Cold weather + A rubbish warm = Injury
In recent weeks many players have been going off injured during matches. Please remember to warm up well and use some of these wonderful stretchers from Club360.
As the results came in on Saturday evening I was fairly certain who I was going to award this weeks Robert Walters TOTW to. Hibs had defeated 2nd placed Kanto Celts 2-0 and were now only 2 points away from the league leaders Pumas FC.
Fast forward 24 hours and my head had been turned. I received referee Aaron's email and it read Pumas 3 FC International 1.
The victory has put Pumas FC 3 points clear of Celts and 5 clear of Hibs and FCI. 9 Cup Finals for the Pumas to play.
Last Sunday's game was a crucial turning point for the BFC Vagabonds. Losing last week's game but still gaining the points because of an unregistered player, there was mixed emotions for this 3rd division team.
This win puts them third in the division. With a possible promotion to the 2nd division one placement away, the Vags are pumped up and ready to work through any obstacle, whether this is the opposition or the environment.
Shane FC and Jetro FC were both desperate for 3 points as they faced each other on Sunday night. A victory would put Jetro 2nd in the table, however a Shane victory would lift them off the bottom of the league and out the relegation zone. So all to play for.
Shane FC were on it from the first whistle.
The last game of 2018 for both Kanto Celts defeat Lions FC 4-0 in the TML's top division.
4 weeks later and both teams were playing each other again in the FJ Cup. Lions new manager Omer had recruited some new players and they were very much the difference.
Two of the 4 mew recruits scored. Seiji Muto scored an impressive hat trick and Yokota scored a goal too. Lions regular Kenji Isoda scored a brace and Shiotsuki completed the scoring.
Rarely has a year brought so much uncertainty. Brexit, a change of TML leadership and who knows what the new era will be called or be like in Japan? So many questions, yet so few answers. We can only go on what we know, so what do we know so far?
We know that Tenshin Nasukawa is not as good at boxing as Floyd Mayweather and also that BFC Tokyo and King George have won some silverware.
Saturday saw the first Footy Japan 7s tournament kick off at YC&AC. 10 teams played in 2 groups all battling to progress and avoid the wooden spoon of a 5th placed finish.
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
Clash FC
Panthers FC
BEFC
Hibernian FC
FC Sagarmatha
Eastern Capital FC
Brunello FC
Zion FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
FC International
Guapo FC
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Fussa FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
Jetro FC
Teranga FC
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
BFC Tokyo
King George FC
BEFC Lions
Lions FC
