Palace teams report, Saturday...

Desert Rats FC have ended their participation in the Champions League for this season after a 0-3 home defeat in their Quarter-Final 2nd Leg match, going out 1-5 on aggregate.

Palace Casuals continue their erratic form this season, their away game against a strong mid-table team being dominated by 3* right-winger Johan Shaqiri, who earned his third MoM in four matches by single-handedly putting the visitors two goals to the good by the 51st minute. The home side pulled one back with 19 minutes to go, but the Casuals held on for the 2-1 win despite losing central midfielder Mario Dinamarca to the Order of the Early Bath after two yellow card offences.

Palace Terriers had a nearly full-strength side available after the return of a couple of suspended players and the full recovery of an injured one. Their away match against a weak mid-table side followed the script perfectly, central midfielder Eko Sinegal putting the visitors in front after 10 minutes. Left-winger Zdenek Krajca then scored a pair of pile drivers and right-winger Julien van der Plas completed the scoring for a 4-0 win.

Back to the League, and Desert Rats were away at the League leaders, a mere 5.8Q better. This match too, went to script, a goal in each half condemning the Rats to a 0-2 defeat. Not in the order of things, however, was a five-day injury to defensive midfielder Mohd S Abdul Karim and a booking for central midfielder Markus Hammes, which means he misses the next League game through suspension. Left-back Piotr Wojtczak made his 50th appearance in an orange-and-white shirt.