The Colonial Football League

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All this has happened before. All this will happen again. The 12 Colonies of Kobol have come together to form the Colonial Football league.


Overview
Welcome to the crossover dynasty featuring Fifa 14 and Battlestar Galactica. This is designed to be easy to follow for everyone. Even if you've never seen or heard of Battlestar, you still can follow along, and hopefully will even develop a favorite team over the course of the run.

The current plan is for all of the games to be broadcast on Twitch on Friday afternoons. Full schedule in a later post. Edit: This is on hold for now due to video capture problems. I hope to return to this format in the future, however.

The Mechanics
I've created one team for each of the Twelve Tribes in the creation center. Then I selected a pool of 240 players from 12 countries (representing the 12 tribes), and did a serpentine draft to fill the teams (like a fantasy football draft).

I'm going to be running the league similar to American sports leagues in regards to contracts, trades, free agency, etc. Since this dynasty is limited to 12 teams, the worldwide nature of FIFA's player transfer model doesn't fit as well as something like the NFL's which is a closed system.

I'll leave it in a spoiler so those who don't want to read all of the technical rules don't have to, but here is the complete breakdown of the league contract/roster rules:

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Teams are comprised of 20 players in the first season, 22 every season thereafter. There are also two Injured Reserve spots that an injured player can be placed to, freeing up a roster spot but not releasing the player. The salary cap is 30 million Cubits, with the minimum salary being 50,000 Cubits per year. There is no maximum contract salary.

Teams may trade both players and draft picks. The trade deadline is the Wednesday of Week 8.

After the first season there will be a pool of free agents. Teams may sign a free agent at any point during the regular season, and during the designated time frame of the off season. If a player is released to free agency during the season, that player's salary still counts against his old team's salary cap unless another team picks him up. There is a 24 hour waiver period for released players. Waiver priority is determined by reverse draft order.

The season
The season will be 12 games long. Each team will play each other team once. The final week's games are scheduled by random draw: A team with 5 home games will be drawn against a team with 6 to make sure each team plays 6 home and 6 away games. Teams alternate home and away each year (for example, if Caprica plays Gemenon at Gemenon in year one, they will play on Caprica in year two).

The Colonial Cup post-season tournament will feature the top 4 teams in the league at the end of week 12. The top seed will play the 4th seed, while seeds 2 and 3 will meet in the other semi-final. Both semi-finals and the Colonial Cup final are played at a fixed location, which rotates each year. Caprica City will host the Colonial Cup in the first season.

The Offseason
The offseason will be highlighted by Free Agency and the Draft. The draft will be 3 rounds, with pick order being reverse order from the table for the first 8 picks. The two semi-final losers will have picks 9 and 10. The finals runner-up will be 11, and the Cup winner will draft 12th.

The free agent signing period comes before the draft.

So that's all the boring stuff out of the way. Let's meet the teams.

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First, a map of the BSG galaxy for those interested: map
Meet the teams:


Aerilon

About the Colony:
Aerilon is known as the food basket of the colonies, as it is primarily an agricultural world. Despite this, it is one of the poorest colonies, and home to the second smallest population of all the twelve worlds. The Thresher's home pitch is located in Promethea, a large city near the coast of the planet's largest ocean.

About the Team:
The Threshers drew pick #10 in the draft, and spent their first overall pick on a Midfielder, Xabi Alonso. Since the premier offensive players had been selected with earlier picks, Aerilon decided to build itself on defense, selecting defenders with its second and third round picks. Aerilon looks to be a solid defensive team that relies on counter-attacks and set pieces to score goals.

A note about the depth charts: The positions listed are the generic positions on the generator, and not necessarily the specific formation the team will play. View them more as a starting 11, and not as the tactical breakdown of the team.

Aerilon Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Sergio Romero	Steeve Elana	Nick Rimando
RFB	Dani Alves
MLB	Holger Badstuber	Archimede Morleo
LFB	Marcell Jansen	Richarlyson
ROMF	Eduardo Salvio	Romeo Castelen
RDMF	Xabi Alonso
LDMF	Mark Noble
LOMF	Omar Ramos
RF	Edinho
CF	Jermain Defoe	Wellington Nem	Lars Nilsson
LF	Max Kruse	Yeom Ki Hun	Tony Cascio

Aquarion

About the Colony:
Aquarion is the outermost habitable planet in its system, and as such is a frigid, arctic world. It houses the smallest population of the twelve colonies. Instead of a central government, the colony is a series of communities and towns that operate independently of each other. The Whalers will play at Oceanside Stadium in Heim, the largest city on the planet. It is a small stadium, but a larger facility is in the works for when Aquarion hosts the Colonial Cup Finals in a few years.

About the Team:
Aquarion had the #7 spot in the draft, and spent their first pick on the forward Neymar, hoping he will provide a strong offensive base for the team. Their next 4 picks were all on midfielders and defenders, trying to balance both the offensive and defensive sides of the squad. Neymar should have a decent team getting him the ball forward, but a late-round goalkeeper and untested outside defenders may cause this team problems going forward.

Aquarion Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Nicolas Douchez	Eduardo	Sonny Stevens
RFB	Salvatore Bocchetti	Marco Motta	Lim You Whan
MLB	Andrea Barzagli	Jos Hooiveld
LFB	Oscar Wendt
ROMF	Lucas
RDMF	Graham Zusi
LDMF	Thiago
LOMF	Ibrahim Afellay	Marcus Olsson
RF	Alberto Gilardino
CF	Neymar	Benjamin Lauth
LF	Giuseppe Mascara	Memphis Depay	Freddy Adu

Canceron

About the Colony:
From the smallest to the largest; Canceron hosts the largest population of the twelve Colonies, weighing in at over 6.5 billion people. Canceron is largely an industrial world, with most of its people working in factories. The Hydras play in the newly built Hydra stadium, located in Mangala.

About the Team:
Canceron drew #6 in the draft, and decided to follow the trend of the two teams before them by selection a goalkeeper. The Hydras were on only on the clock for about 30 seconds in the second round, as much to their surprise Ronaldinho was still available. Canceron kept their focus on offense, selecting forward Rodrigo Palacio in the third round, and picking up Thierry Henry a few rounds later. The Hydras are solid on the offensive side of the ball, but their outside defenders were both late round picks. They may be relying heavily on the play of their first round keeper Joe Hart.

Canceron Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Joe Hart	Manu Herrera	Jeon Sang wook
RFB	Davide Santon
MLB	Fabricio Coloccini	Werley
LFB	Alberto Moreno	Mauhamadou Dabo
ROMF	Javier Pastore	Felix Klaus	Eric Avila
RDMF	Marco Verratti
LDMF	Ronaldinho
LOMF	Walter Erviti	Caiuby
RF	Rodrigo Palacio	Yazalde
CF	Thierry Henry
LF	Fernandinho	Nam Jun Jae

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Caprica

About the Colony:
Caprica is home to the Colonial Government, and Caprican is the official language of the Colonies. It shares on orbit with Gemenon: they orbit each other every 28 days. The Buccaneers play in Atlas Arena, the largest stadium in the Colonies. Atlas was selected as the first sight for the Colonial Cup final.

