2015 World Cup qualifying centralised friendlies
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*Played 28th January*
Nova English Korea 1-0 Craitland
7' - Jung H.M.
Jung Hyun-Min's early strike was enough to seal the game for NEK over a Craitish side coming to grips with its new look. A close match for the most part, but NEK's dominance through the first quarter of an hour proved decisive when Jung was found by Lee Geum-Yong, before turning inside and creeping a shot past Kraig Johansen.
Austbard 1-1 Mercury
26' - H. Almatin
32' - W. Fizeau-Blake
Mercury had to equalise to hold-on to their UMFWC title during a game which Austbard took it to the Micras champions. Hans Almatin reacted to a rebounded Eiman Torinal effort midway through the first half to hit the ball over the line, but Wilmont Fizeau-Blake's mazy run and sweet finish brought the scores level minutes later. Mercury had the better chances to win it through the remainder of the match, but were not as clinical as their levelling goal.
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*Played 11th February*
Craitland 4-0 Reindeer Herders
11' - T. Isrdlvarien
26' - D. Hjansen
71' - T. Isrdlvarien
73' - H. Zensen
The first ever meeting between these two saw Craitland bounce back from defeat against NEK to secure an easy win. Two trademark Tim Isrdlvarien headers, both from Lydveldt Loresen deliveries, either side of the break were complemented by a powerful Daniel Hjansen strike from distance after a clever run before Hänä Zensen curled in an exquisite sidefoot from the edge of the area.
Mercury 2-1 Talenore
65' - J. Partridge
79' - J. Foxon
90' - M. Abax
Mercury made slight amends for losing the UMFWC with a victory over an improving Talenore side. Substitute Jack Partridge broke the deadlock midway through the second 45, sprinting to beat Taki Tolâso to the ball to stab home, before captain Joe Foxon volleyed home from a corner. Mahmud Abax tapped-in a late consolation for the visitors after a good passing move.
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*Played 25th February*
Passas 1-1 Craitland
62' - Ł. Dąbrowski
85' - F. Gaärsen
Freddie Gaärsen snatched a late equaliser to save a second defeat for the Craits in their centralised friendlies. A tight game as ever between these two long-standing rivals had its deadlock broken by Łukasz Dąbrowski's athletic strike from distance, but the hosts were unable to hold-on when Gaärsen slotted home following an Alexis Proteņ deep delivery.
New Vaduz 0-2 Mercury
23' - J. Bishop
70' - S. Charlton
Mercury eased to a comfortable win over New Vaduz with a clean sheet bonus for the first time in these friendlies. James Bishop's curled shot from inside the area with his weaker left foot found the bottom corner for a first-half lead, before defender Stephen Charlton doubled the score after the break with a strong header off Wilmont Fizeau-Blake's corner.
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*Played 11th March*
Craitland 2-1 Valencia
23' - L. Jonmikeltsen
63' - L. Escudero
70' - T.P. Jones
Valencia proved a tough match for at-home Craitland, with a glorious Luis Escudero solo goal equalising in the second half after Lydveldt Jonmikeltsen's instinctive finish from close range had given the hosts the lead before the break. However, Tiem P. Jones struck from a free kick with twenty minutes to go to snatch it and return the Craits to winning ways in their build-up.
Mercury 3-0 Uantir
34' - J. Foxon
45' - J. Bishop
84' - J. Cameron
Mercury continued their run of victories with a comfy game against Uantir. Captain Joe Foxon opened the scoring with a half-volley in the box before James Bishop's second goal in successive games was slotted in well. Despite a comeback attempt by the visitors, Jason Cameron's low shot on the overlap made it three and put the game beyond doubt in the latter stages.
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*Played 25th March*
Ranentsi 0-4 Craitland
12' - T. Fredriksen
36' - L. Jonmikeltsen
59' - T. Isrdlvarien (pen.)
71' - J.M. Juliaĵsen
All four of Craitland's strikers grabbed a goal each as Jan-Morteņ Juliaĵsen scored on his international début. The young forward's sidefooted finish followed first-half headers from Tór Fredriksen and Lydveldt Jonmikeltsen, and fellow replacement Tim Isrdlvarien's penalty after half time, to cap a classy 4-0 over a Ranentsi side that struggled at home to cope with some relentless attacking.
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Mercury 2-0 Nova England
80' - W. Fizeau-Blake
83' - A. Cavendish
Two late finishes gave Mercury a victory over Nova England on their national day celebrations. Wilmont Fizeau-Blake's low, long-range shot slid home through a crowd of defenders before substitute striker Alan Cavendish added the second with a cheeky nutmeg on the 'keeper after being played through by Ryan May shortly after the restart.
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*Played 8th April*
Craitland 2-0 Nova English Korea
36' - T. Fredriksen
79' - Ĵ. Ólsen
Craitland avenged their earlier loss to NEK with a solid victory on home turf. Tór Fredriksen smashed in his second goal in as many games from close range in the first half, before Ĵulian Ólsen's curling shot with ten to spare doubled the Craits' lead.
