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 2023-04-019, 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
teams) and before kickoff of the first match
- Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if he 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
--------

Semifinals
-------------------
SF1: Jesper Lauridsen - The Doctor
Botafogo 1 - Bragantino X2
Club America 1 - Puebla X2

SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
Tigres UANL 1 - León X2

Repechage Round
-------------------------------
RR1: Werner Pichler - MH
River Plate 1 - Estudiantes X2
Philadelphia 1 - New York City X2

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 - The Doctor
SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix

RR1: Werner Pichler - MH
RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark

Final Round (2023.07.22-23)
---------------------------------------------
F1: Winner of SF1 - Winner of SF2

F3_1: Loser SF1 - Winner RR2
F3_2: Loser SF2 - Winner RR1

F7: Loser RR1 - Loser RR2

On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:06:51 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

> SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
> Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
> Tigres UANL 1 - León X2

You should definitely do the mind games thingie again.

Em segunda-feira, 10 de julho de 2023 às 01:06:51 UTC-3, Futbolmetrix escreveu:
> RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
> Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
> Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2

1. Colorado
2. Bicho Colorado

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6:06:51 AM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> 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 2023-04-019, 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
> teams) and before kickoff of the first match
> - Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if he 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
> --------
>
> Semifinals
> -------------------
> SF1: Jesper Lauridsen - The Doctor
> Botafogo 1 - Bragantino X2
> Club America 1 - Puebla X2
>
> SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
> Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
> Tigres UANL 1 - León X2
>
>
> Repechage Round
> -------------------------------
> RR1: Werner Pichler - MH
> River Plate 1 - Estudiantes X2
> Philadelphia 1 - New York City X2

1. Philly
2. Estudiantes

Ciao,
Werner

On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 1:11:45 PM UTC+1, Jesus Petry wrote:
> Em segunda-feira, 10 de julho de 2023 às 01:06:51 UTC-3, Futbolmetrix escreveu:
> > RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
> > Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
> > Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2
> 1. Colorado
> 2. Bicho Colorado
>
> Tchau!
> Jesus Petry

Argentinos Juniors. Or if Bicho Colorado is Argentinos Juniors, Houston.

On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12:15:04 PM UTC+1, Mark wrote:
> On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 1:11:45 PM UTC+1, Jesus Petry wrote:
> > Em segunda-feira, 10 de julho de 2023 às 01:06:51 UTC-3, Futbolmetrix escreveu:
> > > RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
> > > Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
> > > Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2
> > 1. Colorado
> > 2. Bicho Colorado
> >
> > Tchau!
> > Jesus Petry
> Argentinos Juniors. Or if Bicho Colorado is Argentinos Juniors, Houston.

I looked up Bicho Colorado yesterday, and it would appear that it can mean red bugs. I thought the Spanish for red was rojo though!

Mark escreveu:
> On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12:15:04 PM UTC+1, Mark wrote:
> > On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 1:11:45 PM UTC+1, Jesus Petry wrote:
> > > Em segunda-feira, 10 de julho de 2023 às 01:06:51 UTC-3, Futbolmetrix escreveu:
> > > > RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
> > > > Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
> > > > Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2
> > > 1. Colorado
> > > 2. Bicho Colorado
> > >
> > > Tchau!
> > > Jesus Petry
> >
> > Argentinos Juniors. Or if Bicho Colorado is Argentinos Juniors, Houston..
>
> I looked up Bicho Colorado yesterday, and it would appear that it can mean red bugs. I thought the Spanish for red was rojo though!

It is, but colorado can be used for red too. And it works in Portuguese as well. For example, the person you're facing in this cup tie
is a colorado supporter (or "torcedor colorado", as Inter fans are known in Brasil).

