- Topaz FC2 — goes through
- Maroon FC1
Decided in 90 minutes
90 minutes 2–1
Stage 3 · Knockout
One match, one winner
In a single-match knockout tie someone has to go through on the day. The invented Harbour Cup uses three steps: 90 minutes, then 30 minutes of extra time if the score is level, then penalties if it is still level.
Three quarter-finals, three ways to finish
- Violet FC2 — goes through
- Russet FC1
Decided in extra time
90 minutes 1–1; extra time 1–0
- Lime FC0(3)
- Coral FC0(4) — goes through
Decided on penalties 3–4
90 minutes 0–0; extra time 0–0
Reading each result
- Topaz FC 2–1 Maroon FC. Decided in 90 minutes; nothing more to read.
- Violet FC 2–1 Russet FC after extra time. It was 1–1 after 90 minutes; extra time ended 1–0. A list that only shows the final score hides that the match was level at 90 minutes.
- Lime FC 0–0 Coral FC, 3–4 on penalties. The match itself ended level; the shoot-out only decides who goes through. In this invented cup's records the match counts as a draw.
The whole bracket
Quarter-finals
- Topaz FC2 — goes through
- Maroon FC1
Decided in 90 minutes
90 minutes 2–1
- Violet FC2 — goes through
- Russet FC1
Decided in extra time
90 minutes 1–1; extra time 1–0
- Lime FC0(3)
- Coral FC0(4) — goes through
Decided on penalties 3–4
90 minutes 0–0; extra time 0–0
- Umber FC3 — goes through
- Sable FC0
Decided in 90 minutes
90 minutes 3–0
Semi-finals
- Topaz FC1
- Violet FC2 — goes through
Decided in 90 minutes
90 minutes 1–2
- Coral FC3(4)
- Umber FC3(5) — goes through
Decided on penalties 4–5
90 minutes 2–2; extra time 1–1
Final
- Violet FC1 — goes through
- Umber FC0
Decided in 90 minutes
90 minutes 1–0
Other competitions
Other formats are possible, such as going straight to penalties after 90 minutes or replaying a drawn tie. A competition's own regulations say which steps it uses; these pages use the invented cup's rule only.