Friday, 12 June 2009

NUCLEAR CUP VI IMMINENT!!

11 entrants in this season's Nuclear Cup means a slightly complex fixture, and the reintroduction of Team X. A random draw performed by the Nuclear Cup Council has resulted thus:


Group A

Sugar Kick
Green Loraxes
BRAP2
The Ginger Beards


Group B

Gaeta FC
Mababies
Beerjackets
The Shagging Lizards


Group C

More Fire!
Bluthenthal da 3
The Units
Team X



Teams will play the other teams in the group twice- once at home and once away. (6 matches)
The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout rounds.

The winner of group A and the winner of Group B will advance directly to the semi-final, while the top 2 from group C and the runners up in group A and Group B will playoff to enter the semi finals:

so


Teams in Group 3 face Team X. This means organising a friendly against anyone you want, but the result counts as a Nuclear Cup match.

In the knockout fixtures shown here, the top teams are at home. The "best runner up" and "2nd runner up" refers to the runners up in groups 1 and 2, with the team that accumulates the most points (and then goal difference etc) deemed to be the "best", therefore having a home match first up.

At this stage, the final will be held at a Neutral venue.

The fixtures for the group stage will be under "fixtures" on the left of this website.

Friday, 5 June 2009

Reminiscing about Bud.


Some fantastic Charlie "Bud" Tingwell highlights from his supreme HT career!!

Charlie Tingwell struck home the penalty, as cool as anything.

Charlie Tingwell was delighted to score the 5 - 0 goal after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper

Charlie Tingwell placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left.

Charlie Tingwell gave Units supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 5 - 0 after 44 minutes. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for Charlie Tingwell.

A foul 46 minutes into the game resulted in a free kick for Units. Charlie Tingwell took advantage as he curled the equalising goal into the top corner, just out of the reach of the keeper. 2 - 2.

After 34 minutes, Charlie Tingwell came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to put away the 2 - 1 goal, giving Units the lead.

Charlie Tingwell increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 5.

The corner kick from Hunter Wilmot set Charlie Tingwell up perfectly, as he soared to meet the ball, heading it in for 0-6. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for Charlie Tingwell.

Charlie Tingwell performed admirably for Units.

Units managed to extend their lead to 5 - 2 when Charlie Tingwell cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper.

After 35 minutes, Units's Charlie Tingwell made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Units's Charlie Tingwell putting the lead up to 2 - 0.
Most important Units player was Charlie Tingwell.

Man, what a shot by Units's Charlie Tingwell! Firing in from 35 yards after 17 minutes, that is probably going to be one of the finest, most beautiful, wonderfully crafted strikes the crowd here today are ever likely to see. 0 - 2.

By then Charlie Tingwell was a three time scorer - a hat trick!

Units fans held their breath as Charlie Tingwell scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the go-ahead goal for 2-1!

In a fantastic display of determination, Units's Charlie Tingwell forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down.

An accurate cross from Units's Xacobo Echavarría was met with a wonderful glancing header from Charlie Tingwell, hitting the inside base of the post before nestling into the back of the net for 5 - 1.

Units's Charlie Tingwell finished emphatically to make the score 6-0 after 73 minutes, after the enigmatic Christian Ludwig Cursdorf pulled a delightful long pass from his box of tricks to bypass the defence.

After 12 minutes, Charlie Tingwell made a dash down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the goal that made it 1 - 1.

Charlie Tingwell increased Units's lead to 4 - 1, putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right.



Here is Bud setting up the first goal for the Units in the final of Nuclear Cup II (which the Units unfortunately lost):
A well placed corner kick from Charlie Tingwell was followed by Dietrich Sigel's hard but accurate header. The nice combination marked a goal for Units, the score now 0-1.


And of course, the winning goal in the first ever Nuclear Cup final:
A drive on the left side allowed Units's Charlie Tingwell to get in close and score a goal after 76 minutes, leading to 1 - 3.