About the Team:
Caprica had the #2 pick in the draft, and used it to select Arjen Robben. After selecting Leighton Baines for defense in round 2, striker Fred and midfielder Alberto Costa joined the fold. The C-Bucs are another team that wants to play forward and move the ball forward. Their best defender plays the left side, meaning plays to the right or middle may leave this team vulnerable.

Caprica Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Beto	Jeroen Zoet	Carlo Nash
RFB	Tonny Hibbert	Dwight Tiendalli	Adriano Ferreira Pinto
MLB	Michael Turner	Kwak Tae Whi
LFB	Leighton Baines	Carlos Soto	Kim Dae Ho
ROMF	Arjen Robben	Stefan Ishizaki
RDMF	Elano
LDMF	Alberto costa
LOMF	Mario Santana
RF	Morata
CF	Fred	Luis Alberto
LF	Wilson Eduardo

Gemenon

About the Colony:
In terms of mass, Gemenon is the smallest of the 12 Colonies; yet it houses over 2 billion people. The people of Gemenon are known for their religious piety. They constructed an entire city around a pantheon dedicated to the gods. The Twins play at Kobol College field, on the campus of the Colonially famous Kobol College.

About the Team:
The gods were not with Gemenon during the draw process. The Twins drew #12 in the first round of the draft, meaning they got the last pick of the first round, and the first pick of the second. With that last pick in the round, they selected forward Miroslav Klose. With the very next pick, the Twins switched to the other end of the pitch and selected goalkeeper Tim Howard. Gemenon appears to be a well-rounded team. There is no major superstar, but they are solid at every position and shouldn't make a lot of mistakes.

Gemenon Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Tim Howard	Esteban	Ferdinando Coppola
RFB	Fagner	Fabian Cubero
MLB	Gary Cahill	Luisinho
LFB	Carlos Martinez	Edgar Castillo
ROMF	Simone Padoin	Filipe Morais
RDMF	Marco Van Ginkel
LDMF	Blaise Matuidi
LOMF	Pizzi	Bakary Sako
RF	Danny Welbeck	Herculez Gomez
CF	Miroslav Klose
LF	Wayne Routledge	Marc Albrighton

Leonis

About the Colony:
Leonis is the largest habitable planet in the Cyrannus system, yet houses only 2 billion people; the same as Gemenon. This is largely due to its sprawling plains and vineyards, which are far more profitable than cities. Leonis is known for its wine, especially the "Leonis Estates" reds. The Wildcats play at Blacksheer Arena, in Hedon.

About the Team:
The Wildcats drew #8 for the draft, and spent their first pick on goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. They spent their next two selections on a defensive midfielder and a center back, shoring up the defensive lines. It wasn't until round 4 when they picked their first offensive player: Olivier Giroud. Leonis has a solid midfield and keeper, but two later round offensive players are the only support Giroud has to try and score.

Leonis Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Hugo Lloris	Kim Young Kwang	Kim Byung Ji
RFB	Sebastian Jung	Pereirinha
MLB	Miranda	Jean-Pascal Mignot	Amobi Okugo
LFB	Alexander Buttner
ROMF	Hatem Ben Arfa	Ko Yo Han
RDMF	Nigel de Jong
LDMF	Daniele De Rossi
LOMF	Daniel Caligirui	Brad Davis	Miguel Rosa
RF	Johan elmander
CF	Olivier Giroud	Kim Shin Wook
LF	Jermain Pennant

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Libran

About the Colony:
Libran is the home of the Colonial court system. Because of this, it is the center of trade and commerce in the Colonies. The planet itself holds just 1.2 million permanent residents, almost all in the city of Themis. Most of the rest of the landmasses on the planet are home to wildlife and jungle. The Thunder play their matches at the Themis Arena, a state-of-the-art stadium built largely with taxes and fees from the commerce on the planet.

About the Team:
Libran drew spot #5 in the draft, and also appeared to believe a solid defensive base was critical. They selected goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon with their first round pick. The focus quickly switched to offense, as they drafted David Villa in the second round. Jordi Alba hopes to lead a strong defensive squad; while Villa is joined by Landon Donovan on the front lines. They should be able to switch easily between a defensive minded lineup or a more aggressive lineup depending on what the matchup calls for.

Libran Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Gianluigi Buffon	Johan Wiland	Tally Hall
RFB	Miguel Lopes	Choi Won Kwon
MLB	Jordi Alba	Jonathan Bottinelli	Filip Helander
LFB	Alex Sandro	Joo Ho Park
ROMF	Chung-Young Lee	Mathieu Dossevi
RDMF	Chico
LDMF	Rasmus Elm
LOMF	Diego castro	DaMarcus Beasley
RF	Alessandro Matri
CF	Landon Donovan	Chu Young Park
LF	David Villa

Picon

About the Colony:
Picon is about 75% water, which makes it famous for both its fishing industry and its vacation destination beaches. Picon is also home to the Colonial Fleet Headquarters: the launching point for most military ships and Battlestars. The Panthers play at Penrose Stadium in Queenstown.

About the Team:
Picon had the #4 pick in the draft, and with it started the trend of selecting goalkeepers. They picked Casillas, who was regarded by most as the best keeper in the player pool. The striker Negredo joined next, with Frank Lampard being drafted in round 3. The Panther draft seemed to focus more on the defensive side of the ball after Negredo was drafted. Much like Aerilon, Picon appears to be a team that will be content to play behind the ball, looking to find a hole on a counter attack.

Picon Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Casillas	Rubinho	David Mitov Nilsson
RFB	Bacary Sagna	Mattias Johansson
MLB	Jonas Olsson	Nunes
LFB	Lucas Digne
ROMF	Adam Johnson	Sisi
RDMF	Tiago
LDMF	Frank Lampard
LOMF	Gabriel Silva	Matthew Taylor	Choi Jae Soo
RF	Lee Dong Gook	Maximilian Beister
CF	Negredo	Marvin Emnes
LF	Royston Drenthe

Sagittaron

About the Colony:
Sagittaron is one of the poorest colonies, largely thanks to exploitation from the other 11. The population of just under 2 billion largely follow traditionalist beliefs, and have an aversion to modern medicine and the Colonial military. The Archers play at the Municipal Stadium of Tawa, the planet's capital.
About the Team:
Favor was with the Archers on draw day, as they were drawn #1 for the draft. With that first pick, they selected Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Sensing the option to build an offensive juggernaut, the Archers selected left winger Danny and right winger Nani with their next two selections. Kyle Walker holds down the fort on the back line, in front of goalkeeper Oliver Boumann. Sagittaron is going to look to put up the most goals in the league this year. The question is how many will they surrender as well.

Sagittaron Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Oliver Baumann	Paulo Lopes	Stefan Ortega
RFB	Kyle Walker	Mario Gaspar	Miiko Albornoz
MLB	David Navarro
LFB	Fabian Johnson	Bruno Martins Indi	Nils-Eric Johansson
ROMF	Nani
RDMF	Ja Cheol Koo
LDMF	Jermain Jones	Sebastian Larsson
LOMF	Romain Alessandrini
RF	Dagoberto
CF	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Hugo Vieira
LF	Danny	Dani Nieto

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Scorpia

About the Colony:
Scoripa is the warmest planet in the Colonies; known for lush rainforests and scorching deserts. Argentum Bay is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the Colonies. It is known for its paragliding and scenic views. The planet is named for the half-ring that whips up like a scorpion's tail.

