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CL final now and 1:1 up after 14mins
will be my hardest game though this season
if i win it will be the treble
Palaiseau FC in Sever 46
season 28, level 28
(*) updated at 1-June-2015
competition Played 1st 2nd top4 last win current season(*) League 28 19 6 2 season 27 ..... Champions league 26 7 1 6 season 25 ........ Cup 26 2 2 3 season 7 .......
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - FINAL
July Fourth 4-0 Ilknur ve Ozgur
July Fourth 125.5 3N-4-1-2 then 75 minutes 3N-3W-1-3 - Ilknur ve Ozgur 117.6 4-4-2 Classic
We have been playing 3N-4-1-2 against 4-4-2 for a while and we were more than prepared for this final, July Fourth got off to a flying start with Michu getting in the defence a couple of times but fired miles past the goal both times, But soon O'Sullivan fired us in the lead from long range and the keeper could not keep it out, Schornik had a shot saved before he blocked a Beckett shot and Ramirez cut out a couple of crosses, Michu again kept terrorising the defence and he got a pass to Pietropaolo who fired over the bar, Childs on a counter attack looked a certainty to make it 2-0 but the keeper saved it for a corner but nothing came of it, Michu again was causing problems and this time he found Pietropaolo and he made no mistake, Miku had a shot blocked just before HT.
The second half continued off where we left off, July Fourth playing good football and Ilknur ve Ozgur just were powerless to stop us from winning another CL it seemed, Beckett's free-kick was blocked before Michu picked off another pass for O'Sullivan to bury it for his brace, the final was as good as over, Papaleo was continuing from the league game by trying to get a shot on target but Mohd Noor blocked it, Beckett and Pietropaolo then had efforts blocked and another counter attack saw Papaleo beating the defence and playing it for Pietropaolo only to put it over, he did however make a mend for this as with the move of the game he made a solo run with the ball and chipped the keeper while being 1v1 against him... Minutes later Ramirez was sent off for a professional foul as Gudovic looked to try and grab a consolation for Ilknur ve Ozgur, Zanellati fired it against the wall and we defended out another attack from Gudovic again when he got through on goal and Zanellati's shot was kept out by knight for a corner and the corner came in from Comino and Calavicci headed it away and Malik saw out the final challenge from Zanellati to ensure we kept a clean sheet as the final whistle sounded.
Goals: O'Sullivan (10,53) Pietropaolo (37,75) MOTM: Michu.
S/O: Ramirez (79)
Team Talk: We won another CL Final and retain our title, this time we played an excellent game and I can't think of many teams that may of beaten me today on my level, maybe Batigo United if they are at their best, but today was a brilliant performance and quite easily could of been 8,9 or 10-0. Once again... WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!! Ramirez was sent off in last seasons CL Final as well as this Final as you may remember.
Last edited by July Fourth; 07-26-2013 at 10:27 PM.
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F.C. United
League Won 11
League Runner up 4
Cup Won 3
Cup Finalist 3
Champions League Won 5
Champions League Finalist 9
Season 23 Level 23
United Til I Die
League Won 12
League Runner Up 4
Champions League Won 2
Champions League Finalist 7
Cups Won 1
Cup Finalist 2
Season 32 Level 27 (Retired)
The match started out a great contrast in style as the Gamehendge FC has gone back and forth between the 4-4-2 and the 3-5-2 for much of the season with occasional 4-5-1 V style. But today the opponent who also played 4-4-2 for much of the CL decided to change it up and went with a 3(n)-1-4-2 lineup that found itself out hustled in the mid field. The match started under rough circumstances and Gamehendge gave away an early penalty inside the box. However the Bofteka were unable to capitalize and were stopped point blank by the solid goalie work of Lombard.
Up until the half it would seesaw back and forth until at 44' Fernandez would make good on his earlier yellow in the defensive zone by roofing a shot to take the 1-0 lead into the locker room.
The second half would not be favorable to Bofteka who would not find the net for nearly the entire period. At 52' newly acquired Irish Striker Phillip McGill would unleash a rocket into the net to provide the commanding 2-0 lead. However as the match wore on and unable to make anything happen in the mid, frustration seemingly set in at the 71' where Fernandez would take a penalty just inside the box. It went fast around the wall and found the back of the net to seal the game as a winner at 3-0.
Bofteka played a great game but had trouble clearly dealing with the mid field rpesented by Gamehendge and this was sweet revenge for Gamehendge who were knocked out last season in the semis of the CL by Bofeteka.
Congrats to those that won CL today! As well as to those who battled and came up just a bit short!
I also couldn't be happier about the level of fun in both league and CL play this season. Thanks to all those in the league and CL.
I will most likely win the league after the match tomorrow as I have a 12 point lead at the moment. I did bow out of the Cup as result of it being tough to keep the team in shape to play all those matches without bruning through the tokens.
Last edited by plc3; 07-26-2013 at 11:01 PM.