Konami Cup Xiii

[Dragooner]

BUMBLE!!!!!!! Can you delete this thread! It's really, really, REALLY confusing!

 

[DB]

This is the weirdest thread i have ever seen

 

[weasel]

lol Saint Dragon. What a spoilsport.

 

[nibbs]

heheheheheehe

 

[pennywisealfie]

im into it, im a big greece fan, my favourite player is arsenal.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Indeed, here's Arsenal's dramatic story

http://www.geocities.com/soccer_shed/worldstarsarsenal.html

 

[pennywisealfie]

what a great man. i bought my son an Arsenal Arsenal shirt yesterday, he already has a Jamaica Jones shirt (his fave player)

 

[nibbs]

Pennywise, Greece are in great danger of missing the Konami Cup 14 playoffs, I'll have you know

 

[weasel]

This doesn't come as a shock to me, actually.

 

[pennywisealfie]

my god, there will be rioting in the streets of Athens!

 

[nibbs]

indeed...

not 100% sure, but table is roughly like this

               Pld. Pts.
1  Spain       10   18
2  Nigeria     11   17
3  Portugal    11   16
4  USA         11   16
5  Jamaica      9   15
6  Switzerland  9   14
7  Ukraine      9   13
8  Cameroon    10   12
9  Serbia      10   11
10 Greece       9   10
11 Chile       10   7
12 Japan       11    4

Its been a really tight series. Portugal looked certain to miss the top 8, but won their final 3 fixtures to surge into 3rd, for the time being. USA had 10 points after 4 matches, yet needed to win their final match to be sure of playoff football. Spain and Nigeria have been pretty solid is must be said. The only two sides to consistently sux are Japan and Chile, and to a lesser extent Greece.

now then. the remaining fixtures are -
Ukraine v. Cameroon
Spain v. Chile
Ukraine v. Serbia
Jamaica v. Switzerland
Switzerland v. Greece
Greece v. Jamaica

Best case scenario for Greece is that Ukraine win their remaining two matches I think. This would mean all they'd need is 1 win from their remaining fixtures to at least ensure 8th place. In the event Ukraine lose both those games, Greece then need a minimum of 4 points to progress, perhaps even 2 wins if they've got a sh*t for and against. Given one of these games is against Switzerland they'd have to be deemed in big trouble. Greece has never missed the playoffs, and it would be really awkward if they actually did miss out. but the way they have played, I guess they deserve it.

i'm also backing spain to wrap up the minor premiership.

We may well see rioting yet, pennywisealfie

 

[pennywisealfie]

if ive learnt anything its that you can never write off these greeks. not normal greeks but the ones born in brazil.

 

[weasel]

Go Japan!

 

[nibbs]

speaking of japan, i had sushi for lunch. yeah, it was pretty good.

 

[nibbs]

well, after a dramatic ending to the round robin phase, jamaica claimed the minor premiership. greece went into their final match needing a win to ensure progression and got this via a stunning, dramatic 1-0 over jamaica. oh man, this is intense

            Pts +/-
Jamaica      18   8
Ukraine      18   5
Spain        18   2
Nigeria      17   5
Switzerland  17   5
Portugal     16   2
USA          16   0
Greece       14  -1
----------------------
Serbia       13  -2
Cameroon     13  -6 
Chile        10  -5  
Japan         6 -11

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

And it was none other than Arsenal who scored the dramatic winner with a cool side-footed finish, setting up a repeat Jamaica v Greece play-off encounter, with Greece needing to win to stay alive

First up in the play-offs is Nigeria v Switzerland from Lagos, starting soon

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Incredible game. Switzerland jump out to a 2-0 lead, and then Nigeria pull it back to 2-2 at the end of normal time. Switzerland score in extra-time to win it 3-2.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

3rd v 6th, the big derby between Spain and Portugal

Spain were down 2-1 with 90 minutes up, but scored in injury time to draw level, and then scored again in extra time to win 3-2. Two thrillers so far.

 

[nibbs]

2nd vs. 7th
Ukraine vs. USA

McBride's nicely taken goal in first half stoppage time seals it for USA, and ends Portugal brave run.

 

[nibbs]

Minor Premiers Jamaica host Greece.

Kurt Christensen scores a classy goal early, only for a defending fracas at the other end to allow Greece level. A stunning run from Marcus Gayle then set up Christensen for a dramatic first half brace. 2-1 half time. With the tension mounting a Nikos Dabizas moment of madness saw Nibblet Jones extend Jamaica's lead to 3-1. Despite coming ridiculously close, Greece couldn't find a way back in, sealing their exit from the tournament