At last, the Cup final was help this weekend. Two teams with polarising standings in the table, Hibernian FC and Lions FC faced off at Shigaku.
Hibs beat Guapo, Kanto Celts, Panthers, British Embassy to reach the final. Lions beat King George, Eastern Capital, Suns, YC&AC to get to the final. Both teams had a luxurious line up, with so many footballers with long resumes. Just looking at the rosters made it apparent that the game was going to be a fierce one.
YCAC may have had the toughest climb for the cup to get to where they are. Having to face off against FC International in their first round, they won the penalties after a 2-2 draw. They next beat Dutch FC and were matched against Nepal United in the cup quarter finals. As a Division 2 team, they've already done very well beating FC International. Even if they lose against Nepal United, one could say that they had a very good run in the cup.
An exciting weekend for the FJ Cup!
A close game between BFC Vagabonds and Albion Old Boys with both teams fighting right until the end. Albion Old Boys proceeds to the next plate round where they will face Sagaramatha FC or FC International. YeBoiz played an excellent game against FC Panthers, moving the ball and dominating possesion but not getting the finish off resulting them getting knocked out. FC Panthers will face either Hibernian FC or Kanto Celts for the next round.
The Robert Walters team of the week goes to Brunello over their win against Dutch FC
Both teams were mid table in standings, with Dutch FC sitting at 14 points and Brunello sitting at 12 (9th place)
The two teams faced off at BST Nagasawa Sports Ground with the weather conditions being less than ideal. Cold temperatures and heavy rain fell down during the game but that didn’t phase Brunello FC. They wanted to clear themselves out of the relegation line and it showed in their game play.
Like Loris Karius had in the Champions League final we too have had some technical difficulties. The first round recorded Cup Draw has some how wiped it's self from Sid's computer and also the device it was recorded on. Sorry that you don't all get to watch me work my magic for 5 minutes but you can view prevoius draws using this LINK.
So here is a picture of the Draw. Pumas FC (Current holders) and BEFC (Runners Up) both have a bye into the 2nd Round.
Clash FC
Panthers FC
BEFC
Hibernian FC
FC Sagarmatha
Eastern Capital FC
Brunello FC
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
Zion FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
FC International
Guapo FC
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Fussa FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
Jetro FC
Teranga FC
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
BFC Tokyo
King George FC
BEFC Lions
Lions FC
