This game was the last chance to maintain the fight for the top three in our pool. On Saturday we played with a direct competitor for the top three. Our opponent's motivation was no less than ours. Both teams only needed three points. The loss of points threatened to effectively end the fight for the top three. In the last game we lost a number of players due to injuries and had a shortage of defenders. In this game, the team abandoned their attacking style and started this match with four defenders and one defensive midfielder. We tried to close the middle of the field, not allowing the opponent to build their attacks from the middle of the field. However, in one of our first attacks we managed to score an early goal. Axel made an accurate pass to Bhullar, who quickly ran into the guests' penalty area and scored the first goal in the 7th minute. Then there was an absolutely equal fight without dangerous moments. Our team played very carefully in defense, not allowing the opponent to freely control the ball. And on the 29th minute, Axel, being in the middle of the field, saw another rush by Bhullar into the opponent’s penalty area, made a superb pass and Bhullar scored the second goal against the visitors. Then the game again turned into a positional battle in the middle of the field without any dangerous moments. The first half ended 2:0 in our favor.
A very important victory.
The second 45 minutes began with changes in our lineup. Javi, Julian, Jairo and team newcomer Johnny Alexander entered the field, who took the position of defensive midfielder, replacing Theo, who played flawlessly, also making his debut in our team.Our team continued to play very carefully in defense, maintaining an advantage in the score.There were still not many dangerous moments. You can remember Jairo's shot after which the ball hit the goal post. Julian had a good chance but missed the goal from close range. It seemed that the game would end like this, but in the 80th minute Axel turned on his cannon and scored the third goal with a long-range shot, which cleared up questions about the winner of this match. After this, the teams exchanged goals, with both goals scored from the penalty spot. At first the guests won one goal back, but in the 90th minute the Falcons brought down Jairo in the penalty area and McKay accurately converted his penalty kick. This victory allowed our team to continue the fight for the top three and, most importantly, gave us confidence in our abilities after two defeats in a row.