Wind, rain and hail tries to halt the Brits, but to no avail

Results

ClubHalf-timeFull-timeResultOutcome
Animales000Loss
FC Británico333Win

On a drenched morning in Vallecas, the stalwarts of FCB showed up on time, minus Luigi of course, to play a hungry Animales side. It kicked off with Josue once again in net, Ricky, Rama, Omar and Jose making up the back line with Luigi, Matt, Fabian, a returning Alejandro and Ed in the middle and Joe up top.

FCB lineup versus Animales 17/03/2018 in the Liga Bunwer Clausura

The scoring was opened pretty early on and should have been sooner if not for Ed having a sand wedge for the foot as he sent the ball into the sky two yards out. From villain to hero in Rami’s eyes, Ed scored with a deflected shot with his left foot. 0-1.

Joe and Luigi continually found space in behind as the through balls were being effectively used. The okay shower down as the weather worsened but it remained at a high intensity. The second came not long after as Joe slipped his marker and got the ball on the volley and smacked it top bin as he put it (poached it really). 0-2.

This control continued until the stroke of half-time when Ed showed his prowess once again and slotted the ball into the bottom corner. 0-3.

Half-time

The second half showed more of the same. A tired and flagging Spanish side who had been poked, prodded and ran ragged all game began to sit very deep. Rami made some changes with Dave coming on for Luigi and Macca coming in for an injured Dave (he lasted 2 mins 45 secs before his tired old legs gave out). Then Cian for Alejandro. The game was done at this point and while FCB continued to pressurise and hassle the defending home team, an outstanding display from the opposition keeper kept out many shots that would have beaten others. A fine display of reaction, awareness and anticipation. Cian, Joe and Ricky were all denied in the final minutes alone. The game finished 0-3 but could have been far more if not for an organised defence and David DeGea style heroics, from both keepers.

Man of the Match: Joe and Ed
Goal of the Match: Joe Simmons
Quote of the Day: “now you see me, now you don’t Joe.”- Rami

Animales

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FC Británico

22Josue Delgado Goalkeeper
2Ricky Pearson Defender
3Jose Herrera Midfielder
4Ramiro Pérez Toledo Defender
5Omar Majid Rodriguez 15 Defender
6Fabian Amdal Åsland Midfielder
7Edmund Keith Defender 13', 46'
8Matthew Laverty Midfielder
9Joe Simmons Midfielder 37'
10Alejandro Gonzalez Puente 14 Midfielder
11Luigi Bosetti 12 Midfielder
12David Kane 13 Midfielder
13Cian Deegan 12 Midfielder
14Andrew McLeod 10 Defender
15Aaditya Abhyankar 5 Midfielder
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