Maple Leaf Bowl III - Everything Thread

[Estope]

Matchday 3

Group A
Miley World 27–43 Saintland
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec 28–29 Shemiki

Group A                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Saintland                     3   3  0  116  53 +63    9
2 Miley World                   3   1  2  100  79 +21    3
3 The Royal Kingdom of Quebec   3   1  2   84  91  −7    3
4 Shemiki                       3   1  2   35 112 −77    3

Group B
Estenia 53–14 Jeckland
New Wolfopolis 14–50 Camerania

Group B                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Estenia                       3   3  0  166  40 +126    9
2 Camerania                     3   2  1  104  85 +19    6
3 Jeckland                      3   1  2   81 115 −34    3
4 New Wolfopolis                3   0  3   48 159 −111    0

Group C
Londinium Monarchs 49–0 Britonisea
Murbley Mighty Chillers 3–53 Kriegiersien

Group C                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Kriegiersien                  3   3  0  134  47 +87    9
2 Londinium Monarchs            3   2  1  144  50 +94    6
3 Murbley Mighty Chillers       3   1  2   51 142 −91    3
4 Britonisea                    3   0  3   38 128 −90    0

Group D
Nassau-Hessen 46–30 Jachaelter
Estope 27–12 Actuno

Group D                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Nassau-Hessen                 3   3  0  130  76 +54    9
2 Estope                        3   1  2   84  75  +9    3
3 Jachaelter                    3   1  2   80  98 −18    3
4 Actuno                        3   1  2   53  98 −45    3

[Estenia]

Estenian destroys Jeckland



Estenian Players Celebrating after the end of the game

After the massive win against New Wolfopolis and the very good win against Camerania, Estenia destroys Jeckland, a former opponent from the World Bowl which they had won all the games there too. In this game now, Estenia won 53-14 the weak team of Jeckland who came from a win against the weaker New Wolfopolis. Estenia was very good on the pitch, as they dominated from the first quarter. Estenia is keeping a very good form lately, as they play very well after the 3 month ending of the Canadian Football League which gave the players more energy than excpected. Anyway, let's see the other favourites. Saintland, is still unbeaten, this time, they won Miley World with 27-43, Kriegiersien still undefeated to its group this time by winning Murbley Mighty Chillers with 3-53 and Nassau-Hessen won Jachaelter with 46-30.

[Cymrea]

Monarchs Shut Out Britonisea

Londinium quarterback Stan Gelbaugh threw for over two hundred yards and three touchdowns.

(AP) Londinium, Cymrea - The Monarchs notched their second win last night with a 49-0 victory against Group C rivals Britonisea. The win puts Londinium firmly in second place in Group C heading into the second half of group play. Head coach Ron Lancaster called the Britonisea offence difficult to handle, citing uncommon good fortune in keeping their opponents off the board.

Londinium QB Stan Gelbaugh put in another stellar performance throwing 28 of 30 with no interceptions and three touchdowns. His favourite receiver on the night was Andre Riley who caught 16 passes for over a hundred yards. The Monarchs defence was also on their game with Gage Serran setting the example; the linebacker sacked the Britonisea pivot three times, putting his three game total at seven, and leading Group C - possibly the tournament.

A number of players traded jerseys at the end of the game, a tradition more common among rugby players, and a sportsman's gesture of respect.

The Monarchs head next to Murbley with their sights set on a second win in the home-and-home series against the Mighty Chillers.

[Miley World]

Miley World lose 43-27 against Saintland in the Maple Leaf Bowl III

The smilers played against one of the best team in this tournamanent, Saintland, and we lost 43-27. Saintland scored 5 touchdowns, 2 field goals and 1 safety. Miley World scored 3 touchdowns and 2 field goals. Saintland scored the first two touchdowns of the game in the first quarter, King Petrus XX passed to Matthaeus Epidius for 28 yards and to Matthaeus Favonius for 18 yards and the score was 14-0 for Saintland. Both teams made a field goal each and it was 17-3. Saintland scored another touchdown on a 16 yards run by Andreas Tuccius and Miley World finally scored a touchdown on a 26 yards pass by Alan Miller to Alexandre Boulay. Saintland scored another touchdown, on a 22 yards pas by King Petrus XX to Ioannes Lusius. The score was 31-10 at the halftime. Miley World scored a touchdown early in the 3rd quarter,it was a 12 yards pass by Alan Miller to Brandon Baldwin. Saintland's offense was stopped on the next drive and Josephus Polus punted the ball inside the 20. Alan Miller was sacked by Georgius Didius in his own end zone so its two points for Saintland. Saintland followed with a 11 yards run by Andreas Tuccius for a touchdown. The score was 40-17 after 3 quarters. Miley World started the 4th quarter with a 33 yards field goal followed with a 31 yards pass by Alan Miller to Sean Taylor and the score was 40-27. Saintland followed with a 28 yards field goal and the final score was 43-27 for Saintland.

