XFA season part 2

Dragon Raja FC 0 Superstar Tradesmen 0

A game to be forgotten were despite having double the amount of chances the shooting were left at home as failed to trouble the keeper time and again. The less said about this tedious affair the better.

Superstar Tradesmen 3 Faccion All Star 1

A brace from Tomas Banda including a stunning bullet finish from edge of the box to open the scoring got the tradesmen well under way. All star got an equalsier in the 1st half after ronald De Boer played a delightful throughball through was all they could muster. Bandas second beofre halftime after a cross failed to be cleared left the tradesmen all but clear with the points with Sonko adding another in second half.

Marinhense Under14 1 Superstar tradesmen 1

The early goal from super daniel Sturridge looked to be a sign of things to come in thsi game as the tradesmen dominated the game start to finsh but failed to kill off the opposition. A piledriver from 30 yards rescued a point for the outplayed Portugese side.

Superstar tradesmen 0 MicimackosTeam 0

A good display from from the highly placed challengers they had the share of the possession and chances but couldn't find a way to get that elusive goal. A game notable for for the bookings of the tradesmen. The tradesmen seemed to knocked off their stride with Daniel Sturridge also going off injured 1st half.

MicimackosTeam 1 superstar Tradesmen 1

A vasquez screamer from 25 yards opened the scoring here inside 2 minutes a goal worthy of winning any game really. Unlike the last minute the ball seemed glued to the tradesmen feet a think they got a verbal blasting after that previous meeting. Chances were fairly even though and the equaliser came after a corner was knocked back out to be crossed again and sturridge was unmarked to hit home.

Rothes 2 Superstar Tradesmen 1

Possibly one of the more most frustating performances of the season. Sonko scored early on from a corner onyl to get himself sent off 2 minutes later. another 5 bookings followed and some wodnr if the tradesmen were going to be left with 9 men at times. it was late on thouggh despite the numbers the game was going comfortably enough until the 78th minute. a shot that somehow beat the keeper from edge of the area then a few minutes later N'diaye hit a paeach from 25 yards keeper no chance.

Superstar Tradesmen 2 MU FC 0

Jussie playing a makeshift striker second half became the star in game where despite complete control it looked as if MU would holdout for a point even though they had lost their own star through injury in Martins. The 21st goal Jussie found half a yard of space from edge of the box and buried the chance. A clearance put Jussie held his nerve to knock over the keeper into the net for all three points.

Boca Juniros 1 Superstar Tradesmen 3

A fernandao penalty late on in 1st half got the trademen underway and he didnt wait long to add to his tally. A brilliantly worked goal sonko won the ball on half way line rolls into Jurado who splits the defence with a ball to sturridge who squared into the open path of fernandao and he blasted it home. Zuniga got one back when harper failed to hold a freekick and zuniga tapped in the rebound. Right at the death Sturridge springs the offside trap and neat finsh into the bottom corner.

Superstar Tradesmen 2 KKS Lech Poznan 2

Another game where the manager must be banging his head wondering what he has to do to get his team to win games like this. An Early goal from Sturridge after he was put through by Jurado rounded the keeper and smart finish into the empty net. Then came a sending off for the other side and on the half hour 2-0 after Fernandao penalty cruising. Then 55 minutes in a long kick from the keeper everyone seemd to be attracted to the header and player sneeks in behind to beat the keeper an awful goal from a defensive point of view. Then 74 minutes keeper comes for a cross never quite deals with it and tap in for the equaliser.

Superstar Tradesmen 7 Detroit Soccer Start 3

If ever anyone needed proof of how good and how much of a legend Fernandao is then this one game will sum it up nicely a double HATRICK from the man was more then enough to see off Jumpa Mann's Detroit. Fernandao gfot things going in the 10th minute after beating one man and driving into the top corner from just inside the area. 13 minutes Sturridge was in on the act outpaceing the defence on the counterand smashing home from edge of the box. 20 mintutes keeper does well to keep out Gonzalez freekick but unfortunately it falsl to Fernandao who knocks it in. Second half wasnt until 70th minute when Fernandao completed his hatrick heading home a corner. A couple minutes after a consolation goal from Ilhan for detroit. Then Ilhan volleyed home a cross and briefly looked as if Detroit were getting back into the game. The Fernandao took a throughball held off the 2 defenders to smash in from 6 yard box. A brilliant one 1 2 football Fernandao into Belghazouni and back to fernandao and smart finish into the corner. Dighuino headed home a corner for detroit to make it 6-3 but late late late on Fernandao gets a penalty and smashes it emphatically for his second hatrick. wow what a game!

CSKA Capricorn 1 superstar Tradesmen 1

Back down to earth with a bump here and very poor game in which a late goal from sub Victor Merchan had to rescue a point. A cross came over Fernandao was his usual nuiscance in the box and merchan reacted quickest as ball wasn't cleared. It could have been so diffrent tho If CSKA had hel on to the lead they had 8 minutes before. A ball upto the edge of the box and run not tracked allowed a shot from edge of the area 1-0

Essentia 1 Superstar tradesmen 2

Serge Gapke samshed the tradesmen into the lead on 29 minutesa as sonko laid back a pass
from a corner and Gapke hit 1st time. The seond followed just 4 minutes later as fernandao held the ball from a throw in laid into Emerson who jusrt drew a defender away to create a space for Jurado to run into from deep and place the ball into the corner of the net. A goal late on for Essentia little more then a conslolation. The Tradesmen now 3rd in the league and hoping to push on.

Superstar Tradesmen 2 Real Milan 0

A game where there wasn't a huge amount of chances on either side but Tradesmen were able to make the best of it. Emerson opened the scoring in the 19th minute after a smart run to get on the end of Fernandao's through ball and beat the keeper. Not until late in the second half Fernandao penalty made it 2-0. A pleasing result though with 3rd place beating 4th in the division.

Superstar Tradesmen 2 Elssvill 1

A poor start from the Tradesmen could have been costly if it wasnt for Daniel Sturridge to resuc them. On 18 minutes the keeper is completly beaten as hes out of place as an unxpected shot froma very narrow angle makes him look silly. Sturridge then started the comeback witha smart 1 2 with Fernandao and finish in the top corner across the keeper. wasn't until 80th minute that he was able to seal the points nicking the ball from a defender rounding the keeper and tapping into the empty net.

OZK Hools 1 Superstar Tradesmen 1

Confidence was high after 3 straight wins but this was not to be today after another game where not putting away chances cost the them 2 points. Fernandao headed the 1st from a corner and that was the only goal of the 1st half. On the hour mark poor marking from a cross left Coro alone from 6 yards was not going to miss. The point did take the Tradesmen upto 2nd in the table now though.

Superstar Tradesmen 3 Rothes 1

Revenge was on mind for the tradesmen and they quickly set about making sure it happened. Fernandao knocked in one of his trademark headers froma corner for the 1st. Sturridge witha wonderful finish for the second5 minutes into the second half. Iwelumo threatened to get Rothes back into the game late on heading home a freekick but Fernandao's shot was aved but rebound was knocked in by sub Emerson and the points were in the bag.

Superstar Tradesmen 5 Arsevin 1

Fernandao destroys another team with hatrick. A smart header from 6 yards for the 1st on 11 minutes. reacting quickest to Jurados saved shot left the goal open for a tap in for his second. Smashed his 4rd in second half after being found inspace by Merchan in the box. A header from Sonko and a close range finish Sturridge rounded off the scoring for the Tradesmen.