Taeshan Premier League Standings
Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
1 Real Chinchinhua 23 13 4 6 33 20 +13 43
2 1093 Club de Football Atlantea 23 12 6 5 32 19 +13 42
3 Fadrön Flight 23 13 2 8 41 29 +12 41
4 Atlantea Hurricanes 23 12 5 6 19 11 +8 41
5 New Capetown Falcons 23 9 11 3 23 15 +8 38
6 Mierton Manatees 23 10 5 8 40 33 +7 35
7 Sleepy Hollow 23 8 11 4 29 23 +6 35
8 Bayern-Algaer 23 8 10 5 39 31 +8 34
9 Laketown Rangers 23 8 9 6 32 27 +5 33
10 Bayern Phoenix 23 9 6 8 23 24 -1 33
11 Yaton FC 23 9 6 8 22 22 +0 33
12 Taeshan City Miners 23 9 5 9 43 33 +10 32
13 Capetown Crocs 23 8 8 7 29 26 +3 32
14 New Capetown Nordiques 23 7 9 7 24 23 +1 30
15 Real Atlantea 23 7 8 8 19 21 -2 29
16 Knightspurs 23 8 5 10 13 23 -10 29
17 Los Riosa Monstas 23 7 7 9 34 37 -3 28
18 Mt. Ceabring Thunder 23 7 7 9 29 40 -11 28
19 Blacklake Blues 23 8 3 12 42 46 -4 27
20 Celtic Rangers F.C. 23 7 5 11 14 17 -3 26
21 Tintown Terrapins 23 6 6 11 14 27 -13 24
22 X Island Marauders 23 4 10 9 20 27 -7 22
23 Poseidon Los Riosa 23 6 2 15 16 40 -24 20
24 Hannah 23 2 8 13 16 32 -16 14
Things have gotten very interesting as we reach the halfway point of the season. At the top Real Chinchinhua still holds the lead but things have gotten really tight as the top 4 sit within 2 points. 1093, Fadron and Atlantea are all pushing for the top spot, and if the top 4 beat each other up their is a multitude of teams also within striking distance of actually making a charge for first place. Four time reigning champions Taeshan City sit 11 points out of the race, and are at the midpoint of the table. At the bottom Hannah have taken a bad run of form to wander to the bottom, while early whipping boys Poseidon have seen a surge in the second part putting them within striking distance of not being an automatic relegation. X Island, Tintown, and Celtic round out the bottom four.
Round of Sixteen
Docktown Deathdogs 1-0 Meadville Musketeers (1-0 agg)
Meadville Musketeers 1-1 Docktown Deathdogs (1-2 agg)
Mt. Ceabring Thunder 4-4 Greenville Glory (4-4 agg)
Greenville Glory 2-2 Mt. Ceabring Thunder (2-3 AET, 6-7 agg)
Yaton United 3-1 Real Atlantea (3-1 agg)
Real Atlantea 7-0 Yaton United (8-3 agg)
Fadron Flight 1-2 Sleepy Hollow (1-2 agg)
Sleepy Hollow 0-1 Fadron Flight (0-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-1 PKs)
SK Ojian 3-1 Western Falls Falcons (3-1 agg)
Western Falls Falcons 1-3 SK Ojian (2-6 agg)
Chinquin Park Comets 1-2 Taeshan City Miners (1-2 agg)
Taeshan City Miners 0-1 Chinquin Park Comets (2-1 AET, 4-2 agg)
Knightspurs 0-1 SG Berlin Heights (0-1 agg)
SG Berlin Heights 0-1 Knightspurs (0-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-3 PKs)
Catacombs 1-1 Real Chinchinhua (1-1 agg)
Real Chinchinhua 3-1 Catacombs (4-2 agg)
In a battle of lower division sides Meadville was unable to overcome longtime top division side Docktown Deathdogs in a battle that saw one of the closest affairs of the Round of Sixteen. In what was really a battle royale between Mt Ceabring and Greenville the many time cup champions ultiamtely one the day in extra time on the road. The Thunder's Wally Jackson was crucial scoring twice in the road match, and earning a hat trick in extra time. In the third matchup Real Atlantea handled Yaton United former Premier League foes after a lackluster road trip in Yaton. In the home match Real won 7-0, thanks to an incredible performance from Criag Grasmere. The Krytenian scored 3 first half goals, and assisted 3 times in the second half. In a big premier league bout Fadron lost to Sleepy Hollow on penalties mostly due to the efforts of Sleepy Hollow goalkeeper Melmut Javier.
In another all lower division matchup SK Ojian beat former winners Wester falls behind a very good performance from their striking corps. For the first time in the season Taeshan City looked like their former selves after barely holding on against Chinquin Park, they managed two goals in extra time as Johnson Salazar pushed the team to the quarterfinals. SG Berlin Heights seemed destined for their first quarterfinals after a huge win on the road at Knightspurs but in the end the premier league side won thanks to a glorious penalty from Ben Quan. In the final matchup Real Chinchinhua tied a on the road at Catacombs, but in the end Horatio Galludet scored a second half hat trick to take the league leaders from out of the competition to easily moving on to the final eight.