Futera FC 0-4 FC Hougton

Futera FC's final encounter of the 2011/12 Season ended in shock as FC Hougton demolished The Red Shields with a clear 4 goal lead.

After just 3 minutes Futera fell behind with a slick passing move by the opposition that sliced and diced the Futera defenders. With Lalji sent one way, and then another, the FC Hougton No.8 hammered a ball past Sergio Taylor who couldn’t get down quick enough. Before he'd made it back on his feet, FC Houghton were on the attack. The No.10 brought the ball down on the edge of the area before turning and slamming his shot against the crossbar.

With a few tactical changes from the Virtual Managers, Daley saw his shot cleared of the line during a second wave of Futera attacks.

As Futera threw caution to wind they left themselves exposed. The FC Hougton No.10 looked destined to score as he rounded Sergio Taylor before slotting the ball home.

As the second half kicked off, and with Futera FC & its Virtual Managers still holding faith of a come back, FC Hougton won a free-kick on the edge of the Futera box. Everyone held their breath. After some in-depth discussion between the Match Official and the Futera wall, the ball floated over and into the bottom corner to make it '3'.

The Match was all but over when Daley and Godman were both handed red cards after venting their frustrations. 

With The Red Shields down to 9 men the game was concluded with a fine solo effort from the FC Houghton No. 22.

A sad end to Futera FC's season that started with so much promise and saw some terrific results through the season. Other games are yet o be played, but Futera FC have only a slim chance of winning the Title and gaining promotion. It's now out of our hands, but could still happen.... we'll keep you posted!

Futera FC made sports history by creating the FIRST real Football Team to be managed LIVE by an ONLINE Community.

Futera FC 6-3 Leaside

The Red Shields came into this encounter knowing only a win was good enough. The Virtual Managers voted for a mixed passing style whilst adopting a committed tackling philosophy in order to try and win the ball back as often as possible. This was a fundamenta change of stance from the Virtual Managers who’d previously selected an easy style of tackling for the timid 2-0 defeat at the hands of St. Johns a week before.   

After just 5 minutes, Penman brought down his man inside of the box, requesting Taylor to make an early penalty save. The 23 year old did just that with a sublime save, tipping the ball onto the post.

After a nervous start and a vote by the Virtual Managers to change the Team's mentality with just 20 minutes on the clock, Daley found himself bearing down on goal, he slid the ball into the path of Douglas who opened his account for The Red Shields. 

It was Lalji’s turn next, a lofted cross from Ramos was poorly cleared and found its way into the path of the General Manager. He calmly rifled the ball into the top corner for smiles all around.  

After the break, Jack Magill intercepted a poor pass, he found Haider’s leap on the edge of the box, and the ball dipped over the Goalkeeper.

Daley then helped himself to 3 wonderful strikes in quick succession to give The Red Shields a clear win...