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AOCAF 17 - The Roleplay Thread
Posted: Dec 1 2006, 12:35 AM
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Demot Daily ~ Keeping It Steady

And so it began, the start of the AOCAF 17 for Demot, taking on what appears to be the strongest side in the group, the red haters of Bettia. The team knew it had to get out on the right foot, espicially with the other formidable oppenents waiting to take their shot at the still new nation. Coach Dogood tried his hardest to downplay the desperate need for at least a point to his squad in the training sessions leading up to the match, but it was easy to tell that the team was on pins and needles as they took to the pitch, and waited for the starting whistle.

The well oiled machine that is the Bettia offence didn't take long to make its' presence felt out on the field, nearly netting their opening chance, only to see Orien making a diving save. Yet the team was soo out of wack, that Hostra overran the toss and the ball skipped right to the feet of Richards, who manuevered past the charge of Lucas, and slipped one out of the reach of young Orien.

The squad was just about gaining their footing when another mental blunder cost them the goal. Smith had recovered a loose ball and was turning upfield to spring Black when he passed it right to Rogers, who in turn got it to a breaking Richards. He snuk past the backline of the Dynamo, and was able to get his shot off before Orien could come out and take away the angle. The heads hung low on the sideline and the squad needed something to snap them back into focus as they headed to the lockerroom, or else face the nasty proposition of being embaressed and having people wonder if their first AOCAF run was just a fluke.

That spark would prove to be Ashley Hughes as she came on for the floundering Kendall Smith. As the second half got underway, the crafty veteran began to press the Bettia midfielders hard. With the added pressure, they began to make quick and rash decisions, and in the 51st minute Black would make them pay for it, by intercepting a pass from Scott, and moving past Harris and Foyle with a nifty little spin move, and firing from just beside the spot and into the corner, freezing Sulaiman.

The goal began to shift the momentum, and the play started to stay in the Bettia half, with the Dynamo pressing hard for the equaliser, but Sulaiman refused to give them an inch. It was going to take something special to get another goal past him, and that came in the way of a Hughes drop pass for just inside the box, to a waiting Ysman, and the green fell became the latest victim of of her rocket foot, as it sailed into the netting, just scathing the crossbar on its way in.

The teams would play to a stalemate in the last 20 minutes, each team unable to get that final pass that would provide the scoring chance. The keepers did have to make a few saves, but nothing that was taken as a serious threat on goal. Next up for the Dynamo is the talented Warrior squad from Milchama, whom the Dynamo are looking hopefully to stealing another point from, and trying to increase their odds of moving on past the group stage with the only other huge obstical being the Blue Foxes of Pacitalia. Delesa would be considered a threat, but their coaching staff has such an immature attitude, that they really are just now going to be the stepping stone Demot will need to get past this talent heavy group.

Bettia 2 : 2 Demot
BET: Richards 3' , Richards 21'
DEM: Black 51' , Ysman 68'

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Halosen News-Times: Dryads Throttle Hawks, Nojika next

KRYTENIA - After a dissapointing, frustrating affair against Manhattan Prime on Day One, Myrtannia got it back into gear on Day Two. Thanks to privately operated busses under MAFC control, the Dryads starters were all present and correct for their clash with the Lamoni Hawks. Unfortunately for Lamoni, the same cannot be said of the Hawks' starting 11. Bus troubles once again scewed the efforts of one team, but this time in Myrtannia's favor.

"It's horrible what happened to the Hawks, but we'll take the win and 3 points all the same," said coach Gabino after the match.

At the stadium, the Dryads Army, resplendent in garish neon orange and blue, gave their starting eleven a standing ovation upon their being announced over the PA system. Amongst that starting 11, team captain Dania Figary was the only player who'd been present for the last Myrtannia-Lamoni match. That match, in Krytenia during AOCAF XIII had been a 0-3 thrashing by the exprienced Hawks. Sixteen years after that, it was payback time.

In the first half, the Dryads looked a bit rusty, attacking off and on but not getting any real clear shots on the goal. Getting lost on a bus the previous day will do that to a team. Lamoni's reserves took advantage of that rustiness and the untested goalkeeper Rosario Zlotnik, finding a scoring opportunity early in the match. Twenty minutes in, Lamoni's Guy Tomes slipped one off the side bar into the net just past the first-time starter.