About the Team:
Scorpia picked 11th in the first round, selecting the best player left on the board: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Scorpia's first four picks were all in order down the middle of the pitch, selecting center mid Lars Bender second, center back Lourent Koscileny third, and goalkeeper Diego Alves 4th. Because of this, the team is well balanced, but the creativity of the team's play when the ball gets out to the wings is something to question early.

Scorpia Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Diego Alves	Lars Unnerstall	Federico Vilar
RFB	Timothy Chandler	Tim Breukers
MLB	Laurent Koscileny	Matt Besler
LFB	Cristian Ansaldi
ROMF	Suso	Jiloan Hamad
RDMF	Yoann Gourcuff
LDMF	Lars Bender
LOMF	Manuel Pasqual
RF	Franco Jara	Anthony Modeste
CF	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Marcus Berg
LF	Yohan Mollo	Rachid Ghezzal	Mattia Mostrom

Tauron

About the Colony:
Tauron is a dusty planet that lacks any type of flowers. Its history is marred with conflict. After the re-advent of space flight, the planet was attacked by Virgon and Leonis. After a long struggle, the people managed to regain their freedom. A short time after, the planet erupted into civil war; causing many inhabitants to flee to Caprica. Crime is still high and a major issue for the Colony, but no major conflicts have erupted since. The Bulls play at Hypatia Field, in the city of the same name. It is colloquially known as the Bull Ring.

About the Team:
Tauron drafted in spot number 9, and took the only left winger of the first round: Ezequiel Lavezzi. Lavezzi will be joined on the pitch by Giuseppe Rossi and Alessio Cerci, forming a decently formidable attacking third. Michel Vorm defends the net, behind a relatively unknown defender line. The Bulls look to be an agressive team, but probably lack the same offensive punch as a team like Sagittaron.

Tauron Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Michel Vorm	Kristoffer Nordfeldt	Mariano Barbosa
RFB	Gino Peruzzi	Nat Borchers
MLB	John Heitinga	Angelo Palombo
LFB	Eliseu	Paul Konchesky
ROMF	Alessio Cerci
RDMF	Ruben Amorim
LDMF	Ji Sung Park
LOMF	Matteo Rubin	Mirko Boland	Park hee Chul
RF	Gonzalo Bergessio
CF	Giuseppe Rossi
LF	Ezequiel Lavezzi	Nicola Sasone	Jerson Cabral

Virgon

About the Colony:
Virgon is known for its forests and lumber industry. It is also a popular tourist attraction, with many people coming to see the old Parliment Building and palaces of the kings and princes that ruled the Colony before the Colonial governments were unified. Virgon also produces "Virgon Brew," one of the most popular beers in the Colonies. The United play at Atlantia Stadium in Boskirk.

About the Team:
Virgon drew #3, which many people felt was the last place to get one of the premier superstars entering the league. They drafted Bastian Schweinsteiger with their first pick. Their second pick was center back Pepe, but the United neglected the rest of their back line until the 10th and 11th rounds. The United are solid on the front and in the midfield, but the biggest question coming into the inagural season is how well can the back line play.

Virgon Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
G	Emiliano Viviano	Ross Turnbull	Macedo Novaes
RFB	Roberto Hilbert	Paul Baysse	Cha Du Ri
MLB	Pepe	Jan Kirchoff
LFB	Christian Pander
ROMF	Lars Stindl	Shea Salinas
RDMF	Lucas Biglia
LDMF	Bastian Schweinsteiger
LOMF	Ashley Young	Niklas Hult
RF	Ricky van Wolfswinkel	James Vaughan
CF	Jozy Altidore	Alfred Moreno
LF	Lukas Podolski

Feel free to begin posting. Season 1 schedule and other information will be posted tomorrow.

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Gameday #1 is this Friday, April 11th.

Live broadcast at www.twitch.tv/colonialfootball

All times are US Central

Time	Home	Away
12:00 (noon)	Caprica	Aerilon
12:45	Virgon	Tauron
1:30	Leonis	Aquarion
2:15	Canceron	Libran
3:00	Gemenon	Sagittaron
3:45	Scorpia	Picon

Link to full schedule

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Sorted out a few audio issues and we are now live on Twitch.

http://www.twitch.tv/colonialfootball

Running now until about 4:30 US central

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Week 1 Recap

Aerilon @ Caprica

The two teams fortunate enough to be drawn into the opening contest of the Colonial Football League marched out to a loud ovation at Atlas Arena in Caprica City. Both teams hoping to be there for the final game of the year, as Atlas will host the Colonial Cup later this season. Aerilon came out as the early aggressor, with Edinho finding the back of the net just three minutes into the contest.

Caprica responded in the 26th minute after Arjen Robben forced a turnover deep in the Aerilon defensive third. He sent a through ball to Costa who was waiting at the top of the box, and Costa drove it home.


The teams entered the locker room locked up both on the scoreboard and on the stat sheet. Caprica had 8 shots to Aerilon's 6, and 21 tackles to Aerilon's 19.

Aerilon broke the ice in the 74th minute as Sergio Ramos dribbled past his defender wide on the far side of the pitch, and sent a beautiful cross through the penalty area. Salvio's head was waiting to direct it to the near post past the diving keeper.

Unfazed by their opponent's lead, Caprica answered right back just two minutes later. After a nice long ball forward from the midfield, Fred sent a scorcher with the left to the far post from the top of the 18 yard box.



Each team had a few more chances to get the clincher, but neither succeded as the first match of the day ended as a 2-2 draw.

Apr 11, 2014 - Aerilon vs Caprica
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Aerilon ()	1	1	2
Caprica ()	1	1	2

Team Stats Comparison
Aerilon		Caprica
2	Goals	2
12	Shots	15
5	Shots on Target	9
37	Tackles	44
3	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Injuries	0
41	Shot Accuracy	60
86	Passing Percentage	82

Tauron @ Virgon

Much like the game prior, Tauron wasted no time jumping on a Virgon defense that came out a little flat. A simple ground pass into the center of the area somehow made it past the entire Virgonese defense and Bergessio was able to re-direct it under the keeper and into the back of the net.

The stat sheet shows the two teams as fairly even in the first half, but players from either team wouldn't agree. Tauron seemed to be in control the entire half. They extended their lead in the 38th minute with a goal from Park. A poor clearance from the Virgon back line became two passes and a wide open shot at the net.

Virgon would not be discouraged. Just like the first game, two minutes later the United responded. The #3 overall pick in the draft Bastian Schweinsteiger sent a driven corner kick towards the middle of the penalty area. Pander managed to get just enough of a head on it to sneak it past the diving keeper.

The goal would prove to be huge for Virgon, as they managed to take some momentum into the halftime break. Coming out of the locker room, the United looked like a different team. Their passing was crisper, and the back line was playing much, much more solid football.

