Matchday Twenty
Brham United 3–0 Darmen City AC
Forden 0–1 Eau Claire Aris FC
Scott City FC 0–0 Menomonie United
Chuckio FC 3–0 Vogler City Force
Darmen City United 1–2 Darmen City FC
Tilden Mutiny 0–2 Scott City Beat
Tim City Cyber Rays 0–3 Chippewa Falls Strykers
Sterling City Stars 0–1 Augusta
Rogerton Whitecaps 3–1 Johnho FC
Brady City Crunch 0–3 Eau Claire United
Darmen City FC put an interesting twist into the Darmen City Derby, defeating DC United, 2-1. Tor Tong Lee scored a hat trick against Johnho FC, while EC United held Andrew Esquire scorless in their 3-0 win. Aris and the Strykers both remained in the top two spots following thier wins over Forden and the Cyber Rays respectively.
Matchday Twentyone
Brady City Crunch 0–1 Brham United
Eau Claire United 5–1 Rogerton Whitecaps
Johnho FC 0–1 Sterling City Stars
Augusta 3–1 Tim City Cyber Rays
Chippewa Falls Strykers 0–0 Tilden Mutiny
Scott City Beat 3–1 Darmen City United
Darmen City FC 0–1 Chuckio FC
Vogler City Force 0–5 Scott City FC
Menomonie United 3–7 Forden
Eau Claire Aris FC 1–0 Darmen City AC
With the Strykers drawing against Mutiny, and Aris defeating Darmen City AC, Aris FC moved ahead of the Strykers in the table. Scott City FC's 5-0 win over the Force kept them within striking distance of the top two. EC United defeated the Whitecaps, 5-1, as many fans asked what was wrong with Tor Tong Lee, who scored only one goal, despite taking seven shots on goal.
Matchday Twentytwo
Brham United 1–1 Eau Claire Aris FC
Darmen City AC 2–4 Menomonie United
Forden 3–1 Vogler City Force
Scott City FC 5–0 Darmen City FC
Chuckio FC 2–2 Scott City Beat
Darmen City United 0–5 Chippewa Falls Strykers
Tilden Mutiny 1–1 Augusta
Tim City Cyber Rays 1–0 Johnho FC
Sterling City Stars 0–2 Eau Claire United
Rogerton Whitecaps 1–1 Brady City Crunch
Tor Tong Lee and Andrew Esquire each scored a goal for their respective teams, and after combining for 12 shots on goal, the match was one of the most exciting in DPL history. Scott City FC moved to within two points of Eau Claire Aris FC, and with a win over the Beat on Matchday Twentythree, and an Aris loss to Menomonie United, could put Scott City FC into second place.
Matchday Twentythree
Rogerton Whitecaps 1–0 Brham United
Brady City Crunch 2–1 Sterling City Stars
Eau Claire United 4–0 Tim City Cyber Rays
Johnho FC 6–1 Tilden Mutiny
Augusta 2–0 Darmen City United
Chippewa Falls Strykers 2–2 Chuckio FC
Scott City Beat 1–1 Scott City FC
Darmen City FC 1–1 Forden
Vogler City Force 1–1 Darmen City AC
Menomonie United 3–0 Eau Claire Aris FC
Scott City FC and the Beat were forced to share the Derby Championship, but following Aris's loss, Scott City FC moved to within one point of second. Andrew Esquire scored a pair in the Crunch's 2-1 win over the Stars, while Tor Tong Lee scored the winning goal for the Whitecaps in their 1-0 victory over Brham United.
Matchday Twentyfour
Brham United 3–1 Menomonie United
Eau Claire Aris FC 4–0 Vogler City Force
Darmen City AC 0–1 Darmen City FC
Forden 1–1 Scott City Beat
Scott City FC 5–1 Chippewa Falls Strykers
Chuckio FC 0–0 Augusta
Darmen City United 2–2 Johnho FC
Tilden Mutiny 1–5 Eau Claire United
Tim City Cyber Rays 3–5 Brady City Crunch
Sterling City Stars 1–3 Rogerton Whitecaps
With Darmen City FC's 1-0 win over their cross town rivals, the standings of the Darmen City Derby now look like so:
. Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Darmen City FC 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
2 Darmen City United 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3 Darmen City AC 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
With Darmen City FC done playing against any of it's rivals, the final match between Darmen City United and Darmen City AC will be the deciding factor. Darmen City United must only win by one goal to clinch the Derby title. Elsewhere in the DPL, Tor Tong Lee seemed to be getting back in form, scoring a hat trick against the Stars. Andrew Esquire also scored a hat trick in the Crunch's 5-3 win over the Cyber Rays. Following Scott City FC's 5-1 win over the Strykers, Scott City FC moved into second place on goal differential (+66 to +45), and now sits only one point behind the Eau Claire Aris FC.
Matchday Twentyfive
Sterling City Stars 2–1 Brham United
Rogerton Whitecaps 5–1 Tim City Cyber Rays
Brady City Crunch 4–3 Tilden Mutiny
Eau Claire United 7–0 Darmen City United
Johnho FC 1–1 Chuckio FC
Augusta 0–4 Scott City FC
Chippewa Falls Strykers 6–1 Forden
Scott City Beat 4–0 Darmen City AC
Darmen City FC 0–3 Eau Claire Aris FC
Vogler City Force 0–0 Menomonie United
Andre Romelle Young scored a hat trick as Scott City FC defeated Augusta, 4-0. The Strykers bounced back from their loss to Scott City FC, defeating Forden, 6-1. Eau Claire Aris FC remained atop the table for at least one more day, defeating Darmen City FC 3-0. Dan Baker scored a hat trick for Aris.
