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	League Matchday 21
	By: Dazoctaron Date: February 17, 2024, 12:14 pm
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	[html] <br><br> <img style="width: 12%; height: auto;
	vertical-align: bottom;" alt="Konami Logo"
	title="Konami" src="
	http://www.dazoctaron.co.uk/OFMC/Sponsors/Konami_red.png"><br
	/><big style="color: red;"><big><span style="font-weight:
	bold;">LEAGUE FIXTURES Week 21</span></big></big>
	<img style="width: 12%; height: auto; vertical-align:
	bottom;" alt="Konami Logo"
	title="Konami" src="
	http://www.dazoctaron.co.uk/OFMC/Sponsors/Konami_red.png"><br
	> Saturday
	17th February 6pm<br> <span style="font-weight:
	bold;"></span><br> <span style="font-weight:
	bold;">MISSING</span><br> Wolves - random
	requested<br> Thames - random requested<br> United -
	random<br> <span style="font-weight:
	bold;">ERRORS</span><br> Gyergyoi FC - MADS_GUNTHER is named
	twice<br> <br> <big><big style="color: green;"
	font-weight:="" bold;="">Division
	One</big></big><br> <br> <table style="width: 500px;"
	border="0" cellpadding="2"
	cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertica
	l-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Manchester-Ac…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt="">
	Manchester United<br> </a></td> <td style="verti
	cal-align:
	middle; width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Manchester-Ac…
	/>20px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Manchester-Ac…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Manchester-Ac…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Manchester-Ac…
	/><img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Acorn.png" style="width:<br
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Puskas-Gyergy…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""> Puskas Academia
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Puskas-Gyergy…
	/>20px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Puskas-Gyergy…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Puskas-Gyergy…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Puskas-Gyergy…
	/>FC
	<img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Gyergyoi.png" style="width:<br
	/>20px; height: 18px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nerrad-Pompey…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""> Rael Nerrad
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nerrad-Pompey…
	/>20px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nerrad-Pompey…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nerrad-Pompey…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nerrad-Pompey…
	/>Chimes
	<img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Pompey.png" style="width:<br
	/>18px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sarnians-Arct…
	/>20px; height: 15px;" alt=""> Sarnians
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sarnians-Arct…
	/>17px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sarnians-Arct…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sarnians-Arct…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sarnians-Arct…
	/>Storm
	<img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Arctic.png" style="width:<br
	/>19px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sunset-Kyushu…
	/>20px; height: 16px;" alt=""> Sunset Knights
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sunset-Kyushu…
	/>20px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sunset-Kyushu…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sunset-Kyushu…
	/>18px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sunset-Kyushu…
	/>Yakuza
	<img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Kyushu.png" style="width:<br
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Wolves-Darlin…
	/>20px; height: 19px;" alt=""> Wolves
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Wolves-Darlin…
	/>17px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Wolves-Darlin…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Wolves-Darlin…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Wolves-Darlin…
	/>All Stars
	<img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Darlington.png" style="width:<br
	/>19px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/reports_div1.…
	/>style="color: green;" font-weight:="" bold;="">Division
	Two</big></big><br> <br> <table style="width: 500px;"
	border="0" cellpadding="2"
	cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertica
	l-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Helsinki-East…
	/>18px; height: 20px;" alt=""> Helsinki Hellhounds
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Helsinki-East…
	/>20px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Helsinki-East…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Helsinki-East…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Helsinki-East…
	/><img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Whirlwinds.png" style="width:<br
	/>17px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nikara-Cockne…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""> Nikara Dragons
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nikara-Cockne…
	/>18px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nikara-Cockne…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nikara-Cockne…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Nikara-Cockne…
	/><img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Cockney.png" style="width:<br
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Robbaillie-Ki…
	/>19px; height: 20px;" alt=""> Robbaillie Escocia
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Robbaillie-Ki…
	/>20px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Robbaillie-Ki…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Robbaillie-Ki…
