Baptism of Fire 78

by **New Eestiball** » Fri Apr 22, 2022 4:44 pm

Wow… New eestiball won…

That was the reaction of hundreds of thousands of avid sports fans, once the final whistle sounded. Even though the weather in Farfadillis was nice, nobody trusted it enough to travel there.

Yes, it wasn’t a great effort, they barely won off of a 70th minute long pass from 303 to 781, who got a lucky shot.
But it was a win, and that’s what mattered. That put them en route to the R16. But all could change. Delte was still waiting, and they had just dominantly won. That certainly would not be a fun last game. But on the bright side, neither team had gotten a yellow or red card in that match!

by **Gardelrya** » Fri Apr 22, 2022 7:21 pm

OSKARGARD DAGLIG KURER (Oskargard Daily Courier)
en.odk.com.gr/sports/baptism_of_fire

GARDELRYA SCORES TWICE IN DESERT, KRISTOFFERSAN EARNS CLEAN SHEET IN FIRST GAME
(First picture shows Sig Halvorsan holding his shirt up to wipe sweat off his face)
(Second picture shows Gunny Kristoffersan, with his beard and long blond hair particularly drenched with sweat, yelling as he celebrates his shutout)

Grand René Skaé, René Skaé
Farfadillis

The Boys in Blue, actually The Boys in White this match, score two times to get an early lead in the group stage, even though the heat posed a threat to the team. By the time the team played, the pitch has seen four games already played on it, and was in poor shape, but Gardelrya's Best made the most out of the situation. The heat of the Szoirsia Desert really kicked in 20 minutes into the match, with Gardelrya having to use it's first sub for Rikard Storstand, who felt lightheaded due to the heat. Gardelrya had to use up 2 of its subs by halftime, and referees allotted for the break to be extended by 10 minutes to make sure all players were properly hydrated. Ice in coolers belonging to both teams had melted, and Gardelryan players left the pitch to join commentators Prince Ivar and Al Østberg in their press box to enjoy the air conditioning...which unsurprisingly broke down by the 70th minute.

However, the team's fortunes raised soon after the start of the second half, with a beautiful corner kicked by Halvorsan headed in by young star Kristian Tennefjord. About 20 minutes later, in the 68th minute, center back Tim Lang used his cannon of a leg to score on a shot towards the crossbar that goalie Kilian Dinter couldn't reach in time. However, the real star of the match was goalkeeper Gunny Kristoffersan, who provided a hard earned clean sheet against Tyskerlund's rapid fire offense. From showing his athletics with a leaping save on forward Eugen Kisling's shot, to reading the play with Emil Korsch passing to Henry Nesselrode, who the defense left all alone, moving to stop the shot before Nesselrode even took it. This win was hard earned, and about a 100 combined kilograms of water weight was lost, but The Boys in Blue made the millions of Gardelryans watching at home proud.

by **Fort McKinley** » Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:21 pm

David Guy Allen warmed up along the touchline as the minutes ticked away at the Dannin City Stadium, the giant scoreboard reading:

FOOTBALL TIGER 13 FORT MCKINLEY

As he took an occasional glance back toward the technical area, his mind wandered back to his first memory of playing football, twenty years earlier as a 7 year old in Curundu, the nation's third largest city where his father was the Commissar (a sort of mayor-governor of a city and region); he was third son and fifth child (of six) born to his parents, Michael Guy Allen and Sheila Nicholas Gray.
His dad held the position that his David's grandfather had held before that; Guy Lester Allen was the fourth son of the nation's founder, Dr. Lester K Allen, whose cult of personality still was pervasive in Fort McKinley some 40 plus years since his death.

David had progressed through the ranks of the sport on his own merit, as he'd been mature enough as a pre-teen to quietly ask coaches that he not be judged as the son of the Commissar, but on his skill and talent alone. As a part of the Founder's family, he had opportunities to garner experiences and was able to access information that the typical Mackie citizen would be punished for attempting to learn.

He'd been as happy at the point in his life when he discovered football as a boy could be. He'd asked his father for permission to use his mother's name, or at least change his last name to a different clan; the elder Allen understood what his second youngest was wanting--a sense of anonymity to pursue his sporting dream and permitted David to be known as David Nicholas Allen until he reached the age of 20.

Assistant Coach Kevin Homer Young waved him back to the bench with about 8 minutes to go and told Dave to get dressed, he would be replacing Steven Wayne Smith--the player who'd taken Allen's starting role after the AOCAF.

One thing that Allen was always mindful of--and to be fair, the rest of the squad and staff knew it too--was to keep up the appearance that The Party dictated from Shiloh Springs. The media had been primed for the nation's debut in the AOCAF, but after the first match--a 5-1 defeat to Hapilopper, where Allen got the nation's first international tally--the tone shifted to one of a rigged plot and then a complete dismissal of the importance of the matches altogether, labeling the tournament as an "exhibition", in spite of the fact the the team won the second match and lost only by a single goal in the final group stage match.

David understood that a change to the lineup was for the benefit of the entire team, and his teammates understood that Comrade Dr. Allen's great-grandson was a great teammate, still wanting to judged on his accomplishments.

by **Reorganized Portugal** » Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:26 pm

Rádio e Televisão de Portugal

Portuguese football team ties Mon Sind 0-0 at Baptism of Fire
Categories: Sports, News
Portuguese are disappointed after the Portuguese football team failed to score a single goal at its first game in the Baptism of Fire. However, thankfully, the Mon Sind team also remarkably failed to achieve a goal, tying the game at 0-0 by the end.

"This is a disappointing result for the team," Portuguese coach Fernando Santos said during a press conference, "but I suppose it could have been worse. We at least tied them."

Reorganized Portugal achieved 1 point along with Mon Sind following the match.

The game took place in the nation of Farfadillis, at the Grand René Skaé in Szoirsia. The kickoff took place at 8am, when temperatures were beginning to rise. Thankfully, the Portugal-Mon Sind game was temperate, however later games in the day would not be so lucky.

Better wishes are being given to the Portuguese team for tomorrow, when the team will face off against the StrayaRoos Barrier Islands team.

by **Tyskerlund** » Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:00 pm

Welcome to Tyskerlund

Part I: General Overview, Government

Welcome to Tyskerlund, a somewhat still new player within international sports. Even so, Tyskerlund is a nation which has in itself, a deep history that already spans over several centuries. Which is why, we are going to tell you what Tyskerlund is! From it's government, to history, to culture, and much more. You might be asking why, which is a good question. We want Tyskerlund to attract attention, of course! Football seems to be something that many Tyskerlunders enjoy, now with how popular the sport has become in quite some time, and we want to aim to become the very best at it. Even if the Baptism of Fire is being hosted in Mertagne and Farfadillis, surely it wouldn't hurt to know more about the nations that are participating, right? With that out of the way, let us begin the first part of this somewhat of a documentary, a general overview.

According to the official known wiki, in a shortened manner that we have created: The Holy Kingdom of Tyskerlund, more commonly known as The Kingdom of Tyskerlund, or just Tyskerlund, is a kingdom located in what is known as the realm of Pheremarutorf. The Holy Kingdom of Tyskerlund falls under the category of an absolute monarchy. Tyskerlund stands at a population of 512.000.000 (Five hundred and twelve) million, and has an economy of 29.6 (Twenty nine point six) trillion Limar (1 Limar is 1.5 NSD, which means if converted, Tyskerlund's economy is worth 44.4 trillion NSD). The capital of Tyskerlund is the city of Handersea, located on one of the three main continents, Guardephantel. From this, we know that Tyskerlund is located within a realm that is divergent, with over hald a billion people, a powerful economy, and is ruled by an absolute monarchy. Speaking of absolute monarchies, let us start with the government for this overview (As the government seems to be the most simple point to understand about Tyskerlund).

As previously stated, Tyskerlund is ruled by an absolute monarchy. An absolute monarchy, in short definition is is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right. And this is somewhat true for Tyskerlund, and unlike monarchies in modern times, the monarchy (Especially the ruling monarch) in Tyskerlund is limited by no means and holds absolute power. However, due to changes in social and political standards (Along with the fear of a possible downfall in the monarchy if it fell to the wrong hands), one of the previous monarchs of Tyskerlund, Andre Grassl (A previous monarch) formed The Divine Court of Voice. The Divine Court of Voice is a group of advisors for the monarch, that according to the wiki, has the power to give concern to issues and advise the monarch. Even so, the monarch in the end makes the final decision.

When it comes to controlling Tyskerlund itself, everyone knew it would be impossible for one monarch to do. Which is why Andre Grassl also formed the creation of provinces that are oversighted by certain figures appointed by the monarch itself, to ease the stress of ruling Tyskerlund. However, with Tyskerlund still identifying itself as an absolute monarchy, some people have questionned if the idea of several figures ruling provinces still falls within an "Absolute monarchy," there is yet an answer (Mainly because most Tyskerlunders don't care about it very much). While speaking about the monarchy, who is the current monarch of Tyskerlund, you may be wondering about? There is an answer for that.

The current monarch is Ann-Katrin Kirschbaum, the second child and daughter to former monarch Kaspar Kirschbaum and his wife Gabriele Kirschbaum. She was not supposed to be the next monarch, but due to The Divine Court of Voice voicing their opinion that her brother was not suitable to rule over Tyskerlund, she was given the crown. Kirschbaum is only the seventh female monarch Tyskerlund ever had, the sixth one having ruled over a century ago. Male monarchs are referred to as Die Heilige Kaiser (The Holy Emperor) while the female monarch in Tyskerlund are referred to as Die Heilige Kaiserin (The Holy Empress). The reason so is because religion ties massively into how Tyskerlund is run. Now then, let us discuss one thing we have not yet talked about for Tyskerlund, that being the regions and their respective ruling figures.

