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Lions Maul Legalese; Purple Army Awaits
The Nedalia Lions have arguably displayed the most destructive offense ever seen in any AOCAF tournament, scoring a total of 29 goals in 6 games. Thats almost 5 goals a game. They've also conceded only 4 goals, which is possibly even more surprising than their goals scored rate.
The fact is, the combination of Ben Turner, who just couldn't work well consistently enough with now retired legend Mohammed Khadra, and Cris Donne, perhaps the finest defender in Nedalia, is perhaps the first central defense combination to have finally "clicked" in the Lions history. Add to that the solid play of Gradd Corona on the left and Khalil Khasem, who has shown surprising toughness, on the right, and you have one mean defense which has been delivering the goods. Behind them stands Nedalia's finest goalkeeper since Derrell Lynch, and there is talk that Henry Tillment might even surpass the man who is widely considered the best ever for the Lions.
The heart and soul of the team, however, has been Constantine. Long over shadowed by his "2nd Generation" mates, the team is now unquestionably his, and his game has elevated to a whole new level. He was given the captaincy by Dilford, and since then has taken hold of the team, relishing in his new role. He might officially be stated as the right winger, but in reality, he has been given permission to the roam the field as he pleases by Dilford. Jesmin il Mohafet, who has replaced the greatest Nedalian footballer of all time, Nene, on the left, has been, so far, up to the task. His crosses have been amazingly accurate, and his runs down the flank have been as dangerous as the come. Houdini and Culmer have been absolute rocks in the middle, with their pinpoint passes and their solid defensive plays as well as accuracy going forward.
The frontline has been as impressive as they come. Jimmy Kelly, Tim James, Lumiere, and youngster Julian Kassem have all had their fair share of playing time and goals, and their deadliness upfront has been the fear of all the teams they have faced.
They ran through the group stages 4-0-0, rocked Myrtannia 5-1 and abolished Legalese 7-1. Now, they face Starblaydia. The two single most impressive teams in the tournament will meet up in the most highly anticipated match since the beginning of AOCAF 15, and perhaps before. Where Nedalia has been an unstoppable destruction team, loudly destroying everything set before them, Starblaydia have been mercilessly ruthless. Undoubtably the finest defensive team in the region, they have also been, without a question, the most well-rounded squad. They are also ranked 2nd and 1st in the tournament, respectively, and it couldnt show more.
So as the Lions prepare for the tournament's biggest encounter, it is widely assumed that the winner of this match will be the new AOCAF champion. No disrespect to either one of our allies, Bettia or Krytenia, but this the match all eyes will be upon. Clash of the Titans, if you may. |
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Manhattan Prime in Knockout Phase!!!
Manhattan Prime 2: 1 Nojika
Yos*ito Katakana , 10 mins goal, 44 mins
Karl Brandt, 60 mins
Manhattan Prime Ratings:
Clive Hilton (GK) – 6, neutralized most of the Nojikan attacks.
Lucas Thompson (RB) – 7, bossed the right back position throughout.
John Clarke (CB) – 7, Kept the opposing strikers quiet
Karl Heinze (CB) – 7, looks to have a solid partnership with Clarke in the middle.
Hitoshi Akita (LB) – 6, seemed to have little to do
Tobias Rauss (MC) – 7, refused to lose a ball.
Michael Donavan (MC) – 6, a solid display of tough tackling.
Felix DeSilva (AML) – 8, another classy performance, ran rings around the Nojikan defense.
Mashashi Takamura (AMR) – 7, gave the strikers plenty of support.
Karl Brandt (S) – 8, scored the vital winner and ran himself ragged for the whole match
Yos*ito Katakana (S) – 7, scored the first goal and gave his partner the utmost support. A truly unselfish striker.
No subs used.
Lloyd Hunter Writes for the Manhattan Herald
Manhattan Prime have secured a historic 2-1 victory over Nojika to take the team through to the Last 16 of AOCAF 15 on their first appearance in the tournament.
