First Goal - Season Five

[Stan]

The fifth edition of the FIRST GOAL competition. This will run until the end of the 2023/24 season - most likely the Champions League Final on 1st June 2024 being the final game. 

First Goal Hall of Fame - Previous Winners

• 2019/20 - @Viva la FCB
• 2020/21 - @Bluewolf
• 2021/22 - @Viva la FCB
• 2022/23 - @Viva la FCB

THE RULES:

• One game will be chosen by me, usually at least 48 hours before. 
• Games chosen will be from any competition around the world, usually with some significance or a game of high importance if possible.
• Players will get 3 points if they guess the correct minute of the game's first goal
  • If it is a 0-0 draw and you predict 'No goal scored', you will also get 3 points.  
• Players will get 2 points if they are 1 minute out either way i.e. goal scored in 30th minute and predictions are for 29th or 31st minute.
• Players will get 1 point if they are 2 minutes out either way i.e. goal scored in the 61st minute and predictions are for 59th, 60th, 62nd, or 63rd minute
• The official goal-time will be taken from flashscores.com
• It goes without saying that the more often you predict in the competition for each game the more likely you are to finish top!
   

• Throughout the season, you may get a chance to pick your own TWO games to choose a First Goal for. These selected games will only apply to you, while the rest of the league for that round will have the games selected by me. This will only occur once for each person - you will be notified well in advance which round and dates this will apply for. 

This original post will be kept up to date with the rankings and selected fixtures.

All you have to do is post the minute for each game in which you think the First Goal will be scored in - it really is that simple  . You do not need to post which team, scorer or how the goal will be scored, just the minute!

GAME 127 - TOTTENHAM vs ARSENAL - SUNDAY 28th APRIL, 14.00 (BST)

GAME 128 - REAL BETIS vs SEVILLA - SUNDAY 28th APRIL, 20.00 (BST)

***any predictions made after kick-off will not count***

RANKINGS after Game 126:

