Baptism of Frost

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The Baptism of Frost was the name given to the 22nd Baptism of Fire tournament held in Errinundera. It preceded World Cup 35. Despite peerless results in the group rounds Western Afghanistan fell away in the knockout matches, allowing Kuosio to come through to win the tournament. Outstanding player of the tournament was Georgo Farrugia, the goal-keeper from Kuosio. The most popular player among Errinundrians was his counterpart from Veitau, the tree Kau - not surprising for a nation that honours its sacred trees.

Host

Errinundera.png Errinundera

All matches were played in the Plateau province at the end of autumn. The tournament was notable for its wet and cold weather. What else would you expect from a cool temperate rainforest?

Competing Nations

Group Southwest

Jeru_FC.png Jeru FC

Kuosio.png Kuosio

Abu_Omar.png Abu Omar

Western_Afghanistan.png Western Afghanistan

Unknown_Suburbia.png Unknown Suburbia

Willink.png Willink

Kristovenia.png Kristovenia

The_Non-RPing_n00b.png The Non-RPing n00b

Group Northeast

Daughrty.png Daughrty

Jariss.png Jariss

  • Buldah Recreation Reserve, Buldah

Patusan.png Patusan

Rossglass.png Rossglass

Cravan.png Cravan

Jaredcohenia.png Jaredcohenia

Clesmire.png Clesmire

Veitau.png Veitau

Format

Each group plays a round robin of seven games. The best four teams from each group proceed to a knockout series.

Frosty Hollow

The final and one quarterfinal was to be played at Frosty Hollow, notorious for its inclement weather. To acclimatise the visiting teams, each played one game during the round robin series at this stadium near Rooty Break.

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The Draw

Group Southwest

Matchday 1

  • Western Afghanistan 3 v Willink 1 (National Downfall Stadium)
  • Unknown Suburbia 0 v Abu Omar 1 (Ootopia Forest)
  • Kuosio 3 v Kristovenia 1 (Frosty Hollow)
  • Jeru FC 0 v The Non-RPing n00b 1 (Kanooka Creek Reserve)

Matchday 2

  • Kuosio 4 v Western Afghanistan 6 (Kanooka Creek Reserve)
  • Abu Omar 2 v Willink 1 (National Downfall Stadium)
  • Unknown Suburbia 0 v The Non-RPing n00b 0 (Ootopia Forest)
  • Kristovenia 1 v Jeru FC 0 (Terminal Park)

Matchday 3

  • Western Afghanistan 6 v Jeru FC 2 (National Downfall Stadium)
  • Kuosio 3 v Abu Omar 0 (Kanooka Creek Reserve)
  • Willink 3 v Unknown Suburbia 0 (Frosty Hollow)
  • The Non-RPing n00b 1 v Kristovenia 1 (Terminal Park)

Matchday 4

  • Abu Omar 1 v Western Afghanistan 2 (National Downfall Stadium)
  • Kristovenia 1 v Unknown Suburbia 4 (Terminal Park)
  • Willink 3 v Jeru FC 2 (Ootopia Forest)
  • Kuosio 3 v The Non-RPing n00b 0 (Kanooka Creek)

Matchday 5

  • Western Afghanistan 5 v Kristovenia 1 (National Downfall Stadium)
  • Jeru FC 2 v Abu Omar 0 (Frosty Hollow)
  • Unknown Suburbia 3 v Kuosio 1 (Ootopia Forest)
  • The Non-RPing n00b 1 v Willink 1 (Terminal Park)

Matchday 6

Rest

Matchday 7

  • Unknown Suburbia 2 v Western Afghanistan 2 (Ootopia Forest)
  • Abu Omar 2 v The Non-RPing n00b 0 (National Downfall Stadium)
  • Kristovenia 2 v Willink 0 (Terminal Park)
  • Jeru FC 0 v Kuosio 4 (Kanooka Creek Reserve)

Matchday 8

  • Western Afghanistan 1 v The Non-RPing n00b 0 (Frosty Hollow)
  • Kristovenia 1 v Abu Omar 2 (Terminal Park)
  • Jeru FC 1 v Unknown Suburbia 2 (Kanooka Creek Reserve)
  • Willink 3 v Kuosio 1 (Ootopia Forest)

Final Group Table

Nation P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Western Afghanistan 7 6 1 0 25 11 +14 19
Kuosio 7 4 0 3 19 13 +6 12
Abu Omar 7 4 0 3 8 9 -1 12
Unknown Suburbia 7 3 2 2 11 9 +2 11
Willink 7 3 1 3 12 11 +1 10
Kristovenia 7 2 1 4 8 15 -7 7
The Non-RPing n00b 7 1 3 3 3 8 -5 6
Jeru FC 7 1 0 6 7 17 -10 3

Group Northeast

Matchday 1

  • Rossglass 3 v Jaredcohenia 2 (Buldah Recreation Reserve)
  • Cravan 0 v Veitau 3 (Podocarp Park)
  • Clesmire 1 v Jariss 3 (Quartpot Camp)
  • Daughrty 0 v Patusan 3 (The Basin)

Matchday 2

  • Jaredcohenia 0 v Patusan 0 (Podocarp Park)
  • Rossglass 5 v Cravan 7 (Buldah Recreation Reserve)
  • Veitau 0 v Clesmire 2 (Frosty Hollow)
  • Jariss 3 v Daughrty 1 (The Basin)

