Transvaal World Cup IV

On September 12, 2009 the Staatsregeringministrie vir Sport en Atletiese van Transvaal (Department for Sport and Athletics of Transvaal) and the Transvaal Voetbalsvereniging (Transvaal Association Football Union) announced the decision to host the fourth annual Transvaal World Cup in March 2010.

The inaugural Transvaal Cup was originally hosted in the late spring of 2007 as the Nordreich Victory Cup of Soccer (or Nordreich Cup for short). After the collapse of Nordreich, the tournament resumed a couple of weeks later under the name of Transvaal Cup.

The second Transvaal Cup was held in March 2008. Thirty-two nations participated and the tournament was won by Paraganea. The third Transvaal Cup was held in March 2009. Forty-four nations (including two squads from Transvaal - the Transvaal Springboks and Windhoek Welwitschia) participated in two rounds and the tournament was won by Deutschland.

The 2010 tournament was held in two stages: the main 32-team tournament started March 1st, 2010 preceded by a qualification round played between February 17-26, 2010. Eight of the ten teams playing in the qualification round advanced. The Transvaal World Cup has been sanctioned by various CN soccer federations, the United Cybernations Football Associations (UCFA), Liga Mundo, and FIFOB.

Participants
Sign-up for the tournament was announced on January 14, 2010 and Transvaal (hosts), Arctica, Pravus Ingruo, Promised Land, Tahoe, The Kingdom of Light, and Viniland all registered that day.

The following day saw Adeptes Mechanicus, Arcadian Empire, Articuno Islands, Cataduanes, The Children of Odin, Deutschland (defending champions), Disparu, Dun Carrig, Espana, J Andres, Rhodesia, Sarnungian Republic, Sooners, and Voobaha signed up and were accepted for the tournament.

On January 16, 2010, entries from Costa Libertad, Jutopia Land, Kelton, Killallippies, MacLand, MLW worldwide, Prince Edward Island, The Cheeselands, and Uralica signed up and were accepted. Four days later Debate Land and Kevodia registered for the tournament bringing the number of participants to 32.

Nos Tre Rebublic applied on February 11, 2010 and was accepted the following day. Cascade applied on February 12, 2010 and was accepted on February 15, 2010 bringing the number of entrants to 34.

Stadium Facilities

 * Botha Stadium - Pretoria
 * Loftus Versfeld Stadium - Pretoria
 * Jake Felan Klingen Memorial Stadium - Johannesburg
 * Vrystaat Stadium - Bloemfontein
 * Greenpoint Stadium - Kaapstad (Cape Town)
 * Gaborone Civic Field - Gaborone, Botswana
 * The Khomasdal - Windhoek, Namibia
 * Maputo Stadium - Maputo, Mozambique
 * Salisbury Municipal Field - Salisbury, Rhodesia

Pre-Tournament Predictions
TRANSVALER DAAGLIKSE SPORTNUUS - TRANSVAAL CUP IV PREVIEW In a pool with a heavy Liga Mundo presence, hosts Transvaal on paper are the favourites to win Pool A however the Springboks have to get past a legacy of fumbling their way through the preliminary rounds. If they start out cold in their initial matches, the loss of momentum could well doom them to a middle of the pack finish. Dun Carrig, Arcadian Empire (last year's finalists), and Cataduanes are familiar opponents in Liga Mundo (Cataduanes represented in that league by Estrella Roja) and will place immese pressure the host team. J Andres is a decent side often fails to live up to promise at the international level while Arctica, Prince Edward Island (another Liga Mundo nation) and newcomers Cascade - who won the qualification round in confident style – will all be fighting for upsets and a hopeful yet improbable sneak into the Final 16. The weakest of the four pools, Pool B will be dominated by The Cheeselands. Traditionally a middle of the pack nation, they have progressively improved and over-achieved each year. This year should be no different and now facing four of the eight pre-tournament qualifiers, The Cheeselands should be able to cruise to first place. They will face some challenges from Viniland and Kevodia for the tope spot while Jutopia Land will probably lock up 4th place, leaving the four qualifiers from Debate Land, Disparu, Nos Tre Rebublic, and Adeptes Mechanicus to scrap it out for consolation placement. Pool C features the defending Cup III champions from Deutschland and the Cup II finalists from Mac Land. Add to this mix The Children of Odin – only one of four nations participate in all four Transvaal Cups along with the hosts, Deutschland, and Sooners –, Liga Mundo powerhouse Costa Libertad who are led by the legendary fullback Lois Luis, handedly the greatest player in all of CN football, and the tenacious Uralica squad, this pool will be difficult to predict and likely feature some of the best football witnessed in the preliminary round. Voobaha is capable of pulling timely results and will be in the fray for one of the Final 16 spots. Kelton and MLW Worldwide don’t have the experience of international football that the rest of the teams in this pool have but neither will be pushovers either. Expect the unexpected in this pool. Years ago Sooners were the laughing stock of CN international football, finishing 32nd out of 32 in 2007 and then 30th out of 32 in 2008. However in 2009, after a major overhaul of their football programme, they took everyone by surprise with a first place finish in their preliminary pool (second for most points earned) followed up by an impressive 7th place run in the playoffs. They should repeat in 1st place in Pool D as their only real opposition will be Tahoe and Articuno Islands. Killallippies and Sarnungian Republic will battle it out for the final playoff spot in Pool D while Espana, Promised Land, and Rhodesia – all fresh from the qualifying round, will be jockeying for consolation placements.
 * POOL A
 * POOL B
 * POOL C
 * POOL D

