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Welcome everyone to Marshalliston, capital of Oliverry, for the NS Bowl V. This time, there will be 20 teams from all around the world

Teams that are participating in NS Bowl V:
- Oliverry(Offensive)
- Vilita(Normal)
- Turori(Normal)
- The Mushroom Kingship-Koopas(Offensive)
- Fmjphoenix(Offensive)
- Sarzonia(Normal)
- Hockey Canada-Diseases(Offensive)
- New Savio-Seahawks(Offensive)
- Tonissia-Starz(Defensive)
- Nargopia-Llamas(Defensive)
- Nedalia-Lions(Offensive)
- Rittia-Sparrows(Normal)
- Lovisa(Normal)
- Fimble Loving Peoples
- Euroslavia
- Bryn Shander
- Nova Mercia
- East Lithuania
- Krytenia
- Kon-Tiki Island


Here are the rankings:

1. Turori
2. Euroslavia
3. Oliverry
4. Funny Looking Islands
5. Fmjphoenix
6. Sarzonia
7. Hockey Canada
8. Bryn Shander
9. East Lithuania
10. Fimble Loving Peoples
11. Vilita
12. Tonissia
13. Lovisa
20. Every other teams

So, here is the way NS Bowl will be played:
Reliminary round
The defending champion and the runner-up gets directly to the next round
3 groups of 6 teams each. Top 2 from each group gets to the next round
Playoff round
Well, you know what will happen

So, here are the groups:

Group A

Oliverry
Sarzonia
East Lithuania
Tonissia
Kon-Tiki Island
New Savio


Group B

Funny Looking Island
Hockey Canada
Fimble Loving Peoples
Lovisa
Nova Mercia
Rittia


Group C

Fmjphoenix
Bryn Shander
Vilita
The Mushroom Kingship
Nargopia
Nedalia


I forgot: Here is the schedule:

MD1
1 vs 6
2 vs 5
3 vs 4

MD2
1 vs 3
2 vs 6
4 vs 5

MD3
1 vs 5
2 vs 4
3 vs 6

MD4
1 vs 2
3 vs 5
4 vs 6

MD5
1 vs 4
2 vs 3
5 vs 6

Good Luck to every nation!

Fmjphoenix Thunder

Offense:

Quarterback 1: #12 Jason Lane
Quarterback 2: #7 Kurt Manning
Running Back 1: #31 J.J. Shipp
Running Back 2: #28 Marcel Arrington
Fullback: #48 Steve Davis
Wide Reciever 1: #81 Anquan Fitzgerald
Wide Reciever 2: #11 Larry Boldin
Wide Reciever 3: #84 Bryant Moss
Wide Reciever 4: #80 Randy Johnson
Tight End 1: #88 Antonio Gonzoles
Tight End 2: #89 Tony Heap
Kicker/Punter: #11 Jason Akers

Defense:
D-Line 1: #66 Wendly Berry
D-Line 2: #75 Bertrend Bryant
D-Line 3: #72 Jason Kendrell
D-End 1: #78 Dorna Lunie
D-End 2: #65 Chike Orefer
Middle Linebacker 1: #52 Jay Louis
Middle Linebacker 2: #55 Ron Mckinnon
Outside Linebacker 1: #51 Pentergast Cloud
Outside Linebacker 2: #59 Zach Somona
Inside Linebacker 1: #57 George Boulwire
Inside Linebacker 2: #58 David Slamhouse
Cornerback 1: #27 Duane Sparks
Cornerback 2: #22 Barret Macklin
Cornerback 3: #21 Justin Law
Cornerback 4: #35 Junior Thomas
Strong Safty 1: #35 Dexter Jackson
Strong Safty 2: #29 Branden Tyler
Free Safty 1: #24 Rodney Pettitte
Free Safty 2: #25 Angelo Jenkins

