Greatness Awaits Calvert

Darren Calvert kept his F.C. Greatness juggernaut going with a crushing 4-0 win at Juventus. On the back of a double over Portsmouth, Juventus would have been in high spirits going into the match but it wasn't to take Greatness long to knock them out of it. A free-kick by that man, Enok Vahlstrom, opened the scoring after 7 minutes. His tenth goal of the season acting as inspiration to the rest of the team. With a creative element in midfield Greatness created chance after chance while snuffing out any threat at the other end. They had to wait until the latter stages to add to their lead though. Leader of men, Agostino Filippinetti, scoring a quick-fire double to seal the win. His first coming from a corner while his second was a thunderous strike which left the result in no doubt. Anselmo Breda was able to add a fourth deep into stoppage-time to see Greatness go to the top of the table. Zidane spoke to the press after the game and was full of praise of Filippinetti, "he's been in great form, leading the team and scoring the goals."

Slipping off top spot were AFC Stanley who lost by the odd goal in five in a thriller at Santos. In a very tight game Stanley will count themselves unfortunate to have lost but the more decisive finishing won the day. Stanley took the lead after 9 minutes when Jon MacClintock fired home. This only seemed to spur the home side on, though, and a header from Fredrick Winnerljung just one minute later levelled matters. Two goals from Torbjorn Alshammar gave Santos a grip of the game but Stanley showed great character to roar back into contention. Thorbjorn Lind scoring his seventh goal of the season to set up a grandstand finish but try as they might they just couldn't find the goal that would have seen the sides share the points.

Three Lions FC got back to winning ways with Izu being his modest self post-match when proclaiming, "I'm the best manager in Div 1." In a game which saw no less than ten chances it came as a surprise that only one goal was to settle matters. It came courtesy of a Cristiano Izuldo shot after an Izu Kaka corner. The result sees Three Lions in the thick of the title race and Tropical Thunder still five points adrift of survival.

The team Thunder need to catch are Portsmouth who continue to freefall. Newry City were the latest side to add misery to Lewishopes' side, doing the damage by going 3-0 up. Two breakaway goals from the impressive Muharem Husic and an own goal from Oscar Cervantes looked to have sealed the victory for City. Portsmouth did come storming back when first Cervantes put right his own goal by netting at the correct end and a breakaway effort from Shinosuke Isimaru made it 2-3. They couldn't complete the comeback and, in truth, it would have been harsh on a good Newry City side who still sit just outside the top three.

In the battle of the bottom sides Goals Aloud dominated Royal Navy United but could only manage one goal. Royal Navy offered little in the way of attacking play but Goals Aloud's lack of confidence was telling in front of goal as well. In the end they had to wait until the 86th minute for Dustin Digby to give them a much needed win with a fine header.