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by **Tikariot** » Thu May 20, 2021 6:08 pm

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

It is (almost) any fan's dream to have the top three of a table separated by one point. And the TPL is delivering this dream to the masses, mostly courtesy of the Bul Khungur Miners, whose 2-1 win over the Guillarim Blades not only catapulted them up by 4 spots, but also knocked the Blades off the top of the mountain. Ellis Wagstaff scored the golden goal for the Tikariot City FC in their win against Meriador FC, allowing them to go one point clear of Eivora and Guillarim once more, stoking the hopes for a successful title defense for the Snowy Owls. Eivora in the meantime did not take any prisoners, sending the Avanaroch White Wings back to Paladon with a crushing 0-5 defeat, with Angus Guinness scoring a brace in what would push Eivora ahead of Guillarim on goal difference. And the perils for the Frahulian surprise team just keep piling up as fourth-placed Baraldhur AFC is now only three points behind them with a superior goal difference, thanks to a 4-0 win over Vantanoch, with two-time Player of the Year Morris Nighthorse adding two goals, bringing his season's tally to nine now.

The now obligatory weekly Ancarea watch is reporting 15 unbeaten games in a row now, after a 1-1 against the Parakleion Firebirds, who are now unbeaten in five themselves and are in 16th position now. Looking further down, Fort Viljan has finally passed on the red lantern after a 3-2 win over Port Rhovanyon AFC, where an outstanding performance by Audun Myrdal made all the difference in wrestling down the kraken and recording their second win in three games, pushing Nagoush down into the last spot after they could not hold on to a half-time lead against the Pyathora Mariners, falling 1-2 in the end. Fort Viljan are still four points adrift of 22nd, however, as Dhun Lagarr continue their upwards trajectory with a 1-0 win in Veriasod, bringing them level with Morannon Athletic, whose 0-1 loss in Miruan did not do them any favours, actually replacing Miruan in the red zone.

Once more the TPL has managed to see the first three teams lose in sync, bunching the field at the top of the table ever closer together. Leading Tikariot City FC suffered a surprising 0-2 defeat in Vantanoch, but at a closer look they also lost striker Masada Katano with a red card after only 22 minutes, which put an early damper on things and losing Choam Osfomilúo to a torn muscle fibre after having exhausted their substitutions late in the game put a lid on any hopes for a comeback. Eivora Athletic fared no better, losing with the same result in Meriador, who managed to stop an 8-game winless streak driven by an outstanding performance by striker Lawrence Bowden, who scored the first and provided the assist for the second goal, giving the hoops some slight breather in the battle against relegation.

The Guillarim Blades were the only of the top three to play at home, but in the end the Oriannor Mountaineers proved too much for them in a rightly contested 2-3 loss where both Adam Dodd and Chester Cartwright provided braces for their respective teams. And finally fourth-placed Baraldhur AFC did not manage to get past a disappointing goalless draw in Pyathora, which cost them their IFCF qualification spot at least for the time being with Oriannor sweeping past. Tikariot City is still in the lead with 54 points, one point ahead of Eivora and Guillarim, but both Oriannor and Baraldhur are only two points behind them now, setting things up for a very interesting finish to the season.

In mid-table Ancarea's magical run of unbeaten games ended at 15 when Dhun Lagarr recorded their third win in a row thanks to an early goal by Hamish Stainthorpe, lifting them from 22nd to 18th and out of the relegation zone for the first time since match day 22. This means that Miruan City have dropped back into the red zone after a 1-1 draw in Anhedron, keeping them level on points, but one goal behind the Avanaroch White Wings in 20th, who also only managed a draw against Bul Khungur. Morannon sits two points behind Miruan, losing out 0-3 to surging Port Rhovanyon AFC and one further back Fort Viljan, whose 2-1 win in Veriasod is their third win in four games now, showing that there is still hope for the Arctic Foxes to maybe secure a spot in next year's TPL. The big loser of the match day, however, is Nagoush FC, who lost 0-1 in Kyethas and now sit four points adrift in last place and even seven points to a non-relegation spot, which makes for a grim future for the Taerians.

by **Tikariot** » Thu May 20, 2021 6:09 pm

A momentous match day number 33 was, with the top being tighter together than ever, mostly. Tikariot City FC is the winner of the round, with their 3-2 win over the Bul Khungur Miners seeing them open a three point gap at the top, behind them, however, is where things got really interesting. Eivora Athletic did not manage to get more than a goalless draw out of their game against Vantanoch, which in the light of defender Adrian Dassault getting sent off before half time is not a bad result, but saw them drop to three points behind the Snowy Owls.

The Guillarim Blades continue their bad form and their 0-3 loss in Port Tacassam meant that with 53 points they are now four points behind Tikariot City and have fallen out of the IFCF qualification spots for the first time since match day 2! Instead we see the Oriannor Mountaineers, runners-up last season, surge into second with a clear 3-0 win over Avanaroch and Baraldhur AFC in fourth, courtesy of a heavily contested 3-2 win over the Kyethas Rivermen, seeing Oriannor, Eivora and Baraldhur all even on points behind the reigning champions that are mounting a very strong challenge to retain their title.

The bottom of the table was the land of the draw, with Nagoush (1-1 against Parakleion), Fort Viljan and Morannon Athletic (1-1 against each other) only managing single points, which in the end still brought them one point closer to the much coveted 20th spot as both Avanaroch and Miruan (0-1 against Vilharady) lost their respective games. In the end it was the fact that the White Wings lost by three goals as to the single goal of Miruan that the two teams switched positions in the table.

This weekend also was the end of the road for four coaches that have received their walking papers in Miruan's Wilmer Cabrera, Avanaroch's Raymond Cartwright, Morannon's Remont d'Athenous and Nagoush's Philemon Harris.

The Snowy Owls from Tikariot City are working their way towards a successful title defense, with their 1-0 win in the Dhaencunorian derby in Kyethas opening a five point gap to the second place, with New Lusitan Fernando Ferradura scoring the golden goal. They benefitted from second-placed Oriannor Mountaineers suffering a shock 1-3 defeat in Meriador, aided by Duke Waltham being sent off in the second half, seeing them drop to fourth in the process. Eivora Athletic and Baraldhur AFC snuck past the Mountaineers, Eivora with a 1-1 draw in Pyathora and Baraldhur splitting their game in Parakleion with the same result, but these lost two points could prove crucial in any form of title mount either of them may or may not have had in the books. The Guillarim Blades also only managed a 1-1 against Miruan, remaining in fifth, maintaining their three point lead over Port Tacassam.

Bottom-dwellers Nagoush FC continue their downward spiral with their tenth winless game, dropping all three points in a 1-2 loss in Dhun Lagarr, giving new Murphtannian coach Russel Mason a jaded debut, making the uphill battle ever steeper. Fort Viljan Northern FC also have to deal with a dent in their fight for survival, falling 0-1 in Ancarea, keeping them four points ahead of Nagoush but also four points off a safe spot. Morannon Athletic, who were 22nd, also have presented their fans with a new coach in Mathieu Augier from Oberour Ar Moro, former national team coach, and his arrival seems to have lit a fire under some of his players, because they dragged all three points back from Anhedron in a 2-1 win, seeing them climb three spots into 19th, leapfrogging Pyathora, Miruan and Avanaroch, with the latter two making up the last two positions in the relegation zone, presenting their respective new coaches Giorgio Guerra from San Ortelio and Gokhobe Magokhitxe from Txakhaxi with one point each at least.

by **Tikariot** » Thu May 20, 2021 6:12 pm

And once again the TPL stays true to its creed of "if you try to fly too high, we'll bring you back down". Case in point the Tikariot City FC, where the Snowy Owls had their wings clipped, or rather singed, by the Firebirds from Parakleion, holding them to a 1-1 draw with Tequiloan Sebastian Pozo equalizing Dalton Aldridge's first-half goal after an hour of playing time. This slip-up has helped Eivora to cut the lead down to three points again, courtesy of a commanding 4-1 over the Kyethas Rivermen, where Dean Berrymore added a brace in a truly dominant win, outshooting the Dhaencunorians 23-5.

The two big winners of the match day, at least at the top, are the Oriannor Mountaineers and Guillarim Blades, who both climbed a spot with Oriannor sweeping Vantanoch from the Mountain Fortress 3-1, with a brace by Quebecois Pierre-Simon Duhamel, and Guillarim logging their first win in five by taking all three points from Port Rhovanyon. The big loser on the other side is the Baraldhur AFC, who suffered a crushing 0-4 home defeat against Dhun Lagarr FC, who now won five out of the last six, with a Hamish Stainthorpe in an absolute marquee performance, scoring a rare hattrick, sending Baraldhur out of the IFCF qualification zone and bringing Dhun Lagarr themselves into 15th position.

At the bottom Nagoush stopped a 10-game winless streak with a surprise 2-1 victory over Veriasod when former Miners midfielder Donald Jowlit bagged the winning goal in the 91st minute. Their success is relative, however, as the Fort Viljan Northern FC added three points to their total as well, sending the Anhedron Wanderers back west with a 2-0 win, which allowed them to hop over the Avanaroch White Wings, who have hit their worst position of the season, having not won in five games, also failing to score a single goal over that span, with a 0-2 in Miruan this weekend which sent the Lions to 18th, pushing the Pyathora Mariners back into the red zone for the first time since match day 23 after a nailbiter of a 1-1 in Bul Khungur, where Rafael Savedra scored the tying goal for the Miners with the last action of the match.

Tikariot Premier League
                                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 CC   Tikariot City FC           35   18   7  10    62   34  +28    61
 2 ChC  Eivora Athletic FC         35   17   7  11    51   36  +15    58
 3 ChC  Oriannor Mountaineers FC   35   17   6  12    67   53  +14    57
 4 ChC  Guillarim Blades FC        35   17   6  12    46   49   −3    57
 5      Baraldhur AFC              35   15  10  10    54   50   +4    55
 6      Port Tacassam FC           35   15   7  13    31   27   +4    52
 7      Port Rhovanyon AFC         35   14   9  12    60   42  +18    51
 8      Ancarea FC                 35   13  12  10    29   30   −1    51
 9      Valnohar Rovers FC         35   13  11  11    39   37   +2    50
10      Anhedron Wanderers FC      35   14   7  14    54   44  +10    49
11      Kyethas Rivermen FC        35   13   8  14    45   42   +3    47
12      Meriador FC                35   11  14  10    38   38    0    47
13      Vilharady Owls FC          35   13   8  14    48   51   −3    47
14      Veriasod Lakers FC         35   12  10  13    46   40   +6    46
15      Dhun Lagarr FC             35   12  10  13    38   39   −1    46
16      Vantanoch FC               35   12  10  13    39   47   −8    46
17      Parakleion Firebirds FC    35   10  14  11    35   41   −6    44
18      Miruan City FC             35   10  12  13    29   38   −9    42
19      Bul Khungur Miners FC      35   10  12  13    31   44  −13    42
20      Morannon Athletic FC       35   10  11  14    38   45   −7    41
21  R   Pyathora Mariners FC       35   10  11  14    43   59  −16    41
22  R   Fort Viljan Northern FC    35   10   9  16    38   48  −10    39
23  R   Avanaroch White Wings FC   35    9  12  14    30   44  −14    39
24  R   Nagoush FC                 35    8  11  16    37   50  −13    35

by **Tikariot** » Thu May 20, 2021 6:19 pm

01 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		14
02 Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		13
   Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		13
   Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		13
05 Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		12
   Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	12
07 Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		11
   Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			11
   Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		11
   Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			11
   Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		11

01 Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			12
02 Parris Langley			Anhedron Wanderers FC		11
   Zornim Turaulthen			Eivora Athletic FC		11
04 Davey Dixon			Baraldhur AFC			10
   Ajufue Lorokelo			Kyethas Rivermen FC		10
   Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		10
   Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		10
08 Tobias Grandelius			Anhedron Wanderers FC		 9
   Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			 9
10 Xebastian Lorenskog		Guillarim Blades FC		 8
   Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		 8
   Nick James			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 8
   Celyn Monaghan			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 8
   Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 8
   Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		 8

01 Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		21
   Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		21
03 Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		20
   Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		20
05 Nick James			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	18
   Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	18
   Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		18
08 Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		17
   Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		17
10 Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	16
   Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			16

01 Kenneth Harris			Port Tacassam FC		84.91
02 Malachai Morgenstern		Ancarea FC			81.58
03 Stephen Heinrich			Meriador FC			81.25
04 Jess Oaktree			Tikariot City FC		79.35
05 Davide Sandino			Miruan City FC			78.79
06 Colt Skirving			Avanaroch White Wings FC	78.01
07 Gaetan Kim			Kyethas Rivermen FC		77.46
08 Ratmir Ljajić			Veriasod Lakers FC		76.87
09 Matthias Prediger			Eivora Athletic FC		74.17
   Vincent Litman			Parakleion Firebirds FC		74.17

01 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		106
02 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		100
03 Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 93
04 Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			 90
05 Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			 84
06 Nathaniel Kingford-Smith		Nagoush FC			 79
07 Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		 78
   Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 78
09 Yoneda Toshikuni			Dhun Lagarr FC			 77
10 Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	 76

01 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		46
02 Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			42
   Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			42
04 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		41
   Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	41
   Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	41
07 Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	40
   Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			39
   Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		38
10 Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		36

01 Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			99
02 Celyn Monaghan			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	86
03 Raymond Mattheiss			Dhun Lagarr FC			83
   Zornim Turaulthen			Eivora Athletic FC		83
05 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		78
06 Mason Watts			Veriasod Lakers FC		76
07 Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			69
08 Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		67
09 Yosvani Fernández			Guillarim Blades FC		65
10 Maxwell Lambert			Bul Khungur Miners FC		64
   Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			64

by **Tikariot** » Sat May 22, 2021 7:38 pm

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

Sixth Round
Ameyghun Aces FC (4) 3-1 Heart of Paladon United FC (5) (3-1 agg)
Baraldhur Blues FC (4) 2-3 Brighan Bay Buccaneers FC (4) (2-3 agg)
Viathyn Park AFC (3) 1-0 Miruan City FC (TPL) (1-0 agg)
Nagoush FC (TPL) 5-0 Barakhay Blackout FC (5) (5-0 agg)
Navaylar Gold Star FC (4) 2-1 Varakoula Warriors (2) (2-1 agg)
Avanaroch Athletic FC (5) 1-1 Yvenheim Saints FC (2) (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-4 PKs)
Cellinfigna Kingsmen FC (5) 1-2 Ysgrann Bay Eagles FC (2) (1-2 agg)
Eivora Athletic FC (TPL) 0-0 Valnohar Rovers FC (TPL) (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 4-3 PKs)
Scafarr FC (3) 1-1 Barracanda FC (3) (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-1 PKs)
Vltava FC (3) 1-2 Dhun Lagarr FC (TPL) (1-2 agg)
Ghivli Town FC (3) 0-2 Kyethas Lions FC (4) (0-2 agg)
Fort Cafragilis FC (2) 2-2 Bul Khungur Miners FC (TPL) (2-2 AET, 2-2 agg, 4-1 PKs)
Meriador FC (TPL) 3-1 Grahel Islanders FC (2) (3-1 agg)
Alcassar United FC (2) 1-0 Imyalore Arrows FC (2) (1-0 agg)
Guillarim Blades FC (TPL) 3-0 Oriannor Mountaineers FC (TPL) (3-0 agg)
Tikariot City FC (TPL) 2-1 Vilharady Owls FC (TPL) (2-1 agg)

The spread between the divisions is actually quite surprising giving that the round of 16 is coming up next. Miruan, Valnohar, Bul Khungur, Oriannor and Vilharady have all said their goodbyes to the Cup, Miruan falling 0-1 to former TPL champions Viathyn Park and Bul Khungur losing their penalty shootout to second-division Fort Cafragilis FC, cutting things down to only six TPL teams left, one more than the Tikariot Second League has to offer, who only lost two teams this time around, Varakoula to fourth-tier Navaylar Gold Star and Imyalore to their division mates Alcassar United. Outside of this, there are two third and four fourth-division teams left in the competition, which is a quite amazing number.

by **Tikariot** » Wed May 26, 2021 10:07 am

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

Round of 16
Alcassar United FC (2) 0-1 Yvenheim Saints FC (2) (0-1 agg)
Guillarim Blades FC (TPL) 1-1 Nagoush FC (TPL) (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-1 PKs)
Meriador FC (TPL) 2-0 Kyethas Lions FC (4) (2-0 agg)
Viathyn Park AFC (3) 2-1 Ameyghun Aces FC (4) (2-1 agg)
Navaylar Gold Star FC (4) 0-2 Tikariot City FC (TPL) (0-2 agg)
Eivora Athletic FC (TPL) 2-0 Brighan Bay Buccaneers FC (4) (2-0 agg)
Ysgrann Bay Eagles FC (2) 1-0 Fort Cafragilis FC (2) (1-0 agg)
Dhun Lagarr FC (TPL) 5-1 Scafarr FC (3) (5-1 agg)

The surprises are getting smaller and it looks like the TPL is finally putting its foot down when it comes to qualifiers for the quarter finals. Only one TPL team had to fold with Nagoush losing the penalty shootout to their division colleagues Guillarim, keeping their numbers to five, as opposed to two TSL teams (losing Alcassar United and Fort Cafragilis) and the sole survivor of the third division, Viathyn Park AFC, who have their most successful run for any kind of silverware in literally decades!

by **Tikariot** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:10 pm

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

The TPL is continuing to aim for the most dramatic ending to the season possible. Much to the chagrin of some teams that had deemed themselves well ahead of the pack and much to the joy of most fans (unless it is their team that is seeing their stocks drop, of course). The Tikariot City FC had their second draw in a row, this time a 2-2 in Dhun Lagarr, who continue their steep ascent with five wins and three draws out of the last eight matches, now sitting in 14th, showing how much the injury woes of the first half of the season hampered the team's successes.