The win, Manhattan’s first in international competition, means the team finishes 3rd in Group TeleBaz with 5 points, and condemns their opponents to the Wooden Spoon award, for last place.
They are joined by group winners Nedalia, who qualify undefeated in the group stages, with Legalese in 2nd place, and Lamoni in 4th.
The partnership of Katakana and Brandt up front instantly bore fruit, with the Japanese striker netting within 10 minutes of kick off.
Nojika didn’t give up, and were rewarded with an equalizer just before half time, but Manhattan Prime emerged from their break looking rejuvenated, and eager to bury the game. Karl Brandt scored the winner in the 60th minute with a thunderbolt of a shot, after fooling two Nojika defenders who seemed to be flagging in the Bazalonian heat. Manhattan Prime then had little trouble holding on for the win.
Giving a brief post match interview, the Manhattan Prime manager Ian Pierce was clearly thrilled by his team’s efforts. He praised the player’s “fantastic performance”, and commented that they’d greatly exceeded the media’s expectations of them. Instead of being humiliated, they’d lost only once, drew twice and won once, all against superior opposition, and qualified for the next round in their first tournament as a team.
The vast majority of the nation is delighted by their team’s performance so far in the tournament and immense street parties are being held tonight in the major cities of the Imperial Republic, with everyone welcome, and entry free to all those wearing Manhattan colours
Tedd Verres, a bar owner in New London says he has never seen business so good, despite offering a free pint for every Manhattan Prime goal in the tournament. A party mood has swept the nation followed such an unexpected success at the team’s first time of asking.
Even the President of Manhattan Prime, well known as a big football fan by his staff in the capital, was on hand to offer the team and manager his congratulations. President Cuthbert appeared on the telescreens to tremendous applause from the massed hordes of ecstatic, patriotic, and truth be told, inebriated, Manhattan fans. Dressed in a Manhattan Prime football shirt he delivering a brief message from his official residence, and made it clear that he’d been watching every match.
Hopes are running high throughout the nation tonight as the team prepares for their Last 16 clash with highly fancied Krytenia, but Manhattanite fans feel that their team has already done themselves proud.
Group TeleBaz
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nedalia 4 4 0 0 17 2 15 12
2 Legalese 4 1 2 1 5 9 -4 5
3 Manhattan Prime 4 1 2 1 4 9 -5 5
4 Lamoni 4 0 2 2 4 6
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5 Nojika 4 0 2 2 1 5 -4 2
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Dasha Hits Half-Ton
New record as Starblaydia into Semis
The greatest nation in the history of the AOCAF will come face to face in the Semi-Finals of the 15th AOCAF with one of the world's great up-and-coming footballing powers. It should really be the Final, like it was way back in AOCAF10. That time Starblaydia emerged victorious over Nedalia in Extra Time thanks to a Menecrates goal, after Syku Lyku-Agbayani had Starblaydia at 1-1 after ninety minutes.
Good versus Evil, they're building it up to be over there - dunno which they are, though. Either way, Starblaydia slammed Pacitalia 3-0 on their way to a last-four meeting with Nedalia, not quite the RAWRCRUSHing 6-0 on Matchday One, but any win is a good win. The match will perhaps be best remembered for the scoring of Dasha Tolkacheva's fiftieth goal, perhaps the greatest landmark in goalscoring history for Starblaydia.
Matteo Prizzoni and World Cup-winning captain Georges Blanc also got on the scoresheet as Pacitalia were sent packing, though they couldn't out-do Dasha's goal within fifteen minutes. The rumour had gone around that Dasha was wearing a T-shirt underneath her jersey with some fifty-themed message written on it, and hundreds of cameras were all pointed at her. In the event, it was the rest of the team who were wearing the T-shirts, and they all proceeded to 'Flash Dash', as it were. Definitely a good team spirit in that side. Just the kind of thing needed to fend off a side who have scored practically five goals a game in the run-up to this Semi-Final.
