Season 78 - Are you ready?

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Day 8 - Palace teams Cup report.

Palace Casuals played this morning and were at home to a Level 31 team with similar Quality. Opposition manager didn't turn up, Casuals Management was there, and a friend supported, then one of the prospective opponents for next round turned up, presumably he supported me as he would rather meet a Level 30 team than the opponent - what he thought after the match is another thing... Both teams took a while to settle in, but in the 35th minute, Angelo Musto took aim from out left and the 'keeper parried the shot back out, where Christos Topouzis ran in and buried the loose ball for the opener. Mid-way through the second half, and two goals in a minute settled the match in Casuals' favour, Massimiliano Gerini and Musto netting. Musto added another with 16 minutes to go, but by then Casuals were cruising home, one foot in the next round.



A lunchtime kick-off for Palace Terriers, at home against a Level 13 team (+2), who were 0.5Q down compared with the hosts. The visitors were playing high with offside trap, so Terriers early on made little headway, but a change to mixed passing enabled a few long-balls to be played, and Nikolay Radev took advantage of two of them, scoring with the first and forcing a corner with the second, which he headed in once Samir Gross had put the ball in the right place in the box. A slender advantage for the 2nd Leg, but Terriers on this form are looking good for progression.