"It was a little unnerving to have that happen, but you just have to get used to it. Starting for the national team is a lot different than starting for an MAFC side," Zlotnik expressed after the match.

The rest of the first half went on as a see-saw battle with neither the Dryads or Hawks getting any open shots on goal. Both defenses played quite respectably in the first half, but Myrtannia wasn't going to accept a defeat just yet. In the second half, the attacking offense of Myrtannia would finally awake from slumber.

From the starting gun, the Dryads pushed forward against the Lamonian reserves, looking for scoring opportunities. They got close several times, once on a header attempt by Myong Tuman off a Martignago corner. But up until the final ten minutes, the Hawk defense held. Something had to give, though, and it seemed almost as if the Dryads were toying with the Hawks' reserves at times. Several of their shots could've gone in if aimed just a little better, and their usual precision seemed missing.

Then, after a signal by coach Gabino, the Dryads let loose the dogs of (football) war - a far more determined blitz into the back third. With the Hawks off-guard, September Rollock drove into the upper left corner of the box, then passed it through the legs of a Lamonian defender. Dania Figary recieved the pass, and struck it home with authority into the top left corner for the equaliser.

Looking shell-shocked, the Hawks found themselves on the defensive again when the Dryads took possession after the next kickoff. Myrtannia charged forward again, this time led by Figary, who broke away from the pack, leaving only the keeper between her and the goal. At the last second, Figary passed it off to Roz Gabino, who landed a beautiful sliding kick into the net. Suddenly, Myrtannia led 2-1, and the showcase wasn't over yet.

Another steal off of a kickoff left Hettie Miyagishima wide open with the Hawks just staring in disbelief. Not wasting a moment, she charged straight at the goal, and took a shot right at the keeper. It rebounded off of Nolan Delenick's chest, and Miyagishima nailed the ball on the ricochet with a scissor kick that gave her her first goal for the senior team. This was, of course, accompanied by loud chants of 'Banzai!' from the Myrtannian cheering section. All of this in just under five minutes of action.

"It was crazy - we played around with different attack angles all game long, then coach Gabino gave the sign and we went after them. I feel sorry for the poor Lamonian reserves," Miyagishima expressed afterwards at a press conference, wearing her trademark pink knit cap, "But we're three points closer to the Quarterfinals, so we've gotta just keep on truckin'."

The win puts Myrtannia more firmly in second place for the moment, as hosts Krytenia downed a pesky Manhattan Prime side 4-2. Next up for Myrtannia will be Nojika, losers of their first match as they fell to Krytenia by that same score. Despite the loss, Myrtannia will take Nojika very seriously.

"Anyone can be a potential spoiler for our knockout round bid, so Nojika is most certainly a threat. We'll be preparing for them just as seriously as we did for Lamoni," coach Gabino explained.

After the win, the Dryads starters went to the same local bar that the Hawks starters ended up at, and shared a drink with their footballing contemporaries. It was only one round, and the Dryads didn't consume any alcohol as per team doctrine. But the two sides seemed quite happy to chat and visit until the Dryads boarded the bus back to their hotel. Unconfirmed reports place the Dryads at an area school field for a closed intensive practice session in the morning, and another in the afternoon before their match with Nojika.

So, the final score for Day Two:

Myrtannia 3 - 1 Lamoni

(Figary 80', Gabino 83', Miyagishima 84', Tomes 20')
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Manhattan Herald – 1st December 2006
Lloyd Hunter reports from AOCAF 17

AOCAF Day 2 - Spirited MP fall to hosts

Group A – Manhattan Prime 2:4 Krytenia
Y. Katakana - 50mins, 58 mins 15min, 20 mins, 43 mins, 84 mins (pen)

In the 2nd day of AOCAF 17 saw Manhattan Prime, fresh from a draw against a weakened Myrtannia side, face off against tournament hosts Krytenia.

