Today marked the start of the Season 4 league for the Clarets in a division, that so far they have the highest Quality team in. This doesn't mean that the season will be easy however, with I'm sure many challenging games to come! The names of any of the teams we will be competing against are available on the main post!

Today saw the Clarets away from home at P.E.C, aiming to start the league campaign well after a nice cup win last night. The Clarets have been drawn against pyroshift FC in the next round.

Onto the game, and I must say it started with a bang. Only 4 minutes in, Sandor took a shot from 25 yards out, slipping it past the keeper to make it 1-0 to the away side. The 2,500 home fans silenced in an instant.

The P.E.C. team decided to shut up shop for the half, hoping to contain the incessant pressure that the Clarets where exerting on them. It made most of the first half a scrappy affair, with shots flying in, but either being blocked or just blasted back up the field.

On 42 minutes the P.E.C. resolve would be broken however, when Keane sprang the offside trap, chipped the goalkeeper and Hong was there to tap in for 2-0 to the visitors. A relief going into half time, as a 1-0 lead in any game is not safe.

Onto the second half, and it started as the last half had ended, with the Clarets again scoring. On 62 minutes, Keane, with a lovely piece of skill, turned the marking defender, Rounded the keeper and tapped into an open net to make it 3-0 to the visitors. Hardly a murmur from the home fans, but the small Claret crowd that had traveled where getting excellent value for money here.

The jubilant crowd did not have to wait longer to have more reason to celebrate, when just two minutes later, Scannell got in on the act. However, not in a scoring capacity, his role was more selfless, as he flicked the ball past the defender into Shaw, who dispatched a shot from all of 6 yards, into the net. The keeper helpless. 4-0 to the visitors, and signs of a cricket score here.

On 76 minutes, just as Dunne was preparing to come on for the tiring Hong, Scannell had a free kick to place into the box, onto Keane's grateful head to make it 5-0 on the night, the demolition complete, however there was signs there was more to come from this side.

And so it proved as just a minute later Keane completed his first hat-trick of the season, on the first game no less. It was that man Scannell, who has almost a telepathic understanding with Keane, set Keane away, and he cooly slotted the ball under the onrushing keeper, to make it 6-0.

However, this game wasn't all good for the Clarets, when on 87 minutes, hat-trick hero Keane, pulled up with a calf strain, and will be missing for the next 3 days, with Europe coming up later tonight, his loss could prove vital.

Here are today's ratings:
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Final Result P.E.C.AMERICA 0-6 Fusion United