ferenczy Zsuska over the bar, despite being unmarked.
17’: RGS cement their early lead, and the visiting Copper fans look like they’re settling in for a hammering. Man Jin Kang’s cross finds Rankin in acres of space in the box, but she opts to the lay the ball off for Osbaldo Bevan to finish, and not a defender in sight. RGS 2-0 Copper Communists
18’: The Communists look dead and buried already, as it takes RGS just 43 seconds to extend their lead. Gareth Austine pickpockets Nakia Giles-Rahim, and one long ball later Rankin has her second goal of the game. RGS 3-0 Copper Communists.
20’: Royal Jam take their time, but they’ve finally registered a shot on target against Albion in this battle of the defences. Talis(wo)man Malenna von Kraus manages to dribble her way through the middle of the defence, and manages to get a shot off to the bottom corner, but it’s tame enough for Fikriyya Samuel to gather up.
22’: Tuntingone have been knocking on the door for a while, but it took more than a bit of skill for them to break through the Indionion defence. Tuntingone corner headed out to Nicorana Hemmings, 30 yards from goal, but she opted for the spectacular half-volley, bending the ball into the top corner. Definitely a goal of the season contender there from the full back, and Indionion are now in the bottom three as it stands. Indionion 0-1 Tuntingone.
24’: Olympia take their time, but in the end they find a way through the Yillog defence. Some good one-touch passing play sees Lynette Glenn played through a confused backline, and she deftly lifts it over the sprawling Garen Kinsella. Olympia 2-0 Yillog City
25’: Albion nearly crush some Royal Jam dreams, as a rare attack sees Claribel Bacho miss everyone by playing the ball across the face of goal, with both Clay and Finlay missing by inches before the ball rebounded away from goal off the post. Lucky escape for the title contenders there.
27’: Rowlinson pretty much wraps up the three points for Olympia, although he didn’t know much about it - chaos in the Yillog box from a free kick crossed in, and defender Strouhal-Luti pings a clearance of Rowlinson’s face and into the net. Olympia 3-0 Yillog City
30’: Heart in mouth moment at Grazain Castle, as Micronopia nearly quite literally become the architects of their own downfall. Under pressure from the Pontifucia front line, Kayleigh Finlay plays it a little too hard back to Ákos Lindberg in the Micronopia net, and his miskick sends the ball spiralling backwards onto the roof of his own net.
32’: 3 goals in under 10 minutes for Olympia now, and Yillog are just in tatters right now, looking ripe for the routing. Foul just outside the box, and it’s prime free kick territory for Samantha King. Great position, and King duly converts beyond the reach of Kinsella. Olympia 4-0 Yillog City.
35’: Big incident at the bottom end of the table, as Pontifucia grab a penalty for a rather careless handball on the goal line from Kayleigh Finlay. Clear handball, clear decision, clear red card and Micronopia are down to ten players. And to add insult to injury, Kristina Ghazvini converts from the spot, dropping Micronopia back into the relegation zone. The turning point in the relegation battle? Pontifucia United 1-0 Micronopia United.
37’: Yillog almost grab a consolation goal against Olympia (a consolation goal, in the first half - they’re that poor), but the division’s worst attack showed why they’ve already been relegated when Eruanathion Neltanial contrives to sky his shot from just three yards out, despite the decent build-up play to that point.
38’: RGS are still pushing for more goals themselves, and Colby Childs has already racked up 5 saves so far. He makes it 6 after RGS yet again tear through the Communists defence, tipping Rankin’s diving header over the bar.
40’: But Rankin’s hungry for that first half hat-trick, and this time she wouldn’t be denied. The credit all goes to Alameda Ybarra however, the Osarian winger creating the chance all by himself as he dribbled his way through the Communists defence, pulling the ball back for Rankin to have an easy finish. RGS 4-0 Copper Communists.
41’: Micronopia are living dangerously here, as the ten men struggle to keep up with a Pontifucia side determined to end the season on a high note. Ebrahim gives the ball away in attack, and Pontifucia hit on the counter, but despite the 3-on-1 they create, Ghazvini just couldn’t find a way past the Micronopia keeper. Micronopia desperately need a goal to get out of danger.
42’: Whilst all of this exciting action is going on, Vorgan Park is going through yet another snoozefest. Long gone are the days where VLC would play good defensive football, the sort that Royal Jam are playing, and it shows as they register their first shot on target in the match against FM Town; Legget Bethell heading a corner straight at FM keeper Maryam Sadia.
43’: Look away now Micronopia fans, there’s been a big goal in Walston Brook, as Blanchefleur Davey scores an excellent free kick for Indionion against Tuntingone, marking up the equaliser and forcing Micronopia to need a comeback against Pontifucia. Indionion 1-1 Tuntingone.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 30 Half-time Scores

Pontifucia United 1-0 Micronopia United
Olympia FC 4-0 Yillog City
Seniors FC 1-0 Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge 0-0 Seaton Town
VLC FC 0-0 FM Town
RGS Athletic 4-0 Copper Communists SC
Indionion Athletic 1-1 Tuntingone FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Royal Jam FC

ICEL Premier League As It Stands

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic           30   24   4   2    90   24  +66    76 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 Royal Jam FC           30   23   7   0    50    8  +42    76 CC
 3 Olympia FC             30   20   5   5    73   28  +45    65 Globe Cup
 4 Seaton Town            30   18   2  10    39   32   +7    56 Globe Cup
 5 Norrion Rovers         30   16   6   8    45   28  +17    54
 6 VLC FC                 30   13  11   6    35   24  +11    50
 7 FM Town                30   11   7  12    51   46   +5    40
 8 Walston Brook Albion   30   10   9  11    21   21    0    39
 9 Tuntingone FC          30   10   8  12    32   30   +2    38
10 Nile Bridge            30   10   8  12    38   56  −18    38
11 Copper Communists SC   30    7  11  12    30   39   −9    32
12 Seniors FC             30    5   9  16    19   44  −25    24
13 Indionion Athletic     30    5   7  18    24   49  −25    22
14 Micronopia United      30    6   3  21    26   62  −36    21 Relegated
15 Pontifucia United      30    6   3  21    32   78  −46    21 Relegated
16 Yillog City            30    2   8  20    15   51  −36    14 Relegated

46’: 45 minutes to decide the fate of the league. RGS have done all they need to. Royal Jam just need a goal to take the title back off RGS. Norrion need to turn things around against Seniors. Seaton would probably like a goal of their own against Nile Bridge. Seniors are safe as it stands, they need to keep their lead, but Indionion would rather grab a second goal for their own ends. 10-man Micronopia need to turn things around against Pontifucia. How many stories will be written and rewritten before the full time whistles?
48’: It didn’t take long for the first one however. The relegation race looks like it’s over now as Pontifucia dominate the early proceedings in the second half and rubber stamp that dominance with a goal from Raul Orta, converting a loose ball from the edge of the box. Pontifucia 2-0 Micronopia.
49’: RGS have been simply dominant today, but the visitors finally get their first shot on target through Lela Barlow, who manages to sneak in ahead of Ante Ivanec to meet Vincze’s cross, but her header is straight at Jason Petratos.
51’: Looks like a straight race between Olympia and RGS today to see who can rack up the biggest win, and Olympia retake the lead in that race through Marlon Rowlison from the penalty spot, after being tripped in the box by Brandar Luna. Penalty straight down the middle, Kinsella sent sprawling. Olympia 5-0 Yillog City.
53’: Indionion aren’t out of this match by all means, but as they pour forward in search of that much needed winning goal, they leave holes at the back, and Tuntingone strike on the counter on the first time of asking - David Gleason picking up the long ball forward, drawing two defenders along with him, and it’s a simple ball across the box for Umair Hussain to slot home. Indionion 1-2 Tuntingone.
54’: And another big goal at the bottom. Norrion Rovers pull one back against relegation battlers Seniors FC, and it’s Werdickley Safadao who gives his team a lifeline in the Globe Cup as he heads home James Chen’s free kick cross. Seniors now a point clear of the bottom three, Norrion a point behind Seaton. Seniors 1-1 Norrion.
56’: RGS aren’t done yet, as they answer Olympia’s 5th goal with a 5th goal of their own - Gareth Austine comes up with the goods 30 yards out, his free kick nicking off the defender in the wall and putting it into the top corner. RGS 5-0 Copper Communists.
58’: The bigger match in Walston Brook is a really tight affair, as the top flight’s two best defences are proving to a good match against each other. But Royal Jam’s class is beginning to shine through, with Kaiya Mohd leaving the crossbar shaking after a well-worked counter-attack.
60’: Seaton Town are hanging onto fourth place by the tips of their fingers here, and there’s a proper nervous atmosphere amongst the players. Csaride is certainly feeling the pressure as he twice scuffs his shots in the box, finishing up by blasting over the bar from 4 yards out.
62’: Brilliant save in Vorgan Park as the game between VLC and FM shows some surprising signs of life - some great skill by Trenton Rallison on the left wing opens up some space in the FM backline, and his cross is met by Jiri Kurek, Great header across goal, but Maryam Sadia defies physics to get a hand to it to palm it wide.
65’: And there it is! Royal Jam may well have just won the league! Cerise Humphrey is the architect of the move that finally breaks down a resolute Albion defence, and her ball across goal was turned in by Crimson LaRosso. Walston Brook 0-1 Royal Jam.
67’: That news didn’t go down too well in New Lodger City, with RGS now knocked off the top and relying on the division’s third least prolific attack to breach the division’s best defence. Rankin responds with her fourth and RGS’ sixth goal of the night, blasting the ball into the top corner from the edge of the box. RGS 6-0 Copper Communists, and you have to think it’s only going to get worse.
70’: Game-changing moment in Bridgetown. Seaton defender Vigean O’Blighe gets sent off for a second yellow card after a crunching tackle on Severo de Ath, and Blas Farran sees fit to score the resulting free kick. Seaton Town now out of the Globe Cup spots as it stands. Nile Bridge 1-0 Seaton.
72’: Albion aren’t done yet. Somehow, Laycock comes out of a tussle in the middle of the park with the ball, playing it out wide to Clay, but her cross to Bacho was a little too high for the striker to control, and she headed it over. The defending champions aren’t home and dry yet.
74’: And neither are Norrion either, as the offside flag spares their blushes against Seniors - Svit Garrard plays a splitting through ball through to Conshita Boe, whose flick on to Nikki Malone was converted past Gavin Mintson. But Malone was inches offside, correctly spotted by the assistant, and the goal was chalked off.
75’: Rankin makes it a nice five goal haul for herself from the penalty spot with a panenka, and gets taken off shortly after with the injury she picked up after being tackled from behind in the box moments earlier. RGS 7-0 Copper Communists.
76’: Tuntingone nearly seal up their victory in Walston Brook, but David Gleason somehow fails to convert the corner from an unmarked position, misreading the cross and heading the ball back across goal and wide.
78’: Heading across town, Kaiya Mohd almost seals the title herself for Royal Jam, her cross-cum-shot from the corner of the box being narrowly tipped over by Fikriyya Samuel. She also gets onto the end of the resulting corner, but heads it straight down at Samuel as well.
79’: Olympia are playing catch-up in this race with RGS, but they narrow the gap to a single goal when Zaaid Stepan scores with his first few touches of the ball, running onto the end of King’s through-ball, cutting inside and firing low past Garen Kinsella. Olympia 6-0 Yillog City.
81’: And with less than ten minutes to go, Pontifucia fire the nail into the coffin of Micronopia United, as Trinidad Burgers bundles the ball over the line in a corner kick 6 yard box melee. Pontifucia were all but mathematically relegated anyway, but they’ve managed to Micronopia down to with them. Pontifucia United 3-0 Micronopia United.
83’: Albion’s defence has seemingly crumbled in the last few minutes, and von Kraus is still running the show all over the park, this time forcing a great save down to to Samuel’s left from 25 yards, having all the time in the world to line up the shot.
84’: RGS are going for double digits here, and they’re just two goals short of that mark now as Osbaldo Bevan gets his second goal of the game with a great one-touch passing play involving six different players, ending with Bevan stroking the ball home off Lacroix’s backheel. RGS 8-0 Copper Communists.
86’: Seaton Town nearly grab an unlikely equaliser, as the ten men have been dominated since the sending off. Reniga Noel, fresh off the bench, manages to dance his way through the Nile Bridge defence, and fires a shot across the face of goal, only for it to be cleared off the line by Naaji Tariq.
88’: Olympia look like they’ll have to settle for second in the goalscoring race, as they grab their seventh goal of the day through Ljubo Mihaljevic’s solo counter-attacking effort. Olympia 7-0 Yillog City.
90+1’: Both matches in Walston Brook have full time whistles blown, and Royal Jam FC are the Premier League champions, retaining their title and becoming the first Premier League team to go an entire season unbeaten! RGS fans are quiet, but the players aren’t quite done on the pitch yet, as they rack up a ninth goal on the board through Ante Ivanec’s unmarked header at a corner. RGS 9-0 Copper Communists.
90+2’: Norrion and Seniors play out the draw, which leaves a nervous wait for both as their rivals continue playing. The same goes for Indionion as well, whose despite losing to Tuntingone are still currently 13th.
90+3’: But they don’t have to wait long, as the whistle gets blown in Pontifucia, confirming what was known for some time, that both Pontifucia United and Micronopia United join Yillog City in being relegated from the top flight. Nile Bridge narrowly hold onto their one goal lead under a barrage of Seaton Town attacks, but it’s enough for Norrion Rovers to book their place in the Globe Cup. The full time whistle is also blown in the King Iqbal II Stadium, and the RGS players leave the pitch dejected despite the 9-0 RAWRCRUCSH’ing of Copper Communists, who scarpered from view as soon as the whistle went. RGS still have the chance of silverware next week against Northern Wind Athletic to look forward to however.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 30

Pontifucia United 3-0 Micronopia United
Olympia FC 7-0 Yillog City
Seniors FC 1-1 Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge 1-0 Seaton Town
VLC FC 0-0 FM Town
RGS Athletic 9-0 Copper Communists SC
Indionion Athletic 1-2 Tuntingone FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Royal Jam FC

ICEL Premier League Standings
    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Royal Jam FC              30  24   6   0  51   8  +43  78 Champions/CC/CdC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  24   4   2  95  24  +71  76 CC
  3 Olympia FC                30  20   5   5  76  28  +48  65 Globe Cup
  4 Norrion Rovers            30  16   7   7  46  28  +18  55 Globe Cup
  5 Seaton Town               30  18   1  11  39  33   +6  55
  6 VLC FC                    30  13  11   6  35  24  +11  50
  7 FM Town                   30  11   7  12  51  46   +5  40
  8 Tuntingone FC             30  11   7  12  33  30   +3  40
  9 Nile Bridge               30  11   7  12  39  56  -17  40
 10 Walston Brook Albion      30  10   8  12  21  22   -1  38
 11 Copper Communists SC      30   7  11  12  30  44  -14  32
 12 Seniors FC                30   4  10  16  19  45  -26  22
 13 Indionion Athletic        30   5   6  19  24  50  -26  21
 14 Micronopia United         30   6   3  21  26  64  -38  21 Relegated
 15 Pontifucia United         30   6   3  21  34  78  -44  21 Relegated
 16 Yillog City               30   2   8  20  15  54  -39  14 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Matchday 30

Oldbridge FC 1-0 Revisionists
Jam Mountain Island 0-2 Forest Rangers
Jam Athletic 1-2 YLW FC
Benopia AC 1-1 Polkation FC
Monksville United 2-0 Macaronia FC
Toclofania FC 0-0 Xilon OC
FC Tavernia 2-1 Sunburbia FC
UR Town 1-2 Half Boy FC

ICEL Second Division Standings
    Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Monksville United        30  20   6   4  50  18  +32  66 Champions/P/SBCC
  2 Half Boy FC              30  18   4   8  44  27  +17  58 P/SBCC
  3 Xilon OC                 30  15  11   4  31  19  +12  56 P/SBCC
  4 FC Tavernia              30  17   4   9  51  33  +18  55
  5 UR Town                  30  15   9   6  61  41  +20  54
  6 Toclofania FC            30  16   5   9  42  21  +21  53
  7 Polkation FC             30  15   6   9  31  20  +11  51
  8 Forest Rangers           30  10   8  12  23  29   -6  38
  9 Sunburbia FC             30  11   5  14  28  35   -7  38
 10 Macaronia FC             30   8  11  11  37  43   -6  35
 11 Oldbridge FC             30   8   9  13  26  39  -13  33
 12 Jam Athletic             30   8   7  15  38  57  -19  31
 13 Revisionists             30   7   6  17  16  29  -13  27
 14 YLW FC                   30   5  11  14  30  45  -15  26 Relegated (I)
 15 Jam Mountain Island      30   5   7  18  23  44  -21  22 Relegated (C)
 16 Benopia AC               30   3   9  18  16  47  -31  18 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:43 pm

King’s Commonwealth Cup - Final

Northern Wind Athletic vs RGS Athletic
@Lodger City Memorial Stadium

It’s that time of year again where we crown the team best at knockout matches in the Imperial Commonwealth, as the King’s Commonwealth Cup Carnaval returns to New Lodger City. This season, the two teams fighting for the coveted trophy will be Northern Wind Athletic and the mighty RGS Athletic. Northern Wind, hailing from the Scholarly Empire, are stalwarts of the Commonwealth First Division, sticking around in the lower part of mid-table (barring the odd relegation and instant return) for most of their time in this current league structure. This season has been by far and away their best yet, with a tally of 50 points and only 4 off promotion, along with an amazing cup run that saw them fend off both Indionion Athletic and FM Town in great upset fashion. Northern Wind will be the third side from the Scholarly Empire to reach the KCC final, following Polkation’s win 4 years ago and Revisionists’ loss 10 years ago.

Their opponents need no introduction really, as RGS return the final in a bid to grab their record-extending 7th KCC title, in their record-breaking tenth final appearance (or record-equalling ninth final appearance if you’re a picky VLC fan in denial). A somewhat disappointing season otherwise for the once-perennial champions, losing the title race on the final day, despite a good Globe Cup run and then the KCC exploits to keep the fans happy. Realistically, RGS will need to win this trophy if they want this season to be considered a good one, and if they want to keep their contingent of star players. It was a pretty easy route to the final all things considered, as they roundly dispatched lower league opposition in most of the early rounds (with only Syrenia FC keeping the score narrow). Lodgertia United did provide a momentary scare in the first leg of the quarter-final, but that draw was rectified soon after, and Revisionists did well just to keep the score down in the last 4.

Northern Wind’s run to the final:
First Round: Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 3-3 Leucanop United (T6) (4-4 AET, 4-0 PKs)
Second Round: Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 3-0 Hilunvale FC (T5)
Third Round: Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 3-1 Indionion Athletic (T1)
Fourth Round: Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 4-0 MSWorldwide HQ AC (T5)
Fifth Round:
Empire End FC (T3) 0-2 Northern Wind Athletic (T3)
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 1-0 Empire End FC (T3) (AGG: 3-0)
Quarter-Finals:
FM Town (T1) 3-6 Northern Wind Athletic (T3)
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 1-3 FM Town (T1) (AGG: 7-6)
Semi-Finals:
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 2-2 Tavernia City (T3)
Tavernia City (T3) 0-2 Northern Wind Athletic (T3) (AGG: 2-4)

RGS’s run to the final:
First Round: Portopolis SC (T6) 0-4 RGS Athletic (T1)
Second Round: RGS Athletic (T1) 4-0 Clinar Rovers (T4)
Third Round: RGS Athletic (T1) 3-2 Syrenia FC (T4)
Fourth Round: Carneleon Town (T5) 1-7 RGS Athletic (T1)
Fifth Round:
RGS Athletic (T1) 3-1 High Lyn FC (T3)
High Lyn FC (T3) 0-4 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 1-7)
Quarter-Finals:
RGS Athletic (T1) 1-1 Lodgertia United (T3)
Lodgertia United (T3) 0-6 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 1-7)
Semi-Finals:
RGS Athletic (T1) 1-0 Revisionists (T2)
Revisionists (T2) 1-2 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 1-3)

Both teams have been very free-scoring in all competitions this season, so the final was billed as a feast of attacking football in a David and Goliath contest. RGS kicked the match off, and started odd brightly and on the front foot, pushing the Northern Wind defence all over, but the minnows kept themselves tight and organized, and somehow, RGS struggled to break them down. The best chance in the early exchanges came to Ursula Rankin, fresh off a 5-goal haul in her last league match, as she headed a free kick off the bar, Gotzone Carrington beaten in the Northern net. Not that the minnows were completely negative - their one attack in the first quarter of an hour saw Coyan Etherington run through on the counter, but a heavy touch allowed Petratos to smother the ball before Etherington could convert. There was another chance for Bevan as well, but he could only pull a snapshot wide from the edge of the box. But RGS’s quality began to show, and they began to break down the minnow’s defence more and more, but Carrington was equal to many of the shots coming his direction, with last-ditch defender blocking and the woodwork also coming to his rescue - Rankin twice fired straight down Carrington’s throat from good positions, as did Bevan, whilst Soria and Man Jin Kang had great shots blocked, with Soria also clipping the post, all within the first half hour.

The deadlock was broken soon after, but much against the run of play - Petratos was forced into a diving save from Melinda Macfairleigh on the break, but he flapped at the resulting corner, with the ball dropping to Coyan Etherington who poked home for the biggest goal of his career, 34 minutes into a cup final. Shock on the cards, Northern Wind a goal up to the good and needing to hold out for an entire hour. The favourites weren’t fazed by going a goal down, and Carrington had his palms stung again minutes after the goal, with Ybarra’s long range drive needing to be tipped wide. Rankin came close again 5 minutes from half time with another header off the woodwork, and despite the attacking dominance, it looked like the cards were falling Northern Wind’s way. The minnows were under the cosh for the rest of the half, barely getting out of their own half, but RGS again were just unable to find that final touch. Soria thought he nailed the equaliser on the edge of stoppage time, but was ruled out offside as he pounced on a rebounded shot. But no luck, and Northern Wind Athletic went into the break 1-0 up.