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Spoiler

Game 1 - England Women vs Haiti Women - First goal 29th minute. No winners.
Game 2 - France Women vs Jamaica Women - No goals scored. No winners
Game 3 - Corinthians vs Sao Paulo - First goal 48th minute. No winners.
Game 4 - Man Utd vs Wrexham - First goal 29th minute. No winners.
Game 5 - Dusseldorf vs Hertha - First goal 51st minute. No winners.
Game 6 - Norway Women vs Philippines Women - First goal 6th minute. Winners - @6666 / @Bluewolf (7th)
Game 7 - Jamaica Women vs Brazil Women - No goals scored. Winner - @Rucksackfranzose
Game 8 - Arsenal vs Monaco - First goal 31st minute. No winners.
Game 9 - Bristol City vs Preston - First goal 47th minute. No winners.
Game 10 - Leeds vs Cardiff - First goal 23rd minute. Winners - @nudge (23rd); @Faithcore / @Lucas / @Devil-Dick Willie (22nd); @Viva la FCB / @Michael (21st); Stan (25th)
Game 11 - Copenhagen vs Sparta Prague - No goals scored. No winners.
Game 12 - PSV vs Sturm Graz - First goal 4th minute. Winner - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 13 - Brighton vs Luton - First goal 36th minute. Winner - @6666 (34th)
Game 14 - Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig - First goal 3rd minute. Winner - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 15 - Servette vs Rangers - First goal 22nd minute. Winners - @Faithcore (22nd); @Toinho (21st); @nudge (23rd); Stan (20th)
Game 16 - Aus Women vs Eng Women - First goal 36th minute. Winner - @Devil-Dick Willie (34th)
Game 17 - Spain Women vs Eng Women - First goal 29th minute. Winner - @6666 (29th); @Lucas (27th)
Game 18 - West Ham vs Chelsea - First goal 7th minute. Winner - @Bluewolf (7th)
Game 19 - Hibernian vs Aston Villa - First goal 17th minute. Winners - Stan (17th); @6666 / @Michael (16th); @Rucksackfranzose / @Devil-Dick Willie / @CaaC (John) (18th); @Lucas (19th)
Game 20 - Molde vs Galatasaray - First goal 8th minute. Winners - @Tommy (8th); @Bluewolf (7th); @Rucksackfranzose (6th)
Game 21 - Watford vs Blackburn - First goal 72nd minute. No winners.
Game 22 - Newcastle vs Liverpool - First goal 25th minute. Winners - @Redcanuck (24th); @Tommy / @nudge (23rd)
Game 23 - Chelsea vs AFC Wimbledon - First goal 19th minute. Winners - @CaaC (John) (19th); Stan (20th); @Toinho (21st)
Game 24 - PSV vs Rangers - First goal 35th minute. No winners.
Game 25 - Frankfurt vs Koln - First goal 43rd minute. No winners.
Game 26 - Arsenal vs Man Utd - First goal 27th minute. Winner - @Dr. Gonzo (27th)
Game 27 - Lithuania vs Montenegro - First goal 71st minute. No winners.
Game 28 - Netherlands vs Greece - First goal 17th minute. Winners - Stan (17th); @Michael / @Redcanuck (18th)
Game 29 - Mexico vs Australia - First goal 16th minute. No winners.
Game 30 - Kazakhstan vs N. Ireland - First goal 27th minute. Winner - @Dr. Gonzo (26th)
Game 31 - Chile vs Colombia - No goals scored. Winner - @Rucksackfranzose
Game 32 - Peru vs Brazil - First goal 90th minute. No winners.
Game 33 - Inter vs AC Milan - First goal 5th minute. Winners - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd); @Bluewolf (7th)
Game 34 - Cardiff vs Swansea - First goal 71st minute. No winners.
Game 35 - Hull vs Leeds - No goals scored. No winners.
Game 36 - Bayern Munich vs Man Utd - First goal 28th minute. Winner - @Michael (28th)
Game 37 - Arsenal vs Tottenham - First goal 26th minute. No winners.
Game 38 - Rangers vs Motherwell - First goal 24th minute. Winners - @nudge (23rd); Stan (25th); @Lucas / @Faithcore (22nd); @6666 (26th)
Game 39 - Inter Milan vs Sassuolo - First goal 45+1st minute. No winners.
Game 40 - Newcastle vs Man City - First goal 53rd minute. No winners.
Game 41 - Tottenham vs Liverpool - First goal 36th minute. No winners.
Game 42 - Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao - First goal 30th minute. No winners.
Game 43 - Luton vs Burnley - First goal 45+2nd minute. No winners.
Game 44 - Atletico Madrid vs Feyenoord - First goal 7th minute. Winner - @Bluewolf (7th)
Game 45 - Wolves vs Aston Villa - First goal 53rd minute. No winners.
Game 46 - Arsenal vs Man City - First goal 86th minute. No winners.
Game 47 - Latvia vs Armenia - First goal 39th minute. No winners.
Game 48 - Spain vs Scotland - First goal 73rd minute. No winners. 
Game 49 - England vs Italy - First goal 15th minute. Winner - @JoshBRFC (13th)
Game 50 - Venezuela vs Chile - First goal 45+1st minute. No winners.
Game 51 - Liverpool vs Everton - First goal 75th minute. No winners.
Game 52 - Freiburg vs Bochum - First goal 15th minute. Winners - @Michael / @Redcanuck / @Devil-Dick Willie / @6666 (14th); @Lucas / @Viva la FCB (16th); @JoshBRFC (13th); @CaaC (John) (17th)
Game 53 - Stoke vs Leeds - First goal 80th minute. No winners.
Game 54 - Sparta Prague vs Rangers - No goals scored. No winners.
Game 55 - Sheff Weds vs Rotherham - First goal 11th minute. Winner - @JoshBRFC (13th)
Game 56 - Man Utd vs Man City - First goal 26th minute. Winner - @Dr. Gonzo (26th)
Game 57 - Dortmund vs Hoffenheim - First goal 43rd minute. No winners.
Game 58 - West Ham vs Arsenal - First goal 16th minute. Winner - @Lucas (18th)
Game 59 - Tottenham vs Chelsea - First goal 6th minute. Winner - @Bluewolf (7th)
Game 60 - Dortmund vs Newcastle - First goal 26th minute. No winners.
Game 61 - Lazio vs Roma - First goal TBC. No winners.
Game 62 - Sevilla vs Real Betis - First goal TBC. No winners.
Game 63 - Cray Valley vs Charlton - First goal 35th minute. No winners.
Game 64 - Bolivia vs Peru - First goal 20th minute. Winners - @Toinho (21st); @Faithcore (22nd)
Game 65 - Hungary vs Montenegro - First goal 36th minute. No winners.
Game 66 - Man Utd Women vs Man City Women - First goal 21st minute. Winners - @Toinho (21st); @Faithcore / @Lucas (22nd); @nudge (23rd)
