Jenna Raven Cup I/Women's World Cup 14 Everything Thread

by **Sarzonia** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 1:53 pm

As the final whistle sounded at Nottingham Pavilion, manager Brenda Allison could only shake her head.

Her Sarzonian women's national football team didn't underestimate Saterun. She worked hard to train her team to be prepared for a side that wasn't afraid to mix it up with the best teams in women's football. They knocked out a Eshialand side whose only blemish during a six-match group stage was a draw. And not only did they beat Eshialand, they issued a 5-1 beatdown.

Allison played that match over and over again when the team was working on its mental preparations for the semifinals. The Stars wanted to play in front of a sold out Dave Wilson Stadium crowd with ticket sales going much more briskly than expected. They didn't want to travel to the Jetport to go to Portland's Charter Field and play in front of a crowd that wanted to be there even less than the players and management staff did.

Allison saw the tear-streaked faces, the red eyes, and the downcast glances in the dressing room. She knew now wasn't the time to berate her team. They just got outplayed by an underdog that was finding its form at just the right time. It would be Saterun facing Atheara at Dave Wilson Stadium for the right to hold the Vonnie Butler Trophy aloft to represent the winners of the inaugural Jenna Raven Cup. That the tournament was also trading as the 14th Women's World Cup was merely window dressing.

Sarzonia would be playing its heart out hoping to earn bronze medals around their necks instead of the pewter medals given to fourth place finishers as became Sarzonian practice with the influence of Delaclava on Sarzonian culture.

We still have work to do, she would tell her team after the tears dried. They all saluted Saterun for playing a better game and for fighting back after initially taking, then conceding the lead against the homesteading Stars. They would live to regret that 83rd minute.

But still, there was work ahead and this team would give their all.

by **Srednjaci** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:28 pm

JENNA RAVEN CUP- WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 14

THE THORNY WAY FROM OUTSIDERS TO THE BRONZE MEDAL FIGHT

IVAN BOŽIĆ : Dear viewers, good evening and welcome to the show dedicated to women's football. Of course, it is about our national team that lost to Athear in overtime in the semifinals. When we talk about football in our country, it is more or less related to our mix national team and the IBA Champions League.
The mixed national team remained in the shadow of the women's national team since now. Our women's national team came to the semifinals of the Jenna Raven Cup from complete anonymity. The players come from the domestic league, domestic clubs. The two women's clubs also played qualifiers for the IBA Champions League, NK Dormatisi Blue Stars and NK Bistua Nuova. The backbone of this national team consists of players from those two clubs. Although neither of these two clubs made it to the main competition of the Champions League. But the competition helped the players get to know and play better. This obviously affected the results in this competition as well.
Men's clubs NK Dinamo Katanija and NK Čelik Raduč managed to get into the Champions League.
The opponent for the bronze is the host of the competition and an extremely strong team, Sarzonia. Although we expected that team in the final, Sarzonia lost their semi-final match to the absolute surprise of the competition, Saterun. Davida Zimmer, Petra Marinović, Danijela Majić and other girls will have to play the best match of this season to win in the match and win a bronze medal.

by **Sarzonia** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:00 pm

And now the moment we've all been waiting for!

The 3PPO at Charter Field in Portland:

Sarzonia 0-2 Srednjaci (scorinated by Banija)
Congratulations to Srednjaci on capturing bronze medals!

And the Final, in front of a sold out crowd at Dave Wilson Stadium in Woodstock:

Atheara 1-1 (2-2 AET; 5-3 penalties) Saterun

Congratulations to Atheara on winning the inaugural edition of the Jenna Raven Cup and the 14th Women's World Cup! Commiserations to Saterun on falling so tantalisingly short!

And thank you to everyone for participating! I was pleased to see the level of RPing here and I hope to see everyone back for the next edition!

by **Atheara** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:24 pm

The Final Battle On The Field

Type: Game Review
Time: After the Finals

Before the match began...
Here it was, the finals. This was an unexpected matchup, where both of the finalists were runner ups from their groups. Group A for Atheara and Group D for Saterun. Both sides have fought valiantly to earn their place in the finals. Atheara having to beat Raspotochje, Baker Park, and Srednjaci. Meanwhile, Saterun had to fight against Abahnfleft, Eshialand, and Sarzonia. This was the first finals appearance for both countries, to earn the title of Champions. Who would be the winner? The answer will be decided by this match.