The second half started in much the same vein as the first ended, with RGS very much on the attack and looking for equaliser, and Northern Wind very much on the defensive and hoping for another counter attacking goal. First real opportunity of the half went to the favourites, as expected, as Ante Ivanec had a header cleared off the line, with Rankin’s rebound hitting Carrington in the face before going wide. RGS kept the pressure and eventually they got the goal that they frankly deserved after all of their attacking play, as Ursula Rankin finally managed to convert an opportunity, tucking home a pullback from 8 yards out after great work from Bevan and Austine to break the offside trap. RGS back level shortly before the hour mark, and looking the most likely side to score the next goal as well, Northern Wind needing to hold out for half an hour. The minnows kept having their net battered for the next ten minutes as well, with Rankin having a couple more miscued shots saved by Carrington, along with Bevan, Ybarra, Soria and Kang all forcing saves or blocks as well. Eventually, Sadek had had enough and decided to shake things up by bringing on young Euran striker Tom Duffy for Rankin, almost making an immediate impact as he headed his first touch off the bar.

Northern however got the best chances of the last twenty minutes - firstly, Etherington pounced on a bad pass in the RGS defence to bear down 1-on-1 against Petratos, rounding the Nepharim keeper but somehow shanking hit shot high and wide over the bar from an acute angle. And then with 5 minutes of normal time to go, Clarence Pashia, on as a substitute, almost ran the length of the pitch in a counter attack, but in the end he chipped his shot onto the roof of the net as Petratos ran out to meet him, when Etherington and Yemena Flitter were both up with him and were better placed to score. RGS carved a few more chances of their own out as well, with Duffy having a header cleared off the line at a corner, while Kenyon Lacroix dragged a shot inches wide from the edge of the box. Despite the urgency, the game didn’t descend into Northern Wind timewasting - they were definitely up for the fight, even if outclassed in midfield. And it was a good-natured match, only 4 yellow cards in the 90 minutes of normal time.

1-1 at the end of normal time, meaning extra time would have to be played. Both sides had already used their three substitutes, and legs were starting to fade away on both sides, but the minnows had it especially hard, and it’s little wonder that they shut up shop for most of extra time, only opting to hit on the break twice in the 30 minutes - Monte Woods came the closest for the third tier side as he managed to drag a shot across the face of goal, but off the wrong side of the far post. At the other end, it was all hands on deck as waves of RGS attacks were fended off. Duffy twice had shots deflected wide by defenders, whilst Lacroix and Bevan both forced diving saves from Carrington. But in the end, the Northern defence held firm, nothing separated the two sides, and after 120 minutes, the score finished 1-1, and it would be the lottery of penalties that would decide the cup final. And with the recent rule change, this would be the first cup final penalty shootout to be played with the ABBA system.

The minnows would go first, and Etherington, having put in a full shift over the past 120 mins, stepped up to the spot to open the shootout, but he couldn’t muster up any power on his shot, rolling it straight at Petratos in the bottom right corner. Osbaldo Bevan took the first penalty for RGS, and powered it home straight down the middle to give the favourites the lead. Gareth Austine had the chance to double their lead, firing down to the left, but Carrington was equal to the shot. Back to Northern Wind, Clarence Pashia levelled the score by sending Petratos the wrong way, but Monte Woods squandered his chance to give the minnows the advantage by firing wide off the post. Tom Duffy put RGS in the driving seat with a nicely placed shot into the top corner, and then Man Jin Kang put one hand on the trophy by squeezing a shot past Carrington’s fingertips to go 3-1 up. Primavera Saadeh pulled one back by beating Petratos to the corner with a powerful shot, and then Florus Floyd came up, needing to score to keep Northern Wind in the match, but he could only find the palms of Jason Petratos diving down to the right. Kenyon Lacroix didn’t even need to take his shot, as RGS had won the shootout 3-2, taking home a 7th cup title. And as a result, Seaton Town will be playing in the Globe Cup next season, having finished 5th in the league.

                                   King’s Commonwealth Cup Final

                                           Northern Wind Athletic 1-1 RGS Athletic
                                                        1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs

                                              Etherington 35’     57' Rankin

                                                              PKs
                                                Etherington x     o Bevan
                                                     Pashia o     x Austine
                                                      Woods x     o Duffy
                                                     Saadeh o     o Kang
                                                      Floyd x

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League Standings

   Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Lodger Juniors                   22  14  6   2  35  12  +23  48 Champions/Youth Cup
 2 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  11  6   5  30  18  +12  39
 3 Pasturia JFC                     22  10  6   6  27  21   +6  36
 4 Tavernia Academy                 22   8  6   8  26  27   -1  30
 5 Capital Academy                  22   7  9   6  23  27   -4  30
 6 Paddockia YFC                    22   8  5   9  23  24   -1  29
 7 New Tavernia Academy             22   8  4  10  19  26   -7  28
 8 Marepacopolis JFC                22   5  2  15  10  28  -18  17

Under-18 Commonwealth League Standings

   Team                               P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia Academy                22  12   4   6  33  22  +11  40
 2 Half Copper Academy               22  10   7   5  25  19   +6  37
 3 Jam Town YFC                      22  10   4   8  23  17   +6  34
 4 Micro-Macaronia Academy           22   8   3  11  21  25   -4  27
 5 W-D School Academy                22   7   4  11  21  24   -3  25
 6 Pedantic Revisionism Academy      22   6   4  12  13  23  -10  22
 7 Aswania-Syrenia JFC               22   4   9   9  14  24  -10  21
 8 Benopia Juniors                   22   3  11   8  16  22   -6  20

Youth Cup 20 results

Youth Champions path - Second Round
Mount Salt Academy 1-1 Wunokalsa Waridi (Turori)
Wunokalsa Waridi 0-1 Mount Salt Academy (AGG: 1-2)

Playoff Round
Mount Salt Academy 0-2 Sabrefell Athletic (Nephara)

11th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 35)

Aswan and Syrene

Semi-Finals
Syrenia Pryamids 0-2 Aswania Athletic
FC Minya 4-1 Luxoren Town

Final
Aswania Athletic 2-1 FC Minya

Bentonopia

Semi-Finals
Benopia AC 2-0 Nexusortem
Verinle SC 0-1 Honsadin FC

Final
Benopia AC 2-2 Honsadin FC (AET 3-2)

Copportopia

Semi-Final
Half Boy FC 3-1 Trinardin SC
Copper Communists SC 1-1 FC Intaglio (AET 3-1)

Final
Half Boy FC 1-2 Copper Communists SC

Eastfield Lodge

Semi-Final
Lodgertia United 1-2 Olympia FC
VLC FC 1-0 RGS Athletic

Final
Olympia FC 2-0 VLC FC

Finsenylon

Semi-Final
Approciation FC 1-3 FC Ramie
Finswool AC 1-2 Athletic Finsentra

Final
FC Ramie 0-0 Athletic Finsentra (AET 2-2, PKs 4-5)

Jammy Forests

Semi-Finals
Forest Rangers 1-1 Lakeside WSC
Lakeside WSC 0-1 Forest Rangers (AGG: 1-2)

Jam Athletic 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Royal Jam FC 0-0 Jam Athletic (AGG: 2-0)

Final
Forest Rangers 1-2 Royal Jam FC

Marepacia

Semi-Final
Marepacopolis FC 1-0 Innocence FC
Innocence FC 2-2 Marepacopolis FC (AGG: 3-2)

Coiners FC 1-1 Thawmont Rovers
Thawmont Rovers 1-0 Coiners FC (AGG: 2-1)

Final
Thawmont Rovers 0-1 Marepacopolis FC
Marepacopolis FC 3-2 Thawmont Rovers (AGG: 4-2)

Northpaddock Inn

Final Group
Paddockia FC 2-1 Trurinar FC
Leintalp FC 0-1 Bliketia AC

Bliketia AC 1-1 Paddockia FC
Trurinar FC 1-0 Leintalp FC

Leintalp FC 2-2 Paddockia FC
Trurinar FC 1-0 Bliketia AC
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Trurinar FC             3    2   0   1     3    2   +1     6
2 Paddockia FC            3    1   2   0     5    4   +1     5
3 Bliketia AC             3    1   1   1     2    2    0     4
4 Leintalp FC             3    0   1   2     2    4   −2     1

New Tavernia

Semi-Final
Newt Cape Wanderers 2-1 Steel Valley Explorers
Cliffside FC 1-2 NT United

Final
Newt Cape Wanderers 1-3 NT United

Pedantic Republic

Semi-Final
Seniors FC 2-0 Eastern Outskirts AC
Central Tower United 1-1 Tower 1 Athletic (AET: 2-1)

Final
Seniors FC 1-0 Central Tower United

Scholarly Empire

Semi-Final
Xilon OC 1-0 Polkation FC
Northern Wind Athletic 2-1 Revisionists

Final
Xilon OC 1-1 Northern Wind Athletic (AET 1-2)

Southpasture Hotel

Final Group
FM Town 3-1 Yillog City
Yillog City 1-1 Pasturia Rovers
Pasturia Rovers 1-2 FM Town
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 FM Town                 2    2   0   0     5    2   +3     6
2 Pasturia Rovers         2    0   1   1     2    3   −1     1
3 Yillog City             2    0   1   1     2    4   −2     1

Twilight Heaven

Semi-Final
Sunburbia FC 4-1 Redbridge United
Pontifucia United 0-0 Toclofania FC (AET: 1-0)

Final
Sunburbia FC 0-2 Pontifucia United

Unified Macaroni

Final Group
Macaronia FC 1-2 Low Lyn FC
Low Lyn FC 0-0 Micronopia United
Micronopia United 5-1 Macaronia FC
Standings               Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Micronopia United       2    1   1   0     5    1   +4     4
2 Low Lyn FC              2    1   1   0     2    1   +1     4
3 Macaronia FC            2    0   0   2     2    7   −5     0

Westmeadow Tavern

Semi-Final
FC Tavernia 3-0 Fracitz AC
Fracitz AC 1-2 FC Tavernia (AGG: 1-5)

Silver Acres 2-0 Golden Acres
Golden Acres 2-1 Silver Acres (AGG: 2-3)

Final
FC Tavernia 2-0 Silver Acres

Group Draw:
Group A: Copper Communists SC, Benopia AC, Pontifucia United, Olympia FC
Group B: Trurinar FC, Royal Jam FC, Marepacopolis FC, FC Tavernia
Group C: Athletic Finsentra, NT United, Aswania Athletic, Northern Wind Athletic
Group D: FM Town, Seniors FC, RGS Athletic, Micronopia United

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team                      P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Copper Communists SC      3  2 1  0  8  2  +6  7
 2 Benopia AC                3  1 1  1  2  3  -1  4
 3 Olympia FC                3  1 0  2  4  5  -1  3
 4 Pontifucia United         3  1 0  2  2  6  -4  3

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                  P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Royal Jam FC          3  3 0  0  5  1  +4  9
 2 FC Tavernia           3  2 0  1  5  2  +3  6
 3 Marepacopolis FC      3  1 0  2  1  3  -2  3
 4 Trurinar FC           3  0 0  3  0  5  -5  0

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                        P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Aswania Athletic            3  2  1  0  4  2  +2  7
 2 NT United                   3  1  2  0  5  3  +2  5
 3 Athletic Finsentra          3  1  1  1  4  3  +1  4
 4 Northern Wind Athletic      3  0  0  3  3  8  -5  0

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                   P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 FM Town                3  2  1  0  5  1  +4  7
 2 RGS Athletic           3  1  1  1  3  4  -1  4
 3 Seniors FC             3  1  0  2  3  5  -2  3
 4 Micronopia United      3  0  2  1  3  4  -1  2

Quarter-Finals

Copper Communists SC 2-0 FC Tavernia
Aswania Athletic 1-1 RGS Athletic (1-1 AET, 3-1 PKs)
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Benopia AC
FM Town 1-2 NT United

Semi-Finals

Copper Communists SC 2-1 Aswania Athletic
Royal Jam FC 1-1 NT United (1-1 AET, 2-0 PKs)

Final

Copper Communists SC 1-0 Royal Jam FC

Full League Results

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Royal Jam FC              30  24   6   0  51   8  +43  78 Champions/CdC/CC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  24   4   2  95  24  +71  76 CC/Cygnus Cup
  3 Olympia FC                30  20   5   5  76  28  +48  65 Globe Cup
  4 Norrion Rovers            30  16   7   7  46  28  +18  55 Globe Cup
  5 Seaton Town               30  18   1  11  39  33   +6  55 Globe Cup
  6 VLC FC                    30  13  11   6  35  24  +11  50
  7 FM Town                   30  11   7  12  51  46   +5  40
  8 Tuntingone FC             30  11   7  12  33  30   +3  40
  9 Nile Bridge               30  11   7  12  39  56  -17  40
 10 Walston Brook Albion      30  10   8  12  21  22   -1  38
 11 Copper Communists SC      30   7  11  12  30  44  -14  32
 12 Seniors FC                30   4  10  16  19  45  -26  22
 13 Indionion Athletic        30   5   6  19  24  50  -26  21
 14 Micronopia United         30   6   3  21  26  64  -38  21 Relegated
 15 Pontifucia United         30   6   3  21  34  78  -44  21 Relegated
 16 Yillog City               30   2   8  20  15  54  -39  14 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Monksville United        30  20   6   4  50  18  +32  66 C/P/SBCC
  2 Half Boy FC              30  18   4   8  44  27  +17  58 P/SBCC
  3 Xilon OC                 30  15  11   4  31  19  +12  56 P/SBCC
  4 FC Tavernia              30  17   4   9  51  33  +18  55
  5 UR Town                  30  15   9   6  61  41  +20  54
  6 Toclofania FC            30  16   5   9  42  21  +21  53
  7 Polkation FC             30  15   6   9  31  20  +11  51
  8 Forest Rangers           30  10   8  12  23  29   -6  38
  9 Sunburbia FC             30  11   5  14  28  35   -7  38
 10 Macaronia FC             30   8  11  11  37  43   -6  35
 11 Oldbridge FC             30   8   9  13  26  39  -13  33
 12 Jam Athletic             30   8   7  15  38  57  -19  31
 13 Revisionists             30   7   6  17  16  29  -13  27
 14 YLW FC                   30   5  11  14  30  45  -15  26 Relegated (I)
 15 Jam Mountain Island      30   5   7  18  23  44  -21  22 Relegated (C)
 16 Benopia AC               30   3   9  18  16  47  -31  18 Relegated

Imperial Division One Standings

    Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Lodgertia United      30  22   6   2  91  27  +64  72 Champions/Promoted
  2 Cliffside FC          30  19   6   5  41  23  +18  63
  3 NT United             30  19   3   8  49  29  +20  60
  4 Caldarin FC           30  15   9   6  53  37  +16  54
  5 Tavernia City         30  16   6   8  36  22  +14  54
  6 Monksville FC         30  15   8   7  37  24  +13  53
  7 Seaton Athletic       30  11   9  10  23  19   +4  42
  8 SS City               30  12   6  12  30  31   -1  42
  9 Coiners FC            30   9  12   9  28  31   -3  39
 10 Harmonial CC          30   8   8  14  21  33  -12  32
 11 East Monurtag         30   8   8  14  37  51  -14  32
 12 Empire End FC         30   7   6  17  25  43  -18  27
 13 Port Lodgertia        30   5  10  15  27  39  -12  25
 14 Liginara FC           30   5   8  17  24  57  -33  23 Relegated
 15 Bluin Athletic        30   5   7  18  28  56  -28  22 Relegated
 16 Gilgonare FC          30   4   8  18  13  41  -28  20 Relegated

Imperial Division Two Standings

    Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Golden Acres                30  22   3   5  83  34  +49  69 Champions
  2 Lodgertia City              30  19   7   4  71  33  +38  64 Promoted
  3 White Star United           30  16   6   8  58  36  +22  54 Promoted
  4 Mineville FC                30  14   8   8  33  18  +15  50
  5 Paddockia FC                30  13   6  11  42  29  +13  45
  6 SEW FC                      30  12   8  10  34  35   -1  44
  7 West Monurtag               30  11  11   8  32  35   -3  44
  8 Silver Acres                30  12   7  11  23  21   +2  43
  9 Thawmont Rovers             30  10   8  12  34  45  -11  38
 10 Port Ricton FC              30   8  12  10  28  32   -4  36
 11 Huntingville FC             30   9   8  13  28  49  -21  35
 12 Farond United               30   8   9  13  36  42   -6  33
 13 Mount Salt FC               30   8   8  14  25  35  -10  32
 14 Jununope AC                 30   6  10  14  26  41  -15  28 Relegated
 15 Pindale Rovers              30   5   8  17  19  52  -33  23 Relegated
 16 Mount Salt Climbers FC      30   4   7  19  32  67  -35  19 Relegated

Imperial Division Three Standings

    Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Klosertun Town        30  19   4   7  35  17  +18  61 Champions
[color=#0080FF]  2 Innocence FC          30  18   4   8  51  21  +30  58 Promoted
  3 Pasturia FC           30  17   7   6  44  22  +22  58 Promoted
  4 Farond FC             30  17   4   9  39  26  +13  55
  5 Mount Farond FC       30  14   5  11  35  29   +6  47
  6 Quinica Town          30  14   4  12  49  48   +1  46
  7 Leintalp FC           30  15   1  14  42  51   -9  46
  8 Bliketia FC           30  12   8  10  35  28   +7  44
  9 Fracitz AC            30  12   8  10  38  33   +5  44
 10 Bronze Acres          30  10  10  10  31  28   +3  40
 11 Koluity City          30  11   6  13  39  37   +2  39
 12 Viruntia Town         30   9   7  14  38  54  -16  34
 13 Paddockia City        30   6  11  13  31  43  -12  29 R (Central)
 14 Mineville United      30   7   7  16  33  58  -25  28 R (Lodge)
 15 Trurinar FC           30   7   6  17  14  31  -17  27 R (Central)
 16 Klinhielm Valley      30   2   8  20  12  40  -28  14 R (Lodge)

Commonwealth Division One Standings

    Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Honsadin FC                 30  23   3   4  69  26  +43  72 Champions
  2 Iratuen Loft FC             30  16   6   8  48  36  +12  54 Promoted
  3 Approciation FC             30  14  10   6  55  33  +22  52
  4 Aswania Athletic            30  13  11   6  54  39  +15  50
  5 Revisionists Athletic       30  14   8   8  40  27  +13  50
  6 Northern Wind Athletic      30  16   2  12  60  52   +8  50
  7 Clinar Rovers               30  15   5  10  55  52   +3  50
  8 Twilight Heaven FC          30  14   6  10  37  25  +12  48
  9 SLW FC                      30  13   8   9  39  28  +11  47
 10 Basalata FC                 30  12   8  10  39  44   -5  44
 11 Garanite FC                 30  11   5  14  41  41   +0  38
 12 Luxoren Town                30  10   3  17  26  56  -30  33
 13 Trinardin SC                30   7   6  17  21  38  -17  27
 14 Low Lyn FC                  30   5   4  21  33  72  -39  19 Relegated
 15 High Lyn FC                 30   2  11  17  32  54  -22  17 Relegated
 16 Giafando FC                 30   3   8  19  15  41  -26  17 Relegated

Commonwealth Division Two Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Lonbunia Athletic         30  20   3   7  61  28  +33  63 Champions
  2 Syrenia FC                30  16  10   4  36  14  +22  58 Promoted
  3 Cuprumville CSC           30  15   8   7  57  32  +25  53 Promoted
  4 EastImport FC             30  16   5   9  37  20  +17  53
  5 Encarta CF                30  13   8   9  70  48  +22  47
  6 Futurekind Wanderers      30  13   8   9  40  31   +9  47
  7 Lamarckists               30  13   7  10  32  26   +6  46
  8 Likina CF                 30  12   8  10  29  22   +7  44
  9 Central Tower United      30   9  10  11  25  30   -5  37
 10 Benopia Town              30   8  13   9  32  42  -10  37
 11 Syrenia Pyramids          30   9   7  14  34  50  -16  34
 12 AC Forngirn               30   8   9  13  21  32  -11  33
 13 Finswool SC               30   8   5  17  34  59  -25  29 Relegated (3A))
 14 FC Chinudo                30   7   8  15  27  58  -31  29 Relegated (3A)
 15 Chestnut FC               30   7   5  18  31  54  -23  26 Relegated (3B)
 16 Freyin SC                 30   3  12  15  16  36  -20  21 Relegated (3B)

Commonwealth Division 3A Standings

    Team                            P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Athletic Finsentra             30  15  12   3  35  12  +23  57 Champions
  2 Verdigris United               30  15   9   6  43  25  +18  54 Promoted
  3 Bias Rovers                    30  15   8   7  32  21  +11  53
  4 Hilunvale FC                   30  15   6   9  27  18   +9  51
  5 Team Verixas                   30  13   8   9  47  30  +17  47
  6 Jamridge AC                    30  12  10   8  26  17   +9  46
  7 FC Olefinia                    30  12   9   9  32  26   +6  45
  8 Materia Medica FC              30  10  10  10  34  28   +6  40
  9 MSWorldwide HQ AC              30  12   2  16  33  37   -4  38
 10 Oxford English SC              30  10   8  12  31  38   -7  38
 11 Matrices United                30  11   5  14  26  37  -11  38
 12 Bronze Smelters FC             30   9   8  13  22  31   -9  35
 13 Silkville Spinners             30   7  10  13  22  30   -8  31 R (Economic)
 14 Tower 14 FC                    30   8   7  15  21  35  -14  31 R (Scholarly)
 15 String Theory United           30   8   4  18  23  53  -30  28 R (Scholarly)
 16 Outlying Village 3 United      30   6   8  16  10  26  -16  26 R (Scholarly)

Commonwealth Division 3B Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Regio FC                30  20   6   4  48  26  +22  66 Champions
  2 Redbridge United        30  18   6   6  69  39  +30  60 Promoted
  3 Chi Lake SC             30  17   7   6  58  28  +30  58
  4 Westfall AC             30  14   8   8  32  22  +10  50
  5 Carneleon Town          30  14   6  10  34  24  +10  48
  6 Eliphi FC               30  13   8   9  31  29   +2  47
  7 Nexusortem United       30  13   7  10  28  24   +4  46
  8 Nanomia Town            30  12   7  11  44  40   +4  43
  9 Torchwood AC            30  11   7  12  45  46   -1  40
 10 Aithusa                 30   8  11  11  48  53   -5  35
 11 Tyrenam Harriers        30  11   2  17  34  55  -21  35
 12 Macaronia City          30   8   9  13  23  26   -3  33
 13 Pyrovilia FC            30   8   4  18  40  58  -18  28 R (Utopian)
 14 Marekandria City        30   5  11  14  20  38  -18  26 R (Macaronian)
 15 Malenaba AC             30   7   5  18  19  38  -19  26 R (Macaronian)
 16 Diamond Sky United      30   5   8  17  25  52  -27  23 R (Utopian)