All main continents have four provinces, while all the three islands act as their own provinces. The Three Mudel Islands act as their own province, and Janhaguattel Islands are split between north and south when it comes to acting as provinces. The top five largest cities in Tyskerlund, along with Handersea all act as special city entities with their own ruling figures as well. These ruling figures, in terms of hierarchy are under control of the monarch, however they are above most of the general populace. Ruling figures report to The Divine Court of Voice, which then they sort what needs to be discussed and what not, and then they report to the current ruling monarch.

I say that is all there is to it. There may be deeper details missed, but we've certainly extended our stay. We see you for Part II.

Group Staging

Gardelrya - Tyskerlund

Gardelrya 2 - 0 Tyskerlund
(1 - 0) Kristian Tennefjord 47'  
(2 - 0) Tim Lang 68' 

Possession      : 48%     ;  52%    
Passes          : 327     ;  346    
Corners         : 4       ;  2      
Shots (On Goal) : 21 (7)  ;  17 (5) 
Fouls (Offsides): 12 (2)  ;  13 (3)

Tyskerlund struggled, and they struggled hard. Losing 2 - 0 on the opening matchday against fellow groupmate Gardelya. The scorching weather gave both sides a massive disadvantage, along with the subpar field condition at Grand René Skaé. However, this gave Tyskerlund a more heavier disadvantage than what most think. These disadvantages heavily involved the way Tyskerlund played their football, and the players as a whole. On offense, it was more difficult to play possesion and commit towards passing due to the pitch being subpar, which means Tyskerlund had to rely more on attacking directly. On defense, the scorching heat taxed on the players stamina and duarbility more than usual. Not only that, this had a larger effect than normal due to the fact that Tyskerlunders are more comfortable with colder climates in general and rarely experience scorching weather.

Tyskerlund conceded two goals in this match against Gardelrya. The first one being a goal from a corner kick by Halvorsan headed in by Kristian Tennefjord on the 47' minute mark, just a few minutes after the second half had started. The second goal was a powerful shot made by Tim Lang which rebounded from the crossbar into the net on the 68' minute mark. Kilian Dinter tried saving it, but he couldn't reach the ball in time. Tyskerlund however had their offense connecting, with a shot from Eugen Kisling on the 35' minute mark which was fantastically saved by Gunny Kristoffersan. Another time Tyskerlund had a chance was when Emil Korsch played a ball to Henry Nesselrode, but Kristoffersan saved the ball before Nesselrode connected.

"We did our best in a bad situation. This cannot be solely blamed on the players, and it is also somewhat my responsibility."

Says Manager Artur Bohlen, as some of Tyskerlund's starting players will still need time to recover. Four main starting eleven players will have to miss the second matchday against Tjorl due to needing that time, those being Michael Segert, Abraham Bruckmann, Eugen Kisling, and Linus Seiler. These four players will be replaced by Kaspar Gerstäcker, Fynn Wittke, Dominik Grassl, and Rolf Creuzburg in their respective positions. Das Ehrenamt can only hope that even with these changes, Das Gefrorene Bataillon will still be able to put up a fight and have a chance to pass to the next round.

by **StrayaRoos Barrier Islands** » Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:06 pm

Emu League MD15-21
all games at EMUcorp Stadium (New National Stadium),Sport,Duomji,SBI

MD15
Cavalier Emus 1–2 StrayaRoos Emus
Duomji United Emus 1–0 Mrrpers
Emu FC 0–3 God Emu Team

MD16
Mrrpers 0–3 Emu FC
StrayaRoos Emus 2–1 Duomji United Emus
Bad Emu Team 2–3 Cavalier Emus

MD17
Duomji United Emus 0–3 Bad Emu Team
Emu FC 2–1 StrayaRoos Emus
God Emu Team 5–1 Mrrpers

MD18
StrayaRoos Emus 0–6 God Emu Team
Bad Emu Team 1–1 Emu FC
Cavalier Emus 1–2 Duomji United Emus

MD19
Emu FC 3–1 Cavalier Emus
God Emu Team 1–0 Bad Emu Team
Mrrpers 1–0 StrayaRoos Emus

MD20
Bad Emu Team 3–0 Mrrpers
Cavalier Emus 1–2 God Emu Team
Duomji United Emus 1–0 Emu FC

MD21
God Emu Team 3–0 Duomji United Emus
Mrrpers 2–1 Cavalier Emus
StrayaRoos Emus 0–1 Bad Emu Team

Current Table

* Emu League            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 God Emu Team           18   18   0   0    59    5  +54    54 Playoffs,Regular Season Champions
2 Mrrpers                18    9   1   8    23   31   −8    28
3 StrayaRoos Emus        18    8   0  10    17   28  −11    24
4 Emu FC                 18    6   3   9    25   31   −6    21
5 Bad Emu Team           18    6   2  10    17   25   −8    20
6 Duomji United Emus     18    6   2  10    15   27  −12    20
7 Cavalier Emus          18    5   2  11    22   31   −9    17

by **Mon Sold** » Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:37 pm

Mon Sports!

Domestic and International Sports Wire from the Grand Duchy!

Sluggish Start in the Baptism of Fire ...

By: Carmen Parri
ARBERGHAST, Mon Sold - The announcement late last year from the Ministry of Athletic Advancement that approval had been given for a national football team to toss its hat into the insanity of the Baptism of Fire was originally met with no small amount of staunch skepticism. Our small nation has been isolated for decades, as we worked our way through the Troubles, emerging from what could have been the end of a centuries of stewardship from the Grand Dukes. In that time our own domestic sports have been both waxes and wanes in their status in society. In the early 60s there was severe restrictions placed on clubs, many of which had become large and popular enough to become political forces in their own right, and whose politics advocated for radical changes. By the 70s the Marquis League had been dissolved and football clubs banned in the aftermath of the Palaghast Riots of '64. While football and football clubs were not a principle party in the Troubles, many of their organizations had been subverted by radicals and their wealthy players convinced to adhere to radical ideologies. Thumper riots were common during the late '70s and most of the '80s as disgruntled football fans took their frustrations on current events out during what would normally have been football season. As history shows us those riots caused widespread damage but gradually dwindled every year until by the early '90s they had disappeared. Many of the ancient football and athletic clubs had long been disbanded, their former players either recalcitrant for their actions or vanished from the public eye. It was only in the late '90s that Grand Duke Chucho relaxed the bans, but forbid any of the old clubs from being reformed.

Spring forward some years and the domestic scene for Mon Sold is barley off the ground, with only a little over a decade of continuous season under the Principle League's belt. Experts have claimed that this is hardly enough time to even form a legitimate core for football, despite fans rapturous praise to the contrary. Rumors have even suggested that the current Grand Duke, Coenraad Horácio Botello-Gagliardi, gave his personal support for a team's submission to the Baptism, though its highly unlikely that these rumors will ever be substantiated given football's continued reputation for most of the country. Still, the announcement of the National Club's Bowheads team was met with spontaneous parties across major cities, where football remains most popular. So far, none of these events have turned violent, which is praiseworthy. Any violence displayed openly by the football community, already viewed with public suspicion, would only increase the likelihood of a return of the '70s and '80s restrictions or bans.

All of that being said, the Bowheads haven't exactly come out swinging in their recent match-up against Reformed Portugal. The match took place in the host nation, Farfadillis' Grand René Skaé stadium in Szoirsia. A city perched in the midst of a inhospitable desert climate which did not favors for any of the several teams that played that day. Fortunately for the Bowheads they received an early match before the sun had become oppressively hot and before other teams had thoroughly ruined the field. Reports from the field say that the game was about as exciting as watching paint dry, especially bland paint at that. Neither team seemed particularly interested in the game itself, or perhaps were more concerned that their vehicles had been left unattended in the parking lot of a stadium in the middle of a country on the constant brink of dissolution. A more pragmatic opinion is that this was both Reformed Portugal and Mon Sold's first time playing against each other literally ever -- neither side knew what the other was capable of or even who the hell the other one even was.

This was highlighted by the Bowhead's manager, Rimigo Vesser, reportedly (but not confirmed) to have shouted at his television, "How do you lose to protestant Spaniards?!" during a party he hosted at his villa on the outskirts of Sundim. Experts have stated that this shows how little either team knew about the other, and indeed that Rimigo Vesser wasn't even aware that the team had not actually lost, but tied. Its noted that Rimigo is the nephew of the Bowheads owner, a one Migel Verhoeven. Mr. Vesser has declined to comment on the matter.

Meanwhile, Coach Elbert Willems commented that the Bowheads had only just begun to stretch their legs, and cited the faulty performance on the its being the team's debut on the international stage.

"On the next one," said Coach Willems with a wink when asked about the teams chances in their upcoming match against Efnakia tomorrow.

by **Forbidden Territories** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:31 am

The First Match

Coach Matt Ress and the team entered the stadium knowing that this was going to be a tough game. He had already instructed the players to play with their full potential, and had some backup plans in case things didn't work out. A win would be ideal, a draw would be fine, but a loss would be devastating especially since there remains only 2 more matches after this so very little margin of error. He studied the opposition but could find little to no information regarding them. " Of course... they too are a new nation, no knowledge of prior matches, or games are available because they never played internationally" Matt thought.

