Just watched it.
The unchallenged header made it easy for Ekuban. Of course you still have to finish and headers are never easy in PES.
That Picolli goal was mischievous with the last second curl. A cracker.
Nice bit of play from France in the 65th with the back heel but ultimately they looked like they were lacking the desire to win….. until Benzema got a present 😂
Genoa looked like they could go up several gears and France looked like they were playing at their limit.
There’s not a better game experience than playing PES on a couch with a friend or in your case your brother. I miss those days. No one I know in real life plays PES on PS2 and online gaming doesn’t really compare, so you’re lucky you’ve got your brother playing with you.
Yeh that Picolli goal was a stunner and I think it is good that it turned out to be the match winner.
Like you said that Benzema goal was a bit of a gift. Interesting that Genoa won, they were pure underdogs, I could be wrong but I think in those 3 years that we played that cup they actually got relegated in real life and then got promoted again.
I think we are pretty lucky because like you said it is difficult to find any local friends that still play retro PES. Thankfully my brother is 10 years older than me and has no interest in getting a new console, in fact he only plays PES with me and doesn't play on his own.
What makes it better is that we are just as good (or as bad) as each other. Here are the stats from that cup:
GARY (me) - 97 Wins (14 pens) / 238 Goals
ANDREW - 89 Wins (16 pens) / 207 Goals
Not bad over the course of 186 matches. That is only a 4 game swing.
He is a bit old school and doesn't really understand the fact that I edit the option file every year to keep it up to date. If i told him how much time I spend editing I know that he would laugh at me and say I was mad (being my older brother). I suggested to him the other day that we could play a cup with some of the classic teams (using the option files made on here) but he said he prefers it being up to date with all the new players
Anyway, that cup was actually finished in January and we have already started the 24-26 LAC Cup