Liquid Football Blog Tournament Weekend 1 - Match Reports + Highlights!

Touchline Sniffers 0-3 101 Great Goals

Scorers:
Gerrard 21' (101)
Ronaldinho 29' 79' (101)

Man of the Match:
Gerrard (101)

An imperious midfield display by Steven Gerrard helped 101 Great Goals to a convincing 3-0 victory over the Touchline Sniffers in the opening match of the league season. He got the ball rolling in the 21st minute with a superb 25 yard free kick that left Buffon flailing. Soon, the Touchline Sniffers found themselves 2-0 down 8 minutes later, when Ronaldinho was felled by Buffon. It was a controversial decision, as the Italian appeared to get some of the ball. However the Brazilian playmaker made the most of his good fortune, sending Buffon the wrong way from the spot. The Touchline Sniffers struggled to get back into the game, and all hopes of a comeback were ended in the 79th minute. Riquelme, attempting to dribble out of his own box, lost out to a tackle from Rooney, and from the loose ball Ronaldinho smashed home his side's 3rd.

Who Ate All The Pies 1-4 Caught Offside

Scorers:
Villa 15' (WAATP)
Ronaldinho 49' 55' (CO)
Drogba 59' 80' (CO)

Man of the Match:
Ronaldinho (CO)

2 spectacular Ronaldinho free kicks and 2 Drogba headers sealed a 4-1 victory for Caught Offside over Who Ate All The Pies. It was the team in Green and Black who took the lead, when Ronaldo burst into the box, found David Villa, who then slotted home coolly. WAATP continued to dominate the rest of the 1st half, and looked on course to take victory. However at the start of the 2nd half, 3 goals in 10 minutes secured a remarkable comeback, and Drogba put the icing on the cake with a late headed goal.

Footballocks's Eleven 1-0 Eyefootball Eyecatchers

Scorers:
Torres 32' (FB)

Man of the Match:
Torres 32' (FB)

Footballocks's Eleven ran out 1-0 winners over Eyefootball Eyecatchers which in truth was a game of a excitement that belied its scoreline. Fernando Torres was in particularly menacing form, and his effort and skill were rewarded after 32 minutes. A Ronaldo corner found the Spaniard unmarked in the middle for him to power a header past Buffon. The Eyecatchers never really got going while Footballocks tried to press home their advantage, amassing 17 shots in total. But in the end, just the 1 goal was enough to secure victory.

SquadGod Academical 1-0 Fantasy Football Guru

Scorers:
Ronaldo 90'+ (SGA)

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (SGA)

A dramatic injury-time winner from Cristiano Ronaldo gave SquadGod Academical a 1-0 victory over Fantasy Football Guru. The Portuguese winger picked up the ball on the half-way line, powered past and outdragged Cesc Fabregas, before drilling a shot past Canizares. The game itself was a tight affair with few real chances, with Trezeguet of FFG often finding himself isolated up front. Robinho was brought on as a substitute to try and find a winner, but he couldn't before Ronaldo's late goal.

Liquid FC 3-0 Arseblog

Scorers:
Kaka' 60' (LFC)
Ribery 61' (LFC)
Henry 90'+ (LFC)

Man of the Match:
Grosso (LFC)

After dominating the 1st half, Arseblog went down 3-0 to Liquid FC after some poor defensive lapses cost them dear. On 60 minutes Walter Samuel attempted to take the ball past Kaka', only to end up being tackled by the Brazilian before watching the ball being stroked into the back of his own net. Then from the kick off, Sneijder lost the ball to the impressive Ribery, who ran the length of the pitch before striking it low past Buffon. Arseblog had lost all fight by this point, and Liquid FC sealed victory in injury time when Henry met Grosso's fine cross and powered his header home.