the most dramatic semifinal ever

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Bloody hell, what a dramatic semi-final day at the BeeX Stadium.

After an action-packed friendly (I use quotation marks as I managed to get two players sent off) which finished 2-1 to myoptika s Forumites, we both had problems connecting to each other, which resulted in a bizarre situation where we both saw different teams on the same player selection screen and the game crashing out when the players arrived on the pitch!

A frantic reboot later and we were into the first leg of the semi-final proper! It was an even first half with clear-cut chances for both teams, including an amazing miss from Romanista where the ball was stationary on the goalline.

However, our Dutch master wasn t worrying about that a few minutes later, as on the stroke of half-time gained a corner and took the lead with a slide at the near post. Romanista 1-0 myoptika.

1st leg half-time score: Romanista 1-0 myoptika

An equally tight and tense second half ensued. No further goals were scored until in the 90th minute Romanista broke away from a lacklustre defence and slotted away a second! Romanista 2-0 myoptika

It was the last kick of the match, and at the halfway point in the tie, Romanista was ahead by a clear margin.

1st leg full-time score: Romanista 2-0 myoptika

I knew I had to score (and score early) to stand a chance of getting back into the game. If I managed to let Romanista score again the game would be all over. So what happened? Romanista only went and scored early on. It was now 3-0 on aggregate and it looked like there was no way back for the hosts. At least I d done better than Switzerland and Austria, I thought to myself. Romanista (3)1-0(0) myoptika

However, this game was not yet over, so I tried to make the scoreline respectable. When a consolation before half-time was curled in from just outside the box, no one could quite believe what was to happen next. Romanista (3)1-1(1) myoptika

2nd leg half-time score: Romanista (3)1-1(1) myoptika

I can t quite remember how it happened, when I scored and how because it was all a blur, but suddenly the momentum shifted; my hands loosened their grip on the controller slightly; my long passes started finding their targets and I managed to score again. Romanista (3)1-2(2) myoptika

After what seemed like only seconds later, I had the ball in the back of the net again! Romanista (3)1-3(3) myoptika

I then tensed up as I d realised what I d done. Suddenly passes from both teams were going astray, there was last-ditch defending on the goalline and silly free kicks were given away. I don t know the next sequence of events except that I managed to scramble the ball into the goal once more to take a 4-1 lead on the night and a 4-3 advantage on aggregrate. Romanista (3)1-4(4) myoptika

The last 12 minutes of the match were simply terrifying. I did all I could to keep the ball away from my goal and I don t think Romanista managed to have another proper attack.

As the final whistle went I couldn t contain my delight, but made sure I gave a lot of praise to a worthy opponent. I wasn t sure how I did it, because I wasn t in the game for the first match and a quarter. What an epic semi-final, and one I was proud to be a part of. Bad luck Rick, you don t deserve to be a loser the way you played.

Final score: Romanista (3)1-4(4) myoptika

Our first BeeX SWOS Cup finalist: myoptika

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