Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2
Can 45+2
Alli 55
v
The Cow-Faced Juniors 2
Sigurdsson 79
Willian 86
(two cancelled cleans)
At Wembley, Att: 90,000
The teams
Fred: Courtois; C.Dawson, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Kelly; Can, Hazard, Alli, Sane; Defoe, Rondon Subs: Lloris, Mawson, Grosicki, Slimani
CFJs: Hennessy; B.Davies, Sagna, Cameron, Janmaat; Ozil, Sigurdsson, Chadli, Willian; Llorente, Sanchez
Subs: Butland; O’Shea, Boyd; Borini
Match Report
Wembley Stadium was packed to the rafters for this clash of the two top counter-scorers in WSFFL this season. Not only that but there was a lot at stake for the two teams. Fred stood on the verge of being only the second manager to do the treble, the CFJs were looking to be the second team to complete the ‘Grand Slam’ of WSFFL trophies.
The teams went at each other from the off. Eden Hazard and Dele Alli both went close for Fred early on while Fernando Llorente forced a save from close range at the other end. Just when it looked like the first half would end goalless Emre Can produced a moment of magic. Can, who was briefly on the CFJ’s books in 2014, conjured some sort of overhead scissor kick out of nowhere to put Fred one up.
The teams went at each other from the off. Eden Hazard and Dele Alli both went close for Fred early on while Fernando Llorente forced a save from close range at the other end. Just when it looked like the first half would end goalless Emre Can produced a moment of magic. Can, who was briefly on the CFJ’s books in 2014, conjured some sort of overhead scissor kick out of nowhere to put Fred one up.
It was two-nil ten minutes after the break. Alli pounced on a rebound to poke in and put the Champions-in-waiting in control. With Sanchez and Ozil making no impression on the Fred goal Chris needed something from one of his other players and it was little surprise that the contribution came from Gylfi Sigurdsson. With 11 minutes left the Icelander placed a free-kick perfectly in the top right-hand corner of the Fred goal for his eighth of the season to set up a frantic finale.
Fred withdrew Hazard from the action after 85 minutes, and a minute later the CFJs were level. Willian burst into the Fred area to get on the end of a cut-back and stroked in from ten yards. The CFJs could have won it in stoppage time, Llorente failing to make a connection when a free-kick sat up invitingly for him inside the six-yard box. Replay this weekend.
How they got there
Semi-finals
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 3 v 2 The Wateringhole Society
The Cow-Faced Juniors 4 v 2 San Dimas High School
Quarter-finals
Aardvark Abacus 1 v 4 The Cow-Faced Juniors
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 4 v 0 Wheel Madrid (after 3-3 draw)
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 0 v 1 The Wateringhole Society (after 3-3 draw)
San Dimas High School 3 v 1 Real Muppets (after 1-1 draw)
First round
FCK2 1 v 3 Wheel Madrid
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1 v 0 Cheese Makers
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 5 v 4 Claymore Athletic FC
Real Muppets 4 v 0 Athletico Phoenix
The Cow-Faced Juniors 6 v 0 Mega Buck Bandits
The Fabulous Artisans 0 v 3 Aardvark Abacus
The Wateringhole Society 2 v 1 Trusted By Millions
YTFIB 0 v 4 San Dimas High School
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