Majatran Cup XIV - Jelbania 3252

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It's that time again! The fourteenth edition of the Majatran Cup is coming to Jelbania! As of December 3251 13 eligible teams are signatories to the treaty.

Format: There will be 3 groups of 3 teams, each team shall play each other team in their group twice. There will be 1 group of 4 teams, and each team shall play each other once in that group. The top two from each group will enter the knockout stages at the quarter-finals.

The draw:The teams are split into 3 pots, based on their performances in the last 3 cups, with the hosts and holders also being put in pot 1.

As ever, results will be processed by way of http://www.random.org.

Pot 1
Jelbania (=10th) - Hosts
Deltaria (=1st) - 3246 Champions
Cobura (=1st)
Badara (3rd)

Pot 2
UK Beiteynu & Jutridan (4th)
Zardugal (5th)
Kalopiká Diktatoría (6th)
Selucia (7th)

Pot 3
Solentia (=8th)
Istalian (=8th)
Barmenia (=10th)
Cildania (=10th)
Kafuristan (=10th)

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Group A
Jelbania
Kalopiká D.
Kafuristan

Group B
Deltaria
UK Beiteynu & Jutridan
Cildania
Istaliana

Group C
Badara
Selucia
Colentia

Group D
Cobura
Zardugal
Barmenia

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0 - Jelbania -V- Kalopiká D. - 0
0 - Kalopiká D. -V- Kafuristan - 0
1 - Kafuristan -V- Jelbania - 1
1 - Kalopiká D. -V- Jelbania - 1
2 - Kafuristan -V- Kalopiká D. - 2
2 - Jelbania -V- Kafuristan - 2

Yes folks, you read that right. 6 games, and 6 draws! With everyone guaranteed to have 0 goal difference, it will come down to goals scored - which two teams were involved in the most goal-fuelled matches?

Kafuristan -- 4 ; 0 - 4 - 0 (GD: 0, GS: 5)
Jelbania -- 4 ; 0 - 4 - 0 (GD: 0, GS: 4)
Kalopiká D. -- 4 ; 0 - 4 - 0 (GD: 0, GS: 3)

Commiserations to Kalopia, who go out by the smallest of margins!

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3 - Deltaria -V- Istaliana - 3
4 - UK Beiteynu & Jutridan -V- Cildania - 4
4 - UK Beiteynu & Jutridan -V- Deltaria - 0
2 - Cildania -V- Istaliana - 1

Beiteynu need just one point to guarantee their own qualification above champions Deltaria who have underperformed so far. Cildania have put on a convincing show but if they lose to Deltaria they too could be exiting the competition instead. For Istaliana, it is already over.

2 - Istaliana -V- UK Beiteynu & Jutridan - 2
0 - Deltaria -V- Cildania - 1

Cildania -- 7 ; 2 - 1 - 0
UK Beiteynu & Jutridan -- 5 ; 1 - 2 - 0
Istaliana -- 2 ; 0 - 2 - 1
Deltaria -- 1 ; 0 - 1 - 2

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0 - Badara -V- Selucia - 4
0 - Selucia -V- Solentia - 1
4 - Solentia -V- Badara - 4
3 - Selucia -V- Badara - 4
4 - Solentia -V- Selucia - 3
3 - Badara -V- Solentia - 3

Solentia -- 8 ; 2 - 2 - 0
Badara -- 5 ; 1 - 2 - 1
Selucia -- 3 ; 1 - 0 - 3

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0 - Cobura -V- Zardugal - 1
4 - Zardugal -V- Barmenia - 0
1 - Barmenia -V- Cobura - 3
3 - Zardugal -V- Cobura - 0
4 - Barmenia -V- Zardugal - 2
1 - Cobura -V- Barmenia - 4

Zardugal -- 9 ; 3 - 0 - 1
Barmenia -- 6 ; 2 - 0 - 2
Cobura -- 3 ; 1 - 0 - 3

Quater-Final Draw

Kafuristan -V- Barmenia

Cildania -V- Badara

UK Beiteynu & Jutridan -V-Solentia

Zardugal -V- Jelbania

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Quarter-Finals

2 - Kafuristan -V- Barmenia - 2*
*Barmenia win 3-1 on Penalties

kafuristan become the second team to go out of the competition without having lost a game in normal time.

*0 - Cildania -V- Badara - 0
*Cildania win 3-0 on Penalties

3 - UK Beiteynu & Jutridan -V- Solentia - 0

2 - Zardugal -V- Jelbania - 0

Jelbania go out without recording a single victory as hosts.

Semi-Finals

*0 - Barmenia -V- Cildania - 0
*Barmenia win 3-0 on Penalties

3 - UK Beiteynu & Jutridan -V- Zardugal - 1

UKBJ continue their impressive form of recent years, while bottom seeds Barmenia are the shock Finalists!

Third Place Play-Off

1 - Cildania -V- Zardugal 3

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Feline Homeland of Barmenia Vs. United Kingdom of Beiteynu & Jutridan

First Half
2 - Barmenia -V- UK Beiteynu & Jutridan - 0

Second Half
2 - Barmenia -V- UK Beiteynu & Jutridan - 2

Full-time

4 - Feline Homeland of Barmenia -V- UK Beiteynu & Jutridan - 2

Congratulations to Barmenia, who came from the bottom of the pile rankings-wise to take this well-earned victory! Tonight they have the right to say, "We are the best in Majatra!"