Lodge League Standings

    Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Kinaltin FC                   30  19   4   7  31  16  +15  61 Champions
  2 Civil War Memorial FC         30  17   8   5  41  18  +23  59 Promoted
  3 Leucanop United               30  18   5   7  51  37  +14  59
  4 Cillin Valley                 30  17   6   7  71  32  +39  57
  5 New Lodger City Athletic      30  16   6   8  43  24  +19  54
  6 Pontoon FC                    30  15   7   8  53  29  +24  52
  7 Klosertun FC                  30  12  11   7  44  21  +23  47
  8 SC Jasenova                   30  12   4  14  41  45   -4  40
  9 Nuclear FC                    30   9  10  11  31  36   -5  37
 10 Kaliska Town                  30   9   7  14  22  30   -8  34
 11 Pindale Athletic              30   8  10  12  30  38   -8  34
 12 Frelstom FC                   30   9   7  14  18  32  -14  34
 13 Athletic Caldarin             30   7   9  14  32  57  -25  30
 14 Berlandar AC                  30   4  11  15  13  34  -21  23
 15 Lanektz United                30   4   8  18  29  59  -30  20
 16 Tarija Rovers                 30   5   5  20  30  72  -42  20

Central League Standings

    Team                     P   W  D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Methuhen Town           30  24  1   5  111  44  +67  73 Champions
  2 Losing The Game FC      30  22  5   3   54  16  +38  71 Promoted
  3 Royal Tavernia          30  19  2   9   41  19  +22  59
  4 United United           30  16  7   7   38  17  +21  55
  5 Dwoonbeck FC            30  16  7   7   38  19  +19  55
  6 Plozica FC              30  15  9   6   54  35  +19  54
  7 Tavernia Athletic       30  14 10   6   49  27  +22  52
  8 AC Agpuran              30  12  4  14   36  48  -12  40
  9 Pasturia Rovers         30  10  6  14   34  39   -5  36
 10 FC Carfionn             30  11  3  16   29  44  -15  36
 11 Lampe FC                30  10  5  15   30  39   -9  35
 12 Courtiers SC            30   7  9  14   23  44  -21  30
 13 Bliketia AC             30   8  5  17   40  66  -26  29
 14 SC Krorgon              30   7  2  21   31  61  -30  23
 15 Xiyes Town              30   4  6  20   18  50  -32  18
 16 Vauchants Athletic      30   2  5  23   23  81  -58  11

Serenelian League Standings

    Team                          P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Newt Cape Wanderers          30  20  5   5  58  17  +41  65 Champions
  2 Steel Valley Explorers       30  20  4   6  52  23  +29  64
  3 AC Gicoldor                  30  19  5   6  47  26  +21  62
  4 Marepacopolis FC             30  17  8   5  48  20  +28  59
  5 Life's Implosion             30  16  7   7  50  22  +28  55
  6 Ghoul Bay FC                 30  16  7   7  41  21  +20  55
  7 Bundlehead United            30  16  7   7  51  31  +20  55
  8 Newt Cape Athletic           30  14  7   9  57  42  +15  49
  9 Flencle Rovers               30  10  9  11  21  28   -7  39
 10 Eastpass Dockers             30  10  3  17  24  46  -22  33
 11 Westpass Port SC             30   9  6  15  31  56  -25  33
 12 New Minesville Athletic      30   7  5  18  27  47  -20  26
 13 Westpass FC                  30   7  3  20  42  65  -23  24
 14 New Minesville SC            30   5  8  17  15  38  -23  23
 15 Mainpass FC                  30   6  4  20  14  42  -28  22
 16 Portopolis SC                30   3  2  25  22  76  -54  11

Scholarly League Standings

    Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 NES Tower 13 SC               30  22   5   3  83  29  +54  71 Champions
  2 Nolix FC                      30  20   6   4  72  31  +41  66 Promoted
  3 Forngirn Town                 30  20   5   5  59  20  +39  65 Promoted
  4 Lemdulin United               30  19   4   7  72  38  +34  61
  5 Wikipedia FC                  30  15  10   5  55  29  +26  55
  6 Dopca WMFC                    30  15   8   7  48  36  +12  53
  7 Eastern Outskirts AC          30  14   7   9  60  40  +20  49
  8 Michurinists                  30  12   8  10  41  40   +1  44
  9 Thermodynamics FC             30   9   6  15  37  61  -24  33
 10 South Sector Tower 28 AC      30   7  11  12  23  38  -15  32
 11 M-W Wanderers                 30   8   4  18  48  81  -33  28
 12 Clairvoyance Wanderers        30   6   8  16  25  45  -20  26
 13 Alchemists United             30   6   7  17  30  58  -28  25
 14 Tower 1 Athletic              30   5   6  19  31  68  -37  21
 15 Reactions Athletic            30   4   8  18  27  61  -34  20
 16 Talfram United                30   3   7  20  11  47  -36  16

Economic League Standings

    Team                    P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Polarieb Athletic      30  22  3   5  67  22  +45  69 Champions/Promoted
  2 Finscoir AC            30  21  6   3  54  19  +35  69
  3 Glonasas FC            30  17  9   4  58  27  +31  60
  4 Cuprumville FC         30  17  7   6  56  32  +24  58
  5 FC Intaglio            30  14  8   8  31  19  +12  50
  6 GrafonilHB WMFC        30  13 10   7  40  26  +14  49
  7 EastExport SC          30  14  6  10  25  20   +5  48
  8 Tendnayar              30  13  8   9  60  37  +23  47
  9 Brassworks SC          30  12  7  11  20  20   +0  43
 10 Lakeside WSC           30   9 10  11  26  36  -10  37
 11 Rivermouth AC          30   9  5  16  39  52  -13  32
 12 Mohairlin Rovers       30   7  5  18  25  52  -27  26
 13 FC Ramie               30   6  5  19  26  60  -34  23
 14 Percale United         30   4  8  18  24  55  -31  20
 15 Patina Rovers          30   3  9  18  21  53  -32  18
 16 Team Forenula          30   5  2  23  26  68  -42  17

Macaronian League Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Triscellian            30  21   6   3  66  23  +43  69 Champions
  2 Sport Barujana         30  21   5   4  64  31  +33  68 Promoted
  3 Grateville DFC         30  18   6   6  70  36  +34  60
  4 Newgrate River FC      30  18   6   6  43  20  +23  60
  5 Royal Macaronia        30  16   9   5  52  27  +25  57
  6 Milisar FC             30  12  10   8  41  34   +7  46
  7 FC Pestrica            30  13   7  10  28  26   +2  46
  8 Fando Gate             30  11  10   9  40  34   +6  43
  9 Diraelas SC            30  11   8  11  40  39   +1  41
 10 Luxorex Athletic       30   8   9  13  26  33   -7  33
 11 Grenerg United         30   7   6  17  31  49  -18  27
 12 Clube Monufia          30   6   7  17  15  41  -26  25
 13 Makawuilla FC          30   5   9  16  11  36  -25  24
 14 AC Helwan              30   4  11  15  25  49  -24  23
 15 FC Minya               30   3  10  17  19  53  -34  19
 16 Ebcocer FC             30   5   3  22  16  56  -40  18

Utopian League Standings

    Team                      P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 CF Eastrise              30  19   8   3  68  29  +39  65 Champions
  2 Sontar Army FC           30  18   3   9  51  21  +30  57 Promoted
  3 Conkers FC               30  15  11   4  59  24  +35  56
  4 Crucible FC              30  14  11   5  51  30  +21  53
  5 Athletic Sunburbia       30  15   7   8  47  27  +20  52
  6 Thecarrift Sport         30  15   7   8  27  20   +7  52
  7 Verinle SC               30  15   5  10  46  34  +12  50
  8 Calufrax                 30  12   8  10  34  27   +7  44
  9 Lobenopia United         30  10   8  12  40  53  -13  38
 10 Derin Town               30  11   3  16  32  38   -6  36
 11 Big White House IC       30   8  10  12  22  28   -6  34
 12 Devoniria FC             30   9   6  15  19  37  -18  33
 13 Purple Point United      30   6   9  15  31  43  -12  27
 14 Lobenopia City           30   6   7  17  29  62  -33  25
 15 Alvon Port FC            30   5   9  16  26  56  -30  24
 16 Malmooth FC              30   3   6  21  25  78  -53  15

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 35

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Ursula Rankin (RGS Athletic) - 22 goals
2: Auguste Alder (Olympia FC) - 16 goals
3: Marlon Rowlinson (Olympia FC) - 15 goals (26 games)
4: Osbaldo Bevan (RGS Athletic) - 15 goals (27 games)
5: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 14 goals

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Osbaldo Bevan (RGS Athletic) - 11 assists
=2: Marlon Rowlinson (Olympia FC) - 10 assists (26 games)
=2: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - 10 assists (26 games)
=4: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 10 assists (28 games)
=4: Ursula Rankin (RGS Athletic) - 710 assists (28 games)

Goal of the Season
Nicorana Hemmings - Indionion Athletic 0-1 Tuntingone FC (MD30; FT: 1-2)
An excellent goal from the Eastfielder international fullback, the first goal in a match that could have sent the hosts down to the Second Division. Tuntingone had a corner headed clear by Sabeeka Sherwood, which was cleared as far as Hemmings. Instead of controlling it, she opted to meet it on the half volley, and the connection was extremely sweet - 30 yards, the ball dipped wickedly and in off the crossbar.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Gordana Stanic (Royal Jam FC) - Pasarga
2: Ursula Rankin (RGS Athletic) - Brenecia
3: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - Osarius
4: Ljubo Mihaljević (Olympia FC) - Pasarga
5: David Gleason (Tuntingone FC) - Nova Anglicana

Young Player of the Season
1: Crimson LaRosso - Royal Jam FC
2: Marya Garner - Olympia FC
3: Cygnet Valeri - Walston Brook Albion
4: Trym Shan - Nile Bridge
5: Sandra Wahid - Copper Communists SC

Manager of the Season
1: Jacob Mains - Royal Jam FC
2: Lowell Brown - Seaton Town
3: Harley Sadek - RGS Athletic

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Gordana Stanic - Royal Jam FC
2: Jason Petratos - RGS Athletic
3: Geneva Urquhart - Olympia FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Gordana Stanic - Royal Jam FC
2: Ursula Rankin - RGS Athletic
3: Kaiya Mohd - Royal Jam FC
4: Malenna von Kraus - Royal Jam FC
5: Osbaldo Bevan - RGS Athletic

Team of the Season

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                                                        Ursula Rankin
                                                       (RGS Athletic)

                          Man Jin Kang      Malenna von Kraus     Osbaldo Bevan     Alameda Ybarra
                         (RGS Athletic)      (Royal Jam FC)      (RGS Athletic)     (RGS Athletic)

                                                       Vianney Henry
                                                       (Royal Jam FC)

                           Wilhelm Phal      Wesley Martin         Tia Philip         Abdur Rehman
                          (RGS Athletic)    (Royal Jam FC)       (Royal Jam FC)      (RGS Athletic)

                                                       Gordana Stanic
                                                       (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:48 am

ICEL Football League: Season 36 Preview

Just over a year ago, no-one expected Royal Jam FC to finally break their duck and lift the title, the first team to outpace RGS in a league season since Norrion Rovers over 25 years ago. Having done that, everyone expected RGS to return to the top of the tree last year, getting vengeance and winning the title at a canter. But up stepped Royal Jam to again take the league title, narrowly securing it on the final day courtesy of a second half winner from Crimson LaRosso, and in the process becoming only the second side (other than RGS of course) to win back-to-back league titles, and to be the first ever team to finish a league season unbeaten, only conceding 8 goals in the process. The question now is, can anyone stop the Royal Jam defensive juggernaut from going on for a three-peat? RGS certainly seem the most likely, and there were promising signs in the latter stages of the season when the attack clicked to average over 4 goals a game in the final ten game stretch, taking Rankin to 22 goals in her debut season and RGS to 95 overall.

Outside of them, Olympia do remain a dark horse, but are just a little too inconsistent to mount a title challenge. VLC are still looking for the good old glory days where they would challenge for the title, but another season without international club football is making it difficult for the fans to stay on board, as they finish top of the midtable pack yet again. Norrion Rovers aren’t much better off themselves, only scraping themselves into a guaranteed Globe Cup position on the final day of the season at Seaton Town’s expense, although the surprise packages were rewarded the extra Globe Cup place courtesy of RGS’s cup win. At the bottom end, Indionion fans might just have had enough of the constant survival race, especially as they had to play some real catch-up at the end of last season just to make it. Monksville United will be looking to spoil the Indionion streak, as the Second Division champions look to make themselves stalwarts of the top flight once more.

Plenty of players made their final curtain calls last season, and there were many notable ones amongst them, including many former national team stars. Most notable is Daniel Keeble, who started his career at UR Town and then moved to RGS after the match-fixing scandal broke, and formerly one of the main fixtures in the starting XI of the Eastfielder international team in his trademark holding midfield role. Berta Blackman, long-term second choice full back for the national team, also called time after racking up 322 appearances for Olympia, as does Darlene Finn, another national team fullback, with over 300 appearances for Norrion as well, with Philip Adams of VLC completing the trifecta. But the biggest losses will be felt at Royal Jam FC, as the champions lose 3 players crucial to their meteoric rise - goalkeeper Cindy Collingwood and defenders Dukine Howie and Reyna Martin. Other notable retirees include the Monksville United midfield duo of Delano Amini and Patience Chrysanthopoulos, both club legends with a great wavelength between them.

Team Previews
Foreigners in italics, with trigramme

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:14 pm

ICELFA Season 36: Part 1

SBCC 66 1st Preliminary Round

Xilon OC 2-1 1. FC Tocklehove (Bonesea)
1.FC Tocklehove 1-1 Xilon OC (AGG: 2-3)

Champions Cup 69 2nd Preliminary Round

RGS Athletic 0-0 Chromatik(Chromatika)
Chromatik 3-2 RGS Athletic (AGG: 3-2)

Globe Cup 66 2nd Preliminary Round

Ponyville United (Equestrian States) 0-2 Norrion Rovers
Norrion Rovers 1-1 Ponyville United (AGG: 3-1)

Seaton Town 2-1 Cavecla Sports Club (Olastor)
Cavecla Sports Club 0-2 Seaton Town (AGG: 1-4)

SBCC 66 2nd Preliminary Round

Bara Waves (Schottia) 2-1 Xilon OC
Xilon OC 1-1 Bara Waves (AGG: 2-3)

It was a good start in the early round of the UICA competitions for Eastfielder clubs, although the expanded entry numbers necessitated three preliminary rounds so entries were a bit spread out. Xilon OC were the first team to play, entering the SBCC 1st Preliminary Round as the third place team from last season’s Second Division, and only narrowly edging a tough Tocklehove side, holding them to a well earned draw on the road in the second leg. It was was similarly tight in the 2nd preliminary round, but this time it was Bara Waves of Schottia doing the holding, clutching onto the slim first leg lead as Xilon battered their defence, but ‘twas not enough and Xilon are knocked out before the season began. Not much better news for RGS, entering the non-Champion’s path in the Champions Cup at the second round but coming up against quality opponents in Chromatik, with the Chromatik side holding out the RGS attack on the road and then sucker-punching them at the end of an even contest to scrape a 3-2 aggregate win - one more RGS goal in the second leg would have seen a different story. Over in the Globe Cup’s 2nd Preliminary Round, Norrion and Seaton were in action, with both comfortably advancing onwards after disposing of Ponyville United and Cavecla Sports Club respectively.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 1

Half Boy FC 1-1 Monksville United
Olympia FC 2-0 Norrion Rovers
Seaton Town 2-1 Seniors FC
FM Town 0-0 Nile Bridge
Copper Communists SC 0-1 VLC FC
Tuntingone FC 1-1 RGS Athletic
Royal Jam FC 4-0 Indionion Athletic
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Xilon OC

The first of thirty league games gets underway, and Royal Jam already lay out their statement of intent as they demolish consummate survivors Indionion Athletic by four goals to nil, whilst RGS already falter at the first hurdle, being held to a 1-1 draw in Lodgertia. However, the biggest match of the day goes to Olympia FC, with goals from Alder and Rowlinson being enough to see off the challenge of Norrion Rovers. Half Boy and Monksville also clash, and both newly promoted teams share the score draw to get off the mark in the league - the same cannot be said of Xilon however, fresh off defeat in the SBCC, as they lose to Walston Brook Albion in a narrow match.

Globe Cup 66 3rd Preliminary Round First Leg

Seaton Town 1-1 Tanjung Pagi SC (Filindostan)
RGS Athletic 3-1 East River Roses (Tobiasia)
Cape of Hope FC (Mareibat) 1-0 Norrion Rovers
Olympia FC 2-1 Angel Wings Athletic (Damukuni)

SBCC 66 3rd Preliminary Round First Leg

Half Boy FC 0-1 Lorentine (Chromatika)

Another mixed bag of UICA results for Eastfielder teams, with four teams fighting for a place in the Globe Cup Playoff Round and one in the SBCC. RGS see over East River Roses quite easily, with Tom Duffy orchestrating proceedings, whilst Olympia concede a late away goal to Angel Wings Athletic to open the tie somewhat. Seaton Town come back from behind, whilst Norrion go down to a shock loss against Mareibat’s Cape of Hope. Half Boy never really looked like fighting Lorentine in the SBCC, but a 1-0 home loss is still turnable.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 2

Norrion Rovers 4-0 Half Boy FC
Seniors FC 1-0 Monksville United
Nile Bridge 0-1 Olympia FC
VLC FC 2-0 Seaton Town
RGS Athletic 6-0 FM Town
Indionion Athletic 1-2 Copper Communists SC
Xilon OC 0-0 Tuntingone FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-1 Royal Jam FC

RGS recover nicely from their slow start to the season by getting their first win - poor FM Town remain their whipping boys, and Rankin’s hat trick contributes to a nice 6-goal barrage. That win is made all the more sweeter by Royal Jam conceding their first points and goal of the season, as a trip to Walston Brook is frustrated by a determined Albion side, and a 1-1 draw was sort of expected. Olympia and VLC move top of the league with second wins of their own, although Olympia somehow struggled to find a way past the Nile Bridge defence. No luck for Half Boy though, as their attempt at playing open football is punished by Norrion, a good 4 goal hiding making the promoted side reconsider its tactics.

Champions Cup 69 3rd Preliminary Round Second Leg

Royal Jam 2-1 AC Pomena (AGG: 4-1)

Globe Cup 66 3rd Preliminary Round Second Leg

Tanjung Pagi SC 2-1 Seaton Town (AGG: 3-2)
East River Roses 1-3 RGS Athletic (AGG: 2-6)
Norrion Rovers 3-0 Cape of Hope FC (AGG: 3-1)
Angel Wings Athletic 1-2 Norrion Rovers (AGG: 2-4)

SBCC 66 3rd Preliminary Round Second Leg

Lorentine 2-1 Half Boy FC (AGG: 3-1)

Most of the first leg performances were repeated here in the second leg, with predictable results: RGS never looked in danger as another comfortable 3-1 win saw them advance over East River Roses. Olympia come from behind to win 2-1 in their match to go 4-2 on aggregate, whilst Half Boy again struggle against Lorentine, managing to score a goal but conceding two to lose 3-1 on aggregate. Seaton Town are outclassed in their return leg to Filindostan, a late winner no more than the hosts deserved. Norrion play like they should have done in the first leg, and run out dominant 3-0 winners against Cape of Hope to win 3-1 on aggregate.

King’s Commonwealth Cup First Round

The opening round of the King’s Commonwealth Cup always is a great place for cup enthusiasts of any shade, and this year is no exception. There were a few large-gap upsets, but in terms of big names, look no further than one-time cup winners Oldbrige FC who were humbled away at sixth tier Steel Valley Explorers. Polkation FC were another Second Division scalp, losing to Commonwealth First Division side Garanite FC, with plenty of third tier sides being knocked out by sixth tier sides on top of that - most notable being one-time runners-up Empire End, losing on penalties to the Central League side Royal Tavernia. Premier League Monksville United were almost victims themselves, needing extra time to see off Revisionists Athletic of the third tier.

At the other end of the scale, there were also several blowouts across the pyramid - two sides, Tyrenam Harriers and the Premier League’s Copper Communists both racked up 7-0 margins, whilst FC Tavernia went for the Taeshan’ing of poor Triscellian. There were also a few big name ties to keep Premier League fans intrigued, with one mid-table clash and one relegation battle clash - Globe Cup entrants Seaton Town were dragged back from 2-0 up to lose 3-2 at home to FM Town, whilst Seniors were no match for Indionion, conceding the first three before half-time and killing the tie before they could respond.

Champions Cup 69 Playoff Round 1st Leg

Golden Eagles (Isles of Avon) 2-2 Royal Jam FC

Globe Cup 66 Playoff Round 1st Leg

RGS Athletic 2-1 New Llama Capitals (Super Llamaland)
Qidade Savana (Jasiyun) 2-0 Olympia FC
Norrion Rovers 2-1 Nacional (Valladares)

SBCC 66 Playoff Round 1st Leg

Stade Framboise (Association francophone) 1-3 Monksville United

Poor Olympia, getting to the Playoff Round only to be drawn against the mighty Qidade Savana. The visitors have little hope on paper, and that’s how it played out, with the Jasiyun side cruising to a 2-0 win. No such trouble for RGS or Norrion however, as they both register 2-1 victores, with Norrion being especially pleased by beating Valladar opposition. Royal Jam enter the UICA fray, being drawn against Avonian champions Golden Eagles, but surprise defensive errors hand the hosts a 2-2 lifeline going into the return leg. Second Division champions Monksville also enter the fray in the SBCC Playoff Round, and they have no trouble beating Stade Framboise on the road by 3-1.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 3

Half Boy FC 2-2 Seniors FC
Norrion Rovers 4-0 Nile Bridge
Monksville United 0-1 VLC FC
Olympia FC 1-4 RGS Athletic
Seaton Town 0-1 Indionion Athletic
FM Town 1-1 Xilon OC
Copper Communists SC 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Tuntingone FC 2-1 Royal Jam FC

Royal Jam are beaten for the first time in 35 league games, as their travels to Lodgertia come up fruitless, with Tuntingone exposing the same defensive frailties that Golden Eagles did. RGS however seem to be the team in good strength, as they take out Olympia in dominant fashion in Mount Salt City, whilst VLC remain top of the table as the only team on 9 points. Norrion themselves go for broke, putting another 4 goals past their opposition, with Nile Bridge on the receiving end this time. Half Boy and Xilon both grab more vital points, with Indionion’s win over Seaton leaving no team without points.

