Another season for the USRC Football Section ends and the Club can be proud of its teams and its players. No titles to celebrate this year, but a lot of success to reflect on nonetheless.
In the Yau Yee League, the USRC were never really in the hunt for the title, with Football Club teams Wanderers and Albion setting the pace all season. Albion had led the table all season, but could not shake off Wanderers and when the two met in the final game of the season, it was Wanderers who prevailed 4-2 to take the title away from the USRC, who had held it for the past two years. USRC secured third place with a 2-2 draw against the other Club team, the Colts. The final table stood at:
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
PTS |
| Club Wanderers |
22 |
18 |
2 |
2 |
69 |
20 |
49 |
56 |
| Club Albion |
22 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
63 |
21 |
42 |
55 |
| USRC |
22 |
13 |
3 |
6 |
36 |
32 |
4 |
42 |
| 816 |
22 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
41 |
26 |
15 |
41 |
| KCC Dragons |
22 |
12 |
3 |
7 |
46 |
28 |
18 |
39 |
| Club Colts |
22 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
39 |
28 |
8 |
31 |
In the season-ending six-a-side competition, the USRC made it to the semifinals of the Plate competition before losing to White Youth.
So in a season in which the team finished in the top 3 of Division 1 for the fifth year in succession and also won the Plate at the Yau Yee League International Nines, the following players were awarded prizes at the Annual Dinner:
Yau Yee League
Player of the Year - Micke Shammarange
Most Improved Player - Kay Kulkarni
Golden Boot - Henry Callaghan (7 goals)
Goal of the Season - Andy Mitchell
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USRC Yau Yee League Player of the Year Micke Shammarange accepts his trophy from Andy Brown |
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USRC Yau Yee League (and Legal League) Golden Boot Winner Henry Callaghan |
The USRC finished their second season in the Legal League one position lower than last year, though with two more teams in the League, it can be looked upon as progress. The League was won by Spartans, with a big gap to second-placed Revolution. The final league table looked like this:
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
PTS |
| Spartans |
22 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
74 |
21 |
53 |
57 |
| Revolution |
22 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
41 |
24 |
17 |
44 |
| Force |
22 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
47 |
35 |
12 |
40 |
| Goodfellas |
22 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
39 |
32 |
7 |
38 |
| Monopoly |
22 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
35 |
23 |
12 |
37 |
| Mes Amis |
22 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
45 |
34 |
11 |
36 |
| J-Leaguers |
22 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
32 |
40 |
-8 |
29 |
| USRC |
22 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
43 |
39 |
4 |
26 |
| Studz |
22 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
27 |
47 |
-20 |
19 |
| Men United |
22 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
24 |
58 |
-34 |
17 |
| BOCs |
22 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
32 |
54 |
-22 |
15 |
| Legal Head |
22 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
18 |
50 |
-32 |
11 |
The USRC were hopeful of reaching the semifinals of the knock-out competition, the Champions League, and needed only one win from either of their last two games against Monopoly and Revolution. However, a 2-1 defeat against Monopoly was followed by a 2-0 loss to Revolution, in a game abandoned with 10 minutes left. So a disappointing end but a lot learned. The players honoured at the Annual Dinner were:
Legal League
Player of the Year - Andy Mitchell
Most Improved Player - Dave Buckley
Golden Boot - Henry Callaghan (13 goals)
Goal of the Season - Dave Kirby
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USRC Legal League Player of the Year Andy Mitchell |
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USRC Legal League Most Improved Player Dave Buckley |
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USRC players at the annual six-a-sides on 12 June |
The last competitive event of the season was our own six-a-side competition. This year the Smart Cup was won by the Rest of the World team, captained by Leo de Ruijter.
Enjoy the summer and see you in September.
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