Qualification Round Standings

 * Adeptes Mechanicus, Cascade, Debate Land, Disparu, Espana, Nos Tre Rebublic, Promised Land, and Rhodesia qualified for tournament
 * The Kingdom of Light and Pravus Ingruo failed to qualify

March 1, 2009

 * POOL A: Prince Edward Island defeated Arctica 1-0; J Andres defeated Transvaal 1-0; Cascade tied Arcadian Empire 0-0; Cataduanes tied Dun Carrig 0-0; Dun Carrig tied Arctica 0-0
 * POOL B: Nos Tre Rebublic defeated Debate Land 4-1; The Cheeselands defeated Adeptes Mechanicus 3-0; Viniland defeated Disparu 1-0; Kevodia tied Jutopia Land 1-1
 * POOL C: Mac Land defeated The Children of Odin 2-1; Uralica tied Voobaha 1-1; Deutschland tied Kelton 1-1; Costa Libertad defeated MLW worldwide 3-1
 * POOL D: Articuno Islands tied Sooners 0-0; Tahoe defeated Rhodesia 2-0; Sarnungian Republic tied Killallippies 1-1; Promised Land defeated Espana 3-0

March 2, 2009

 * POOL A: Transvaal defeated Prince Edward Island 2-1; J Andres tied Cascade 0-0; Acadian Empire tied Cataduanes 1-1
 * POOL B: Nos Tre Rebublic defeated Jutopia Land 1-0; Adeptes Mechanicus defeated Debate Land 1-0; The Cheeselands defeated Disparu 1-0; Viniland tied Kevodia 0-0
 * POOL C: MLW worldwide defeated Mac Land 1-0; Uralica defeated The Children of Odin 1-0; Deutschland defeated Voobaha 2-0; Kelton tied Costa Libertad 0-0
 * POOL D: Promised Land tied Articuno Islands 0-0; Sooners tied Rhodesia 0-0; Tahoe defeated Sarnungian Republic 2-0; Killallippies defeated Espana 2-0

March 3, 2009

 * POOL A: Transvaal defeated Arctica 2-1; Cascade tied Prince Edward Island 1-1; J Andres defeated Cataduanes 2-1; Arcadian Empire defeated Dun Carrig 3-2; Arctica defeated Arcadian Empire 4-0
 * POOL B: Nos Tre Rebublic defeated Adeptes Mechanicus 1-0; Disparu tied Debate Land 0-0; The Cheeselands defeated Kevodia 1-0; Jutopia Land tied Viniland 1-1
 * POOL C: Mac Land defeated Uralica 2-0; Deutschland defeated The Children of Odin 4-1; Costa Libertad tied Voobaha 0-0; MLW worldwide tied Kelton 1-1
 * POOL D: Articuno Islands defeated Rhodesia 1-0; Sarnungian Republic tied Sooners 2-2; Tahoe defeated Espana 1-0; Promised Land tied Killallippies 0-0

March 4, 2009
''Day-off for players; no matches scheduled

March 5, 2009

 * POOL A: Transvaal defeated Cascade 3-0; Prince Edward Island tied Cataduanes 0-0; J Andres defeated Dun Carrig 1-0; Arctica tied Cascade 1-1
 * POOL B: Nos Tre Rebublic defeated Viniland 1-0; Disparu defeated Adeptes Mechanicus 2-0; Debate Land tied Kevodia 0-0; The Cheeselands defeated Jutopia Land 2-0
 * POOL C: Mac Land defeated Kelton 1-0; Uralica tied Deutschland 1-1; Costa Libertad defeated The Children of Odin 2-0; Voobaha tied MLW worldwide 0-0
 * POOL D: Killallippies tied Articuno Islands 1-1; Sarnungian Republic defeated Rhodesia 1-0; Sooners tied Espana 2-2; Tahoe tied Promised Land 1-1

March 6, 2009

 * POOL A: Cataduanes defeated Transvaal 2-1; Prince Edward Island defeated Dun Carrig 1-0; Arcadian Empire tied J Andres 0-0
 * POOL B: Nos Tre Rebublic defeated Disparu 1-0; Adeptes Mechanicus defeated Kevodia 1-0; Jutopia Land tied Debate Land 0-0; Viniland tied The Cheeselands 1-1
 * POOL C: Mac Land tied Deutschland 2-2; Costa Libertad defeated Uralica 3-2; MLW worldwide tied The Children of Odin 2-2; Voobaha defeated Kelton 1-0
 * POOL D: Sarnungian Republic defeated Articuno Islands 2-1; Espana tied Rhodesia 0-0; Sooners defeated Promised Land 1-0; Killallippies defeated Tahoe 1-0

