Rose Blooms for Alsancak

Alsancak continued their bright start to the season with a tight 1-0 win at AFC Boo Boys. Finding themselves in the top three after the opening five matches Alsancak were looking to consolidate their place and they managed to do so courtesy of a late winner. The early stages proved quiet until Danny Rose curled a powerful shot on target only for Ersberg to make the save in the home goal. The second-half proved a livelier affair and Boo Boys saw Derek Armstrong waste an early chance by blasting off-target. Lee Cattermole would go very close to giving the visitor’s a lead on 52 minutes but his header cannoned back off the woodwork. Boo Boys response was a fine breakaway move but Michal Handzus lobbed the ball over the bar before Conrado Arrieta had a curled shot caught by Frost. The home side continued to press and came within a whisker of opening the scoring when Handzus put a chip against the angle with the ‘keeper beaten. However, this would prove their last chance as Alsancak re-established themselves in the game. Rose would see a header turned round by Ersberg before the same player placed a shot home on 88 minutes to give the visitors an important three points. Wienersnitzel will have to match the rising ambitions of the fans and he will be conscious of doing this without sacrificing his players’ development. Skoolyou has seen his side lose their last four games following a good start and will be eager for his side to end this sequence against Rolling Thunder on Friday.

Morley continue to look impregnable at the head of the table following another routine 3-0 win at Tottenham. Having won five from five it was feared before the game that the new Tottenham side were just too much in their infancy to trouble Morley and so it would prove. A Florian Arnautu header would go wide before Tomas Master hit the bar with a brilliant free-kick as the sides traded early chances. Zacharias Ashe would open the scoring on 33 minutes with a well-placed shot while only a good save from Gomes prevented Adolf Munzberg from making it two before the break. Morley would continue to attack in the second-half and a header by Helder Velez brought another fine save out of Gomes. Ashe would then see a header easily gathered by the ‘keeper while Tom Huddlestone also headed straight at Zubeldia at the other end. Ashe would get his second goal on 74 minutes, though, as he produced an exquisite chip which proved unstoppable. Arnautu nearly made it three but Gomes made a smart stop with his feet before Munzberg hit a free-kick against a post. The third goal would arrive on 88 minutes, though, as Arnautu flicked in a deserved goal. Morley still continued to press and Ashe thought he had netted his hat-trick goal but was pulled back for offside. Nevertheless they had taken the points in a comfortable victory which keeps them flying high and Leeg21 will surely be confident of promotion at the very least. Ocs will be ignoring the results as he looks to develop his side for success in future seasons.

EspAda are also putting together an impressive campaign and remain in second following a 3-0 win at FCR Cressex. With Morley continuing to press on at the top of the table EspAda knew another win was essential to their title challenge. Cressex would give as good as they got in a tight first-half but Emil Rojas put a free-kick wide while Ubaldo Andre also headed well-over. Valentino Boccaccini gave the home fans a fright by putting a back pass too close to his goal for comfort and Gregor Muller would nearly put EspAda in front with a driving shot but it would unfortunately strike a post. The second-half would see more chances and the away side took a lead on 48 minutes courtesy of a fine Diego Maradona header. Andre tried to reply at the other end but Kerrigan made the save before Maradona saw a driving shot held as they tried to make it 2-0. A free-kick for the hosts saw Rojas put a strike on target but Kerrigan gathered comfortably and Cressex’s task became harder with the sending off of Tomas Tiribocchi for simulation. Andreas Sommer would make it two with a thumping free-kick and the same player headed in a third to cap the win on 84 minutes. Maradona still had time to look for his second of the game but lobbed over before Herbert Stigsson hit a low shot straight at Martinzon. Crismorena will be in confident mood following another fine win and a home match against Tottenham will hold few fears. Villan_RAS will accept his side are still a little young at the moment and will hope they progress and learn from these defeats.

Rolling Thunder are just outside the promotion places following a 2-0 success at Reggae Reggae Sauce. Coming off the back of a good win last time out Thunder were in confident mood they could make further strides and eventually wore down the home side. Sauce would begin with an early chance but Terry Jenkins headed well off-target. The response from Thunder would be a Francois Rouland lob which was punched away by Mullen before the home side produced a neat free-kick which resulted in Christiano Torres blasting at Jorquera. Thunder would edge the latter stages of the half and Jovan Gagic headed at Mullen before Marcelo da Silva did give them the lead from the penalty spot. The second-half would belong to the visitors and they looked a much more confident side with the lead. Goncalo Cook hit a half-volley too close to Mullen while Ludo Cappellacci also hit a volley at the ‘keeper. However, Rouland would finish the game with a breakaway goal on 90 minutes to complete a 2-0 win. Vehusheia will welcome another home game on Friday and will be hopeful of reaching the top three on the back of another three points. Xpertelevener can at least console himself that his side aren’t in last at the moment but the fans won’t exactly be delighted with that stat.

1863 Munich were the other winners on the day but they were made to work hard by St Omer. Both sides had endured an up and down start to the campaign but it would be Munich’s extra experience that would count in this game over Omer’s superior form. Seth Eaves put an early shot wide for the hosts before Timmy Svenson stunned the home crowd on 37 minutes with a header which put Omer in front. It wouldn’t last for long, though, as a tremendous volley from distance by Fabrizio Gualtieri ensured that Munich would have a half-time lead. Alex McQuillan gave Munich an early boost in the second-half with a header which beat Hamshaw and it might have been three but Paolo Ballotta’s header went against the bar with the ‘keeper beaten. Cony Tottee did miss a good chance for Omer with a header which went wide while Eaves got a shot all-wrong at the other end. Gualtieri fired a late volley which needed saving but Munich had already done enough to secure the three points. Despite the win Anderson will understand that his side needs to improve their form if they are to challenge the stronger sides in the division. CT will be pleased with how his side is competing and if they can pick up a couple more wins and a good change report all will be rosy for the youthful club.

The other game of the day saw Anime Allstars and Crimson Tigers fight out a 0-0 draw. Both sides had begun the season with relative success despite their young squads and a tight battle was always on the cards. However, it would be the home side who would do all the pressing as the Tigers sat in for a point. Miharu Sena-Kanaka drilled a powerful shot at Clemens late in the first-half but the ‘keeper would be equal to it and the sides would go in goalless. The second-half saw more chances for Allstars but their finishing would prevent a winning goal. To-Love-Ru Lala fired a free-kick off-target before Johnny Douglas also missed the target with a header. Douglas would look to make amends on 71 minutes but saw a powerful shot strike a post as the Tigers held on. Joshy will be happy with the performance if not the finishing and will look for a more clinical side to his team against Cressex on Friday. Paul will still be happy with his squad’s form and said that with the ‘spirit building’ all looks ‘good for the future.