Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:51 pm
I present to you guys: Xannerian Memes!
Filindostan can't be the only memer in Group A
Filindostan can't be the only memer in Group A
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
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Cup of Harmony 76: Filindostan and hosts Xanneria in 'must-win' showdown
Palace City, XANNERIA - It just took one loss for the Pula Garuda at the hands of the Bear-belles to blow Group A wide open.
After Filindostan lost their Matchday 4 encounter against Bears Armed, the former Baptism of Fire champions have now been the favorite to miss the round of 16 altogether, with a showdown against hosts Xanneria looming in the shadows. A win would have surely put the Filindos to the Round of 16, but the loss, complemented by a Xanneria win over Terre Septentrionale, have put the hosts to the top of Group A with 7 points, level with the 64th ranked team in the multiverse, and the 58th ranked one, with the Bear-belles just a point behind.
This opens up uncertainty to a whole new level, and ensure that all the three matches in Group A in the final matchday will be important on who will be in consideration for possible three berths to the Round of 16 from the group. Alongside the aforementioned showdown, Terre Septentrionale faces Razneta at Catalan City, while Bears Armed remain in Hawthorne to face The Sarian, which puts the pressure not only to Filindostan, but also to their opponents playing in front of an expectant crowd.
A loss for either team will put them at risk of falling down to as low as fourth place in the group, missing consideration for the Round of 16 altogether, with both the other contenders winning a plausible outcome. The winner of the match will also ensure direct qualification to the round of 16, with the hosts ensuring top of the group if they win and Filindostan needing a worse result for their Matchday 3 opponents to win the group. A draw in this match will more likely hurt the hosts than their Esportivan counterparts iff Terre Septentrionale manage to win and break the deadlock on points between the three teams, and worse, the hosts will unceremoniously be out of the tournament if the Bear-belles manage to also win their match.
Despite this, Krisna Hendra Sudirman have vowed to beat the hosts in front of their home crowd come Matchday 5 and continue their quest for a second silverware.
Pitch condition 'ensured' to be good for the crucial match
The pitch condition at Xannerian stadiums played a major part in setting the outcome of several matches, including Filindostan's 1-1 draw with Terre Septentrionale on Matchday 3. The Filindostani delegation have asked Xannerian authorities if the pitch condition at Palace City would be in good condition come the crucial match, and was met with a positive answer. Despite this, Sudirman prepared his players to adapt to the situation they faced at Catalan City and focus at the match in hand.
It is expected that many Filindostani fans will attend the match, ready with their megaphones and large banners, though banners carrying hate messages towards journalist Steve Stevenson may be confiscated and fans responsible may be thrown out of the stadium. Despite the advices from the Filindostan Football Federation (FFF) which retract their stand on the journalist, several ultras groups seemed to not get the memo.
The last matchday of the group stage is sure to bring drama, and the only way for the Filindostani team to avoid this is to beat the hosts soundly.
Written by FSNA Staff.
Schedule - Cup of Harmony 76
MD01: vs Razneta (at City of Hawthrone Stadium, Hawthorne, Xanneria) - W, 2-1
MD02: vs The Sarian (at Golden Gopher Casino - Palace City Stadium, Palace City, Xanneria) - W, 5-1
MD03: vs Terre Septentrionale (Air Catalina Dwight Stadium, Catalan City, Xanneria) - D, 1-1
MD04: vs Bears Armed (at City of Hawthrone Stadium, Hawthorne, Xanneria) - L, 0-2
MD05: at Xanneria (Golden Gopher Casino - Palace City Stadium, Palace City, Xanneria)
And you say we're shitty?
We're shitty?
We're shitty?
We are going home again
Could we score a win in the end?
Could we score a goal in the end?
'Cause we're going home again
Our strikers might be playing like a 3 year old
All across the globe they admire our soul
But then "Excuse us lil newbie, you will get to know me
boy, our style is damn rad and the goals will blow in"
And from that point we're always last on board
Nations come from out of town, they like to f' us up
We like to act tough, they like the score run up
And make us thank our wives and gods 'cause only four were scored
One day if we grow up we'll show them around town
Cracking wins under floodlights, so astounding
I'll tell them the victory was in our hearts all along
But the mighty might be grey by then or long gone
But for now we're getting walked and end with debris
Leaky back four, converting none and down by three
I guess that's why we're called courageous but there are no points for me
Whilst the others talk about their odds to convert silver into gold for thee!
We are going home again
Could we score a win in the end?
Could we score a goal in the end?
'Cause we're going home again
Maybe one day, you remember when
Fireworks at River Stadium
But now, we're going home again
Maybe one day, we'll remember when
Cup glory at River Stadium
And then, we'll have a homecoming
Maybe if we grab a win
KELSSEK – 4
Champetier 15’
Custworth 26’, 42’, (pen.) 84’
TJUN-IA – 2
Podolov 38’
Ulawaya 79’
Kelssek: Poirier, Liadon, Halliger, Curtin, Douglass, Champetier, Demetriev (Lapierre 82’), Ó Tuathail (Dionne 58’), McDonagh (Taleb 70’), Custworth, Langelier.