March 7, 2009

 * POOL A: J Andres defeated Arctica 2-1; Transvaal tied Dun Carrig 1-1; Cataduanes defeated Cascade 5-1; Prince Edward Island tied Arcadian Empire 1-1; Cataduanes defeated Arctica 5-0
 * POOL B: The Cheeselands tied Nos Tre Rebublic 0-0; Adeptes Mechanicus tied Jutopia Land 2-2; Disparu defeated Kevodia 2-0; Debate Land tied Viniland 1-1
 * POOL C: Mac Land defeated Voobaha 3-2; Uralica tied MLW worldwide 0-0; Costa Libertad defeated Deutschland 2-0; The Children of Odin defeated Kelton 3-0
 * POOL D: Tahoe defeated Articuno Islands 2-1; Promised Land defeated Rhodesia 2-1; Espana tied Sarnungian Republic 2-2; Sooners tied Killallippies 1-1

March 8, 2009

 * POOL A: Arcadian Empire defeated Transvaal 2-0; Cascade defeated Dun Carrig 2-1; J Andres tied Prince Edward Island 1-1
 * POOL B: Nos Tre Rebublic defeated Kevodia 1-0; Viniland tied Adeptes Mechanicus 0-0; Disparu defeated Jutopia Land 1-0; Debate Land defeated The Cheeselands 2-0
 * POOL C: Mac Land tied Costa Libertad 0-0; Kelton defeated Uralica 1-0; Deutschland defeated MLW worldwide 3-0; The Children of Odin defeated Voobaha 1-0
 * POOL D: Articuno Islands defeated Espana 4-0; Killallippies defeated Rhodesia 2-0; Sarnungian Republic defeated Promised Land 1-0; Tahoe tied Sooners 1-1

Placement 29th to 32nd
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 VENUE: Jake Felan Stadium, Johannesburg
 * Dun Carrig 4, Rhodesia 0 (2-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: DUN 6; RHO 4; Shots on target: DUN 4; RHO 3; Tackles: DUN 9; RHO 6; Fouls: DUN 0; RHO 0; Bookings: DUN 0; RHO 0; Corners: DUN 1; RHO 2; Offsides: DUN 0; RHO 2; Passing: DUN 92%; RHO 86%; Possession: DUN 59%; RHO 41%

GOAL SUMMARY: DUN Richardo Guara (F) 32; DUN Richardo Guara (F) 45; DUN Steven Bewers (F) 72; DUN Steven Bewers (F) 85 VENUE: Jake Felan Stadium, Johannesburg
 * Kevodia 1, Kelton 0 (1-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: KEV 4; KEL 2; Shots on target: KEV 3; KEL 0; Tackles: KEV 7; KEL 14; Fouls: KEV 0; KEL 0; Bookings: KEV 0; KEL 0; Corners: KEV 1; KEL 1; Offsides: KEV 1; KEL 1; Passing: KEV 91%; KEL 87%; Possession: KEV 52%; KEL 48%

GOAL SUMMARY: KEV Ted Rotenston (F) 37

SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 VENUE: Jake Felan Stadium, Johannesburg
 * Dun Carrig 1, Kevodia 1 (3-1 PK) (0-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: DUN 3; KEV 10; Shots on target: DUN 2; KEV 5; Tackles: DUN 13; KEV 11; Fouls: DUN 1; KEV 1; Bookings: DUN 0; KEV 0; Corners: DUN 1; KEV 2; Offsides: DUN 1; KEV 0; Passing: DUN 92%; KEV 93%; Possession: DUN 56%; KEV 44%

GOAL SUMMARY: KEV Ted Rotenston (F) 53; DUN Ricardo Guara (F) 90

PENALTY-KICK SHOOTOUT: DUN (3) 0-1-1-1; KEV (1) 0-0-1-0; winning goal DUN (M) Paul Kells

GAME NOTES: Very excellent match-up between these two teams although in the end Kevodia got robbed because they played a harder game and really wanted the win against a superior Dun Carrig squad that by and large looked pretty disinterested until the final minutes. It was a battle of set plays as both goals in regulation time came from beautifully played corner kicks. In extra time, Dun Carrig picked up their game a few notches and played containment to stall out the clock and force the match into the shootout, where they held an obvious advantage.

Unlike their 4-0 win the day before, Steven Bewers was invisible for most of the match as Richardo Guara took on the role of pointman; Bewers seemed more content to sag back and play a defensive transition role on the centre line whenever Kevodia regained possession in their own end. Ted Rotenston – best known as Kevodia United’s scoring machine in Liga Mundo – played very well as he tried to carry the fortunes of Kevodia on his back but was unable to capitalise from his four shots against the stalwart Gerrit Cobh. Cobh, another star from Liga Mundo, looked like a million dollars in net during the shootout and should get credit along with Richardo Guara for Dun Carrig’s win. VENUE: Jake Felan Stadium, Johannesburg
 * Kelton 1, Rhodesia 0 ET (0-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: KEL 4; RHO 4; Shots on target: KEL 3; RHO 0; Tackles: KEL 13; RHO 21; Fouls: KEL 1; RHO 0; Bookings: KEL 0; RHO 0; Corners: KEL 0; RHO 4; Offsides: KEL 0; RHO 1; Passing: KEL 92%; RHO 89%; Possession: KEL 52%; RHO 48%

