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Can you guess the player? #50 (my last one)
A big thank you to everyone who has played along! I went back to work full time as of last Monday, and it's getting tough to think of players who are well known enough, or have done something significant enough so i'm call this my last GTP. I'm leaving you with what is hopefully a treat. A full Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere XV. I'm not telling you if they're retired or not as you already know the player's hemisphere and position. Also, please be kind with regards to locks, back rowers, centres and wingers, as so many of them have played/play in multiple positions. In a day or two i'll post the template i've been using and a list of the players i've done so far if anybody else wants to give it a go. I worked it out last night and i reckon i've spent roughly 70 (enjoyable) hours putting these together. Northern Hemisphere XV 4 clues. Expert, Hard.... you know the rest I Expert - At the age of 18 he was offered a his first pro contract by Bristol only if he changed position from a back row forward to prop Hard - Making his international debut in May 2016 as a 66 minute sub he was selected for England's 2016 tour of Australia but was not used in any of the matches Medium - Nicknamed 'Baby Rhino' he started his career with Bristol (2013-2016) before moving onto play for Leicester Tigers Easy - Known for his aggression, powerful ball carrying skills and work rate, this loosehead props only action in the 2019 RWC came in England's first 2 matches The player is: Ellis Genge II Expert - During the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, he was the only Scot to play in a test, he played 50 minutes in the third test Hard - He first captained his country in the 2012 Six Nations. He also captained Scotland during the 2012 tour where they beat Australia, Fiji and Samoa Medium - Retiring from rugby in 2019 he is now a strength and conditioning coach at the Scottish Rugby Academy Easy - He is Scotland's most capped player with 110 caps The player is: Ross Ford III Expert - He started all games for Ireland during their 2018 Six Nations Grand slam, apart from against Wales Hard - He scored Leinster's only try in their 20-10 European Rugby Championship Cup Final defeat to Saracens Medium - He started all 3 tests during the BIL's 2017 tour to New Zealand at tighthead prop Easy - With 5 international tries in 44 tests this prop also has a strong club career with 108 appearances and 7 tries for Leinster since 2013 The player is: Tadgh Furlong IV Expert - When Wales played England in the first round of the 2010 Six Nations Championship, he was yellow carded in a match Wales went on to lose 30-17 Hard - He was the first player in the professional era to play 9 consecutive games for the BIL's after playing in their 2017 tour of New Zealand Medium - He was named player of the tournament after captaining Wales to a 2019 Six Nations Grand Slam Easy - This current Wales captain is the second most capped player of all time, 1 cap behind Richie McCaw The player is: Alun Wyn Jones V Expert - His Irish debut came in the 2002 Six Nations Championship in a game against Wales. He scored a try and got knocked out in the first half Hard - He was the only northern hemisphere player nominated for the International Rugby Board Player of the Year in 2006 Medium - This second row is Ireland's 4th most capped player and 4th most capped captain Easy - He lead Ireland to tournament wins in the 2009, 2014 and 2015 Six Nations Championships and captained the BIL's on their 2009 tour to South Africa The player is: Paul O'Connell VI Expert - During the 2011 Rugby World Cup he became the youngest player to captain his team at a World Cup Hard - He attended the same comprehensive school as Gareth Bale (footballer) and Geraint Thomas (cyclist). He was in the same school year as Gareth, Geraint was 3 years older Medium - He is the second Welshman to get red carded at a RWC after dangerously tackling Vincent Clerc during the 2011 RWC semi-finals Easy - He is Wales's most capped captain with 49 tests as captain. He also captained the BIL's 2013 & 2017 tours The player is: Sam Warburton VII Expert - When playing for Benetton rugby he plays number 8, but for his national team he plays both openside and blinside flanker, and more recently in the second-row Hard - His 100th cap came in Italy's 2018 Six Nations opener against England after missing the 2017 tournament due to injury Medium - He is Italy's third most capped player with 118 caps Easy - He was in the starting lineup for all 3 of Italy's 2020 Six Nation matches, however he was replaced in their match against France as he injured himself during the pre-match warm-up The player is: Alessandro Zanni VIII Expert - During Stade Francais 2007 Top 14 playoff win he was a used substitute. When Stade Francais returned to the final and won in 2015 he played the full game and was their captain Hard - He was nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2008 & 2013 but didn't win either Medium - During their 2009 Six Nations match against Scotland he scored a drop goal in the 22nd minute Easy - He is Italy's most capped player, current captain and the 3rd most capped international rugby player The player is: Sergio Parisse IX Expert - Joining London Wasps in 2005 he won both the Heineken Cup in 2007 (scoring a try in the final) and the Guinness Premiership in 2008 Hard - He appeared in 3 2013 Six Nations matches for Ireland as a replacement, but broke his leg in a 13-13 draw with France that ruled him out for 3 months Medium - After winning the Heineken Cup with Wasps, he went on to win it again in 2011 & 2012 with Leinster, starting both matches but not scoring in either Easy - This scrum half has 71 Irish caps and scored 2 tries. He has played over 100 matches for both London Wasps and Leinster The player is: Eoin Reddan X Expert - He is Pontypridd RFC's top point scorer Hard - The first player to ever score more than 1,000 points in international matches, he is also Wales's highest ever point-scorer Medium - In 2000 he was given an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in Buckingham Palace before being helicoptered back to Cardiff for a match against the Saracens which Cardiff won 24-14. He scored all of Cardiff's points Easy - This fly-half is considered one of the most accomplished goal kickers in rugby history The player is: Neil Jenkins XI Expert - He is the reason players transitioned for baggy, to super skin-tight jerseys, after talking to his coach and his country signing a jersey deal with Nike Hard - He played in all 7 of England's games during their successful 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also scored England's only try in the final Medium - This wing / fullback made 52 international appearances for England and 5 for the British and Irish Lions in rugby union. He also won 12 caps for Great Britain and 6 for England in rugby league Easy - During the 2001 British and Irish Lions Tour of Australia he scored the 1st try in the 1st and 3rd tests, and was one of the outstanding players in the squad The player is: Jason Robinson XII Expert - This player started and lost both the 2013 & 2015 European Rugby Championship Cup Final, scoring a try in 2015 Hard - During the 2015 Rugby World Cup he played in 4 of France's 5 matches, scoring tries against Romania and Canada Medium - He played the full 80 minutes for Clermont in their 2019 European Rugby Challenge Cup Final win against La Rochelle. He scored Clermont's 3rd try in the 71st minute Easy - In the 2012 Six Nations Championship (His 1st Six Nations) he started all 5 games for France and scored 4 tries in the 1st 4 games, making him the 2nd highest try scorer in the tournament The player is: Wesley Fofana XIII Expert - After moving to South Africa on a gap year he started his professional career with Western Province, having played amateur rugby for False Bay and university rugby for UCT Ikey Tigers Hard - During the 2017 autumn internationals this player scored tries in all three of Scotland's games against Samoa, New Zealand and Australia Medium - Making his international debut whilst touring Japan in 2016, his home debut came against Australia in November 2016, a game in which he scored 2 tries Easy - Currently playing for Glasgow Warriors, he played all 5 games during the 2018 Six Nations, scoring 2 tries against England The player is: Huw Jones XIV Expert - His professional debut was for Ulster against Bedford in the British and Irish Cup. He started the game and scored his 1st try in the 26th minute Hard - In November 2018 he scored the match's only try when Ireland beat New Zealand 16-9 Medium - This Irish winger is nicknamed 'the Lisburn Lomu' Easy - He was the top try scorer during the 2018 Six Nations Championship with 7 tries, the most ever scored in one tournament by a player. The player is: Jacob Stockdale XV Expert - Starting his career with Sharks in the Currie Cup, he went on to represent Brive, Beyonne and finally Clermont Hard - His only World Cup was in 2015. He played in 4 of France's 5 games, scoring at least 1 penalty in each match Medium - Born in South Africa, he made 5 appearances for their U21 team before playing for the French National Team 23 times, scoring 1 try and 6 penalties. Easy - His international debut came in the 2015 Six Nations. He played in 4 of France's 5 matches, scoring a penalty against Italy The player is: Scott Spedding Southern Hemisphere XV I Expert - His father, named David played prop for Samoa in the 1991 Rugby World