Miley World fought hard but it wasn't enought against one of the top team. The smilers next game will be against The Royal Kingdom of Québec, who lost 29-28 against Shemiki yesterday. Québec beat Miley World 32-28 in the 1st game of the tournament.

[Camerania]

*fun sports show intro with music n stuff*
"Hello, and welcome to the Gridiron Report on the Cameranian Sports Network, I'm Kara Lundgren. Today, we go again to Estope for our fourth game of the Maple Leaf Bowl, agains Jeckland. We faced them in our first game of the tournament, which resulted in a victory by us. Currently, they are in last in our group, which means that we should likely do well again, as we're doing quite well in our group, second only to the strong-as-steel team from Estenia. If we win this game, it will give us a wider berth for the unfortunately probable loss against Estenia tomorrow, especially if we get a lot of points. Overall, we've really just been surprised by how well our debut is going, because gridiron football of any kind is relatively unheard of in our nation. Perhaps we mat see a change in its popularity, and then again, it may just be like Water Polo after we medaled in our first Olympics, and stay the same. Time will tell, like with our games tonight and tomorrow. We'll bring you an update tomorrow, to get pumped to play Estenia. Until then, I'm Kara Lundgren. "

[Estope]

Matchday 4

Group A
Saintland 49–6 Shemiki
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec 27–36 Miley World

Group A                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Saintland                     4   4  0  165  59 +106   12
2 Miley World                   4   2  2  136 106 +30    6
3 The Royal Kingdom of Quebec   4   1  3  111 127 −16    3
4 Shemiki                       4   1  3   41 161 −120    3

Group B
Jeckland 9–47 Camerania
New Wolfopolis 17–44 Estenia

Group B                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Estenia                       4   4  0  210  57 +153   12
2 Camerania                     4   3  1  151  94 +57    9
3 Jeckland                      4   1  3   90 162 −72    3
4 New Wolfopolis                4   0  4   65 203 −138    0

Group C
Britonisea 7–53 Kriegiersien
Murbley Mighty Chillers 20–37 Londinium Monarchs

Group C                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Kriegiersien                  4   4  0  187  54 +133   12
2 Londinium Monarchs            4   3  1  181  70 +111    9
3 Murbley Mighty Chillers       4   1  3   71 179 −108    3
4 Britonisea                    4   0  4   45 181 −136    0

Group D
Jachaelter 32–33 Actuno
Estope 23–29 Nassau-Hessen

Group D                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Nassau-Hessen                 4   4  0  159  99 +60   12
2 Actuno                        4   2  2   86 130 −44    6
3 Estope                        4   1  3  107 104  +3    3
4 Jachaelter                    4   1  3  112 131 −19    3

[Estenia]

Estenian wins... again

Estenia wins again and maybe qualifies for the Quarter Finals. This time the victim was New Wolfopolis which was our favourite for that goup, we beat New Wolfopolis with the score of 17-44 in an exciting away match. Most fans in the stadium were Estenians and they were cheering. From 65.000 fans in the stadium, 45.000 were Estenians, a whole Estenian Flag was at the Estenian side. Estenians proved superior in that match and as Cameranian Sports Network said, we are strong-as-steel. I hope we can get the Maple Leaf Bowl as we do an excellent debut but also we need to stop Saintland's superiority on that tournament. Next Game is against Camerania, until then see you next time.

[Cymrea]

Monarchs Sweep Mighty Chillers

After four games in the Third Maple Leaf Bowl, the Londinium Monarchs are solidly in second place in Group C. Last night's win against Murbley clinched a berth in the second round; even if Londinium loses the next two and third-place Murbley wins the next two, Londinium gets the nod with the home-and-home series sweep.

The Monarchs currently have the third-ranked offence with 181 points scored, and fourth best defence with only 70 points allowed. Both of these stats top undefeated Nassau-Hessen, who lead Group D.