Game 67 - Ecuador vs Chile - First goal 21st minute. Winner - @6666 / @Toinho (21st); @Faithcore (22nd); @nudge (23rd)
Game 68 - Brazil vs Argentina - First goal 63rd minute. No winners.
Game 69 - Man City vs Liverpool - First goal 27th minute. Winners - @6666 / @Dr. Gonzo (26th)
Game 70 - Luton vs Crystal Palace - First goal 72nd minute. No winners.
Game 71 - AC Milan vs Dortmund - First goal 10th minute. Winner - @Redcanuck (12th)
Game 72 - Galatasaray vs Man Utd - First goal 11th minute. Winners - Stan / @Devil-Dick Willie (11th); @Tommy (9th); @JoshBRFC (13th)
Game 73 - Burnley vs Sheff Utd - First goal 1st minute. Winner @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 74 - Nottm Forest vs Everton - First goal 67th minute. No winners.
Game 75 - Scotland W vs England W - First goal 13th minute. Winners - @JoshBRFC (13th); Stan / @Devil-Dick Willie (12th); @CaaC (John) (14th); @Rucksackfranzose (11th); @Lucas / @Redcanuck (15th)
Game 76 - Saarbrucken vs Frankfurt - First goal 64th minute. No winners.
Game 77 - Blackburn vs Leeds - First goal 27th minute. Winner - @Dr. Gonzo (27th)
Game 78 - Aston Villa vs Arsenal - First goal 7th minute. Winner - @Bluewolf (7th)
Game 79 - Lens vs Sevilla - First goal 63rd minute. No winners.
Game 80 - Copenhagen vs Galatasaray - First goal 58th minute. No winners.
Game 81 - Ipswich vs Norwich - First goal 34th minute. No winners.
Game 82 - Liverpool vs Man Utd - No goals scored. Winner - @JoshBRFC (no goal)
Game 83 - Everton vs Fulham - First goal 41st minute. No winners.
Game 84 - Barcelona vs Almeria - First goal 33rd minute. Winners - @6666 (33rd); @Devil-Dick Willie (32nd)
Game 85 - Norwich vs Southampton - First goal 70th minute. No winners.
Game 86 - Liverpool vs Newcastle - First goal 49th minute. No winners.
Game 87 - QPR vs Bournemouth - First goal 40th minute. Winner - @Devil-Dick Willie (42nd)
Game 88 - Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa - First goal 87th minute. No winners.
Game 89 - Chelsea vs Fulham - First goal 45+4th minute. No winners.
Game 90 - Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad - First goal 30th minute. Winners - @CaaC (John) (30th); @Devil-Dick Willie (29th); @6666 (31st)
Game 91 - Sunderland vs Hull - First goal 71st minute. No winners.
Game 92 - Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - First goal 11th minute. Winners - @Michael (12th); @Tommy / @JoshBRFC (13th)
Game 93 - Leicester vs Swansea - First goal 3rd minute. Winner - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 94 - Aston Villa vs Newcastle - First goal 32nd minute. No winners.
Game 95 - Lyon vs Marseille - First goal 37th minute. No winners.
Game 96 - Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid - First goal 20th minute. Winners - @Toinho (21st); @Faithcore / @Michael / @Tommy (22nd)
Game 97 - Luton vs Sheff Utd - First goal 30th minute. Winner - @CaaC (John) (31st)
Game 98 - Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich - First goal 18th minute. Winner - @Lucas (18th)
Game 99 - Copenhagen vs Man City - First goal 10th minute. Winners - @Tommy (9th); @Redcanuck / @Viva la FCB (8th)
Game 100 - Bologna vs Fiorentina - First goal 12th minute. Winner - @JoshBRFC (13th)
Game 101 - Luton vs Man Utd - First goal 1st minute. Winner - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 102 - Everton vs Crystal Palace - First goal 66th minute. No winners.
Game 103 - Cambridge vs Peterborough - First goal 55th minute. No winners.
Game 104 - Motherwell vs Celtic - First goal 43rd minute. No winners.
Game 105 - Spain Women vs France Women - First goal 32nd minute. No winners.
Game 106 - Wolves vs Brighton - First goal 2nd minute. Winner - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 107 - Man City vs Man Utd - First goal 8th minute. Winners - @Redcanuck / @Rucksackfranzose / @Lucas (8th); @Bluewolf (7th); @Viva la FCB (10th)
Game 108 - Sheff Utd vs Arsenal - First goal 5th minute. Winners - @Bluewolf (7th); @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 109 - Sheff Weds vs Leeds - First goal 45+5th minute. No winners.
Game 110 - Cardiff vs Ipswich - First goal 79th minute. No winners.
Game 111 - Wolves vs Coventry - First goal 53rd minute. No winners.
Game 112 - Chelsea vs Leicester - First goal 13th minute. Winners - @Devil-Dick Willie / @JoshBRFC (13th); @Redcanuck / @CaaC (John) (14th); @Michael (11th)
Game 113 - Netherlands vs Scotland - First goal 40th minute. No winners.
Game 114 - England vs Brazil - First goal 80th minute. No winners.
Game 115 - Watford vs Leeds - First goal 31st minute. No winners.
Game 116 - Bayern Munich vs Dortmund - First goal 10th minute. Winners - @Devil-Dick Willie (11th); @Redcanuck / @Viva la FCB (12th)
Game 117 - Perth Glory vs Sydney - First goal 25th minute. Winners - @Dr. Gonzo (26th); @nudge (23rd)
Game 118 - Brentford vs Brighton - No goals scored. No winners.
Game 119 - Rangers vs Celtic - First goal 1st minute. Winner - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 120 - Man Utd vs Liverpool - First goal 23rd minute.  Winners - @nudge (23rd); @Lucas & @Faithcore (22nd); @Dr. Gonzo (24th); @Toinho (21st)
Game 121 - Hull vs Middlesbrough - First goal 4th minute. Winner - @Bluebird Hewitt (3rd)
Game 122 - PSG vs Barcelona - First goal 37th minute. No winners.
Game 123 - Chelsea vs Everton - First goal 13th minute. Winner - @Redcanuck (12th)
Game 124 - Southampton vs Preston - First goal 19th minute. Winners - @6666 (18th); @CaaC (John) (17th) / @Toinho (21st)
Game 125 - Wolves vs Bournemouth - First goal 37th minute. No winners.
Game 126 - Everton vs Liverpool - First goal 27th minute. Winner - Stan (29th)
 

