Season 40

[July Fourth]

RR Cup, 1st leg - Svalbard Rovers 2-1 Perfect Tactics
Svalbard Rovers: Level 9, 52.4, 3N-5-2 flat
Perfect Tactics: Level 7, 56.5, 3-2-2-2-1 butterfly (60' 4-5-1v)

A first loss for Perfect Tactics this season against a slightly better team but we can't be disappointed here. Things didn't seem to go our way in the first half as they took a lead from a corner through Kastrati. Kastrati got a second goal from yet another corner and it seemed to be Goff giving away the corners each time! We couldn't break their formation down and in the 2nd half we were getting back into the game but we were wasting chances. A red card for our opponents gave us a chance from a free kick but it was saved. However from the corner Pistov headed in for the all important away goal. A stupid glitch meant that we couldn't make a sub and it almost cost us as Hardy was injured, almost giving us an illegal formation and they battered us in the last 5 mins but we held on for a narrow loss.

Goals: Kastrati (24', 37'), Pistov (70')
MOTM: Kastrati
Sent off: Jernslett (70')

Hmmm... Looks like you have to fight all the way to win this tie, the important thing here is you have kept yourself in this since you said your opponents were the better team for most of the game. Your at home in the second leg and I can see you turning this one around and making it onto the last 16 draw brackets drawsheet and it would be good to see quality drawsheet from you in a few days.

Other news: Troll City won their playoff first leg 2-0 at home and are strong favourites to reach the last 16 of their RR Cup.

[dv8r]

Hmmm... Looks like you have to fight all the way to win this tie, the important thing here is you have kept yourself in this since you said your opponents were the better team for most of the game. Your at home in the second leg and I can see you turning this one around and making it onto the last 16 draw brackets drawsheet and it would be good to see quality drawsheet from you in a few days.

Other news: Troll City won their playoff first leg 2-0 at home and are strong favourites to reach the last 16 of their RR Cup.

He was dominating the game for some reason... The butterfly not doing it's job against his 3-5-2 flat. Shots were 11-4 to him at one point and then after I changed formation to the 4-5-1v and he was down to 10 men, I got it back to 16-15... so maybe 4-5-1 v for the home leg. Opponents were watching and had a friend so he had 7% possession to start with. I need this kind of advantage at home so I may set the match late at night to ensure he doesn't watch

[July Fourth]

He was dominating the game for some reason... The butterfly not doing it's job against his 3-5-2 flat. Shots were 11-4 to him at one point and then after I changed formation to the 4-5-1v and he was down to 10 men, I got it back to 16-15... so maybe 4-5-1 v for the home leg. Opponents were watching and had a friend so he had 7% possession to start with. I need this kind of advantage at home so I may set the match late at night to ensure he doesn't watch

Yeah If you watch + he watches with a friend support for the second leg, It will only give you +3% for home advantage, that could result in a very tough second leg again. It's never easy when your playing against the possession wind.

[dv8r]

Yeah If you watch + he watches with a friend support for the second leg, It will only give you +3% for home advantage, that could result in a very tough second leg again. It's never easy when your playing against the possession wind.

I'm rescheduling the match to late in the night so I can get an advantage, it's sly tactics but I must.

Coincidentally, his league match is 20 mins before mine so I can't change it until 15 mins after my match so I'll be affected too.

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I'm rescheduling the match to late in the night so I can get an advantage, it's sly tactics but I must.

Coincidentally, his league match is 20 mins before mine so I can't change it until 15 mins after my match so I'll be affected too.

Yeah your other tactic is out the window there because of your own league game. 1.30 am K.O. ??

[dv8r]

Yeah your other tactic is out the window there because of your own league game. 1.30 am K.O. ??

That's my only other choice. Let's hope it pays off

[dv8r]

Yeah your other tactic is out the window there because of your own league game. 1.30 am K.O. ??

What do you reckon? 1:30am kick off Wednesday morning or 3:30am kick off on the Tuesday morning?

[July Fourth]

What do you reckon? 1:30am kick off Wednesday morning or 3:30am kick off on the Tuesday morning?

I'd say the best time for kick-off will depend on how well you can manage your players fitness/morales without using too many boosters for it.