TJUN-ia: Gylfisson, McKenna, Kallah, Umkala, Donaldson, Vasquez, Peliniho, Johnson (Watts 72'), Podolov (Andrews 67'), Green, Ulawaya.
Player of the match: Brayden Custworth
Attendance: 25,335
Group G
Squornshelous Remnant States 3–3 Potato Farmers
Hampton Island 2–2 Euran Oceanian Territories
Kandorith 3–1 Savojarna
Group G Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hampton Island 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 10
2 Kandorith 4 3 0 1 10 9 +1 9
3 Savojarna 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
4 Potato Farmers 4 1 1 2 9 9 0 4
5 Euran Oceanian Territories 4 1 1 2 8 10 −2 4
6 Squornshelous Remnant States 4 0 1 3 8 12 −4 1
Empress Masumi attending the match in Busukuma
Group E Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Newmanistan 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
2 Trolleberg 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
3 Busoga Islands 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
4 Brusseldorf 4 1 2 1 9 9 0 5
5 BOLGANO 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
6 Vdara 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
Group F
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kelssek 4 3 0 1 15 12 +3 9
2 Sarzonia 4 2 1 1 12 11 +1 7
3 Sajnur 4 1 2 1 6 8 −2 5
4 Schottia 4 1 1 2 9 8 +1 4
5 Hapilopper 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
6 TJUN-ia 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4
Group G Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hampton Island 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 10
2 Kandorith 4 3 0 1 10 9 +1 9
3 Savojarna 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
4 Potato Farmers 4 1 1 2 9 9 0 4
5 Euran Oceanian Territories 4 1 1 2 8 10 −2 4
6 Squornshelous Remnant States 4 0 1 3 8 12 −4 1
Group A Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Xanneria 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
2 Filindostan 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
3 Terre Septentrionale 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
4 Bears Armed 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
5 The Sarian 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 4
6 Razneta 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3
Group B Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lisander 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8
2 Ziwana 4 2 1 1 12 10 +2 7
3 Jeruselem 4 1 3 0 8 6 +2 6
4 New Lusitania 4 1 2 1 7 8 −1 5
5 Saintland 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
6 Appalachian Nation 4 0 1 3 5 10 −5 1
Group C Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pasarga 4 3 1 0 12 7 +5 10
2 Squornshelous 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
3 Ancherion 4 2 0 2 12 12 0 6
4 Geektopia 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6
5 Timuria 4 1 1 2 9 11 −2 4
6 Gyatso-Kai 4 0 1 3 5 9 −4 1
Group D Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Balqia 4 2 2 0 10 7 +3 8
2 Tamgu 4 1 3 0 11 10 +1 6
3 Mercedini 4 1 3 0 7 6 +1 6
4 Flavovespia 4 0 4 0 5 5 0 4
5 Mattijana 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
6 Mkabia 4 0 1 3 7 10 −3 1
To: Banija, Xanneria, Equestria
From: The ASS
You might be aware that Xanneria decided to make us play soccer on a baseball field, which is unacceptable. The ASS (Association Septentrionale de Soccer, or Septentrional Soccer Association in English) asks baseball bases and the pitcher's mound to be removed for game 5. Terre Septentrionale players will stay at their hotel until the baseball bases and the pitcher's mound are completely removed and there's no trace of a baseball stadium. Which means Xanneria has to cover the infield with grass. Thank you.
Jean-Jacques Piette,
President of the ASS
Timuria
|2| - |4|
1': YC for #8 Yusuf Ihsanoglu (TIM), #3 Eyup Mustafa (TIM), and #3 Googolplexidudexithrex (GEE)
38': ⚽ Goal from Vatan Ercetin (TIM)
41': ⚽ Goal from #11 Tetrargantrituul (GEE)
[HT] 1-1 [HT]
56': ⚽ Goal from #11 Tetrargantrituul (GEE)
67': #21 Ira Tuckerman (GEE) -- replaces -> #9 Octuple-hyper-terinngathordeus (GEE)
68': ⚽ Goal from #7 Ennaeloctoldeus (GEE)
77': ⚽ Goal from #11 Tetrangantrituul (GEE)
82': ⚽ Goal from Tekin Yavuz (TIM)
[FT] 2-4 [FT]
"Good game lads, this might have been the most unexpected, high-calibre bout that we've flourished out of since the great Savojarnan football massacre of '84. Nevertheless, congratulations. Because of you, we still have a chance to make it into the top three of the table, but not without a miracle. We'll see how well you've reflected what I've told to you at the Ancherion post-game meeting and will be testing the waters of how big a ship these tactics can sink in Pasarga. For now, good luck! I'll be away for my anonymous sister's sweet 16 so you guys can guide yourselves with what I've taught you!
