Ambiance Auderghem 1

The official motto of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union goes “Ní neart go cur le chéile” which translates to “there is no strength without unity.”

To right the wrong of the pre match league table, as pointed out by the manager of men Liam Rosenior could only wish he was, this motto was needed to be channeled and the Irishmen, with a full squad itching to compete for places, delivered in style.

Anyone looking at the table pre match would have quickly learned that this was going to be a much tighter battle than the standings suggest as both sides showed threatening flashes.

While the eagerly awaited return of Joao Pedro “Who?” Rosa promised goals, it was his link up play that broke the deadlock providing an assist to “Lamb-Chop” who, for him, still had a lot to do for a whole metre from goal.

FCI knew the game was far from done at half time and the defence’s focus was tested under early second half pressure against the wind. After weathering the storm and with the help of a Tarp assist, Lolo watched his excellent strike hit the post and almost hit the opposite one but beautifully fell the right side to kill any Auderghem momentum.

With his proud father on the sidelines and the faint sound of wedding bells already in this head, Lolo was not done putting the final nail in Auderghem’s coffin. After a poor clearance, the ball landed to his feet with 35 yards from goal and a scrambling keeper, the captain made it look easy with a looping long range shot.

With competition for places in clear view, the subs introduced did not let up and were determined to finish how we started. The returning Fernando “Curious” Jorge came back with a bang and got a well deserved goal after a beautiful give and go with Benji.

There were shouts of “the season starts here” at full time and for Coco, I guess that is true. One win from one with his beady eyes watching over, FCI left Nossegem in high spirits on the glorious Saturday, thirsty for celebratory pints in the funky and even more thirsty for more wins on the board. 🇮🇪 🍻

FCI II 4-0 Ambiance Auderghem. MOTM captain Lolo with a very honourable mention for the impassable Ahmet.