Filindostan 3–1 AbristanCahya (6.5)
Graci (6.5) -- Braham (7) -- Buknoy (6.5) -- Dwi (7.5)
Edna (6) -- Casanova (6.5) -- Mordecai (7) -- Bilhah (6)
Bienvenido (8) -- Rai Sanada (6.5)
Subs used: Johnpaul (5.5) for Buknoy (71')
E. Sormin (6) for Dwi (74')
Hasna (5) for Bilhah (82')
Filindostan National Stadium, San Marco, Filindostan
Scorers: Bienvenido 3', 14', Mordecai 65' :: El Abassi 87'
Ethel Toh's first match in charge of the Pula Garuda ended up in a 3-1 win against Abristan. She fielded an entirely different starting eleven from the one who lost to Cassadaigua last matchday.
Bienvenido opened scoring after just three minutes, and was able to double his tally eleven minutes later. Mordecai effectively put the contest to rest when he scored a half volley just at the edge of the penalty box to give the Esportivan nation their first win of the campaign and climb out of bottom position in the Group 14 table on four points.North Quadana 1–2 FilindostanAbram (7)
Graci (6) -- Braham (7.5) -- Johnpaul (6.5) -- E. Sormin (6)
Sutikno (8)
Edna (6) -- Mordecai (8) -- Bilhah (6.5)
Bienvenido (5.5) -- Ina (7)
Subs used: Buknoy (5) for Braham (68')
Dwi (7) for E. Sormin (70')
Rai Sanada (-) for Bienvenido (88')
North Quadana
Scorers: Senzo 81' :: Ina 18', Dwi 76'
The interim manager named some changes as well as a change in formation from a 4-4-2 to a 4-1-3-2, with Sutikno inserted into the lineup.
Like the last match, it was the Filindos who drew first blood, with Ina Teterissa opening the scoring at 18 minutes. North Quadana were a tough side to score against in their own turf, and it took the teams changing sides and 31 minutes from the start of the second half to put the hosts to the sword with Dwi's controlled ground shot eventually getting past Kouji Kitano for the second goal. Captain Oyakawa Senzo scored a consolation for the hosts, who become one of the victims of the Toh's Filindostani onslaught as she led the Pula Garuda to their second win in two...Filindostan 2–0 TiiwarkAbram (8)
Graci (7.5) -- Braham (8) -- Johnpaul (7) -- E. Sormin (6.5)
Sutikno (8)
Edna (8.5) -- Mordecai (8) -- Bilhah (6.5)
Bienvenido (7.5) -- Ina (6)
Subs used: Buknoy (6) for Braham (74')
Dwi (5.5) for E. Sormin (74')
Rai Sanada (7) for Bienvenido (76')
Filindostan National Stadium, San Marco, Filindostan
Scorers: Bienvenido 8', Rai Sanada 89'
...and make it three of three.
Rarely does Filindostan score early goals, but when they do, they just... score. Bienvenido adds to his goal tally with another one of his signature bicycle kicks, that gave Xiitas Wiiliaq no chance whatsoever. Rather than having difficulties breaking the resolute Tiiwark side, the Filindos were more of wasteful in taking their chances, either by tame shots by Ina or Bienvenido, or the wayward shots of Mordecai and Sutikno that never troubled Wiiliaq.
It would take a sub to score the second goal, with Rai Sanada scoring the goal to keep Tiiwark rooted as one of the bottom three teams, and elevate Filindostan to fourth in Group 14, a nice regovery given that they were bottom of the pile just three matchdays ago. It was also the first match in the qualifying campaign where the manager kept the same starting eleven as the previous match.
Schedule - 1st half of WC82Q
MD1: at Starblaydia - Jhanna (Stadii Di Bradini) - Draw, 1-1
MD2: at Polkopia - Peeto (Marshupov Arena) - Loss, 3-5
MD3: vs Omerica - San Marco (Filindostan National Stadium) - Loss, 3-4
MD4: at Cassadaigua - Concord Heights (Concord Heights Stadium) - Loss, 1-4
MD5: vs Abristan - San Marco (Filindostan National Stadium) - Win, 3-1
MD6: at North Quadana - Undisclosed location in North Quadana - Win, 2-1
MD7: vs Tiiwark - San Marco (Filindostan National Stadium) - Win, 2-0
MD8: at Britaen - to be announced
MD9: vs The Sherpa Empire - San Marco (Filindostan National Stadium)