It took only 10 minutes in the second half for Virgon to tie the match. Lars Stindle drew the defense in as he made a run towards the box, then left a back heel for Schewinsteiger to finish.




Tauron managed to stop the bleeding, and lock in defensively for the rest of the contest to join Caprica and Aerilon in the middle of the table with a 2-2 draw.

Apr 11, 2014 - Tauron vs Virgon
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Tauron ()	2	0	2
Virgon ()	1	1	2

Team Stats Comparison
Tauron		Virgon
2	Goals	2
8	Shots	16
5	Shots on Target	6
43	Tackles	43
1	Fouls	3
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
62	Shot Accuracy	37
77	Passing Percentage	85

Aquarion @ Leonis

Keeping up with what seemed to be a theme in the early games, Aquarion jumped out to a quick 1-o lead thanks to Neymar and Thiago. Neymar displayed a great individual effort, dribbling effortlessly through the Leonis defense, and putting a shot on net. Leonis's keeper made a great save, but the rebound was easy pickings for Thiago as he put Aquarion on top.

Leonis answered quickly back, however. Hatem Ben Arfa took a free kick for Leonis from about 40 yards out that fell to the feet of Elmander, who managed to beat the keeper with his right.

Aquarion had a golden opportunity in the 18th minute when Afelay was fouled in the box and a penalty kick was awarded. Neymar stood over it, and stuttered a bit on the approach. Leonis' number 1 pick in the draft, Hugo Lloris, was not fooled, as he made a brilliant diving save to keep the game level.

The game took an odd twist in the 25th minute. Ben Arfa dribbled into the box and took a shot that was deflected and eventually hit the post. Bochetti attempted to head the rebound over the goal line but the ball took an add bounce off his head and wound up in his own team's net.

Aquarion didn't let the own goal shake them. With the half winding down, Gilardino took a centering pass from Thiago and scored with a diving header. The teams entered halftime knotted at 2.

After a back and forth yet scoreless second half, the match looked to be fated for a 2-all draw just as the previous matches had. In the 81st minute, Leonis won a corner kick. The play they drew up would prove the be the decider. Another driven ball to the top of the 6 yard box managed to beat the defense and find the head of Kim Shin Wook, who had substituted into the game just a few minutes prior. This late goal gave Leonis the victory and the first 3 points of the season.

Apr 11, 2014 - Aquarion vs Leonis
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Aquarion ()	2	0	2
Leonis ()	2	1	3

Team Stats Comparison
Aquarion		Leonis
2	Goals	3
10	Shots	13
6	Shots on Target	4
48	Tackles	27
4	Fouls	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	1
60	Shot Accuracy	30
78	Passing Percentage	90

Libran @ Canceron

Libran was a team that many pundits expected to finish in the middle of the table this year. Those pundits are very quickly trying to redact their statements after watching the Thunder completely pick apart the Canceron defense.

It took Libran a little time to find their legs. Canceron looked to be the aggressor early, putting two shots on net in the first ten minutes. But Libran's defense held solid, and their patience paid off in the 31st. The theme of the day for Libran was teamwork, and their first goal showed that perfectly. Landon Donovan started the march forward, pulling two defenders to him. He took the opportunity to send David Villa to the corner, taking two more defensmen with him. Villa's first-touch cross found Matri who was all alone on the back side. From there it was a simple job for Matri to tuck the ball inside the far post.

It took just five minutes for Libran to strike again. Rasmuss Elm intercepted a pass near the top of the semi-circle, dribbled to the penalty spot and hit a laser beam to the far post with his left.

But when things started to look like they were slipping away from Canceron, the Hydras responded with a tally of their own. Thierry Henry got around his defender and passed it back to Verratti who was trailing. The keeper looked a bit confused as he wasn't expecting a quick shot to come, and before he knew it the ball was in the back of the net.

Any hope Canceron may have had was snuffed out in the second half.

Libran took control of the possession in the early going of half number two, and never gave it back to Canceron. The lead was extended to two thanks to a Landon Donovan goal in the 69th minute.




Libran went on cruise control for the rest of the match. In stoppage time, substitute DeMarcus Beasley decided he needed to show his coach that he should be a starter, as he dribbled through a clearly exhausted Canceron back line and added a fourth goal for Libran.

Apr 11, 2014 - Libran vs Canceron
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Libran ()	2	2	4
Canceron ()	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
Libran		Canceron
4	Goals	1
16	Shots	8
11	Shots on Target	3
34	Tackles	38
2	Fouls	3
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	1
68	Shot Accuracy	37
86	Passing Percentage	80

Sagittaron @ Gemenon

There's a saying: If it weren't for bad luck, we'd have no luck at all. Gemenon has been the living embodiment of that saying during the pre-season and first week of the season. Not only did Gemenon pull the last pick in the first round of the entry draft; their first match of the season is against the team that drew the #1 overall pick. The Archers of Sagittaron enter the season with the player that most agree is the most exciting player in the league: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

He did not disappoint.

The beginning of the match looked like expectations may have been subverted, as Miraslov Klose opened the scoring just five minutes into the contest. Gemenon's own first round pick took a pass to the near side of the box, moved around his defender, and cannoned a shot to the far post and around the diving keeper. Sagittaron drafted for offense and not for defense. Could this be a sign that their strategy was a mistake?

As it turns out, for the Archers, the best defense is a good offense. And maybe a little luck. Gemenon had another chance in the 20th minute when a rocket from Klose beat the keeper, hit the woodwork. The shot was hit so hard that the rebound off the crossbar fell to the feet of the Sagitaron midfielders, who quickly sent it forward for Ibrahimovic. The counterattack proved successful, as the #1 overall pick scored his first of the contest in the 22nd minute.

Zlatan struck again 10 minutes later. Danny's chip over the defense gave Ibrahimovic just one defender to beat. By the time he got it settled, two more had come over to help. It didn't matter, as the striker showed why he was deserving of the high draft pick. He dribbled through three defenders with ease and beat Tim Howard for the second time in the contest.




The teams switched sides, but the momentum stayed the same at the intermission. In the 54th minute, Ibrahimovic stuck again for his hat trick. Once again he took a pass from out wide and maneuvered around a defender to put it behind Tim Howard for a third time.

Gemenon was not without their chances late. In the 54th minute, Wellbeck was dribbling in on net. His defender beating, the keeper Baumann came off his line to try and snuff out the attack. Wellbeck attempted to move around him, but lost control of the ball. Meanwhile, Baumann was diving at the ball and missed. The result was keeper and striker tumbling to the ground in a heap. The official ran over and gave Baumann a yellow card for his challenge, and a penalty shot for Gemenon.

Klose's shot beat the keeper, but for the second time in the contest could not beat the frame, as he hit the left upright.

Gemenon looks back on what might have been, but they fall to Sagittaron 3-1.

Apr 11, 2014 - Sagittaron vs Gemenon
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Sagittaron ()	2	1	3
Gemenon ()	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
Sagittaron		Gemenon
3	Goals	1
6	Shots	13
5	Shots on Target	7
35	Tackles	37
3	Fouls	3
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
83	Shot Accuracy	53
72	Passing Percentage	73

Picon @ Scorpia

The final contest of the day featured the Picon Panthers and the Scopria Stingers.

