World
Pinteur were making their 2nd appearance of
the season and their 7th appearance with us
overall. In June they played at the 2024 Prague
Veterans. They began well with 2-0 and 3-1 wins
over AFC Shooters and FC TPaktop. There was
a surprise 1-0 defeat to Les 5 Salopards before
a 2-2 draw with Shrewsbury Townsend. They were
back to winning ways with a 2-1 over compatriots,
The A Team. They finished the group with a 2-2
draw against 2023 Barcelona Veterans winners,
FC Poloboc. They qualified for the Cup where
they faced 4x eurofootballfives.com champions,
FC Mahou. It was a hard fought 0-0 draw but
they went out on penalties, 3-1.
Here
in Krakow, World Pinteur were coming off a solid
2-0 win in their first match and looked to continue
their winning ways, while Third Degree Burnley
were eager to bounce back from a tough 3-0 defeat
in their opening fixture.
The
first half saw both teams struggle to create
clear-cut chances, with the defences holding
firm. The second half followed much of the same
pattern. World Pinteur pushed forward in search
of a winner but lacked the cutting edge to breach
the Burnley defence. A couple of half-chances
came their way, but nothing to trouble the goalkeeper
too seriously. At the other end, Third Degree
Burnley also lacked the firepower against a
defence that was yet to concede in this tournament.
The
game ended in a 0-0 stalemate, with Third Degree
Burnley claiming their first point of the tournament.
World Pinteur remained unbeaten but missed the
chance to make it two wins from two.
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