Desert Rats Cup 1st Round report.

Just before the 1st Leg match last night, the Management came across this tri-position defender with SA in the Transfer Market, and successfully fought off two other bidders for his services.

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Desert Rats' opponents in the 1st Round of the Cup were known to them, as they had finished 6th in the League last season. Despite a large Quality difference in the Rats' favour, the Management put out a full first XI and they ran the show quite successfully. Patrick Tillmanns added to his 9 hat-tricks last season with his first of this season, Shaun Ruel and Kostadin Marinov both bagged braces and defenders Filip Andersson - scorer of the first goal for Desert Rats in the new season - and Blagovest Metodiev added the singles in a 9-0 home win that made the return leg a formality.

The Management eased off for the 2nd Leg, putting out a largely second XI side for a match which was effectively a dead rubber. All the important action came in the second-half, Emanuele Imbimbo scoring twice and striker Carlos Araneda adding a third goal immediately after the decision had been made to substitute him. Desert Rats win 3-0 and qualify for the Round of 32 12-0 on aggregate.

Thanks to madflo, bunzo, Niko, Gabez and others for their support over the two matches.