Champions Cup 69 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Royal Jam FC 1-2 Golden Eagles (AGG: 3-4)

Globe Cup 66 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

New Llama Capitals 3-3 RGS Athletic (AGG: 4-5)
Olympia FC 2-3 Qidade Savana (AGG: 2-5)
Nacional 5-0 Norrion Rovers (AGG: 6-2)

SBCC 66 Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Monksville United 2-1 Stade Framboise (AGG: 5-2)

Olympia, to their credit, give it a right go against Qidade Savana, but the giants are equal to the task on the road, just about holding off Olympia to win 3-2 on the night, and 5-2 on aggregate. Norrion Rovers join Olympia in leaving the competition as their 2-1 lead over Valladares’ Nacional is overturned in brutal fashion by a 5-0 away loss, whilst Royal Jam are clearly struggling for form, racking up another loss as Golden Eagles score a late winner to knock the champions out of the Champions Cup. RGS are also given a run for their money, but they see off the challenge of New Llama Capitals with a 3-3 draw, their first leg win being enough to book a Qualifying Round place. Monksville however have little trouble getting their group stage place booked in the SBCC, comfortably beating Stade Framboise at home.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 4

Nile Bridge 1-1 Half Boy FC
VLC FC 1-0 Seniors FC
RGS Athletic 1-3 Norrion Rovers
Indionion Athletic 0-1 Monksville United
Xilon OC 2-1 Olympia FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Seaton Town
Royal Jam FC 1-0 FM Town
Tuntingone FC 0-2 Copper Communists SC

VLC continue their early season form, racking up 4 wins from 4 with a narrow 1-0 victory over Seniors, but RGS can’t keep up, as it’s their turn to be trounced at home, losing 3-1 to Norrion who subsequently leapfrog them into 2nd. Olympia somehow collapse at 1-0 up against Xilon, handing them two goals for their first of the season, matched by Monksville who beat Indionion on the road. Royal Jam steady the ship a little, beating FM Town by the single goal, but that could be all they need to kickstart their season.

Globe Cup 66 Qualifying Round 1st Leg

Vaduz Porticullis (New Gelderland) 0-0 RGS Athletic
Royal Jam FC 3-0 Ufa Verkhovyansk (Pridenestrovia)

RGS and Royal Jam are both close to group stage appearances themselves, but they have to navigate this minefield first. Royal Jam have little trouble at home to Pridenestrovia’s Ufa Verkhovyansk, running in 3 easy goals to largely book their place in the group stages, whereas RGS have work to do in the return leg as Vaduz Porticullis hold the RGS attack at bay.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Second Round

A slightly quiet cup weekend in terms of headline news, but there is still some to find - we’ll with none other than Yillog City, recently relegated from the top flight, who couldn’t score a single penalty in the shootout to save themselves the upset at the hand of sixth tier Glonasas FC. Sunburbia FC of the Second Division, runners-up in the cup just over two years ago, will play no further part this season as they are beaten in extra time by Liginara FC. Copper Communists go straight from thrashing minnows to being thrashed by minnows, as they are dumped out by East Monurtag, the Imperial First Division side running out 3-0 victors. Norrion have to resort to extra time avoid losing to recently relegated Micronopia United, whilst UR Town and Toclofania play out an intense all-Second-Division tie, with UR coming out on top. No such luck for Nexusortem or Wikipedia though, as both are on the receiving ends of the weekend’s biggest thashings.

Globe Cup 66 Qualifying Round 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 2-0 Vaduz Porticullis (AGG: 2-0)
Ufa Verkhovyansk 2-1 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 2-4)

A much better performance from RGS in front of their home crowd sees them break Vaduz down, with 2 goals securing their Globe Cup group stage place. Royal Jam will be joining them there, as their 3-0 first leg victory is enough to counteract Verkhovyansk’s spirited 2-1 home victory in the second leg.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 5

Half Boy FC 1-1 VLC FC
Nile Bridge 2-4 RGS Athletic
Seniors FC 0-2 Indionion Athletic
Norrion Rovers 2-0 Xilon OC
Monksville United 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Olympia FC 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Seaton Town 1-2 Tuntingone FC
FM Town 0-2 Copper Communists SC

VLC finally manage to drop points, but surprisingly, it’s away at one of the newly promoted sides, whose early goal put the leaders on the back foot. Norrion take their chances against Xilon to move a point behind VLC, along with, surprisingly, Copper Communists, whose 2-0 victory over FM Town is their fourth in a great start. RGS stay close though, coming from behind to beat Nile Bridge 4-2, but Olympia and Royal Jam manage to neutralise each other, keeping both in midtable as it stands. Albion are also up around the top after they beat newly promoted Monksville United by the single goal, whilst Indionion are making sure to get some early ground in the relegation race, as they manage to beat Seniors 2-0.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 6

RGS Athletic 4-0 Half Boy FC
Indionion Athletic 0-0 VLC FC
Xilon OC 1-2 Nile Bridge
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Seniors FC
Royal Jam FC 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Monksville United
Copper Communists SC 1-5 Olympia FC
FM Town 2-1 Seaton Town

Norrion take control of the league lead with a narrow victory over Royal Jam, whose title defence really isn’t going well so far - they’ve almost conceded as many points and goals in the first 6 games this season as they did in the entirety of the last. That control came from VLC faltering on the road, as they are held to another surprise relegation battler draw, this time a goalless one by Indionion. Copper Communists can’t keep up with Norrion, as they are soundly beaten at home by Olympia, running in 5 goals without much challenge. Much like RGS against Half Boy, who just crumbled and allowed RGS to walk through them, and now are the only winless side - Nile Bridge and FM Town both get their first wins of the season against Xilon and Seaton respectively. Worth noting there that Seaton have had an abysmal start to their campaign, somehow rooted to the bottom of the table with a measly three points.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Norrion Rovers          6    5   0   1    14    3  +11    15 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 VLC FC                  6    4   2   0     6    1   +5    14 CC
 3 RGS Athletic            6    4   1   1    20    7  +13    13 Globe Cup
 4 Walston Brook Albion    6    4   1   1     5    2   +3    13 Globe Cup
 5 Copper Communists SC    6    4   0   2     8    7   +1    12
 6 Tuntingone FC           6    3   2   1     7    5   +2    11
 7 Olympia FC              6    3   1   2    11    8   +3    10
 8 Royal Jam FC            6    2   2   2     8    5   +3     8
 9 Indionion Athletic      6    2   1   3     4    7   −3     7
10 Xilon OC                6    1   2   3     4    7   −3     5
11 Nile Bridge             6    1   2   3     5   11   −6     5
12 FM Town                 6    1   2   3     3   11   −8     5
13 Seniors FC              6    1   1   4     4    8   −4     4
14 Monksville United       6    1   1   4     2    6   −4     4 Relegated
15 Half Boy FC             6    0   4   2     5   13   −8     4 Relegated
16 Seaton Town             6    1   0   5     4    9   −5     3 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Micronopia United       6    5   1   0    17    7  +10    16 C/P/SBCC
 2 FC Tavernia             6    4   2   0    16    6  +10    14 P/SBCC
 3 UR Town                 6    4   2   0    15    5  +10    14 P/SBCC
 4 Toclofania FC           6    4   1   1     9    4   +5    13
 5 Yillog City             6    3   3   0     7    3   +4    12
 6 Revisionists            6    3   2   1    10    2   +8    11
 7 Sunburbia FC            6    2   2   2     6    5   +1     8
 8 Pontifucia United       6    2   2   2     9    9    0     8
 9 Honsadin FC             6    2   1   3     3    6   −3     7
10 Macaronia FC            6    2   1   3     7   11   −4     7
11 Forest Rangers          6    1   2   3     4    9   −5     5
12 Lodgertia United        6    1   2   3     5   11   −6     5
13 Polkation FC            6    1   1   4     5    7   −2     4
14 Oldbridge FC            6    1   1   4     4   11   −7     4 Relegated (I)
15 Jam Athletic            6    1   0   5     8   15   −7     3 Relegated (C)
16 Iratuen Loft FC         6    0   1   5     1   15  −14     1 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:26 am

ICELFA Season 36: Part 2

Globe Cup 66 Group Stage MD1

Royal Jam FC 2-0 Taeshan City Miners (Taeshan)
RGS Athletic 6-1 Northern Stallions (Brenecia)

SBCC 66 Group Stage MD1

Char Sara FC (Valanora) 3-1 Monksville United

Three teams in the UICA group stages for the second consecutive season, maybe Eastfielder club football is improving. It’s a good start for the Globe Cup teams as well, with Royal Jam seeing off Taeshan City Miners, while RGS put Brenecia’s Northern Stallions to the sword with a 6-1 demolition. No such good news for Monksville, starting off with a convincing loss to Char Sara.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Third Round

The third round has broken the mold of recent season in that there were very few upsets of note, if at all - the biggest story will undoubtedly be Xilon being the second major victim of sixth tier side Glonasas, who followed up knocking Yillog City out on penalties in the second round with another penalty shootout in this tie. Ones to watch in the cup this season? Elsewhere, Revisionists won’t be proud of their performance on the road to fourth tier Regio FC, knocked out by a solitary goal as the Second Division side just didn’t play at all well. Although there weren’t many lower tier fairy tales, this season seems to be all about the clashes at the top - Olympia dominated FM Town in the round’s sole all-top-flight tie, and a comfortable 4-1 was what their performance deserved. Half Boy and Pontifucia were drawn together in the battle of the yo-yo teams, but the Premier League side had surprisingly little trouble from their opponents, managing to score 4 goals of their own as well. UR Town on the other hand are showing more of their trademark cup prowess, fighting tooth and nail to claw Tuntingone’s 4-1 lead back to 4-4, before beating the Lodgertia based side on penalties.

Globe Cup 66 Group Stage MD2

Samaj FC (Cosumar) 0-0 Royal Jam FC
Spartangrad (Eura) 2-3 RGS Athletic

SBCC 66 Group Stage MD2

Monksville United 2-0 New Avon Wanderers (Isles of Avon)

RGS manage to send shockwaves through their group when they travel to Eura, and come back with all three points against Spartangrad in what was a great game for the neutral, RGS just about holding on to victory. No such luck for Royal Jam, who are held to a goalless by a well-disciplined Samaj FC side in Cosumar, but Monksville get a win onto the board in the SBCC as they see off the challenge of New Avon Wanderers from the Isles of Avon - a hard-fought 2-0 victory for sure, but a necessary one.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 7

Half Boy FC 2-0 Indionion Athletic
RGS Athletic 3-1 Xilon OC
VLC FC 2-0 Walston Brook Albion
Nile Bridge 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Seniors FC 0-1 Tuntingone FC
Norrion Rovers 1-1 Copper Communists SC
Monksville United 1-1 FM Town
Olympia FC 0-0 Seaton Town

Now it’s Norrion’s turn to drop the lead, as Copper Communists match them blow for blow to come out with a draw. VLC move back to the top of the table as they manage to breach a strong Albion defence twice at home, whilst RGS follow close behind by beating Xilon. Royal Jam finally hit double digits in points when they beat Royal Jam, but Olympia drop more points, this time as they are held to a goalless draw by bottom of the table Seaton Town. Speaking of the bottom, Half Boy grab their first win of the season as they beat relegation rivals Indionion at home.

Cygnus Cup 44 First Round 1st leg

Proudcastle (Brenecia) 2-2 RGS Athletic

RGS want to enjoy plenty of extra football as part of winning the cup, but Proudcastle may just put a spanner in those plans in the Cygnus Cup, as they come from behind to neutralise RGS’ two goal lead. Still, 2 away goals isn’t that bad of an advantage, is it?

ICEL Premier League Matchday 8

Xilon OC 2-0 Half Boy FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Indionion Athletic
Royal Jam FC 1-1 RGS Athletic
Tuntingone FC 2-0 VLC FC
Copper Communists SC 0-1 Nile Bridge
FM Town 1-1 Seniors FC
Seaton Town 0-2 Norrion Rovers
Olympia FC 2-0 Monksville United

This is shaping up to be one of those seasons where the title is a hot potato - league leaders are dropping points left, right and centre, as VLC give 1st place back to Norrion at the first opportunity, losing 2-0 to Tuntingone, who have snuck up on the top three and are now level with VLC, two behind Norrion, who had little trouble taking out Seaton Town. RGS stay second as they are held to a 1-1 draw by a somewhat struggling Royal Jam side, who have now dropped 12 points already this season, the same as they did in the entirety of last season. Olympia manage to scramble another win together, comfortably beating Monksville United to stay somewhat in touch with the leaders.

Globe Cup 66 Group Stage MD3

Sokojiwa Dosi CK (Capitalizt SLANI) 1-3 Royal Jam FC
RGS Athletic 2-1 Alexandria United (Eshan)

SBCC 66 Group Stage MD3

Solavista Nagisa (Kita-Hinode) 3-2 Monksville United

RGS and Royal Jam are both looking strong in their Globe Cup groups, as they move to 9 and 7 points respectively after matchday 3 wins - RGS were troubled by Alexandria however, and it wasn’t unreasonable to suggest the Echani team deserved something from that game. The same could be said for Monksville United, who narrowly lost on the road to Solavista Nagisa of Kita-Hinode despite twice taking the lead. 3 points from 9 for them, not encouraging.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fourth Round

Seaton Athletic (T3) 1-0 Regio FC (T4)
Glonasas FC (T6) 1-3 East Monurtag (T3)
Aswania Athletic (T3) 2-1 Jam Athletic (T2)
Bluin Athletic (T4) 0-0 Futurekind Wanderers (T4) (0-0 AET, 4-2 PKs)
VLC FC (T1) 0-0 Royal Jam FC (T1) (1-0 AET)
Monksville United (T1) 2-2 Half Boy FC (T1) (2-2 AET, 4-3 PKs)
Low Lyn FC (T4) 1-2 RGS Athletic (T1)
Nile Bridge (T1) 2-0 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Freyin SC (T5) 0-2 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Lodgertia United (T2) 1-1 Twilight Heaven FC (T3) (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
High Lyn FC (T4) 4-3 Iratuen Loft FC (T2)
Brassworks SC (T6) 0-0 Silver Acres (T4) (0-0 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Mineville FC (T4) 0-3 UR Town (T2)
Athletic Sunburbia (T6) 0-4 Northern Wind Athletic (T3)
Indionion Athletic (T1) 7-1 Steel Valley Explorers (T6)
Olympia FC (T1) 2-0 Harmonial CC (T3)

The last of the single-legged ties very few upsets, as many of the top tier sides seemingly focus on playing well and actually performing as expected. No fun. Iratuen Loft, just promoted to the second tier for the first time in recent history, are on the receiving end of the biggest upset, losing in a 7 goal thriller to fourth tier side High Lyn, but there’s little else to shout about on the upset front. All the action was in the big all-Premier-League ties, of which there were three - the biggest of them was most definitely the match in New Lodger City, where VLC hosted Royal Jam, needing extra time to separate the two defensive sides in favour of the hosts, who do have the better league form in all honesty. Elsewhere, the battle of the promoted sides saw Monksville edge out Half Boy on penalties in a great quality match, while Nile Bridge found their way past a solid Albion defence to book a place in the 5th round. Last but not least, spare a thought for the sixth tier Steel Valley Explorers side, who travelled to Walston Brook with high hopes but returned with a Taeshan’ing from Indionion.

Globe Cup 66 Group Stage MD4

Royal Jam FC 3-1 Sokojiwa Dosi CK
Alexandria United 1-1 RGS Athletic

SBCC 66 Group Stage MD4

Monksville United 3-0 Solavista Nagisa

Alexandria did deserve something from the first match, and they get their just desserts in the second, holding the visiting RGS side to a well-earned draw. Royal Jam join RGS on 10 points from 4 games as they see off Sokojiwa Dosi by a very comfortable 3-1 scoreline, meaning that both teams should be safely through to the knockout stages (barring catastrophes). Monksville even get themselves going, dominating their match against Solavista to grab their second win of the campaign.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 9

Half Boy FC 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Xilon OC 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Tuntingone FC
RGS Athletic 4-1 Copper Communists SC
VLC FC 2-0 FM Town
Nile Bridge 7-1 Seaton Town
Seniors FC 2-3 Olympia FC
Norrion Rovers 3-0 Monksville United

The top five all register wins of varying quality to keep the gaps as they are - RGS see off sixth place Copper Communists in toughest of the five, whilst VLC and Tuntingone match each other blow for blow with 2-0 wins, keeping Tuntingone ahead of VLC on Goals Scored. Olympia make a meal of their match against Seniors, coming from behind twice to grab the 3-2 win, but leaders Norrion have little trouble taking out Monksville 3-0. At the bottom, things are just getting worse for Seaton Town, as Nile Bridge show no mercy in smashing seven goals past Clifford Hallal, whilst Royal Jam grab another much-needed win as they beat Xilon by two on the road.

Cygnus Cup 44 First Round 2nd leg

RGS Athletic 2-2 Proudcastle (AET: 2-2, AGG: 4-4, PKs 3-4)

Proudcastle showed that they were a match for RGS in the first leg, and come the second, came out swinging in exactly the same way, and a back and forth match sees the repeat of the first leg scoreline, forcing the match to extra time. Neither side budged in the extra half hour, but Proudcastle held their nerve better in the shootout, and RGS fall out of the Cygnus Cup, somewhat prematurely some might add.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 10

Royal Jam FC 2-0 Half Boy FC
Tuntingone FC 1-1 Walston Brook Albion
Copper Communists SC 1-0 Xilon OC
FM Town 1-1 Indionion Athletic
Seaton Town 1-3 RGS Athletic
Olympia FC 2-0 VLC FC
Monksville United 0-1 Nile Bridge
Norrion Rovers 4-0 Seniors FC

Big results at the top of the table, as some of the chasing pack fall away. Norrion don’t care, keeping their lead up top with a 4-0 demolition of Seniors, whilst RGS control the play against cellar-dwellers Seaton for a 3-1 win. But Olympia are the biggest winners as they move into fourth, following a somewhat flattering 2-0 victory over VLC in a match where neither side played at all well. Tuntingone also fall back from the top two as Albion flex their muscles in a tense 1-1 draw, while Royal Jam close in on the UICA spots themselves by beating Half Boy.

Globe Cup 66 Group Stage MD5

Taeshan City Miners 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Northern Stallions 1-0 RGS Athletic

SBCC 66 Group Stage MD5

Monksville United 1-2 Char Sara FC

Royal Jam have most definitely clinched their place at the top of the group as they soundly beat Taeshan City Miners on the road, moving onto an unassailable 13 points. RGS may have clinched a spot in the knockout stages as well, but they’ll need to beat Spartangrad next week if they want the easier draw, after Northern Stallions outplay them in every area of the pitch to snatch a narrow 1-0 victory. Monksville’s dream looks all but over, as they need other results to go their way on the final day following a disappointing 2-1 loss to Char Sara at home.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 11

Half Boy FC 0-4 Tuntingone FC
Royal Jam FC 3-1 Copper Communists SC
Walston Brook Albion 5-1 FM Town
Xilon OC 0-3 Seaton Town
Indionion Athletic 1-5 Olympia FC
RGS Athletic 1-1 Monksville United
VLC FC 0-0 Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge 1-1 Seniors FC

Draws all around up top as RGS kick the weekend off with one against struggling Monksville United. Norrion get the chance to push four points clear, but VLC are up to the task and hold Norrion to a draw. Tuntingone go back level with RGS on points after demolishing Half Boy, with Olympia in hot pursuit with an equally brutal dismantling of Indionion’s defence. Good news for Seaton fans though, as they finally get their first win since the opening day of the season, convincingly beating Xilon in a performance reminiscent of the season prior. Royal Jam leapfrog VLC into 6th as a result of their 3-1 victory over Copper Communists the day after, with signs that their resurgence is beginning to take shape.

