Phoenix Purge
Kalki Parvathaneni had some kind words for the young Negus side afterwards. "The scoreline doesn't tell the whole story here." he said diplomatically. "They put out some very junior chaps today, who can't have been at the trade for long. They'll definitely get a lot better with experience."
The other matches by the Grilled clubs - which had ended hours before - were a lot more conservative, and closer besides. The Buns welcomed São Tomé e Príncipe IV.14 leaders The Purge to Carrot Field, and 120 minutes of soccer could not separate the sides, as the visitors pressed hard and
Vitaliy Efendiev uncharacteristically missed a penalty in the 94th minute. In the end,
Amaya Ravula won it with the only conversion of a strange shootout, that had Efendiev decline to go up against José Miguel Alcapio again.
"We decided to let the youngsters have the full experience." the Kazakhstani acting captain, newly turned 32 years old, explained. "They won't be forgetting this one in a jiffy!"
Grilled International edged Uruguay IV.61 pacesetters PHOENIX A.C. by the odd goal too, but in regular time as
Safari bin Hj Jali thumped a corner home with fifteen minutes remaining. Their Zürisee Winter-WM Cup 2022 tourney participation would bring only disappointment, however, with a 0-5 defeat to Polish Division Four club LM1 following a 0-4 against FC Capablanca.
