“Welcome back to the studio where we’re rounding up the action from this Sunday afternoon in the Kelssek Football League. We start where we left off at Maillardville Park as Coquitlam United ran off 3-0 winners against Latrobe. Coquitlam’s manager Obey Chidibere was certainly in a jubilant mood with some nice combinations of Luo Dan and Pierre-Louis Laishram for the first goal and then the Elizabeth Blanc show as the striker from Savigliane bagged a brace and probably should have had a hat-trick too. A lot of the attention is on the other bench however, and after a result like this how much rope does Warner Dranz have, and is he going to get strung up with it? How much of an excuse is an injury crisis when Latrobe are on a losing run this bad?”
MATT LISTER | Former Kelssek international: “It seems to me there’s the start of a divide in the fanbase where some people want him out but there’s a lot of fans who look at what he’s achieved in Latrobe and want to back him to the hilt. It’d be really unfortunate, what you don’t want to see is the kind of Kirkenes situation they had where the debate around Natalia Rossi got really internally toxic and kind of was a self-fulfilling disaster situation. If they are, in their heart of hearts, going to back him then they really have to back him, no half measures out here.”
TALIA SHEPPERD: “I think it was really interesting that on the other side of town yesterday, at Burnaby SC, you had the players going out of their way to praise the manager for what was a pretty textbook win, in normal circumstances. I don’t think we saw that during the whole Kirkenes saga, probably has to do with different club cultures, because Natalia Rossi, too, could say she’d taken that club to a level they’d never been... Obviously it’s not the players who can or should decide who the coach is, but if he still has the dressing room like Seth Harrison clearly does, it’d count very strongly in his favour.”
Saintsport Heath 1–0 Assn Ariddienne
Champions League round of 16 leg 1
La Nueva Avenida (FFD) 3-1 Shearwater
Associations Trophy round of 32 leg 1
Outineau 2-1 Jiangdong (YZH)
La Nueva Avenida (FFD) 3-1 Shearwater
Associations Trophy round of 32 leg 1
Outineau 2-1 Jiangdong (YZH)
Burnaby SC 3–0 Passerine
Star of Confederation 1–4 Clayquot City
Kirkenes FC 2–0 Shearwater FC
CS Saint-Rémy 0–0 Wynleth Flyers
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Torbay Thunder
Coquitlam United 3–0 Latrobe Athletic
Union Lachaîne 1–2 CF Outineau
Mazinaw Vanorian 3–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Langlois Océanic 4–0 FC Novonaya
Matchweek 23
SPORTinfo latest
Former Kelssek captain Ruslan Demetriev has been unveiled as the new FC Novonaya manager and will take charge of next week’s league match against Mazinaw Vanorian. In words that are sure to inspire the fanbase, the club’s executive board said that retaining Championship status “is vital for the club’s business model”. Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Hamiltonian Cambria leaves Novonaya one place above the relegation zone – on goal difference.
Shearwater FC 4–0 Star of Confederation
Champions League round of 16 leg 2
Shearwater 3-1 La Nueva Avenida (4-4 agg.)
La Nueva Avenida wins 4-2 on penalties
Associations Trophy round of 32 leg 2
Jiangdong 3-0 Outineau (4-2 agg.)
Shearwater 3-1 La Nueva Avenida (4-4 agg.)
La Nueva Avenida wins 4-2 on penalties
Associations Trophy round of 32 leg 2
Jiangdong 3-0 Outineau (4-2 agg.)
Clayquot City 0–1 Burnaby SC
Passerine 0–2 Saintsport Heath
Union Lachaîne 1–3 Mazinaw Vanorian
CF Outineau 1–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 Kirkenes FC
Assn Ariddienne 1–1 Coquitlam United
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Strathcona Intls
Torbay Thunder 0–3 Langlois Océanic
FC Novonaya 1–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
“This is absolutely incredible! Shearwater has pulled it back! And the crowd are going insane! Can you believe this amazing comeback! Xena Allste has tied it up on aggregate!”
PATRICE LANGELIER, NSN: “...this own goal is a killer. They came into this match with a great position, thrown it all away with just 15 minutes of hideous disarray. Outineau were getting results in the league with poor performances, but a team at this level they can’t get away with that. They have to reset and get their heads straight because this is getting to the time of year when the pressure is on, this is when the teams that cope with that the best separate from the pack and come out on top...”
“...and that’s a cruel way to end this match. After witnessing a big comeback in the aggregate scoreline the dream ends in a nightmare. It’s La Nueva Avenida who go through on penalties as Manda Iara had to score and hit the post.”
OLAF JURTANEN | Manager, Shearwater
“We have a lot still to fight for. (long pause) I think it’s very tight in the league and we’re not where we want to be. There, we can be better. We are still in the Patriotes Cup and this is a trophy the club has never won. The players are always playing to stay in the team. So they have to fight for that.”
Matchweek 24
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“The War of the Crowns is the headline match of this week as Kirkenes look to keep the heat on the league leaders. They’ve closed the gap to one point and they need to keep the pressure on Strathcona, who’ve been top of the table since matchweek 5. Outineau meanwhile are fighting to stay in the hunt for Champions League football, and come into this match at Waterfront Dome off a frustrating and bruising encounter against St-Rémy last week...”