Globe Cup 66 Group Stage MD6

Royal Jam FC 2-4 Samaj FC
RGS Athletic 0-1 Spartangrad

SBCC 66 Group Stage MD6

New Avon Wanderers 0-2 Monksville United

A poor weekend throughout for Eastfielder sides in the UICA competitions, but it matters little - Royal Jam put out a weakened side to face Samaj FC having already confirmed the group’s top spot, and the second string is roundly trounced by the visitors. RGS still have top spot to play for, and the direct contest with Spartangrad is a tense one, but the Eurans come out on top eventually, leaving RGS in second. As for Monksville, they may have won to move onto 9 points, but Char Sara also won their match against Solavista, meaning that Monksville would have to be content with 3rd in the group, eliminating them from the SBCC.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 12

Copper Communists SC 0-0 Half Boy FC
FM Town 1-2 Tuntingone FC
Seaton Town 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Olympia FC 2-0 Walston Brook Albion
Monksville United 0-0 Xilon OC
Norrion Rovers 0-0 Indionion Athletic
Seniors FC 1-4 RGS Athletic
Nile Bridge 1-1 VLC FC

Back to back draws for Norrion is not good for the league lead, and RGS take advantage of Indionion’s effort with a 4-1 victory over Seniors, moving into first place on goal difference. Tuntingone join the group on 27 points after narrowly beating a spirited FM Town side, but much inferior goal difference keeps them in third. Olympia are just a point behind the group after they see off Albion’s defensive threat, but Seaton grab another vital point at Royal Jam’s expense. VLC also falter with a draw to Nile Bridge to keep both teams 5th and 6th. Monksville move off the bottom the table after they draw with Xilon, neither side really deserving the victory there to be honest, and pushing Seniors down to the foot of the table in the process.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic           12    8   3   1    36   13  +23    27 Champions/CdC/CC
 2 Norrion Rovers         12    8   3   1    24    4  +20    27 CC
 3 Tuntingone FC          12    8   3   1    19    7  +12    27 Globe Cup
 4 Olympia FC             12    8   2   2    25   11  +14    26 Globe Cup
 5 Royal Jam FC           12    6   4   2    19    8  +11    22
 6 VLC FC                 12    6   4   2    11    6   +5    22
 7 Walston Brook Albion   12    6   2   4    12    9   +3    20
 8 Copper Communists SC   12    5   2   5    12   16   −4    17
 9 Nile Bridge            12    4   4   4    16   16    0    16
10 Indionion Athletic     12    3   3   6     7   17  −10    12
11 Xilon OC               12    2   3   7     7   16   −9     9
12 Seaton Town            12    2   2   8    10   22  −12     8
13 FM Town                12    1   5   6     8   23  −15     8
14 Half Boy FC            12    1   5   6     7   22  −15     8 Relegated
15 Monksville United      12    1   4   7     4   14  −10     7 Relegated
16 Seniors FC             12    1   3   8     9   22  −13     6 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 UR Town                12    8   4   0    25    8  +17    28 C/P/SBCC
 2 Micronopia United      12    8   2   2    30   15  +15    26 P/SBCC
 3 FC Tavernia            12    7   4   1    29   11  +18    25 P/SBCC
 4 Yillog City            12    7   4   1    19    9  +10    25
 5 Toclofania FC          12    8   1   3    15    7   +8    25
 6 Polkation FC           12    5   3   4    12    8   +4    18
 7 Sunburbia FC           12    5   3   4    17   13   +4    18
 8 Pontifucia United      12    4   5   3    20   19   +1    17
 9 Macaronia FC           12    5   1   6    12   21   −9    16
10 Revisionists           12    3   3   6    11   10   +1    12
11 Jam Athletic           12    4   0   8    18   27   −9    12
12 Lodgertia United       12    2   5   5    13   23  −10    11
13 Oldbridge FC           12    3   2   7    11   25  −14    11
14 Forest Rangers         12    2   3   7    12   21   −9     9 Relegated (C)
15 Honsadin FC            12    2   2   8     7   15   −8     8 Relegated (C)
16 Iratuen Loft FC        12    1   2   9     6   25  −19     5 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:54 pm

ICELFA Season 36: Part 3

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round 1st Leg

Bluin Athletic (T4) 2-2 Nile Bridge (T1)
Twilight Heaven FC (T3) 1-1 Olympia FC (T1)
Monksville United (T1) 0-2 VLC FC (T1)
Indionion Athletic (T1) 0-0 Silver Acres (T4)
Seaton Athletic (T3) 1-1 Norrion Rovers (T1)
East Monurtag (T3) 1-7 RGS Athletic (T1)
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 2-2 High Lyn FC (T4)
Aswania Athletic (T3) 2-6 UR Town (T2)

The first leg of the first two-legged round, 16 teams left in, and some interesting stories that could develop in the second leg. We’ll start with the lowest ranked sides left in the competition, as fourth tier Bluin Athletic hold Premier League Nile Bridge to a 2-2 draw at home. Indionion were also held by fourth tier opposition, with a 0-0 draw at home to Silver Acres. Olympia and Norrion are also both held to 1-1 draws by third tier opponents, but with three of the four top flight sides having been travelling, this does mean they have away goals to rely on in the second leg, Nile Bridge especially - Indionion will be glad that they didn’t concede any away goals.. Last season’s runner-up Northern Wind could be on the end of an upset themselves as they struggle to beat fourth tier High Lyn, marking up another 2-2 draw in the round. At the other end of the spectrum, RGS and UR Town won’t be particularly worried about upsets however, as both racked up significant margins of victory in their fixtures - East Monurtag on the receiving end of a Taeshan’ing there. The only all-Premier-League fixture of the round saw VLC all but book their quarter-final place as they beat Monksville United on the road.

CdC 42 First Round 1st Leg

Olympic Nangang (Yuezhou) 0-2 Royal Jam FC

Royal Jam get the luxury of a preliminary round bye in the Rushmori regional championship, and as a result are drawn against Yuezhou’s Olympic Nangang. Fortunately they were knocked out of the KCC in the last round, and so don’t have to suffer the double fixture congestion - and as such, they have no trouble putting two past their opponents without reply, setting it perfectly for the return leg.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 13

Half Boy FC 0-3 FM Town
Copper Communists SC 0-2 Seaton Town
Tuntingone FC 1-1 Olympia FC
Royal Jam FC 0-0 Monksville United
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Xilon OC 1-1 Seniors FC
Indionion Athletic 0-3 Nile Bridge
RGS Athletic 4-1 VLC FC

The Lodger City derby rolls into town once again, but as ever, VLC are just not good enough to compete with their cross-town rivals, and RGS easily run out 4-1 victors courtesy of a Rankin brace. Norrion get the win they needed to stay with RGS at the top, but Albion didn’t make it easy, with Andrew Ford having to poke home a penalty box pinball to get the win. Tuntingone and Olympia face off, but the draw helps neither in their title challenge, opening a small gap to the top two. Royal Jam get stuck once again, this time being drawn at home by Monksville United of all teams - they’re now seven points off the lead, and 4 off the Globe Cup spots.

Globe Cup 66 Sixteenth-Finals 1st Leg

Phalanx AF (Ceni) 4-0 Royal Jam FC
RGS Athletic 1-2 Chenoworth Harriers (Nephara)

The knockout rounds begin, and the last of the Eastfielder hopes in UICA football rely on these two teams - although Royal Jam might not be relied upon much longer, as they travel to Ceni and come back convincingly humiliated by four goals to nil. RGS fare somewhat better, as they host Nephara’s Chenoworth Harriers, but despite taking the lead the visiting side took back control well, and two second half goals sunk RGS hopes. There is still chance, but RGS will need to score 2 goals in the return leg just to stand a chance.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 14

Seaton Town 1-1 Half Boy FC
Olympia FC 1-1 FM Town
Monksville United 0-1 Copper Communists SC
Norrion Rovers 0-0 Tuntingone FC
Seniors FC 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Nile Bridge 2-1 Walston Brook Albion
VLC FC 2-0 Xilon OC
RGS Athletic 2-1 Indionion Athletic

RGS now move two points clear at the top of the table, as Norrion are held to a goalless draw by third place Tuntingone, while the leaders have to come from behind to secure their win against Indionion. Olympia also fail to make up ground on Norrion, as they are held to a surprise draw by FM Town. Royal Jam have a chance to catch up to Olympia, but they too squander their opportunity by drawing 1-1 on the road against Seniors. VLC seem to be the only side taking their chance, leapfrogging Royal Jam into fifth and moving to within three points of the Globe Cup spots with a simple 2-0 win against Xilon.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round 2nd Leg

Nile Bridge (T1) 3-2 Bluin Athletic (T4) (AGG: 5-4)
Olympia FC (T1) 1-1 Twilight Heaven FC (T3) (3-1 AET, AGG: 4-2)
VLC FC (T1) 1-0 Monksville United (T1) (AGG: 3-0)
Silver Acres (T4) 0-1 Indionion Athletic (T1) (AGG: 0-1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 1-0 Seaton Athletic (T3) (AGG: 2-1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 4-3 East Monurtag (T3) (AGG: 11-4)
High Lyn FC (T4) 2-1 Northern Wind Athletic (T3) (AGG: 4-3)
UR Town (T2) 3-2 Aswania Athletic (T3) (AGG: 9-4)

Well, some teams did come really close. Nile Bridge, having drawn 2-2 with Bluin in the first leg, quickly conceded two away goals in the first fifteen minutes of the second. The fourth tier minnows were looking good, until an unfortunate red card, and the Premier League side then held no quarter, barraging the Bluin net and scoring three goals in quick succession to get into the last 8. Olympia needed extra time to see off the threat of Twilight Heaven, as the minnows levelled the tie with moments of normal time to go - Olympia dominated in the extra 30 minutes however. Norrion Rovers managed the single goal against a spirited Seaton Athletic side, but the minnows couldn’t an equaliser to force extra time, whilst Indionion scoring an away goal at the end of the first half killed off their tie with Silver Acres. High Lyn will be the only fourth tier side left in the competition after they edged out ex-runners-up Northern Wind in their return leg, winning 4-3 on aggregate, registering the only upset of the round. Monksville couldn’t find their way back into the tie with VLC, the hosts adding another goal to make sure of a quarter-final berth, whilst RGS and UR Town both had more goalfests, albeit more even ones as the minnows came out with nothing to lose - RGS and East Monurtag managed 15 goals between them over the two legs, whilst UR Town and Aswania Athletic settled for 13.

CdC 42 First Round 2nd Leg

Royal Jam FC 4-3 Olympic Nangang (AGG: 6-3)

Royal Jam hosted Olympic Nangang in the return leg of the CdC First Round, having already posted a nice 2-0 away win to bank on. However, the side from Yuezhou weren’t resigned to their fate yet, and they came out looking to turn the tie around. They almost did, scoring two early goals, but the hosts rallied and came back with four goals of their own to settle the tie, von Kraus providing the icing with a panenka.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 15

Half Boy FC 0-3 Olympia FC
Seaton Town 0-1 Monksville United
FM Town 1-3 Norrion Rovers
Copper Communists SC 5-1 Seniors FC
Tuntingone FC 2-1 Nile Bridge
Royal Jam FC 1-0 VLC FC
Walston Brook Albion 2-3 RGS Athletic
Xilon OC 1-1 Indionion Athletic

The top four all register wins in their race for the trophy as the season hits the halfway mark. RGS saw off early pacesetters Walston Brook in a narrow but exciting match, Rankin scoring a vital winning goal. Norrion follow suit with a comfortable win over FM Town, whilst Tuntingone edge out Nile Bridge and Olympia put relegation battlers Half Boy to the sword. Below them, Royal Jam take fifth back off VLC as the two bus-parking sides clash in Jam Town, with the hosts coming out narrow victors by a single goal. Seaton’s recent turnaround in form is brought to a halt by Monksville United, with the three points taking them out of the bottom three.

Globe Cup 66 Sixteenth-Finals 2nd Leg

Royal Jam FC 0-4 Phalanx AF (AGG: 0-8)
Chenoworth Harriers 2-2 RGS Athletic (AGG: 4-3)

Well, that’s that for this season in UICA competitions. Royal Jam are just simply no match for Phalanx AF, who just waltz through what was supposed to be a formidable defence to score another 4 goals, going through as 8-0 winners on aggregate. RGS however came ever so close to turning the tide against Chenoworth Harriers, as two unanswered first half goals put RGS into the hot seat. The Nepharim side rallied and brought one back, levelling the aggregate score. The match would go to extra time as it stood, but the Harriers scored the winning goal in stoppage time, breaking RGS hearts.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 16

Monksville United 0-0 Half Boy FC
Norrion Rovers 3-0 Olympia FC
Seniors FC 0-3 Seaton Town
Nile Bridge 3-1 FM Town
VLC FC 1-0 Copper Communists SC
RGS Athletic 1-1 Tuntingone FC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Xilon OC 0-1 Walston Brook Albion

This title race is by far and away the best we’ve had in recent years, no doubt about it. The top four are paired off for this week, and RGS managed to fritter away their 2 point lead with a draw against Tuntingone at home, whilst Norrion outclass Olympia in every way enroute to a nice 3-0 victory. That closes the gap at the top to just goal difference in RGS’ favour, but Tuntingone are 4 points off the summit whilst Olympia fall to 6 points behind RGS. Royal Jam take full advantage by beating Indionion and moving within a single point of 4th place Olympia - rescuing a dismal season perhaps? As for VLC, they head off pressure from below by beating Copper Communists, closing their gap to fourth to just 3 points. Monksville and Half Boy fight out a draw in the relegation battle, leaving Seniors as the only team with less than 10 points, having lost convincingly to Seaton Town.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 17

Half Boy FC 1-7 Norrion Rovers
Monksville United 2-0 Seniors FC
Olympia FC 1-2 Nile Bridge
Seaton Town 0-2 VLC FC
FM Town 1-4 RGS Athletic
Copper Communists SC 2-1 Indionion Athletic
Tuntingone FC 1-0 Xilon OC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Walston Brook Albion

RGS start the weekend off by hammering FM Town 4-1, as is tradition in matches between these two, but Norrion responded in even more brutal fashion hours later, as they took Half Boy to the cleaners with a 7-1 scoreline. That margin of victory was enough for Norrion’s goal difference to overtake RGS’, putting Norrion back on top of the table. Tuntingone keep their amazing season going with another win over Xilon OC, the surprise packages staying four points behind the top two. Olympia on the other hand might just be imploding, as they contrive to lose to Nile Bridge despite Rowlinson having taken the lead. That allowed Royal Jam to move into fourth with a narrow win against Albion, whilst VLC drew level on points with Olympia after they beat Seaton Town as well.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Quarter-Finals 1st Leg

RGS Athletic (T1) 4-1 UR Town (T2)
High Lyn FC (T4) 0-1 VLC FC (T1)
Indionion Athletic (T1) 0-1 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Nile Bridge (T1) 2-1 Olympia FC (T1)

4 of the Premier League’s big boys have made it into the quarter finals, the first time this has happened in quite a while. And as providence would have it, none of them play each other in the last 8. High Lyn, from the fourth tier, were drawn up against VLC, but VLC held their defence firm and denied the minnows the start of an upset with a narrow 1-0 win. The only other non-top-flight side in the last 8 are Second Division high-flyers UR Town, drawn against defending champions RGS Athletic. UR Town do have an affinity for the cup, no unused to running up high scorelines, but they may have bitten off more than they can chew as RGS don’t hold back, tearing the visitor’s defence down time and again whilst scoring 4 goals. UR Town managed to grab a goal of their own, but 4-1 seems unassailable. Indionion host Premier League leaders Norrion, and despite a great defensive effort, the hosts offer little going forwards, and Norrion manage to convert the one golden chance they got, winning 1-0. The biggest story of the night however is Nile Bridge vs Olympia FC, fresh off the league encounter between these two at the weekend that Nile Bridge surprisingly won. Nobody expected them to do it back-to-back, but they did, and in the exact same manner as the league win - Olympia took the lead, and then threw it away, with Nile Bridge again winning 2-1.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 18

Seniors FC 1-1 Half Boy FC
Nile Bridge 3-0 Norrion Rovers
VLC FC 2-0 Monksville United
RGS Athletic 0-0 Olympia FC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Seaton Town
Xilon OC 2-1 FM Town
Walston Brook Albion 2-0 Copper Communists SC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Tuntingone FC

Nile Bridge are really getting themselves about, aren’t they? Straight after they beat Olympia twice in one week, they host the league leaders Norrion, and basically school them for 90 minutes, barely getting out of second gear as they demolished Norrion 3-0. RGS have the chance to get their lead back, and they do, but Olympia manage to recover from the double drubbing by Nile Bridge to hold RGS to a scoreless draw. Royal Jam are on a mission now, as they take out Tuntingone ahead of them to move just 4 points behind Norrion in 2nd. VLC follow suit to leapfrog Olympia into 5th by beating Monksville United. Seniors get a vital point in their relegation battle by drawing Half Boy, but still remain rooted to the foot of the table.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 19

Half Boy FC 2-5 Nile Bridge
Seniors FC 0-2 VLC FC
Norrion Rovers 1-1 RGS Athletic
Monksville United 2-0 Indionion Athletic
Olympia FC 3-1 Xilon OC
Seaton Town 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
FM Town 0-3 Royal Jam FC
Copper Communists SC 1-0 Tuntingone FC

Big match at the top of the table, as the top two face off against each other. Norrion host RGS, the leaders draw first blood through Ursula Rankin, but Norrion keep battling away and in the dying minutes Norrion get the goal their efforts deserve, Auguste Alder heading in Ljubo Mihaljevic’s pinpoint cross. Honours even at the top, and Royal Jam fans couldn’t be happier. One 3-0 demolition of FM Town later, and now they’re only three points off leader RGS Athletic, despite their abysmal start. Tuntingone fall behind Royal Jam however as they lose to Copper Communists, and end up being replaced in the final Globe Cup spot by VLC after their victory over cellar-dwellers Seniors FC. Olympia grab another win, beating Xilon 3-1, and somehow are just two points behind VLC, with Nile Bridge surprisingly a point behind them after beating Half Boy by 5 goals to 2.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

UR Town (T2) 2-1 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 3-5)
VLC FC (T1) 3-1 High Lyn FC (T4) (AGG: 4-1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 2-1 Indionion Athletic (T1) (AGG: 3-1)
Olympia FC (T1) 3-3 Nile Bridge (T1) (AGG: 4-5)

A great effort from UR Town, trying hard to overturn that heavy first leg defeat to RGS, and they do end up defeating RGS in the second leg, but a single goal victory won’t be enough to get UR Town to the semi-finals. The last four will be an all top flight affair, as fourth tier High Lyn are no match for a dominant VLC side, although they played very well and got a consolation that they deserved. Norrion don’t need fireworks in their tie against Indionion, as they control the match and choke out a 2-1 victory, going through 3-1 on aggregate. But the biggest story remains that of Nile Bridge, who after beating Olympia twice in a week, and then topping that off with Norrion, travelled to Mount Salt City to confirm their Semi-final place. For once, it was Nile Bridge that struck first, going 2-0 up by half-time, but Olympia do rally hard in the second half, grabbing two early goals, and then pressuring Nile Bridge as they needed to win by 2 at this rate. But the visitors were steadfast, getting a third with ten minutes to go to book their place in the last 4. Olympia do grab a third, but it isn’t enough.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 20

VLC FC 2-0 Half Boy FC
RGS Athletic 15-0 Nile Bridge
Indionion Athletic 1-1 Seniors FC
Xilon OC 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 Monksville United
Royal Jam FC 1-1 Olympia FC
Tuntingone FC 1-0 Seaton Town
Copper Communists SC 0-0 FM Town

Do not adjust your monitors. That scoreline is actually real.

HOLY HELL HOW DID THAT HAPPEN!!!!!

The entire country remains in pure shock for a few hours after the match ends, when Ursula Rankin, Glen Soria and Osbaldo Bevan all score hat-tricks (and then some for Rankin) as RGS put 15 goals past Nile Bridge without reply. FIFTEEN!!!! That is a new top flight record, if not a record for the entire football league. A Nile Bridge side that was actually in good form over the past few weeks, smacked down without mercy, and so much so that some RGS fans criticized the team for being too harsh. That’ll do wonders for RGS’ goal difference in the title race.

Norrion Rovers stay a point behind the leaders after beating Xilon OC by the single goal, whilst Royal Jam falter in their chase as they draw against Olympia. VLC draw level with Royal Jam after beating Half Boy, with Tuntingone a point behind in fifth after beating Seaton Town. Seniors FC finally get into the double digits point total after drawing against relegation rivals Indionion.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic           20   13   6   1    66   20  +46    45 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 Norrion Rovers         20   13   5   2    40   10  +30    44 CC
 3 Royal Jam FC           20   11   7   2    29   10  +19    40 Globe Cup
 4 VLC FC                 20   12   4   4    23   11  +12    40 Globe Cup
 5 Tuntingone FC          20   11   6   3    25   12  +13    39
 6 Olympia FC             20   10   6   4    35   20  +15    36
 7 Nile Bridge            20   10   4   6    35   38   −3    34
 8 Copper Communists SC   20    9   3   8    21   23   −2    30
 9 Walston Brook Albion   20    9   2   9    20   17   +3    29
10 Monksville United      20    5   6   9    10   17   −7    21
11 Seaton Town            20    5   3  12    18   29  −11    18
12 Xilon OC               20    3   5  12    12   27  −15    14
13 Indionion Athletic     20    3   5  12    11   32  −21    14
14 FM Town                20    2   7  11    16   39  −23    13 Relegated
15 Half Boy FC            20    1   8  11    12   44  −32    11 Relegated
16 Seniors FC             20    1   7  12    14   38  −24    10 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 UR Town                20   14   4   2    43   14  +29    46 C/P/SBCC
 2 Toclofania FC          20   13   2   5    27   14  +13    41 P/SBCC
 3 Micronopia United      20   12   4   4    41   23  +18    40 P/SBCC
 4 Yillog City            20   11   6   3    28   15  +13    39
 5 FC Tavernia            20   11   5   4    43   20  +23    38
 6 Pontifucia United      20   10   6   4    44   26  +18    36
 7 Polkation FC           20   10   4   6    23   11  +12    34
 8 Revisionists           20    6   7   7    16   13   +3    25
 9 Sunburbia FC           20    7   4   9    22   27   −5    25
10 Macaronia FC           20    6   4  10    19   33  −14    22
11 Forest Rangers         20    4   7   9    22   30   −8    19
12 Jam Athletic           20    6   1  13    24   44  −20    19
13 Oldbridge FC           20    5   3  12    17   40  −23    18
14 Lodgertia United       20    3   8   9    21   36  −15    17 Relegated (I)
15 Honsadin FC            20    4   4  12    14   25  −11    16 Relegated (C)
16 Iratuen Loft FC        20    2   3  15    11   44  −33     9 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:30 pm

ICELFA Season 36: Part 4

CdC 42 Quarter-Finals 1st Leg

Golden Eagles (Isles of Avon) 3-1 Royal Jam FC

Deja vu much? Royal Jam FC face off against the same opponents that knocked them out of the Champions Cup at the start of the season. The Avonian champions won 4-3 over the two legs then, but seemed more in control in the match, brushing aside the Royal Jam defence time and again to win 3-1. Tall order in the return leg, for sure.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 21

Half Boy FC 1-4 RGS Athletic
VLC FC 2-0 Indionion Athletic
Nile Bridge 2-1 Xilon OC
Seniors FC 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
Norrion Rovers 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Monksville United 0-1 Tuntingone FC
Olympia FC 7-2 Copper Communists SC
Seaton Town 3-0 FM Town

Half Boy count themselves very lucky that RGS weren’t in the same goalscoring mood they were last week, frankly settling for a 4-1 drubbing. Royal Jam shake up the title race in a massive way though, giving RGS a four point lead ahead of Norrion by beating them at Norrion Park - in the process, Royal Jam are now a point off the Champions Cup spots. VLC retain fourth for the moment by beating Indionion Athletic, whilst Tuntingone keep the pressure on by beating Monksville United, whilst Olympia manage to ship 7 past Copper Communists to maintain their challenge for the Globe Cup spots.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 22

Indionion Athletic 4-0 Half Boy FC
Xilon OC 2-0 RGS Athletic
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 VLC FC
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Nile Bridge
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Seniors FC
Copper Communists SC 2-6 Norrion Rovers
FM Town 0-2 Monksville United
Seaton Town 1-1 Olympia FC

Well, well, well. Just as RGS begin to open a gap, they manage to throw it away, and Xilon somehow manage to nullify the entire RGS attack and score 2 of their own. Norrion further add to Copper Communists’ woes with a 6-2 demolition, while Royal Jam also win, moving the pair one and two points behind RGS. VLC however can only draw, with Albion’s defence holding firm. That sees them drop out of the top four, as Tuntingone did the business against Seniors. That means that 5th place is just 4 points off the leaders, with each team in between separated by single points. Olympia however are cut further adrift, as they can only draw against Seaton Town. FM Town get stuck in the bottom three after losing to Monksville United, and now are four points from safety.

