2014 FMF World Cup - official reports and broadcasts
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*Played 16th August*
Watch this match here!Spoiler!
Tellia 1-1 Senya (AET; 1-4 on penalties)
22' - M. Zajc
58' - A. Danetskë
The last quarter-final of this year's World Cup produced the first major upset as Senya overcame the odds to beat 2012 champions Tellia on penalties. After a strong start to the tournament, the Tellians have since struggled to dominate matches, even though they topped their group with six points. Senya have had a similar run, also finishing with six points, but placed second in their group behind Alexandria. The game began at a slow pace, as Senya's defensive formation controlled play, and ten minutes passed by before either 'keeper had anything to do, with Simone Di Maggio taking a goalkick after a Barnaby Hands shot flew wildly over. Tellia started to push forward after the tedium of the opening exchanges, and Gianluca Salmoiraghi tested Sileman Bɏankarlënœ from close range with a header before the Tellians went ahead. Salmoiraghi acted the pivot in a forward move which went through Luigi Donatello before ending-up at the feet of Marko Zajc. The winger escaped Aleks Mëa's sights and laced the ball down low past Bɏankarlënœ with the young stopper unable to react quick enough to make a touch. The match remained an open affair following the goal, but both Bɏankarlënœ and Di Maggio did their part in keeping it to 1-0 going into the break; Danetskë had a well-placed volley tipped wide via the outside of the post just after half an hour, while the Senyan 'keeper saved point-blank from Donatello's scuffed effort.
Senya returned from the break with some pace on the counter, and struck within 15 minutes after stopping a promising Tellian attack. Salmoiraghi was pick-pocketed inside the Senyan half and Markœ Minyorletsken unleashed Barnaby Hands down the left. Leaving Valérien Hertz on his heels, the winger made his way into the corner before finding a cross into the mixer, where Alesandrœ Danetskë repositioned himself between di Montezemolo and Sgarbini to connect scruffily with a flicked header that skidded off the turf before bouncing off the post and over the line as Di Maggio scrambled in vain. With the score level and still over half an hour left, there was still much action to go. Senya closed ranks after scoring, hoping not to concede immediately, and weathered a storm which saw Donatello, Zajc and captain Sezer Özker all try their luck with shots from around the box. The Senyans' best effort before the match was up fell to scorer Danetskë, but there was a lack of a decisive touch this time as his weak shot was palmed away strongly. The score failed to be modified within the regulation ninety and the first extra time of these championships was required.
Both sides approached the additional thirty minutes' action warily, with neither attempting any unnecessarily hopeful passes or risking anything in their own halves in the first 15. Senyan substitute Marœtika Lëberdan could only find the stands with his first-half shot as a tiring Salmoiraghi was levered off the ball before pulling the trigger after a run forward. The final quarter of an hour's action had one notable contentious decision, with Loreto Quaglio being dragged-down by Mëa on the edge of Senya's area, with the referee awarding a penalty with just four minutes to go. Mëa protested vocally against his booking, claiming the contact was outside the box, but a confident-looking Donatello stepped-up to take the spot kick. Bɏankarlënœ was helpless as he dived to his right, but the Tellian forward's high shot cleared the middle of the bar by a matter of inches to instill anguish before the penalty shootout's coming. Donatello was substituted in the final minute of extra time to add to his woes as his teammates were unable to do any better after the final whistle.
Penalties
B. Hands - Scored
S. Özker - Saved
A. Danetskë - Scored
G. Salmoiraghi - Scored
J. Maytek - Scored
M. Zajc - Missed
M. Minyorletsken - Scored
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Semi-finals
19th August
SF1: Craitland v Hamland*
SF2: Mercury v Senya*
19th August
SF1: Craitland v Hamland*
SF2: Mercury v Senya*
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GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN ARMEEEEEEEH!
After the disappointment that was the Copa Apollonia, we're wrecking things up here! Forza Sanya!
After the disappointment that was the Copa Apollonia, we're wrecking things up here! Forza Sanya!
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Reaching the semi-finals of a regional tournament a disappointment? Are you sure you're English?
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Third-place play-off
22nd August
Craitland v Senya
Final
23rd August
Hamland v Mercury*
22nd August
Craitland v Senya
Final
23rd August
Hamland v Mercury*
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Foxon: We were lucky to win it
Mercury captain Joe Foxon has criticised his side's performance against semi-final opponents Senya, despite reaching their second FMF World Cup final in as many years.
Foxon press conference:
Mercury captain Joe Foxon has criticised his side's performance against semi-final opponents Senya, despite reaching their second FMF World Cup final in as many years.
Foxon press conference:
Reporter: Hello Joe, can we have a few words?
Foxon: Yeah sure
Reporter: You've reached your second semi-final, so you must be pretty happy with your performance
Foxon: It's not the performance I'm happy with. Obviously I'm delighted we made the final, but there's a bit of disappointment there that we made it so difficult for ourselves.
Reporter: Is there a particular incident that you feel made it more difficult?
Foxon: Well just the game as a whole, we didn't show them the respect they deserve and they made us pay. They worked us very hard and we were lucky to win it.
Reporter: You got the winning goal, is that a special feeling?
Foxon: It's always nice to get a goal, especially one that means you reach the final, but again, the performance just wasn't at the right standard today, so there's a tinge of disappointment.
Reporter: Stephen Charlton got a yellow card, do you think it was a booking?
Foxon: Well yeah, it was a foul. I wish you guys would stop trying to get us in trouble!
Reporter: *laughs* Ok, thanks Joe! Good luck in the final!
