Week 17 Results - Six points cover the top six

Claymore Athletic FC 2 v 1 The Wateringhole Society

Fred West Landscape Gdg XI P v P Aardvark Abacus

Markian United 0 v 0 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Mega Buck Bandits 3 v 2 Trusted by Millions

Real Muppets 2 v 2 Cheese Makers

Stanley Athletic FC 2 v 2 San Dimas High School

The Fabulous Artisans 1 v 0 Wheel Madrid

YTFIB 2 v 1 The Cow-Faced Juniors

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	The Wateringhole Society	17	10	4	3	45	26	19	34
2	Claymore Athletic FC	17	11	0	6	43	28	15	33
3	Trusted By Millions	17	10	3	4	44	31	13	33
4	The Cow-Faced Juniors	17	9	1	7	34	24	10	28
5	The Fabulous Artisans	17	9	1	7	39	37	2	28
6	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	17	8	4	5	24	25	-1	28
7	San Dimas High School	17	7	5	5	29	23	6	26
8	Cheese Makers	17	7	5	5	23	25	-2	26
9	Stanley Athletic FC	17	7	3	7	28	32	-4	24
10	Real Muppets	17	7	2	8	35	40	-5	23
11	Aardvark Abacus	16	7	1	8	33	29	4	22
12	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	16	6	3	7	30	30	0	21
13	Wheel Madrid	17	5	3	9	28	31	-3	18
14	Mega Buck Bandits	17	5	1	11	27	35	-8	16
15	Markian United	17	3	4	10	15	33	-18	13
16	YTFIB	17	4	0	13	14	42	-28	12

The Wateringhole stay top but their defeat to Claymore has put Clive slap bang in the title picture. Kiran’s team went behind when Michael Keane diverted a shot into his own net after 16 minutes but the Society were level before half time when Raul Jimenez converted a spot-kick. A second half low on chances eventually went the way of Clive’s team with a John Stones clean. It’s four defeats in a row for Trusted in all competitions after they went down 3-2 to Mega Bucks. Jack Harrison was Dave’s star as he netted a first WSFFL hat-trick and Beef’s replies from Conors Coady and Gallagher weren’t enough to get back on terms.

The CFJs missed a chance to close in going down 2-1 to YTFIB. Adam Idah opened his account for Julian’s team when he poked under the advancing keeper on 18 minutes. Alain Saint-Maximin doubled the lead four minutes after the break following a textbook mazy run with a fierce low shot. The Cows could only reply with an Aymeric Laporte clean. The Artisans have jumped back up to fifth place courtesy of a 1-0 win over Wheel Madrid. Jarred Bowen evaded his marker to head in from a corner on 34 minutes for the only score. Nil Satis are the third team on 28 points after a 0-0 draw with Markian where nothing happened.

The teams between seventh and tenth in the table all drew 2-2. San Dimas led Stanley Athletic seven minutes before the interval after Jack Butland’s saved penalty but the rest of the action came late on. Aaron’s team were level after stunning, long-distance James Ward-Prowse free-kick and they were ahead three minutes later when Joao Pedro got up highest head his team in front. The celebrations had barely died down when Joachim Anderson steered past his own keeper for the equaliser. It was a similar story between the Muppets and Cheese Makers where Matthew’s team took the lead, Fabinho nodding in at the back post after 44 minutes, Ryan then scored two quick second-half goals (from Kevin De Bruyne and Jacob Ramsey) to take the lead only to concede late, to Adama Traore’s first of the season, and end up level.

FA Cup First Round results - Holders crash out

Aardvark Abacus 0 v 3 The Wateringhole Society

Cheese Makers 3 v 0 San Dimas High School

Claymore Athletic FC 5 v 3 The Fabulous Artisans 

Markian United 4 v 2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

The Cow-Faced Juniors 3 v 0 Mega Buck Bandits 

Trusted by Millions 2 v 3 Stanley Athletic FC

Wheel Madrid 4 v 1 Fred West Landscape Gdg XI

YTFIB 1 v 4 Real Muppets

A bad couple of weeks for Trusted who've lost the league leadership, the PCMT Final and now their hold on the FA Cup as Beef’s team went down 3-2 to Stanley Athletic. Even Timo Werner couldn’t miss the chance presented to him on six minutes to put Aaron ahead but Bernardo Silva had a tap-in of his own eight minutes later to level the scores. Joao Pedro lofted a shot over the keeper on 27 minutes to put Stanley back in front only for Gabriel Jesus to take advantage of a defensive blunder a minute later to restore parity. The Stanley winner came from an unlikely source - a clean sheet from Ozan Kabak.

