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sestdiena jūnijs 30 - 12:06 On the final day of the season more than 7,000 Villa fans made the journey to the Shikoku Fortress, and were amongst the near 75,000 crowd, hoping for a victory against Natsumi's Spirit Squad, to avoid being in the play offs for survival. Manager Deca was in no doubt that a victory was required and couldn't rely on other results going the Villans way to avoid the drop.
Spirit Squad took the lead, but 2 goals from veteran striker Verush Chibukhchian and an own goal from Spirit squad gave the Villains victory and survival for yet another season. Manager Deca praised the team performance "The lads pulled together and pulled off a massive result, captain Shane Bowley, and Villains player of the season, inspired the team with his performance. We gave our fans something to cheer about, and sent them home happy, in what has been a very tough season.
Asked whether the Villains can avoid the drop next season Deca said "We'll have a well earned break and look at the squad and funds available to bring in new players, it will be tough as always, but we've shown we are up to the challenge this season. We have an aging squad and it's very difficult to win matches at the top level when lacking the funds to bring in quality players, and difficult to risk bringing in our young players, as results are key, and so is experience. I'll have a good chat with the Chairman and will set our strategy out for next season, but now i need a break"