Wins for five of the top six.
Aardvark Abacus 4 v 2 Mega Buck Bandits
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 6 v 3 The Fabulous Artisans
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 3 v 1 Trusted By Millions
Real Muppets 4 v 0 Claymore Athletic FC
The Cow-Faced Juniors 0 v 5 San Dimas High School
The Wateringhole Society 1 v 1 Cheese Makers
Wheel Madrid 2 v 3 Markian United
YTFIB 1 v 3 Athletico Phoenix
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Fred very much back in business this week with a big win over the Artisans. This was only 1-0 at the break thanks to Ryan Bennett’s header but the game exploded in the ten minutes after half-time. Mo Salah, Dele Alli, and Leroy Sane had all scored for Fred and Roberto Firmino had given Ben a sliver of hope. That hope was soon snuffed out by a long range fluke own goal by Lucas Digne and a scruffy finish from Salah to make it 6-1. Two cleans of no real use to the Artisans reduced the deficit. Ady kept the pressure on the leader courtesy of a 4-2 win in the battle of the Bevans. The Aardvarks were two up inside 14 minutes thanks to Diogo Jota and Alexandre Lacazette. Jota added a second on 64 minutes and although Wes Morgan puled one back for Dave with a late header there was still time for Jota to complete his hat-trick.
The Wateringhole lost ground on the top two after being held by Cheese Makers. Marcus Rashford’s excellent finish just before the interval looked like being the only score until Harry Winks got on the end of a pinpoint cross three minutes into second half injury time to secure Matthew a point. San Dimas are fourth after a big win at the CFJs. Fernando Llorente kneed into his own net to give my team the lead after 17 minutes and the CFJs never recovered. Fabian Schar got his first WSFFL goal (a great solo run from the centre half) to double the lead before the break, Schar added another just after the hour (from close in this time) and Pascal Gross poked in to make it four. Adrian Mariappa’s clean completed the scoring.
Athletico are on the same points as San Dimas after a 3-1 win at YTFIB, all Brian’s goals coming in an 18-minute second half spell. Demarai Gray got the first with an excellent run and placed finish, James Ward-Prowse hit a belter from 20-odd yards and James Tomkins thumped in a header, Julian’s clean from Charlie Taylor was too little, too late. Nil Satis are still hanging around the top end of the table too. Paul S had his win over Trusted wrapped up by half-time courtesy of Danilo’s deflected long-ranger, Paul Pogpa’s penalty and Andros Townsend’s low drive from 16 yards. Beef could only find a Ben Mee clean in reply.
Claymore were on the wrong end of a big defeat for the second week running - 4-0 to the Muppets this time. Laurent Koscielny’s return from injury was celebrated with a goal off his shoulder six minutes before half-time. Raheem Sterling dived to head in from close range nine minutes after the break and Sadio Mane’s goal three minutes into injury time was the pick of the Muppets goals. Koscielny added a clean to round off his good day. The 'Nationwide derby' went to Markian thanks to a late comeback. Wheel Madrid had led twice, Callum Wilson’s brilliant effort broke the deadlock on 53 minutes but Markian levelled when Gylfi Sigurdsson found the far corner a minute into injury time. Paul W must have thought he’d got the win when Ayoze Perez put him back in front two minutes later but Markian had cleans from Ben Foster and DeAndre Yedlin to turn the result on its head.
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