Royal Rumble "Shark" Cup FINAL - Best July Fourth Performance Ever?
Jon Utd 1-9 July Fourth
July Fourth are the new Server Champions!!!
Jon Utd 148.0 3W-4-1-2 - July Fourth Narrow Diamond 150.1
I really had a lot of nerves before this final and most probably had every right to be coming upto the game, But we maxed out everything on our players for Condition/Morale etc for this game, It didn't take us long to take the lead when Lamb out of knowhere struck the back of the net, Then there was a decent spell for Jon Utd as they looked to find a way back into the final, there were chances for Pinter,Marin and Moussa but Calavicci and Hardy just won the tackles easily, Facelli also had a chance but that was blocked, But soon July Fourth just found another gear and it was 2-0 from a corner that Petersen crossed in for Regal to header in, Petersen just equalled Zidane's record at 35 in a season for July Fourth, Next Kusama then beat a defender and setup Miku-Zidane for our 3rd and Papaleo just before HT made it 4-0 by easily getting passed the Jon Utd defence and slotting it past the keeper.
The Final was all but over and July Fourth just started to score goals for fun in the second half, Hardy made it past a defender and squared off for Regal to make it 5-0, before Jon Utd managed a consolation goal when Hanley scored from 30 meters, Hanley almost added a second for Jon Utd to try and make it a contest once again and Facelli also could of scored from a Christopoulos pass but July Fourth soon scored again when Benayoun fired one in from distance midway through the second half, It went a little quiet until the final 10 minutes of the game, Substititue Watson found Papaleo in the box and he tapped it in for 7-1, then Benayoun scored a free-kick before Petersen scored with a well struck shot to perhaps undeservedly add more pain to Jon Utd's disappointing performance.
Goals: Lamb (5) Regal (33,50) Miku-Zidane (41) Papaleo (45,82)
Hanley (53) Benayoun (65,84) Petersen (85) MOTM:
Hardy.
July Fourth players shuck the Jon Utd's players hands and commiserated them after the final whistle since its a very painful defeat to take in a final after getting some hopes up earlier in the day that they could cause an upset, But July Fourth were stunning, amazing and almost put in the most perfect performance that their fans will remember for eternity and also July Fourth can enjoy being the "Server Champions" after beating the best of the best on our server to claim the grand prize that only a small number of clubs in Top Eleven will achieve, They join Ljepoje's BALKAN BOYZ who managed to win the RR Shark Cup on his server after a 3-2 win over Dynamo SWAG as some forum members will remember of the past, Whatever happens from now July Fourth's name will go down in history of being one of the great top eleven teams of all-time. July Fourth win the RR Shark Cup on our server and looking back at this cup run, It all comes down to that one moment where Chano Petersen scored in the 88th minute to keep us in the competition in the 3rd Round. To become champions you need great performances as well as a bit of luck at sometimes. We lift the trophy high into the air and thank all our wonderful supporters that made all these achievements possible.
I just want to say it's very hard luck to Jon Utd who came all the way to the final and knocking out some good teams along the way including ОФН who you may remember won this competition in a unique style themselves last season, But today was our day, we were simply too good for anyone and after a period of uncertainty this season we eventually were able to prove exactly why that we are the best team on our server at this moment in time.