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Juclandia 1-2 Safiria
22' - G. Vuk
53' - S.V. Ae
76' - M. Kiyaþ
Safiria mirrored the result of their last game with a second-half comeback to win against Juclandia, whose two losses in two matches puts them on the brink of falling-out of the tournament in a very competitive Group C.
Juclandia began the game well as they set-out to banish the demons of their 4-0 hammering at the hands of champions Mercury in their opening match, and their front trio caused problems to the Safirian defence. While Asari had the first chance of the encounter for Safiria after a matter of minutes, blazing wide, Juclandia dominated the shot statistics for the opening half-hour. Goran and Slobodan Vuk worked Chandra into a save apiece, with Gori Jucărescu twice curling wide of the target. With just over twenty minutes played, their persistence paid-off and Goran Vuk kept his composure to score. Ciprian Sorin's roam forward took him beyond Fumi Šivakis before finding a gap in which to play the ball, where the younger Vuk was able to latch-on. His first touch took him inside, past Mine Feyat, and the forward finished into the bottom-left corner with the outside of his right boot across Chandra's vain dive. Safiria clawed back in the latter period of the first half, as Juclandia's reliance on their attacking formation allowed for more midfield plays from "Big Blue", but the score remained the same thanks to Stanislav Namașco's saves on two occasions.
Following the break, it was Safiria who were the quickest out of the starting blocks, with an equaliser being emphatically finished within eight minutes of the restart. Some intricate passes moulded the decisive move, with veteran Tàmāra Izrune heavily involved as a pivot. It was Izrune who registered the assist as well, as her dinked ball in dropped perfectly for Sana-Vriska Ae, who clattered the volley past Namașco from close range after giving her marker the slip. As the Safirians came into the ascendancy, Juclandia struggled to retain the ball on the occasions they did win it back, with Goran Vuk guilty of wasting a couple of chances in deciding to shoot instead of pass as he looked to increase his own scoring record. Safiria stepped their game up further with twenty minutes to go as Maria Kiyaþ entered the fray in place of Ae, with the substitute finding the net soon afterwards. Yveltal, an earlier replacement, made a run out wide down the left and placed a cross towards the back post, where Kiyaþ made a well-timed dash forward to connect with a stooping header that found its way past Namașco via a bounce. Despite having been in control in the second half, the final 15 were a nervy time for Safiria as Juclandia surged forward with Vlad Ionete replacing Slobodan Vuk, but Chandra owned her area and collected deliveries confidently to see home the three points. Safiria strengthened their position in the process prior to their bye-round, moving onto the same number of points as Senya, while Juclandia are now rooted to the bottom of the table with North Antarctica up next; a match which would see them eliminated if they can't win it.
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*Played 30th July*
Passas 3-1 Shireroth
32' - A. Danelon
65' - Ł. Dąbrowski
83' - K. Lamberti
89' - Ł. Dąbrowski (pen.)
Two previous runners-up met for the first time ever in Eĵars in a match that didn't disappoint between two sides aiming to progress to the knock-out stages, with Passas coming-out the victors as Shireroth finished with ten men.
In what was a very even first half, Passas made the only breakthrough just after the half-hour mark with a defensive lapse allowing Alex Danelon to score his first of the tournament. Prior to the goal, neither side had really threatened the opposing goalkeeper, with both teams focusing on more defence-minded tactics as a means of countering the attacking talents on display and their collective impressive scoring records at the highest level. When the opener did come, it was down to a judgement error by Shireroth defender Matthew Castaraghi; Danijel Đorđević worked his way down the left channel pursued by the centre-back who blocked the Passasian's attempted cross with a flailing arm just outside the box. Castaraghi received a booking despite his protests that it was purely accidental, and Đorđević fired the resulting free-kick across the goal and Danelon was in the right place to poach a goal with an outstretched boot six yards out. Đorđević himself had the only other considerable shot in the remaining minutes of the half, as his long-range strike hit the outer netting with Frederico desperate.
Shireroth took the second half as an initiative to equalise, and formed two good efforts in the opening stages. Jóhann Viðarsson, scorer of the winner over Flanders, gave Adam Shawnessy something to deal with down low, while Kurt Lamberti headed the ball off the crossbar and over from a looping Talsin Llwrran cross soon afterwards. However, it was Passas that fortified their lead instead twenty minutes into the half, with Łukasz Dąbrowski grabbing his second goal of the tournament. Sa Pazi's dribble into the centre saw him outfox his domestic teammate Nuno Santos Gomez with a quick touch to his right before chipping into the area for Dąbrowski to leap above Castaraghi and find enough power with his forehead to guide the ball under the arm of Frederico as he was too slow to react. Shireroth maintained their attacking presence nevertheless after going two behind, and earned one back with just under ten minutes left after a good spell of possession. Talsin Llwrran's one-two with Jalal Akwá led him to the bye-line, from where he laid the ball backwards for Viðarsson. The midfielder had already scored in these finals, but chose to first-time flick to Kurt Lamberti this time round, with the Shirerithian star striker making no mistake in firing it high and hard into the top-right corner as Shawnessy stood no chance to save it.
While the final few minutes could have been a nervous affair with just one goal's separation in the score, Passas put it beyond doubt just before the death thanks to a spot kick. Sa Pazi was again an impact down the right and his delivery fell to Alex Danelon in the area, where Matthew Castaraghi ruthlessly took him out with a panicked tackle. A clear foul was called by the referee, resulting in a penalty kick and a second booking for the defender, who became the first player to see red in these championships. Dąbrowski nominated himself to take the penalty and easily dispatched Passas' third of the night and his personal third so far into the bottom-left with a sweeped shot as Frederico went the opposite way. As a result, Passas take three points for the first time in three attempts to give their chances of advancing a major boost, while Shireroth still occupy the group's final qualifying spot before they go-on to face Hamland in their next game hoping for a result.
