Lots of action today and I won't be able to do a full writeup on every game (or this post would become a novel.) So tonight, we gets the highlights.
The Shield of the Cow scores in the 1st minute! off of a corner kick and then holds on for a very gritty 2-1 win against Swampdragons to take early command of the Group A Standings. VB Hibernian also gets its first win of the tournament, taking a 3-1 home win over F.C. Baltimore Blue, who finds themselves in a bit of trouble and better right the ship in the next game or two.
In Group B, La Daga Club de Fútbol wins its second away game by a 4-2 score, this time over butterfiles united, who had actually tied the game 2-2 before Bartoli de Montoya's rocket shot gave La Daga all three points. the crutchanators of soccer rebounded from their opening loss to score a 4-1 victory against Kobelco United Football Club. Kobelco scored first but then it was all crutchanators from that point forward. The race here seems to be for 2nd place, as La Daga is 6 points clear in the early going.
Six different players scored, including the 97 year old Arley Movsisyan, in Swamp City Dragons' 6-2 rout over golf_yeah at home in Group C play. Also, Shoals Soccer Club continues to impress by sweeping the home and away from Aurea Cruce Aquilonis, this time with a 4-2 road victory. We'll see just how strong Shoals is this tournament when they face off against the Dragons juggernaut.
In Group D, Merchiston FC picks up 4 points in its two games today by virtue of a 5-2 home win against Club de Fútbol Deportivo Cotopaxi and a tough 1-1 tie at home against Real TK. Thomas-VanLuijk De Meyer scored in each contest and Merchiston drew 60,000 in its match against Cotopaxi. Not bad for an exhibition.
In the lone Group F game, Lowestoft FC proves that their opening win was no fluke as they grab another three points, this time in a 3-2 win against FC Kingston, dramatically scoring the winning goal in extra time. Kingston has lost both games on the road by an identical 3-2 score but, fortunately, they are only -2 in differential and have 4 road tallies, which is about as good as a team sitting at 0-2 can get.
Tomorrow has 10 more games but I'll be updating throughout the day rather than all at once.
10/26/2022 9:25 PM (edited)