Southgate County Vets were back in action on the field of play in Round 2. They would play against Stilton Rovers.

Both teams had suffered defeat in the opening fixture and were looking to bounce back quickly. Although early in the day the teams needed to get points on the board sooner rather than later to kick-start their challenge.

The first half came and went with no score and as things stood at 0-0 only time would tell if a draw would be a point gained or two points dropped. Stilton Rovers would not have to dwell on this quandary as they took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half. Goals from James Williams and Peter Ciezak turned the game in their favour and they had their first European win in the bag.

In the next game we had one team looking for their first victory of the day in the shape of NJV7. They were up against Sago who were aiming to make it two wins out of two and make a good early case for Cup qualification.

In their first game NJV7 had competed well but found themselves lose by the odd goal. They fell behind in this one too as Pedro Ribeiro scored his third of the tournament already. Sago were 1-0 up and having won 4-0 in their first game were on the goal trail again. Rui Gomes and Luis Felix made it 3-0 and we were still in the first half.

Sago were laying down a marker early on in this tournament and they completed a second successive 4-0 win in a row when Rui Gomes completed the scoring.

The third fixture of the round was Crabtree Amblers versus Dickie Dogs. The two teams had both got off to a winning start this morning and both had claimed 1-0 victories. A second win for either side would see them go joint top on 6 points (although behind Sago on goal difference). A draw would see the two teams share second place on 4 points.

The two teams battled out a very even first half and we reached the turnaround with defences and goalkeepers on top. Neither team could find a successful path to goal and we turned around level at 0-0.

In Round 1 both teams had found a winner after a goal-less first half. One team was to repeat that feat and it was déjà vu for Crabtree Amblers as Ade Chester, as he had done against NJV7, provided a second half winner. Dickie Dogs handed out the same medicine in their last game but were on the wrong end of the result this time out.

It was a great result for Crabtree Amblers and they joined Sago at the summit of Group A with a 100% winning record.