Matchday Three - 5-3 Loss VS F-50s

TTFE failed to turn over 5-man F-50s in a frustrating game on Gol Pitch no.4.



Match report to appear soon.... (hopefully if I can bring myself to write about it!)



Goals: Collins 1, Phillips 1, Pugh1.

Goals Tally: Pugh 3, Thomas 2, Collins 2, Phillips 1.

Matchday Two - 6-2 Loss VS Real Zarargos

A lacklustre TTFE performance condemned them to another defeat to a resurged Real Zarargos side.

Dale Thomas' Blog sums up the game brilliantly:

Afterwards headed to football for the second game of the season but didn't turn out how we wanted as again we conceded 6 and only scoring 2 with goals coming from myself and Billy. We tried playing without a formation and it didn't work so back to basics I think.

Goals: Thomas 1, Collins 1.

Goals Tally: Pugh 2, Thomas 2, Collins 1.

Matchday One - 6-3 Loss VS EA Allstars

A lazy first half once more cost TTFE dearly as they failed to win on the opening night of the season to new boys EA Allstars.

The kick off was delayed for 10 mins or so as both sides collected themselves, but once things got going TTFE probably wished for a bit more time to wake up. Once again a shaky start has condemned TTFE to an early battering and then amounting to a hard climb to get back into the game. Thomas scored the first goal of the season, but it a mere consolulation in this dull opening twenty minutes. By then four goals had been conceded - all of which could have been prevented with more active marking and greater concentration. Their danger man was the main scorer, with a solid shot to boot. Once he found the space he was assured of a goal. And a good one at that.

Not to sing their praises too much on their Gol debut, but to be 4-1 up on their opening game in the league must be an achievement. The second half was an evenly matched affair, with touches of brilliance and waves of determination from both sides. James Pugh showed what his Thursday training can do with two awesome strikes to up the count to three. Sadly by then, the game was out of reach as the Allstars had upped their own tally to six. In all, not the best start TTFE hoped for.

Goals: Thomas 1, Pugh 2.

Goals Tally: Pugh 2, Thomas 1.

Roundup: Swifts FC could not break their habit in the first game of the Sunday Division as they were punished by new side STD Eindhoven 12 goals to 5. Real Zarargos could not overpower the might of newly inserted team, The Warriors, as they were defeated 5-2. Total Teamwear FC, runners up last season, faced a tough challenge against another new side Old Skool, but romped home eventually 12-8. In the only familar game of the evening, South Glamorgan Saints continued their pleasing progress in the division by defeating F-50s 7-5.

Next Week: TTFE are aiming for some payback for last season's 4-1 defeat to Real Zarargos in a late night clash. F-50s and Old Skool go head to head to get their first points of the season. South Glam Saints face the EA Allstars. The Warriors face Swifts FC, whilst the two big goal scorers of matchday one, Total Teamwear FC and STD Eindhoven, face off prior to our TTFE game.

Matchday Fourteen - 2-2 Draw Vs F-50s

TTFE fought back to grab a point and fifth place in a thrilling end to the season.

It looked to be another lazy game for TTFE, who pride themselves in making an uphill climb before striving to achieve anything. F-50s, a new team in place of Inter Mynachdy, certainly unnerved TTFE with some smooth passing and good movement, often leaving the lads for dead. They came close on a number of occasions but were kept out by temporary goalkeeper Billy Collins.This is not to say he is by any means out of place; he was outstanding once more in (what I feel is) his natural position. Manning the outfield, Thomas, Phillips, Payne, Pugh and Preece.

The first half was very poor for both sides; TTFE failed to get into the game and F-50s failed to convert their possession into realistic chances. However TTFE could do nothing about the first F-50s goal which was placed brilliantly into the corner of the net. It remained 1-0 towards half time despite heavy pressure on the TTFE goal.

It was a shame that the refereeing was not as great in this game as we have previously experienced, as a lot of fouls from both sides were often allowed to go unnoticed. If both sides were more aggressive, this could have decsended into an all brawl, as tempers were quite high. Good thing that football prevailed, as often it fails to do so in the name of egotism and hot-headedness.

Half time soon rolled some heads. The lads began to wake and realise that ths game was indeed thee to be won.By no means is 1-0 a point of no return, in fact it can only serve to make you stronger. Although the lads improved their passing and began to torment the F-50s with grater consistency, the F-50s cleared the way and slot home to make it 2-0. However heads did not drop, as a surge of determination soon gripped the lads. Dale Thomas was unlucky to score from a 'steam train' solo effort; a run which he looked to be invincible. Then the whole side began to grab some real 'collonges'. Shots began to pour in on the opposite end and when Phillips' shot was deflected and then fell to Thomas, you knew that he would not waste his chance to score. At 2-1 crowds formed around Gol Centre's Pitch One and soon TTFE had an audience to please. The game had now flipped right around - TTFE had the ball and the possession, not to mention the ballistic bombardment of balls in at the F-50s goal. Chance after chance came and gone. Thomas was unlucky once more as he hit the post. However it James Pugh with a superb acrobatic effort which broke the hold on the game and put it on level terms once more. The crowd roared. With fatigue setting in, Collins was called upon to make some good saves to keep the game stable. It ended 2-2.

So what does this mean? TTFE finished 5th at the death and scored a total of 14 points. Well done to all. In other news, goal-hunter Gareth Jenkins has won the top goalscorer of the season despite his injury ruling him out of this final game. He scored 8 - hopefully we can have more from him next season! Chris Phillips and Dale Thomas came joint second with 6, whilst James Pugh grabbed 3rd place. But remember lads, its not all about the goals - its points that matter!

Goals: Thomas 1, Pugh 1.

Season Goals Tally: Jenkins 8, Phillips 6, Thomas 6, Pugh 5, Payne 4, Collins 2.