NationStates Jolt Archive

The Ofedestan Occurence
Ofedestan National Football League

Today the government of Ofedestan decided that, due to popular demand and a fragile economy, an Ofedestan National Football league would be started. Teams from all over Ofedestan will play each other in a round robin competition. The aim of the competition is to find a World Cup squad for WC 41(Here in ofedestan we like to start preparing early). The teams will soon be announced in each region that wishes to participate.

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PS Here is a map of the country and its districts.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/avieregg/Ofedestan.jpg

The Ofedestan Occurence
Record Turnout for ONFL

There has been a record turnout for the Ofedestan National Football League. Very quickly, not only have all of the states have submitted a team, but Stradia State and Central Territories have submitted two teams. Selections for players have begun in each state. Rosters should be ready very soon.

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Record turnout? Of course it is, it was just started, this is the FIRST turnout!

STEVE: Welcome to Radio Sport Ofedestan, with all the sports news and views from all types of sport, and welcome to Sports News at 9am, delivering your much-needed breakfast sports updates. Me and my colleague Dave
DAVE: Hi!
STEVE: will bring you everything to do with sport around Ofedestan.
DAVE: On the show today, we have:
STEVE: Our motorsport correspondent Jake Hudson with the 2 lucky selections for the NSSL
DAVE:and our lucky draw to win a real mini stockcar, signed by our two representatives and legend Hugh Tyson!
STEVE: Sounds exciting. But first, we have an update on the ONFL.
DAVE: Almost all of the states have now submitted a roster. We have received team names for all teams. We have:
STEVE: The Central Champions
DAVE: and Conquistadors,
STEVE: The Stradian Sharks
DAVE: and Superheroes,
STEVE: The Ungban Androids,
DAVE: The Tip Titans,
STEVE: The Northwestern Nuggets,
DAVE: The Southwestern Sentinels,
STEVE:The South Central Sapphires,
DAVE: The Harbour Harpoons,
STEVE: The Defalian Dervishes,
DAVE: And the Eastern Energy.
STEVE: The draws and rosters will no doubt be made public soon.
DAVE: So its all the best for whoever gets selected for the WC!


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The Southern Standard

The paper delivered to over 200,000 homes in Harbour, Defalia, Southwest and South Central Ofedestan

ONFL Rosters submitted

The last ONFL rosters from states here have been submitted. We now have a couple of days for our team members to get ready for the first match of the season. lets have a look at the rosters, grounds and refs from each city.

KELEPON, HARBOUR:
This is one of the most football-mad states in the country, if one of the smallest. An extremely talented team has been selected.

They will play in a 4-3-3 formation.

Goalkeeper: Anton Miller
Sweeper: Luke Jacobs
Left Back: Oliver Anderson
Right Back: Ian Cadre
Halfback: Peter Thompson

Left Mid: Fred Henderson
Right Mid: John Davies
Center Mid: Iden Gifuno

Center Striker: Rafael Denido
Left Wing: Paul Heatley
Right Wing: Dave Heatley



Stadium: Wilson Memorial Stadium

Ref: Matthew Grigsby.

<OOC: More rosters soon>

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(rosters continued)

and subs,
George Bidfy
Benjamin Brenkley.


GENGHIA,DEFALIA:
This state produced those great fullback triplets, the Cortez's. Its attackers arent that good, so they play 3-3-4.


Goalkeeper: Ken Veldeman
Left back: Fernando Cortez
Center back: Antonio Cortez
Right back: Georgio Cortez

Left Mid: Leon Owen
Center Mid: John Ball
Right Mid: Max Clarke

Left forward: Juno Dinde
Right forward: Sam Oldfield
Left Wing: Luke Miller
Right Wing: Tim Johnson

Subs:
Paul Simmons
Andrew Feren

(more rosters)
They will play home matches at Harris Park.
Ref: Fredegar Patrickson.

