Phoenix sink Submarine courtesy of a Fernando Fourpedo

The Camden Musical Association League Cup is as exciting as it gets, and just like the FA Cup there are some truly eye watering fixtures. This was one of them, but far from being a cup upset, Phoenix ensured our third consecutive victory with an eight nil victory over Submarine.

With Sam out, Alex Manby volunteered to play in goal for the first half. His defence was made up of Bradley on the right, Pat on the left, and Selbie and The Wall in the centre. Pat and Alex looked to continue their excellent form on the flanks, and Henry linked up once again with Jamie Davies to boss the midfield. El Capitano Jules and Fernando 'El Nino' Denselow made up the main strike force.

Phoenix started brightly, but with the surface around the opposition’s goal resembling Passchendaele, chances were being spurned left right and centre. The only way we could seemingly score was to run the ball into the net. Jules tried this and was duly hacked down for a penalty. In stepped Fernando, who banished his recent penalty demons by hammering the ball past the keeper. The pitch was not making life easy, and did not help our style of play at all. Jules again tried to run the ball into the goal, this time he skipped past a number of challenges before finishing clinically into the bottom left hand corner of the goal.

Other note worthy attempts on goal include a Fernando free kick that hit the post, and a wonderful piece of skill from Alex on the wing, who chipped the ball over an oncoming defender and then volleyed inches wide from 30 yards out.

Two nil at half time and the score line could have been three times what it was. The pitch was terrible, but we were guilty of missing some excellent chances. The half time talk called for more of the same, and the team was rejiggled to fit in Alex Manby, who was replaced by Bradley in goal. Alex joined Henry at centre mid, and Jamie Davies dropped to centre back.

The second half, despite playing uphill and against the wind turned into a goal fest, with six goals scored. Jules added to the tally shortly after the break with a tidy finish, and Fernando grabbed his second. With the two strikers both looking for their hat-tricks, Jules was eager to get his third hat-trick for the club before his turn in goal, which was rapidly approaching. Despite two or three attempts in quick succession, Jules was unlucky not to get his hat-trick, and replaced Bradley in goal for the second half of the second half. Henry moved up to play alongside Fernando, and Raj came on for Pat, who had another solid performance.

Fernando grabbed his hat-trick courtesy of a Henry through ball, and paid back the service by putting 'The Babymaker' through twice. ‘The Babymaker’ is not known for his goal scoring prowess, but took his two chances excellently, remaining onside before finishing smartly into the corners. With the last kick of the game, Phoenix got their eighth goal after some great running from Pete, whose shot was eventually bundled in by Fernando for his forth of the game.

Eight nil and a great performance all round. Man of the Match goes to Jules, who scored two crackers, won a penalty, and ran rings round their defence. Jules has been consistently good all season both on and off the pitch, getting on the score sheet and setting up chances aplenty, but most importantly he has organised the team, and is a vocal and passionate captain on the pitch.