Match Day 1
Game 7 - BRUUMA VS. MYRIA (Group D)
City: Tamona | Stadium: Kaccon Paroesse | Kick Off: 10 Sep 2022, 13:30 h
Myria has been noted as a country to look out for. Economical investments in the Frastinian region and being part of the Sunrise Triad played a huge role at that. Now a victory against the #1 ranking team in the IUFA/SPIT ranking can be added to the list of noteworthy events, but let’s start from the beginning.
The starting position has been clear from the start. Myria and Bruuma both have mostly stomped their competition in their respective qualification groups and were going in hungry for a title in the world cup. The game has started slowly as most others on this match day did. The Myrian No. 7 with a header in the 18th minute has been the most exciting scene as the Bruuman goalie had to reach out for the ball, but clearing it from the path to the goal was not a problem.
Then the 27th minute. The Bruuman No. 8 is confusing his opponent with tricky dribbling and eventually makes it to the goal without anyone between him, the ball and the net. He wants to shoot, when he is tackled from behind through a Myrian defender, Going down in the box with a clear chance to score a goal, the Myrian defender is sent off the field and Bruuma was granted a penalty. The nervousness, but especially the Myrian supporters, towards which the striker had to take his shot, were too much though. The game continued to stay a 0-0 until half time, the Myrians being able to maintain a good presence all over the field even with one man less.
After the break, which has seen a short performance of Snovian DJ Paulor, the Myrians were substituting two offensive players with two defensive ones, which made it even harder for the Bruumans to breeze through to the face of the Myrian goalkeeper. The only difficult situation was a free kick in the 67th minute, which was catched by the wall of four defenders trying to protect the goal.
79th minute: The young right-wing defender from Myria, who came onto the pitch after half-time dares to just run for his life with the ball. He dribbles the tired Bruumans out, pulls into the center, sees the No. 8 in front of him, passes and the No. 8 scores with a nice chip the Bruuman goalie could’ve never held.
Some time play for the Myrians and a punctual final whistle by Frost referee Takashi eventually led to Myria’s win in the first game of the 2022 MFWC. Hopes are high, that against the, on paper, weaker teams, Myria can continue to impress. Meanwhile Bruuma has to sort out, how to continue in this tournament, if a weakened opponent was able to stall them so heavily and take home 3 points. The set goal was to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 2018 again after all.
Final result: Bruuma 0 - 1 Myria
Other results:
| Group | Home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Placeholder 6 | 0 - 1 | Anserisa |
| Group B | Omega | 1 - 1 | Rebeltopia |
| Group B | Goombay | 0 - 1 | Evinea |
| Group C | Sedunn | 2 - 2 | Tanis |
| Group C | NAGB | 0 - 0 | Sallodesia |
| Group D | Ubesii | 1 - 0 | Lile Ulie Islands |