Captain Alex Knott knowing that the media would hound after him if he fails this match was training extra hard . He was not in the best of form, and everyone including him knew that. After missing a last minute shot against StrayaRoos in IAC knockouts in which they lost, fans and analysts alike were criticizing him. There were calls to drop him and remove the captaincy. Truly, the same fanbase which once reverred him as a champion, a demigod, is now cannibalising itself . Vitriolic words, and abuses were being thrown withjn the fanbase as the supporters of Knott and opposers were clashing with one another. Knott had hoped that today's match would atleast the weaken the civil war within the fanbase.

Chen Huefang was the newly substituted left back in place of Mandrake Manson who got substituted due to injury. He wanted to prove his worth to the team and was determined in making an impact on his side. He was talking with Klein Harowitz when the private bus arrived to carry the team. " .. and I beleived this is a good way to block any attack from the left side" Chen said while boarding it . Harowitz nodded, he wasn't one who talkeda lot but rather had one word responses or simply a movement of head to determine yes or no. As the bus went on, the Cross Brothers were busy arguing about which form of cŕusidae is better? Fried or steam. Suffice to say, everykne beside them was irritated especially Herman Miller who forcefully interjected between them and stopped their conversation from progressing further.

As the bus reached the stadium. The players went out to see the stadium only lo and behold, it was covered in green algae.
"What the heck?! What happened to this stadium" said Knott. " It looks like it has not been cleaned for today's match,but why...." coach Matt Ress exclaimed.The others were distraught at what they saw. The playing field too had scattered algae all over the field. The players were frustrated as this would dash all their hopes of playing an aggressive style, however coach Matt Ress saw this an oppurtunity to improvise.He changed the lineup from 4- 3 - 2 - 1 to 4 - 4 - 2 and changed tempo to defensive. " Hold the ball in your own half, do not play aggressively, play possesive football, have aerial passes so that the ball does not bounce off the algae. I will be marking areas having algae, if you by chance reach the area, pass back the ball immediately, we can negate the effects of the terrain in this way. Now it's time to win our first match", Ress said. Everyone listened intuitively and agreed to it .

Captain Alan Knott was frustrated . He needed to revitalise the faith in the team by the supporters. He knew he could score if he wanted to even if the ground is trecherous. But he needed to play by the tactics as it was for the benefit of the team. As the match time was nearby, the players decided to have some rest and talk about the game before the beginning of the actual match. " Nervous?" asked Alan Shephard to Chen Huefang, " Wha-.. uh.... yeah, a little bit " replied Chen. " Don't worry too much, just do what was done in the training and give your best. That should be enough". He replied, before the matc started.

Match Report

Match Day Commentary

First Half
1' Kick Off
13' Shot by Rinkebing ! Misses goalpost
24' Tackle by Brandval, possesion of ball goes to Trollish Islands
27' Mispass by Jerring, the ball bounced off the algae to go to Marcus Cross. Hendrick Kerr is seen grumbling
35' Long Aerial pass by Miller, intercepted by Hitterdal
36' Hitterdal passes ball to Kolling who dribbles past David Cross and passes to Sandvik
37' Sandvick gets tackled by Alan Shephard who passes the ball back to Rodriguez.
43' Shephard sets up an aerial pass to Marcelinho who runs past the midfield into the defence of Trollish Islands but gets tripped by the green algae and loses the ball. Matt Ress is seen stamping his feet
45' First Half Ends with Rodriguez grabbing the ball from a long shot by Rinkebing

2nd Half
45' Second Half Starts
49' Chen Huefang passes ball to Marcus Cross who after moving forward into Trollish defence passes it back to him
53' A long aerial pass from Pattinson to David Cross
55' Cross passes it to Alan Knott
56' Knott attempts a shot but gets deflected by the defender. Corner for Forbidden Territories
57' Sanchez takes the corner , the ball goes into the boz but gets kicked away by Kolling
64' Marcelinho attempts to dribble but the ball gets taken away from him by Finnsken.
69' Nice shot by Fingeland from the distance but saved by Rodriguez
73' Chen Huefang kicks the ball towards Herman Miller who passes the ball though the Trollish midfield into Alberto Sanchez
74' Sanchez kicks the ball into the upper corner of net, but Krokkenleiv punches it away but straight to Knott
75' Knott intercepts the ball and kicks it into the other side.
75' Krokkenleiv attempts but the ball hits the back of net, GOAL FOR FORBIDDEN TERRITORIES. Matt Ress is seen jumping. Knott dives forward showing his prowess
78' Krokkenleiv throws the ball to Jering who passes it to Sandvik
79' Sandvik shoots at the goalpost but the ball gets deflected off the bar into Shephard who passes it to David Cross
84' Hitterdal does a sliding tackle and takes the ball away from Knott
85'The ball gets kicked by Hitterdal into the Forthers half , Rinkebing passes through Pattinson but gets intercepted by Chen Huefang in last minute.
89' Marcus Cross gets intercepted by Jerring who attempts a long shot at the goal .Rodriguez saves it with ease.
90' 2 Additional minutes given
92' David Cross passes the ball to Marcelinho who strikes it at the corner of the goal. Krokkenleiv saves it.
92' Sandvik tries to go past the defence but is blocked by Harowitz who passes the ball to Miller.
92' 45" The referee blows the whistle. The match ends. Forbidden Territories win the match by 1 nil

by **Delte** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 4:42 am

Stresia 1-4 Delte
Kim Samrodd in Farfadillis for the Oswark Parish Advertiser

I won't dwell overly long on the finer details of this match, but certainly mention should be made of the fine performance of Tai Cerotha, who scored a hatrick in the pre-breakfast desert match for The Representatives, against a mostly anonymous opposition. In contrast teenage brothers Burus and Onun Tasher missed the whole thing, refusing to get out of bed and complaining about their spots and hormones. And the less said about conceding a goal against such an absent-looking bunch of nobodies-in-particular, the better.

The Representatives
Ignorance Is Bliss

THIS IS, the writer thinks, probably about the right time to contrast the two starkly different briefing papers prepared for the representatives of the Delte River community by Issenda Tenning upon their approach into Farfadillis after a long and mostly monotonous trip that started with a small send off at Oswark station. At the send off, the families of the footballing team were joined by a number of dignitaries on platform 3 where Stationmaster Benito had hung up some bunting and was waiting with a flag to halt the Meridien Mainline bullet express train, so the The Representatives could catch the 14:28 to a distant population centre. Tessa Sack, Managing Director of the Delte River Trust, sponsored a nice finger buffet and treated the small assembly to a good luck speech while Tam Nailer’s Blazing Mandollin Orchestra provided a musical send off, and the mayors of five of the six towns of the valley were in attendance in full ceremonial garb (the Mayor of Marshlock Spa missed the whole thing after some unspecified difficulties in the wetlands - he arrived to clean up some of the remaining sandwiches after the train had since departed to the far far away with the team). Despite being head of the whole of football in the valley, Issenda stated she was unable to follow The Representatives on their first trip abroad to test themselves against other representative teams, due to some prior engagements and a heavy workload, but she presented coach Enda Clentin with a heavy file of information to help smooth the way. Issenda wasn’t the only surprise absentee from the trip - Professor Polestar, headmistress, pillar of the community and a famously well-travelled Deltling, who spoke a thousand languages (according to the first-formers of Oswark Grammar School) and was more familiar with the far far away than most, had regretfully declined an invitation to join the team for the week-long sojourn on account of ‘unforeseen circumstances’. Bella Thorn, the travel agent who arranged the tour, tried to decline her invitation but had her declination declined at the insistence of Issenda Tenning, head of the All-Week Super Ultra Premiere Football Association, nominating her ‘critical workforce’ on the adventure. Tessa Sack, Managing Director of everything, agreed.

On the long journey to Farfadillis involving trains, planes and watermobiles, coach Enda Clentin read through the briefing papers given to him by Issenda Tenning, before sharing. He passed them to Bella to have a look over when he got trainsick a couple hours out of Oswark station - clearly not much of a traveller. Bella on the other hand was a relatively experienced traveller, at least in theory, having been on a bullet train, a jet plane and a hydrofoil boat at least once when visiting a foreign resort, so it was a surprise that she couldn’t finish the briefing when air sickness over the Five Pacifics Ocean gave her plenty other things to think about. That’s when Morho Bellish, assistant head coach and tough nut PE teacher at Oswark Vocational High School - the other school, as people say, with distaste - took hold of the file so it could be disseminated to the team. Coincidentally he took ill on the Puerto Farelero ferry just after completing them, putting it down to sea-sickness, as he’d never been at sea before. It fell to team captain Eremo Olde to share the information. A planning officer for the local authority, he had a cool head - he was a good stoic. Despite going a bit green around the gills on the team bus in Farfadillis, he kept his wits about him to provide a summary of Issenda Tenning’s starkly different briefings.

There were two files. On the long journey from Puerto Farelero to the desert where the team were based, he shared the first one. It was a blank piece of paper, with only a typed title on it: ALL ABOUT STRESIA FOOTBALL TEAM, it said. And - nothing. The team agreed it was a poor bit of briefing, how were they supposed to perform in such a state of ignorance? The second file was enormous. Very heavy indeed. Captain Eremo the good stoic said it was a difficult read, and maybe ignorance is bliss. Well, what is it, wondered the football team. He passed around the heavy folder full of lists, explanations and diagrams, whilst giving a summary: FARFADILLIS SURVIVAL GUIDE.

Dear me, said the team. And some other things beside.

by **TotoMishin** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 5:12 am

Serg looked down dejected at the ground, a one-nil loss was not the right way to start the tournament. Maybe it was the pressure that the video he saw last night had put on him, but this felt worse than usual.