It was also bad news for our two early season Cup winners. PCMT winners Nil Satis went down 4-2 to Markian. Paul S led twice, Demarai Gray’s 21st minute effort cancelled out by Andre Gomes’ downward header 10 minutes later. Nil Satis had one foot in the quarters with five minutes left when Marc Albrighton fired in but Ian was back on terms three minutes later thanks to a Harry Kane shot on the turn and Markian took the win with cleans from Marc Cucurella and Luke Shaw. Charity Shield winners Mega Bucks lost 3-0 at the CFJs. Marcus Forss lashed the Cows ahead, Rayan Ait-Nouri got a half-time clean to double the lead and a Marcal clean sheet made it 3-0.

Three previous winners went out at the first hurdle too. The Aardvarks succumbed 3-0 to the league-leading Wateringhole Society. Callum Hudson-Odoi curled in after 18 minutes, fit-again Harvey Barnes made it two with a first-time shot nine minutes into the second period and Nelson Semedo burst into the Aardvark box to fire high into the net to complete the scoring with 18 minutes left. Cheese Makers beat San Dimas by the same score. Manuel Lanzini poked in after a melee on 34 minutes and Fabinho made it two from the spot a minute before the break. The Brazilian smashed in his second from an angle three minutes into second-half injury time. Fred is the other three-time winner to crash out, 4-1 at Wheel Madrid. Paul W’s team raced into a 3-0 lead. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring from six yards after 20 minutes and James Maddison made it two five minutes later. A minute after the break Michael Olise cut inside and fired in off the far post to make it 3-0 and though Lucas Moura pulled one back with five minutes left the Wheelmen finished it off with a clean from Raphael Varane.

Which means we only have two previous winners left, Claymore and the Muppets. Clive’s team won the game of the week, 5-3 against the Artisans. Claymore raced into a four-nil lead. A Daniel Podence goal was sandwiched by penalties from Youri Tielemans and Hakim Ziyech and an early Kristoffer Ajer clean had the Swordsmen in control. Roberto Firmino’s clever back heel pulled one back before Podence got his second two minutes later. Cole Palmer’s excellent strike and Jarrod Bowen’s breakaway effort pulled it back to 5-3 but that was the end of the scoring. Real Muppets had it easier at YTFIB. Scott McTominay nodded Ryan’s team in front after eight minutes and Anders Christensen added a header of his own half an hour later. Ilkay Gundogan bent a free-kick round the wall just before the hour to get one back for Julian but Christensen and Ben Johnson had cleans for the Muppets to make it 4-1.

Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final result

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 3

Gordon 53, 76

Dallas 77

v 

Trusted By Millions 0

(one cancelled clean)

At Wembley: Att: 90,000

Teams

Nil Satis: Sa; Dallas, Alonso, Hanley, Coleman; Pogba, Albrighton, Townsend, Jensen; Gray, Gordon  Subs: Begoivic; Doherty; Soumare; King

Trusted: De Gea; Alexander-Arnold, Llorente, Schlupp, Coady; Silva, Trossard, Raphinha, Gallagher; Rondon, Dennis Subs: Areola, Webster, Fornals, Jesus

The difficult festive fixture list looked to have drained both sides of energy in an uneventful first half with little goalmouth action. The half-time tea and oranges seemed to revitalise Nil Satis much more and they took the lead eight minutes after the break. Young striker Anthony Gordon’s shot from outside the box took a huge deflection past the wrong-footed Trusted keeper to open the scoring. You don’t buy a ticket, you don’t win the raffle! Still there was little response from Beef’s team and Gordon doubled the lead 23 minutes later, timing his run into the box perfectly to meet a cross from the right and sweetly place the ball in the bottom corner.

While Trusted were still reeling from this goal Nil Satis made it three. Paul’s Player of the Season last campaign, Stuart Dallas, had time to place a shot from the edge of the D into the corner and wrap things up. Nil Satis saw out the rest of the game and take the PCMT back to St Domingo’s for the first time.

 

Charity Shield Final result

Aardvark Abacus 0

v 

Mega Buck Bandits 2

Antonio 22

Harrison 39

At Old Trafford: Att: 72,998

Teams

Aardvarks: Henderson; Tierney, Tanganga, Dunk, Young; Jota, Henderson, Ndombele, Rice; Vydra, Son Subs: Pickford, White, Ndidi, Lacazette

Mega Bucks: Alisson; Soyuncu, Ake, Lyanco, Pinnock; Antonio, Mwepu, Harrison, Neves; Zaha, Aubameyang Subs: Bachman; Troost-Ekong; Xhaka; Canos

After a dull goalless draw in the league a few days earlier the fans were hoping for at least some action. They only had to wait 22 minutes and it was Mega Bucks that made the breakthrough. A low ball from the left came across the edge of the six-yard box in that ‘should the keeper come and get it or leave it’ territory. He left it and Michail Antonio stuck out a leg to poke Dave’s team ahead. The lead was doubled six minutes before the break. Jack Harrison got in behind the Aardvarks defence and while his first shot was saved he smacked the rebound in at the near post.

