Season I: Part III
Copa de La Luna y el Fuego Third Round
Tanrısal, oh brave Tanrısal, how you nearly provided a boon for all Pasargan clubs, alas Augustus had your number after ninety. Oh, but have no shame Tanrısal, for at least you are not Royal, who bowed out of the competition at home to Targas United of all clubs. Another shocker come from Torgos where Galactica, seemingly annoyed at not being part of the Liga's inaugural season, took down surprise Pocoan package of Real Minanda in a seven goal splendor. Also not lacking for goals was Cruzeira and Fetherdron, collecting nine in total in Racing's victory.
Galactica (PAS) 4–3 Real Minanda (QPM)
Almondvale (QPM) 3–2 Garrincha FC (QPM)
Allied Motor Trade (QPM) 1–0 Burston Wanderers (QPM)
Racing Cruzeira (QPM) 5–4 Fetherdron United (PAS)
Ridgemont Town (QPM) 3–3(5–3 AET) Athletico Palampas (QPM)
Port Los Renato (QPM) 2–0 Aleine United (PAS)
Jonastown United (QPM) 2–3 Baskita FC (PAS)
Royal Khaldoon (QPM) 1–1(1–1 AET)[3–4 PKs] Targas United (PAS)
Palampas (QPM) 2–4 MS Leighton (QPM)
Tharg-Calan (PAS) 1–0 Tulduroc United (PAS)
Tanrısal (PAS) 3–4 Augustus (QPM)
CA Paulinthal (PAS) 3–0 Celesthem FC (PAS)
RC Sardin (PAS) 4–3 Sardin United (PAS)
Pythons (QPM) 3–1 Paulinthal FC (PAS)
Stourton Town (QPM) 2–3 SC Filwarfin (PAS)
Salaga FC (QPM) 0–0(1–0 AET) Sunset Village (QPM)
Matchday 19
And back to the league we go, where things were remarkably stable for the most part. The only real "surprise" if you can still call it that now, is Royal getting curb stomped in another Khaldoon derby, not evening managing to put up a goal on their behalf. I don't know what happened to the side, but they are not looking anything at all like the title contenders they were made out to be.
Jonastown United (QPM) 2–4 Valengren Kickers (QPM)
Lunas FC (PAS) 0–0 Fetherdron United (PAS)
Peynol-Lunas (PAS) 0–4 Club Stein-los (PAS)
Pythons (QPM) 3–5 CA Paulinthal (PAS)
Real Minanda (QPM) 1–4 Baskita FC (PAS)
Ridgemont Town (QPM) 2–4 Augustus (QPM)
Royal Khaldoon (QPM) 0–3 Athletic Khaldoon (QPM)
SC Myrkan (PAS) 1–1 Almondvale (QPM)
SC Sardin (PAS) 2–2 Ajax Khaldoon (QPM)
Santos Luega (PAS) 3–0 1860 Flumineiro (QPM)
Skyte City (QPM) 0–1 Tulduroc United (PAS)
Stein-los Turkish (PAS) 3–3 Tanrısal (PAS)
Matchday 20
Maybe we spoke to soon about Royal's demise as they manage to get a very surprising victory over Augustus. Meanwhile Valengren is brought back down to second with their loss and CAP's victory, yet Stein-los could not manage to take advantage as well with their surprising defeat at the hands of Pythons.
Valengren Kickers (QPM) 2–4 Tanrısal (PAS)
Tulduroc United (PAS) 0–1 Stein-los Turkish (PAS)
1860 Flumineiro (QPM) 2–2 Skyte City (QPM)
Ajax Khaldoon (QPM) 1–1 Santos Luega (PAS)
Almondvale (QPM) 3–3 SC Sardin (PAS)
Athletic Khaldoon (QPM) 3–2 SC Myrkan (PAS)
Augustus (QPM) 1–2 Royal Khaldoon (QPM)
Baskita FC (PAS) 3–2 Ridgemont Town (QPM)
CA Paulinthal (PAS) 4–2 Real Minanda (QPM)
Club Stein-los (PAS) 1–3 Pythons (QPM)
Fetherdron United (PAS) 1–0 Peynol-Lunas (PAS)
Jonastown United (QPM) 0–1 Lunas FC (PAS)
Matchday 21
And is this the start of a wobble for Valengren, as they fail to pick up the full three on Peynol. CAP continues to show why it has been an international successful club as it brushed aside Ridgemont. Tanrısal however seemed to have a hangover after their victory against the kickers and were defeated in Paulinthal by lowly Tulduroc. And don't look now, but Santos is sneaking their way back up the table after dispatching Almondvale. Could they be in fort a second half surge?
