Games 175-189 (VexGames 299 Morania City) 07-15-299 until 07-28-299

Game 175: Westria - Drinomar (07-15-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: WESTRIA 1 - DRINOMAR 0, in overtime
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 50,600
Referee: Peter Claris (Morania)
Goals: Theunissen (WES, 104.)
Yellow cards: Sanchez (DRI, 5.), Nadeschney (WES, 44.), Kald (DRI, 67.)
Substitutions: Salamanta for Guydenvaldt (WES, 50.), Tortala for Lorisimo
(DRI,
61.), Sebastian for Fandano (DRI, 94.)

Match commentary:

Westria barely advances with a single goal!

The winner was predicted correctly by everybody, but nobody thought that it
would end up a 1-0 win in overtime.

The game started off at a furious pace, with tackles flying everywhere,
resulting in Drinomar's Sanchez receiving a yellow card for a nasty tackle
from behind on Valentin Yoghurt. This continued fervently for the remainder
of the half, and many free kicks were given by the hometown referee.
Westria repeatedly were close to scoring, with the Drinomari goal-keeper
being worked to the limit. Their master goalkeeper even saved a penalty in
the 29th minute that was taken by Ottwald Zeschgl, one that went two feet
in from the left post, yet was still blocked, and kicked down field.

But Drinomar was not without their chances too. After the goal-scare of the
29th minute, Drinomar launched a bigger and better attack, this time with
Gunther Hasenpfeffer spending more time in the air than on the ground!
There were also many shots that were surely played in highlight reels
across the planet for the calibre of saves. But when Patrick Nadeschney got
an undeserved yellow card in the box just before half time, a large section
of fans from the Realm booed and jeered Peter Claris, who later remarked,
"I've had some unwanted decisions before, but this has to take the cake."
Claris was also hit in the ribcage by a coin, thrown by a man from
Baben-Overbaben, who was spotted by an eagle-eyed policeman. That man was
arrested and taken away to Morania City police headquarters. Claris escaped
with a bruise on his stomach, but was able to continue refereeing the game.
But coming back to the penalty, as the Drinomari player lined up to take
the shot, he slipped slightly on the grass, causing his footing to be
wrong, which led to the kick being placed wide of the right post.

Half time came, and obviously each coach decided to deploy their special
ultra-defensive tactics, in anticipation of the other continuing with their
special ultra-offensive tactics. They were both proved wrong, and the ball
rarely went further than 30 yards away from the half way line for fifteen
minutes. That was until Lorismo found an opening in the Westrian defence in
the 58th minute, and took a magnificent solo effort to the edge of the box.
In Hasenpfeffer's charge, though, he was too aggressive, so he ended up
conceding a penalty attempt to Lorismo.

But when it came to Lorismo taking the penalty, as he started his run-up,
he abruptly stopped, kneeled down, and started worshipping Gunther
Hasenpfeffer. But HP immediately thought this to be a trick, so he remained
focussed on the task. Meanwhile, Lorismo had got up and was jumping up and
down, yelling "Moún's Will Be Done!!! Moún will carry this ball past the
keeper!", and promptly kicked the ball, letting it roll at five miles an
hour, Hassenpfeffer picked it up, and kicked it downfield. It was believed
that Lorismo hallucinated and saw Moún standing between the ball and
Hasenpfeffer. Nevertheless, the Drinomari coach quickly substituted him for
Tortala.

After the incident of Lorismo's conversion, the laugh had done the Westrian
players good, relieving some of their nervous tension. They therefore
played much more fluently, easily slipping past the Drinomari defence on
some occasions, but never being able to convert their opportunities into
goals, with many shots going over, wide, or over and wide. This even
included a golden opportunity to score, where Kald fouled Alicanti on the
edge of the box, receiving a yellow card. Heribert Hallsetter took a very
good free kick, bending round the wall, but the Drinomari keeper was on the
ball, and he tipped it off on to the post, and was booted away by Kald.

For the final 20 minutes of regulation time, it was mainly a midfield game,
and was destined to be the first extra-time game of the VexGames. That was
proven, and at the end of ninety minutes, the score was 0-0. By then the
only people sure that Westria would get a medal at the VexGames were fans
of a very select group of die-hard fanatics.

