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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Day 17 Wrap Up

 44/51 through the Euros and we saw the final two teams drop out from the Round of 16. Eight teams remain hoping to win 3 matches and be crowned Champions of Europe. The opening match saw England host Germany. It was a cagey match that was deadlocked 0-0 until England's most dangerous player in this tournament Raheem Sterling scored in the 75th minute. Nine minutes later Harry Kane would strike to double their lead and give them a much needed win. The second match saw Sweden and Ukraine battle it out in Glasgow, Scotland. Ukraine would jump on the scoreboard first When Oleksandr Zinchenko scored in the 27th minute. Emil Forsberg would tie the game for Sweden in the 43rd minute. Both sides would fail to score in regulation sending the game into extra time. Marcus Danielsson would draw a straight red card in the 98th minute and drop Sweden to ten men. They would defend bravely until the very end, but Artem Dobryk would score in the first minute of stoppage time to seal the victory for Ukraine and move them into the quarterfinals against England. England's victory would give Historicus a 25 point boost. Sweden's poor performance gave Quaesitor 0 points. Ukraine's victory brought 39 points to IoannesNix.

England 2 0 Germany
Sterling 75’ 1 0
Kane 86’ 2 0

Player Event Points
Sterling Goal 10
Shaw Assist 1
Kane Goal 9
Graelish Assist 3
Maguire Yellow Card -3
Rice Yellow Card -2
Phillips Yellow Card -7
Pickford 3 Saves 6

Total 17

Multiplier 25

Contestant Prediction P. WGD P. WGD S P. RUF P. RUF S Points Total Oracle T Buddy Q/Finalist
Artifex England England 3 France 2 0 25 0
25
Colubris Portugal England 2 Portugal 3 0 2 2

Fortuitous Scotland Scotland 4 Hungary 1 0 25 0
25
Historicus England England 1 Portugal 0 0 52 2 25 25
IoannesNix England England 2 Portugal 1 0 27 2
25
Musicus Portugal England 1 Portugal 1 0 0 0

Praeceptor England England 4 Portugal 2 0 25 0
25
Quaesitor England England 2 Portugal 1 0 27 2
25
Scriptor France England 2 France 2 0 2 2

Sweden 1 2 Ukraine

0 1 Zinchenko 27’
Forsberg 43’ 1 1

1 2 Dovbyk 120’+1

Player Event Points
Forsberg Goal 10
Isak Assist 5
Forsberg Yellow Card -5
Kulusevski Yellow Card -10
Danielsson Red Card -24
Olsen 2 Saves 3

Total 0

Multiplier 0

Player Event Points
Zinchenko Goal 17
Yarmolenko Assist 3
Dovbyk Goal 26
Zinchenko Assist 8
Yarmolenko Yellow Card -3
Dovbyk Yellow Card -13
Bushchan 2 Saves 3

Total 26

Multiplier 39

Contestant Prediction P. WGE P. WGE S P. 3ABCD P. 3ABCD S Points Total Oracle T Buddy Q/Finalist
Artifex Poland Poland 2 Turkey 0 0 0 0

Colubris Spain Spain 2 Russia 1 0 0 0

Fortuitous Belgium Spain 1 Belgium 8 0 2 2

Historicus Spain Spain 4 Austria 2 0 2 2

IoannesNix Belgium Poland 0 Belgium 2 0 41 2 39
Musicus Spain Spain 1 Russia 0 0 2 2

Praeceptor Spain Spain 4 Russia 1 0 0 0

Quaesitor Austria Spain 2 Austria 3 0 0 0 0
Scriptor Spain Spain 2 Austria 0 0 0 0

Quarterfinalists Artifex Colubris Fortuitous Historicus IoannesNix Musicus Praeceptor Quaesitor Scriptor
1 Russia Belgium Denmark Belgium Russia Belgium Denmark Germany Belgium
2 Italy Italy Austria Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy
3 Portugal France Germany France Germany France Germany Russia Germany
4 Spain Croatia England Poland Spain Croatia Sweden Poland Croatia
5 Poland Spain Belgium Spain Belgium Spain Spain Austria Spain
6 England Portugal Scotland England England Portugal England England France
7 Austria Germany Netherlands Germany Sweden Germany Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands
8 Switzerland Turkey Russia Denmark Denmark Denmark Belgium Denmark Denmark
Total x 25 100 75 75 125 125 100 125 75 100

Day 17 Standings

Position Contestant Points Oracle Buddy
1 Musicus 411 50 141
2 Scriptor 400 62 128
3 IoannesNix 372 51 111
4 Fortuitous 369 29 180
5 Colubris 362 63 129
6 Praeceptor 362 47 120
7 Historicus 327 64 48
8 Quaesitor 322 73 74
9 Artifex 314 43 76


Today's Player of the Day with 29 points from her predictions is IoannesNix. She finds herself again in third place. It's the highest position she's held all tournament. Can her late move to the front of the pack help her win all the glory? Only time will tell. There is now a break in the action until Friday when the Quarterfinals begin. There will be a special announcement coming regarding Euro Buddies. 

 
Sleep well my Crias.

