Match Statistics

Date	Team 1	Goals 1	Team 2	Goals 2	Match reports
Wed, 18/09/2013	AC Milan Andy Moretti Hugo Fuller John Romeo Mayamiko Kachingwe Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Rupert Coltart	2	Inter Milan Ethan Kline Gordon Baker Hugo Cuddigan James Arbib Jeff Romeo Pete Davies Steve Davies	2	9v8 because Warner doesn't read his emails. A high quality match that boiled over in the first ten minutes and simmered for the next 50. J. Romeo turns up ready to take on the world after a long absence. Rupert scores first with an unstoppable blast before blues score two (the second a particularly well worked goal) and reds answer in the final minutes. H. Cuddigan has a goal disallowed by a Welsh referee who blows just as Hugo stoops to head in at the far post. Video of the incident can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0JFuWqwFg4&sns=em Discussion in the pub focused on how well W. Stevenson has adapted his game to the WAFC environment. Rupert has two weeks to ponder how his team didn't win.
Wed, 11/09/2013	AC Milan Andrew Saunders Hugo Fuller John Romeo Mark Davies Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Rupert Coltart Tomaso Cremonesi	3	Inter Milan Andy Krick Barney Reynolds Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan Paddy Inglis Pete Davies Simon Gillespie William Stevenson	5	If all the matches this season are of such quality and provide so many talking points regular WAFC watchers will be very happy indeed. Highlights from the first match include: First goal of the season from S. GIllespie, a one-touch long-range rifle-shot which rounded off a flowing move. A Krick special own goal -- "Unstoppable" according to him. A man of the match performance from C. Stevenson A goal from midfield which left the keeper (A. Saunders) asking if the match had started. It had, 45 minutes earlier. R. Coltart starting the season the way he ended the last one, heading home after the pub asking himself, "How did we lose that one?" And the miss of the season from H. Cuddigan when he was through on goal and the goalie was opening the door for M. Davies who was 10 minutes late. Followed by the miss of the decade when H. Cuddigan calmly put the rebound of the miss-of-the-season wide by ten yards. While the goalie was still opening the door for M. Davies.
Wed, 29/05/2013	Olympiacos Andrew Saunders Andy Moretti Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan Nick Warner Tomaso Cremonesi Yasheen Rajan	8	Panathinaikos Alex Stevenson Andy Krick Hugo Fuller James Arbib Mark Davies Rupert Coltart Simon Gillespie	3	Slightly disappointing end of season affair ruined by yash's woefully inaccurate team selection. Tommy'sbollocks took a bashing courtesy of a hugofuller thunder drive. 7-4 to reds in the pub afterwards for free food & beverage on the wafc account.
Wed, 22/05/2013	Olympiacos Alex Stevenson John Romeo Mayamiko Kachingwe Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis Sameer Godbole Sam Senbanjo	7	Panathinaikos Andy Krick Ben Donald Gordon Baker Hugo Fuller Mark Davies Robin Haller Simon Gillespie Yasheen Rajan	3	Was there anything notable about tonight's game? Maya scored a great goal; Donald hit inglis in the nuts; Fuller unusually vocal and Baker back to his annoying worst in this regard after a brief injury-induced respite. One spectator only this week: the great Barry Davies who - after 20 years of hearing second hand stories from his son about the game - now knows why it's called Worthless Athletic...
Wed, 15/05/2013	Olympiacos Andrew Saunders Andy Moretti Hugo Cuddigan John Romeo Nick Warner Paddy Inglis Sameer Godbole Steve Davies	8	Panathinaikos Alex Stevenson Ben Donald Hugo Fuller James Swallow Mayamiko Kachingwe Rupert Coltart Saverio Campione Tomaso Cremonesi	7	Reds come from 3-7 down to win 8-7. 'Nuff said. Too knackered from all my hard work up front to write anymore. Hugo x
Wed, 08/05/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan John Romeo Mayamiko Kachingwe Paddy Inglis Sameer Godbole William Stevenson Yasheen Rajan	7	Panathinaikos Hugo Fuller James Arbib Mark Davies Pete Davies Robin Garton Rupert Coltart Simon Gillespie Tomaso Cremonesi	4	Tardy slips for M Davies and R Garton. More Green regulars than reds for the first time this calendar year. Reds still win in the pub, of course. As for the match, an evenly balanced attack led the Reds to victories. Hugo C with a nifty chip scored the game winning goal. Greens struggled to break through a massed Red defense with Sameer covering a lot of ground and the rest of us relying on him to do so. Will S might have got a mention but a Green keeper saved well at the far post to deny him. Yash takes a mighty tumble and then tangles with Gillespie. Paddy not his usual self in goal tonight.