As Peter Claris blew the whistle for the first period of extra time, both
teams were needing to be speeding to get a goal. That led to the two
goalkeepers being both constantly occupied, playing very well, showing that
the position of goalkeeper requires a steady nerve and a lot of skill,
which the forwards didn't have. Drinomar still couldn't convert, despite
the fact that they had brought on their secret weapon, Sebastian.

And finally, as the curtain was about to close on the first period of
injury time, it took twenty-nine seconds flat to get the ball from
Hasenpfeffers hands to Drinomar's demise, with a long kick up field to
Iohannes Theunissen, who passed it off to Patrick Nadeschney. Nadeschney
took it down the wing, and did a textbook cross to Zeschgl. He took a shot,
but it came off the post. Theunissen got the rebound, and lobbed it over
the keeper to send Westria into the quarter-finals, where they would face
Lamb's Cove.

So overall, a very demanding game on the players, particularly the
goalkeepers, a game that left everybody knowing that Westria would not
advance easily, and Drinomar was possibly the next Brolecia, ie an emerging
nation coming out with tenacious defending. Bring on the Dukes!
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Game 176: San Patricio - Lamb's Cove (07-15-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: SAN PATRICIO 0 - LAMB'S COVE 1
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 42,900
Referee: Ingemar Hatt (Brolecia)
Goals: Kraft (69.)
Yellow cards: Fernandez (SAN, 22.), Ondash (LCP, 79.)
Substitutions: none

Match commentary:

Lamb's Cove finally score their first victory in a nailbiter finish in which San
Patricio kept the ball in the Dukes' half for almost the entire last 20 minutes,
but Lamb's Cove could hold on to their narrow win.

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Game 177: Westermarc - Djeriga (07-16-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: WESTERMARC 4 - DJERIGA 0
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 49,900
Referee: Walter Burschnwackl (IWK)
Goals: Saabah (WMC, 3.), Fang (WMC, 25.), Fang (WMC, 39.), Foit (WMC, 50.)
Yellow cards: Koon (WMC, 11.), Al-Fhuli (DJR, 32.), Khomeini (DJR, 60.)
Substitutions: Nafudd for Khomeini (DJR, 40.), Arararat for Olinheb (DJR,
45.),
Lunn for Singhraj (WMC, 53.), J. Fooey for Fang (WMC, 53.)

Match commentary:

Before the game, all the signs were pointing towards an easy win for
Westermarc. The only people who actually believed that Djeriga had a
chance, were the Djerigans themselves, and Kyle 'Kazza' Youngson of
Brolecia's The House Of Soccer, a soccer magazine show which is half
information, half soundbites. Kazza was only impersonating Akhbaar Fahz,
the Supreme Alliant of the small island country.

Before the game, the Djerigans had said that Moún does not give away goals
easily, and that Westermarc had spent theirs against Brolecia in New
Cologne, which was merely an easy 4-1 win after Peter Smyth was sent off.
The Djerigans, as usual, were confident of victory, saying that their
fellow disciples were in the stands cheering for Moún.

In the changing sheds, there were quite different attitudes. The Djerigans
were merely being told by Kapek that they only needed to follow Moún's
wishes. The Westermarcians were being told that it would be a disgrace if
Djeriga should take the ball from the pitch today, which is what they did
in Copa VexaNova when they scored a goal. Westermarc were also confident of
victory. None the less the referee Valter Burnschwackl of IWK had come
prepared with extra balls.

When walking out of the tunnel, as the Djerigan goalie Muthannak reached
the sponsors signs, he stopped in his tracks, and turned white. When
Al-Fhuli bumped into him, he started conversing with him about what was
wrong. Muthannak uttered only one word: "Khaled!"

The former Maurétanien, and now San Patrician striker Khaled, was sitting
directly opposite the tunnel of Vexillium Stadium, on which he had just
lost to Lamb's Cove. The Demon was obviously there to scare the Djerigans,
and he was wearing the black and blue of Westermarc.

The distraction certainly worked, as it only took two minutes and change
for Saabah to find the net after the Westermarc kick off, with a brilliant
crossed header, which went only a few feet away from the Djerigan keeper.
In those two minutes, Khaled had moved from his centre seat to directly
behind the Djerigan goal, and had started to jeer Muthannak.

