LEAGUE UPDATE:
Academy FC played at Mumbai Indians last night. The game was very quiet, with nothing to note in the first half (aside from a couple missed opportunities). AFC was desperate for the win, so in the 58th minute, one MC was subbed off for a more "forward" type MC. Ten minutes later, the other MC was subbed off and replaced with an AMC. In the 80th minute, Mumbai Indians player Klappert received a red card for spitting. AFC converted the free-kick to go up 1-0. One forward was replaced by a fresher forward (I had arranged the sub prior to the red card and goal) in the 81st minute for AFC. Mumbai pulled a goal back in teh 84th, before AFC scored again in the 87th. Somehow, Mumbai scored AGAIN in the 88th minute, and the matched ended 2-2
This puts AFC at 52 points, 2 points behind 1st (who has a game in hand), 2 points ahead of 3rd, and 3 points ahead of 4th (both without the game in hand). It seems the soccer gods do not want me to win the league; they would like to see me suffer for 2nd. [*It should be noted that the team put out in this game was subs/reserves as the CL final was 4 hours later*]
CHAMPION'S LEAGUE:
Academy FC (31.8*) played at Franco FC Genoa (24.0*) in the CL final. Niyokindi of AFC scored in the 1st minute. Franco tied the match in the 24th, before AFC pulled ahead again in the 26th. Niyokindi found the net again in the 30th to put AFC up 3-0. Shortly after half, Carrasco of Franco FC received a red card, and AFC scored 2 minute later to go up 4-1, which ended up being the final score.
Looking back at these two matches, it seems I should have used my subs/reserves for the CL match and not the league match. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20 . . .