The rebrand in the summer was controversial. The Geckoes turned into SUNS FC. Geckoes had a rich history in the FJ Cup & Plate. A decade ago they won the Cup and 5 years ago they won the Plate. The Plate final will always be remembered for the 16/15 penalty shootout scoreline.
A TML first, joint FJ TOTW winners. Division 2 has been under represented so far this season when it comes to this award so this will go someway to even it up.
After 4 straight loses, not many gave Kanto Celts a chance of taking anything from Saturday nights match verses table toppers Tokyo Hibernian. The match between the two earlier in the season produced a dull 0-0 and once again Kanto Celts held firm and did not concede. The difference in this match was that Celts took their chances. 3 in total.
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 TOTW crown for match day 27.
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.
Clash FC
Panthers FC
BEFC
Hibernian FC
FC Sagarmatha
Eastern Capital FC
Brunello FC
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
FC International
Guapo FC
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Fussa FC
Zion FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
Jetro FC
Teranga FC
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
BFC Tokyo
King George FC
BEFC Lions
Lions FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