After the goal, the Djerigan players began to lecture the Westermarcians
about Moún. Most of the Serpants ignored them, but the Imperial Kikikira
goal-scorer, Saabah, listened for about a minute, then he could be seen
laughing. But the Djerigans persisted in the preaching. They talked to them
at every throw-in, corner kick, and free kick, including the yellow card
given to Koon of Red Ensign Woochai in the 11th minute, which they
described as Moún punishing him for hurting a believer, despite the fact
that Esfanhabib did not appear hurt at all.

Finally, in the 24th minute, Fang had got so sick of all the lecturing,
that as he was about to take a throw-in, he started yelling at Solhajji,
who had unleashed the latest round of preaching. That fired up Fang, who
took the throw-in to Foit from half way, who gave it back. Fang then made a
brilliant solo run past four Djerigan defenders, and three of their
midfielders, to enter the box. With perfect timing in Khaled's jeers, Fang
easily evaded Muthannak's charge by hurdling over him, and leisurely
dribbled it towards and over the goal-line.

After that, the Djerigans brought on a renewed attack, which lasted about
seven minutes. In that time, Djeriga took eleven shots. Two went wide, one
went over, one was deflected out by Singhraj, and three were saved and four
were deflected out by P. C. Nuur, who showed that he is one of the top
keepers on the planet. It is also rumoured that Apollon Mayerantritzpoort
is looking across the Cisgronkian Ocean for a new goal-keeper.

After the eleventh, and final shot, Nuur booted the ball a whopping
distance, falling around ten yards short of Djeriga's penalty area. It was
trapped by Fang, who took it upfield, until being cut down by Al-Fhuli,
around six inches from the edge of the box. He gained a yellow card, which
many Westermarcian fans and players thought to be way too light, and Fang
lined up for the free kick. Khaled was booing and jeering all of the
Djerigan players, but only Muthannak took any notice. Luckily for him,
though, the kick bent round the wall, and hit the crossbar.

This brought on a vicious attack by Westermarc, who were not successful,
because Khaled had left from behind Muthannak. So with him out of the way,
the Djerigan keeper was at his sharpest, and deflected many shots. That was
until Khaled returned in the 39th minute. Hearing the jeering, Muthannak
froze as Fang's volley sailed four feet to his right, and into the back of
the net.

Khaled was obviously delighted, and celebrated like any Westermarcian fan.
It was later reported by a San Patrician fan that Khaled had gone to get a
bite to eat, but was delayed in getting back because many San Patrician
fans surrounded him for autographs, and many Djerigan fans threw objects at
him.

Directly after the goal, Kapek substituted a defender, Khomeini, for a
striker, Nafudd, in an attempt to score some goals. Djeriga kept on making
attacks on goals in the final five minutes of the half, but the
Westermarcian defenders had no problem of relieving the ball from Djerigan
feet.

Half time came around, and the changing room atmospheres were quite
different. Coach Chekkor of Westermarc praised his players, instructing
them to sit back and defend their lead. Coach Kapek of Djeriga told them
that they were not being very good messengers of Moún. He also made a
midfield substitution.

Meanwhile, Khaled had left his seat, and was wandering around Vexillium
Stadium. This made Muthannak relax a little.

When Djeriga kicked off, they went straight for the goal. Westermarc was
there, and stopped them easily. They were making nice, slow, relaxed
charges up field, which contrasted with the desparate, frantic Djerigan
offence. This was until Fang spotted Khaled on the other side of the
ground, directly behind Muthannak. He made eye contact communication, and
it was no trouble to distract the Djerigan goalie, Fang knew this. So he
launched a quad-attack with Foit, Bulunghia, and Cirrus. Muthannak could
not cope under the pressure of four Westermarcians and the Demon. He
deflected the first shot by Bulunghia, taken almost from the penalty spot,
but Foit trapped the rebound, and kicked it over the spread-eagled
Muthannak, right into the middle of the goal. It was 4-0 Westermarc, and
even some of the most fanatical Moún believers thought that Djeriga might
lose this one.