QUARTERBACKS

Ali Khaled, #7
25 years old, 6-3, 220 lbs

Daymon Lee, #12
24 years old, 6-1, 207 lbs


RUNNING BACKS

Uthman Everett, #20
24 years old, 6-0, 222 lbs

Chris Sheldon, #33
22 years old, 5-10, 201 lbs

Henry Dunn, #25
26 years old, 5-11, 214 lbs


WIDE RECEIVERS

Kareem Lahza, #80
27 years old, 6-2, 199 lbs

Lenny Onden, #88
23 years old, 5-11, 176 lbs

Donald Ryan, #83
26 years old, 6-0, 184 lbs

Yurman Flee, #86
29 years old, 6-1, 182 lbs


TIGHT ENDS

Hameed Hamzi, #40
29 years old, 6-4, 274 lbs[/b]

Gary Mess, #45
[i]23 years old, 6-3. 253 lbs


OFFENSIVE LINE

John Pollock, #55
28 years old, 6-4, 302 lbs

Rodney Harris, #51
26 years old, 6-6, 320 lbs

Brian Roberts, #58
25 years old, 6-5, 284 lbs

Luzierinho, #51
24 years old, 6-5, 310 lbs

Ghaleb Ghasani, #54
28 years old, 6-3, 288 lbs

MD1 results:

Group A:
Oliverry:14 New Savio:3
Sarzonia:17 Kon-Tiki Island:9
East Lithuania:10 Tonissia:7

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Oliverry 1 0 1,000 14 3 +11
Sarzonia 1 0 1,000 17 9 +8
East Lithuania 1 0 1,000 10 7 +3
Tonissia 0 1 0,000 7 10 -3
Kon-Tiki Island 0 1 0,000 9 17 -8
New Savio 0 1 0,000 3 14 -11

Group B
Fimble Loving Peoples:17 Rittia:14
Hockey Canada:21 Nova Mercia:10
Krytenia:27 Lovisa:14

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Krytenia 1 0 1,000 27 14 +13
Hockey Canada 1 0 1,000 21 10 +11
Fimble Loving Peoples 1 0 1,000 17 14 +3
Rittia 0 1 0,000 14 17 -3
Nova Mercia 0 1 0,000 10 21 -11
Lovisa 0 1 0,000 14 27 -13

Group C
Fmjphoenix:17 Nedalia:14
Bryn Shander:10 Nargopia:3
Vilita:14 The Mushroom Kingship:7

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Vilita 1 0 1,000 14 7 +7
Bryn Shander 1 0 1,000 10 3 +7
Fmjphoenix 1 0 1,000 17 14 +3
Nedalia 0 1 0,000 14 17 -3
The Mushroom Kingship 0 1 0,000 7 14 -7
Nargopia 0 1 0,000 3 10 -7

The Nedalia Lions

Fmjphoenix: 17
Nedalia:14

Nedalia’s very first American Football game took place today, against a number 5 ranked Fmjphoenix team, losing narrowly 17 – 14. Although they did not get the victory, Nedalia manager Jorge Youngston said he was impressed with the way his team played.

“I cannot complain really. We don’t even have a league going on in Nedalia, I had to handpick these players through tryouts. This is the first time they ever played together, so its not logical to ask them to go out and win everything. This is a learning experience for us, since this is a young squad. Don’t forget, that Fmjphoenix is the number 5 ranked team in the universe…they’re obviously doing something right. The fact that only a field goal in the final minute separated us is reason for optimism for us.”

Quarterback Ali Khaled threw both touchdowns for the Lions, but also threw 2 interceptions. The inconsistency he showed, however, was expected, considering this the first time he took the kind of hits the way he did. He threw for a total of 263 yards to go with his 2 TDs and 2 INTs.

“It’s a learning experience, man, you know. That’s a very good team we went up against, they gave me some hits I have never felt before. It’s the real deal now. We just got to keep at it, play hard, and we’ll get the win, sooner or later. Its only the first game, we definitely got it in us.”

