by Steve Stevenson
EASTFIELD LODGE - After a controversial moment in which certain members of the Eastfieldian press gave Xanneria the number one spot in the group, using goal difference when it reality it should have been head to head that determined everything. While this would have given us a matchup versus Terre Septentrionale, we get a much tiugher Eastfield Lodge. Football Association of Xanneria president Jedd Gyjorko has said "While we wish it was goal difference the e-mail we got in the invite did indicate that Head to Head was the first tiebreaker in that case, and while I'd love to say we won the group and add that to our resume, we will humbly accept this second place."
The Maroons have had one of the most powerful teams in the group scoring 5 goals twice, and a few scuffles with those scoundrels from Saintland. In fact that game may have been one of the most talked about matches, with yellow and red cards flying everywhere, Xanneria proved its depth in pulling a 5-4 win. They then pulled off a win against Ancherion with mostly depth players playing mid and defense. But after a loss to Damukuni, they had to sit and wait on New Lusitania and the Algarves to defeat Damu, a result that never took place as Damu won 1-0 and took the group.
In the end The 8-9 matchup will take place between Xanneria and Eastfield Lodge and will be the battle for best of the rest as both teams finished second in their group with 9 points. For perspective, Timura won their group with only 7 points. This matchup versus old friends Eastfield should be a fun and well attended match, as the Eastfieldians did fall in love with the Maroons during the BoF Playoff run 5 years ago.