🤯 The holders are out, Plyrs scrape through to victory | OneFootball

In the first semifinal of the evening, Berlin City faced Plyrs United – a rematch of last season's final. Back then, Berlin City prevailed in overtime and crowned themselves champions. Now, Plyrs had a great chance for redemption and to advance to the final.

📸 Max Galys

From the start, the Plyrs left the ball to the Berliners and focused on a compact defense and targeted counterattacks. This game plan initially worked: Plyrs took the lead three times, but Berlin City found the right response each time. The score was 3:3 at halftime.

Even after the break, the game remained fiercely contested, but initially without goals. It wasn't until the 18th minute that Berlin City used their Rulebreaker 5-Spot. Furkan Ars converted only one of his five attempts against Gian-Luca Reck, who had already impressed with strong saves in the play-ins.

But the Plyrs responded immediately. Josip Sesar used his Rulebreaker much more effectively and scored three times – suddenly the Plyrs were leading 6:4. Subsequently, Reck repeatedly frustrated the Berliners with several saves. It was only in the last minute that Muhammet Sözer managed to score a connecting goal.

In the final phase, Berlin City threw everything forward but couldn't equalize.

Plyrs United advance to the final, avenging their defeat in last season's final.

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