Three minutes later Westermarc made a double substitution, bringing on
Mickey Fooey's brother as a forward, and Lunn in defence. The changes did
not matter, as the last forty minutes was a back and forth game in the
contrasting styles of play. Westermarc unhurriedly, Djeriga frantically.
Westermarc relaxed, Djeriga tensely. Westermarc slow, Djeriga fast. Both
had their chances, but the majority of them went wide. Muthannak performed
much better, as he could no longer see Khaled.

So, an unsurprising first round result was the outcome. Westermarc goes on
to face Brolecia in a rematch of the game only five days before in New
Cologne. Djeriga and their fans board flights bound for Westria, en route
to Djeriga. Nobody was surprised at the scoreline.

At the end of the game, the Djerigan players lay down on the new pitch of
Vexillium Stadium, waiting for the apocalypse, when Khaled, armed with a
special pass, started running around them, to the delight of the
Westermarcian players and fans. The Djerigans now have another word for
demon: Valtaburnshvakl, named after the referee, Valter Burnschwackl of IWK.

Westermarc are now highly favoured to advance to the semi-finals through
Brolecia, who is without the suspended Peter Smyth, and the not fully fit
Stefan Möller, both of which are players in the prestigious Schnysna
Superiorship in Westria. But the bookies are not
entirely writing Brolecia off, because they must be holding a grudge from
their match against Westermarc. On to the quarter-finals!

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Game 178: Whitlam - Morania (07-17-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: WHITLAM 2 - MORANIA 0, in overtime
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 59,800
Referee: Jose Miguel O'Gorman McGurk (San Patricio)
Goals: Walford (WHI, 104.), Ouagadougu (WHI, 107.)
Yellow cards: Cabron (MOR, 30.), Biafra (WHI, 101.)
Substitutions: Al-Dhabi for Parkin (WHI, 45.), Storry for Hickey (WHI, 100.),
Grincha for Zappatista (MOR, 101.)

Match commentary:

Overtime thriller, with Morania keeping the Dragons in check, until they run out
of steam in overtime, with Whitlam scoring a devastating one-two within 3 minutes
to seal their victory.

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Game 179: Watts & Mealing Territories - Independent Westrian Kukuria (07-17-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: WATTS AND MEALING 1 - IWK 2, in overtime
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Brad Barkley (Lamb's Cove)
Goals: Dagobert (IWK, 34.), Whitby (WMT, 50.), Geigy (IWK, 117.)
Yellow cards: Boyle (WMT, 44.), Tunte (IWK, 63.)
Substitutions: Cook for Kean (WMT, 45.), Appleyard for Hicks (WMT, 93.),
Helfershelfer for Bonbeto (IWK, 93.), Alon for Amletito (IWK, 110.)

Match commentary:

Another overtime thriller with quickly changing action, and many chances on both
sides, with IWK ultimately having the better breaks at the right time, edging WMT
out with a late overtime goal.  Very close match and great rivalry.

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Game 180: Eastern Delgamia - Ulanova (07-18-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: EASTERN DELGAMIA 1 - ULANOVA 0
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 44,400
Referee: Wilfried Astnehmer (Westria)
Goals: Ie (EDE, 115.)
Yellow cards: Numseinum (EDE, 31.)
Substitutions: Ie for Beijocudabaca (EDE, 45.), Cumkarago for Oitienta (EDE, 91.)

Match commentary:

Very close match between two sides sees Eastern Delgamia through, scoring from a
free kick shortly before the end of overtime.  Ulanova form promising, but
ultimately without luck.  Ie is the man of the game.

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Game 181: Christiana - Aros (07-18-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: CHRISTIANA 6 - AROS 4
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Vaghel Faltuunhe (Eastern Delgamia)
Goals: Vzaxogram (ARO, 10.), Desaix (ARO, 22., penalty), Vzaxogram (ARO, 26.),
Harrison (CHR, 30.), Monaigh (CHR, 46.), Levenz (ARO, 50.), Padraig (CHR, 58.),
Monaigh (CHR, 66.), Andersen (CHR, 79.), Marin (CHR, 88.)
Yellow cards: Brigidson (CHR, 22.), Petreson (ARO, 30.), Duroc (ARO, 66.)
Substitutions: Porlinia for Ellis (ARO, 45.), Andersen for Harrison (CHR, 45.),
Yup for Desaix (ARO, 66.), O'Kenney for Monaigh (CHR, 80.)

