2017 4chan Winter Cup Group A

Group A of the 2017 4chan Winter Cup contained the following teams:

Team	Place in last competition	Pre-cup position in Rankings
/mlp/ (host team)	1st in 2016 4chan Summer Cup	2nd
/an/	14th in 2016 4chan Summer Cup	20th
/jp/	1st in 2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup	22nd
/mu/	16th in 2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup	13th

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
/mu/	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	7
/jp/	3	1	1	1	5	3	2	4
/mlp/	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
/an/	3	0	1	2	3	8	-5	1

/mlp/ v /jp/

Background: Both teams are coming off of the Stupor Cup, which  /mlp/ won 3-2.

Stadium: Cirrus Maximus

10 February 2016, 17:00 UTC

Attendance: 1183

/mlp/ 1–1 /jp/

>rape  13'

81' Get out of /jp/

Kit: Derpy Hooves Crotchtits Faust Lyra Plushie Glim Glam Only On The Hub  69' Cheeselegs  69' Princess Twilight Tracy Best Pony >rape Substitutions: Suicide Trixie  69' I Want To Cum Inside Rainbow Dash  69' Manager: Emulpee !!UoJdKi3gQNs Darkbow !!azFHzchk+Gw MagicBlue !!shOOeoEzeWt

Kit: Captain Meido Murderous Miko  69' Lunarian Scum No Bully Why is /jp/ so shitty  69' Fumos Cirno  69' Japanese Bird sage Get out of /jp/ Autism Substitutions: Madotsuki  69' wich2huwudufuq  69' Corndog Tenshi  69' Manager: Tadokoro !!AWq1hlBKhOM AnaMack !!1VkHCjzQmO5

Man of the Match: Derpy Hooves (/mlp/)

Match Stats
Possession (%) 42 58 Shots (on target) 2 10 (1) (5) Fouls (offside) 2 0 (0) (0) Corner Kicks 0 0 Free Kicks 0 2 Passes completed (%) 72 86 Crosses 7 17 Interceptions 11 18 Tackles 5 7 Saves 5 0

Note: This game was played on the wrong difficulty.

/an/ v /mu/

Background: These two teams have never met each other in a competitive setting.

Stadium: /an/ Stadium

10 February 2017, 17:30 UTC

Attendance: 1159

/an/ 1–1 /mu/

Take It To The Vet  67'

49' Killer Mike

Kit: Pet Rock Leopard Gecko Train Your Dog  67' Biscuit  67' Low Content Wolf Hybrid Cats vs. Dogs What Is This? Gabe the Dog  90+0' Canadian Goose  45' >outdoor cat Take It To The Vet Substitutions: Spacebat  45' Backyard Breeder  67' Fuck Off Vegan  67' Manager: Heavenly_Pond !!sFCZyZHsSiq Alternativeroo !!R5/4Cpex4Bg

Kit: Merzbow Phil Elverum  67' Vaporwave Kendrick Lamar Jason Aldean David Bowie  67' Jeff Mangum Grimes  67' Michael Gira Killer Mike MC Ride Substitutions: Richard D. James  67' Kanye West  67' Thom Yorke  67' Manager: Feedback !!+8d1qFKeSP0 Sargbot !!aTG+CKv36AY

Man of the Match: Take It To The Vet (/an/)

Match Stats
Possession (%) 55 45 Shots (on target) 6 5 (4) (2) Fouls (offside) 2 0 (0) (0) Corner Kicks 1 2 Free Kicks 0 2 Passes completed (%) 83 85 Crosses 7 1 Interceptions 10 13 Tackles 15 8 Saves 2 2

/mlp/ v /an/

Background:  /mlp/ opened the previous Winter Cup against  /an/, which ended 2-2, featuring a Scanned Snake 90+ equalizer and the cup's first goal being a Biscuit own goal.

Stadium: Cirrus Maximus

12 February 2016, 17:00 UTC

Attendance: 1452

/mlp/ 3–1 /an/

>rape  18' Best Pony  62', 90+1'

86' >outdoor cat

Kit: Derpy Hooves Crotchtits Horsefucker Faust Glim Glam Only On The Hub  77' Razzle Dazzle  77' Princess Twilight Tracy  4' Best Pony >rape Substitutions: Fuck Your Marker  77' Cheeselegs  77' Manager: Emulpee !!UoJdKi3gQNs Darkbow !!azFHzchk+Gw MagicBlue !!shOOeoEzeWt

Kit: /herp/ Fuck Off Vegan Leopard Gecko  71' Biscuit  71' Scanned Snake  71' Orange Bitey Thing What Is This? Gabe the Dog Invasive Species >outdoor cat Take It To The Vet Substitutions: Honeybagder  71' Train Your Dog  71' Harambe  71' Manager: Heavenly_Pond !!sFCZyZHsSiq Alternativeroo !!R5/4Cpex4Bg

Man of the Match: Best Pony (/mlp/)

Match Stats
Possession (%) 43 57 Shots (on target) 9 4 (5) (2) Fouls (offside) 2 0 (0) (0) Corner Kicks 2 0 Free Kicks 0 2 Passes completed (%) 83 85 Crosses 9 4 Interceptions 14 8 Tackles 5 5 Saves 1 3

/jp/ v /mu/

Background: Both teams held each other to a 2-2 draw in the 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup group stage.

