The moment you've all waited for is here. The ManagerLeague Chamipons League begins!

 

In just 1 hour it will begin. These are the matches of the first round (updates will be wriiten in gold):

Group A:
Los Cruzados - Halifax City 2:1
Phoenix Baia Mare - Parma AC 1:1
Black and White Dreamer - Comtek 4:1
Las Leonas - The Red Warriros 2:0

The Game: BWD vs Comtek, Stadio delle Alpi
In an early clash the Polish Champions are tested by the Baltic Champions and a chance to show their determination to adavnce to the KO.
Excellent game for the Poles, outclassing the Baltic. Hamish MacKie, George Goh, Evaldas Rimas and Jerry Young scored for BWD, The mouse temporarily equalised for Comtek who played the last 17 minutes without Fernando Camilo who was dismissed with a second yellow card. George Goh awarded MoM.

"I was unsure about the first match because my rival was strong and no one knows what Spinner does with the simulator, but everything was ok. I won and I'm looking for my next opponent" (Mateusz Jankowski, BWD's manager)

"I knew that I will be beaten in this match, so my goal was to not lose by a big difference. BWD's players' main skills are much better than mine so the second half of the game shows it very well. The red card gave them more opportunities to press on my team. The goal was not achieved but it was only the first game" (Becksergejs, Comtek's manager)

Other matches: Parma succeeded in pulling a little upset, holding Baia Mare to a draw in Romania. Cruzados worked hard to beat the Canadian Runner-Ups (Well Played BullRIder!).

 

Group B:
The Evil Looking Clowns - P1cass0 0:0
Levski Bulgaria - Beachlife 0:3
Royal FC - FC Brescia 0:5
All Spurs - Craiova-Maxima 2:6

The Game: Levski vs Beachlife, Georgi Asparuhov Stadion
A direct battle for a top spot, both teams want to win it and the result will probably set the tune for the next matches.
Levski has still a lot to learn after the home defeat to Beachlife. Amora the Enchantress scored the lead in the first half and when it looked like Levski could come back Hiram Boateng was injured and as the manager used all its subs, Levski remained with 10 player. Afterwards Amora completed a brace and Rachel Riley added one to make it 3-0. Amanda Peet awarded MoM (or WoM). Beachlife

"Nothing went according to plan. Maybe I had a little chance for a draw, but it was before my midfielder got injured" (Zlostar1111, Levski's manager)

Other matches: Royal decided to put a 2nd team with an avg Q aound 90-91 against Brescia and were defeated 0-5. Craiova had no mercy and defeated All Spurs 2-6 away.

 

Group C:
rene1293 - Kavalacio FC 1:3
The Busby Babes - Dinamo Zaragoza 2:0
Aslansaray - KA Barcelona 0:6
Northcountry Timberwolves - PS-NanGo 2:0

The Game: Busby vs Zaragoza, The Theatre of Dreams 
Though it's not as much as a clash as in the first two groups, Zaragoza's strength is tested by visiting The Theatre of Dreams. The Swedish have never made it to the KO and this is an important match for them to prove what they worth.
For 26 minutes both teams were equally matched but than Ionut Lupescu from Zaragoza was sent off with a controversial red card. Busby, now with both home and number advatages, had just to win it and Anas Hamoud took care of it with a brace. Johnny Berry won MoM. Important 3 points for the Swedes.

Other matches: Kavalacio and Barcelona won easily as expected. Timberwolves put a good perfomance in their 2-0 win (GO FLIRTYBEE).

 

Group D:
FC Boom - Krazy Kickers 0:4
A Portuguesa de Desportos - FC GPRO 0:7
FC Future Ghosts - Royal Arsenal FC 0:1
Hotspurs FC - Ghostriders 1:2

The Game: Hotspurs vs Ghostriders, White Hart Lane
T-he match of the group. The two teams with the highest avg Q in the group battle for first points.
Hotspurs didn't test Ghostriders much and they were lucky not to lose by a bigger score. Mr Krokkert scored the lead for the Norwegians from a great free-kick, but Leandro Silva equalised for the English out of nowhere. Skammelsrud scored immediately and silenced the 70,000 fans. He also won the MoM. 

