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It's Liffeyside Celtic FC vs. CD Tenochtitlan and both of these teams have been here before. CDT is looking to win their 2nd SSL Cup as they won it in S23 and were a finalist in s24. LIF is looking to win their first SSL Cup and have made the finals one other time and that was 2 seasons ago. This should be a good match as both teams are about equal, but CDT does have a little more experience being in this position
Formations
CD Tecochtitlan: 4-1-2-1-2
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Liffeyside Celtic FC: 4-2-3-1
Host Metafiction called CDT's formation a 4-3-3, but in my eyes it looks like an offset variation of the 4-2-2 diamond
1st Half
CDT kicks off to start the game and nothing ever happens as the highlight ends after LIF tackles the ball away
Skipping ahead to the 3rd minute and LIF as a throw in. Kika Bahl throws it to restart play and LIF work the ball back towards the midfield line. Nyron Nosworthy tries to get an attack going with a pass to Kaspars Kalinins. He dribbles it out wide and up the pitch, but has to pass it back to Jay Cue Jr. after getting cut off. Cue Jr. tries to pass the ball across the pitch and Mazeed al-Kazmi intercepts it and the ball finds its way back to Chicken McTendie. LIF tries to get another attack going but play is brought to a halt due to Carolien Miedema being offsides and CDT is given an indirect free kick
Another quick jump as the game entered the 5th minute and LIF has a direct free kick. Kalinis plays it to Orla Hughes-Galloway and she tries to get a cross in but James Asprey scoops it up very easily. He goes for a long pass and LIF intercepts it and starts a counter attack. Leandro Dybala dribbles up the pitch and finds Lisfor ilovezeagLe. He attempts a shot from distance that wouldn't have counted as the whistle is blown and the flags go up as ilovezeagLe was called for being offsides. Another indirect free kick for CDT
Jumping to the 6th minute and CDT has a free kick. al-Kazmi aims for the far post and Tonto Tut is able to get there. He attempts a heading shot but it goes over the cross bar for a goal kick
So far a bunch of quick jumps as the match is now in the 7th minute and CDT has a throw in deep in her attacking third. CDT works the ball between two players and al-Kazmi goes for a cross. Bahl is in position and defects it out for play for a corner kick. Cesare Pinkman aims for the near post and finds Roger Roger. His header misses the net and goes out of play for a goal kick, that's 2 misses now for CDT. LIF plays a game of hot potato off the goal kick and eventually get the ball out of danger. Bahl turns it over after al-Kazmi comes in and tackles it away. CDT immediately starts a counter and al-Kazmi is able to get a cross in to the near post. Dom Patterson is there and takes a crack at goal. He tries a 1 touch shot that completely misses the next because McTendie deflected it out of play for a corner. Pinkman delivers the kick and CDT rests by working the ball back towards the midfield line. Sandro de Silva attempts to get a cross in and LIF does well to clear it out of danger
Jumping ahead to the 12th minute and CDT has a corner. Dina Skovgaard aims for the near post and finds Roger. He attempts a shot and Snor Lax gets enough of it to push it wide for another corner. Skovgaard delivers another one but this time LIF deflects it back to him. CDT tries working the ball around, but Skivgaard does a lazy pass that's easily intercepted by Hughes-Galloway and she starts a LIF counter. al-Kazmi tries to knock the ball out of play, but is too aggressive with ilovezeagLe and LIF is awarded a free kick. Bahl aims for the far post and Tut heads the ball away. ilovezeagLe tracks it down and tries to get a cross in, but it's intercepted by Asprey. de Silva pushes the ball up the pitch, but loses possession after Kalinis tackles it away. LIF starts a counter attack and Miedema gets cut off. LIF works the ball to the middle of the pitch and Cue Jr. picks up a Skovgaard header. He trys to keep it in the field of play but turns it over to CDT. Immediately CDT starts a counter. Dom Patterson gets the ball and tries to chip it over Lax, but he hist the left post and Lax collects the rebound. So far CDT has the advantage