Cup Hard - Since signing for the Brumbies in 2012 he has made 101 appearances, scoring 3 tries Medium - He was named in the Australia squad to take on the British and Irish Lions in 2013. Despite this he was allowed to play for the Brumbies when they beat the BIL's 14-12 Easy - He started all of Australia's 2019 RWC matches apart from their game against Uruguay The player is: Scott Sio II Expert - He was Man of the Match in the 2010-11 English Premiership Final Hard - He played for South Africa against Canada in the 2019 RWC, scoring a try in the 55th minute Medium - He also selected captain, played number 8, the Boks and scored a try against Namibia in the 2019 RWC Easy - He made 216 appearances for Saracens winning multiple Guinness/Gallagher Premiership titles and European Rugby Champions Cups The player is: Shalk Brits III Expert - His Kiwi debut came in a 27-6 win over Italy in June 2009 Hard - He was the 13th player to make 100 appearances for the Crusaders Medium - He made 108 appearances for New Zealand, but didn't score any points Easy - He and his brother Ben both played for the Crusaders as well as New Zealand The player is: Owen Franks IV Expert - In the 2016 Rugby Championship he was yellow carded in the 42nd minute of a round 3 match against Australia Hard - He was selected for all of South Africa's matches in the 2019 RWC but he was an unused sub versus Canada Medium - He was nominated for the World Rugby Player of the Year in 2013 Easy - Standing at 6ft 8in, he currently plays for Toulon The player is: Eben Etzebeth V Expert - In 2010 he made his international debut against Ireland during the mid-year rugby test series, scoring two tries Hard - He was New Zealand Rugby Player of the Year in 2017 Medium - He scored a famous Super Rugby try in 2015 for the Crusaders against the Reds when he ran in from 60 meters, beating seven defenders Easy - He is New Zealand's fifth most capped player of all time and played in both the 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cup finals The player is: Sam Whitelock VI Expert - He was the 2004 IRB International Under-21 Player of the Year Hard - In 2011 he was named New Zealand Rugby Player of the Year Medium - He was yellow carded in the 2015 RWC semi-final against South Africa Easy - He played every game for New Zealand in the 2011 and 2015 RWC's, scoring 4 tries in 2011 and 2 in 2015 The player is: jerome Kaino VII Expert - Following a concussion versus Georgia in the 2015 RWC he announced his retirement from international rugby Hard - At the 2011 RWC, the IRB's Rugby News Service named him one of the top 5 players of the tournament. Stating that he was "consistently the shining light in his side" and that "even as opposition scores mounted, he continued to tirelessly throw himself into the tackle and threaten turnover ball in the rucks" Medium - He won 2 Premiership titles with Saracens in 2011 and 2015, playing 80 minutes in both finals Easy - This Namibian international finished his career with the Saracens in 2016 The player is: Jacques Burger VIII Expert - In the 2007 RWC he scored the opening try and was yellow carded when his team beat Wales 38-34 in the Pool B Hard - He made 142 appearances for Gloucester between 2007-2014 Medium - In 2007 he was named Fiji Rugby Player of the Year, playing just as much at openside flanker as he did number 8 Easy - He is Fiji's second most capped player with 64 appearances and 9 tries The player is: Akpusi Qera IX Expert - He was yellow carded in his teams 46-13 win over Argentina in the 2019 Rugby Championship Hard - In the 2018 Rugby Championship he started every game, scoring tries in the 1st round against Argentina and the 5th round against Australia Medium - During the 2017-18 Aviva Premiership Rugby season he scored 97 points (4 tries, 17 penalties and 13 conversions) for Sale Sharks Easy - He started all of South Africa's play-off games in the 2019 RWC, including the Final The player is: Faf De Klerk X Expert - He is All Black number 1034 Hard - In June 2004 he made his international debut playing inside centre. He scored 20 points in a 55-3 win over Wales Medium - He was named IRB Player of the Year in 2005, becoming the first Kiwi to win the award. He then won it again in 2012 & 2015 Easy - He is the international top point scorer with 1,598 points The player is: Dan Carter XI Expert - His father, Isei Nasiganiyavi, played rugby for Queensland in the 1980's Hard - This Fijian was joint top try scorer in the 2014 Super Rugby Season with 12 tries Medium - Playing internationally from 2010-2018 he is Fiji's fourth highest try scorer with 19 tries, and fourth highest point scorer with 222 points Easy - Standing at 6ft 5in, when playing for Fiji he often takes on the kicking duties The player is: Nemani Nadolo XII Expert - He was Man of the Match when the Barbarian's beat England 63-45 in May 2018 Hard - He scored Fiji's first try in their 21-14 victory over France in November 2018, the first time Fiji have beat Les Bleus Medium - He played rugby league for Fiji (2013-14) and Australia (2016) Easy - He played in all of Fiji's games during the 2019 RWC, scoring two tries against Georgia The player is: Semi Radrada XIII Expert - In his third international match he scored 29 points (2 tries, 2 conversions & 5 penalties) against South Africa in July 2000 Hard - He is the Brumbies top point scorer with 1,019 points in 117 games Medium - During the 2003 RWC semi final between Australia and New Zealand he was named Man of the Match and scored an 80 metre intercept try to help Australia reach the Final Easy - He played for Australia 80 times between 2000-2009, scoring 489 points and captaining his country 29 times The player is: Sterling Mortlock XIV Expert - He was joint top try scorer at the 1991 RWC with 6 tries Hard - He was the second player to reach 100 tests Medium - He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2002, his international career spanned 1982-1996 Easy - He is Australia's top try scorer with 64 tries, scoring 315 international points in total The player is: David Campese XV Expert - When making his debut for his countries second international team in the 2009 South American Rugby Championship he scored 4 tries, then scored hat-tricks in his 2nd and 3rd game Hard - He is Argentina's highest try scorer at the RWC with 7 tries in 10 matches Medium - In the 2015 Rugby Championship he scored 3 tries in Argentina's first ever win over South Africa and went on to be joint top try scorer at the tournament Easy - With 118 appearances for Racing 92 since 2011 he played in every game for his country during the 2015 RWC scoring 5 tries, 2 of them in the quarter final against Ireland The player is: Juan Imhoff Peace and happy egg chasing!
Guess the player (Active player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Expert - He was named Munster Rugby Young Player of the Year in 2012 and Men’s Player of the Year 2019 Hard - He started all matches for Ireland during their 2015 & 2018 Six Nations Championship wins. He also started all but one game (against Italy) in their 2014 Six Nations Championship win Medium - After captaining the 2017 BIL’s to a win over the Māori All Blacks he was given the captaincy for the 1st test against New Zealand, the Lions lost 30-15 Easy - Having played 133 matches for Munster, he is their current captain. He currently has 67 caps for Ireland, scoring 2 tries. The second of which came against Russia in the 2019 RWC The player is: Peter O’Mahony Guess the player (Retired player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Expert - His final international match was against Argentina in the 2017 Rugby Championship. He started the match, scored a try in the 36th minute but was substituted 4 minutes into the second half Hard - He scored the first try of the 2011 Rugby World Cup after 11 minutes. He went on to score again in the 29th when New Zealand beat Tonga 41-10 Medium - This fullback/winger announced his retirement from rugby in April 2019, he has gone on to join the Sky Sports NZ rugby union commentary team Easy- He was part of the New Zealand squad that won the 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2017 Rugby Championships, playing in 23 matches and scoring 61 points. He was also listed by the IRB’s Rugby News Service as 1 of the top 5 players at the 2011 RWC. He played 5 games, scoring 5 tries and finished the tournament joint 2nd top try scorer The player is: Israel Dagg
Sorry, not my best by far! Guess the player (Active player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Hard - He was first selected for South Africa during the 2014 Quadrangular tournament. He played 80 minutes in all three games but didn't score any points Expert - He was one of five players nominated for the IRB player of the year 2014 Medium - In May 2019 he signed for Toyota Verbllitz having spent the last 2 years playing for Wasps in England Easy - He was the starting fullback for South Africa in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final The player is: Willie Le Roux Guess the player (Retired player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Expert - At the age of 18 he pushed/punched a basketball ref, attempting to get banned as he no longer wanted to play basketball but his mum wouldn't let him play rugby Hard - In the 2008 Six Nations he was Italy's top try scorer Medium - He was named the 2006/2007 Guinness Premiership player of the season Easy - Although he was born in Argentina, this prop has played 119 times for Italy The player is: Martin Castrogiovanni Any feedback is appreciated. Too easy, too hard?
