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Krawk Island captain, "Dasher" Soley, invited the Brightvale team to the island, in a gesture of goodwill following the KI team's clean sweep on Friday. Unfortunately, goalkeeper Erli Quinnock became lost on the island while digging for the buried treasure. His team mates returned to the colosseum without him for their games against Faerieland, resulting in another Brightvale loss at Yooyuball. Thankfully, the Brightvale team were able to power through to win in Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise despite being one player down. The news from Krawk Island by the end of the game was that Erli Quinnock had been found, and was currently on a boat back to Altador. We can only hope that he will arrive in time for tomorrow's matches.


Krawk Island faced the terrible Tyrannians in what was expected to be an easy three game win for the Islanders. The battle for the first place position in Slushie Slinger came first, with both team frantically serving to the waiting fans. Krawk Island were distracted by a sudden influx of pirates fresh from the Smuggler's Cove, resulting in the Tyrannians taking the lead and winning their 21st Slushie Slinger game. The KI team weren't going to be beaten in any of the other games though, as their fans cheered them on to win Make Some Noise and Yooyuball.






Roo Island were up against the mighty Maraquans and managed to continue their run of success by winning Yooyuball and Make Some Noise. Luckily for the Maraquans, the RI team were too exhausted from the Yooyuball games to really challenge them in Slushie Slinger, leaving the underwater team, to take their 10th win.





The Lost Desert were spurred on from their three game win against Altador on Friday, and entered the colosseum with high spirits. It could be said that Virtupets were going to be easy opponents anyway, as they are 5th from the bottom of the table, but the LD team weren't going to take any chances. LD captain Leera Heggle had instructed the team to play as if they were facing Krawk Island, and the team certainly did that! The Yooyuball match was first, and Virtupets goalkeeper Goltron Mk I was stunned to see the speed of the LD players. Goltron Mk I let in so many goals, the Virtupets team have hinted at replacing him next year with Goltron Mk II. The LD team continued with their blistering speed in Slushie Slinger, and left the Virtupets fans covering their ears with the volume of their cheering. With a performance like that, it will be surprising if the LD team don't place highly in the finals this year.


Kreludor are still battling it out for fourth place, with an impressive clean sweep over Terror Mountain. The Kreludans have their hearts set on a place in the finals, after their absence from last year's cup. Not wanting to leave anything to chance, Kreludor captain Derlyn Fonnet called his team in for an overnight training session to ensure their ability is at a peak for the next few vital games.


Mystery Island suffered an embarrassing defeat against Meridell, after the MI team members were cautioned by the referee for their goalkeeper's use of Winged Altadorian Sandals. Goalkeeper Lor Benneveldt later admitted he had worn the sandals, but insisted that it was simply a fashion statement and that he hadn't intended to use their flying capabilities to assist him in preventing Meridell scoring goals. The MI team were docked points for the Yooyuball match, resulting in an automatic win for the Meridell team, who followed on that success with their 18th Slushie Slinger win. Meridell couldn't quite beat the MI team's cheering for Make Some Noise though, only succeeding in holding them to a draw.


The home team just couldn't stop the super-charged Shenkuu team, as the Shenkuu skill, agility, and sheer luck in getting multiple fire Yooyuballs, lead to Altador's 24th Yooyuball loss. The disheartened Altador team tried their best in Slushie Slinger, but unfortunately Timu's carelessness in dropping some of the slushies cost the home team a chance of a win, leaving Shenkuu victorious. The Altador fan's morale was barely high enough to encourage more than a whimper from them in Make Some Noise, leading to a disqualification for "not attempting the game". The Altador team were later seen shopping for Altador fan goodies in the apparent hope of inspiring their fans to continue supporting them.


The final game of the day saw Darigan Citadel completely obliterating their opposition in Yooyuball. The goals were being scored every 8 seconds, and the Citadel went into the Slushie Slinger game with high expectations of another clean sweep. However, the Haunted Woods had their own plans for the Slushie Slinger game, and had made their fans run around the colosseum several times to make them more thirsty. The referee checked in the rule book and declared it was not against the rules, allowing the Haunted Woods team their win. The HW fans, thirst now quenched, were ready for Make Some Noise, with their team captain leading the cheering. The Citadel team were still smarting from their Slushie Slinger loss, and just couldn't muster up enough enthusiasm to cheer loud enough to win.



And I must apologise for the lack of game reports for Friday's matches - I had it all written out, I left it in my neohome overnight, and in the morning I discovered that the Meepits had broken in and eaten my report.