Week 22 Results

Another good day at the office for Claymore.

Cheese Makers 0 v 4 The Cow-Faced Juniors

Claymore Athletic FC 3 v 2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

FCK2 1 v 1 Trusted By Millions

Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2 v 1 Aardvark Abacus

Mega Buck Bandits 3 v 2 Real Muppets

San Dimas High School 1 v 1 YTFIB

The Fabulous Artisans 4 v 1 Athletico Phoenix

The Wateringhole Society 0 v 3 Final Fantasy XI

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	Claymore Athletic FC	22	15	5	2	81	35	46	50
2	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	22	13	3	6	55	39	16	42
3	Athletico Phoenix	22	12	5	5	55	42	13	41
4	San Dimas High School	22	10	7	5	51	32	19	37
5	Aardvark Abacus	22	11	2	9	47	43	4	35
6	The Cow-Faced Juniors	22	10	5	7	50	48	2	35
7	Cheese Makers	22	9	6	7	35	41	-6	33
8	The Fabulous Artisans	22	9	5	8	55	34	21	32
9	FCK2	22	9	4	9	37	34	3	31
10	The Wateringhole Society	22	9	4	9	34	41	-7	31
11	Trusted By Millions	22	9	3	10	28	36	-8	30
12	Mega Buck Bandits	22	8	4	10	28	39	-11	28
13	Real Muppets	22	7	1	14	35	53	-18	22
14	Final Fantasy XI	22	6	3	13	33	57	-24	21
15	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	22	4	6	12	29	42	-13	18
16	YTFIB	22	3	1	18	15	52	-37	10

If you can remember last season you’ll know that Claymore jousted for the top spot in the first half of the season before hitting the front in the New Year and easing to the title. All just a little bit of history repeating? 

Claymore’s lead is eight points with eight games to go after victory over Nil Satis. They were slow starters though, their Evertonian rivals ahead through Aaron Ramsey’s clever flick six minutes before the break. It took a lucky break and a clearance deflecting off Sergio Aguero to get Claymore back on terms and Aguero again and Dimitri Payet put Clive far enough ahead that a late Nil Satis clean didn’t hurt them. Fred are the team in second place now after a second victory in a week against the Aardvarks. After a 3-1 win in the Cup in midweek it was 2-1 this time. Solomon Rondon opened the scoring in the Cup match and did so again in this one before Jermain Defoe added a second five minutes from time. Vincent Company’s clean a mere consolation for Ady.

The injury-hit Phoenix are down to third following defeat to the Artisans. Bertrand Traore looks a good find by Ben and rifled his team in front before the break. That man Riyad Mahrez got Athletico back on terms 11 minutes into the second half but a Roberto Firming goal after a fluted clearance gave Ben the advantage once more and cleans from Fernandez and Gibbs made sure the points stayed at Goddard Park. San Dimas also slipped back after failing to beat YTFIB. Romelu Lukaku fired me in front early on but a missed penalty from the same player and James Milner’s red card opened the door to Julian’s team and Mame Diouf nodded an equaliser five minutes from time.

If it’s sendings off you like then the Stade de Fromage was the place to be this weekend. Matthew saw Juan Mata and Kevin Mirallas sent off in the space of eight first half minutes and Jose Fonte also had an early bath before the game was 80 minutes old. No surprise that the CFJs took advantage with Alexis Sanchez getting back on the scoresheet after four months to add to strikes from Gylfi Sigurdsson Aaron Lennon and Virgil van Dijk. Manager of the Month curse in full operation! FCK2’s poor recent run continues as they were held by Trusted. A Harry Kane power curler (if there is such a thing) had Kevin and Jon in front but Nicolas Otamendi’s clean shared the points.

Final Fantasy’s recent resurgence continued with a big win at the Wateringhole Society. Goalless at the break, Yaya Toure found the bottom corner at the start of the second half and Ayoze Perez broke away to double the lead ten minutes from time. Angel Rangel’s clean completed the scoring for Ceri. A Mega Bucks win made it a double celebration at Okus. Two down to the Muppets with 20 minutes left thanks to close range finishes from Toby Aldeweireld and Raheem Sterling, Dave turned the tables via Josh King, another from Michail Antonio and then the winning clean from Wes Morgan.