And so it begins with the Al Sellers cup
AUS home to COL and opting for early ball tactics as COL went for normal tactics, a really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, COL started the quicker and opened the scoring in the 1st minute when AUS failed to clear their own penalty area and Grull fired home the loose ball 0-1,defences then on top for the rest of the 1st half,2nd half subs on and AUS quickly got themselves back into the game as Carranza fired home on 47 minutes 1-1,from then on defences ruled, AUS edged the shot count 9 to 5 but Sclager in the COL was in outstanding form with 7 saves ,points shared.
HOU home to SJ and opting for early ball tactics as SJ went for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, SJ opened the scoring on 22 minutes when Lineker headed home 0-1 and he fired home his 2nd on 34 minutes 0-2,2nd half and SJ pushed on and Waddle drilled home on 50 minutes 0-3,57 minutes and Lineker fired home for his hat trick 0-4 and Sterling slotted home on 58 minutes to seal the game 0-5 as they outshot the 8 to 4.
CHA home to CHI and opting for longball tactics as CHI went for normal tactics, another really exciting game where CHA dominant from the opening whistle, they started quickly and opened the scoring in the 1st minute when Lee headed home 1-0,11 minutes and Cea fired home 2-0,32 minutes and Uncle Albert drilled home from range 3-0 ,2nd half and they sealed the game on 90 minutes when Michealson fired home 4-0 as they outplayed and outshot them 10 to 0.
DC home to LA and opting for normal tactics as LA went for longball tactics, another really exciting game with both sides enjoying lots of possession, DC started the quicker and opened the scoring on 30 minutes when Davis fired home 1-0,2nd half and DC came out quickly and Cooper headed home on 46 minutes 2-0,LA slowly played themselves back into the game and pulled one back on 58 minutes when Crewe fired home 2-1 ,from then on defences ruled as DC outshot them 8 to 2.
ATL home to CLB and opting for normal tactics as CLB went for early ball tactics,another really exciting game with both sides enjoying lots of possession, CLB started the quicker and opened the scoring on 11 minutes when Wright fired home 0-1,defences took hold till half time,2nd half and ATL kept pushing and levelled things up on 65 minutes when Paciarec fired home 1-1,ATL just edged the shot count 7 to 4 but points shared.
INT home to KAN and opting for normal tactics as KAN went for early ball tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, KAN started the quicker and opened the scoring on 14 minutes when Falcao fired home 0-1,defences then took control till half time, 2nd half and INT slowly played themselves back into the game and levelled things up on 53 minutes when Ross slotted home 1-1,INT changed tact to longball on 60 minutes but KAN pushed on and Odinson slotted home on 80 minutes 1-2,but INT came back and levelled things up on 88 minutes when Mills fired home 2-2,straight from the restart KAN went upfield and Odinson fired home his 2nd 2-3 as KAN just edged the shot count 6 to 5.
CAR home to POR and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession CAR started the quicker and opened the scoring on 9 minutes when Wood headed home 1-0,defences then took control till half time, 2nd half and Crowhurst fired home on 50 minutes 2-0,60 minutes and POR changed tact to press, 63 minutes and the game changing moment came when Lomas brought down Purdy in the box,ref pointed to the spot and then produced a red card, CAR down to 10 men and Purdy fired home his spot kick 2-1,POR pushed on and CAR changed tact to stall on 75 minutes, Scales fired home on 79 minutes 2-2 and constant pressure saw Lieper fire home on 87 minutes 2-3 as they just edged the shot count 6 to 5.
SEA home to VAN and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really exciting game with both sides enjoying lots of possession, 1st half belonged to defences as both stood firm, 2nd half and SEA opened the scoring on 62 minutes when Levi fired home 1-0,VAN kept pushing and levelled things up on 70 minutes when Kelly fired home 1-1,but SEA did not give in and on 90 minutes Scott headed home 2-1 as they outshot them 10 to 2.
Game 2
AUS home to HOU and the battle of the early ball brigades ,always a top match with free flowing attacking football, both sides started well and enjoyed lots of possession but AUS opened the scoring on 18 minutes when Torres drilled home from range 1-0,from then till half time defences stood firm, 2nd half subs on and game changing moment came on 64 minutes when Carranza brought down Budd in the box,ref pointed to the spot and then produced a red card, AUS down to 10 men,Budd stepped up and drilled his spot kick but Vermeer pushed it round the corner, brilliant save,but on 69 minutes a quick break and Kwrotslaw fired home 1-1,defences then took control and cancelled out all attacks before they could develop, AUS edged the shot count 8 to 3 but points shared.
COL home to SJ and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really exciting game with both sides enjoying lots of possession, COL started the quicker and opened the scoring on 12 minutes when Oswald fired home 1-0,defences then on top till half time, 2nd half and SJ changed tact to press on 80 minutes looking for that goal but left themselves open at the back and on 85 minutes Wagner fired home 2-0 and on 89 minutes Oniswo sealed the game 3-0 as they outshot them 9 to 4.
