Week 7 Results

Blyth Spartans 0-0 Sekhukhune Lions

MOTM – Vlaar (Blyth Spartans)

The Lions are a dangerous force when they quickly move forward in numbers but they came up against a sturdy team in Blyth Spartans with Vlaar claiming another Man of the Match for his endeavours.

Blyth Spartans had their chances themselves, with an important challenge from Dragovic on Berardi spoiling the Italian’s opportunity to steal the points.

Blyth Spartans
Neto, Maggio, Vlaar, Barzagli, Rugani, Robertson, Alonso (Delph), de Jong, Insigne, Berardi, Destro (Dongou)
Subs: Rubinho (GK), Souttar, Delph, Dongou, Cristante
Neto, Barzagli, Delph, Destro

Sekhukhune Lions
Ospina, Aurier, Gouweleeuw, Dragovic, Ghoulam, Krychowiak, Jorginho, Sertic (Ziyech), Basacikoglu, Calhanoglu, Lacazette
Subs: Stark, Ziyech, Akinfenwa, Kostic, Benzia
Dragovic, Ziyech, Krychowiak, Jorginho
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Colchester United 1-1 FC Pride

Goals (Assists)
FC Pride – Rosicky (Robben)
Colchester United – Origi (Lallana)

MOTM – Rosicky (FC Pride)

Another draw, but not one without plenty of action

FC Pride possess two absolute world class players in Mascherano and Robben, and credit must be given to Colchester in their attempts to nullify them. Colchester have someone of a growing technician as their manager and his plucky team have claimed another point through the young talent that is Origi.

Colchester United
Ochoa, Janmaat, Kalas, Balanta, Vrsjalko, Gerrard, Aguilar, Pritchard (Cahill), Volland, Lallana, Origi
Subs: Kitsiou, Yepes, Ignjovski, Cahill, Gutierrez
Lallana, Cahill, Gerrard, Kalas

FC Pride
Enyeama, Janko, Luisao, Omerou, Oczipka, Mascherano, Britton, Rosicky (Halilovic), Robben, Wilson, T.Hazard (Green)
Subs: Samper, Lawrence, Green, Halilovic, Lingard
T. Hazard, Wilson
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SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1-2 Arsenal

Goals (Assists)
Arsenal – Ibrahimovic (Xavi)
Arsenal – Ibrahimovic (Cabella)
SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden – Mitrovic (Rafinha)

MOTM – Ibrahimovic (Arsenal)

A vital win here for Arsenal as Ibrahimovic hits form at an important part of the season, and whilst Cambuur’s classy young defenders did all their manager could ask of them, the Swedish maestro was the difference here today.

SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden
Oblak, Chambers, Süle, Dória, Abner, Rômulo, Gomes (Mitrovic), Hofmann (Baldé Diao), B Silva, Rafinha, Icardi
Subs: Ederson, Lucas Silva, Goretzka, Baldé Diao, Mitrovic
Baldé Diao, Gomes, Hofmann

Arsenal
Bravo, Jara, de Vrij, Fernandez, Cole, Gago, Xavi, Joaquin (Quaresma), Cabella (Coman), Perisic, Ibrahimovic
Subs: Aranzubia, Naldo, Coman, Quaresma, El-Haddadi
Perisic, Cabella, Xavi
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Stockport County 2-0 Taiwan

Goals (Assists)
Stockport County – Rakitic (Deulofeu)
Stockport County – Musacchio (own goal)

MOTM – Deulofeu (Stockport County)

It’s starting to become painful to see Ludy’s Taiwan struggle to win a game. It’s certainly not through a lack of trying nor quality, but the wins just will not come. A change of tactics and similar to those seen by the Netherlands recently but sadly everyone’s favourite Taiwanese lad suffer another defeat Keep trying fella, I’m a big fan of your team even if it’s not showing in the results.

Almost fell out of my chair seeing Stockport play with wingers, and it’s worked first time out – with loanee Deulofeu standing out as a quality player. Stockport seem to play different tactics every week and whilst they failed to second guess Taiwan’s change in tactic they claim the points.