"He edged most of the game. I thought I could sneak a win but probably got my tactics wrong by going so defensive in the first half" (Spudgreg, Hotspurs' manager)

"Tough match between two high Q teams. I think I took him on tactics with playing continental 4-4-2 defence against his 4-3-3. I took control in midfield and the wings helped the defence against his 3 attackers. High performance to my middys with some good flair and shooting ability" (Mr Krokkert, Ghostriders' manager)

Other matches: Royal Arsenal surprised Future Ghosts with a 0:1 win away. GPRO scored 7 to Desportos' net.

 

Group E:
More Beer FC - Lyngby BK 8:0
Zi Huha - Giarra Djinns 0:2
Club Sportivo Sergipe - Gr8 Angelz 0:3
Amethyst - Grobari 1970 2:0

The Game: Zi Huha - Giarra Djinns, Stadium Nobeëa
This match could be proved to be a battle for second place so preperations for this match are high on both teams.
Giarra proved to be too strong for Zi Huha. Right from the start the English had more share of the ball and after 20 minutes they had one more man too. Zi 1 of Zi Huha was the last defender as he fouled Jori Suomalainen and he was showed a direct red card. In 10 players the Vietnamese are no match against Giarra and Obito Uchiha and Rikudõ Sennin scored to prove that. Tobirama Senju of Giarra won MoM.

"Both of us tried to lure each other into thinking that we would go 3-5-2 continental from our previous League games. So we both set up counter measures for that formation. And in the end we fielded similar tactics. The match was even until he got a red card, so some luck went in my favour there. He still was very much in the match despite having 10 men on the field until that second goan in the 75 minute. Looks like the group stage will go right down to the last game" (Advent, Giarra Djunns' manager)

Other matches: Amethyst looked determined when they edged Grobari 2:0, More Beer scored 8 goals against Lyngby.

 

Group F:
Connemara United - Black Pearl 2:0
Imparaveis FC - ITB FC 0:5
Avengers FC - Kamu FC 0:4
Sauda - Antartis 11:0

The Games: Sauda vs Antartis, Nye Sauda Stadion
A match with a lot to decide according to recent news (see earlier article). Will the favourite survive or will the underdog prevail?
Antartis played with a their 2nd team and Sauda cruised to an easy victory. I'm not reporting sort of matches..

Other matches: Black Pearl are still strong even in their 2nd team and Connemara worked hard to win this game. If Balck Pearl and Antartis are not playing for the top spots it makes Kamu a dark horse. The Germans started well with a 0-4 win away in Turkey.
I was informed that Antartis is rebuilding his team too so it makes Connemara and Sauda the main contenders to advance to the KO.

 

Group G:
Dilligaf United - Klaebs Kings 0:2
Seventh Heaven - DansendHert 1:3
Atletico Trini - FratiFancescani 1:1
Dune FC - CzarneKoszule 1:3

The Game: Dune vs Koszule, Victors Arena
The Hungarians are being challenged by the mighty Poles in an another important clash in the first round.
Dissapointing result for the Hungarians who were slightly better but a bad perfomance of keeper Vladimir Yawseenka enabled Koszule to cruise with whole 3 points. James Parker scored the lead for Dune, but Jeffrey Bruma, Iker Blanco and Redman turned the result. Blanco awarded MoM.

Other matches: DansendHert and Klaebs didn't dissapoint and won their respective matches by 2 goals each.

 

Group H:
Triple OGs - Tropancho 3:0
Viitorul Dragasani - Northern Lights 1:2
Not Exactly A Bot - Steaua1971 Dragasani 1:0
Melres DC - FC Ruwenda 3:0

The Game: NEAB vs Steaua1971,Kederlia Pavyon
Steaua are favourites but the Turkes are willing to surprise.
The Turkes showed why there are not exactly a bot with a surprsing win over Seaua1971. The teams were equally matched and only the keeper's form parted them. NEAB keeper Rogerio Ceni was in an excellent form and stopped every shot on target while Steaua1971 keeper Adri Nursidik conceded one even though he was good too. Isa Fikret scored the winning goal and awarded MoM.

"It was a balanced game and I was the lucky one. My opponent could have won too" (NotBot, NEAB's manager)

 

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