Scoripa opened up the scoring when their first pick in the draft, Huntelaar, dribbled through two Picon defenders and beat the keeper low to his right.

The stingers added some insurance in the 55th minute when Huntelaar again broke through, this time with his head from a corner kick.



Picon struggled mightily in this one, never really posing any threat to the Scorpia goal. Their one tally of the contest was more of a fluke. The Scorpia keeper mishandled a pass back from the defense, and Neymar was they to capitalize and score what will probably be the easiest goal of his career.

Match day 1 ended on a high note for the home town Stingers, as Scorpia defeats Picon 2-1.

Apr 11, 2014 - Picon vs Scorpia
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Picon ()	0	1	1
Scorpia ()	1	1	2

Team Stats Comparison
Picon		Scorpia
1	Goals	2
8	Shots	9
4	Shots on Target	2
32	Tackles	37
2	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	22
76	Passing Percentage	77

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Colonial Football Recap Week 1.

First, lets take a look at the league table after week 1. Libran and their impressive four goal outburst against Canceron find themselves atop the table. Sagittaron, led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, occupy the second spot. It's only one week into the season, so there is plenty of time for those teams near the bottom to get some wins and pick up some points.



Now it's time to take a look at the Week 1 MVP and the Colonial Performance of the Week. They belong to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his hat trick against Gemenon.



Our keeper of the week is Scorpia's Diego Alves. He lost his clean sheet late in the contest off a fluke goal by Picon. He kept the talent Picon offense in check for most of the game, and for that, he's the week 1 Keeper of the week.



Moving on to the rumor mill, there's nothing to report on the trade or free agency front as the season is still only one week old and just off the entry draft.

Only one injury to report after the first week of action. Hatem Ben Arfa suffered a deep tissue bruise to his thigh. He has been ruled out this week for Leonis. Brad Davis is expected to get the start in his absence. No word on whether or not Ben Arfa will miss more than this week's match.

Finally, this week's slate of matches looks like it will produce some real entertainment.

Aquarion will open their home stadium against Virgon in the opening match. The Whalers lost a heartbreaker to Leonis last week, while Virgon drew with Tauron. Virgon's Bastian Schweinsteiger looks to go toe to toe with Neymar in what should be a relatively high scoring match.

Aerilon travels to Picon for the Panther's home opener. Picon's offense was stifled against Scorpia, and Casillas gave up two goals to the Stingers. He looks to have his hands full again this week as Xabi alonso leads Aerilon to Picon.

Match 3 features two of the more dominant teams from week 1. Scorpia heads on the road to take on Libran. It was a total team effort by Libran to score four goals, but Scorpia really needs to focus on stopping David Vila. Libran has to worry about stopping Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. He found the back of the net twice against Picon, and is surely hungry for more.

Sagittaron's home opener is match #4 on the slate, as Tauron comes to town. Tauron's task is obvious: Shut down Ibrahimovic. The Archers need to be mindful of Ezequiel Lavezzi. He was quiet against Virgon, but is a threat to score from anywhere on the pitch.

Gemenon and Canceron follow them. The bottom two teams in the table are really going to be looking for three points to get some momentum moving forward. Gemenon will look to their keeper Tim Howard to anchor a defense that was picked apart by Sagittaron last week. Canceron's defense looked equally woeful, and will call upon their own Keeper Joe Hart to try and stop the bleeding.

Finally, Leonis and Caprica square off on Leonis. The Wildcats won with a thrilling last-minute goal last week, but will have a tall order shutting down Caprica's Arjen Robben, especially since Hatem Ben Arfa will be missing the game for the Wildcats. Caprica needs to figure out a way past Hugo Lloris, the Leonis keeper.

Couple quick operation notes. I found out this afternoon that I'll be out of town over the Easter weekend starting tomorrow (which is why this is text and not a video-too much stuff to do and now way too little time to do it). Broadcasting Friday isn't going to happen. I'm debating whether or not I just want to put all the match videos up on youtube, or wait to broadcast on Monday.

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First off, apologies on the delay. Easter weekend was a little crazy. Something got corrupted with the Caprica/Leonis match while exporting and that video refuses to play. I deleted the source video after exporting but before checking (stupid, I know, but I was in a hurry). So no video for that one. The stats are all correct, though.

Video on Demand for the week 2 games.
Virgon at Aquarion

Aerilon at Picon

Scorpia at Libran

Tauron at Sagittaron

Canceron at Gemenon

Week 2 Recap

Virgon @ Aquarion

The first contest of the day featured two squads looking for their first 3 points of the season. Both found the back of the net twice last week, but those tallies weren't good enough for either to come away with the victory.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, who scored the tying goal late in Virgon's last contest, opened up the scoring in this match in the 9th minute. Lukas Podolski did most of the hard work, dribbling through two defenders and leaving a pass forward for Schweinsteiger to finish from the corner off the 6 yard box.

Video of the goal

Aquarion leveled it in the 44th minute with Thiago's brilliant individual effort. He received a throw in from the far side of the pitch, dribbled it all the way down to the semi-circle and unleashed a rocket with his right boot that skidded just inside the near post.

Video of the goal

Virgon answered back in the 51st minute, thanks to Van Wolfswinkel. His goal was a story of patience, as he waited for the defense to clear in the box. He drove in from the top of the penalty area and made a beautiful hesitation move that froze the defenders. Two dribbles around the now scrambling Aquarion defense were all Van Wolfswinkel needed to deliver a powerful strike that found the back of the net.

Video of the goal

A mere two minutes later, we were level again. What should have been a simple pass back to the keeper was made much more difficult thanks to the rainy conditions of Aquarion. Viviano slipped as he went to play a ball passed back to him by his defense. A poor clearance resulted, and Whaler striker Gilardino picked up an easy empty net goal.

Video of the goal

Aquarion made Virgon pay for their misstep in the 68th minute. Aquarion served a ball in to Neymar who appeared to be about two yards offside, but the flag stayed down. The Virgon back line all seemed to give up on the play, expecting an offisde flag. This allowed Neymar to get in one on one with the keeper. His shot was saved, but the rebound was picked up by Thiago who drove home the eventual game winner.

Video of the goal

Apr 18, 2014 - Virgon vs Aquarion
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Virgon (0-0-1)	1	1	2
Aquarion (0-1)	1	2	3

Team Stats Comparison
Virgon		Aquarion
2	Goals	3
12	Shots	12
6	Shots on Target	7
42	Tackles	45
1	Fouls	2
	Yellow Cards
	Red Cards
1	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	58
84	Passing Percentage	84

Aerilon @ Picon

The Panthers were excited to finally get to come home and open up their new stadium. Aerilon was looking to spoil the party.

Picon broke the ice in the 22nd minute, and Aerilon goalkeeper Sergio Romero has no one to blame but himself. He took a pass back from his defender and intended to pass it back towards the near side. What he didn't see was Picon's Johnson sneaking ahead of the defender for an easy interception. Johnson delivered the shot to the back of the yawning net.