Matchday Twentysix
Brham United 1–0 Vogler City Force
Menomonie United 4–0 Darmen City FC
Eau Claire Aris FC 3–1 Scott City Beat
Darmen City AC 1–3 Chippewa Falls Strykers
Forden 0–0 Augusta
Scott City FC 2–1 Johnho FC
Chuckio FC 0–1 Eau Claire United
Darmen City United 5–3 Brady City Crunch
Tilden Mutiny 3–1 Rogerton Whitecaps
Tim City Cyber Rays 0–0 Sterling City Stars
The top four positions in the League Table are seperated by only two points, as the Aris, Strykers, Scott City FC, and Eau Claire United all won their matchups for the Day. The Crunch were upset by Darmen City United, who, despite being in the relegation zone, look like they'll stay in the top division for another season.
Matchday Twentyseven
Tim City Cyber Rays 1–3 Brham United
Sterling City Stars 0–0 Tilden Mutiny
Rogerton Whitecaps 5–0 Darmen City United
Brady City Crunch 2–0 Chuckio FC
Eau Claire United 3–7 Scott City FC
Johnho FC 1–2 Forden
Augusta 3–0 Darmen City AC
Chippewa Falls Strykers 1–5 Eau Claire Aris FC
Scott City Beat 0–1 Menomonie United
Darmen City FC 0–0 Vogler City Force
The Strykers were defeated by Aris 5-1, while Scott City FC defeated Eau Claire United, 7-3. The top two now have three points seperating them between the third and fourth place squads. Meanwhile, as Augusta defeated Darmen City AC 3-0, and the Crunch defeated Chuckio FC 2-0, the seperation between fourth and fifth place is only six points.
Matchday Twentyeight
Brham United 0–0 Darmen City FC
Vogler City Force 4–1 Scott City Beat
Menomonie United 1–3 Chippewa Falls Strykers
Eau Claire Aris FC 0–1 Augusta
Darmen City AC 0–0 Johnho FC
Forden 0–1 Eau Claire United
Scott City FC 5–1 Brady City Crunch
Chuckio FC 2–2 Rogerton Whitecaps
Darmen City United 1–3 Sterling City Stars
Tilden Mutiny 0–3 Tim City Cyber Rays
We knew it was coming, we just didn't know when. Following their 5-1 victory over the Crunch, and Aris' 0-1 loss to Augusta, Scott City FC moved into first place for the first time this season. Meanwhile, the struggling Whitecaps secured a 2-2 draw with Chuckio FC following a brace from Tor Tong Lee.
Matchday Twentynine
Tilden Mutiny 0–1 Brham United
Tim City Cyber Rays 10–1 Darmen City United
Sterling City Stars 0–0 Chuckio FC
Rogerton Whitecaps 3–0 Scott City FC
Brady City Crunch 0–0 Forden
Eau Claire United 4–1 Darmen City AC
Johnho FC 0–0 Eau Claire Aris FC
Augusta 0–0 Menomonie United
Chippewa Falls Strykers 0–0 Vogler City Force
Scott City Beat 1–2 Darmen City FC
So, with the begining of the last fourth of the season, first and fourth place are seperated by only two points in the table, while the top twelve teams all still have title hopes, however small they may be. Tor Tong Lee scored a hat trick for the Whitecaps as they defeated Scott City FC. Aris drew with Johnho FC, who despite their early success, are now sitting in thirteenth.
And, with three fourths of the season done, the DPL table is shaping up for an exciting finish:
Darmeni Premier League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Scott City FC 29 19 7 3 100 24 +76 64
2 Eau Claire United 29 19 6 4 77 31 +46 63
3 Eau Claire Aris FC 29 19 6 4 64 22 +42 63
4 Chippewa Falls Strykers 29 19 5 5 92 42 +50 62
5 Augusta 29 16 7 6 37 21 +16 55
6 Brady City Crunch 29 16 4 9 52 52 0 52
7 Brham United 29 15 3 11 35 33 +2 48
8 Forden 29 13 7 9 55 44 +11 46
9 Rogerton Whitecaps 29 13 7 9 55 50 +5 46
10 Scott City Beat 29 12 9 8 53 43 +10 45
11 Menomonie United 29 11 9 9 54 42 +12 42
12 Sterling City Stars 29 10 7 12 31 37 −6 37
13 Johnho FC 29 9 7 13 31 33 −2 34
14 Tim City Cyber Rays 29 9 4 16 43 65 −22 31
15 Chuckio FC 29 5 11 13 29 45 −16 26
16 Darmen City FC 29 6 8 15 13 34 −21 26
17 Tilden Mutiny 29 5 7 17 27 72 −45 22
18 Darmen City United 29 5 3 21 26 83 −57 18
19 Vogler City Force 29 2 9 18 22 70 −48 15
20 Darmen City AC 29 2 4 23 20 73 −53 10