Fantastic Four!
Futera hammer home hopes for the season…
Futera FC opened their account in Division 2 in style on Sunday as they cruised to a 4 – 0 victory over St. Josephs Reserves with goals from James Hughes, Ramos, Henman from the spot & Rich Leigh respectively…
A truly historical occasion was given a fully justified performance by the Red Shield; this was a work like performance straight out of the instruction manual of any successful team. Who would dare to dispute the sheer promise of Futera FC after today’s performance? The Futera Media Team arrived to find the excitement was at fever pitch before kick off in and around the Futera camp. General Manager Alkesh Lalji was urging his players to start the campaign with a flyer and that order was received loud and clear.
Futera were dealt a blow in the early stages of last week with the news that Mitch Pengelli would be absent for five weeks with an injury he picked up against Offley Moat in last weeks preseason friendly; in came Fillipino winger Renan Ramos on the left hand side of Futera’s lively midfield. Many battles will be won & lost in this area of the pitch this season the virtual managers can be sure of that. Andy Hughes was given the Captains Arm Band by the Virtual Managers and he put in a sergeant like at the back.
Futera, sporting their alternative kit due to the orders of league officials started the game brightly with Ray Leigh and Jack McGill linking up well but it was more negative injury news for Futera after a collision between McGill and a St. Joseph player early on left McGill needing treatment. He did not recover and neither did St. Joseph’s after their shaky start. It was James Hughes who fired the ball home leaving the St. Josephs goalkeeper with no hope. Virtual Manager ‘Aldo’ showed his delight and ‘Gooners’ reminded the other managers that attacking was the best form of defence.
The tails of the Futera players were well and truly wagging as they piled on the pressure; Ray Leigh & Ramos combined to cause problems for the rattled St. Josephs defence throughout the early stages. However a rare St. Josephs attack almost gifted them a lifeline when Shabaz Haider headed back across goal almost stumping Ben Jarvis but he was quick to get down and clutch the ball with both hands.
With the Virtual Managers urging the players to keep the ball, they did just that, it was Rich Leigh who then had the ball in the net only to be ruled offside. This only seemed to spur the Red Shield on and they went looking for their second with real purpose and brilliant link up play between the midfield and the front line. Then with 9 minutes to go before the interval it was Ramos who fired home and spun off in celebration. This was the perfect way to round off a near perfect half. Futera FC looked strong and they were now fully placed behind the steering wheel.
Although it was discussed at half time between the Virtual Managers they and the Futera FC management team opted against making any changes. The second period started with the same frantic pace as Futera FC looked to attack on both sides of the pitch. At the back Futera’s defensive line looked strong and dealt with anything thrown at it with general manager Alkesh providing a solid performance. Possession was leaked in the centre of the park with things starting to look extremely scrappy. St. Josephs were looking desperate and their afternoon was made worse with arrival of fans favourite Dave Moore. Futera had added another dimension in attack. As Futera launched a corner into the box Andy Godman was brought down and the referee indicated for a penalty. It was new boy Henman who coolly stepped up and placed the ball nicely into the top right hand corner. Game, Set and Match for Futera Fc.
No one can fault the effort put in by the boys in the Argentina like shirts and no one can in fact fault St. Josephs for their determination from the start right up until the final whistle. However it was Rich Leigh who rounded things off as he found free space to slot the ball home for Futera’s forth goal of the encounter. A fantastic all round performance from both the players and the Virtual Managers saw Futera FC get off to that all important winning start & open the campaign with a bang. General Manager Alkesh Lalji said after the game that he fully believes in this team and so should we all, here’s to a fantastic season ahead…
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Team Rating
| Ben Javis | 7 | |
| Matt Willis | 7 | |
| Shabaz Haider | 8 | |
| Alky Lalji | 8 | |
| Andy Hughes | 8 | |
| Andy Godman | 8 | |
| Sean Morrel | 7 | |
| Ray Leigh | 8 | |
| Renan Ramos | 9 | |
| Jack McGill | 6 | |
| James Hughes | 7 | |
| Rich Leigh | (on for McGill) | 8 |
| Dave Moore | (on for J Hughes) | 7 |
| Stu Henman | (on for Sean Morrel) | 8 |
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