FOFC Cup: 1st round game thread

[fantastic flying froggies]

Looks like I've got the first game hosting the Manhattan Marauders, so I'll try and update the game as it goes. Feel free to post your games in there as well.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Here goes.
FOFC Cup, group F, game 1.
Manhattan Marauders @ Fantastic Flying Froggies

It's kickoff time !

The FOFC cup is under way !

[fantastic flying froggies]

"The match is currently being played, but no reports have been arriving yet. Please try again a little later and we have hopefully been able to establish contact with our reporter at the stadium."


Come on, get out of the beer stands you b*st*rd...

[fantastic flying froggies]

The match is in progress, 4 minutes of the first half have been played.
594 spectators arrived at Fantastic Flying Froggies Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Fantastic had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Tuil - Courtois, Jean-Jean, Momot, Douglade - Randoux, Lacroux, Faillon, Racher, Percy - Jubert.

Manhattan started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Nolen - Mortensen, Wiling, Long, Szalai, Bouvier - Gwilt, García, Dennison, Judd - Albaret.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Hmm, wow almost all my fan club showed up for the game... I guess this won't really get me out of debt ;)

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11 minutes gone, still no score...

[fantastic flying froggies]

13 minutes, and not one single noteworthy event... This must be a great game to watch !!!

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20 minutes, and nothing has happened ! WTF ???

[fantastic flying froggies]

In the 24:th minute Gabriel Jean-Jean almost put the home team one ahead on a cross pass coming in from the right, but the shot went wide.

At last, something happened !

Incidently, what is the record for most consecutive posts by one person ?

[fantastic flying froggies]

29th, Manhattan's Brian Long scored 0 - 1 by shooting accurately and hard from a long distance, leaving the opponent goalie no other option than to pick up the ball from the net.


Did I mention I was playing mainly backups ? :D

[FrogMan]

Originally posted by fantastic flying froggies
In the 24:th minute Gabriel Jean-Jean almost put the home team one ahead on a cross pass coming in from the right, but the shot went wide.

At last, something happened !

Incidently, what is the record for most consecutive posts by one person ?

You really have a player named Jean-Jean?!? That's hilarious! :D

FM

[fantastic flying froggies]

Originally posted by FrogMan
You really have a player named Jean-Jean?!? That's hilarious! :D

FM

Yep. First name Gabriel. My best defender too...

BTW, thanks for jumping in, I was starting to feel lonely in this thread...

[fantastic flying froggies]

37th minute, Almost all the way down to the corner flag Olivier Percy somhow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for Stéphane Jubert who struck for 1 - 1.


OK, I do have some starters playing....

[fantastic flying froggies]

"Manhattan had obvious problems in finding their positions. "

That 's what you get when you try out some exotic new formation, ha ha...

[cthomer5000]

can't wait for my match. all backups, a few new players, and a brand new formation. should be a disaster! :(

[FrogMan]

Originally posted by fantastic flying froggies
"Manhattan had obvious problems in finding their positions. "

That 's what you get when you try out some exotic new formation, ha ha...

And especially when you try 'em out on a new continent :D

FM
PS: before anybody says anything, I know that where you play in HT doesn't make a difference...

[fantastic flying froggies]

Who you playing tonight CT ?

Btw, it's halftime at Triple F Arena, and 1-1 the score.

[Blade6119]

it doesn't make a difference you idiot! ;)

[FrogMan]

Originally posted by fantastic flying froggies
Yep. First name Gabriel. My best defender too...

BTW, thanks for jumping in, I was starting to feel lonely in this thread...

I know the feeling, believe me. Whenever a new week starts and the eague games start in Canada, I'm usually pretty much alone reporting for Canada ;)

FM

[fantastic flying froggies]

16 minutes gone in the 2nd half, and again not much happening except for a couple of yellow cards to Marauders. (whadaya expect with a team name like that ?)

[DataKing]

Lots of action in the closing minutes, but no goals.

[NAIWF]

Looks like my team choked again.... 2 blocked shots by the goalie, 1 pointless tripping, and a yellow :(

[fantastic flying froggies]

thanks for updating DK, I was busy doing a little work...

Final result : 1-1.

What's the next game now ?