Wed, 01/05/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan James Swallow John Romeo Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis	3	Panathinaikos Andrew Saunders Ben Donald Ian Laws Rupert Coltart Tomaso Cremonesi Yasheen Rajan	7	It is a bad sign when one side comes off the pitch asking each other if that was the worst game they ever played in Worthless colors. Or maybe they were just asking me. Anyway, Greens much stronger on paper which is just the way Reds like it - ready to spring on the counter attack. Unfortunately "spring" was not a word that you would associate with Greens on the night. Nor would you use the words shoot, defend, pass, track or run -- in fact the longest run of the night was Hugo's inexplicable run back to his car after the pub. Those assembled have never seen him move so quickly or purposefully. Greens run out easy winners on the night and Rupert confesses that, for the first time in weeks, he won't be going home wondering how he lost. Yash scores a blinder with his left foot. Reds win the battle of the pub 5-2. Actually 6-1 is more accurate as Tommy is Italian and therefor always a Red.
Wed, 24/04/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan Mayamiko Kachingwe Nick Warner Paddy Inglis Sameer Godbole Steve Davies Yasheen Rajan	6	Panathinaikos Alex Stevenson Hugo Fuller Mark Davies Pete Davies Robin Haller Rupert Coltart Simon Gillespie William Stevenson	4	Minor concerns raised in the reds camp when Nick Haigh pulls out last minute, replacing himself with Sameer Godbole who last played in 2009. Luckily, Sameer turns out to be way better than Nick, to reds' great relief! Goals Tally as follows: Reds Cuddigan 3, Warner 2, Kline 1; Greens Coltart 2, M Davies 1, Warner 1. Alex Stevenson complains about a foul in the box, but Ethan says he just needs to be a bit stronger on the ball... Wills Stevenson can't understand why he's always on the losing side given he's the most capped Cambridge 'blue' (2) on the pitch. Perhaps if he passed once in a while?? In the pub, debuts for Maya and Sameer; Coltart the only green representative as Reds yet again win this later battle 5-1.
Wed, 10/04/2013	Olympiacos Andrew Saunders Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis Steve Davies Tomaso Cremonesi	4	Panathinaikos Andy Moretti James Swallow Mark Davies Mayamiko Kachingwe Robin Garton Rupert Coltart Saverio Campione William Stevenson	3	Warner stupidly picks the same red team as last week. A team that struggled to pass, defend, run or score. And he decided to improve a Green team that toyed wit Reds the week before. The only difference for reds is the return of Paddy in goal. Reds win. Reds win at the pub 7-1. Only Andy M saves Greens from a niller. Now that the weather is getting better will Green regulars start to turn up?
Wed, 03/04/2013	Olympiacos Andrew Saunders Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan Mayamiko Kachingwe Nick Warner Robin Haller Tomaso Cremonesi	6	Panathinaikos Ian Laws James Droop James Swallow Mark Davies Nick Haigh Saverio Campione Yasheen Rajan	11	5 - 0 reds in the pub which means that over the two legs reds win on away goals! Saverio scores 5 and assists an extra 6... hugo proves that lightning never strikes twice as he slashes a second lucky volley wide. It's April and both droop and Saunders are still wearing tights. Tomaso get a yellow for simulating a striker. Yash lucky to stay on the pitch after two off the ball incidents. Hang on droop's just turned up in the pub which means a late equaliser for greens. Oh and Hugo's just bought a round. Wait a sec no he hasn't.
Wed, 27/03/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline John Romeo Nick Haigh Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis Tomaso Cremonesi	8	Panathinaikos James Droop John Park Mark Davies Mayamiko Kachingwe Pete Davies Rupert Coltart William Stevenson Yasheen Rajan	7	Debut for james droop, who - as good as was - couldn't help the favourite greens who lost despite coming close in the end and despite having an extra player. Basically, rupert gets all shirty every time he' s tackled; and the older wills gets the more anonymous he is on the pitch. In fact, to the amazement of all present in the pub, someone pointed out that he actually got a blue at Cambridge,though frankly that's really hard to believe... over and out till next week's exciting installment of abuse.