Other notable performers included 92 yards from running back Uthman Everett, although he did fumble the ball once. The two touchdown passes were thrown to wide receivers Kareem Lahza, who had a total of 62 yards, and Donal Ryan, who totaled 88 yards.

Fmjphoenix 17 - Nedalia 14

With a timely interecption by Dexter Jackson, it set up a 45 yard field goal by Jason Aker to seal victory over Nedalia 17 - 14.

Quarterback Jason Lane threw for 287 yards and 1 touchdown to lead the offense in near perfect action. J.J. Ship ran for 103 yards on 19 carries and had a cruicial blcok on Lane's 54 yard touchdown pass to Anquan Fitzgerald who had 154 yards on 8 receptions.

The other touchdown was scored on the first interception when he picked off Ali Khaled for a 64 yard TD return. Jay Louis also punched out a fumble when tackling Uthman Everett in the third quarter. There will be a more full detailed report later, but it was a solid effort put forth by the Thunder in their first game since NS Bowl IV.

Not Nearly Good Enough - Savian Seahawks Lose First Match

MARSHALLITON - After a gruesome battle with the host nation and one of the most experienced teams in the NS Bowl, the New Savian Seahawks lost to Oliverry 14-3. Head Coach Landon Sevillia of the team said, "It was a bad start, however, it was an expected lose and for use to let them beat us with only two touchdowns against us was okay." The team is last in it's region which also includes Sarzonia, East Lithuania, Tonissia, and Kon-Tiki Island. The team's that the Seahawks have a chance against are Kon-Tiki Island while maybe TOnissia and East Lithuania, althogh it isn't likely.

The Seahawks play against Sarzonia, with the odds in favor of Sarzonia. The game will be played also in Marshalliton while coverage will be shwon on the Kalipso Sports Network, channel 14 in most regions. Please check with your local cable/satelitte/tv provider to check exactly which channel it will be on.

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The New Savian Seahawks

Quarterbacks
- Manuel Santos, #21
- Antonio Vargas, #14

Running Backs
- Ryan Hollister, #6
- Frankie Rollo, #91
- Andrew Melendez, #16

Wide Receivers
- Markus Shenkato, #34
- Leonel Salton, #42
- Michael Kitralis, #61
- Katon Santana, #52

Tight Ends
- Toronto Miller, #12
- Kris Salinas, #29

Offensive Line
- Sabastien Alvarez, #69
- Alex Cavales, #18
- Josef Kasales, #46
- Jason Somera, #56
- Travis Morales, #15

Diseases beat Nova Mercia- No vaccine for them

The miniture microbes somehow were able to pick up a ball collectively and work as a deadly virus as they infected their way to a 21-10 win over Nova Mercia. Microbe #1 made a brilliant pass to Microbe #16 in the endzone as he made a 0.001 yard run waltzing by the Nova Mercia defence making the score 7-0. Nova Mercia came back to even the score when their quarterback stepped on a majority of the defence killing most of them, so he could was easily into the endzone while the Hockey Canada players lay squirming under a microscope.

A field goal a few minutes later and Nova Mercia were up 10-7 when the diseases struck the players. Their Wide Reciever got the plague and had to leave the game. Their tight ends got tight butts and were forced to leave. The quarterback managed to hold off the smallpox until late in the 4th quarter when he fainted causing a fumble leading to a 21-10 lead for the diseases.

Now 2nd in their group due to Point Differential, the diseases are relaxing in their petri dishes for the next game. Their saving their "deadliest" trick for the finals.

Roster:

QUARTERBACKS

Microbe #1

Microbe #6


RUNNING BACKS

Microbe #22

Microbe #23

Microbe #24


WIDE RECEIVERS

Microbe #16

Microbe #17

Microbe #18

Microbe #19


TIGHT ENDS

Microbe #62

Microbe #63


OFFENSIVE LINE

Microbe #91

Microbe #92

Microbe #93

Microbe #94

Bryn Shander Sneaks Past Llamas
by Shximmy Dallow

Nargopia played its first tournament match today, and lost to #8 ranked team Bryn Shander 10-3.

