Having gone top of the division after the previous matches heroics, BEFC needed to keep on winning to stay ahead of SUNS who were playing the following day. However Dutch FC were a team who so far had been BEFC's toughest challenge with a hard fought 1 - 1 draw in their last encounter...
BEFC Lions had to come back from a shocking defeat with a number of regulars missing this game against K2. With a limited number of subs, the team soaked up pressure before launching counter attacks. With Baptiste playing well on the wing, he dribbled into the box and won a penalty – his second in...
BEFC Lions felt confident going into this game as they had beaten Clash FC multiple times in the past, and Clash FC has spent much of this season at the bottom of the table. On a rainy Sunday, the Lions turned up to the pitch to see a load of unfamiliar faces in the opposition. As the game started...
In an important clash between the 2nd and 3rd positioned teams in the TML Division 2 title race BEFC took on GUTS SC without half of its usual defence. Against a team primarily known statswise for scoring a lot of goals it was going to be interesting. Lining up with an experimental 3-4-2-1...
The luck of the FJ Cup draw threw out a repeat of last year's final with BEFC facing off against their 'kind of' rival team Pumas. BEFC spent an entire season going neck and neck with Pumas until they pulled away to win the division and BEFC missed it to a point against Sala. Since then matches...
BEFC Lions went into the first game of the second leg against Nepal United, the only team that they have lost to this season. Due to unacceptable tardiness from the goalkeeper and one of the vice-captains, the Lions had to start the game in an unorganized fashion with wooly gloves for the keeper...
After last week's victory over Sagarmatha, the league leaders SUNS responded with a 7 - 0 thrashing of Shane FC. This meant to keep level on points and the challenge for the Division Two Champion's title BEFC would need 3 points from this game against JETRO. While one would suspect deepest winter...
BEFC Lions faced new team K2 Expendables for a sunny afternoon kick off. With a magnificent sunset and a view of Mount Fuji, things started badly as goalkeeper Yu decided to pick the side which meant the Lions had the sun in their eyes for the first 20 minutes of the game. Unsurprisingly, the team...
In a first time to match up against each other BEFC faced FC Sagarmatha where a BEFC win would be crucial for them going equal points with division leaders SUNS. BEFC Lions however had played Sagarmatha the previous season and so Embassy FC (BEFC) had a fair bit of knowledge about the type of...
In a snowy spectacular BEFC took on Dutch FC for a potential D2 Champions fight. With Sala FC and SUNS both losing, a win would put BEFC one point behind SUNS with a game in hand. Dutch also in a similar position would have gone equal points with SUNS. Both teams with a lot of play for and both on...
BEFC Lions started their first league game of 2019 against a newcomer to the TML, Eastern Capital. The team rocked up to the pitch to find Eastern Capital fully kitted out and participating in a warm-up training match. Not quite on the same level, BEFC Lions had a little pre-game kickabout which...
This weekend was a crucial league clash between against long time rivals Sala FC. Sala being on top of Division 2 and BEFC needing a serious win to get themselves back into the extremely tight title race. Matches against Sala are always fiesty, intensive affairs with healthy dose of controversy and...
BEFC Lions went into this game against BFC Vagabonds on the back of 3 straight wins in the league. With a much more stable squad than the previous two matches, BEFC Lions were able to play their last game of 2018 with a decent amount of confidence. Games against the Vagabonds have always been well-...
BEFC kicked off 2019 with a visit to King George FC in the 2nd round of the Footy Japan Cup. King George had earlier dispatched BEFC Lions in the first round with a narrow 0 - 1 victory which put Lions into the Plate and King George with a meeting the BEFC's other team who skipped the first round...
BEFC took part in the 2018 MIFA Embassy Cup. From the start it was clear that despite having only one sub, they would be one of the stronger teams in the tournament. Everyone who took part played really well, both individually and with the team. Masa was solid at the back, both on defense with Seth...