CdC 42 Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

Royal Jam FC 3-2 Golden Eagles (AGG: 4-5)

Well, it was close, but Royal Jam just couldn’t get over the line against Golden Eagles. It didn’t help that the visitors scored 2 goals to take the away goal advantage, leaving Royal Jam needing to win by three in the end. It was a good start, getting two goals to level the tie, but the visitors struck back, getting the first before Royal Jam scored their third, poising for extra time, but Golden Eagles grabbed the crucial goal with 20 minutes to spare.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 23

Half Boy FC 0-2 Xilon OC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
RGS Athletic 0-1 Royal Jam FC
VLC FC 1-0 Tuntingone FC
Nile Bridge 0-1 Copper Communists SC
Seniors FC 1-1 FM Town
Norrion Rovers 4-0 Seaton Town
Monksville United 0-1 Olympia FC

One loss becomes two, and RGS will be kicking themselves that they couldn’t break down Royal Jam, with the defending champions grabbing the victory. That leaves the door clear for Norrion, who don’t need a second invitation as they demolish Seaton by a 4 goal margin. Further down, VLC move into fourth, only a point behind RGS after beating ex-fourth-placers Tuntingone by the single goal, whilst Olympia follow suit by beating Monksville. 3 points covering the top four, 7 covering the top six.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 24

Walston Brook Albion 2-0 Half Boy FC
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Xilon OC
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Indionion Athletic
Copper Communists SC 2-2 RGS Athletic
FM Town 3-0 VLC FC
Seaton Town 4-3 Nile Bridge
Olympia FC 4-0 Seniors FC
Monksville United 0-0 Norrion Rovers

And just like that, Royal Jam go from mid-table to finally take the league lead. RGS falter yet again as they somehow let Copper Communists come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, whilst Norrion Rovers’ attack misfires spectacularly against Monksville United, marking up no shots on target from 18 attempts. Royal Jam take full advantage with a 2-0 win over Xilon, making it 9 wins and a draw from the last ten after a poor start before that. VLC have a chance to overtake RGS as well, but somehow FM Town found their way through a usually tight VLC defence to win 3-0, enough to draw level with 13th place Indionion. Tuntingone leapfrog into 4th by beating Indionion, and now we have the situation where Olympia in 6th are 5 points behind the top of the table, again with single points separating each team.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals First Leg

Nile Bridge (T1) 2-3 Norrion Rovers (T1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 1-0 VLC FC (T1)

Just two matches between these four teams and a date in the King’s Commonwealth Cup final. All four teams are from the top flight, a rare occurrence indeed, and the draw has indeed thrown up something special - two more Lodger City derbies as RGS and VLC face off over two legs. Whilst the meeting between the sides earlier in the season was a blowout in RGS’ favour, this match is a much closer affair, but a late Tom Duffy winner proves to be the difference between the two sides. Elsewhere, Nile Bridge are drawn against Norrion Rovers, and Norrion manage to exact revenge on Nile Bridge for the defeat they suffered a couple of months ago with a 3-2 away win, although Nile Bridge refuse to go quietly and twice pegged Norrion back to level terms during the match.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 25

Half Boy FC 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Tuntingone FC
Xilon OC 0-2 Copper Communists SC
Indionion Athletic 0-2 FM Town
RGS Athletic 4-1 Seaton Town
VLC FC 2-0 Olympia FC
Nile Bridge 0-2 Monksville United
Seniors FC 1-6 Norrion Rovers

Royal Jam stay on top of the table with a surprisingly difficult win against Half Boy, whilst Norrion and RGS both rack up huge wins in their chase to keep up - Seniors actually managed to take the lead in their match with Norrion, but ended up 4-1 down at half time. The big match at the bottom of the table sees FM Town jump out of danger and Indionion fall into it, as FM take three points back from Walston Brook - that result also leaves Seniors and Half Boy a whole 9 points from safety with 15 to play for. Albion throw a spanner into Tuntingone’s Globe Cup challenge by holding them to a 0-0 draw, which VLC take full advantage of by beating direct competitors Olympia, moving VLC into 4th, 2 behind RGS in 3rd and 4 behind Norrion in second. Royal Jam still lead the league by a point.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 26

Tuntingone FC 1-0 Half Boy FC
Copper Communists SC 1-1 Royal Jam FC
FM Town 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Seaton Town 1-0 Xilon OC
Olympia FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic
Monksville United 0-4 RGS Athletic
Norrion Rovers 0-0 VLC FC
Seniors FC 0-0 Nile Bridge

All change again? Royal Jam are held to a score draw by Copper Communists, but Norrion fail to retake the top spot, as VLC hold their Globe Cup challenge seriously and secure a goalless draw. RGS are the big winners, drawing level with Norrion and a point behind Royal Jam after expertly dispatching Monksville United by 4 goals. Tuntingone also retake 4th place with a narrow win against cellar-dwellers Half Boy, whilst Olympia may be leaving it too late for their challenge, despite beating Indionion by the single goal. Interesting how RGS were the only side to score more than one goal this weekend, and there only being 9 goals scored in total between the 8 matches.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals Second Leg

Norrion Rovers (T1) 5-5 Nile Bridge (T1) (AGG: 8-7)
VLC FC (T1) 0-2 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 0-3)

Norrion and Nile Bridge certainly put on a fireworks display for neutral fans everywhere, scoring a mammoth ten goals between them in a 5-5 draw that sends Norrion Rovers through to the KCC final. Nile Bridge certainly came looking to grab the two goal victory they needed, and at a couple of moments in the match it looked like they’d done enough - 3-1 and 4-3 up, but Norrion kept pulling them back. Elsewhere, RGS finished what they started in the first leg, although they had a much easier time of it in the second leg, beating crosstown rivals VLC 2-0 to get a 3-0 aggregate win. That result means that it will be Norrion Rovers versus RGS Athletic in the KCC final. So, barring a catastrophic league collapse from the champion, 5th place in the league is all but guaranteed a berth in the Globe Cup.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 27

Half Boy FC 2-1 Copper Communists SC
Tuntingone FC 4-1 FM Town
Royal Jam FC 3-0 Seaton Town
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Olympia FC
Xilon OC 1-0 Monksville United
Indionion Athletic 1-0 Norrion Rovers
RGS Athletic 3-1 Seniors FC
VLC FC 2-0 Nile Bridge

Royal Jam continue their charge for a third successive title with a solid 3-0 victory over Seaton Town, helped by a Malenna von Kraus brace, but RGS don’t let the pressure up as they follow suit with an equally comfortable 3-1 victory over Seniors FC. Norrion on the other hand may just have croaked it, as they follow up the gruelling midweek game against Nile Bridge with a bad performance against relegation battlers Indionion, only staying in third due to their massive goal difference compared to Tuntingone, despite the latter’s 4-1 demolition of FM Town. VLC stay a point behind Tuntingone with a win over Nile Bridge, but Olympia are in real danger of missing out on the Globe Cup at this rate as they only draw against Albion, leaving them 4 points from 5th with 9 to play for. Seniors’ loss now leaves them all but mathematically relegated, 9 points adrift, whilst Half Boy, despite their win over Copper Communists, are still 7 points from safety.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 28

FM Town 1-0 Half Boy FC
Seaton Town 1-1 Copper Communists SC
Olympia FC 1-2 Tuntingone FC
Monksville United 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Seniors FC 0-0 Xilon OC
Nile Bridge 0-1 Indionion Athletic
VLC FC 2-0 RGS Athletic

VLC exact their revenge! Three derby defeats from three games, including two in the last month, but VLC finally get their own back, winning a Lodger City derby match for the first time in a while as they nullify the RGS attack and add two goals of their own. Royal Jam take full advantage by beating Monksville United to more 4 points clear of RGS with 6 to play for. Norrion and Tuntingone also move level with RGS on points after both win their match, with Tuntingone’s comeback win over Olympia ensuring that Olympia will go without UICA football this season. Wins for FM Town and Indionion drag Xilon back into the thick of the relegation action, with FM and Xilon level on points and Indionion a point behind (Xilon have a much better goal difference however, whilst the other two are pretty equal). However, Seniors FC and Half Boy FC will be getting relegated to the Second Division. At the top, Royal Jam are 4 clear of the trio of RGS, Norrion and Tuntingone, the first two having a better goal difference, whilst VLC are in 5th and just a single point behind the trio. All five teams will be guaranteed UICA football.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 29

Half Boy FC 1-1 Seaton Town
FM Town 1-4 Olympia FC
Copper Communists SC 1-2 Monksville United
Tuntingone FC 1-2 Norrion Rovers
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Seniors FC
Walston Brook Albion 2-1 Nile Bridge
Xilon OC 0-2 VLC FC
Indionion Athletic 0-7 RGS Athletic

And that’s that, Royal Jam FC have secured a third successive title, after Kaiya Mohd fired home the winning goal against already relegated Seniors FC. The race for the Champions Cup spots is still on though, as RGS put seven past Indionion to keep second place. Norrion and Tuntingone clashed in a battle of 3rd vs 4th, but Norrion came out on top to keep pace with cup final opponents RGS, and VLC’s win over Xilon moves them into 4th ahead of Tuntingone, still a point behind RGS and Norrion. At the bottom, all three teams in the relegation battle lost, so it’s as you were.

Going into the final day, RGS simply need to match the best of either Norrion’s or VLC’s results to stay 2nd - RGS’ goal difference is far too superior to overcome. Norrion need a better result than RGS (and hope VLC don’t win), whilst VLC will need to win and hope both RGS and Norrion don’t. Tuntingone can mathematically get second, but it’s never gonna happen. They can overtake VLC with a win and if VLC fail to win, due to better goal difference. At the bottom, the story is made interesting by the fact that Indionion and Xilon play each other. Indionion need to win, although a draw and FM Town losing by 4 or more goals would be enough. Xilon need to draw, and they’ll be safe regardless - lose and they also need FM Town to lose. FM Town simply need to draw to survive, although losing whilst Indionion also lose would be fine. Can the perennial survivors pull it off again?

ICEL Premier League Standings

                         Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Royal Jam FC           29   19   8   2    43   11  +32    65 Champions/CC/CdC
 2 RGS Athletic           29   18   7   4    90   30  +60    61 CC(/Cygnus Cup)
 3 Norrion Rovers         29   18   7   4    59   16  +43    61 Globe Cup(/Cygnus Cup)
 4 VLC FC                 29   18   6   5    34   14  +20    60 Globe Cup
 5 Tuntingone FC          29   17   7   5    38   17  +21    58 Globe Cup
 6 Olympia FC             29   15   8   6    54   28  +26    53
 7 Walston Brook Albion   29   13   6  10    28   19   +9    45
 8 Copper Communists SC   29   11   6  12    34   44  −10    39
 9 Nile Bridge            29   11   5  13    41   53  −12    38
10 Monksville United      29    8   7  14    16   27  −11    31
11 Seaton Town            29    8   6  15    30   46  −16    30
12 Xilon OC               29    6   6  17    18   36  −18    24
13 FM Town                29    5   9  15    25   53  −28    24
14 Indionion Athletic     29    6   5  18    17   48  −31    23 Relegated
15 Half Boy FC            29    2   9  18    16   61  −45    15 Relegated
16 Seniors FC             29    1  10  18    17   57  −40    13 Relegated

ICEL Premier League Matchday 30

Olympia FC 3-1 Half Boy FC
Monksville United 0-2 Seaton Town
Norrion Rovers 0-0 FM Town
Seniors FC 0-3 Copper Communists SC
Nile Bridge 1-0 Tuntingone FC
VLC FC 1-1 Royal Jam FC
RGS Athletic 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Indionion Athletic 1-1 Xilon OC

Well, that was certainly interesting, wasn’t it? RGS grab a goal within the first five minutes of their game against the defense of Albion, and then sit out the rest of the game in dull, clinical fashion knowing that the single goal victory was all they needed - an Ursula Rankin header booking RGS’ place in the Champions Cup next season. That leaves little else to be decided barring seeding positions in the Globe Cup, and VLC almost became the big winners as they took the lead against the league leaders, but Royal Jam were having none of it and equalised through Crimson LaRosso. A draw wasn’t enough for VLC, so they had to settle for fourth, but they’ll have to thank Nile Bridge it wasn’t a fifth place finish, as the Bridgetown side prevailed against Tuntingone FC by a single goal to nil. Norrion could themselves lucky that Royal Jam managed to equalise, as their match against relegation-threatened FM Town was a tense and rough affair, stuck in the mire of midfield battles with nothing to show for it at either end. It finished 0-0, precisely the result that FM Town would have wanted from the match, as it guaranteed them safety. The big crunch match at the bottom of the table went wrong for Indionion pretty quickly, as Veronica Bowes opened the scoring for Xilon the first half. Oswaldo Gardiner manages to pull one back for Indionion in the second half, but try as they might, the hosts can’t find a second goal. As a result, Indionion Athletic are relegated to the Second Division.

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Royal Jam FC              30  19  9   2  44  12  +32  66 Champions/CC/CdC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  19  7   4  91  30  +61  64 CC(/Cygnus Cup)
  3 Norrion Rovers            30  18  8   4  59  16  +43  62 Globe Cup(/Cygnus Cup)
  4 VLC FC                    30  18  7   5  35  15  +20  61 Globe Cup
  5 Tuntingone FC             30  17  7   6  38  18  +20  58 Globe Cup
  6 Olympia FC                30  16  8   6  57  29  +28  56
  7 Walston Brook Albion      30  13  6  11  28  20   +8  45
  8 Copper Communists SC      30  12  6  12  37  44   -7  42
  9 Nile Bridge               30  12  5  13  42  53  -11  41
 10 Seaton Town               30   9  6  15  32  46  -14  33
 11 Monksville United         30   8  7  15  16  29  -13  31
 12 Xilon OC                  30   6  7  17  19  37  -18  25
 13 FM Town                   30   5 10  15  25  53  -28  25
 14 Indionion Athletic        30   6  6  18  18  49  -31  24 Relegated
 15 Half Boy FC               30   2  9  19  17  64  -47  15 Relegated
 16 Seniors FC                30   1 10  19  17  60  -43  13 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 UR Town                30  17   9   4  67  26  +41  60 C/P/SBCC
  2 Polkation FC           30  17   7   6  39  16  +23  58 P/SBCC
  3 Toclofania FC          30  17   6   7  40  25  +15  57 P/SBCC
  4 Micronopia United      30  17   4   9  58  39  +19  55
  5 Pontifucia United      30  15   9   6  61  38  +23  54
  6 Yillog City            30  15   9   6  41  26  +15  54
  7 FC Tavernia            30  14   9   7  55  32  +23  51
  8 Revisionists           30  10  11   9  23  18   +5  41
  9 Macaronia FC           30  10   8  12  37  46   -9  38
 10 Sunburbia FC           30  10   6  14  33  39   -6  36
 11 Oldbridge FC           30  10   5  15  32  52  -20  35
 12 Jam Athletic           30  10   2  18  33  57  -24  32
 13 Lodgertia United       30   5  13  12  36  49  -13  28
 14 Forest Rangers         30   6   9  15  31  46  -15  27 Relegated (C)
 15 Honsadin FC            30   6   7  17  20  37  -17  25 Relegated (C)
 16 Iratuen Loft FC        30   2   4  24  20  80  -60  10 Relegated (C)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:00 pm

King’s Commonwealth Cup - Final

Norrion Rovers vs RGS Athletic
@Lodger City Memorial Stadium

*insert blurb here*

Norrion’s run to the final:
First Round: Norrion Rovers (T1) 2-0 Viruntia Town (T5)
Second Round: Norrion Rovers (T1) 0-0 Micronopia United (T2) (1-0 AET)
Third Round: Liginara FC (T4) 0-1 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Fourth Round: Freyin SC (T5) 0-2 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Fifth Round:
Seaton Athletic (T3) 1-1 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 1-0 Seaton Athletic (T3) (AGG: 2-1)
Quarter-Finals:
Indionion Athletic (T1) 0-1 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 2-1 Indionion Athletic (T1) (AGG: 3-1)
Semi-Finals:
Nile Bridge (T1) 2-3 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 5-5 Nile Bridge (T1) (AGG: 8-7)

RGS’s run to the final:
First Round: RGS Athletic (T1) 2-1 FC Pestrica (T6)
Second Round: RGS Athletic (T1) 2-1 Forest Rangers (T2)
Third Round: Leucanop United (T6) 1-4 RGS Athletic (T1)
Fourth Round: Low Lyn FC (T4) 1-2 RGS Athletic (T1)
Fifth Round:
East Monurtag (T3) 1-7 RGS Athletic (T1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 4-3 East Monurtag (T3) (AGG: 11-4)
Quarter-Finals:
RGS Athletic (T1) 4-1 UR Town (T2)
UR Town (T2) 2-1 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 3-5)
Semi-Finals:
RGS Athletic (T1) 1-0 VLC FC (T1)
VLC FC (T1) 0-2 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 0-3)

*insert match report here*

                                   King’s Commonwealth Cup Final

                                               Norrion Rovers 7-0 RGS Athletic

                                        Safadão 12', 31’, 74'
                                              Ivanec (OG) 41'
                                                 Jurković 56'
                                                    Ellen 68'
                                                     Ford 84'

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League Standings

   Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Lodger Juniors                   22  14  6   2  41  21  +20  48 Champions/Youth Cup
 2 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  12  5   5  33  18  +15  41
 3 Capital Academy                  22  11  7   4  30  16  +14  40
 4 Tavernia Academy                 22  10  5   7  29  22   +7  35
 5 Marepacopolis JFC                22   6  5  11  25  31   -6  23
 6 Paddockia YFC                    22   6  4  12  15  27  -12  22
 7 Pasturia JFC                     22   4  8  10  15  26  -11  20
 8 New Tavernia Academy             22   4  7  11  13  27  -14  19

Under-18 Commonwealth League Standings

   Team                               P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia Academy                22  13   4   5  30  14  +16  43
 2 Half Copper Academy               22   9   8   5  29  24   +5  35
 3 W-D School Academy                22  10   4   8  23  15   +8  34
 4 Jam Town YFC                      22   9   7   6  24  19   +5  34
 5 Aswania-Syrenia JFC               22   5  11   6  21  23   -2  26
 6 Pedantic Revisionism Academy      22   6   6  10  20  28   -8  24
 7 Micro-Macaronia Academy           22   5   6  11  15  32  -17  21
 8 Benopia Juniors                   22   2   7  13  11  31  -20  13

Youth Cup 21 results

Youth Champions path - Second Round
Blau-Weiss Pallstadt (Buyan) 0-2 Lodger Juniors
Lodger Juniors 0-3 Blau-Weiss Pallstadt (AGG: 2-3)

12th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 36)

Final
Olympia FC 3-1 FC Tavernia

Full League Results

To be Added

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 36

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Ursula Rankin (RGS Athletic) - 19 goals
2: Werdickley Safadão (Norrion Rovers) - 18 goals
3: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 14 goals
4: Osbaldo Bevan (RGS Athletic) - 12 goals
5: Auguste Alder (Olympia FC) - 11 goals

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Glen Soria (RGS Athletic) - 12 assists
2: Fedrea Rice (Norrion Rovers) - 11 assists
3: Osbaldo Bevan (RGS Athletic) - 10 assists (25 games)
4: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - 10 assists (26 games)
5: Man Jin Kang (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists

Goal of the Season
Oriel Welton - Copper Communists 2-0 Seniors FC (MD15, FT: 5-1)

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Gordana Stanic (Royal Jam FC) - Pasarga
2: Ursula Rankin (RGS Athletic) - Brenecia
3: Alameda Ybarra (RGS Athletic) - Osarius
4: Ognjen Jurković (Norrion Rovers) - Pasarga
5: Ljubo Mihaljević (Olympia FC) - Pasarga

Young Player of the Season
1: Kahla Jewell - Nile Bridge
2: Sorel Qwivotic - Royal Jam FC
3: Andrew Ford - Norrion Rovers
4: Trym Shan - Nile Bridge
5: Cygnet Valeri - Walston Brook Albion

Manager of the Season
1: Jacob Mains - Royal Jam FC
2: Verrall Sandström - Tuntingone FC
3: Harley Sadek - RGS Athletic

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Gordana Stanic - Royal Jam FC
2: Gavin Mintson - Norrion Rovers
3: Veronica Puppy - VLC FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Gordana Stanic - Royal Jam FC
2: Ursula Rankin - RGS Athletic
3: Kaiya Mohd - Royal Jam FC
4: Malenna von Kraus - Royal Jam FC
5: Glen Soria - RGS Athletic

Team of the Season

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                                                        Ursula Rankin
                                                       (RGS Athletic)

                           Man Jin Kang         Glen Soria         Osbaldo Bevan     Alameda Ybarra
                          (RGS Athletic)      (RGS Athletic)      (RGS Athletic)     (RGS Athletic)

                                                         Fedrea Rice
                                                       (Norrion Rovers)

                           Wilhelm Phal     Darrion Moffat         Shay Lacombe        Abdur Rehman
                          (RGS Athletic)    (Royal Jam FC)       (Norrion Rovers)     (RGS Athletic)

                                                        Gordana Stanic
                                                        (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:24 pm