Wed, 20/03/2013	Olympiacos Hugo Cuddigan Mayamiko Kachingwe Nick Haigh Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis Tomaso Cremonesi William Stevenson	5	Panathinaikos David Esfandi Hugo Fuller Mark Davies Robin Bootle Robin Haller Rupert Coltart Steve Davies Yasheen Rajan	3	1 of the distance to several you green macon early bird catches the eveining all will be ready to live 1 all ring goto 10 1 72 green man good evening we'll be ready hello speech to text thing doesn't seem to work very well at 51 the rave in the pub as usual final score 53 anything hey baby hey baby thank you and goodnight
Wed, 13/03/2013	Olympiacos Andrew Saunders Barney Reynolds Hugo Cuddigan James Swallow Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis Saverio Campione	4	Panathinaikos Hugo Fuller James Arbib Pete Davies Robin Haller Rupert Coltart Tomaso Cremonesi Yasheen Rajan	13	Green goals too numerous to be memorable but superior work ethic and age difference made all the difference in a high scoring free flowing match. Two headers and a debut goal by Andy from distance stand out. Reds superior in pub again.
Wed, 06/03/2013	Olympiacos Andy Moretti Hugo Cuddigan James Swallow John Park Nick Warner Saverio Campione Steve Davies	4	Panathinaikos Hugo Fuller Mark Davies Mayamiko Kachingwe Pete Davies Robin Garton Rupert Coltart Yasheen Rajan	6	Good end to end game. Players sensibly now resorting to systematically fouling rupert rather than let him run a fifth ring around them. Very strong steve Davies performance. Definitely the player of the family over brothers mark and pete. Great to have Korean john back in the fold, though it looked like it might not be for long when he was hit on the head by a ball from a neighbouring pitch. HC, NW,RC,JP, AM in pub afterwards hugo explaining at length why arsenal are still the best...
Wed, 27/02/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan James Swallow Mayamiko Kachingwe Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis Sam Senbanjo	7	Panathinaikos Alex Stevenson Barney Reynolds Hugo Fuller Ian Laws Mark Davies Pete Davies Saverio Campione Yasheen Rajan	6	Polite Notice Would club members and guests kindly ask their wives/girlfriends/mistresses not to go into labor or give birth on a Wednesday night as it causes inconvenience to the other members of the club. A late winner for Reds in what both sides felt was one of the most enjoyable matches of the season. Red started strongly with only the finishing of Hugo and Yash keeping green close. A Reynolds pinpoint through ball to Ian brought Green back into the game and Fuller in goal for Greens made a string of excellent saves. Lots of good play on the night and goals (3) from Cuddigan and (2) from Fuller and Ian. Mark Davies chooses to play in football kit for a change. Reds outnumber greens in the pub 4-1. No show from Sam, Warner's Mrs. decides he has somewhere else to be.
Wed, 20/02/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline Heneage Stevenson Nick Haigh Paddy Inglis Robin Garton William Stevenson	7	Panathinaikos Alex Stevenson Charlie Stevenson Ian Laws James Arbib Mark Davies Mayamiko Kachingwe Pete Davies	1	Debuts for Nik H and Charlie S - both of whom we hope to see out again in the future. Yet another match where subs outnumber regulars -- only two for red and three for green. What are the captains doing to remind people of their obligations to the club? It was a first for WAFC (not often you get to write that after 17 years) as four brothers were on the pitch at the same time. As for the match, reds a man down but green asleep for the first ten minutes and find themselves down by five. Much more even after greens decide to defend. Reds finishing was excellent, greens very poor and when they did bother to put one on target paddy and the posts denied them. The pub analysis was transplanted to a kebab house with four reds and one green turning up.
Wed, 13/02/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline Hugo Cuddigan Nick Warner Paddy Inglis Robin Garton Yasheen Rajan	7	Panathinaikos Hugo Fuller James Arbib Mark Davies Robin Bootle Saverio Campione Tomaso Cremonesi	8	Yash no show as unable to return from coventry. He's now been sent there permanently.Usual array of last minute ringers who don't know when to pass. Inglis. Earner and kline still hobbling. Mark Davies dressed for skiing.
