And so it was. 20 teams, 220+ players, 5 weeks , 1160+ minutes of football. 88 goals scored. Capacity crowd every Monday and Thursday. Its hard to deny that this year's UWIFA's tournament has been successful to say the least and the moment we have all been waiting for is here.. THE FINAL !! Bragging rights for a whole year and the much coveted trophy are up for grabs
Borussia Dortmund v Ajax
The big clash. The main event. This one promises to be an evenly contested fixture and I cant even decide who will win this one. Both teams are unbeaten and only conceeded one goal between them. Ajax defeated LA Galaxy and Chelsea in the quarter finals and semi finals respectively to reach the final. Dortmund did the Manchester clean sweep by defeating City in the quarter finals and United in the semi's.
Ajax will be touted as favorites for this one but after their performance against Chelsea their weaknesses were exposed. After arguing amongst themselves their play broke down and almost paid for their mistakes and are some what lucky to have reached the finals. Dortmund however have kept composed throughout the competition and have rarely had a threat to deal with and this is in evidence to them not conceding a goal yet. Still, Dortmund have some weak links in their chain and even though Dean Bradshaw has rarely been tested tonight he will have some work to do.
Ajax have the quicker players and this can undo Dortmund. Rene Best will be leading the line tonight and his quick pace , close dribbling and equally close control can unsettle the always composed Dortmund back line. The midfield battle will be one to relish. Expect a physical and skillful display in the middle of the park today from both sides as they battle to victory. As both teams are a mixture of UWI FC's coaching staff and players every one will be familiar of each others playing strengths and weaknesses. This will make for one exciting fixture.
Really dont have a winner here but I can say it will be an exciting match ! Probably will go down to penalties but all I can say is good luck to both teams.
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