Season 80 - Are you ready!

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Day 27 - Palace teams report.

Palace Terriers played away to 7th in the League and despite going 2-0 up in the first quarter-hour, managed to lose the match 2-3. Ronaldo Pigatto Baratto and Esneider Gil were the scorers.



Both the Palace teams had their Association matches scheduled for much the same time. Palace Casuals kicked off first, playing away at a slightly better Quality team, and lost by the odd goal in three. DMC Cristian Urtazun scored the Casuals goal in the 90th minute. A minute later, Terriers started, at home to an evenly-matched team, but failed to greatly trouble the home defence. Ronaldo Pigatto Baratto netted a consolation goal in a 1-3 defeat a minute from time.

In the return matches four hours later, Palace Casuals shaded a tight match 3-2. Eirik Riis scored a first half brace to send the Casuals into the break 2-1 up. Jack Auger netted in the 80th minute to seemingly make the match safe, but the visitors piled on the pressure to the end, and pulled a goal back, leading to a final nail-biting two minutes for Casuals to endure before the final whistle. Terriers kicked off six minutes later, and with a loan midfielder in the middle of a changed formation, took the game to the opposition and prevailed 2-1. The home side scored early in the first half, but a stiff half-time team talk paid dividends when Ahmed Moawad and Esneider Gil netted to give the Terriers three points.

Terriers narrowly won their Association Semi-Final 19 points to 16, but Casuals were on the wrong end of a 6-30 score against a 6* Association.

Palace Casuals saved their best to last when entertaining 2nd place in the League late in the evening. Yielding 3.0Quality points (12%) and using a Narrow Diamond counter-formation, the Management decided to throw everything into a do-or-die attacking performance. Nikolay Levterov celebrated his 100th official appearance for the Casuals one match late with a goal in the 24th minute, and Jack Auger and Angelo Musto took one for the team in their defensive efforts. Casuals won 1-0 with goalkeeper David Zwillus MoM. With the Leaders dropping points against 6th place, Casuals move up level with them, with a match away at the same side tomorrow. Things are looking very tight at the top...