In penalties Fluvique won what it deserved in 120 minutes. It was as dramatic as a final. Exhausting for the body and head. Strenuous, demolishing for the nervous system. An endless suffering, it seemed that it was going to be extended indefinitely on penalties. The classification to the quarterfinals was in the right foot Topolsky, but the shot went wide. What a disgrace. The fate seemed to mock one of the most laborious players. Kaleshko also had the opportunity to be the man of the night , a bold little tractor, but his shot went to the crossbar. What fatality. It can not be. There is a jinx. We only breathed again when the shot of Gabriella Antonio went to the right post, in the last penalty. And Bernard Pullian, in dispute for his youth and temperament, appeared to shoot the last one. It had not been taken into account Muysken, buy an injury sent him to the pitch. He was the chosen one, like in a fable, to make Fluvique reach the next round.
Football would have been very cruel if Fluvique were eliminated. The team is still tight in this walrus that show them slightly superior to their rivals, but sentenced to live with short and distressing results. Last night the team played the best match in the Cup of Harmony against an athletic, very physical, tough and aggressive rival. The tricolor was true to herself, to her idea and style. And Chromatika proposed an offensive game, that fell into the struggle and friction. Daniel Lucas, Nioli Quren and Gabriella Antonio as their best players. The black and white team had a great match, with both skills and character.
As always, the white foxes wanted the ball, and also put the claw when the match was claiming it. Fluvique needed to play with cool head and warm heart. It was hard to maintain mental composure, because the referee quickly revealed himself as someone unpredictable, with disparate criteria. He omitted several fouls, allowing vicious play of both teams, he was more concerned with punishing protests rather the violent fouls.
The intensity of game did not leave much room for handling dapper attempted by Fluvique. The ball was alive and every centimeter was fought. Chromatika alternated his pressure line; sometimes it was high and in others retreated, but his never meant disruption or free space near their area. They were on the ball like beasts.
Chromatika did not had goal attemps in the first half and the percentage of possession of Fluvique was near the 65 percent. Sixteen shots on goal against two of Chromatika. A sloping field. And Nikolai Thorben was the man of the match to cover a header of Gonza in the goalmouth. Amazing. He was a flying goalkeeper, saving his team. If not, the posts saved Chromatika. Or even Luuk Aart appared on the line to clear a shot of Wilde. Fluvique tried until fainting. The tricolor never wanted to reach the penalties. They suffered the unspeakable, but had the reward and was also an act of justice.
Fluvique is in the quarterfinals of the Cup of Harmony, with more heart than football. With the courage of his players, some of them very young, but with a lot of attitude and value. And they deserve an applause. Also Paribas, that always is ready to save the team in the bad moments. And, of course, the talent of Gonza, always dangerous, despite that this was not his best match. Fluvique still stands, for the luck from the 12 steps. But the team always was decided to search the goal. The team is between the eight better teams of the tournament with the heart on his hand. As mandated by the history of this country. Now Fluvique will play with hosts, Red Blackiland, with all his supporters, in hostile field and against the adversity, looking for another big feat. We will suffer and fight again. As mandated by the history of our country.
VS
GK -1: Andy Paribas
LB -4: Julien Kaleshko
CB -2: Rodrigo De la Mesea
CB -13: Dennis Castanginnet
RB -3: Gabriel Varelovsky (71' Emilien Boundary)
CMD -5: Henry Mhago (103' Ted Apparicio)
RM -8: Lucas Topolsky
LM -7: Paul Di Angello
FW -10: Sam Gonza (C)
FW -20: FEDE
ST -9: Adam Wilde (56' Bernard Pullian)
GK -4: Nikolai Thorben
RB -13: Severin Ilya
RCB -20: Vitor Raoul
CB -28: Luuk Aart
LCB 16: Otis Sorendai (77' Erika Morningstar)
LB -14: Zlastica Ellen
RM -18: Meagan Kelly
CM -15: Rachel Hellion (61' Vladimir Janos)
LM -29: Daniel Lucas (112' Ki Niro)
RF -7: Nioli Queren
LF -8: Gabriella Antonio
PENALTIES
Chromatika: Meagan Kelly ()Nioli Quren ()Zlastica Ellen ()Gabriella Antonio ()
Fluvique: Gonza (), FEDE (), Di Angello () ,Bernard Pullian ().