Video of the goal

The Panthers added another in the 27th minute. Frank Lampard made a nice run between two defenders and took a thru ball at the top of the penalty area. He used his first touch to settle it, and his second to scorch it past a diving Romero to the far bottom corner.

Video of the goal

Aerilon finally showed signs of life in the 33rd minute. Sergio Ramos won a challenge in his own attacking corner. After a shake move around his defender, he crossed it to the middle where Xabi Alonso was waiting. Alonso simply had to turn and shoot to bring Aerilon back within one.

Video of the goal

Whatever the Thresher's head coach said in the locker room at halftime, it worked. It took only 90 seconds before Aerilon tied the game out of the half time break. Aerilon took the opening kick off and dribbled it straight into Picon territory. From there, a simple cross and header by Edinho tied the match at 2.

Video of the goal

Picon would not let Aerilon spoil their home opener, though. In the 67th minute Frank Lampard found the magic again. Drenthe assisted on a nice pass into the box, and Lampard did the rest.

Video of the goal

Picon defeats Aerilon in their home opener 3-2.

Apr 18, 2014 - Aerilon vs Picon
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Aerilon (0-0-1)	1	1	2
Picon (0-1)	1	2	3

Team Stats Comparison
Aerilon		Picon
2	Goals	3
10	Shots	6
2	Shots on Target	3
43	Tackles	32
0	Fouls	3
	Yellow Cards
	Red Cards
0	Injuries	0
20	Shot Accuracy	50
84	Passing Percentage	89

Scorpia @ Libran

Two teams at the top of the table look to solidify that position in this contest. Libran exploded for four goals last week, while Scorpia scraped by on a one goal margin.

After a very solid defensive half-hour of football, the visitors opened up the scoring. Jara received a pass near the midfield stripe and drove it all the way down to the Libran penalty area. His shot was saved masterfully by Gianluigi Buffon, but the rebound was easy pickings for Klass-Jan Huntelaar.

Video of the goal

Libran returned fire just a minute later. Mirroring the Scorpia goal, Libran's started in the midfield. Elm made a beautiful back-heel pass to Landon Donovan as he streaked past. Donovan simply outsprinted the rest of the defense and put it on frame past a diving Diego Alves.

Video of the goal

Just before the whistle blew for Halftime, Donovan struck again. Once again, Elm recorded the assist, this time chipping the ball over the Scorpia back line. Donovan took possession at the top of the penalty area, and after his first shot was deflected got his own rebound to again beat Alves to the keeper's left.

Video of the goal

Libran had the chance to add another late in the second half, but this time Alves was up to the challenge. The Scorpia offense was not up to the challenge of leveling the match, however, as the Stingers fall to Libran 2-1.

Apr 18, 2014 - Scorpia vs Libran
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Scorpia (1-0)	1	0	1
Libran (1-0)	2	0	2

Team Stats Comparison
Scorpia		Libran
1	Goals	2
6	Shots	5
3	Shots on Target	4
47	Tackles	35
0	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	80
81	Passing Percentage	78

Tauron @ Sagittaron

Sagittaron looked to open their stadium with a victory over the visiting Tauron Bulls. All eyes fell to Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he took the pitch.

It did not take Sagittaron long to find the scoreboard, but it was Danny who made the scoring strike for the Archers. In the fourth minute, Ibrahimovic drew a double team in the box, leaving Danny pretty much alone near the top of the penalty area. Danny took two dribbles and sent a low laser to the back of the net.

Video of the goal


Zlatan would put his stamp on the game just ten minutes later. He received a chip near the top of the penalty area. The Archers striker then made moves around two separate defenders before beating Vorm for a two goal lead.

Video of the goal

That goal seemed to flip a switch for the Bulls. Their defense stepped up and played spectacularly for the remainder of the match.

On the offensive side of things, Tauron got the jolt they needed in the 27th minute. Rossi made an unmarked run directly to the penalty spot, and a simple pass from Park was all it took for Rossi to beat Oliver Baumann and bring Tauron back within one.

Video of the goal

The Bulls picked up the intensity near the 57th minute, and threw an absolute barrage of shots at the Sagittaron net. Oliver Baumann was up to the challenge, making a number of spectacular diving saves in a row.

As the clock hit 90, the official decided that there would be one minute of stoppage time. About a minute and five second where what the Bulls would need to equalize. Bergessio drove towards the end line and took a shot. Baumann made another great save, but could not hold on to the rebound, which Park drove home to steal a point for Tauron.

Video of the goal

Sagittaron takes a heartbreaking draw 2-2.

Apr 18, 2014 - Taruon vs Sagittaron
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Taruon (0-0-1)	1	1	2
Sagittaron (1-0)	2	0	2

Team Stats Comparison
Taruon		Sagittaron
2	Goals	2
14	Shots	10
7	Shots on Target	7
48	Tackles	27
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	75
75	Passing Percentage	79

Canceron at Gemenon

The second to last matchup of the day featured two teams desperately looking for redemption after their performances last week. Gemenon allowed three goals against Sagittaron, only to be one-upped by Canceron who allowed four against Libran.

Canceron looked like they would be the ones to redeem themselves in the early going. Dominating possession, the Hydras scored first in the 9th minute on a Ronaldinho goal driven from the penalty spot. Gemenon's defense seemed to forget about marking the striker in the middle of the pitch, and he made them pay.

Vide of the goal

The two teams had a defensive battle for the rest of the half and entered the locker rooms at 1-0 for the Hydras.

The second half belonged to Gemenon.

Carlos Martinez tied it just a few minutes after the whistle blew. Gemenon won a corner, which was headed out of the area by the Canceron defense. Van Ginkel tried to hold the box and send a shot back in. His shot was off target, but Martinez was waiting at the corner of the 6 to redirect it back on net with his head.

Video of the goal

In the 53rd minute the twins struck again. Fagner intercepted a pass near midfield and dribbled it forward. His chip sailed beautifully over the heads of the Canceron back line to Wayne Routledge, barely onside, as he drove it home past Joe Hart.

Video of the goal

Danny Welbeck joined the goal parade in the 57th minute. Once again, the Canceron back line just failed to make the striker as he ran right past the line on a ball served in and beat Joe Hart one on one.

Video of the goal

Welbeck would add his name to the sheet one more time just two minutes later. He received the pass from Routledge in the semi-circle, and simply dribbled past his man to the corner of the 6 and sent the shot low past a diving Joe Hart.

Video of the goal

For the second time in as many weeks, Canceron surrenders four goals and falls to Gemenon 4-1.

Apr 18, 2014 - Canceron vs Gemenon
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Canceron (0-1)	1	0	1
Gemenon (0-1)	0	4	4

Team Stats Comparison
Canceron		Gemenon
1	Goals	4
3	Shots	11
1	Shots on Target	5
29	Tackles	42
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
33	Shot Accuracy	45
82	Passing Percentage	80

Caprica @ Leonis

In stark contrast to the high scoring game before it, Caprica and Leonis played a defensive battle that came right down to the final shot.

