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Season 17 Squad.

1:
2: LASZLO BARTHA...23..Hungary......Goalkeeper
3: DECLAN JONES...22..Wales......Defender
4:
5: HOMER SIMPSON...26..New Zealand......Midfielder
6: MURAT OZTURK...21..Turkey......Defender
7: SANI NEGEDU...22..Nigeria......Midfielder
8: RONAN KELLY...26..Nth Ireland......Midfielder
9: CALVIN CHARLTON...23..England......Striker
10: VENER CHEKMAREV...22..Russia......Midfielder
11:
12: MARCOS LEPE...26..Chile......Defender
13: SERGIO BILBAO...26..Argentina......Midfielder
14:
15: CHRIS PIGOTT...21..England......Striker
16: JONATHAN WATTS...23..England......Defender
17: WAYNE DIXON...26..England......Striker
18: RHYS WILLIAMS...26..Wales......Goalkeeper
19:
20: TOM ALLEN...24..England......Defender
21: DAVID ALLEN...22..England......Defender
22: DEAN GOODY...23..England......Midfielder
23: SHINJI NODA...24..Japan......Midfielder
24:
25:
26: WASIM ALI...23..England......Midfielder
27: MATTHEW WOOD...20..England......Defender
28: AIDEN JAMES...25..England......Midfielder
29:
30: BRANDON GONZALEZ...22..Mexico......Defender

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Day 1. CUP (Preliminary Rnd, 1st Leg)

ROBOT FC 0-1 LONDON CITY (99.6 v 97.2)

City started the cup campaign out in Cambodia, and came away with a good result against slightly better opposition. In a game with very few real incidents, the decisive point came after 61 minutes, when David Allen produced a perfect cross for Marcos Lepe to power home a header. Hopefully this win will stand us in good stead for the return, having a precious away goal in the bag.

Starting XI: L.Bartha, M.Lepe, D.Allen, J.Watts, B.Gonzalez, S.Noda, V.Chekmarev, D.Goody, R.Kelly, C.Charlton, W.Dixon

Substitution: A.James replaced Chekmarev

Man of the Match: DAVID ALLEN

Main Highlights:

40'...Brandon Gonzalez given yellow card
61'...MARCOS LEPE heads home a cross from David Allen
77'...Aiden James replaced Vener Chekmarev


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Day 2. CUP (Preliminary Round, 2nd Leg)

LONDON CITY 2-2 ROBOT FC (97.2 v 99.7)

This was a nervy affair for us. Starting the match, 1-0 ahead from the first leg, we never got to relax, because our opponents took a very early lead, to level the tie on aggregate. Fortunately, Ronan Kelly was able to take a pass from Wayne Dixon six minutes later, to restore our overall lead. The score remained this way until the 70th minute when Aiden James made room for himself and fired home to give us the lead on the night. Seven minutes from time, Bano scored his second goal to level the match score again, and put the visitor's in with a chance of progress, because of their away goals. With seconds remaining, a free kick for Robot was stopped by our defensive wall, to give us a 3-2 aggregate win.

Starting XI: L.Bartha, M.Lepe, D.Allen, J.Watts, B.Gonzalez, S.Noda, V.Chekmarev, A.James, R.Kelly, C.Charlton, W.Dixon

Substitution: C.Pigott replaced Charlton

Man of the Match: RONAN KELLY

Main Highlights:

08'...Vener Chekmarev given yellow card
08'...BANO scores for Robot FC
14'...RONAN KELLY fires home after a pass from Wayne Dixon
70'...AIDEN JAMES scores a fine solo goal
77'...Chris pigott replaced Calvin Charlton
83'...BANO scores again for Robot FC
84'...Marcos Lepe receives a yellow card

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The league fixtures for the new season are quite good for us. With no Champions League to worry about, most kick-offs are at a reasonable time. They are:

01: AC Greenfire (Chile).......................................2-2
02: DARIM (home)............................................ ..7-0
03: FC Syrianska (Sweden)..................................4-4
04: FC BAHMUT (home).......................................5-0
05: Don FC (Aruba)........................................... ..4-0
06: PTO ALCUDIA (home).....................................6-2
07: Forest Rangers (England)................................2-2
08: MOTAGUA (home).........................................0-0
09: FC Blue Kings (Romania).................................5-1
10: REAL MONTE (home)......................................1-3
11: Red Devil United (Vietnam)..............................2-1
12: NAYINTER FC (home)......................................0-1
13: FC Chelzea (Macedonia)......1.29pm
14: AC GREENFIRE (home)......4.21pm
15: Darim (Montenegro)......5.26pm
16: FC SYRIANSKA (home)......4.21pm
17: FC Bahmut (Ukraine)......9.25pm
18: DON FC (home)......4.21pm
19: Pto Alcudia (Denmark)......8.24pm
20: FOREST RANGERS (home)......4.26pm
21: Motagua (Honduras)......11.21am
22: FC BLUE KINGS (home)......4.27pm
23: Real Monte (Italy)......10.21am
24: RED DEVIL UNITED (home)......4.29pm
25: Nayinter FC (Taipei)......4.27pm
26: FC CHELZEA (home)......4.34pm

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Day 3. (League Round 1).

AC GREENFIRE (90.5) 2-2 (97.4) LONDON CITY

City started their league campaign with a draw in Chile. Maybe they could have won, but any away draw is a good result. All the action was in the first half. Calvin Charlton scored his first goal for the club in his league debut, with a fine solo effort after just 6 minutes. Ashtiani equalised for Greenfire, six minutes later. On 22 minutes, Baghgoli fouled Charlton in the box, conceding a penalty. Wayne Dixon stepped up to put us back in front. Charlton was injured in the incident, and was replaced by Chris Pigott. Just after the half hour, Sunden scored another equaliser for the home side, and that was effectively the end of the match, as the second half became a stalemate with no incidents.

