A tough loss on the road against Atlético Barcelona puts us in a three way tie for third, but thanks to tiebreakers into fourth. Next on the docket? The second matchup with fellow African team Joburg City 94. We've faced off twice already in the regular season and the GEO Cup in Johannesburg and split with them. So now we face them in the rubber match at The Pyramid in Cairo. Since we're at home, we'll be in the main kits, and our featured player is Crysencio Summerville. The midseason transfer has been on point for us, averaging a score of 12.5 a week since joining us just after the GEO Cup. #TheGoldStandard

And you're not TECHNICALLY eliminated from the playoffs yet.

A huge win over Eye of the Sun sees Atlético maintain their hold on the seventh and final playoff position up for grabs. Our tough schedule continues, as we face one of the two teams with the most points in the table, Sydney Harbour FC. With the table so crowded, we'll want to at least claim one point, if not three. Our defense was by far the biggest factor last week, and we'll need them to be big again if we want to slay another giant. D Omar Alderete stood out from the rest, earning a clean sheet thanks to 17 clearances, 8 aerials, and 5 blocked shots. #KeepClimbing

We head into the International Break with only 3 weeks left in the regular season. This past week saw two additional teams eliminated from the playoffs as Club de Ragatas do Independencia was elimintated, despite they draw with Atlético Barcelona and Bukchon Hanok Stripes fell out of the playoffs with their loss.

On the flip side, two teams have clinched playoff berths and will join GEO Cup winners Inter Istanbul, as IFK Stockholm and Sydney Harbour FC both won to get in.

With three weeks left, the winner of 1. VfV 1158 Munich and Eye of the Sun FC will punch their ticket no matter what. Both teams will get in with a draw and a FC Tokyo Sakura or Atlético Barcelona loss. The loser can get in with a FC Tokyo Sakura OR Atlético Barcelona loss.

Meanwhile, no one is in jeopardy of being eliminated this week.

In a thriller against CRI before the break, Atlético managed to hang onto a draw, earning ourselves a single point. That point is currently all that separates us from FC Tokyo Sakura for the final playoff spot, so it's playing an important role. We now head into our antepenultimate fixture of the season against ... none other than FC Tokyo Sakura. There's really no need to articulate how important this match is, so we'll just talk about D Nathan Collins instead. The Irishman played a huge part in keeping Independencia off the board, with 6 clearances and 6 aerials, while providing a shot on goal at the other end as well. #KeepClimbing