Season 44

[Raykco]

LONDON CITY 3-0 FC MANCHESTER

Three second half goals secured our win after some resolute defending by Manchester in the first period, looked to be frustrating us. Against the bottom team, we pounded their goal in the first 45 minutes, but the ball just wouldn't go in the net. We brought on defender Brandon Gonzalez at half time for the ineffectual winger, Jake Brown, and pushed DR, Matthew Wood forward into midfield. The change of personnel, seemed to do the trick, and 3 goals in eleven minutes, just after the hour, changed the game. On 61', Homer Simpson fired a free kick past the helpless goalkeeper. Six minutes later, Jacob Wilkinson went on a run and finished with a superb strike. Simpson grabbed his second from another free kick, five minutes later to end the scoring. Despite his brace of goals, Simpson was denied man of the match, as the award was given to Wilkinson.

The win was our 17th of the league season and with 2 draws, we now have 53 points, and a 9 point lead over the two joint second placed teams. So 4 points from the remaining 4 games would be enough for us to win the league trophy. Tomorrow we play away in Denmark against our old rivals, PTO Alcudia, who are currently 7th with 35 points.

On the player front, 31 year old, club captain, Jack Daniels has announced his intention to retire at the end of the campaign after a long association with the team.