After
58 games of football we came down to the most
important of them all. Game 59 – The 2011 Prague
Masters Cup Final.
We
were treated to a game that was worthy of a final.
The best thing about the final was that as the
two teams took to the field it was a 50/50 guess
on who would come out on top. Both teams had reached
the final with narrow Quarter-Final and Semi-Final
wins but had shown a great deal of quality and
determination to reach this stage. The crowds
lined up on the touchline to give their vocal
support to the two teams with the vast majority
supporting FC Radbroke.
The
crowd got their chance to cheer when FC Radbroke
broke the deadlock to take an early lead through
Mike Brandon's eighth goal of the tournament.
It was a vital goal not just to give them a 1-0
lead but it played into their hands tactically
as well. With a lead behind them FC Radbroke were
able to control the game and let Deportivo chase
the equalizer. When the referee blew his whistle
for half-time they maintained the 1-0 advantage.
In
the second half it was more of the same as FC
Radbroke played good possession football and drew
Deportivo onto them. It allowed FC Radbroke to
counter-attack and put the game to bed. However,
the right counter-attack never quite came to fruition
and Deportivo were always able to get back and
snuff out the danger.
At
the other end FC Radbroke were generally comfortable
in keeping possession although there was always
the fear they may get into trouble and give possession
away in their own final third. A couple of times
they pushed it to the limits but were always in
charge of the situation. That is not to say Deportivo
did not have their chances as they hit the bar
and also goalkeeper Marc Lawrie pushed a well
hit shot round the post for a corner. When the
referee blew the final whistle FC Radbroke danced
with joy before sportingly embracing and shaking
the hands of their opponents.
We
offer our consolations to Deportivo who came very
close to winning their second eurofootballfives.com
tournament.
Our
congratulations go to FC Radbroke – worthy 2011
Prague Masters Champions! We hope to see you all
again at a tournament very soon.
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