First Up Win

Zephyr Rovers FC took a big step up to the higher league today with a good 8 - 5 win over TFT United. "I certainly noticed the standard was higher in this league" said Hall "one of their guys was trying to do drag backs although they never seemed to work, we've not been used to seeing anyone else but me try that trick". Hall said Rovers were pretty solid defensively in the first half and gave away very few chances at the back. "It is so important to get away to a good start defensively in these games as they tend to be very tight in the first five or ten" said Hall "it provides the platform for going forward and even a couple of goals lead can change the nature of a game". Hall said the standard of finishing was pretty high for Rovers in this match. "John Cao (pictured) was on fire for this match" said Hall "it's not well known he was going to stand down for the season due to concerns over his fitness, but on this performance the extra training has obviously being paying dividends". Rovers were 6 - 1 up at half time but soon incurred a sixth foul and automatic penalty. "I saved the first attempt and the referee made him retake it because he'd taken too many steps" said Hall " I was incredulous but then put the guy off enough that he missed the goal second attempt". The game was tight until the end but Rovers stayed at least three goals ahead all the way. "A good start and we have the local derby against Solnet next week so that should bring Shed 6 to life on a Monday morning" quipped Hall.

Final Score: Rovers 8 TFT 5