CHURCHILL, SOUTHWEST:
While not being a very fanatic state, these guys still have good players.


Goalie: Kane Ross
Left back: Gregorio Farfini
Center back: Steve Smith
Right Back: Sid Hobson

Left Mid: Michael Vernon
Right Mid: Christian Longfellow
Left-Center Mid: Erik Hendrikkson
Right-Center Mid:James Doolie

Striker: Clayton Miller
Left Winger: Zeke Jamison
Right Winger: George Tennyson

Sub: Phil Yeoman

They play at Churchill Stadium.
Ref: Tim Jensen.

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(last roster)

JUGRINA,SOUTH CENTRAL:
This is a nation that has great attackers, but its defenders are appalling. Thats why it has been decided, in a rare and crazy move, to put two people in goal. Otherwise, they play 4-3-2.


Left Goalie: Kevin Vandermarsch
Right Goalie: Ted Hoffman

Left Back: Nick Samuels
Right Back: Will Stephens
Left Center Back: Edward O'Leary
Right Center Back: Thomas Dawson

Left Mid: Henry Collinson
Center Mid: Fahim As'kana
Right Mid: Tane Young

Left Forward: Frederico Marscapone
Right Forward: Rupert Boyle

Sub:
Wilfred Allan

Ref: Hugo Baker

Stadium: Wilson Arena

(last roster due to time)

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The Ofedestan Occurence
Naming Competition Announed

Today, the naming competition for our national team to represent us at WC41 has ben opened. Anyone, anywhere may submit a name for the team. The lucky winner will get no further prizes, but will have the honour of being able to support the name that they have chosen. Entries close on the day of the first match. Post your entries to:

WC Squad Name Competition
PO Box 538
Stradia 5854
OFEDESTAN.


ONFL Draw Released
The Draw for the nearly-upon-us ONFL has finally been released to the general public. This has induced a frantic rush for tickets nationwide.

Firstly, we should explain to you how this competition is going to work. Each team will play each other once, before the top 8 play each other off.

Well, we wont keep you in suspense any longer, here it is:
(First team is home team)
Matchday 1:

Dervishes v Nuggets
Titans v Sharks
Sentinels v Harpoons
Superheroes v Champions
Androids v Sapphires
Energy v Conquistadors

Day 2:

Harpoons v Superheroes
Conquistadors v Dervishes
Sentinels v Titans
Sharks v Sapphires
Champions v Nuggets
Energy v Androids

3:
Conquistadors v Champions
Titans v Energy
Nuggets v Sentinels
Dervishes v Harpoons
Sapphires v Superheroes
Androids v Sharks

(rest later)

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(more draws)

4:
Androids v Conquistadors
Sapphires v Sentinels
Superheroes v Sharks
Champions v Harpoons
Dervishes v Titans
Energy v Nuggets

5:
Sentinels v Champions
Titans v Androids
Harpoons v Sharks
Superheroes v Dervishes
Nuggets v Conquistadors
Sapphires v Energy

6
Dervishes v Energy
Androids v Sentinels
Conquistadors v Titans
Nuggets v Superheroes
Harpoons v Sapphires
Sharks v Champions

OOC: first match tomorrow.

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The Ofedestan Occurence
Naming Competition Winner Announced
Firstly, we'd like to thank all of the people who submitted a team name for the our representative at WC41. We have had a very hard time selecting the winnner. However, someone has to, so our vote has fallen on a couple of people's suggestion of the

Jets

But one person (you should know who you are) took it even further. This person came up with a name for a newsletter about the team, progress at the WC, and pre-match preparations. So here it is, the first ever edition of...

The Jet Gazette
Heavy rain delays first ONFL match

The first match of the ONFL has regrettably been delayed by heavy rain. It has been raining all night, and is still going. The pitch was judged to be far too wet, and since the players would be relatively new to each other and the pitches (and even the ONFL) it was decided to postpone the matches until tomorrow. The weather forecast is set to improve this afternoon for a fine day tomorrow, for the first ever ONFL match. Some stadiums are expected to be full to capacity. This seems to be just what the Ofedestani economy needs to bring back some cash into the national coffers.