Manager Ian Pierce brought in 3 changes from last game, and switched to employing 2 holding midfielders in an attempt to try and contain Krytenia – Ethan Smith was brought in for Rauss, and Enrique Costa replaced Donavan to win his 1st cap. David Williams also made his international debut today, replaced Brandt, who had had a very quiet game against Myrtannia. Pierce was clearly hoping the pace of the young striker would make up for his inexperience.

The last and only time the two teams have met was in the Last 16 of AOCAF 15, where Krytenia defeated Manhattan Prime 4-1, and they looked like emulating their scoreline today. Manhattan Prime’s players were run off the pitch in a dismal first half that ended with the Manhattanites 3-0 down, and thankful that the score was that low.

The hosts scored an opening goal on the 15 minute, piercing the Manhattan defense with some clever moves, before adding a 2nd 5 minutes later with an audacious bicycle kick that is surely a candidate for goal of the tournament. Disheartened, Manhattan fans were praying for the half-time whistle, but Krytenia grabbed a third goal just before the end.

Manhattanite assistant manager Rob Gyles were heard tearing his players off a strip in the dressing room, telling Williams he “looked about as lethal a weapon as a fuzzy-felt knife” and lambasted holding midfielders Smith and Costa’s timidity, roaring that “the only thing you two were blo*dy holding out there was each other’s hands!”

Manager Ian Pierce was seemingly better at keeping his composure, but appearing disappointed going in to the team’s dressing room and declined to make a comment to the press at half time.

Seemingly fired up to prove themselves, Manhattan Prime seemed a completely different team in the 2nd half. Smith and DeSilva chased every ball, and in the 50 minute Katakana scored with a superb assist from Williams. Within 10 minutes Manhattan had a 2nd goal and were back in the game after star striker Katakana netted for a 2nd time with a thunderous shot from outside the area in the 58th minute of the game.

Manhattan Prime continued to use their pace and press for an equaliser, but ultimately, none was forthcoming. Disaster struck just six minutes from fulltime, when Lucas Thompson, hero of the last game, brought down a Krytenian striker in the box, giving away a penalty. Thompson was swiftly sent off for the foul and stormed off the pitch in disgust, whilst the resulting penalty was scored, knocking the stuffing out of the Manhattanite team. The final score - Krytenia 4:2 Manhattan Prime.

The other Group A action ended Lamoni 1-3 Myrtannia in Stanton, leaving Manhattan Prime in 3rd place.

Manhattan Prime Team:

Clive Hilton (GK)

Lucas Thompson (RB)
John Clarke (CB)
Karl Heinze (CB)
Hitoshi Akita (LB)

Ethan Smith (DMC)
Enrique Costa (MC)
Felix DeSilva (AML)
Mashashi Takamura (AMR)

David Williams (S)
Yos*ito Katakana (S)

No subs used.

TABLE PL W D L GF GA GD PT
Krytenia 2 2 0 0 8 4 +4 6
Myrtannia 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Manhattan Prime 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1
Nojika 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
Lamoni 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0

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Bazas Beaten


Brian Cahill reporting from the County Ground, Dereapolis.

There was a sense of déjà vu as the Hyppos’ took to the field against Bazalonia on matchday 2 of the tournament. Four long years ago, far to the west in Lamoni, the Autocracy faced the same opposition at the same stage and recorded a thrilling 5 - 2 win. Here in Krytenia the winning margin may have been smaller but the victory was no less comprehensive. Capped by a marvellous man-of-the-match performance by midfielder Victor Razin.

The left sider showed his class on seventeen minutes as he cut in from the flank and curled a shot past the keeper and inside the far post from the edge of the penalty area. It was a great strike, even more so considering it was with his weaker foot. Another ten minutes past before Razin doubled his and the nation’s lead. BazaCub defender Swift clipped Sousa twenty five yards from goal and Razin swung in the freekick, looking for one of the blue and white shirts within the mass of bodies in the Bazalonian box. But his cross eluded everyone and nestled in the same corner as his previous effort. Pure fluke but they all count.

As the halftime whistle blew the eyes of the Autocracy’s media machine strained for any sign of dispute between Marcus Baxter and Javi Chavez but as the coach headed down the tunnel to the changing rooms the Director of Elite Football stayed in his seat in the main stand.

