reposted from Season 42: June 30 - How are you doing?
The match started out a great contrast in style as the Gamehendge FC has gone back and forth between the 4-4-2 and the 3-5-2 for much of the season with occasional 4-5-1 V style. But today the opponent who also played 4-4-2 for much of the CL decided to change it up and went with a 3(n)-1-4-2 lineup that found itself out hustled in the mid field. The match started under rough circumstances and Gamehendge gave away an early penalty inside the box. However the Bofteka were unable to capitalize and were stopped point blank by the solid goalie work of Lombard.
Up until the half it would seesaw back and forth until at 44' Fernandez would make good on his earlier yellow in the defensive zone by roofing a shot to take the 1-0 lead into the locker room.
The second half would not be favorable to Bofteka who would not find the net for nearly the entire period. At 52' newly acquired Irish Striker Phillip McGill would unleash a rocket into the net to provide the commanding 2-0 lead. However as the match wore on and unable to make anything happen in the mid, frustration seemingly set in at the 71' where Fernandez would take a penalty just inside the box. It went fast around the wall and found the back of the net to seal the game as a winner at 3-0.
Bofteka played a great game but had trouble clearly dealing with the mid field represented by Gamehendge and the 4-5-2, this was sweet revenge for Gamehendge who were knocked out last season in the semis of the CL by Bofeteka.
Congrats to those that won CL today! As well as to those who battled and came up just a bit short!
I also couldn't be happier about the level of fun in both league and CL play this season. Thanks to all those in the league and CL who try their best and are friendly.
I will most likely win the league after the match tomorrow as I have a 12 point lead at the moment. I did bow out of the Cup as result of it being tough to keep the team in shape to play all those matches without bruning through the tokens.