The
second final of the day would see Polonia Limerick
versus ACE & The Swagmen. With six 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.
Let's
have a look at the two teams' credentials for
the Plate title:
Polonia
Limerick (Pol)
Record
today: Played 6, Won 3, Drawn 1, Lost 2.
Goal
difference today: 18-8 (+10)
Current
unbeaten run: 3 games.
Today's
top goalscorer: Adam Gracz (6)
Clean
sheets: 0
ACE
& The Swagmen (Eng)
Record
today: Played 6, Won 3, Drawn 0, Lost 3.
Goal
difference today: 13-12 (+1)
Current
unbeaten run: 3 games.
Today's
top goalscorer: Daniel Burkwood (8)
Clean
sheets: 2
The
stats were interesting as it showed both teams
on an unbeaten run of 3 games. Both teams had
won 3 games although Polonia Limerick had suffered
one less defeat (with their draw against FC Tpaktop)
so they seemed well matched. If you look at the
goal differences though this showed that Polonia
Limerick may well be favourites with more goals
scored and less conceded. Most of ACE & The
Swagmen's goals came via Daniel Burkwood so if
they could keep him quiet it would be easier for
them compared to their opposition as Polonia Limerick
had shared the goals around.
Polonia
Limerick also had a Plate victory under their
belts at the 2022 Barcelona Fives whilst ACE &
The Swagmen had tasted defeat in the 2022 Lisbon
Veterans Tournament. However, both those games
had finished level in normal time with penalty
shoot-outs deciding both those results.
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