ROYAL RUMBLE CUP - FINAL
buducnost 2-4 July Fourth
July Fourth Win The RR Cup
buducnost 114.4 4-1-3N-2 - July Fourth 119.5 3N-1-2-3W-1 then 68 minutes dandelion
The long RR Cup Journey has ended... and it's ended in sheer delight for the July Fourth fans as they played a very good match to beat a good buducnost side that deserved their place in the final. It wasn't all one sided but July Fourth edged it... After a good opening exchange between the first 20 or so minutes, It was buducnost that took the lead Ashraf broke clear and passed to Djurdjevic to curl it past Knight, but July Fourth found an instant response when Vestergaard broke clear and picked out O'Sullivan in the area and he curled it past Hlozanka and July Fourth were now on the front foot, Diamond had a shot on target saved and a Hardy free-kick went over the bar, Daniane then disrupted our attack just before half-time and Hardy sent a free-kick flying into the goal to give us the HT lead.
The second half continued where we left off although we did allow a buducnost a chance when a Stuart foul gave him a yellow card, Mladeovic sent the free-kick but Knight made a superb save, next it was the Paul Diamond show after a Michu and O'Sullivan shot was blocked, Michu was through past the defence and he crossed it in for Diamond to send it into the roof of the net, It wasn't long until Michu gave Diamond his brace after he was through on goal and 1v1 against the keeper and laid it off for Diamond, There was a late goal for buducnost from Mladeovic when he was on target from 30 meters but in the end that goal proved to just be a consolation as July Fourth seen out the remainder of the game when Fonte and Ashraf tried a late attack but Childs was in command in our defence.
Goals: Djurdjevic (22) O'Sullivan (29) Hardy (44) Diamond (56,65) Mladeovic (75) MOTM: Michu.
Team Talk: This is unbelievable!!! We have beaten the odds to win the Cup under the new format change for the very first time. July Fourth must not get carried away however since there is still a league and a CL Final still to be won tomorrow. I am over the moon with my team tonight, we knew that buducnost would come out fighting and score goals but we had too much for them in the end.
We have won the Cup under BOTH formats now.