Liga Starblaydia Season 2

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Liga Starblaydia - Season 2

First Half

Life in Liga Starblaydia didn't start off well for Sciapos or Bisarely as they were thumped on the opening day by Hallad and Hecia as they topped the table after Day one, Raphael Delgado with an opening-day Hat-trick for the Reavers. Once again the Daii started poorly and sat in the quagmire of the lower-top-half, all the way to mid-season. Beverington Hawks managed the longest 100% record from the beginning of the season, which lasted just three matches until their Matchday 4 loss to Hallad. The Daii, however, remained unbeaten (though with 5 draws) until Matchday 10 when the Widdrington Wolves scraped a 1-0 win in Widdrington. Vecchio Victors took an early lead, which stretched to the mid-season mark. Itechton Matranga's Jhanna United were being utterly destroyed, partly thanks to a lack of goal-threat from an injured Itechton. With the top nine teams being separeated by just four points, the benefits of 'winning ugly' soon became apparent.

 Liga Starblaydia - Mid-Season, Season 2
 Pos  Team                        P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Vecchio Victors            19  10   4   5   23   14    9   34
   2  Tabeck FC                  19   8   8   3   23   17    6   32
   3  Hallad Reavers             19   8   7   4   35   24   11   31
   4  Iskara Daii                19   8   7   4   26   17    9   31
   5  Montepool Waves            19   8   7   4   24   15    9   31
   6  Basian Valley              19   9   4   6   27   20    7   31
   7  Jhanna City                19   9   4   6   29   24    5   31
   8  Hecia                      19   8   6   5   28   20    8   30
   9  Widdrington Wolves         19   7   9   3   20   18    2   30
  10  Internashionale            19   7   7   5   22   21    1   28
  11  Tuncastle Rovers           19   7   5   7   22   25   -3   26
  12  Phraen Palace              19   6   7   6   19   21   -2   25
  13  Foxchester Raiders         19   6   7   6   21   24   -3   25
  14  Beverington Hawks          19   6   5   8   20   21   -1   23
  15  Corinthian Spirits         19   6   4   9   20   21   -1   22
  16  Bisarely Town              19   5   3  11   17   31  -14   18
  17  Hersch Albion              19   4   5  10   14   23   -9   17
  18  Sciapos                    19   5   2  12   18   37  -19   17
  19  Veles                      19   3   7   9   18   25   -7   16
  20  Jhanna United              19   2   8   9   17   25   -8   14


Tiberius Cup

The twenty teams of Liga Starblaydia vie for the Tiberius Cup.

In the First Round, the bottom Eight teams in the previous season's standings play off to reduce twenty teams to sixteen. A normal sixteen-team knockout, drawn randomly at the beginning of each round, resumes from there.

1st Round
Phraen Palace 1-2 Vecchio Victors
Jhanna United 1-0 Jhanna City
Basian Valley 3-0 Hernsworth Cubs
Hersch Albion 2-1 Penningworth United

2nd Round
Vecchio Victors 3-2 Internashionale (AET - FT:2-2)
Widdrington Wolves 1-2 Montepool Waves
Tuncastle Rovers 2-3 Hallad Reavers
Hersch Albion 0-3 Hecia
Jhanna United 1-3 Tabeck FC
Veles 0-4 Iskara Daii
Corinthian Spirits 3-1 Basian Valley
Beverington Hawks 1-1 Foxchester Raiders (AET - FT1-1) Foxchester Raiders win 4-2 on penalties

Quarter-Finals
Montepool Waves 3-4 Hallad Reavers (AET - FT2-2)
Foxchester Raiders 1-2 Iskara Daii
Vecchio Victors 0-3 Hecia
Corinthian Spirits 2-4 Tabeck FC

Semi-Finals
Hecia 3-1 Iskara Daii
Hallad Reavers 0-2 Tabeck FC

Final
Tabeck FC 2-1 Hecia

So, Tabeck FC are the Tiberius Cup champions, making Hurin Menegroth the first Dwarf ever to lift a Starblaydi trophy as Captain.


Second Half

With 10 games to go, Montepool were the only team at the top to keep their defence relatively-unbreached, putting them level at the top with the free-scoring Jhanna City. Though only three points separated the top four, and a further single point encompassing the next three teams. This was a very open Championship.

 Liga Starblaydia - Matchday 28, Season 2
 Top 7
 Pos  Team                        P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Montepool Waves            28  14   9   5   33   17   16   51
   2  Jhanna City                28  15   6   7   47   32   15   51
   3  Hecia                      28  14   8   6   44   28   16   50
   4  Iskara Daii                28  13   9   6   39   25   14   48
   5  Vecchio Victors            28  14   5   9   34   24   10   47
   6  Tabeck FC                  28  12  11   5   37   29    8   47
   7  Widdrington Wolves         28  12  11   5   31   26    5   47

With Jhanna City scoring so freely, Jhanna United were at the opposite end of the table. Recently-promoted Bisarely Town's Goalscoring feats were only better than perennial time-wasters Hersch Albion.