Guess the player (Active player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Expert - This player currently holds the record for most consecutive wins internationally since his first test with 19 Hard - His first ever test try, in a 30-0 win over France was voted International Rugby Players’ Association Try of the Year in 2013 Medium - 1 of 4 rugby playing brothers, (he also has 3 sisters) he was the World Rugby Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017. He was also nominated in 2018 Easy - This fly-half is currently the Hurricanes top point scorer, and New Zealand’s 3rd highest point scorer, but he generally plays fullback internationally The player is: Beauden Barrett Guess the player (Retired player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Expert - He is the second Welsh international to win both European cups, winning the Heineken Cup in 2013 and the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2010. Rob Howley was the first Hard - During the 2014 Six Nations he was yellow carded against both England and France for not pushing straight in the scrum. Despite this, he was still man of the match against England Medium- During the second test in the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa he started alongside Matthew Rees and Adam Jones, making them the first all-welsh front line to start for the BIL’s since 1955 Easy - This loosehead prop who can also play tighthead is Wales’ 2nd most capped player with 134 caps. He is the 6th highest capped rugby player ever, and the most capped front rower The player is: Gethin Jenkins Edit: spelling
[OC] What if every world cup team had the same population? - Group G
Afternoon all, welcome back to the series that Gary Neville described as ‘How did you get this number, no I don’t know what you’re on about, piss off’. So far I’ve brought to life the teams of 24 hypothetical regions, that’s an entire Euro 2020’s worth! hmm that gives me an idea... Before I begin separating the counties of Estonia, let’s stay focused and remind ourselves of how we got this far. Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E, Group F, Today’s post details the squads of the tournament’s penultimate group. Whilst this pool of players isn’t the greatest, they will be playing in front of the most participant sets of fans. Mexican waves meet Vuvuzelas in the battle for top spot while the other two’s wavin flags will look like this. Southern Africa South Africa, Lesotho, Eswantini, Mauritius, Reuinion, Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania Population (millions): 255.34 The part of the world that brought us the only African world cup to date (and some other less wholesome moments in history), this southern hemispheric subcontinent has underachieved in modern memory. The region is a mix of engrossed and apathetic when it comes to footballing subscription in the public consciousness, with four of the top seven African GDP’s per capita, their resources should theoretically be better than anyones. Just four World Cup qualifications (one of those by default) makes this the second least punctual region of the continent. Lusophone’s Angola are the exception to an otherwise South African sweep of appearances. The ‘Giant sable antelopes’ (I’m sure it sounds better in portuguese) shocked the CAF by toppling Nigeria by the narrowest of margins to reach the 2006 finals; the nation’s top scorer and Barbie Girl singing eurodance group Akwá was the protagonist in a 1-0 win against the Super Eagles, this retrospectively acted as a tie-breaker when David & Goliath finished with the same points in their qualifying group. Their time in Germany was short yet respectable, conceding just two goals in three games and almost holding their colonisers Portugal to a bore draw, revenge is sweet. A rugby nation by trade, South Africa were crowned World Cup champions just last year, unfortunately for soccer fans they have flattered to deceive in the world’s most beloved game. A ‘golden generation’ in 2002 featured the coloured careers of Steven Pienaar, Benni McCarthy, Lucas Radebe and Quinton Fortune; failing to escape an easy group, a huge opportunity missed. 18 years on Bafana Bafana’s only big names are of a literal sense. Contrary to what I would have guessed, South Africa is not the regions most populous nation; Tanzania’s 56 million inhabitants puts them level with England, and the nation seem to identify as footyholics as much as their historic oppressors, unfortunately they haven’t got their money's worth for their sporting subscription. The tiny island of reunion has produced the likes of Dimitri Payet and Laurent Robert, but since still being a French territory, anyone worth their salt gets a plane to Paris. Botswana fail to feature in the squad, but with top clubs called ‘Meat Commision’ and ‘Miscellaneous’, it might be safe to say the nation isn’t taking the game as seriously as others.
Goalkeepers
Birthplace
FM20
Value
Age
Itumeleng Khune
RSA
Kaiser Chiefs
GK
Ventersdorp
67
€0.47
32
Darren Keet
RSA
OH Leuven
GK
Cape Town
58
€0.80
30
Defenders
Bastos
ANG
Lazio
CB
Luanda
70
€12.70
28
Mexer
MOZ
Bordeaux
CB
Maputo
65
€4.50
32
Clinton Mata
ANG
Club Brugge
CB
Verviers
63
€7.70
28
Jeremy Morel
MAD
Rennais
CB
Lorient, France
63
€0.30
35
Bruno Gaspar
ANG
Olympiakos
RB
Evora, Portugal
60
€1.70
26
Romain Metanire
MAD
Minnesota
RB
Metz, France
60
€3.30
30
Reinildo
MOZ
Lille
LB
Beira
54
€0.75
26
Nurio
ANG
Charleroi
LB
Luanda
60
€3.60
25
Midfielders
Wilson Eduardo
ANG
Braga
RW
Pedras Rubras
66
€5.90
30
Percy Tau
RSA
Club Brugge
RW
Witbank
65
€17.60
25
Marvelous Nakamba
ZIM
Aston Villa
CDM
Hwange
64
€14.00
26
Khama Billiat
ZIM
Kaiser Chiefs
RW
Harare
66
€0.50
30
Thulani Serero
RSA
Al Jazira
CDM
Soweto
61
€4.90
30
Keagan Dolly
RSA
Montpellier
CAM
Johannesburg
62
€3.70
27
Bongani Zungu
RSA
Amiens
CM
Duduza
64
€4.80
27
Djalma
ANG
Alanyaspor
LM
Luanda
60
€1.10
32
Forwards
Mbwana Ally Samatta
TAN
Aston Villa
ST
Dar Es Salaam
66
€19.90
27
Patson Daka
ZAM
RB Salzburg
ST
Chingola
64
€2.60
21
Lebo Mothiba
RSA
Strasbourg
ST
Johannesburg
62
€3.70
24
Tinotenda Kadewere
ZIM
Lyon
ST
Harare
62
€3.70
24
Averages/Totals
63
€118.22
28
On paper the team shouldn’t need to rely on talismanic powers as the middling quality runs true throughout this team. Aston Villa surely have a scout in this part of the world as they are blessed with the services of key players Marvellous Nakamba and Mbwana Samatta. Samatta became the Premier League’s first Tanzanian in January and will hopefully have a chance to add to his three appearances sooner rather than later. The imposing frontman scored 23 goals in the Belgian league in 2018-19 which makes him almost over qualified to lead the line in this XI. Patson Daka was 13 and playing for locals Nchanga Rangers when Zambia sensationally shocked the world to lift the 2012 AFCON; the goldenboy of a generation determined to sequel the Copper Bullets’ success. The speedy Salzburg striker already has 24 caps for his country, time will tell if he is to follow Haaland and Minamino out of Austria to a European giant. Mononymous Angolan Bastos will command the defence as best he can. Although recently struggling to make the squad, Bastos has served Lazio well with his protective prowess. A plethora of pacey playmakers completes the assembly that will most likely finish runners up in this group. An exit in the round of 16 is on the cards as by process of elimination lots of you have already worked out Group H’s heavyweights are North & Central Europe. West India 3 Indian States (Maharashtra, Gujurat, Madhya Pradesh) Population (millions) All the way back to the simpler time of Group A I hastily declared Uttar Pradesh as the worst region in the world, I’d like to publicly apologize for that remark as it’s become clear to me that West India is the bottom of a very deep barrell. The region that provides the setting for Slumdog Millionaire has plenty to answer for as finding 22 players in this part of the world was harder than a where's wally of Manish market.
Goalkeepers
Birthplace
FM20
Value
Age
Kunal Sawant
IND
Mumbai City
GK
Maharashtra
16
€0.01
28
Sukhdev Patil
IND
Churchill Brothers
GK
Maharashtra
14
€0.00
21
Defenders
Rahul Bheke
IND
Bengaluru
RB
Maharashtra
33
€0.03
29
Ashutosh Mehta
IND
Mohun Bagan
RB
Gujurat
22
€0.02
28
Raju Galkwad
IND
Kerala Blasters
CB
Maharashtra
21
€0.01
29
Jayesh Rane
IND
ATK
RB
Maharashtra
21
€0.01
27
Abhishek Ambekar
IND
East Bengal
LB
Maharashtra
20
€0.01
28
Rohan Adnaik
IND
DSK Shivajians
CB
Maharashtra
13
€0.00
28
Karan Amin
IND
Jamshedpur
LB
Maharashtra
13
€0.01
30
Pratik Chaudhuri
IND
Mumbai City
CB
Maharashtra
18
€0.01
30
Midfielders
Raynier Fernandes
IND
Mumbai City
CDM
Maharashtra
26
€0.02
24
Farukh Choudhary
IND
Jamshedpur
CAM
Maharashtra
25
€0.02
23
Kean Lewis
IND
Bengaluru
LM
Maharashtra
21
€0.01
27
Alwyn George
IND
Minerva Punjab
CM
Maharashtra
20
€0.01
28
Shilton D'Silva
IND
Mohun Bagun
CM
Maharashtra
19
€0.01
27
Aditya Ashok Jha
IND
ARA fc
LW
Gujarat
11
€0.01
20
Nikhil Kadam
IND
Northeast United
RW
Maharashtra
17
€0.01
25
Darren Caldeira
IND
Kerala Blasters
CM
Maharashtra
17
€0.01
32
Forwards
Aniket Jadhav
IND
Jamshedpur
CF
Maharashtra
16
€0.01
19
Arif Shaikh
IND
Gokulam
ST
Maharashtra
13
€0.01
26
Bipin Singh
IND
Mumbai
ST
Maharashtra
17
€0.01
25
Girik Khosla
IND
Minerva Punjab
ST
Maharashtra
17
€0.01
25
Averages/Totals
19
0.25
With 8 caps for the national team, Rahul Bheke is made to look like prime Cafu alongside his defensive compatriots. The Bengaluru full back plays a leading role in a one-star Bollywood show. Aniket Jadnav is maybe the one to keep an eye on, the wide forward failed trials at Blackburn late last year, but the fact that they even asked him makes this teenage talent the side’s crappy Mbappe. A Bombay mix of unknowns will be thankful they haven’t drawn against the real heavyweights of the competition, or they could be on the end of a cricket score. Mexico & Central US Mexico, 16 US States (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois) Population (millions): 244.75 The big wall will have to wait as this side leaves rednecks turning in their trailers. The region has fathered two point three tournaments with one on the way, but the main feature of this team always seems to leave the party early when it’s not at their house. Mexico have been excruciatingly expelled in the second round an eye-watering SEVEN times running, the sombrero wearing soccer obsessed Senior’s are so frequently the bridesmaid it’s no exaggeration to call them football’s spinsters. The US’s largest state, Texas, is the birthplace of one of America’s greatest players and worst rappers, Clint Dempsey. His impressive club career was an MLS sandwich with a London filling, the posterboy of a Fulham team that miraculously reached the Europa league final. Romantically tied with fellow yank legend Landon Donovan, Dempsey retired joint top scorer for USMNT, including four goals in three seperate world cups. Mexican legends of the game include Hugo Sanchez, who scored over 200 goals for Real Madrid, and Barcelona treble winner Rafael Marquez who incredibly played 19 games across five World Cups, considering they never manage more than four, that’s almost as good as it gets. Today El Tri are seemingly at the beginning of a promising Mexican generation that coincides with some notable late bloomers.
