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CFR Clunj 1-5 The Jammy Foxes
It was a thumping defeat for the Clunj last night as we were heavily-beaten 5-1 by a decent The Jammy Foxes outfit; a side recently-formed via a merger of The Fox and Jam Factory FC.
They would take an early lead with only a few minutes on the clock, as their man showed good pace to get in down the right before firing a clinical finish into the far bottom corner. The same player then made it two soon after, when thumping home a loose ball from the edge of the box. At the other end, we did manage to get a few attempts in on their goal, but these all lacked in power and meant for simple saves for their keeper.
It was clear by now that all of our opponents' players were good at making runs off the ball, and our failure to track these would end up being our main undoing on the night. This was proven early in the second period when we allowed them to easily add a couple of further goals to their tally, as a failure to follow men saw them outnumber us in defence, eventually leading to simple unchallenged finishes.
George Garrett would be our biggest threat in front of goal on the night, getting in a number of decent attempts on target - and he would be the man to grab our consolation, when drilling home a strike down the middle as their keeper dived the wrong way. Meanwhile Jack then went on to make a couple of smart stops for us to keep the score down, but did find himself picking the ball out of the net again late on, as their man smashed in a fifth for them at the near post.
Team: Jack, Adam, Sean, George G, Ollie, Danny, George C, Dan
April 15 2025, 18:07
CFR Clunj 5-2 Flamingo Bar FC
It was victory for the Clunj last night as our second game of the new campaign saw us eventually run out 5-2 winners over Flamingo Bar FC. Team news saw regulars George G, Ollie, Danny and Jonny all return to the side, whilst Jack stepped in to help out in goal for his first appearance in over a year following a serious injury.
The early stages would be a closely-fought encounter, with both sides managing attempts on goal, but us narrowly off target with ours, whilst Jack made a couple of smart stops to keep them out at the other end. The opening goal then finally came around midway through the half, when in trying to keep the ball from going out of the area, their keeper overstepped the line to concede a penalty; Danny making no mistake from the spot. A second would then follow not too long before the break, as Adam's clipped ball over the top saw the on-running Jonny just get to the ball in time to lift it over their stopper and into the net.
By the midway point of the second half however, our opponents had managed to grab the two goals they needed to get back on level terms. The first came as the ball ricocheted kindly for them on a break forward, and despite Jonny then stealing in to intercept, he could only see the ball unfortunately roll past Jack and into the net. The equaliser then followed a few minutes later, when their man showed good strength and speed as he reacted quickest to a ball in behind to slot home.
The scores wouldn't remain level for long though, as a rather odd-looking goal then saw us restore our lead soon after - George's cross-field pass picking out Ollie on the edge of the box, and he then somehow managed to divert the ball into the far bottom corner with his first touch. An end-to-end tie then saw a couple more smart stops from Jack, whilst they also saw one thumping effort clip the angle of post and bar.
Thankfully, the next goal would go to the team in red as we gave ourselves a bit of breathing space by making it 4-2. Danny would receive the ball unmarked on the edge of their box, and with their keeper again coming out of the box as Danny dribbled round him (which would have meant another penalty to us), the referee instead allowed our man's goal to stand despite his final strike possibly being half-a-yard in the area. Then with only a couple of minutes left on the clock the win was well and truly sealed, as Danny completed his hattrick via a brilliant piece of individual skill which saw him skip in between a couple of defenders, before poking the ball into the far side of the net.
Team: Jack, Adam, George G, Jonny, Ollie, Danny
April 08 2025, 15:00
CFR Clunj 1-1 Rehab Zaragoza
The Clunj last night kicked off their 37th campaign with a 1-1 draw against a Rehab Zaragoza side recently relegated from the top division. Team news would see us suprisingly only have two players available (Adam and Dan), but thankfully Jake would come to the rescue for us by drafting in three of his fellow Sub Standard Liege teammates (Matty, Jamie and Pete) to help us out and take us up to six.