GOAL SUMMARY: KEL Davide Dionigi (F) 111

GAME NOTES: Unlike the enthralling Dun Carrig-Kevodia match-up, this was a fairly uneventful midfield war of attrition. Local football fans turned out in numbers to cheer on Rhodesian forward Ian Smith, who plays for NVK Kaapstad Hornets in the Nordreich Liga, but the hero of the day was Davide Dionigi’s cracker in extra time which gave Kelton the win. Not much else to comment about except that Rhodesia was completely inept on their four corner kicks. No small wonder here why they struggled throughout the tournament.
 * Dun Carrig finished in 29th place (-7 from 22nd place in 2009)
 * Kevodia finished in 30th place (+6 from 36th place in 2009)
 * Kelton finished in 31st place (+8 from 39th place in 2009)
 * Rhodesia finished in 32nd place (did not compete in 2009)

Placement 25th to 28th
 TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010 VENUE: Staatspresident Botha Stadium, Pretoria
 * Arctica 4, Espana 1 (2-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: ARC 10; ESP 2; Shots on target: ARC 5; ESP 2; Tackles: ARC 16; ESP 11; Fouls: ARC 0; ESP 2; Bookings: ARC 0; ESP 1; Corners: ARC 3; ESP 2; Offsides: ARC 1; ESP 0; Passing: ARC 91%; ESP 90%; Possession: ARC 57%; ESP 43%

GOAL SUMMARY: ARC Marcelo Saragosa (MF) 27; ARC Carlos Ruiz (F) 35; ESP Luis García (F) 75; ARC Andreas Herzog (F) 87; ARC Carlos Ruiz (F) 89 VENUE: Staatspresident Botha Stadium, Pretoria
 * Jutopia Land 1, Voobaha 0 (1-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: JUT 9; VOO 6; Shots on target: JUT 5; VOO 0; Tackles: JUT 9; VOO 8; Fouls: JUT 1; VOO 0; Bookings: JUT 0; VOO 0; Corners: JUT 2; VOO 1; Offsides: JUT 0; VOO 0; Passing: JUT 91%; VOO 91%; Possession: JUT 44%; VOO 56%

GOAL SUMMARY: JUT Mladen Petric (F) 31

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 VENUE: Staatspresident Botha Stadium, Pretoria
 * Jutopia Land defeated Arctica 2-0 (0-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: JUT 6; ARC 1; Shots on target: JUT 3; ARC 0; Tackles: JUT 27; ARC 17; Fouls: JUT 0; ARC 1; Bookings: JUT 0; ARC 0; Corners: JUT 0; ARC 0; Offsides: JUT 0; ARC 0; Passing: JUT 90%; ARC 71%; Possession: JUT 61%; ARC 39%

GOAL SUMMARY: JUT Matías Delgado (MF) 53; JUT Christian Giménez (F) 76 VENUE: Staatspresident Botha Stadium, Pretoria
 * Espana 3, Voobaha 0 (3-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: ESP 4; VOO 5; Shots on target: ESP 3; VOO 2; Tackles: ESP 12; VOO 13; Fouls: ESP 0; VOO 0; Bookings: ESP 0; VOO 0; Corners: ESP 1; VOO 0; Offsides: ESP 2; VOO 2; Passing: ESP 87%; VOO 86%; Possession: ESP 56%; VOO 44%

GOAL SUMMARY: ESP Luis García (F) 21; ESP Arango Sáenz (MF) 39; ESP Andrija Delibašić (F) 44


 * Jutopia Land finished in 25th place (-12 from 13th place in 2009)
 * Arctica finished in 26th place (-21 from 5th place in 2009)
 * Espana finished in 27th place (did not compete in 2009)
 * Voobaha finished in 28th place (-20 from 8th place in 2009)

Placement 21st to 24th
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
 * Cascade 1, Sooners 0 (0-0 at half)

VENUE: Vrystaat Stadium, Bloemfontein

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: CAS 4; SOO 1; Shots on target: CAS 2; SOO 1; Tackles: CAS 12; SOO 7; Fouls: CAS 0; SOO 0; Bookings: CAS 0; SOO 0; Corners: CAS 1; SOO 0; Offsides: CAS 0; SOO 0; Passing: CAS 92%; SOO 89%; Possession: CAS 47% SOO 53%

GOAL SUMMARY: CAS Vince Taylor (F) 60 VENUE: Vrystaat Stadium, Bloemfontein
 * Uralica 3, Debate Land 2 ET (0-1 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: URA 11; DEB 11; Shots on target: URA 6; DEB 5; Tackles: URA 17; DEB 20; Fouls: URA 1; DEB 0; Bookings: URA 1; DEB 0; Corners: URA 1; DEB 3; Offsides: URA 0; DEB 0; Passing: URA 90%; DEB 92%; Possession: URA 35%; DEB 65%

GOAL SUMMARY: DEB Davy Arnaud (F) 36; URA Joni Rasimus (F) 60; DEB Josh Wolff (F) 65; URA Ahti Rautamäki (F) 75; URA Joni Rasimus (F) 120

GAME NOTES: A grinding midfield struggle in the first half followed by raucous end-to-end rushes during the second half. Easily the most exciting match so far in the consolation stage, Uralica surprised many with their daring 4-2-4 formation and made the most of their minimal possession. During the first period of extra time, Debate Land were awarded a penalty shot but Uralica’s goalkeeper Matias Hammevik had an easy time against a weak kick by Predrag “Preki” Radosavljević. Uralica never held the lead at any point in the entire match, but in the dying seconds of extra time Joni Rasimus broke through three defenders and hammered the ball home to avoid the impending and dreaded shootout.