This will be the hardest test for a Starblaydi AOCAF team since... well... a long time ago. Can Starblaydia make it to yet another final?
Starblaydia 3 - 0 Pacitalia
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The Blessed Realm is buzzing, as is it's neighbour Nedalia. In fact, they're buzzing so much, no-one would blame you if you thought the entire island of Verdena had been conquered by a maurauding swarn of giant bumblebees. Well, perhaps you get a few odd glances here and there, just like the guy who went public claiming that ants were taking over the world.
Mind you, ants ARE all around us, burrowing into our gardens, invading our homes, their populations growing exponentially... it's just a matter of time folks. Chances are they'll soon be as big as us, and then, when we least expect it, these new super-ants will come to the surface, announcing their horrifying prescence by terrorising all who stand before them, slicing those who oppose them in half with their awesome mandibles until finally... finally, mankind is subjugated, forced to do their bidding in their deep, dark mines, digging new tunnels, foraging for food, tending to their young and (for some unlucky souls) wiping the queen's ãrse.
| QUOTE | BEEEEEEEP... WE APOLOGISE FOR THIS SHORT BREAK... THIS IS DUE TO A TECHNICAL PROBLEM... NORMAL SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED SHORTLY... AND ANTS ARE NOT TAKING OVER THE WORLD... IN THE MEANTIME, HERE IS A LITTLE RANDOM MUSIC...
♪ ♪ DEE DEE DEE DEE DEE DEE DIDDLY DEE, ♪ ♪ DA DUM DA DUM DA DUM DUM DUM... ♪ ♪ |
Back to more important matters - the final of AOCAF 15. All eyes are on the TeleBaz Stadium where the Aroras face the Lions in a bid to get hold of their first major title since that glorious day in Vilita where they lifted the Baptism of Fire trophy all those years ago.
Expectation is high, town squares and parks are packed to the rafters (if they had rafters, that is) of footy fans flocking around the myriad the ultra-screens which now seem to be a permanent landmark around towns and villages throughout the nation. Every public building has been transformed into a little piece of the Bettian half of the stadium, with fans all decked out in the green and gold quarters packing into them to watch the match - even the quaint little public library in Kirkwood has a quiet buzz around it, as though it has been invaded by a swarm of giant bumblebees (ENOUGH WITH THE GIANT INSECTS ALREADY!).
As always, the streets around the country are deserted as fans take every vantage point imaginable - even the comedy tumbleweed bouncing down Pifton High Street is getting into the spirit of things, showing flashes of green and yellow in it's otherwise dead brown foliage. And as always, the Pie and Pifton (possibly the most famous sports café in Bettia) is heaving with punters, including our regulars George and Ali, who are sat at their usual table, sipping their usual tea and nibbling on their usual scones... it's just ten minutes or so to kickoff, but Ali is uneasy.
"Erm... George?"
"Yup?" he replies, a sultana dropping out of his mouth as he rather impolitely talks with his mouth full (who taught this guy manners?)
"What time is it?"
"About ten minutes to kickoff?"
"Uh-huh... and how long have you been in here today?"
"Oh, a few hours. I woke up at four o'clock especially for this. I can't bloody wait!"
"Right, a few hours. And you're not worried that your being here early is going to jinx the team?"
"What?! Oh please Ali, tell me you're joking. I thought you were over all this we-always-lose-when-George-gets-here-on-time thing? I mean, we proved that was complete bollocks when we won that World Cup qualifier whilst I was in the toilet the whole time."
"Yeah, but that was against a bunch of no-hopers - this is Nedalia we're playing now, one of the few teams who are actually better than us. Aren't you in the least bit worried?"
"Not in the slightest. Your theory is bollocks... read my lips, complete and utter bollocks. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, you're talking bollocks."
"No, I'm Ali. I don't know anyone called Talking Bollocks. I know a Tecwyn Black though."
"Oh shut up and watch the telly."
| QUOTE | "Yes, hello and welcome back to the AOCAF Final live from the TeleBaz on the Sonastra Sports Network. We're pleased to welcome into the studio an old friend of ours Razir Winstone - good to have you with us Raz."
