Amigo's and Amiga"s,

Finally the SPL Championship has been decided on the very
last playing day !

Yesterday was the BIG DAY for Japan as they could clinch a
first ever win of the SPL Championship against the Lions. As
usual they came early and in full force and with over 25
players they made the Lions look tiny with only 14 players.
The game started slow as both teams didn't want to make a
mistake and knew that one goal could be enough to win it.
The Pitch was wet and Japan hit a free kick low at Nicolas
the Lions Keeper. The ball was very difficult to hold and
the Japan forward were faster to react and tipped it in. The
lines man raised the flag for off-side, but Kevin already
gave the goal. So now we had a game Lions needed to score.
The pace of the game increased and it became a real battle.
Japan had fielded their fastest and best players and they
kept on running faster than Usain Bolt. However Lions tactic
was to play on the break and on their second break they got
the equalizer through Allan's header 1-1.
Second half was nail biting as a goal from either side could
seal the deal. Japan had a fantastic shot which looked to go
in but Nicolas saved it with his finger tops ! With 20
minutes to go the Lions got what they wanted as Uzi came
alone in front of the keeper and he kept his nerve and
scored the 2-1 ! Japan never gave up and it was amazing to
see the energy they had they never stopped running. However
the Lions managed to keep the ball more and more in
possession as they knew that they were very close to the
Champagne. When Kevin blew the whistle you could see
Japanese players falling on the field and :Lions jumping to
the sky !

This was a great final for our league season and one thing
is for sure our competition is getting stronger and stronger!

We hope to see everybody this Sunday 20th of June with
family and friends to enjoy our friendship and play our
favorite sport.

First we have the Cup Final and after that we have our own
World Cup Fiesta and the SPL Price Ceremony !! Don't miss
the action at Latina's 16.30 PM onwards !

Cheers Freek / SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee