Champions League 11 Final

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Champions League 11 final
EventChampions League 11
After extra time
VenueThe Battleground, Raynor City
Player of the MatchManda Iara (Shearwater)
WeatherPartly cloudy night
16 °C (61 °F)
38% humidity

The Champions League 11 final was the final match of the 11th edition of the IFCF Champions League, the world championship for club football. It was played at The Battleground, Raynor City between Valladar club Fontvielle Impact and Kelssek club Shearwater. Shearwater's win after extra time made it the first Kelssek club to win a major international club championship.

Venue

The Battleground in Raynor City, Valanora, is the home stadium of Raynor City United. It was chosen from among seven bids to host the Champions League 11 final.

Background

Shearwater

Shearwater entered as Kelssek champions and had successfully defended their Kelssek Football League title with two matches to spare, despite predictions the team had peaked. They failed to advance very far in the Patriotes Cup, losing at home in the fourth round to Kirkenes. Shearwater had played in The Battleground just under two months earlier in an epic first leg semifinal win against six-time world champions Raynor City United. This was Shearwater's first-ever international final.

Fontvielle Impact

Fontvielle Impact entered as champions of Valladares and Champions League title-holders, but had gone through a poor start to their season that left them adrift of the league leaders and barely in the top half of the table by the halfway point. They clawed back a winning run towards the end of the league season to finish third. They also reached the semifinal of the King's Shield. Notably, Fontvielle Impact had defeated another Kelssek club, Latrobe Athletic, in the Champions League 10 final.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Fontvielle Impact logo.svg Fontvielle Impact (VLD) Round Shearwater FC logo.png Shearwater (KSK)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Valanora Raynor City United 3–2 (A) Matchday 1 Zwangzug Canbix Muses 2–1 (H)
Ko-oren Straudum VV 3–3 (H) Matchday 2 Template:Country data Greater Sanford Sanford Falls 3–1 (A)
Saint Eleanor Athletic St. Eleanor 1–1 (A) Matchday 3 Audioslavia Cazadores Cathair 3–0 (H)
Saint Eleanor Athletic St. Eleanor 3–0 (H) Matchday 4 Audioslavia Cazadores Cathair 2–3 (A)
Ko-oren Straudum VV 3–0 (A) Matchday 5 Template:Country data Greater Sanford Sanford Falls 3–0 (H)
Valanora Raynor City United 2–1 (H) Matchday 6 Zwangzug Canbix Muses 2–3 (A)
Group E runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Raynor City United 6 11†
2 Fontvielle Impact 6 11
3 Straudum VV 6 5^
4 Athletic St. Eleanor 6 5^

† Raynor City United had better head-to-head goal difference

^ Straudum VV had more head-to-head goals scored away from home
Final standings
Group G runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Canbix Muses 6 11
2 Shearwater 6 10
3 Sandford Falls 6 6
4 Cazadores Cathair 6 5
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Revolutionaries logo.png Revolutionaries (EUR) 4–2 3–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Round of 16 Cednia Beach AFC logo.png Cednia Beach AFC (TUR) 8–1 5–1 (H) 3–0 (A)
Ma alameome logo.png Mâ Âlâmëómë (FFD) 3–0 1–0 (H) 2–0 (A) Quarter-finals Unknown club logo.svg Club Stein-los (PAS) 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Unknown club logo.svg Rülândéá Kôstä (FFD) 3–2 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Semi-finals Raynor City United logo.png Raynor City United (VAL) 6–5 5–3 (A) 2–1 (H)

Match

Summary

Xena Allste opened the scoring in the first half, with Clement Grenier equalized in the 58th minute. The key breakthrough eame just three minutes into extra time. Shearwater had enjoyed more of the possession in the final ten minutes of regulation time but had been unable to unlock the Impact defence. This time they managed to connect their passes and force their way through. Brion Stienno’s shot was deflected slightly as Rudolph Marchesin attempted to block the shot. Shearwater then sealed the match with a counter attack with seconds to go. Tatjana Pistor flicked it on, and Peter Marsh arrived at the far post at the right moment to score.

Details

Fontvielle Impact Valladares1–3 (a.e.t.)Kelssek Shearwater
  • Grenier Goal 58'
  • Allste Goal 31'
  • Steinno Goal 93'
  • Marsh Goal 120'
Attendance: 77,010
Shearwater
GK 1 Valladares Steven Piatti
RB 2 Valladares Lucas Fleury
CB 14 Quebec and Shingoryeo Fabrice Manitopyes
CB 4 Valladares Rudolph Marchesin
LB 5 Valladares Quentin Tormin
RM 6 Valladares Gabriel Gonçalves (c) Substituted off 85'
CM 7 Valladares Kevin Martins
LM 19 Valladares Martin Bonet
AM 9 Quebec and Shingoryeo Marco Hertel Substituted off 105'
FW 20 Valladares Robin Pelletier Substituted off 79'
FW 21 Valladares Patrick Grenier Substituted off 105'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Valladares Dominic Choinière
RB 13 Valladares Samuel Touchard
LB 16 Valladares Romain Magnetti
RM 17 Valladares William Barthet Substituted in 85'
CM 18 Valladares Agustín Moreira Substituted in 79'
FW 22 Valladares Mauricio Clauss Substituted in 79'
Cédric Favre
FW Alexis Mercier Substituted in 105'
FW 25 Valladares Danilo Substituted in 105'
Manager:
Pierre Renquin
FontvielleImpact vs Shearwater CL11Final.png
GK 41 Kelssek Cathal Gallagher Yellow card 119'
RB 18 Mriin Tzevaada Murr Yellow card 56' Substituted off 90+1'
CB 5 Cassadaigua Tara Kreidel Yellow card 87'
CB 2 Kelssek Loisé Camserhe
LB 33 Kelssek Nikolai Seabury
CM 16 Kelssek Russell McDougal
CM 6 Kelssek Rémond Leste Yellow card 43'
CM 8 Kelssek Eamon Breault Substituted off 76'
RW 2 Chromatika Xena Allste Substituted off 81'
LW 11 Chromatika Manda Iara Substituted off 105'
FW 10 Squornshelan Remnant States Brion Steinno (c) Substituted off 105'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Delaclava Tomas Janaczek
RB 17 Kelssek Shane Reilly Substituted in 90+1'
LB 29 Kelssek Kurispin Moloses
CM 19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Coalan O'Reilly
RM 15 Kelssek Kai Fukushima Yellow card 113' Substituted in 76'
CM 22 Kelssek Cory Grossman
AM 20 Kelssek Aaron Lyybeck
CM 12' Flavovespia Peter Marsh Substituted in 105'
AM 14 Timuria Timurdogan Yerli Substituted in 81'
FW 25 Kelssek Tatjana Pistor Substituted in 105'
Manager:
Savojarna Olaf Jurtanen

Player of the Match: Manda Iara

Post-match

Historically, Shearwater had not been considered among Kelssek’s biggest clubs, but with this win they accomplished something none of them will ever be able to boast – the first Kelssek club to be world champions. They automatically entered Champions League 12 group stage and would be placed in pot 1 for the draw as title-holders, although they would also have been entitled to the same as the Kelssek Football League champions.