	/>17px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Robbaillie-Ki…
	/><img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Kingfisher.png" style="width:<br
	/>19px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sky-Highland.…
	/>16px; height: 20px;" alt=""> Sky Blues
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sky-Highland.…
	/>20px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sky-Highland.…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sky-Highland.…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Sky-Highland.…
	/>Rangers
	<img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Highland.png" style="width:<br
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Thames-Covent…
	/>18px; height: 20px;" alt=""> Thames Ironworks
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Thames-Covent…
	/>17px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Thames-Covent…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Thames-Covent…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/Thames-Covent…
	/>Coventry
	<img src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Coventry.png" style="width:<br
	/>20px; height: 12px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:
	middle; text-align: right; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/United-Eagles…
	/>18px; height: 20px;" alt=""> United 1908
	</a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/United-Eagles…
	/>17px; height: 20px;"
	alt=""></a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 50px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/United-Eagles…
	/><br> </a></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;
	width: 25px; text-align:
	center;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/United-Eagles…
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a></td> <td
	style="vertical-align: middle; width:
	200px;"><a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/United-Eagles…
	/>Eagles FC <img
	src="
	http://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Badges/Eagles.png" style="width:<br
	/>20px; height: 20px;" alt=""></a>
	</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a href="
	https://championsofeurope.co.uk/OFMC/Season%203%20games/Week%2021/reports_div2.…
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	#Post#: 2502--------------------------------------------------
	Re: League Matchday 21
	By: bruffio Date: February 17, 2024, 9:15 pm
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	[right]100pts[/right]
	[font=comic sans ms]Sunset Knights 0 - 4 Kyushu Yakuza
	SCORERS: LEDA_CYGNUS, Bohte_Daisuke,
	Caoimhin_Og, F_Inchcombe
	We went into todays game with three plyers out through
	suspension and with two games left in the league, we found
	ourselves trailing Rael by five points. In all realities it was
	a tough ask but we gad to keep punching as until its
	numerically impossible there is always a chance after all isn't
	it the reason you buy lottery tickets, if your not in you cant
	win.
	after watching the game today, the game was over in the 1st
	quarter as they say in the NFL, by the 23rd minute. Maybe there
	was a bit of luck with opener on the 10th minute, when Leda
	Cygnus, went on a a run and left the defenders in his wake then
	he hit a low drive, which Yashin looked to have it covered but
	it bobbled over his outstretched hand putting us in the lead.
	For the older managers I sort of thought of an old film
	CADDYSHACK maybe the gopher helped the ball past Yashin.
	We should have had a penalty four minutes later when Tyreek Hill
	brought down Caoihmin Og but somehow between them, the referee
	and VAR it wasn't given. three minutes later the lead was
	doubled when man of the match Bhote Diasuke lobbed the Sunset
	keeper, exquisite. Straight from the kick-off we retained the
	ball and Caoihmin Og hit his 30th goal of the season when he a
	bender into the top bins. The game was killed of five minutes
	later when Inchcombe was slide in by Nakamoto. Sunset then
	decided to try keep the score down and changed to a defensive
	style.
	It was a comfortable time after that and we played the clock
	out, with a cup final midweek it was well needed. After the game
	we received some good news in that Rael lost the lead is down to
	two points, getting to the last league game of the season with
	an outside chance of winning the league is more than
	acceptable.[/font]
	#Post#: 2503--------------------------------------------------
	Re: League Matchday 21
	By: Steve N Date: February 18, 2024, 5:19 am
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	[right]100pts[/right]
	Helsinki 5 - 3 Whirlwinds
	Match overview
	For the second week running Helsinki's opponents notched 3 goals
	and Helsinki still won! What a game. The scoreline doesn't tell
	the story, not by half, but this game was close in stats and end
	scoreline but mid match Helsinki were looking very comfortable
	and it was late goals that gave the scoreline respectability for
	the bottom club. For Helsinki it has all but secured promotion
	and bar a defeat and unexpected results elsewhere they should
	finish the league in second place and secure automatic promotion
	to fight amongst the big dogs next season.
	How they lined up
	Helsinki went for 3 at the back and the extra man in midfield as
	usual. They choose all out attacking football anticipating a
	boring defensive tactic from their opponents.
	Whilrwinds though counter attacked and it set them up with a
	chance of causing an upset. Gulp.
	Match action
	1 - 0 Helsinki. Quick start, it took just two minutes for Honest
	to find Tanaka to last home.
	2 - 1 Helsinki. Whirlwinds deservedly got back on level terms on
	25 minutes through a Ringo header but fell back behind to a
	Shephard strike soon after.