Starting XI: R.Williams, M.Lepe, D.Allen, T.Allen, M.Wood, S.Bilbao, H.Simpson, A.James, R.Kelly, C.Charlton, W.Dixon

Substitution: C.Pigott replaced Charlton

Man of the Match: -

Main Highlights:

06'...CALVIN CHARLTON scores a fine solo goal
12'...ASHTIANI equalises for Greenfire
22'...Baghgoli concedes a penalty and receives a yellow card
22'...Calvin Charlton is injured in the foul
22'...WAYNE DIXON blasts home the penalty
23'...Chris Pigott replaced Charlton
27'...Sergio Bilbao receives a yellow card
32'...SUNDEN fires a second equaliser
45'...Vinogradov is given a yellow card

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Day 4. CUP (Qualifying Round, 1st Leg)

FC LIOTRU (109.3) 2-0 (97.4) LONDON CITY

On the whole, we think we gave a good account of ourselves against our vastly superior opponents from level 18. It was always going to be a hard task, and things weren't made any easier when we conceded a goal after just ten minutes, but the lads kept battling away and it wasn't until the final stages of the match that the home side scored a second. Nevertheless, the home game will see us as massive underdogs. We just hope that we are not humiliated.

Starting XI: L.Bartha, M.Lepe, D.Allen, J.Watts, B.Gonzalez, T.Allen, A.James, D.Goody, S.Noda, W.Ali, W.Dixon

Substitution: Chris Pigott replaced Dixon

Man of the Match: -

Main Highlights:

10'...KALMAR scored for Liotru
60'...Wayne Dixon given yellow card
76'...HOCKENHULL adds a second goal for Liotru
77'...Chris Pigott replaced Dixon
89'...Skibsted of Liotru gets yellow card

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Day 4. LEAGUE (Round 2)

LONDON CITY (97.4) 7-0 (85.9) DARIM

We could hardly have hoped for a better result in our first home game, despite our obvious superior quality. After yesterday's opening away draw, we really struck form here. The match was all but over after just 11 minutes. Sani Negedu opened the scoring after 7 minutes, heading home a corner from Wasim Ali. When we were awarded a free kick on the edge of the area, four minutes later, Shinji Noda blasted the ball home. David Allen added a third just before the half hour mark when he headed home from an Aiden James cross. Into the second half, and Noda again fired a spectacular goal into the roof of the net, to make it 4. Seven minutes later, James claimed a goal for himself, from yet another Ali corner. Towards the end, Chris Pigott got into the goalscoring act with a solo effort, and then Wayne Dixon rounded things off with his own run and shot. Man of the Match went to David Allen who seems to have made the central defensive slot, his own.

Starting XI: L.Bartha, M.Lepe, D.Allen, J.Watts, B.Gonzalez, S.Noda, S.Negedu, A.James, W.Ali, C.Pigott, W.Dixon

Substitution: Ronan Kelly replaced Ali

Man of the Match: DAVID ALLEN

Main Highlights:

07'...SANI NEGEDU scores from a Wasim Ali corner
11'...Permtawee given yellow card
11'...SHINJI NODA scores from the free kick
27'...DAVID ALLEN heads home a cross from Aiden James
55'...SHINJI NODA scores a solo goal
62'...AIDEN JAMES heads home another corner from Wasim Ali
71'...Wasim Ali is given yellow card
73'...Fearnley receives Darim's second yellow card of the match
77'...Ronan Kelly replaces Ali
79'...CHRIS PIGOTT scores our sixth goal
86'...WAYNE DIXON scores the final goal of the match

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Day 5. LEAGUE (Round 3).

FC SYRIANSKA (91.0) 4-4 (97.4) LONDON CITY

Our away trip to Sweden produced an all action match, with both sides going for goal and not concentrating too much on defending. I think we maybe underestimated the opposition a little, by putting some of our reserves into the starting line-up. Manzizila and Aguilar put the home side two goals up, just after the half hour. We looked to be struggling, but Aiden James gave us hope when he made a goal out of nothing, just before the interval. Nine minutes into the second period, Koch fouled Calvin Charlton in the box, and the referee gave us the penalty, which Wayne Dixon blasted home. Manzizila restored the lead for Syrianska, but substitute Chris Pigott equalised again almost immediately. With thirteen minutes left, the home side once more regained the lead, through Brady, but we battled on and were rewarded late on, when Dixon threaded a ball through to James, who finished with ease. The table sees us in 6th spot, still unbeaten, but four points adrift of the two joint leaders.

Starting XI: R.Williams, D.Jones, D.Allen, J.Watts, M.Wood, S.Noda, S.Negedu, A.James, W.Ali, C.Charlton, W.Dixon

Substitution: Chris Pigott replaced Charlton

Man of the Match: JONATHON WATTS

Main Highlights:

18'...MANZIZILA puts the home side ahead
32'...AGUILAR doubles the lead
37'...Aiden James receives a yellow card
40'...AIDEN JAMES pulls a goal back for City
54'...Koch concedes a penalty and gets a yellow card
54'...WAYNE DIXON levels the match from the penalty spot
58'...Chris Pigott replaces Charlton
65'...MANZIZILA puts Syrianka ahead again
66'...CHRIS PIGOTT equalises for us
77'...Brady puts the host's ahead yet again
82'...AIDEN JAMES fires a final equaliser from a Dixon pass