Match commentary:

Aros shocks the Knights in the early going, but fail to hold on to their
considerable lead, as the floodgates opened in this match, with no less than 10
goals scored!  Disappointment for Aros, and remarkable comeback by the Vexillium
Cup Champions.

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Game 182: Westria - Lamb's Cove (07-19-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: WESTRIA 4 - LAMB'S COVE 2
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 53,200
Referee: Ivan Chernyenko (Ulanova)
Goals: Salamanta (WES, 6.), Nyddenva (WES, 21.), Ellison (LCP, 23.), Vraseydenhout
(WES, 42.), Guydenvaldt (WES, 55.), Kraft (LCP, 77.)
Yellow cards: Dülingen (WES, 66.)
Substitutions: Wilson for M. Greene (LCP, 45.), Umsatz for Theunissen (WES, 59.),
Maxwell for Ondash (LCP, 61.), Hohlmeysen for Hasenpfeffer (WES, 74.)

Match commentary:

Westria advances without too much trouble, Lamb's Cove achieves notable success by
scoring two goals against the number one team on Vexillium.  Westria switches to
cruise mode in late second half, Lamb's Cove takes the opportunity to score again,
and show off their skills against an opponent perceived to be much stronger.

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Game 183: Westermarc - Brolecia (07-20-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: WESTERMARC 1 - BROLECIA 5
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 57,800
Referee: Johnny Whistler (Christiana)
Goals: Grenzer (BRO, 29.), Prebble (BRO, 33.), Saabah (WMC, 40.), Grenzer (BRO,
55.), D. Ozi (BRO, 63.), J. Ozi (BRO, 84.)
Yellow cards: none
Substitutions: Lunn for Singhraj (WMC, 27.), J. Ozi for Möller (BRO, 45.),
Bulunghia for Fang (WMC, 77.)

Match commentary:

Sweet revenge for Brolecia, obliterating Westermarc after the Serpents lost their
star defender Singhraj to a twisted ankle in the 27. minute.  Brolecia playing
their best ever, simply left Westermarc in the dust, obviously still steaming from
their embarrassing home loss to that side days before.

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Game 184: Whitlam - IWK (07-21-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: WHITLAM 5 - IWK 4
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 43,200
Referee: Willy Corniff (Aros)
Goals: Geigy (IWK, 27.), Armstark (WHI, 38.), Dagobert (IWK, 55.), Walford (WHI,
60.), Blacklock (WHI, 65.), Bonbeto (IWK, 71.), Helfershelfer (IWK, 77.), Parkin
(WHI, 82.), Blacklock (WHI, 89.)
Yellow cards: Tiian (IWK, 31.), Westwood (WHI, 67.)
Substitutions: Helfershelfer for Geigy (IWK, 45.), Parkin for Al-Dhabi (WHI, 45.)

Match commentary:

Heartbreaking loss for IWK in the final minutes.  Suspenseful match with many
goals in a see-saw fashion.  Whitlam's deeper talent pool finally prevailed, but
the Banana Warriors almost pulled a big upset.  Whitlam's dynamic trio in the
attack once again in bestform.

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Game 185: Christiana - Eastern Delgamia (07-22-299)

The Technical Information:

Final score: CHRISTIANA 1 - EASTERN DELGAMIA 3
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 54,200
Referee: Greg Stoneley (Whitlam)
Goals: Harrison (CHR, 12.), Ie (EDE, 22.), Ie (EDE, 40.), Dragunhe (EDE, 81.)
Yellow cards: Boubem (EDE, 29.), Sullivan (CHR, 77.)
Substitutions: Edwardson for Monaigh (CHR, 60.), Nolan for Bolton (CHR, 60.)

Match commentary:

After Christiana starts with the lead as expected, major upset victory by Eastern
Delgamia, as the Knights fade away soon.  Ie once again shines brightly, scoring
twice.  Christiana can't seem to get back into the groove, despite several in-game
adjustments.  Eastern Delgamia is riding their own momentum and seal the victory
with a late goal by Dragunhe.  Major surprise!

