Thursday 29 December 2022

Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final


Real Muppets 3
Haaland 51, 64
Koulibaly [c]

v

YTFIB 2
Decordova-Reid 31 
March 56

(one cancelled clean)

At Wembley Att: 90,000

Teams

Real Muppets

Ederson; Lenglet, Tarkowski, James, Koulibaly; Foden, Ramsey, De Bruyne, Christie; Saka, Haaland    Subs - Ortega; Adarabioyo; McTominay; Iheanacho

YTFIB

Pope; Collins, Williams, Ward, Gomez; Gundogan, Lingard, March, James; Hwang, Decordova-Reid    Subs - Hennessey; Smith; Keita; St-Maximin

Report

The Muppets claim the PCMT for the third time in six seasons and the fourth in all with a comeback win against YTFIB. Julian's improving team took the lead just after the half-hour when Bobby Decordova-Reid glanced in a header and they took that advantage into the break.

Six minutes after half-time Ryan's team were level. WSFFL record-signing Erling Haaland couldn't miss after the Muppets latched on to a defensive blunder. YTFIB weren't deterred by the setback though, Solly March hitting a 25-yard screamer into the top corner just five minutes later.

Haaland soon scored a second equaliser, being given too much space for a first-time finish from 12 yards and this time his team were on top and the game was settled with a clean sheet from Kalidou Koulibaly. £97m of talent on the scoresheet proving too much in the end for a squad worth not much more than half that.


How they got there

Semi-finals

Markian United 1 YTFIB 2 (after 1-1 draw)
Trusted By Millions 1 v 3 Real Muppets

Quarter-finals

Aardvark Abacus 0 v 1 YTFIB
Markian United 2 v 1 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Real Muppets 7 v 1 Cheese Makers
The Cow-Faced Juniors 2 v 5 Trusted By Millions

First Round

Aardvark Abacus 1 v 1 San Dimas High School
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI 2 v 3 Trusted By Millions
Markian United 1 v 1 Stanley and Gracie United
Mega Buck Bandits 2 v 3 Cheese Makers
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 2 v 0 Claymore Athletic FC
Real Muppets 5 v 0 The Fabulous Artisans
Wheel Madrid 1 v 1 The Cow-Faced Juniors
YTFIB 3 v 0 The Wateringhole Society

Replays

San Dimas High School 1 v 3 Aardvark Abacus
Stanley and Gracie United 1 v 3 Markian United
The Cow-Faced Juniors 2 v 1 Wheel Madrid

Charity Shield Final


Claymore Athletic FC 2 
Podence 22
Mitrovic 80

v

San Dimas High School 2
Joelinton 32
Perraud og35

(no cancelled cleans)

At Old Trafford, Att: 73,608

Teams

Claymore
Ward; Chalobah, Akanji, Stones, Perraud; Luiz, Tielemans, Onana, Podence; Mitrovic, Costa    Subs - Dubravka; Veltman; Dewsbury-Hall; Guedes

San Dimas
Turner; Estupinan, Cancelo, Walker-Peters, Lindelof; Joelinton, Caicedo, Mahrez, McNeil; Elanga, Gnonto    Subs - Olsen; Mitchell; Palhinha; Anthony

Report

Claymore and San Dimas will have to try again to decide this season's Charity Shield winners after a 2-2 draw.

It was first blood to Clive on 22 minutes when Daniel Podence guided in first-time after a cleverly-worked set-piece but my team were level ten minutes later when Joelinton powered in a header. He has a habit of scoring against his former employers.

Three minutes later The Saints were in front. Romain Perraud got himself in a pickle in front of his own goal and bundled in. That's how it stayed until ten minutes from time when Aleksandar Mitrovic was left alone to place a header in and force the replay.



How they got there:

Semi-finals

San Dimas High School 1 v 0 The Fabulous Artisans (after 0-0 draw)
Wheel Madrid 0 v 5 Claymore Athletic FC

Quarter-finals

San Dimas High School 3 v 2 Stanley and Gracie United (after 1-1 draw)
The Fabulous Artisans 3 v 2 Mega Buck Bandits
The Wateringhole Society 1 v 2 Claymore Athletic FC
Wheel Madrid 4 v 0 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI