Sunday, 19 January 2020

Week 18 Results - Claymore storm ahead

Claymore Athletic FC 4 v 0 YTFIB
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 1 v 3 Aardvark Abacus
Mega Buck Bandits 0 v 2 Cheese Makers
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 2 v 0 Markian United
Real Muppets 2 v 1 The Cow-Faced Juniors
San Dimas High School 1 v 2 Trusted By Millions
The Wateringhole Society 4 v 6 Stanley Athletic FC
Wheel Madrid 1 v 1 The Fabulous Artisans


TeamPWDLFADiffPts
1Claymore Athletic FC18133258233542
2The Fabulous Artisans18104439231634
3Trusted By Millions1810444234834
4San Dimas High School1811163125634
5Wheel Madrid1885548282029
6Stanley Athletic FC189274641529
7Mega Buck Bandits188373230227
8Aardvark Abacus188372928127
9Cheese Makers188373436-227
10The Wateringhole Society186753436-225
11Real Muppets186483838022
12YTFIB186482224-222
13The Cow-Faced Juniors1871102235-1322
14Nil Satis Nisi Optimum1850132242-2015
15Fred West Landscape Gardening XI1842122145-2414
16Markian United1812151343-305

Clive has a bit of the ‘Rafa’ in him when it comes to stats on his own team. He pointed out that this week’s opponents, YTFIB, were the only team to beat him in the last 17 games. It didn’t happen twice in 18 games. It was fairly late before it was decided though. Teemu Pukki’s penalty was all that separated the sides with ten minutes to go before Sergio Aguero scored twice and Craig Cathcart got the clean to make it 4-0. Clive’s lead is eight points as there are three teams on 34 points. The Artisans lead that pack on goal difference after a 1-1 draw with Wheel Madrid. Jamie Vardy missed a penalty for Wheels but only had to wait another seven minutes to break the deadlock through a great hit from Jack Grealish. Ben grabbed a share of the points with Ciaran Clark’s clean.

Trusted are third after winning 2-1 at San Dimas and leapfrogging those opponents. My team led through Shane Long for all of three minutes before Leandro Trossard equalised for Beef and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s clean gave Trusted the win. Stanley Athletic are up to sixth after coming out on the right side of the highest scoring game of the season, 6-4 at the Wateringhole. Virgil van Dijk headed Aaron in front early, Pedro Neto and Harvey Barnes made it 2-1 to Kiran, Chris Wood poked in an equaliser before Raul Jimenez got a brace to extend the Society’s lead to 4-2. Four cleans from Aaron’s team including one from the aforementioned van Dijk keep his 100% record since joining the league.

Mega Bucks, the Aardvarks and Cheese Makers are all on 27 points in 7th, 8th and 9th. Dave’s team lead that group but went down 2-0 to Cheese Makers. Paolo Gazzaniga’s saved penalty put Matthew ahead with 20 minutes left and Andy Robertson’s clean rounded out the win. The Aardvarks fell behind to Fred youngster Gabriel Martinelli just before half-time but turned it round in the last ten minutes with a goal from John Fleck and cleans from Max Aarons and new signing Japhet Tanganga.

The Muppets needed cleans to beat the CFJs this week. Chris and co. took an early lead courtesy of Jan Bednarek’s goal, Ryan got level when Reece James left with a clean on 75 minutes and Toby Alderweireld’s clean completed the comeback. The battle of the bottom two went to Nil Satis. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored from close range a minute before half-time and the 2-0 win was sealed when Fernandinho steered into his own goal. How’s your luck Ian, how’s your luck?

No comments: