Season 38

[Chris Rath]

Level 16 - Season 16 - July Fourth Preview
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Great, this inspired me to do a preview myself.

Q: Last season was the most sucessful in the young club history (league title defended + CL win). What is the ambition for the club this lvl 3 season?
A: It was indeed very sucessfull. We try to win the 3rd championship in a row, but in the league are this time a lot of friendly managers, who are eager to get good results against us. In any case we are eager to get a better start than last year (26 points in the first 13 matches, 39 in the last 13 ones). In the cup we are happy we survived the 1st round against a lvl 4 team. Next round we face a scout buyer, so think from match to match. In the CL there are 3 other clubs with equal average team quality. We give our best, but day form will decide.

Q: The club made 3 new signings so far. Are the transfers activity done or does the club plan to perform transfers during the season?
A: FCK is very happy, three 19 years promising talents decided to join the club. Igor Ambrósio (DC/DR defensive wall), Jorge Fernandez (RM freekick taker) and Farshad Fathi (MC, already power-trained to 6*) are expected to give our team more depth. With these purchases the transfer activity are almost done. The club will only react if expectional players for ML/AML or ST are affordable for reasonable prices.

Q: What about the youth development?
A: Two youngsters will join the team in 6 days. We will see how they perform in training and if they can stay at FCK or qualify for another club.

Q: How about last seasons stars Ronnie Andre Tonseth and Guido Kunz?
A: Guido made additional training sessions at the start of the season and reached that way 6* at the new level. Ronnie Andre is close to 7*.

Q: Last question: In the rooster there are still 4 players from season 1? Will they get chances or warm the bench?
A: It depends on the players performance. We are very happy how Bernd Gürser improved during the last seasons. He learnt one new position (AMC, MC) and shows despite being only 4* his playmaker skills when he is fielded and is still quite young, 22. Dominik Afriyie, Florian Bernhard and Luis Leudo are this season 3*, but I trust them as back-ups. They will get playing time for sure.

Today FCK will start the regular league season in half-an-hour at Turkish side Dogancan FC. Afterwards the team will travel quickly home and face Vietnamese side Tran Ngog FC in the CL group stage.

[Chris Rath]

Good start into the league.



MOTM: Reinebo.

That is strange since Tonseth scored and prepared twice, shame I bought him last season, he is my Chuck.

[July Fourth]

Good start into the league.



MOTM: Reinebo.

That is strange since Tonseth scored and prepared twice, shame I bought him last season, he is my Chuck.

Purt looks the part here!

[Raykco]

City started the defence of our championship, with a win in Turkey against a new opponent. Only sour note was that manager, Billy Wheeler was sent to the stand after a rant to the fourth official, over an incident where our star midfielder was injured by a crude tackle from the host's reserve 'keeper, who was playing in central midfield.

Result: HAKKI FC 0-4 LONDON CITY
Goals: Flanagan 5, Morgada 20, Gentile 71, Mueller 78.
M.o.M: Hector Morgada (LC).

We were soon into our stride in this opening league match and Seamus Flanagan opened the scoring early on. Hector Morgada added another midway through the first half. Two goals in the space of seven minutes from Willem Gentile and substitute, Rudolph Mueller near the end, gave the scoreline a comfortable look. We had two players injured during the game, the first after 19 minutes when a poor lunge from the home side's reserve goalie, playing in midfield, put Marcus Bentley out of the game. Lukas Duran also suffered a last minute hamstring strain.


We got our champions league campaign under way with a slightly uneasy win at home against what looks like, on paper, the weakest team in our group.

Result: LONDON CITY 3-1 ELHART FC
Goals: Flanagan 38, Flanagan 54, King 84, Diaz 85.
M.o.M: Jan Fredriksen (LC).

With 4 midfielders unavailable for selection, due to injury, we had a scratch team out for the match. Our Argentinian visitors had the better of the first half-hour, but we held firm. Seamus Flanagan headed our first goal from a Larry Redknapp corner, just before the interval. After the break, we finally got it together as a team, and Flanagan doubled the lead after a pass from Teddy King. King himself added a third with a solo effort 6 minutes from time. But there was still time for Diaz to pull one back, before the end.

[FCP]

First league game has been played.
We won at home woth 4 - 0.
Pepp gave a nice assist in the 16th to Jönsson and 71th minute to Kiss and scored one in minute 34. Dos Santos scored in the 47th minute and has been awarded MOM.
In minute 86 an unfortunate injury for our opponent happend. FCP wishes him a fast recovery.

[Kristya]

Ottawa Blue Claw (2) vs. (0) agonal. cf (League)

Today, Ottawa Blue Claw plays the first home match of the season against agonal. cf by Ana Maria. Both managers present for this game. The game kicked-off for Ana Maria, there weren't match action until the last minute where Frangi receive a yellow card. Rayner took the free kick and Melo did a good job to catch the ball. During the second match Ana Maria decide to switch her players Anom for Frangi hoping for the game to change. Francesco Guan also decide to switch players Razen enter for Theilgaard. Both team keep the red empty of goal. Ana Maria, change her formation every minutes trying for her team to get a goal. On the 81' Ottawa Blue Claw wins a corner kick which Rayner crosses beautifully and Martin jump and score. Francesco Guan decide to switch Nikolov for Rayner. Good match for Rayner. at 86' Ottawa Blue Claw wins another corner kick. Felix Lennon crosses high again and Martin jump to score for the final 2-0. The match end 2-0 win for the home team Ottawa Blue Claw. Better luck for agonal. cf.