Foxon: Thanks
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Very dissapointed with that. Didn't expect to get to the semi-finals, but to concede so late after playing so well for so long is always a little disappointing. At least, now we can aim for Third Place. Craitland are a top team though, so it'll be difficult, but after putting out Tellia, we can beat anyone. Y'all better start taking us seriously now! :p
I wish I wasn'tCraitman wrote:Reaching the semi-finals of a regional tournament a disappointment? Are you sure you're English?
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I hope you don't host it next year or you might win it before we do!
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*Played 22nd August*
Craitland 3-1 Senya
29' - F. Gaärsen
34' - T. Isrdlvarien
40' - A. Danetskë (pen.)
45' - H. Zensen
Senya's first ever World Cup appearance ended in a defeat to four-time champions Craitland in a third-place play-off that tried its best to boost the tournament's goals-per-game average. A quick spell of four goals at the back end of the first half compacted all the important action in the match, but the remainder was not short of highlights either. After both narrowly losing their respective semi-finals 1-0 - Senya's defeat coming agonisingly in the final minute of extra time - the two teams went full strength with the desire of going home off the back of a win for pride. Senya started brightly, with the pace of Barnaby Hands and Ƨinkœ Zvet causing a number of problems to the Craitish back line. Hands himself was unfortunate to be called offside on a break through, from which he converted past Kraig Johansen with a neat flick, while Alesandrœ Danetskë forced the stopper into a low save within the first ten minutes. While Craitland weathered the storm, they took the lead just before half an hour was up, with Freddie Gaärsen grabbing his fourth of the tournament. Tiem P. Jones' run inside wasn't tracked, and his ball in across the face of goal was met by Gaärsen at the far post to blast home from close range. Within five minutes, before the Senyans could regain composure to attack again, Craitland had found a second, with Tim Isrdlvarien's third of the summer. Gaärsen received the ball and risked a shot from distance, but a fingertip save from Sileman Bɏankarlënœ deflected it onto the post, and the rebound created an easy finish for Isrdlvarien as he was following-up on the right. The Craits' two-goal lead lasted just around another five minutes, after which it was halved from the spot. A flowing Senyan move was abruptly halted with an Olivier Dermäna accidental handball from Mena's cross. The midfielder was booked, and Danetskë rolled the ball into the middle of the goal as Johansen dived to his right. However, the half's excitement was still not done, with a fourth strike finding the net in injury time before the break. Jones again recorded an assist with an injection of pace inside before an accurate lay-off to Hänä Zensen was met with a quality shot from his club teammate. From just beside the "D", Zensen launched a powerful effort that curved its way through the air and into the slightest of spaces between the 'keeper and his left-hand post with effectively the last kick of the first 45.
As the second half began and progressed, it became clear that the game's most interesting parts were the few before the break. Senya, off the back of two consecutive extra time appearances in their pair of knock-out matches, were unable to reproduce the fast-paced attacks that graced the first half, while the Craits seemed comfortable with settling on their lead of two goals. The half wasn't devoid of talking points, however, as Gaärsen had a speculative looping header land on the roof of the net, substitute Ĵulian Ólsen broke through but finished poorly the wrong side of the post, and Senyan scorer Danetskë had to be tackled at the last second on more than one occasion thanks to some cutting through balls. In the end, there was nothing either side could produce to affect the scoreline laid down at half time, and Craitland sealed a first third place since 2009, with the Senyans placing a very credible fourth on their World Cup début.
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Thanks for the awesome reports, Craitman!
Hope it's allowed to use them like this?
Hope it's allowed to use them like this?
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Kasëana: "Couldn't be prouder"
Despite falling 3-1 to Craitland in the Third Place Play-off, Senyan coach Ëker Kasëana said that he couldn't be prouder of a team that before the tournament, many people were tipping to not even escape the group phase.
"You go into the World Cup as a debutant and you're first job is to try and make yourselves look respectable. We've played six world class teams and more than matched all of them. On another day, we could have been at the World Cup final, but that's football. The lads have been working really well together in training, and they've responded to the criticism of the press in the right way."
Senya were heavily criticised by their domestic media and fans for not reaching the Copa Apollonia final. Čerder Vosin was dropped after that tournament, and many felt that without him, Senya would have struggled at the World Cup.
"We made some changes, but it just seemed to spur the boys on. To have knocked out Interland and Zandarijn after just two games was a great feeling. And when you knock-out Tellia, you even start to think, hey, this might even be our year. But of course, to lose like we did to Mercury hurt a lot, and I think that affected us going into the Craitland game. But I think we've learnt from that experience and now we can go home with our heads held high and start planning for next year. I couldn't be prouder of the lads, the team, and most importantly, what we've achieved here at this tournament. No doubt, the fans will be confident of us again, and in the future, we can bring success back to Senya."
Despite falling 3-1 to Craitland in the Third Place Play-off, Senyan coach Ëker Kasëana said that he couldn't be prouder of a team that before the tournament, many people were tipping to not even escape the group phase.
"You go into the World Cup as a debutant and you're first job is to try and make yourselves look respectable. We've played six world class teams and more than matched all of them. On another day, we could have been at the World Cup final, but that's football. The lads have been working really well together in training, and they've responded to the criticism of the press in the right way."
Senya were heavily criticised by their domestic media and fans for not reaching the Copa Apollonia final. Čerder Vosin was dropped after that tournament, and many felt that without him, Senya would have struggled at the World Cup.
"We made some changes, but it just seemed to spur the boys on. To have knocked out Interland and Zandarijn after just two games was a great feeling. And when you knock-out Tellia, you even start to think, hey, this might even be our year. But of course, to lose like we did to Mercury hurt a lot, and I think that affected us going into the Craitland game. But I think we've learnt from that experience and now we can go home with our heads held high and start planning for next year. I couldn't be prouder of the lads, the team, and most importantly, what we've achieved here at this tournament. No doubt, the fans will be confident of us again, and in the future, we can bring success back to Senya."