Rabastor Unity Trophy 2230
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Invited teams
The Callistean Ministry for Sport delayed on sending invites at first, pending the results of discussions pertaining to the proposed entry of Cobrio into the Rabastorian Union. When the Council of Rabastor granted associate membership to Cobrio, CMS expanded the tournament and extended an invite to the Cobre government, due to the absence of an official football association in the nation. All five invited associations accepted, and the line-up was finalised on 8 July.
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, and that the introduction of Cobrio was enough of a change for this edition.
The full list of participating nations and their confederations is below:
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 Osarius
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Rushmore |  Aquillian
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Esportiva |  Eristicea
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 Kryosis
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 Cobrio
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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.
| Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/home4/iltornan/lua/error.log): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory | 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 2230 Rabastor Unity Trophy consisted of a minimum of eighteen players, up to a maximum of thirty players. Each nation was obligated to name at least two goalkeepers in their squad, with three goalkeepers required for any squad consisting more than twenty-two players. Each participating national association was required to confirm its final squad no later than 3 working days before the start of the tournament. Alterations to squads were not permitted after squad submission, even in case of injury.
Matchday squads were not required, though a nation was not permitted to make use of more than eighteen players on any given matchday. All players featuring in matches must be named in the squad list submitted prior to the tournament start. If a team could not name a squad of at least seven players fifteen minutes prior to kick off for a specific match, the result would be forfeit and the opposition awarded a 3-0 victory.
Osarius, who had taken to sending an under age team since the late 2190s, opted to send an under 18s team this time around. Cobrio, making their debut at the tournament, sent a full squad of thirty, of whom only four had previously declared for the nation. The remaining twenty-six were registered as Osarian, but opted to compete under the Cobre flag for varying reasons.
Match officials
A total of 4 referees, 4 support referees, and 16 assistant referees were selected for the tournament, all of whom were Callistean. They were assigned in teams of six, with each match being designated one officiating team, and another team acting as "reserve" in case of a problem.
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Draw
The draw was held on 10 July 2230 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 | Eristicea
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| 2 | Osarius
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| 3 | Kryosis
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| 4 | Aquillian
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| 5 | Cobrio
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Matches
The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 10 July 2230, immediately after the draw.
All matches were played to ninety minutes, with thirty minutes of extra time contested if scores were level. If scores remained level after extra time, a shootout under Attacker-Defender-Goalkeeper rules was conducted.
Notably, for the first time since the system was introduced, no match saw a team awarded a bonus point for scoring more than three goals in a match.
24 July 2230
16:00 |
| Eristicea
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1-2 | Osarius
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Tassis  44'
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Oshoala 72' Rivas 76'
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Great Swan Park, Paphos
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hana Melessa (Callistea) Player of the Game: Peta-Gaye Thompson OSR |
24 July 2230
19:30 |
| Kryosis
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0-1 | Aquillian
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| Washington 33'
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Silver Arrow Meadow, Dendera
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Caelia Naethifa (Callistea) Player of the Game: Guyton Arnold AQL |
26 July 2230
16:00 |
| Osarius
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2-1 (a.e.t.) | Kryosis
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| O'Connor 87' Oshoala 112'
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Atenas 45+1'
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Golden Orchard, Cythera
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Melessa Megara (Callistea) Player of the Game: Laurence James OSR |
26 July 2230
19:30 |
| Cobrio
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1-2 | Eristicea
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| Ajayi 64' (pen)
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Callis 47' Quarta 82'
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Great Swan Park, Paphos
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Khaya Midora (Callistea) Player of the Game: Jonathan Callis CLS |
28 July 2230
16:00 |
| Kryosis
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3-2 (a.e.t.) | Cobrio
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| Puente 9' (pen) Mancebo 92'Noboa 109'
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Campbell 64' Ashimolowo 101'
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Silver Arrow Meadow, Dendera
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Caelia Naethifa (Callistea) Player of the Game: Fernando Guillen KRS |
28 July 2230
19:30 |
| Aquillian
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2-1 | Osarius
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| McLean 28' Washington 76'
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Reid 48'
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Great Swan Park, Paphos
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hana Melessa (Callistea) Player of the Game: Malachi Linwood AQL |
30 July 2230
16:00 |
| Cobrio
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3-1 | Aquillian
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| Fofana 22' Elliott 49'Saraki 90+1'
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Varela 82'
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Silver Arrow Meadow, Dendera
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Khaya Midora (Callistea) Player of the Game: Nnamdi Ihenacho AQL |
30 July 2230
19:30 |
| Eristicea
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3-2 | Kryosis
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| Devine 11' Lee 38', 55'
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Molina 20' Martin Navarro 46'
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Great Swan Park, Paphos
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Melessa Megara (Callistea) Player of the Game: Clarence Lee ERS |
1 August 2230
16:00 |
| Aquillian
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1-0 | Eristicea
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| Washington 13'
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Silver Arrow Meadow, Dendera
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Caelia Naethifa (Callistea) Player of the Game: Andreas Ricard AQL |
1 August 2230
19:30 |
| Osarius
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1-1 (a.e.t.) | Cobrio
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| Thompson 31'
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Fisher 78'
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| Shootout | ||
James  Oshoala  Rivas O'Connor Layeni
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2-3 | Ajayi Elliott Fisher Taylor Fofana
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Great Swan Park, Paphos
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hana Melessa (Callistea) Player of the Game: Evander Elliott CBR |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Olabode Ajayi
- Ayo Ashimolowo
- Enrique Atenas
- Jonathan Callis
- De'ron Campbell
- Alyssa Devine
- Evander Elliott
- Antoine Fisher
- Kemar Fofana
- Ezequiel Mancebo
- Juan Martin Navarro
- Delroy McLean
- Armando Molina
- Moises Noboa
- Isaac O'Connor
- Alvaro Puente
- Adonni Quarta
- Darell Reid
- Aaron Rivas
- Amoke Saraki
- Argus Tassis
- Peta-Gaye Thompson
- Nacho Varela
Assists
- 5 assists
- 3 assists
- 2 assists
- 1 goal
Tournament ranking
Prior to the start of the tournament, it was announced that the competition would be competed in the traditional, single-group, round-robin format, with matches played under the new scoring system introduced in 2222.
This system dictates that no match could end in a draw, with all matches decided on the day, using extra time and a shootout (under ADG rules) if necessary.
In accordance with this system, rankings were tabulated using a different point system to the conventional league point system. 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, 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.
Due to the round-robin, no-draw format, there was only one tiebreaker required when teams were level on points (including any bonus points awarded): Head-to-head results.
| Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| Aquillian |
4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Champions |
| Cobrio |
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | Runners-up * |
| Osarius |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Third place |
| Eristicea |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Fourth place |
| Kryosis |
4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 | Wooden spoon |
- Cobrio finished ahead of Osarius by virtue of their head-to-head result on Matchday five
Additional matches
After the conclusion of the tournament, on August 6, 2230, Cobrio played a ceremonial friendly against an Osarius side at Great Swan Park, in Paphos. The friendly was to commemorate the official acceptance of Cobrio into the Rabastorian Union.
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References
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