ICELFA Season 37

League Results

ICEL Premier Division Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 RGS Athletic              30  20  4   6  74  44  +30  64 Champions/CC/CdC
  2 VLC FC                    30  18  9   3  46  13  +33  63 CC
  3 Norrion Rovers            30  19  5   6  53  26  +27  62 GC
  4 Royal Jam FC              30  18  5   7  41  17  +24  59 GC
  5 Olympia FC                30  16  6   8  65  39  +26  54 GC/Cygnus Cup
  6 Tuntingone FC             30  12 10   8  34  27   +7  46
  7 FM Town                   30  13  7  10  57  55   +2  46
  8 Nile Bridge               30  14  3  13  56  55   +1  45
  9 Walston Brook Albion      30  10  9  11  23  26   -3  39
 10 Copper Communists SC      30  11  6  13  37  47  -10  39
 11 Seaton Town               30   8 10  12  36  33   +3  34
 12 Monksville United         30   8  6  16  21  33  -12  30
 13 Xilon OC                  30   8  4  18  25  46  -21  28
 14 Polkation FC              30   7  5  18  15  43  -28  26 Relegated
 15 Toclofania FC             30   5  6  19  25  58  -33  21 Relegated
 16 UR Town                   30   4  3  23  32  78  -46  15 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Indionion Athletic      30  17  8   5  45  19  +26  59 C/P/SBCC
  2 Seniors FC              30  17  7   6  43  25  +18  58 P/SBCC
  3 Pontifucia United       30  18  2  10  61  43  +18  56 P/SBCC
  4 Micronopia United       30  16  7   7  69  32  +37  55
  5 Yillog City             30  16  5   9  46  29  +17  53
  6 FC Tavernia             30  14  8   8  57  37  +20  50
  7 Macaronia FC            30  15  5  10  44  44   +0  50
  8 Half Boy FC             30  13  8   9  40  34   +6  47
  9 Sunburbia FC            30  13  4  13  38  45   -7  43
 10 Approciation FC         30   9  9  12  30  52  -22  36
 11 Benopia AC              30   9  8  13  22  32  -10  35
 12 Revisionists            30   8  8  14  17  30  -13  32
 13 Lodgertia United        30   8  7  15  36  42   -6  31
 14 Oldbridge FC            30   8  6  16  40  49   -9  30 Relegated (I)
 15 Jam Athletic            30   4  5  21  28  68  -40  17 Relegated (C)
 16 Twilight Heaven FC      30   3  7  20  12  47  -35  16 Relegated (C)

Imperial Division One Standings

    Team                  P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 YLW FC               30  21  4   5  69  20  +49  67 Champions/Promoted
  2 Monksville FC        30  18  5   7  41  20  +21  59
  3 NT United            30  17  7   6  48  28  +20  58
  4 Cliffside FC         30  17  6   7  45  20  +25  57
  5 East Monurtag        30  16  8   6  43  27  +16  56
  6 Seaton Athletic      30  14  6  10  23  19   +4  48
  7 Port Lodgertia       30  12 10   8  35  28   +7  46
  8 Tavernia City        30  12  8  10  27  24   +3  44
  9 Caldarin FC          30  12  5  13  37  46   -9  41
 10 Harmonial CC         30  11  7  12  26  32   -6  40
 11 SS City              30  10  7  13  24  26   -2  37
 12 Empire End FC        30  10  5  15  26  34   -8  35
 13 Coiners FC           30   7  4  19  28  49  -21  25
 14 Gilgonare FC         30   4  8  18  12  37  -25  20 Relegated
 15 Bluin Athletic       30   5  4  21  21  55  -34  19 Relegated
 16 Paddockia FC         30   4  6  20  22  62  -40  18 Relegated

Imperial Division Two Standings

    Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Lodgertia City              30  24   2   4  72  19  +53  74 Champions/Promoted
  2 Liginara FC                 30  22   6   2  61  22  +39  72 Promoted
  3 Golden Acres                30  22   3   5  94  37  +57  69 Promoted
  4 Mineville FC                30  16   8   6  32  16  +16  56
  5 White Star United           30  15   6   9  51  37  +14  51
  6 Silver Acres                30  14   5  11  31  24   +7  47
  7 Port Ricton FC              30  12   5  13  27  28   -1  41
  8 Farond United               30   9   9  12  33  39   -6  36
  9 Mount Salt FC               30   9   8  13  28  31   -3  35
 10 West Monurtag               30   7  11  12  33  42   -9  32
 11 Pindale Rovers              30   9   4  17  25  51  -26  31
 12 SEW FC                      30   8   6  16  42  58  -16  30
 13 Mount Salt Climbers FC      30   7   8  15  30  59  -29  29
 14 Pasturia FC                 30   8   4  18  22  54  -32  28 Relegated
 15 Thawmont Rovers             30   8   3  19  31  49  -18  27 Relegated
 16 Mount Farond FC             30   4   4  22  21  67  -46  16 Relegated

Imperial Division Three Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Huntingville FC         30  20   4   6  62  27  +35  64 Champions/Promoted
  2 Innocence FC            30  15   9   6  37  22  +15  54 Promoted
  3 Klosertun Town          30  14   8   8  33  22  +11  50 Promoted
  4 Farond FC               30  15   4  11  40  21  +19  49
  5 Jununope AC             30  13  10   7  39  27  +12  49
  6 Bronze Acres            30  14   7   9  34  23  +11  49
  7 Koluity City            30  14   6  10  35  24  +11  48
  8 Bliketia FC             30  14   4  12  30  23   +7  46
  9 Viruntia Town           30  13   4  13  49  59  -10  43
 10 Losing The Game FC      30  11   7  12  23  24   -1  40
 11 Cillin Valley           30  10   6  14  46  45   +1  36
 12 Fracitz AC              30   8   8  14  23  38  -15  32
 13 Leintalp FC             30   8   7  15  28  54  -26  31 R (Central)
 14 Mineville United        30   6   8  16  37  56  -19  26 R (Lodge)
 15 Royal Tavernia          30   5   9  16  18  51  -33  24 R (Central)
 16 Klinhielm Valley        30   4  11  15  18  36  -18  23 R (Lodge)

Commonwealth Division One Standings

    Team                        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Forest Rangers             30  19   8   3  60  19  +41  65 Champions/Promoted
  2 Honsadin FC                30  18   6   6  47  20  +27  60 Promoted
  3 Aswania Athletic           30  16   8   6  66  46  +20  56
  4 Jam Mountain Island        30  13  11   6  36  23  +13  50
  5 Iratuen Loft FC            30  13   8   9  48  34  +14  47
  6 Garanite FC                30  13   7  10  49  41   +8  46
  7 Luxoren Town               30  12   7  11  29  27   +2  43
  8 SLW FC                     30  11   8  11  50  47   +3  41
  9 Revisionists Athletic      30  10   8  12  27  28   -1  38
 10 Basalata FC                30   9  10  11  33  42   -9  37
 11 Lonbunia Athletic          30   8  12  10  41  50   -9  36
 12 Trinardin SC               30   8  11  11  33  33   +0  35
 13 Low Lyn FC                 30   8   6  16  37  58  -21  30
 14 Clinar Rovers              30   9   3  18  52  85  -33  30 Relegated
 15 High Lyn FC                30   7   3  20  36  66  -30  24 Relegated
 16 Giafando FC                30   4   8  18  16  41  -25  20 Relegated

Commonwealth Division Two Standings

    Team                         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Cuprumville CSC             30  24   2   4  69  25  +44  74 Champions/Promoted
  2 Northern Wind Athletic      30  21   5   4  72  22  +50  68 Promoted
  3 Likina CF                   30  19   7   4  42  15  +27  64 Promoted
  4 Syrenia FC                  30  15   9   6  37  21  +16  54
  5 Encarta CF                  30  15   6   9  60  46  +14  51
  6 Futurekind Wanderers        30  14   6  10  47  34  +13  48
  7 Lamarckists                 30  14   6  10  41  30  +11  48
  8 Central Tower United        30  14   4  12  42  43   -1  46
  9 Athletic Finsentra          30   8  11  11  23  28   -5  35
 10 Chestnut FC                 30   7  11  12  26  37  -11  32
 11 EastImport FC               30   8   7  15  29  32   -3  31
 12 Benopia Town                30   8   7  15  31  47  -16  31
 13 Regio FC                    30   7   6  17  22  48  -26  27 Relegated (3B)
 14 Bias Rovers                 30   7   5  18  11  35  -24  26 Relegated (3A)
 15 Eliphi FC                   30   5   6  19  18  56  -38  21 Relegated (3B)
 16 Finswool SC                 30   2   6  22  28  79  -51  12 Relegated (3A)

Commonwealth Division 3A Standings

    Team                            P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Chinudo                     30  21   5   4  82  34  +48  68 Champions/Promoted
  2 AC Forngirn                    30  20   7   3  41  13  +28  67 Promoted
  3 Jamridge AC                    30  17   6   7  41  30  +11  57
  4 Silkville Spinners             30  14   7   9  33  28   +5  49
  5 Hilunvale FC                   30  13   7  10  33  23  +10  46
  6 Team Verixas                   30  13   5  12  37  35   +2  44
  7 Verdigris United               30  12   7  11  45  44   +1  43
  8 Matrices United                30   9  12   9  25  27   -2  39
  9 MSWorldwide HQ AC              30  10   6  14  42  51   -9  36
 10 FC Olefinia                    30   9   8  13  27  34   -7  35
 11 Outlying Village 3 United      30   9   7  14  16  27  -11  34
 12 Tower 14 FC                    30   8   9  13  25  33   -8  33
 13 NES Tower 13 SC                30   8   7  15  38  48  -10  31 R (Scholarly)
 14 Forngirn Town                  30   8   6  16  27  45  -18  30 R (Scholarly)
 15 Bronze Smelters FC             30   5  14  11  28  35   -7  29 R (Economic)
 16 String Theory United           30   3   9  18  23  56  -33  18 R (Scholarly)

Commonwealth Division 3B Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Syrenia Pyramids        30  21   7   2  51  19  +32  70 Champions/Promoted
  2 Freyin SC               30  18   8   4  34  13  +21  62 Promoted
  3 Redbridge United        30  16   8   6  57  25  +32  56
  4 Macaronia City          30  15   8   7  30  16  +14  53
  5 Chi Lake SC             30  15   4  11  35  31   +4  49
  6 Aithusa                 30  15   3  12  41  32   +9  48
  7 Nanomia Town            30  13   6  11  45  49   -4  45
  8 Carneleon Town          30  12   6  12  37  40   -3  42
  9 Nexusortem United       30  11   8  11  29  28   +1  41
 10 Westfall AC             30   9   8  13  20  25   -5  35
 11 Newgrate River FC       30   8  11  11  25  35  -10  35
 12 Pyrovilia FC            30   9   7  14  41  57  -16  34
 13 Torchwood AC            30   9   5  16  45  52   -7  32 R (Utopian)
 14 Sontar Army FC          30   6   6  18  21  47  -26  24 R (Utopian)
 15 Thecarrift Sport        30   4   9  17  15  34  -19  21 R (Utopian)
 16 Diamond Sky United      30   1  12  17  19  42  -23  15 R (Utopian)

Lodge League Standings

    Team                           P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Quinica Town                  30  23   4   3  80  28  +52  73 Champions/Promoted
  2 Methuhen Town                 30  19   5   6  87  26  +61  62 Promoted
  3 Leucanop United               30  19   4   7  66  32  +34  61
  4 New Lodger City Athletic      30  17   7   6  42  21  +21  58
  5 Klosertun FC                  30  15   8   7  60  33  +27  53
  6 Pontoon FC                    30  15   8   7  54  32  +22  53
  7 Civil War Memorial FC         30  14  10   6  57  30  +27  52
  8 SC Jasenova                   30  13   7  10  57  42  +15  46
  9 Athletic Caldarin             30   9   6  15  44  73  -29  33
 10 Kaliska Town                  30   7  11  12  18  30  -12  32
 11 Nuclear FC                    30   7   8  15  32  47  -15  29
 12 Frelstom FC                   30   7   4  19  16  41  -25  25
 13 Tarija Rovers                 30   7   4  19  32  94  -62  25
 14 Berlandar AC                  30   6   5  19  27  62  -35  23
 15 Pindale Athletic              30   4   9  17  23  59  -36  21
 16 Lanektz United                30   4   8  18  24  69  -45  20

Central League Standings

    Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Plozica FC              30  21   3   6  64  30  +34  66 Champions/Promoted
  2 Paddockia City          30  19   9   2  56  23  +33  66 Promoted
  3 Dwoonbeck FC            30  19   3   8  52  26  +26  60
  4 United United           30  17   5   8  45  22  +23  56
  5 Trurinar FC             30  16   7   7  43  22  +21  55
  6 Kinaltin FC             30  13  12   5  23  14   +9  51
  7 FC Carfionn             30  14   6  10  39  31   +8  48
  8 Lampe FC                30  14   6  10  31  27   +4  48
  9 Tavernia Athletic       30  13   6  11  48  32  +16  45
 10 Pasturia Rovers         30  11   6  13  43  47   -4  39
 11 SC Krorgon              30  11   4  15  34  54  -20  37
 12 AC Agpuran              30   8   5  17  32  53  -21  29
 13 Bliketia AC             30   8   4  18  40  67  -27  28
 14 Vauchants Athletic      30   5   6  19  37  65  -28  21
 15 Xiyes Town              30   4   3  23  19  61  -42  15
 16 Courtiers SC            30   2   5  23  10  42  -32  11

Serenelian League Standings

    Team                          P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Newt Cape Wanderers          30  23   5   2  69  21  +48  74 Champions
  2 Marepacopolis FC             30  21   4   5  57  25  +32  67
  3 Steel Valley Explorers       30  20   6   4  68  31  +37  66
  4 Bundlehead United            30  18   3   9  52  32  +20  57
  5 Life's Implosion             30  13   9   8  44  29  +15  48
  6 Ghoul Bay FC                 30  13   9   8  40  31   +9  48
  7 Eastpass Dockers             30  13   8   9  43  40   +3  47
  8 Newt Cape Athletic           30  12   8  10  49  42   +7  44
  9 AC Gicoldor                  30  12   5  13  38  40   -2  41
 10 Flencle Rovers               30   9  11  10  27  31   -4  38
 11 New Minesville Athletic      30  10   4  16  27  44  -17  34
 12 Westpass FC                  30   6   9  15  31  52  -21  27
 13 Portopolis SC                30   5   9  16  34  57  -23  24
 14 New Minesville SC            30   4   7  19  14  37  -23  19
 15 Mainpass FC                  30   2   9  19  13  39  -26  15
 16 Westpass Port SC             30   3   6  21  24  79  -55  15

Scholarly League Standings

    Team                           P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Wikipedia FC                  30  22  5   3  75  20  +55  71 Champions/Promoted
  2 Nolix FC                      30  22  5   3  67  18  +49  71 Promoted
  3 Materia Medica FC             30  21  5   4  53  18  +35  68 Promoted
  4 Oxford English SC             30  19  5   6  67  25  +42  62
  5 Dopca WMFC                    30  17  9   4  47  22  +25  60
  6 Eastern Outskirts AC          30  16  7   7  51  26  +25  55
  7 Michurinists                  30  16  3  11  56  33  +23  51
  8 Lemdulin United               30  14  3  13  58  57   +1  45
  9 M-W Wanderers                 30  10  4  16  48  70  -22  34
 10 Reactions Athletic            30   9  2  19  28  65  -37  29
 11 Clairvoyance Wanderers        30   8  4  18  19  55  -36  28
 12 Thermodynamics FC             30   7  5  18  31  58  -27  26
 13 South Sector Tower 28 AC      30   5  8  17  22  47  -25  23
 14 Talfram United                30   7  2  21  17  50  -33  23
 15 Alchemists United             30   6  4  20  15  48  -33  22
 16 Tower 1 Athletic              30   3  5  22  22  64  -42  14

Economic League Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Finscoir AC            30  19   5   6  43  23  +20  62 Champions/Promoted
  2 Polarieb Athletic      30  18   7   5  70  31  +39  61
  3 Cuprumville FC         30  18   4   8  52  23  +29  58
  4 Glonasas FC            30  16   9   5  59  31  +28  57
  5 Tendnayar              30  17   5   8  55  30  +25  56
  6 Brassworks SC          30  16   7   7  33  17  +16  55
  7 EastExport SC          30  13  10   7  55  31  +24  49
  8 GrafonilHB WMFC        30  11  11   8  33  27   +6  44
  9 Rivermouth AC          30  10  12   8  37  43   -6  42
 10 FC Intaglio            30   7   8  15  18  30  -12  29
 11 Percale United         30   8   5  17  31  61  -30  29
 12 FC Ramie               30   6   8  16  28  54  -26  26
 13 Patina Rovers          30   5   9  16  20  48  -28  24
 14 Lakeside WSC           30   5   8  17  29  44  -15  23
 15 Team Forenula          30   6   5  19  31  66  -35  23
 16 Mohairlin Rovers       30   5   7  18  24  59  -35  22

Macaronian League Standings

    Team                   P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Grateville DFC        30  21   5   4  73  23  +50  68 Champions
  2 Fando Gate            30  18   6   6  46  25  +21  60
  3 Sport Barujana        30  18   5   7  62  24  +38  59
  4 Royal Macaronia       30  17   5   8  44  29  +15  56
  5 Malenaba AC           30  15  10   5  49  24  +25  55
  6 Milisar FC            30  16   7   7  52  46   +6  55
  7 FC Pestrica           30  15   6   9  31  22   +9  51
  8 Marekandria City      30  13   8   9  35  30   +5  47
  9 Luxorex Athletic      30  10   7  13  27  40  -13  37
 10 Diraelas SC           30   9   6  15  33  43  -10  33
 11 Ebcocer FC            30   7  10  13  29  41  -12  31
 12 FC Minya              30   7   6  17  23  46  -23  27
 13 Grenerg United        30   6   8  16  24  51  -27  26
 14 Makawuilla FC         30   4  12  14  19  38  -19  24
 15 Clube Monufia         30   4   7  19  13  41  -28  19
 16 AC Helwan             30   3   6  21  16  53  -37  15

Utopian League Standings

    Team                      P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Conkers FC               30  23  3   4  66  26  +40  72 Champions/Promoted
  2 Triscellian              30  19  6   5  58  31  +27  63 Promoted
  3 Tyrenam Harriers         30  19  5   6  92  32  +60  62 Promoted
  4 Calufrax                 30  17  7   6  61  28  +33  58 Promoted
  5 Verinle SC               30  15 10   5  45  31  +14  55
  6 CF Eastrise              30  15  4  11  70  37  +33  49
  7 Crucible FC              30  12  9   9  42  35   +7  45
  8 Purple Point United      30  12  5  13  30  47  -17  41
  9 Derin Town               30  11  5  14  27  39  -12  38
 10 Athletic Sunburbia       30   9 10  11  46  47   -1  37
 11 Alvon Port FC            30  10  7  13  40  50  -10  37
 12 Big White House IC       30   6 10  14  22  41  -19  28
 13 Devoniria FC             30   5  8  17  20  44  -24  23
 14 Lobenopia City           30   5  8  17  23  68  -45  23
 15 Lobenopia United         30   4  6  20  33  64  -31  18
 16 Malmooth FC              30   4  5  21  21  76  -55  17

