MLS has taken a midseason break, and the Mexican league matches are TBD. We go to the USL and Colombia instead.

What to do
-----------

Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away? In any case:
remember that it's single-leg, and a draw qualifies the team with the X
on its side.

*Home*
- Before Wednesday 2023-07-19, 23:59 GMT
- Pick one team from each of the two matches.

*Away*
- After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked his/her
teams) and before kickoff of the first match
- Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if he/she hasn't picked
any team, you have free choice)
- Their opponents will represent your opponent

*ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.. If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.)

Fixtures
--------

Final
-------------------
F1: Jesper Lauridsen - Futbolmetrix
Bragantino 1 - Internacional X2
Indy Eleven 1X - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2

Third place matches
-------------------------------
F3: The Doctor - Jesus Petry
Gremio 1 - Atletico Mineiro X2
New Mexico United 1X - Sacramento Republic 2

F3: milivella - MH
Instituto ACC 1X - Lanus 2
Millonarios 1 - Deportivo Pereira X2

Seventh place match
---------------------------------
F7: Werner Pichler - Mark
Defensa y Justicia 1 - Sarmiento X2
Deportivo Cali 1X - Santa Fe 2

RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2

Results and fixtures
--------------------

Quarterfinals (2023.07.08-09)
----------------
QF1: Werner Pichler 1 - 1 Jesper Lauridsen* (Palmeiras 1-Flamengo X2)
QF2: MH 3 - 4 The Doctor (Goiás X2-Santos 1)

QF3: milivella* 0 - 0 Jesus Petry (Racing Club X2-Estudiantes 1)
QF4: Mark 1 - 1 Futbolmetrix* (Godoy Cruz 2-Vélez Sársfield 1X)

Semifinal week (2023.07.15-16)
--------------
SF1: Jesper Lauridsen 3 - 0 The Doctor (Club America 1-Puebla X2)
SF2: milivella 0 - 1 Futbolmetrix (León X2-Tigres UANL 1)

Repechage
RR1: Werner Pichler 1 - 3 MH (Estudiantes X2-River Plate 1)
RR2: Jesus Petry* 0 - 0 Mark (Colorado 1X-Houston Dynamo 2)

Final Round (2023.07.22-23)
---------------------------------------------
F1: Jesper Lauridsen - Futbolmetrix

F3_1: The Doctor - Jesus Petry
F3_2: milivella - MH

F7: Werner Pichler - Mark

On 2023-07-17, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Final
> -------------------
> F1: Jesper Lauridsen - Futbolmetrix
> Bragantino 1 - Internacional X2
> Indy Eleven 1X - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2

Da Bulls & the infantrymen.

On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:39:33 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> MLS has taken a midseason break, and the Mexican league matches are TBD. We go to the USL and Colombia instead.
>
>
> What to do
> -----------
>
> Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away? In any case:
> remember that it's single-leg, and a draw qualifies the team with the X
> on its side.
>
> *Home*
> - Before Wednesday 2023-07-19, 23:59 GMT
> - Pick one team from each of the two matches.
>
> *Away*
> - After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked his/her
> teams) and before kickoff of the first match
> - Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if he/she hasn't picked
> any team, you have free choice)
> - Their opponents will represent your opponent
>
> *ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
> If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams. If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.)
>
>
> Fixtures
> --------
>
> Final
> -------------------
> F1: Jesper Lauridsen - Futbolmetrix
> Bragantino 1 - Internacional X2
> Indy Eleven 1X - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
>
>
> Third place matches
> -------------------------------
> F3: The Doctor - Jesus Petry
> Gremio 1 - Atletico Mineiro X2
> New Mexico United 1X - Sacramento Republic 2
>
> F3: milivella - MH
> Instituto ACC 1X - Lanus 2
> Millonarios 1 - Deportivo Pereira X2
>
> Seventh place match
> ---------------------------------
> F7: Werner Pichler - Mark
> Defensa y Justicia 1 - Sarmiento X2
> Deportivo Cali 1X - Santa Fe 2

I want Justice, and will have Faith.

