ZeekLTK
11 May 2006, 10:47 PM
I decided to do a campaign with the United States and randomized the groups (keeping seeding intact) on World Class difficulty and 10 minute halves.
I got drawn into Group B with Pot B team Trinidad & Tobago, and Pot C teams Panama and Canada.
After the first two matchdays everyone was tied with 2 points, as everyone had drawn the first two games (I drew 1-1 with T&T and 2-2 at Panama). In Game 3 the group opened up as I thrashed Canada 4-1 while T&T beat Panama 1-0.
In Matchday 4 I hosted Panama and T&T hosted Canada. Both games got out of hand and thanks to the ingame score updates, I stopped worrying about Panama and concentrated on "beating" the Socca Warriors, who were also dominating in their match.
Here were the scoring charts (yeah, McBride went nuts for me) and it was fun trying to keep pace with T&T. I figured this was a rare event so I'd post it:
19th - Edwards [T&T] - T&T leads 1-0
37th - John [T&T] - T&T leads 2-0
43rd - McBride [USA] - T&T leads 2-1
45th - Birchall [T&T] - T&T leads 3-1
60th - McBride [USA] - T&T leads 3-2
61st - John [T&T] - T&T leads 4-2
63rd - McBride [USA] - T&T leads 4-3
67th - McBride [USA] - TIED 4-4
73rd - Sancho [T&T] - T&T leads 5-4
82nd - McBride [USA] - TIED 5-5
85th - Edwards [T&T] - T&T leads 6-5
86th - Johnson [USA] - TIED 6-6
Yup, we both won 6-0. I dunno why, it was just fun keeping pace with them as it kept updating and showing me they were scoring on Canada. It reminded me a lot of the China-Hong Kong & Kuwait-Malaysia games where China won 7-0 and Kuwait won 6-1. The games were going on at the same time (like this) and they kept announcing the scores so China/Kuwait knew what they needed to move on. In the end Kuwait advanced by one goal scored as they were tied on points and goal difference.
Pre-Game Standings:
1. Kuwait - 12 pts +8 GD 9 GF
2. China - 12 pts +6 GD 7 GF
1st minute: China 0-0, Kuwait 0-0 (Kuwait advances)
8th minute: China 1-0, Kuwait 0-0 (China)
17th minute: China 1-0, Kuwait 1-0 (Kuwait)
19th minute: China 1-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
42nd minute: China 2-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
44th minute: China 3-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
47th minute: China 4-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
49th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
60th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 2-1 (China)
70th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 3-1 (China)
75th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 4-1 (Kuwait)
82nd minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 5-1 (Kuwait)
85th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 6-1 (Kuwait)
88th minute: China 6-0, Kuwait 6-1 (Kuwait)
92nd minute: China 7-0, Kuwait 6-1 (Kuwait)
Final Standings:
1. Kuwait - 15 pts +13 GD 15 GF
2. China - 15 pts +13 GD 14 GF
Obviously my games didn't have that much significance; both USA and T&T are probably going to qualify to the hex (we both have 8 points, Canada and Panama have 2) but, still, it was fun. Just had to share it. :D
I got drawn into Group B with Pot B team Trinidad & Tobago, and Pot C teams Panama and Canada.
After the first two matchdays everyone was tied with 2 points, as everyone had drawn the first two games (I drew 1-1 with T&T and 2-2 at Panama). In Game 3 the group opened up as I thrashed Canada 4-1 while T&T beat Panama 1-0.
In Matchday 4 I hosted Panama and T&T hosted Canada. Both games got out of hand and thanks to the ingame score updates, I stopped worrying about Panama and concentrated on "beating" the Socca Warriors, who were also dominating in their match.
Here were the scoring charts (yeah, McBride went nuts for me) and it was fun trying to keep pace with T&T. I figured this was a rare event so I'd post it:
19th - Edwards [T&T] - T&T leads 1-0
37th - John [T&T] - T&T leads 2-0
43rd - McBride [USA] - T&T leads 2-1
45th - Birchall [T&T] - T&T leads 3-1
60th - McBride [USA] - T&T leads 3-2
61st - John [T&T] - T&T leads 4-2
63rd - McBride [USA] - T&T leads 4-3
67th - McBride [USA] - TIED 4-4
73rd - Sancho [T&T] - T&T leads 5-4
82nd - McBride [USA] - TIED 5-5
85th - Edwards [T&T] - T&T leads 6-5
86th - Johnson [USA] - TIED 6-6
Yup, we both won 6-0. I dunno why, it was just fun keeping pace with them as it kept updating and showing me they were scoring on Canada. It reminded me a lot of the China-Hong Kong & Kuwait-Malaysia games where China won 7-0 and Kuwait won 6-1. The games were going on at the same time (like this) and they kept announcing the scores so China/Kuwait knew what they needed to move on. In the end Kuwait advanced by one goal scored as they were tied on points and goal difference.
Pre-Game Standings:
1. Kuwait - 12 pts +8 GD 9 GF
2. China - 12 pts +6 GD 7 GF
1st minute: China 0-0, Kuwait 0-0 (Kuwait advances)
8th minute: China 1-0, Kuwait 0-0 (China)
17th minute: China 1-0, Kuwait 1-0 (Kuwait)
19th minute: China 1-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
42nd minute: China 2-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
44th minute: China 3-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
47th minute: China 4-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
49th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 1-1 (China)
60th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 2-1 (China)
70th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 3-1 (China)
75th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 4-1 (Kuwait)
82nd minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 5-1 (Kuwait)
85th minute: China 5-0, Kuwait 6-1 (Kuwait)
88th minute: China 6-0, Kuwait 6-1 (Kuwait)
92nd minute: China 7-0, Kuwait 6-1 (Kuwait)
Final Standings:
1. Kuwait - 15 pts +13 GD 15 GF
2. China - 15 pts +13 GD 14 GF
Obviously my games didn't have that much significance; both USA and T&T are probably going to qualify to the hex (we both have 8 points, Canada and Panama have 2) but, still, it was fun. Just had to share it. :D