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.

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.

Real Birmingham 0-0 Glasgow FC

Saturday 19th April - MLF Round 5
St Andrews, Birmingham

Real Birmingham and Glasgow FC played out to a drab nil-nil draw.

Strikers 0-1 Dragons

Saturday 19th April - MLF Round 5
Hillsborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Christian Jones' last-gasp stunner gave the Dragons three points in Sheffield.

Jones hit a belter from 30 yards out to give the Welsh side a precious win.

Geordies 1-0 Knights

Saturday 19th April - MLF Round 5
Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, Tyneside

Steve Tweedy's strike won the game for the Geordies.

Ruckus 2-0 Eagles

Saturday 19th April - MLF Round 5
Kassam Stadium, Oxford

A César Wurns-Herrera brace gave the Reading Ruckus a 2-0 win over the Edinburgh Eagles.

Mighty Mice 2-0 Lightning

Saturday 19th April - MLF Round 5
Triple M Stadium, Kirkby, Merseyside

Goals from Kevin Dunne and Erik Redwood gave the Merseyside Mighty Mice a two-nil victory over the Leeds Lightning.

Druids 1-1 Ajax London

Saturday 19th April - MLF Round 5
Croke Park, Dublin

Peter Elkins cancelled out Stevie Berry's opener as Ajax London held out for a draw in Dublin with the Druids.

Pirates 1-0 Fire

Friday 18th April - MLF Round 5
Pirates Park, Bristol

Andrew Powell's fine finish won the game for the Bristol Pirates against the Nottingham Fire.