The Aardvarks couldn’t break their goal drought after the break and in the end it was a comfortable win for the Mega Bucks who now have to find the keys to their trophy cabinet after more than 20 years.

Week 16 Results - Lead changes again

Week 15 Rearranged game

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 3 v 1 Real Muppets

League Week 16 

Aardvark Abacus 0 v 1 YTFIB

Cheese Makers 3 v 2 Markian United

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 4 v 2 Mega Buck Bandits

San Dimas High School 1 v 2 Real Muppets

The Cow-Faced Juniors 4 v 0 Claymore Athletic FC

The Wateringhole Society 4 v 0 Stanley Athletic FC

Trusted by Millions 0 v 2 The Fabulous Artisans

Wheel Madrid 1 v 2 Fred West Landscape Gdg XI

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	The Wateringhole Society	16	10	4	2	44	24	20	34
2	Trusted By Millions	16	10	3	3	42	28	14	33
3	Claymore Athletic FC	16	10	0	6	41	27	14	30
4	The Cow-Faced Juniors	16	9	1	6	33	22	11	28
5	Nil Satis Nisi Optimum	16	8	3	5	24	25	-1	27
6	San Dimas High School	16	7	4	5	27	21	6	25
7	The Fabulous Artisans	16	8	1	7	38	37	1	25
8	Cheese Makers	16	7	4	5	21	23	-2	25
9	Stanley Athletic FC	16	7	2	7	26	30	-4	23
10	Aardvark Abacus	16	7	1	8	33	29	4	22
11	Real Muppets	16	7	1	8	33	38	-5	22
12	Fred West Landscape Gardening XI	16	6	3	7	30	30	0	21
13	Wheel Madrid	16	5	3	8	28	30	-2	18
14	Mega Buck Bandits	16	4	1	11	24	33	-9	13
15	Markian United	16	3	3	10	15	33	-18	12
16	YTFIB	16	3	0	13	12	41	-29	9

A change at the top for the fourth straight week with The Wateringhole Society taking the lead again. Previous leaders Trusted went down 2-0 to the Artisans to complete their disappointing week. Alexis Mac Allister got both Ben’s goals, a smart first time finish and a great half volley. It was a comfortable 4-0 win for Kiran over Stanley Athletic to put his team back on the summit. Bukayo Saka cracked in first time from 15 yards to open the scoring just after the half hour and Christian Pulisic rifled into the top of the net in first half injury time. Maxwell Cornet curled a free-kick around the Stanley wall to make it three on 54 minutes and Sergio Reguilon rounded the scoring off with an early clean.

The CFJs pulled themselves to the edge of the race, and damaged Claymore’s chances in the process, with a 4-0 win over those opponents. Dan Burn was unmarked to nod the Cows in front after 21 minutes and Yoan Wissa made it two three minutes before the break with a shot from outside the box. There was no response from Claymore after half time and Odsonne Edouard plus a clean from Ben Davies rounded out the scoreline. After beating the Muppets 3-1 in their rearranged game Nil Satis were two down to Mega Bucks at the break but an Anthony Gordon brace (another one!) levelled the match and a Stuart Dallas strike and Jose Sa clean earned Paul S all three points.

San Dimas are sixth following a 2-1 defeat to the Muppets. Sadio Mane (should he even have been on the pitch?) latched on to a defensive error after nine minutes to open the scoring for Ryan, Ben Johnson made it two with a cheeky half-time clean. My team pulled one back after 57 minutes courtesy of a Riyad Mahrez penalty but that was the end of the scoring. Cheese Makers are back in the top half after surviving a late scare against Markian. All Matthew’s goals came in the first half through Danny Ings and two from Manuel Lanzini, the first of those after some pretty fancy footwork. Markian woke up in the second half injury time with Rodri and Davinson Sanchez both on target but the Cheese held on for the win.

YTFIB picked up their first win since October, 1-0 at the Aardvarks. The goal came late, Dan James header in injury time just too much for Ady’s keeper to stop. Fred edged out Wheel Madrid in their bottom five battle. Some typical Mohamed Salah skill put the Gardeners ahead on 26 minutes and they held on to that until the last minute when Michael Olise’s free-kick drifted straight in. Just as Paul W was celebrating a point Hugo Lloris got the winning clean for Fred.