The Grand Salmon Alpaca

Monday, June 28, 2021

Day 16 Wrap Up

 14/17 through the Euros, and the goals finally came. Spain edged out Croatia 5-3 in extra time to advance to the Quarterfinals. France battled in a thriller against Switzerland coming back from a 0-1 deficit. They lead 3-1 before Switzerland started a comeback of their own. After finishing 3-3 in 120 minutes, they went to the dreaded Penalty Kick Shootout. Switzerland outlasted the tournament favorites 5-4 on penalties to advance past the Round of 16 for the first time in any tournament. France, the reigning World Cup Champions, prove that it's not easy to win a Euros title after a World title. Only three contestants remain with their picks to win it all in the tournament. Historicus has hung his hopes on England to repeat as champion. IoannesNix is banking on Italy to give her a first championship. Praeceptor rides Belgium in an effort to be the first player to have won both a World Championship and a European Championship. France's valiant effort in their loss garnered Colubris 93 Euro Buddy points. They finally paid off in their swan song.

Croatia 3 5 Spain
Pedri 20’ og 1 0

1 1 Sarabia 38’

1 2 Azpilicueta 57’

1 3 Ferran Torres77’
Orsic 85’ 2 3
Pasalic 90’+2 3 3

3 4 Morata 100’

3 5 Oyarzabal 103’

Contestant Prediction P. RUD P. RUD S P. RUE P. RUE S Points Total Oracle T Buddy Q/Finalist
Artifex Spain Scotland 2 Spain 3 0 25 0
25
Colubris Croatia Croatia 1 Poland 1 0 25 0
25
Fortuitous England England 2 Slovakia 0 0 0 0

Historicus Poland Croatia 1 Poland 2 0 25 0
25
IoannesNix Spain Scotland 2 Spain 3 0 25 0
25
Musicus Croatia Croatia 1 Poland 1 0 25 0
25
Praeceptor Sweden Scotland 0 Sweden 3 0 25 0
25
Quaesitor Poland Croatia 1 Poland 2 0 0 0

Scriptor Croatia Croatia 1 Sweden 1 0 25 0
25

France 3(4) 3(5) Switzerland

0 1 Seferovic 15’
Benzema 57’ 1 1
Benzema 59” 2 1
Pogba 75’ 3 1

3 2 Seferovic 81’

3 3 Gavranovic 90’

0 1 Gavranovic pk
Pogba pk 1 1

1 2 Schar pk
Giroud pk 2 2

2 3 Akanji pk
Thuram pk 3 3

3 4 Vargas pk
Kimpembe pk 4 4

4 5 Mehmedi pk

Player Event Points
Benzema Goal 19
Griezmann Assist 3
Benzema Goal 19
Mbappe Assist 5
Pogba Goal 6
Varane Yellow Card -2
Coman Yellow Card -10
Pavard Yellow Card -1
Lloris 2 Saves 3
Pogba Penalty Goal 3
Giroud Penalty Goal 3
Thuram Penalty Goal 13
Kimpembe Penalty Goal 1

Total 62

Multiplier 93

Contestant Prediction P. WGF P. WGF S P. 3ABC P. 3ABC S Points Total Oracle T Buddy Q/Finalist
Artifex Portugal Portugal 3 Finland 2 0 27 2
25
Colubris France France 3 Austria 0 0 95 2 93
Fortuitous Germany Germany 1 Wales 0 0 0 0

Historicus France France 3 Switzerland 1 0 2 2

IoannesNix Germany Germany 3 Austria 1 0 2 2

Musicus France France 2 Switzerland 0 0 0 0

Praeceptor Germany Germany 2 Austria 1 0 0 0

Quaesitor Russia France 0 Russia 2 0 0 0

Scriptor Germany Germany 3 Russia 1 0 2 2

Quarterfinalists Artifex Colubris Fortuitous Historicus IoannesNix Musicus Praeceptor Quaesitor Scriptor
1 Russia Belgium Denmark Belgium Russia Belgium Denmark Germany Belgium
2 Italy Italy Austria Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy
3 Portugal France Germany France Germany France Germany Russia Germany
4 Spain Croatia England Poland Spain Croatia Sweden Poland Croatia
5 Poland Spain Belgium Spain Belgium Spain Spain Austria Spain
6 England Portugal Scotland England England Portugal England England France
7 Austria Germany Netherlands Germany Sweden Germany Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands
8 Switzerland Turkey Russia Denmark Denmark Denmark Belgium Denmark Denmark
Total x 25 75 75 50 100 100 100 100 50 100

Day 16 Standings

Position Contestant Points Oracle Buddy
1 Musicus 409 48 141
2 Scriptor 398 60 128
3 Colubris 360 61 129
4 Fortuitous 342 27 180
5 Praeceptor 337 47 120
6 IoannesNix 304 47 72
7 Quaesitor 295 71 74
8 Artifex 289 43 76
9 Historicus 275 62 23

Today's Player of the Day with an impressive 52 points from her picks is Artifex. Congratulations Player!


Sleep Well my Crias,

The Grand Salmon Alpaca