FA Cup Final result

Congratulations to Fred West Landscape Gardening XI who win the FA Cup for the first time.


Claymore Athletic FC 1
Aguero 29

v

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 3
Hazard 45
Mangala [c]
Azpilicueta [c]

(one cancelled clean)

At Wembley - Attendance: 90,000


Claymore: Howard; Dann, Cresswell, Yoshida, M.Dawson; Barkley, Ledley, Fabregas, Fernandinho; Aguero, Rooney           Subs: Robles; Wollscheid; Colback; Giroud

Fred: Courtois; Mangala, Azpilicueta, Varela, Zouma; Chadli, Lallana, Hazard, Cuadrado; Bony, Sanogo                    Subs: Lloris, ~, Paulinho, Ulloa

Before the game Fred warmly congratulated his opposite number on the title win and then set about denying him a second 'Double'. There were some surprise team changes in both line-ups. Claymore had left out Branislav Ivanovic, surely one of the defenders of the season, and Alex Kolarov who had scored against these opponents last week. Up front the Claymore boss selected the returning from injury Wayne Rooney over Olivier Giroud. Fred had knocked up a pre-match veg stir-fry for his team and that ruled out January signing Jermain Defoe and consigned Leonardo Ulloa to the bench while an administrative error meant he couldn't field a defensive sub.

Sergio Aguero was the focus in the early stages and he'd already gone close a coupe of times before opening the scoring for Claymore on 29 minutes. Timing his run to perfection he beat the Fred offside trap and had the freedom of the penalty area to smash in at the near post. The sides were level at the break though. Eden Hazard, perhaps the top midfielder of this campaign, won a penalty, missed the penalty and then nodded in the penalty rebound.

The second half also had a premium on chances. Aguero just failed to wrap his foot around a shot following a one-two with Fernandinho and missed the target from close range on the hour. Wilfried Bony and Paulinho perhaps should have done better with late chances that went their way. With no further goals it was clean sheets from Eliaquim Mangala and Cesar Azpilicueta that gave Fred victory and takes the trophy to New Cromwell Street.

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How they got there:

Semi-finals

Athletico Phoenix 1 v 7 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Trusted By Millions 2 v 3 Claymore Athletic FC

Quarter-finals

Athletico Phoenix 2 v 1 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2 v 0 The Fabulous Artisans
San Dimas High School 2 v 4 Claymore Athletic FC
YTFIB 1 v 2 Trusted By Millions

First round

Aardvark Abacus 1 v 3 Claymore Athletic FC
Athletico Phoenix 2 v 2 The Dead Parrots (2-0 in replay)
Final Fantasy XI 0 v 2 YTFIB
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 3 v 1 Real Muppets
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 2 v 1 Mega Buck Bandits
San Dimas High School 6 v 2 FCK2
The Cow-Faced Juniors 2 v 4 Trusted By Millions
The Fabulous Artisans 2 v 0 Cheese Makers