APB
FC (Ire) made their first appearance with us at
the 2024 Porto Tournament. They experienced a
tough start with a 4-0 defeat to Turn Down For
Watford. They produced a solid 0-0 draw with G.D.
Leoes de Guarda. They slipped to a 2-1 defeat
to Milner Street before a 3-0 win over Stroke
Titti FC. It meant they finished in 4th place
in the group to qualify for the Plate competition.
In the Plate quarter-finals they defeated Mates/Lads
FC 2-1 to set up a semi-final against Bear Ballerz
of France. Sadly for APB FC this was the end of
their journey as they lost 4-1. Today, the Irish
team would kick-off against New Ham United (more
on them later).
New
Ham United made a winning start to their Group
B campaign, edging out APB FC in a closely fought
encounter. The English side took the lead through
Joshua Smith, whose goal proved to be the difference
at half-time as New Ham United went into the break
1-0 ahead. APB FC, making their return to the
competition after their appearance in Porto, would
have been keen to find a way back into the match,
but New Ham United remained in front as the contest
moved into the second half.
New
Ham United strengthened their position when Mark
Solomon found the net to double their advantage
at 2-0, leaving APB FC with a challenge if they
were to rescue something from the opening fixture.
The Irish side refused to give up, however, and
Darragh Fehilly pulled a goal back to make it
2-1 and set up a tense finish. APB FC had given
themselves hope, but New Ham United held on to
secure a narrow victory and collect all three
points. It was a frustrating start for APB FC,
who had shown enough fight to make the closing
stages competitive, while New Ham United could
celebrate a hard-earned opening win.
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