Goalkeepers
Birthplace
FM20
Value
Age
Guillermo Ochoa
MEX
America
GK
Guadalajara
71
€4.20
34
Jonathan Orozco
MEX
Santos Laguna
GK
Monterry
68
€2.90
33
Defenders
Jesus Corona
MEX
Porto
RB
Sonora
72
€23.00
26
John Brooks
USA
Wolfsburg
CB
Berlin
67
€7.10
26
Hector Moreno
MEX
Al Gharafa
CB
Sinaloa
68
€6.10
31
Carlos Salcedo
MEX
Tigres
CB
Guadalajara
68
€5.70
25
Nestor Aruajo
MEX
Celta Vigo
CB
Guadalajara
70
€15.80
26
Hugo Ayala
MEX
Tigres
CB
Michoacan
68
€2.70
32
Miguel Layun
MEX
Monterrey
RB
Veracruz
66
€3.80
31
Jorge Sanchez
MEX
America
LB
Coahuila
63
€2.30
21
Midfielders
Isaac Brizuela
MEX
Chivas
RM
California
64
€4.40
29
Hector Herrera
MEX
Atleti
CM
Tijuana
75
€33.40
29
Hirving Lozano
MEX
Napoli
RW
Mexico City
75
€27.70
24
Victor Guzman
MEX
Pachua
CM
Guadalajara
66
€4.20
24
Andres Guardado
MEX
Real Betis
CM
Guadalajara
71
€9.20
32
Jonathan Dos Santos
MEX
LA Galaxy
CM
Monterry
70
€5.60
29
Rodolfo Pizarro
MEX
Miami FC
CAM
Tamulipas
72
€4.40
25
Edson Alvarez
MEX
Ajax
CDM
State of Mexico
70
€8.10
21
Forwards
Raul Jimenez
MEX
Wolves
ST
Hidalgo
74
€39.00
28
Javier Hernandez
MEX
LA Galaxy
ST
Guadalajara
66
€4.10
31
Gio Dos Santos
MEX
America
CF
Monterry
64
€2.20
30
Carlos Vela
MEX
LAFC
LF
Quintana Roo
75
€6.30
30
Averages/Totals
69
€222.20
28.04545455
One of the more mundane concoctions, it’s plain to see that Johnathan Brooks is the only ‘American’ to dare cross the border. The centre back scored a winner against Ghana in 2014 avenging the defeat of 2010. After struggling badly at Atleti and then Benfica, it’s an unlikely story that aged 27 Raul signed for Wolves and has since become one of the Premier Leagues most feared strikers. The nation is hoping to harness whatever time he’ll be able to stay at this level, having scored five goals in a winning Gold Cup campaign. Eredivisie fans will be familiar with Guardado and Alvarez, the bookends of a variety of age groups in the middle of the park. ‘Chucky’ Lozano is the posterboy, the Napoli winger scored the only goal in an historic victory over 2014 champions Germany. At just 24, it shouldn’t be of too much concern that he is competing to become a regular amongst fierce Neopolitan competition. As usual, perhaps North-America’s best bet for success. They should win this group, but with the second round curse yet to be broken, maybe another John Brooks goal is needed to make the quarters. Greater Beijing 7 Chinese provinces (Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Tianjin) Population (millions): 246.63 The capital with plenty of capital, Beijing is the focal point of a Chinese region that stands the best chance of all it’s countryfolk. The region boasts half of the national team’s top ten appearance makers. Liaoning is the most vibrant reserve of Chinese talent, defender Sun Jihai is often revered as the country's greatest player with 127 premier league appearances for Man City, after years of battling relegation his departure came just one month before the Abu Dhabi group took over, a cautious tale of what happens when you let cookies decide your fortune. Domestic football is rife in the region with six of 16 CSL teams, including Beijing Guoan, who pay for the services of Cedric Bakambu and Renato Augusto.
Goalkeepers
Birthplace
FM20
Value
Age
Liu Dianzuo
CHN
Guangzhou E
GK
Liaoning
47
€1.90
29
Wang Dalei
CHN
Shandong Luneng
GK
Liaoning
53
€3.70
31
Defenders
Nico Yennaris
CHN
Beijing Guoan
RB
London
59
€10.40
26
Li Xuepeng
CHN
Guangzhou E
LB
Liaoning
51
€3.40
32
Wang Tong
CHN
Shandong Luneng
RB
Liaoning
50
€3.20
27
Liu Yiming
CHN
Guangzhou E
CB
Liaoning
49
€3.40
25
Dai Lin
CHN
Shandong Luneng
CB
Liaoning
49
€2.00
32
Feng Xiaoting
CHN
Guangzhou E
CB
Liaoning
48
€1.10
35
Gao Zhunyi
CHN
Guangzhou E
CB
Jilin
48
€3.50
25
Ren Hang
CHN
Hebei C Fortune
CB
Liaoning
48
€2.40
31
Midfielders
Wu Xi
CHN
Jiangsu Suning
CDM
Hebei
53
€4.40
31
Yu Hanchao
CHN
Free Agent
RM
Liaoning
53
€2.50
33
Chi Zhongguo
CHN
Beijing Guoan
CDM
Jilin
52
€4.60
30
Zheng Zhi
CHN
Guangzhou E
CM
Liaoning
52
€0.48
40
Zhang Chengdong
CHN
Hebei C Fortune
RM
Hebei
50
€3.20
31
Jin Jingdao
CHN
Shandong Luneng
CM
Jilin
47
€2.60
28
Piao Cheng
CHN
Beijing Guoan
CM
Jilin
47
€3.20
31
Yin Hongbo
CHN
Hebei C Fortune
CAM
Jilin
47
€2.70
30
Forwards
Dong Xuesheng
CHN
Hebei C Fortune
ST
Liaoning
49
€3.50
31
Yang Xu
CHN
Tianjin
ST
Liaoning
47
€3.00
32
Tan Long
CHN
Changchun Yatai
ST
Liaoning
47
€3.00
32
Wu Xinghan
CHN
Shandong Luneng
ST
Liaoning
46
€2.40
32
Average/Totals
50
€70.58
30.81818182
Ex-Celtic and Charlton midfielder Zheng Zhi has 108 national caps and counting, still wearing the arm-band at 39 years old. An industrious and efficient playstyle combined with terrific passing range lends itself to still being able to compete at such a late age, although he will require the leg work of fellow 30-somethings Wu Xi and Chi Zhonguo if moves can be made. Born in London, Nico Yennaris or ‘Li Ke’ was the first ever naturalised Chinese player, the former Arsenal youth and Brentford stalwart is hoping to become a trailblazer to the development of Asian football. It isn’t an absolute certainty that this team will come third, but beating Southern Africa will be key, in a group of subjectively low quality, China’s best team is maybe their only hope. Emotional times as tomorrow brings the final group, by this point it should be obvious who’s left. See you all in the comments to discover what I’ve got wrong today (I will comb through the whole thing with your suggestions once this is done).
There should be a huge asterisk next to the name of the top international try scorer
Following the recent post by rugbybynumbers, I remember reading an old article in middle 2000's South African Sport's Illustrated contesting Daisuke Ohata as top try scorer(basically citing Campo as #1). Daisuke Ohata is credited with being the highest test try scorer, but two of his tries is especially contentious. Ohata scored tries against Australia "A" and England "A", matches that was credited as tests by Japan Rugby, most other nations, and most probably World Rugby, would never give these matches test status. If these matches were to be disregarded, Bryan Habana would be joint top try scorer. I do however consider Campo as the greatest try scorer due to his try scoring rate and strength of opposition faced. His list of credited tries is in the attached article. http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/playe12383.html?class=1;template=results;type=player
Guess the player (Active player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Expert - >! He has received 2 yellow cards in his Super Rugby Career. One in 2017, the other in 2018 and both came in loses to the Crusaders !< Hard - He scores 20 points on his Melbourne Rebels debut scoring 2 tries, 2 conversions and 2 penalties Medium - He has played for Melbourne Rebels since 2016 and is currently their top scorer with 347 points Easy - He received a three game suspension during the 2019 RWC for a high tackle on Fiji’s Peceli Sato The player is: Reece Hodge Guess the player (Retired player) 4 clues. Expert, hard, medium and easy. Starting with expert reveal the clue and guess the player. See how many clues you need to get it right. Here we go… Expert - He has 82 caps for Scotland (5th most capped Scot) and started his club career with Northampton Saints Hard - This fly half / center / fullback played for Northampton Saints (1995-98) Brive (1998-2000) Castres (2000-2002) Border Reivers (2002-2004 & 2005-2007) Sharks (2004) and Montpellier (2004-2005) Medium - In March 2012 he became Glasgow Warrior’s head coach, leading them to consecutive Pro 12 finals Easy - He is currently the head coach of the Scottish national team The player is: Gregor Townsend
This is it, the final round. Will South Africa win their first Rugby Championship (They last won the Tri-Nations 10 years ago) Or will New Zealand beat Australia by a big enough margin to steal away the title. Does the RWC curse exist? Might we even see an upset? South Africa have lost 2 out of their last 3 trips to Argentina after all. Ben Smith needs only 3 tries to tie with Brian Habana for all time top try scorer, will he unseat greatness with a spectacular Hat Trick? These posts are practice for round by round discussions come world cup time.