The BazaCubs took to the pitch in the second after clearly receiving a rocket from their manager. As the half ticked on the group’s third seeds turned the screw more and more until their pressure finally told. The ball was lofted forward out of defence and young centreback Ocella showed he wasn’t quite on the same wavelength as the rest of the back four as he delayed in stepping forward to spring the offside trap. That hesitation allowed Kang to run through unchecked and slot a low shot beneath the advancing Lomaia. It was 2 - 1 and the Bazalonians sensed an equaliser but that dream was snuffed out with twelve minutes to go as the ever dangerous Razin played a beautiful cross into the box and Morinas rose highest to power a header past Kanga. In stoppage time the Hyppos won a penalty when Sousa went down under the challenge of Fjord. Razin stepped up with the chance to cap a wonderful performance with a hattrick but his effort crashed off the bar and was cleared. No fairytale ending but the 3 points was good enough.

Hypocria 3 - 1 Bazalonia
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The win kept Hypocria in third place in Group D but now with some points on the board. Unsurprisingly the Purple Peril lead the way with a perfect record so far after a sound hammering of Quakmybush. The Sharks drop to the bottom of the group behind Az-Cz. Fans back home will be hoping the Quakmybush form doesn’t improve ahead of their game against the Hyppos on the next matchday.
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Seven Up!
Magnificent Maitland bags hat-trick


The B Sharps. Sharks. Whatever. They played about as a well as a barbershop quartet and couldn't even single in tune. The only thing in harmony was a well-drilled Starblaydi football machine, crushing the poor Quakmybushians who attempted to have four strikers and play a defensive style at the same time. After being thrashed six-nil by Bazalonia on Matchday One, Starblaydia went one better and put seven past the 'B' Sharks.

Jacqueline Maitland proved to be in red-hot form, fresh from setting up the winner against Az-cz she came into this match to score her 55th, 5th and 57th international goals. Mercia Stadium is obviously a good hunting ground for Starblaydia so far, with two wins from two matches. Maitland's came from two expert strikes within the box, as well as a penalty-kick. Though it took until the twenty-third minute for Jackie to get her and Starblaydia's first, by Half Time it was three-nil as first full-back Yattaro Serviché breezed onto a free ball in the area, then midfielder Tara Niodonna scored from forty yards out with an absolute peach of a strike.

A second goal from Jackie Maitland made it four-nil even before Quakmybush made it onto the score-sheet. Forward Benjamin Holt became the first player to breach Jino Graikalonii's net in his senior career with a goal just past the hour mark. Quakmybush's glory barely lasted five minutes as Maitland was felled by Moreno in the area and then stepped up confidently to slot past Green for number five. Captain Fillipo Zinaldi made it six shortly after as Quakmybush crumbled. Though Sam Murphy fluked himself a goal for six-two, substitute Tommas Coalville - on for Bazrimar - made it a malevolent seven and a second thrashing in a row for Quakmybush.

Starblaydia get to sit back and watch Hypocria and Bazalonia try to match their six point tally so far as they play Az-cz and Quakmybush respectively.

Final score from Mercia Stadium:
Starblaydia 7 - 2 Quakmybush
(Maitland 23 & 58 & 67, Serviché 25, Niodonna 41, Zinaldi 71, Coalville 85) - (Holt 62, Murphy 81)

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OOC: I realize perfectly that this is a random scorination and such, and all that. I realize that it's all a matter of luck - but I fail to see how, despite outranking Nojika and posting something when Nojika did not, I could lose 1-3 to them. Something is fishy with this scorinator I think. That and the 1-1 draw with Manhattan Prime. Oh well, just luck I guess. End mini-rant.

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OOC: Please stop complaining, guys. That's just it - it's random scorination. These things can happen, and yes, they can happen as frequently as they are happening right now. Besides, Myr, I don't see you questioning your defeat of Lamoni by the exact same score even though you're ranked lower than he. So, please, just enjoy the tournament, enjoy the RPing... because, hey, you win some and you lose some.

Just to put this in perspective; if it were all about winning, do you think I'd still be doing this? I haven't placed better than third, let alone won a single tournament, in any sport, at any level of competition, in two and a half years of sports RPing. Yet, I'm still here.

