Opening Day: 2010-2011 Season:
After all the speculation, anticipation and...something else that ends in "ation", we're finally ready to get the 2010-2011 season underway. All the teams are pretty much neck and neck and there's barely anything to distinguish them from one another, so the season should be an interesting one!
There are no favorites, no sure fire winners, everything is to play for!
I'm going to try and attend (Watch) every televised match so that I can give a little rundown on how the match unfolded!
Fixtures:
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The pre-match press conferences were basically a round of everyone telling everyone else how awesome they are. Pretty much every manager tipped their opposing manager to win the league, with the exception of NSNO's manager, Duke Mulgrave.
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Televised Match: WSE Slim v She Bu Shakmansurs
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Both teams lined up with the same standard 4-4-2 formation to begin the match with. The press predicted a draw as both teams were evenly matched and didn't have any noticable absences.
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DL/C - Jordan Xavier was touted as the key man for WSE Slim.
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AMC/ST - Seeyo De Sim was touted as the key man for She Bu Shakmansurs.
The match kicked off and it looked like it would be a cagey approach from both teams, with both teams looking like they didn't want to give anything away without a fight.
Din Baxter Goal (She Bu Shakmansurs)
19: A superb through ball from She Bu Left Midfielder,
Ryan Walcott saw
Din Baxter through with just a defender to beat. Baxter went to the outside, getting just past the defender before hitting a superb left foot shot, over the keeper and off the cross-bar to score the first goal of the game.
Half Time Score:
WSE Slim 0 - 1 She Bu Shakmansurs
Peter Pumps Goal (She Bu Shakmansurs)
47: She Bu win a free-kick on the left by-line, not more than a few yards from the half way line. A clever knock back sees Left Defender,
Angh Chan free to whip a curling cross dangerously in to the area. Right Midfielder
Peter Pumps rises highest and manages to head the ball home, straight past the on-looking WSE Slim keeper.
Tyrone Gerrard Goal (WSE Slim)
78: A quick counter attack sees WSE Slim with the ball close to the opponent's area. A cheeky flick on by Striker
Roy Jaylin, sees substitute Striker
Tyrone Gerrard just outside the area with a clear route to goal.
Gerrard takes one touch before hitting a curling left foot shot that curls out of reach of the keeper and nestles itself exactly in the bottom left corner of the goal. Superb finishing.
Red Card Paul Pritchard (She Bu Shakmansurs)
87: She Bu Shakmansurs win a goal kick, which unfortunately goes straight to an awaiting WSE Slim midfielder. The ball is hit first time and sends WSE Slim Striker,
Tyrone Gerrard through on goal, having just beat the off-side trap. She Bu Shakmansurs Centre Defender
Paul Pritchard manages to catch up, but makes a scathing tackle right through the back of
Gerrard. Gerrard is the last man and was definitely in on goal, there's no other option but to send
Pritchard off.
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Full Time Score:
WSE Slim 1 - 2 She Bu Shakmansurs
Results:
Armory 1 - 2 West Hamburger
Ath. Galactic 1 - 0 Awesome
Dragons 1 - 3 Dudley
Exeter 1 - 1 Sheffield
FC Josh 2 - 1 Formia
Larkhall 2 - 2 Tekkers
MABBFC 0 - 1 Bristol
Ramsgate 1 -1 Mikey
Slim 1 - 2 She Bu Shakmansurs
Smith 3 - 0 Camden
Sportif 1 - 1 Halesowen
Walthamstow 1 - 0 NSNO
Table:
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Next Update: End of August 2010
