Balkan Boyz - Matchday 24 (Sz.5 - lvl5)



HEADLINE: Džeko double took Balkan Boyz into the T11 CUP Finals!



CUP:FC Köln (Q46) Formation: 4-3W-1-2 >> 1 - 2 (AGG: 1 - 3) << Balkan Boyz (Q51) Formation: 3N-1-2N2W-2
SCORERS: E.Džeko (20 & 60 min) and L.Messi (47min.ass.C.Carreno)
SUBS: E.Džeko < > M.Mandžukić
MOTM: Edin Džeko (rate:9)


Edin Džeko struck twice as The Balkan Boyz took a final spot in the T11 CUP after a 1 - 2 victory over FC Köln at "Rhein Energie Stadion" in front of 19,000 spectators on Thuesday evening. The 19 year old Balkan Boyz forward opened the scoring in the 20th minute from a free-kick. And 15minutes into the 2nd half, Džeko scored the winner as he outran the defence to score the winning 1 - 2 goal. FC Köln managed to get a equalizer in the 47th minute as Lionel Messi scored with a header from a corner kick by Christian Carreno. Edin Džeko got a nasty injury in the 80th minutes after a foul by Simon Bardak and was subbed off for Mario Mandžukić. Both Adem Ljajić, Stevan Jovetić and Mateo Kovačić had 3 goalscoring opportunities, but Vladimir Kalyuzhov and Ryan Cook managed to clear the ball away after good defending. The Balkan Boyz will be making their first T11 CUP Finals appearance as they face the Swiss team "Dynamo SWAG" on the 30th May.


Manager -Ljepoje- was delighted by the performance of his team and praised his side's fighting qualities after watching Edin Džeko score twice and put Balkan Boyz into a final for the first time in the Clubs history."We fought well and battled it out and I'm just delighted and honoured. This is just all I wanted, I'm speechless - exhausted and speechless. A final spot in the T11 CUP is every manager's dream. We had so many fans here to support us, despite playing away in Germany. I am glad I was involved in all of this today. It's absolutely massive for the club and I'm glad that we wrote history. Of course it was a tough road, but I never doubted in our strength to fight, despite the opposition. We faced one of the toughest oppositions this year: Hyapool FC From Sweden, NB99 from Denmark, Fenerbahce from Turkey, Orchard Utd from the Philippines and now FC Köln from Germany - this all of the teams that have been playing the final-eight, quarters, semi-finals and finals as well. I couldn't be more then satisfied, delighted and proud of what we accomplished, this is just amazing. I can't wait for the final whistle and the big kick-off against Dynamo SWAG. It will be a honour for us to play the finals in this prestigious competition".



In other news, Balkan Boyz managed to beat the Vietnamese team "Tay Ninh FC" with 4 - 0 after goals by Mateo Kovačić (x1), Lorik Cana (x1), Nenad Tomović (x1) and Mario Mandžukić (x1). A game in which Nenad Tomović was declared as MoM (rate:9). The win means that Balkan Boyz holds onto first place with 60 points and are now 5points clear in front of the Israeli team "Iztik Yan" (55points) with FC Kula at a 3rd place (55points) and Vanspor FC at a 4th place on 41points. Balkan Boyz will play the Israeli team "Iztik Yan" tomorrow away and a win could determine if the Balkan Boyz will be crowned as the league champions or not. The kickoff is set at 15:43CET. Later on that evening, Balkan Boyz will play the 2nd leg in the T11 Champions league semi-finals against LS 11. The kickoff is set at 20:21CET


Over&Out!