Barnesalona League, 2pm KO
South Auckland Rangers v Lokomotiv Londres FC
General
The season kicks off for Loko with a couple of notable absentees from last season, it appears that our goal machine Andreas has relinquished the number 10 shirt and this will be up for grabs by the likes of Mark Bullock, Stefan Butler and James Kavanagh. Other missing players include Steve Whitely, Johan, Paolo and Samer.
The other absentees on the opening weekend will be Pete Masters (pictured) and Dale Mellor who are both unavailable for this fixture. It is also rumoured that Paul Dwinfour may also be unavailable but this is yet to be confirmed.
Last Season Head-to-Head
Loko Wins 2
Auckland Wins 1
Draws 1
League
18.09.05 Auckland 1 v 3 Loko (Andreas 2, Christophe) [Match Report]
30.10.05 Loko 1 v 3 Auckland (Paolo) [Match Report]
Cup
23.10.05 Auckland 2 v 2 Loko (Andreas 2) [Match Report]
08.01.06 Loko 2 v 0 Auckland (Win by default) [Match Report]
Stat Attack
- Loko finished last season just above half way in fifth place with 25 points from 18 games.
- Auckland ended in the bottom half of the table, finishing eighth with 18 points from 18 games.
- Loko scored 42 goals in league competition compared with 33 for Auckland.
- Loko also had the meaner defence conceding 41 goals as opposed to 52 goals conceded by Auckland. [2005/06 League Table]
- Loko have been undefeated in the league for one game, with their last defeat taking place on the 26th March 2006 in a 2-0 defeat to Celtic.
- Auckland are on a run of four straight defeats in league competition, with their last win being a 4-2 victory against Barnes way back on the 26th February 2006.