Kirkenes [1] – 0 Outineau (Nyquist 12’) GREAT GOALAnywhere will do for Auiloquet... Nyquist is first to it!!... WHAT A STRIKE! What a goal! It’s Kirkenes who have the lead!
Kirkenes 1 – [1] Outineau (Gerô 31’)“Tudor’s got nowhere to go... Or does he! Gero with the finish! Outineau are level!... Tudor slid it through Warwick’s legs and across the six-yard box and Vanda Gerô with a ”
“They’ve handled going a goal down really well, Outineau. Easy to let the crowd get in your head in a match like this. This is just the response they deserve.”
Kirkenes 1 – [2] Outineau (Makatsch 47’)“...and it’s just a poor decision. Shinra wants to set off the counter attack for Kirkenes but just doesn’t look! And the throw goes straight to Makatsch! Shinra is well out of position but from that distance there’s still lots to do, but Makatsch keeps cool, picks the target and just hits it! Outineau go ahead and it’s all thanks to a rush of blood to the head for Areke Shinra....”
#KIRCFO Elzokari foul on Tesla + Seanclair penalty save + VAR“Pushing back for the equalizer, Tesla comes in challenge for the loose ball, she’s there first and Elzokari goes right through. Clear penalty for me.
“...and they’re checking to see, does Seanclair come off the line before the ball is kicked?... Wow. That’s close. It’s going to count I reckon because if it’s not conclusive, the call on the field was a good goal.”
Kirkenes 1 – [3] Outineau (Lavoie 87’)“...What a moment for the 19-year old!”
Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet red card vs Kirkenes (90+7’)“...absolutely takes out Quinten van der Ven. You like some spice in a rivalry but that is well over the line and you just hope the youngster isn’t too badly hurt. At this stage in the match, you’ve got it won, I don’t know... I suppose he’s a local lad, Beaulac player, that’s gone to his head a bit and he might not be playing for a while because of that.”
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An emphatic win and third straight for @BurnabySC! Player of the Match
Andreas Bjerk is regaled with a rendition of “Andreas Bjerk, Superstar” by the
Creek Stand support.
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RACE FOR SECOND! After 24 matches goal difference separates second from fourth #DeadlockDay
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Latrobe Athletic
Coquitlam United 5–0 Passerine
Kirkenes FC 1–3 CF Outineau
Saintsport Heath 0–4 Clayquot City
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Assn Ariddienne
Star of Confederation 4–1 Wynleth Flyers
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–2 FC Novonaya
Hamiltonian Cambria 4–0 Torbay Thunder
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Union Lachaîne
Burnaby SC 4–1 Shearwater FC
Matchweek 25
Shearwater FC 1–1 Saintsport Heath
Clayquot City 2–1 Coquitlam United
Passerine 0–2 Strathcona Intls
CS Saint-Rémy 4–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Union Lachaîne 2–1 Kirkenes FC
CF Outineau 2–0 Star of Confederation
Wynleth Flyers 0–4 Burnaby SC
Assn Ariddienne 1–2 Langlois Océanic
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Torbay Thunder 2–0 FC Novonaya
Matchweek 26
GREAT SAVE by Dimitrije Azar to make sure Clayquot takes all three points against STRATHCONA!
BIG win for Saintsport against FLYERS! They move out of the relegation zone with Novonaya set for a tough encounter against Latrobe tomorrow!
Galharretborde and Weiram with some great link up play to put Océanic ahead! A vital win that vaults them back into Champions League contention
Burnaby 1-0 Outineau - Tim Sapping burns past Sonya Lau and scores! The chase is ON and they can get one point behind the leaders today!
Exhibition Place ERUPTS as HANNAH DEVORE gets on the end of van der Ven’s corner and steals the win for Kirkenes in stoppage time!
Preston Treadwell SCORES AGAIN! The Dagan star has now got goals in five straight matches as he POWERS Strathcona’s grip on the top of the table!
Langlois Océanic 3–0 Passerine
Coupe des Patriotes fifth round
Strathcona Intls 2–0 Latrobe Athletic
Watermeet 0–2 Saintsport Heath
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 Coquitlam United (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
CF Outineau 5–0 Delta Sorthern
Colwynian Vale 1–1 Torbay Thunder (2–3 AET)
Clayquot City 2–2 Passerine (2–2 AET) (0–3 pen.)
Shearwater 2–0 CF Mirabelle
Kirkenes FC 4–1 Redswyth Red Stars
Strathcona Intls 2–0 Latrobe Athletic
Watermeet 0–2 Saintsport Heath
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 Coquitlam United (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
CF Outineau 5–0 Delta Sorthern
Colwynian Vale 1–1 Torbay Thunder (2–3 AET)
Clayquot City 2–2 Passerine (2–2 AET) (0–3 pen.)
Shearwater 2–0 CF Mirabelle
Kirkenes FC 4–1 Redswyth Red Stars
Strathcona Intls 2–3 Clayquot City
Coquitlam United 0–3 Shearwater FC
Saintsport Heath 3–0 Wynleth Flyers
Burnaby SC 1–0 CF Outineau
Star of Confederation 2–0 Union Lachaîne
Kirkenes FC 1–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–3 Torbay Thunder
FC Novonaya 1–0 Latrobe Athletic
Hamiltonian Cambria 0–0 Assn Ariddienne
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Duclair sends Cannon the wrong way and St-Richard have bumped off the cup holders Coquitlam on
penalties! This technically counts as a giant-killing but Les Navigateurs won’t accept that being the
case for long as they’re on the road back to the first division.
