NB. Not complete yet (missing novices, press and stats).
You can read the press magazine and the novice press. and check out the post-session stats leaders. (goals, assists, saves and blocks).
Oulu and Southampton beat everyone in sight, and Oulu are the season champions. The Bootleggers and Neophytes take 5 points each for the next two places. Arsenal suffer two blowouts on their way to 5th, and Seattle beat out the Automata on goals for 6th place. As expected, the Orchestra finally lose their distinction: they were the only Zenith team who had never faced relegation. Note that the Automata missed the championship round by 2 minutes, as GUN's Feynman hit a late goal. You may scream, Doug.
In the big match for the championship, the Comedians score a pair of 2nd-half goals to take the title from Girondins. Da Gurlz grab an MVP and grab the last promoval position from Shamrock. The Plankton win all 3 matches, but their position in the middle promoval was already reserved.
Argyle rip off 5 points, including a tight win over the Clansmen, to join the top 3 teams in the Upper promoval. Washington do likewise and avoid relegation when the Saints collapse and don't show up. The Brotherhood are getting to be a real pain, and join the Fireworkers as the only teams to finish the regular season without a loss (both in the 2nd division). Now we'll see if Zeus can do it through promovals, too, and win a place in the record book. (OML, AA, and VF each finished a whole season with only one loss -- OML and AA in the regular season, VF in the Cup).
Blud Feud lose concentration and the title, pulling their defense against the Misfits for an embarassing loss. The Taskers are happy to take over, and add an extra LP to their sudden advantage in goals. The Eagles forget to show up, and get squeezed down to last place. Vermont win 5 points to ensure their spot in the promoval; Mississauga look good in 5th, but will have to wait for the other divisions.
Valencia and the Beerbellies hold the cavemen to scoreless draws, and Clevedon sneak past with three wins to snatch the division title. The Wookies stay in 3rd, and the Tigers beat Lester 4-0 for the last promoval spot in the division, and Colonial's Mississauga win the last wild-card spot over Lester. Valencia come out of nowhere, beating the Wookies as well as BLY, and fly past the Beerbellies into safety.
The Juggernaut hold off the Barrabases for a draw at Barrabase, but the straggling Burnaby side finally bring down the leaders with a late goal. The Barrabases win their other two matches while the Juggernaut finish with a draw at Christchurch, and BAR find themselves the surprise winners of the division. Canberra post three 1-0 wins to nail down third place, and the BOHs coast into 4th. The Blowfish claim an away point by stopping the Herd, and Burnaby beat the Tempered ones to decide the lower promoval constitution. I think that the Blowfish are the first team ever to finish the regular season without any goals (two teams have finished with nothing but a penalty kick for the GK).
The Musicians win the division with a flair, beating 2 of their closest rivals in Faroe and Altoona. Faroe still take 2nd, and Bramming's MVP gives them sole posession of 3rd. Altoona hold on for a wild-card spot in the promoval. Gresley lose 3 times to clinch their hold on last.
The Thunder and the Hombres fight to a scoreless draw, and that's the only point either loses. The Victorians struggle, but need only one point to make the promovals. The Parisians claim 5 points and the final spot. On the other end, Raleigh score a goal and take 3 points, passing the Tumbleweeds to get out of the cellar.
The Excuses take down the Utensils while Chicago draw Deportivo, and the battle for the title is on. However, if you can't stand the heat, don't play the Kitchen ... no further losses give them the title, and Lundon beat QQQ for a Chicago 2nd-place finish. The Vultures have an excellent session to claim the 4th promoval spot, leaving Lundon and Aurora in the dust. Ajax get a win and a draw to edge out WA-HA for last place.
The Bulgarians manage only a draw with the leading Lions, but get a point of unexpected help when the Mutants draw with Singapore, too. The same happens when the Sundowners travel to Singapore, and the title goes to Pierrepont. In the meantime, the Mutants score on the Eagles in their last match for the first win of the season. The Cricketeers forget to send in orders, but their lead holds up for the last spot in the promoval.
Italy ends with a perfect session, three wins to get the little LP ahead of the rest of the bunch. All top 4 teams got MVPs, so this was indeed a close race and nothing was decided until minute 86 of IFE's last match, where Massaro sent in 2-1. Without that goal IMN would have got the title! 4 Minutes!...
Congratulations to the Aeronauts who manage to do exactly what is needed. SAM had all matches played and was on 24 LP GD+7, EOA was with 0-0 in their last game on 23LP and +7 in goaldifference. Then, with two minutes left to go Earhart receives a cross from Lindbergh and kicks the ball in, leaving EOA on same LP total and ONE goal ahead of SAM! Earhart Player of the session?
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