CPU Challenge (16.3.11)

Wednesday night saw the last fed event of the season, and what better way to bring the curtain down than with a CPU Challenge. All opponents had the characteristic of having a strong midfield. Here's how it went:

Level 5 - Burbridge United
Out - Billy Bleasdale, Drew Warburton, Steven Scott, Kris Drummond

Level 6 - Christminster City
Out - Alan Todd, Andrew  Slack, Georgian Burungiu, jack simpson, Ricky Tomlinson, Ananth Srinivasan, Erin Dunn, Charlie Matthews, Dan Blundell, Manuel Schilling

Level 7 - Towton United
Out - Richard Anderson

Level 8 - Porshing Pond FC
Out - Jac Wileman

Level 9 - Casement Celtic
Out - Ben Roberts

Level 10 - Galltown
Out - None

Level 11 - Rathfarnham Rovers
Out - Nick  van Damme, Michael Lowes

Fed points awarded for the event:

1st - Michael Lowes (EFA) = 30 FP
=1st - Nick  van Damme (DFA) = 30 FP
3rd - Ben Roberts (DFA) = 15 FP

Champions Tuesday (15.3.11)

As has become tradition over the past couple of seasons, Tuesday night's fed event was the Champions Tuesday Quick Play. The second to last event of the season, time was really running out to make an impression on the final fed table, and with the CFA more than 70 points ahead, the DFA had no choice but to go all out if they want the prize of an extra £1m next season.

The Semi Finals saw not one CFA'er, giving the DFA a golden chance to narrow the gap with Oldland Rangers and Thoule United there to represent. They were joined by EFA's Jazz FC and surprisingly - and refreshingly - an RFA'er in the shape of Glasgows Green n White. The level 2 side gave Thoule United a good game, eventually losing 4-2 in extra time, despite going 2-0 up. Joining Thoule United in the Final was Jazz FC, cruelly beating Oldland Rangers with a Grégory Diagouraga 92nd minute goal.

It was yet another ridiculously close Final, with the scores level at 1-1 after 90 minutes, then also level at 120 minutes 2-2. The proceeding shootout saw 10 different players from each side step up to the spot, with the final score ending 5-4 in favour of the EFA's Jazz FC.

Fed Points awarded:
Winners = 30 FP - Jazz FC (EFA)
Runners-up = 25 FP - Thoule United (DFA)
Semi Finalists = 15 FP - Oldland Rangers (DFA)
                                   - Glasgows Green n White (RFA)
Tournament top goalscorer = 10 FP - Alexandr Kerzhakov - Thoule United 12 goals (DFA)
100% AI = minus 10 FP - Bosnian Brawlers (DFA)
                                      - Kaizanti Eagles Fc (EFA)
                                      - Jazz FC:team#501531> (EFA)
                                      - Oldland Rangers (DFA)
                                      - FC_Shazaamo (RFA)

Easy Like A Sunday Morning (13.3.11)

17 members took part in this weeks Easy Like A Sunday Morning quick play, with every point so valuable with the season's end just around the corner. It appears to be a two horse race between last season's winners the CFA, and the DFA with just 11 points separating the two before this event. And with the CFA once again dominating with the amount of entrants - 12 compared to DFA's 2 - they were always the favorites to pick up the majority of the points.

Unlike the Legends Cup where the DFA still managed to do the business, here it was all about the CFA, taking up 3 of the 4 Semi Final spaces including an all CFA Final in which only a penalty shootout could separate winners PuRe MaDnEsS v3 from runners up Huddersfield Town.

Here are the Fed Points awarded for the event:

Winners = 30 FP - PuRe MaDnEsS v3 (CFA)
Runners-up = 25 FP - Huddersfield Town (CFA)
Semi Finalists = 15 FP - ddBdYnamoeS (CFA)
                                   - Kaizanti Eagles Fc (EFA)
Top goalscoring team = 10 FP - Ivica Olic 6 - PuRe MaDnEsS v3 (CFA)
Most clean sheets = 10 FP - Fiftyfifty (CFA)
                                          - Marshall's Mavericks (DFA)
                                          - AC Seven (CFA)
                                          - Huddersfield Town (CFA)
                                          - super simo fc mk3 (CFA) all with 1

The Weakest Link (12.3.11)

Everyone knows how the Weakest Link game show works. This competition version works much in the same way. A multi stage competition where the worst teams in each stage are eliminated.

Here's how the points went for Saturday night's event:

Winners = 30 FP - Bosnian Brawlers (DFA)
Runners-up = 25 FP - <Huddersfield Town (CFA)
Semi Final = 10 FP -Thoule United (DFA)
                              - AC Rangers (CFA)
Top scoring team = 15 FP - Thoule United (DFA)
Most clean sheets = 15  FP - Bosnian Brawlers 3 (DFA)
Best discipline = 10 FP - super simo fc mk3 1 yellow 0 reds (CFA)
Taking part (without 100% AI) = 1 FP  CFA=7 DFA=4 EFA=1 RFA=2
100% AI = minus 10 FP - Bosnian Brawlers (DFA)
                                       - Huddersfield Town (CFA)

Legends Cup (Week Two)

The second of the Legends Cups ended in midweek, the Peter Schmeichel named competition. Points in this competition are earned for performance and performance only. Nothing given away here for being top goal scorer or for keeping the most clean sheets.