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010 VENUE: Vrystaat Stadium, Bloemfontein
 * Uralica 1, Cascade 0 (0-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: URA 7; CAS 2; Shots on target: URA 3; CAS 1; Tackles: URA 11; CAS 10; Fouls: URA 0; CAS 0; Bookings: URA 0; CAS 0; Corners: URA 4; CAS 2; Offsides: URA 1; CAS 0; Passing: URA 91%; CAS 90%; Possession: URA 54%; CAS 46%

GOAL SUMMARY: URA Joni Rasimus (F) 90 VENUE: Vrystaat Stadium, Bloemfontein
 * Sooners 2, Debated Land 1 ET (1-1 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: SOO 6; DEB 7; Shots on target: SOO 4; DEB 2; Tackles: SOO 22; DEB 12; Fouls: SOO 1; DEB 0; Bookings: SOO 0; DEB 0; Corners: SOO 1; DEB 3; Offsides: SOO 0; DEB 0; Passing: SOO 93%; DEB 97%; Possession: SOO 49%; DEB 51%

GOAL SUMMARY: DEB Josh Wolff (F) 30; SOO Ebbe Sand (F) 45; SOO Aílton da Silva (F) 111


 * Uralica finished in 21st place (+14 from 35th place in 2009)
 * Cascade finished in 22nd place (did not compete in 2009)
 * Sooners finished in 23rd place (-16 from 7th place in 2009)
 * Debated Land finished in 24th place (did not compete in 2009)

Placement 17th to 20th
'''THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010
 * Promised Land defeated Prince Edward Island 0-0 (4-2 PK) (0-0 at half)

VENUE: Greenpoint Stadium - Kaapstad (Cape Town)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: PRO 4; PEI 3; Shots on target: PRO 2; PEI 1; Tackles: PRO 21; PEI 22; Fouls: PRO 1; PEI 1; Bookings: PRO 0; PEI 0; Corners: PRO 1; PEI 1; Offsides: PRO 0; PEI 0; Passing: PRO 88%; PEI 92%; Possession: PRO 47%; PEI 53%

PENALTY-KICK SHOOTOUT: PRO (4) 1-0-1-1-1; PEI (2) 1-0-0-1-X; winning goal PRO (MF) Ivo Ulich VENUE: Greenpoint Stadium - Kaapstad (Cape Town)
 * MLW worldwide defeated Viniland 1-1 (7-6 PK) (0-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: MLW 8; VIN 4; Shots on target: MLW 2; VIN 2; Tackles: MLW 10; VIN 17; Fouls: MLW 0; VIN 1; Bookings: MLW 0; VIN 0; Corners: MLW 0; VIN 4; Offsides: MLW 0; VIN 0; Passing: MLW 95%; VIN 90%; Possession: MLW 48%; VIN 52%

GOAL SUMMARY: MLW Roman (MF) 68; VIN Robinho (F) 90

PENALTY-KICK SHOOTOUT: MLW (7) 0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1; VIN (6) 1-1-1-0-1-1-1-0; winning goal MLW (D) Quique Álvarez

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010 VENUE: Greenpoint Stadium - Kaapstad (Cape Town)
 * MLW worldwide 2, Promised Land 1 ET (0-1 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: MLW 4; PRO 8 Shots on target: MLW 3; PRO 2; Tackles: MLW 18; PRO 17; Fouls: MLW 0; PRO 1; Bookings: MLW 0; PRO 0; Corners: MLW 3; PRO 1; Offsides: MLW 0; PRO 1; Passing: MLW 91%; PRO 90%; Possession: MLW 50%; PRO 50%

GOAL SUMMARY: PRO Oliver Neuville (F) 19; MLW Josico (MF) 61; MLW Sonny Anderson (F) 99 GAME STATISTICS: Shots: PEI 5; VIN 4; Shots on target: PEI 5; VIN 2; Tackles: PEI 15; VIN 18; Fouls: PEI 0; VIN 0; Bookings: PEI 0; VIN 0; Corners: PEI 2; VIN 0; Offsides: PEI 0; VIN 0; Passing: PEI 87%; VIN 91%; Possession: PEI 52%; VIN 48%
 * Prince Edward Island 1, Viniland 0 (1-0 at half)

GOAL SUMMARY: PEI Uno Allbäck (MF) 15
 * MLW worldwide finished in 17th place (+18 from 37th place in 2009)
 * Promised Land finished in 18th place (did not compete in 2009)
 * Prince Edward Island finished in 19th place (+14 from 33rd place in 2009)
 * Viniland Land finished in 20th place (+20 from 40th place in 2009)

Championship Playoffs
'''SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010 VENUE: Staatspresident Botha Stadium, Pretoria
 * Articuno Islands 2, J Andres 1 (1-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: ART 6; JAN 6; Shots: ART 6; JAN 6; Shots on target: ART 4; JAN 4; Tackles: ART 6; JAN 5; Fouls: ART 0; JAN 0; Bookings: ART 0; JAN 0; Corners: ART 1; JAN 2; Offsides: ART 0; JAN 0; Passing: ART 94%; JAN 91%; Possession: ART 49%; JAN 51%