The Snowy Owls now are two points ahead of the Guillarim Blades, who beat Morannon Athletic 3-0 and despite having the worst goal difference of any team up top have moved back into second, benefitting from Eivora's 1-1 draw in Parakleion and Oriannor's surprise 0-4 loss in Pyathora, which also allwed Baraldhur AFC re-enter the IFCF qualification zone in fourth after a 2-0 victory in Veriasod, seeing midfielder Stian Askebrand score a brace. Not in the "zone", but in a downright sensational sixth spot now sits Ancarea FC, edging out Nagoush 1-0, which could have brought a lot of people plenty of money at the bookmakers.

Nagoush's loss now has them seven points behind the safe 20th position, which makes their plight to stay afloat ever more difficult. Fort Viljan's attempts to rise to the occasion also have taken a dent, falling 0-3 to Valnohar, but three points to 20th are still an attainable goal. Their loss also means a slip down to 23rd as the Avanaroch White Wings managed to hang on to one point in a goalless draw against Port Rhovanyon, while Morannon have fallen back into the red zone due to Pyathora's thrashing of Baraldhur.

Three teams, three wins - that is the top of the table of the Tikariot Premier League. The Tikariot City FC was able to cling to the top spot through a 1-0 win over the Veriasod Lakers, the game far less balanced than the result would indicate. Abraham Stricklin managed to keep the Lakers in the game with seven saves, only allowing a thunderous shot by returning Tiog midfield ace Choam Osfomilúo get past him. It was an important win as well as both the Guillarim Blades and Eivora Athletic won their respective games, too, both with 2-1, the Blades in Anhedron, Athletic at home against Dhun Lagarr, halting the meteoric ascent of the Bulls in the second half of the season.

Once again there was a swap in the 4th spot, the last to allow for qualification to the IFCF tournaments, with the Oriannor Mountaineers taking all three points in a 2-1 win over the Kyethas Rivermen and taking advantage of Baraldhur AFC not getting further than a goalless draw with the Ancarea FC, who dropped down two spots to eighth, having to allow Valnohar and Port Tacassam to slide past them.

Nagoush FC still adorns the very bottom of the table, suffering yet another loss, this time a 0-1 home defeat to Valnohar, keeping them five points behind the Avanaroch White Wings, who did not stand a wisp of a chance in a 0-4 thrashing in Morannon, where Tristan Nancarrow bagged three goals in the Dominion's jump from the relegation zone into 19th position. With this game the White Wings now are seven games without a goal, 639 minutes to be precise. They dropped behind the Fort Viljan Northern FC, whose resounding 4-1 victory over the Vilharady Owls now has them within two points of Pyathora in 20th, giving the Arctic Foxes hopes to still be able to remain a TPL side next season. And obviously if one goes out, one has to come in. With Morannon jumping up, the Bul Khungur Miners have dropped into the red zone, despite a tumultous 3-3 draw against the Parakleion Firebirds that it all, six goals, 31 shots, two players sent off, even though the teams will lament the loss of two points in their battle against relegation.

by **Tikariot** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:12 pm

The top of the Tikariot Premier League is like an ebb and flow and right now it seems to be strongly flowing towards Tikariot City. Goals by Choam Osfomilúo and Parramore Haigh brought them a never really contested 2-0 win in Ancarea, putting them on the front foot from the get-go. The teams behind them decided to help them out, Guillarim dropping three points to Vilharady in a 1-2 loss and Eivora completely going under 1-4 in Veriasod where Dael Malley added a rare brace. Where last weekend we saw Oriannor and Baraldhur swap places around the IFCF cutoff, Oriannor's surprise 0-3 loss against the soaring Parakleion Firebirds (12 games unbeaten) and Baraldhur's 2-1 in Valnohar mean that Baraldhur is back in and Oriannor is out.

At the other end, Nagoush FC have sent a rare sign of life when they beat Fort Viljan 1-0 in a true relegation battle clash, dropping the Viljan team back to 23rd in the process and bringing them within four points of them, but the teams above did not quite play into their cards as much. The Avanaroch White Wings scored a much needed win when two late goals by Garifunyan national team striker Boudewijn van der Weide pushed them ahead of Anhedron and now sit in 22nd, only two points behind Morannon, who occupy the spot on the bubble at the moment, dropping three important points in a 0-1 loss in Meriador. In-between them another much-storied club is in hot waters right now with the Bul Khungur Miners. After a 1-2 loss to once more injury-ravaged Dhun Lagarr FC they still sit in 21st position and while there is only a one-point difference to Morannon, many fans are not happy with the way they are playing, worrying that in as hotly contested of a group it might not be enough to survive.

Operation Repeat seems to be working like clockwork at the moment for the Snowy Owls from Tikariot City after a nailbiter of a 2-1 win over the Valnohar Rovers thanks to a 90th minute goal by Parramore Haigh. With only seven more match days to go, the TKFC now has a six point lead over second placed Baraldhur AFC, who jumped right over Eivora and Guillarim with a 2-0 win over lowly Nagoush FC and a Morris Nighthorse gala, including a goal, heaving the Phantoms into second place for the first time this season. Eivora Athletic stay were they were with a drab 0-0 against Ancarea FC, but the talk of the top this week is Guillarim, who plummeted down two places and have the by far worst goal difference of the top 13 (!) teams. They already had a 0 in that department, but a resounding 0-4 loss in Fort Viljan did definitely not help the matters. Oriannor, for a change, did not trade places with Baraldhur and remain in 5th, not able to get past a 1-1 against Dhun Lagarr.

Nagoush's already mentioned 0-2 is only exacerbating their already far from enviable situation, as they now are eight points behind a safe spot and things are starting to look quite bleak in Taeria. Their closest neighbour, five points ahead of them, now are the Bul Khungur Miners, who have been experiencing a quite remarkable and unexplainable breakdown. Their 1-2 home loss to the Veriasod Lakers is now their eighth winless game in a row and this is putting their 102 year TPL membership in some serious jeopardy. Fort Viljan's 4-0 over Guillarim sees them in 22nd now, but they are only one point off 20th plus a superior goal difference over several of their table neighbours, which could be a definitive boon at the end of the season. Directly ahead of them are the Avanaroch White Wings, who are actually even with 20th placed Pyathora Mariners, and they can say a big thank you to Garifunyan striker Boudewijn van der Weide, who not only scored the lone goal in their 87th minute win over the Vilharady Owls, but he also has had two goals last week in their 2-0 win, so he seems to be hitting a streak at an absolutely crucial time of the season.

by **Tikariot** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:13 pm

Match day 40 has made a few things clearer on both ends of the table. Starting at the top, Tikariot City's 2-0 win in Nagoush is another big step towards a repeat, keeping their six point lead over the Baraldhur AFC, who in turn beat relegation-threatened Fort Viljan Northern FC with a clear 4-2 victory, including braces on both sides, by Jhon Gustavino on the home and Adrian Ísaksson on the away side. Now where the increased clarity comes into play is right underneath, because things did not quite go to plan for the three teams following, who all lost their respective games, opening a five point gap between Baraldhur and Eivora in third. In Valnohar a late first-half goal by New Lusitan midfielder João Palhagueira was enough to give the Rovers the edge over Eivora, whereas Guillarim continue their woeful second half of the season with a 0-2 loss in Avanaroch. In the first half of the season they had scored 43 points, which comes to 1.87 points a game. In the second half so far they are down to 1.18 points per game, which places them in 20th position for this time frame. They still are holding on to fourth, however, as the Oriannor Mountaineers also dropped all three points in Veriasod, where the Vdaran duo of Andrianos Petras and Kimon Karalas united their combined strengths to help the battle for the IFCF qualification spots remain very hotly contested with third placed Eivora and eighth placed Port Tacassam separated by only five points.

At the bottom Nagoush's plight to remain in the TPL for a second season in a row have received a quite big blow in their loss against Tikariot City, because they now are 11 points behind 20th, which would not only require a Herculean effort by the Taerians themselves, but also a reliance on a lot of other results going their way. Fort Viljan are back in 23rd following their loss in Baraldhur, now four points behind 20th, so their uphill battle has also gotten harder. The Bul Khungur Miners on the other hand managed to put a stop to an eight-game winless streak thanks to Gary Conway scoring twice in a much contested 2-1 win in Ancarea, giving them at least some hope and bringing them within three points of the safe haven. Morannon Athletic are back in the red zone, being edged out 2-3 by the Pyathora Mariners, who pulled ahead with a double punch in the 3rd and 6th minute, as Avanaroch's win against Guillarim made them jump two positions up and in the process pushing Vantanoch down to 20th, firmly entrenching them in the fight for survival.

Tikariot Premier League
                                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 CC   Tikariot City FC           40   22   8  10    71   37  +34    74
 2 ChC  Baraldhur AFC              40   19  11  10    64   53  +11    68
 3 ChC  Eivora Athletic FC         40   18   9  13    55   43  +12    63
 4 ChC  Guillarim Blades FC        40   19   6  15    52   58   −6    63
 5      Oriannor Mountaineers FC   40   18   7  15    71   64   +7    61
 6      Port Rhovanyon AFC         40   16  11  13    70   48  +22    59
 7      Valnohar Rovers FC         40   16  11  13    46   41   +5    59
 8      Port Tacassam FC           40   17   7  16    36   35   +1    58
 9      Anhedron Wanderers FC      40   16   8  16    60   51   +9    56
10      Ancarea FC                 40   14  14  12    31   34   −3    56
11      Veriasod Lakers FC         40   15  10  15    54   46   +8    55
12      Kyethas Rivermen FC        40   15   9  16    51   47   +4    54
13      Dhun Lagarr FC             40   14  12  14    46   45   +1    54
14      Meriador FC                40   13  15  12    43   43    0    54
15      Parakleion Firebirds FC    40   12  16  12    42   46   −4    52
16      Vilharady Owls FC          40   14  10  16    53   59   −6    52
17      Miruan City FC             40   12  14  14    32   41   −9    50
18      Pyathora Mariners FC       40   12  13  15    55   67  −12    49
19      Avanaroch White Wings FC   40   12  13  15    36   49  −13    49
20      Vantanoch FC               40   13  10  17    42   56  −14    49
21  R   Morannon Athletic FC       40   12  11  17    47   52   −5    47
22  R   Bul Khungur Miners FC      40   11  13  16    37   52  −15    46
23  R   Fort Viljan Northern FC    40   12   9  19    48   57   −9    45
24  R   Nagoush FC                 40    9  11  20    38   56  −18    38

by **Tikariot** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:18 pm

01 Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		17
02 Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		15
03 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		14
04 Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		13
   Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			13
   Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	13
   Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		13
   Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Wolves FC		13
   Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		13
10 Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		12
   Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		12

01 Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			13
02 Davey Dixon			Baraldhur AFC			12
   Zornim Turaulthen			Eivora Athletic FC		12
   Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			12
   Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		12
06 Parris Langley			Anhedron Wanderers FC		11
   Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		11
08 Raymond Mattheiss			Dhun Lagarr FC			10
   Ajufue Lorokelo			Kyethas Rivermen FC		10
   Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	10

01 Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		26
02 Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		24
03 Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		22
   Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		22
   Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		22
06 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Wolves FC		21
07 Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	20
08 Davey Dixon			Baraldhur AFC			19
   Nick James			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	19
10 Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		18

01 Kenneth Harris			Port Tacassam FC		85.48
02 Malachai Morgenstern		Ancarea FC			81.93
03 Stephen Heinrich			Meriador FC			80.00
   Jess Oaktree			Tikariot City FC		80.00
05 Colt Skirving			Avanaroch White Wings FC	79.17
06 Davide Sandino			Miruan City FC			78.74
07 Gaetan Kim			Kyethas Rivermen FC		78.34
08 Ratmir Ljajić			Veriasod Wolves FC		76.00
09 Franklin McHugh			Valnohar Rovers FC		74.03
10 Vincent Litman			Parakleion Firebirds FC		73.43

01 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Wolves FC		117
02 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		106
03 Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			100
04 Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 97
05 Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			 95
06 Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 92
07 Adam Wladić-Hermann		Avanaroch White Wings FC	 88
   Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	 88
09 Yoneda Toshikuni			Dhun Lagarr FC			 87
10 Chaz Mueldeur			Veriasod Wolves FC		 85

01 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Wolves FC		53
02 Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	48
03 Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	46
04 Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			45
   Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			45
06 Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	44
   Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			43
08 Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		42
   Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		42
10 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		41

01 Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			117
02 Raymond Mattheiss			Dhun Lagarr FC			 97
03 Celyn Monaghan			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 91
   Mason Watts			Veriasod Wolves FC		 91
05 Zornim Turaulthen			Eivora Athletic FC		 90
06 Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			 88
07 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Wolves FC		 83
08 Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 78
09 Édgar Cortés			Morannon Athletic FC		 77
10 Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			 74
   Orlando Perozo			Pyathora Mariners FC		 74

by **Tikariot** » Mon May 31, 2021 6:49 am

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

Quarter Finals
Tikariot City FC (TPL) 0-0 Viathyn Park AFC (3) (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)
Ysgrann Bay Eagles FC (2) 1-1 Dhun Lagarr FC (TPL) (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)
Yvenheim Saints FC (2) 3-0 Meriador FC (TPL) (3-0 agg)
Eivora Athletic FC (TPL) 1-1 Guillarim Blades FC (TPL) (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 0-3 PKs)

And the cup holders have exited the building! Eivora Athletic are out of the competition, unable to convert a single penalty in their shootout loss against the Guillarim Blades, who join Tikariot City (beating their city rivals Viathyn Park in extra time), Dhun Lagarr (edging out the Ysgrann Bay Eagles in extra time) and the last remaining second division team, the Yvenheim Saints, who beat Meriador FC with a clear and resounding 3-0 win.

Semi Finals
Dhun Lagarr FC (TPL) 1-1 Yvenheim Saints FC (2) (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)
Tikariot City FC (TPL) 1-0 Guillarim Blades FC (TPL) (1-0 agg)

Leave it to Tikariotian football to throw you a curveball just before the ending. While Tikariot City's 1-0 win over Guillarim does not come necessarily surprising, especially giving that the Snowy Owls had managed to clinch their first TPL championship ever last season, the fact that Dhun Lagarr conceded an extra time goal to the Yvenheim Saints to be left stranded just before the much coveted goal definitely falls into the category of "I would not have expected that!" Just promoted into the Tikariot Second League from the Tikariot National League 1 last season, the Saints, who had previously played under the Yvenheim Pelicans name, have defeated their second TPL team in a row after putting an end to Meriador's hopes in the quarter finals.

Finals
Yvenheim Saints FC (2) 1-3 Tikariot City FC (TPL) (1-3 agg)

It was a magical run for the Emerald Coast based Saints, but in the end Tikariot City FC proved too strong and the reigning TPL champions are able to hoist the next piece of silverware with the Cup of Tikariot in an in the end convincing 3-1 victory over the surprise team, marking them as one of the dominating teams of the current TPL era. It is the third Cup win of the Snowy Owls and the first one in 74 years! This also means that should the TCFC manage to defend their TPL championship we will see a second division team represent Tikariot in the Cup Winners' Cup.

by **Tikariot** » Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:54 pm

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

After 41 match days it looks like things could turn into a two-horse race for the TPL championship. And responsible for this was one game, which pitted the two leading teams against each other with Baraldhur AFC having an absolute marquee performance in store for the reigning champions, sweeping them off the field 4-0, with a brace by Eduardo Sarramauca. With this they now are only three points behind the leaders, with five games to go this could be one hot sprint to the finish line. Behind them there now is a seven point gap with Eivora Athletic still occupying third position, despite a highly disappointing 0-0 against bottom dweller Nagoush FC, which many definitely see as a lost opportunity. The Guillarim Blades were not able to cash in on these two lost points as they dropped two themselves when Sebastiano Monteverdi scored the 1-1 equalizer for Meriador FC in the 85th minute. Behind the top four there was some movement though, with the Valnohar Rovers suddenly finding them in fifth, just two points adrift of Guillarim and with that an IFCF qualification spot, after a tightly contested 2-1 win in Bul Khungur, benefitting from Oriannor falling 0-1 to Ancarea FC. This now means that the 3rd and 10th placed teams are only five points apart, which promises a very exciting end to this season!

