🤯 What incredible matches were those?! Final 6 in the Icon League set | OneFootball

In today’s Play-Ins, everything was on the line. Of the eight teams, four had to fight for a spot in the final tournament, while two booked their place in the semifinals directly. 

You could feel that tension! Today had it all: heated duels, emotions, and two decisions in extra time. 

The evening got off to a real spectacle right away. FC Berlin City vs. Plyrs United turned into one of the best Icon League matches ever. The game had everything: stunning goals, heated scenes, brief scuffles, and an open end-to-end battle throughout the entire match. The lead changed hands again and again, and in the end, the scoreboard showed a spectacular 11:11.

Extra time stayed dramatic right to the end. Just as everything seemed set for a nine-meter shootout, Noah Jones struck in the final minute and fired FC Berlin City into the semifinals. For Plyrs United, however, the journey is not over yet – they now move on to the quarterfinals.

The second match of the evening between SC Bürgeramt and The Pack FC had a completely different setup. Here, the situation was clear: the loser was out. Unsurprisingly, the game began tensely, with both teams locked in a close battle at first. In the 16th minute, The Pack FC still led 5:4.

But then the game turned. SC Bürgeramt took control, scored four goals in a row, and turned the match around decisively. Marcel Heisenberg in particular impressed with a strong performance. In the end, Bürgeramt won 8:5 and advances to the quarterfinals against Plyrs United. For The Pack FC, meanwhile, the season is over.

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The third match of the evening was also about a direct semifinal ticket – and once again, it turned dramatic. The Fokus Eagles, for a long time the dominant team of the season, faced Two Stripes United. The two teams had already met on the final matchday, where Two Stripes came out on top.

At first, it looked like another clear-cut affair. Two Stripes went into halftime in confident control with a 2:0 lead. But the Fokus Eagles fought their way back and forced extra time with a late equalizer for 3:3.

The drama continued there – right down to the final seconds. In the decisive one-on-one, Denis Hoxha lost the ball with six seconds left on the clock. Kaies Alaisame seized the chance ruthlessly, smashed the ball into the top corner, and sent Two Stripes United into the semifinals.

For the Fokus Eagles, the defeat is especially bitter: after three losses in a row, the season’s former superteam now goes “only” into the quarterfinals – and urgently needs to rediscover its old form there.

The final game of the evening then determined the Fokus Eagles’ opponent. The Berlin Underdogs faced the Wontorriors. Martin Harnik put his team ahead in the eighth minute, and they went into halftime with a narrow 2:1 lead.

After the break, the Underdogs hit back. First came the equalizer, then they used their Rulebreaker and pulled away to 5:2. But the Wontorriors refused to give in: Johann von Knebel and Ian Prescott turned the game back in their team’s favor.

It got tense again in the closing stages, with the Underdogs fighting to stay alive, but they could not manage more than a late goal to cut the deficit. With a narrow 8:7 win, the Wontorriors secure their place in the quarterfinals, where a clash with the Fokus Eagles now awaits.

That means the Final Six matchups are now set. The direct semifinal spots went to FC Berlin City and Two Stripes United, while the quarterfinals will see Plyrs United take on Bürgeramt and the Fokus Eagles face the Wontorriors. 

The big question remains: who will end up lifting the title in Zurich?

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