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Game 186: Westria - Brolecia (07-23-299) SEMIFINAL MATCH

The Technical Information:

Final score: WESTRIA 1 - BROLECIA 2
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alfredo Hugo (Drinomar)
Goals: D. Ozi (BRO, 56.), Montagne (BRO, 74.), Guydenvaldt (WES, 83.)
Yellow cards: none
Substitutions: Guydenvaldt for Salamanta (WES, 45.), Tîlliqàratnë for Möller (BRO,
75.)

Match commentary:

Brolecia plays another killer match to overcome Westria, whose late charge yielded
one goal, but came up short.  Brolecia's best win yet, with a performance
comparable to that against Westermarc.  Westria did not play their best, were
simply beat by a better team that day.  Brolecia on to the finals!

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Game 187: Whitlam - Eastern Delgamia (07-24-299) SEMIFINAL MATCH

The Technical Information:

Final score: WHITLAM 5 - EASTERN DELGAMIA 2
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 58,900
Referee: Hajib El-Nussini (Djeriga)
Goals: Armstark (WHI, 13.), Walford (WHI, 25.), Ouagadougu (WHI, 50.), Ie (EDE,
66.), Cinziento (EDE, 69.), Blacklock (WHI, 79., penalty), Blacklock (WHI, 86.)
Yellow cards: none
Substitutions: Cumkarago for Oitienta (EDE, 45.), Testodasertan for Idoinhe (EDE,
45.)

Match commentary:

Whitlam pulled ahead clarly, controlling the game, but EDE would not give up,
launching an initiative in the second half, and actually pulling within one goal.
However, their charge was foiled by an unfortunate penalty, which Blacklock
converted, after which Whitlam retook control, and eventually ended up winning
comfortably, and perhaps higher than deserved.

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Game 188: Westria - Eastern Delgamia (07-27-299) BRONZE MEDAL MATCH

The Technical Information:

Final score: WESTRIA 0 - EASTERN DELGAMIA 3
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Greg Stoneley (Whitlam)
Goals: Cinziento (EDE, 35.), Abeiradela (EDE, 41.), Ie (EDE, 72.)
Yellow cards: Pakiete (EDE, 22.), Voyden (WES, 41.)
Substitutions: Cumkarago for Ointienta (EDE, 45.), Operassunhe for Bentile (EDE,
63.)

Match commentary:

A disinterested Westria played listless after losing any chance for the gold, much
in contrast to Eastern Delgamia, who obviously wanted the bronze medal as much as
anything.  EDE once again showed grand form, as they had against Christiana,
beating the Westrians in a complete surprise result 3-0, the highest loss the
Diamonds have ever received in history!  Westria disappointing, and clearly eager
to get back home for the start of their domnestic league.  Some changes in the
lineup might well be in order, coach Schrey's job may be in danger.  Overjoyed
Eastern Delgamians receive their medal, quite a sensation, and rather unexpected
before the competition began!

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Game 189: Whitlam - Brolecia (07-28-299) GOLD MEDAL MATCH

The Technical Information:

Final score: WHITLAM 0 - BROLECIA 3
Played in: Vexillium Stadium, Morania City, Morania
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: W.-C. Benzhin (Westermarc)
Goals: Prebble (BRO, 44.), Rhodes (BRO, 64.), Maarouf (BRO, 71.)
Yellow cards: Ramudeira (BRO, 56.)
Substitutions: J. Ozi for Möller (BRO, 45.), Ibanez for Parkin (WHI, 67.)

Match commentary:

Another sensational match by Brolecia finally makes them break through as one of
Vexillium's premier sides, after beating Westermarc, Westria, and Whitlam, they
take the gold medal in commanding fashion, and confirm the earlier prophecies by
some experts who predicted the potential of this team.  Incredible turn-around for
the Barons after the disheartening loss to Westermarc at home, they showed true
grit and real class.  For Whitlam, yet another runner-up finish after the IVEFA
Masters, but the silver medal as consolation, not a bad result after the struggles
in the close games with Morania and IWK.  Brolecia's defense effectively disarmed
the Dragon's triple attack.  Brolecia never looked in danger of losing the gold
medal.  Congratulations to all medal winners!

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