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RR Cup, First Leg:
New Team, again against the fate (Engine).
We had our first taste of a higher level since New Team started. Two teams of the same level clashed tonight as we fought the so dreaded 4-4-2 Flat; after much consideration we decided to start of with a 3-1-4-2 motivated on the flanks. The result was pretty good since the start, and overall for all the match. We got an early goal at 12' with Kent giving a header from Osborn's cut on the left and consequent cross, and we thought things would go smooth, but after just eight minutes THIS happened:
How our keeper miscued the clearence, BUT took in the goal, is still a mistery our top scientists at NT Lab are still studying. Since we're used to this kind of ****, all we did was moving forward our flanks to AMR/AML position further increasing our pressure. and ten minutes later (31') Heydari was getting us ahead again with a shoot from the area's limit. We were sure at a point our smothering possession and pressure would cease suddenly by the Engine's cursed work against us, but that didn't happen until the second half when we were more than ready (we had our sub panel open with the subs already made, and all we did was clicking to confirm) to switch to Narrow Diamond which immediatly voided the decreasing pressure to keep it back to what it was:
That was te costant pressure on field for 90', plus a 61% ball possession. Now, what we wonder is how they got so many shoots on goal while the only shoot signaled by the commentary was the goal (own goal?) they scored and nothing else. In the end, we missed te 3-1 for three straight time which had as effect our shoot count raising to somewhat a decent count.
Overall we dominated, and are satisfied with the performance although as alwais we have to face silly Engine curses and the away goal which means business in the second leg.
Ofc, we had 15% bonus as he wasn't present onto the match.
BONUS: Kaiserslauten - Fc Koln 3-1