[NAIWF]

Yep, we kissed our sisters, a pathetic 1-1 draw to start the cup. How did I only pull a wretched midfield though with 55/79 possession? Damn French referees were on the take, I want an investigation! :)

[DataKing]

All of the other teams outside of the United States are on the road this week, so it looks like we don't have anything else until we kick off here. That's at 6 pm central time, ten hours from now.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Originally posted by DataKing
All of the other teams outside of the United States are on the road this week, so it looks like we don't have anything else until we kick off here. That's at 6 pm central time, ten hours from now.

I'll probably be sound asleep by then !!!

[FrogMan]

Originally posted by fantastic flying froggies
I'll probably be sound asleep by then !!!

Yeah, probably, since it will be 1am, Hattrick time :)

FM

[cthomer5000]

Originally posted by fantastic flying froggies
Who you playing tonight CT ?

Btw, it's halftime at Triple F Arena, and 1-1 the score.

shadow dragons. I'm on the road. can't wait to get going and see how some of my youngsters perform.

[DataKing]

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[NAIWF]

I'm blaming my draw on jetlag. The scheduling gurus found it funny to have me fly to France on short notice from a road game, return to NYC for my league game on Sunday and then come right back to France again on short notice next week, argh! :)

[bbor]

I'm out...oh wait...the game has'nt started yet...but still i WILL be out:D

[Katon]

Originally posted by NAIWF
I'm blaming my draw on jetlag. The scheduling gurus found it funny to have me fly to France on short notice from a road game, return to NYC for my league game on Sunday and then come right back to France again on short notice next week, argh! :)

The scheduling gurus are frogs. Your first opponent's a frog. Coincidence?

[NAIWF]

I didn't want to say anything, lest I be called a species-ist (?)

[HornedFrog Purple]

Originally posted by bbor
I'm out...oh wait...the game has'nt started yet...but still i WILL be out:D

Naw you will just officially be out in 4 more weeks. This season's cup is a slow slow death. :D

I didn't want to say anything, lest I be called a species-ist (?)

Bloody amphibians.... oh wait...

[DukeRulesMAB]

Anyone notice our last remaining team in the USA Cup is playing a 5-5-0? :)

(Not helping though, they're down 0-1 early)


Meanwhile, Frankfort's up 1-0 on Rochester early.

After 13 minutes Frankfort put themselves up by 0 - 1 as Michael Chopin finished off a strike from the left with a real cannon placed at the far post.

[Calis]

Hah, I haven't even paid attention to my HT team for the last couple of weeks, I've just checked in long enough to accept friendlies, etc..

I just went in there and realized that my 1st and 2nd string goalies are injured, ain't that a bitch? This could be pretty ugly.

Anywho, I think my HT career could end after the FOFC Cup, I've just lost all interest in following it, not sure exactly why.

[NAIWF]

Well if you count the new additions to the FOFC ranks, then Apoc is beating the Cows in that very game, and the Shaolin Landfills are also leading 1-0.

[DukeRulesMAB]

Good point; I keep forgetting about our new additions. :)

[GoldenEagle]

down 1-0 early

[moriarty]

Down one to the evil Gargoyles. Tried to get tricky with my alignment and so far looks like we haven't even had an opportunity.

[vex]

Up 1-0.

[ausonny]

Up 2-0.

[GoldenEagle]

now down 2-0

[FrogMan]

down 0-1 against booger ballers. Crap! he is playing is whole A team, just like me I gotta add :)

FM

[NAIWF]

Looks like Group F stands for Futile Offense. The Froggies and I already played to a 1-1 draw and right now there have been a grand total of ZERO goals scored by the other 4 teams in the group :)

[FrogMan]

gee, a thundering 681 spectators on a scorching hot day at booger ballers stadium. WOOT! That's the kind of ticket income I need to pay for the travelling... :(

FM

[DukeRulesMAB]

Exchange of goals, we're up 2-1 now, but only had 32% (UGH) of the possession.

[fflix]

yes. unfortunately i thought i could get by with my b-team in league play, but for some reason lost 7-0 to a bot team, leading to the crappy turnout today. sorry. :(

[FrogMan]

DAMN!!! Lost my starting keeper!

The good news is down only by 1, at 0-1 and possession is 62% Pittbulls, 38% booger ballers... There's hope!

FM

[NAIWF]

I've got a passable keeper on the blocks FrogMan :)

[GoldenEagle]

2-0 at half im losing

[FrogMan]

Originally posted by fflix
yes. unfortunately i thought i could get by with my b-team in league play, but for some reason lost 7-0 to a bot team, leading to the crappy turnout today.

When I saw with which lineup you lost last Sunday I immediately thought this cup match could be quite interesting...