On the other end of the standings, Nagoush's above-mentioned surprise draw in Eivora is not much more than a drop on a hot stone as they are still ten points behind 20th position, which with 15 points left up for grabs would require a severe change of fortunes to still retain TPL status next season. Bul Khungur did not do themselves any favours either with their loss against Valnohar, seven points ahead of Nagoush, but still three off, they swapped places with Fort Viljan, who surprised Avanaroch in a 4-2 win that sees the White Wings drop a spot to 20th, now sitting on the proverbial bubble. Morannon Athletic finish off the red zone, still in 21st, a point behind Avanaroch and Pyathora after a draw with Kyethas when Jacut Desesprechin literally pushed the ball over the Kyethas goal line with the final whistle.

Outside of a mathematical possibility, the title sprint for the 102nd TPL championship has turned into a two-horse race between the defending champions Tikariot City FC and Baraldhur AFC. The Snowy Owls did their due diligence over the Fort Viljan Northern FC through goals by Fernando Ferradura and Taio Devine in a 2-0 win, while Baraldhur did the same with a 2-1 over Eivora Athletic, with Morris Nighthorse scoring the opening goal and overall carrying his team towards an important win that keeps the two clubs only three points apart at the top. Eivora's loss meant that they dropped a spot to 4th as the Guillarim Blades managed a hard-fought 1-1 in Vantanoch that gives them a one-point edge over Athletic, but also a nine point deficit in comparison to Baraldhur, all but theoretically eliminating themselves from any title hopes. The competition for the two IFCF qualification spots, however, promises to be a true nailbiter this season, because the third and tenth placed teams are only five points apart, meaning that Guillarim, Eivora, Oriannor, Port Rhovanyon, Anhedron, Valnohar, Port Tacassam and Ancarea all still have credible chances to play in the IFCF's Challengers' Cup next season.

On the flip side Nagoush FC's narrow 1-0 win over the Bul Khungur Miners keeps their hopes of survival intact, bringing them within seven points of 20th placed Avanaroch White Wings, however tenuous this strand of hope may be. The Miners are still three points behind the safe spot, but the air is decidedly getting thinner for them, even though the do benefit from Fort Viljan and Morannon failing to win any points themselves, keeping things pretty tight as well. Applying the five point rule of the top of the table, teams up to 17th placed Vilharady Owls are still in more or less imminent danger to face relegation, but here, too, will be plenty of excitement packed into the remaining four match days to see who will survive and who will have to embark on the sad journey into the second division.

by **Tikariot** » Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:55 pm

It is decision time! At least up to a point and that despite neither of the two title candidates actually winning their respective matches! Eivora Athletic held the Snowy Owls to a goalless draw, with Hispinas national team defender Casimiro Coro putting in an absolutely stellar performance against Ellis Wagstaff, but Baraldhur AFC were not able to cash in on this moment of weakness and cut the point deficit to one. Instead they suffered a shock 1-2 defeat in Bul Khungur when Gary Conway added two goals to his season tally, actually opening the gap to four points, which means that depending on the next match day Tikariot City could already clinch the title. Behind these top two, however, things are as exciting as ever, even though none of the teams from third place down even have a theoretical chance at the championship anymore.

The Oriannor Mountaineers have slid into third with a clear 3-0 win over Nagoush with one Fredriksson and two Duhamel goals, making them the deadliest one-two strike of the TPL with a combined 28 goals and 14 assists. They are seven points behind Baraldhur and two ahead of the other team that is in the much coveted IFCF qualification zone, that being the Anhedron Wanderers, whose 2-0 over Parakleion has pushed them ahead of Eivora and Guillarim on goal difference, the latter of which suffering another stinging 0-2 home defeat to the Pyathora Mariners, having only collected two meagre points from their last six games. Behind them Valnohar, Port Tacassam, Port Rhovanyon and Ancarea also still are within a maximum of four points to fourth position, promising the last three match days to be a fierce battle.

Nagoush's already mentioned loss now also means that they are effectively relegated as Vantanoch and Fort Viljan still play each other, bringing either of them above the maximum points Nagoush can gather. Bul Khungur's win puts them even with Fort Viljan now, who drew 1-1 to Meriador and two behind Vantanoch, who dropped two places into the relegation zone after a 0-1 loss in Avanaroch, and Morannon, who managed to at least temporarily climb into a safe place with a 3-0 over Dhun Lagarr.

One thing from the get-go - the championship has not been decided yet. A loss by Baraldhur coinciding with a win by Tikariot City would have tipped the scales in the Snowy Owls' favour, but it was not meant to be. The leaders suffered a heavy 2-4 home defeat at the hands of the Bul Khungur Miners, who are fighting for survival themselves, already down 0-3 at half time after a quick brace by Savojar striker Niina Kivisto just before the halftime whistle, but breathed a big sigh of relief when news broke that the only other team that still has a chance at the crown also dropped all three points, in Baraldhur's case in a 0-2 against Oriannor. Now while this keeps the distance between the top two at 4 points, it also has shrunk Baraldhur's lead on Oriannor to four, so they might still jeopardize their runners-up spot.

In fourth position we still have the Anhedron Wanderers, who did their part to remain in contention for the fourth and final IFCF qualification spot, narrowly beating out the Dhun Lagarr FC through a late goal by Quebecois striker Marc-Andre Satozaki, keeping ahead of Eivora Athletic on goal difference, who were part of the most spectacular game of the match day, a 5-3 win over the Fort Viljan Northern FC, where the first 20 minutes saw four goals and in the end a hattrick by Alan Castanheira. Three points behind these two teams we have Port Rhovanyon and Guillarim, then one point behind them Valnohar and Port Tacassam another, which rounds up all teams that still are in contention for the IFCF.

Nagoush celebrated another surprise win all the way at the bottom, with a 2-0 over Port Tacassam, but for naught in the end as they already are relegated, but this brings them up to four points within Fort Viljan, who in turn are three points behind Avanaroch, Vantanoch, Bul Khungur and Morannon, who are all even on points. The White Wings dropped by three spots after a 1-2 loss in Pyathora, who have effectively saved themselves, while Bul Khungur jumped by three in return. Vantanoch being held to a 1-1 draw by Meriador did not help their case, with Meriador having secured their TPL status for next season.

by **Tikariot** » Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:57 pm

And then there was one. Match day left, that is. The top of the pack could hardly be any tighter with Tikariot City FC and Baraldhur AFC separated by a mere point, courtesy of a surprise 1-3 loss in Oriannor (maybe not so surprising since the Mountaineers also had beaten Baraldhur the week prior), where Quebecois striking sensation Pierre-Simon Duhamel added two more to his tally, bringing it to 18, only one behind scoring leader Kenzo Gibson-Hindle (EFL, Kyethas Rivermen). Baraldhur benefitted from another great performance by Morris Nighthorse, who also scored the first goal in their 2-0 victory in Port Tacassam, making the title race one of the most interesting ones of recent years. Behind them Oriannor have guaranteed an IFCF spot with only the Anhedron Wanderers within striking distance, whose 3-0 over Veriasod marks their seventh win in a row and puts them three points ahead of Eivora Athletic, who are the only team still with a chance to push them out of the IFCF Challengers' Cup. They could have been in a far better position, if they had not lost 0-2 to a surging Bul Khungur Miners, who have won three straight in their plight to remain in the TPL for a 103rd consecutive season.

Nagoush already had been relegated two match days ago, but above them there are still five clubs embroiled in the battle for two safe spots, even though two of them are three points ahead of the rest of the pack. In 23rd we have Vantanoch FC, who lost a crucial game against the Fort Viljan Northern FC, which in turn has allowed the Viljan team to climb to 22nd, with a slightly better goal difference. In 21st sit Morannon Athletic, despite a 1-2 loss against Ancarea, but also with the by far best goal difference of all threatened teams, which could be an important factor since it will come down to this in the end. Avanaroch and Bul Khungur sit in 20th and 19th respectively, but both have a worse goal difference than Morannon or Fort Viljan.

On the final match day of the season, Tikariot City will be hosting Port Tacassam FC while Baraldhur is receiving Miruan City in the title race. In the battle for the final IFCF qualification position, Anhedron only need one point in Ancarea to be safely through, while Eivora is damned to win against Oriannor of all teams. And in the relegation zone Vantanoch is traveling to Pyathora, Fort Viljan hosts Bul Khungur in a highly explosive game, Morannon will be trying to steal all three points from Valnohar and finally Avanaroch will be in Parakleion in their attempt to secure their spot in the TPL for next season.

Tikariot Premier League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 CC   Tikariot City FC           45   23   9  13    76   48  +28    78
 2 ChC  Baraldhur AFC              45   22  11  12    73   58  +15    77
 3 ChC  Oriannor Mountaineers FC   45   22   7  16    82   67  +15    73
 4 ChC  Anhedron Wanderers FC      45   21   8  16    70   52  +18    71
 5      Eivora Athletic FC         45   19  11  15    61   50  +11    68
 6      Valnohar Rovers FC         45   18  13  14    52   47   +5    67
 7      Guillarim Blades FC        45   19   9  17    57   66   −9    66
 8      Port Rhovanyon AFC         45   18  11  16    75   55  +20    65
 9      Ancarea FC                 45   16  16  13    34   38   −4    64
10      Port Tacassam FC           45   18   9  18    38   40   −2    63
11      Parakleion Firebirds FC    45   15  17  13    49   51   −2    62
12      Pyathora Mariners FC       45   16  13  16    66   70   −4    61
13      Meriador FC                45   14  18  13    49   52   −3    60
14      Veriasod Lakers FC         45   16  11  18    61   54   +7    59
15      Miruan City FC             45   14  17  14    39   45   −6    59
16      Kyethas Rivermen FC        45   16  10  19    55   56   −1    58
17      Dhun Lagarr FC             45   15  13  17    48   51   −3    58
18      Vilharady Owls FC          45   15  11  19    56   64   −8    56
19      Bul Khungur Miners FC      45   14  13  18    46   58  −12    55
20      Avanaroch White Wings FC   45   14  13  18    43   57  −14    55
21  R   Morannon Athletic FC       45   13  13  19    54   59   −5    52
22  R   Fort Viljan Northern FC    45   14  10  21    58   68  −10    52
23  R   Vantanoch FC               45   13  13  19    46   62  −16    52
24  R   Nagoush FC                 45   11  12  22    42   62  −20    45

by **Tikariot** » Sun Jun 06, 2021 6:01 pm

01 Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		19
02 Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	18
03 Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		16
04 Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		15
05 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		14
06 Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		13
   Morris Nighthorse			Baraldhur AFC			13
   Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			13
   Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		13
   Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	13
   Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		13
   Nathan Ekpetita			Valnohar Rovers FC		13
   Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		13
   Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		13

01 Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			14
02 Zornim Turaulthen			Eivora Athletic FC		13
   Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			13
   Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		13
05 Tobias Grandelius			Anhedron Wanderers FC		12
   Davey Dixon			Baraldhur AFC			12
07 Parris Langley			Anhedron Wanderers FC		11
   Michelangelo Santini		Baraldhur AFC			11
   Maxwell Lambert			Bul Khungur Miners FC		11
   Ajufue Lorokelo			Kyethas Rivermen FC		11
   Kelvin Rowley			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	11
   Kogruam Lupauro			Pyathora Mariners FC		11
   Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		11

01 Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		28
02 Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		24
03 Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	23
   Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	23
   Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		23
06 Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		22
   Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		22
08 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		21
09 Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		20
10 Davey Dixon			Baraldhur AFC			19
   Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		19
   Nick James			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	19
   Kogruam Lupauro			Pyathora Mariners FC		19

01 Kenneth Harris			Port Tacassam FC		83.72
02 Malachai Morgenstern		Ancarea FC			82.56
03 Colt Skirving			Avanaroch White Wings FC	79.07
04 Davide Sandino			Miruan City FC			78.57
05 Stephen Heinrich			Meriador FC			77.69
06 Jess Oaktree			Tikariot City FC		77.11
07 Gaetan Kim			Kyethas Rivermen FC		76.60
08 Gord Feron			Anhedron Wanderers FC		74.48
09 Vincent Litman			Parakleion Firebirds FC		74.40
10 Ratmir Ljajić			Veriasod Lakers FC		73.96

01 Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		122
02 Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			112
03 Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	108
04 Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	107
05 Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		106
   Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			106
07 Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	105
08 Chaz Mueldeur			Veriasod Lakers FC		 99
09 Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		 97
10 Adam Wladić-Hermann		Avanaroch White Wings FC	 96

01 Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	56
   Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		56
03 Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	55
04 Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	52
05 Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			50
   Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			50
07 Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		48
   Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			48
09 Yosvani Fernández			Guillarim Blades FC		45
   Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		45

01 Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			130
02 Mason Watts			Veriasod Lakers FC		108
03 Raymond Mattheiss			Dhun Lagarr FC			105
   Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			105
05 Zornim Turaulthen			Eivora Athletic FC		 96
06 Celyn Monaghan			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 91
   Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		 91
08 Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 89
09 Édgar Cortés			Morannon Athletic FC		 87
10 Yosvani Fernández			Guillarim Blades FC		 85

by **Tikariot** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:54 am

Sakari Pernfors: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our special coverage of match day 46 here on Radio Tikariot 1, courtesy of the Tikariot Sports Gazette. For the first time we will be bringing you all of the action from all twelve stadiums live and as it happens, so it might get a little chaotic at times, but we don't want you to miss anything.

Simon Nighthorse: Sakari and I will be here in the studio trying to keep everything together and get you some information where we stand in all the decisions that still will be decided today, from the championship over the last IFCF spot to the fierce battle for, or rather against relegation. Only four of the twelve matches do not have any potential implications for either of the three, so this should be an exciting afternoon.

Sakari Pernfors: Definitely! The two crucial games in the battle for the title are taking place in Tikariot City and Baraldhur, where Port Tacassam and Miruan respectively will be guests. Tikariot City goes into today with a one-point lead and the better goal difference, so a win will automatically mean that the Snowy Owls are champions for the second year running, in the case of a draw they have to hope that Baraldhur does not win and if they lose, well, the same.

Simon Nighthorse: The fight for the fourth IFCF qualification spot is a little less tight as the Anhedron Wanderers are three points ahead of Eivora Athletic and also have a slightly better goal differences, so quite a few things would have to go wrong for the Acrassians to lose their fourth positions, but at the same time they also still have a chance to pass Oriannor in third, who coincidentally are guests to Eivora of all teams, while they themselves are in Ancarea.

Sakari Pernfors: The battle against the relegation, though, holds five teams in limbo right now, with Bul Khungur and Avanaroch three points ahead of Morannon, Fort Viljan and Vantanoch, so here things might very well come down to the goal differences, especially since Bul Khungur has travelled to Fort Viljan, so this game itself could be decisive in more than one way.

Simon Nighthorse: So let's kick things off in the Dhaencunor Arena, where a 84,000 spectator sell-out crowd will try to push the Snowy Owls to a second title in a row. Jameson Carragher in Tikariot City, how is the atmosphere over there?

Jameson Carragher: Oh, to say that it is electric is an understatement! Most of the stadium is burgundy and gold with the Port Tacassam fans being drowned out by fans of the TCFC. Tikariot City is missing Jean-Aniel Sirois and Enrico Scordo, so both full backs, with Darcy Watts and Jackson Burgess taking over for them, while the Rams are down five first-team players with Olliuier le Duc, Nicholas Radison, Orlando Castorani, Hikoshige Matsushita and Maximilian Edvardsen, so they are entering the game with quite some injury woes. On to Julia Leclair in Baraldhur now, I assume things are similar over there?

Julia Leclair: Absolutely! Creighton Park is trembling with the fans already in full swing to electrify their team to catch Tikariot City, especially after their horrible start to the season. They also are down a few players, with Stephenson, Dixon and Santini from the first team and also important backup players such as Gray, Hughes and Roxford, so not ideal circumstances, but they are ready to do whatever they have to!

Simon Nighthorse: Thank you, Julia. The ball is about to roll, so let's start over in Tikariot City, Jameson, let's get this show on the road!

Jameson Carragher: Haha, thanks Simon. Ellis Wagstaff is ready for kick-off and off we go! Chapman in the Tikariot City midfield, puts it wide to Burgess, who marches down the left side right away, but Al Hak with a nice tackle for the first throw-in for the Snowy Owls. [...] Corner for Tikariot City. Chapman brings the ball in, Hutchins jumps up, does not hit it right, but it falls for Watts and GOOAAL!! 1-0 Tikariot City, Darcy Watts with a blistering shot right next to the post, not a chance for Kenneth Harris to get his fingers on this one! Operation Title Defense is off to a good start in the Dhaencunor Arena!