"It's good to be here."
"Now, what do you make of today's team news?"
"It's certainly a very VERY bold move. Playing two in defence instead of the usual three? It seems Abdul-Rahim's going all out for the win here - it's great to see, and with the team's confidence buoyed by the awesome display in the semifinal, who can blame him?"
"And what about Cledwyn Foyle's role, sitting just behind the central pairing of Warlow and Ap Tegryn?"
"I'd say he's perfect for the role - collecting the ball from the back two and using his passing accuracy to set up quick counter attacks... if all goes right, it's a tactic that could pay some real dividends."
"Now, Bettia and Nedalia have some history, stretching all the way back to their Baptism of Fire matchup. We've dipped into the archives and found this pre-match footage, which includes a rather young-looking Razir..."| QUOTE | "Oh yes, very good Raz... always the joker! All jesting aside, could the Aroras of Bettia beat the Lions of Nedalia? Well, we've decided to find out with a little matchup of our own. We've got cameras over at Lorshill Safari Park where we can now join our correspondant Jan Booth. Jan?"
"Yes hello, we're here live from Lorshill Safari Park, where we're about to find out... by releasing a pride of lions into the Arora pen!"
"WHAT?!? You can't do that! That's sick! That's cruel! That's inhumane!"
"I know, but we've got an hour to kill until kick-off. Okay Jan, RELEASE THE LIONS!! Oh wow, we're certainly getting some fast, gutsy action here, the two sides are quite literally tearing into each other. The lions are throwing their weight around, and the aroras are using their speed, agility and big teeth to good use. And... oooh, that's got to hurt! What a mess - we'll come back to the safari park in a few minutes time when the park-keepers have had a chance to clean that up. |
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George spluttered, spraying all around him with half-eaten scone and plastering the screen with bits of jam and pastry.
"What?! I can't believe they just showed that! I'm trying to eat here!"
"Yes, and failing miserably." Ali replied grumpily, wiping chunks of his friend's lunch out of his thinning hair.
"Well excuuuuuuse me!"
"Hey, the teams are coming out!"
The crowd in the café rose to their feet, as did every other fan in the country who was able to, shouting encouragement to their on-screen heroes.
"COOOMMME ONNNNN YOU 'RORAAAAAS!! COOOMMMME ONNNNN YOU 'RORAAAAAS!! COOOMMME ONNNNN YOU 'RORAAAAAS!!" came the huge, almost similtaneous cry from billions of eager fans, matching the deafening chants of the lucky few thousand who were at the match in person, hopeful of watching Bettian history in the making. As the ever-stirring national anthem rang out across the stadium and the Blessed Realm, the good people sat down, their eyes glued to whatever screen stood before them, ready to watch THE match.
This is it. The time for talking, spraying your lunch over a wide area, and daft giant-insect-based conspiracy theories is over...
Fixtures / Results:
Group BazAir
MD1: BETTIA 2-1 Bedistan (Via Voleta Dome, Parkford)
MD2: BETTIA 3-1 Dorian & Sonya (CBBC Dome, Woolgolga)
MD3: BETTIA 3-0 Bazalonia (TeleBaz Stadium, Fauxham)
MD4: BETTIA 2-2 Andossa Se Mitrin Vega (Drago Soccer Field, Drago)
MD5: Cheerio, bye bye, ta ta
Second Round
BETTIA 4-0 Oliverry (Via Voleta Dome, Parkford)
Quarter Final
BETTIA 2-1 The Lowland Clans (Via Voleta Dome, Parkford)
Semi-Final
BETTIA 4-0 Krytenia (CBBC Dome, Woolgolga)
FINAL
BETTIA vs. Nedalia (TeleBaz Stadium, Fauxham)
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More Krytie Mayhem In Store
Starblaydia meet bitter enemies in fight for 3rd
Nedalia have finally overcome their Starblaydi bugbear in the AOCAF - or, to put it another way - Starblaydia have lost their 100% winning record against Nedalia in the AOCAF. In AOCAFs 8, 10 and 14 (all of which saw a Starblaydi championship), Nedalia have been defeated by the men and women in white and purple. Two of those needed Extra Time and this match may well have gone that way were it not for Constantine's late, late winner.