Wed, 06/02/2013	Olympiacos Hugo Cuddigan John Romeo Mayamiko Kachingwe Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Paddy Inglis Tomaso Cremonesi William Stevenson	4	Panathinaikos Ian Laws James Arbib James Swallow Mark Davies Pete Davies Saverio Campione Simon Gillespie Yasheen Rajan	7	Hugo says arbib was nutmegged by invitation. Olly scored two great goals, in vain alas. Warner and Romeo didn't fool anyone hobbling about at the back.
Wed, 30/01/2013	Olympiacos Alex Stevenson Steve Davies Tomaso Cremonesi Yasheen Rajan	0	Panathinaikos Gordon Baker Hugo Fuller Rupert Coltart	0	Olly says: "just say it was a really shit game." Low turn out meant some last minute drafting of stragglers who chose not to pass the entire game. Show off playground football is what olly calls it.
Wed, 23/01/2013	Olympiacos Ethan Kline Ian Laws James Swallow Oliver Gorton Robin Garton Tomaso Cremonesi William Stevenson	8	Panathinaikos Ben Donald Gordon Baker Hugo Fuller Mark Davies Pete Davies Rupert Coltart	6	A good match between two even matched teams. Greens jump out to a 4-2 lead but let is slip. Reds play direct football with their best attacking playing coming with Kline in goal. Rupert, back from an injury lay-off, leads the fight back. Wills uncharacteristically poor with one own goal and two other attempts.
Wed, 16/01/2013	Olympiacos	0	Panathinaikos	0	The match was cancelled due to a power failure.
Wed, 09/01/2013	Olympiacos Alex Stevenson Ethan Kline John Romeo Nick Warner Oliver Gorton Robin Garton William Stevenson Yasheen Rajan	7	Panathinaikos Andy Krick Barney Reynolds Gordon Baker Hugo Fuller Mark Davies Mayamiko Kachingwe Pete Davies Saverio Campione	4	Prematch prediction: Olympiaco 7, Panathinaikos 3. Goals from Warner (2) and own goal from Krick help reds along the way. Krick redeems himself with a long range effort to offset own goal. The Christmas break shows with a lack of fitness and pace (notably from Warner). Barney does the double with nutmegs on both Stevensons. Baker has first dust up of the year with Warner. Reds lead 4-3 in the pub. Actual result: 7 -4 for Reds. Krick scores quality volley but not predicted own goal. Reynolds tries for nutmegs but doesn't get them. Warner scores one and is generally useful. Baker doesn't have dust-up only because he requires a sub at the last moment. Reds lead 4-2 in pub.
Wed, 29/02/2012	Corinthians Paulista	0	Palmeiras	0	It was an annoying run up to the match with people dropping out and others making themselves available at the last minute. We kicked off 7 v 6 with blacks down a man and having drafted in a local. It was pretty even in the opening minutes and blacks took on another local after 10 minutes when Richard Hall failed to show. Hugo scored an excellent header chipping me. Unsurprisingly it was all he talked about for the rest of the game and at the pub. And it was all he did all game. Blacks were up by three at the half. Then Richard Hall arrived 35 minutes late and singlehandedly pull greens back into the game. Every touch and pass played in a green striker. he would have been man of the match if he hadn't been playing for blacks. Ultimately blacks triumphed despite terrible finishing.
Wed, 22/02/2012	Corinthians Paulista	0	Palmeiras	0	we had a good match last week. Vatche dropped out last minute (funeral in the US) so Rupert dropped out to make numbers even. This left blacks a little light and after 15 minutes they were three nil down without having had a shot (on target or off). They managed to score one before the break and then had a heated discussion about how to improve. In the second half they were much better and greens just held on the win by one or two. Mark D played exceptionally well.
Wed, 19/10/2011	Corinthians Paulista	5	Palmeiras	6	No show, as usual, by Korean John who claims to be still suffering from amnesia following last season's collision with Ian M: "Totally forgot - flew in from Turkey last night. So sorry. Will be there next Wed". Debutant Guzzo slips into the fray with hardly anyone noticing. Robin teaches ringer not to dribble too much by scything him down from behind near the centre circle - several people applauding this adept manouevre…