The lone goal in the contest came in the 23rd minute when Olivier Giroud took a pass near the corner of the penalty area, turned to shoot, and banked it in off the far post. Caprica's keeper Beto could only turn and shake his head as he watched the ball hit the post but still go in.

The two keepers were spectacular from that point forward, not allowing any goals and making a number of saves each. In the end, Caprica couldn't muster a goal, and was on the receiving end of the first clean sheet in league history: 1-0.

Apr 18, 2014 - Caprica vs Leonis
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Caprica (0-0-1)	0	0	0
Leonis (1-0)	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
Caprica		Leonis
0	Goals	1
8	Shots	10
4	Shots on Target	6
35	Tackles	40
3	Fouls	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	60
78	Passing Percentage	79

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Week 2 League Table

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Note: I have an appointment Friday afternoon so I'm moving the broadcast up by 15 Minutes.

Match Day #3 tomorrow
Catch all the action live: www.twitch.tv/colonialfootball

Week 3 preview

Scorpia @ Aerilon

No broadcast

The Threshers of Aerilon enter this contest looking to pick up their first victory of the season. One major problem the Threshers have had this year is playing from behind. It took a late-game goal to draw level with Caprica in week one, and they fell behind three different times to Picon, being unable to level the score a third time. They need to jump out early if they want to be successful against Scorpia.

The Stingers come in off a loss to Libran in a low-scoring affair. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has been the entire offense for Scorpia thus far this, scoring all three of their goals. The Stingers should look to spread the offense around.

Libran @ Caprica

No broadcast

Top of the table meets bottom of the table as the league leading Libran Thunder journey to Caprica City to take on the winless Buccaneers. Caprica needs to get more help from Arjen Robben, who has been noticeably quiet in the team' first two contests. Two draws are ok at this point in the season, but Caprica really needs three points if they want to start moving up the table.

Libran is just trying to keep the momentum rolling. They are the only team in the league to win both of their first two games. Their offense has come from all over the pitch, and their six goals for leads the league. This is a confident team with a lot of momentum.

Leonis @ Virgon
Kick-off 1:15 pm

Boskirk stadium should be rocking as the home fans try to teach Virgon on to their first win. Leonis comes in as one of the three undefeated teams still on the table. The Virgon United have gotten some great goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger, but the offense has stagnated outside of him. Much like Scorpia, Virgon needs to find someone else to put the ball in the back of the net.

Leonis barely survived Caprica last week, but held on to the clean sheet for the victory. Leonis has the lowest goals against in the leauge, and their sold defense has gotten them to the four points they currently hold.

Sagittaron @ Canceron
Kick-off 2:00 pm

Canceron has allowed 8 goals in two matches, and comes up against the man who is the early favorite to win the league's golden boot. The lapses in defense have been well documented this week. Perhaps more surprising, though, is Canceron's lack of offense. For a team the drafted what looked to be an explosive offensive front, their two goals scored are surely a disappointment for coach Smith.

Sagittaron is upset coming into this match. They feel like they deserve to have 6 points and be sitting atop the table with Libran. Taurons 92nd minute goal stole a point from what was an othewise brilliantly played defensive effort from Sagittaron. The offense may get most of the spotlight, but Oliver Baumann has been spectacular in net, and will be the real reason this team remains at the top of the table for most, if not all of the year.

Picon @ Taruon
Kick-off 2:45 pm

As mentioned above, Tauron enters after a week where they barely salvaged a point against Sagittaron with a miraculous late goal. The Bulls did a great job of shutting down Zlatan Ibrahemovic, and really turned up the defensive pressure after about the ten minute mark. They'll need to keep that defensive intensity against Picon.

The Panthers opened their home stadium last week with an impressive victory over Aquarion. Never trailing, it seemed like any time Aquarion got any bit of momentum it was snuffed out immediately. Picon will need Frank Lampard to keep coming up big in scoring situations, as their young strikers have yet to really make an impact.

Gemenon @ Aquarion
Kick-off 3:30 pm

Gemenon has been the most schizophrenic team in the league thus far, allowing four goals in week one to Libran but then putting four in the net against Canceron. Gemenon fans hope the Libran match was a fluke, and that the Twins have really found their offensive stride.

Aquarion beat Virgon in their home opener last week. It was rainy and sloppy on the pitch. Expect more of the same this week in Heim. Aquarion's greatest advantage may be the ability to use the elements to their advantage. Having Neymar make runs through the defensive lines probably doesn't hurt either.

Edit-Have to cut two games out of the broadcast. My Capture Card apparently decides to randomly stop recording games at half time and not telling me. Anyone useing Mirillis Action know how to fix that? Anyway, I lost two games this week, which I'm quite mad about. I'll put what I have up on youtube later, but for the broadcast I'm only going to use the four full games I have.

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Week 3 is live on Twitch.

https://www.twitch.tv/colonialfootball

Leonis @ Virgon
Sagittaron @ Canceron
Picon @ Tauron
Gemenon @ Aquarion

Matches are live now, should go until about 4:15 central.

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Upsets were the theme of week 3 for the Colonial Football League.
The week's matches on demand:
Libran @ Caprica (First half only) - Unedited because it is just the first half and I didn't broadcast it on twitch. My recording device apparently cut out at halftime and didn't notify me.
Picon @ Tauron
Sagittaron @ Canceron
Leonis @ Virgon
Gemenon @ Aquarion

Scorpia @ Aerilon

Aerilon came in hoping their first time performing in front of their home crowd could lift them into the win column. They entered with just one point; earned in a draw with Caprica in week 1. Scorpia also came into this week off a loss, falling to Libran in their previous outing.

The two teams played a very defensively minded first half. Only 5 shots were fired, and just 3 of them were on frame.

Aerilon opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Edinho made a run to the middle of the penalty area, and Jermaine Defoe sent a low pass in. Edinho hit the shot first time and slid the shot past Diego Alves.

The Threshers added on an insurance goal in the 72nd minute. Max Kruse intercepted a pass about 30 yards away from the net. He made a few dribbles towards the near side of the box, then turned and fired. Alves got caught a little flat-footed, and could only watch as the shot went past him.

Scorpia had a few last ditch attempts, but couldn't find the scoresheet. Aerilon wins 2-0.

Apr 24, 2014 - Scorpia vs Aerilon
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Scorpia ()	0	0	0
Aerilon ()	0	2	2

Team Stats Comparison
Scorpia		Aerilon
0	Goals	2
6	Shots	8
3	Shots on Target	4
32	Tackles	41
2	Fouls	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	50
82	Passing Percentage	79

Libran @ Caprica

The build-up to this one had "blow-out" written all over it. The Libran Thunder entered Atlas Arena as the league-leading squad. Caprica, meanwhile, had managed only a single point in their first two matches.

Caprica did a wonderful job of coming out and establishing a defensive presence and control of the game early. Leonis only managed one shot during the first twenty minutes of the match.

Arjen Robben finally broke through for the Bucs in the 25th minute. He seemingly surprised everyone when he took a shot from 25 yards away. Both defenders on the Libran line gave Robben room, assuming he was going to pass it off. Robben took the window and struck it to the top left corner for the goal.