Ray Geevles: Goal in Nagoush!

Jameson Carragher: Oh, we have a second early goal, Ray Geevles in Taeria, who got it?

Ray Geevles: Jayden Irvine is the one that put the ball into the net for Port Rhovanyon! Sinead Nappaluk with a beautiful long pass tears the Nagoush defense apart and Irvine slides right between Hermansson and Cervantes and keeps his nerves in check and slots it right past Auguste Duperré. And Cervantes also has to come off, he's holding the back of his thigh, this is not looking good for the TJUN-ian. I see Coert Brabander warming up in a hurry, so looks like we'll be getting our first substitution very early already!

Sonia Verlaat: Sorry to interrupt, but we have a goal in Dhun Lagarr--

Paul Snyder: And also one in Valnohar! Morannon Athletic have taken the lead! Graham Vandenbergh doesn't quite hit the ball right, but somehow it makes it past Olly Vaziri and Morannon are just one goal against Bul Khungur or Avanaroch away from a safe spot right now! Sorry Sonia, you had a goal in Dhun Lagarr?

Sonia Verlaat: Yes, the Blades seem to have heard that Port Rhovanyon got the lead and want to stay ahead of them, Wilfred Bowen with an absolute cracker of a shot from 20 metres out right under the crossbar, not a chance for Guo in the Dhun Lagarr goal!

Sakari Pernfors: Exciting start to the match day already and so far we don't have any changes to the table, at least not in the "important parts", however Morannon's goal could be crucial as they have the by far best goal difference out of everybody down at the bottom, so this is almost like having a point advantages.

Simon Nighthorse: And Tikariot City's early lead now is putting a lot of pressure on Baraldhur, because if the Snowy Owls win their game it does not matter how the one in Balkash ends.

Anders Kronstad: GOOOAL IN FORT VILJAN!

Simon Nighthorse: Oh, this one could have big implications in the relegation zone, Anders Kronstad, who has the advantage?

Anders Kronstad: The Citadel of the North is quaking! The homeside has taken the lead and Hanna Nicosdóttir with a beautiful header after a great cross by Audun Myrdal makes it 1-0 and right now they can almost feel the safe 20th positions, only behind Morannon on goal difference and they have jumped ahead of the Miners!

[...]

Angelo Carducci: 1-0 VANTANOCH! Tihamér Szakály with the lead for the Paladonians and his twelfth goal of the season brings the Hawks even on points with Morannon, Fort Viljan and Bul Khungur, the game is on, this is turning into a real nailbi--

Jameson Carragher: 2-0 in Tikariot City! The Snowy Owls are soaring! Sorry to interrupt there, Angelo, but Preston Chapman just fired home the second goal for the homeside, they are off to a great start and I can barely hear myself think here! Back to you in the studio, Simon!

Simon Nighthorse: Thanks Jameson. No goals yet in Baraldhur, but two for Tikariot City, so this is looking really good right now. But in the back of the table is where things are heating up dramatically! Avanaroch are in 19th right now with 56 points, but behind them everybody is even on 55 and only the goal difference is keeping them apart right now, so every single goal can jumble things up here. Not something for weak nerves and we are just over 20 minutes into the games!

Sakari Pernfors: In the end it all depends on Bul Khungur and Avanaroch. If either of them manage to at least draw their respective games, they are safe, but right now Bul Khungur are not and Morannon are in 20th and safe--

Paul Snyder: Goal! Goal in Valnohar!

Sakari Pernfors: Have I spoken too soon?

Paul Snyder: Yes, you have! Valnohar have pulled even! Ramon Toca-Huayna with a deep run to the baseline, cuts it back low and hard and then Alvin Howett with the one-timer and not a chance for Richard de Launay, 1-1! And I think that brings Fort Viljan into 20th now?

Sakari Pernfors: Yes, the Northern FC is safe for right now, as long as I don't jinx that, too, Avanaroch and Fort Viljan safe, Bul Khungur, Vantanoch and Morannon relegated at the moment.

Sonia Verlaat: I have a goal here...

Simon Nighthorse: That is Sonia Verlaat in Dhun Lagarr!

Sonia Verlaat: Yes, it's me! And Guillarim have doubled their lead, Yosvani Fernández with a shot from the edge of the box and Guo still with his fingertips on the ball, but in the end too precise and we have a 2-0 lead for the Blades, who have been looking very good so far today, Dhun Lagarr with efforts to get the ball on the goal of Kilian Andrews, but nothing of any kind of threat so far, fans at Dhunmoor are quiet, a bad season seems to be ending on a sour note after some fans and also experts had counted the Bulls among the title favourites, but a horrible stretch of injuries really killed this season for them, at least they are not in danger of relegation anymore. Guillarim on the other hand are trying to salvage a terrible second half of the season after having led the table at half time before crashing down, so they are at least trying to save face here.

Simon Nighthorse: Thank you, Sonia. Let's move over to Baraldhur to see how the Phantoms are doing, it's been very quiet so far, Julia, anything happening over there?

Julia Leclair: It has been a lively game so far, with the keepers on both sides having had a chance to showcase their abilities, we've already had two yellow cards, for Tran Hoang Minh and Fraser Chitwick, so one each, we are still goalless, however, but maybe now. Farnsrud with the ball, puts it through to Favaro. He lays it over to the left side to van Haar, quick chip to Montgomery, alone against Crain, fakes out to the right, moves to the left, brings the ball in, McLoughlin and WHAT A MISTAKE BY CHATELET! Oh my goodness! McLoughlin taps the ball towards goal and it goes right between the legs of Romain Chatelet for the 1-0 of Miruan, this could cost them the championship in the worst case! The goalkeeper is on the ground, his face in the grass, what a howler by the former national team keeper! So right now Tikariot City are four points ahead of Baraldhur and the title race as it stands at the moment is definitely decided, but we still have 63 minutes to go.

Anders Kronstad: RED CARD IN FORT VILJAN!

Julia Leclair: Oh, that does not sound good, Anders, who's in trouble?

Anders Kronstad: The homeside is in big, big trouble! Bul Khungur just had a scoring chance through Morlas and I am not sure what happened there, but the Tiog and Joen Aðalmundursson somehow got into a heated argument and it looks like Aðalmundursson pushes Morlas to the ground and referee Charles McNamara does not hesitate a moment and sends the Græntfjaller off, Fort Viljan down to ten players in such a crucial game! They are still up by a goal, but this uphill battle just got a lot steeper! Back to you, Simon.

Simon Nighthorse: That is not looking good for Fort Viljan, they will have to really be careful not to let this game slip out of their hands! And it looks like he is not the only one getting an early shower, Andy Milner just got sent off in Kyethas after bringing down Sebastiano Monteverdi as the last man and Tihamér Szakály, who scored the opening goal for Vantanoch also has been dismissed with a second yellow card, so Vantanoch could also be in heaps of trouble over in Pyathora.

Ray Geevles: Penalty in Nagoush!

Simon Nighthorse: Who is it for, Ray?

Ray Geevles: The hosts will have a chance to equalize things here after Ximon Bergstrand handled the ball in the box. There are still some arguments that Bergstrand slipped and was just trying to regain his balance when the ball struck his arm, but it does not look like referee Paulina Wilcox has any of it. Nagoush down to ten players after Tage Hermansson was sent off with a second yellow card eight minutes ago, which spells trouble for the hosts, because they now have already exhausted their substitutions with Brabander coming on for Cervantes in the fifth, Donald Jowlit replacing an injured Andrew Thorne in the twelfth minute and Matthew Bonner taking Hermansson's spot as centre back, so this is a very welcome opportunity to pull even. And it is Matthew Bonner that is ready to take the penalty. Here's the whistle! Ooh, Palmgroen almost had it, but it was just a bit too high, 1-1 in Nagoush!

Sakari Pernfors: Quite a few players already having been sent off today, I guess that just shows how hardfought this league is, let's just hope that it will not go overboard.

[...]

Simon Nighthorse: Things have quieted down a little, no goals, nobody sent off--

Sonia Verlaat: Second yellow card in Dhun Lagarr!

Simon Nighthorse: Commentator's curse striking once again. Sonia, who's the culprit?

Sonia Verlaat: Dhun Lagarr's day just went from bad to worse, Evan Canderas is trotting off the pitch after having been booked for a foul in the 20th minute, he got into a bit of an argument with the linesman and that earned him a second yellow and with that an early shower, so it really does not look like the DLFC's season will end on a high.

Domenico Pauleta: GOAL! Goal in Parakleion! Avanaroch in trouble! The Firebirds just took the lead and that pushes the White Wings into 23rd right now! Pierre Sukunda tried to take a shot at Colt Skirving's goal, complete misaimed, but the ball hit Ásvarður Bergmundursson and it deflected into the goal, no way for Skirving to get to the ball, this is not looking good for Avanaroch!

Sakari Pernfors: In the mean time we had Nick Goulan plant a penalty for Bul Khungur against the goal post, so the Miners almost had the equalizer in Fort Viljan and I hear that there is another goal in Valnohar, Paul Snyder?

Paul Snyder: Indeed, Morannon's hopes for survival are slipping away here. Kelsekian Caelin Vinter with an indirect free kick from the left side, curves it high into the box and then Nathan Ekpetita with a nice header into the far corner, 2-1 Valnohar.

Simon Nighthorse: Thanks Paul, we have another red card over in Pyathora, where Adrian Selhurst has been sent off after a two-footed challenge on Viketnija Krastev, makes them even ten against ten right now. And a goal in Baraldhur! Julia Leclair.

Julia Leclair: It is 2-0 Miruan and the title hopes for Baraldhur are getting seriously doused right now. Cross into the six yard box by Fraser Chitwick and Andon Fogarty who had just come on for Samuel Montgomery ten minutes prior just had to put his foot into the path of the ball and the lead of the guests is doubled!

Sakari Pernfors: Thank you all and we have halftime in all of the stadiums right now, I just got the message, though, that Fort Viljan is in even more trouble now with Salmar Sigbjörnsson having been shown a second yellow card just before the halftime whistle, giving the Bul Khungur Miners a two player advantage now! We'll be right back after these messages.

[...]

Simon Nighthorse: The second half is about to start and as it stands right now, Tikariot City have retained their TPL title while Anhedron join them, Baraldhur and Oriannor in the IFCF. At the bottom of the table Nagoush already had been relegated before, right now Morannon, Avanaroch and Vantanoch are in the red zone with Fort Viljan at least for the time being saved, but despite them being up 1-0 against Bul Khungur they are two players down now, so this is going to be some very spicy 45 minutes ahead of us.

[...]

Paul Snyder: Morannon are really pushing hard right now to equalize the game again and keep their survival chances alive. Arruti-Ueno lays the ball off to Vandenbergh. High ball into the box, but Nystuen with the header out. McCray picks up the ball, counter attack by Valnohar! Howett in acres of space, McCray flicks the ball over Naismith, Howett with the turn around Yero, free in front of de Launay and GOAL! 3-1 Valnohar, a beautiful counter attack and Howett keeps his nerves in check, slotting it right past the keeper, 54 minutes down. Valnohar in fifth and Morannon headed for the valley of tears--

Jameson Carragher: Tikariot City here! Dalton Aldridge is headed for the showers after an altercation with Abdul Abn Faar, I am not exactly sure what happened, but he was shown the red card and the Snowy Owls are one man down! Things are still heated here, so I think there will be a free kick, but we're nowhere near that actually happening, I'll let you know when we'll get to that.

Simon Nighthorse: Thanks Jameson. It seems that we also have something happening in Nagoush and it is not looking good for the goal keeper there, Ray Geevles?

Ray Geevles: No, Auguste Duperré is being supported off the field right now, looks like he twisted his ankle or something, he doesn't seem to be able to put any pressure on it and that is a big problem now, because they have no substitutions left! Right now Michael Flaherty is donning the goalie gloves and is headed for the goal. It's going to take a few minutes for him to get warmed up for goal, so back to Tikariot City.

Jameson Carragher: We're getting ready for the free kick, Peterne de Courbeuil about 25 metres out. Lots of movement in the Tikariot City box. Ball comes in, Al Hak - GOAL!! He rises above everybody else and flicks the ball right into the top left corner, Oaktree without a chance to get to the ball and this is a one-goal game.

Sakari Pernfors: Things are heating up in Valnohar, Paul Snyder?

Paul Snyder: Oh, everything is happening here right now and tempers definitely are flaring! First off, the Rovers have made it 4-1 through Alvin Howett's third goal of the afternoon, but also Graham Vandenbergh has been sent off after a really bad open-stud challenge on Gabriel Sayritupac in the build-up to the goal. It started with a bad giveaway by Jean-Jacques Forestier that Sayritupac picked up easily and fed it to Howett. Just in that moment Vandenbergh came flying in, mowing down Sayritupac, but the referee waved advantage, allowing Howett to score and then pull out the red card for Vandenbergh. One of the cleanest cut red cards I've seen in a while, Sayritupac is lucky to be standing right now, because that could have ended ugly!

Simon Nighthorse: Wow, it looks like the relegation battle not going well has people quite on edge! Now let's go back to Nagoush, Ray Geevles, are you back in play?

Ray Geevles: Yes, the ball is rolling again with Michael Flaherty in goal and the Kraken have been pressing big time. Wickens with a nice cross over to Thorniley. Quick one-two with Welch - GOAL! Marvin Thorniley does not fiddle around much, just as the ball comes back to Welch he just shoots and just out of reach of Flaherty, 2-1 Port Rhovanyon.

Sakari Pernfors: Let's have a look at a game we haven't heard anything from yet, which is Ancarea versus Anhedron, Rick Hall, how are things over there?

Rick Hall: Fairly uneventful so far. Anhedron are the dominant team so far, but it's mostly Malachai Morgenstern who has been keeping things in order for the Hogs. The second half has been all Anhedron so far, who are really pushing for the go-ahead goal, Marc-Andre Satozaki has been quite insistent in trying to break the stalemate, but nothing tangible so far. Back to you, Simon.

Sakari Pernfors: And we're headed straight back to Nagoush!

Ray Geevles: Nagoush is in trouble after Michael Flaherty had to take over in goal, it's been one-way football and we have a freekick for Port Rhovanyon in a very dangerous area, just outside of the penalty box, almost centred and Jardel Connolly is just waiting for the referee to release the ball. There it is and GOAL! Flaherty is lucky not to have managed to get his fingers on this one, because that shot felt like it was going to go through the net! Jardel Connolly makes it 3-1 with his 16th of the season.

Simon Nighthorse: Thanks, Ray. [...] We're past the hour mark and not much additional movement in the table so far, but Kyethas are one man down after Ajufue Lorokelo has been sent off with a second booking and not a whole lot happening right now, let's go back to Nagoush, where Port Rhovanyon are still putting on the pressure.

Ray Geevles: It has been an absolute powerplay situation for the Kraken here, Nagoush barely even manages to get the ball out of their own half, let alone into any sort of counter attack and Ozan Welch is the conductor in the Port Rhovanyon midfield, almost everything is involving him one way or another and it is not surprising that he is likely going to be called up for the group stage of the World Cup, because he has been in absolute marquee form in the past few weeks. Again Welch, tries to use the extra space in midfield to push forward, lays it off to Thorniley. Chips it forward to Melton, who has come in for Segura, cuts it back to Welch and 4-1! Port Rhovanyon are not taking any prisoners this afternoon, Welch takes it on the bounce and right next to the post, this game is done!

Sakari Pernfors: Sounds like the Kraken have duly recovered from last season and also a mediocre start to this one, 4-1 sees them at 79 goals now, ssecond only to Oriannor, it will be interesting to see what they could do over a full season without issues and--

Ray Geevles: 5-1, sorry, Sakari, Port Rhovanyon are really laying into this now, right after the kick-off Donald Jowlit with a horrid pass right into the feet of Jayden Irvine, who sends Marvin Thorniley forward and he slots it right past Flaherty, four goals in eleven minutes, all that Nagoush can hope for right now is that they will take it down a noth, otherwise this is going to get real ugly!

Simon Nighthorse: And it seems that we just had to go to Ancarea to let Rick Hall tell us that not much is happening, because now something has happened over there!

Rick Hall: Haha, yes, if I would have known this, I would have cut in way earlier! The Wanderers are a big step closer to playing internationally next season, Stephen Mhor from close range after some confusion in the Ancarea box, somehow gets it past Morgenstern, 1-0 for the guests, back to the studio.

Sakari Pernfors: Makes me wonder, if we should try some other stadium we haven't been to yet, but let's have a look at Fort Viljan, where the Northern FC is still battling against Bul Khungur with two players down, Anders Kronstad, how is that fight going?