Jumping to the 15th minute now and CDT has a throw in. CDT works the ball to Andre Caetano and hee attempts a hot from distance. ughes-Galloway position herself perfectly to easily block the shot. LIF collects it and starts a counter attack with Miedema dribbling it up the left side. She's a bit too fast as each touch is a bit heavy and CDT knocks it out of play for a LIF throw. Bahl throws it to Joseph Mathys Hendry and he a delivers beautiful ball to ilovezeagLe. He tries to get a short cross in but Aspery lays out to intercept it. CDT launches another attack and Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame tries to get a cross in but McTendie intercepts it. LIF launches a counter attack and quickly gets the ball up the midfield line. A heavy touch from ilovezeagLe leads to an easy tackle for de Silva. A poor clearence from Asprey allows LIF to keep the ball in the attacking 3rd. Hendry takes a crack at it from distance and his shot goes over the crossbar for a goal kick. Asprey kicks it deep and LIF intercepts it with Hughes-Galloway gaining possession. ilovezeagLe tries to pass the ball to Miedema but it's blown dead as she was offsides. CDT looks to start an attack off the indirect free kick but have to work the ball around the midfield line. Skovgaard aims a cross to the far post and Patters is there. His header just misses as it goes over the crossbar for a goal kick. This is the 3rd or 4th bullet that Liffeyside has dodged this match
Skipping ahead to the 19th minute and LIF has possession. Celtic is looking to launch an attack, but Bahl turns it over and now CDT looks to counter. LIF commits a foul and CDT is awarded a free kick. Play is briefly stopped as Skovgaard has to come out due to an injury and CDT brings in their SUPERSUB as a replacement. That is a huge loss for CDT and that brings the highlight to an end
Jumping to the 22nd minute and LIF has a throw in. Celtic works the ball to Hughes-Galloway and she lets one rip with her left foot. Although she doesn't;t score, she does force Asprey to make a save and he tips the ball out of play for a LIF corner. Cue Jr. aims for the near post and the ball gets kicked into the air. McTendie shows off his athleticism by going for a bicycle kick. The shot completely missed the net and goes out for a goal kick
Jumping to right around the 27th minute and LIF has a free kick. Dybala finds Hughes-Gallowy and she tried to get a cross in but it's intercepted by Asprey. He goes long, but finds Cue Jr. and LIF looks to start another attack. LIF works the ball to Hughes-Galloway and she tries pt get another cross in but it's blocked and CDT takes possession. CDT starts a counter attack up the right side. CDT gets the ball to Patterson but he has to slow up and McTendie kock it out for a CDT corner. SUPERSUB aims for the near post and while LIF gets there, the ball falls to Bloodfalme and she takes a shot. Bahl blocks the shot and Hughes-Galloway picks it up near the midfield line. The ightlight ends after she passes the ball
Jumping to the 30th minute and LIF has a throw in. Bahl tries to find Hnedry but al-Kazmi intercepts it. He passes it to Asprey and he tries to pass it back and Hendry intercepts it and tries to get a cross in. Charlie Cgamber intercept the cross and CDT dodges a huge bullet. CDT keeps heading the ball and eventually Bahl collects it. He dribbles the ball into the box and passes it to Dybala. He takes a shot from a tough angle and it goes out for a goal kick after bouncing off the right post. Asprey kicks it deep and CDT turns it over. LIF works the ball to Miedema and she turns it over back to CDT. Nothing really happs as the high light come to an end
Quick jump to the 32nd minute and CDT has a throw in. CDT works the ball around and Patter tries to get a cross in after a couple of headers. Kalinins gets there first heads the ball out for a CDT corner. al-Kazmi playus it to SUPERSUB who does a 1 touch pass to Tut. He tries a shot from distance and Lax makes the save. al-Kazmi is able to collect the rebound and passes it to Tut. He takes another crack at it and this time misses everything as the ball goes out for a goal kick
