The
first final of the day would see Dnipro versus
Shaheens United. These two teams would need to
summon one last burst of energy to ensure they
would be picking up winners and not runners-up
medals in the presentation.
Let's
look at the two teams records:
Dnipro
(Ned)
Best
appearance to date: 2022 Amsterdam Sixes Plate
SF.
Record
today: Played 6, Won 3, Drawn 2, Lost 1.
Goal
difference today: 10-4 (+6)
Current
unbeaten run: 2 games.
Today's
top goalscorer: Gerard Kock, Karim Elbaz, Pablo
Machado (3)
Clean
sheets: 3
Shaheens
United (Ned)
Best
appearance to date: 2023 Amsterdam Sixes Cup Winners
Record
today: Played 6, Won 2, Drawn 4, Lost 0.
Goal
difference today: 8-3 (+5)
Current
unbeaten run: 8 games (dating back to 2023)
Today's
top goalscorer: Leroy Cheng (2)
Clean
sheets: 3
The
Plate Final saw a thrilling clash between two
teams who had showcased their defensive prowess
throughout the tournament, with Shaheens United
conceding just three goals and Dnipro four. Both
teams had also achieved three clean sheets each,
setting the stage for a tightly contested match.
These were two of the best three defences in the
tournament statistically (the other being Humble
Goats).
Dnipro,
making their best appearance in our events to
date, came into the final with high confidence
after a commanding 4-0 win in the semi-final.
Shaheens United, the defending Cup champions,
were in their second final in as many years but
had to shift their focus to the Plate after their
title defence fell short. They could join a select
band of teams who had won both Cup & Plate
titles in our tournaments. Notably, Shaheens United
had been unbeaten in their last eight games in
the Amsterdam Sixes tournament and had only lost
once in their previous 13 matches overall dating
back to their debut last year. This showed formidable
consistency and resilience and the size of the
task ahead of Dnipro to win the Plate.
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