KBC Sport - @KBC_Sport
Lynne Crossley firing crosses from everywhere – 2 assists for Strathcona’s 2-0 win to move into the
quarterfinals past Latrobe.
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Brigitte Coppinger fist pumps on the sidelines as Nat Williams saves ALL THREE PENALTIES in
the shootout! Passerine into the final eight!
Matchweek 27
“And that’s an incredible scoreline here at Allée des Écluses-Noires! Union Lachaîne have beaten the 15-time champions and broken their run of seven straight victories! This is a match that will be spoken of in legends among the football fans of southwestern Outineau... and it could be a vital three points in the relegation battle...”
“It’s a big result too with huge significance at the top of the table because it denies the Centurions a chance to go first. Everyone at Burnaby surely saw this match as something to cap off their revival in the second half of the season... All that anticipation after Strathcona lost against Shearwater, instead, they hold on to the lead in the title race by one point. And it is tight with three points between first and fifth. This is going to be a nail-biter.”
Latrobe Athletic 1–1 Torbay Thunder
CF Outineau 4–0 Saintsport Heath
Wynleth Flyers 0–0 Coquitlam United
Shearwater FC 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Clayquot City 0–4 Langlois Océanic
Passerine 3–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Assn Ariddienne 2–3 FC Novonaya
Kirkenes FC 1–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Star of Confederation
Union Lachaîne 1–0 Burnaby SC
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Strathcona Intls 27 17 3 7 57 31 +26 54
2 Kirkenes FC 27 16 5 6 56 29 +27 53
3 Burnaby SC 27 16 5 6 43 23 +20 53
4 Langlois Océanic 27 15 7 5 52 27 +25 52
5 CF Outineau 27 15 7 5 43 19 +24 52
6 CS Saint-Rémy 27 14 9 4 40 23 +17 51
Matchweek 28
Hamiltonian Cambria 4–0 Clayquot City
Langlois Océanic 2–2 Shearwater FC
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Wynleth Flyers
Coquitlam United 0–0 CF Outineau
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–2 Latrobe Athletic
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Assn Ariddienne
FC Novonaya 0–0 Passerine
Saintsport Heath 2–2 Union Lachaîne
Burnaby SC 0–1 CS Saint-Rémy
Star of Confederation 0–2 Kirkenes FC
Matchweek 29
93:02 | CFO 0-1 STR | +4Straight Red - @OFFINABUS
C H A O S #KFL-C
“Referee’s still trying to get the Strathcona players out of the penalty area. It’s been looked at, VAR’s happy, nothing more to be argued. Although I’m sure we’ll still be chewing on that decision after this one’s done.”
“You can understand with... it wasn’t a clear cut penalty, you know, and the situation, and just the tight race for the championship. But the decision’s been made and they have to live with that.”
“But now Ego Giles has the chance to grab a point for Outineau, and deny two to Strathcona.”
“They’re watching closely in Kirkenes, I can tell you that. Big match for them tomorrow, too.”
“Giles... off the crossbar!! Scramble for the ball and... Berton-Fleury thumps it into row Z, that’s the final whistle!! Strathcona take the three points! Joe Schlosser is mobbed by his teammates, Outineau can’t believe it! It finishes Outineau nil, Strathcona one!”
04:44 | KIR 0-0 BUR
“Matthias gets swarmed there and Burnaby comes away with it. Bjerk... Sapping... OH WHAT A STRIKE BY ANDREAS BJERK!! Burnaby draw first blood! And they take the lead in this edition of the Anglian Derby!”
68:32 | KIR 0-2 BUR
“...this is just brilliant team play. It’s from a goal kick, they break the press, five, six passes and it’s in the back of the net. Burnaby are a young team, a hungry team, and they were the ones who’ve showed the cool heads and maturity today. Don’t count them out of the title chase just yet.”
“Timothy Sapping with the finishing touch, and you have to think this will be Burnaby’s match with just over 20 minutes to go... St-Remy are still to play against relegation scrappers Saintsport Heath, which is coming up next on NSN 5, but this could put Burnaby fourth and just four points off the leaders at the end of this matchweek.”
Union Lachaîne @UnionLachaine
THREE MATCHES UNDEFEATED! Out of the relegation zone!! #OnReste
Wynleth Flyers 0–1 Langlois Océanic
Coupe des Patriotes quarterfinals
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 Saintsport Heath (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Shearwater 2–1 Kirkenes FC
CF Outineau 2–2 Strathcona Intls (2–2 AET) (5–3 pen.)
Passerine 3–0 Torbay Thunder
CF Saint-Richard 1–1 Saintsport Heath (1–1 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Shearwater 2–1 Kirkenes FC
CF Outineau 2–2 Strathcona Intls (2–2 AET) (5–3 pen.)
Passerine 3–0 Torbay Thunder
Shearwater FC 1–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Clayquot City 3–1 FC Novonaya
Union Lachaîne 2–1 Coquitlam United
CF Outineau 0–1 Strathcona Intls
Passerine 1–0 Torbay Thunder
Assn Ariddienne 0–2 Latrobe Athletic
Star of Confederation 1–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Kirkenes FC 0–2 Burnaby SC
CS Saint-Rémy 2–1 Saintsport Heath
St-Richard’s Cup run continues as they bumped off Saintsport Heath to reach the semifinals. Chatter about them getting an “easy” run aside, this keeps them in the hunt for a most unusual Double – Patriotes Cup plus second division title. You’ll never sing that.