Highlight:
45' yellow card for Frangi
52' substitution Anom enters for Frangi
58' substitution Razen enters for Theilgaard
81' Goal by Martin (pass by Rayner)
85' substitution Nikolov enter for Rayner
86' Goal by Martin (pass by Lennon)

There were a conference after the match I will write it off later.


Ottawa Blue Claw (3) vs. 0 Fc Viitoru
After a tough match against agoral. cf last weekend (thirty minutes before this match), Ottawa Blue Claw played against Fc Viitoru at home. The game kicked-off for Viitoru, during the first 20 minutes Theilgaard scored the first goal for Ottawa Blue Claw. 28' Ambrosio scored the second goal from outside the area! 11 minutes before the first half Mitroi committed a fault to Solignac. Mitroi receive a yellow card and Solignac got injure and leave the match. Francesco, decides to change Solignac for Van Damme and play 5-2-1-2. 61' Ottawa Blue Claw receive a free kick, where Lennon kick it high and Trandafir push Martin down giving a penalty kick for Ottawa Blue Claw. Krautzun took the penalty kick and score! (3-0). 77' Razen substitute for Theilgaard. Theilgaard play a great game! The game end 3-0 for Ottawa Blue Claw.

Highlights:
17' Goal by Theilgaard
28' Goal by Ambrosio
39' L. Mitroi receive a yellow card
39' Juan Ignacio Solignac is out of the match after a injure he receive
46' Van Damme enters for Solignac
61' Trandafir receive a yellow card
61' Krautzun score a penalty kick (Lennon)
77' Razen enters for Theilgaard

The conferences of this match will be post it after

[July Fourth]

July Fourth 3-1 Mars Champions League Group F Round 1
July Fourth 102.0 1st Half 4-1-2-1-2 ND, 2nd Half 3W-2-3W-2 Atk - Mars 89.2 4-4-1-1 Right ST.

The red planet came to visit us here in London for the first group game this evening, July Fourth have a history of getting narrow wins in the first group game in the CL each season, for some reason its never Round 1 when we make our impact in the competition, It was the same case here, Mars played well and put up a good fight, Early on in the 6th minute Michu crossed the ball into find the advancing Papaleo into the Mars penalty box to knock it in to give us the lead, Miku had an effort midway through the first half but it was an easy save from the Mars GK, We then needlessly conceded a corner in the 37th minute and failed to deal with the cross into the box which von Bergen got the equaliser for Mars. The second half we switched tactics, taking off a tired Tony Adams and Petr Vasko and brought on L.McNamara and Zidane to go 3W-2-3W-2 and this seem to have an effect as we were getting many attacks on goal, Miku wasted a couple of chances but Michu was more intelligent to play a pass to Papaleo after beating some defenders and Papaleo made no mistake and July Fourth were back infront, Then out of knowhere seen Chuck Norris finish this game off with a long 40 yard kick that beat the Mars GK off his line, This fantastic goal saw Norris turn up the heat for the rest of the game by running into space and create a chance for Zidane but Zidane mis-kicked it and it was cleared.

Goals: Michu (6) von Bergen (32) Papaleo (51) Norris (79) MOTM: Norris

[PricopGeorgeCătălin]

Good start into the league.



MOTM: Reinebo.

That is strange since Tonseth scored and prepared twice, shame I bought him last season, he is my Chuck.

Great result 8-0, epic!

[PricopGeorgeCătălin]

July Fourth 3-1 Mars Champions League Group F Round 1

The red planet came to visit us here in London for the first group game this evening, July Fourth have a history of getting narrow wins in the first group game in the CL each season, for some reason its never Round 1 when we make our impact in the competition, It was the same case here, Mars played well and put up a good fight, Early on in the 6th minute Michu crossed the ball into find the advancing Papaleo into the Mars penalty box to knock it in to give us the lead, Miku had an effort midway through the first half but it was an easy save from the Mars GK, We then needlessly conceded a corner in the 37th minute and failed to deal with the cross into the box which von Bergen got the equaliser for Mars. The second half we switched tactics, taking off a tired Tony Adams and Petr Vasko and brought on L.McNamara and Zidane to go 3W-2-3W-2 and this seem to have an effect as we were getting many attacks on goal, Miku wasted a couple of chances but Michu was more intelligent to play a pass to Papaleo after beating some defenders and Papaleo made no mistake and July Fourth were back infront, Then out of knowhere seen Chuck Norris finish this game off with a long 40 yard kick that beat the Mars GK off his line, This fantastic goal saw Norris turn up the heat for the rest of the game by running into space and create a chance for Zidane but Zidane mis-kicked it and it was cleared.

Goals: Michu (6) von Bergen (32) Papaleo (51) Norris (79) MOTM: Norris

Nice start July!

[PricopGeorgeCătălin]

First league game has been played.
We won at home woth 4 - 0.
Pepp gave a nice assist in the 16th to Jönsson and 71th minute to Kiss and scored one in minute 34. Dos Santos scored in the 47th minute and has been awarded MOM.
In minute 86 an unfortunate injury for our opponent happend. FCP wishes him a fast recovery.

Congratulations FCP! You did it like Barca ))