FC International put themselves into title contention with a convincing 5-2 victory over Pumas FC. Pumas FC who were unbeaten this calendar year, started off the brighter team by scoring first on Saturday evening. By the time they had finished celebrating it was 1-1 with FC International scoring straight after kick off. By half time it was 2-2 with FC International once again coming from a goal behind....
It's a shame we don't have a player of the week award as it would go to one man. Division 1 top scorer Koji Oguro netted 7 of the 9 Panthers goals on Saturday evening against Imperio FA. His tally now stands at 20 for the season.
Nikolai and Ma also scored to help them win this weeks FJ TOTW. ...
Aged, orange fools, King George FC, scoffed at their mid-table mediocrity by recording an emphatic win over a resilient Oakwood Clash in Shin Koiwa. After a season filled with sluggish starts and sloppy goals, the Saitama giants finally turned in a convincing performance despite going into the break at 1–1 thanks to a Colin Cameron goal.
Four second-half goals from Yuki Utsumi, Ryosuke Urai (2) and Thomas Bright ensured a 5–2 victory and earned KGFC the coveted FJ...
Going into the weekend I had marked on my schedule that another Cup upset could be on the cards. Sala FC in the previous round had found that Nepal United were a tricky opponent, so Barbarians needed a professional performance if they wanted to progress into the FJ Cup Semi Final.
The first half saw Barbarians break the well organized defence once with a Naoya Unemura goal and they went into the second half knowing they needed to score more. On came Fred Delsaux...
After winning a Manager of the Month Award in the Premier League a team usually ends up having a disastrous month. WIll we start seeing this trend happen after teams win the FJ TOTW? After winning last weeks award British Embassy were finally on the wrong end of a result! Musketeers FC are contenders for Promotion this season and after beating last weeks award winners they have claimed the prize this week. They won 3-2 by applying just enough pressure using their speedy...
22 weeks in and I think this was the toughest decision for me in terms of who should win this weeks FJ TOTW. Notable mentions should go to FC International for beating Swiss 4-1, Sala scoring 8 and Albion old Boys who scored 5 against FC Sagarmatha. However we have one team who has completed the perfect 10. 10 matches played and 10 victories. British Embassy have been defeating teams week in week out.
The points were won with their deadly forward line scoring all...
In the coming weeks we plan to interview current TML players, referees and the occasional TML legend about their experiences of playing football in Japan.
It would be great if you put yourself forward or a team mate to answer a few questions. Also if you want any particular questions asked then let me know.
Hibernian FC
FC Sagarmatha
Eastern Capital FC
Brunello FC
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
Clash FC
Panthers FC
BEFC
FC International
Guapo FC
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Fussa FC
Zion FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
King George FC
BEFC Lions
Lions FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
Jetro FC
Teranga FC
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
BFC Tokyo
