2022-09-11, 07:15 PM - Word count:
Another week with no SHL PT means I must find something else to talk about since I already did my Pierre Houde review for S5. This week I've decided to talk about the unlikely run to the Cup Finals of Cairo City FC.<br><br>The first draw was faorable to Cairo City who drew expansion team FC Kaapstad from the second division. It was only a formality for the North African club, winning the first leg 5-0 at home and winning the second leg 6-1 in South Africa, for an impressive 11-1 win on aggregate. It was good for Cairo's moral after only three points in their first five league games.<br><br>While the league play didn't really improve for Cairo on day 6 and day 7 (a 1-0 loss to Hollywood and a 4-0 loss to Sydney), they Cairo City players played their hearts out on their home turf to win 1-0 against the reigning Cup Champions, Catalunya FC. They battled it out once again in Catalunya, a 2-1 loss, but enough to go through on away goals with a 2-2 aggregate. Catalunya took their revenge in league play on Day 8 with a 3-0 win, but Cairo won when it mattered. <br><br>It kickstarted a good streak for Cairo who won 3-0 against Seoul on Day 9 and drew 1-1 on Day 10 and 11 to AS Paris and Athênai respectively. They also won 4-1 against Tokyo on Day 12. It really looks like the Cup Quarter Finals win kickstarted a series of good results, earning precious points in the process in the battle for relegation. <br><br>Cairo was able to dodge the always dangerous Sydney City in the Semi Finals, drawing Seoul MFC. Cairo had a strong start in Leg 1, winning comfortably 5-0 and closing it out with a 4-2 away win to move on to the finals on a 9-2 aggregate. We move on to face Sydney City in the finals, which will undoubtedly be a tough task. <br><br>It's kind of weird to see a team with only 11 points reach the finals, but Cairo was able to play really well when it mattered. Hopefully it's a sign of good things to come for the African squad, who once again, had a rough start to the season.<br><br>378 words
