This season has provided us with many suprises. A change in TML managers, TML's first international 2 day sevens tournament (samurai sevens), an unprecedented amount of teams asking me for reschedules and cancels, Sid Lloyd scoring a goal... the list goes on. This weekend provided us with another suprise, division 3 team Nepal United have made it to the FJ Plate Final after winning their semi finals against Guts SC.
There was no dispute over who the Robert Walters team of the week back at the Footy Japan Head Quarters. British Embassy FC rightfully earned their team of the week with a hard earned victory over Fussa. The odds were in the favor of Fussa even before kick off. British Embassy had a 10 man squad as opposed to the army (pun intended) that Fussa FC brought, a 14 man squad. BEFC scored an early goal from a penalty kick, an ideal start for a team with a missing player. However Fussa equalized immediately putting Fussa back in a favorable position.
This weeks Robert Walters Team of the Week goes to BFC Tokyo. With exactly 11 players for their match, they managed to scrape a win past Zion FC who had 14 players. The hard working defense of BFC shut down Zion for any attacking ideas. With Zion looking lost, Kohei "el pichichi" Haneda scored a hat trick. With those 3 goals, Kohei Haneda is currently the top scorer for Division 1. This season Kohei has scored almost half his team goals, single handily dragging his team to the upper half of the table.
Pumas devoured Musketeers this Sunday in a lopsided match.
Pouncing right from the start, Pumas scored 3 goals within the first 7 minutes. Their relentless hunger for the trophy had them scoring 9 goals by the final whistle. The Goal scorers were Yosuke Hamano (4 goals), Daisuke Okuyama, Joel Guasch, Ryosuke Urai, Uri Font and Charlie McDaniel.
Pumas Goal Keeper Kyota saved a penalty to keep a clean sheet for the Pumas.
It's all building up to their much anticipated game this Sunday against TML season 15 winners Hibernian FC!
The saying goes 'Can teams do it on a Cold and wet Wednesday night in Stoke', The TML has a few equivalents, 'Can they do it on a cold and and wet Saturday night in Fukuda Denshi or a cold and wet Sunday morning in Shin Koiwa.'
Well Eastern Capital FC can do it on a cold and wet Sunday morning in Shin Koiwa and Nepal Utd cannot.
Before KO Nepal Utd were 5 points clear at the top with Eastern Capital in 3rd place and 7 points behind the leaders.
Panthers FC
BEFC
Hibernian FC
FC Sagarmatha
Eastern Capital FC
Brunello FC
Pumas FC
YeBoiz FC
Clash FC
FC International
Guapo FC
SUNS FC
Sala FC
Fussa FC
Zion FC
YC&AC
Dutch FC
FC Nomade
BFC Tokyo
King George FC
BEFC Lions
Lions FC
Saitama JETS FC
Kilimanjaro FC
Jetro FC
Teranga FC
Albion Old Boys FC
Shane FC