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Not Worth The Wait


Brian Cahill reporting from the County Ground, Dereapolis.

Expectation is a dangerous thing and it’s fair to say that the Autocracy’s media representatives fully expected a win against lowly Quakmybush. Indeed “amusing” headlines such as “Quak My B*tch Up” had already been dreamt up ahead of surely an easy three points. You’d think we would have learnt by now.

Although in fairness it was not entirely the Hyppos fault in this case. Not a claim that is often made. But with the players all lined up on the pitch prior to the kickoff one of the linesmen decided to do a little jogging routine as part of his warm up and promptly pulled a hamstring. And with no replacement available the two teams were marched back into the dressing rooms and were told to wait. The delay stretched to what seemed like days until one of the local K-League officials arrived as the stadium to fill the vacancy. By then the damage was done.

When the teams emerged for the second time and managed to at last get the game started the men in blue and white looked considerably below par. The pre-match warm ups and preparation was too long ago and the players looked jaded because of it. And this contributed to the opening goal as Holt latched onto a misplaced cross field ball from Hunter and drilled a low drive past Lomaia from the edge of the box. The half meandered on with no side even troubling the keepers from that moment on. The halftime whistle couldn’t come soon enough.

The thunderous look on the face of Director of Elite Football, Javi Chavez, told any onlooker exactly what he had thought of the first half performance but once again he stayed in his seat during the interval. Leaving coach Marcus Baxter to do the shouting.

They may have been the same players but the blue and white shirted men that emerged from the tunnel for the second half seemed a different side. They came forward in waves and started to make chances against a defence that had leaked 13 goals in its last two games. They created chance after chance but could find no way past Green in the Shark’s goal. Morinas and Razin were both denied by excellent saves from the keeper and Sousa skied an effort when well placed. When Bassano cracked a long ranged drive of a post it looked like it would be one of those days. A goal did come eventually, in the 84th minute. A Razin shot was blocked by the defence but the ball run to Sousa on the left. The tricky winger cut the ball back and the experienced Molinari steered it home. Molinari then had a chance to win the match in stoppage time but the normally reliable forward dragged his effort wide. As the final whistle blew it was certainly a case of two points dropped instead of one gained.

Hypocria 1 - 1 Quakmybush
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In the other Group D fixture Bazalonia beat the Gnomes of Az-Cz 3 - 1 in Ousevale. That win kept the Baza Cubs in second place in the group but now level on points with leaders Starblaydia on six. Hypocria dropped two points off the lead and, more crucially, that second quarter final place. Az-Cz have it all to do now, needing two wins from their final two games and for other results to go their way, while Quakmybush’s point wasn’t enough to prevent an early elimination with a game to spare.

Up next for the Hyppos is the always unpleasant prospect of a match against group leaders and AOCAF juggernauts Starblaydia. In the last tournament the Men in Muave unexpectedly lost to Nojika. Perhaps here in Krytenia they’ll throw another of their allies a bone. Or perhaps not.
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Spirited Blue Fox squad eliminates Delesa with massive offensive outburst
Win catapults Pacitalia into temporary lead of Group B

DAVISHAM, KRYTENIA (PSN)
-- This particular regional cup has, even though still in its infancy, become notorious for negativity. First, the Myrtannian squad put their collars up when the Krytenian organisers failed to provide proper transportation from their hotel to the matches. Then, the same thing happened to the Hawks, leading to a touch of bitterness in that group over the Krytenians' organisation skills. Add that to constant complaints of match-fixing by the newcomer Delesans (and also a bit by the Myrtannians), and you've got AOCAF17: Krytenia.

However, apart from those foibles the Pacitalian team feels the Krytenians have done a good job handling the tournament for the other seventeen entrants.

"It's obviously frustrating to be locked out of a match in that sort of way," captain Veranace d'Amantano told PSN pre-match. "But I wouldn't really be so hasty to blame the hosts for that. It happens sometimes. Really, I mean, it even happened to my juniors development team back in the day - we were bussing to Mangadora Passo-Cepatta for a league match and the bus driver took us to Mandragora instead. Needless to say we had to forfeit because we didn't show up."

