This will be the final FC Dynasty Cup X post, officially ending the tournament. I wanted to give the Champ an opportunity to post before I announced the results of the 3rd Place game and officially close FC Dynasty Cup X. Congratulations again to colin and
Merchiston FC, the new
Überteam for the next couple of months
The Shield of the Cow takes the bronze medal in the 3rd Place game when they jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against Swamp City Dragons and never relinquished it. The score got up to 4-1 before the Dragons fought back. However, any hopes for the home side to grab a share of the medals ended in extra time when The Cow's Alceu Alvaro scored at the 90 +2 mark to seal a 5-3 win and give pre-tournament #1 seed at least a little bit of consolation. Since there seems to be interest in scheduling the 3rd Place games, I'm going to start adding them to the Record Book. The stats still won't count towards the L'Orteil D'or or the W/L records but 3rd Place in a tourney this tough deserves preservation.
I hope everyone enjoyed the competition. With 24 teams from 15 worlds participating, the Cup once again went smoothly and without drama - other than the drama created by the action on the pitch. You all take the tournament and scheduling to heart and you all make the tournament what it is, not me. Seriously. I just help it move along. Feel free to continue posting tournament comments here on this thread or sitemail me with comments that I can post on your behalf. Coach input about tourney improvements are also welcome. Adding sudden death games to replace the coin flip was from direct user input. So, suggest away. As usual, I'm always grateful for accolades.
I will be updating the historical records thread over the next week or so with the new data from this championship. Based on the way the calendar looks, the sign-up phase for FC Dynasty Cup XI will begin, I don't know, let's say the end of January with play to begin somewhere in February. If I am having a hard time reaching some of you by sitemail, I may send your team a challenge from my ID. When you see that challenge, that'll be a reminder that signups for the next tourney are underway. In the meantime, enjoy your individual worlds. Please pass the word to fellow FC Dynasty coaches that may not know what we do here.
So, until next time, when a new set of teams spanning the FC Dynasty universe get together to contest for the ultimate prize - the FC Dynasty Cup!
Signing out. Until next time.