Best regards,

Lléo

Em quarta-feira, 12 de julho de 2023 às 10:16:25 UTC-3, Lléo escreveu:
> Mark escreveu:
> > On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12:15:04 PM UTC+1, Mark wrote:
> > > On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 1:11:45 PM UTC+1, Jesus Petry wrote:
> > > > Em segunda-feira, 10 de julho de 2023 às 01:06:51 UTC-3, Futbolmetrix escreveu:
> > > > > RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
> > > > > Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
> > > > > Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2
> > > > 1. Colorado
> > > > 2. Bicho Colorado
> > > >
> > > > Tchau!
> > > > Jesus Petry
> > >
> > > Argentinos Juniors. Or if Bicho Colorado is Argentinos Juniors, Houston.
> >
> > I looked up Bicho Colorado yesterday, and it would appear that it can mean red bugs. I thought the Spanish for red was rojo though!
> It is, but colorado can be used for red too. And it works in Portuguese as well. For example, the person you're facing in this cup tie
> is a colorado supporter (or "torcedor colorado", as Inter fans are known in Brasil).

Yep, what Lléo said.

And "bicho colorado" might translate as ladybug.

And I'm a bit disappointed that you, Mark, don't know the nickname of Maradona's first club!

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

On 2023-07-10, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Semifinals
> -------------------
> SF1: Jesper Lauridsen - The Doctor
> Botafogo 1 - Bragantino X2
> Club America 1 - Puebla X2

Always follow the money. Botafogo & America.

MAGA!

On 2023-07-10 06:27, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6:06:51 AM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>> 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 2023-04-019, 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
>> teams) and before kickoff of the first match
>> - Pick one of the teams not picked by your opponent (if he 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
>> --------
>>
>> Semifinals
>> -------------------
>> SF1: Jesper Lauridsen - The Doctor
>> Botafogo 1 - Bragantino X2
>> Club America 1 - Puebla X2
>>
>> SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
>> Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
>> Tigres UANL 1 - León X2
>>
>>
>> Repechage Round
>> -------------------------------
>> RR1: Werner Pichler - MH
>> River Plate 1 - Estudiantes X2
>> Philadelphia 1 - New York City X2
>
> 1. Philly
> 2. Estudiantes

River

>
>
> Ciao,
> Werner

On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:07:57 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:06:51 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
> > SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
> > Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
> > Tigres UANL 1 - León X2
> You should definitely do the mind games thingie again.

He has done the mind-games thingie again. I will not be fazed. Fortaleza and Tigres

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 4:28:57 PM UTC+1, Jesus Petry wrote:
> Em quarta-feira, 12 de julho de 2023 às 10:16:25 UTC-3, Lléo escreveu:
> > Mark escreveu:
> > > On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12:15:04 PM UTC+1, Mark wrote:
> > > > On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 1:11:45 PM UTC+1, Jesus Petry wrote:
> > > > > Em segunda-feira, 10 de julho de 2023 às 01:06:51 UTC-3, Futbolmetrix escreveu:
> > > > > > RR2: Jesus Petry - Mark
> > > > > > Argentinos Juniors 1 - Colón X2
> > > > > > Colorado 1X - Houston Dynamo 2
> > > > > 1. Colorado
> > > > > 2. Bicho Colorado
> > > > >
> > > > > Tchau!
> > > > > Jesus Petry
> > > >
> > > > Argentinos Juniors. Or if Bicho Colorado is Argentinos Juniors, Houston.
> > >
> > > I looked up Bicho Colorado yesterday, and it would appear that it can mean red bugs. I thought the Spanish for red was rojo though!
> > It is, but colorado can be used for red too. And it works in Portuguese as well. For example, the person you're facing in this cup tie
> > is a colorado supporter (or "torcedor colorado", as Inter fans are known in Brasil).
> Yep, what Lléo said.
>
> And "bicho colorado" might translate as ladybug.
>
> And I'm a bit disappointed that you, Mark, don't know the nickname of Maradona's first club!
>
> Tchau!
> Jesus Petry

Well I knew they were the little red bugs; I just didn't know that Colorado means rojo. Yo puedo solo hablar un poco espanol.

Futbolmetrix:
> On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:06:51 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
>> SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
>> Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
>> Tigres UANL 1 - León X2
>
> You should definitely do the mind games thingie again.
I unintentionally did it again...

On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 2:25:47 AM UTC+1, milivella wrote:
> Futbolmetrix:
> > On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:06:51 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> >
> >> SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
> >> Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
> >> Tigres UANL 1 - León X2
> >
> > You should definitely do the mind games thingie again.
> I unintentionally did it again...