Coach Lancaster said after the game, "You can feel the excitement in the locker room - we're gaining momentum. The guys can see a clear shot at the title and they're pumped. We're playing better with each game, learning from our own mistakes and capitalising on those of our opponents. Someone's going to have to stop us or we're going to claim the Maple Leaf Bowl."

Thousands of the Monarchs' hardcore fans, the Royal Army, made the trip to cheer on their team. Their trademark bagpipes skirled in the seats and the Mexican Wave made dozens of circuits around the stadium.

The Monarchs play Kriegiersien next, and look to break even in their series. A win against the top team in Group C would be a tremendous boost to Londinium's record and momentum both.

[Camerania]

*fun sports intro yeah*
"Good day, and welcome to the Gridiron Report on the Cameranian Sports Network, I'm Kara Lundgren. Last night, Camerania had a rousing victory over Jeckland, after some amazing plays, which really took the efforts of the entire team. The crowds last night in Estope at the game were insanely rowdy, thanks to the efforts of our team's administration handing out flags and t-shirts to anyone who wanted them, and I think even some Jeckland fans did. This campaign had helped to really build enthusiasm for our team, and everyone goes crazy for the blue and gold! Our win against Jeckland gave us a nice cushion to remain in second place, as we go into our game tonight against Estenia. It's really going to take all we can muster to even prevent Estenia from scoring large amounts of points, as they've been the group leader for this whole tournament, making themselves into an impenetrable wall. The focus tonight wiLloyd be to defend against them, but a win is always what we want most! We'll have to wait and see after tonight. I'll see you on the next Gridiron Report, I'm Kara Lundgren, thanks for watching. "

[Estope]

Matchday 5

Group A
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec 31–57 Saintland
Miley World 31–24 Shemiki

Group A                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Saintland                     5   5  0  222  90 +132   15
2 Miley World                   5   3  2  167 130 +37    9
3 The Royal Kingdom of Quebec   5   1  4  142 184 −42    3
4 Shemiki                       5   1  4   65 192 −127    3

Group B
New Wolfopolis 43–28 Jeckland
Estenia 34–35 Camerania

Group B                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Estenia                       5   4  1  244  92 +152   12
2 Camerania                     5   4  1  186 128 +58   12
3 Jeckland                      5   1  4  118 205 −87    3
4 New Wolfopolis                5   1  4  108 231 −123    3

Group C
Murbley Mighty Chillers 48–14 Britonisea
Londinium Monarchs 48–22 Kriegiersien

Group C                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Londinium Monarchs            5   4  1  229  92 +137   12
2 Kriegiersien                  5   4  1  209 102 +107   12
3 Murbley Mighty Chillers       5   2  3  119 193 −74    6
4 Britonisea                    5   0  5   59 229 −170    0

Group D
Estope 33–24 Jachaelter
Nassau-Hessen 52–21 Actuno

Group D                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Nassau-Hessen                 5   5  0  211 120 +91   15
2 Estope                        5   2  3  140 128 +12    6
3 Actuno                        5   2  3  107 182 −75    6
4 Jachaelter                    5   1  4  136 164 −28    3

[Cymrea]

Monarchs Continue To Surge

Jeff Alexander scores his third TD of the night.

(Reuters) Londinium, Cymrea - The Royal Army were jubilant in the streets after last night's victory over Kriegiersien. As expected, the Monarchs came out swinging, and held their opponents to just two majors in the first half. A third touchdown and touchback put Kriegiersien up 22-17 early in the third quarter, but five unanswered touchdowns and a field goal launched Londinium into the lead for good.

Linebacker Gage Serran tallied three more sacks, and cornerback Irvin Smith intercepted Bud Hill twice. On the offensive side, Gelbaugh rang up a hundred and twelve yards in passing while the two running backs, Jeff Alexander and Judd Garret put on a clinic with a combined three hundred and sixty rushing yards and six touchdowns.

Coach Lancaster was optimistic that the Monarchs could finish group play with a fifth win and carry their momentum into the quarterfinals. "It's just electric on the sidelines," he said. "This confidence just builds and carries us forward. Stan (Gelbaugh) is having a hell of a tournament and our offence is firing on all cylinders. Defensively, I only have good things to say. This team is a serious contender."

It's hard to argue with you, Ron. All Cymrea is watching - and we like what we're seeing!

