Season 118 - Are you ready?

[MNK Kaskada]

They have to fix that algorytm that weaker teams give more chance against stronger teams. It is too much.

[nikolgiorgos]

LV51
Won my 25th treble, going for the 26th.


A 2nd Super Cup plus an asso victory last weekend



I have spotted a dangerous rival for this season but we 'll see.

[talisman]

Desert Rats FC were finally able to play up to their usual high level without hindrance from the match engine and recorded two very good wins.

The early morning opening League match was a fairly easy affair, new utility attacking midfielder Thomas Arvehed got his full debut and took only 7 minutes to make an impact, scoring from distance. Striker Luis Moules continued his good early season form with the second goal and just before the break, current top scorer Oliver Schenkel opened his account for the season with a long-range shot of his own. Schenkel added a second goal on 56 minutes with a more conventional run and round the keeper, and the final goal came when Arvehad ran out of options with Moules and Schenkel both double marked, but saw the rapidly arriving defender John van Hintum, and provided him with a nice pass to run onto and score.

The lunchtime Champions League match was more difficult, the visiting team set themselves out well and defended stoutly, but their counter play was just as robustly repelled by the Rats defence. Luis Moules was involved in a crazy three minutes just after the half-hour, making a tit-for-tat foul and receiving a caution for his trouble, then supplying a pass for John van Hintum to convert for the first goal. Moules was replaced by fellow striker Jiri Hrubsa just before the hour mark, and slowly the home attack wore down their opponents' defence. Thomas Arvehed had another long range shot find the back of the net on 66 minutes and that seemed to kill the resistance. Hrubsa netted a couple of goals and threatened more but the keeper covered for his increasingly ragged defence with a couple of fine saves.



Nouvion FC had an amazing start to their League season, but struggled to overcome a poorer side in the opening round of Champions League matches.

With a couple of new faces on the bench awaiting their chance to shine, the Nouvion old-guard took the field expecting a tough examination of their credentials in their 5th League Season. After right-winger Gary Sampson's 10th minute opening goal, however, the home side fell apart and Nouvion had a field day. Striker Jelle Popelier and midfielder Chris Mann made the score 3-0 by half time, Gary Sampson scored the second to his brace 5 minutes into the second period, quickly followed by the first of a double from free kick specialist Ibrahim Kodjia. Left-winger David Dorizon made his contribution and then the Management felt safe enough to do a double substitution and introduce left-back Louis Nwodu, recruited from the normal Transfer Market, and trained up Youth Graduate striker Yala Johnson into the action. The latter was the more productive, netting twice, either side of another free-kick conversion from Kodjia as Nouvion racked up a 9-0 scoreline.

With a 32% Quality difference the Management felt that the evening Champions League match should be fairly routine, but got a little reminder that life is not quite as straightforward under the Nordeus sky. 1st choice Goalkeeper Michael Hunter was given the evening off in favour of the previously ever-present Ben Brown and with the new recruits starting for the first time, Nouvion started promisingly, but quickly received their first caution of the season, midfielder Chris Mann being the recipient. It took until a half-hour into the match before the scoreboard was troubled, right-winger Gary Sampson receiving the ball and weaving through the defence before beating the home keeper. Three minutes before the break, Sampson was injured and had to go off, Ibrahim Kodjia converting the resulting free-kick. Sampson's replacement at half time was Junta Kato, and at the same time Mann was replaced by Michael Owens. 2-0 up and coping well, everything seemed to be alright until the home side got a goal back, totally against the run of play. From then on the Nouvion defence had to be on top form as the hosts' attack suddenly woke up and decided to put in a shift, but they held on and the winning run continues.

[Chai]

Last season league
My team one of the big fish in a small pond
This season it seem that my team is a small fish in a big pond😁😔

[dareng]

Finished last season without lost and boom first match of new season I lost 0:1, hope to get back on track from now on

[EastsiderSG]

Bad bad start so far. Already a draw and loss. Big probability i am out of cup this round after today. I cant say i was trolled because they were less than 20 percent weaker but white skills wise. Nevermind, i think you guys know what i mean. Ok, no mood to type much. Hope you guys are doing good

Pics of my draw and loss.

[Rxcksss]

After 4 years and a lot of inactive seasons, I'm retiring from the job. Just not as fun anymore. And it's exam season. Don't even see myself coming back to the game even after exams, unless there's a drastic change.

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[Der_Ryan_M]

Bottom of the table with only 1 point from 3 matches, strongest side in the league. Enough said, I'll pause this season and will do so forever, if game calculations doesn't change.

Edit: I will be one of those sides sitting with 4-5 star team in the worst league of the level and still gaining promotion because of playings vs inactive players. I will not buy tokens or even farm rests, because I don't need to. If thats what Nordeus wanted to achieve, they got me.

[talisman]

Desert Rats FC struggled to overcome their -24%Q opponent in their League match yesterday, wingers Thomas Arvehed and Oliver Schenkel scoring one each in a three minute period just before the hour mark, but the hosts got one back and made the last 19 minutes of play very uncomfortable for the Rats Management. The struggles continued against a -7%Q team in the 1st Leg of the Round of 32 in the Cup, Desert Rats going down 0-1 to a 52nd minute goal by the home side.



Today the matches were a little easier on the heart, a -19%Q team dispatched 4-0 with goals from the wingers again, the third goal in a purple patch for central defender John van Hintum and a final goal from striker Luis Moules. The striker also managed a brace in another away trip, this time in the Champions League against a team with +1%Q over the Rats, who ran out 2-0 victors to keep themselves at the top of the Group.

[talisman]

Nouvion FC had two tough matches yesterday, the first an away League match against a -13% team, and their cause wasn't helped by their second winger injury of the season, this time to left-winger David Dorizon. Left-wingback Celio Pita was the face-saver with a 58th minute strike that gave Nouvion all three points. In the 1st leg of the Round of 32 in the Cup, -11%Q was the order of the day for the home side, and Nouvion got off to a flyer with goal in the 9th minute from striker Yala Johnson. A straight red card for defender Louis Nwodu put a spanner in the works for the visitors and caused a bit of a reshuffle in the side after the hosts equalised from the resulting free-kick. Despite a good period of pressure early in the second half, Nouvion failed to find the net again in the match and take a 1-1 draw and an away goal into the 2nd Leg.



Today the order of service was a home Champions League match and away in the League, and a couple of good results achieved. A good 29%Q separated the sides in the first match, Nouvion capitalising on their Quality advantage to boss the opposition off the park. It was a pity all the first half effort failed to advance the scoreline, but that was rectified early in the second half when relief left-winger Thomas Lukastik provided a subtle pass for striker Yala Johnson to slot into the net for the first goal. Lukastik got himself on the scoresheet after a good run and cross from opposite number Gary Sampson, and the defensive resistance of the visitors was finally ended with a penalty by Federico Benitez. The Quality difference was smaller in the evening match, and after a period of intense pressure by Nouvion for the first 15 or so minutes, an entertaining end-to-end contest followed. Four minutes into the second period a freshly-healed David Dorizon opened the scoring, and he had a hand in the second goal, providing a pin-point accurate corner for Celio Pita to nod into the net.