Rabastor Unity Trophy 2222
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Callistea |
| Dates | 27 July – 4 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Osarius U20 (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Aquillian |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 35 (5.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jefferson Madera (5 goals) |
| Best player | Daniele Gentile |
| Best young player | Ryan Watson |
| Best goalkeeper | Chelsea Byrne |
| Fair play award | Aquillian |
The 2222 Rabastor Unity Trophy was the forty-first edition of the Rabastor Unity Trophy, the biennial friendly international football tournament held in Callistea to promote good diplomatic relations between nations. As is typical for the tournament, matches were played in three cities within Callistea. The tournament began on 27 July 2222 (Osarian calendar) and finished on 4 August. Osarius emerged victorious, with three wins from three games.
Invited teams
The Callistean Ministry for Sport sent invites to the four other nations affected by the Urania Agreement, all of whom hold seats on the Council of Rabastor. All four associations accepted, and the line-up was finalised on 28 June.
The idea of inviting additional nations for the second time was floated, but the Callistean Ministry for Sport declined the option, believing that fans were more interested in seeing the traditional rivalries.
The full list of participating nations and their confederations is below:
| Atlantian Oceania |
Osarius
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Rushmore | Aquillian
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Esportiva |  Eristicea
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 Kryosis
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Venues
The cities of Paphos, Dendera and Cythera were selected to host tournament matches, as has been the case since the inaugural edition of the tournament.
  Paphos Cythera Dendera Rabastor Unity Trophy 2222 (Callistea) |
Great Swan Park | Silver Arrow Meadow | Golden Orchard |
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| Paphos | Dendera | Cythera | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 14,500 | Capacity: 12,500 | |
| Surface: Grass | Surface: Grass | Surface: Grass |
Note: Seating capacities as configured for these games.
Squads
Each team's squad for the 2222 Rabastor Unity Trophy consisted of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Each participating national association was required to confirm its final 23-player squad no later than 3 working days before the start of the tournament. Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until the listed kickoff time of the team in question's first Rabastor Unity Trophy game.
Osarius, who had taken to sending an under age team since the late 2190s, opted to send an under 20s team again. Under the new arrangement of the national team, the head of the developmental unit, Ayanna Barca-Carthy led the team.
Match officials
A total of 3 referees, 3 support referees, and 12 assistant referees were selected for the tournament, all of whom were Callistean.
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Draw
The draw was held on 5 July 2214 at 12:00 local time at the Royal Court of Callistea in Paphos, Callistea. There was no seeding of teams based on rank, but instead, teams were assigned an entry number. These entry numbers were used to configure the order of play in the tournament.
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| 1 | Aquillian
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| 2 | Kryosis
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| 3 | Eristicea
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| 4 | Osarius
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Matches
The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 5 July 2222, immediately after the draw.
All matches were played to ninety minutes only. In the case of multiple teams finishing with the same record, tiebreakers would be applied. If the tie could not be broken, a playoff match may be played.
27 July 2222
16:00 |
| Osarius
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5-3 | Eristicea
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Urso  14'Crespo 23', 44'Gentile 56'John 71'
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Henstridge 3', 36' Soukraites 65'
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31 July 2222
16:00 |
| Eristicea
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1-3 | Kryosis
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| Santino 2' (pen) Giuliano   73'Santino 84'
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Puente 61' (pen), 73' (pen) Estevez 85' (pen)Borea 65'Puente 79'
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4 August 2222
16:00 |
| Aquillian
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4-3 | Eristicea
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| Madera 22', 108' Lynch 45'King 88'
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Konnan 34' Santino 65', 79' (pen)
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Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Tournament ranking
Prior to the start of the tournament, it was announced that the competition would revert to the traditional, single-group, round-robin format. In addition, some other rules had been implemented.
Unlike in past editions, there were no longer any draws; all matches were to be decided on the day, using extra time and kicks from the penalty mark if necessary. This alteration meant that points awarded would be changed too. Two points were awarded to the winner of each match, with one point awarded to a team losing in a game that required extra time and/or a penalty shootout to determine a winner.
In addition to these changes, a bonus point was to be awarded to any team scoring more than three goals in a match (including extra time, but not goals scored during penalty shootouts), regardless of whether they won or lost the match in question.
| Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| Osarius |
3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | Champions |
| Aquillian |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Runners-up |
| Kryosis |
3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | +4 | 2 | Third place |
| Eristicea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | +4 | 0 | Wooden spoon |