Anders Kronstad: It feels like it is only going to be a matter of time until we will see a goal, funnily enough could be on either side. After Nick Goulan had failed to convert a penalty in the first half, we've seen two more failed attempts in the second, Cassar Levandrio missed the goal completely for Bul Khungur and just now Audun Myrdal could have taken a huge load off the fans' and team's shoulders, but Ricardo Patricio-Leite with an outstanding reaction managed to get a fist to the ball and prevented further damage. But the Miners have their next chance to equalize now with a corner kick. Levandrio brings it in, Ferguson with the header, blocked, ball falls to Morlas and GOAL! Bul Khungur equalizes in the 72nd minute and this changes everything! This goal means that the Miners are one point ahead of the pack and Fort Viljan have dropped down to 22nd and right now Vantanoch are safe!

[...]

Julia Leclair: Penalty in Baraldhur! Burdette Coward has brought down Morris Nighthorse and the referee pointed straight to the spot! Connor Beckles is ready, staring down Davide Sandino in the Miruan goal. There's the whistle. Beckles takes some slow steps, then a quick shot and looped right over Sandino, that man has nerves of steel in a situation like that, Baraldhur pull back one.

Domenico Pauleta: We also have a penalty in Parakleion! This could be the final nail in the White Wings' season, Tijl den Dekker too late against Bergmundursson and now Edwin Keylick has the opportunity to send Avanaroch into the second division. Only three steps off the ball - UNDER THE CROSSBAR! Skirving goes to the left, but Keylick rifles it high, 2-0, lights are going out in Avanaroch!

Rick Hall: Not a penalty, but I also have another goal to report on, 2-0 Anhedron, Walter Thomas doubles the lead and I had not even realized earlier that right now the Wanderers actually have passed Oriannor on goal difference. But I hear that something is happening in Pyathora?

Angelo Carducci: Yes, a second red card for Pyathora! After Adrian Selhurst now Giovanni Vacarese is off, looks like he insulted the referee as it happened right after some eated argument, so Vantanoch's chances for survival have just risen exponentially, back to the studio.

Simon Nighthorse: Things are really not looking good for Avanaroch, Fort Viljan and Morann--

Paul Snyder: Goal Morannon! Goal Morannon!

Simon Nighthorse: I guess I summoned Paul Snyder in Valnohar, what's up?

Paul Snyder: Morannon are still alive! In a Gouvanarchais co-production Desreaulx to Desesprechin, alone in front of Vaziri and 4-2, might just be a drop in the ocean, but you never know, weirder things have happened in this league.

Anders Kronstad: GOAL in Fort Viljan! The Miners take the lead! The fourth penalty of the afternoon and the first one to actually turn into a goal! Claes Rickardsson-Rydell with a last-ditch effort to try to stop Niina Kivisto, trips her up and then Rafael Savedra keeping his cool and sending Finn Kopperberg into the wrong corner, 2-1 Bul Khungur, ten minutes to go, Fort Viljan two men down, this looks done and dusted.

Sakari Pernfors: Indeed this is not looking good for the team that in recent polls has ranked as one of the three most-liked teams in the nation.

Paul Snyder: Morannon strikes again!

Sakari Pernfors: Oh, things are getting tight there, Paul?

Paul Snyder: It does, it's a one-goal game now, the Gouvanarch connection strikes again. Arruti-Ueno with the long pass forward and then Audric Noirot with a chip over Olly Vaziri and even though there's only eight more minutes in this game, this has been two goals in three minutes, there might still be something in this!

Simon Nighthorse: I love it when things are unpredictable! And that's one thing this league has had in spades this season. And looks like Eivora just woke up, too, Vicky Martinez?

Vicky Martinez: Yes, it did. It took a long time before anything really worth mentioning happened but Anhedron is celebrating, too, right now, because Eivora have taken the lead! Callum Beadling unleashed a blistering shot from out wide and this was one of those shots that if he doesn't hit it perfectly right will hit the corner flag, but this one right into the top corner, 1-0 Eivora!

Simon Nighthorse: Thanks Vicky, looks like Anhedron will take the third spot after all. Five minutes to go now and at the moment we have Tikariot City as champions, Anhedron over Oriannor in third, Bul Khungur and Vantanoch safe and Avanaroch, Morannon and Fort Viljan headed for the second division. Louis Melton just made it 6-1 for Port Rhovanyon in Nagoush, looks like they did take it down a notch after all, but that game already was decided anyways, but we--

Jameson Carragher: Tikariot City are champions!

Simon Nighthorse: Jameson Carragher, sounds like they scored again?

Jameson Carragher: Yes, they did, and what a cheeky goal this was! Port Tacassam are trying to equalize, but the also opened them up in the back, even with one player more on the field, and counter attack from Cowan over Osfomilúo to Burgess, who brings the ball in and Dairon Noles with the heel past Kenneth Harris, it's 3-1 and I am calling it, the Snowy Owls have defended their title!

Sakari Pernfors: Sounds like they are really close now, with Baraldhur still down by a goal, Julia Leclair, are they any closer to at least an equalizer?

Julia Leclair: They are definitely trying, attack after attack is rolling towards Davide Sandino, but the Miruan bulvark has been holding out. But right now it's Miruan with Favaro. Back to Farnsrud, plays it wide to McLoughlin. He tries to chip the ball into the box, but Gray gets to it ahead of Fogarty. Header to the right to Sarramauca. Pushes the ball forward now, along the byline to Beckles. Cuts inside, Askebrand is coming at full steam, he lays it off and GOAL! Sandino does not even have the time to move and it is 2-2! They're gathering up the ball, a little tussle between Nighthorse and Sandino there, but a lot of things would still have to happen for a miracle here!

Simon Nighthorse: Yes, it seems like it is a little too late, but Tikariot City always had the first strike, given that they were up by a point to begin with. In the meantime Vantanoch scored their second goal in Pyathora through Li Keqiang and Kimon Karalas scored for Veriasod against Vilharady, but overall it does not look as if a whole lot of things still have time to change as we're already in the added time. Sembello just scored the 1-0 of Meriador in Kyethas, but let's cut over to Tikariot City for the last few seconds of the game there, Jameson Carragher?

Jameson Carragher: The fans are singing and they are jumping, I'm sure that some seismographs closeby are going off right now. We're literally in the last few seconds here and the Snowy Owls have retained their title, so much is for sure, maybe one last attack for Port Tacassam here, Al Hak coming down the left side, no real resistance here from Tikariot City, sharp ball in, Dolan takes it down, turn and GOAL! 3-2! Pulling one back, but that is it! The final whistle - Tikariot City FC are the champions and we have fireworks going off right now, I can't even hear myself think anymore, back to the studio for now!

Sakari Pernfors: Thanks Jameson, the season is over and while nothing really has changed at the top with Tikariot City taking the crown and only Anhedron moving past Oriannor in the end, plenty of heartbreak at the bottom of the table.

Simon Nighthorse: Fort Viljan were ahead by a goal against Bul Khungur, then lost two men and two goals and they are going down, Morannon were up 1-0 as well, but lost, Avanaroch losing 2-0, Vantanoch scraping together a win in Pyathora and staying up, one thing is for sure, though, it was a dramatic ending to the season and I hope that you enjoyed the ride, this is all we have time for now, but make sure to tune back for our season review and season awards!

by **Tikariot** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:40 pm

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

by **Tikariot** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:15 pm

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

The annual TPL Awards took place in Port Rhovanyon last night where prestigious awards like the Golden Cannon for the best goalscorer, the Golden Boot for the best assist-giver, the Golden Glove for best goalkeeper and, of course, the Golden Owl for the player of the year were given out, together with many other announcements. So without much further ado, let's have a look at the best of the best from Tikariot Premier League's 102nd season!

01  Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		19
02  Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	18
03  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		16
    Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		16
05  Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		14
    Nathan Ekpetita			Valnohar Rovers FC		14
07  Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		13
    Morris Nighthorse		Baraldhur AFC			13
    Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			13
    Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		13
    Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	13
    Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		13
    Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		13
    Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		13
15  Adam Dodd			Guillarim Blades FC		12
    Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			12
17  Nicholas van Haar		Miruan City FC			11
    Tristan Nancarrow		Morannon Athletic FC		11
    Nick James			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	11
    Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		11
    Barry Roth			Pyathora Mariners FC		11

U21s
01  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		16
02  Morris Nighthorse		Baraldhur AFC			13
    Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		13
    Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		13
05  Sakari Vainionpää		Anhedron Wanderers FC		10
    Robinson Segura			Port Rhovanyon AFC		10
07  Sebastiano Monteverdi		Meriador FC			 9
08  Nordús Keslomal			Ancarea FC			 8
    Jayden Irvine			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 8
    Virgil Wickens			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 8
    Fernando Ferradura		Tikariot City FC		 8
    Dairon Noles			Tikariot City FC		 8

01  Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			14
    Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		14
03  Tobias Grandelius		Anhedron Wanderers FC		13
    Zornim Turaulthen		Eivora Athletic FC		13
    Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			13
06  Davey Dixon			Baraldhur AFC			12
    Adhémar Desreaulx		Morannon Athletic FC		12
    Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		12
09  Parris Langley			Anhedron Wanderers FC		11
    Michelangelo Santini		Baraldhur AFC			11
    Maxwell Lambert			Bul Khungur Miners FC		11
    Ajufue Lorokelo			Kyethas Rivermen FC		11
    Kelvin Rowley			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	11
    Kogruam Lupauro			Pyathora Mariners FC		11
15  Raymond Mattheiss		Dhun Lagarr FC			10
    Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	10
    Losduse Albofokh			Pyathora Mariners FC		10
    Preston Chapman			Tikariot City FC		10
19  Angus Guinness			Eivora Athletic FC		 9
    Rasmus Sparre			Fort Viljan Northern FC		 9
    Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		 9
    Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		 9
    Ramon Toca-Huayna		Valnohar Rovers FC		 9
    Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		 9

U21s
01  Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			14
02  Tobias Grandelius		Anhedron Wanderers FC		13
    Zornim Turaulthen		Eivora Athletic FC		13
04  Maxwell Lambert			Bul Khungur Miners FC		11
    Kelvin Rowley			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	11
06  Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		 9
    Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		 9
08  Clement McIlroy			Baraldhur AFC			 8
    Veljko Bartović			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 8
    Raffaele Campannaro		Veriasod Lakers FC		 8
    Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		 8

01  Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		28
02  Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		25
    Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		25
04  Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		24
05  Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	23
    Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	23
07  Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		22
08  Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		21
09  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		20
10  Davey Dixon			Baraldhur AFC			19
    Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		19
    Nick James			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	19
    Kogruam Lupauro			Pyathora Mariners FC		19
14  Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			18
15  Sakari Vainionpää		Anhedron Wanderers FC		17
    Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			17
    Angus Guinness			Eivora Athletic FC		17
    Lawrence Bowden			Meriador FC			17
    Adhémar Desreaulx		Morannon Athletic FC		17
    Heath Christie			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	17
    Nathan Ekpetita			Valnohar Rovers FC		17

U21s
01  Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		22
02  Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		21
03  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		20
04  Sakari Vainionpää		Anhedron Wanderers FC		17
05  Zornim Turaulthen		Eivora Athletic FC		15
    Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			15
    Jayden Irvine			Port Rhovanyon AFC		15
08  Tobias Grandelius		Anhedron Wanderers FC		14
    Morris Nighthorse		Baraldhur AFC			14
    Jesse Liljestrand		Fort Viljan Northern FC		14
    Sebastiano Monteverdi		Meriador FC			14

01  Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		122
02  Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			116
03  Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			111
04  Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	110
05  Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	109
06  Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	107
07  Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		106
08  Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		100
09  Chaz Mueldeur			Veriasod Lakers FC		 99
10  Adam Wladić-Hermann		Avanaroch White Wings FC	 98
11  Nathaniel Kingford-Smith		Nagoush FC			 95
12  Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		 91
13  Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		 90
14  Yoneda Toshikuni			Dhun Lagarr FC			 88
    Maximilian Edvardsen		Port Tacassam FC		 88
16  Santo Silvestri			Port Tacassam FC		 86
17  Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 84
    João Palhagueira			Valnohar Rovers FC		 84
19  Nicholas van Haar		Miruan City FC			 83
    Fraser Wheatley			Parakleion Firebirds FC		 83

U21s
01  Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		122
02  Nathaniel Kingford-Smith		Nagoush FC			 95
03  Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		 91
04  Maximilian Edvardsen		Port Tacassam FC		 88
05  Nordús Keslomal			Ancarea FC			 81
06  Morris Nighthorse		Baraldhur AFC			 80
07  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		 79
08  Barthelemy de la Cormeilles	Vilharady Owls FC		 78
09  Rafael Savedra			Bul Khungur Miners FC		 73
10  Robinson Segura			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 72

01  Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	57
    Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	57
03  Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		56
04  Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			53
05  Pierre-Simon Duhamel		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	52
06  Delphi Clemaron			Vantanoch FC			51
07  Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			50
08  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		48
09  Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		46
    Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		46
11  Kogruam Lupauro			Pyathora Mariners FC		44
    Chaz Mueldeur			Veriasod Lakers FC		44
13  Fraser Wheatley			Parakleion Firebirds FC		43
    Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		43
15  Jesson Morrison			Anhedron Wanderers FC		42
    Adam Wladić-Hermann		Avanaroch White Wings FC	42
17  Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		41
    Nathaniel Kingford-Smith		Nagoush FC			41
19  Nicholas van Haar		Miruan City FC			40
    Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		40
    Nathan Ekpetita			Valnohar Rovers FC		40

U21s
01  Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		56
02  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		48
03  Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		46
04  Nathaniel Kingford-Smith		Nagoush FC			41
05  Morris Nighthorse		Baraldhur AFC			39
06  Nordús Keslomal			Ancarea FC			36
    Jayden Irvine			Port Rhovanyon AFC		36
08  Chester Cartwright		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	35
09  Robinson Segura			Port Rhovanyon AFC		33
    Maximilian Edvardsen		Port Tacassam FC		33

01  Stefano Stepetti			Meriador FC			130
02  Mason Watts			Veriasod Lakers FC		111
03  Raymond Mattheiss		Dhun Lagarr FC			109
04  Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			105
05  Zornim Turaulthen		Eivora Athletic FC		 96
06  Ozan Welch			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 94
07  Celyn Monaghan			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 91
    Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		 91
09  Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		 88
10  Édgar Cortés			Morannon Athletic FC		 87
    Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			 87
12  Nicholas van Haar		Miruan City FC			 86
    Orlando Perozo			Pyathora Mariners FC		 86
14  Rasmus Sparre			Fort Viljan Northern FC		 84
15  Choam Osfomilúo 			Tikariot City FC		 83
16  Preston Chapman			Tikariot City FC		 82
17  Terry Stamper			Avanaroch White Wings FC	 80
    Xasthur Fredriksson		Oriannor Mountaineers FC	 80
19  Maxwell Lambert			Bul Khungur Miners FC		 77
20  Ásvarður Bergmundursson		Parakleion Firebirds FC		 74
    Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		 74

U21s
01  Zornim Turaulthen		Eivora Athletic FC		96
02  Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		91
03  Yosvani Fernández		Guillarim Blades FC		88
04  Jean-Jacques Vaniere		Nagoush FC			87
05  Terry Stamper			Avanaroch White Wings FC	80
06  Maxwell Lambert			Bul Khungur Miners FC		77
07  Jenson McTierney			Parakleion Firebirds FC		73
08  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		64
09  Jesse Liljestrand		Fort Viljan Northern FC		63
10  Maximilian Edvardsen		Port Tacassam FC		62
    Raffaele Campannaro		Veriasod Lakers FC		62

01  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		8
    Andrianos Petras			Veriasod Lakers FC		8
03  Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			7
04  Nordús Keslomal			Ancarea FC			6
    Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			6
    Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		6
    Tristan Nancarrow		Morannon Athletic FC		6
    Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		6
    Barry Roth			Pyathora Mariners FC		6
    Nathan Ekpetita			Valnohar Rovers FC		6

01  Gary Conway			Bul Khungur Miners FC		9
02  Ashton Tomlinson			Guillarim Blades FC		8
03  Ravanna Ballarin			Dhun Lagarr FC			7
    Calliope Montevecchi		Eivora Athletic FC		7
05  Jardel Connolly			Port Rhovanyon AFC		6
    Tihamér Szakály			Vantanoch FC			6
07  Boudewijn van der Weide		Avanaroch White Wings FC	5
    Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		Kyethas Rivermen FC		5
    Hikoshige Matsushita		Port Tacassam FC		5
    Chaz Mueldeur			Veriasod Lakers FC		5

