Noticias

Quinta Ronda

La 5ª Ronda fue muy cerrada; la mitad de los partidos terminaron sólo con una diferencia de 1 gol. Sin embargo, no todos los partidos fueron tan cerrados, Boca JBA aplastó a united min con un 6-1 y Sini Zverove derrotó a Kastelin por 8-1.

Si bien casi todos los partidos restantes fueron cerrados hacia el final, sólo uno se definió en tiempo extra: Camiseta Blanquirroja fue el vencedor, 4-3 sobre un muy desafortunado equipo de Fon Utd FC. Fon Utd FC prácticamente dominó el partido completo, pero dos lesiones le dieron la ventaja a su rival. Spiroezie tuvo que enfrentar por segunda vez consecutiva a un equipo ucraniano, FC Granit jugó un partido notable, pero no pudo con los contraataques de la visita: 2-3.

Trondheim Thunder causó una suerte de impacto, al menos económicamente. Su rival Orin paga más del doble en sueldos, pero cayó derrotado por 3-0. FK Pirates batió a uno de los favoritos una vez más; en esta ocasión Alderwood Chiefs no fueron lo suficientemente fuertes: 2-1. King Akre estuvo luchando de cerca con Diesel 1. FC, pero concedió 2 goles en los 10 minutos finales, perdiendo por un doloroso 1-4. Romasz, sin dudas uno de los favoritos desde el comienzo, tuvo un partido complicado nuevamente. Garristop aplicó una dura presión, causándole una difícil noche a Romasz. Faltando 12 minutos para el final llegó el gol de la victoria, 2-1 para Romasz.

Los Cuartos de Final sólo nos ofrecen grandes partidos, ya que estos son los 8 mejores de un torneo que partió con 193 equipos. Los 3 partidos más atractivos seguramente serán entre Spiroezie y el impresionante FK Pirates, y el choque entre entre los, hasta ahora, mejores equipos de la competencia: Boca JBA y Sini Zverove.

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Quarter Finals

Romasz had its first so-called easy victory. After a string of close victories, the last non-European side Camiseta Blanquirroja were beaten with a harsh 8-0. FK Pirates had to press once again, opponent Spiroezie were the winners on midfield. Neither sides managed to gain control over eachothers’ defence, but that didn’t stop Spiroezie from scoring, and winning 4-0.

Trondheim Thunder found counterattacking to be necessary, which resulted in Diesel 1. FC to get alot of scoring opportunities. Trondheim Thunder managed to take the lead but, despite the strong defence, lost 3-1. The big spenders, and possibly favourites, Boca JBA and Sini Zverove fought it out today. Boca JBA also played a counterattack, which made them vulnerable rather than dangerous. Sini Zverove came up 2-0 easily, but Boca JBA came back in the game after one of their strikers got up in the sky to perform a fierce header. In the 2nd half Boca JBA scored the 2-2 goal despite having only 10 men left in the field, and since this was also the only goal in the 2nd half, the game had to go into extra time. The extra time didn’t take long, after only 3 minutes Boca JBA scored the golden goal and thus kicking out Sini Zverove.

The semi finals put Diesel 1. FC up against Spiroezie, and the battle of money between Romasz and Boca JBA. We’re only 2 games away from knowing the winner of this seasons’ Masters!

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Semi Finals

Diesel 1. FC – spiroezie
Diesel 1. FC was this season's Czech team to reach the semi finals, in what seems to become a tradition. The decision was to defend and press against opponent Spiroezie, who in their turn opted for a strong midfield to get as many chances as possible. It showed a 1st half where the visitors were ever so close to getting the lead, but Diesel 1. FC kept their opponents at bay and even got close to scoring themselves. The 2nd half had much of the same, except Spiroezie's mercenary striker Karsten Bomers scored a goal in the 62nd minute. The 0-1 result might suggest that it was a boring game, however it was a nailbiting experience for both sides' fans.

Romasz - Boca JBA
The two teams that spent millions so far to reach this round had to face eachother, Romasz had bought a few more players for this game, leaving Boca JBA with only one tactic: counter. Even though Boca JBA had an impressive counterskill, the game was never really close. It took Romasz 28 minutes to get a 2-0 lead, Boca JBA's attack was just not strong enough to get a goal in, let alone 3. Only 8 minutes in the 2nd half the game was really decided, Romasz had a confident 4-0 lead, Boca JBA had to acquiesce to the defeat. This seemed to be good enough for Romasz and they defended themselves to the eventual 4-0 victory.

Don't forget to tune in for the HT Masters final between tactics (spiroezie) and money (Romasz) next thursday at 20:00 HT Time. May it be a thrilling match, and good luck to both teams.