Week 28 Results

Athletico Phoenix 0 v 4 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Final Fantasy XI 0 v 3 Trusted By Millions
San Dimas High School 0 v 2 Claymore Athletic FC (revised from 0-1)
The Cow-Faced Juniors 2 v 0 Mega Buck Bandits
The Dead Parrots 2 v 2 Real Muppets
The Fabulous Artisans 6 v 3 Bassett Allsorts
York’s Returning Glory 0 v 1 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
You Know Your Boston Rock FC 5 v 2 Aardvark Abacus (revised from 6-1)

A big stride towards the treble for Boston Rock.

WSFFL FA Cup Final Result

The Cow-Faced Juniors 1
Bale 44

v (1)

You Know Your Boston Rock FC 5
Defoe 15p, Bent 41, Lampard 90, Smalling [c], Dann [c]

At Wembley, Att: 90,000

Teams

CFJs: Stech; Pantsil, Onuoha, Bale, Song; Lennon, Gomez, Utaka, Etherington; Piquionne, Anelka    Subs - Van der Sar; Bridge; M.Petrov; McFadden

Boston Rock: Robinson; Turner, Johnson, Smalling, Dann;  Dunn, Lampard, Milner, Wilshere; Bent, Defoe     Sub - Fielding; Terry; Wright-Phillips; Jerome     

The CFJs had been on the back-foot from early in the game but it took a controversial penalty award to break the deadlock. The referee spotted a handball in the CFJs area but TV replays proved inconclusive. Jermain Defoe hasn't had the greatest record from the spot in recent times but slammed home emphatically on this occasion. There was little reaction from Chris's team to going behind and when Boston Rock doubled their lead before half time few could have been surprised. Darren Bent has been the man for the big occasion recently and he struck his 3rd successive Cup Final goal from close range four minutes before the break. Finally the CFJs were spurred into action and Gareth Bale, in a man of the match performance on the losing side, beat Paul Robinson at his near post with a firm shot from just outside the area to almost immediately reduce the deficit.

The heavy Wembley pitch seemed to take its toll more on Chris's team than Sheriff's treble-chasers in the second half. With the exception of Bale the CFJs never really looked like troubling the league leaders with some of their players appearing not to 'turn up' (that's such a lazy sporting cliché but I use it in the literal sense here). A third goal for the Sky Heroes always seemed likely and Sheriff's Mr Reliable Frank Lampard slid home from six yards in injury time to settle matters. The CFJs were left so despondent they hardly noticed Chris Smalling and Scott Dann adding clean sheets. Chris will be hoping for third time lucky but it's another trophy in the Whitby Grove Enormodome cabinet.

WSFFL FA Cup Final - The Teams

In case you want to watch the game unfold yourselves, here are the teams...

The Cow-Faced Juniors

Gk - Stech       Sub - Van der Sar
Def - Pantsil, Onuoha, Bale, Song     Sub - Bridge
Mid - Lennon, Gomez, Utaka, Etherington     Sub - M.Petrov
Att - Piquionne, Anelka     Sub - McFadden

You Know Your Boston Rock FC

Gk - Robinson       Sub - Fielding
Def - Turner, Johnson, Smalling, Dann      Sub - Terry
Mid - Dunn, Lampard, Milner, Wilshere     Sub - Wright-Phillips
Att - Bent, Defoe       Sub - Jerome

Changes to this post will be made if and when I am advised of any.

WSFFL FA Cup Final - The Contenders

You Know Your Boston Rock FC - The Holders
Current League Position: 1st

The Cow-Faced Juniors - Last Year's Beaten Finalists
Current League Position: 9th

Route to the Final

The CFJs
Semi-final - beat York's Returning Glory 4-3 (after two 1-1 draws)
Quarter-final - beat Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 6-0
First Round - beat Final Fantasy XI 5-0

Boston Rock
Semi-final - beat Trusted By Millions 3-0
Quarter-final - beat Real Muppets 3-2
First Round - beat The Dead Parrots 2-0

Recent Meetings
2009/10
Week 27 - CFJs 3 Boston Rock 3
Week 1 - Boston Rock 1 CFJs 1

2008/9
FA Cup Final - Boston Rock 2 CFJs 0
Week 23 - Boston Rock 3 CFJs 0
Week 4 - CFJs 1 Boston Rock 1

2007/8
Week 18 - Boston Rock 1 Eleven Imaginary Boys 3
Week 5 - Eleven Imaginary Boys 3 Boston Rock 0

Good luck to both managers. 

Week 27 Results

Aardvark Abacus 5 v 0 The Dead Parrots
Bassett Allsorts 0 v 2 San Dimas High School
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1 v 0 The Fabulous Artisans
Mega Buck Bandits 0 v 3 Claymore Athletic FC
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 3 v 1 Athletico Phoenix
Real Muppets 4 v 1 Final Fantasy XI
The Cow-Faced Juniors 3 v 3 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Trusted By Millions 3 v 0 York’s Returning Glory

Setbacks for Boston Rock and the Artisans as the title race takes yet another twist.

Week 26 Results

Bassett Allsorts 1 v 3 You Know Your Boston Rock FC
Claymore Athletic FC 1 v 0 The Dead Parrots
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1 v 1 The Cow-Faced Juniors
Mega Buck Bandits 1 v 4 Athletico Phoenix
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 3 v 4 Aardvark Abacus
San Dimas High School 1 v 2 Final Fantasy XI
The Fabulous Artisans 4 v 1 York’s Returning Glory
Trusted By Millions 2 v 2 Real Muppets

The top three all win. What will be the next twist in the title race.