01  Michelangelo Santini		Baraldhur AFC			20
02  Mazi Chidea			Ancarea FC			17
    Callum Baines			Anhedron Wanderers FC		17
    Finbar McLoughlin		Miruan City FC			17
05  Kelvin Rowley			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	16
    Juan Esnáider			Oriannor Mountaineers FC	16
07  Lissa Crain			Baraldhur AFC			15
    Blagureka Markić			Eivora Athletic FC		15
    Peter Buckley			Morannon Athletic FC		15
10  Rafael Savedra			Bul Khungur Miners FC		14
    Sean Carr			Dhun Lagarr FC			14
    Robinson Segura			Port Rhovanyon AFC		14
    Fernando Ferradura		Tikariot City FC		14

01  Kenneth Harris			Port Tacassam FC		82.11
02  Malachai Morgenstern		Ancarea FC			81.82
03  Colt Skirving			Avanaroch White Wings FC	78.53
04  Davide Sandino			Miruan City FC			78.07
05  Stephen Heinrich			Meriador FC			77.69
06  Jess Oaktree			Tikariot City FC		76.81
07  Gaetan Kim			Kyethas Rivermen FC		76.56
08  Gord Feron			Anhedron Wanderers FC		75.82
09  Vincent Litman			Parakleion Firebirds FC		74.71
10  Ratmir Ljajić			Veriasod Lakers FC		74.12
11  Franklin McHugh			Valnohar Rovers FC		73.72
12  Matthias Prediger		Eivora Athletic FC		73.68
13  Romain Chatelet			Baraldhur AFC			72.83
14  Ricardo Patricio-Leite		Bul Khungur Miners FC		72.22
    Guo Yanhong			Dhun Lagarr FC			72.22
16  Auguste Duperré			Nagoush FC			71.98
17  Bengt Palmgroen			Port Rhovanyon AFC		71.23
18  Christian Saunders		Pyathora Mariners FC		70.71
19  Michael Herndon			Vantanoch FC			70.48
20  Richard de Launay			Morannon Athletic FC		69.94

01  Jess Oaktree			Tikariot City FC		159
02  Auguste Duperré			Nagoush FC			149
03  Gaetan Kim			Kyethas Rivermen FC		147
04  Davide Sandino			Miruan City FC			146
05  Malachai Morgenstern		Ancarea FC			144
06  Christian Saunders		Pyathora Mariners FC		140
07  Colt Skirving			Avanaroch White Wings FC	139
08  Romain Chatelet			Baraldhur AFC			134
09  Ricardo Patricio-Leite		Bul Khungur Miners FC		130
10  Vincent Litman			Parakleion Firebirds FC		127
11  Ratmir Ljajić			Veriasod Lakers FC		126
12  Richard de Launay			Morannon Athletic FC		121
13  Finn Kopparberg			Fort Viljan Northern FC		120
14  Guo Yanhong			Dhun Lagarr FC			117
    Michael Herndon			Vantanoch FC			117
16  Gord Feron			Anhedron Wanderers FC		116
17  Franklin McHugh			Valnohar Rovers FC		115
18  Matthias Prediger		Eivora Athletic FC		112
19  Bengt Palmgroen			Port Rhovanyon AFC		104
20  Stephen Heinrich			Meriador FC			101

by **Tikariot** » Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:55 pm

-- The Tikariot Premier League is covered by Simon Nighthorse and Sakari Pernfors --

The Tikariot Football Federation has announced a partial re-alignment of the Tikariotian football pyramid. From next season on, all divisions and groups will be made up of 24 teams with a strict split between east and west from the fourth division (Tikariot National League 2) down. The split will be made along provincial lines to avoid any interpretation and grey zones. The Western zone will consist of the provinces of Acrassia, Balkash, Saburnia, Khazagh, Rhovannyr, the Emerald Coast and the Cardannon Archipelago, while the Eastern zone will contain Dhaencunor, Frahaul, Paladon, Xark, Viljamark, Soharr, the Bashperian Darklands as well as Taeria. This also means that 26 teams total, eight in the east and 18 in the west, will join the Tikariot National League 5 to make up the numbers.

Tikariot Second League                P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1  Carathyr Emeralds FC          42  24   9   9  90  54  +36  81 Promoted to Tikariot Premier League
  2  Ysgrann Bay Eagles FC         42  23   9  10  57  30  +27  78 Promoted to Tikariot Premier League
  3  The Zhelmagor Society FC      42  23   8  11  68  38  +30  77 Promoted to Tikariot Premier League
  4  Xanark City FC                42  23   8  11  63  37  +26  77 Promoted to Tikariot Premier League
  5  Dhalhora Heartland FC         42  23   8  11  69  49  +20  77
  6  Emerald Coast Raiders FC      42  23   6  13  70  57  +13  75
  7  Khalgarh Valley FC            42  20   6  16  46  43   +3  66
  8  Varakoula Warriors FC         42  19   8  15  72  60  +12  65
  9  Crimsonhawke FC               42  16  15  11  82  61  +21  63
 10  Cape Shetma Falcons FC        42  17  12  13  39  32   +7  63
 11  Toroyra FC                    42  15  17  10  79  65  +14  62
 12  Alcassar FC                   42  14  14  14  55  69  -14  56
 13  Fiurach Phantoms FC           42  16   7  19  62  61   +1  55
 14  Samreach Dragons FC           42  15   9  18  43  49   -6  54
 15  Grahel Islanders FC           42  12  13  17  48  71  -23  49
 16  Yvenheim Saints FC            42  12  12  18  24  36  -12  48
 17  Pharaeo AFC                   42  13   6  23  54  77  -23  45
 18  Imyalore Arrows FC            42  11  10  21  31  51  -20  43
 19  Kiz'Aldain AFC                42  10  12  20  44  79  -35  42
 20  Fort Cafragilis FC            42  10  11  21  54  71  -17  41
 21  Alcassar United FC            42   6  12  24  30  61  -31  30 Relegated to Tikariot National League 1
 22  Tovaca Thunder FC             42   5  12  25  26  55  -29  27 Relegated to Tikariot National League 1

Tikariot National League 1        P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Nar Morghir United FC        42  25   9   8  87  46  +41  84 Promoted to Tikariot Second League
  2 Ulmiash City FC              42  25   8   9  58  27  +31  83 Promoted to Tikariot Second League
  3 Ranarrh Boulders FC          42  21  13   8  52  27  +25  76 Promoted to Tikariot Second League
  4 Vltava FC                    42  22   9  11  52  29  +23  75 Promoted to Tikariot Second League
  5 Leriagog Blackhearts FC      42  23   5  14  62  37  +25  74
  6 Vna-Chuhul Ravens FC         42  20   9  13  39  29  +10  69
  7 Saevaroy Town FC             42  18  12  12  49  44   +5  66
  8 Ravenstone City FC           42  19   9  14  56  53   +3  66
  9 Olan-Araa Bay FC             42  17  12  13  80  57  +23  63
 10 Viathyn Park AFC             42  17  10  15  64  52  +12  61
 11 Mhasar Gate FC               42  17   7  18  60  62   -2  58
 12 Wyvernwood Wanderers FC      42  15  11  16  46  39   +7  56
 13 Couseir Steelers FC          42  15   9  18  45  63  -18  54
 14 Scafarr FC                   42  12  17  13  48  48   +0  53
 15 Port Saburn Town FC          42  13  11  18  56  67  -11  50
 16 Barracanda FC                42  13   8  21  50  70  -20  47
 17 Sablecrest FC                42  11  13  18  53  69  -16  46
 18 Quarion City Sailors FC      42  10  15  17  41  45   -4  45
 19 Ghivli Town FC               42   9  14  19  48  70  -22  41
 20 Peycarh City FC              42  10   9  23  45  72  -27  39
 21 Port Balkash Thunder FC      42   8  11  23  38  80  -42  35 Relegated to Tikariot National League 2
 22 Doganval Daggers FC          42   5  13  24  34  77  -43  28 Relegated to Tikariot National League 2

Tikariot National League 2 East    P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Larbrough City FC             38  25   4   9  105  55  +50  79 Promoted to Tikariot National League 1
  2 First FC of Avanaroch         38  23   6   9   68  40  +28  75 Promoted to Tikariot National League 1
  3 Sanford Haven Reapers FC      38  19  12   7   51  24  +27  69
  4 Samakar Chiefs FC             38  21   6  11   56  31  +25  69
  5 Chevilloy Beach FC            38  20   9   9   56  33  +23  69
  6 Istafyr Raiders FC            38  20   7  11   53  42  +11  67
  7 Meshdoy Aviators FC           38  20   4  14   70  52  +18  64
  8 Carhan Knights FC             38  19   5  14   66  59   +7  62
  9 Port Taras 1876 FC            38  18   7  13   62  37  +25  61
 10 Solcor River Moths FC         38  15   9  14   66  68   -2  54
 11 Blackacre Wasps FC            38  14  11  13   59  57   +2  53
 12 Navaylar Gold Star FC         38  14   8  16   37  39   -2  50
 13 Haramo United FC              38  13  10  15   56  62   -6  49
 14 Tikariot City Wyverns FC      38  12   7  19   34  44  -10  43
 15 Kyethas Lions FC              38  10  11  17   26  62  -36  41
 16 Xanth Strikers FC             38   8  10  20   58  78  -20  34
 17 Masarrus Machine FC           38   8   9  21   42  73  -31  33
 18 Gundaar City FC               38   6  13  19   42  70  -28  31
 19 Dakhara FC                    38   6   9  23   52  88  -36  27
 20 Crystalwood City FC           38   6   9  23   38  83  -45  27

Tikariot National League 2 West       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Shamanagyr Athletic FC           38  25   7   6  56  19  +37  82 Promoted to Tikariot National League 1
  2 Morrowell FC                     38  22   7   9  65  46  +19  73 Promoted to Tikariot National League 1
  3 Feyrane Town FC                  38  18  12   8  65  45  +20  66
  4 Beldaza FC                       38  20   5  13  88  65  +23  65
  5 Chayula Raptors FC               38  18   9  11  49  31  +18  63
  6 Carringham Cobras FC             38  17  11  10  56  46  +10  62
  7 Cahithebris Claymores FC         38  16  13   9  53  42  +11  61
  8 Port Rhovanyon Crusaders FC      38  15  14   9  45  35  +10  59
  9 Baraldhur Blues FC               38  17   4  17  72  64   +8  55
 10 Caracaea Crabs FC                38  15  10  13  32  32   +0  55
 11 Theramon Harriers FC             38  16   6  16  37  40   -3  54
 12 Bhaslia AFC                      38  12  10  16  59  56   +3  46
 13 Vosara Hawks FC                  38  13   4  21  51  83  -32  43
 14 Brighan Bay Buccaneers FC        38  10  11  17  36  46  -10  41
 15 Dolque Oaks FC                   38  10  10  18  48  67  -19  40
 16 Dawnwood Phoenix FC              38  10  10  18  34  57  -23  40
 17 Ameyghun Aces FC                 38   9  11  18  24  41  -17  38
 18 Velenion Eagles FC               38   7  14  17  30  47  -17  35
 19 Dalcadia FC                      38   8   9  21  38  61  -23  33
 20 Narracis Blades FC               38   5  17  16  33  48  -15  32

Tikariot National League 3 East 1         P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Everdale Druids FC                   38  24   6   8  93  44  +49  78 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  2 Obsidian Crown FC Tikariot City      38  23   7   8  72  40  +32  76 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  3 Thalaggr Town FC                     38  22   4  12  85  57  +28  70
  4 Cellinfigna Kingsmen FC              38  20   6  12  81  65  +16  66
  5 Sarask Seamen FC                     38  19   8  11  72  49  +23  65
  6 Skarvik Nordic FC                    38  19   8  11  61  43  +18  65
  7 Sporting Tikariot City FC            38  16   8  14  63  55   +8  56
  8 Samojaara Wolves FC                  38  16   7  15  45  51   -6  55
  9 Cyll VFC                             38  15   8  15  48  49   -1  53
 10 Swarey Town FC                       38  15   7  16  65  77  -12  52
 11 Port Viljamaa Jokers FC              38  13  12  13  70  70   +0  51
 12 Barakhay Blackout FC                 38  14   8  16  47  63  -16  50
 13 Cassayan FC                          38  13   9  16  61  58   +3  48
 14 Gazilinay Sabres FC                  38  12  12  14  51  64  -13  48
 15 Fort Viljan Southern Wolves FC       38  12  11  15  55  61   -6  47
 16 Heart of Paladon United FC           38  12   8  18  38  63  -25  44
 17 Shipyard FC Port Taras               38  11   9  18  49  64  -15  42
 18 Sauromia City FC                     38  10  11  17  55  72  -17  41
 19 Tronberg Titans FC                   38   5  11  22  37  68  -31  26
 20 Norrdal Drakkar FC                   38   6   6  26  34  69  -35  24

Tikariot National League 3 East 2    P   W   D   L For   Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fort Paladon FC                 38  26   6   6  96   40  +56  84 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  2 Saevaroy Saints FC              38  23   9   6  53   23  +30  78 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  3 Hagrian Springs Eclipse FC      38  21   6  11  97   53  +44  69
  4 Cape Tovaca Whitecaps FC        38  19   9  10  60   44  +16  66
  5 Vharamah Bucks                  38  18   9  11  61   33  +28  63
  6 Tumonescar Tribesmen FC         38  17  12   9  46   24  +22  63
  7 Skarraborg Fotboll              38  18   9  11  68   50  +18  63
  8 Asghasilia United FC            38  17   6  15  89   56  +33  57
  9 Olan-Araa Fishermen FC          38  16   7  15  53   51   +2  55
 10 Virulan Wanderers FC            38  15   7  16  64   60   +4  52
 11 Tharair Athletic FC             38  15   7  16  81   78   +3  52
 12 Stalheim FC                     38  12  16  10  56   61   -5  52
 13 Avanaroch Athletic FC           38  13   9  16  63   75  -12  48
 14 Farjestad Sports Club           38  12   8  18  39   53  -14  44
 15 Ravencroft Thorns FC            38  11   7  20  45   69  -24  40
 16 Tovaca City FC                  38  10   8  20  40   63  -23  38
 17 Roar's Lake Northmen FC         38  11   5  22  56  102  -46  38
 18 Fundush Rivermonsters FC        38   9   9  20  53   74  -21  36
 19 FC Forward Kvarnstad            38  10   4  24  46  104  -58  34
 20 Paladon United FC               38   6   9  23  29   82  -53  27

Tikariot National League 3 West 1     P   W   D   L For   Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Sothross Legion FC           38  23   6   9  82   49  +33  75 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  2 Mothran Monks FC             38  23   6   9  54   24  +30  75 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  3 Alcassar Crowns FC           38  19   9  10  57   31  +26  66 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  4 Thorncliff Briars FC         38  20   5  13  82   72  +10  65
  5 Kiz'Aldain City FC           38  18   9  11  61   45  +16  63
  6 Khazagh United FC            38  18   7  13  67   55  +12  61
  7 Crimsonhawke City FC         38  17  10  11  57   47  +10  61
  8 Carathyr AFC                 38  18   5  15  69   54  +15  59
  9 Morannon Swifts FC           38  17   5  16  56   77  -21  56
 10 Balkaydia Saints FC          38  17   4  17  46   58  -12  55
 11 Port Xark Privateers FC      38  15   9  14  60   50  +10  54
 12 Pedipan Paragon FC           38  16   6  16  59   53   +6  54
 13 Seycardhu City FC            38  13  11  14  73   63  +10  50
 14 Varathos Union FC            38  14   6  18  83   71  +12  48
 15 Xirathos Dragons FC          38  13   7  18  38   53  -15  46
 16 Alcassar Imperial FC         38  11  11  16  42   63  -21  44
 17 Coastal FC Ailumiach         38  12   7  19  49   66  -17  43
 18 Baraldhur City FC            38   8   9  21  52   70  -18  33
 19 Ceramadhion Lynx FC          38   9   5  24  60  115  -55  32
 20 Carringham F&LC              38   8   5  25  49   80  -31  29

Tikariot National League 3 West 2    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Gamsk County FC                 38  25   4   9  47  23  +24  79 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  2 Oriannor Hammers FC             38  22   6  10  65  39  +26  72 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  3 Ilmarcess Thistle FC            38  21   6  11  62  41  +21  69 Promoted to Tikariot National League 2
  4 Al'Nuur AFC                     38  19   9  10  73  44  +29  66
  5 Valghis City FC                 38  18  10  10  63  45  +18  64
  6 Warraw Town FC                  38  16  13   9  39  29  +10  61
  7 Port Balkash Power FC           38  18   5  15  66  43  +23  59
  8 Port Tacassam Alliance FC       38  16   9  13  34  27   +7  57
  9 Green Dragons Ffasnyach FC      38  16   7  15  40  36   +4  55
 10 Azgiliath Athletic FC           38  14  12  12  42  30  +12  54
 11 Tinorhasa Falcons FC            38  14  12  12  61  63   -2  54
 12 Port Rhovanyon United FC        38  13  11  14  52  54   -2  50
 13 Jevanacan United FC             38  13  10  15  41  48   -7  49
 14 Xark United FC                  38  11  13  14  42  52  -10  46
 15 Young Boys Yarilia FC           38  10  13  15  44  51   -7  43
 16 Eivora Rangers FC               38   9  14  15  32  47  -15  41
 17 Blakefield Rangers FC           38  11   8  19  48  72  -24  41
 18 Esmoraport Fishermen FC         38   9   7  22  31  47  -16  34
 19 Pyathora FC                     38  10   2  26  52 100  -48  32
 20 Anhedron Merchant FC            38   7   5  26  48  91  -43  26

The following teams have joined the Tikariot National League 3 for the next season:
Tikariot Citadel FC, Dhun Lagarr City FC, Saevaroy All Blacks FC, Fort Cafragilis City FC, Masarrus Athletic FC, Ancarea City FC, Valnohar City FC, Fort Viljan Vikings FC, Azhdagor City 1944, Hawkestone FC, Caventerun Football, Tayshar Gate Sentinels FC, Searsworth Stars FC, Inaika Imps FC, Poroac Archers FC, Dalnrugh Demons FC, Rhovannyr Renegades FC, Port Tacassam Arsenal FC, Saburnia FC Morannon, Morannon FC, Navy FC Pyathora, Asper Sanctuary FC, Thorncliff FC, 1899 Valghis, Azhdagor Hawks FC and Hawkestone Athletic FC.

by **Tikariot** » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:58 am

Good [insert appropriate time of day],

quite a while ago I figured that it might be interesting for the assembled inhabitants of our beloved asylum to take a peek behind the scenes of the Tikariot Premier League to see that I'm likely more certifiable than people already think that I am

So. The league is centered around a spreadsheet that allows me to simulate full matches, but let me start with the Ancillary Arsenal of Require General Help (also commonly known as AARGH).