GOAL SUMMARY: ART Ewethon (F) 10; JAN Diego Alonso (F) 62; ART Tomáš Rosický (MF) 68 VENUE: Jake Felan Stadium Johannesburg
 * Cataduanes 3, Sarnungian Republic 0 (3-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: CAT 4; SAR 3; Shots on target: CAT 3; SAR 1; Tackles: CAT 20; SAR 9; Fouls: CAT 0; SAR 0; Bookings: CAT 0; SAR 0; Corners: CAT 2; SAR 0; Offsides: CAT 0; SAR 1; Passing: CAT 95%; SAR 90%; Possession: CAT 50%; SAR 50%

GOAL SUMMARY: CAT Arnold Åbom (F) 8; CAT Arnold Åbom (F) 38; CAT Agustin Romero (F) 45 VENUE: Vrystaat Stadium, Bloemfontein
 * Tahoe 2, Arcadian Empire 1 (2-1 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: TAH 2; ARE 5; Shots on target: TAH 1; ARE 2; Tackles: TAH 9; ARE 13; Fouls: TAH 2; ARE 2; Bookings: TAH 1; ARE 0; Corners: TAH 2; ARE 1; Offsides: TAH 1; ARE 0; Passing: TAH 88%; ARE 85%; Possession: TAH 47%; ARE 53%

GOAL SUMMARY: TAH Aiden McGeady (F) 6; ARE Caleb Monkhouse (F) 36; TAH James McCarthy (F) 45
 * Transvaal 4, Killallippies 1 (1-0 at half)

VENUE: Greenpoint Stadium, Cape Town

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: TRA 7; KIL 5; Shots on target: TRA 6; KIL 2; Tackles: TRA 9; KIL 15; Fouls: TRA 0; KIL 3; Bookings: TRA 0; KIL 0; Corners: TRA 1; KIL 0; Offsides: TRA 0; KIL 0; Passing: TRA 88%; KIL 89%; Possession: TRA 52%; KIL 48%

GOAL SUMMARY: TRA Detlef Botha (MF) 29; TRA Kees Wattereus (F) 49; TRA Jamie Alcott (MF) 78; KIL Marlon Harewood (F) 83; TRA Kees Wattereus (F) 86

SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010 VENUE: The Khomasdal, Windhoek
 * Nos Tre Rebublic 1, The Children of Odin 1 (2-1 PK) (0-0 at half, 0-0 at regulation)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: NTR 4; ODN 7; Shots on target: NTR 2; ODN 3; Tackles: NTR 16; ODN 23; Fouls: NTR 0; ODN 1; Bookings: NTR 0; ODN 0; Corners: NTR 0; ODN 0; Offsides: NTR 0; ODN 0; Passing: NTR 93; ODN 94; Possession: NTR 48%; ODN 52%

GOAL SUMMARY: NTR Aliaksandr Hleb (MF) 101; ODN Bengt Sæternes (F) 108

PENALTY-KICK SHOOTOUT: NTR (2) 1-0-1-0-X; ODN (1) 1-0-0-0-0; winning goal (F) Kevin Kurányi VENUE: Gaborone Civic Field, Gaborone
 * The Cheeselands 2, Deutschland 1 (2-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: CHL 6; DEU 4; Shots on target: CHL 3; DEU 3; Tackles: CHL 10; DEU 15; Fouls: CHL 0; DEU 0; Bookings: CHL 0; DEU 0; Corners: CHL 1; DEU 1; Offsides: CHL 0; DEU 0; Passing: CHL 90%; DEU 90%; Possession: CHL 59%; DEU 41%

GOAL SUMMARY: CHL Emmental (MF) 39; CHL Gruyère (F) 44; DEU Roy Makaay (F) 90 VENUE: Maputo Stadium, Maputo
 * Adeptes Mechanicus 1, Costa Libertad 1 (5-4 PK) (1-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: ADM 9; CLD 2; Shots on target: ADM 5; CLD 2; Tackles: ADM 26; CLD 19; Fouls: ADM 0; CLD 0; Bookings: ADM 0; CLD 0; Corners: ADM 2; CLD 1; Offsides: ADM 0; CLD 1; Passing: ADM 93%; CLD 92%; Possession: ADM 53%; CLD 47%

GOAL SUMMARY: ADM David Villa (F) 30; CLD Dés Cavaní (F) 55

PENALTY-KICK SHOOTOUT: ADM (5) 1-1-1-0-0-1-1; CLD (4) 1-0-1-0-1-1-0; winning goal (D) Agustín Aranzábal
 * Mac Land 2, Disparu 1 (1-0 at half)

VENUE: Salisbury Municipal Field, Salisbury

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: MAC 3; DIS 4; Shots on target: MAC 2; DIS 1; Tackles: MAC 16; DIS 17; Fouls: MAC 0; DIS 2; Bookings: MAC 0; DIS 0;Corners: MAC 0; DIS 0; Offsides: MAC 0; DIS 1; Passing: MAC 91%; DIS 90%; Possession: MAC 57%; DIS 43%

GOAL SUMMARY: MAC Danijel Ljuboja (F) 16; DIS Frédéric Piquionne (F) 65; MAC Danijel Ljuboja (F) 72

Quarter-finals
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010

Articuno Islands 1, Nos Tre Rebublic 0 (0-0 at half)