"I'm very impressed with our defense," Coach Hannigan told reporters. "They allowed only one touchdown, although we had a breakdown at the goal line which allowed Bryn Shander to score the 2-point conversion."

That touchdown came in the second quarter, putting Bryn Shander up 8-0. The Llama offense fought back in the third, and managed to score a 38-yard field goal. However, a fumbled punt return at their own 2-yard line late in the fourth quarter led to a safety, ending the game 10-3.

"Our defense played strong, but definitely had some weak spots," remarked Hannigan. "Hopefully we can use this as a learning experience. The offense needs to step it up. There's no excuse for 3 interceptions and two fumbles. Believe me, we're going to be practicing this week."

The Llamas need to play stronger football if they want to stay alive in this tournament.

MD2 results:

Group A:
Oliverry:7 East Lithuania:31
Sarzonia:3 New Savio: 10
Tonissia:7 Kon-Tiki Island:3

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
East Lithuania 2 0 1,000 41 14 +27
Sarzonia 1 1 0,500 20 19 +1
Tonissia 1 1 0,500 14 13 +1
New Savio 1 1 0,500 13 17 -4
Oliverry 1 1 0,500 21 34 -11
Kon-Tiki Island 0 2 0,000 9 17 -8

Group B
Krytenia:17 Fimble Loving Peoples:21
Hockey Canada:10 Rittia:14
Tonissia:10 Nova Mercia:3

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Krytenia 2 0 1,000 48 31 +17
Hockey Canada 1 1 0,500 31 24 +7
Rittia 1 1 0,500 28 27 +1
Fimble Loving Peoples 1 1 0,500 34 35 -1
Lovisa 1 1 0,500 24 30 -6
Nova Mercia 0 2 0,000 13 31 -18

Group C
Fmjphoenix:17 Vilita:20(OT)
Bryn Shander:10 Nedalia:7
Nargopia:10 The Mushroom Kingship:14

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Vilita 2 0 1,000 34 24 +10
Bryn Shander 2 0 1,000 20 10 +10
Fmjphoenix 1 1 0,500 34 34 E
The Mushroom Kingship 1 1 0,500 21 24 -3
Nedalia 0 2 0,000 21 27 -6
Nargopia 0 2 0,000 13 24 -11

New Savio beats 6th Ranked Sarzonia

MARSHALLITON - After a long, hard game the New Savian Seahawks overcame all odds to beat Sarzonia 10-3 in the NS Bowl V. The first touchdown was scored for New Savio in a long pass from quarterback Manuel Santos to reciever Markus Shenkato, who caught the ball and ran for a total of 23 Yards to the touchdown in the second quarter. The extra point was scored afterwards, while Sarzonia scored a field goal about seven minutes later. Finally, in the fourth quarter, a field goal was scored for the Seahawks. The game ended shortly after, final score 10-3. The game put New Savio, who is currently ranked number 20, at 1-1, tied with Sarzonia, Tonissia, and Oliverry. The next game is against East Lithuania, ranked number nine, who is 2-0 for the Bowl.

Coach Landon Sevillia said in an interview, "I am ecstatic that we came on top against Sarzonia, it definately means we are a team to beat, and hopefully we can come on top or at least come close to beating East Lithuania." The game will be played also in Marshalliton while coverage will be shown on the Kalipso Sports Network, channel 14 in most regions. Please check with your local cable/satelitte/tv provider to check exactly which channel it will be on.

Lions Defend Well, But Still Fall to 0-2


Despite losing their second game in a row, the Nedalia Lions American Football remain optimistic about what they are accomplishing on the field. The gridiron stars believe that it is only a matter of communication between them that separated the victories from the losses.