[Camerania]

*same fun sportsy intro again, people throwing footballs, all that jazz*
Good afternoon and welcome to the Gridiron Report on the Cameranian Sports Network, I'm Kara Lundgren. I sure hope you tuned into last night's game against Estenia, because it was a damn exciting one! The Stars were suffering early in the first quarter, giving Estenia an early lead that lasted until the middle of the third quarter, when our team surged, like an awoken beast, and managed to pull of an incredibly tense 1-point win! This is amazing news, as it leaves us, other than point differential, equally ranked in our group alongside Estenia. This win was the greatest thing that we could have asked for in this tournament, as it shows that we have similar resolve to Estenia, who before we're seen as unbeatabme. I think mow the whole group sees that we're just as capable, and our team couldn't have done it without being inspired by wonderful fans! We saw those flags waving in the stands last night, and we heard the cheers drowning out the Estenia fans! Great work to the fans and the team! Today we once again face New Wolfopolis, whom we handily defeated in our last meeting. This game is the last of the group stage, so here's hoping we can pull off something good! Until next time, I'm Kara Lundgren.

[Estenia]

First Loss, we congratulate Camerania, a good opponent

Yes we lost our first game against Camrania but there's still one to go, next game is against Jeckland but let's talk about this non-surprisable score. Estenia lost with 34-35 in a match full of scoring and fun, both teams had fun and both teams gave hand after the end, Estenians knew that they had a very competitive opponent in front of them. After the last point Camerania scored, it was impossible for us to turn the score to our favour but we helped make the match have more flavour. Let's see the unbeaten Saintland, favourite for this tournament... again. Saintland won Quebec and I think they clinched a spot to the Quarter finals so did Nassau-Hessen, today we must win for to keep our first place and wish for New Wolfopolis to play harsh against Camerania. Even with a loss our team, has scored more points than any team with 244 and with difference from Second most offnsive team, of Londinium Monarchs who socre 229 points.

[Miley World]

Miley World wins against Shemiki!

The Smilers have won 31-24 against Shemiki, but it's still not sure if we are qualified or not for the quarter finals. Shemiki were the first to score at 10:38 when Quarter Back #1 passed to Wide Receiver #2 for 27 yards. Miley World answered with a 22 yards touchdown pass by Alan Miller to Colt Dunlap. In the 2nd quarter, Shemiki scored another touchdown, it was a 16 yards pass by Quarter Back #1 to Tigh End #1. Shemiki added a field goal and it was 17-7. Miley World scored a touchdown right after the three minutes warning on a 9 yards pass by Alan Miller to Pedro Jimenez, the fullback.The score was 17-14 at the halftime for Shemiki.

Miley World received the ball at the start of the 3rd quarter but didn't scored. On the next drive, Quarter Back #1's pass intended to Wide Receiver #1 was intercepted by Floyd West and he returned it to Shemiki's 18 yards line. Alan Miller followed with a 18 yards touchdown pass to Sean Taylor and the Floyds were leading 21-17. Shemiki took the lead again when Wide Receiver #3 caught Quarter Back #1's pass and ran to the end zone for 42 yards. It was 24-21 for Shemiki at the end of the 3rd quarter. Here is Miley World's winning drive that followed Shemiki's touchdown:

Kicker #1 makes the kickoff, Cédric Babin returns it to the 38 yards line.
1st and 10: Alan Miller pass incomplete intended to Alexandre Boulay
2nd and 10: Alan Miller passes for 14 yards to Colt Dunlap
1st and 10: Darrell Thomas runs for 6 yards
Ends of the 3rd quarter
2nd and 4: Alan Miller passes to Darrell Thomas for 4 yards
1st and 10: Darrell Thomas runs for 4 yards
2nd and 10: Alan Miller pass incomplete intended to Sean Taylor. PENALTY TO SHEMIKI pass interference to Corner Back #2. No play and ball was placed at the 14 yards line in Shemiki territory.
1st and 10: Alan Miller passes to Brandon Baldwin for 11 yards
1st and goal at the 3rd yards line: Darrell Thomas runs for 2 yards
2nd and goal at the 1st yard line: Jason Robbins runs for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN MILEY WORLD.

The score was 28-24 for Miley World at this time. The smilers added 3 points when Mike Romano's 39 yards field goal was good and the final score was 31-24 for Miley World.

Next game

Miley World's next game is against Saintland, one of the two undefeated teams in the tournament. The game will be played at the Freeport Field in Twin Brooks, Estope.