[OC] Coupe de France round of 32 Recap : Ligue 1 almighty, fallen dominoes and the prowesses of the minnows
It was originally written in French here This post has 3 sections :
One highlighting the Minnow of this round
One describing the upsets that happened during this round
One organised by division where each game is described a bit with either an anecdote, a quote, etc. and most of the time, a video summary of the game on the first line. Games are described once or twice but from a different perspective each time. Unfortunately, i couldn't go into details for certain matchs because of the character limit
"Petit Poucet" (Minnow) and Overseas Territory
Given the impossibility of organizing promotions/relegations with the national pyramid in mainland France, the highest division on the Reunion Island (sometime called Division d'Honneur of Réunion) is equivalent to Regional Division 1 (tier 6). All clubs at regional level and below have been eliminated during the previous rounds, hence why JS Saint-Pierroise is considered the smallest club of this round and that what should have been two sections of this post are merged into one for this round
JS Saint-Pierroise, nicknamed les cigognes (storks), is one of the biggest clubs on the Réunion Island. They won in December their fifth consecutive league, the 21st in their history, they are the most successful club on the island with also 11 cups (second behind AS Saint-louisienne at 12). It is also the only club to have never been relegated. Jean-Michel Fontaine (captain and striker): "We've won everything here" To make a parallel, JS Saint-Pierroise is to the Reunionese league what PSG or OM is to Ligue 1 However, the budget of this club is in no way comparable to the one of these two clubs, with 400 members, the JSSP benefits from the infrastructures and subsidies (375k€) of the municipality of Saint-Pierre. Luçay Arayapin (president of the JSSP): "This represents 70% of our budget. The rest comes from the sponsors and to a lesser extent from the 700 to 800 spectators who come to each match" [1]
JSSP have seen coming through their academy the capped-at-international level: Guillaume Hoarau, Dimitri Payet and Florent Sinama-Pongolle Jean-Michel Fontaine: "Florent Sinama-Pongolle played with us at the beginning of the season, we text each other, we phone each other, he came to see us play at Niort, he's a great friend" Half of the first team came though the academy, the rest either come from other clubs on the island or are Malgasi internationals The black and white jersey of the club was also worn for a short time by Jean-Pierre Papin, Roger Milla, Djibril Cissé before their retirement.
As provided for in the competition rules and from the round of 64 onwards (doesn't apply before, N1 to N3 clubs can have to travel away in a overseas territory), the overseas club is bound to play away at the other club's grounds regardless of the order of the draw. Jean-Michel Fontaine : "It's a shame for the Reunionese that we can not bring big clubs of the French championship to Reunion Island" on the other hand : "Playing at the Velodrome in Marseille or the Parc des Princes in Paris would be a dream" The players therefore spent a week training in the Paris region (a small documentary following the players by RMC) before going to the region of Les Vosges to face SAS Épinal, sixth in group A in National 2 (4th tier), a trickier game than might be assumed for the regional newspaper Many fans from La Réunion made the trip, others followed the game from the Fan Zone of Saint-Pierre
During the extra-time half, questioned at this point in the match, Arayapin (president of JSSP) says "an injustice, Fontaine probably didn't deserve the red. But we'll deal with it, maybe the injustice will be paid at the end. We've already won with 9 and we'll win with 10"
For the local paper: Huge disappointment for the people of the Reunion Island who still remain very proud of their team. Their great adventure ends in the round of 32 Ibrahima Dabo: "There were three minutes left to go. We played with the heart, we thought it would be enough, but it wasn't." Gérard Hubert: "It's a pity to lose on a set-piece because we worked on that in training. We deserved to get to the penalties. It was a great adventure until today."
AS Nancy Lorraine (professional club currently in the 2nd division) were drawn against ASM Belfort, club of National 2 (4th division) At the time of the draw, the president of ASM Belfort cheekily said: "It wasn't the dream match, but it's still a very nice match coming up. It doesn't matter, it leaves the door open to the round of 16."
ASMB then benefit from the expulsion of Nancy striker Dembélé, scorer of the first goal for Nancy, during the second half for a head contact on the Belfortain defender Lucas Cuenin
In the 78th minute, Belfort's Régnier, captain and veteran of the Belfortain's team adds a second goal for his team
The Belfortain dream became a sublime reality on Saturday. Supported by an enthusiastic public, the ASMB offered a performance of incredible quality that enabled them to knock Nancy down without the slightest discussion (3-1).
Being in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France this year was a first for the club, they will be in the round of 16
Results by Division
Ligue 1
It's a record for Ligue 1, with 12 qualified teams, only the second time, there are this many clubs qualified for the round of 32 (the first time being in 1982-1983)[1]
OGC Nicewon 2 - 1 against Red Star (N1/3rd tier) In front of the empty stands (6,387 spectators), the game being original planned to be played in Saint-Ouen, the Niçois bagged the win in three minutes, with goals from Danilo (27th) and Ganago (29th), Red Star only reducing the gap in added time with a goal from an other Nice player (on loan) Yanis Hamache.
SCO d'Angersended the epic run ofFC Rouen on a score of 4-1 At the end of a match without huge suspense, the Angevins won by 4 goals to 1. At the break, the score was already 3-1 in favour of the SCO, 1 goal from Alioui and 2 from El Mellali (including a nice lob then a second lob on an unnecessary run from the goalkeeper) and a last one goal from Bahoken.
Lille OSCscored a late 2-0 victory over ESM Gonfreville (N3/5th tier) The Dogues wanted "to avoid taking this game lightly," but the Normans fought well. For La Voix du Nord, it was Osimhen who came on the picth around the hour that LOSC needed to unlock this match:
Montpellier HSCeasily beat SM Caen (L2) 5 - 0, who were reduced to 10 men before the break while it was already 3-0, with a brace from Andy Delort against his former club On this occasion, Souleymane Camara broke the appearances record for the Hérault club, it was his 430th game
Paris FClost (2 - 3) despite leading twice against AS Saint-Étienne (L1) Jérémy Ménez waited until his 12th game to score his first goal for Paris FC, (he had still delivered 3 assists before that) and could have even provoked a penalty in that game, unfortunately, the ref didn't see it this way. Demarconnay was unlucky to push the ball back to Kazhri for the equaliser. After the break, Mandouki made a great breakthrough run when he received a though pass and offered the goal to Pitroipa who had followed it up, Ruffier had forgotten to be more aggressive to prevent this run. But with fatigue and after multiple missed clearances throughout the match, the PFC gave in twice. For René Girard, new coach of PFC:: "If we continue in that spirit, we'll see better days."For Florent Martin: "There are encouraging defeats, and this is one of them. We've seen that we were capable of annoying a Ligue 1 team and that's something given our current Ligue 2 ranking. There are a lot of positive things to take away from this match, but also a lot of points to work on. If we conceded three goals, it's because we're making mistakes on our block, and it's up to us to correct them for the rest of the season. Our mistake was to stay lower at 2-1, and physically we felt we had less juice in the last 20-25 minutes. We have to take note of everything and keep the positive from that game. There's a new momentum with the new staff shuffling the cards. Everyone has to show that they can play according to the club's ambitions. Everyone is working for the team."
SM Caenwas largely beaten 0 - 5 by Montpellier HSC (L1) For Pascal Dupraz: "First goal offered to them, second goal offered to them, third goal offered to them, fourth goal offered to them, fifth goal offered to them... A whole gearbox."[1]
FC Lorientdidn't managed to create an upset against a rotatedPSG (L1) losing the game 0-1 For Ouest France, les merlus can come out with their heads held high Christophe Pelissier: "They didn't need many chances, that's the thing with very big teams. A new style? Yes, it came to me last Tuesday, the day after our victory against Caen. We worked on it afterwards during the week. PSG's assistant coach told me that we had put them under a lot of pressure. I'm very proud of my players."