First off there is the roster sheets, which include basically all pertinent information of the players. Name, position, age, nationality, rating and also values for passing, aggression, durability, stamina and some others that are currently not in use. This is like the mastersheet for each team.

Then there is the depth chart, which breaks down the squad into the respective sub-positions, which is indispensable when it comes to the squad selection.

Next up is the fatigue chart. In here I track the playing minutes of each player and through a formula taking into account the "stamina" value of each player calculates energy restoration. If a player's stamina drops under 60 they automatically sit out the next game.

Which leads to the sheet tracking injuries, suspensions and the above-mentioned. It gives a quick overview of which players are unable to play and also for how long. The screenshot is from the very last match day, so it shows MD46 for everybody, but usually it will show until which match day a player will be unavailable.

This then pulls directly into this tab, which has the pairings of the upcoming match day and makes it easy to see who won't be available.

So now on to the main roast of our dinner table. The foundation of the play to play foundation came from a statistician in the US (huge Norwich fan, btw) who for the fun of it tinkered around with probabilities and stuff to simulate shots, goals and not goals based on team ratings, basic player ratings and formulae taking shots, shots per game etc etc into consideration. I added things for assists, cards, injuries etc afterwards.

This here is the heart of the player side of things. The values are games started, subbed in, shots, goals, assists, played minutes, player rating, shots per 90 minutes (not necessarily per game as players might not have been on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, this is to create a level playing field), plus the values for passing, aggression and durability. Some of the columns here are not really used for anything, but I haven't gotten around to cleaning it up.

Next comes the team values. This shows shots, shots on goal and goals per game, broken into home for, home away, against home and against away as well as the team rating that is based on the goals for and against ratio against the league average (I will likely tweak this for the upcoming season, though).

Here you also choose which teams are playing, which then pulls the player information into several portions of lookups. This one here calculates the player that will be put out as either giver of assist or key pass. Based on RNG and influenced by the passing value of the player and position (midfielders usually have a bigger chance of providing a key pass than a defender or forward, for example) it will generate a player for either team.

This one here calculates if a card is being awarded or not. It is based on RNG and the aggression value of the players as well as the statistical average of how many yellow and red cards are usually awarded per game.

Next up a part that I am particularly proud of: Injuries. OK, I do realize that this sentence on its own sounds wrong on several levels... Anyways. I went through a painstaking process of going through one full Bundesliga season to get a list of different injury types, then did extensive research into the frequency of these injuries as well as the minimum, average and maximum durations of a player being out of action with these. Then based on the probability of an injury (as in injuries per game) and players' durability value it checks for an occurrence. If this comes back as true, it will take the probabilities of injuries to determine which one and then subsequently RNGs for the duration.

Oh, and this is a list of shot occurrences, goals, saves and misses. It technically could just be these three, but I find it is more fun to get different messages.

Moving on, here is the player selection. On a tab not pictured here you can set the most common starting eleven as a foundation, here you can adjust said selection. Taking the earlier mentioned sheet of injuries, suspensions etc the line-ip for the game can be selected here, with the different player values changing the parameters and probabilities.

And then finally the piece de resistance, the simulation itself. At the top (clock start) I put in the minute and the simulation advances between one and six minutes, creating an occurrence. It will create a shot, keypass/assist, card and injuries. I picked a screenshot that shows them all, including an injury with type and duration. After this I put the number in "clock" into the "clock start" and it advances to the next etc.

Everything happening here, goes into the gameday sheet, which then collates the stats for the respective game (goals, assists, shots, shots on goal, key passes).

That then goes into this summary sheet, so far manually, but for the next season I will be able to automate this at least a bit, taking out a fair chunk of labour.

And that is how the insanity that is known as the TPL comes to be.

For the next two seasons I intend to add budgets for each team (mostly just to force internal transfers if a team is not doing well financially) and bring back my player ratings per game, which with the relative automation of stat collating within the gameday sheet will be automated as well.

As a sidenote of this, the mechanic behind the player ratings is another thing that will likely make people really want to commit me. I went through a full season of Bundesliga to extract all the different statistics a player can encounter (thank you, Whoscored!).

Based on the average and outliers of these, a spreadsheet creates a base rating for the respective player in the game. This then is adjusted up or down for goals, assists, passes, missed shots etc etc to come up with an overall rating for the player for the respective game. This is not affected by any individual player values or even by comparing two players or teams playing against each other, unfortunately.

I also would love to be able to make positions count in the simulation as right now it does not matter if I have a 4-4-2 or a 0-0-10, but that is something that by far and wide exceeds my meagre knowledge of excel.

I have, however, with some input by the mighty Osarius, come up with an academy and talent system for next season. Every season there will be a 20 youth players generated per team between the ages of 14 and 16 and the rating of the academy will determine how many elite, how many good and how many decent ratings it will generate for them. For the 14-17 year olds every off season their rating will be adjusted with a random number generator from +2 to -2, adjusting their progress. If they get called up to the first team, then the same adjustment will be made after 500, 1500, 2500 and 3500 playing minutes as playing first team football usually accelerates the development.

Elite academy: 1-2 elite talent, 3-6 good, 5-10 decent
4-Star: 0-2 elite, 2-4 good, 4-8 decent
3-star: 0-1 elite, 1-3 good, 3-6 decent

by **Tikariot** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:33 pm

Nickname: Boars
Head coach: Graeme Skulland (53)
Ground: Old Church Road (46,000)
Major rivals: Eivora Athletic, Tikariot City FC
Major honours: 0 TPL championships, 1 Cup of Tikariot
Sponsor: Arakan (electronics)
Facilities: Stadium: ★★★ - Academy: ★★★ - Reputation: ★★★
Fans' expectations: Secure midfield
Pundits' prediction: 22nd place
Seasons in the First Division: 6
Best position: 10th place

Transfers:
In:
LM/CM	Sergio Gilardón			30		Avanaroch White Wings FC	
RM/DM	Lamar Hall			24		Bul Khungur Miners FC		
LW	Delphi Clemaron			25		Vantanoch FC			
GK	Robert Hobbes			20		Hesham FC			
RM	Clement de Blain-Vilede Blais	22		Melito d'Argentueill College	
ST	Timofey Chumakov		18		Pyazhnyy Futbolni Akademiya	

Out:
RM	Iraunkor Berdesagar		34		East Railway			
LM	Benjamin Miyamoto		21		Saintsport Heath		
CF/LW	Toby Hodges			28		River Valley			
CM/LM	Joey Stanton			21		The Zhelmagor Society FC	
ST	Andrew Relyea			26		unknown
GK	Leonard Haworth			28		unknown

Starting Lineup:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Malachai Morgenstern		20		 55	 0	101	Youth				
LB	Archer Nguyen			23		 60	 5	101	FC Ineton			
CB	Jean-Carlo Fiske		21		 77	10	101	Basian Valley FC		
CB	Kausjasteul Rilastadhaunden 	28		 28	 0	102	Cirelbourne United		
RB	Tosca Cordyn			29		 33	 0	102	Barossia United			
LM	Sergio Gilardón			30		 63	 9	103	Avanaroch White Wings FC	
CM	Iwan Iwanić-Petarić		25		 62	 2	101	FKP Ottowić County		
AM	Celestina Favelli		26		 14	 2	102	Osarese Marcadia		
RM	Lamar Hall			24		 72	 9	103	Bul Khungur Miners FC		
LW	Delphi Clemaron			25		 43	10	102	Duredain Barricade		
LW	Nordús Keslomal			21		 63	17	101	Kmofuofer			

Reserves:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Robert Hobbes			20		  0	 0	103	Hesham FC			
GK	Doucelin Moutonnet		33		 13	 0	102	FC Norhat 42			
RB	Dick Hardin			27		 53	 1	 98	Port Saburn Town FC		
CB	Toman McCulloch			22		105	 3	100	Youth				
LB	Dana Haas			20		 36	 2	100	Youth				
CB	Yamaj-Gilir Sal			35		  8	 0	102	Mühlrich			 
CM	Brandon Sworoff			24		 17	 0	100	Ancarea Rovers FC		
CM	Benjamin Drechsler		26		114	 8	 99	First FC of Avanaroch		
RM	Clement de Blain-Vilede Blais	22		  0	 0	103	Melito d'Argentueill College	
CM	Mazi Chidea			37		 67	 3	101	Busembe Timberwolves		
LM	Peter Svoboda			27		 95	 7	 98	Dhalhora Heartland FC		
CF	Lucy Guest			26		 12	 3	102	New Ballow United		
LW	Jun Jacobs			20		 83	17	102	Xanark City FC			
CF	Timofey Chumakov		18		  0	 0	103	Pyazhnyy Futbolni Akademiya

Background: Ancarea is an old steel town with a very blue collar feel. The Boars display this feel to a "t", being a workers' club that turned professional. With teams such as Tikariot City, Kyethas or Veriasod hailing from the same province, they draw a fair amount of fans from the Dhaencunor/Emerald Coast/Paladon borderlands and are in a fierce competition with Eivora Athletic, who are their closest competitors geographically. With only six seasons under their belt, the Ancarea FC is the least experienced teams in the league, and they have been perennial stragglers trying to stave off relegation.
Previous season: Setting out as one of the perennials candidates for relegation, the Ancarea FC was a bit of the phoenix from the ashes story of the season. Starting out a little wobbly, they only spent seven matchdays in the relegation zone before hovering around tenth position for the whole second half of the season, sitting closer to an IFCF qualification spot than the relegation zone, which took many by complete surprise. Traditionally one of the lowest scoring sides in the league, they offered both least goals scored and least goals conceded, showing that even in offense minded Tikariot sometimes less can be more, even setting a new league record with 15 unbeaten games in a row. This also is making the eight goals of Tiog striker Nordús Keslomal an even more impressive feat, scoring almost a quarter of the team's goals.
Outlook: After their almost miraculous season, expectations in Ancarea have predictably risen and with that the pressure on the club to maintain the level and sever all ties to the relegation battles of the past. Only two starting players from last season are no longer with the team with Joey Stanton joining The Zhelmagor Society and Springmontian striker Andrew Relyea deciding not to renew his contract. In turn management has been active on the transfer market, bringing in Valladar Sergio Gilardón from relegated Avanaroch White Wings and Lamar Hall from Bul Khungur to strengthen midfield, while Askari Delphi Clemaron is teamed up with top scorer Nordús Keslomal to form a bigger scoring threat while maintaining their strong defense.
This team could be for you, if...: ...you like perennial underdogs that never play spectacular, but still somehow manage to get their results.

by **Tikariot** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 7:44 am

Nickname: Dragons
Head coach: Raphael Secours (68)
Ground: Pineridge Park (44,000)
Major rivals: Port Tacassam FC, Ysgrann Bay Eagles FC
Major honours: none
Sponsor: Anaia Universalis (video game)
Facilities: Stadium: ★★★★ - Academy: ★★★★ - Reputation: ★★★
Fans' expectations: IFCF qualification
Pundits' prediction: 15th place
Seasons in the First Division: 29
Best position: 3rd place

Transfers:
In:
GK	Stefan Friðríksson		17	 	Youth			
CB	Patrick Seagrave		18		Youth			
CB	Kevin Radcliffe			21		Columbia City		
CM/RM	Alfonso Mazarin			23		Dhun Lagarr FC		
RM	Jestin Barquaresse		22		Saint Isidore Univ.	
RM	Andrés Abrigo			23		Nacional		

Out:
CM	Bruno Boulerice			22		CF Saint-Richard	
CM	Fredrick Coulter		21		Passerine		
GK	Jovan Domburg			31		DD Porto Nowi		
CB	Ansom Payne			31		US San Savola		
RM	Callum Baines			21		Cyrene Bay		
LM/RM	Parris Langley			24		Tikariot City FC

Starting Lineup:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Gord Feron			22		118	 0	100	Youth			
LB	Cai Woods			32		 60	 5	101	AS Bezieres		
CB	Walter Thomas			21		108	15	100	Anhedron FC		
CB	Ochoa Abril			23		 59	 8	101	Real Garda		
RB	Stephen Mhor			29		111	11	 97	Pyathora Mariners FC	
LM	Sakari Vainionpää		21		 59	13	101	Youth			
CM	Alfonso Mazarin			23		 70	13	103	Dhun Lagarr FC		
RM	Andrés Abrigo			23		  0	 0	103	Nacional		
RW	Tobias Grandelius		19		 87	11	101	Youth			
CF	Jesson Morrison			23		104	39	100	Dalcadia FC		
LW	Franklin Mosnyk			24		116	47	100	Dalcadia FC		

Reserves:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Stefan Friðríksson		17	 	  0	 0	103	Youth			
GK	Jonathan Galas			22		 12	 0	101	Vilharady Owls FC	
CB	Kevin Radcliffe			21		  0	 0	103	Columbia City		
LB	Matthew Vitelli			23		 24	 0	101	Carringham Cobras FC	
CB	Patrick Seagrave		18		  0	 0	103	Youth			
LB	Charles Hillock-Smith		31		 91	 0	 97	Miruan City FC		
CB	Mark Monks			29		 72	 3	 98	Bul Khungur Miners FC	
RM	Jestin Barquaresse		22		  0	 0	103	Saint Isidore Univ.	
LM	Marcel Ingham			27		 89	 7	 97	Youth			
CM	Casey King			28		 43	 2	100	Port Taras 1876 FC	
RM	Brian Sloane			33		103	 1	102	Carathyr Emeralds FC	
LW	Marc-Andre Satozaki		22		 20	 4	102	Beyreuth University	
RW	Patrick Edgren			24		 15	 4	102	Svartstrands FC		
RW	Brocardo de Vymont		19		 14	 3	102	AGS St-Pavard-s-Brocat

Background: Located on the border to Acrassia, Anhedron has build a reputation as way-stop for cross country travelers, merchants and tourists all alike. An elevator team for a long time, they have finally caught their stride and their increasing success has been drawing fans from the more rural areas around the border.
Previous season: Following a strong start to the season, the Wanderers fell to twelfth halfway through the first half of the season, with the fans preparing for yet another disappointing collapse of their team. Around the halfway point of the season the team had remarkably recovered, just to drop back to 13th with eight match days to go, giving the fans a second low, one they were sure there was no comeback from. Anhedron had a different plan, however, finishing with eight wins in a row and heaving themselves into third on match day 46, sending them into the IFCF Challengers' Cup. With the fifth best offense in the league, they had three players with double digit goal tallies and the resurgence of the M&M scoring duo of Jesson Morrison and Franklin Mosnyk was instrumental in the Dragons' ascent and international football next season.
Outlook: The Wanderers are faced with the challenge of defending their third spot in the table, which likely will be quite the task, given some of their direct competitors' transfer activities. With Parris Langley returning to Tikariot City after his season-long loan, Sakari Vainionpää is returning to his usual position in left midfield with Savigliano Alfonso Mazarin taking up his spot, coming in from Dhun Lagarr FC, where he still did not see enough of a perspective to break into the starting eleven. And with Callum Baines leaving the club for Oberour Ar Moro heavyweights Cyrene Bay, the Wanderers managed to land a big fish with Valladar Andrés Abrigo to take over for him. The Dragons also have bolstered their secondary lines with the likes of Jestin Barquaresse and Kevin Radcliffe, making them feel well prepared to head into the IFCF competitions once again.
This team could be for you, if...: ...you like M&Ms.