Strips being decided upon
Another important aspect of preparations for the WC41 is figuring out the national team's strip colours, and who will supply them. There has been some debate as to the colours and arrangement of strips. But it seems that a settlement has been reached as to who will supply them. After having a look at different companies' offers, it was decided that ediraf seemed to be the most trusted brand, used by Starblaydia, the host of the last WC. Once the colours have been decided upon, an order will be placed for the strips.

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The Jet Gazette
Matchday One Results

The first day of match play in the ONFL has finished. We will have an overview of each match.

HARRIS PARK, DEFALIA:

Dervishes 3 vs Nuggets 0

(HT 1-0)

Both sides had about equal-strength attackers, but Defalia's Cortez triplets held off almost all the Northwestern attacks, and the rest were scooped up by the goalie. NW's defenders weren't that good, so let in one goal at 24, another at 54, and committed an own goal at 86, after Feren booted the ball at a NW defender, bouncing it off him into the goal. It is not known whether this was deliberate.

End Result:
Dervishes 3 (Dinde (24) , Johnson (54) , Wilpert (86)(OG from Feren)) Nuggets 0.


TITANIUM CITY STADIUM, TIP:
Titans 4 vs Sharks 3

(HT 2-1)

It was a goal-fest here in Titanium City, with both sides scoring high. Tip had great attackers, especially in the center, but their wing defenders were appalling, a fact that Stradia managed to exploit, especially in the 2nd half.

End Result:
Titans 4 (Young (7, 68), Hind(42, 58)) Sharks 3 (Davis (44), Hildred(64, 72))

(more tomorrow)

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P.S. I dont know why the colours dont work, maybe because HTML code is off.

The Jet Gazette
Matchday One Results continued
CHURCHILL STADIUM, SOUTHWEST:

Harpoons 3 vs Sentinels 1

(HT 3-0)

The team from Harbour proved that state size is no barrier to football performance, with a decisive 3-1 win over the Sentinels. Their extremely talented team managed to rack up three straight goals, all in the first half, but the Sentinels managed to score a consolation and hold off the Harpoons for the rest of the match.

End Result:
Harpoons 3 (Gifuno(9), D.Heatley(23), Denido(41)) Sentinels 1(Jamison(59))


STRADIA SUPER STADIUM:

Superheroes 1 vs Champions 1(1-1)
An extremely exciting match between two talented teams was played here at the newly refurbished Stradia Super Stadium. It was hard to distinguish a clear winner, hence the score. The ball went between defenders mostly, and only a few goal attempts were made. But these did lead to 1 goal apiece from well-practised strikers.

End Result:
Superheroes 1(Aguantos(48)) Champions 1(Kelleher(36))

ANDROID ARENA, UNGBA:

Androids 3 vs Sapphires 2 (1-2)
The Sapphires' attackers would have scored many goals here, if they didn't have to cut back to 2, for 2 goals. Their defence was so bad a whopping 38 attempts were made at the South Central goal. Even two goalies cant stop all of those(and they kept banging in to each other) so managed to let in 3.

End Result:
Androids 3(Watson (35, 49), Crawford(67)) Sapphires 2(Boyle(27), Marscapone(41))

CLARK PARK, EASTERN:

Energy 4 vs Conquistadors 2 ( 2-1)
The Energy had a good win at home today, confidently beating the Conquistadors in an impressive all-round display from both teams, but Eastern just had that edge that brought them the win. A lucky striker managed a hat-trick.

End Result:
Energy 4 (Gibbs(18), Yuen(36, 64,78)) Conquistadors 2 (Harrison(37), Taylor(84))

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The Jet Gazette

Strip Decision Made
A decision on strips has finally been made from discussions nationwide. It will be black and gold, with a big 'O'on the front, above a 'Fedestan'. It should look a little like this:

O
Fedestan

An order will shortly be placed at ediraf.