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Valencia 1-0 Tellia
8' - Denis
Valencia secured a second win of the tournament thanks to Denis' early strike to guarantee their place in the knock-out rounds and eliminate Birgeshir during their bye in the process.
Tellia came into the match having won both of their games so far, including one on opening night against the hosts, and would have been confident of gaining a third victory over a Valencia side that lost heavily to Craitland and needed a last-minute penalty to overcome Gotzborg. However, "Gli Verdi" were stunned from the off as Valencia unashamedly attacked immediately, and before ten minutes' play had even elapsed, they took the lead. Santiago Javier's impact down the right side was hard to deal with for the Tellian defence and a floated cross in from deep eluded a normally strong centre-back pairing and landed at Luis Escudero's feet. The Tellian-based winger tipped the ball back into the middle of the area with a second touch, where Denis was able to lace it home from near the penalty spot with a solid left-footed hit. The Valencians showed their rapid start was no fluke as they maintained their pressure for a while after going ahead, with Simone Di Maggio an important factor in keeping the score down in the Tellian net as Horatio Gonzáles-Hernán and Francesc Hernández tested the stopper. Tellia's first shot of note came with around ten minutes left before the break, as they held back Valencia's offence to counter, but Gianluca Salmoiraghi could only find the side netting after being set-up by Marko Zajc. Zajc himself went close with an attempt from the edge of the "D" in the final minute, but not before Di Maggio was once again required to stop Denis with a header.
The second 45 almost witnessed an equaliser within the opening few minutes as Tellia broke from the kick-off down the left, but Armando Uggè could only direct his unconvincing shot in the box straight at Daniel Palazio. What followed that chance was a period of unimpressive football, as both teams struggled to retain the ball or deliver decisive passes to open-up worthwhile shots on goal, with a lack of ingenuity to create a spark. Valencia's next opportunity to double their lead came with just over quarter of an hour to go, with a mistake from Pasquale di Montezemolo, whose attempted clearance was charged-down by Gonzáles-Hernán, giving the ball to Denis, who failed to capitalise by putting it over the bar in a one-on-one situation. Luigi Donatello and Andrea Luca Peruzzi were late additions for Tellia in an effort to push forward, but their likelihood of grabbing a leveller diminished as the clock ticked and the final whistle ensured a first loss. Valencia's victory was a key one, coupled with the other result, that meant they would be guaranteed of advancing from the group, alongside the team they'd just beaten in Tellia, with final positions to play for in the last fixtures that could decide who they face when the direct eliminations begin.
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Birgeshir 2-0 Valencia
23' - Æ. Chanojk
79' - Ç. Tahir
The final match of Group A saw Birgeshir gain their first and only victory of the tournament as they went home in winning ways, comfortably beating a Valencian side that will go through to the play-off round.
With Valencia still in with a chance of topping the group going in to the last pair of games, albeit needing a six-goal win and a Tellian slip-up combination, Birgeshir came to Eĵars bottom of the group looking to spare their blushes with a position result on their way out. The two teams' priorities were clear from the start; Birgeshir wanted their consolation and Valencia weren't confident of leapfrogging either Craitland or Tellia. The narrow Birgesh formation had shown previous signs of weakness, but the top trio of strikers was too dominant for Valencia's less experienced back three. Within the first quarter of an hour, Birgeshir had forced Daniel Palazio into two high-quality saves as well as having a goal ruled-out. Bebi Bælhara's corner was headed across goal by Tёvrat Çıkthan, from which it fell to Ra-to-men Mahırojk at the back post, but the forward's instinctive flick over the line was adjudged to have come from an offside position and failed to stand, while both Çıkthan and Nofre-Ka-U Pabasojk were denied by Palazio's strong right hand in the following minutes. Birgeshir's continued work forward awarded them not long after, however, with Palazio helpless for the first time as Amentuankh Yılmaz's pull back was fired powerfully into the net by Ætaňur Chanojk from the "D" at the midpoint of the half. Birgeshir continued to pile forward after taking the lead, but were met with a more resilient Valencian defence than the opening quarter of the game, and ended a number of moves with poorly-executed shots from distance that flew wide of the target. Valencia were notably improving as half time approached, with Santiago Javier their biggest danger, but Iu-Senb Ercanojk was equal to the efforts of Horatio Gonzáles-Hernán and Denis in the run-up to the interval.
Two substitutions were made at the break - one apiece - with Valencia's Vincent Llieda on for Denis and Çengiz Tahir giving Mahırojk a rest for Birgeshir. Valencia began the second 45 in a closer vein to the closing stages than the opening ones of the first, with a couple of shots registered from newcomer Llieda before Birgeshir could find their footing again. Despite playing better, Valencia did not look likely to equalise as Birgeshir were calm at the back. Before the hour, Chanojk tried his luck from a similar distance as his opening goal, but was denied by the base of the post as hit effort sliced through two defenders. The midfielder was involved when a second was deservedly scored by Birgeshir, as he wound-up down the left side to chip in a cross that found Çengiz Tahir open for a guided header across Palazio and into the opposite corner by means of a bounce. The final few minutes were submitted to a passing display from Valencia which fell flat on its potential as the full-time whistle blew with Francesc Hernández in possession just outside the box. Regardless, Valencia's future was sealed already, and their advancement as third place is now secured. Birgeshir, on the other hand, are now no longer needed in Craitland as must face disappointment at finishing bottom of the group, despite this win, following Gotzborg's surprise win over Tellia.
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