 Liga Starblaydia - Matchday 32, Season 2
 Bottom 6
 Pos  Team                        P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
  15  Corinthian Spirits         28   8   6  14   31   36   -5   30
  16  Sciapos                    28   8   6  14   32   48  -16   30
  17  Veles                      28   5  10  13   30   40  -10   25
  18  Jhanna United              28   4  11  13   25   38  -13   23
  19  Hersch Albion              28   5   7  16   19   38  -19   22
  20  Bisarely Town              28   5   5  18   22   48  -26   20

The Final Matchday

Hecia were two points clear with a single match to go, a point better off than last Season. Would they throw it away again as they did in Season One? Hecia, Iskara Daii, Montepool Waves and even Tabeck - by way of a miracle - could take the title.

 Liga Starblaydia - Matchday 37, Season 2
 Top
 Pos  Team                        P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Hecia                      37  19  10   8   53   36   17   67
   2  Iskara Daii                37  18  11   8   52   31   21   65
   3  Montepool Waves            37  18  11   8   48   29   19   65
   4  Tabeck FC                  37  17  13   7   54   43   11   64

With one game to go at the bottom, Hersch and Bisarely were merely playing for pride as neither could get themselves out of the Relegation Zone with three points, leaving Veles and Sciapos safe.

 Liga Starblaydia - Matchday 37, Season 2
 Bottom
 Pos  Team                        P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
  17  Sciapos                    37   9   9  19   43   64  -21   36
  18  Veles                      37   7  13  17   42   54  -12   34
  --  -------------              --   -  --  --   --   --  ---   -- ---------
  19  Hersch Albion              37   7   8  22   30   55  -25   29 Relegated
  20  Bisarely Town              37   7   7  23   30   64  -34   28 Relegated


Final Standings

 Liga Starblaydia - Final Standings, Season 2
 Pos  Team                        P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   C  Iskara Daii                38  19  11   8   55   32   23   68
   2  Tabeck FC                  38  18  13   7   56   43   13   67
   3  Hecia                      38  19  10   9   53   40   13   67
   4  Montepool Waves            38  18  11   9   49   31   18   65
   5  Jhanna City                38  18   9  11   60   44   16   63
   6  Vecchio Victors            38  18   7  13   46   35   11   61
   7  Widdrington Wolves         38  15  15   8   45   44    1   60
   8  Internashionale            38  16  11  11   55   48    7   59
   9  Hallad Reavers             38  15  13  10   63   53   10   58
  10  Beverington Hawks          38  16   8  14   51   40   11   56
  11  Tuncastle Rovers           38  14  10  14   47   47    0   52
  12  Corinthian Spirits         38  13  10  15   40   43   -3   49
  13  Basian Valley              38  13   9  16   48   46    2   48
  14  Phraen Palace              38  11  14  13   42   47   -5   47
  15  Jhanna United              38  10  12  16   44   54  -10   42
  16  Foxchester Raiders         38   9  14  15   41   53  -12   41
  17  Sciapos                    38   9  10  19   43   64  -21   37
  18  Veles                      38   7  14  17   43   55  -12   35
   -  -------------------------------------------------------------
  19  Hersch Albion              38   7   8  23   30   56  -26   29 Relegated
  20  Bisarely Town              38   7   7  24   30   66  -36   28 Relegated

Season 2 Awards

Player of the Year

Hurin Menegroth - Tabeck FC

Second in the Liga and lifting the Tiberius Cup? Can't be a bad record, as yet again a Tiberius Cup-winning Captain takes the Player of the Year.

Other nominees: Itechton Matranga, Valentino Caltabiano

Young Player of the Year

Itechton Matranga - Jhanna City

So young, yet still so good, Itechton was the cat's meow at JCFC, their most promising polayer since, well, his father.

Other nominees: Trevor Bent, Rueben Laberge

Striker of the Year

Darius Belizaire - Iskara Daii

For the Second year in a row, Darius takes the Golden Boot, even though having scored 7 goals less.

Other nominees: Akira Jones, Michalis Mitrofanis

Midfielder of the Year

Itechton Matranga - Jhanna City

Second-top scorer and at the heart of everything good at City, Young Player of the Year Matranga is also midfielder of the Year.

Other nominees: Tarquin Ferguson, Rueben Laberge

Defender of the Year

Valentino Caltabiano - Tabeck FC

A supreme athlete and defender, Val's ability to play anywhere across the back four with confidence and skill makes him the ideal candidate

Other nominees: Quentin Phillips, Garth Terrenson

Goalie of the Year

Cody Joachim - Montepool Waves

A very tight decision, as Joachim conceeded less in a worse team, while 'Cat' Cavaletti won another championship. Cody eventually got the nod.

Other nominees: Nick Cavaletti, Jarod Dreka

Goal of the Season

Akira Jones - Beverington Hawks (Beverington Hawks vs Bisarely Town, Matchday 31)

The fourth goal in a 4-1 demolition, Jones' was the best of the bunch, an overhead-kick from fifteen yards after some superb passing that opened up the Town's defence like a can of sardines.