Mercury 2-1 Austbard
13' - H. Almatin
59' - J. Foxon
68' - J. Foxon
Hans Almatin opened the scoring for Austbard, as he did in the last meeting, with a half-volley early in the game, but a second-half Joe Foxon double brought the game back for the world champions. Home captain Foxon expertly finished with an angled left-footed strike to level and a powerful header to win the game.
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*Played 22nd April*
Reindeer Herders 0-4 Craitland
43' - L. Jonmikeltsen (pen.)
58' - L. Jonmikeltsen
60' - J.J. Jónsen
64' - T. Fredriksen
Craitland recorded their second 4-0 victory over the Reindeer Herders in this series with a flurry of goals. Lydveldt Jonmikeltsen won and converted a penalty and the end of a tight first half before volleying in his second from close range just before the hour. Two minutes later, Jon-Jan Jónsen found the net with a dipping strike before Tór Fredriksen scored for the third game in a row with a tap-in from a Perryman squared pass.
Talenore 0-3 Mercury
19' - S. Rydberg
31' - J. Foxon
80' - W. Bentham
Mercury produced arguably their most dominant display so far in their build-up to defending the World Cup title this summer on their visit to Talenore. Stephen Rydberg's run an slotted finish opened the scoring before Joe Foxon banged his fifth goal in seven matches from the edge of the area. Substitute William Bentham added the third with a reaction shot during a corner mêlée to subject Talenore to a worst defeat.
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Craitland 1-3 Passas
26' - Ł. Dąbrowski
38' - F. Gaärsen
52' - Ł. Dąbrowski
60' - P. Sherman
Passas asserted their dominance with a convincing victory over a Craitland side on home soil. A tight first half saw Freddie Gaärsen equalise with an accurate near-post finish after Łukasz Dąbrowski had powered home from the edge of the box midway through. However, after the break, Dąbrowski and Phillip Sherman overran the defence and both scored quick-reaction strikes to continue Passas' good form through this year.
Mercury 0-0 New Vaduz
Mercury squandered a number of clear-cut chances against New Vaduz to fail to break the game's deadlock. The visitors were defensively astute but never threatened the Micras champions' goal, while some weak Mercurian shots never truly challenged the 'keeper's abilities.
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Valencia 1-2 Craitland
30' - Denis
54' - A. Proteņ
89' - L. Loresen
Craitland came away from their second Valencian meeting with the same score as before thanks to a second-half comeback. Powerful striker Denis put the hosts in front after half an hour after a burst past Morgaņ Ĵaärgo before an accurate finish into the bottom corner. Craitland's response came from their left flank as Alexis Proteņ's overlap ended with a cut inside and bobbled finish before Lydveldt Loresen reacted first to a loose ball in the final moments to smash into the net after a corner.
Uantir 1-4 Mercury
17' - J. Foxon
37' - J. Foxon
45' - J. Partridge
71' - J. Partridge
83' - P. Chamley
Mercury registered their most convincing win of the year during a visit to Uantir as an onslaught in the first half meant their neighbours stood no chance. Captain Joe Foxon showed two instances of brilliance within twenty minutes as carbon-copy long-distance strikes after being found in space arrowed their way into Johnathan Pinder's top-right corner. Jack Partridge made it three with the last touch of the half, with an easy back-post header from Wilmont Fizeau-Blake's deep delivery, before grabbing a brace of his own after the break. Joe and Edward Foxon combined to leave the former through, but Pinder saved expertly one-on-one, but couldn't put the ball beyond Partridge, who slotted in from the edge of the box into the empty net. Preston Chamley scored a consolation goal in the final ten minutes with a deflected effort, but Mercury's lead was never challenged.
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Craitland 3-0 Ranentsi
17' - Ĵ. Ólsen
50' - J.M. Juliaĵsen
67' - F. Gaärsen (pen.)
World Cup hosts Craitland finished their centralised friendly campaign with another comfortable home win over Ranentsi. Rarely challenged throughout the match, the Craits took the lead though Ĵulian Ólsen's side-footed finish. Despite dominating the first half, the home side were unable to add another until just after the break. Young forward Jan-Morteņ Juliaĵsen, on his first international start, was allowed a free header from a cross and converted easily. Juliaĵsen was replaced by Freddie Gaärsen shortly after, and the substitute added to his impressive scoring tally with a blasted penalty after being brought-down, sealing the victory.
Nova England 0-2 Mercury
71' - W. Fizeau-Blake
87' - E. Foxon
Mercury finalised their start-of-the-year build-up with another win to maintain their unbeaten record, keeping another clean sheet to emphasise their defensive qualities. The Nova English side, whose qualifying attempt left a lot to be desired for for an evolving team, gave their parent nation a run for their money, but tired late on to concede the decisive goals. Wilmont Fizeau-Blake displayed some fast footwork to find his way into the box and unleash a low, hard effort across the goal and in to end the stalemate. A second was added a matter of minutes before the final whistle as the Foxon brothers combined; captain Joe took the ball to the bye-line before laying it back to Edward, who struck a shot beyond the reach of the 'keeper and into the centre of the net from twelve yards. Now the real work begins for the World Cup holders as this summer's finals are quickly approaching.