He walked over to the Hopal dugout and shook hands with Tom Villiers. The man deserved it. His team had played well today and there was nothing he could do but congratulate him. Serg's assistants ran over to him with the finished match report. They were already chattering away to him about the tactical analysis. He waved them away and walked down the tunnel.

"Serg, how do you feel about the team's perfomance today?"
"Was it a disappointment or are you happy with the effort they put in?"
"Serg, We would like a comment for Toto News"

He palmed the cameras away and continued walking. He had nothing to say to them now. That was not what they expected from him but it would have to do.

"Please not now"

He left the cameramen and reporters looking a bit bewildered and stunned as they tried desperately for a comment. They resigned to see him go and continued to harass his support staff.

Irinski came through the tunnel, saw the multitude of cameras arrayed towards him. He whimpered, withdrew and then ran past them with his hand covering his face. Once he was safely out of sight, he struggled to control his breathing and clutched the changing room wall.

by **Tekatus** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 5:47 am

The Municipia Chronicle

Content

Notable Events

Hit sitcom ‘How I met Your Toaster’ canceled after 9 seasons. Still never revealing the Toaster. Comments from fans on page 6.
Robots Rule, Humans Drool. Fifteen reasons why Robots a better than Humans. Number six will surprise you. Page 11.
Roboticists comment on new fuel trend promising cleaner engines and greater energy potential. Details on page 28.
Energy Prices skyrocket in wake of Urbanian Brownouts and shortages. Energy farmers doing their part to help alleviate the situation. Pictures and List of Charity organizations on page 38.
Crosswords in Tekata Standard, ROILA and Omnicode found on page 50-52.

First Group Match
Tekatus Vs Potenzia

The Outcome was inevitable. Humans are slower to respond, their bodies slower to react, slower to adapt. Communication has to be done slowly and at limited ranges, lest the other team hears it. The Iron Giants were not so limited, Communication was incredibly fast, whole new strategies were adopted and put into play, or were found ineffective and discarded, adapting on the fly to whatever conditions there were on the field.

The humans were tired and exhausted, the heat not helping matters. For the machines, the heat only caused their processes to lag on occasion, but by then it was already too late. When a human collapsed from the heat, the machines refilled their coolant. And then the games were unpaused, They swarmed, kicking the ball back and forth to one another over and over before delivering a strike out of nowhere, rocketing the ball past the enemy keeper and into the goal.

Again, and again, and again.

Tekatus was declared the winners this round, moving on to the group match with a flawless beginning. Max hoped they could keep up the streak, it certainly would make Tekatus look good in the international/multiversal community.

by **Kamisato Ayaka Nation** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:22 am

Ayaka was in a daze the past few days, and, no, it wasn't just because of her many doppelgängers.

Sure, having 10 other carbon copies of her was unsettling enough, and the prospect of more clones being generated should something happen to them didn't make it less nerve wracking. Ayaka wondered if they happened to be in the same situation as her: taken away from their daily lives and forced to achieve a goal they didn't comprehend.

Speaking of the goal... that "not-Ayato" guy was perhaps the most mysterious person Ayaka had ever met. Sure, her actual brother could be cheeky and subtle, but this imposter wasn't her brother at all and she could sense it. Still, the idea of talking ill about someone who looked exactly like her brother didn't bid well with Ayaka; she'd just have to refer to him as her brother's namesake.

The game of "football", as "Ayato" had put it, was simpler than she had thought. It merely took kicking a ball towards and into a goal. It was no biggie, and Ayaka was feeling rather good about her prospects.

Well, that was until "Ayato" showed her a moving picture about how other people played football.

("Hmm, a moving picture. What an interesting contraption...")

There was a lot of contact involved. The presumed opponents seemed to attempt to snatch the ball away in many dirty ways. And injuries were all the more common. Ayaka may not have played much sports even back in Teyvat but this was too much, wasn't it?

It took a long time to get to grips with not only the harsh reality of "football", but also the harsh reality of her surroundings. By then, Ayaka had acclimatised to seeing the same drab white rooms with marble tiling, as well as the many foreign gadgets lying around the precinct. The other Ayakas didn't speak much — not like Ayaka herself did either — so her life became rather draggy and boring. The Inazuma she lived in might have been close to becoming a dystopia, but this was an actual one.

"Ayato" had gathered all 11 Ayakas for a so-called "training session". A few days prior, Ayaka had been assigned the number 10 and the role forward, and was told to work on her "striking skills". She wasn't sure about her footballing skills but they certainly weren't striking. Either way, she took the time to learn how to kick a ball into the goal. Sometimes, she would pass the ball to another Ayaka — this one was number 11 — for them to shoot; sometimes it was the reverse.

However, when Ayaka thought of a training session, playing a match against 11 other doppelgängers definitely didn't come to mind.

To differentiate her teammates from opponents "Ayato" made her team wear red sashes.

"May the stronger team win..." That sounded positive enough, a rarity from "Ayato".

"... and may the losing team be eliminated!" Never mind.

The game started off pretty evenly. Considering the match would take 30 minutes, it was no wonder everyone else wanted to conserve their stamina for later. 15 minutes later — almost half the match past — no breakthrough was made. Each team had some close chances, but the opposing defenders did well to block the ball from scoring. A tight match, but no real progress being made with the forwards. At least the defenders looked promising enough.

It didn't help that Ayaka had a worrying headache halfway. She was on the ball when a slightly throbbing pain hit her head. Unable to do anything about it, Ayaka slowed down, making her vulnerable to being tackled. She could hear voices in her head — sometimes they were high-pitched, sometimes they were deeper — like the last time. The voices were muffled, but it was at least audible then. In her daze, a defender promptly snatched the ball from her. She looked up to "Ayato" who was sitting by the sidelines, and he merely cocked his head to the side.

"Such apathy from someone who was supposed to be my brother?" Ayaka thought, annoyed.

It wasn't until the dying moments that Ayaka herself got a chance to score. After winning the ball, her team's defense launched a quick counter attack and was soon left in a 2v2 situation between her and Ayaka the Eleventh (as "Ayato" would call her), and the opposing goalkeeper and a defender. Ayaka the Eleventh manoeuvred through the defense gracefully and smoothly dodged the defender's tackle. Soon, she passed the ball to Ayaka the Protagonist, who was deadset on goal. She took a look at the goalkeeper's — wait no, that didn't seem right — her eyes. Eyes which were filled with dread and raw fear. Ayaka had mirrors in her own estate, but seeing a reflection of an emotion she never got the chance to see herself express in third-person... it was mind-breaking. Still, Ayaka's instincts were to survive whatever ordeal she found herself in, so that meant no one was spared. She never knew about her survivalist tendencies, but she really showed them in the match. With a kick of the ball, it found itself at the back of the net.

"Ayato" blew the whistle.

"Well done, Ayakas. Well, you'd all consider this to be quite a taxing training match, would you not?" He said rather condescendingly. Then, his hand navigated its way to a button. Her doppelganger goalkeeper by her side temporarily stopped breathing. When Ayaka looked at her all she could see was a mixture of consternation and hopelessness. Ayaka felt bad. Even though she wanted to get over this whole project, she still felt a twinge of regret and pain. Who knew if these doppelgangers had their own lives?

Her emotions were interrupted when a loud honk ricocheted around the room they were playing in. Ayato had pressed the button. Just then, her twin-for-a-while slowly disintegrated into nothingness, and the field was left with 11 Ayakas. Ayaka was stunned beyond words. If this imposter of her brother could make 11 clones of her disappear into thin air, what else could he do? The repercussions were too grim to think of.

Tears then welled up in her eyes. What if she was the unfortunate one who evaporated into the void? What would become of her actual brother? Her beloved clan and commission? But then again, would the foundation of Teyvat be shaken if some clan leader's sister got lost without a trace? The people she cherished and loved would move on anyway. She'd be here, fighting for her life in a torturous environment.

Seeing Ayaka was close to crying, "Ayato" merely let out a chuckle.

"Relax, Ayaka the Tenth. Do you really think I'd let you go? Not when you're my most promising player for now. Of course, that's subject to change," he stated matter-of-factly, "The others were merely test-dummies. I'd have removed them from the system regardless of the result." So there was a system in place now? Just what did this person have under his sleeve?

Ayaka held back an urge to glare at "Ayato". She really disliked him, maybe even hated him, but seeing he bore the image of her brother it would be too much for her to disrespect him. Then again, just how much respect did her brother's callous imposter deserve?

"Well, with that, I think we should really be prepared for our first real test. A match against Gadria in some Farf stadium. Don't disappoint me," he chuckled before walking off. Ayaka and her 10 copycats were left stranded on the pitch, sweaty and tired. They all looked at each other with the same look: confusion and uncertainty.

Well, at least they now had a common goal, and perhaps a common enemy.

by **Gortolekua** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:27 am

Most of Gortolekua considers itself “spiritual, but not religious.” There’s a prescribed following of the United Multiversalist school of thought when it comes to higher beings, but even then it’s still pretty lapsed. God isn’t really focused on much by the greater society, which is totally fine and dandy to most. But there’s one place in Gortoleki society where God is wholly present, prevalent and powerful.

That place? The phrase “God fucking damnit.”

Perry Salonen said that a lot earlier today, hearing from Euran officials that the chartered plane Mertagne’s government helped organize for fans to travel to the country’s Baptism of Fire opener got sent to Flynn Arena in the Euran Oceania Territories, not Flynn Ar3na in Mertagne. There was the whole “We didn’t even know your country really had actual passports!” issue combined with the “How did your plane organized by the competition hosts get directed to us instead of their own country?” question that was bound to come up. And there was the whole “They don’t have the right documentation to enter our country” spiel that shouldn’t have been a thing in the first place.

