Season 126 - Are you ready?

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Both teams safely through the potential minefield that is the Preliminary Round of the Cup, neither side conceding a goal in doing so.

Desert Rats FC had the more difficult task, negotiating their way through two matches against a long-term friend. Striker Fergal Ferguson scored once in each match, the other goals coming from left winger Roberto Alatorre in the 1st Leg match and new right-winger Gustavo Castillo in the 2nd Leg.



Nouvion Ville FC were facing an abandoned team, with a squad full of 32-34yo geriatrics. A 9-0 aggregate score was due recompense for their efforts, the star player over the two Legs was striker Ever Merlo, with an impressive five-goal haul. First order of business for Nouvion was 'keeper Tom Martin keeping out a 19th minute Penalty by the opposition, then right-winger and Player of the Season for last season Maicol Guilherme with the first goal for Nouvion this term. Merlo scored his first goal, and left winger Santiago Valdez and midfielder Aaron Evans completed the scorers for the 1st Leg. Guilherme scored the first goal in the 2nd Leg, then Merlo took over and scored the rest. Utility Attacking midfielder Marcos Aguilar became the first injury victim of the new season.