Lunas FC (PAS) 1–1 Valengren Kickers (QPM)
Peynol-Lunas (PAS) 0–0 Jonastown United (QPM)
Pythons (QPM) 1–1 Fetherdron United (PAS)
Real Minanda (QPM) 0–2 Club Stein-los (PAS)
Ridgemont Town (QPM) 0–3 CA Paulinthal (PAS)
Royal Khaldoon (QPM) 5–3 Baskita FC (PAS)
SC Myrkan (PAS) 2–2 Augustus (QPM)
SC Sardin (PAS) 0–1 Athletic Khaldoon (QPM)
Santos Luega (PAS) 3–1 Almondvale (QPM)
Skyte City (QPM) 1–3 Ajax Khaldoon (QPM)
Stein-los Turkish (PAS) 1–1 1860 Flumineiro (QPM)
Tanrısal (PAS) 2–4 Tulduroc United (PAS)
Matchday 22
Well, make that three matches without victory for Valengren as they were held by a suddenly in form Tulduroc. Tanrısal bounced back from their own troubles against United with an edgy affair that eventually saw them emerge victorious over bottom dwellers 1860. And Royal lost again, but it was to CAP, who is getting on a right heavy good amount of form, so a loss in Pualinthal can be forgiven. In the Lunas derby, it was FC who pulled out the narrow victory over Peynol-Lunas.
Valengren Kickers (QPM) 2–2 Tulduroc United (PAS)
1860 Flumineiro (QPM) 2–3 Tanrısal (PAS)
Ajax Khaldoon (QPM) 0–2 Stein-los Turkish (PAS)
Almondvale (QPM) 2–2 Skyte City (QPM)
Athletic Khaldoon (QPM) 2–2 Santos Luega (PAS)
Augustus (QPM) 4–1 SC Sardin (PAS)
Baskita FC (PAS) 2–0 SC Myrkan (PAS)
CA Paulinthal (PAS) 2–0 Royal Khaldoon (QPM)
Club Stein-los (PAS) 1–0 Ridgemont Town (QPM)
Fetherdron United (PAS) 0–0 Real Minanda (QPM)
Jonastown United (QPM) 1–3 Pythons (QPM)
Lunas FC (PAS) 1–0 Peynol-Lunas (PAS)
Matchday 23
Oh dear, this was not how they wanted to end the first half of the season I would have to believe for Valengren. A trip to Lunas saw them as favorites but instead returning back to their Pocoan homes in fourth after only a few weeks ago being first in the league. CAP hit a small bump in their title run, as they were held in Myrkan. Augustus ended Santos strong surge with a huge victory in Pualinthal, but Tanrısal made sure that the city did get at least a single victory on the weekend. Royal however looks like a complete mess of a club as they fell at home to Club Stein-los, with that victory sending them over Valengren to third to end the first half of the season.
Peynol-Lunas (PAS) 4–2 Valengren Kickers (QPM)
Pythons (QPM) 2–5 Lunas FC (PAS)
Real Minanda (QPM) 1–1 Jonastown United (QPM)
Ridgemont Town (QPM) 1–2 Fetherdron United (PAS)
Royal Khaldoon (QPM) 0–1 Club Stein-los (PAS)
SC Myrkan (PAS) 2–2 CA Paulinthal (PAS)
SC Sardin (PAS) 1–2 Baskita FC (PAS)
Santos Luega (PAS) 3–5 Augustus (QPM)
Skyte City (QPM) 1–1 Athletic Khaldoon (QPM)
Stein-los Turkish (PAS) 1–2 Almondvale (QPM)
Tanrısal (PAS) 3–2 Ajax Khaldoon (QPM)
Tulduroc United (PAS) 1–1 1860 Flumineiro (QPM)
Matchday 24
Five matches without a victory, two losses in a row, and it is revenge of the relegation favorites as 1860 and Tulduroc both notch impressive wins over much better opposition. Valengren is in a complete tail spin mode now and where they will end up crashing is anyones guess. Even Fetherdron got in the action of relegation favorites notching wins by adding to Royal's misery. There were a chorus of boos in Khaldoon when the final whistle blew. CAP increased its lead at the top to four points after Tanrısal were held at home, letting Stein-los slip into second with their hard fought victory over Myrkan.