“These passports are a new thing,” “I don’t know why either, help me get them to Mertagne on time!” and “Respectfully: no shit, they weren’t meant to go to your country in the first place” — the natural responses from a confused leader who had another heaping problem thrust upon him ahead of the Questions session in Parliament, where he was bound to get grilled on every single thing he wanted to do now that opening the country was guaranteed to happen and not some vanity attempt. “I should probably set up a Foreign Affairs ministry now,” Salonen thought to himself.

Somehow, he was able to work out the issues that came from the misdirected flight and also begin the process to set up diplomatic relations with the E.O.T. in a 30 minute phone call that day. “Maybe I can be the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs too,” he jested, before realizing that he’d probably want to rip his hair out if he did both. But now, instead of three headaches to deal with in the next 24 hours, there were now just two: the Gortolekua match, set to take place in the wee hours of the night, and the Questions session, set to take place in the late morning the next day. Better to deal with one less problem, you know.

There was some relief on Salonen’s end for those who didn’t end up misguided — he knew unilaterally signing up the country for the Anaian Open Reciprocal Travel Area would have its benefit one day. Will he also get grilled about that during Questions? Yes, but there’s not much to worry about when most countries in AORTA haven’t even established actual ways of coming to Gortolekua. So that’ll be the temporary cop-out sorted out for when he gets asked what good is AORTA for. One of his advisers came in to drop off more prep material for Questions tomorrow. Great. Topics on the table for tomorrow, based on source developing with other Parliament members and their staffs? Economy stuff, as usual, and what to do to curtail prices now that an entire market is open to everyone now. Talking about infrastructure development, once people actually want to visit Gortolekua, makes sense given the scenarios that could come about. Of course, the echo chamber discussion of what to do for the Anaian regional celebration set to be announced soon — an echo chamber because most aavekitze-opposed politicians plan on zoning out during that talk by watching football highlights; ironic given their opposition to international affairs.

It blows me away how they’ll still try to get their football fix, even if it goes against their own beliefs, Salonen thought.

That reminded him that he needed to make a brief appearance on Ottelueguna for a brief interview to talk the national team and domestic football. The country knew Salonen was less of a football fan than your average Gortoleki, but he still knew ball. Everyone in the country did; that’s how you survive as a politician, after all.

Another knock on the door from one of his advisers. “The camera’s ready for you,” she said. With that, Salonen was off to make his first television appearance since the election.

Select broadcast calls heard at the Point Foothill Ranger Base on Adelaide Island National Nature Reserve in The Arcatas
9th minute - “Apparently for the first time ever, those rangers out in Point Foothill can hear Radio Gortolekua. If you can, hello lads!”

“Sorry you have to hear Carlo’s voice, heh. We at RG are amazed to bzztbzztbzzt workaround to those pesky mountains that bzztbzztbzzt so you couldn’t bzztbzztbzzt in the past.”

17th minute - “It’s a great through ball by Myra Randal, bzztbzztbzzt Douglas up front…does he bzztbzztbzzt and fire from here? GET IN! One-nil Gortolekua!”

36th minute - “Carlo, you cannot bzztbzztbzzt and expect to get away with it. Toivonen is lucky to bzztbzztbzzt not get a booking for that nasty tackle.”

“Absolutely right, Marcia. Matty Forsberg, stepping up for the free kick… oh for fu—bzztbzztbzzt. You can’t stop a free kick like that but bzztbzztbzzt give it up like that either. Level at one.”

43rd minute - “And just like that, PENALTY. Now we’ve bzztbzztbzzt for our lads, lasses and ducks to even the bzztbzztbzzt Innes stepping up for it bzztbzztbzzt YES! Gortolekua, 2-1 now.”

58th minute - “What bzztbzztbzzt Randal to give it again to Douglas bzztbzztbzzt. Beats out Vernon Black with a nutmeg. bzztbzztbzzt over to evade Madden too…and you can’t get a good finish bzztbzztbzzt anywhere else. 3-1 Gortolekua.”

67th minute - “A winter wonderland for the Winter Lynxes! Corner from Innes to find the subbed on Landen Pilgrim for that goal. And Landen, who missed out on so much, is crying because he’s got this one. One cap to his name, one goal to his name — now and forever. 4-1 Gortolekua.”

79th minute - “Garland, you silly little fool. bzztbzztbzzt no chance he’s staying on, the referee bzztbzztbzzt and shows him a RED. Penalty Caribbia, set to be taken by Vernon Black…bzztbzztbzzt pull one in. 4-2 now.”

90th+3 minute - “Poor clearance from Xiang Zhao to let Randal make this run bzztbzztbzzt keeper to beat bzztbzztbzzt and it’s 5-1 thanks to Randal! Player of the match for sure, Marcia?”

“Two assists, one goal? bzztbzztbzzt day for the midfielder, Carlo.”

Gortoleki Starting XI for Aleirave
Newport | Fishman - Lindsey - Guadarrama - Linna | Partanen - Salinas - Esteban | Innes - Douglas - Berge

by **TotoMishin** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:31 am

Toto Goes Missing: Mishian National Team comes up short against Hopal

Commentator: Ardan Torris
Stadium: Copa Limy

TotoMishin Hopal
Shots 7 -- 8
On Target 4 -- 3
Possesion 56% -- 44%
Fouls 4 -- 2
Passing Accuracy 86% -- 80%
Yellow Cards 2 -- 1
Red Cards 0 -- 0

0': Welcome everyone to this first game of the Baptism of Fire for TotoMishin. I can only apologise for the delay, it seems that the teams wandered into the museum section. I've been there myself and it is quite fascinating, so I can understand why they took so long! But here are the teams, coming out. TotoMishin in our wonderful blue speckled with grey and Hopal in their red kit.

11': Ooh, what a lovely move! Sergej picks up the ball and his usual fashion plays a short pass to Servan who passes it onto the Lipan. He absolutely rinces the Hopal leftback Kaylee Haboshinter. Lovely piece of skill by him, shame he lost the ball though.

23': Hopal are getting dangerous now, long ball from Peter Fikudal manages to reach Jake Gonchar whose shot is just wide of the post. Good block by our defense their, he really couldn't see where he was shooting. Still it was close.

25': Quick pass and move from Servan to Irinski, who weaves between the defenders. Finds a bit of space and sqaures the ball to Bogdan. He squeezes a shot off and it nestles comfortably in the arms of Alex Gargin. Good move lads.

33': Oh, what is this! Servan has just been booked for yelling at the Hopal players! He has been given a yellow card for shouting at them repeatedly. Admittedly, they can't understand what he is saying so I don't see the problem.

37': Lipan manages to pull of a rainbow flick and two nutmegs against Shinter. He is giving her hell today! His shot from outside the box veers into the side netting. Come on, lovely moves but Irinski was in the box waiting.

41': Hopal goal, Justin Gibre glides past a mistimed challenge from Tupanski. He then plays a smart cross over the heads over the defence, for the outstretched foot of Tommy Sanchez to slide in. 1-0, game has to be on now lads.

Half-time

47': Justin Gibre slices through our defence yet again! Perfect to pass to Sanchez who is one on one with the keeper. His thunderous shot streaks past Irvan and the post whistling into crowd. He really should have hit that one, but we are lacking defensivley. Cannot be giving a striker like that chances.

51': A poor slide from Tupanski gives the ball away yet again. Wendy Stein picks it up and works her way into the box, one on one with Irvan. Her shot sails past her him!
Luckily Michal is there to block it just in time. Absolute heroics from the center back.

56': Justin Gibre lets Tommy Sahnchez through again! His shot skies wide as Michal closes him down. Looking at the reply, Michal just manages to nick the ball with his foot, sending it an inch higher. He couldn't have known that was going over for sure as Irvan stood there unmoving.

58': Poorly timed challenge from Michal. Oof, he catches Peter Fikudal just as he's running past. Yeah, a yellow card is deserved in this case.

61': Oh, that was unfair! Tupanski lets the ball slide off for goalkick and Wendy Stein just elbows into him. Yellow card for sure there, bit of foul play being added to the opposition game now.

66': Irinski manages to find Bogdan in the box. He heads it towards goal, but again finds the safe arms of the keeper. He's like a magnet today, drawing the ball in. We've just got to find some way to demagnetise it.

75': Goal! Goal! Servan sends a long pass through to Lipan who taps it onto Bogdan. Quick turn from him away from the defender and a low shot pass the keeper. We are level!
False alarm, everyone. It's offside, Lipan is the offender here. Just a couple inches back and we would've had our equaliser.

88': Last chance effort here, Irinski passes it in for Servan to find. His shot is powerful and rebounds of the bar. Just a little lower!

90+2': Full time, can't say I'm not dissappointed but the lads did alright out there. Lipan needs to improve and so does Tupanski, I mean he was just dreadful today.

FullTime

by **Maphidon** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:05 am

Mason Woodmere-Knaxon sprinted down the sidelines. It was the 37th minute of Maphidon's first-ever international match. The ball was dancing forward from his feet. The Kyhun defender couldn't keep up. As he made it closer to the goal, he started to cut inward toward the penalty box. Over on the other side, Henry Garcia Valenci had broken away from his defender too. In Mason's mind, it was simple.

It takes a certain kind of player to be able to launch a perfect cross while being pursued relentlessly by an opposing defender. Well, he was part of the team for a reason. The ball curved cleanly in the air, settling down at Henry's feet. In a move that proved his talent, he used the inside of his foot to pull the ball behind his other foot and cause the sliding defender to nearly knock into the goalkeeper. With a flourish, he finished cleanly into the bottom left corner. He ran and slid straight into the corner flag, scores of happy teammates right after him.

