A few turn of events occured on the weekend of March 20th/21st.
With BFC Vagabonds forfeit against Saitama Jets, it solidifies Brunello and Clash FC as the two teams getting promoted. Eastern Capital have also guaranteed a first place finish in Division 2 with the second place team being a toss up between Dutch FC, YeBoiz FC, Nepal United. Division 1 winners are also still up in the air with FC International, Pumas FC and Hibernian FC.
By far the biggest news was the outcome of YeBoiz FC vs BEFC Lions (FJ Plate quarter finals)
Team of the Week goes to Clash FC over their win over Brunello FC at Shigaku. A 4-1 victory giving Clash FC their 7th win in a row. Brunello are currently at the top of the division with 10 points clear from the second place team but that did not stop Clash FC.
Hopefully everyone has been staying safe during this pandemic. I know many people have been going "bat"-shit crazy after months of not having any football!
With the state of emergency lifted, TML games has resumed. Below is the following email sent to all the captains to let them know about the state of TML Season 17:
"As of June, some pitches have re opened, some have decided to remain closed.
In midst of the corona virus looming over Japan, the international Samurai 7's 2020 went ahead on March 21st. A beautiful sunny afternoon welcomed 12 teams to the YCAC pitch.
Group A had British Embassy FC, Aurora FC, FJ Masters, F-League O30 FC, Robert Walters & Friends, Kilamanjaro FC
Group B had Peru FC, FC International, Oito FC, Toma's Peons, SV Wacker Durchsaufen, International Ronin
With the current events happening, several pitches have closed down. Hachioji closed down for the entirety of March, thus Fussa vs Brunello and Albion Old Boys vs Jets was moved over to Shigaku.
The hottest fixture of this weekend was the division 3 match between first and second place, Fussa (1st) vs Brunello (2nd).
The first time these two played, it was in August at Shibuya Sports Center. 4-0 for Fussa, a lopsided victory for the base boys.
Happy Valentines everyone!
What better way to spend valentines then to check up on your loved ones. I am of course talking about the TML website.
Over the past 3 weeks, 2 big mile stones have been accomplished.
1) Saitama Jets have had their first victory since October 2018. A 19-game winless curse was finally ended. Not only did they get a clean sheet, but they won by 6 goals over King George FC. With that, Saitama Jets have pulled themselves out of last place and will certainly see more wins to come in the future.
This weeks Team of the Week goes to Nepal United over their win against Zion FC.
Zion vs Nepal was an interesting clash. Both teams were very succesful in their cup/plate run last season. Zion ended up winning the cup finals against Hibs, Nepals lost in the plate finals against Suns.
As expected from a clash of different divisions, Zion seemed like they had the game in the bag. The first half was all in favor for Zion. Nepal missed a penalty and a poor blunder by Nepals keeper let in Zions corner kick. Half time score, 4-1.
Eastern Capital FC
Brunello FC
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
Clash FC
Panthers FC
BEFC
Hibernian FC
FC Sagarmatha
Fussa FC
Zion FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
FC International
Guapo FC
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Lions FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
Jetro FC
Teranga FC
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
BFC Tokyo
King George FC
BEFC Lions
