2018/19 FA Cup Final Result

Claymore Athletic FC 1
Grant 90+3

v

The Cow-Faced Juniors 1
Ozil 47

(one cancelled clean)

At Wembley, Attendance: 90,000

Teams

Claymore
Dubravka; Cresswell, Evans, Bednarek, Cathcart; Doucoure, Snodgrass, Barkley, Tielemans; Aguero, Giroud
Subs: Schmeichel; Stones; March; Grant

CFJs
Kepa; Janmaat; Laporte, Mustafi, Balbuena; Willian, Camarasa, Anderson, Özil, Almiron; Sanchez
Subs: Hennessy; Schindler; Pereyra; Jahanbaksh

Report

Both teams came into the final in the bottom half of the table looking for a chance to salvage something from their respective campaigns.

Sergio Aguero, scorer of five FA Cup final goals in his career, provided the early threat for Claymore but looked to find a teammate when he may have been better off heading for goal. His influence waned as the game went on however and he was hooked for Karlan Grant midway through the second half.

The CFJs haven’t had much of an attacking threat this season (Alexis Sanchez turned in another anonymous performance) so the Howells had to rely on their midfield to make chances. Miguel Almiron was lively for the CFJs until a hamstring injury curtailed his involvement just after the hour but by then his team was a goal up.

The goal came straight after half-time. Claymore hadn’t switched back on after the break and left Mesut Ozil free to roam into the box. The oft-criticised German had space and time to lift past Clive’s keeper from the corner of the six-yard box.

The Claymore equaliser came very late on and from an unlikely source. Substitute Grant did his chances of getting a new contract no harm at all when he darted across the near post and glanced a header home for his first WSFFL goal. There was no time for any more action and the teams will try again next week.

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How they got there

Semi-finals

Claymore Athletic FC 5 v 0 Markian United (after 1-1 draw)
San Dimas High School 0 v 1 The Cow-Faced Juniors (after 1-1 draw)

Quarter-finals

Claymore Athletic FC 6 v 0 Trusted By Millions
San Dimas High School 2 v 1 Athletico Phoenix
The Cow-Faced Juniors 1 v 0 Aardvark Abacus
YTFIB 0 v 2 Markian United

1st Round

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