Sunday 18th May - MLF Round 10
HMV Park, Essex, England
A weakened London United side beat the Dublin Druids 2-0 with goals from Ian Guthrie and Adam Stockwell.
Bobby Hutchinson played Steven Knott in goal, Ian Parker at right-back, Dean Whitley and Sammy Stockwell at centre-half, Gerald Turpijn at left-back, Jean Croussant, Adam Stockwell, Guthrie and debutant Dan Greenwood - who United signed from MLF2's Wolverines - in midfield and Lionel Nunez and newcomer Joe Phillips - from the Wigan Comets - in attack.
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Sunday, 18 May 2008
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Glasgow FC 3-2 Eagles
Sunday 11th May - MLF Round 9: The Battle of Scotland
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow FC won 3-2 in a hotly contested all-Scottish clash with Edinburgh Eagles.
The GFC goals came from Scott MacRae, Steven Weir and Riko.
The Eagles goals were courtesy of Kevin Tennant and Clint van den Bergh.
GFC were dealt a blow when skipper John Jeffries was concussed after a collision with 'keeper Mike McGuire in the dying seconds.
A brawl then started after John Bengtsson allegedly spat at Eagles captain Craig Borchers.
Bengtsson, MacRae and Van den Bergh were shown yellow cards in for their parts in the scuffle - MacRae and Van den Bergh were seen kicking each other but amazingly the Welsh referee - Martyn Watson - did not send them off.
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow FC won 3-2 in a hotly contested all-Scottish clash with Edinburgh Eagles.
The GFC goals came from Scott MacRae, Steven Weir and Riko.
The Eagles goals were courtesy of Kevin Tennant and Clint van den Bergh.
GFC were dealt a blow when skipper John Jeffries was concussed after a collision with 'keeper Mike McGuire in the dying seconds.
A brawl then started after John Bengtsson allegedly spat at Eagles captain Craig Borchers.
Bengtsson, MacRae and Van den Bergh were shown yellow cards in for their parts in the scuffle - MacRae and Van den Bergh were seen kicking each other but amazingly the Welsh referee - Martyn Watson - did not send them off.
Sunday, 27 April 2008
FC London 2-1 London United
Sunday 27th April - MLF Round 6: The London Derby
T-Mobile Stadium, London
James Douglas's late penalty ended London United's unbeaten start as they lost to their old nemesis FC London 2-1.
Douglas put FCL 1-0 up with a precise header after Umit Kubilay's sweet cross.
But Edward Redwood capitalized on a defensive error from Paulo Silva to equalize.
But John Macdonald handballed in the box after another cross from Umit, and Douglas buried home from the spot to take all three points for the Superhoops.
Juan Trujillo and Paulo Silva looked colossal in the centre of the red-and-white defence but their counterparts in the black John Macdonald and Mark Strickland on the other hand were in for a torrid afternoon.
The exceptional pace of Bob Harry exposed Macdonald and Strickland for the first time this season after the duo had a exceptional start to the season but Simon Herding saved comfortably, after returning from a back problem.
However Silva had one horror error when he passed it straight to Redwood who tucked past Christian Watson after Juan Trujillo crept behind him but virtually had no chance of stopping him legally.
Redwood had an unusual celebration. Instead of his usual 'Rifle' celebration he just used his body language to say get off me, Redsy appearing to struggle with a groin or a hip injury.
And it was clear that he was struggling, because five minutes later, the red-headed assassin limped off for Lionel Nunez.
And FC London could have scored more had not it been for two top goal-line clearances from Ashton Reid and Rodrigo Santos.
Karlo Krzystofski knocked the ball past Herding but Reid was on the line and a frustration from Trujillo as he wrestled with Strickland and Macdonald which looked more like World Class Wrestling than Major League Football.
And Brazilian forward Santos was there to clear ball from Brad Hatfield's hit, resulting in a hug with him and Reid.
Minutes into stoppage time, handbags erupted between both teams, as you would expect in London derbies like these, but referee Martin O'Brien handled the situation well and when the final whistle blew, both sets of players shook hands with each other in very nice scenes.
T-Mobile Stadium, London
James Douglas's late penalty ended London United's unbeaten start as they lost to their old nemesis FC London 2-1.
Douglas put FCL 1-0 up with a precise header after Umit Kubilay's sweet cross.
But Edward Redwood capitalized on a defensive error from Paulo Silva to equalize.
But John Macdonald handballed in the box after another cross from Umit, and Douglas buried home from the spot to take all three points for the Superhoops.
Juan Trujillo and Paulo Silva looked colossal in the centre of the red-and-white defence but their counterparts in the black John Macdonald and Mark Strickland on the other hand were in for a torrid afternoon.
The exceptional pace of Bob Harry exposed Macdonald and Strickland for the first time this season after the duo had a exceptional start to the season but Simon Herding saved comfortably, after returning from a back problem.
However Silva had one horror error when he passed it straight to Redwood who tucked past Christian Watson after Juan Trujillo crept behind him but virtually had no chance of stopping him legally.
Redwood had an unusual celebration. Instead of his usual 'Rifle' celebration he just used his body language to say get off me, Redsy appearing to struggle with a groin or a hip injury.