Quick jump to the 34th minute and LIF has a throw in. LIF works the ball along their back 4 for a bit then Cue Jr. drives it to Dybala. He gets cut off and SUPERSUB takes it away and now CDT is looking to counter. Cue Jr. is able to win the ball back after a poor touch from Bloodflame. Nosworthy goes for a lob pass to Dybala and he passes it to Bahl. He takes a shot from distance and Asprey is forced to push it out for a LIF corner. Dybala aims for the near post and Pinkman heads it away and the highlight comes out an end
On to the 37th minute and LIF has a throw in. LIF works the ball to Cue Jr. and he tries to get a cross in, but Pinkman intercepts it and CDT clears the ball. ilovezeagLe tries to pass it to Bahl and al-Kazmi intercepts. CDT looks to start a counter, but McTendie intercepts al-Kazmi's pass. Hughes-Gallowys dribbles the ball up the pitch a ND tries a shot from distance. She can't get the shot on target as it goes over the crossbar for a goal kick
Skipping to the 41st miunt and LIF has another throw in. LIF works the ball back to the midfield line then starts pushing it up. Kalinins goes over the top and finds Dybala. But he's not looking as the ball goes off his back and SUPERSUB picks it up and clears it.LIF works the ball back to Dybala and he dribbles it up the pitch. He tries to get a cross to ilovezeagLe on the far post and de Silva knocks it into the air. Kalinins goes for goal using his head and just misses as it goes over the bar for a goal kick
Skipping to the 44th minute and LIF has a throw in to restart play. LIF works the ball around and Hnedry finds Hughes-Galloway and she starts to dribble it up the pitch. She gets a cross to the far post and Miedema is there. After many close calls, LIF finally get one into the back of the net as Meidema's hearder beats Asprey. As Metafition put it, she was completely unmarked in the 6 yard box. If your an elite player, you have to finish that
Skipping to the 45th mimute and there's 2 minutes of stoppage time. CDT works the ball around looking for an attacking window. Eventually the ball finds its way to de Silva and his cross attempt is knocked out of play by Hendry for a CDT corner. Nothing really happens as the highlight ends after LIF heads SUPERSUB's corner away
Even though LIF is up 1-0, CDT has the xG advantage after the first half is complete. CDT's xG is 1.1 and LIF's xG is .8, The xG doesn't tell the whole story as both teams are about equal when looking at other starts. This is going to be close one in the 2nd half
2nd half
For once something happened after the kickoff. LIF kicks it off to start the half and immediatly launches an attack. LIF works the ball up the pitch and Hendry passes it to ilovezeagLe in the 18 yard box. He takes a shot at goal and it's blocked by Pinkman. The ball pinballs around and SUPERSUB is able to clear it for a LIF throw in around the midfield line
Skipping to the 51st minute and LIF has a throw in deep in the attacking 3rd. Cue Jr. throws it to Dybala and they play a 2 man game. Dybala gets the ball in the 18 yard box and rips one after taking 1 touch. Asprey makes the save and Kalinins collects the rebound. He does a lazy pass that's easily intercepted by al- Kazmi
Jumping to the 61st minute and LIF has possession of the ball. LIF works the ball around and Bahl tries to pass it to Hendry but Tut intercepts it and now CDT has the ball in a dangerous spot. He passes it to Roger and he gets to a good spot to let one rip. Nosworthy is able to get enough of the ball and Roger's shot is deflected off the post and out of play for a CDT corner. SUPERSUB aims for teh near post and Lax has no trouble catching the ball out of the air
Skipping ahead to the 67th and CDT as a throw in. CDT works the ball to Tut ND he takes a shot. Laz is able to use his body and knocks the ball out for a corner. CDT can't get a look of the corner as LIF forces them to work the ball back towards midfield to reset. Eventually CDT gets the ball forward and Tut looks to get a cross in but Bahl defelcts it out for another corner. Nothing happens after this as LIF gains possession and the highlight ends
