The big match of the weekend saw Hibernian FC take on table toppers FC International.
The game started off a bit like a Cup Final. Cagey with both teams almost sparring with each other. It was all square at the break. The 2nd half saw Mike McKenna give Hibs an early lead. The momentum of play tipped towards the Hibs and they did what they do best. Punish teams...
Not sure where to start with this weeks FJ TOTW. Guess we should look at some worthy contenders first. BFC Tokyo for being the first team to take points off Hibs this season, Kanto Celts for hitting 10 past Imperio and Albion Old Boys scoring 6 past the usual solid Vags defence.
Two stand out results from the weekends matches. Zion defeated Kanto Celts 6-1 lifting them off the foot of the table and into 7th spot. The other result saw Barbarians lose for the first time this season after 5 successive victories.
So Lions FC win this weeks award. Having played Barbarians last week I know how much of a good attacking team they are. Lions seemed to deal with this well by going ultra offensive. Matsunami scored 2, Matsuura, Imai and Omar...
Many players in the league often turn up, get changed, play, pay and then leave. They may not even think about the effort it takes to run a Club. The organization, collecting club fees, player dropouts and all the emails. For one club, Swiss Kickers, the last issue was never a problem when the club was founded in 1977. On Saturday the club celebrated it's 40th year. They booked out the afternoon at YCAC and a TML match was arranged which was followed by a 3 team...
Sala FC rarely get heavily beaten so any team who does is instantly a contender for the team of the week award.
The late kick off saw FC International play Sala on their new home pitch at ZoZo Ground.
The referees report of this game ended 'FCI were very very good.'
The game was over by half time as it was 6-0 to FCI. They wen my on to score 3 more. Sukui Ono scored 4, Ando scored 2 and Nakamura, Yabe and Takahashii completed the rout.
After just missing out on promotion last season, Fussa FC have come out this season and look unstoppable. They are one of 3 teams who still have a 100% record. 5 wins out of 5. The latest coming on Saturday with an emphatic 4-0 victory over El Diego.
When BFC Tokyo was founded nearly 40 years ago it had very strong links with the British Embassy. As the club grew so did the Embassy and a new team was formed. British Embassy FC has been going for some 23 years.
Zion FC
Clash FC
BEFC
Panthers FC
FC International
Hibernian FC
Eastern Capital FC
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
Kanto Celts FC
FC Sagarmatha
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Lions FC
Brunello FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
Jetro FC
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
BFC Tokyo
Guapo FC
King George FC
BEFC Lions
Fussa FC
