As we are waiting for the cup final, and final legs of the actual championship, let’s remember how things unfolded in the last one championship and try to make conclusions about where things can go right now.
After first ten rounds future champion was fourth, albeit with not too far from the first place. And “Olejmann” (or just “Oilers”) – team of known quality, steadfast and versatile, but considered by everyone to be a middle-part-of-table dweller – at the second place was a clearly main surprise of the season. “Finn Hurps”, title holders, is second surprising team of the year, due to being out of picture at all, sitting at the eight spot. “Great March” was fourth, but not even lost once at the time, and play their away game with leader 1-1.
Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Jesper Torbensen 10 7 2 1 19 10 23
2 Olejmann 10 6 3 1 14 8 21
3 Drake Drakesson 10 7 0 3 15 10 21
4 Great March 10 5 5 0 15 7 20
After the first half of the season leader remained at the helm, Oilers steadily goes down in the table, but “Great March” continue its march, and things was more and more looked like if at the long run two leaders will determine who will be a champion between them. And not just because of number of points or victories, but due to the looking as most competent and solid teams. But it was clear, that altought four points of advantage after first hald give coach of leaders a reason to be applauded, but not give his team any real security with such a distance ahead.
Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Jesper Torbensen 19 13 5 1 37 17 44
2 Great March 19 11 7 1 36 16 40
3 Olejmann 19 11 4 4 26 21 37
4 Torquel Granittknuser 19 9 6 4 31 21 33
Almost ten rounds after and ten before the finish (as we in Trolleborg name this point “Neophyte Spot” in the memory of one wise man who make important contribution to many fields of science, especially biology and mathematics) “Great March” was clearly in ascendancy. Having just won their head-to-head with JT 2-0, they are four points ahead of all three potential challengers. And many pundits, while see how teams played, decide to give champions crown to them
Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Great March 28 16 8 4 52 28 56
2 FTST 28 15 7 6 47 31 52
3 Jesper Torbensen 28 17 1 10 48 33 52
4 Olejmann 28 15 7 6 39 32 52
Nine rounds after, with two games remaining, “Great March” won home game against “Torquel Granittknuser” and was crowned as champion, eleventh overall times, latest being five years ago. White-snow-clad team (which was named in the memory of the great endeavour of Trolleborg ancient past, ardous and painful march of warriors under leadership of our current national leader to fight for the right cause despite overwhelming odds, culminating in a decisive victory attributed precisely to the rightness of the cause) before championship was rarely mentioned as a potential contender for a crown – most of the pundits, while agreed, that team is rather good and made very good impression, decided, that GM, probably, need at least one more season before being seasoned enough to being able to won championship. But, apart from the honours associated with second, third and fourth places in our league, at the end of the season there was mulled possibility of our club being put into the melee of international club tournaments (and, most probably, being severely beaten, but we in Trolleborg always try to expect good from the future). Candidates for a medals was arrived at the penultimate stop in such an order:
Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Great March 37 21 11 5 66 38 74
2 Finn Hurps 37 20 8 9 71 49 68
3 Jesper Torbensen 37 19 11 7 56 37 68
4 FTST 37 18 11 8 63 46 65
5 Torquel Granittknuser 37 20 4 13 60 44 64
6 Olejmann 37 18 9 10 51 45 63
with Drake Drakesson, who sitting seventh, was mathematically out of picture.
Finn Hurps played last game away against “ Jesper Torbensen” and won 1-0, so the home team which have a chances to the second spot was just on the razor thin margin from being relegated to fourth spot. “Oilers” lost their game heavily, and while begins game with a chances to move to the fifth or fourth spot, remain at the end sixth.
At the other end of the table REA was relegated at the last round, despite never being at the relegation zone from the fifth round onward, but lost key game dramatically at the last day of the season. And as you all know, both Hawkwer and Stal-Breiten won their playoff fights, retaining places at the league – altought right now it must be said, that Hawkwer is looked like if going down, and REA like if returning to the first league comfortable.
Teams Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Great March 38 22 11 5 68 38 77
2 Finn Hurps 38 21 8 9 72 49 71
3 Jesper Torbensen 38 19 11 8 56 38 68
4 FTST 38 19 11 8 65 47 68
5 Torquel Granittknuser 38 21 4 13 63 46 67
6 Olejmann 38 18 9 11 51 46 63
7 Eugene Troger 38 17 10 11 61 43 61
8 Jern-oge-stal 38 18 7 13 56 41 61
9 Drake Drakesson 38 19 3 16 60 52 60
10 Skytespill Trolleborg City 38 16 9 13 57 52 57
11 Skytespill Murnau 38 17 5 16 52 47 56
12 Slingaard 38 12 12 14 48 44 48
13 TB-BF 38 12 12 14 52 52 48
14 Sejmonstr 38 13 8 17 47 56 47
15 Sverdmaan Lanhair 38 13 6 19 41 66 45
16 Modig Cavalry 38 11 9 18 46 57 42
17 Stal-Breiten 38 12 6 20 49 62 42
18 Hawkwer 38 10 3 25 47 86 33
19 REA 38 8 6 24 43 69 30
20 173.Heimen 38 4 6 28 30 75 18
So right now in the final we are prepare to see fight between two best teams of last championship, and this game promises to be exciting match.