SAS Epinal reached the round of 16 of the French Cup for the second time in its history (1st time in 2013) following a victory at the end of extra-time 1 - 0 thanks to a goal by Adel Berkane against JS Saint-Pierroise who were reduced to 10 after the expulsion of their captain in the 15th minute. An immense joy for coach Xavier CollinDeserved joy in the locker room after this difficult qualification In the next round against Lille, the Spinalian president Yves Bailly promises "We're going to do everything we can to play at La Colombière" currently under construction, by installing an additional stand to reach 5000 (usually 7500) [1]
US Granvilleresisted for the first 45 minutes against the Olympique de Marseille, and sometimes thought they could score, but collapsed after Nessemon William Sea received a second yellow card for elbowing Valentin Rongier in the face. The game ended 0-3, the Grandvillais had no legs left. From the point of view of Grandvillais fansJohan Gallon, US Granville coach: "I think we were close to something. It's the law of the game, you have to accept that, that's for sure. But I'm proud of the image that we were able to leave tonight. To be able to play like that against a Ligue 1 team is a great thing. When you have a coach like André Villas-Boas who says at the end +Hats of to you+, it's satisfying despite the defeat. The memory is the beautiful game, the stadium full, the family present. But in the end you lost, so it's all over. Everything stops. I didn't achieve what I wanted to do, I'm frustrated and disappointed."
Rouen, (phénix club) who had in the previous rounds eliminated Orléans (L2) then Metz (L1) on the score of 3-0, was finally stopped in their magnificent run 1 - 4 by the SCO d'Angers After scoring against Metz, Fred Dembi, Rouen player had taken off his jersey to pay tribute to Nathaël Julan, who tragically died in a car accident; for removing his jersey, Dembi receives a yellow and was automatically suspended, the player asked the FFF to show clemency and understanding. "I'm sad not to be able to play in this 16th final. We're amateurs, that's why we play football! To deprive an amateur player of playing a round of 32 game against a professional team is a pity... I don't think those are the values they want to convey with the Coupe de France"Le Graët himself deeply regrets this decision but the appeals commission rejected the appealThe Diochon stadium was sold out for this match, which makes Stéphane Moulin say : "I congratulate them, they were carried away by their latest outstanding results. The players were warned that it would not be a game of pleasure. This team from Rouen is not a National 2 team. It is not a National 2 stadium and it is not a National 2 public. I wish them to achieve their goals and go to National." Surprised by Alioui's opening goal in the fifth minute (0-1), the Rouen team had however managed to equalize through Sidibé, following a free kick by Rogier, badly cleared by Petkovic, under pressure from Sanson (1-1, 13th). Unfortunately, David Giguel's side suffered for their mistakes against Ligue 1's 10th-placed side. El Melali scored a brace in four minutes with a shot into the top corner (1-2, 19th) and a lob from the edge of the area (1-3, 23rd). [1] David Giguel (Rouen coach) : "We took goals that we weren't used to, whether in the league or the cup. We got into trouble on our own because of these unusual mistakes. Angers deserves to qualify."[1]
For Angoulême Charente, the dream lasted only 34 minutes, they could have led 2-0 against RC Strasbourg, but after conceding 4 goals in 10 minutes just before the break, they finally lost (1 - 5) It had been 17 years since the club had faced a ligue 1 team, in 2003. Angouleme had made the perfect start by leading early (6') but the Strasbourg players when they started playing, didn't make many mistakes to lead 4-1 at half-time. After the break, the Charente side defended better, hitting the posts several times but were unable to score, finally conceding a penalty in the 80th minute. Julien Chaumet will kept fond memories of it regardless The club has even done a press release to thank the people of Strasbourg.
St-Pryvé St-Hilaire FClost 1 - 3 against AS Monaco after a 0-3 first half For Carnejy Antoine, goalscorer in the previous round against TéFéCé and again against ASM: "We can say we won the second half [...] The Coupe de France is the little cherry, we had the right to bite into it".
ESM Gonfreville who reached for the first time in its history the round of 32 of the Coupe de France, lost 0 - 2 in the end against Lille OSC, having resisted for an hour thanks to multiple saves by their goalkeeper Yoann Blin Rachid Hamzaoui (coach of Gonfreville-l'Orcher): "We thought we had to hold on at the beginning and that we'd have situations at the end of the game. It's the other way round. There was such a difference that the further the game went, the harder it became for us." For Michel Garcia, the president of the club: "I'm very disappointed by these people... Not just by the behaviour of their team, on how to celebrate the first goal. The people of LOSC are not Northerners. We normally have a rather positive image, a reputation for warmth between people, but there's nothing like that. There was no presentation to the president, who I am, no contact, just a representative of the club, who is a former player, rather reserved and not really in his place, even though he can't be blamed for anything. That's not how I see the exchanges, the relationship between people. [...] Even if LOSC redistributes the money to other amateur clubs in the area, they could have cut the cake not by five, but by six, Gonfreville is an amateur club too. But no"[1]
Scorers: Lewandowski 2' | Renato Sanches 32' Competition: UEFA Euro 2016, Quarter Final Kick Off Times: 20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST, 15:00 EDT Venue: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee: Felix Brych [GER] TV: ITV (UK) Streams for your country / languagecan be found on soccerstreams subreddit The winner of the tie must be decided tonight, by extra time and penalties if necessary, and they will advance to face Belgium or Wales in the semi final. That match is tomorrow evening.
Team sheet formations Poland - https://i.gyazo.com/64e3a0e90fe50fbb6481caa11b858875.png Portugal - https://i.gyazo.com/60087ca0946dc47878df61c296d43f1f.png Substitutes: Poland: Szczęsny (G), Cionek, Jodłowiec (on 96), Linetty, Boruc (G), Stępiński, Wawrzyniak, Peszko, Salamon, Zieliński, Kapustka (on 81, yc 88), Starzyński. Portugal: Bruno Alves, Ricardo Carvalho, João Moutinho (on 73), Éder, Vieirinha, Anthony Lopes (G), Danilo (on 95), Rafa Silva, Quaresma (on 80), Eduardo (G).
Match Facts
This will be Poland and Portugal's third encounter at a major tournament. Poland won 1-0 at the 1986 World Cup and then Portugal enjoyed a 4-0 victory at the 2002 World Cup. Poland are unbeaten in their past three matches with Portugal (W1, D2). Their last meeting was a 0-0 draw in Warsaw in February 2012.
Match Events
The teams are out and the national anthems are being played. Great atmosphere in Marseille, kick off is a few minutes away. 0' Here we go, the first quarter final is underway with Poland kicking off. 2' GOAL POLAND!! What a start for Poland! Cédric gets caught with the ball, Grosicki speeds into the box on the left hand side, cuts it back into the middle where Lewandowski is waiting to place it in the bottom left! He breaks his goal drought for Poland and it's 1-0 straight away. Streamable: https://streamable.com/ceb1 thanks to IwanJones10 4' Portugal are stunned. They're trying to get hold of the ball and keep possession but Poland are right onto them. We're in for a game now. 5' Portugal try to break through but the ball is won by Krychowiak on the edge of his own box, he then earns a foul. This Polish defence have only conceded once this tournament, in the last round from Shaqiri's wonder goal. Portugal have a lot of work to do. 8' Ronaldo tries to force the issue with a left foot shot from the edge of the box, but it's blocked by Pazdan. 10' Portugal finally settle down, Ronaldo has another blocked volley, it comes out to Nani who has his shot deflected into the arms of Fabianski. Cédric tries a cross from the right in the next phase of play but it comes to nothing. 12' A corner for Portugal as Pazdan cuts out a cross. It's too deep though and Milik puts it out for a throw in on the other side. 14' Poland counter attack, it's brought forward by goalscorer Lewandowski and he tries a shot again from 25 yards out, but it goes wide. Portugal now have a free kick 35 yards out, Ronaldo looks to be shaping to shoot. 15' Straight into the middle of the wall. 16' Milik escapes down the right hand side, drills it low to Lewandowski on the edge of the box; he evades the challenge of Pepe and gets a shot away but it's comfortable enough for Rui Patricio. Lewandowski is definitely in the mood for more goals. 20' Nani is doing his best Invisible Woman impression. 21' Milik has a go from distance, it is blocked by Pepe and he wins a corner for Poland. 22' Brilliant play from Poland! Grosicki, Milik and Lewandowski combine together to make a neat passing move, Grosicki receives the final ball but he looks to cross it instead of shoot himself. 25' Poland definitely controlling the game. Portugal had a brief spell after conceding where they looked dangerous but Poland have seized this game. Impressive ball retention, pressing and marking from the defence. 26' Adrien Silva gets into a good crossing position on the left, and crosses it to... uh... Poland get the ball back. 28' Turns out Nani is on the pitch. He commits a foul and Poland get the free kick inside their own half. In the next phase, he pinches the ball and feeds Ronaldo who fires straight at the goalkeeper. 30' Portugal think they should have a penalty and I agree. A cross goes in towards Ronaldo who appears to be shoved to the ground by Pazdan. Poland get lucky. 32' Portugal getting back into the game, they seem intent on crosses into the box, though, which will suit Pazdan and Glik. 33' GOAL PORTUGAL!! Portugal hit back! Renato Sanches is the goalscorer, he collects it on the edge of the box and fires in a powerful left foot shot with a slight deflection into the near corner - his first goal for his country, and it's a memorable one. 1-1. Streamable: https://streamable.com/o4gp thanks to xd366 37' Poland have an attack with Grosicki, Patricio flaps at his cross and pushes it away, the ball drops at the edge of the box but Krychowiak fouls Ronaldo. Comment stream for those who want it - http://reddit-stream.com/comments/4qn2r5/ 42' First booking of the game goes to Poland and Jedrzejczyk for holding back Carvalho. 44' Definitely Portugal on the front foot, Nani has a shot from diatnce but it's weak and Fabianski collects. 45' One minute of added time, looks like we'll go into half time level. Probably a fair assessment of the game.