	Half time - 2 - 1
	3 -1 & red card - The game turned on 53 minutes as van Angel was
	sent off and from the resulting free kick DeDavis Roy found
	Shephard to notch his second goal and leave the Hellhounds in
	control
	4 -1 Kiss got on the scoresheet again - his form is definitely
	improving
	5 - 1 Then Tanaka turned provider for Shephard to score his hat
	trick goal and seal the points on 71 minutes
	5 - 3 There was time for two consolation goals in the final 10
	minutes which removed some of the gloss for Helsinki
	Manager's mouthful
	Huge result for us. We got caught out by our opponent's tactics
	and they made it a real game. The red card was a huge moment and
	sometimes you need a bit of luck. The league table looks good
	and we know if we avoid defeat in the final round then we are
	up! Exciting times, but we're not popping the champagne corks
	just yet!
	Man of the match
	1) Hat trick hero Shephard
	2) Tanaka with 1 goal and 1 assist
	3) Kiss with 1 goal and four key passes
	70% unsurprisingly voted for Shephard - well done!
	#Post#: 2507--------------------------------------------------
	Re: League Matchday 21
	By: willz121 Date: February 19, 2024, 3:33 am
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	[right]50pts[/right]
	Thames Ironworks 1 - 2 AFC Coventry
	Very pleased to come away with a good victory here, and the
	feeling of what could have been if we'd grabbed a couple more
	points at any point during the season. We will miss out on the
	play offs this season, but hopefully we can regroup and go again
	next term.
	Goals from Hernandez and Iemechi were enough to give us three
	points. Need to figure out the names for our players during the
	off season to bring a bit more of a buy in for me to the squad,
	but overall a decent first half season is nearly at a close.
	#Post#: 2508--------------------------------------------------
	Re: League Matchday 21
	By: Dave Rosewell Date: February 19, 2024, 8:19 am
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	[right]100pts[/right]
	Golden Eagles FC secured automatic promotion to division 1 with
	a 3-0 victory over United 1908. Also with Robbaillie Escocia
	suffering a shock 1-2 home defeat to Kingfisher Dolphins, Eagles
	have one hand on the division 2 title with 1 game remaining.
	United tried to stop Eagles preferred style of counter attacking
	football by playing the long ball game. It worked to a degree,
	despite Eagles dominating possession (76/24%), they only had 4
	shots on goal. However 3 of those shots were on target and
	that's all they needed in the end. While United managed 0 shots
	on goal, even with 3 strikers!
	Barely had the game started when a poor backpass from Bohdan
	Kidruk was intercepted by Dar�o Bourrin. The Frenchman made his
	opponent pay for his mistake with a thumping shot at A.
	Schetynsky's near post. And Eagles were 2 up within the first 5
	minutes, Dar�o Bourrin turning provider this time as he threaded
	the ball through to Angelo Nazari and his shot into the top
	right corner almost broke the net!
	Eagles could have been down to 10 men in the 27th minute, Atrem
	Poltorak slid in with a nasty looking tackle on Joachim Eid.
	However, the Eagles Captain escaped with only a yellow. However,
	that will see him miss the final game of the season through
	suspension. Pavel Chernyshev then scored his 22 goal of the
	season in the 40 mintue, the Russian striker nutmegged B.
	Kechakmadze and then chipped the keeper with a lovely effort.
	3-0!
	United were themselves lucky not to have a player sent off a
	couple of minutes later, I. Charkviani up-ended Dar�o Bourrin,
	but only received a warning. Players have been sent off for
	less! The 2nd half was chalk and cheese compared to the 1st
	half, with Eagles just happy sitting back with the ball and
	frustrating their opponents.
	There was late drama late on, Dar�o Bourrin almost got his 2nd
	of the game, but was blocked by Joachim Eid and as the Belgian
	passed back to his keeper, he totally miss kicked! The ball
	rolled past A. Schetynsky, but went out for a corner, much to
	his relief! Things finished 3-0 to Eagles and their travelling
	fans celebrated, as news filtered through that Robbaillie
	Escocia had lost. Dar�o Bourrin was also voted man of the match
	for his goal, assist and fine performance.
	"Fantastic result to be the first division 2 side to gain
	automatic promotion this season. As I said last weekend, we hold
	our own destiny in our hands, of course with Robbaillie losing
	it has certainly helped us out a bit! Now we gotta go out next
	week and finish the job."