FM

[FrogMan]

Originally posted by NAIWF
I've got a passable keeper on the blocks FrogMan :)

I don't need a passable one, at least not this season... My league is sooooo bad that an inadequate is quite good enough, without the high salary...

Thanks for offering though ;)

FM

[Havok]

West Henrietta FC played there starters vs me...... no fair :(

[Havok]

down 3-0 at half

[fflix]

Pittbulls strike back, taking the lead.

In the games 48:th minute the visitors levelled to 1 - 1 as Klas Silfwerling struck home on a bar rebound, following a shot from the right. Pintendre´s Klas Silfwerling gave the visitors a 1 - 2 lead in the 52nd minute with a superb strike from the right.

[Doug5984]

Down 3-0 to Ardent and his North County Raiders

[BishopMVP]

Up 5-1 right now. I have the "enhanced" B-Team playing, with the recently acquired borderline passable/solid keeper and *** Inner Mid. My 4th string keeper (borderline inad/passable w/wretched form I need to get up) is playing at winger and just put one in.

[Vince]

ausonny and I are in a pretty heated match...3-2 Bees with a few minutes gone in the sceond half.

[moriarty]

I'm going down to the Gargoyles 0-2 and not even a mention of my team in the 'highlights'.

[DukeRulesMAB]

The Landfills are putting an incredible beatdown on some poor victim.

[rexallllsc]

just got my second man sent off...9 on 11...thank god im up 4-2

[robbgmaier]

I'm currently down 2-1 to bamas. I really didn't think this game would be much of a problem, even with my bastardized training/improve form B squad out there. Oh well, I like spaming other countires for friendlies anyway :(

[The Afoci]

I am up 1-0 on easy mac.

[Vince]

Man, not a single event so far in the second half. Vandals 2, Bees 3.

[leverb66]

I'm losing 4-1 against starters.

[DukeRulesMAB]

Gave up the knotter...2-2 now

[illinifan999]

Yves Kern (11246670)
26 years, inadequate form

A pleasant guy who is temperamental and dishonest.
Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities.


Speciality: Unpredictable

Nationality: Schweiz
Assessed value: 206 000 US$
Wage: 2 040 US$/week including 20% Bonus
Owner: First Coast Conquistadors
Warnings: (this information is not available while matches are in progress)


An unpredictable keeper. Wow, MK you got some big cojones my friend. ;)

[leverb66]

HAHA one of the starters just got injured!!

[robbgmaier]

down 3-1. The FOFC cup sucks ;)

[moriarty]

Hmmm just scored. 1-2 with 13 minutes left. C'mon boys use that stamina.

[The Afoci]

Originally posted by leverb66
HAHA one of the starters just got injured!!

Hey, your just mad that my squad is winning and your losing, thus proving I am the best hattricker in all of our work place!

[FrogMan]

Originally posted by fflix
Pittbulls strike back, taking the lead.

In the games 48:th minute the visitors levelled to 1 - 1 as Klas Silfwerling struck home on a bar rebound, following a shot from the right. Pintendre´s Klas Silfwerling gave the visitors a 1 - 2 lead in the 52nd minute with a superb strike from the right.

WOOT! WOOT! and both goals scored by Klas "I don't play in Scorpions" Silfwerling, an offensive central defender!!!

FM

[The Afoci]

Easy Mac just tied it up 1-1. DAMN IT!!!!

[NAIWF]

Indy Athletic of the ML is losing 3-2 right now, match ID 7003292

[FrogMan]

Time for the kool-aid power to play its magic :) GO 4-5-1!!!!!

FM

[Vince]

The most boring second half ever. We're still down 3-2 to ausonny's Bees, with 38 minutes elapsed in the second half.

[The Afoci]

Originally posted by Vince
The most boring second half ever. We're still down 3-2 to ausonny's Bees, with 38 minutes elapsed in the second half.

This is an unedited match report of mine from last week. Doesn't have starting line-ups or best and worst players(obviously)

José Javier Gorostarzu came close to putting the visiting team one up in the 18:th minute, following a solo raid down the middle, but Tommy Weinstein managed to tip the ball to a corner. 0 - 0 was the half-time score. Fighting held the ball, with a clear 57 percent possession rate.

Fighting, bringing the final ball possession rate to 72 percent, dominated the battle.

That is right, one event in the whole game!

[NAIWF]

What's up with these lopsided possession rates not leading to scores?