Ciao,
Werner

On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 3:19:51 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:39:33 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > MLS has taken a midseason break, and the Mexican league matches are TBD.. We go to the USL and Colombia instead.
> >
> >
> > What to do
> > -----------
> >
> > Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away? In any case:
> > remember that it's single-leg, and a draw qualifies the team with the X
> > on its side.
> >
> > *Home*
> > - Before Wednesday 2023-07-19, 23:59 GMT
> > - Pick one team from each of the two matches.
> >
> > *Away*
> > - After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked his/her
> > teams) and before kickoff of the first match
> > - Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if he/she hasn't picked
> > any team, you have free choice)
> > - Their opponents will represent your opponent
> >
> > *ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
> > If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams. If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.)
> >
> >
> > Fixtures
> > --------
> >
> > Final
> > -------------------
> > F1: Jesper Lauridsen - Futbolmetrix
> > Bragantino 1 - Internacional X2
> > Indy Eleven 1X - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
> >
> >
> > Third place matches
> > -------------------------------
> > F3: The Doctor - Jesus Petry
> > Gremio 1 - Atletico Mineiro X2
> > New Mexico United 1X - Sacramento Republic 2
> >
> > F3: milivella - MH
> > Instituto ACC 1X - Lanus 2
> > Millonarios 1 - Deportivo Pereira X2
> >
> > Seventh place match
> > ---------------------------------
> > F7: Werner Pichler - Mark
> > Defensa y Justicia 1 - Sarmiento X2
> > Deportivo Cali 1X - Santa Fe 2
> I want Justice, and will have Faith.
>
> Ciao,
> Werner

Deportivo Cali

On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 8:39:33 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> MLS has taken a midseason break, and the Mexican league matches are TBD. We go to the USL and Colombia instead.
>
>
> What to do
> -----------
>
> Look at the fixtures below: do you play home or away? In any case:
> remember that it's single-leg, and a draw qualifies the team with the X
> on its side.
>
> *Home*
> - Before Wednesday 2023-07-19, 23:59 GMT
> - Pick one team from each of the two matches.
>
> *Away*
> - After Wednesday (or even sooner, if the home player has picked his/her
> teams) and before kickoff of the first match
> - Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if he/she hasn't picked
> any team, you have free choice)
> - Their opponents will represent your opponent
>
> *ATTENTION: NEW RULE*: If the away player doesn't pick any team before his/her deadline, the home player will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams.
> If the home player doesn't pick any team before his deadline, the away player can pick two teams (one from each match), and he/she will be represented by the team that achieves the best outcome out of his/her two picked teams. If nobody picks a team, teams are assigned randomly.)
>
>
> Fixtures
> --------
>
> Final
> -------------------
> F1: Jesper Lauridsen - Futbolmetrix
> Bragantino 1 - Internacional X2
> Indy Eleven 1X - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
>
>
> Third place matches
> -------------------------------
> F3: The Doctor - Jesus Petry
> Gremio 1 - Atletico Mineiro X2
> New Mexico United 1X - Sacramento Republic 2
>
> F3: milivella - MH
> Instituto ACC 1X - Lanus 2
> Millonarios 1 - Deportivo Pereira X2
>
> Seventh place match
> ---------------------------------
> F7: Werner Pichler - Mark
> Defensa y Justicia 1 - Sarmiento X2
> Deportivo Cali 1X - Santa Fe 2
>
> RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
> Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
> Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2
>
We get to re-play this match too? I pick Argentinos Juniors then.

On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 10:05:09 AM UTC-4, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
> On 2023-07-17, Futbolmetrix <> wrote:
> >
> > Final
> > -------------------
> > F1: Jesper Lauridsen - Futbolmetrix
> > Bragantino 1 - Internacional X2
> > Indy Eleven 1X - Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
> Da Bulls & the infantrymen.