Caprica would nurse their lead all the way through the second half, scoring a surprising 1-0 victory over Libran.

Apr 24, 2014 - Libran vs Caprica
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Libran ()	0	0	0
Caprica ()	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
Libran		Caprica
0	Goals	1
6	Shots	10
2	Shots on Target	6
36	Tackles	38
0	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	0
33	Shot Accuracy	60
85	Passing Percentage	80

Leonis @ Virgon

A match of missed opportunities. That's how this one will be remembered. Both teams had their chances, and both teams failed to capitalize.

The first came right away in the second minute. Caligiuri received a pass making a horizontal run through the box. He took one touch and then uncoiled the shot, but it went just wide of the post.
Both keepers were up to task, and each made a number of great saves.

Jozy Altidore had the final chance in the 82nd minute, but sent a great cross in wildly over the crossbar.

In the end, defense won out, and the teams settled for a 0-0 draw.

Apr 24, 2014 - Leonis vs Virgon
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Leonis ()	0	0	0
Virgon ()	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
Leonis		Virgon
0	Goals	0
6	Shots	4
1	Shots on Target	2
41	Tackles	43
0	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	16
84	Passing Percentage	86

Sagittaron @ Canceron

Canceron's story has been well documented this week. The league's most porous defense would have their work cut out for them against the league's most prolific shooter. Turns out, the defense was up to the challenge this time.

It was Canceron's offense who managed to break through first. After an extended offensive possession, Fernandinho chipped a ball down towards the near side of the box for Henry. Henry took the pass and centered it, finding Ronaldinho on the back side. A sliding boot put the ball in the back of the net.

Sagittaron tied it in the 43rd minute. Ibrahimovic did what he does best; he dribbled through two defenders and smashed it past the diving keeper.

As the second half wore on, it started to look like it was only a matter of time before Sagittaron added the go-ahead goal. But a turnover in their offensive zone led to a chance the completely changed the momentum of the game.
Following the Sagittaron turnover, Canceron mounted a counter attack. Henry once again found a teammate in the middle of the pitch. Palacio had to do a little more work this time, but he dribbled in right to the front of the net and snuck it past a diving Oliver Baumann.

Canceron rode that momentum wave to an insurance goal just a few minutes later. This one started on the far side of the pitch, as Pastore made a long run along the sideline. It didn't look like he would have much help in the middle to cross it to, but Palacio came on a late run and received the cross with his head. He directed it beautifully into the back of the net for his second goal of the contest.

Canceron's defense wasn't perfect, and Sagittaron had their chances. The Archers outshot the Hydras, but thanks to Joe Hart finally finding his form, Sagittaron didn't find the back of the net again.

Apr 24, 2014 - Sagittaron vs Cacneron
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Sagittaron ()	0	1	1
Cacneron ()	1	2	3

Team Stats Comparison
Sagittaron		Cacneron
1	Goals	3
14	Shots	7
9	Shots on Target	3
35	Tackles	23
2	Fouls	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	1
42	Shot Accuracy	64
82	Passing Percentage	79

Picon @ Taruon

Tauron has played well in their first two matches, but still has yet to notch one in the win column. They hoped their home opener would give them the jolt they needed.

It took a while, but Tauron did manage to break the ice first. In the 56th minute, Rossi put a shot on net from the left side. Casillas made a nice kick save, but the rebound came back out into the box, and Bergessio drove it home for the 1-0 lead.

Picon leveled it in the 68th. There wasn't much fancy about it. It was a corner kick where Tauron simply forgot to mark Lampard in the box, and he headed it in to even the match.

From there the goals came fast and furious.

Ezequiel Lavezzi led the next Tauron charge. His center pass to Rossi was struck to the far post. Rossi didn't get a great strike on it, but did just enough to roll it past the keeper for the go ahead goal.

Picon tied it just five minutes later, in the 79th minute. The Panthers charged forward, catching Tauron's line a little bit too far forward. Tiao hit a through ball for Drenthe, who was clear of the line by a good two yards. One-on-one with the keeper, Drenthe didn't miss.

Tauron regained the lead just a minute later, taking the kick-off down the pitch and scoring almost immediately. Their goal mirrored Picons in a way, as a through ball chipped in was picked up by Cerci, who was at least a yard past the back line. Once again, one-on-one with the keeper, the striker won the battle.

Desperate to at least salvage a point, Picon somehow managed to find the strength to muster the game tying goal in the 85th minute. It started with a great effort by Frank Lampard. He made a sliding challenge to win the ball from the Tauron midfielder, and managed to maintain possession as he got to his feet. Lampard then saw Negredo making a run to the box and chipped him a pass in.

From there, Negredo's own skill was evident, as he used a bit of trickery and chipped the ball of the outstretched keeper for the game tying goal.

Picon does to Tauron what the Bulls did to Sagittaron last week, and steal a point with a late tying goal.

Apr 24, 2014 - Picon vs Tauron
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Picon ()	0	3	3
Tauron ()	0	3	3

Team Stats Comparison
Picon		Tauron
3	Goals	3
8	Shots	12
4	Shots on Target	8
32	Tackles	45
1	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Injuries	0
50	Shot Accuracy	66
78	Passing Percentage	76

Gemenon @ Aquarion

The final matchup of the week saw another rain-soaked contest on Aquarion. Gemenon was looking to ride the high of their 4 goal performance against Canceron, while Aquarion was trying to build on their own victory against Virgon.

Aquarion showed their comfort in the rainy conditions by scoring an early goal. In the 2nd minute, Lucas made an interception near the far touch line as the Gemenon midfielder slipped. Lucas then dribbled all the way down to the penalty area before launching the shot that beat the keeper.

They added a second goal just 6 minutes later. Olsson possessed the ball in the box, but decided to pull it back out and look for a pass instead. As he was trying to dribble out, the Gemenon defender stuck a foot in trying to loosen the ball, but instead got all shin. The ref decided it was enough to give Aquarion the penalty. Neymar, who missed a penalty in week one, stared down Tim Howard. Instead of the fancy stutter-step he used the first time, Neymar just stepped up and drove it to his right. Howard guessed left, and the lead was 2.

Sensing another blow-out, Gemenon seemed to settle down defensively after that goal. Aquarion kept up the offensive pressure, recording seven shots in the first 45, but no more found the back of the net. Gemenon's offense, however, was simply non-existent for the first half of the match. They only recorded one shot, which wasn't on target.

The Twins did manage to find the back of the net early in the second. Aquarion surrendered a free kick a few yards outside of the penalty area. Cahill curled the free kick towards the spot, and found Welbeck's head. The initial shot hit the post, but ricoched off the keeper Douchez's back and into the net.

Aquarion's defense clamped down for the rest of the match, and they secured their second home win in a row.

Apr 24, 2014 - Gemenon vs Aquarion
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Gemenon ()	0	1	0
Aquarion ()	2	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
Gemenon		Aquarion
1	Goals	2
4	Shots	10
1	Shots on Target	6
50	Tackles	36
2	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Injuries	1
25	Shot Accuracy	60
82	Passing Percentage	83