The DFA have slipped behind in the Fed table over the past week, as the CFA overtook them and gained a 61 point lead. They really needed a good showing here, but with just 12 entrants compared to the CFA's 26, they started off with the odds stacked against them.

Despite the CFA dominance, not one of the 26 entrants made it through to the Semi Finals, Huddersfield Town being the only side to even make the Quarters. Surprisingly, it was the OFA who had the most participants come the Semi's, with Dynamo Dave FC and Boot  and Shoe Villa both making it into the points. Boot  and Shoe Villa came up against the GFA's Warburton Wanderers, whilst Dynamo Dave FC faced the favourites at this stage, FC 360.

Two largely different Semi Final match ups. The first between Dynamo Dave FC and FC 360 was a close one. Despite FC 360 going 3 up inside half an hour, Dynamo Dave FC came out of the half time break a different team. Coming out strong they clawed a goal back straight away, then set about a second, putting their opponents on the back foot. That second goal did come, but not until the 89th minute. It lead to a few frantic minutes at the end, and with 3 minutes added on, manager David Kempshall pushed his team forward hoping for an equalising goal to take it into extra time. It never came though, and FC 360 progressed on to the Final.

The other Semi was not so close. After scoring in the 2nd minute Boot  and Shoe Villa never looked back, adding a second in the 21st minute. Warburton Wanderers did grab one back shortly after, but with winger Mauro Camoranesi getting sent off early on, they were always up against it. Sérgio Fernandes made it 3-1 just before half time and Rogério completed the win later on in the second half.

The Final then was a DFA V OFA affair, pitting FC 360  up against Boot  and Shoe Villa. The tie couldn't have been any closer. Alexandre Christophe put 360 ahead on the half hour mark, only for Patrick Sneijder to equalise a minute later. Then, after an hours of play, the bizarre happened. FC 360 won a penalty, which Luca Fratello missed, only for Boot  and Shoe Villa to be awarded a penalty themselves 2 minutes later. Pereira also missed, but on the follow up Marco Tattini was brought down by Andrea Troise, winning another penalty. This time Pereira didn't miss, putting the side from the OFA 2-1 up. The lead lasted until the 77th minute, when Marco D'Alessandro slotted past Alex Smithies to level up the score. Nothing could separate the sides, with the tie going all the way to a penalty shoot out. 9 out of the 12 penalties taken were missed, FC 360 winning the shoot out 2-1 to take the crown and the much needed points for the DFA.

That bizarre incident...

Trialist World Cup (9.3.11)

Wednesday night saw a run of the Trialist World Cup. Announcing the competition just 1 hour before kicking it off was maybe not the best organisation, however we managed to get 15 entrants. Here is how the Fed Points were awarded:

Winners = 30 FP - TheStoneColds FC Columbia (CFA)
Runners-up = 25 FP - The Mongol Bashers Italy (CFA)
Top scoring team = 15 FP - The Mongol Bashers (CFA)
Most clean sheets = 15 FP - Easy Skanking USA (CFA)
Best discipline = 10 FP - Warburton Wanderers Germany 0 yellows, 0 reds (GFA)
Fielding an ineligible squad = minus 20 FP - The Mongol Bashers (CFA)
                                                             - Easy Skanking (CFA)
100% AI = minus 10 FP - none

Champions Tuesday (8.3.11)

As ever, Tuesday night saw the Champions Tuesday Quick Play in Lemerre, with 21 teams competing. No surprises as the CFA and DFA had the most entering teams, 6 for each, with the EFA having 4 representatives. The GFA and VFA both had 2 each and the RFA's Olympus FC completed the lineup.

Another competition dominated by the CFA, with the TheStoneColds FC beating Huddersfield Town 4-3 in the Final.

Fed Points awarded:
Winners = 30 FP - TheStoneColds FC (CFA)
Runners-up = 25 FP - Huddersfield Town (CFA)
Semi Finalists = 15 FP - Floriana Fc (DFA)
                                   - Jazz FC (EFA)
Tournament top goalscorer = 10 FP - Amine, TheStoneColds FC 10 goals (CFA)
100% AI = minus 10 FP - Os Magnificos (VFA)
                                       - Litiz (EFA)
                                       - Easy Skanking (CFA)
                                       - Wrekenton Wanderers (EFA)
                                       - VanDutch (VFA)
                                       - Jazz FC (EFA)
                                       - Braaaaaaaaaap Attack (DFA)