VENUE: Greenpoint Stadium - Kaapstad (Cape Town)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: ART 2; NTR 2; Shots on target: ART 1; NTR 1; Tackles: ART 14; NTR 13; Fouls: ART 0; NTR 0; Bookings: ART 0; NTR 0; Corners: ART 0; NTR 2; Offsides: ART 0; NTR 0; Passing: ART 95%; NTR 97%; Possession: ART 52%; NTR 48%

GOAL SUMMARY: ART Jan Koller (F) 60

The Cheeselands 3, Cataduanes 3 (4-2 PK) (0-1 at half, 2-2 at regulation)

VENUE: Vrystaat Stadium, Bloemfontein

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: CHL 6; CAT 6; Shots on target: CHL 5; CAT 3; Tackles: CHL 16; CAT 20; Fouls: CHL 1; CAT 0; Bookings: CHL 0; CAT 0; Corners: CHL 0; CAT 3; Offsides: CHL 1; CAT 0; Passing: CHL 92%; CAT 95%; Possession: CHL 49%; CAT 51%

GOAL SUMMARY: CAT Arnold Åbom (F) 45; CAT Eduardo Begoña (D) 51; CHL Rochefort (MF) 63; CHL Gruyère (F) 85; CAT Arnold Åbom (F) 93; CHL Gruyère (F) 115

PENALTY-KICK SHOOTOUT: CHL (4) 1-1-1-1-X; CAT (2) 1-1-0-0-X; winning goal (MF) Provolone

Tahoe 2, Adeptes Mechanicus 1 (0-0 at half)

VENUE: Jake Felan Stadium, Johannesburg

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: TAH 5; ADM 3; Shots on target: TAH 4; ADM 2; Tackles: TAH 13; ADM 14; Fouls: TAH 0; ADM 0; Bookings: TAH 0; ADM 0; Corners: TAH 2; ADM 1; Offsides: TAH 0; ADM 0; Passing: TAH 85%; ADM 93%; Possession: TAH 53%; ADM 47%

GOAL SUMMARY: TAH Cathal Whelan (F) 50; TAH Cathal Whelan (F) 60; ADM Savio (F) 67

Transvaal 2, Mac Land 0 (1-0 at half)

VENUE: Staatspresident Botha Stadium, Pretoria

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: TRA 7; MAC 6; Shots on target: TRA 5; MAC 2; Tackles: TRA 9; MAC 21; Fouls: TRA 1; MAC 0; Bookings: TRA 1; MAC 0; Corners: TRA 2; MAC 4; Offsides: TRA 0; MAC 0; Passing: TRA 92%; MAC 93%; Possession: TRA 50%; MAC 50%

GOAL SUMMARY: TRA Detlef Botha (MF) 9; TRA Charles Brennan (F) 87

Consolation Round - 9th to 16th
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010 VENUE: Jake Felan Stadium, Johannesburg
 * J Andres 1, Deutschland 0 (0-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: JAN 5; DEU 1; Shots on target: JAN 4; DEU 1; Tackles: JAN 29; DEU 26; Fouls: JAN 0; DEU 1; Bookings: JAN 0; DEU 1; Corners: JAN 0; DEU 1; Offsides: JAN 0; DEU 0; Passing: JAN 76%; DEU 91%; Possession: JAN 50%; DEU 50%

GOAL SUMMARY: JAN Diego Alonso (F) 60

GAME NOTES: An extraordinary upset as an anxious and scrambled J Andres squad played desperation football to complete success as they bagged a timely goal against the highly-favoured champions of Transvaal World Cup III. With both teams playing hard for the ball on the ground, much of the second half of the match entailed J Andres gaining trying to gain possession to simply boot the ball back down the field deep into Deutschland’s zone as they played a game of ball denial to kill time off the clock and defend their threadbare lead. VENUE: Vrystaat Stadium, Bloemfontein
 * Sarnungian Republic 2, The Children of Odin 0 (0-0 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: SAR 5; ODN 4; Shots on target: SAR 4; ODN 0; Tackles: SAR 17; ODN 15; Fouls: SAR 1; ODN 1; Bookings: SAR 0; ODN 0; Corners: SAR 0; ODN 0; Offsides: SAR 0; ODN 0; Passing: SAR 92%; ODN 83%; Possession: SAR 58%; ODN 42%

GOAL SUMMARY: SAR Marcelinho (MF) 68; SAR Fredi Bobič (F) 81

GAME NOTES: Although going into the match the weaker side, The Children of Odin started out quite well and looked to be the better team until Sarnungian Republic woke up in the second half and scored two impressive goals to extinguish the Odins’ hopes and efforts.

VENUE: Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
 * Arcadian Empire 2, Costa Libertad 1 (1-1 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: ARE 10; CLD 8; Shots on target: ARE 6; CLD 4; Tackles: ARE 18; CLD 14; Fouls: ARE 1; CLD 0; Bookings: ARE 0; CLD 0; Corners: ARE 1; CLD 3; Offsides: ARE 0; CLD 0; Passing: ARE 94%; CLD 92%; Possession: ARE 52%; CLD 48%

GOAL SUMMARY: CLD Leandro Avilés Rebiñho (F) 29; ARE Caleb Monkhouse (F) 34; ARE Dermott Kewell (F) 87

GAME SUMMARY: There are two types of matches which attract major fan attention during the TWC. First are the match-ups against the football powers which generally never meet. And then there are the classic derby match-ups, such as the legendary Arcadian Empire vs Costa Libertad card, which always guarantees the interest of the dedicated and serious footballing fan.