Matchweek 30
Torbay Thunder 1–1 Clayquot City
FC Novonaya 1–2 Shearwater FC
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–0 Assn Ariddienne
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Passerine
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–2 Wynleth Flyers
Langlois Océanic 1–1 CF Outineau
Strathcona Intls 2–1 Union Lachaîne
Coquitlam United 1–3 CS Saint-Rémy
Saintsport Heath 0–1 Kirkenes FC
Burnaby SC 2–0 Star of Confederation
Matchweek 31
Clayquot City 0–0 Latrobe Athletic
Passerine 3–0 Assn Ariddienne
Burnaby SC 0–1 Mazinaw Vanorian
Star of Confederation 0–0 Saintsport Heath
Kirkenes FC 1–1 Coquitlam United
CS Saint-Rémy 0–4 Strathcona Intls
Union Lachaîne 0–2 Langlois Océanic
CF Outineau 2–1 Hamiltonian Cambria
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 FC Novonaya
Shearwater FC 0–1 Torbay Thunder
Matchweek 32
OCÉANIC captain KIERA WEIRAM after a win for her team means everything’s up for grabs with six points between the top six.
“We’re not out of anything yet. It’s all really close and if we keep pushing for everything, we’e got a lot of confidence that down this end of the season we can finish strong.”
A match marked by a QUICK STRIKE for Océanic! Two goals in five minutes and they’ll finish the week second in the table
Final whistle at Bowreach: STR 1-2 KIR
STAY TUNED! This title race isn’t over! Strathcona loses to Kirkenes and sees their lead drop to three points!
BRIDGET COOMBE might finally be finding her way in the KFL as she put in a dominant midfield show in Latrobe’s 4-0 win over Shearwater.
Check out Solveig VEDMARK’s late winner for Kirkenes that’s opened up the title race again
Coquitlam United 0–1 Star of Confederation
Saintsport Heath 0–1 Burnaby SC
Mazinaw Vanorian 2–0 Passerine
Strathcona Intls 1–2 Kirkenes FC
Assn Ariddienne 1–1 Clayquot City
Latrobe Athletic 4–0 Shearwater FC
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Wynleth Flyers
FC Novonaya 1–2 CF Outineau
Hamiltonian Cambria 5–0 Union Lachaîne
Langlois Océanic 2–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Matchweek 33
CF Outineau 4–2 Torbay Thunder
Wynleth Flyers 0–2 Latrobe Athletic
Saintsport Heath 1–2 Mazinaw Vanorian
Burnaby SC 2–1 Coquitlam United
Star of Confederation 1–0 Strathcona Intls
Kirkenes FC 2–1 Langlois Océanic
CS Saint-Rémy 1–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Union Lachaîne 1–1 FC Novonaya
Shearwater FC 3–1 Assn Ariddienne
Clayquot City 2–0 Passerine
Matchweek 34
Straight Red - @OFFINABUS
TOP BINS? NO! Huge save from Oliver Crossley to keep the scores 0-0 in injury time!!
It’s FRUSTRATION for STRATHCONA! They just can’t make their chances pay! #BURvSTR
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Lynne Crossley can’t believe that Oliver Crossley got to that (no relation,
they are from completely different countries)Image
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BIG CHANCE FOR KIRKENES tomorrow. Hamiltonian won’t make it easy but @KirkenesFC have a
chance to go top of the league if they win!
71:24 | HAM 0-1 KIR
“And there you see it! As it stands, Kirkenes are the league leaders... What a massive goal from van der Ven!”
“What an intelligent run it was by Nurullah Arslan. Ren Fang’s left for dead and the only chance he’s got is to take Arslan down. It’s a professional foul, no doubt, could have made a case for a red really. And Quinten van der Ven steps up to take the free kick... the keeper knows where it’s going, Hamiltonian knows where it’s going, there’s nothing they can do about it! It’s beautifully struck, right into the elbow of the goal, what a future this kid has ahead of-”
“AND HAMILTONIAN ARE LEVEL!! It’s an instant response! The B.A. Johnston crowd is going nuts! Straight from the kickoff... Guisao down the wing, put it on a plate for Roksana Koroleva! Just like that! Not even 60 seconds after Kirkenes took the lead, Cambria have equalized!!”
“It was there just for a moment but that live table will now show Kirkenes in second place on goal difference...”
Latrobe Athletic 2–1 CF Outineau
Coupe des Patriotes semifinals
CF Outineau 2–0 Passerine
Shearwater 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
CF Outineau 2–0 Passerine
Shearwater 2–0 CF Saint-Richard
Torbay Thunder 4–0 Union Lachaîne
FC Novonaya 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Langlois Océanic 0–1 Star of Confederation
Strathcona Intls 0–0 Burnaby SC
Coquitlam United 4–1 Saintsport Heath
Mazinaw Vanorian 0–1 Clayquot City
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Kirkenes FC
Passerine 2–3 Shearwater FC
Assn Ariddienne 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
“Full time here at Kingswharf in Breton and there’s no surprises in the semifinals, then. Shearwater brushed aside Saint-Richard who gave a good account of themselves but were outmatched for sheer quality. And they’ll face CF Outineau in the final, who breezed past Passerine despite early signs of a possible upset. We’ll see you in one month’s time for the final at the Waterfront Dome in Kirkenes.”