Quick jump to the 70th minute and LIF has a free kick. Bahl tries to deliver it to Miedema but Tut heads it away. Hughes-Galloway collects the loss ball. She gets a cross to the far post and while Roger beats Nosworthy, Cue Jr. attempts a shot off the half volley and it's not even close as it goes into the crowd for a goal kick
Another quick jump to the 72nd minute and LIF has another free kick. Once again Bahl goes for the far post and Hughes-Galloway collects a deflected ball. LIF works the ball around and Hughes-Galloway lines up fro a shot. Her shot gets deflected by Tut and goes out for a corner. Cue Jr. aims for te near post and CDT heads it away. LIF works the ball back to him but Bloodflame knocks it out for another corner. Cue Jr. aim for the near post again and the highlight ends as the ball gets kicked into the air
Skipping to the 75th minute and LIF has a throw in. Cue Jr. and Dybala plays a 1-2 off the throw in and Cue Jr. tries to go over the top for Miedema, but play comes to a stop as she was offsides and the highlight ends
Skipping to right around the 80th minute and CDT has possession. Something happened and ilovezeagLe has possession close to the midfield line. He starts pushing the ball for a counter and while he loses possession, Miedema is there to clean up the mess. LIF works the ball to Dybala and he tries to get a cross in but the ball leaks out of the 18 yard box and al-Kazmi picks it up as the highlight ends
Jumping to the 883rd minute and CDT is running out of time, but he have possession. CDT works the ball along their back four and de Silva tires to find Patterson with a deep pass. McTendie gets in position and knocks the ball out for a CDT throw. de Silva gets the ball back after throwing it in and tries to get a cross in. McTendie is there and clears it to Miedema. While she does lose possession, CDT has to reset. CDT works the ball to Bloodflame and she dribbles the ball up the left side. She gets a cross in but hits it too hard and al-Kazmi has to head it back. LIF clears it and SUPERSUB picks up the scraps. The highlight ends after Caetano kicks it out for a LIF throw
85th minute and CDT is uping the pressure, trying to score the equalizer. Roger delivers the free kick and SUPERSUB collects the ball. CDT works the ball back to Roger and he lets one rip from a tough angle. His shot miss the goal and goes out of play for a goal kick. LIF quickly pushes the ball up the pitch. While Caetano intercepts a pass from Cue Jr., Dybala quickly wins it back. Eventually the play comes to a halt as Dybala was caught in an offsides and CDT has an indirect free kick. CDT works the ball back to Asprey and then works it forward. Caetano goes wide out to Bloodflame and passes it back to Caetano. He passes it to al-Kazmi who takes a 1 touch shot. His shot is blocked by Bahl and goes out for a corner. al-Kami delivers a beautiful ball and Chambers gets shot off. His shot misses and Pinkman keeps it in play and LIf clears it for a CDT throw
Jumping to the 90th minute now and there's 5 minutes of stoppage time. CDT works the ball around and gets to to de Silva on the right side. He gets a cross in and McTendie deflects it. in the process al-Kazmi trips over McTendie and the referee says play on. Patterson gets the ball, takes a shot on goal, and Lax makes the save. Hughes-Galloway clears it to Dybala and LIF looks to counter. He dribbles the ball up the right side and gets a cross to the far post and the ball is headed out of play for a throw in
Jumping to the 90+2 minute and CDT has direct free kick. al-Kazmi plays it to Patterson and he takes a crack at goal. Lax does enough to parry the ball out for a corner. SUPERSUB delivers it and LIF clears it out Hughes-Galloway. She immediately starts a counter as she dribbles the ball up the left side. She gets a cross in and Asprey can't get his hands on it. Kalinis is in the right spot at the right time and buries the shot into the bottom right corner to give LIF a 2-0 lead late. That goal right there is the final nail in the coffin for CDT. LIF quickly win possession after the CDT kickoff and at that point they were just doing some time wasting until the highlight came to an end
Skipping to the 90+6 minute and CDT has throwing to restart play. All CDT did here was pass the ball around until the referee blew their whistle to end the match
0 vs. 
