Season 65

[Gert Funck]

Won the cup today
My oppo started with a 4-4-2 against my 4-5-1V, def/counters.
Neymar (my best player) scored very early and oppo started attacking, with 3 STs.



this made things easier for me, with a solid defense and striking back with counters.
He got a red card /penalty and the party begun

so, we're still for the treble

Stupid tactics from your opponent. well countered and played

[Buffs Mad]

Won the cup today
My oppo started with a 4-4-2 against my 4-5-1V, def/counters.
Neymar (my best player) scored very early and oppo started attacking, with 3 STs.



this made things easier for me, with a solid defense and striking back with counters.
He got a red card /penalty and the party begun



so, we're still for the treble

Bring it home

[David Grizzle]

A good day for supporters at the Stade de Rouen as they sang well after the final whistle blew as Olympique Rouen head to their 3rd straight Champions League finals appearance with the club keen to break through this season after the crushing losses at the end of the past two seasons.

The game was a tense scoreless affair for the first 40 mins while OR controlled possession and had the lions share of the chances. It was the 2nd caution of the day against the opponent that led to the games first goal. Mikkel Sorensen was tripped up just outside the box with the ref quickly producing the yellow card. Wilson Sanchez bent the ball around the left side of the wall and into the top corner for the opening goal.

Right after the restart OR took possession, Sorensen flew down the right flank and fed in a perfect cross onto the head of Sanchez as Rouen made it two goals in just over a min leading to a 2-0 halftime score.

After surrendering a 3 goal lead in the first leg there would be no taking it easy in the 2nd half and the home team kept the pressure on although failed to produce another goal for first half hour of the 2nd half. But in the 77th min OR broke through with a sublime finish by Henry playing from the AM role. 6 mins later a Rouen corner was placed perfectly by the Chilean winger Sebastian Rocha onto the head of Sorensen to make it 4-0. Les coqs gaulois were not finished yet as once again Henry placed a sensational strike into the far corner past the helpless keeper in stoppage time to finish off the 5-0 rout.



So Olympique Rouen advanced 8-3 on agg for their 3rd straight finals appearance and made it a perfect 9/9 in two legged ties in the CL over their 3 years in the competition. But as good as they have been up to this point, they have been equally poor finishers and the only victory that matters to the club is the final.

The final will take place tomorrow at 2038 GMT. OR is favored by almost exactly the same margin as they were in the semi finals. Having controlled that tie will bring a lot of confidence for the side from Upper Normandy. The only struggle in the semi final came in the 2nd half on the road and they have not conceded since that point in any competition outscoring their 4 opponents by a combined 27-0 in those four matches.


Today the club can win the League title for the 2nd year in a row and 3rd time in 4 seasons with win at home against their opp from Egypt . In their first meeting Rouen dominated on the road for a 7-1 victory although their opp have had a good run of form since and have already locked up their spot in the Champions League lvl 5. They currently sit in 4th and are 3 points shy of 3rd place.

[nikolgiorgos]

Stupid tactics from your opponent. well countered and played

when he conceded the 2nd goal, he changed to 4-3w-3 (and probably attack ment.) . That's a move that most of the managers do and it's butter on bread for the 4-5-1 def/counters. I don't agree with that.
The second mistake was that after loosing his player, he set 3DC instead of 3 defenders wide.
But, you know, the pressure is high and the clock is ticking

[Bluebird Hewitt]

Update on my end.

The main match saw Rhondda Rovers play the Cup final against San Lorenzo early afternoon. To sum up the match in one word, ****. We were outplayed and I got tactically outdone against a 4-1-2-1-2 formation. We deservedly lost as only two players got a decent rating of 7. Such a shame to get so far against higher level teams, only to get done easily in the final.



In the League, it was business as usual as we hammered Emilion 7-0 at home with a mixture of reserves and first team players.

[July Fourth]

July Fourth Win The League

We won 15-0 today against the backmarker taking our lead in the league to 6 points with a GD advantage of +19, With remaining fixtures there is no way the title can be lost now so it's safe to say we have won the league except if you're a mathematician.

Julian Silva playing as AML in this match with his free kick special ability equalled the club record by scoring 6 times in the match.

We only have the Champions League final tomorrow evening to decide if we will win another treble this season.

[July Fourth]

July Fourth Win The League

We won 15-0 today against the backmarker taking our lead in the league to 6 points with a GD advantage of +19, With remaining fixtures there is no way the title can be lost now so it's safe to say we have won the league except if you're a mathematician.

Julian Silva playing as AML in this match with his free kick special ability equalled the club record by scoring 6 times in the match.

We only have the Champions League final tomorrow evening to decide if we will win another treble this season.

We have just confirmed the league title won with a 4-0 win over Ramsay Cabs. July Fourth have their 41st league title and that equals the current forum record as it stands.

[Steppenwolf]

[pcmacdaniel]

League: Yesterday, I posted I entered today tied for first in the league. I failed to notice our competitor had lost vs 5th yesterday, hence the battle for 1st saw us entered today's match with a 3 pt lead atop the standings. We disposed of them with a 2:0 victory at home. We need just a draw to clinch the league and travel to the cellar dweller tomorrow.

[David Grizzle]

Olympique Rouen are crowned League Champions today after a 5-1 victory against the 4th place finishers. This win left OR 7 points clear with two games remaining for all clubs.

Champions League final is all that is left of consequence. Although the team has no plan to rest the teams star players over the final 2 league games as they currently occupy all 5 of the top goal scorers spots in league and have the leaders and runners up in all 3 major categories.