Still a bit tearful after Sharapova’s semi-final exit last Thursday, "The Barber" cheered up considerably with the news that there was action in both the "Capital Sunday League" and "Women’s Sunday Summer League" on Sunday morning. So it wasn’t the expected blank weekend after all.

The first two stops on the tube to Brent Cross took nearly half-an-hour and it started to rain within a minute of arriving at the ground at Whitefield School. That’s when I knew I was into a new football season.

I sat on a low wall behind one goal, one of only two spectators, and saw league leaders FC Unknown crash to a shock 5-1 defeat against Swiss Cottage Wanderers. The standard of football was at least comparable to the London League and I thought the bespectacled referee had an excellent game too.

A game between FC Unknown (Capital League) and Invisible FC (London League) could be quite special. I expect the venue would only be confirmed after the game had taken place.

There was only a short break in play on "Pitch 2" as the chaps trooped off and the ladies of KPMG and Acton Sports Club sprinted on for their game. I must admit I didn’t notice it for a few minutes but all ten outfield players in the Acton team were actually wearing the same number, i.e. 10.

Was this designed to make them all think they were Pele or Maradona - or was it a particularly anarchic reaction to one or two teams having famously "retired" the No.10 shirt? Either way I’d never seen anything like it before.

KPMG, top of the league with a 100% record, were awarded an early penalty for a subtle shove from behind in the box. It was a poor spot-kick, along the ground and straight at the ‘keeper. She blocked it with her left instep but the ball rebounded to another KPMG player who could hardly miss. It turned out to be the only goal.

Alba and Warner Bros were locked at 1-1 at the end of a cagey first half in last night’s final at Paddington Rec. Then an extraordinary second half had a crowd approaching 40 in a frenzy. Warners looked home and dry at 4-1 with a quarter of an hour to go but three goals in five minutes, the third a nerveless penalty, brought Alba improbably level.

Then Warners’ giant No.20 completed an impressive hat-trick with a thumping shot for 5-4 before Alba equalised again in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Alba, the team managed by League organiser Hany Ishak, finally got their hands on the Cup after winning the shootout 4-2. By then the floodlights were on half power and the whole park was about to be closed.

A programme was issued for the game, which was much appreciated by the "Groundhoppers" present.