After speaking to reporters, d'Amantano went on to win his 99th international cap and scored twice to lead the Blue Foxes to a 4-1 victory over the Delesa United.

The Blue Foxes were on the board first via a penalty shot in the 16th. Delesan fullback Patrick Keogh kneed Andreos Charisteas in the thigh, just inside the box, as the Pacitalian midfielder attempted to circumferate him, sending Charisteas to the spot for an attempt. Charisteas was on the ground for at least two minutes, writhing in pain from an apparent charley horse. Keogh was carded but not sent off, to the jeers of the Blue Fox fans assembled in the stand, but, on replay, the act appeared relatively unintentional. After recovering from the charley horse Charisteas pocketed his second of the tournament to give Pacitalia a 1-0 lead.

The Delesans were rather quick to equalise, however. Ten minutes later, captain Michael McShane found a rare seam between Ion Mihai Comanescu and Angelo Bordellatta, and put a dribbling shot past a diving Raduvani to level the score at 1-1. The teams headed to the dressing room at halftime with interim manager Sergei Saganyarov once again livid at the poor play that had allowed the Delesa squad to equalise.

Legend has it that the Pacitalians play their best football "down the stretch", or between the 65th and 85th minutes, something that allows them to pull ahead to a victory where other teams are growing increasingly fatigued. Statistics show the Blue Foxes scoring about two thirds of their goals in that time frame. So should it have been any surprise that the winning three scores came in that period of the match? Of course. Perhaps the level of the offensive outburst was what shocked and delighted Pacitalian fans and disheartened and disgusted their Delesan counterparts.

d'Amantano mirrored McShane's play in the 68th minute, finding a seam between Keogh (who was smartly keeping his knees in check) and Patrick O'Casey and rocketing a shot past Javier Topper to restore the Pacitalian lead. He was followed by a Michelangelo Mascagnano score off a corner by Andolfabio Vunghiasso in the 79th. The veteran Pacitalian captain then potted his second of the match and 57th of his career with five minutes remaining in normal time to seal the 4-1 victory for the Pacitalians.

The teams are heading in opposite directions with this result. Delesa is eliminated with their third loss of the tournament while the Blue Foxes take hold of the top spot in Group B for the time being (the Aroras had an off day). The win was another good motivator for the Pacitalian squad as they prepare for their toughest opponents yet: those very same Aroras.

"We played very well tonight, especially in the second half," Saganyarov remarked post-match. "We were falling off a bit there before halftime and it made us sloppy - I know Ion and Angelo do not make many mistakes like that so I'll let it go. Nonetheless, the play of these guys in the second half was spectacular. I'm confident we will go into the match against Bettia and do very well. These guys look and seem ready."

Meanwhile, in coaching related news, the FdFP said it was still in the "process of accepting applicants for the position of U21 manager and senior manager", as Saganyarov is indeed interim. So far, according to FdFP insiders, two Starblaydis, two Vilitans, a Bettian and an Fmjphoenician have put their applications forward. The Russo-Oceanian national was noncommittal on rumours he was also seeking the senior team managerial position.

From Davisham, Krytenia:
Pacitalia 4 : 1 Delesa

PAC (2-0-0): Charisteas 16' / d'Amantano 68', 85' / Mascagnano 79'
DSA (0-0-3): McShane 26'

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Starblaydia Ready for Hyppos
Sit down, if you're Javi Chavez!


With Hypocria somehow managing to score less than a hat-full against Quakmybush yesterday, Starblaydia are three points clear of their Hyppo allies and level with Bazalonia with one game in hand.

Though both Baxter and Chavez were obviously furious at the loss of ground to Starblaydia and Bazalonia in first and second, they can still dream of progression to the knock-out stages should they take points off Starblaydia and see the 'purple peril' thrash Bazlaonia on the last Matchday.

There's much respect for what Chavez can do with a team - even when wearing a suit and sitting alongside the people with more money than knowledge of the offside rule - Starblaydia will still be looking for a decent victory in this possible crunch-match in their run-in to Bazalonia on Matchday Five.

