Whilst
FC Tpaktop I were in the process of reaching
the Plate Final on Pitch C. Simultaneously,
FC Tpaktop II and Mitre FC Vets were making
their bid to reach the Plate Final against each
other on Pitch B.
The
English team were the tournament's last hope
of preventing FC Tpaktop sweeping the board
at Plate level. Mitre FC Vets were looking like
bowing out until the final round of games in
Group A. A final game victory in the group preceded
a sensational win in the Quarter-Finals. Could
they keep this run going?
Steve
Ashman had been the key man for Mitre FC Vets
in terms of goals and he was to boost his tally
to 7 to give his side the lead. Artiom Vlasov
was his corresponding figure for FC Tpaktop
II and he equalized with his 6 th of the tournament.
It then became a slug-fest between these two.
Steve Ashman made it 2-1, Artiom Vlasov equalized
at 2-2. Steve Ashman completed his hat-trick
for 3-2, Artiom Vlasov completed his hat-trick
for 3-3. We finished all square and would require
penalties to separate the teams.
Mitre
FC lead from the front with penalties as Lewis
Ball scored but Leonid Sislo missed. In the
second round of spot-kicks Steve Ashman and
Artiom Vlasov were pitted together again and
both scored. FC Tpaktop were thrown a lifeline
as Jonathan MacDonald missed but Timur Garifzyanov
scored to take us into sudden death. It was
a short reprieve for FC Tpaktop II because Aleksandr
Tabunsic failed to convert his penalty which
meant Jose Roberto Corrodus' penalty was to
be the winner. A massive well done to them.
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