Results
 

JNJ High Wycombe B (Eng)

3*

v

3

Cilag Team 2 (Swi)

* JNJ High Wycombe B (Eng) won 7-6 on penalties
 

The second final of the day (after the Wooden Spoon) would see JNJ High Wycombe B versus Cilag Team 2. With seven games of football already under their belt the 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.

JNJ High Wycombe B were riding the crest of a wave – with no wins in 10 in 2013 and 2014 they had already secured 4 wins and a draw so far today. A fifth win would see them Plate champions. Cilag Team 2 were a resurgent team after the lunch break and showed great resilience to get here with a 6-5 win and a win on penalties. So, where's your money?

A pulsating first half saw us witness 5 goals and it was JNJ High Wycombe B who edged ahead 3-2. There were first goals of the day for Michael Gill and Adam Lovekin while Paul Lynch bagged his fifth of the day. Goals from Fabian Mark and Marco Neidhart kept Cilag Team 2 in it. After the break we had an equalizer from Marco Neidhart and the game finished 3-3 to send us into a penalty shoot-out. It would be the second time we had a penalty shoot-out to decide the Plate after Slavoj Consumer defeated Fi Tighe FC 5-4 on penalties in the Budapest 2013 event.

The penalty shoot-out witnessed some spot-kicks of the highest order. Cilag Team 2 would strike first and score first through Nazmir Ajvazi. Paul Lynch quickly levelled things up at 1-1. In a change of order from the Semi-Finals, the Cilag Team number “4” stepped up to put the Swiss 2-1 ahead but Jamie Campbell was equal to it, 2-2. Ivica Kusanic struck the winning penalty in the shoot-out against JNJ Middle East and he slammed it home for 3-2. The pressure was on Michael Gill – he scored in normal time and he had to score in the shoot-out to keep his team alive. He did and it was 3-3. Sudden death penalties were required.

Fabian Mark put Cilag Team 2 ahead before Mike Spencer returned the compliment, 4-4. Marco Neidhart converted to make it 5-4 before it was Adam Lovekin to make it 5-5. The teams were coping with the pressure admirably. It was the turn of Marco Ostermeier for Cilag Team 2 who hit it straight down the middle for 6-5. Shaun Feeley equalized for 6-6 and we wondered if we'd be here all day.

Then, the first chink in either team's armour. The Cilag Team 2 number “6” took it right footed to the bottom left corner. Shaun Wing in the JNJ High Wycombe B goal went the right way and made the save. Was Wing to be the hero?

He would either be a double hero or go from hero to zero as it was Shaun Wing to take the next, and potentially final, penalty. He went to the same corner where he'd just made the save. Giuseppe Fedele, Wing's opposing number, was wrong footed and he stretched out his right leg but Wing had just another angle on his spot kick to see it hit the back of the net and he was engulfed by his team-mates in wild celebrations. It was an epic penalty shoot-out and a thrilling way to decide the Plate competition.

We'd like to thank Cilag Team 2 for attending and offer our commiserations for the Final. It could not have been any closer and maybe they could go one step further next time. They still had their first team to watch in the Cup Final.

For today though, we present you the 2015 JNJ Euro Soccer Tournament Plate Winners – JNJ High Wycombe B!

 
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