FCB ended a hugely enjoyable season against Banco de Espana at Urbis on a day that promised temperatures more likely to be found in the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia than on a football pitch in Europe. Despite the threat of their pallid complexions being turned a nuclear pink the lads were in great spirit […]

CD Banco de España

FC Británico

1Jorge Pires Goalkeeper
2Dorus Leenaarts 15 Defender
3Edmund Keith Defender
4Ramiro Pérez Toledo 14 Defender
5Ricky Pearson Defender
6Fabian Amdal Åsland Midfielder
7David Kane 13 Midfielder
8Luigi Bosetti Midfielder
9Joe Simmons Midfielder
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Sean McBride 12 Midfielder
12Andrew Fox 11 Midfielder
13Calum McKenzie 7 Defender
14Andrew McLeod 4 Midfielder
15Luke Bedford 2 Midfielder
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FCB started with a different lineup from their previous. Hutch, Ed, Macca, Rama and Callum made up the back line. The returning Calum Cant and Sean made up the centre with Luke and Luigi making up the rest of the diamond and Foxy and Joe being the main threats up top. The strategy was simple, […]

Bar Castilla’s

FC Británico

1Matthew Hutchinson Goalkeeper
2Calum McKenzie 15 Defender
3Edmund Keith Defender
4Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
5Andrew McLeod Midfielder
6Luke Bedford 14 Midfielder
7Andrew Fox 12 Midfielder
8Sean McBride Midfielder 69'
9Joe Simmons Midfielder 14'
10Calum Cant Midfielder
11Luigi Bosetti Midfielder 22'
12Sam Reid 7
14Jose Herrera 6 Midfielder
15Peter Curran 2 Defender
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This week saw majid’s men take on bar Galicia Villaverde with a nine o’clock start in their home barrio. Watched by a decent crowd and preceded by a perfectly observed minute’s silence the boys started sluggishly with ponderous passes and morbid movement. As the Dundee express had pulled up with a recurrence of an old […]

Bar Galicia Villaverde

FC Británico

22Josue Delgado Goalkeeper
2Peter Curran 14 Defender
13Andrew McLeod 12
4Dorus Leenaarts Defender
5Ricky Pearson Defender
3Edmund Keith
8Luigi Bosetti Midfielder
6Fabian Amdal Åsland Midfielder
9Joe Simmons Midfielder
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Luis Fernandez lo Midfielder
12Luke Bedford 13 Midfielder
14Jose Herrera 2 Midfielder
7David Kane Midfielder
 

The game started with the cry from the captain being “We owe these lads a horrible afternoon.” An unchanged back line started well and dealt with any incursions into their territory. Dave was attacking down the right-hand side with impunity and Dorus just gave him his space to do so. On one of his voyages […]

FC Británico

1Youssef Hanayen Goalkeeper
2Dorus Leenaarts 17 Defender
3Edmund Keith Defender 59'
4Ricky Pearson Defender
5Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
6Fabian Amdal Åsland Midfielder
7David Kane 13 Midfielder
8Sean McBride 15 Midfielder
9Joe Simmons 18 Midfielder 71'
71'
10Luigi Bosetti 14 Midfielder 59'
11Nathaniel Lindley Defender
13Andrew Fox 16 Midfielder 77'
71'
14Calum McKenzie 10 Defender
15Andrew McLeod 8 Midfielder
16Sam Reid 13 Midfielder
17Peter Curran 2 Defender
18Luis Fernandez lo 9 Midfielder 86'
77'
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Cervezas Mahou

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Continuing their tour of the parts of Madrid ‘donde cristo perdió la chancla’, FC Britanico were on the road in Villaverde on Saturday for an 11am match against the vastly experienced apertura winners Union Selección. Their mission spelt out in no uncertain terms by manager Rami before the match was to bring back the three […]

Unión Selección

FC Británico

22Josue Delgado Goalkeeper
2Dorus Leenaarts 15 Defender
3Edmund Keith Defender
4Ricky Pearson Defender
5Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
6Fabian Amdal Åsland Midfielder
7Sean McBride Midfielder
8Joe Simmons 13 Midfielder
9Luigi Bosetti 12 Midfielder
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Andrew Fox 14 Midfielder
12Calum McKenzie 9 Defender
13Sam Reid 8 Midfielder
14Luis Fernandez lo 11 Midfielder
15Andrew McLeod 2 Midfielder
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FCB started the game with aggression and purpose. Dave was getting in behind the defence with ease and sean was causing problems by cutting inside. It was a great start by the whole team. It didn’t take long for sean and Dave to link up and bang, 1-0. FCB kept up the pressure and soon […]