Originally scheduled for Vrystaat Stadium, once this match was determined and announced, venerable Loftus Verseld Stadium in Pretoria, home of the Liga Mundo Transvaal Springboks, was secured as a larger, more suitable venue. Loftus Verfeld has never hosted a Transvaal Cup match (with Staatspresident Botha Stadium used as the venue in Pretoria) – however the Liga Mundo Springboks offered up use of their stadium rent-free as this would satiate demand for tickets in what would be an obvious sell-out.

With tickets sold out in the first hour, the stands were full with traveling fans from Arcadian Empire and Costa Libertad, as well as vocal and partisan Springbok followers, normally bitter rivals in Liga Mundo with both Arcadian and Costa Libertadorian sides, who temporally chose respective sides to follow – with friends and family arguing over the finer details of which one of the otherwise rival opponents deserved the more support.

Although Costa Libertad played a tighter, calculated methodical system throughout, once Arcadian Empire was able to focus from their rather unusual surroundings (they were deemed the ‘home’ side in what have generally been hostile grounds for them) and regroup from some early defensive blunders, they became typically dangerous on the attack as Caleb Monkhouse and Dermott Kewell often crashed their way through the famed Costa Libertad defensive wall. Both sides seemed to throw defense to the wind as a total of eighteen shots were seen from both teams.

Both goalkeepers were up for the duel as Costa Libertad keeper Diogo Alegre was peppered with 10 shots while his opposite Cesar Olarticoechea stared down the 8 shots fired his way.

Leandro Avilés Rebiñho opened the scoring for Costa Libertad but the goal seemed to wake up Arcadian Empire as Caleb Monkhosue struck back five minutes later to tied it up 1-1. Then as rest of the match settled into a balanced midfield battle between two colossal powers, Dermott Kewell somehow broke through Lois Luis, Roc Taja, and César Véla to catch Diego Alegre napping in the 87th minute.

Regardless the outcome, a match that will go down in Transvaal Cup history as one of the legendary and most sought-after and anticipated match-ups of all time. VENUE: Greenpoint Stadium - Kaapstad (Cape Town)
 * Disparu 3, Killallippies 2 (2-1 at half)

GAME STATISTICS: Shots: DIS 9; KIL 7; Shots on target: DIS 6; KIL 4; Tackles: DIS 17; KIL 12; Fouls: DIS 3; KIL 0; Bookings: DIS 0; KIL 0; Corners: DIS 1; KIL 0; Offsides: DIS 1; KIL 1; Passing: DIS 92%; KIL 80%; Possession: DIS 54%; KIL 47%

GOAL SUMMARY: KIL Teddy Sheringham (F) 7; DIS Le Tallec (F) 13; DIS Le Tallec (F) 21; KIL Nigel Reo-Coker (MF) 61; DIS Frédéric Piquionne (F) 77

GAME SUMMARY: In what was expected to be a fairly neutral and uneventful game, an entertaining back-and-forth high-scoring game was a welcome and pleasant surprise for the fans which came out for the match. Tenacious sniping by Le Tallec of Disparu quickly reversed an early one-goal deficit. Killallippies would later even up the score at after Le Tallec was carded for a dangerous tackle a few feet shy of the penalty box. The resulting free kick was fed to a waiting and open Nigel Reo-Coker who made it 2-2 Reo-Coker came on as an injury substitute at the start of the second half and was an unstoppable force to quarterback the Killallippies midfield and attack – however he was unable to prevent a well-played and positioned corner kick which gave Disparu what would be the game winner.

Consolation Round - 5th to 8th
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Semi-Finals
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Third Place - Bronze Medal
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Transvaal Cup Championship - Gold Medal
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Prize Money Awarded
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Rankings & Placement
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Rules
PRIZE MONEY: The following prize money will be awarded by the Government of Transvaal as foreign aid (any alliance surrender or war restrictions shall apply): 1st place = $3,000,000; 2nd place = $2,000,000; 3rd place = $1,000,000. NOTE: Transvaal's finish does not count towards prize money.

ARBITRATION: Botha is the final arbitrator of all decisions regarding the tournament. FIFA2005 is the AI platform for managing and playing out the tournament.

ENTRIES: Entries are made under your in-game nation name; RP entities will not be accepted

TEAM ASSIGMENT: Pre-set stock teams in FIFA2005 will be assigned to represent your national squads. Entrants pick one of the following nationalities to represent their team: England, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Korea, USA, Brazil, or Mexico. Team assigned will be determined by Botha based on your nationality selection as well as a couple of secret factors. Previous tournament participation will improve the quality of your team.

QUALIFICATION: The maximum number of teams that will make the actual Tournament is 32. Transvaal (host) and Deutschland (defending champions) are automatic slots. Entry will be based on previous participation, with 22 team slots going to the most senior previous participants. All other teams will then go through qualification matches for the remaining 8 team slots.

MATCH RULES: Preliminary round-robin games can end in win, loss, or draw; 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Single-game knock out games are played under Transvaal Football Union rules for deciding draws: if both teams are drawn after 90 minutes, sudden-death overtime is played for 30 minutes (2 x 15 minute periods). If still drawn after extra-time, then a shootout will follow.