Thirtysomethings defeated league leaders Wanted FC with a performance that was reminiscent of the all conquering Thirtys of a previous era. The Thirtys got their tactics right in this encounter. Their full court press made it very difficult for the technically gifted Wanted to to play through them. Jake McAuliffe was immense up front for the Thirtys and two of his four goals were from the top drawer. Niall Kerrigan was the other player to impress for The Thirtys. His organisational skills and domination of the centre was critical. The Thirtys started strongly and raced into a 4-1 lead. However The Wanted were not about to give up without a fight and got to within a single score when the score was 5-4 with about 20 minutes remaining. However The Thirtys kicked on again and stretched their lead to 8-4. As the Thirtys tired towards the end of the match The Wanted took control and even though they scored two goals in the last ten minutes their just was not enough time for them to catch The Thirtys. The final score was 8-6.
With a couple of minutes to go it looked like Hardly Athletic would be two points clear at the top of the table, but two late goals from Pedro and Rory Barry earned The Rotten Johnnies an unlikely draw. Willie Bruton was outstanding for Hardly while Pedros contribution for The Johnnies was immense.
Darren Murphy scored four goals was superb for Boca Seniors during their 9-5 victory against Paniciakos. Paul Stanton scored three for Panic while Tommy Stanton and Paul Reidy also scored for the losers.
EZY FC maintained their unbeaten record with a 4-2 win against The Vale. Dave Johnson stood out for the winners with a magnificent performance and scored a great goal. Ken O Connor and Colin McKeon were best for The Vale.
Richard O Brien was the difference between the teams in the Sons of Pitches and Cupid Stunts encounter, during which he scored four for The Pitches.The final score was 7-4 for for the Pitches.
Dean Cummins was outstanding for the Dreamers against an under strength Booze Crew. He and Jonathan Coughlan scored to help The Dreamers to a 2-0 victory.
Crystal Eagle maintained their three point advantage over River Plate with a decisive 9-3 against The Whitfords. The winners were 8-1 ahead at half time. The only consolation the Whitfords had was that they won the second half. James Corcoran and James O Sullivan scored three a piece for Crystal.
The KFC and Pathetic Athletic encounter was a thriller during which the lead moved back and forth through out the match. The final score was 6-6, which was a fair result as neither team deserved to loose. Kevin Corbett and Stephen Ginn scored two each for Pathetic while Jack O Connor and Peter Carroll scored two each for KFC.
River Plate maintained the pressure on Crystal Eagle with a comfortable 4-1 win against The Barrells. It looked like the Barrells would be in real trouble when Ross Long scored in less than a minute for River Plate. With the scored tied at 1-1 at half time, The Barrells were still in contention . However River Plate completely dominated the second half.
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