2 FT
While Liffeyside is going to division 2 for s28, this is something that they can smile about. Plus by winning the SSL Cup they will play Shanghai Dragons FC for the SSL Shield next season and they'll be one of 4 teams receiving a bye to the round of 6 for the s28 tournament
Formations
CD Tecochtitlan: 4-1-2-1-2
Liffeyside Celtic FC: 4-2-3-1
Host Metafiction called CDT's formation a 4-3-3, but in my eyes it looks like an offset variation of the 4-2-2 diamond
1st Half
CDT kicks off to start the game and nothing ever happens as the highlight ends after LIF tackles the ball away
Skipping ahead to the 3rd minute and LIF as a throw in. Kika Bahl throws it to restart play and LIF work the ball back towards the midfield line. Nyron Nosworthy tries to get an attack going with a pass to Kaspars Kalinins. He dribbles it out wide and up the pitch, but has to pass it back to Jay Cue Jr. after getting cut off. Cue Jr. tries to pass the ball across the pitch and Mazeed al-Kazmi intercepts it and the ball finds its way back to Chicken McTendie. LIF tries to get another attack going but play is brought to a halt due to Carolien Miedema being offsides and CDT is given an indirect free kick
Another quick jump as the game entered the 5th minute and LIF has a direct free kick. Kalinis plays it to Orla Hughes-Galloway and she tries to get a cross in but James Asprey scoops it up very easily. He goes for a long pass and LIF intercepts it and starts a counter attack. Leandro Dybala dribbles up the pitch and finds Lisfor ilovezeagLe. He attempts a shot from distance that wouldn't have counted as the whistle is blown and the flags go up as ilovezeagLe was called for being offsides. Another indirect free kick for CDT
Jumping to the 6th minute and CDT has a free kick. al-Kazmi aims for the far post and Tonto Tut is able to get there. He attempts a heading shot but it goes over the cross bar for a goal kick
So far a bunch of quick jumps as the match is now in the 7th minute and CDT has a throw in deep in her attacking third. CDT works the ball between two players and al-Kazmi goes for a cross. Bahl is in position and defects it out for play for a corner kick. Cesare Pinkman aims for the near post and finds Roger Roger. His header misses the net and goes out of play for a goal kick, that's 2 misses now for CDT. LIF plays a game of hot potato off the goal kick and eventually get the ball out of danger. Bahl turns it over after al-Kazmi comes in and tackles it away. CDT immediately starts a counter and al-Kazmi is able to get a cross in to the near post. Dom Patterson is there and takes a crack at goal. He tries a 1 touch shot that completely misses the next because McTendie deflected it out of play for a corner. Pinkman delivers the kick and CDT rests by working the ball back towards the midfield line. Sandro de Silva attempts to get a cross in and LIF does well to clear it out of danger
Jumping ahead to the 12th minute and CDT has a corner. Dina Skovgaard aims for the near post and finds Roger. He attempts a shot and Snor Lax gets enough of it to push it wide for another corner. Skovgaard delivers another one but this time LIF deflects it back to him. CDT tries working the ball around, but Skivgaard does a lazy pass that's easily intercepted by Hughes-Galloway and she starts a LIF counter. al-Kazmi tries to knock the ball out of play, but is too aggressive with ilovezeagLe and LIF is awarded a free kick. Bahl aims for the far post and Tut heads the ball away. ilovezeagLe tracks it down and tries to get a cross in, but it's intercepted by Asprey. de Silva pushes the ball up the pitch, but loses possession after Kalinis tackles it away. LIF starts a counter attack and Miedema gets cut off. LIF works the ball to the middle of the pitch and Cue Jr. picks up a Skovgaard header. He trys to keep it in the field of play but turns it over to CDT. Immediately CDT starts a counter. Dom Patterson gets the ball and tries to chip it over Lax, but he hist the left post and Lax collects the rebound. So far CDT has the advantage