Matchweek 35
On this week’s Podcast FC...
- Stalemate at the top. Strathcona wins, Kirkenes wins. Strathcona with a goal difference of 34, Kirkenes at 31. St-Remy also wins to sit one point back but they’re not going to come out on top on any tiebreakers here.
- Association Ariddienne have been relegated to KFL National. A team with lots of raw talent, but emphasis on the raw – they just haven’t been able to put out that extra cutting edge this time around. They return to the second division a year after winning it.
- A veteran performance from Kysheon Nagy and a well-placed strike by Puxjodaskar Lohánares gave Oceanic a crucial win and dealt Burnaby a vital defeat. It’s a cutthroat race to the finish as the IFCF spots are up for grabs. All the top six are likely to make it at this point, but who goes where is still much to be decided.
Romaine Fabricator - @HereWeGo
Burnaby manager Seth Harrison has AGREED to CONTRACT TERMINATION at end of season! Official
announcement tomorrow. They’re CLOSE to agreement with Ryan Potter to be the NEW BOSS!
Burnaby SC 0–2 Langlois Océanic
Star of Confederation 2–0 Hamiltonian Cambria
Kirkenes FC 1–0 FC Novonaya
Coquitlam United 2–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Saintsport Heath 0–1 Strathcona Intls
CS Saint-Rémy 4–3 Torbay Thunder
Union Lachaîne 0–3 Latrobe Athletic
CF Outineau 3–0 Assn Ariddienne
Wynleth Flyers 1–0 Passerine
Shearwater FC 1–1 Clayquot City
Matchweek 36
87:12 | TOR 0-0 KIR
“...as Kirkenes try again to get that crucial goal here in Torbay. Kilcullen. Van der Ven. Rolls it to Arslan, and a brilliant through ball!... Matthias surely!... And it’s over the bar! Catheline Matthias slips at the vital moment and skies that shot! That’s the best chance Kirkenes have had and I don’t know if they’ll get another one at this stage in the match...”
FT | TOR 0-0 KIR
“Highlights and analysis coming up as we wrap up our coverage. We start of course with the implications for the title race. With Strathcona’s win today that opens up a two-point gap with two matches to go. Strathcona are at home in the Conryia debry next week followed by a tough final matchday away to Langlois Océanic. Kirkenes are home to Latrobe and then away to Association Ariddienne, who are already relegated, on the final day. On paper, you have to think Strathcona is the likelier to drop points? Or is this the crucial slip?”
“The important point is that it is all in Strathcona’s hands from this point on. If they win their last two, they are champions. Simple as that. But yeah, that really makes the derby even more interesting doesn’t it?”
AROUND THE GROUNDS: Burnaby were lucky to draw against Hamiltonian Cambria, as Olaf Haabjörn stuck it in from a corner to cancel out Anke Waechter’s early goal. With Saint-Rémy in third also dropping points this week, the Champions League spots are very much up for grabs, and Océanic, Outineau, and Burnaby all have plenty of momentum as the league season enters its final fortnight.
Langlois Océanic 3–1 Saintsport Heath
Strathcona Intls 3–2 Coquitlam United
Passerine 1–4 CF Outineau
Assn Ariddienne 4–2 Union Lachaîne
Latrobe Athletic 0–0 CS Saint-Rémy
Torbay Thunder 0–0 Kirkenes FC
FC Novonaya 0–2 Star of Confederation
Mazinaw Vanorian 1–3 Shearwater FC
Clayquot City 1–1 Wynleth Flyers
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Burnaby SC
Matchweek 37
STRATHCONA (ALMOST) WINS THE KFL CHAMPIONSHIP!
Fans at Bowreach celebrated a thumping win for Strathcona against their regional rivals in a result that effectively gives the club its second league title. Preston Treadwell was an irresistable force as Mazinaw suffered something of a collapse of will at the hour mark, allowing the Dagan to register a hat trick in the space of 19 minutes. That means something truly catastrophic would have to happen next week for Saint-Rémy to be awarded the trophy instead, which is still mathematically possible if Strathcona were to lose and Saint-Rémy win by a combined margin of 17 goals.
A similar story can be found at the bottom of the table where a thrilling back-and-forth match at Admiralty Terrace left the Saintsport players and fans in tears. Here the goal difference to be made up is an even unlikelier 19 goals. It also denied fans what could have been the pick of the fixtures as Saintsport are due to face FC Novonaya next week – had Saintsport won this one it’d have set up a loser-gets-relegated thriller. There’s still an edge to that match because Novonaya aren’t safe yet, and Ruslan Demetriev’s side will need to match or better Union Lachîne’s result to stay up.