HALF TIME: POLAND 1-1 PORTUGAL
45' Portugal get us back into the match. 48' First chance of the second half for Poland. They win possession on the right and Piszczek crosses it in to Lewandowski who has a diving header, but the contact is weak and Patricio collects it. 50' Fabianski goes to catch a cross but mishandles it, luckily he grabs it at the second attempt with no Portugal player pouncing on it. 53' Much slower feel about the second half so far, both teams looking to settle down and keep possession, working it slowly. 55' Ronaldo is released inside the box, fairly tight angle but doesn't even hit the target. 57' Błaszczykowski gets down the right and has a cross blocked, wins a corner from Pepe but that comes to nothing. 60' Chance for Ronaldo again, it's a miskick, comes out to Adrién Silva, and his shot is blocked. 64' Cédric gets forward from right back and releases a powerful effort from 30 yards out, it's very close. Unlucky for the Southampton man who hasn't had his best game. 66' Kamil Glik is booked for a strong tackle on Ronaldo. 68' Chance for Poland inside the box but Milik cuts it back behind Lewandowski and Portugal clear. Milik then gets something on a cross from the left and Rui Patricio saves. 70' Adrién Silva is booked. 73' First sub, for Portugal. Joao Moutinho comes on in place of Sporting man Adrién Silva. 75' Grosicki tries a shot from distance but it's wide and wasteful, he couldn't get the ball out of his feet properly. 77' Poland fans are chanting "Messi, Messi" as Ronaldo gets frustrated thanks to Joao Mario's misplaced pass. 78' Corner for Portugal, José Fonte gets great contact on his header but it's straight at Fabianski. 80' Another sub for Portugal. Trivela master Ricardo Quaresma is coming on to replace Joao Mario. 81' Almost an own goal from Jedrzejczyk ! Poland escape as he deflects a shot just, just wide. Poland make their first sub, Grosicki is coming off, and young talent Kaputska comes on. 85' Oh dear. Ronaldo is having a poor game. The offside flag stays down after a ball over the top, he's one-on-one, and kicks the air. That was the chance! At least he's involved. Nani has been nowhere to be seen tonight. 88' Milik catches Moutinho with the elbow as he goes for an aerial challenge. That deserves a yellow, but he doesn't get one. However, Kaputska does earn a yellow for an earlier challenge on Nani. 89' Quaresma delivers a free kick into the box which reaches the head of Pepe, but he's offside. 90' Three additional minutes. If it's still level after that we'll have 30 more. 90+2' William Carvalho is booked and will now miss the semi final if Portugal manage to get there.
FULL TIME: POLAND 1-1 PORTUGAL
The second half was a lot more conservative than the brilliant first half. We're going to extra time, folks. 90' Portugal kick off the first half of extra time. 91' This is ridiculous now. Renato Sanches delivers a beautiful cross to the feet of Ronaldo, and it manages to hit his heel and roll away... 93' Kuba tries to slide it through for Milik but Rui Patricio races out to collect. 94' This game is being played at walking pace. 95' Another change for Portugal, their final one. Booked William Carvalho is replaced by Danilo Pereira of Porto. 96' Now Poland make a second change, on comes Jodłowiec in place of the tired Mączyński. 100' Milik blazes one wide selfishly, Lewandowski was free for a one-on-one. Poor decision making. 102' Lewandowski delivers a brilliant low cross between goalkeeper and defenders, but nobody is there to tap it in. 105' Half time in extra time Poland get us back underway. Nobody wants to win, they're both tired and going for the penalty shootout. Maybe someone can surprise us in the next 15 minutes. 106' The ball drops to Kuba on the edge of the box for a volley, he balloons it over. 109' Pitch invader with no trousers. More interesting than the last 45 minutes to be honest. Looked to be heading towards Ronaldo but rugby tackled by the stewards first. 113' Something happen please 114' The ball drops to Kaputska inside the box, he chests it down but his looped cross finds nobody. 118' Pepe has been solid all game and heads away another cross into the box under pressure from Lewandowski. 119' Maybe extra time should become removing a player from each side every 5 minutes until someone scores 120' 1 minute added.
AFTER EXTRA TIME: POLAND 1-1 PORTUGAL
PENALTY SHOOTOUT TO COME
Penalties
Portugal will go first. Ronaldo scores for Portugal. Lewandowski scores for Poland. Renato Sanches scores for Portugal. Milik scores for Poland. Moutinho scores for Portugal. Glik scores for Poland. Nani scores for Portugal. Kuba saved! QUARESMA SCORES!!
As the Scottish Premiership draws to a close and the play-offs reach their conclusion, so too does my role of bringing the results, highlights, and (most importantly) patter from all divisions of the SPFL to this subreddit. Let’s get stuck in.
This may have been the most inconsequential of all this week’s games, but it was surely up there with the most entertaining. Before kick-off former Motherwell player Wes Fletcher carried on their pre-match tradition of producing ‘interesting’ social media content. After being voted (very unofficially) by fans as Motherwell’s worst ever striker, he responded by calling his manager at the time, Mark “get that tae f-“ McGhee, a fat c- The Steelmen absolutely flew out the blocks, with Liam Donnelly scoring in the opening 10 minutes, before young talent extraordinaire doubled the lead, and scored a penalty to make it 3-0 all before the half-hour mark. Before half-time, Livi had a penalty of their own, but Mark Gillespie did well to deny Ryan Hardie, and Motherwell quickly surged upfield, with David Turnbull being brought down for a third penalty of the game. His penalty wasn’t good enough to land a hattrick that would have taken him to 16 goals for the season, and somehow an insane passage of play ended up without a goal. The second half was quiet, until… enter Scott Tiffoney. The 20 year old was subbed on, and, with 80 minutes played, set about scoring twice within a minute. The stage was set for a Motherwell collapse, but Livi could not find the winner, despite Dolly Menga going close. Motherwell were on a downward spiral this season and finishing with 51 points, their highest in 5 years, is commendable. I should also pass on my congratulations to defender Richard Tait, who finished 5th in Eurovision just hours after this performance. Meanwhile, there is little more to be said than that which I have said already about Livingston - a phenomenal season, but they will have it all to do again next year. Highlights.
The situation for St Mirren was relatively simple, beat the worst team in the division, and hope the team above you can’t beat the best team they could face. If that happens, the relegation play-off is avoided. Of course, true to any team that has spent the majority of the season in the bottom 2, they made it as difficult as possible for themselves. Cammy Kerr opened the scoring for Dundee in the first 15 minutes, before his defensive partner Darren O’Dea was sent off for DOGSO in his final professional appearance. Brutal. A half-time change proved key for the Buddies, as Dundee goalkeeper Jack Hamilton completed his Game of Thrones style character-arc, perfectly replicating his gameweek 1 performance by having a howler against St Mirren. Substitute Cody Cooke headed home the equaliser, and added the second after Hamilton failed completely at clearing the ball. This looked to be in vain as Scott Wright equalised for the hosts, but Cooke completed a hattrick as his tame shot wasn’t dealt with at all by the Dundee goalie. All in all a fantastic, spirited performance from St Mirren, but they rely on a St Johnstone win to avoid the relegation play-off. There’s not much more to say about Dundee, a new manager could yet breathe some life into the team, and they’ll be looking to spend less time in the Championship than their neighbours have so far. Highlights.
Hamilton did exactly what they needed to do, and whilst this St Johnstone team had nothing to play for, it’s a commendable result that is hopefully indicative of the work Brian Rice is doing. Having left his role at St Mirren 4 months ago, it’s somewhat poetic that his side may have sent them down. They took the lead through Ziggy Gordon with 10 minutes played, and, according to a very excited social media team, went up 2-0 against St Johnstonr when Steve Davies capitalised on a steam ash later in the second half. St Mirren have my sympathy, but Hamilton have turned their season around at the right time and fully deserve to stay in the division, especially when you consider how limited their resources are. They had words, or, more accurately, memes for all those that regularly bemoan them staying up. They are the perennial survivors and have absolutely earned it. Highlights.