CHA home to DC and opting for longball tactics as DC went for opportunistic tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, defences on top up until 43 minutes when Uncle Albert drilled home from range 1-0,2nd half and DC changed tact to normal tactics and slowly played themselves back into the game and levelled things up on 62 minutes when Mitchell fired home 1-1,defences then took control as DC edged the shot count 5 to 3,but points shared.
CHI home to LA and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession and having 3 shots each ,defences ruled the game and it had draw written all over it right up until 88 minutes when Birch fired home 1-0.
ATL home to INT and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, both sides started well but on 26 minutes ATL down to 10 men as Davis saw red,a quick reshuffle and back to it and on 34 minutes Beniquez headed home 1-0,INT edged the shot count 3 to 2 but came away pointless.
CLB home to KAN and opting for normal tactics as KAN went for early ball tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession and having 8 shots each, KAN started the quicker and opened the scoring on 8 minutes when Mark's fired home 0-1,CLB slowly played themselves back into the game and levelled things up on 17 minutes when Boddice fired home 1-1,2nd half and Boddice fired home his 2nd on 61 minutes 2-1,KAN kept pushing and levelled things up on 77 minutes when Majkowski fired home ,points shared.
CAR home to SEA and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really exciting game with both sides enjoying lots of possession, CAR started the quicker and opened the scoring on 13 minutes when Crowhurst headed home 1-0,25 minutes and 2-0 as Demetriou fired home and Crowhurst headed home his 2nd on 38 minutes to seal the game as they outplayed and outshot them 7 to 3.
POR home to VAN and opting for normal tactics as VAN went for early ball tactics, another really exciting game with both sides enjoying lots of possession defences on top for the 1st half, 2nd half and POR changed tact to counter attack and on 55 minutes Purdy headed home 1-0,60 minutes and they changed tact to stall and closed the game out as they outshot them 9 to 4.
Game 3
SJ home to AUS and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really exciting game with SJ controlling the game from the opening whistle, they started the quicker and opened the scoring on 33 minutes when Sterling slotted home 1-0 and sealed the game on 68 minutes when Mudyrk fired home 2-0 as they outplayed and outshot them 6 to 1.
HOU home to COL and opting for early ball tactics as COL went for opportunistic tactics, another really exciting game with HOU dominant from the opening whistle but were finding it hard to break down a stubborn defence but on 46 minutes Lupienska fired home 1-0 as they outplayed and outshot them 8 to 0.
LA home to CHA and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, CHA started the quicker and opened the scoring on 37 minutes when Uncle Albert drilled home 0-1,2nd half and Castro fired home on 60 minutes 0-2 and Lee sealed the game on 71 minutes 0-3 as they outshot them 3 to 1.
DC home to CHI and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, CHI started the quicker and opened the scoring on 6 minutes when Stump slotted home 0-1,7 minutes and 0-2 as Branch fired home and Seed drilled home on 45 minutes 0-3 in a confident 1st half display, 2nd half and 0-4 on 58 minutes when Birch fired home ,DC slowly played themselves back into the game and pulled one back on 66 minutes when Smith fired home 1-4,75 minutes and they changed tact to press looking for goals and they pulled one back on 87 minutes when Davis powered home his header 2-4,they will feel unlucky as they outshot them 7 to 4 but didnt bury their chances.
KAN home to ATL and opting for normal tactics as ATL went for longball tactics another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession ATL just edged the shot count 4 to 3 but Suss fired home on 22 minutes to give KAN the 1-0 win.
INT home to CLB and opting for normal tactics as CLB went for early ball tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, CLB started the quicker and opened the scoring on 5 minutes when Brough fired home 0-1 and Wright drilled home on 15 minutes 0-2,INT slowly played themselves back into the game and pulled one back on 37 minutes when Parrot fired home 1-2,2nd half and they levelled things up on 59 minutes when Ross headed home 2-2 ,they changed tact to longball on 60 minutes and pushed on ,66 minutes and Harrower drilled home 3-2 ,as they just edged the shot count 7 to 6 and comeback for an amazing victory.
VAN home to CAR and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession, VAN had the better of the 1st half and opened the scoring on 40 minutes when Weah slotted home 1-0,2nd half and Kelly made it 2-0 on 60 minutes, straight from the restart CAR went upfield and Dalby fired home 2-1 ,but even though they just edged the shot count 6 to 5 it was not enough.
SEA home to POR and both sides opting for normal tactics, another really close exciting encounter with both sides enjoying lots of possession and having 4 shots each, SEA started the quicker and opened the scoring on 19 minutes when Scott fired home 1-0,POR slowly played themselves back into the game and levelled things up on 33 minutes when Purdy slotted home 1-1,2nd half and SEA went ahead on 71 minutes when Maguire fired home 2-1 and he headed home his 2nd on 73 minutes 3-1,from the restart POR went straight upfield and Wells drilled home 3-2 and on 80 minutes Scales slipped through and slotted home to level it up 3-3.
