Up Where We Belong

Ozzie - Melchester's most loyal fan

For the first time in their history, Melchester lined up against Last Minute with an unchanged line-up from the one that had pushed aside Domino a week before. And the reds hit the ground running as Ali, scorer of a last minute goal in the previous game, scored a first minute goal in this one.

Unfortunately Rovers were feeling generous, gifting Last Minute two goals that looked set to award them their first ever victory against Melchester. In a hard fought second half, Costea found an equaliser, after which neither side could break the deadlock. A point apiece, 2-2.

Beating The Blues

Up against unfamiliar opposition one week later against Corinto Blues, Rovers were horrified to find the match would be officiated by BSMK's Worst Ref, Roman from arch-rivals Galaxy FC. However, on this occasion the ref seemed so keen to prove his impartiality that Corinto suffered, the Reds going ahead from a dubious throw in which Corinto's keeper pushed into his own net, before gifting the blues yet another ridiculous goal, almost identical to the one they'd presented Last Minute with the previous week.

But when Corinto seemingly took the lead, the ref contrived to find a fault and disallowed the goal, and Melchester took heed. With free-scoring A-list Celebrity Norwegian Vegard Nordheim grabbing four goals, and Ali adding another two, an easy 6-1 win sent Rovers back up the table.

Big But Time

Next up Karlsberg. Grudge match time. Last season's tie will be remembered for Karlsberg's racist abuse, Harald Schumacher-esque goalkeeping, and calling Matt Smith "Moby". As if that weren't enough, a big enough victory for Racey's men would see them overtake Karlsberg for a top three spot. This, surely, is the match of the weekend.