Græntfjall 28–24 Muralos
Jack 9 (15–10) Chang 7
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Græntfjall 31–22 Abahnfleft
Jack 6 (11–12) Spencer 5
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The Sevens Federation 21–27 Græntfjall
unknown 7 (13–11) Isak 8
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Savojarna 22–32 Græntfjall
Halldor 7 (12–12) Noah 8
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Græntfjall 25–23 Juvencus
Jack 8 (13–13) unknown 7
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Lisander 30–27 Græntfjall
unknown 8 (14–12) Jack 13
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Selection of articles from Græntfjaller news media.
- Bouncy Wolves head into quarterfinals in strong shape
Despite their first loss of the tournament, Græntfjall will head into the quarterfinals where they began, as fourth seeds overall. Jack Jockisson continued his strong tournament with a team-record 13 goals, though it wasn’t enough to overcome a resilient Lisander side. Jockisson’s play has been one of the highlights of a tournament that has seen the Bouncy Wolves progress serenely through both group stages, making the playoffs for the third tournament in a row. They will now face familiar foes Kriegiersien at the Big Cup Sports Park, part of the University of Waltenberg’s sports complex. Improved discipline has also helped the Bouncy Wolves, who have not picked up a red card in the entire tournament, after receiving multiple such disciplines in their HWC23 and 24 campaigns. Goalkeeper Samuele Henriksson, currently boasting an impressive 49% save percentage, credits the experience he and several teammates have received playing overseas as contributing. “I’d recommend getting out there, even for only a season or two, to any young player, as it gives a much higher quality experience than playing in the domestic league,” he said.
Independence campaign frustrated by limited Græntfjaller assistance
Public and private Græntfjaller entities are providing ‘very limited’ assistance to the pro-independence campaign in the forthcoming Kitaran referendum, according to sources familiar with the campaign. Members of the DFLK and other ‘yes’ campaign supporters have voiced frustrations that there is not a greater level of support coming from Græntfjall, after the White Winter Queendom seemed to indicate support for the DFLK during the Varakoula Accord negotiations. Græntfjall’s intransigence over the issue of DFLK military demobilization and insistence on fair election monitoring led to the hopes from the ‘yes’ campaign that the new Kitaran Republic of Osterland would have a powerful ally in its neighbor, but campaigners on the ground say there has been no influx of material or financial support from Háttmark. “They sent us a box of post-it notes. Post-it notes!” says one frustrated politico who has been working for the pro-independence campaign since the referendum was first launched. Security analysts say there are no signs that the Græntfjaller Intelligence Bureau, which was widely blamed for manipulation of the Verdean presidential elections including a campaign of ‘black ops’ psychological warfare and open vote-rigging, is active in the field in Osterland. “If Græntfjall wants the independence vote to pass, they are doing an extraordinarily good job of hiding it,” says one security correspondent.