With our opponents in their usual red, we kicked off the night in blue for a change, and started the more lively of the two sides, with Matty and his brother Jamie in particular linking up well going forward. Sadly we just weren't able to apply the finishing touch to our moves, with their keeper continually managing to get something in the way to keep out our attempts. Meanwhile at the other end, Dan in our net would also be forced into a couple of smart reaction stops either side of the break to keep them at bay.
The opener then finally came around five minutes into the second half, when their man managed to just keep the ball in play down the left before cutting inside and reversing a clever finish from the edge of the box. Rehab by now were frequently getting numbers back in defence, this making it increasingly difficult for us to find a way to break them down, despite having decent spells of possession.
Thankfully though, we would manage to catch them out on one occasion to grab a deserved equaliser, as Jamie did well to work half a yard of space on the edge of the area before finishing into the bottom corner. The closing stages then saw both sides going for a winner, but no further goals meant we were both left to settle for a point on the opening night.
Team: Dan, Adam, Pete, Jamie, Jake, Matty
April 01 2025, 15:31
CFR Clunj 0-4 Fake Madrid
The Clunj last night ended the season with a defeat, as we went down 4-0 to eventual league winners Fake Madrid. It wasn't the worst performance from ourselves despite the scoreline, but our opponents clinical edge in front of goal would prove the main difference on the night.
With them also going into the tie knowing they had to win in order to reclaim top spot, it was clear they were on it right from the off; starting positively before going on to find an early breakthrough when thumping home an unstoppable finish. In response we managed a few half chances of our own, following some neat little passages of play from us in the build-ups, but we just lacked that final piece as we failed to really stretch their keeper. Instead it was Madrid who would go on to grab the next goal, as their main danger man showed a good turn of pace before picking out the bottom corner. Sadly we then found ourselves three down just before the break, as a spinning ball forward ended up falling kindly for them to sweep home from close range.
Our opponents were indeed a decent side, but also had a quite a bit of good fortune go their way on the night - adding a fourth not long into the second period when their man threw out a shin to somehow divert the ball in for 4-0. This luck was also seemingly the case at the other end, as at one stage it looked like George had managed to pull one back for us, only for the ball to hit the inside of the far post, roll across the goal line, and then out off the opposite post to keep us off the scoresheet.
The more the half wore on, the more the Clunj began to tire due to not having a sub, with this seeing them now having most of the chances. Having made a few good saves over the course of the night, Mike then sadly had to come off injured when twisting his knee making another stop - this resulting in Dan going in goal and Henry (who was there waiting for the next game) stepping in to help us out in the remaining minutes. Some good reaction stops from our stand-in keeper prevented them going on to extend their lead late on, with the defeat seeing us finish our season in fifth place.
Team: Mike, Adam, Dan, George C, Jonny, Ollie, Henry
March 25 2025, 16:27
CFR Clunj 3-0 Mikes Monsters
The Clunj returned to winning ways last night with a 3-0 success over second-bottom Mikes Monsters. In truth, our performance was actually much poorer than when we had been beaten by the same scoreline the week before, but thankfully we still had just enough about us to come away with maximum points.
Our sloppiness was apparent from the early stages of the tie, as we continually gave the ball away under little pressure and struggled to create many clear-cut openings. We were therefore grateful to our opponents for the opening goal, as an overhit backpass saw the ball evade their keeper and find the bottom corner. Their man between the sticks did then go on to make a couple of decent stops, including a superb full-stretch save from a well-struck half-volley from Jonny. Despite some slack marking at times from us, they thankfully failed to capitalise, and so we remained ahead at the break.
A repeated failure to get tight to their attackers was continuing to give them an easier route to our goal than they should have had, and it required Mike to make a key close-range save at 1-0 to preserve our lead. A crucial second goal did then come for us around five minutes into the second half, as a clean strike from range from Dan zipped into the far bottom corner. Some wasteful finishing then saw us blaze a few further attempts off target, before we wrapped up the points late on, as Ollie converted from the spot after their man had stepped into the area.
Team: Mike, Adam, Dan, George, Jonny, Ollie
March 18 2025, 18:07
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