Saintsport Heath 3–3 Hamiltonian Cambria
Burnaby SC 3–2 FC Novonaya
Star of Confederation 1–1 Torbay Thunder
Strathcona Intls 3–0 Mazinaw Vanorian
Coquitlam United 1–3 Langlois Océanic
Kirkenes FC 0–1 Latrobe Athletic
CS Saint-Rémy 3–0 Assn Ariddienne
Union Lachaîne 3–3 Passerine
CF Outineau 0–1 Clayquot City
Wynleth Flyers 1–2 Shearwater FC
Matchweek 38
CSSR can take something from their surprise title tilt by reaching the Champions League for the first time since they actually won the league ten years ago. Kirkenes, Océanic and Burnaby all have a chance to take their place if they win and the others slip up...
1 Strathcona Intls 37 24 4 9 75 37 +38 76Goal difference dictates that Union Lachaîne must do better than whatever Novonaya does in the final struggle for top flight survival. Saintsport and Ariddienne are already relegated.
2 CS Saint-Rémy 37 21 10 6 56 34 +22 73
3 Langlois Océanic 37 21 9 7 69 35 +34 72
4 Kirkenes FC 37 21 8 8 66 36 +30 71
5 Burnaby SC 37 21 7 9 54 31 +23 70
6 CF Outineau 37 20 9 8 60 29 +31 69
17 FC Novonaya 37 6 10 21 37 59 −22 28Other intrigue: Cambria manager Ryan Potter could really stick one in the eye of his former club by finishing above them in the table.
18 Union Lachaîne 37 7 7 23 33 72 −39 28
19 Saintsport Heath 37 6 7 24 34 77 −43 25
9 Shearwater FC 37 17 9 11 50 38 +12 60
10 Hamiltonian Cambria 37 16 10 11 62 48 +14 58
FULL TIME - TOR 1-0 BUR – An insipid end to the Seth Harrison era, a painful defeat that leaves them out of the IFCF spots. But that’s ultimately not what they’ll remember him for at Stadium Konueira.
CLA 0-2 LAC - Union Lachaîne wins 2-0 but that is the end of their Championship journey! A big victory against Clayquot that in other circumstances would be reason to cheer. Novonaya just aren’t going to concede five in the next 60 seconds, so it’s back to the National division for l’Union.
AAR 0-1 KIR - Full time at PEPSUO and Kirkenes takes all three points! Could and should have scored more but the victory’s what matters today. But with Langlois leading and two more minutes of injury time left over there, Kirkenes will finish fourth. Still, a credit to Daniel Archer and a stepping stone to bigger things, they’ll hope.
OCE 2-1 STR - Hollis-Park sends Hartpoach racing through the lines but he’s stopped with a brilliant tackle by Timo Thomsen!
HAM 1-1 COQ – Cambria just didn’t have that bit of luck today. Ryan Potter had them dreaming in the early part of the season but this team just couldn’t keep that consistency down the final stretch.
SHE 1-3 OUT – Food for thought as these two teams look forward to their rematch to decide the Patriotes Cup next week. Outineau were out to ensure a Challengers Cup spot and hit hard early, Shearwater didn’t have much to play for here and it showed.
PAS 0-2 CSR – Florian Berkut with the brace as St-Rémy simply had too much quality for Passerine to cope with. They confirm their place in the Champions League next season.
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Mazinaw Vanorian 2–1 Wynleth Flyers
Shearwater FC 1–3 CF Outineau
Clayquot City 0–2 Union Lachaîne
Passerine 0–2 CS Saint-Rémy
Assn Ariddienne 0–1 Kirkenes FC
Latrobe Athletic 1–0 Star of Confederation
Torbay Thunder 1–0 Burnaby SC
FC Novonaya 5–0 Saintsport Heath
Hamiltonian Cambria 1–1 Coquitlam United
Langlois Océanic 2–1 Strathcona Intls
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Strathcona Intls 38 24 4 10 76 39 +37 76 -
2 CS Saint-Rémy 38 22 10 6 58 34 +24 76 -
3 Langlois Océanic 38 22 9 7 71 36 +35 75 -
4 Kirkenes FC 38 22 8 8 67 36 +31 74 -
5 CF Outineau 38 21 9 8 63 30 +33 72 -
6 Burnaby SC 38 21 7 10 54 32 +22 70
7 Latrobe Athletic 38 19 8 11 55 38 +17 65
8 Clayquot City 38 17 10 11 52 38 +14 61
9 Shearwater FC 38 17 9 12 51 41 +10 60
10 Hamiltonian Cambria 38 16 11 11 63 49 +14 59
11 Torbay Thunder 38 15 7 16 46 50 −4 52
12 Coquitlam United 38 12 12 14 56 48 +8 48
13 Star of Confederation 38 13 7 18 42 59 −17 46
14 Mazinaw Vanorian 38 12 9 17 41 60 −19 45
15 Wynleth Flyers 38 9 8 21 36 60 −24 35
16 Passerine 38 9 8 21 35 69 −34 35
17 FC Novonaya 38 7 10 21 42 59 −17 31
18 Union Lachaîne 38 8 7 23 35 72 −37 31 -
19 Saintsport Heath 38 6 7 25 34 82 −48 25 -
20 Assn Ariddienne 38 5 6 27 29 74 −45 21 -
KELSSEK FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 72
Team of the Year
GK – Liam Wallace (Saint-Rémy)
DF – Zaur-Luka Igorić (Océanic)
DF – Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet (Outineau)
DF – Trifonas Tolakis (Strathcona)
DF – Waleeda Hollis-Park (Strathcona)
MF – Kiera Weiram (Océanic)
MF – Bryan Hartpoach (Strathcona)
MF – Lynne Crossley (Strathcona)
FW – Florian Berkut (Saint-Rémy)
