I still have a bit of formatting to do but the Quarterfinals are now underway. Because of the marathon First Round, I'm not going to set a time frame for games to be scheduled until the end of the week. I want to make sure everyone knows the quarters have begun before the clock starts ticking.

The Bums Bracket has its last scheduled game of their quarters tomorrow as #1 Not Very United and #8 Metropolitan Eagles play their return game with United holding a 1-0 advantage.

#1 Not Very United earned its way into the Bums Semifinals after they jumped out to a 3-1 aggregate against #8 Metropolitan Eagles and then held on in the closing minutes. Pasqual Enríquez had stretched the lead to two goals when his wicked strike in the 33rd minute sailed past Screaming Eagles goalie Dickie Grosskopf as United was in cruise control, dominating play and generally pushing the Swedish team around. All that changed in the 83rd minute when veteran Mexican defender Pancho Camaces tripped his mark, the referee deciding it was to prevent a scoring opportunity which meant a straight red card. The Metro Eagles scored off the ensuing free kick with a Greguska Kokes header but ran out of time to generate another quality scoring chance. The game ended up a 2-2 draw, giving United the series by a score of 3-2

I'll set up the semis by noon.

The Bums Semis are now set and scheduling can start at any time.

Thanks again! Challenge sent to Hardknoxs F. C.

Six of the main draw Quarterfinal games have been scheduled, with the opening match being tomorrow as #8 FC Stolpen Steamroller hosts #16 Club Deportivo Baile Brian. I'll set the time frame for this round to be through next week, so August 1st. If either #12 Bad News or #4 FC Gimli Vikings feels they need more time (the two games that have yet to be scheduled), let me know.

Also, half of the Bums semis are on the docket, starting on the 27th.

The opening Quarterfinals match has gone final with the #16 seed continuing to post positive results. Club Deportivo Baile Brian hit the road and traveled to Lower Saxony to take on #8 FC Stolpen Steamroller and got the job done as they won the opener 4-2. Garrin Schilling got the game off on the right foot for the Germans when his 11th tally of the tournament moved him into a tie for the Golden Toe lead. Steamroller generated plenty of chances. Their problem was finding the target, as 11 of their 17 shot missed the mark.

Baile Brian, on the other hand, placed 10 of their 11 on net, shoring the value of quality versus quantity. Rayquan Salazar scored his first goals of the tournament and club Captain Raymond Petke also added a pair for the Irish side in the victory. The series moves back to Ireland tomorrow for the return game where Stolpen needs to make the Baile Brian goalie work harder in order to survive.

The lone game on the 27th is the return match as well as the start of the Bums Semis.