ROYAL RUMBLE CUP - 2ND ROUND, 1ST LEG
Бацова Маала FC 0-2 July Fourth
Бацова Маала FC 119.6 Narrow Diamond - July Fourth 123.0 3N-1-4-2
Third time lucky for July Fourth as they took on their Hungarian opponents that knocked them out of the RR Cup in the 1st edition of the tournament, They are still a level higher than us but this time we were a better all around squad that prepared much more in advance this time round, It seems we have maintained our relative quality, Бацова Маала were the better team in the first 25 minutes but soon O'Sullivan against the run of play got July Fourth into the lead, both teams had a fair number of chances towards the end of the first half... July Fourth defended really well against Бацова Маала's set plays and we put on Pietropaolo in the second half, Pietropaolo looks more confident and ready to go and improve on last seasons disappointing introduction at the club and he created a couple of chances along with Papaleo late on, Hogan defended a couple of Бацова Маала corners and just as we were heading to full time... O'Sullivan once again shows some magic with a well struck low shot to beat the keeper to give us a 2-0 lead going into the 2nd leg at Islington Park.
Goals: O'Sullivan (37,83) MOTM: O'Sullivan.
Team Talk: A good win against a good opponent that is a regular active player on our server, always has a good team and is certainly a manager that I do respect, but important thing is that we still have a little bit of work left to do at home to ensure we go through to the next round. Ronnie the rocket turned up today and thats why we won our games!