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Fusion's early scare.

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 19:37

Strong opening from Redhouse Rockets.

Wooton leaps and uses the full force of his oval head to clear the ball.

Redhouse Fusion 5 Redhouse Rockets 3.
Season 15 Champions: Redhouse Fusion. For a first game, it was more than impressive from the newly formed Redhouse Rockets, with their manager, Kurt Richardson, in goal. Fusion were due to play WWC in the title decider, but WWC withdrew, therefore giving Fusion the title (again). Nevertheless, Fusion are worthy champions, having led the table for the full season.

This game was converted from a friendly to an actual league game to kick off Season 16. All teams will be playing each other three times, so to put Rockets in against Fusion at the start was a difficult opener. Rockets were 1-0 down, but soon hammered in a superb equaliser past Craig Dinning. The game continued and eventually, Fusion ran out 5-3 winners. Brilliant start from Rockets, and already Bunker, Sassco and Impact should be worried.

Sassco.co.uk 2 Bunker UK 2.
Having been walloped in the majority of their games last season, Sassco didn't really expect much against a more mobile Bunker team. An early goal conceded was soon replied to with Muers scoring, and the same player grabbed a second goal to give Sassco an unlikely lead. Bunker scored a deserved equaliser and had two glorious chances to take the game, only to be thwarted by Brian Marley replacing Dave Simpson in the Sassco goal.

Click here to view the new Season 16 League Table, and click here to view the results.

Campbell's heroics for Impact.

Downhill Impact 6 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Another disaster from Sassco as Downhill easily out ran them and took a commanding lead.

WWC 1 Redhouse Fusion 0.
A preview of the major play off next week, as WWC scored the only goal of the game to take a win, despite finishing the league on a good few points behind Fusion.

Even Sangha scores!

WWC FC 5 Downhill Impact* 2.
Downhill Impact were temporarily "replaced" by Conor Staples' new team. Their opponents were WWC, who while smarting from a surprise defeat last week, were looking to get back amongst it. They did immediately when Sangha, guesting for WWC smacked a clearance off an Impact player which saw the deflection hit the back of the net. WWC sprung into life and the ageing Brazier finally put some effort into it and secured his first hat-trick since 1991. Sangha even brought down a ball perfectly and poked it into the far corner, much to Danni Lay (from Redhouse Fusion's) disgust.

*Conor Staples' team will be joining in full for the following season.

Redhouse Fusion 6 Sassco.co.uk 1.
It was backs to the wall for Sassco, but nothing much happened as they conceded six goals in the opening half. Josh Lay usurped his brother, Danni, with a hat-trick. Danni spent the rest of the game attempting to chip the ball over the impressive Simpson, but failed. Liam Wooton wasn't there, and it's obvious that he'd have easily chipped a goal in as pound for pound, he's a much better player than Danni.

Teeb and Teeb Senior = WWC defeat.

Everyone in action during the Fusion - Impact game.

After a good few months in hibernation, the Tuesday 6-a-side League returned to action in glorious sunshine.

Sassco.co.uk 4 WWC FC 1.
It was "ringers" galore as Sassco defeated WWC by a 4-1 scoreline. Both teams were struggling and it was a double-Teeb bonus as Teeb and Teeb Senior were on the pitch together for the first time since they had a kickabout when Teeb was around five years old (he hasn't made any improvement).

Nevertheless, despite the strong bloodline bond, neither of them passed to each other as neither trusted each others ability. This left 'Yes Trigger', Jordan Gallagher and Trevor Walker to fight a lone battle. Tommy Bell was in goal. Muers, for Sassco, had one of his best games ever as he turned Teeb Senior inside and out and attempted to shatter his bones on more than one occasion. The end result was a 4-1 win for a 60% Sassco team.

Redhouse Fusion 4 Downhill Impact 2.
Both the Lay brothers were at it before their kick off, claiming the league was a 'scam' and a 'fix'. Then complaining that I'd only provided them with five outfield tops in a '6-a-side' league. They they complained that the ball was too round, and then complained that Ken Street was refereeing. Ironically, Josh Lay's anger began the week before when he turned up for football claiming I'd sent him a text that it was on. The proof will be uploaded soon, which will prove that he struggles with numbers.

So, when they were 2-1 down, it was ready to kick off, with both brothers heading for the naughty step. They overcame the struggled and eventually equalised, before gaining some breathing space at 4-2.

Fusion defeat WWC FC.

Downhill Impact 6 Sassco.co.uk 5.
Firstly, Logan launches one of the longest throws ever, considering that most humans can spit further than he can throw a ball. The ball bounced several times before Sassco's French striker, Eric Foch, deceived the opposing goalkeeper to see the ball directly fly into the goal. It was 1-0, but not long after, Sassco were 3-1 down with Impact completely dominating and taking Sassco to pieces. Sangha even managed to muscle in between to Impact players to poke the ball home towards Logan, who missed it and conceded an own goal.

More goals went in each end, with Callum Howe and Jimmy Raeper scoring a few for Impact and Muers some for Sassco. It was a veteran's team for Sassco with Dan Carson and Michael Garrett dusting off the cobwebs to don a Sassco jersey.

Redhouse Fusion 4 WWC FC 3.
Both teams were depleted and had to bring in "stand-in" players. An open game saw Fusion secure the winner late in the game past Tommy Bell's impression of a fat Ian Hesford for WWC FC.