Stockport County
Forster, Clyne, Ginter, Lascelles, Durm, Schneiderlin, Rakitic, Clasie (Hughes), Deulofeu, Muric, Lambert (Ings)
Subs: Horn, Burn, Hughes, Gallagher, Ings
Clyne, Ings, Hughes, Schneiderlin,

Taiwan
Navas, Musacchio, Hendrix, Laporte, Coleman, Can, Tielemans, Shaw, Brandt (Dembele), Drmic, Di Natale
Subs: De Sanctis, Canos, Teixeira, Iheanacho, Dembele
Di Natale, Laporte, Drmic
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Basingstoke Town 2-0 Barcelona

Goals (Assists)
Stockport County – Ramsey (Quintero)
Stockport County – Tello (own goal)

MOTM – Ramsey (Basingstoke)

Basingstoke are picking up stride now, despite caretaker manager Park doing a nice job with Barcelona in Di’s absence.

Ramsey is hitting form at just the right time, and he led by example as Basingstoke move up the table.


Basingstoke Town
Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Rekik, Grimaldo, Carvalho, Ramsey, Gnabry, Quintero (Vilhena), Boetius, Berbatov (Austin)
Subs: Mersin, Bellerin, Kallstrom, Vilhena, Austin
Zouma, Berbatov, Quintero

Barcelona
Speroni, Arbeloa, Martinez, San Jose, Balenziga, Tiago, Gabi, G. Dos Santos, Tello, Bamford, J. Dos Santos
Subs - Gil, Gurpegi, Cuenca, Kent, Arduriz
San Jose, Martinez
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FL Fart 2 Vs 0 Fishguard Sports

Goals (Assist)
Wijnaldum (Lampard)
Menez (Ronaldinho)

MOTM : Wijnaldum. Used his energy to cover every blade of grass. Was a
constant handful going forward (managed to grab a goal) and terrorised
the Fishguard midfield all day

2 good teams on paper. One very experienced and the other very young.
Both set of tactics read well and it was easy to understand both manager's plans. This was to be a game where experience and power would win the day. I must admit that I liked this FL Fart line up and that imo is a very powerful defence and midfield. This is where the battle was won. Wijnaldum and Yaya were too big a handful for Fishguard's youngsters. Lampard played with experience and controlled things from a somewhat deeper position than usual. His simple but clever passing coupled with the power and pace from the Yaya, Wijnaldum and Menez was too much for the Fishguard youngsters. Give this Fishguard a season or so and it could well be a different story. Welshy has a big star in Gaudino in the centre of the park.

FL Fart
Jefferson, Carvajal, Zapata, Rojo, Armero (Reece James), Lampard (Andreas Pereira),
Wijnaldum, Yaya Toure, Menez, Morata (Isaiah Brown), Ronaldinho
Subs : Howard, Mexes, James, Pereira, Brown

Carvajal, Armero, Pereira, Brown

Fishguard
van der Hart, Veltman, Reyes, Ake, Blind, Gaudino, Höjbjerg,
Andersen, Klaassen, Fischer (Tankovic), Finnbogason (Jovic)
Subs : van Beek, Bazoer, Ritzmaier, Tankovic, Jovic

Veltman, Ake, Klaassen
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Notts County 1-2 Southend United

Goals (Assists)
Southend Unied – Sturridge (Berisha)
Notts County – Meyer (Januzaj)
Southend United – Sturridge (no assist)

MOTM – Januzaj (Notts County)

Both teams set up for the counter attack here, with very well written new tactics from Notts County and they can feel unlucky not to come away with anything, Januzaj in particular impressing and this shows in his MOTM award. No limericks from Southend this week but of course in Sturridge they arguably have the most in-form forward in the league, and Geis was another who impressed throughout the 80 minutes he was on the pitch for.

Notts County
Scuffet, Darmian, Manolas, Kongolo, Bernat, Januzaj (Ibe), Iturraspe, Diaz, Depay, Meyer, Alcacer
Subs: Romagnoli, Aranguiz, Ibe, Mastour, Totti
Depay, Alcacer

Southend United
Marshall, Tripper, Wisdom, Lucarelli, Ward, Geis (Rabiot), Pjanic, Berisha, Markovic, Sturridge, Assombalonga (Berahino)
Subs: Thorne, Bijker, Rabiot, Berahino
Berahino, Pjanic