Tough choice. I was leaning strongly towards Internacional, but the advanced stats suggest that they are overperforming, while Bragantino is underperforming. Also, it's Inter.

Rowdies for me.

Futbolmetrix:

> F3: milivella - MH
> Instituto ACC 1X - Lanus 2
> Millonarios 1 - Deportivo Pereira X2

Sorry, I was late to the party again. MH, feel free to pick your teams.

--
Cheers
milivelloa

Em segunda-feira, 17 de julho de 2023 às 21:01:52 UTC-3, The Doctor escreveu:
> In article <bfad1c54-ca78-4631...@googlegroups.com>,
> Futbolmetrix <daniele....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Third place matches
> >-------------------------------
> >F3: The Doctor - Jesus Petry
> >Gremio 1 - Atletico Mineiro X2
> >New Mexico United 1X - Sacramento Republic 2
> >
> Mineiro and Sacramento!

That leaves me only New Mexico.

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

On 2023-07-20 19:33, milivella wrote:
> Futbolmetrix:
>
>> F3: milivella - MH
>> Instituto ACC 1X - Lanus 2
>> Millonarios 1 - Deportivo Pereira X2
>
> Sorry, I was late to the party again. MH, feel free to pick your teams.
>
> --
> Cheers
> milivelloa
>
I am probably late too.

1. Lanus
2. Millonarios

On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 3:39:33 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> MLS has taken a midseason break, and the Mexican league matches are TBD.

Apparently they are having some MLS-LigaMX competition. There's this new kid playing for Inter Miami who looks quite promising.

> We go to the USL and Colombia instead.

Was waiting for the result of Instituto ACC- Lanus to announce the results.

Results:

Final
Jesper Lauridsen 0* - 0 Futbolmetrix (Indy Eleven 1X-Tampa Bay Rowdies 2)

Of course we would lose the Cup final on penalties. UPT Cup sucks. (I would have won had I picked Internacional. UPT Cup *really* sucks)

Bronze medal matches
The Doctor 0 - 3 Jesus Petry (Sacramento Republic 2-New Mexico United 1X)
milivella* 0 - 0 MH (Deportivo Pereira X2-Millonarios 1)

Easy victory for Jesus. milivella's non-picking strategy pays off, and he gets of the third place spots. Bleah.

7th place playoff
Werner Pichler na - na Mark (Santa Fe 2-Deportivo Cali 1X)

Deportivo - Santa Fe was apparently postponed because of heavy rain. 7th place will not be awarded this season.

UPT Hall of Fame

Leagues:
--------------
Mark 12
MH 7
Jesus 6
Werner 5
Betty 5
Futbolmetrix 5
El Kot 3
milivella 3
Scrutineer 2
Diabolik 2
Abubakr 1
Clement 1
Doctor 1
Homer 1

Cup
------
MH 5
Jesper 5
milivella 3
Ramstone 3
Doctor 3
Werner 3
El Kot 2
ixion martin 1
Abubakr 1
Mark 1
albertovella 1
Homer 1
Point 1
Diabolik 1
Lleo 1
Jesus 1
Lassie 1

Organizational thread to be posted shortly.

Futbolmetrix:

> Final
> Jesper Lauridsen 0* - 0 Futbolmetrix (Indy Eleven 1X-Tampa Bay Rowdies 2)
>
> Of course we would lose the Cup final on penalties. UPT Cup sucks. (I would have won had I picked Internacional. UPT Cup *really* sucks)
>
> Bronze medal matches
> The Doctor 0 - 3 Jesus Petry (Sacramento Republic 2-New Mexico United 1X)
> milivella* 0 - 0 MH (Deportivo Pereira X2-Millonarios 1)
>
> Easy victory for Jesus. milivella's non-picking strategy pays off, and he gets of the third place spots. Bleah.

UPT Cup is a nice competition.