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The Jet Gazette

Matchday 2 Results
WILSON MEMORIAL STADIUM, HARBOUR:

Harpoons 1 vs Superheroes 2 (1-1)

The first half was Stradia-dominated with the Superheroes scoring an early goal, and driving in to Harbour's half. An exciting fluke goal just before half time equalised the score. The Superheroes clinched the win in the 2nd half after dominating again.

End Result:
Harpoons 1(P.Heatley(43)) Superheroes 2(Tosh(7), Aguantos(83))

HIGGS PARK, CENTRAL:

Conquistadors 0 vs Dervishes 2 (0-0)

Those Cortez's once again proved themselves unbeatable in a 2-0 away win for the Dervishes. No goals in the first half with both defenders proving rock solid, before the 2nd half opened the scoring for the Dervishes.

End Result:
Conquistadors 0 vs Dervishes 2(Oldfield(67), Dinde(75))

CHURCHILL STADIUM, SOUTHWEST:

Sentinels 1 vs Titans 4 (2-0)

The Titans' great attackers were doing well in Churchill today, managing to rack up 4 goals against the Sentinels, who once again scored a consolation at the end of a Tip-dominated match.

End Result:
Sentinels 1(Miller(77)) Titans 4 (Hind(18, 37), Young(24), Sempra(29))


Matchday 7 DrawSapphires v Dervishes
Superheroes v Androids
Energy v Harpoons
Sentinels v Conquistadors
Champions v Titans
Sharks v Nuggets

The Jet Gazette
Matchday 2 results continued

STRADIA SUPER STADIUM:
Sharks 2-1 Sapphires (1-0)

The Sapphires' 2 goalies who like bumping in to each other ave oce again let in goals, though not as many due to them learning, and a not quite as good team. But their two good attackers did manage to rack up one goal against the Sharks, towards the end of the match.

End Result:
Sharks 2(Hildred(32), Davis(61)) Sapphires 1 (Marscapone(86))


HIGGS PARK, CENTRAL(Match 2):

Champions 5-1 Nuggets

A great win for the Champions at home today. They seemed to be one of the best teams, while the Nuggets were keyed to be close to last place in the ONFL. This was echoed in this match, which was going Central's way, including a hat trick for Kelleher, up until the consolation scored in injury time.

End Result:
Champions 5(Kelleher(18, 58, 61) Herpare(36, 76)) Nuggets 1(Hobson(84))


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The Jet Gazette

Matchday 2 Results Continued

Androids 1-2 Energy (1-0)

Another good win for the Energy, but the Androids scored first. These teams were quite close in terms of ability, but it seemed that the Energy came together better in the end. A tense and impressive display.

End Result:
Androids 1(Watson(21)) Energy 2(Yuen(58), Gibbs(74))


League Table Post-MD2


P W D L GF GA GD Points
1.Dervishes 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6
2.Titans 2 2 0 0 8 4 4 6
3.Energy 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
4.Champions 2 1 1 0 6 2 4 4
5.Superheroes 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4
6.Harpoons 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 3
7.Sharks 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
8.Androids 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
9.Sapphires 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 0
10.Conquistadors 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0
11.Sentinels 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0
12.Nuggets 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0

The Jet Gazette

Huge Donation to Energy
An anonymous millionare has recently gifted thousands of dollars to the ONFL team the Energy. It has often been debated whether anonymous donations to soccer teams should be allowed in the country, but for now, it is still legal. As for what the Energy are going to spend it on, they have told us that they wish to perhaps buy a player from another team or country. They are currently in talks with various other countries, including New Cimeran.

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The Jet Gazette

Break Day Team Review
Break day means a chance to review the teams' current preformance in the ONFL.

We have the:

Dervishes, top of the table, are dominated by it's 3 great Cortez brothers, who have been the main reason for its 2-game clean sheet. Their attackers are not to be discredited either.