FW – Preston Treadwell (Strathcona)
FW – Bratislav Rukavina (Strathcona)
GK – Oliver Crossley (Burnaby)
DF – Olaf Haabjörn (Burnaby)
DF – Marietta Tesla (Kirkenes)
MF – Milan Linden (Saint-Rémy)
MF – Doner Grrhonomó (Strathcona)
FW – Kaja Hekkert (Saint-Rémy)
FW – Wang Yuan (Océanic)
Player of the Year: Lynne Crossley (Strathcona)
Nominees: Preston Treadwell (Strathcona), Zilar Galharretborde (Océanic), Florian Berkut (Saint-Rémy)
Air Kelssek Foreign Player of the Year: Preston Treadwell (Strathcona)
Nominees: Bratislav Rukavina (Strathcona), Florian Berkut (Saint-Rémy), Waleeda Hollis-Park (Strathcona)
Young Player of the Year: Quinten van der Ven (Kirkenes)
Nominees: Honorio Menez (Strathcona), Stéphanie Desharnais (Océanic), Brian Kilcullen (Kirkenes)
National Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 ASC Arvika 42 30 7 5 87 31 +56 97 -
2 CF Saint-Richard 42 28 7 7 90 35 +55 91 -
3 Kawarthas District 42 27 8 7 72 34 +38 89 -
4 St. David Wanderers 42 25 8 9 81 52 +29 83 -
5 Sitka Valley 42 25 7 10 84 43 +41 82 -
6 Pembina City 42 21 11 10 65 40 +25 74 -
7 Colwynian Vale 42 20 8 14 66 45 +21 68
8 CF Mirabelle 42 20 7 15 68 68 0 67
9 Les Castors 42 18 9 15 58 50 +8 63
10 Port City 42 16 14 12 71 60 +11 62
11 Kingstown Athletic 42 18 7 17 62 55 +7 61
12 West Haligonia Spartan 42 15 13 14 62 58 +4 58
13 Sudbury Rangers 42 14 8 20 48 61 −13 50
14 Jeunesse Lunaire 42 15 5 22 52 68 −16 50
15 Wickham Warriors 42 12 13 17 55 74 −19 49
16 CS Rivière-du-Nord 42 10 13 19 53 74 −21 43
17 Natanel Royals 42 10 10 22 47 71 −24 40
18 Gagliano Mariners 42 10 10 22 42 82 −40 40
19 Southbank Mariners 42 9 12 21 41 65 −24 39 -
20 Franche-Contamine 42 7 8 27 40 79 −39 29 -
21 Miramichi Lakers 42 5 9 28 34 82 −48 24 -
22 AS Grands-Sources 42 4 12 26 37 88 −51 24 -
KFL National Playoffs
Semifinals
Kawarthas District 3–0 Pembina City
St. David Wanderers 5–0 Sitka Valley
Final
Kawarthas District 1–2 St. David Wanderers
Association North Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 NGSA Ulyanof 30 24 3 3 76 20 +56 75 -
2 Parracuttis 30 21 7 2 71 28 +43 70 -
3 Redswyth Red Stars 30 19 5 6 51 21 +30 62 -
4 St. Kildera FC 30 18 5 7 61 38 +23 59 -
5 Fretscray FC 30 17 6 7 57 37 +20 57 -
6 Vinterhagen 30 15 3 12 47 34 +13 48
7 Bramerlee Bulldogs 30 13 6 11 42 37 +5 45
8 Delta Sorthern 30 12 8 10 44 34 +10 44
9 Racing Mistwygn 30 11 5 14 35 41 −6 38
10 Lancaster Hill 30 10 7 13 46 47 −1 37
11 Ealesgreen United 30 8 9 13 35 47 −12 33
12 Hawthorn Elms 30 9 6 15 32 56 −24 33
13 New Scarborough 30 8 4 18 40 50 −10 28
14 Keeleford County 30 5 8 17 32 72 −40 23
15 Rockecliffe & Eatons 30 4 4 22 19 73 −54 16
16 Cache-Crambery 30 1 4 25 22 75 −53 7
Association South Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arlingsdale City 30 24 3 3 66 20 +46 75 -
2 Delta Sorthern 30 21 2 7 56 25 +31 65 -
3 Ayushirda 30 20 4 6 59 26 +33 64 -
4 Stade Laneux 30 20 4 6 54 25 +29 64 -
5 Châteaufroid 30 15 8 7 59 25 +34 53
6 Watermeet 30 15 8 7 54 32 +22 53
7 Sunrise Coast 30 15 8 7 48 27 +21 53
8 Breton Pacifica 30 15 6 9 51 35 +16 51
9 Kananzawai 30 14 8 8 47 34 +13 50
10 AS Lac-Abitargnais 30 14 6 10 46 35 +11 48
11 Stade Montagnards 30 9 4 17 31 57 −26 31
12 Valeartha 30 6 4 20 26 54 −28 22
13 White Rose 30 5 2 23 24 67 −43 17
14 Hell's Gate 30 3 4 23 21 70 −49 13
15 Kisloups 30 3 3 24 27 80 −53 12
16 Neíra Alavaria 30 3 2 25 15 72 −57 11
KFL Association Playoffs
North semifinals
Parracuttis 1–0 Fretscray FC
Redswyth Red Stars 3–1 St. Kildera FC
North final
Parracuttis 1–0 Redswyth Red Stars
South semifinals
Delta Sorthern 1–1 Châteaufroid (1–2 AET)
Ayushirda 1–2 Stade Laneux
South final
Châteaufroid 0–2 Stade Laneux
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21ST COUPE DES PATRIOTES FINAL
Waterfront Dome, Kirkenes – attendance 67,553
Outineau got the better of the league matchup one week ago, but the predictive value of that has got to be tempered by the fact that the fixture meant a lot more to Outineau than Shearwater. The Breton club’s downturn this year wasn’t totally unexpected, although to have been out of even Challengers Cup contention and plodding around in mid-table was probably a bit more than you’d expect out of a club that had won both the league and world championships the year before. The Rouge-et-bleu are this tournament’s most successful club and on their league form are favourites to lift a sixth Patriotes Cup. Shearwater’s inconsistency hides some real quality, however, and they go into this final determined to finish an indifferent season on a high – winning this trophy would drastically change the narrative of this year. They’ve never won the national cup.
