So,
who would take their place in the Final from
the second Semi-Final? The two teams set to
do battle were FC Poloboc (Mda) and Aea Iacta
Est (Pol). This was a match up between two former
champions. It was the 2023 Barcelona Veterans
winners versus the 2022 Krakow Trophy Veterans
winners. Who would make the vital step forward
to another title?
Alea
Iacta Est started like a runaway train winning
their first four games with a goal difference
of 18-1. Since then there was a surprise 2-0
defeat to AC Motxto International and a 0-0
draw with FC Mahou which was a pretty good result.
However, no win in the last two games for title
hopefuls may have dealt the confidence a little
blow. At the other end, FC Poloboc had won 5
games out of 6 with a goal difference of 23-6
and they were on a run of 13 games unbeaten
in our events.
With
FC Mahou through and these two teams in action
it was going to be a tough call to select the
tournament winner with 6 titles between them.
It was FC Poloboc who struck first though. They
had a key weapon in the form of Leonid Cigureanu
who had already found the back of the net 9
times today. Correction, 10 times today. 1-0
in these big match ups is always huge as it
allows the leaders to dictate play and can play
on the counter. Alea Iacta Est had not scored
for two games in a row (after 18 in their first
4) and desperately needed to find their goalscoring
touch again. This was even more important once
Leonid Cigureanu grabbed his second. When he
scored his hat-trick goal FC Poloboc were marching
into the Cup Final. There was still time for
him to grab a fourth and a 13 th strike of the
day. His goals were the difference between the
two teams and FC Mahou would have to be very
wary of his goals in the final match.
It
was a tough final few games for Alea Iacta Est
but there's certainly no shame in a draw with
FC Mahou and a defeat to an on fire FC Poloboc.
We hope to see guys again in a couple of months
at the 2024 Krakow Trophy!
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