--
Cheers
milivella

On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:43:59 AM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:

> 7th place playoff
> Werner Pichler na - na Mark (Santa Fe 2-Deportivo Cali 1X)
>
> Deportivo - Santa Fe was apparently postponed because of heavy rain. 7th place will not be awarded this season.
>

So despite going through the whole tournament without losing a single match, FC Mark don't even manage 7th place! 2 defeats on penalties, and our final match is postponed!

On 2023-07-26, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:

> Final
> Jesper Lauridsen 0* - 0 Futbolmetrix (Indy Eleven 1X-Tampa Bay Rowdies 2)
>
> Of course we would lose the Cup final on penalties. UPT Cup sucks. (I would have won had I picked Internacional. UPT Cup *really* sucks)

Always leave your opponent enough rope to hang himself.

> Cup
> ------
> MH 5
> Jesper 5
> milivella 3

UPT royalty right there.

Jesper Lauridsen:
> On 2023-07-26, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Final
>> Jesper Lauridsen 0* - 0 Futbolmetrix (Indy Eleven 1X-Tampa Bay Rowdies 2)
>>
>> Of course we would lose the Cup final on penalties. UPT Cup sucks. (I would have won had I picked Internacional. UPT Cup *really* sucks)
>
> Always leave your opponent enough rope to hang himself.
>
>> Cup
>> ------
>> MH 5
>> Jesper 5
>> milivella 3
>
> UPT royalty right there.
"The ʷᵒʳˡᵈ Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament
in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single
sporting event in the world."
--
Cheers
milivella

On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 4:09:38 AM UTC+2, milivella wrote:
> Jesper Lauridsen:
> > On 2023-07-26, Futbolmetrix <daniele....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Final
> >> Jesper Lauridsen 0* - 0 Futbolmetrix (Indy Eleven 1X-Tampa Bay Rowdies 2)
> >>
> >> Of course we would lose the Cup final on penalties. UPT Cup sucks. (I would have won had I picked Internacional. UPT Cup *really* sucks)
> >
> > Always leave your opponent enough rope to hang himself.
> >
> >> Cup
> >> ------
> >> MH 5
> >> Jesper 5
> >> milivella 3
> >
> > UPT royalty right there.
>
> "The ʷᵒʳˡᵈ Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament
> in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single
> sporting event in the world."

'Competition in a knock-out format; as it lacks statistical significance, the winner is not necessarily the highest-rated participant'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(disambiguation)

Ciao,
Werner

On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 4:26:37 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:

> 'Competition in a knock-out format; as it lacks statistical significance, the winner is not necessarily the highest-rated participant'
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(disambiguation)

I think I should take a page from FIGC and "randomly" start assessing 10-point penalties and 10-point bonuses to selected teams.

Anyway, UPT returns next week with Chile and Brazilian leagues (one of them can be a temporary placeholder for NWSL if Mark wants...)

Werner Pichler:
> On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 4:09:38 AM UTC+2, milivella wrote:
>> Jesper Lauridsen:
>>> On 2023-07-26, Futbolmetrix <daniele....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Final
>>>> Jesper Lauridsen 0* - 0 Futbolmetrix (Indy Eleven 1X-Tampa Bay Rowdies 2)
>>>>
>>>> Of course we would lose the Cup final on penalties. UPT Cup sucks. (I would have won had I picked Internacional. UPT Cup *really* sucks)
>>>
>>> Always leave your opponent enough rope to hang himself.
>>>
>>>> Cup
>>>> ------
>>>> MH 5
>>>> Jesper 5
>>>> milivella 3
>>>
>>> UPT royalty right there.
>>
>> "The ʷᵒʳˡᵈ Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament
>> in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single
>> sporting event in the world."
>
> 'Competition in a knock-out format; as it lacks statistical significance, the winner is not necessarily the highest-rated participant'
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(disambiguation)
Life is unfair. More news at 11.
--
Cheers
milivella