Jumping to the 15th minute now and CDT has a throw in. CDT works the ball to Andre Caetano and hee attempts a hot from distance. ughes-Galloway position herself perfectly to easily block the shot. LIF collects it and starts a counter attack with Miedema dribbling it up the left side. She's a bit too fast as each touch is a bit heavy and CDT knocks it out of play for a LIF throw. Bahl throws it to Joseph Mathys Hendry and he a delivers beautiful ball to ilovezeagLe. He tries to get a short cross in but Aspery lays out to intercept it. CDT launches another attack and Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame tries to get a cross in but McTendie intercepts it. LIF launches a counter attack and quickly gets the ball up the midfield line. A heavy touch from ilovezeagLe leads to an easy tackle for de Silva. A poor clearence from Asprey allows LIF to keep the ball in the attacking 3rd. Hendry takes a crack at it from distance and his shot goes over the crossbar for a goal kick. Asprey kicks it deep and LIF intercepts it with Hughes-Galloway gaining possession. ilovezeagLe tries to pass the ball to Miedema but it's blown dead as she was offsides. CDT looks to start an attack off the indirect free kick but have to work the ball around the midfield line. Skovgaard aims a cross to the far post and Patters is there. His header just misses as it goes over the crossbar for a goal kick. This is the 3rd or 4th bullet that Liffeyside has dodged this match
Skipping ahead to the 19th minute and LIF has possession. Celtic is looking to launch an attack, but Bahl turns it over and now CDT looks to counter. LIF commits a foul and CDT is awarded a free kick. Play is briefly stopped as Skovgaard has to come out due to an injury and CDT brings in their SUPERSUB as a replacement. That is a huge loss for CDT and that brings the highlight to an end
Jumping to the 22nd minute and LIF has a throw in. Celtic works the ball to Hughes-Galloway and she lets one rip with her left foot. Although she doesn't;t score, she does force Asprey to make a save and he tips the ball out of play for a LIF corner. Cue Jr. aims for the near post and the ball gets kicked into the air. McTendie shows off his athleticism by going for a bicycle kick. The shot completely missed the net and goes out for a goal kick
Jumping to right around the 27th minute and LIF has a free kick. Dybala finds Hughes-Gallowy and she tried to get a cross in but it's intercepted by Asprey. He goes long, but finds Cue Jr. and LIF looks to start another attack. LIF works the ball to Hughes-Galloway and she tries pt get another cross in but it's blocked and CDT takes possession. CDT starts a counter attack up the right side. CDT gets the ball to Patterson but he has to slow up and McTendie kock it out for a CDT corner. SUPERSUB aims for the near post and while LIF gets there, the ball falls to Bloodfalme and she takes a shot. Bahl blocks the shot and Hughes-Galloway picks it up near the midfield line. The ightlight ends after she passes the ball
Jumping to the 30th minute and LIF has a throw in. Bahl tries to find Hnedry but al-Kazmi intercepts it. He passes it to Asprey and he tries to pass it back and Hendry intercepts it and tries to get a cross in. Charlie Cgamber intercept the cross and CDT dodges a huge bullet. CDT keeps heading the ball and eventually Bahl collects it. He dribbles the ball into the box and passes it to Dybala. He takes a shot from a tough angle and it goes out for a goal kick after bouncing off the right post. Asprey kicks it deep and CDT turns it over. LIF works the ball to Miedema and she turns it over back to CDT. Nothing really happs as the high light come to an end
Quick jump to the 32nd minute and CDT has a throw in. CDT works the ball around and Patter tries to get a cross in after a couple of headers. Kalinins gets there first heads the ball out for a CDT corner. al-Kazmi playus it to SUPERSUB who does a 1 touch pass to Tut. He tries a shot from distance and Lax makes the save. al-Kazmi is able to collect the rebound and passes it to Tut. He takes another crack at it and this time misses everything as the ball goes out for a goal kick
Quick jump to the 34th minute and LIF has a throw in. LIF works the ball along their back 4 for a bit then Cue Jr. drives it to Dybala. He gets cut off and SUPERSUB takes it away and now CDT is looking to counter. Cue Jr. is able to win the ball back after a poor touch from Bloodflame. Nosworthy goes for a lob pass to Dybala and he passes it to Bahl. He takes a shot from distance and Asprey is forced to push it out for a LIF corner. Dybala aims for the near post and Pinkman heads it away and the highlight comes out an end