Titans, who remain narrowly ahead of the Energy on goals scored, have some of the best attackers in Ofedestan. Their wing defence is applaing, though, and teams have used this to score more goals against them.

Energy, who have just received a large donation from an anonymous millionare, have Yuen, a brilliant striker, who scored a hat-trick in the first match. They will be looking for players from other cuntries, because they have got some money to play with.

Champions, who, along with the Superheroes, seem to be the most talented teams in the league, are ahead of the Superheroes by 3 goals, mainly because their second match was against the rather easy Nuggets.

Superheroes, who are also one of the top picks to win the league, have the great Aguantos, who has scored impressively in both matches. They remain behind the Champions because they had to face the Harpoons in their second match.

Harpoons, who are trying to prove that just because they are small doesn't mean that their foot ballers are bad. They did well in the first match, confidently beating the Sentinels 3-1. Their 2nd match as against the even better Superheroes, which puts them back a while.

Sharks, who are not as good as their fellow statesmen the Superheroes, but are good at exploiting the opponent's weaknesses, especially in the 2nd half, after having a chance to get used to them.They did this especially well in the 1st math against the Titans.

Androids from Ungba have done OK in the league so far, especially in the 1st match, where a whopping 38 attempts were made on the South Central goal. Their best striker is Watson, who has scored 3 goals so far.

Sapphires, whose 2 goalies have caused controversy nationwide, have great strikers, but only 2 of them, which was due to having to cut back to increase the defence, which is appalling. They are the best team out of those who haven't won yet.

Conquistadors, who are usually overshadowed by their great-doing statesmen the Champions. They did not too badly in the first match, but in the second they faced the Dervishes' rock-solid defence.

Sentinels, who are only the Nuggets away from bottom of the table, seem to be good at scoring consolations at the end of the match. This has brought them the two goals they do have. They might be faring better if they faced an easier team.

Nuggets, bottom of the table, have an extremely poor goal difference, and facing them is almost always good news for their opposition, because it means a chance to cheaply improve their goal difference. Their only goal came from Hobson.

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The Jet Gazette

Energy Choose Marsier
The Eastern Energy have made a decision as to which player they will buy with the thousand dollar donation. Their decision fell on to New Cimeran's goalie, Erland Marsier. Their current goalie, Johnathon Flint, will be subbed. You may remember New Cimeran from WC40. Erland has since been on a training course to improve his skills, which included being shot at for 3 hours straight (with balls, not bullets), which means he has improved immensely since the World Cup effort. This new signing will surely boost the Energy ahead of their match against the Titans.

National Team Selection Cut Short
The selection period for the national team has just been decreased due to time constraints. The selectors will visit Matchday 3, and also watch some teams practicing. the ONFL will also be put on hold during the World Cup.

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The Jet Gazette

Matchday 3 Results
And Selector's Comments
Conquistadors 2-5 Champions

The Champions have once again displayed impressively in the ONFL, beating their fellow statesmen the Conquistadors by the same margin as the Newmanistan U-21 Rockets beat our Ofedestan Microlights in our recent Di Bradini Cup match. Great work from them(The Champions, not the Rockets).

End Result:
Conquistadors 2(Taylor(57), Harrison(84)) Champions 5(Herpare(13,68), Kelleher(23,73), Polberg(36))

Selector: "The match was dominated by the Champions almost all the way through the match, with great all-round play from the whole team. The Conquistadors also had their moments, though. Many of the Champions showed promising results, as did a couple of the Conquistadors."

Selector's Picks

Champions:
Kelleher -Attack
Herpare - Offensive Midfield
Polberg - Defensive Midfield
Gidson - Defensive Midfield
Yita - Halfback
Wenham - Fullback

Conquistadors:
Taylor - Attack
Redbush - Defensive Midfield


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Titans 1-2 Energy

These two teams were always evenly matched, and we always knew that the result of this match would be close. But the addition of a new star goalie to the Eastern side tipped the scales sufficiently in their favour to pull off a win. The Titans were the only scorers in the first half, but the energy exploited their poor defence extremely well in the second half to score two goals.