[Estope]

Matchday 6

Group A
Saintland 27–17 Miley World
Shemiki 10–46 The Royal Kingdom of Quebec

Group A                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Saintland                     6   6  0  249 107 +142   18
2 Miley World                   6   3  3  184 157 +27    9
3 The Royal Kingdom of Quebec   6   2  4  188 194  −6    6
4 Shemiki                       6   1  5   75 238 −163    3

Group B
Jeckland 6–42 Estenia
Camerania 55–17 New Wolfopolis

Group B                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Estenia                       6   5  1  286  98 +188   15
2 Camerania                     6   5  1  241 145 +96   15
3 Jeckland                      6   1  5  124 247 −123    3
4 New Wolfopolis                6   1  5  125 286 −161    3

Group C
Britonisea 14–46 Londinium Monarchs
Kriegiersien 52–4 Murbley Mighty Chillers

Group C                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Londinium Monarchs            6   5  1  275 106 +169   15
2 Kriegiersien                  6   5  1  261 106 +155   15
3 Murbley Mighty Chillers       6   2  4  123 245 −122    6
4 Britonisea                    6   0  6   73 275 −202    0

Group D
Jachaelter 11–43 Nassau-Hessen
Actuno 19–31 Estope

Group D                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Nassau-Hessen                 6   6  0  254 131 +123   18
2 Estope                        6   3  3  171 147 +24    9
3 Actuno                        6   2  4  126 213 −87    6
4 Jachaelter                    6   1  5  147 207 −60    3

Quarterfinal Matchups
1. Saintland vs 8. Estope - JP United Park
4. Londinium Monarchs vs 5. Camerania* - Freeport Field
3. Estenia vs 6. Kriegiersien* - Smithfield Dome
2. Nassau-Hessen vs 7. Miley World - Ultra Bank Field

Camerania and Kriegiersien were switched so as not to force any rematches of the group stage until the finals.

[Cymrea]

Monarchs Finish Strong And Atop Group C

(Reuters) Londinium, Cymrea - Ron Lancaster has been saying for the past week and a half that the Monarchs are serious contenders. His words proved true last night as Londinium not only won their final game in group play, sweeping Britonisea, they finished at the top of the standings in Group C. With a highly productive offence ranked 2nd in the tournament, and a stifling defence also ranked 2nd (both behind Estenia), the Monarchs look to be nigh unstoppable heading into their quarterfinal game against a solid Camerania team. Looking ahead, Coach Lancaster has been studying films on the Stars' games while also granting the Monarchs players a well deserved day of rest with practice resuming tomorrow.

Cameranian fans are among the most supportive in the tournament and it promises to be a deafening atmosphere at Freeport Field when the Royal Army clash with them vocally in the stands. Said one fan, "We heard of the last minute change to the schedule, and that we'd be playing Camerania." His mates cheered boisterously at his words. "It's going to be a bloody brilliant game!"

Canadian football fans all across Cymrea seem to agree, and have been viewing the games in record numbers. CBC Sports reports over 17 million Cymreans watched the Monarchs beat Britonisea for the second time. Even more are expected to tune in for the quarterfinals.

The Monarchs themselves are peaking at just the right time. Heading into the playoffs, quarterback Stan Gelbaugh has been putting on a passing clinic, while Jeff Alexander is scoring almost at will when Londinium are in the Red Zone. With their potent Spread Offence - characterised by the no-huddle Inside and Outside Zone Read - the Monarchs have made physical conditioning a primary factor in the game. It's Londinium's impressive endurance that just wears out opponents' defences. Also of note, the Monarchs' time of possession is remarkably low, given how many yards are produced and touchdowns scored. This is a direct result of their lightning-fast and absolutely relentless style of play - the Monarchs score quickly and often. Their methodical defence keeps opponents' offences stalling. With these strategies combined, Londinium is a formidable foe.

The Royal Army and Cymreans everywhere will be cheering our boys on. Go Monarchs!

Gelbaugh jerseys are a hot trend in Cymrea.

[Miley World]

Miley Sports Network

Jim: "Welcome back on MSN and let's talk to Floyd Washington in Estope"

Floyd: "yo wut up dude lol"

Jim: "Hi Floyd! Did Miley World beat Saintland? And are we qualified for the quarterfinals?"

Floyd: "nah we didint beat saintland we loss 27-17 butt were qualified lol"

Jim: "At least we're qualified. Who is Miley World's opponent in the quarter finals?"