Elsewhere the team with the best record so far are Nedalia, who have a goal difference of plus-seven thanks to victories over Aurendia and The Mushroom Kingship. It has to be mentioned, though, that anyone who didn't have at least a plus-seven goal difference after those two matches would be considered truly atrocious. Or called Hypocria. Bring it on.

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OOC: Please stop complaining, guys. That's just it - it's random scorination. These things can happen, and yes, they can happen as frequently as they are happening right now. Besides, Myr, I don't see you questioning your defeat of Lamoni by the exact same score even though you're ranked lower than he. So, please, just enjoy the tournament, enjoy the RPing... because, hey, you win some and you lose some.

Just to put this in perspective; if it were all about winning, do you think I'd still be doing this? I haven't placed better than third, let alone won a single tournament, in any sport, at any level of competition, in two and a half years of sports RPing. Yet, I'm still here.

I know, I was just in a bad mood when I posted this morning. Please disregard that last post by myself. I'll post a proper RP post once scorination for Day 4 has taken place, since I've got a bye date for today. Again, apologies for the complaint, let's get back to the tournament!
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Saying you would delete it does not seem to work here.... as I said it and are still getting heckled about it by Pacitalia, not that im worried, cause it's just a game of politics and a wee bit of luck. But yes, Myrtannia, let us get back to the... ah crap im out.... ahhh! he-he tongue.gif

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Hawks defeat Manhattan Prime

In order to avoid a repeat of the embarrasing trial of the Lamonian starting eleven during the Myrtannia match, the Hawks were provided with their own team vans for all of their transportation needs while in Krytenia. It is hoped that this will ensure that another boot camp trip is not in the cards for the Lamonian AOCAF squad.

It seems to have worked for the match against Manhattan Prime, where the starting eleven took their rightful place on the field. It looked to be a good match when Lamonian Forward Brain Mckusker scored 37 minutes in, and an unamed Manhattanite scored two minutes later. The score would remain 1-1 until later in the second half when Lamonian Forwards Guy Tomes, and Christian Ludlow scored in the 70th and 83rd minutes, respectively. With the game seemingly in hand, the Hawks then ran down time until the match was over.

The Hawks face hosts Krytenia next, in a match that will determine whether the Hawks will advance to the knockouts. You can bet that the Hawks will be doing everything in their power to make it; especially after the loss to friends Myrtannia that placed them in this situation. This is nothing that Lamoni has not faced before, and we shall emerge victorious. Our record against Krytenia shows that we have a good chance so long as we don't make major mistakes, and keep up the basics.

Lamoni - 3 Brain Mckusker (37), Guy Tomes (70), Christian Ludlow (83)

MP - 1 (39)

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Posted: Dec 4 2006, 07:15 AM
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Manhattan Herald – 3rd December 2006
Lloyd Hunter reports from AOCAF 17

Lamoni 3:1 Manhattan Prime

Group A – Manhattan Prime 1:3 Lamoni
F. DeSilva (39) B. Mckusker (37), G. Tomes (70), C. Ludlow (83)

The 3rd match of Group A pitted the Manhattanites again the Hawks of Lamoni, a team Manhattan Prime managed to hold to a 1-1 draw in AOCAF 15. Manhattan were to be less lucky this time around, being defeated 3-1 as Lamoni all but eliminated MP from the tournament.

Manager Ian Pierce decided to keep faith in the team that started last game, and for a while it seemed to work, with both sides thrilling the crowd with confident and flowing attacking play. Lamonian striker McKusker opened the scoring in the 37 minute, with attacking midfielder Felix DeSilva grabbing his first game of the tournament to equalise for Manhattan Prime 2 minutes later. The first half ended 1-1, despite both team’s best efforts to break the deadlock.

The Lamonian team began to pile on the pressure in the 2nd half, with Manhattan Prime forced back into their own half and rarely getting a chance to push forwards. However the defensive pairing of Clarke and Heinze put in an impressive display to keep the scores level.

The breakthrough came in the 70th minute, when Guy Tomes made the score 2-1 to Lamoni, and, with the floodgates now open, Ludlow soon made it 3-1. The game all but over, Lamoni were happy to sit back and keep possession for the remaining few mins, and frustrate Manhattanite attempts to even the score.