King's Commonwealth Cup


Dopca WMFC (T6) 2-1 Leucanop United (T6)
Materia Medica FC (T5) 1-1 Royal Jam FC (T1) (2-2 AET, 3-2 PKs)
Seaton Athletic (T3) 0-0 CF Eastrise (T5) (0-1 AET)
Huntingville FC (T4) 0-0 EastImport FC (T4) (0-1 AET)
Royal Macaronia (T6) 1-0 Encarta CF (T4)
Marekandria City (T6) 1-0 Bliketia AC (T6)
Silkville Spinners (T6) 0-1 Klosertun Town (T4)
SC Krorgon (T6) 0-3 AC Forngirn (T4)
Clinar Rovers (T3) 4-2 Tavernia City (T3)
String Theory United (T6) 0-2 Outlying Village 3 United (T6)
Berlandar AC (T6) 0-2 Coiners FC (T3)
Fando Gate (T6) 3-2 Tyrenam Harriers (T5)
Lobenopia United (T6) 0-2 Bias Rovers (T5)
Bluin Athletic (T4) 1-5 UR Town (T2)
Macaronia FC (T2) 2-1 Luxorex Athletic (T6)
Kinaltin FC (T5) 1-0 Macaronia City (T5)
Lodgertia City (T3) 1-0 Monksville United (T1)
Benopia Town (T4) 2-1 Revisionists (T2)
Ghoul Bay FC (T6) 0-4 Olympia FC (T1)
Northern Wind Athletic (T3) 1-2 Twilight Heaven FC (T3)
Talfram United (T6) 0-1 Cuprumville FC (T6)
Vauchants Athletic (T6) 1-2 Gilgonare FC (T4)
Cuprumville CSC (T3) 2-1 Aithusa (T5)
Port Lodgertia (T3) 1-1 Pontifucia United (T2) (1-1 AET, 1-3 PKs)
Grenerg United (T6) 0-2 Chestnut FC (T5)
Mineville FC (T4) 0-0 Pasturia Rovers (T6) (1-0 AET)
FC Pestrica (T6) 2-0 Innocence FC (T4)
Team Forenula (T6) 0-2 Flencle Rovers (T6)
Newt Cape Athletic (T6) 0-3 Garanite FC (T3)
Jam Athletic (T2) 1-1 Caldarin FC (T3) (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Oxford English SC (T5) 0-1 Royal Tavernia (T6)
Klosertun FC (T6) 1-3 Portopolis SC (T6)
MSWorldwide HQ AC (T5) 1-1 Athletic Finsentra (T4) (1-1 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Forest Rangers (T2) 0-1 Eastpass Dockers (T6)
Pontoon FC (T6) 0-2 Tendnayar (T6)
Silver Acres (T4) 2-0 New Lodger City Athletic (T6)
Courtiers SC (T6) 2-1 Rivermouth AC (T6)
Pindale Athletic (T6) 1-0 Life's Implosion (T6)
FM Town (T1) 3-1 FC Chinudo (T5)
AC Gicoldor (T6) 0-5 Golden Acres (T3)
AC Helwan (T6) 0-0 Milisar FC (T6) (0-1 AET)
Finswool SC (T5) 4-1 Quinica Town (T5)
Toclofania FC (T2) 1-0 Thermodynamics FC (T6)
Bundlehead United (T6) 0-1 SS City (T3)
Matrices United (T5) 0-3 Copper Communists SC (T1)
Syrenia Pyramids (T4) 1-2 SLW FC (T3)
Kaliska Town (T6) 1-1 Verinle SC (T6) (1-2 AET)
Lakeside WSC (T6) 0-1 Likina CF (T4)
White Star United (T3) 2-0 Pyrovilia FC (T6)
Jam Mountain Island (T3) 1-0 Xiyes Town (T6)
Finscoir AC (T6) 1-0 Carneleon Town (T5)
Lamarckists (T4) 5-1 Patina Rovers (T6)
Iratuen Loft FC (T2) 2-1 Sport Barujana (T5)
Wikipedia FC (T6) 1-0 Nuclear FC (T6)
Port Ricton FC (T4) 1-4 Nile Bridge (T1)
Lampe FC (T6) 1-0 New Minesville SC (T6)
SEW FC (T4) 1-1 Polarieb Athletic (T5) (2-1 AET)
Leintalp FC (T5) 0-1 Ebcocer FC (T6)
Klinhielm Valley (T6) 0-1 GrafonilHB WMFC (T6)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 3-2 FC Olefinia (T5)
Dwoonbeck FC (T6) 1-1 Farond FC (T5) (1-2 AET)
FC Tavernia (T2) 4-1 Eliphi FC (T5)
Torchwood AC (T5) 0-2 Honsadin FC (T2)
Farond United (T4) 1-1 Low Lyn FC (T4) (1-1 AET, 4-1 PKs)
Lonbunia Athletic (T3) 6-0 Lobenopia City (T6)
Sontar Army FC (T5) 3-1 Futurekind Wanderers (T4)
Malenaba AC (T6) 5-3 Lemdulin United (T6)
Syrenia FC (T3) 3-0 Jununope AC (T5)
Purple Point United (T6) 0-2 Cillin Valley (T6)
YLW FC (T3) 8-0 Tarija Rovers (T6)
Tuntingone FC (T1) 3-1 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Bronze Smelters FC (T5) 0-0 Pasturia FC (T4) (1-0 AET)
Indionion Athletic (T1) 3-0 NT United (T3)
Lanektz United (T6) 1-1 Michurinists (T6) (1-1 AET, 4-0 PKs)
Civil War Memorial FC (T5) 2-4 High Lyn FC (T4)
Viruntia Town (T5) 1-4 Eastern Outskirts AC (T6)
Empire End FC (T3) 2-1 Approciation FC (T3)
Nolix FC (T5) 2-0 Mount Salt FC (T4)
Fracitz AC (T5) 0-1 Xilon OC (T1)
Giafando FC (T4) 2-0 Grateville DFC (T6)
Regio FC (T4) 0-1 Frelstom FC (T6)
Jamridge AC (T5) 0-1 Polkation FC (T2)
Lodgertia United (T2) 3-1 Benopia AC (T3)
Pindale Rovers (T5) 0-2 Yillog City (T2)
Athletic Sunburbia (T6) 0-3 Bliketia FC (T5)
Liginara FC (T4) 0-1 RGS Athletic (T1)
Brassworks SC (T6) 0-0 Conkers FC (T6) (0-0 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Tavernia Athletic (T6) 1-2 Paddockia FC (T4)
Harmonial CC (T3) 2-0 Westfall AC (T5)
Oldbridge FC (T2) 2-1 FC Ramie (T6)
Steel Valley Explorers (T6) 1-1 Revisionists Athletic (T3) (1-2 AET)
Reactions Athletic (T6) 0-2 Alchemists United (T6)
Monksville FC (T3) 3-0 Newt Cape Wanderers (T6)
Verdigris United (T4) 0-5 VLC FC (T1)
Athletic Caldarin (T6) 1-1 Freyin SC (T5) (1-2 AET)
Aswania Athletic (T3) 2-0 Thecarrift Sport (T6)
Diamond Sky United (T6) 1-0 Crucible FC (T6)
Half Boy FC (T1) 2-0 Hilunvale FC (T5)
Clube Monufia (T6) 0-3 SC Jasenova (T6)
Luxoren Town (T3) 1-2 Micronopia United (T2)
Glonasas FC (T6) 2-1 New Minesville Athletic (T6)
Nexusortem United (T5) 2-1 Percale United (T6)
EastExport SC (T6) 1-1 Diraelas SC (T6) (1-1 AET, 4-2 PKs)
Seniors FC (T1) 7-1 Nanomia Town (T5)
Mount Farond FC (T5) 2-0 Big White House IC (T6)
Methuhen Town (T5) 1-1 Chi Lake SC (T5) (2-1 AET)
Newgrate River FC (T6) 0-0 Clairvoyance Wanderers (T6) (0-1 AET)
Basalata FC (T3) 4-0 Losing The Game FC (T5)
Seaton Town (T1) 3-1 Trurinar FC (T6)
Forngirn Town (T5) 2-0 AC Agpuran (T6)
Plozica FC (T6) 0-1 M-W Wanderers (T6)
Malmooth FC (T6) 1-0 Trinardin SC (T3)
Derin Town (T6) 3-2 Tower 1 Athletic (T6)
Triscellian (T5) 1-0 South Sector Tower 28 AC (T6)
Marepacopolis FC (T6) 1-0 Mainpass FC (T6)
Koluity City (T5) 1-1 West Monurtag (T4) (1-1 AET, 3-0 PKs)
Paddockia City (T6) 5-4 Mineville United (T6)
FC Minya (T6) 1-1 United United (T6) (2-1 AET)
Redbridge United (T4) 2-0 Makawuilla FC (T6)
Calufrax (T6) 1-0 FC Carfionn (T6)
Alvon Port FC (T6) 4-6 Mount Salt Climbers FC (T5)
Central Tower United (T4) 1-2 Westpass FC (T6)
Westpass Port SC (T6) 2-1 Tower 14 FC (T6)
East Monurtag (T3) 1-1 Cliffside FC (T3) (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
FC Intaglio (T6) 0-2 Team Verixas (T5)
Devoniria FC (T6) 0-2 Thawmont Rovers (T4)
Walston Brook Albion (T1) 1-0 Bronze Acres (T5)
Mohairlin Rovers (T6) 2-2 NES Tower 13 SC (T5) (3-2 AET)

SEW FC (T4) 0-0 Tuntingone FC (T1) (0-1 AET)
UR Town (T2) 2-2 Thawmont Rovers (T4) (2-2 AET, 0-2 PKs)
Royal Macaronia (T6) 0-0 Seniors FC (T1) (0-1 AET)
Alchemists United (T6) 2-0 FC Minya (T6)
RGS Athletic (T1) 3-0 Lodgertia City (T3)
Conkers FC (T6) 0-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Micronopia United (T2) 0-2 Half Boy FC (T1)
Cliffside FC (T3) 2-0 Lamarckists (T4)
Macaronia FC (T2) 1-0 Mount Salt Climbers FC (T5)
Klosertun Town (T4) 0-2 FC Tavernia (T2)
Verinle SC (T6) 2-0 AC Forngirn (T4)
Royal Tavernia (T6) 2-0 Frelstom FC (T6)
Lampe FC (T6) 1-0 YLW FC (T3)
Derin Town (T6) 0-1 Nolix FC (T5)
Mineville FC (T4) 1-0 Syrenia FC (T3)
CF Eastrise (T5) 4-0 Eastpass Dockers (T6)
Harmonial CC (T3) 1-1 Lonbunia Athletic (T3) (1-2 AET)
Paddockia City (T6) 1-2 Oldbridge FC (T2)
Portopolis SC (T6) 0-1 Triscellian (T5)
Calufrax (T6) 2-0 Eastern Outskirts AC (T6)
Redbridge United (T4) 2-3 Garanite FC (T3)
VLC FC (T1) 3-0 Fando Gate (T6)
SC Jasenova (T6) 1-1 Empire End FC (T3) (1-1 AET, 3-2 PKs)
Team Verixas (T5) 3-1 Malmooth FC (T6)
Outlying Village 3 United (T6) 0-2 Olympia FC (T1)
EastExport SC (T6) 0-1 Diamond Sky United (T6)
Flencle Rovers (T6) 0-2 Finswool SC (T5)
SS City (T3) 1-1 Xilon OC (T1) (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Basalata FC (T3) 3-0 Courtiers SC (T6)
Polkation FC (T2) 1-0 EastImport FC (T4)
Golden Acres (T3) 0-0 Farond United (T4) (4-0 AET)
Methuhen Town (T5) 2-1 Lanektz United (T6)
Honsadin FC (T2) 0-1 Mount Farond FC (T5)
Farond FC (T5) 2-1 Westpass FC (T6)
GrafonilHB WMFC (T6) 1-0 Clairvoyance Wanderers (T6)
FM Town (T1) 6-0 Lodgertia United (T2)
High Lyn FC (T4) 0-0 Coiners FC (T3) (1-1 AET, 1-0 PKs)
Caldarin FC (T3) 0-3 Indionion Athletic (T1)
Wikipedia FC (T6) 2-1 Pindale Athletic (T6)
Copper Communists SC (T1) 1-1 Cillin Valley (T6) (2-1 AET)
Revisionists Athletic (T3) 2-0 Paddockia FC (T4)
Nexusortem United (T5) 0-2 Nile Bridge (T1)
Westpass Port SC (T6) 0-1 Marepacopolis FC (T6)
Likina CF (T4) 0-1 SLW FC (T3)
Malenaba AC (T6) 0-2 Benopia Town (T4)
Bronze Smelters FC (T5) 1-2 Clinar Rovers (T3)
Freyin SC (T5) 0-0 Milisar FC (T6) (0-0 AET, 4-3 PKs)
Jam Mountain Island (T3) 3-1 Kinaltin FC (T5)
Forngirn Town (T5) 0-0 FC Pestrica (T6) (0-0 AET, 3-0 PKs)
Gilgonare FC (T4) 0-0 Silver Acres (T4) (0-0 AET, 3-2 PKs)
Toclofania FC (T2) 2-2 Pontifucia United (T2) (3-2 AET)
Materia Medica FC (T5) 0-1 Giafando FC (T4)
Yillog City (T2) 2-0 Dopca WMFC (T6)
Cuprumville CSC (T3) 1-2 Aswania Athletic (T3)
MW Wanderers (T6) 0-0 Bliketia FC (T5) (0-1 AET)
MSWorldwide HQ AC (T5) 0-1 Cuprumville FC (T6)
Seaton Town (T1) 1-0 Tendnayar (T6)
Koluity City (T5) 0-3 Mohairlin Rovers (T6)
Finscoir AC (T6) 0-1 Chestnut FC (T5)
White Star United (T3) 2-0 Bias Rovers (T5)
Sontar Army FC (T5) 1-3 Iratuen Loft FC (T2)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 2-0 Twilight Heaven FC (T3)
Marekandria City (T6) 2-1 Glonasas FC (T6)
Monksville FC (T3) 1-1 Ebcocer FC (T6) (1-1 AET, 4-3 PKs)

Yillog City (T2) 2-1 Chestnut FC (T5)
SLW FC (T3) 2-0 Revisionists Athletic (T3)
Freyin SC (T5) 0-1 Tuntingone FC (T1)
Lampe FC (T6) 0-2 Cliffside FC (T3)
Team Verixas (T5) 1-2 Bliketia FC (T5)
Lonbunia Athletic (T3) 0-2 Xilon OC (T1)
Copper Communists SC (T1) 2-0 GrafonilHB WMFC (T6)
Finswool SC (T5) 2-2 White Star United (T3) (2-2 AET, 2-1 PKs)
RGS Athletic (T1) 2-0 Thawmont Rovers (T4)
SC Jasenova (T6) 1-1 High Lyn FC (T4) (2-1 AET)
Diamond Sky United (T6) 1-0 Mineville FC (T4)
Forngirn Town (T5) 2-0 Mohairlin Rovers (T6)
Walston Brook Albion (T1) 0-0 Indionion Athletic (T1) (1-0 AET)
Jam Mountain Island (T3) 2-1 FM Town (T1)
Seniors FC (T1) 1-2 Monksville FC (T3)
Marepacopolis FC (T6) 1-0 Methuhen Town (T5)
Marekandria City (T6) 1-0 Polkation FC (T2)
Iratuen Loft FC (T2) 2-2 Gilgonare FC (T4) (2-2 AET, 2-0 PKs)
Toclofania FC (T2) 3-1 Farond FC (T5)
Nolix FC (T5) 0-1 Golden Acres (T3)
Nile Bridge (T1) 3-2 Royal Tavernia (T6)
Aswania Athletic (T3) 2-2 Giafando FC (T4) (3-2 AET)
Oldbridge FC (T2) 2-0 Mount Farond FC (T5)
Wikipedia FC (T6) 0-6 Sunburbia FC (T2)
Garanite FC (T3) 3-6 FC Tavernia (T2)
Olympia FC (T1) 3-1 Verinle SC (T6)
CF Eastrise (T5) 0-4 Basalata FC (T3)
Alchemists United (T6) 0-1 VLC FC (T1)
Calufrax (T6) 0-1 Seaton Town (T1)
Benopia Town (T4) 0-2 Macaronia FC (T2)
Clinar Rovers (T3) 4-1 Half Boy FC (T1)
Cuprumville FC (T6) 1-1 Triscellian (T5) (1-1 AET, 0-2 PKs)

Bliketia FC (T5) 0-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Diamond Sky United (T6) 1-1 VLC FC (T1) (1-1 AET, 3-1 PKs)
Seaton Town (T1) 0-0 Monksville FC (T3) (0-0 AET, 5-4 PKs)
Finswool SC (T5) 0-2 Olympia FC (T1)
Yillog City (T2) 1-0 Cliffside FC (T3)
Aswania Athletic (T3) 2-1 SC Jasenova (T6)
RGS Athletic (T1) 4-0 Golden Acres (T3)
Macaronia FC (T2) 1-2 Sunburbia FC (T2)
Marepacopolis FC (T6) 0-1 Marekandria City (T6)
Iratuen Loft FC (T2) 1-0 Basalata FC (T3)
Xilon OC (T1) 2-0 Toclofania FC (T2)
Clinar Rovers (T3) 4-3 Copper Communists SC (T1)
Nile Bridge (T1) 0-1 FC Tavernia (T2)
Tuntingone FC (T1) 2-1 SLW FC (T3)
Forngirn Town (T5) 3-2 Triscellian (T5)
Jam Mountain Island (T3) 2-0 Oldbridge FC (T2)


Fifth Round

Yillog City (T2) 1-0 Xilon OC (T1)
Xilon OC (T1) 1-1 Yillog City (T2) (AGG: 1-2)

Walston Brook Albion (T1) 2-0 Jam Mountain Island (T3)
Jam Mountain Island (T3) 0-2 Walston Brook Albion (T1) (AGG: 0-4)

Clinar Rovers (T3) 2-1 Diamond Sky United (T6)
Diamond Sky United (T6) 3-4 Clinar Rovers (T3) (AGG: 4-6)

RGS Athletic (T1) 3-2 Sunburbia FC (T2)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 0-4 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 2-7)

Iratuen Loft FC (T2) 2-1 Marekandria City (T6)
Marekandria City (T6) 2-2 Iratuen Loft FC (T2) (AGG: 3-4)

Seaton Town (T1) 0-0 Tuntingone FC (T1)
Tuntingone FC (T1) 0-0 Seaton Town (T1) (0-2 AET, AGG: 0-2)

Aswania Athletic (T3) 2-1 Forngirn Town (T5)
Forngirn Town (T5) 2-3 Aswania Athletic (T3) (AGG: 3-5)

FC Tavernia (T2) 0-3 Olympia FC (T1)
Olympia FC (T1) 2-1 FC Tavernia (T2) (AGG: 5-1)

Quarter-Finals

Aswania Athletic (T3) 3-1 Yillog City (T2)
Yillog City (T2) 2-2 Aswania Athletic (T3) (AGG: 3-5)

Seaton Town (T1) 2-1 Clinar Rovers (T3)
Clinar Rovers (T3) 1-2 Seaton Town (T1) (AGG: 2-4)

Olympia FC (T1) 0-2 Iratuen Loft FC (T2)
Iratuen Loft FC (T2) 1-3 Olympia FC (T1) (AGG: 3-3) (Olympia FC (T1) wins on away goals rule)

RGS Athletic (T1) 1-0 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Walston Brook Albion (T1) 0-0 RGS Athletic (T1) (AGG: 0-1)

Semi-Finals

Olympia FC (T1) 1-0 Seaton Town (T1)
Seaton Town (T1) 1-1 Olympia FC (T1) (AGG: 1-2)

Aswania Athletic (T3) 3-1 RGS Athletic (T1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 3-0 Aswania Athletic (T3) (AGG: 4-3)

Final

Olympia FC (T1) 1-0 RGS Athletic (T1)

ICELFA Youth League 12

Under-18 Imperial League Standings

   Team                              P  W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Lodger Juniors                   22  9  6   7  30  20  +10  33
 2 Pasturia JFC                     22  9  4   9  22  22   +0  31
 3 Capital Academy                  22  7  9   6  23  18   +5  30
 4 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  7  8   7  23  18   +5  29
 5 Tavernia Academy                 22  8  4  10  21  22   -1  28
 6 Marepacopolis JFC                22  6  6  10  16  20   -4  24
 7 New Tavernia Academy             22  6  5  11  26  37  -11  23
 8 Paddockia YFC                    22  6  4  12  14  26  -12  22

Under-18 Commonwealth League Standings

   Team                               P   W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia Academy                22  13  7  2  34  15  +19  46 Champions/Youth Cup
 2 Half Copper Academy               22   8 10  4  24  19   +5  34
 3 W-D School Academy                22   8  9  5  25  18   +7  33
 4 Jam Town YFC                      22   8  8  6  18  18   +0  32
 5 Aswania-Syrenia JFC               22   7 10  5  25  25   +0  31
 6 Benopia Juniors                   22   8  7  7  27  28   -1  31
 7 Micro-Macaronia Academy           22   6  6 10  24  35  -11  24
 8 Pedantic Revisionism Academy      22   5  7 10  22  33  -11  22

ICCS 13


MATCHDAY 1
Copper Communists SC 0-0 Olympia FC
Benopia AC 0-3 Pontifucia United
MATCHDAY 2
Pontifucia United 3-1 Copper Communists SC
Benopia AC 1-3 Olympia FC
MATCHDAY 3
Copper Communists SC 1-2 Benopia AC
Pontifucia United 4-3 Olympia FC


Group A Standings

   Team                      P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia United         3  3 0  0 10  4  +6  9
 2 Olympia FC                3  1 1  1  6  5  +1  4
 3 Benopia AC                3  1 0  2  3  7  -4  3
 4 Copper Communists SC      3  0 1  2  2  5  -3  1

MATCHDAY 1
Trurinar FC 0-1 FC Tavernia
Royal Jam FC 3-1 Marepacopolis FC
MATCHDAY 2
Marepacopolis FC 1-0 Trurinar FC
Royal Jam FC 2-0 FC Tavernia
MATCHDAY 3
Trurinar FC 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Marepacopolis FC 2-3 FC Tavernia


Group B Standings

   Team                  P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Royal Jam FC          3  3 0  0  7  1  +6  9
 2 FC Tavernia           3  2 0  1  4  4  +0  6
 3 Marepacopolis FC      3  1 0  2  4  6  -2  3
 4 Trurinar FC           3  0 0  3  0  4  -4  0

MATCHDAY 1
Athletic Finsentra 2-1 Northern Wind Athletic
NT United 0-2 Aswania Athletic
MATCHDAY 2
Aswania Athletic 0-1 Athletic Finsentra
NT United 1-4 Northern Wind Athletic
MATCHDAY 3
Athletic Finsentra 1-1 NT United
Aswania Athletic 3-3 Northern Wind Athletic


Group C Standings

   Team                        P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Athletic Finsentra          3  2 1  0  4  2  +2  7
 2 Northern Wind Athletic      3  1 1  1  8  6  +2  4
 3 Aswania Athletic            3  1 1  1  5  4  +1  4
 4 NT United                   3  0 1  2  2  7  -5  1

MATCHDAY 1
FM Town 1-1 Micronopia United
Seniors FC 1-1 RGS Athletic
MATCHDAY 2
RGS Athletic 4-1 FM Town
Seniors FC 1-3 Micronopia United
MATCHDAY 3
FM Town 3-1 Seniors FC
RGS Athletic 9-0 Micronopia United


Group D Standings

   Team                   P  W D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 RGS Athletic           3  2 1  0  14   2  +12  7
 2 FM Town                3  1 1  1   5   6   -1  4
 3 Micronopia United      3  1 1  1   4  11   -7  4
 4 Seniors FC             3  0 1  2   3   7   -4  1

Quarter-finals

Pontifucia United 2-1 FC Tavernia
Royal Jam FC 0-0 Olympic FC (0-1 AET)
Athletic Finsentra 1-2 FM Town
RGS Athletic 3-0 Northern Wind Athletic

Semi-finals

Pontifucia United 2-3 FM Town
RGS Athletic 2-0 Olympia FC

Final

RGS Athletic 5-2 FM Town

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 37

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Ursula Rankin (RGS Athletic) - 20 goals
2: Spomenko Ivančić (Nile Bridge) - 15 goals (28 games)
=3: Werdickley Safadão (Norrion Rovers) - 15 goals (30 games)
=3: Marlon Rowlinson (Olympia FC) - 15 goals (30 games)
5: D'Arcy Leclerc (FM Town) - 13 goals (23 games)

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Man Jin Kang (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists (30 games)
=1: Osbaldo Bevan (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists (30 games)
3: Kenyon Lacroix (RGS Athletic) - 8 assists (23 games)
4: Samantha King (Olympia FC) - 8 assists (25 games)
5: Yann per Elouan (RGS Athletic) - 8 assists (28 games)

Goal of the Season
Oriel Welton - Copper Communists 2-0 Seniors FC (MD15, FT: 5-1)

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Ursula Rankin (RGS Athletic) - Brenecia
2: Spomenko Ivančić (Nile Bridge) - Pasarga
3: Jiří Kurek (VLC FC) - Pasarga
4: Szilvia Benkó (VLC FC) - Pasarga
5: Andrew Ford (Norrion Rovers) - Osarius

Young Player of the Season
1: Nataša Horvat - Olympia FC
2: Maelynn McCartney - Royal Jam FC
3: Ya'qoob Mohd - UR Town

Manager of the Season
1: Semih Loiseau - VLC FC
2: Harley Sadek - RGS Athletic
3: Reine Leslie - Norrion Rovers

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Marvella Allam - VLC FC
2: Gordana Stanic - Royal Jam FC
3: Mac Stevenson - Norrion Rovers

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Ursula Rankin - RGS Athletic
2: Spomenko Ivančić - Nile Bridge
3: Kenyon Lacroix - RGS Athletic
4: Dylan Bell Jnr - VLC FC
5: Osbaldo Bevan - RGS Athletic

Team of the Season

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                                              Ursula Rankin      Spomenko Ivančić
                                              (RGS Athletic)      (Nile Bridge)

                                              Kenyon Lacroix       Osbaldo Bevan     
                                              (RGS Athletic)      (RGS Athletic)     

                           Man Jin Kang                  Ruwayd Robb                Ljubo Mihaljević
                          (RGS Athletic)                  (FM Town)                   (Olympia FC)

                                    Dylan Bell Jnr      Darrion Moffat         Kurt Wallace
                                       (VLC FC)         (Royal Jam FC)       (Norrion Rovers)

                                                        Marvella Allam
                                                           (VLC FC)

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