Because of the importance of this match, where Atheara needs to prove their pride, and Saterun must prove they truly are not winning by luck, both sides decided to use their original, and strongest 11. This match was vital for both sides. Srednjaci had beaten Sarzonia 2 - 0 for third place. All eyes were on the finals in a fully sold out Dave Wilson Stadium, Woodstock. Saterun would start with the ball.

The match begins!
Kickoff. The game started out slow, with Saterun controlling the pace of the game. They were playing a very long possession game, and Atheara just, stood there waiting for Saterun to attack. They knew it was useless to try and get the ball, as they will just build momentum whilst Atheara has their defense down. And on the 16th minute, Saterun striked. Aika Hyaki dribbled the ball past Alexandra Neier - Heitsdel and Diana Kurettengard, shot the ball with strength to beat Irena Svaneska, whom was back from her sickness, to give Saterun a 1 - 0 lead. This lead would last for, quite a while. But, for now, the first half ends with a 1 - 0 lead for Saterun.

However, that doesn't mean Atheara was slacking. On the 25th minute, Lille Danshouvera attempted a freekick, but Saterun Goalkeeper Zoe Laguna had barely tipped the ball over the net. And then, on the 44th minute, before the announcement of added stoppage time, Erna Linotrovski attempted a header from a corner by Afierra Kiralski, but Abby Jogador had blocked the header, which would have been a goal. Saterun's other major attempt was on the 34th minute, where Mabel Westur was tackled in the box by Rena Lyanol - Hastens, and it was fully intentional, and Rena received a red card for that.

Atheara was now playing with 10 players, and conceded a penalty at that point. Aika had taken the penalty, as Mabel was injured because of it, and Celina Shatifa was subbed on. Aika shot the ball with precision to the right, but Irena had catched the ball... barely. The ball was sandwitched between Irena's hands and the goalpost. That was a huge sigh of relief. After that, Atheara was struyggling a bit, but was able to keep up with Saterun's agressive play. The first half then soon came to an end.

HALF TIME RESULTS
Atheara 0 - 1 Saterun
None / Aika Hyaki (16')

Adapt and fight back.
Anandria decided to take back control of the match. Amelia Westfield on for Irena Svaneska. Kyria Cerestia and Nila Wattenhoulst on for Diana Kurettengard and Alexandra Neier - Heitsdel. She hopes these changed would help Atheara take back the pace of the game, and it did. Atheara in the second half was way more dangerous for Saterun. Almost conceding two goals, if by a stroke of luck. Saterun was now the one playing defense, and then, it happened. On the 61st minute, Lille stole the ball from an unsuspecting Marta Cabrera, dribbled it past through Saterun's defense, and scored the equaliser with a beautiful shot, which rebounded from the goalpost into the net, beating Zoe Laguna.

And then, it was a fight for their lives. Both sides attacked and defended like it was no tomorrow. At this point, it was ping pong, except it was more difficult. Amelia and Zoe were making vital saves for Atheara and Saterun respectively. And it all came down to where Atheara almost had a painless victory. Lille Danshouvera had shot a freekick on the 87th minute, however, it went above the net, barely. Zoe was relieved with all of the Saterun players relaxed. While Atheara was almost bursting into tears, and at that point, Anandria slapped her own face. It all now came down to one thing, extra time.

FULL TIME RESULTS
Atheara 1 - 1 Saterun
Lille Danshouvera (67') / Aika Hyaki (16')

Almost dissapointed, yet.
And then, the fight was closing. However, Atheara was at the mercy of Saterun. Celina had scored a brace just 4 minutes into extra time. Atheara thought it was all over, and they knew it would be over. The mens team have a reputation to bottle games, like that one Semi Final against Eshialand where Luis Frawning missed, or in both Valanora - Atheara matches in the World Cup, where Atheara actuially missed several chances to equalize or take the lead. Or that one time Atheara bottled OT against Nova Anglicana in the WJHC with a mixed team.