Matchday 3

  • Cravan 0 v Jaredcohenia 2 (Podocarp Park)
  • Daughrty 0 v Clesmire 0 (The Basin)
  • Veitau 4 v Patusan 3 (Quartpot Camp)
  • Rossglass 2 v Jariss 1 (Buldah Recreation Reserve)

Matchday 4

  • Jaredcohenia 4 v Daughrty 0 (Podocarp Park)
  • Patusan 0 v Cravan 4 (Frosty Hollow)
  • Clesmire 0 v Rossglass 3 (Quartpot Camp)
  • Jariss 3 v Veitau 1 (The Basin)

Matchday 5

Rest

Matchday 6

  • Jaredcohenia 4 v Veitau 5 (Podocarp Park)
  • Clesmire 0 v Cravan 0 (Quartpot Camp)
  • Rossglass 2 v Daughrty 3 (Frosty Hollow)
  • Patusan 0 v Jariss 1 (Buldah Recreation Reserve)

Matchday 7

  • Jaredcohenia 4 v Jariss 1 (Frosty Hollow)
  • Daughrty 2 v Cravan 0 (The Basin)
  • Patusan 3 v Clesmire 1 (Buldah Recreation Reserve)
  • Veitau 1 v Rossglass 1 (Quartpot Camp)

Matchday 8

  • Clesmire 2 v Jaredcohenia 2 (Quartpot Camp)
  • Cravan 2 v Jariss 2 (Podocarp Park)
  • Daughrty 2 v Veitau 4 (The Basin)
  • Patusan 2 v Rossglass 2 (Buldah Recreation Reserve)

Final Group Table

Nation P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Veitau 7 4 1 2 18 15 +3 13
Jariss 7 4 1 2 13 11 +2 13
Jaredcohenia 7 3 2 2 18 11 +7 11
Rossglass 7 3 2 2 18 15 +3 11
Cravan 7 2 2 3 13 14 -1 8
Patusan 7 2 2 3 11 12 -1 8
Daughrty 7 2 1 4 8 16 -8 7
Clesmire 7 1 3 3 6 11 -5 6

Knockout Series

Quarterfinals

Matchday 9

  • A: 1st Group SW v 4th Group NE (National Downfall Stadium)
    • Western Afghanistan 4 v Rossglass 2
  • B: 1st Group NE v 4th Group SW (Frosty Hollow)
    • Veitau 0 v Unknown Suburbia 3
  • C: 2nd Group SW v 3rd Group NE (Ootopia Forest)
    • Kuosio 0 v Jaredcohenia 0, 0-0 after extra time, Kuosio won on penalties 5-4 (11111-11110)
  • D: 2nd Group NE v 3rd Group SW (Buldah Recreation Reserve)
    • Jariss 2 v Abu Omar 1

Semi-finals

Matchday 10

  • 1st: Winner Quarterfinal A v Winner Quarterfinal D (Ootopia Forest)
    • Western Afghanistan 0 v Jariss 3
  • 2nd: Winner Quarterfinal B v Winner Quarterfinal C (National Downfall Stadium)
    • Kuosio 4 v Unknown Suburbia 3

3rd Place Play-off

Matchday 11

  • Semi-final losers (Quartpot Camp)
    • Western Afghanistan 1 Unknown Suburbia 4

Final

Matchday 12

  • Semi-final winners (Frosty Hollow)

Jariss 0 v Kuosio 2

Individual Honours

A panel of captains chose its Player of the Tournament as well as its All-Star Squad

The panel

  • keok, Errinundera captain WC 30
  • rosaniel, Errinundera captain WCs 32, 33 & 34
  • matthieug, appointed Errinundera captain for WC 35

Player of the Tournament

Georgo Farrugia - Kuosio

  • 5 shutouts for the series including against Jariss in the final. His effort in the amazing quarterfinal against Jaredcohenia was deemed to be the most spectacular single performance of the entire tournament. The final penalty save was possibly the most significant moment of the series.

All-Star Squad

Goalkeepers

  • Georgo Farrugia - Kuosio
  • Aaron Macduff - Jaredcohenia

Defenders

  • Mohamed Al Mibari - Abu Omar
  • Alain Fecteau - Unknown Suburbia
  • Goru Lyani - Jariss
  • Kyriakos Stylianos - Willink
  • Mohamad Safari Wahit - Patusan

Midfielders

  • Amir Ena - Western Afghanistan
  • Vilhelmo Schneider - Kuosio
  • Evan Davidson - Jaredcohenia
  • Serge Vadeboncoeur - Unknown Suburbia
  • Leni Banama - Jariss

Forwards

  • Assef Rushufi - Western Afghanistan
  • Tony Smeltson - Cravan
  • Ludoviko Kowalski - Kuosio
  • Brian Ó Drisceoil - Rossglass
  • Maniki the Elephant - Veitau

Coach

  • Maru Hiniru - Jariss

People's Choice Awards

Most Popular Player - Determined by post-match surveys of fans as they were leaving the stadiums.

  • Kau - Veitau

His dignified, stoic style of play caught everyone's attention, but it was the poetry and philosophical musings that won their hearts.

Most Popular Reports - Determined by the number of internet hits from within Errinundera.

  • Abdullah Dukhirahiq

Council of Ten Chairman and Prime Minister of the Most Serene Republic of Western Afghanistan.

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