Wearmouth CW secure the Fruit Bowl.

A new name on the Fruit Bowl.

Still with 8 teams for the 1st of November, but Sky Lounge didn't make this one, so it's opened up for a strong Wearmouth CW team to take the Fruit Bowl for Christmas.

The big change was exceptionally strong teams from Museum Vaults and Athletic Sports United. Both Steve Jackson and Simon Bell opened up their PayPal accounts and added substances to the water, resulting in two rampant teams, both making the Semi Finals and Museum Vaults securing the final spot after the longest penalty shootout since the  2005 Namibian Cup.

Disappointing were Sassco.co.uk, Sporting Redhouse, Boldon CA and Newcastle City FC. Sassco were rock bottom with three defeats, while Sporting expected high hopes after their opener over Sassco, only to draw and then lose to Carpet Centres Elite, who themselves overcame an opening defeat to ASU to second the group.

Newcastle City and Boldon CA both played out a draw, which was probably the best it got. Newcastle were hammered by Museum 5-0, while Boldon secured another draw and a solitary goal defeat v eventual winners, Wearmouth CW.

The final ended a little sour, with Wearmouth CW leading Museum 2-0, and a little failed showboating led the Museum team to leave early. Wearmouth were worthy winners in the absence of Sky Lounge. The next tournament is likely scheduled for February 2023.

Semi Finals

01-11-2022 20:40
Wearmouth CW	2 - 0	Carpet Centres Elite
01-11-2022 20:40
Athletic Sports United	0 - 0	Museum Vaults

Final

01-11-2022 20:50
Wearmouth CW	2 - 0	Athletic Sports United