WCA News - Edition 9

Welcome to edition 9 of the WCA News.

WCA Premiership
In possibly the most dramatic season yet Band of Brothers came out on top in the race for the Premiership. Going into the final day of the season Crimson Fists sat proudly in 1st position with 57 points from their 30 games. Cheechsters were in 2nd place with 55 points from 29 games and Band of Brothers in 3rd with 54 points from 28 games. 1st to kick off were the BoBs playing against Crystal Palliss, the match ending in a 1-1 draw leaving the BoBs joint 2nd on points but 3rd on goal difference. Next up was Cheechsters versus the already relegated Brayzil. With Cheechsters just needing to win to wrap up the championship the odds were stacked heavily against Brayzil. But the little Brayzilians fought hard and came away with a 1-o win. This left the Crimson Fists still in 1st place but Band of Brothers had 1 game left versus Redhill Travellers a win for the BoBs would clinch the Championship for the 2nd time in their history. A Scott Robinson goal gave them a 1-0 lead and Redhill weren't causing them many problems. However in the 92nd minute Redhill were awarded a corner and from the resulting cross they managed to prod the ball over the line. The BoBs looked devastated - until they noticed the linesman had flagged to disallow the goal, moments later the final whistle went and the BoBs could start celebrating.

WCA Championship

In this very column a week ago I suggested that ABCDE FC could push for promotion if they put a strong run together but never did I expect them to turn out as Champions. Thanks largely to Robin Van Persie and 9 wins from there last 13 games they flew up the table. With Bushby Babes and Highbury stuttering slightly this allowed ABCDE FC to clinch their first league championship and first WCA honour. Grabbing 2nd and 3rd spot were Ann Arbor RecEd and Highbury Utd.

The Cups

WCA Cup Final - Davos United v Euclydian Dynamo
A poor season for Davos United by their standards saw them finish in 8th place in the Premiership. So they went into the cup final knowing that it was the only way they could qualify for a UFFA competition this season. 2 first half goals from Wesley and Ismodes settled the nerves and Dynamo couldn't even muster a shot on target. In the end Davos ran out comfortable winners.

Premiership Cup Final - Band of Brothers v LetsTalkAboutCesc
In an extremely cagey game 1 goal was enough to win the Premiership Cup and luckily for Band of Brothers it was 21 year old striker Scott Robinson who got it. LetsTalkAboutCesc battled hard but could not breakthrough the resolute BoBs defence.

Victory Shield Final - Band of Brothers v Cheechsters
A tight first half saw the sides go in goal-less. Early in the 2nd half a Scott Robinson goal gave the BoBs the lead against the run of play. The 1-0 lead only lasted 15 minutes as Javier Arajo scored to make it 1-1. With 10 minutes to go Montero scored to put Cheechsters ahead and as the BoBs pushed for the equaliser Faiffer scored in injury time to ensure the inaugral Victory Shield went to Cheechsters.

Non Premiership Cup Final - Highbury United v Norfolkenchance FC
A scrappy 90 minutes saw the game finish at one each. Highbury Utd took the lead in the 60th minute with a goal from Jose Cargacha and Norfolkenchance equalised in the 81st minute. Extra time saw no goals and so we went to the lottery of penalty kicks. The first time a final of a WCA competition has been settled this way. Highbury Uniteds Jose Cargacha was the unfortunate player and Norfolkenchance finished up as winners, winning 5-4 on penalties.



The nominations for the Premiership, Championship and Young player of the Year are all in and all WCA managers are reminded to make their vote count.

Premiership Player of the Season - Michah Richards (LTAC), Peter Johnson (Davos), Roger Guererrio (BoB), Kevin Thomson (Crimson) and Pavel Pogrebnyak (Matosinhos)

Championship Player of the Season - Fabien Camus (Evro), Robin Van Persie (ABCDE), Matthew Etherington (Highbury), Jose Largacha (Highbury)

Young Player of the Season - Peter Johnson (Davos), Vladamir Ionov (BoB), Scott Robinson (BoB), Francisco Fuentes (Davos)