Ro16 of Löwenburg (IAC 26)
a proud germanic nation on the RP Map of Valsora in The East Pacific See the roster here: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=43805500#p43805500 See the introduction here: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=43812759#p43812759 MD1: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=43817929#p43817929 MD2: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=43821921#p43821921 MD3: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=43827056#p43827056 Ro32: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=43831157#p43831157 Ro16: this post
>[[1]]<<div style="text-align: center;"><u>Round of 32</u>: "Das Wunder von Neurejn (The Wonder)" Reçueçn 0 - 0 Großlöwenburg 0 - 1 a.e.t</div>
Das Wunder von Neurejn
It has happened. It has actually happened. Unbelievable. Historic. Unique. A dream come true. Löwenburg has cleared its biggest hurdle in international football to date. The underdog has toppled the giant. Löwenburg defeats Reçueçn in extra time. What a match! What an atmosphere! What a moment! Löwenburg, a nation of football fanatics, dug deep into its fighting spirit and knocked out the mighty, the gigantic reigning tournament champion. Ice-cold, like a cold-blooded killer. But let’s start from the beginning.
In Saufheine, Trosi - PreMatch
Dulle looks around. Snow still blankets this beautiful city. The Löwenburg Christmas season is over, but a little quiet reflection never hurts. After... well, those wild days in Neurejn. What an evening, what a night. The Löwenburg fans really partied right to the very end. Dulle grins at Itzel. "I have to be honest... I was skeptical at first. I mean, the international scene was never really our thing. We’ve hardly played internationally on Valsora, but now? It’s got something special about it. It makes you a bit proud of us, too." Itzel nods. Löwenburg is incredibly decentralized, a union of diverse confederal entities united under the mantle of the monarchy. Regional identity is hugely important in Löwenburg and lies at the very heart of how people identify themselves. Naturally, this extends to the football clubs. Membership in your local, historic club is practically considered a must; that’s exactly how Dulle and Itzel became fans, even Ultras, of Legio Löwenburg.
Ultra culture in general, is switching right now. Its focused primarily on domestic competition. Regular attendance at home and away matches is a must. Unlike in most nations, democratic membership and the associated right to have a say in club affairs are paramount in Löwenburg, taking precedence over the major corporations and big money that characterize the modern football world so many despise. Löwenburg stands for tradition, tradition coupled with genuine success, and, as Valsora’s leading football nation, for influence and profit. This success is driven largely by the fans, and the Ultras above all. In the international arena, it really is just business, far removed from the classic Löwenburg style. Yet, it holds a certain allure; after all, the national sport fosters shared enjoyment and experiences on the international stage. Never before, not even since the long civil war, have the confederate entities been so closely united. And the World Cup hasn't even started yet. True to form, Löwenburg has been swept up in the fervor of international football. Starting something new ...
The Opponent and Game Löwenburg faces the competition's reigning champions, a Herculean task, yet not an impossible one. After all, Löwenburg has already pulled off several upsets on its long journey through this tournament, including victories over the two teams ranked 25th and 5th ranked team. Now, the team ranked 2nd stands in the path of the ambitious Lions. Regardless of one's stance on the national team's recent results, this is an incredibly tough challenge. We wish everyone the very best!
<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Großlöwenburg</span></b>
<span style="font-size: 90%;">(4-2-3-1)</span>
Slightly changed from the match against The Golden Harp, Arklanda and Edsmontik. Same as from Reçueçn. Ludwig von den Linden does not start first. He sits out after exhaustion from the latest matches, though is probably going to get subbed in later on.
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[9]
Johannes Anton Lab.
(Ludwig von den Linden)
[10]
Vincze v. Tibor
(Martin Balderu)
[15] [11]
Johannes Franzisk. Georg Christopher
(Jan Alcove) (Ludwig Western-Ho.)
[6] [18]
Willi Zanzokavic Stefan Ziegler
(Samuel v. Lerida-B.) (Norbert Wilhelm-Mar.)
[2] [3] [21] [17]
Moritz Heiß Victor v. Meine Harold v. W. Niklas Weise
(E. Ballester) (R. Dominik) (F. v. Singen) (L. v. Lautern)
[1]
Ingen-Liechtenstein
(Philipp von Glauben.)
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In the stadium