End Result:
Titans 1(Hind(32)) Energy 2(Yuen(56,74))


Selector:
"The two teams here were extremely well-matched in terms of ability, with the Titans having great attackers but poor defenders, and the Energy having a great goalie and pretty good rest of team. I spotted several streaks of good talent on both sides."

Selector's Picks
Titans:
Hind - Attack
Sempra - Attack
Young - Offensive Midfield

Energy:
Yuen - Attack
Gibbs - Attack
Tidley - Defensive Midfield
Tailor - Fullback
Marsier - Goalie

Nuggets 0-2 Sentinels

The Sentinels have managed to find an easier team to play, which will be a big boost to them. It was quite a relief to finally be able to have an easier match, and not always have to work hard.

End Result:
Nuggets 0() Sentinels 2(Jamison(14), Miller(87))

Selector:
"This match was comprehensively won by the Sentinels, but both of these teams, as I can appreciate, are not doing too well, and, as such, few have been picked."

Selector's Picks
Sentinels:
Jamison - Attack
Miller - Offensive Midfield

Dervishes 1-0 Harpoons

The Dervishes have held on to their clean sheet record today with a tight 1-0 win over the Harbour Harpoons. No prizes for guessing who made that happen, yes, its those Cortez's again. These are probably the two biggest rivals in the ONFL, and competition was fierce. The Harbour team were tough, and it took until well into the second half to make a breakthrough.

End Result:
Dervishes 1 (Ball(71)) Harpoons 0()

Selector:
"Immediately dominating the Defalia side are their three great fullbacks. They are definetly on my pick list. Besides them, I spotted several other streaks of talent. the Harbour team was talented all round, but the defalian defenders held them at bay"

Selector's Picks:
Dervishes:
F.Cortez
A.Cortez - Fullbacks
G.Cortez
Oldfield - Attack
Dinde - Attack
Ball - Offensive Midfield

Harpoons:
Jacobs - Sweeper
Cadre - Fullback
Gifuno - Midfield
Davies - Midfield
P.Heatley - Attack
D.Heatley - Attack
Denido - Attack

Sapphires 1-4 Superheroes

The Superheroes have comprehensively beaten the 2 goalies of the Sapphires in a mostly one-sided match, except for the very early Sapphires goal that was then met by an equalizer just seconds later. The rest was all Stradia's.

End Result:
Sapphires 1(Marscapone(6)), Superheroes 4(Aguantos(7, 42, 67), Tosh(80))


Selector:
"This match was all Superheroes after the 6th minute, the early goal serving solely to get the South central croud excited. However, some of the Sapphires' attackers have proven themselves worthy of, perhaps, substitutes int the national team."

Selector's Picks
Sapphires:
Marscapone - Attack
Boyle - Attack

Superheroes:
Aguantos - Attack
Tosh - Attack
Redfurrow - Defensive Midfield
Johnson - Defensive Midfield
Whitley - Fullback
Mason - Fullback

Androids 1-1 Sharks

Two more big rivals in the competition have met today: the Androids and the Sharks. The Sharks are ahead marginally on goals for, but this match was anyone's game. The teams were equal in almost all respects, and a draw was all they could manage.

End Result:
Androids 1(Watson(62)) Sharks 1(Davis(57))

Selector:
"Thes two teams are very equally matched in terms of ability, and no clear winner was apparent as teams were almost equal in all respects. A few have been picked from either team."

Selector's Picks
Androids:
Watson - Attack
Ahearn - Defensive Midfield
Edid - Fullback
Detson - Fullback

Sharks:
Davis - Attack
Hildred - Attack
Jensen - Defensive Midfield
Akin - Fullback