The match started evenly, Nedalia's uber-offensive intentions breaking on the rocks of Blanc, Velaise and Kouvas. Starblaydia, by contrast, were happy to keep the ball and frustrate the Lions' midfield. Il-Mohafet, Culmer and Constantine may all be very good players, but without the ball they were inneffective at best. Starblaydia's spearhead was led by Donii, who battled with Houdini throughout the ninety minutes; their tussle often reflected the state of the match as a whole. Sometimes Donii's tricks and quick feet left the defensive-minded Nedalian for dead, while others Houdini's touch on the ball and skill at winning it proved too good for the Aquiliana-born midfielder.
Nedalia struck first, their greatest-ever striker Tim James netting past Paola Mendez after good work by Il-Mohafet on the left. Averette was caught out of position at right-back, giving the Aanjar winger all the time in the world to put in the perfect cross for James to head home. Starblaydis were heard to mutter 'what if Ibanez had been there instead'. The answer, most probably, is that Il-Mohafet would have been writhing on the ground in agony and Starblaydia a man down from then on.
Thankfully for Starblaydia they struck back with their own greatest-ever striker: Dasha Tolkacheva. She levelled the match with her fifty-first international goal: Donii brushed past Houdini, chipped the ball into the area for Lawrence Asante to nod down and Tolkacheva to blast into the top corner of the net, making Ben Turner look like he wasnn't even there.
The lead belonged to Nedalia at half time, though, as Culmer proved himself fastest in a goalmouth scramble after Mendez lost the ball in mid-air from a corner. Under pressure from Donne and her teammate Kouvas, Mendez failed to catch the corner and Culmer toe-poked it home from around seven yards. And the crowd went wild, as they say.
Starblaydia came out fighting at the beginning of the second half and Nedalia were forced to drop back as Starblaydia pressed for an equaliser. It took fifteen minutes of Tolkacheva, Asante and Prizzoni all coming close, but Starblaydia had to ensure against conceeding a third while trying to pull level. It needed a gamble to work, a gamble that duly came from that voracious young attacking right-back Christian Averette. His over-lapping ability is surely second to none and in the industrious, unselfish Prizzoni he has found an excellent foil. With Prizzoni holding the ball just outside the corner of the penalty area, Averette steamed past him on the outside. A simple flick with the outside of his foot saw Prizzoni fool Gradd Corona and Averette burst into the area with the ball. One barnstorming shot later and Tillment was on the floor with the ball in the net behind him. Oh boy does that kid have a talent for scoring: four goals in seven games for the young right-back. On-looking Ibanez, who Averette has replaced, has scored just seven in a near twenty year-long career, by comparison.
It looked likely to be Extra Time for the third time in four meetings, but Nedalia weren't having any of that. It was Constantine, taking the ball past Georges Blanc, who's legs couldn't keep up with his opposing Captain, one-twoing with Culmer and then curling a shot with the outside of his right boot past the outstreched leg of Leo Velaise and the despairing hand of Paola Mendez. Constantine took a lap of honour around the stadium as Starblaydia held their heads in their hands and Nedalia sent themselves to the Final of the AOCAF for the third time in their history. There they face Final virgins Bettia, and one thing is sure: a different champion will be added to the AOCAF trophy's history.
Starblaydia, on the other hand, have a little meeting with Krytenia first.
Nedalia 3 - 2 Starblaydia
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Verdena Invaded by Giant Ants!
Amidst concerning reports coming out of Bettia about giant ants terrorizing the country, Nedalia joined their eastern neighbors in the AOCAF 15 finals after a legend-making goal by the captain himself, Constantine. We couldn't have possibly covered the game better than our Starblaydi counterparts, so we won't, but we mention that final score was 3-2, in the Lions favor. Finally.