Five minutes after halftime, and Mason was sprinting along the sidelines again. You'd think he should be used to it, being a right mid, but he mostly passed and let Jospeh or Henry do that kind of work. But now, he was in a position that couldn't afford slacking off: Las Palomas were caught off-guard, and Kyhun were engaging in a potentially deadly counter-attack. Mason knew he had to stop his opponent. As the Kyhun forward gave a push up that usually signified a cross, Mason slid in under his feet. Not the best timed tackle. The Kyhun player was on the ground in a second, and the ball had launched out. The ref instantly blew the whistle for a pause. Mason stood up. The tackle had hurt his left ankle, but it was more of a nuisance than something serious. The Kyhun player, on the other hand, was acting like he'd been shot. He gripped his side. Players from both sides quickly surrounded the two.

It started to get a little heated. Mason was pushed around a little bit. The ref tried to calm everyone down, but it was a futile attempt. Suddenly, the ground came rushing up toward Mason's face. He had been tripped, on purpose, he was sure, by a Kyhun player. The identity of the player was quickly revealed when he poked Mason in the side with his boot. That was it. Mason lashed out a foot, taking the player down. After that, the ref seemed to decide it was time to seriously intervene. It was a bit of a blur, but Mason and the fighting Kyhun player had both been sent off. Two reds. Furthermore, the other Kyhun player he'd tackled seemed to have genuinely been hurt, having landed on top of Mason's studs when he fell.

The game moved on after that, albiet without Mason. He quickly regretted the whole thing when Kyhun scored off the free-kick given because of his tackle. The game continued on, 1-1. Eventually, after a careful build-up from the back, Maphidon had a chance to get a breakaway goal. A through ball had been played to Henry, and, as he lifted to kick from the edge of the box, went down. Mason shot out of his seat, screaming for a penalty. There was commotion, and the ref decided to consort to VAR to aid the decision. The whole stadium was tense. Finally, the ref came out, and gave not only a foul but a penalty. Henry stepped up, and had no problem slotting it in. 2-1. The rest of the game passed quite uneventfully, save for one narrow mish by Kyhun. Maphidon had won.

As Mason left, he reflected on the game. He was later told that, as aggressive as this match had been, it wasn't out of place at Spectrum Stadium. It had been a good match for Maphidon. He knew Justin Hagely would have something to say to him later. Mason promised himself that he wouldn't react like he had today in any other match. He had to improve. Next was Fort McKinley. The two winners of MD1 to face off. This was going to be quite the interesting clash. Mason was pretty sure that Las Palomas would make it out, though. This group might be tough, but it was nothing compared to some other Groups of Death, particularly Groups C and G. The Ro16 would be interesting. But first, he had to get there.

by **TotoMishin** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:33 pm

Studio Analysis

Now back to the studio, with pundits Marek, Strucek and Licinski.

Marek: So thoughts on the game?

Strucek: I wasn't exactly disappionted, but it did feel a bit underwhelming. I guess entertaining from a neutral perspective. We just sqandered too many chances. Hopal looked clearer and sharper, there's no denying that. They look to be lead a bit better as well.

Licinksi: I mean I think you've just said it, was not impressed with the team performance. They were ineffective and they lack that fire and precison going forward. A lot of our plays were too methodical rather spontaneous.

Marek: I agree with both of you. Hopal were really good today and they did what we couldn't. Which is slice through their defence, we played too much of a short passing game. They were able to counter that, nowhere in our attack were we actually surprising them. Everytime going forward their defended as a four and were organised, we couldn't break that. That was what was holding us back.

Marek: Man of the match?

Strucek: Simply for me its Justin Gibre, he was sharp going forward. Got an assist today, honestly was too much for our defence to handle. He is a real assest to the team.

Licinksi: Gibre was good, but Peter Fidukal and Wendy Stein were good as well. I mean, I think you're right Gibre should get man of the match, but Stein and Fidukal's passing and movement were pretty difficult to deal with as well.

Marek: I'm going to go with Tommy Sanchez. He scored the goal and should have had at least one. Movement was spot on today, finishing thankfully needed a little bit of work. We need to look out for players like him.

Marek: Best and worst TotoMishin player?

Strucek: Ooh, for me best would have to be Irinksi. He played his usual game, weaving in and out of players. The best technical player we have on the pitch, he showed that with his passing. Never failed to pick out Bogdan. As for worst, it's gotta be Tupanski. You absolutely cannot be giving the ball away like that. Yeah he got fouled but that doesn't make up for it.

Licinski: Michal pulled two important blocks today and overall had the determination to defend. He takes the best spot for me. I agree with you, Tupanski needs to go. I don't know what Serg Ivanovich's plans are but I think he needs to replaced with Czen right away.

Marek: I think that Michal and Irinski were eqaully important today. I'm split on that one. The thing is, yeah you can say that Tupanski was bad but for me Irvan as a concern. He didn't really save anything. He just sort of stood there and moved slightly forward when needed. That for me, is a sign that he was uncertain and a bit unconfident. I don't think he should be replaced though just supported more.

by **Aleirave** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:25 pm

A Tale Woven in Time
Part II: A Crisis in Red
Part I
Aleirave 6-0 Unpleasant

February 16th, 2023
Kilavi, Klysevia

"Order! Order!" an angry older man yelled. "I said ORDER!!"

Once again, the Council of Oceanic Nations was meeting in the Grand Kilavi Hotel. The last time this Council had convened was nine months before, an event rudely interrupted by the King of Eshialand and that "backstabber" Grenkov. Normally, meetings would only occur once every two years or so, but this was no ordinary circumstance... the leader of the Council, Aleksandr Tereyev of Aleirave, had just been killed a month prior, and the Council needed to make sure they didn't lose their prized Anaian possession.

The older man, the one chairing this impromptu meeting, was one Boris Grigorovich Kyslyev, the descendant of the Igor Kyslyev who founded Klysevia, the first and most important of the Oceanic Nations. He was never considered the most competent one of the leaders in leadership terms, but this time, he knew he had to step up.

"Okay, so I'm sure we all know why we're here today." Everyone in the conference room nodded before Boris went on.

"This is our issue." He points at the map of Anaia, to that speck of island to the north-west of Pascafia. "Aleksandr Tereyev is dead, and there's nobody around to succeed him."
"Nobody at all?" a woman in the back asked.
"Nobody in all of Aleirave, as far as I've been told... and the people there don't exactly want another Tereyev anyway, saying as this wasn't an accident, but rather an assassination!"

The entire room collectively gasped upon hearing the word assassination. None of the Oceanic leaders had been assassinated in over 200 years, this couldn't be... could it?

"You're sure this was an assassination?" a younger fellow in the front asked. "I was told he just had a heart attack..."
"Please, that was all just propaganda, this man was SHOT!" Boris confirmed. "And now, the commoners there seem to want an election to replace him!"
"An election??" half the room asked in sync.
"Yes, an election. And they won't be wanting any more Klysevian rule, so we're just going to have to ensure that they don't have a real choice..."
"You want us to go in there... with force?" the man in the front asked.
"Yes, it is the only way. If there's nothing else we can do, a bit of firepower will regrettably be necessary."
"Who would we even back as a candidate?" the younger man asked again.

"I think I know someone..." the woman in the back said.
"Anna Poluyeva?" Boris asked. "You're just an intern, what would you--"
"My friend from grade school, Nikita Annedov... he said something once about being related to the Tereyevs!" she said, thinking back to that family tree project from so long ago.
"Nikita Annedov... would you know where we could find this man?" Boris asked her.
"Why... I think I might. He may have moved in the past couple years, but I'm pretty sure he won't be hard to find anyway."
"That's wonderful to hear Anna! Let's go find him and prepare the troops."

"The election is only one week away, so we won't be able to stop it..." Boris continued, "but there's no way a tiny island like Aleirave can stay independent for long with the troops we have access to."

by **Efnakia** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:41 pm

IT STARTS WITH ONE
Dumo hom Ccahor scrape sloppy draw in outdoor oven

RENÉ SKAÉ, Farfadillis – Poor weather and pitch conditions kept quality football to a minimum as the Efnak national team drew with the StrayaRoos Barrier Islands, 1-1.

~~For some godforsaken reason on this stupid island~~ Due to complications with the tournament schedule created by the FFFF for the portion of the tournament in Farfadillis, all 8 group stage games were held at the Grand René Skaé, in René Skaé, kicking off at two-hour intervals from 4am to 6pm local time. Naturally, with three games prior to the Dumo hom Ccahor having their chance on the pitch, the pitch was already in terrible condition, and the 10am heat (though milder than later in the day and comparable to areas of Efnakia during deep summer) kept the pace of play low and the football poor. Later games, however, would see even more brutal temperatures and even worse pitch conditions, though the Tedok reporter on-scene had already left the ground and fled in the direction of where the nearest local thought Efnakia’s next match would be.

The Efnak side started strongest, with a high, hanging cross from debutant fullback Kasmab Kaddaske after 31 minutes being met by striker Lanel Kamosspeffe heading it powerfully into the bottom corner. That would be the only major threat of the first half, with winger Mebdda Kaccoddtob coming closest to a second goal after cutting inside at the edge of the penalty area and lashing a shot just over the crossbar.

At halftime, the StrayaRoos Barrier Islands side was almost entirely changed, with seven emus being substituted on. (Tedok is unclear at this time as to what rules actually exist in international multiversal competition, as these changes are in direct conflict to FDaE rules for competitive matches. An emu appears to be a form of flightless bird, native to the StrayaRoos Barrier Islands.) One of those emus, Emu #3, was credited with a goal in the 69th minute, and the game would end that way, finishing 1-1.

