Season 68

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Palace teams report, Wednesday 22nd July...

Terriers had the first match today, with a little visit to Indonesia to play Annisa FC. With the victory over the league leaders yesterday uppermost in their minds, confidence was obviously high, and it showed on the pitch. Within 13 minutes of the start, Terriers had 3 goals on the board, and two in the second half gave them a 5-0 win. Goal scorers were Masagela (2), Moran (2), and Atkins. Pending late night results, Terriers are now third in table.

Casuals played at home early evening, and faced 4th-placed Yolcu 209 FC. One piece of team news for the home side was that central defender De Wree had suffered a groin strain in training and would be absent from the squad, his place in the starting line up being taken by Arma. With a more powerful team on the pitch than their AQ indicated (7x 6* to Casuals' 2x 6*) this promised to be a struggle for the Casuals, and so it turned out. The defence played to the limit and prevented all efforts at goal, but the same could be said of the visitors, and a 0-0 draw resulted. Late replacement Arma was awarded Man-of-the-Match. The phrase 'handed on a plate' is going to be bandied about a bit as the 2nd- and 3rd-placed teams both had draws against lower-table opposition, so Palace Casuals still have 4 point lead at the top, and in the absence of a wild mathematical swing, secured a Champions League berth for next season.