This the first time that the senior Nedalia Lions have defeated the Purple Army in any competition, and the first time in 5 tries they finally feel success in AOCAF competitions. Some of the previous losses have been painful, especially the AOCAF 10 finals loss. Revenge comes sweet, as they say, but according to manager Sam Dilford, it didn't come easy.
"This is, without doubt, the finest squad we have ever defeated," stated the manager. "We're not fond of them in Nedalia, that's no secret. That, however, takes nothing away from their football. What they showed us today...it really couldve gone either way. It took something special from a very special player to seperate us, but this is a team that has the world at its feet. The way Bedistan fell in the AOCAF and World Cup competitions, I have to say that Starblaydia is the finest football team in the world, bar none, despite their exit to Krytenia. I have a new found respect for their team and that country in general. They are top notch in every aspect. My hat goes off to them, that was one hell of a team that we beat today."
The 89th goal by Constantine now pits the Lions vs. Bettia. While we previously stated that whoever won the epic Nedalia vs. Starblaydia match would effectively win the tournament, that has to be taken back after the Aroras defeated the Kryties 4-0.
"The way Bettia played against Krytenia," commented Dilford, "suggests that definitely have what it takes to lift the trophy. We've always had respect for the Bettian game; in fact, we play nearly the same way. Our focal points are our offenses, so you can be guaranteed there's gonna be alot of goals in this one."
While they haven't played each other recently, the Lions and the Aroras have a long history of friendly rivalry to build this match up properly from. The record stands as 2-2-1 for the Lions against the Aroras, with the Baptism of Fire Quarter-Final matchup, the 1st of 5 games between the brotherly countries, being the only loss. Don't be fooled, however; despite a slightly better record, this match is about as equal as they come.
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"There. What did I tell you? NOW do you believe me? NOW do you believe your theory is completely doolally?"
It was no use. George's gloating was going unheard, and he didn't mind one bit - it was being drowned out by the near-hysterical jubilation that seemed to be reverberating throughout the entire Blessed Realm.
They'd done it!
They'd only gone and bloody done it!
After a dominant display in which they had downed the Lions by four goals to one, Bettian football had reached dizzying new heights - Bettia were the champions of Atlantian Oceania.
The customers of the Pie and Pixie were literally jumping for joy, as were the players and staff over in the TeleBaz Stadium as they proceeded one by one onto a hastily-constructed stage in the centre of the pitch to receive their winners medals. The stadium rang to the tune of thousands of Bettians singing an impromptu chorus of the ever-stirring 'Brothers of Bettia', reaching a deafening crescendo with the final line... "Cry out as one - BETTIA! BETTIA!"
And then the moment came - Aroras captain Badr Warlow stepped up onto the stage to complete the formalities, shaking hands with Bazalonian dignataries and receiving his medal before the President of Bazalonia himself presented him with the trophy. In time honoured tradition, he kissed it before hoisting it with both hands above his head - cue delerium in the stands, the fans going wild as the players celebrated before getting lost in a green and gold mist of confetti.
As pictures of the players parading their newly-won trophy around the pitch to the acclaim of their fans, and also the equal number of Nedalian fans who sporting applauded them, George and Ali sat back down with hugely satisfied grins on their faces, clinking their teacups in celebration as the national euphoria carried on around them.
They did it.
Stuart Abdul-Rahim's two-man defence gamble had paid off. The front three had done their job, with Latif Hunter grabbing a brace and Hutton and Devanallt claiming a goal each. This epic victory had certainly dulled the pain of the Bettian gridball team losing the NS Cup Final by a single touchdown. Bettian sport was on a major high - now it just needed the national ice hockey teams to follow suit to make the triumph complete.
They did it!
