Palace Casuals

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Champions League Group H Round 6, home vs Raikko5 FC of Terrenganu, Malaysia. Level 23, AQ -0.3
Palace Casuals finish their Champions League participation this season with a 2-1 win in their final home Group match against Raikko5 FC. Both sides couldn't progress, so at least Casuals had a scratch team on the pitch. Valentin Ndjengue headed in an Anurak Arma cross after a short free-kick to open the scoring in the first half, and 9 minutes later Kevin Pigott waltzed through the visitors' defence and planted one in the roof of the net. That was it, apart from an injury on the stroke of half-time to MC Christie, until Raikko5 finally got through the Casuals defence and scored a consolation goal 5 minutes from time through Istrate.





League Round 11, home vs San Siro FC of Thai Binh, Vietnam. Level 23, AQ +0.5
Palace Casuals lost their 100% home record in the League as they crashed to a 2-3 defeat to San Siro FC. Plusses were the return to scoring form of striker Reda Mourad, who ripped through the visitors' defence to score a fine solo goal, and winger Omar Hansen remembered his scoring boots as he challenged the 'keeper with direct free kicks, putting 3 of 3 on target but evading the 'keeper's grasp only once. The defence, for once went AWOL at times, and conceded three at home for the first time in a long while...