Valengren Kickers (QPM) 2–3 1860 Flumineiro (QPM)
Tulduroc United (PAS) 3–2 Ajax Khaldoon (QPM)
Tanrısal (PAS) 0–0 Almondvale (QPM)
Stein-los Turkish (PAS) 2–1 Athletic Khaldoon (QPM)
Skyte City (QPM) 5–3 Augustus (QPM)
Santos Luega (PAS) 1–1 Baskita FC (PAS)
SC Sardin (PAS) 1–2 CA Paulinthal (PAS)
SC Myrkan (PAS) 4–5 Club Stein-los (PAS)
Royal Khaldoon (QPM) 3–4 Fetherdron United (PAS)
Ridgemont Town (QPM) 3–0 Jonastown United (QPM)
Real Minanda (QPM) 3–2 Lunas FC (PAS)
Pythons (QPM) 3–3 Peynol-Lunas (PAS)
Matchday 25
It just continues to get worse for Valengren as they are embarrassed by Pythons. After looking like legitimate title contenders, one has to wonder if the wheels have come off here in the dead of winter for Valengren. Maybe the spring will see them get their charge back up, but at the rate they are falling, it may be too little too late. Pasarga's big clubs squandered the oppurtunity though, with Stein-los drawing with Sardin, neither CAP nor Santos finding a winner in a Paulinthal derby, and Tanrısal getting upset by Athletic Khaldoon.
Pythons (QPM) 4–1 Valengren Kickers (QPM)
Peynol-Lunas (PAS) 3–2 Real Minanda (QPM)
Lunas FC (PAS) 1–4 Ridgemont Town (QPM)
Jonastown United (QPM) 0–1 Royal Khaldoon (QPM)
Fetherdron United (PAS) 2–4 SC Myrkan (PAS)
Club Stein-los (PAS) 1–1 SC Sardin (PAS)
CA Paulinthal (PAS) 2–2 Santos Luega (PAS)
Baskita FC (PAS) 4–4 Skyte City (QPM)
Augustus (QPM) 2–2 Stein-los Turkish (PAS)
Athletic Khaldoon (QPM) 1–0 Tanrısal (PAS)
Almondvale (QPM) 1–0 Tulduroc United (PAS)
Ajax Khaldoon (QPM) 2–2 1860 Flumineiro (QPM)
Fourth Round
An the emperor was felled with a might swipe, his crown come falling down in the harshest of ways, as Augustus is brushed aside in CAP's seemingly irresistible march towards dominance. A bigger surprise was Targus defeating Baskita, albeit from spot kicks. Pythons showed some cracks in their armor, needing extra time to dispatch MS Leighton, while Galactica remains on course to show the Liga teams that not all those who did not make the cut are poor squads. The Quarterfinals could have some very tasty matchups depending upon the draw.
Salaga FC (QPM) 3-2 Ridgemont Town (QPM)
RC Sardin (PAS) 0–2 Galactica (PAS)
Racing Cruzeira (QPM) 4–0 Tharg-Calan (PAS)
Augustus (QPM) 2–4 CA Paulinthal (PAS)
Targas United (PAS) 0–0(0–0 AET)[4–3 PKs] Baskita FC (PAS)
SC Filwarfin (PAS) 4–3 Allied Motor Trade (QPM)
Pythons (QPM) 2–2(3–2 AET) MS Leighton (QPM)
Almondvale (QPM) 3–3(3–3 AET)[5–4 PKs] Port Los Renato (QPM)
Matchday 26
And at last, the crash has come and Valengren right the ship with a three to one win over Ajax. Couple that with a small run of bad form for Tanrısal, which continued with a loss to Augustus, and Valengren halts their fall and rises back to third. It's getting nervy at the top with only five points separating second from eighth. The question no longer seems to be if someone can stop CAP from winning the league, but what other three teams will be heading to the CC. It may be a bit premature to ask such, with only a four point lead for CAP, but they do not look to have the same sort of bad run of form that their rivals have had, despite a loss to bogey team Skyte.