Fixtures / Results:
Group BazAir
MD1: BETTIA 2-1 Bedistan (Via Voleta Dome, Parkford)
MD2: BETTIA 3-1 Dorian & Sonya (CBBC Dome, Woolgolga)
MD3: BETTIA 3-0 Bazalonia (TeleBaz Stadium, Fauxham)
MD4: BETTIA 2-2 Andossa Se Mitrin Vega (Drago Soccer Field, Drago)
MD5: Cheerio, bye bye, ta ta
Second Round
BETTIA 4-0 Oliverry (Via Voleta Dome, Parkford)
Quarter Final
BETTIA 2-1 The Lowland Clans (Via Voleta Dome, Parkford)
Semi-Final
BETTIA 4-0 Krytenia (CBBC Dome, Woolgolga)
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Krytenians Beaten, Not Heard
Starblaydia finish in third position
And so, Dash finishes with a staggering fifty-two goals to her name, won over a period of twelve years and seventy-one caps. Quite simply, and approximately, for every hour she's been on the pitch for Starblaydia, she's scored a goal - an incredible acheivement for any nation, never mind one with the kind of quality strikers that Starblaydia produces.
As it was, twenty year-old striker Lawrence Asante somewhat upstaged his veteran counterpart by bagging the first two of Starblaydia's three goals either side of half time. The four goals he has scored on the way to third place are his first four goals for Starblaydia, despite 'winning' the 14th AOCAF as a two-cap reserve striker at the tender age of sixteen. Not to fear, however, as Tolkacheva put herself among the all-time great strikers of any nation with her fifty-second goal of her glittering career.
She's won both the World Cup (in 28) and Liga Starblaydia with the Daii as well as a bronze medal at the Ylompic Games in Tyrellia. Added to that fame, foturne and a global presence in the minds of football fans, 'Dash' is, quite simply, one of the greatest strikers of all time.
Did we mention she's a woman in a "man's game"? Better note that down, too.
Starblaydia 3 - 0 Krytenia
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Manhattanites bow out in last 16; team returns in triumph!
Manhattan Prime 1: 4 Krytenia
Felix DeSilva 20mins goals; 15mins, 45mins, 64mins, 83mins
Manhattan Prime Ratings:
Clive Hilton (GK) – 4, struggled with the constant assaults on his goal
Lucas Thompson (RB) – 4, was clearly frustrated by his team’s performance, barely avoided a red card.
John Clarke (CB) – 5, didn’t look his normal composed self
Karl Heinze (CB) – 4, seemed to find the Krytenian strikers a handful
Ben Wilde (LB) – 4, Krytenia proved to be a tough test for the young man’s debut cap
Ethan Smith (DMC) – 5, was outpaced by his marker for the entire game.
Michael Donavan (MC) – 6, showed little of his quality, and was rendered ineffective by tight Krytenian defending.
Felix DeSilva (AML) – 7, grabbed his first goal for his country
Mashashi Takamura (AMR) – 4, his passes and crosses were easily intercepted by the Krytenian defenders.
Karl Brandt (S) – 5, teamed up well with Katakana again, but was starved of balls from midfield
Yo-explicitive removed-o Katakana (S) – 7, had a good finish to the tournament, producing many promising attacks
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Lloyd Hunter Writes for the Manhattan Herald
The Manhattan Prime national football team returned in triumph to Manhattan today, after their Last 16 defeat to eventual 4th placed team Krytenia.
Krytenia opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour, but young Felix DeSilva, Manhattan Prime’s star player of the tournament, hit back immediately with his first goal for his country, and a just reward for his spirited performances throughout AOCAF 15.
However Krytenia wore down the plucky Manhattanites with a sparkling display of skill, taking the lead again just before half time, then putting the game beyond with goals in the 64th and 83rd minutes
The team were welcomed home to massed crowds, including the President and several important members of cabinet. A procession through the streets of the capital in a tour bus has been planned for the coming weekend, to celebrate the team’s performances.
Manhattan Prime bows out of AOCAF 15 with their heads held high, having won themselves some respect on the international stage as one of the surprise packages of the tournament.
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