 

[Stan]

We're back everyone!

First games are this weekend

Who will take the crown off 3-time winner @Viva la FCB?!

[Stan]

GAME 1 - ENGLAND WOMEN vs HAITI WOMEN - SATURDAY 22nd JULY, 10.30 (BST)

GAME 2 - FRANCE WOMEN vs JAMAICA WOMEN - SUNDAY 23rd JULY, 11.00 (BST)

***any predictions made after kick-off will not count***

@DeadLinesman @Mel81x @Lucas @6666 @Dr. Gonzo @Michael @Redcanuck @Devil  @Pugwash  @Reluctant Striker  @CaaC (John) @Aladdin @Devil-Dick Willie  @JoshBRFC @Viva la FCB @Pyfish @Bluewolf @Tommy @Rucksackfranzose @OrangeKhrush @Toinho @Bluebird Hewitt @nudge @Faithcore @Waylander @Chickasaw 

[Stan]

Game 1 - 10th

Game 2 - 22nd

[Tommy]

Game 1: 9th minute

Game 2: 12th minute

[CaaC (John)+]

Game 1: 10th minute, please.
Game 2: 15th "          "           ".

[Bluebird Hewitt]

My usual please @Stan. 

[Rucksackfranzose]

Game 1: 26th min

Game 2: 8th min, please

[nudge+]

23rd minute for all matches, forever.

[Lucas]

15th

17th

[Pyfish+]

6th
14th

[Viva la FCB+]

7

14

[JoshBRFC+]

13 for both 

[Redcanuck]

12

18

[6666]

6

8

[Devil-Dick Willie]

Fuck why not 

17 

18

[Michael]

9

16

[Toinho]

Same as usual thanks 

[Stan]

Reminder this kicks off on Saturday early morning  

@DeadLinesman @Mel81x @Dr. Gonzo @Devil  @Pugwash  @Reluctant Striker  @Beelzebub    @Bluewolf   @OrangeKhrush @Faithcore @Waylander @Chickasaw 

[Bluewolf]

7th minute for both... 

[Stan]

A somewhat slow start to this season.

Game 1's first and only goal was in the 29th-minute, but there were no winners.

Game 2 had no goals, surprisingly, and also no winners.

GAME 3 - CORINTHIANS vs SAO PAULO - WEDNESDAY 26th JULY, 01.30 (BST)

GAME 4 - MAN UTD vs WREXHAM - WEDNESDAY 26th JULY, 03.30 (BST)

***any predictions made after kick-off will not count***

@DeadLinesman @Mel81x @Lucas @6666 @Dr. Gonzo @Michael @Redcanuck @Devil  @Pugwash  @Reluctant Striker  @CaaC (John) @Aladdin @Devil-Dick Willie  @JoshBRFC @Viva la FCB @Pyfish @Bluewolf @Tommy @Rucksackfranzose @OrangeKhrush  @Faithcore @Waylander @Chickasaw 

[Stan]

Game 3 - 61st

Game 4 - 11th

[Tommy]

Game 3: 13th minute

Game 4: 19th minute

[CaaC (John)+]

Game 3: 31st  minute, please.
Game 4: 13th "            "          ". 

[Rucksackfranzose]

Game 3: no goals

Game 4: 5th min, please