Or maybe Futbolmetrix was intentionally playing mind games with you and encouraging you not to pick so he had free choice again.

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 2:34:28 AM UTC-4, Mark wrote:
> On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 2:25:47 AM UTC+1, milivella wrote:
> > Futbolmetrix:
> > > On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:06:51 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > >
> > >> SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
> > >> Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
> > >> Tigres UANL 1 - León X2
> > >
> > > You should definitely do the mind games thingie again.
> > I unintentionally did it again...
> Or maybe Futbolmetrix was intentionally playing mind games with you and encouraging you not to pick so he had free choice again.

Or maybe milivella was aware of that, and decided to play mind games to make me wary of picking.

Anyway, Andre-Pierre Gignac and Tigres delivered the goods in a tight 1-0 win, now I can sit back and relax, and maybe even cheer for Cuiaba in the afternoon game! UPT Cup Final, here we come!

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 7:51:55 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Results:

Semifinals
Jesper Lauridsen 3 - 0 The Doctor (Club America 1-Puebla X2)
milivella 1 - 0 Futbolmetrix (Cuiabá X2-Fortaleza 1)
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....ooopss... wrong result there. Fortaleza was indeed my first pick, and it turned out to be wrong, but unfortunately for milivella (insert Djokovic crocodile tears gif here), by the new rules, the UPT match was the one with the most favorable outcome for me (more Djokovic tears...) Correct results:

Jesper Lauridsen 3 - 0 The Doctor (Club America 1-Puebla X2)
milivella 0 - 1 Futbolmetrix (León X2-Tigres UANL 1)

So it looks like the final will be between someone who thinks that the Cup is the be all and end all of UPT skill, versus Benfica/Juventus. Why are we even playing it?


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

UPT champ Werner left to be fighting to avoid the Cup wooden spoon. Final round matchups to be announced shortly

On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 3:27:46 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

> UPT champ Werner left to be fighting to avoid the Cup wooden spoon. Final round matchups to be announced shortly

UPT league champ *and* UPT league runner-up left to fight for the Cup wooden spoon. And then they say that the Cup is the best measure of skill...

Mark:
> On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 2:25:47 AM UTC+1, milivella wrote:
>> Futbolmetrix:
>>> On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:06:51 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>>>
>>>> SF2: milivella - Futbolmetrix
>>>> Fortaleza 1 - Cuiabá X2
>>>> Tigres UANL 1 - León X2
>>>
>>> You should definitely do the mind games thingie again.
>> I unintentionally did it again...
>
> Or maybe Futbolmetrix was intentionally playing mind games with you and encouraging you not to pick so he had free choice again.
Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali were the two greatest cyclists of the
1940's. Their rivalry was the staff of legend. There is a famous photo
where one of them is passing a bottle to the other during a race, but it
is not clear who is passing the bottle and who is receiving it:
https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/sport/tutta-verit-sullo-scambio-borraccia-coppi-e-bartali-1753339.html
It is the same with Fut and me.
(minus being the two greatest whatever, of course)
--
Cheers
milivella

Futbolmetrix:
> On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 7:51:55 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
> Results:
>
> Semifinals
> Jesper Lauridsen 3 - 0 The Doctor (Club America 1-Puebla X2)
> milivella 1 - 0 Futbolmetrix (Cuiabá X2-Fortaleza 1)
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> ...ooopss... wrong result there. Fortaleza was indeed my first pick, and it turned out to be wrong, but unfortunately for milivella (insert Djokovic crocodile tears gif here), by the new rules, the UPT match was the one with the most favorable outcome for me (more Djokovic tears...)
Rules changed mid-season, me not being able to pick because I was in
your home town, wrong results reported by the official gamemaster...
this is a farce and doesn't deserve a comment.
> So it looks like the final will be between someone who thinks that the Cup is the be all and end all of UPT skill, versus Benfica/Juventus. Why are we even playing it?
This one, weaufx gods. PLEASE don't fall for such a half-hearted attempt
to ingratiate himself with you!
--
Cheers
milivella