Goalkeeper useless

[MiddleEarth]

With the CL Final and the last league matchday already played, we've reached the end of the
"who the **** needs a goalkeeper" adventure...

Nothing less than a fight until the very end was expected at the final stage of this seasons champions league endeavour.
The team took an surprisingly early lead after just 2 minutes of play, by finishing off a wonderful combination down the flanks,
which the central striker converted with ease. Only 1 chance for each team until the end of the first half. The second half, however,
was much better and justified the word "big derby", as in most cases when this two team collide...

The management was delighted to see its team doubling their lead in minute 64, after another great combination down the flanks
was converted, this time around by the most prolific scorer of the team, the left wing.

After failing back two, the opponents manager decided to go all-in by throwing striker number three into the battle.
In reaction to that change, the management decided to pull out its AMC, substituting him with a DMC, which resulted
in a change of the initial 4-3N-2W-1 formation, to a more defensive 4-5-1-V.

Three good counter opportunities had been wasted by the own team, before the opponent could pull one goal back
in the 82nd minute of the match, after a lucky punch resulting from a direct free-kick, which was slightly deflected from a
defender, right into the foot of the opponents central striker who had no trouble to convert.

With only 8 minutes to go, the management still thought it would be enough to get the CL title after a 7 season long
drought, but I'm sorry to say, the management got proved wrong...

Another inactive ball, a corner this time around, once again, cleared by a defender, but once again, right into the foot
of an opponent which desperate shot found the way into the back of the net, with just 3 minutes left on the scoreboard...

The time until the start of extra-time was wisely utilized by the management, with a pep-talk to its team. The team reacted
positively to that talk, but despite some good chances and open shots, the players couldn't find the winning goal.

With 120 minutes of level ball behind us, it was time to select the five unlucky fellows to step up for the penalty shoot-out.
The teams name isn't England, but the story behind penalty shoot-out's is, as the team never won such a lottery before,
miserably failing in six of the previous attempts... On the way to the slaughterhouse, the selection fell to the following players;
AML, ST, MCL, MCR and DL. As goalkeeper between the posts, DC.1.

First to begin was the opponents left striker. DC.1 proved too strong for him, and got the ball placed into the right corner.
With the AML stepping up for the own team, the management was now in good spirits, as the same converted all six of
the penalties for the team during the season matches. And he didn't let us down once again, 1-0 up!

As second for the opponents, the right wing. Once again, he chooses the right corner of the net, wrong decision, another save by DC.1!
And also our central striker converts its penalty, already 2-0 up! Had the Englishman become Germans?

Series three of the shoot-out, left wing of the opponent stepping up, he shots into the left corner, but again, DC.1 is in the "right",
respectively left corner! Our MCL can already decide the story, if he converts... but he doesn't, first save by the opponents goalkeeper.

The opponents central midfielder is the first to overcome DC.1 between the posts, 1-2 only. Another chance to finish the job ahead
of time for our right midfielder. He chooses the left corner, the opponents GK goes the other way, 3-1, end of roundabout!

First win in a penalty shoot-out ever, it took just seven attempts to accomplish that task. After losing the league title to the very
same opponent, the team got its satisfaction with the win of this seasons champions league edition. The stats proved what the
management already knew, it was a well-deserved win, as the team was better in every aspect of the game. And what to say about
DC.1 as goalkeeper? Well, he was voted to man of the ****ing match, getting a 8.3 rate after stopping three of the four penalties, well done!

The last league game against the same opponent, was only a matter of prestige, as the opponent already took both hands on the title
with a +29 better GD and 3 points up. Hence, the management decided to give it's bench players a chance to mess with the big guns.
They did a good job, against an also strongly modified opponent version. The match ended in a deserved 2-2 draw, with both teams
not deserving to lose or win.

With that last update, and the following screenshot of the accumulated stats,
I can only conclude and confirm that I won't buy a goalkeeper any time soon...