Valengren Kickers (QPM) 3–1 Ajax Khaldoon (QPM)
1860 Flumineiro (QPM) 1–3 Almondvale (QPM)
Tulduroc United (PAS) 0–1 Athletic Khaldoon (QPM)
Tanrısal (PAS) 1–3 Augustus (QPM)
Stein-los Turkish (PAS) 6–3 Baskita FC (PAS)
Skyte City (QPM) 3–1 CA Paulinthal (PAS)
Santos Luega (PAS) 2–1 Club Stein-los (PAS)
SC Sardin (PAS) 1–0 Fetherdron United (PAS)
SC Myrkan (PAS) 0–1 Jonastown United (QPM)
Royal Khaldoon (QPM) 2–2 Lunas FC (PAS)
Ridgemont Town (QPM) 2–1 Peynol-Lunas (PAS)
Real Minanda (QPM) 4–3 Pythons (QPM)
Matchday 27
Or perhaps CAP does have a bad run of form in them, as Turkish come into Paulinthal and provide the surprise of the round. Or it would have been the surprise of the round had Skyte not defeated Stein-los an hour before in the most extraordinary fashion. Tanrısal took advantage of the losses and pulled themselves back into the race with a comfortable win, while Royal just continues to flounder. It truly has been a season to forget for them.
Real Minanda (QPM) 4–2 Valengren Kickers (QPM)
Pythons (QPM) 1–2 Ridgemont Town (QPM)
Peynol-Lunas (PAS) 1–1 Royal Khaldoon (QPM)
Lunas FC (PAS) 3–0 SC Myrkan (PAS)
Jonastown United (QPM) 3–1 SC Sardin (PAS)
Fetherdron United (PAS) 2–2 Santos Luega (PAS)
Club Stein-los (PAS) 4–7 Skyte City (QPM)
CA Paulinthal (PAS) 2–4 Stein-los Turkish (PAS)
Baskita FC (PAS) 1–3 Tanrısal (PAS)
Augustus (QPM) 2–0 Tulduroc United (PAS)
Athletic Khaldoon (QPM) 1–0 1860 Flumineiro (QPM)
Almondvale (QPM) 1–1 Ajax Khaldoon (QPM)
As we enter the stretch run, CAP holds a deserved lead at the top, but then it gets very edgy. Many teams jostling for the CC and GC spots, with many deserving the chance to strut their stuff come the summer. Unfortunately, deserving teams will miss out on their chance and it is a race to nab the spots availble. At the bottom, there seems to be a definite idea of which four teams are heading down, but if Royal continues to flounder, we may just have a surprise yet.
Liga de Fuego Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CA Paulinthal 27 14 7 6 63 42 +21 49 TQCC
2 Tanrısal 27 12 9 6 57 46 +11 45 TQCC
3 Club Stein-los 27 13 6 8 58 52 +6 45 TQCC
4 Athletic Khaldoon 27 13 6 8 38 34 +4 45 TQCC
5 Valengren Kickers 27 12 7 8 59 47 +12 43 GC
6 Almondvale 27 11 10 6 52 46 +6 43 GC
7 Stein-los Turkish 27 13 4 10 60 61 −1 43 GC
8 Lunas FC 27 12 6 9 44 37 +7 42 GC
9 Augustus 27 11 8 8 63 54 +9 41 GC
10 Santos Luega 27 11 8 8 59 50 +9 41 GC
11 Pythons 27 11 6 10 65 64 +1 39
12 Ridgemont Town 27 11 6 10 47 48 −1 39
13 Peynol-Lunas 27 11 5 11 51 51 0 38
14 Real Minanda 27 10 7 10 57 55 +2 37
15 Skyte City 27 9 9 9 63 61 +2 36
16 SC Sardin 27 9 9 9 38 44 −6 36
17 SC Myrkan 27 9 7 11 48 49 −1 34
18 Jonastown United 27 9 7 11 35 39 −4 34
19 Royal Khaldoon 27 8 9 10 54 61 −7 33
20 Ajax Khaldoon 27 7 7 13 53 60 −7 28 Relegation
21 Baskita FC 27 8 4 15 53 69 −16 28
22 Fetherdron United 27 7 6 14 40 49 −9 27 Relegation
23 Tulduroc United 27 6 6 15 25 39 −14 24 Relegation
24 1860 Flumineiro 27 4 7 16 34 58 −24 19 Relegation