12 February 2017, 17:30 UTC

/jp/ 0–1 /mu/

60' Jason Aldean

Kit: Slut Sanae Madotsuki (´・ω・｀) No Bully  51'  71' Why is /jp/ so shitty  71' Fumos 内側に射精されることの喜びに  84' Japanese Bird sage Get out of /jp/ Autism Substitutions: Lunarian Scum  71' wich2huwudufuq  71' Cirno  84' Manager: Tadokoro !!AWq1hlBKhOM AnaMack !!1VkHCjzQmO5

Kit: Merzbow Phil Elverum  71' Anthony Fantano hell be fine  20'  84' Jason Aldean Kanye West Jeff Mangum Michael Gira Frankie Sinatra  71' Killer Mike  7' MC Ride Substitutions: Richard D. James  71' The Deak  71' Bjork  84' Manager: Feedback !!+8d1qFKeSP0 Sargbot !!aTG+CKv36AY

Man of the Match: Phil Elverum (/mu/)

Match Stats
Possession (%) 46 54 Shots (on target) 4 4 (1) (3) Fouls (offside) 4 2 (0) (0) Corner Kicks 1 2 Free Kicks 2 4 Passes completed (%) 80 85 Crosses 7 4 Interceptions 16 14 Tackles 10 3 Saves 2 1

/an/ v /jp/

Background: These two teams have never met each other in a competitive setting.

18 February 2016, 17:00 UTC

/an/ 1–4 /jp/

>outdoor cat  45+1'

6', 75' Autism  24', 31' Get out of /jp/

Kit: Pet Rock Leopard Gecko Train Your Dog  75' Blob Fish  75' Harambe Scanned Snake What Is This? Gabe the Dog Invasive Species  85' >outdoor cat Take It To The Vet Substitutions: Honeybadger  75' Fuck Off Vegan  75' Spacebat  85' Manager: Heavenly_Pond !!sFCZyZHsSiq Alternativeroo !!R5/4Cpex4Bg

Kit: Slut Sanae Madotsuki  85' (´・ω・｀) No Bully Why is /jp/ so shitty  85' Corndog Tenshi  76' 内側に射精されることの喜びに  75' sage Japanese Bird Get out of /jp/ Autism Substitutions: Cirno  75' Murderous Miko  85' wich2huwudufuq  85' Manager: Tadokoro !!AWq1hlBKhOM AnaMack !!1VkHCjzQmO5

Man of the Match: Autism (/jp/)

Match Stats
Possession (%) 49 51 Shots (on target) 6 10 (3) (6) Fouls (offside) 1 2 (0) (1) Corner Kicks 1 1 Free Kicks 2 1 Passes completed (%) 70 75 Crosses 1 6 Interceptions 21 23 Tackles 5 6 Saves 3 2

/mu/ v /mlp/

Background: There has been one official meeting between these two teams: A 3-1 semi-final victory to  /mlp/ in the 2015 4chan Summer Cup, who later claimed their first of two stars because we can't have nice things.

18 February 2017, 17:30 UTC

/mu/ 2–0 /mlp/

MC Ride  60' Jeff Mangum  64'

Kit: Viper the Rapper Richard D. James Kendrick Lamar hell be fine Pierro Scaruffi  75' David Bowie  69' Jeff Mangum Michael Gira The Deak  75' Killer Mike MC Ride Substitutions: Kanye West  69' Jason Aldean  75' Frankie Sinatra  75' Manager: Feedback !!+8d1qFKeSP0 Sargbot !!aTG+CKv36AY

Kit: Derpy Hooves Cheerileeder Lyra Plushie Thanks M. A. Larson Glim Glam >no hooves  75' Cheeselegs  75' Princess Twilight  69' Tracy Best Pony >rape Substitutions: Suicide Trixie  75'  83' I Want To Cum Inside Rainbow Dash  85' Manager: Emulpee !!UoJdKi3gQNs Darkbow !!azFHzchk+Gw MagicBlue !!shOOeoEzeWt

Man of the Match: Jeff Mangum (/mu/)

Match Stats
Possession (%) 51 49 Shots (on target) 11 6 (6) (3) Fouls (offside) 0 4 (0) (0) Corner Kicks 1 0 Free Kicks 2 0 Passes completed (%) 88 89 Crosses 1 6 Interceptions 11 14 Tackles 7 6 Saves 5 2