Kickoff The starting lineups – Outineau (3-5-2): Rhys le Besco, Afrim Degirmen, Jean-Phillippe Auiloquet, Joris Elzokari, Tobert Usher, Molly Taylor, János rue Belois, Drystan Tudor, Götz Makatsch, Ego Giles, Radomir Primakov
Vanda Gerô is on the bench and that’s the only change from last week, the Pasargan striker having apparently tweaked something last time out.
Shearwater (4-3-2-1): Cathal Gallagher, Tzevaada Muur, Tara Kriedel, Nikolai Seabury, Russell McDougal, Eamon Breault, Rémond Leste, Aaron Lyybeck, Xena Allste, Manda Iara, Brion Steinno
Rémond Leste and Eamon Breault, apparently kept in reserve for the bigger match, start instead of Cory Grossman and Coalan O’Reilly.
6 min: Already a yellow card as Outineau’s Drystan Tudor clatters Xena Allste. The Chromatik winger had a clear path to goal and after a bit of probing that was the first real chance.
11 min: A big chance missed for Shearwater. Xena Allste was in a great position but scuffed her shot at the vital moment. Outineau have started poorly and are being overrun in midfield.
18 min: GOAL! Shearwater takes the lead! Brion Steinno will claim that, but the wicked deflection it took off Torbert Usher is probably going to have it count as an own goal. A deserved reward for their early pressure.
22 min: Outineau have responded well to going behind and nearly get an equalizer as Radomir Primakov evades the backline but fires his shot straight at Cathal Gallagher. TV cameras immediately find Vanda Gerô on the Outineau bench, who is surely thinking “I’d have put that one away”.
36 min: Injury issues for Shearwater. Rémond Leste has been hobbling around for the last five minutes and is now being substituted for Coalan O’Reilly.
40 min: GOAL! 2-0 to Shearwater. No doubt it’s Brion Steinno’s goal this time as the veteran chests down an absolute missile of a pass out the back from Tara Kriedel and howitzers it in from 25 yards!
43 min: The goal stands after lengthy VAR check for offside. Apparently Molly Taylor on the other side of the pitch had played Steinno on, but Auiloquet must be culpable for losing track of Steinno.
Half time: Shearwater are cruising with a 2-0 lead!
48 min: Outineau got into the box from the restart and immediately are demanding a penalty when János rue Belois is floored by Tara Kriedel. But the referee and VAR says no.
52 min: Radomir Primakov was evidently given some kind of ultimatum that he’s failed to meet and Romain Dupuis subs him out for Vanda Gerô.
59 min: Shearwater subs: Kai Fukushima on for Xena Allste, Peter Marsh for Aaron Lyybeck
62 min: Ashley Douglass on for Outineau along with Mint Leaf, Afrim Degirmen and Torbert Usher off. They have had a better second half and now a bit of caution to the wind.
70 min: Douglass rattles the crossbar with a free kick! Outineau are trying to outflank Shearwater and it’s been paying off.
76 min: GOAL! Outineau pulls one back with a lovely team move! This will make the last quarter hour really interesting. They knock it around on the left flank, Ego Giles sends a great switch of play over to the right wing, rue Belois one-times a cross for Götz Makatsch who zips into the box and applies the finish. More of that please!
79 min: Outineau are appealing for a handball in the box after Ashley Douglass’s cross was blocked at point blank range! Not given, it’d have been a real long shot.
81 min: Brion Steinno gets a massive reception from the Shearwater support as he’s taken off for Timurdogan Yerli. They’re adopting a more defensive shape to protect the lead.
86 min: Outineau are down to ten as Drystan Tudor is sent off! He picks up a second yellow card for flinging himself at Yerli to stop him cutting inside.
89 min: Tatjana Pistor on for Manda Iara, Shane Reilly for Tzevaada Muur. Shearwater really just eating time with their final change.
90+2 min: Two more minutes of added time will be had and you can’t see Shearwater letting this slip. They’ve put in a very professional bolt-the-doors performance to see this one out.
FULL TIME! Final: CF Outineau 1–2 Shearwater. It’s a deserved win that signals they are no spent force despite the rumours and their poor form in the league.
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