“Again, it was only a FG that took us out. In 2 matches, we’ve lost by a total of 6 points, so there really is no need to hit any panic button. This is the first time ever we have participated, and the first time ever we have assembled such a team. Obviously, the offense is a cause for concern, but unlike our other football (soccer) counterparts, our defense has been keeping us in the games. We have a defense that is killing teams, so once our offense finds its rhythm, we’ll be winning them left and right,” commented coach Jorge Youngston.

Unlike the previous game vs. Fmjphoenix, quarterback Ali Khaled threw no TD passes as he failed to find his rhythm the entire game, throwing instead another 2 INTs and only massed a total of 198 yards. All the offense, instead, came from the running back position, with Uthman Everett delivering 21 carries, 87 yards, and a TD. None of the wide receivers got more than 2 receptions, and also none of them eclipsed 50 yards.

With a record of 0-2, including the last loss to Bryn Shander 10 – 7, the Lions now find themselves at the bottom of the table with Nargopia. While their defense has been impressive, they have not won any games, and in the end, it’s the victories that count. They need to find a way to win their next upcoming games if they want a shot at the next round, but if they can find a way to get their offense rolling consistently, watch out.

Sorry, there was another streak at the stadium.

MD3 results:

Group A:
Oliverry:27 Kon-Tiki Island:7
Sarzonia:7 Tonissia:3
East Lithuania:7 New Savio:10

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
East Lithuania 2 1 0,667 48 24 +24
Oliverry 2 1 0,667 48 41 +7
Sarzonia 2 1 0,667 27 22 +5
New Savio 2 1 0,667 23 24 -1
Tonissia 1 2 0,333 17 20 -3
Kon-Tiki Island 0 3 0,000 16 44 -28

Group B
Krytenia:10 Nova Mercia:3
Hockey Canada:24 Lovisa:7
Fimble Loving Peoples:10 Rittia:13

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Krytenia 3 0 1,000 58 34 +24
Hockey Canada 2 1 0,667 55 31 +24
Rittia 2 1 0,667 41 37 +4
Fimble Loving Peoples 1 2 0,333 44 48 -4
Lovisa 1 2 0,333 31 54 -23
Nova Mercia 0 3 0,000 16 41 -25

Group C
Fmjphoenix:17 Nargopia:21
Bryn Shander:21 The Mushroom Kingship:27
Vilita:14 Nedalia:20

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Vilita 2 1 0,667 48 44 +4
Bryn Shander 2 1 0,667 41 37 +4
The Mushroom Kingship 2 1 0,667 48 45 +3
Fmjphoenix 1 2 0,333 51 34 E
Nedalia 1 2 0,333 41 41 E
Nargopia 1 2 0,333 34 41 -7

9th Ranked East Lithuania falls to New Savio

MARSHALLITON - Yesterday the New Savian Seahawks came on top, beating 8th Ranked East Lithuania 10-7 in the 5th installement of the NS Bowl, the most prestigous American Football Tournament in NationStates. In the previous match, New Savio had beat 6th Ranked Sarzonia, so the team came into the game with a lot of confidence and it definately played down. In an interview after the match quarterback Manuel Santos, who scored one touchdown in the game, said "It was really a beautiful sight, we played well and definetely deserved the win." The win puts the team in 4th Place, behind East Lithuania, Oliverry, and Sarzonia. Even though the four teams are tied with a 2-1 record, New Savio has performed worst out of the four in scoring.

With only two games to go, it seems unlikely that New Savio would make the play-offs, however, in the scenario that they beat Kon-Tiki Island and Tonnisia, which is very likely, it would put them at 4-1. If this happened, the only chance they would have to advance would be if two of the teams ahead of New Savio (East Lithuania, Oliverry, and Sarzonia) lose one of their upcoming games and win their other one, or if they just flat out lose both matches. In pubs across New Savio, citizens will be watching the rookie Seahawks, to see if they can come on top in Oliverry at the NS Bowl V.