And it was clear that he was struggling, because five minutes later, the red-headed assassin limped off for Lionel Nunez.
And FC London could have scored more had not it been for two top goal-line clearances from Ashton Reid and Rodrigo Santos.
Karlo Krzystofski knocked the ball past Herding but Reid was on the line and a frustration from Trujillo as he wrestled with Strickland and Macdonald which looked more like World Class Wrestling than Major League Football.
And Brazilian forward Santos was there to clear ball from Brad Hatfield's hit, resulting in a hug with him and Reid.
Minutes into stoppage time, handbags erupted between both teams, as you would expect in London derbies like these, but referee Martin O'Brien handled the situation well and when the final whistle blew, both sets of players shook hands with each other in very nice scenes.
FC London: Watson; Umit Kubilay, Paulo Silva, Trujillo, Lupatelli; Rhodes, Hatfield (Capper 83), Douglas, Steiner; Krzystofski, Harry (Wisniewski 88).
Subs Not Used: Edmundsson, Andersson, Blake.
Booked: Douglas, Trujillo.
Goals: Douglas 33, 87 pk.
London United: Herding; Mitchell, Strickland, Macdonald, Reid; Cristiano Costa (Parker 81), Warhurst, CraiCo (Adam Stockwell 89); Redwood (Nunez 72), Boyle, Rodrigo Santos.
Subs Not Used: Knott, Croussant.
Booked: Macdonald, Strickland, Reid.
Goals: Redwood 66.
Att: 31,563
Ref: Martin O'Brien (Hampshire).
Panasonic Man of the Match: FC London midfielder James Douglas.
Sunday, 20 April 2008
London United 4-0 Monsters
Sunday 20th April - MLF Round 5
HMV Park, Essex
London United romped once again to beat the Monsters 4-0.
Ian Parker, playing his first game against his old club, put United in front, but instead shrugged like saying 'I can't believe it'.
Craig 'CraiCo' Cohen, ever the magician, did his stepovers and he beat Mike Matsson and Darren Watkinson in a foot race, nutmegged Matthew Flansky, torturized Shane Campbell and then crossed for Rodrigo Santos who made it 2-0.
And the Geordie CraiCo was also the catalyst of the third goal setting up Argentinian wizkid Lionel Nunez and the 20-year-old chested it down before half-volleying past Serb keeper Igor Kuljman.
And the score was completed by the on-fire Edward Redwood, with a crisp 15-yard finish.
United looked solid at the back as usual with Mark Strickland the inspirational leader and rookie Johnny Macdonald once again doing the business in the centre.
Left-back Ashton Reid tortured the Monsters defence with his dangerous crosses, long throw-ins and corners, while right-back Gary Mitchell attempted countless long-range shots, most of them dangerous.
And Bobby Hutchinson's team have already struck an amazing 25 goals in five MLF games with the season not even a month old, the only team who come close (and they don't even come close) are the Manchester Magic with eight.
HMV Park, Essex
London United romped once again to beat the Monsters 4-0.
Ian Parker, playing his first game against his old club, put United in front, but instead shrugged like saying 'I can't believe it'.
Craig 'CraiCo' Cohen, ever the magician, did his stepovers and he beat Mike Matsson and Darren Watkinson in a foot race, nutmegged Matthew Flansky, torturized Shane Campbell and then crossed for Rodrigo Santos who made it 2-0.
And the Geordie CraiCo was also the catalyst of the third goal setting up Argentinian wizkid Lionel Nunez and the 20-year-old chested it down before half-volleying past Serb keeper Igor Kuljman.
And the score was completed by the on-fire Edward Redwood, with a crisp 15-yard finish.
United looked solid at the back as usual with Mark Strickland the inspirational leader and rookie Johnny Macdonald once again doing the business in the centre.
Left-back Ashton Reid tortured the Monsters defence with his dangerous crosses, long throw-ins and corners, while right-back Gary Mitchell attempted countless long-range shots, most of them dangerous.
And Bobby Hutchinson's team have already struck an amazing 25 goals in five MLF games with the season not even a month old, the only team who come close (and they don't even come close) are the Manchester Magic with eight.
Magic 3-0 FC London
Sunday 20th April - MLF Round 5
Old Trafford, Manchester
FC London fell to their first defeat of the season as the Manchester Magic beat them with ease in the first MLF match staged at Old Trafford this season.
50,000 fans turned up for the Sunday afternoon game, however most of the crowd were decked out in red and white rather than gold and green.
But Juan Antonio García's Red and White Army didn't seem to help the Superhoops as FCL's Spanish manager García saw the Magic thrive.
Andrew 'Cezza' Corne scored the opener, but did not celebrate. Instead, the former FCL wing-back had his head down after scoring against his beloved old club.
A bleach blond Kevin Simms - another ex-Hoops player - scored the 2-0 and ran down the pitch to his knees, feeling he wasn't wanted at FCL despite winning Rookie of the Year with them in 2004.
And Rob Walton finished off FC London with a 'daisy-cutter' on the edge of the area.
FC London did create some chances with Craig Wisniewski and Bob Harry but they screwed up badly.