Routed at the bottom of Group A with only 1 point, it appears AOCAF 17 is all but over for Manhattan Prime, even if they beat Nojika in their final game.

Manhattan Prime Team:

Clive Hilton (GK)

Lucas Thompson (RB)
John Clarke (CB)
Karl Heinze (CB)
Hitoshi Akita (LB)

Ethan Smith (DMC)
Enrique Costa (MC)
Felix DeSilva (AML)
Mashashi Takamura (AMR)

David Williams (S)
Yos*ito Katakana (S)

No subs used.

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What a good for nothing win. But a win nonetheless. Delesa United will be able escape the brutal grasp of the no win (till this day) AO Regional Soccer Tournament with at least a single win. And a good win for offence, scoring 3 goals on the team that had defeated Delesa in the finals stages of the BoF. The teamed played like there was no tomorrow, cause really there wasn’t. Tonight the team will party and litter the streets with drunken United fans and players.

It wasn’t a easy victory, even the resigning Head Coach Liam O’Rielly, knew the thoughts of every player in the United dressing room, there was a score to settle. And United served it. Scoring in the opening 6 minutes, McShane pulled the same stunt as in the last game and broke past the Demot defenders, and with his first shot hitting the crossbar, the ball came right back to him, and with a simple volley the ball hit its proper target on his second attempt, putting United out front like any other game. But it was in the 42nd minute when Demot defender Nikalas Gooden, slide tackled Florian Olivier who attempted to break past. Patrick Keogh took the shot that was a fair distance from the net, but that didn’t matter as Keogh redeemed himself from last game with a nice curl around the player’s crude wall and flirted with the side post but in the end it went in. Going into halftime the team was high of cockiness, and as a result in the opening moments, with a punt form the Demot defense, the ball landed in the feet of Justin Frontson, who burned the Delesa defenders in a flash of speed like all the other teams, and ripped a shot in the to corner of Javier Topper’s net, a huge upset to United fans, as the record shows Topper is having the worst luck this season as a injury had with held him for regular season for the first months, and now brutal playing as tender for United. But all was good, as it was still 2-1 in United’s favor. But that sure didn’t last long as a Demot corner kick smacked the head of female player Sarah Ysman, and a header that slipped under the arms of Topper. With that goal, Topper, enraged with anger punched the post, breaking several knuckles in his hand, now only if he used that power of a punch to knock the ball out…. So he was replaced by the relative unknown Clayton Dattilo. Who in his first couple of minutes faced 4 sniper shots aiming for the corners. His intense saves, kept it 2-2. But once again McShane at the last possible minute (83rd), out maneuvered the defense in a stunning us of his chest and feet, picked the bottom corner with a single shot. Putting United 3-2 with 7 minutes left to play. Dattilo saved the final attempt by Demot offence with a volley, a risky move for the situation, but maybe that’s why he sits on the side of the field in international games, cause he scares the…. Poop out of the coach. When the final whistle was blown, the United fans cheered to the top of their lungs, threw there team items on the field, and United took the victory walk around the pitch, shaking the hands of the die hard fans that followed the team to this most unsuccessful tournament.

What's up next for the United team? Well this was the last game, as the next game day is a bye, which means the team has been elimanated, but will remain to watch and cheer on the best of teams. As for the team, the coachs will have to look at the slow defence and work on getting faster players, as well as stronger midfields. Only comments after the game was from Head Coach, saying that in a up coming press conference he will announce his retirement from international football, and his thoughts on the team’s performance as there was not time to loss as the team headed out for drinks.

CDU (Commonwealth Delesa United) Game Review; brought to you by Armour Tech Industries.

6th Min – CDU Goal # 4 Michael McShane
42nd Min – CDU Goal #8 Patrick Keogh
48th Min – Demot Goal Justin Frontson
66th Min - Demot Goal Sarah Ysman
66th Min – CDU Substitution # 1 Javier Topper out for # 2 Clayton Dattilo
83rd Min - CDU Goal # 4 Michael McShane

Final Score
Delesa 3 - Demot 2

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