Floyd: "I fink its nassau-hessen its a team we swep two times in baseball butt i fink theyre better in moose football then in baseball i fink lol"

Jim: "Ok well if we swept them in baseball, we can beat them in Moose Football. Any change to the line up by the way."

Floyd: "yeah dominique ah you is sidelined wiff a nose injury so garrett williamson will tak his spot on the team lol"

Jim: "Ok thanks for your time. Let's do a commercial break and after the break we'll talk with William MacIntosh, our soccer correspondent, who just arrived in San Jose Guayabal."

Floyd: "hey am gunna cover soccer too after the football ternament ill b joinign william in san josse gwayaball lol"

Jim: "Cool when the the first game of the World Cup starts?

Floyd: "it starts on july 22nd so tomarrow ill be travellign to el roblar sjg bye train from port falls lol"

Jim: "Nice, but who'se gonna cover the end of the Maple Leaf Bowl"

Floyd: "no one i fink it dosent need 2 b covered cuz its not real football lol"

Jim: "Lol ok we need to go to a commercial break and we'll talk to William after the break."

[Shemiki]

OOC: Wow, sorry guys. Was away for a week and didn't see this. Will RP the remaining games.

VERY BELATEDLY:

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Head Coach: Marc Faure (49)
Offensive Coordinator: Augustin Mullins (51)
Defensive Coordinator: Charles Caron (50)

Starters:

Offense
QB: Guillaume Herbert (7)
RB: Nathanaël Cousineau (2)
WR: Gilbert Roche (4)
WR: Philippe Faucheux (5)
WR: Hugues Tailler (6)
TE: Émile Montagne (3)
RT: Gaubert Bonnay (8)
LT: Gaspard Roche (9)
RG: Amaury Guillory (1)
LG: Sacha St Pierre (10)
C: Barnabé Delacroix (11)

Defense
SS: Gérard Paquet (12)
FS: Edgard Leclerc (28)
CB: Michel Sauveterre (20)
CB: Ghislain Maçon (17)
OLB: Guy Durant (25)
MLB: Gaubert Hébert (18)
OLB: Honoré Cloutier (19)
RE: Évariste Archambault (29)
LE: Damien Michaud (14)
DT: Narcisse Bonheur (30)
DT: Cyril Desrosiers (13)

[Estenia]

Estenia to the Quarter Finals

Estenia qualified to the quarter finals after a 1st place finish on Group B. Their victim was Jeckland where they won with 6-42 and they continue to the quarter finals. But firstly let's check the results of Estenia. They started by winning New Wolfopolis with 75-7, which immediately gave them the first palce of the group, second game and win was against Camerania with 19-38, it was a tough match. 3rd matchday and win was against Jeckland with 53-14, 4 game was against New Wolfopolis which we won with 17-44 next game and the only loss of the tournament was against Camerania with 34-35 and las game was against Jeckland which we won with 6-42 and a Qualification to the Quarter Finals. Now let's see our opponen't results. Kriegiersien started with a win against Britonesia against 48-14, continued with a win against Londinium Monarchs with 33-30 and COntinued with a massive 3-53 win against Murbley Mighty Chillers, 4th match day was against Britonesia which they easily won with 7-53, 5th Mtachday had a surprise for them because they lost to Londinium Monarchs or Cyllea with 48-22 and fell to the 2nd place of the group. Last game was against Murbley Mighty Chillers which they won with 52-4. Please also note that Kriegiersien is the 2nd best team of the tournament after the surprising absence of Texacano.

[Cymrea]

To: The fans and players of Camerania Stars
From: The Royal Army of Londinium - hardcore Monarchs fans
Re: Some friendly smack-talk!

The Friendly Smack Talk!

[Camerania]

*Super fun sports intro yay*
Good day, and welcome to a very special Gridiron Report on the Cameranian Sports Network, I'm Kara Lundgren. Our Stars have made it to the Quarter Finals of their first Maple Leaf Bowl!!! This is so amazing, and something we could never have anticipated when going into this. Honestly, it had seemed that this would simply be an opportunity to become more active in the world and say "Hey, we're here" to the other nations of the world, and to just get ourselves ranked and in the fold, but now we've had real success! Our team has said time and again that they're always inspired to play as hard as they can, when they hear all of the loyal Cameranians in the stands, and see our colours waving proudly in the stands. Now, we face the Londinium Monarchs, of Cymrea, a very good team from a very good nation. Folks, I think as fans you're going to get a run for your money, because Cymrean fans are almost as supportive as you have been, but they can't compare to Cameranians who are united to support anything! In an effort to show support even better, and to make sure that we can drown out the Cymrean cheers to try to bring our Stars to victory, the team has unveiled an awesome promotion, much like in the game against Estenia, but this time, in addition to flags--which are mostly small flags, but about one in every fifty fans gets a large flag with a small pole to wave proudly-- we'll be handing out t-shirts and foam fingers, so be sure to get there and be ready to be rowdy!