They thought the womens team would earn that reputation as well, and they did, or so they thought. The first half of ET had ended, and Atheara had gone into the second half with a burning rage, and it had to happen. Atheara equalized on the 119th minute, Lille Danshouvera scores a tap in from a cross by Mediya Peterov - Trenska. Somehow, in the final moments, Atheara had equalize. Zoe was mad at herself for not seeing that Atheara would do this. And it had to go to penalties. Of course it did, this way, the match would be an instant classic.

FULL TIME + ET RESULTS
Atheara 2 - 2 Saterun
Lille Danshouvera (67' ; 119') / Aika Hyaki (16') Celina Shatifa (94')

The final stage.
Penalties, it was at this moment where one would be happy, and one would be sad. Pround and dissapointed. Because Saterun started with the ball at the beginning of the match, Atheara would take the first penalty.

P1A: Lille shoots a chip, Zoe didn't reach it. 1 - 0
P1S: Celina blasts the ball to the right, Amelia fails to catch it. 1 - 1
P2A: Mediya shoots it straight, Zoe didn't expect that shot. 2 - 1
P2S: Aika shoots to the bottom right, Amelia was too slow to tip it away. 2 - 2
P3A: Erna shot the ball so quickly, Zoe couldn't saved it. 3 - 2
P3S: Evie sent the ball swerving, passing Amelia easily. 3 - 3
P4A: Afierra did an unexpected chip, Zoe had no reaction. 4 - 3
P4S: Marta shot to the right, Amelia barely saved it. 4 - 3
P5A: Jennifer shot to the top left... Zoe didn't save it. 5 - 3

FULL TIME + ET AND PENALTIES RESULTS
Atheara 2 - 2 Saterun
Lille Danshouvera (67' ; 119') / Aika Hyaki (16') Celina Shatifa (94')

Penalties:
Atheara 5 - 3 Saterun

A memory to never forget.
And with that, Atheara has just won the first edition of the Jenna Raven Cup, or the 14th edition of the Womens World Cup. This was Atheara's first title in any sport, ever. This was something magnificent, Atheara had fought with blood, sweat, and tears to earn the title. We rightfully deserve it, as we worked hard. Saterun, they deserved it too, but Margaret had different plans. To cherish the first victory, and to note that this will certainly not be the last one.

OOC Note: Thanks for the congratulations in the discussion thread! Thanks to Sarzonia as well for hosting the tournament, and also thanks to Saterun for making the match one to remember. And lastly, thanks for everyone else participating, this was a fun one!

Hope to see you all in the next edition.

by **Srednjaci** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:26 am

JENNA RAVEN CUP- WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 14

THE HISTORY OF OUR FOOTBALL HAS BEEN WRITTEN AT CHARTER FIELD IN PORTLAND

IVAN BOŽIĆ :Dear viewers, welcome to the show dedicated to women's football. I am reporting great news because the Srednjaci football players won a bronze medal. This is the greatest success of our national football team. At the same time, this is the greatest success of our team sport in general at the world championships. Due to two yellow cards, we could not count on Ivana Žimić. Suzana Valentić is in the game instead of Žimić. We watched a great football in the first half. Opportunities lined up on both sides. But not everything went well for our team. After one landing, Petra Marinović grabbed her leg with a painful grimace on her face. Already in the 33rd minute of the game, Marinović could not continue the match. Instead of Marinović, Julie Sarco came in to finish the match. It went 0: 0 at half time.
In the second half, our team played much better. We watch much faster football. Davida Zimmer was the initiator of the action from which the first goal fell. Zimmer assisted Sarco brilliantly for 1: 0 in the 62nd minute of the game. Sarco, a player of NK Dormatisi Blue Stars, shows her class.
Sarzonia does not surrender and their attacks are constant. In the 78th minute, Srednjaci ran into a counter-attack. Leona Jurković plays the ball off to Davida Zimmer. Zimmer sends a great cross shot and Hana Vučemilović scores for 2: 0. This result remained until the end.

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