In the other match in Group F, Reorganized Portugal drew 0-0 with Mon Sold in slightly more comfortable weather two hours earlier, leaving all four sides tied for first place in the group in an unbroken tie. Next, Efnakia faces Mon Sold at [STADIUM TBD] at [KICKOFF TIME TBD]. (Tedok is currently awaiting verifiable information as to the dates, times, and locations of Efnak national team matches, as previous documents provided by FFFF officials had multiple inconsistencies and mistakes.) Whatever the kickoff time is, pre-match coverage will start (in Efnak) two hours earlier on MMSsE1, with Common-language coverage starting an hour earlier on MMSsE3. Hok Efnakia!

Thanks, dear reader! Buccoss kal, medunffob kasal! Ccam son ccamol teb he kem Efnak-asske bef bet’ tem ssa.

Ccam son omol ohaskof he al onka asske faf kem mat' ass kem Onka Ssaddo Loksob (Ssufuta hom Kodam) 395. Ccam ssal-lak ccamol omabu he Efnakia hom ccamol an Efnak ssaccess "memekmab mef".

“THIS IS OUR TIME” – SEPARATISTS ENTER GOVERNING GOALITION
Shocking news from Odra as “Big Three” partner with separatists to form leftist coalition

The results of the Efnak parliamentary election, found in full here

ODRA, Anddof – Left Party leader Bemdem Kadasfe was elected Teffado today in a controversial opening session of the Anuda, as far-right legislators disrupted proceedings for several hours with use of smoke and tear gas canisters.

The day began with the official beginning of the Anuda and the seating of every legislator following the swearing of allegiance and loyalty to the state. Proceedings began with a bang, as Fatherland Union and Party for Purity members began singing the national anthem during the first vote to select the Tessoffna, who serves to organize the Anuda and oversee most procedural matters. As part of coalition negotiations, the role of Tessoffna will rotate through this edition of the Anuda, with Faith and Spirit and Workers’ Voice taking alternating turns in the position. While not achieving anything other than delaying the proceedings, the actions of Fatherland Union and Party for Purity legislators show their intended method of participating in the Anuda – not through any means of wielding political power, but by physically disrupting the legislature itself.

This displayed itself later during the vote for Teffado, as legislators and staffers from both parties began deploying colored smoke canisters (allegedly provided by radical supporters of ChH Musffu and CmSH Muhdet’), before throwing tear gas canisters to the center of the floor and sparking fights between themselves and far-left legislators from the Radical Social Party and Workers’ Voice. The vote would finally be completed three hours later, after which new Teffado Kadaske made his traditional Inaugural Statement, where the incoming Teffado announces their first plans for their new government alongside their coalition partners. The new governing coalition was a particularly unexpected one, being form from the "Big Three" Left Party, Radical Social Party, and Workers' Voice; the agrarian Farmers' United Front and Fishermans' United Front; moderate left Environment Party; and separatist Independence Party, Melham Workers' Party, and Remembrance Party.

This Inaugural Statement was notable for being the first delivered partly in Melhamese, as leaders from the Independence Party, Melham Workers’ Party, and Remembrance Party announced the government’s intent to pass the proposed Melham Language Act, providing equal status for Melhamese at the national level alongside similar clauses meant to promote the Melhamese language. The government also announced plans for “Commonization”, involving a greater focus on the Common language within Efnakia and especially in communications between Efnakia and the outside world, as well as plans for expansion of national inter-city rail infrastructure and an electoral reform bill to simplify and enlarge elections to the Anuda.

Regional Hubobmams are set to begin proceedings in the following days, with those of interest being the new far-right governments in Abmas and Ulde and a new separatist majority government in Melham. Coverage of proceedings is available on MMSsE provincial channels – check your local listings for the parliamentary proceedings in your province.

by **Sudilia** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:20 pm

Firey Start!

Sudilia take down Tjorl in an entertaining game with goals under a hot afternoon in Farfadillis!

Sudilia 5-3 Tjorl
(Ouimet 9', 52', Carbonneau 34', Pearson 67', 83' | Eriksen 17', Olssen 49', 78')
Grand René Skaé, Szoirsia, Farfadillis

Starting XI at Gardelrya:
1 Grant (C), 5 Williams, 2 Olson, 3 Grant, 4 Lee, 6 Carbonneau, 8 Latour, 11 Lyle, 10 Beauvais, 7 Labelle, 9 Ouiment

Sudilia had a historic match to remember, as they took an emphasizing 5-3 victory over Tjorl in one of the most entertaining matches of the tournament so far. A brace from Ouimet and Pearson, along with a free kick goal from Carbonneau made the traveling Sudilians enjoy jumping and cheering towards the team's goals, with the goal song blaring off the speakers, with the Sudilians singing along to the song. While a brace from Olssen and Eriksen were scored past Grant, they could not conjure full responses to the Sudilian attack, as the Sudilians took the three points to start the game.

At the post-match interview, Thompson was quoted "It was a great debut for the team in the Baptism of Fire. Although we'd never think it'd be literally a game of Fire with how hot the game was. Had to get ice cold water for the players throughout the match and use portable fans to cool them off during the breaks. Regardless, our defense can use some improvement, but we are scoring goals consistently and it's something we can have faith in with the team."

Certainly, the match was very hot, where the players had to get plenty of water and fans in order to keep cool and manage the heat. There were reported cases of fans fainting from the heat during the game, as well as three different fans who had to go to the hospital due to suffering from a heat stroke. The Sudilian government has given notice to the traveling supporters that they must exercise caution and be hydrated and stay in cool places in order to prevent syncope episodes or heat strokes. The team continues to train and study film, as they have a smile on their faces after the victory. They play against Gardelrya next, where they had a 2-0 victory over Tyskerlund. The winner of this match will be putting themselves a foot into the Round-of-16, which is the goal for both teams at the moment. Here's to hoping we have an entertaining game!

Go Sudilia! Allez Sudile!

by **Mertagne** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:20 pm

Matchday Two Scores

Group A
Fort McKinley 2–0 Maphidon [at Dannin City Stadium, kick off 18:30. Before the match, it was revealed that a corner of the stadium had begun to subside into marshland.]
Football Tiger 3–1 Kyhun [at Spectrum Stadium, kick off 22:00, during which the scoreboard display was hacked.]

Group A                 Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Fort McKinley           2   2  0  0    5   1  +4    6
2 Football Tiger          2   1  0  1    4   4   0    3
3 Maphidon                2   1  0  1    2   3  −1    3
4 Kyhun                   2   0  0  2    2   5  −3    0

Group B
Unpleasant 3–3 Caribbia [at Keers Dock Pitch, kick off 17:00, started early due to possible seagull congregation.]
Aleirave 2–4 Gortolekua [at Flynn Ar3na, kick off 21:15, delayed as a group of 'human statues' had taken up position on the pitch.]

Group B                 Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Gortolekua              2   2  0  0    9   4  +5    6
2 Aleirave                2   1  0  1    8   4  +4    3
3 Caribbia                2   0  1  1    5   8  −3    1
4 Unpleasant              2   0  1  1    3   9  −6    1

Group C
TotoMishin 0–1 Montesina [at Cop Limy Stadium, kick off 19:00. During the match, players discovered a time capsule buried beneath the pitch which was excavated the following day.]
Hopal 3–0 Macbon [at Nine Star Arch, kick off 21:00, erroneously displayed on the scoring arch as a 9-0 victory to Macbon.]

Group C                 Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Hopal                   2   2  0  0    4   0  +4    6
2 Macbon                  2   1  0  1    2   3  −1    3
3 Montesina               2   1  0  1    1   2  −1    3
4 TotoMishin              2   0  0  2    0   2  −2    0

Group D
Forbidden Territories 1–0 Kuraita [at The Ring Tank Stadium, kick off 20:00, delayed after a giant blue-ringed octopus was seen overturning a calamari stand in the food court.]
Trollish Islands 0–0 Cardenao [at Spire Campus, kick off 21:00, in which one stand was packed with rowdy students making rude gestures.]

Group D                 Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Forbidden Territories   2   2  0  0    2   0  +2    6
2 Cardenao                2   1  1  0    3   1  +2    4
3 Trollish Islands        2   0  1  1    0   1  −1    1
4 Kuraita                 2   0  0  2    1   4  −3    0

by **Trollish Islands** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:29 pm

“Nyhedere vores regioon” newspaper

Yes, this is not what we expected the debut of our team on the major international tournament. And we are not talk only about the game itself. Of course, from TTV broadcasts and from our own experience, we know that in world sports it is absolutely not behold to colorful ceremonies at the start of tournaments, but now the reception has surpassed even the cold (literally and figuratively) reception in Taeshan. They simply gave all delegations a bland list of paper, where stadiums and their capacity were listed and got rid themselves from any other efforts to make stay in their country even slightly memorable. There are also cases, like at one of the Melayu Cups and at the Pan-Pacific Cup, where the schedule of matches was not published at all. But in this case, the impression remains that the hosts create uncomfortable positions for the guests of the country as if to laugh at them. Right before the game our lads and fans, who found themselves in an indescribably dirty stadium, and they were not in the worst position yet. In the other locations teams was taken by someone for half an hour with a tour of the premises under the stands, confusing, as they tell, teams and tourists. In another stadium they changed light bulbs for several hours, seriously delaying second half. In yet another, the game was delayed past halftime because the caterers at the stadium ran out of fish and everyone had to wait until they resupplied. In yet another place, a local musician acted out in the dressing rooms of the teams, and in another, the stadium had to be cleaned from the remnants of a mid-air collision of drones. Fortunately, our fans quickly coordinated and promptly removed dirt from their sector, and the official delegation do likewise in the the box for guests of honor, and our compatriots were able to watch the match in relative comfort (apart from the vile stench from rotting algae).