Tetrangantrituul - Thats a pretty convenient excuse for not giving a rat's tail.
"Tetras, I love ya, but sometimes you need to stop bobbing your own head out of your arse."
Attacking Pass Formation Used: N/A
OOC: Keyboard hotkey Shift not working. Expect Macintosh to not be acting like a 7 week-old cyclopic baby in 24 hours.
Group E
Brusseldorf 3–1 Trolleberg
BOLGANO 2–0 Vdara
Newmanistan 4–0 Busoga Islands
Group E Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Newmanistan 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
2 Brusseldorf 5 2 2 1 12 10 +2 8
3 Trolleberg 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 7
4 BOLGANO 5 2 1 2 9 8 +1 7
5 Busoga Islands 5 2 0 3 5 9 −4 6
6 Vdara 5 1 1 3 5 9 −4 4
Group F
TJUN-ia 2–4 Hapilopper
Sajnur 2–2 Kelssek
Schottia 2–5 Sarzonia
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sarzonia 5 3 1 1 17 13 +4 10
2 Kelssek 5 3 1 1 17 14 +3 10
3 Hapilopper 5 2 1 2 9 8 +1 7
4 Sajnur 5 1 3 1 8 10 −2 6
5 TJUN-ia 5 1 1 3 9 13 −4 4
6 Schottia 5 1 1 3 11 13 −2 4
Group G
Savojarna 2–3 Squornshelous Remnant States
Euran Oceanian Territories 1–2 Kandorith
Potato Farmers 5–3 Hampton Island
Group G Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kandorith 5 4 0 1 12 10 +2 12
2 Hampton Island 5 3 1 1 14 10 +4 10
3 Potato Farmers 5 2 1 2 14 12 +2 7
4 Savojarna 5 2 0 3 7 9 −2 6
5 Euran Oceanian Territories 5 1 1 3 9 12 −3 4
6 Squornshelous Remnant States 5 1 1 3 11 14 −3 4
Green teams advance automatically to the Round of 16
Group A Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Filindostan 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
2 Terre Septentrionale 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2 10
3 Bears Armed 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 9
4 Xanneria 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7
5 The Sarian 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5 4
6 Razneta 5 1 0 4 3 6 −3 3
Group B Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lisander 5 2 3 0 11 7 +4 9
2 Jeruselem 5 2 3 0 9 6 +3 9
3 New Lusitania 5 2 2 1 8 8 0 8
4 Ziwana 5 2 2 1 14 12 +2 8
5 Saintland 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 4
6 Appalachian Nation 5 0 1 4 5 11 −6 1
Group C Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pasarga 5 4 1 0 15 8 +7 13
2 Timuria 5 2 1 2 13 12 +1 7
3 Squornshelous 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 7
4 Ancherion 5 2 0 3 13 16 −3 6
5 Geektopia 5 2 0 3 10 12 −2 6
6 Gyatso-Kai 5 1 1 3 8 11 −3 4
Group D Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mercedini 5 2 3 0 11 7 +4 9
2 Balqia 5 2 2 1 11 11 0 8
3 Tamgu 5 1 4 0 14 13 +1 7
4 Flavovespia 5 1 4 0 7 6 +1 7
5 Mattijana 5 1 1 3 5 8 −3 4
6 Mkabia 5 0 2 3 10 13 −3 2
Teams in red will not qualify for Knockout Stages
Qualifiers Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pasarga 5 4 1 0 15 8 +7 13
1 Kandorith 5 4 0 1 12 10 +2 12
1 Newmanistan 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10* - (Ranked ahead of Sarzonia & Filindostan based on tiebreaker #3)
1 Sarzonia 5 3 1 1 17 13 +4 10*- (Ranked ahead of Filindostan based on tiebreaker #5)
1 Filindostan 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
1 Mercedini 5 2 3 0 11 7 +4 9* - (Ranked ahead of Lisander based on tiebreaker #6)
1 Lisander 5 2 3 0 11 7 +4 9
2 Hampton Island 5 3 1 1 14 10 +4 10* - (Ranked ahead of Kelssek and Terre Septentrionale based on tiebreaker #3)
2 Kelssek 5 3 1 1 17 14 +3 10* - (Ranked ahead ofTerre Septentrionale based on tiebreaker #3)
2 Terre Septentrionale 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2 10
2 Jeruselem 5 2 3 0 9 6 +3 9
2 Brusseldorf 5 2 2 1 12 10 +2 8* - (Ranked ahead of Balqia based on tiebreaker #3)
2 Balqia 5 2 2 1 11 11 0 8
2 Timuria 5 2 1 2 13 12 +1 7
3 Bears Armed 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 9
3 New Lusitania 5 2 2 1 8 8 0 8
3 Potato Farmers 5 2 1 2 14 12 +2 7
3 Tamgu 5 1 4 0 14 13 +1 7
3 Hapilopper 5 2 1 2 9 8 +1 7
3 Squornshelous 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 7
3 Trolleberg 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 7