Catch up on the news from day eight of the Transatlantic Cup where Matteo Lugarini and Canada Northwind faced the U.S.A Revolution, while Ludo Barrat and France battled Columbia for 5th place
As always, we have turned to the wonderful people at World Footy News who are in town covering this amazing tournament.
France Coqs (14.14 - 98) def Columbia Jaguares (2.6 - 18):
First though, rain and plenty of it. The ground was covered in water across the surface as the rain continued to fall and the fifth-place playoff match between the Colombia Jaguares and the French Coqs got underway and continue to fall for the duration of the match. The lake side of the ground fortunately drained better and the majority of the play was on that side of the ground.
Despite the wet conditions both teams were determined to play the ball as normal and there was little soccering of the ball. The French did seem to handle the wet conditions better, likely due to their much lengthier experience over the Colombians. The French did kick long and hit targets early while the ball was dry and the legs were fresh and their kicks were indeed accurate, Decaux, Mondin and Lang leading the way.
As the game wore on thought the Colombians adjusted to the conditions and the game was much more even, and though still outdone by the French, particularly the longer kicking, they were able to contest much better and put the Coqs under pressure and make the scoring more difficult. Rosales, Brian and Jeffrey Vidal the best for Colombia.
Multiple goalkickers for the French were Laschasles, Decaux, Boche and Pinto in the 80-point win while Sasu from Colombia also kicked two goals.1
Canada Northwind (1.5 - 11) def. by U.S.A Revolution (9.9 - 63)
The USA made sure of their path to that Grand Final today as they accounted for the Canada Northwind team with a comprehensive 52-point demolition job. While the Canadians have done a great job hosting the tournament, their team have not been able to win a game, disappointing the team and no doubt their fans.
The US outmarked and outnumbered the Canadians, who could only muster one goal in the second quarter. For the US it was big man Mark “Stork” McLure who kicked four goals for the match to go to the head of the goal kicking table with ten for the tournament.
Best for the US were Martin Del Campo, Anderson and McLure.1
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Revo's and Warriors through to Grand Final, Coqs 5th - https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/20240810122530504
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