POST MATCH ANALYSIS
There is an appeal against the VR ref decisions, but it is confirmed that potential, imagined and fabricated fouls will be treated as actual fouls, depending on both the context and which team the individual referee supports and, in some cases, their mood on the day.
This has definitely been the group to watch in the playoffs.
Off the 4 teams in Group A of the Gender Games trying to make it to the last 16 Sportacus have been seen as the underdogs by the other 3; TRA, MRA and Mermaids.
Mermaids and MRA face each other off tomorrow but there's a general sense of apathy about the game with very little appetite for competition.
Mermaid's Manger, Susie has made clear she's generally unconcerned about the result and is saving her squad for the Sportacus match. She's not even proposing to utilise star striker MimmyMum in the MRA/TRA matches and has confined her to the TwitterSpa to get her in the best mindset for Sportucus match.
Its still unclear if the heavily anticipate Sportacus/Mermaids match will go ahead however, as official are still debating Susie's demands for the match to be played in Thailand, whilst Sportacus have launched a counter claim that many mermaids team members are under age and not eligible to play.
We contacted Susie for comment and got the following "there is no debate to be had. I've named my squad and the location. Frankly the game shouldn't be played at all. I've already decided it will be a 5-0 result and Sportacus are just bloody meanies who don't like football".
Sportacus PR have respond with an official eye roll and a a seemingly coded message of DFOD.
And here we are live in the TRA locker room where we are watching Jane as she Fae teaches Willoughby the knitting basics while Madigan asks Jones to get the coffees in, while flicking through a catalogue of nice prams and Bergdorf looks over their shoulder can't decide which ones look the most glamorous.
Back to the studio with news hot off the press. Whoever tops this group will face Saudi Arabia in the last 16. What a match that will be. I don't fancy Madigan's chances of getting through a match against those gals without breaking a nail.
Just a reminder to tune in tomorrow for coverage of the Group C matches where will will be watching team GCJ (gender critical jounos) vs team STHP (Spineless Try Hard Politicians).
Both teams are looking to field some strong players with team GCJ putting forwards Turner, Freeman and Kirkup on from start of play. It's a solid and experienced team of whom much is anticipated.
STHP have already announced star defenders Corbyn and Butler will be playing despite scoring a number of home goals in the pre-tournament friendlies with the forwards largely being pulled from the LibDem LGBTQXYZRDG academy (known for its particularly combative style of play).
The other match in this group is expected to less well contested with team YTL (YouTube Lesbians) captained by Peachy Yoghurt to dominate from the kick off over Riley Denis's YTGDM (YouTube Genitals Don't matter ) team.
Remember these two have clashed repeatedly, with Peachy always leading her team to a decisive victory.
West Yorks Police are out in force to support Mermaids with the Leeds constabulary also highly represented. Suzie sidles up to them and whispers in one's ear. He winks at her and taps his nose.
Parker is centre forward of Team Sportacus today. A contraversial choice, but she is looking confident and there's no denying her track record.
An interesting piece of trivia... Suzie and Mimmy from Team Mermaids have consulted with the stadium and all the associations prior to the match. A very successful and well-received presentation called 'Moving the Goalposts for Fair Play' - some really shocking and unsubstantiated statistics along with emotive pleas got everyone motivated to start making major changes straight away.
This should be our least triggering game so far.