[NAIWF]

Indy Athletic lost, I think they're the first ML team out of the US Open Cup, the team that beat them was from D4.

[robbgmaier]

(8523) red star brigade in overtime, indy racing lost....

[DukeRulesMAB]

Holy crap!

After 90 minutes Frankfort put themselves up by 2 - 3 as William Hawkins finished off a strike from the left with a real cannon placed at the far post.


Score in the 90th minute to win! And that with 25% possession in the second half.

[Vince]

Well, ausonny got the best of me, 3-2. I even held a 61% advantage in the second half, but no events. Oh well...I kept it close away :)

[ausonny]

Good game, Vince, guess I need more stamina for my backups. Home field advantage rawks!

[dacman]

Originally posted by DukeRulesMAB
Holy crap!
Score in the 90th minute to win! And that with 25% possession in the second half.

:rolleyes: Well, I guess I should've expected as much...first time with the 4-5-1 and I had both wingers pinched leading to the superior possession, but practically no attack.

[Raven Hawk]

Gargoyles beat the Negative Waves 2-1 in first round action.

Good game!

[mckerney]

Square Pegs beat Missouri Tigers 2 - 0

Here's the Square line for those of you interested:

Square Pegs
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: poor
Right Side Defence: passable
Central Defence: formidable
Left Side Defence: formidable
Right Side Attack: weak
Central Attack: poor
Left Side Attack: inadequate

[Qwikshot]

I was going to play a 5-4-1, instead I played a 5-3-2 with one inner mid at forward...needless to say, I had no firepower...

Go down 3-nil to Calibiri...but I will avenge...

[Vince]

Same to you ausonny. Here's to hoping I go undefeated the rest of the way through group C :)

[Brillig]

Slithy Toves over Ruskies 4-1.

I also broke two of his players - sorry ;)

Who's next? :D

Match rating:

Slithy Toves
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: weak
Right Side Defence: excellent
Central Defence: solid
Left Side Defence: passable
Right Side Attack: passable
Central Attack: passable
Left Side Attack: passable

[-Panther]

Tomahawks loose 4-3 to White Sox Pride. Very close game...
Solid stamina WB got *sluggish* and cost us the game :-(

[moriarty]

Originally posted by Raven Hawk
Gargoyles beat the Negative Waves 2-1 in first round action.

Good game!

Yeah ... for you! :)

It was a good game ... even if I did stock up my team to try and sneak one from you.

[RonnieDobbs]

Boston Wyckyd Sceptre take one from the Flying Condors 1-nil.

Got my first inadequate midfield, but that was more by chance (started on IM who's already got a bid on him and started one new one who is league play only from here on in).

[Havok]

lost 4-1 to his starters :(

Hopefully my Martial Combat team will kick some ass tonight!

[cthomer5000]

eeked out a 1-0 win over the Shadow Dragons with my B team while trying out a brand new formation! (3-5-2)

The F group definitely has NO offense! - just 6 goals in the 3 games combined!

[Doug5984]

wow- Ardent's team beat the crap out of mine....5-0. Next week the Cyclones get to face the Fighting Crawfish.

[AccardoOutfit29]

We were down 3-0 at the end of the first half against the Plowboys. We came back though in the second half, game ended in a 3-3 tie.

[NAIWF]

Looks like Group F's only getting 2 teams in the next round, with all the ahem DEFENCE we play (read offensive ineptitude) :)

[cthomer5000]

Originally posted by NAIWF
Looks like Group F's only getting 2 teams in the next round, with all the ahem DEFENCE we play (read offensive ineptitude) :)


yeah, it'll be real surprising if a 3rd team comes out of our group. the only way is if 3 teams just beat the hell out of everyone else.

[bigjdotcom01]

Originally posted by Havok
lost 4-1 to his starters :(


My team is currently in transition, so I really don't have a starting team so to speak. I am trying to train my new young midfielders and I have a couple of injured players too. Sorry.

[Havok]

np.... i didnt expect to go very far anyway. Winning with a 5-4-1 is next to impossible.

Those 2 forwards you got are nice indeed :)

[Katon]

The Lancre Wowhawks lost 2-0 to the Aviators, despite playing some of our starters. We won the midfield battle, but his keeper was in top form and stopped everything we threw at him. Three-star backup keepers are annoying. I don't even have a three-star starting keeper.

[mckerney]

I won with a 5-4-1. Maybe what you meant to say is that winning with a 5-4-1 with teams that aren't as superiou as mine is nearly impossible.