	Eagles extend their lead over Robbaillie Escocia to 4 points, as
	they drop down to 3rd. While Helsinki Hellhounds 5-3 victory
	over Eastern Whirlwinds means they move up to 2nd, 3 points
	behind the champions elect. Even if Eagles were to lose their
	last game of the season, Hellhounds would still need to overturn
	a 12 goal deficit on goal difference. Eagles have a mighty +32
	scoring 51 and only conceding 19 times.
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	Re: League Matchday 21
	By: Dave Rosewell Date: February 19, 2024, 12:43 pm
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	[right]80pts[/right]
	United 1908's unbeaten run has come to an end at the hands of
	Golden Eagles FC, as they were beaten 0-3 despite assistant
	manager Vitaliy Yanukovych trying to outfox Eagles. They were
	pretty much un-done within the first 5 minutes. First a mistake
	from Bohdan Kidruk let in Dar�o Bourrin and then Angelo Nazari
	made it 0-2. The game was more or less over by half time with
	Pavel Chernyshev scoring the visitor's 3rd.
	In the 2nd half, Eagles controlled the game and Psotos Illyte
	and co. couldn't even get a sniff in the final 3rd of the pitch.
	Eagles had very limited chances, with only 4 shots on goal
	themselves, but they managed to convert 3 of those into goals.
	United who remain on 25 points now go into their final game of
	the season against Highland Rangers looking to secure 8th place
	with 7th placed Nikara Dragons (on 29 points) now being out of
	reach. Close rivals Sky Blues moved up to 2 points behind United
	after beating Rangers themselves 2-1. Dave Rosewell will be back
	in charge for what will be his final game as caretaker, with
	Wayne Lupton expected to return during the post season break.
	#Post#: 2511--------------------------------------------------
	Re: League Matchday 21
	By: christaylor101 Date: February 19, 2024, 4:34 pm
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	[right]100pts[/right]
	Nikara battle for hard fought draw
	The Nikara Dragons were well worth a point at Sinegard Stadium
	as they welcome the Cockney Cockrells. The final result was 2-2
	with Dragons scoring a fairly late equaliser despite having the
	better of the game for the most part. In some ways it was a
	bittersweet result for Nikara as they managed to score late to
	secure the point but they will have left the stadium feeling
	they on another night they might have done enough to get a win.
	The story of the night
	Nikara lined up in a fairly familiar 4123 formation with Vilo
	Fleuss manning the defensive midfield position and Vitor Melav
	coming in for the suspended Brad Prittwick. The Cockrells lined
	up in a marginally more defensive 4132 formation providing an
	extra man in midfield in an attempt to eat up possession.
	Tactically the Dragons saw through the deception from Daz, going
	with Counter Attacking against a Passing Cockrells team.
	Frustratingly, once Nikara went a goal up on 20 minutes, the
	Cockrells shifted to Attacking which should play into the
	Counter Attacking strengths. That proved not to be the case as
	Anders Limt's 20th minute goal was first cancelled out by ex
	Dragon Ayo Sawaguuci before going a goal behind on 47 minutes to
	a Ole Guncalves strike.
	Thankfully for the Nikara Dragons young phenom Nero Shallahs
	netted an 82nd minute equaliser to send the 65,000 fans in
	attendance into raptures. It was Shallahs 6th goal of the season
	in limited minutes which is an excellent return for a 12 rated
	striker and is indicative of his potential in the game.
	Speaking of the fans, today was the first time that the new tier
	to the West stand was open allowing an additional 5,000 fans
	into the stadium. Its clear to see the club are looking to
	maximise their commercial opportunities whilst also creating a
	cauldron like atmosphere at Sinegard Stadium.
	What do the stats tell us?
	Ultimately the home side had the better of the game with 54%
	possession and a 16-11 advantage in shots on goal. In fairness
	the difference between shots on target was just 6-5 showing how
	wasteful the Nikara front three were. Given this you could argue
	that 2-2 is a fair result and certainly neither team dominated
	the game. Perhaps a bit of extra work on set pieces on the
	training ground (Nikara had 3 corners to Cockneys 1) might lead
	to a more favourable result.
	What did the manager have to say?
	"I am absolutely gutted mate. The team have let me down badly
	today. I set them up perfectly and these idiots have properly
	screwed the pooch. Can't believe it - going to have to look at
	every single one of them in training and work out of any of them
	should be kept"
	Its not typical for managers to publicly shame their own team so
	it will be interesting to see how this one plays out in the
	dressing room. Expect a bunch of transfer requests in the coming
	weeks!
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