FC Británico

1Matthew Hutchinson Goalkeeper
2Dorus Leenaarts 14 Defender
3Edmund Keith Defender
4Ricky Pearson Defender
5Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
6Josh Talbot 12 Midfielder
7David Kane Midfielder 6'
8Luigi Bosetti 13 Midfielder 26'
9Joe Simmons 15 Midfielder 36'
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Sean McBride 16
12Andrew Fox 6 Midfielder 74'
13Calum McKenzie 8 Defender
14Andrew McLeod 2 Midfielder
15Sam Reid 9 Forward 84'
16Erkan Dikenlj 11 Midfielder
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AAPLA

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Another beautiful spring day, another 6:30 alarm and another Clausura game deep in a suburb the expats would otherwise have never laid eyes on. This week’s opponents were the somewhat confusingly named Guernika Fraher who before the match began sat one place behind the Brits and would have been confident of a home win going […]

AFEN – Fraher

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FC Británico

22Josue Delgado Goalkeeper
2Edmund Keith Defender
3Nathaniel Lindley 14 Defender
4Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
5Ricky Pearson Defender
6Fabian Amdal Åsland 15 Midfielder
7David Kane 17 Midfielder 44', 67', 81'
8Josh Talbot 13 Midfielder
9Luigi Bosetti 12 Midfielder 18'
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Sean McBride Defender 33', 42'
12Andrew Fox 9 Midfielder 90'
13Calum McKenzie 8 Defender
14Peter Curran 3 Defender
15Andrew McLeod 6 Midfielder
16Dorus Leenaarts Defender
17Clement Eke 7 Midfielder
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Spring has finally arrived in the Spanish capital and FCB were in Vallecas taking on league toppers Bar La Piscina (who keen readers of these match reports will note were involved in a fiery encounter with the Brits the last time the two sides met in Getafe). Rami on his own this week elected for […]

FC Británico

22Josue Delgado Goalkeeper
2Nathaniel Lindley Defender
3Edmund Keith Defender
4Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
5Ricky Pearson Defender
6Fabian Amdal Åsland Midfielder
7Sean McBride
8Luigi Bosetti 12 Midfielder
9Calum McKenzie 15
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Joe Simmons Midfielder
12Andrew Fox 8 Midfielder
13Jose Herrera Midfielder
14Sam Reid Midfielder
15Marvin Hill 9 Forward
16Declan McGinne
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Espacio Monsul

Another sunny Saturday morning in Vallecas saw FCB facing second place holders Banco de España, a great opportunity to get closer to the top and close a disappointing first round with a win. It all started off on the wrong foot as Banco de España took the lead a few minutes into the game when […]

FC Británico

1Youseff Hanayen Goalkeeper
2Andrew McLeod 13 Midfielder
3Edmund Keith Defender
4Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
5Ricky Pearson 12 Defender
6Calum McKenzie 14 Defender
7Michael Gaal Midfielder
8Sean McBride Defender
9Joe Simmons Midfielder
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Luigi Bosetti Midfielder
12Jose Herrera 5 Midfielder
13Sam Reid 2 Midfielder
14Marvin Hill 6 Forward
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CD Banco de España

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FCB started the match a bit jittery with passes going awry and nerves showing. They did not want a repeat of the 4-0 like the last time these two met. Bar Castillas’s passed it around the back, no surprises there but they didn’t seem to penetrate in the final third. FCB settled and began to […]

FC Británico

1Youssef Hanayen Goalkeeper
2Peter Curran Defender
3Nathaniel Lindley 16 Defender
4Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
5Ricky Pearson Defender
6Fabian Amdal Åsland 15 Midfielder
7David Kane Midfielder
8Michael Gaal 14 Midfielder
9Andrew Fox 13 Midfielder
10Ben Precious Midfielder
11Sean McBride Midfielder
13Luigi Bosetti 9 Midfielder
14Joe Simmons 8 Midfielder
15Clement Eke 6 Midfielder
16Calum McKenzie 3 Defender
17Andrew McLeod Defender
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Bar Castilla’s

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