But the mood that was created, of course, not the most pleasant for the opening of the first day of the first tournament for most teams in their history – a moment significant, exciting, memorable for decades and sometimes centuries.

It is possible that the incident unsettled the team as well. It was not possible to warm up properly on the field, it turned out to be very difficult on the dirty algae that quickly amassed on the spikes of the shoes, so the warm-up was moved under the stands with all things related. You all saw the game in a live broadcast, but let's focus on the main lessons. Although the opponents had much more possession of the ball, but mostly by moving it across the field, and doing it so measuredly that our players could not really apply pressure. In those moments when our lads had the ball, they created several dangerous chances and significantly surpassed Forbidden Territories in the number of shots on goal. But success did not accompany these efforts; pre-match collision clearly affected performance. And it certainly had an effect when our usually reliable goalkeeper Krokkenleiv, apparently nervous because he was entrusted with the number one post, although most experts believed that he would not play, suddenly made a positional error with a not the most difficult shot in history from afar with fifteen minutes to the end of the game. An unpleasant defeat, one can write that the field and circumstances did not favor us, but nevertheless the field and circumstances were the same for both teams. A sign of class is the ability to win in any conditions, and our cousins have not yet shown this ability.

After the match, it was clear that the players were unsettled, they seemed to have completely lost heart, not even reacting to the head coach's attempts to console and cheer them up. The reaction of the official delegation to what happened clearly indicates to us that in the higher spheres there was rather unfavorable opinion prevailed on the topic of need for the Trollish Islands to participate in competitions of the highest level. The national leader was visibly annoyed, the governor of the islands looked like crowd of black clouds. In addition to the affront to play in a shitty stadium, the result is completely uninspiring. However, there are two more matches and the chances are not lost, let's wish our team success and might to overcome everything on their way!

by **Farfadillis** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:54 pm

Matchday Two Scores

Group E
Serdtgyu 1–5 Delte, [at La Gran Avenida, kick off 23:00, match had to be delayed because of ongoing anti anti anti austerity riots in Farolera. Nothing FFFF and Farolera President-for-life Alex Terán's paramilitary squad couldn't handle, though.]
New Eestiball 4–2 Stresia, [at Adar Jak, kick off 13:00, played in scorching heat like last time but also worse. Pitch was pristine, though.]

- Group E                       Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Delte                           2   2  0  0    9   2  +7    6
2 New Eestiball                   2   2  0  0    5   2  +3    6
3 Serdtgyu                        2   0  0  2    1   6  −5    0
  Stresia                         2   0  0  2    3   8  −5    0

Group F
Mon Sold 0–2 Efnakia, [at Den Mytologiska Maneter, kick off 1:00, match had to be delayed because the lights wouldn't work because the stadium's owner was harnessing its electricity to unsuccessfuly mine cryptocurrency.]
Reorganized Portugal 3–2 StrayaRoos Barrier Islands, [at La Fantás, kick off 18:00, played under remarkably regular conditions, sans the usual stadium-on-fire business that comes with playing at La Fantás.]

- Group F                       Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Efnakia                         2   1  1  0    3   1  +2    4
2 Reorganized Portugal            2   1  1  0    3   2  +1    4
3 StrayaRoos Barrier Islands      2   0  1  1    3   4  −1    1
4 Mon Sold                        2   0  1  1    0   2  −2    1

Group G
Tyskerlund 2–3 Tjorl, [at La Snerra, kick off 18:00, match confusingly coincided in time and place with annual Ferdullaelan furry convention. To be clear, you really do not want to mess with Farf furries.]
Gardelrya 4–5 Sudilia, [at Ojo de la Tormenta, kick off 23:00, played amidst incredibly inclement weather conditions, with the stadium itself entirely unaffected, as usual. Access to the stadium itself may have proved extremely hazardous, however.]

- Group G                       Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Sudilia                         2   2  0  0   10   7  +3    6
2 Gardelrya                       2   1  0  1    6   5  +1    3
3 Tjorl                           2   1  0  1    6   7  −1    3
4 Tyskerlund                      2   0  0  2    2   5  −3    0

Group H
Potenzia 2–4 Kamisato Ayaka Nation, [at Rülândéá Çölíséá, kick off 12:00, match coincided, due to FFFF oversight, with the time when gang shoot-outs usually happen in that part of town. The FFFF is very sorry and hopes as few people as possible were harmed and/or killed.]
Tekatus 6–1 Gadria, [at Bojno Polje, kick off 19:00, played under remarkably curious weather conditions: it turns out "it's raining cats and dogs" is not quite as figurative an expression in Farfadillis.]

- Group H                       Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Tekatus                         2   2  0  0    8   1  +7    6
2 Kamisato Ayaka Nation           2   2  0  0    6   3  +3    6
3 Potenzia                        2   0  0  2    2   6  −4    0
4 Gadria                          2   0  0  2    2   8  −6    0

by **New Eestiball** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:42 pm

New Eestiball was through. Yes, the weather was crappy, but did that matter? NO! A hat trick from 832 and an unassisted goal from 709 were all they needed. Yes, 934 wasn't flawless, but the offense was more powerful.

However, this wasn't a perfect match. There was a yellow in the 23rd minute to 303, for shoving with his handle in what should have been a red.

Here's a selected commentary on Channel 3, the sports channel.

1' Here we are in Farfadillis for our second group stage match. We're playing Stresia, who we know NOTHING about. Hopefully it goes as well as the Serdtgyu game!

11' 832 gets a breakaway, it's a 1 on 1 with the goalie... GOAL! New Eestiball is up!

23' oooooh... that's a illegal tackle from 303, should be a red. well, the ref's showing a yellow! I shouldn't complain!

29' Stresia on the attack after a missed shot, being careful not to be offside, nice pass, shoots, scores. This game is tied.

35' What a heroic save by 934! Nice shot, but nicer block!

45+2' New Eestiball hasn't got anything going for the past 15 minutes, can they do anything before the half ends? Here's their chance, free kick, perfectly placed, GOOOOOOOOOAL! 2-1 New Eestiball!

57' Can 832 get a hat trick? He has a chance, but nope! He passes to 709, who has wide open net! GOAL! 3-1 New Eestiball!

64' Stresia really needs to get something going, they're down by two... New Eestiball dropping back on this aggressive attack from Stresia, shooting for the corner, and MAKES IT! Stresia has halved their deficit!

82' Stresia has the momentum, but not the accuracy. that's 5 missed shots on goal in 5 minutes, and now it's new Eestiball's time to attack, but a nice save from Stresia, that would've gone past 694, if not 934 itself. I'm surprised they let in 3.

90+4' Only one minute left in stoppage time, Stresia playing really aggressively, but that's to their disadvantage. Failed to get it out of their box and a nasty trip is enough for a penalty, which 832 nails in the top left.

90+5' And that's the final whistle. If Delte wins or ties in their game against Serdtgyu in 10 hours, New Eestiball is through.

It turns out that Delte did win, in a 5-1 romp. New Eestiball needs a win to be the #1 seed from group E, but a loss or tie will get them the #2, which is also good. Our 2 qualifiers from group E are already settled, so this game is just for who gets the easier opponent in the R16.

by **StrayaRoos Barrier Islands** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 4:20 pm

after a 36 Hour trek,to the (former) capital of what used to be Farfadillis on the Vegemite bus and on Kangaroo-Back. They made it but were beaten there by the emu army, their support group of around 6000 Emus and 500 Humans plus the entire Government (7 in the Island House and 3 Senators, all emus),Managed to scare off up to 10,000 reorganized Portugal fans away leading to roughly 6510 spectators, all supporting SBI attending as 67,500 seats were on fire the rest of the non-occupied seats had Koalas on them, who were sleeping peacefully (don't blame us). Now onto the game, the most arrogant person in the world Rristiano Conaldo scored a hat trick and was followed in the second half by Red Ca scoring a brace in a stadium on fire so it was the most enjoyable game of the day in all of the groups as nothing interesting happened apart from a crypto-miner shutting down the lights at Den Mytologiska Maneter, and a Ferdullaelan furry convention coinciding with a Group G Game.

by **New Eestiball** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 4:30 pm

EESTI QUALIFYING TRACKER
this tracks who's in, who's out, and who's in the balance.

Definitely qualifying for R16:
Fort McKinley
Gortolekua
Forbidden Territories
Delte
New Eestiball
Tekatus
Kamisato Ayaka Nation

Almost certainly qualifying for R16:
Hopal
Ways to not qualify:
Lose by 3 or more goals AND
Have Macbon win and end up with a better point differential
Otherwise, they're in.
Sudilia
Ways to not qualify:
Lose by 2 or more goals AND
Have Gardelrya win.
Otherwise, they're in.
Probably qualifying for R16:
Football Tiger
Win or draw vs Maphidon
Efnakia
Win or draw vs Reorganized Portugal or Mon Sold draw
(if Mon Sold wins or loses, it's a complicated score differential thingy)
Reorganized Portugal
Win or draw vs Efnakia or Mon Sold draw
(if Mon Sold wins or loses, it's a complicated score differential thingy)
Aleirave:
Win or draw vs Caribbia
Gardelrya:
Do better than or equal to Tjorl
If loss, cannot lose by 2 or more goals
Rest: WIP
Not qualifying for R16:
Potenzia
Gadria
Serdtgyu
Stresia
Kuraita
Kyhun

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