Galacticos (Por)

0

V

1

Water Boy (Por)

Lacey Green FC (Eng)

2

V

0

Club Tropicana Drinks FC (Eng)

Kazakhstan FC (Eng)

0

V

0

AFC Shooters A (Eng)

 
 

We began Round 4 with Galacticos versus Water Boy in an all-Portuguese encounter. Both teams featured in last year's tournament but their paths never crossed. Water Boy won Group A last year whilst Galacticos finished 3rd in Group B. You would expect Water Boy to be favourites and the fact that Water Boy were currently 1st and Galacticos were currently 3rd would support that fact.

If Water Boy could take victory they would secure Cup qualification with a game to spare. They found Galacticos a tough nut to crack in this one and Galacticos were looking as dangerous at the other end. Galacticos arguably had the edge but 0-0 was a fair score at half-time.

The second half was also very even and defences were on top with neither team creating any clear cut opportunities. In the end the game would be decided by a set piece. Water Boy had a free kick not far out and Galacticos put all their outfield players in the wall. None of them could prevent Joao Mendonca firing under the wall and low into the bottom corner. It was the only strike of the game and Water Boy had 4 wins out of 4.

Galacticos would have to hope other results would go their way before the final round of fixtures.

 
 

The above result meant that Lacey Green FC and Club Tropicana Drinks FC could each claim 2nd position in Group A (temporarily at least) if they could take victory from this game. Both teams were sat on 3 points but the teams had reached that tally in different ways. Lacey Green were unbeaten with 3 draws to their name. Club Tropicana Drinks FC had followed a victory with two defeats so, hopefully for them, their confidence would not have taken a dent. If they could arrest their form a place in the Cup was very much in their own hands.

Lacey Green took a cherished lead in the first half as Ryan Maguire was the man that scored their first goal in three games. Lacey Green had only conceded one goal so far this morning and if their defence could maintain that impressive record they would have their first win of the day.

Not only did their defence continue their fine run of form but their attackers came to the party for a second time in the game. Ed Suggate doubled the lead after the break and 2-0 proved to be an unassailable led. Lacey Green FC were the big movers of Round 4 as they climbed from 5th to 2nd .

Club Tropicana's form would be of concern as they slipped to the foot of the table.

 
 
 

The only thing left to settle in Round 4 was the not-so-small matter of Kazakhstan FC versus AFC Shooters A. Kazakhstan FC had responded well to opening game defeat as they took 4 points out of the subsequent 6 on offer. AFC Shooters A had also only lost 1 of their 3 games but had the half the points of their opponents due to two draws.

We have seen above that Lacey Green had turned a run of draws into victory and surge up the table. AFC Shooters A would aim to emulate that but at the half-way stage we had parity again, 0-0. Neither team was able to see off their opponent in the second period as defences ruled the roost and both goalkeepers claimed their clean sheets. It was Kazakhstan's 3rd clean sheet in 4 games, it was AFC Shooter A's 2nd clean sheet in 4 games.

The final score of 0-0 saw Kazakhstan FC finish Round 4 in 3rd place and AFC Shooters A in 5th place. There was now 3 points separating 2nd from 6th but all could still, in theory, qualify for the Cup.

 
 

Team

Pld

Won

Drawn

Lost

For

Agst

Pts

Water Boy (Por)

4

3

1

0

4

0

10

Lacey Green FC (Eng)

4

1

3

0

3

1

6

Kazakhstan FC (Eng)

4

1

2

1

1

1

5

Galacticos (Por)

4

1

1

2

1

4

4

AFC Shooters A (Eng)

4

0

3

1

1

2

3

Club Tropicana Drinks FC (Eng)

4

1

0

3

3

5

3

 
 
 
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