When You Play Like Your Life Depends On It

We are 1/64th of the way through the World Cup. Russian Coach Stanislav Chercheshov was winless in his last 7 games coming into the tournament. His side win big with Vladimir Putin on hand, and he celebrates living to see another day.

Russia 5:0 Saudi Arabia

Yuri Gazinsky (1) 12' 1-0

Denis Cheryshev (1) 43' 2-0

Artem Dzyuba (1) 71' 3-0

Denis Cheryshev (2) 90+1' 4-0

Aleksandr Golovin (1) 90+4' 5-0 

Here is an explanation of everyone's points for the day:

	Result	Points	Score Russia	Points	Score Saudi Arabia	Points	Total
Artifex	Russia	5	2	0	1	0	5
Fortuitous	Russia	5	5	2	4	0	7
Historicus	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	2	0	0
IoannesNix	Russia	5	3	0	1	0	5
Musicus	Draw	0	0	0	0	2	2
Praeceptor	Russia	5	2	0	1	0	5
Scriptor	Russia	5	2	0	1	0	5

And here are the standings after day 1:

 

	Standings	Points	Oracle
1	Fortuitous	7	2
2	Artifex	5	0
3	IoannesNix	5	0
4	Praeceptor	5	0
5	Scriptor	5	0
6	Musicus	2	2
7	Historicus	0	0

Today's Disciplinary Official is the 2018 World Cup mascot Zabivaka the Wolf. He has awarded two yellow cards to the following players:

Musicus: A yellow card for sassing the Grand Salmon Alpaca, as well as waiting until the last minute to complete your bracket. Let's not forget that he also handed in a knockout stage containing penalty kicks without the penalty kick scores. This isn't your first time on the block, so you're getting a growl and flaring of fangs.

Praeceptor: A yellow card for waiting until the last minute to complete your bracket, resulting in some errors that need to be completed. You receive a "humph!", followed by a turn and walk away.

All the best crias,

The Grand Salmon Alpaca