2025/26 - FA Cup Final

Cheese Makers 0

v

San Dimas High School 3

Havertz 18

Mitchell [c]

van den Berg [c]

(no cancelled cleans)

At Wembley  Attendance: 90,000

Teams

Cheese (3-4-3)

Raya Martin; Khusanov, Robertson, Milenkovic; O'Reilly, Casemiro, Mac Allister, Mbeumo; Gordon, Jimenez, Joao Pedro        

Subs: Bayindir; Hill; Bobb, Arokodare

San Dimas (4-4-2)

Martinez; Mitchell, Senesi, Burn, Leoni; Gray, Tanaka, Summerville, Sangare; Minteh, Havertz

Subs: Petrovic; van den Berg, Mane, Muniz

Report

Cheese Makers came into the game on an unbeaten run going back to December and with eight of the squad who lifted the Charity Shield earlier this season. San Dimas' last trophy was the Charity Shield of 2022/23 with only Dan Burn remaining from that winning team.

Matthew's team made a nervous start with their goal leading a charmed life in the early stages. That wasn't to last and the Cheese keeper's poor touch led to his clearance being blocked by Kai Havertz and flying into the goal to give the Saints the lead on 18 minutes. That didn’t provoke a response from Matthew’s team and a quiet first half ended with San Dimas’ Tyrick Mitchell firing wide.

The half-time break didn’t change the pattern of the game with a Havertz shot blocked and the Cheese efforts not bringing any end product. San Dimas tried to kill off any hopes of a Cheese fightback in injury time but first Burn and then Havertz headed over when they might have expected to hit the target.

In the end it was clean sheets that clinched it. Sepp van den Berg, on as a substitute for the injured Geovanni Leoni, and Mitchell got the counters that take the trophy back to Tesco Car Park Stadium.

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How They Got There

Semi-finals

The Cow-Faced Juniors 1 v 6 Cheese Makers 

The Fabulous Artisans 0 v 3 San Dimas High School

Quarter-finals

Cheese Makers 4 v 0 Aardvark Abacus

Garth Crooks' Team of the Week 0 v 3 The Cow-Faced Juniors

San Dimas High School 1 v 0 Wheel Madrid

The Fabulous Artisans 4 v 1 YTFIB (after 2-2 draw)

First round

Aardvark Abacus 3 v 0 Claymore Athletic FC

Mega Buck Bandits 2 v 5 The Cow-Faced Juniors

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 1 v 2 Wheel Madrid

Real Muppets 0 v 3 Garth Crooks' Team of the Week

San Dimas High School 4 v 3 Markian United

Stanley and Gracie United 0 v 2 Cheese Makers (after 4-4 draw)

The Wateringhole Society 4 v 5 The Fabulous Artisans

YTFIB 4 v 0 Trusted By Millions