On to the 37th minute and LIF has a throw in. LIF works the ball to Cue Jr. and he tries to get a cross in, but Pinkman intercepts it and CDT clears the ball. ilovezeagLe tries to pass it to Bahl and al-Kazmi intercepts. CDT looks to start a counter, but McTendie intercepts al-Kazmi's pass. Hughes-Gallowys dribbles the ball up the pitch a ND tries a shot from distance. She can't get the shot on target as it goes over the crossbar for a goal kick
Skipping to the 41st miunt and LIF has another throw in. LIF works the ball back to the midfield line then starts pushing it up. Kalinins goes over the top and finds Dybala. But he's not looking as the ball goes off his back and SUPERSUB picks it up and clears it.LIF works the ball back to Dybala and he dribbles it up the pitch. He tries to get a cross to ilovezeagLe on the far post and de Silva knocks it into the air. Kalinins goes for goal using his head and just misses as it goes over the bar for a goal kick
Skipping to the 44th minute and LIF has a throw in to restart play. LIF works the ball around and Hnedry finds Hughes-Galloway and she starts to dribble it up the pitch. She gets a cross to the far post and Miedema is there. After many close calls, LIF finally get one into the back of the net as Meidema's hearder beats Asprey. As Metafition put it, she was completely unmarked in the 6 yard box. If your an elite player, you have to finish that
Skipping to the 45th mimute and there's 2 minutes of stoppage time. CDT works the ball around looking for an attacking window. Eventually the ball finds its way to de Silva and his cross attempt is knocked out of play by Hendry for a CDT corner. Nothing really happens as the highlight ends after LIF heads SUPERSUB's corner away
Even though LIF is up 1-0, CDT has the xG advantage after the first half is complete. CDT's xG is 1.1 and LIF's xG is .8, The xG doesn't tell the whole story as both teams are about equal when looking at other starts. This is going to be close one in the 2nd half
2nd half
For once something happened after the kickoff. LIF kicks it off to start the half and immediatly launches an attack. LIF works the ball up the pitch and Hendry passes it to ilovezeagLe in the 18 yard box. He takes a shot at goal and it's blocked by Pinkman. The ball pinballs around and SUPERSUB is able to clear it for a LIF throw in around the midfield line
Skipping to the 51st minute and LIF has a throw in deep in the attacking 3rd. Cue Jr. throws it to Dybala and they play a 2 man game. Dybala gets the ball in the 18 yard box and rips one after taking 1 touch. Asprey makes the save and Kalinins collects the rebound. He does a lazy pass that's easily intercepted by al- Kazmi
Jumping to the 61st minute and LIF has possession of the ball. LIF works the ball around and Bahl tries to pass it to Hendry but Tut intercepts it and now CDT has the ball in a dangerous spot. He passes it to Roger and he gets to a good spot to let one rip. Nosworthy is able to get enough of the ball and Roger's shot is deflected off the post and out of play for a CDT corner. SUPERSUB aims for teh near post and Lax has no trouble catching the ball out of the air
Skipping ahead to the 67th and CDT as a throw in. CDT works the ball to Tut ND he takes a shot. Laz is able to use his body and knocks the ball out for a corner. CDT can't get a look of the corner as LIF forces them to work the ball back towards midfield to reset. Eventually CDT gets the ball forward and Tut looks to get a cross in but Bahl defelcts it out for another corner. Nothing happens after this as LIF gains possession and the highlight ends
Quick jump to the 70th minute and LIF has a free kick. Bahl tries to deliver it to Miedema but Tut heads it away. Hughes-Galloway collects the loss ball. She gets a cross to the far post and while Roger beats Nosworthy, Cue Jr. attempts a shot off the half volley and it's not even close as it goes into the crowd for a goal kick
Another quick jump to the 72nd minute and LIF has another free kick. Once again Bahl goes for the far post and Hughes-Galloway collects a deflected ball. LIF works the ball around and Hughes-Galloway lines up fro a shot. Her shot gets deflected by Tut and goes out for a corner. Cue Jr. aims for te near post and CDT heads it away. LIF works the ball back to him but Bloodflame knocks it out for another corner. Cue Jr. aim for the near post again and the highlight ends as the ball gets kicked into the air
Skipping to the 75th minute and LIF has a throw in. Cue Jr. and Dybala plays a 1-2 off the throw in and Cue Jr. tries to go over the top for Miedema, but play comes to a stop as she was offsides and the highlight ends
Skipping to right around the 80th minute and CDT has possession. Something happened and ilovezeagLe has possession close to the midfield line. He starts pushing the ball for a counter and while he loses possession, Miedema is there to clean up the mess. LIF works the ball to Dybala and he tries to get a cross in but the ball leaks out of the 18 yard box and al-Kazmi picks it up as the highlight ends
Jumping to the 883rd minute and CDT is running out of time, but he have possession. CDT works the ball along their back four and de Silva tires to find Patterson with a deep pass. McTendie gets in position and knocks the ball out for a CDT throw. de Silva gets the ball back after throwing it in and tries to get a cross in. McTendie is there and clears it to Miedema. While she does lose possession, CDT has to reset. CDT works the ball to Bloodflame and she dribbles the ball up the left side. She gets a cross in but hits it too hard and al-Kazmi has to head it back. LIF clears it and SUPERSUB picks up the scraps. The highlight ends after Caetano kicks it out for a LIF throw
85th minute and CDT is uping the pressure, trying to score the equalizer. Roger delivers the free kick and SUPERSUB collects the ball. CDT works the ball back to Roger and he lets one rip from a tough angle. His shot miss the goal and goes out of play for a goal kick. LIF quickly pushes the ball up the pitch. While Caetano intercepts a pass from Cue Jr., Dybala quickly wins it back. Eventually the play comes to a halt as Dybala was caught in an offsides and CDT has an indirect free kick. CDT works the ball back to Asprey and then works it forward. Caetano goes wide out to Bloodflame and passes it back to Caetano. He passes it to al-Kazmi who takes a 1 touch shot. His shot is blocked by Bahl and goes out for a corner. al-Kami delivers a beautiful ball and Chambers gets shot off. His shot misses and Pinkman keeps it in play and LIf clears it for a CDT throw
Jumping to the 90th minute now and there's 5 minutes of stoppage time. CDT works the ball around and gets to to de Silva on the right side. He gets a cross in and McTendie deflects it. in the process al-Kazmi trips over McTendie and the referee says play on. Patterson gets the ball, takes a shot on goal, and Lax makes the save. Hughes-Galloway clears it to Dybala and LIF looks to counter. He dribbles the ball up the right side and gets a cross to the far post and the ball is headed out of play for a throw in
Jumping to the 90+2 minute and CDT has direct free kick. al-Kazmi plays it to Patterson and he takes a crack at goal. Lax does enough to parry the ball out for a corner. SUPERSUB delivers it and LIF clears it out Hughes-Galloway. She immediately starts a counter as she dribbles the ball up the left side. She gets a cross in and Asprey can't get his hands on it. Kalinis is in the right spot at the right time and buries the shot into the bottom right corner to give LIF a 2-0 lead late. That goal right there is the final nail in the coffin for CDT. LIF quickly win possession after the CDT kickoff and at that point they were just doing some time wasting until the highlight came to an end
Skipping to the 90+6 minute and CDT has throwing to restart play. All CDT did here was pass the ball around until the referee blew their whistle to end the match
0 vs. 2 FTWhile Liffeyside is going to division 2 for s28, this is something that they can smile about. Plus by winning the SSL Cup they will play Shanghai Dragons FC for the SSL Shield next season and they'll be one of 4 teams receiving a bye to the round of 6 for the s28 tournament
