Week 1 Results

And we’re off! The title holders lay down a marker.

Aardvark Abacus 0 v 2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Athletico Phoenix 2 v 1 Markian United
Cheese Makers 0 v 2 Real Muppets
Mega Buck Bandits 3 v 4 Wheel Madrid
San Dimas High School 2 v 1 Trusted By Millions
The Fabulous Artisans 0 v 0 Claymore Athletic FC
The Wateringhole Society 1 v 2 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
YTFIB 0 v 4 The Cow-Faced Juniors 


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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	The Cow-Faced Juniors	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	3
2	Real Muppets	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
3	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
4	Wheel Madrid	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	3
5	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
6	San Dimas High School	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
7	Athletico Phoenix	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
8	Claymore Athletic FC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
9	The Fabulous Artisans	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
10	Mega Buck Bandits	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1	0
11	The Wateringhole Society	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
12	Trusted By Millions	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
13	Markian United	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
14	Cheese Makers	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
15	Aardvark Abacus	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
16	YTFIB	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0

The CFJs fell over the line somewhat last season and won none of their last four games. The management team seem to have got stuck into them over the summer though and they cruised to a 4-0 win over YTFIB. Roberto Pereyra scored either side of half time for Chris and Co (his first was a belter) to take things away from Julian’s team, his new signings failing to gel on day one. The Muppets were the only other team to lead the league last season and are hot on the heels of the CFJs again. Raheem Sterling showed what he can do back in a team that play to his strengths when cracking home the opener and James Tarkowski’s clean made it safe. Matthew still looking for that 15 goal a season man to get his team going in the right direction.

Paul Pogba got the quickest goal on opening day, in the third minute - from the spot - with a daft run-up, to put Nil Satis ahead at the Aardvarks. When Aardvark Phil Jagielka was sent off five minutes before the break Ady was up against it and Marcos Alonso closed out of the game for Paul with a clean. Game of the day was Mega Bucks against Wheel Madrid. Paul W was 2-1 up at the break, debutants Etheridge (saved penalty) and Jorginho (scored penalty) had registered for him while Dave’s draftee Ruben Neves had smashed home a free-kick. The game caught fire again in second half injury time. Callum Wilson, who’d missed an earlier spot-kick, found the far corner for Wheels and a minute later Jamie Vardy made it 4-2 when he was quickest to react when the ball came back off a post. Matt Lowton’s clean not enough to earn Dave a point.

Kiran has yet to win an opening day fixture in his four seasons as a boss with Fred continuing that run this week. Dele Alli arrived at the far post to nod Fred in front on 18 minutes and Mo Salah opened his account for the season straight after. The rest of the game was tighter and Raul Jimenez headed  Kiran back into it with 10 minutes left but he couldn’t find an equaliser. San Dimas came from behind to beat Trusted. The action was in the second half with Bernardo Silva smashing Trusted ahead after being left in space in the Saints box. Pedro dinked home after a breakaway to level things and Antonio Rudder’s clean gave me the points. Beef left out draftee Richardson, he might not do that again in a hurry,

The Phoenix and Markian met in the last game of last season. Brian came out on top 4-2 in that one and got all the points this time too. An early Jan Vertonghen header, which crossed the line by 9mm had Brian ahead but Luke Shaw hooked in a late equaliser before a James Tomkins clean put the Phoenix back into the ascendancy. If only Harry Kane could score in August eh, lads!  Biggest crowd of the week watched The Artisans and Claymore draw 0-0. It was a good 0-0 but 0-0 nonetheless.