Another game with nothing on the line but a chance to size up their Scottish Cup final opponents, Celtic fielded a second-string team in this encounter, presumably to protect players from injury, but also because Scott Brown was booked to fight Drew McIntyre. This afforded the chance for 16 year-old Karamoko Dembele to make his professional debut, after years of overperforming at youth level. He seemed to offer a lot more than Oli Burke, who, if I’m not mistaken, is currently the most expensive Scottish footballer ever. Food for thought. It was another of Celtic’s youngsters who ran this game, however. 4 years Dembele’s senior, Mikey Johnston opened the scoring with just a minute played, and after Jake Mulraney’s fortuitous equaliser 15 minutes later, he scored the winning goal in the final 10 minutes. Celtic may not have made it particularly easy, but they finish the season 9 points ahead of Rangers, and 8-in-a-row champions. Hearts will lament injuries for derailing a very promising start to the season, but in truth they have been unable to hit any sort of consistent form - a problem which goes beyond a lack of depth. They finish 6th, with less points than 7th-placed St Johnstone, and level with Motherwell beneath them. Highlights.
This match played out much like most Hibs-Aberdeen matches have recently - tightly fought, could have gone either way, but fell the way of the Dons. Aberdeen needed to better Kilmarnock’s result vs Rangers in order to secure a Europa League qualifying place, but did not start brilliantly, with an excellent pass from Fraser Murray setting up Marc McNulty to put Hibs 1-0 up. Aberdeen equalised through Cosgrove just before half-time, and had plenty opportunities to put the game to bed in the second half; Cosgrove having a penalty saved after James Wilson scored what proved to be the winner. The real entertainment of the game came from Aberdeen’s Stevie May. After a nice bit of work from Max Lowe, May was presented with the opportunity to blast the ball into the net, but actually managed an inch-perfect pass to a counter-attacking Hibs winger. Behold one of the rare occasions whereby you can hear sitcom style laughter a football game. With a finish like that, some might say Stevie May doesn’t deserve a place in the Aberdeen side, but there is an argument that he provides something no other player on the team has the attributes for. For example, I doubt very much there is anyone in the squad who can devour a whole kiwi in a single bite. With this result Hibs finish 3 points above local rivals Hearts, in 5th place, and Aberdeen have to hope that Rangers get at least a draw at Kilmarnock, or they’ll finish 4th, and will need Celtic to win the Scottish Cup should they wish to qualify for European football. Highlights.
Oh well. The last game of the season at Rugby Pugby (any opportunity!) is also to be Steve Clarke’s last game in charge of Kilmarnock, with him being announced as the new Scotland National Team manager earlier today. Of course, he is serving the first game of a 3-game touchline ban, so I have to wonder a) whether that will be upheld in his new role, and b) which meeting he went to first. It was a former Rangers player, Chris Burke, who put the hosts ahead with less than 10 minutes played, and almost an hour before Alfredo Morelos equalised, telling Kilmarnock’s largest home crowd of the season to pipe down as he celebrated. Kilmarnock almost regained the lead via Liam Millar, but his goal was disallowed for offside, and it looked as if Killie would have to settle for 4th; but when Borna Barisic hauled down Stephen O’Donnell, Eamonn Brophy had a chance in the 89th minute to send Kilmarnock into Europe. I don’t think he was ever going to miss. Scenes ensued, including former player Ray Montgomerie leading the crowd in singing Beautiful Sunday. Steve Clarke took over a 12th-placed Kilmarnock team, and led them to their highest points tally, before securing Europa League football this season in a fitting end to his remarkable tenure. If he can change the Scotland National Team’s fortunes in even remotely similar fashion he’ll have done a wonderful job. His speech at the end of the game seemed to confirm that he would be heading to pastures new, of course he was never going to leave the Scottish Premiership without a final jab at Rangers. Rangers finish 2nd, and will only be looking above them for next season. Killie post-Clarke are going to be interesting to watch. He’s clearly laid foundations for a very strong team, the question will be whether or not they can kick on. They finish 3rd for the first time in 53 years. Highlights. So here’s how the 2018/19 Scottish Premiership season finishes:
I mean, who doesn’t love it when randoms on the internet put together their own team of the season? They’re always incorrect, completely arbitrary, and usually decided by who has had the best February-May. Here’s mine: GK: Liam Kelly Allan McGregor will have been many people’s choice for this position, but he can’t seem to stop attacking folk, so I would like to draw your attention to young Liam Kelly. Quite simply, he’s just turned 23, and he’s a bit of a feline in the goal. Livingston have garnered many compliments for their defence this season, but they could have been on the end of some right pastings had it not been for Kelly - enough in my book to put him ahead of St Johnstone’s Zander Clark, who also boasts an impressive clean sheet record. DEF: James Tavernier What you have with James Tavernier is a full-back who is absolutely perfect for an attacking team. A set-piece specialist, and a wicked crosser, Tavernier has 14 goals (11 of them penalties) and an even more impressive 14 assists this season, and the defence he captains is hardly leaky either. There is no right-back in Scotland currently on his level. DEF: Kristoffer Ajer From the club that brought you Virgil van Dijk, please welcome to the stage Kristoffer Ajer! I’ll admit, I would be surprised if Ajer reached ‘best in the world’ status, but what would not surprise me would be seeing him performing regularly in a top league in the world, or the Champions League. DEF: Craig Halkett Craig Halkett agreeing to join Hearts next season will be a crushing blow to Livingston - doubly so with defensive partner Declan Gallagher leaving for Motherwell. Above captaining a side that were astonishingly hard to beat after two successive promotions, Halkett has contributed 7 Premiership goals, mostly from set-plays or penalties, but including a 40-yarder against St Johnstone the other week. DEF: Max Lowe In an underwhelming Aberdeen side, Max Lowe’s eye-catching performances at left-back have been one of the few positives of the season (Cosgrovaissance aside). He may well be their most creative player. Should he stay at Derby, Ashley Cole is exactly the kind of player he could learn from - it’s definitely the case that his loan to Aberdeen could not have gone much better. MID: Gary Dicker Although he’s hardly a player that gets the pulse racing, but Gary Dicker is the heartbeat of a Kilmarnock side that have defied the odds to finish 3rd this season. It’s very difficult to choose a player that is emblematic of Killie’s success - Greg Stewart could have been a candidate before his bizarre move to Aberdeen - but that is exactly why Dicker is your man. He’s the ideal midfield anchor. If he was called Gario Dickquets you’d all be listening. MID: Callum McGregor Scott Brown and Olivier Ntcham may have looked indispensable to Celtic in August, but for many games this season Callum McGregor has slotted into the holding midfield position and rendered them both obsolete. He’s captained Scotland in the absence of Andy Robertson, and his role in ensuring that Celtic didn’t let the title slip after a few uncomfortable episodes cannot be understated. MID: David Turnbull If Turnbull’s meteoric rise doesn’t begin to peter out soon he will go right to the top of the game. A pure talent that almost single-handedly turned Motherwell’s season around, it’ll take a record fee to get him to leave Fir Park, and rightly so. 19 years old, 15 goals and 5 assists in the league from midfield. What else needs to be said? FWD: James Forrest Player of the Year, saviour of Scotland’s Nations League campaign, and a fixture in each of the Celtic squads that have dominated for the last 8 years - all without having a neck. James Forrest is often unplayable for defenders, and if you can look decent whilst playing for Scotland - even with that run - you must be a pretty special player. FWD: Scott Arfield Ryan Kent may steal most of the limelight, and that attention is well deserved, but Scott Arfield has proven to be a total headache for any defence pre-occupied with Rangers’ front three. He’s been most obviously effective playing off Jermain Defoe, but has been a vital attacking outlet for a Rangers side that scored more than anyone else this season. FWD: Alfredo Morelos Truly a man who needs no introduction. He might be a cheat, he might have 15 yellows and 5 reds this season, but he has directly contributed to 40 goals in 47 appearances across all competitions. Trying to deny that he’s a brilliant player is pointless, even if he is a wee bam. MANAGER: Steve Clarke It’s a coin-toss between Clarke and Livingston manager Gary Holt for this one. Had Livi not taken their foot off the pedal in the latter stages of the season, Holt would probably be a no-brainer. No-one suspected his side would be well clear of the relegation places come May. However, Steve Clarke has guided Killie to a record points tally, and a 3rd-place spot that will see Kilmarnock compete in the Europa League qualifying rounds. Hopefully he will be leading the Scotland squad before the start of next season, he certainly deserves to lead the team of the season. For comparison, and to try to compensate for the obvious recency bias I’ve just displayed, here you can find a “Team of the Half-Season” I put together in Week 19.
So, after all that, Queen of the South retain their Championship status, with Champions Arbroath the only team to come up from League One. They will, of course, be replaced by Falkirk.
Not pretty viewing at all for fans of Scotland’s only English club, but these results mean Cove join Edinburgh City by becoming the second team to be promoted to the SPFL! The Scottish Cup final is on Saturday at 3pm, and the second leg of St Mirren vs Dundee United is your last viewing for this season. The first of their matches kicks-off at Tannadice on Thursday at 7:45pm, then St Mirren Park hosts the deciding game at 3pm on Sunday, with the winner taking the final place in the Scottish Premiership. This has been fun. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion, and to the whole subreddit for only implying the Scottish Premiership is a diddy league unworthy of discussion on a few occasions. Couldn’t have asked for more. Be sure to check out /ScottishFootball for the usual good patter and discussion of the SPFL Last week’s matches were rounded up hereand you can find all other weeks on my profile, obviously. ● data from soccerway.com
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