The Michaelmas Term has moved beyond its halfway point, meaning the Five-a-Side season has been well underway. Trinity’s premier in-house sports competition has seen classic teams return and dominate while others faltered, new emergent forces, and, most importantly, great team names. The competition’s eight total divisions have accrued six weeks of results, so there is a lot to cover. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the top divisions:
Division 1 sees the return of the supremacy of Integer Milan and Egg Fried Reus, both of whom have yet to lose a match. This — the premier rivalry of the sport in recent years — will culminate in a match on November 13th, the winner of which will have a high likelihood of taking home the Division 1 title for the regular season. The Pavillionares sit mid-table, while Mountjoy FC, who rose from being in Division 3 this time last year, have struggled in their transition to the top division, losing their first four matches. Still, they made it interesting for the division leaders, narrowly losing 13–10 to Integer Milan in week two.
Liampool lead Division 2 after four wins from their first four, with a competition-best +25 goal difference, including a 17–4 demolition of Navier Stokes. The BESS Around are doing their course proud, currently sitting in second position.
Division 3 sees the names get more and more creative, as Hangover97 and Coolock Says Goal sit in first and second, respectively. Division 4 has leaders Real Medrid winning the battle of best La Liga-themed team name over the likes of Reels Betis and Unathletic Bilbao. In Division 5, Himmy Saville trail just behind SpVgg F.K. Spartak Ussher 04.
The division title remains all to play for, as one more full week of matches will be played in the regular season before division winners will be decided, soon to be followed by the highly anticipated tournament seedings, then by the tournaments themselves. Most matches are played in Botany Bay during the week, so if students have any time off between classes, be sure to catch a match.
