With 5 matches and 15 points in play, Golden's chances for the title are remote due to the great form showed by Afc de kampioenen (1st) and Power-Cats (2nd); 9 points separates Golden (3rd) from Afc and 4 points from the wild Cats.
Golden tried to impress and put their best play in the early first half. Sófocles Garrido surprised with an amazing play, dodging opponents and scoring on 20'.After that Golden grew in confidence and they could have smack another one; a shot in the post by Paolo Serra Ruda and an unfortunate shot after an overdone play by Gerry Beishuizen. On 36' Ionel Bâlea received a nasty tackle and couldn't play at his top level, affecting Golden's chances directly. Golden's number 10 showed a lot of guts, but couldn't pull the strings of play as usual, and mid-field was overran by the goal-hungry Cats. It only took 4mins after Ionel's injury for Power-Cats to reach the equalizer.
2nd Half was all for Power-Cats, as they were the ones managing the play at will. It didn't last long the equalizer as the Cats were swarming on Golden's area, like a pack lions in a gladiator's arena. Huibert Reijnders couldn't do much on both of the Cat's goals on 57' and 81'. Match finalized 3-1 and Golden was condemned to the mid-table positions, things must go terribly wrong for Afc or Power-Cats in order to allow Golden to move further. By the look of it, Golden's coach's (Tommi Marttala) time will be over soon, even though he catapulted Golden from the IX series it seems that the VIII are too much of a hastle for his skills and tactics.
Now Golden is focused on the next friendly match on Wednesday and going back to playmaking training until the end of the season.
Golden have accomplished great things, this is just a stumble in the road.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up!