The next game, against Tonnisia, will be played also in Marshalliton while coverage will be shown on the Kalipso Sports Network, channel 14 in most regions. Please check with your local cable/satelitte/tv provider to check exactly which channel it will be on.

Sorry, there was another streak at the stadium. Let's hope it's the last one

MD4 results:

Group A:

Oliverry: 37
Sarzonia: 51

East Lithuania: 17
Kon-Tiki Island: 30

Tonissia: 32
New Savio: 13

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Sarzonia 3 1 0,750 78 59 +19
Tonissia 2 2 0,500 49 32 +17
East Lithuania 2 2 0,500 65 54 +11
Oliverry 2 2 0,500 85 92 -7
New Savio 2 2 0,500 36 56 -20
E-Kon-Tiki Island1 3 0,250 46 61 -15

MD4 summary: Kon-Tiki Island is eliminated, even if they have a mathematic chance to qualify. Why? Simply because there is a 4-way tie at the second position, the last one that gives a chance to qualify to the next round. Sarzonia is nearly qualified, even if they still have a slim chance of being eliminated. The matches to watch in MD5: Oliverry-Tonissia and Sarzonia-East Lithuania

Group B

Krytenia: 38
Hockey Canada: 37

Fimble Loving Peoples: 37
Nova Mercia: 17

Lovisa: 29
Rittia: 17

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Krytenia 3 1 0,750 94 71 +23
Fimble Loving Peoples 3 1 0,750 81 65 +16
Hockey Canada 2 2 0,500 92 69 +23
Rittia 2 2 0,500 58 68 +20
Lovisa 2 2 0,500 60 71 -11
E-Nova Mercia 0 4 0,000 33 78 -45

MD4 summary: NS Bowl officials have made a mistake about Krytenia. They aren't qualified yet. Even worse, Fimble Loving Peoples are tied with them. But, they only need a win to do so, same for FLP. And, like they don't play each other, they both have a good chance to qualify. Sadly, Nova Mercia got eliminated from the competition. The matches to watch in MD5: Hockey Canada-Fimble Loving Peoples and Krytenia-Lovisa

Group C

Fmjphoenix: 45
Bryn Shander: 46

Vilita: 6
Nargopia: 3

The Mushroom Kingship: 50
Nedalia: 47 OT

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Vilita 3 1 0,750 54 47 +7
Bryn Shander 3 1 0,750 87 82 +5
The Mushroom Kingship 3 1 0,750 98 92 +6
E-Fmjphoenix 1 3 0,250 96 80 +16
E-Nedalia 1 3 0,250 88 91 -3
E-Nargopia 1 3 0,250 37 47 -10

MD4 summary: In Group C, 3 teams are officially eliminated: Fmjphoenix, Nedalia and Nargopia. Vilita, Bryn Shander and TMK are still in the race. The match to watch in MD5: Bryn Shander-Vilita

[OOC: Forgot I'd signed up for this. Most embarrassing.]

Oli: Alas, we cannot break out the champagne yet, also there is a mistake in the tables.

We lost 21-17 to FLP, however this appears to have been credited as a 21-17 win for Krytenia.

OOC: Thanks Kry. Will modify it right now

MD5 results:

Group A:

Oliverry: 27
Tonissia: 17

Sarzonia: 17
East Lithuania: 13

Kon-Tiki Island: 19
New Savio: 13

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Q-Sarzonia 4 1 0,800 95 72 +23
Q-Oliverry 3 2 0,600 112 109 +3
E-East Lithuania 2 3 0,400 78 71 +17
E-Tonissia 2 3 0,400 66 59 +7
E-New Savio 2 3 0,400 49 75 -24
E-Kon-Tiki Island2 3 0,400 65 74 -9

MD5 Summary: By a miracle, Oliverry was the only team with a 2-2 standing to win in MD5. That was sufficent to qualify. Sarzonia qualified easily by winning by only 4 points.