Now, Cymrea's team, the Monarchs, are a damn good team. Frankly, they're statistically better than us, they've got the second-best offense and defense, after Estenia. But you know what? We beat Estenia when it came down to it! If we can beat the number one, we can beat the number two, especially if our amazing fans are as rowdy as they were against Estenia, then the Cymreans and all of the other nations in this tournament will see that we're a super strong force to be reckoned with! This means that our Stars will have to fight the hardest they've ever fought in a game, but we all should realize that even if we aren't successful, that doesn't mean we shouldn't be appreciative of all our team has done in their debut run. We'll have to wait and see if they can pull it off, until next time, I'm Kara Lundgren, and LET'S GO STARS!!!!

[Estope]

Quarterfinals

Saintland 48–24 Estope
Londinium Monarchs 35–5 Camerania
Estenia 57–26 Kriegiersien
Nassau-Hessen 35–41 Miley World

Semifinal Matchups
Saintland vs. Londinium Monarchs - Inzer-Bare Stadium
Estenia vs Miley World - West Memorial Stadium

[Estenia]

Estenia goes to the Semi-Finals

It's just unbelievable, Estenia in it's first ever Maple Leaf Bowl, goes to the semi-finals. The victim this time was Krigiersien, a favourite for the tournament but like the previous time, they disqualified to the Quarter-Finals. Estenia won Krigiersien with 57-26 and it was an amazing match full of intresting points. The few Estenians that came to Estope, were cheering for their team louder than anyone. Estenians found every way they could find and Estenians scored 57 points which is pretty good. Next game is against Miley World. Let's see Miley World's result. They won Nassau-Hessen with 35-41 which is increadibly surprising as Nassau-Hessen finished first on their group beatless and a team who's got 3 wins and 3 lossses comes and stops their way. Let's see the other 2 results, Saintland remains unbeatena and wins Estope with 48-24 and Londinium Monarchs won Camerania with 35-5.

[Cymrea]

Monarchs Are Through To the Semifinals!

Maple Bowl III - Londinium Monarchs

(Reuters) Londinium, Cymrea - Jubilation is the word in the Cymrean sports world this morning, after last night's win over the Cameranian Stars. Every victory has been an historic one for the Monarchs, playing in their first Maple Leaf Bowl tournament. This one marks the first playoff win for Londinium who are now just two wins from hoisting the Bowl as champions.

Coach Lancaster has nothing but praise for the Cameranians. "They played a heck of a game out there. Even when we got up a couple of scores on them, they never gave up, never let us get any easy yards. We had to work for this one, but it's another clear demonstration of just how potent the Spread Offence can be."

The fans in the stands had a friendly match of their own, with the results too close to call. Much like their team, the Stars fans never lost hope or let up. The stadium was absolutely rocking, with decibel levels rivalling any concert - or jet aircraft!

Next up is Saintland, and this could be the Monarchs' toughest game yet, arguably even tougher than a match-up with Estenia or Miley World. But the Monarchs themselves seem pretty confident. "Oh, yeah, man...we can almost taste that Maple, baby," said seemingly unstoppable running back Jeff Alexander. "We're gonna keep pounding and rolling and running that other team down. Saintland is a great team with some great players, but their game against Estope showed they can be scored on, and they can be beat. And that's just what we're gonna try and do."

This has been a groundbreaking run for Londinium and so many Cymreans are caught up in Monarch Fever. Nearly 28 million tuned in last night, and CBC Sports projects that as many as 35 million will watch the semifinals. Whatever the outcome, the Monarchs have already won many fans at home, and have verbally committed to a Maple Bowl IV should there be one.

Go Monarchs!

[Estope]

Semifinals

Saintland 36–20 Londinium Monarchs
Estenia 27–37 Miley World

Third Place Game (Tomorrow)
Londinium Monarchs vs Estenia - Ultra Bank Field

Finals (Thursday)
Saintland vs Miley World - Freeport Field