Golden Boot

Golden Boot Top 10

 Player               Goals      Team
 Darius Belizaire      19        Iskara Daii
 Itechton Matranga     18        Jhanna City
 Akira Jones           17        Beverington Hawks
 Michalis Mitrofanis   17        Hecia
 Jon Pompey	       17        Montepool Waves
 Paul Fortier          16        Corinthian Spirit
 Carmine Mbidzo        16        Iskara Daii
 Nick Matranga         16        Montepool Waves
 Trevor Bent           15        Vecchio Victors
 Rhys Owens	       15        Tuncastle Rovers
 John Schofield        15 	 Widdrington Wolves
 Royal Seaford         15        Tabeck FC

Other Players in Double-Figures

 Player               Goals      Team
 Raphael Delgado       14        Hallad Reavers
 T.I. Yen              14	 Phraen Palace
 Ilias Provatidis      13        Hecia
 Juan Silva de Souza   13	 Corinthian Spirits
 Juan Miguel Aguilera  12        Vecchio Victors
 Quentin Bentley       12        Foxchester Raiders
 Darryl Carpenter      12        Internashionale
 Nikki Inostraza       12        Jhanna United
 Florenzio Zaragoza    12	 Veles
 Marco Del Blanco      11        Tuncastle Rovers
 Emacio                11	 Hallad Reavers
 Colin Forsham         11        Veles
 Titus Grimann         11        Jhanna City
 William Manney        11        Foxchester Raiders
 Marcello Stred        11        Beverington Hawks
 David Bond            10        Montepool Waves
 Frederic La Salle     10	 Iskara Daii
 Darryl Lamphear       10        Beverington Hawks
 Kurt Recinos          10        Hersch Albion
 Isiah Sodek	       10	 Veles
 Neil Swallow	       10        Hallad Reavers

Foreigner Report

Bedistan

Another season, another Liga Starblaydia championship for Quentin Phillips as he makes the left-back position his own for the Daii. Being a World Cup Winner surely helps his confidence, which at the moment he doesn't appear to need any more of, part of the second-meanest defence in the entire Liga with 32 goals conceeded in 38 games.

Druida

Trevor Bent bagged 16 goals last year, and kept up his pace with 15 this season, moving from 10th last season to joint-9th in the Golden Boot race, scoring the same number of goals as Rhys Owens, who was the stand-out player for the Tuncastle Rovers, dragging them up to a neutral goal-difference for the season. Glynn Davies in the Rovers' midfield was also impressive in fits and starts, though never really communicated enough with his back-four to be a real gem. Craig Gawain's Jhanna United, unfortunately, were awful.

Insane Inflation

'Whatever happened to them?' I hear you cry. Still. Well, the mid-table Phraen Palace quartet of Hans Eichel, Lyndon Johnson, Kwanza Nouveau and T.I. Yen are still being flogged for all they are worth, approximately the price of a cheeseburger at most Starblaydi fast food resturaunts, though that's enough Totally Inflated Yen to fill a large Stadium.

Liverpool England

With most of Liga Starblaydia's teams shopping from the Englander Under-21 side catalogue, the contribution from the Englanders was fair-to-middling at best. Carlos Parr and Bobby Muniz had a nice, if ineffective, partnership at Foxchester. Fred Pounds' Hecia missed out on the Championship by a single point. Again. Glenn Schultz was part of the Third-meanest defence at the Vics, conceeding just 35 goals. Jacob Becker at Tuncastle managed a modest mid-table finish.

Sarzonia

Lemmy Crozen's old legs are still going for the mid-table Spirits, while Emacio keeps dragging his team from the back foot to attacking positions. Perhaps not as fast as before, but still highly effective in the 3rd-Placed team. With neither player looking like they'll play for Sarzonia again, both are considering retirement.

Turori

Nikki Inostraza 'blasted' his way to a disappointing 12 goal tally as Jhanna United 'held off' relegation by four places (though they were safe by a good 13 points). Hong Knapko and Jarod Dreka helped take the Vics to 6th-place, a far cry from the 17th spot of last season, an excellent improvement by all concerned.

Vilita

Carmine Mbizdo's 16-goal tally was also disappointing, baring in mind his 22 goals on the way to Goal of the Season in Season 1, but strikers everywhere were suffering from a Karelan mindset from the Managers of Liga Starblaydia. Along with Antonis Ratuva and Rueben Laberge, the three Daii Vilitans picked up their second Championship as the Daii took Season 2 on the last day, again. Tyrone Amaan's midfield partnership with Fernando Branco for Basian Valley gave them a mid-table finish, while Clayton Smeuk propped up the left side of the Hallad Reaver's defence with good effort but less skill. Brandon Bonilla had a tough time of it with Jhanna City, again, as they avoided relegation with a little more to spare than last season.



Preceded by:
Liga Starblaydia Season 1
Liga Starblaydia
Season 2
Followed by:
Liga Starblaydia Season 3