Season: Summer 2017

Phantom Brazilians vs Not A Chance

The second game of the evening for both teams and arguably the most important one, as it would decide who finished second in the league. With both sides having make-shift sides out for the match it was anyone’s guess as to the outcome of this one.

Matt Holbrook got Phantom off to the ideal start to the match, putting them 1-0 up within 6 minutes. He added a second goal on the 11th minute to put Phantom in control. Robin Hulme added a third before the break in a one sided first half.

Max Patterson put in a shift in between the sticks (despite his hangover!), held onto his clean sheet and claimed man of the match for his efforts. Holbrook scored Phantoms 4th goal in the second half and they ran out winners and took second place in the league.

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Strikeforce vs AC Milmanchester

With AC Milmanchester having lost their first game of the evening, you’d be forgiven for thinking the wind might have been knocked out their sails. The title was still to be decided going into this one, a superior goal difference from Old Reddish would see AC Milmanchester take the title.

Chris Espley got Strikeforce off to the ideal start as they looked to play party poopers, before a goal for each team saw the score at 2-1 within ten minutes. Jimmy got his second of the night for AC Milmanchester a few minutes later to draw the scores level. Goals continued to flow for the remainder of the second half as the teams exchanged alternate goals to leave the half time score 5-4 to Strikeforce.

The second half belonged to AC Milmanchester. 8 goals came throughout the half without as Jimmy rounded off a great night for himself, bagging 5 in the match. Mike Garratt added one more to the tally for Strikeforce in the last minute, but it was far too little too late as AC Milmanchester took the points and the title.

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Not A Chance vs Pathetico Madrid

Closing in on the end of the Monday season, Not a Chance needed a win against Pathetico Madrid to tighten their grip on second place and promotion. With Pathetico only having picked up 3 points this season, you could be forgiven for thinking this would be a one way game.

Wallis got Not A Chance off the mark in the 7th minute before Nathan Thomson levelled for Pathetico 7 minutes later. Josh Worthington put Not a Chance 2-1 up going into the half time break.

Only one goal in the second half and it came courtesy of Man of the Match, Craig Moss in the 8th minute. A draw for Not a Chance in their first game of the evening wasn’t the result they were after; given their second game was against promotion rivals Phantom Brazillians.

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Old Reddish FC vs AC Milmanchester

Top of the table clash and potential title decider as Old Reddish played AC Milmanchester knowing they needed a win to see the title go down to Milmanchester’s second game.

Anthony Pugh opened the scoring for Old Reddish before Ray Warbuton made it 2-0. Simon Hackney pulled one back for AC Milmanchester, buy Pugh restored Reddish’s two goal advantage 5 minutes later. Billy Gallagher brought the deficit back to one with his 17th minute goal, however Ray Warburton popped up with his second of the game. The exchange of goals kept coming as Chris Singleton and Callum Jones added another couple meaning at half time Old Reddish went into the break 5-4 up.

AC Milmanchester didn’t quite manage to hold of the attack from Old Reddish in the second half. Anthony Pugh’s second half brace, along with Demmells hat trick added another 5 goals to the tally for Old Reddish. AC’s James Elmore and Aiden Jones managed to get their names on the scoresheet too, but it wasn’t enough as Old Reddish took the points with a 10-6 win.

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Phantom Brazilians vs Let’s Try Again

Phantom just needed to keep adding to their points tally this season to ensure promotion. Their first game of the evening was against 5th placed Let’s Try again.

Jimmy Leeson helped out a struggling Phantom Brazillians make up the numbers in tonights game and his man of the match performance makes this one of the shortest league reviews ever! 6 goals for Jimmy in the match and one from Robin Hulme meant Phantom won 7-0, giving them the confidence boost they needed going into their second game of the evening against promotion rivals Not a Chance.

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