Old Trafford, Manchester
FC London fell to their first defeat of the season as the Manchester Magic beat them with ease in the first MLF match staged at Old Trafford this season.
50,000 fans turned up for the Sunday afternoon game, however most of the crowd were decked out in red and white rather than gold and green.
But Juan Antonio García's Red and White Army didn't seem to help the Superhoops as FCL's Spanish manager García saw the Magic thrive.
Andrew 'Cezza' Corne scored the opener, but did not celebrate. Instead, the former FCL wing-back had his head down after scoring against his beloved old club.
A bleach blond Kevin Simms - another ex-Hoops player - scored the 2-0 and ran down the pitch to his knees, feeling he wasn't wanted at FCL despite winning Rookie of the Year with them in 2004.
And Rob Walton finished off FC London with a 'daisy-cutter' on the edge of the area.
FC London did create some chances with Craig Wisniewski and Bob Harry but they screwed up badly.
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Ajax London 3-3 Magic
Sunday 13th April - MLF Round 4
HMV Park, Essex
Ajax London and Manchester Magic drew 3-3 in one of the all-time Super Sunday classics.
Ajax went up 3-0 in only 20 minutes with respective goals from Peter Elkins, James Bruce and Juan Pablo Gonzalez.
But the Magic started an incredible comeback 10 minutes from time. Zvonimir Markovic started the comeback. Robbie Walton gave the Magic hope. And then in stoppage time, Kevin Simms, sporting purple hair dye, scored the equalizer and the Magic players - including the 'keeper Edward Wilson - mobbed him after the Magic completed one of the greatest comebacks in MLF history.
HMV Park, Essex
Ajax London and Manchester Magic drew 3-3 in one of the all-time Super Sunday classics.
Ajax went up 3-0 in only 20 minutes with respective goals from Peter Elkins, James Bruce and Juan Pablo Gonzalez.
But the Magic started an incredible comeback 10 minutes from time. Zvonimir Markovic started the comeback. Robbie Walton gave the Magic hope. And then in stoppage time, Kevin Simms, sporting purple hair dye, scored the equalizer and the Magic players - including the 'keeper Edward Wilson - mobbed him after the Magic completed one of the greatest comebacks in MLF history.
Sunday, 6 April 2008
London United 6-0 Fire
Sunday 6th April - MLF Round 3
HMV Park, Essex
London United ran riot over Nottingham Fire today with a resounding 6-0 win on Super Sunday.
The scorers were CraiCo, Kevin Warhurst, Neil Boyle, Ian Parker, Lionel Nunez and Rodrigo Santos with latter three strikes assisted by Edward Redwood.
The Fire's best opportunity came from Sébastien Lacroix who shoot straight at Michael da Silva, covering for the injured Simon Herding.
HMV Park, Essex
London United ran riot over Nottingham Fire today with a resounding 6-0 win on Super Sunday.
The scorers were CraiCo, Kevin Warhurst, Neil Boyle, Ian Parker, Lionel Nunez and Rodrigo Santos with latter three strikes assisted by Edward Redwood.
The Fire's best opportunity came from Sébastien Lacroix who shoot straight at Michael da Silva, covering for the injured Simon Herding.
Sunday, 30 March 2008
London United 5-0 Glasgow FC
Sunday 30th March - MLF First Kick
HMV Park, Essex
A rampant London United showed everyone why they play some of the best football in Britain with a thumping 5-0 victory over Glasgow FC at HMV Park.
The first four goals they scored was not without quality.
Ian Parker played a one-two with CraiCo and then crossed the ball for Rodrigo Santos, who hit a spectacular diving header home for the 1-0.
It was the first MLF goal for the Brazilian, who also made his league debut.
The second goal was just brilliant. Ian Parker delivered a brilliant corner, and CraiCo just backheeled it in with his left foot and the make the score 2-0.
The third goal was good as well. Kevin Warhurst played a great through-ball, and Edward Redwood broke the offside trap and rounded the keeper to score another brilliant goal and make it 3-0.
And Redwood was on the scoresheet again after a quality backheel from Cristiano Costa.
At 4-0, and the game virtually over, an Ashton Reid corner found the head of John Macdonald, and the rookie centre-back scored the 5-0.
HMV Park, Essex
A rampant London United showed everyone why they play some of the best football in Britain with a thumping 5-0 victory over Glasgow FC at HMV Park.
The first four goals they scored was not without quality.
Ian Parker played a one-two with CraiCo and then crossed the ball for Rodrigo Santos, who hit a spectacular diving header home for the 1-0.
It was the first MLF goal for the Brazilian, who also made his league debut.
The second goal was just brilliant. Ian Parker delivered a brilliant corner, and CraiCo just backheeled it in with his left foot and the make the score 2-0.
The third goal was good as well. Kevin Warhurst played a great through-ball, and Edward Redwood broke the offside trap and rounded the keeper to score another brilliant goal and make it 3-0.
And Redwood was on the scoresheet again after a quality backheel from Cristiano Costa.
At 4-0, and the game virtually over, an Ashton Reid corner found the head of John Macdonald, and the rookie centre-back scored the 5-0.
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