Group B

Krytenia: 19
Lovisa: 20

Hockey Canada: 34
Fimble Loving Peoples: 37

Nova Mercia: 24
Rittia: 13

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Q-Fimble Loving Peoples 4 1 0,800 118 99 +19
Q-Krytenia 3 2 0,600 113 91 +22
E-Lovisa 3 2 0,600 80 90 -10
E-Hockey Canada 2 3 0,400 126 106 +20
E-Rittia 2 3 0,400 71 92 -21
E-Nova Mercia 1 4 0,200 57 91 -34

MD5 Summary: FLP officialised their position by a win. Krytenia lost but got a spot because of their pf/pa difference.

Group C

Fmjphoenix: 47
The Mushroom Kingship: 51

Bryn Shander: 26
Vilita: 20

Nargopia: 20
Nedalia: 19

Standings:
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif
Q-Bryn Shander 4 1 0,800 113 102 +11
Q-The Mushroom Kingship 4 1 0,800 149 139 +10
E-Vilita 3 2 0,600 74 73 +1
E-Fmjphoenix 1 4 0,200 143 131 +12
E-Nedalia 1 4 0,200 107 111 -4
E-Nargopia 2 3 0,400 57 66 -9

MD5 Summary: Bryn Shander won against Vilita in what was expeced to be the sudden death game. And the expectation was right as Vilita got eliminated. The Mushroom Kingship won against Fmjphoenix so they officially qualified.


Playoffs

Quarterfinals:
1-Turori vs 8-Oliverry
2-Euroslavia vs 7-Krytenia
3-Sarzonia vs 6-The Mushroom Kingship
4-Fimble Loving Peoples vs 5-Bryn Shander

Quarterfinals results:

Oliverry: 44
Turori: 47

Euroslavia: 3
Krytenia: 6

Sarzonia: 50
The Mushroom Kingship: 32

Fimble Loving Peoples: 27
Bryn Shander: 30

Semifinal matchups:
Turori vs Krytenia
Sarzonia vs Bryn Shander

GRIDIRON KARELA?

THREE field goals. Three measly field goals. That was all that we saw in sixty minutes of "action" in Oliverry as Krytenia's national gridiron team managed to scrape into the semi-finals of NS Bowl V, defeating Euroslavia.

In the next round, the Blues will face a rampant Turorian side. Should make for interesting stuff...

Semifinals:

Turori: 28
Krytenia: 18

Sarzonia: 24
Bryn Shander: 6

So, the final will be held between Turori and Sarzonia

not bad for first time. :) third place in group. cool

Sarzonia advances to first-ever NS Bowl Final

Almost unnoticed by Sarzonian media in the wake of the Sarzonian football team's World Cup exploits, the gridball team is enjoying great success in Oliverry, defeating Bryn Shander 24-6 in the semifinals of NS Bowl V to advance to the championship game against Turori.

Running back Cody Clark, installed in the lineup after a spate of injuries to the team's top backs, rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Ryan Barrett threw a 82 yard scoring strike to tight end Ollie Taylor. The team dominated time of possession by a nearly two to one margin.

"We were able to establish our ground game," Coach Harry Linford said. "When you're getting five yards a pop, you can get a lot done. "[Bryn Shander] was standing around [between plays] with their hands on their hips just after the second half kickoff. You've got to love domination like that if you're a gridball fan."

Regardless of the team's result in the final against a team they've never beaten from Turori, the players say they hope their surprising success in the NS Bowl will be a boon for the sport in Sarzonia, citing the citizen's roots in the old United States of America.

"Old NFL games are still popular on the tele," Linford said. "We just have to translate that into success at the gate."

NS Bowl V Final:

Turori: 16
Sarzonia: 10

So Turori is NS Bowl Champion for a second time in a row

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