by **Tikariot** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:28 am

Nickname: Phantoms
Head coach: Rakvar Pavlyukovets (54)
Ground: Creighton Park (61,000)
Major rivals: Avanaroch White Wings FC, Port Rhovanyon AFC, Oriannor Mountaineers FC
Major honours: 7 TPL championships, 1 Cup of Tikariot
Sponsor: Archer Financial (financial services)
Facilities: Stadium: ★★★★★ - Academy: ★★★★★ - Reputation: ★★★★★
Fans' expectations: TPL championship
Pundits' prediction: 5th place
Seasons in the First Division: 77
Best position: 1st place

Transfers:
In:
CB	Odalis Dequevedo	18		Baraldhur AFC Academy	
FW	Michael Lombardo	18		Baraldhur AFC Academy	
GK	Steve Morrow		18		Baraldhur AFC Academy	
CF	Harrison Reynolds	27		BSG Kroningdam		
LB	McKenzie Greenlaw	23		Khalgarh Valley FC	
LW/CF	Kenzo Gibson-Hindle	24		Kyethas Rivermen FC	
DM/CM	Fearchar Mac Cléirich	29		Londonderry FC		

Out:
CM/AM	Alexander Ekblad	20		unknown	
GK	Lars-Göran Hedlund	26		Martin Luther		
LW/CF	Gaizka Iribarren	27		Wexax United		
LM	Connor Beckles		26		unknown

Starting Lineup:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Romain Chatelet			28		125	 0	 94	Youth				
LB	Ulrich Slaven			26		 64	 8	102	Carathyr Emeralds FC		
CB	Morgan Stephenson		23		 99	 6	100	Baraldhur Blues FC		
CB	Lissa Crain			27		 66	 8	101	102s Jr.s			
RB	Clement McIlroy			22		108	10	100	Youth				
RM	Stian Askebrand			24		 77	13	101	Fort Viljan Northern FC		
DM	Fearchar Mac Cléirich		29		  0	 0	103	Londonderry FC			
CM	Tran Hoang Minh			31		 82	14	101	Vinh An Dai Hoa			
LM	Michelangelo Santini		26		 73	11	101	Internazionale Serone		
LW	Kenzo Gibson-Hindle		24		 85	34	103	Kyethas Rivermen FC		
LW	Morris Nighthorse		21		118	64	100	Youth				

Reserves:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Steve Morrow			18		  0	 0	103	Youth				
GK	William McAllister		20		  4	 0	101	Youth				
CB	Odalis Dequevedo		18		  0	 0	103	Youth				
LB	McKenzie Greenlaw		23		  0	 0	103	Khalgarh Valley FC		
CB	Lincoln Gray			30		 65	 2	 98	Fort Cafragilis FC		
RB	Lennox Bell			22		 27	 5	100	Youth				
CB	Julian Hughes			21		 51	 0	101	Latrobe AFC academy		
CM	Davey Dixon			34		120	12	 91	Cape Shetma Falcons FC		
LM	Julian Roxford			27		 75	 8	102	Xanark City FC			
CM	Kaylee Carraway			25		  3	 0	102	Victoriaville South End		
CM	Eduardo Sarramauca		22		 21	 3	102	Youth				
CF	Michael Lombardo		18		  0	 0	103	Youth				
CF	Jhon Gustavino			19		 51	13	101	Youth				
CF	Harrison Reynolds		27		  0	 0	103	BSC Kroningdam

Background: Balkash is often called the "liquor store" of Tikariot and it has the by far highest concentration of distilleries, vineyard and breweries, which supplement the also strong agricultural sector of the province. Baraldhur is the central hub for the distribution of all of these products and with that is one of the strongest Tikariotian cities financially. The Baraldhur AFC has been one of the most successful teams of the past 15 years with five championships during this time. Since the last one in season 95, though, they have seen something of a drop off.
Previous season: If anybody would have put down money on Baraldhur competing for the championship after match day 12, they could have made an absolute fortune. An abysmal start that even saw the Phantoms in the relegation zone had the hounds baying for Squornshelan coach Ravlar Pavlyukovets' head, but management stuck in and gave him a chance to pull a rabbit out of his hat and did he ever deliver. While never actually hitting first position, they gave eventual champions Tikariot City FC a run for their money, keeping them on their toes until the very last match day. While no player individually stood out within the squad, it was a tremendous team effort that was able to overcome some of the injury woes that overshadows parts of the season.
Outlook: After an almost successful title challenge, Baraldhur had to replace two keystones of their team of the last two seasons, striker Gaizka Iribarren, who has made the switch to Wexax United of the Vanorian top tier, and midfield motor Davey Dixon, who at the age of 34 has decided to take a step back and try to preserve his body by taking on an impact sub role for the new season. He will be replaced by one of the most intriguing new faces in the league with Omerican midfielder Fearchar Mac Cléirich, who had been on their squad for World Cup 88. Upfront the Phantoms now will boost one of the hottest U25 duos of the league as last season's Golden Cannon winner Kenzo Gibson-Hindle joins Morris Nighthorse in a front line that will give many TPL defenders nightmares.
This team could be for you, if...: ...you are not afraid of the dark. If you like your liquor, you'll also feel right at home.

by **Tikariot** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:58 pm

Nickname: Dwarves
Head coach: Ekaitz Letamendia (57)
Ground: Temple of the Crow (26,000)
Major rivals: Oriannor Mountaineers FC, Guillarim Blades FC
Major honours: 4 TPL championships, 5 Cups of Tikariot
Sponsor: Forsaken Legends (video game)
Facilities: Stadium: ★★★★ - Academy: ★★★★ - Reputation: ★★★★★
Fans' expectations: safe midfield
Pundits' prediction: 11th place
Seasons in the First Division: 102
Best position: 1st place

Transfers:
In:
RM	Terry Stamper		22		Avanaroch White Wings FC	
FW	Annika Nurmsalu		17		Bul Khungur Miners FC Academy	
CB	Malamiti Magmarajos	18		Bul Khungur Miners FC Academy	
RM	Sebastián Lombrana	18		Bul Khungur Miners FC Academy	
GK	Nourulue Poname		24		CF Bondstad			
LB/RB	Estefanio Tassis	30		Kyethas Rivermen FC		
LM/RM	Jean-Jacques Vaniere	21		Nagoush FC			
RW/CF	Gabriel Sayritupac	24		Valnohar Rovers FC		
CB	Sebstian von Calla	24		Young Stocksbridge		

Out:
GK	Sigurd Rustwyth		33		unknown				
RM/DM	Lamar Hall		24		Ancarea FC					
LW/RW	Niina Kivisto		28		Miruan City FC				
RB	Ápder Morlas		23		unknown
RM/DM	Aldon Busk		29		Inter Catrallo			
CF/LW	Gary Conway		21		Miruan City FC			
RM/LM	Nick Goulan		22		The Zhelmagor Society FC	
RB/LB	Garth Huska		22		Caversham			
CB	Harry Tasker		31		unknown

[pre]Starting Lineup:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Ricardo Patricio-Leite		28		 69	 0	101	HUElavian club		
LB	Estefanio Tassis		30		 62	 2	103	Kyethas Rivermen FC	
CB	Toby Ferguson			23		 27	 3	102	Montfort Wanderers	
CB	Hortense Agustin		21		  0	 0	102	Duredain Barricade	
RB	Raul Amaru-Dominguez		30		 79	 0	101	HUElavian club		
LM	Jean-Jacques Vaniere		21		123	 2	103	Nagoush FC		
AM	Júlien Cantù			29		 63	12	101	USC Toro		
RM	Maxwell Lambert			21		114	 3	100	Youth			
RM	Terry Stamper			22		 86	 7	103	Avanaroch White Wings 	
CF	Rafael Savedra			22		 81	19	101	HUElavian club		
RW	Gabriel Sayritupac		24		 87	14	103	Valnohar Rovers FC	

Reserves:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Nourulue Poname			24		  0	 0	103	CF Bondstad		
GK	Grant Simonson			24		 56	 0	100	Vltava FC		
CB	Malamiti Magmarajos		18		  0	 0	103	Youth			
LB	William Holtby			28		 88	 3	 98	Meriador FC		
CB	Sebastian von Calla		24		  0	 0	103	Young Stocksbridge	
CB	Stephen Hardcastle		31		 86	 3	 97	Nar Morghir United FC	
CM	Cassar Levandrio		24		 71	 9	102	Xanark City FC		
CM	Cameron Ruhland			19		 53	 5	101	Youth			
LM	Deniel Delevincquiere		24		 23	 1	102	Campaneac Football	
DM	Endira Irubieta			17		  4	 0	102	Blue Mountain Range	
RM	Sebastián Lombrana		18		  0	 0	103	Youth			
LW	Annika Nurmsalu			17		  0	 0	103	Youth			
LW	Bertil Sehlin			22		 17	 1	102	Varnryds SK		
CF	Masuyo Vilaró			27		  3	 0	102	Algolia

Background: One of the two big mining towns of Tikariot, the other one being Oriannor, Bul Khungur is defined by its large mining operations. Also due to its remote location, the football team (Bul Khungur Miners FC) and the hockey team (Bul Khungur Blizzard) are the main focus in the 142,000 people city. The Miners originated as a loose formation of workers of the various mines in the area and now are one of only fiveremaining founding members that have never been relegated from the TPL.
Previous season: The Miners were one of the biggest enigmas of season 102. After sitting in first position after two match days, they plunged down into the depths of the table with four consecutive defeats and never recovered, languishing in the no man's land of the lower half of the table for the rest of the season. A run of 13 games with only one win even saw them drop down deep into the relegation zone, being next to last with only three match days to go, but three wins in a row to finish the season narrowly pulled their collective heads from the noose far too late for comfort.
Outlook: After yet another struggle for survival, Bul Khungur management has pulled the trigger and has thrown the Miners into full rebuild mode, featuring a new coach as well as four new faces in the starting line up. Technically Askari centre back Hortense Agustin is not a new face per se, as she had signed her contract before last season already, but a long and complicated knee injury prevented her from making a single game, but she received a clean bill of health. Tequiloan Estefanio Tassis, Jean-Jacques Vaniere, Terry Stamper and Gabriel Sayritupac are the other newcomers, replacing Apder Morlas, Nick Goulan, Lamar Hall and Niina Kivisto, while Maxwell Lambert now officially has a starting spot with Gary Conway joining Kivisto in Miruan. New coach Ekaitz Letamendia from Etxerriaga also has announced that he will switch from the old 3-4-3 formation to a traditional 4-4-2 to try to right the Miners' course and steer them back into the upper half of the league.
This team could be for you, if...: ...you like to diggy diggy hole. Or are a dwarf.

by **Tikariot** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:39 pm

Nickname: Stallions
Head coach: Arthur Wolseley (63)
Ground: Jewel of the Coast (72,000)
Major rivals: Avanaroch White Wings FC, Port Rhovanyon AFC, Pyathora Mariners FC
Major honours: 7 TPL championships, 6 Cups of Tikariot
Sponsor: Rhapsody of Fire (video game)
Facilities: Stadium: ★★★★★ - Academy: ★★★★ - Reputation: ★★★★
Fans' expectations: avoid relegation
Pundits' prediction: 17th place
Seasons in the First Division: 101
Best position: 1st place

Transfers:
In:
LB/RB	Zsuzsanna Somogyi		18		Carathyr Emeralds FC Academy	
GK	Conrad Hurst			21		CvdS Wiclyf			
CM/AM	Audun Myrdal			29		Fort Viljan Northern FC		
CM	Seguinus Tesserant de Linge	22		Hibernus			
RB	Jonathan Morretta		19		Imyalore Arrows FC		
CB/RB	Feng Jingfei			21		Jiangdong Tycoons		
LW/CF	Adhémar Desreaulx		25		Morannon Athletic FC		
CF/LW	Yvonne Judicaël			23		Morannon Athletic FC		
ST	Nycollas Mauranghas		26		Regium United			
RM	Jaouen l'Arcevesque		23		Saint John's University		
FW	Henry Screaming Eagle		30		Samreach Dragons FC		
RM	Jean-Christophe Jabouille	24		Samreach Dragons FC		
CM/AM	Nicola Giraudo			23		San Ludovico			
CB	Nate Cowan			30		Tikariot City FC		

Out:
LW/CF	Camille Déziré			30		The Zhelmagor Society FC

Starting Lineup:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Josefiina Viitanen		27		  0	 0	102	Askalaniemi PS		
LB	Anthony Wallace			21		  0	 0	102	Yvenheim Saints FC	
CB	Pirita Ilves			26		  0	 0	102	Rovanjoki PV		
CB	Feng Jingfei			21		  0	 0	103	Jiangdong Tycoons	
RB	Cristina Diaconescu		24		  0	 0	102	FC Sacaleni		
LM	Bjarnólfur Aðalsteinsson	25		  0	 0	102	IA Árskóreyri		
CM	Audun Myrdal			29		 58	12	103	Fort Viljan Northern FC	
CM	Seguinus Tesserant de Linge	22		  0	 0	103	Hibernus		
RM	Oddný Árgilsdóttir		24		  0	 0	102	UMF Seydishjotur	
LW	Adhémar Desreaulx		25		 35	 5	103	Morannon Athletic FC	
ST	Nycollas Mauranghas		26		  0	 0	103	Regium United		

Reserves:
Pos     Name                            Age     Nat     Gms    Gls    joined    from                                 
GK	Conrad Hurst			21		  0	 0	103	CvdS Wiclyf		
GK	Arlington Crowder		23		  0	 0	103	Alcassar FC		
LB	Zsuzsanna Somogyi		18		  0	 0	103	Youth			
RB	Jonathan Morretta		19		  0	 0	103	Imyalore Arrows FC	
CB	Henry Hoffenmeyer III		22		  0	 0	102	Larbrough City FC	
CB	Nate Cowan			30		 71	 3	103	Tikariot City FC	
RM	Jaouen l’Arcevesque		23		  0	 0	103	Saint John's Academy	
RM	Jean-Christophe Jabouille	24		  0	 0	103	Samreach Dragons FC	
CM	Harry Watson			21		  0	 0	102	Leriagog Blackhearts FC	
CM	Nicola Giraudo			23		  0	 0	103	San Ludovico		
CM	Theresa Taylor			31		  0	 0	102	Cape Shetma Falcons FC	
CF	Yvonne Judicaël			23		 32	 5	103	Morannon Athletic FC	
LW	Henry Screaming Eagle		22		  0	 0	103	Samreach Dragons FC	
LW	Gaston Chevetti			32		  0	 0	102	Couseir Steelers FC

Background: Located on the south side of the Emerald Coast, Carathyr is the main trading port of Tikariot, forming a major supply chain hub in northern and central Rushmore. The Emeralds are the biggest and oldest of the many sports clubs of Carathyr, the others being the Emerald Coast Raiders and the Carathyr AFC in football, hockey's Emerald Guard, the Phantoms from baseball, the lacrosse Clash and gridiron's Crusaders, and also are one of the select few clubs to have over 100 seasons under their belt. Their heyday is long past, though, and they have spent more time in the lower half of the table than the upper for the best part of the last decades.
Previous season: In the year after their darkest hour, their first ever relegation from the Tikariot Premier League after 101 consecutive seasons, the Carathyr Emeralds had one goal and one goal only: The immediate return. And while strictly looking at the points totals of the top six teams it looked pretty close, they were the dominating force in the Tikariot Second League, outscoring each of the teams competing for promotion by 20 goals, which was more than enough to compensate for their somewhat leaky defence, which was afforded by the high line of play. But there never was any doubt about the Emeralds returning.
Outlook: Like any promoted side, the first season will be very hard, but also potentially exciting. In the case of the Carathyr Emeralds they have the advantage of being one of the strongest clubs financially, which shows especially upfront, where Gouvanarchais Adhémar Desreaulx and Oberouran star striker Nycollas Mauranghas look like a deadly duo that will give headaches throughout the league, but while the rest of the team might not have made a name for itself too much yet, other than young Oberouran midfielder Seguinus Tesserant de Linge, who is considered one of the nation's biggest talents, their second division run suggests that they might just have what it takes to make the Emeralds the main contender for "best promoted team". They also signed a player that already has reached cult status among the fans, forward Henry Screaming Eagle, who during pre-season games received remarkable reactions by the Carathyr followers.
This team could be for you, if...: ...you like green. Like everywhere you look. Seriously, Carathyr is so green you feel like a plant.

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