Rabastor Unity Trophy 2220

The 2220 Rabastor Unity Trophy was the fortieth 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 22 July 2220 (Osarian calendar) and finished on 6 August. This edition marked the first time a non-Rabastorian nation was victorious, as Emporer Pudu prevailed over Eristicea on penalties in the final match.

The 2220 tournament saw the Rabastor Unity Trophy expanded to six teams from the usual four, in order to extend the spirit of the competition to other nations. With the expanded tournament, the format was changed from a single round robin to a double elimination bracket.

Invited teams

As finalists in the most recent Baptism of Fire, both Emporer Pudu and Panem were considered good candidates to participate. As such, the Callistean Ministry for Sport sent invites to the respective associations. Despite not receiving the invites until the start of July, both associations accepted within 24 hours, and the line-up was finalised on 2 July.

The full list of participating nations was as follows:

Atlantian Oceania (2)

• Osarius
• Kryosis

Rushmore (1)

• Aquillian

Esportiva (1)

• Eristicea

2180 (1)

• The State of Panem

The Dark Lands (1)

• Emporer Pudu

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. Callistea is yet to host a tournament other than the Rabastor Unity Trophy, though with only three stadiums on the island capable of holding more than ten thousand supporters, the Callistean Ministry for Sport was said to be reluctant to set their sights on a more ambitious project.

	Great Swan Park	Silver Arrow Meadow	Golden Orchard
	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

See: Rabastor Unity Trophy 2220 squads

Each team's squad for the 2220 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 game.

Osarius, once again participating in the competition as world champions, opted to send an under 20s team again. Senior national team manager Jermain Lewis did not take charge of the team either, instead this responsibility was delegated once again to Ayanna Barca-Carthy.

Match officials

A total of 5 referees, 2 support referees, and 17 assistant referees were selected for the tournament, all of whom were Callistean.

Referee
Galela Sabellia
Melessa Megara
Flavina Aurelia
Mayowa Saba
Zenobia Perialla
Floria Saba

Referee
Khaya Midora
Karama Eudokia
Artemisia Celesa
Dalia Melessa
Eboria Tuccia
Dessa Heliodora

Referee
Caelia Nathifa
Albatia Teniola
Felicita Nazara
Teniola Galela
Anatolia Tremellia
Hana Melessa

Referee
Katina Protogonia
Flavina Virginia
Eniola Toma
Safiya Naja
Hana Kaikara
Luyanda Cunoba

Draw

The draw was held on 15 July 2220 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 initial bracket, and thus decided which two teams were given a bye to the second round.

##	Team
1	Eristicea
2	Emporer Pudu
3	Osarius
4	Aquillian
5	Panem
6	Kryosis

Bracket

	Round One					Round Two					Semi Finals					Final
							Eristicea	2
		Osarius	0				Kryosis	1
		Kryosis	2									Emporer Pudu	3
												Eristicea	0
							Emporer Pudu	2
		Aquillian	3				The State of Panem	0
		The State of Panem	4														Emporer Pudu	2	5
																	Eristicea	2	4
		Osarius	1
		The State of Panem	2									Eristicea	4
							The State of Panem	4				The State of Panem	3
							Aquillian	3
		Kryosis	0
		Aquillian	1

Matches

The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 3 July 2220, once the Callistean Ministry for Sport had confirmed all participating nations. However, some match locations were later altered. Using the Oracle Predictive Performance Algorithm, likely results were simulated, and stadiums were assigned according to expected demand for tickets.

The first round, saw entry numbers three to six compete. The losers would go on to play for survival in elimination round one, while the winners moved on to round two. A similar process would repeat, with teams being eliminated upon suffering their second loss in the tournament.

All matches were played to ninety minutes, with extra time and penalty shootouts implemented where necessary to decide a winner.

NOTE: Goals and bookings waiting to be added (not subs, though; would clutter the page)

Round One

Osarius v Kryosis

22 July 2220 16:00

Osarius	0-2	Kryosis
Hart  18' Russell  13', 24'		Puente  13' Herrera  pen' (19)

Great Swan Park, Paphos Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Melessa Megara (Callistea)

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Aquillian v The State of Panem

22 July 2220 18:30

Aquillian	3-4 (a.e.t.)	The State of Panem
Madera  26',  53' Lynch  72' Morrison  68' Skerritt  83'

Silver Arrow Meadow, Dendera Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Caelia Nathifa (Callistea)

Round Two

Eristicea v Kryosis

24 July 2220 16:00

Eristicea	2-1	Kryosis
Molinaro  43' Santino  79' Soukraites  83'		Estevez  84'

Great Swan Park, Cythera Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Teniola Galela (Callistea)

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Emporer Pudu v The State of Panem

24 July 2220 18:30

Emporer Pudu	2-0	The State of Panem

Silver Arrow Meadow, Dendera Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Luyanda Cunoba (Callistea)

Elimination Round One

The State of Panem v Osarius

26 July 2220 16:00

The State of Panem	2-1	Osarius
		Drummond  63' Escobar  58' Bailey  77'

Golden Orchard, Cythera Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Hana Kaikara (Callistea)

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Kryosis v Aquillian

26 July 2220 18:30

Kryosis	0-1	Aquillian
Guerrero  51', 84'		King  31'

Silver Arrow Meadow, Dendera Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Teniola Galela (Callistea)

Elimination Round Two

The State of Panem v Aquillian

29 July 2220 18:30

The State of Panem	4-3 (a.e.t.)	Aquillian
		Madera  26',  111' King  62'

Golden Orchard, Cythera Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Hana Kaikara (Callistea)

Semi Final

Emporer Pudu v Eristicea

1 August 2220 18:30

Emporer Pudu	3-0	Eristicea
		Danvers  64' Konnan  47', 83'

Great Swan Park, Paphos Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Luyanda Cunoba (Callistea)

Final Eliminator

Eristicea v The State of Panem

3 August 2220 18:30

Eristicea	4-3	The State of Panem
Molinaro  4',  41' Soukraites  59' Henstridge  75' Petrelli  83'

Golden Orchard, Cythera Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Melessa Megara (Callistea)

Final

Emporer Pudu v Eristicea

6 August 2220 16:00

Emporer Pudu	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Eristicea
		Henstridge  68',  88'
	Penalties
Taker Taker Taker Taker Taker	5–4	Soukraites Molinaro Konnan Santino Henstridge

Great Swan Park, Paphos Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Caelia Nathifa (Callistea)

Goalscorers

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Tournament ranking

In statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws. For the purposes of this tournament, penalty shoot-out victories are counted as wins, and a defeat on penalties is counted as a draw.