SEMI FINALS Review
So now we are just down to 4 men’s team and 4 women’s team and all 8 teams playing with one mindset; get to the finals !!!
Game 1 (Women’s) - De’7 FC vs. X-it
How they got here:
| De’7 FC | X-it |
| 1st in Group E Win 3 Scored: Conceded=11:0 Jessica (5 Goals) | 2nd in Group F Draw 1, Loss 1 Scored: Conceded= 2:5 Top Scorer: Zimah (1 Goal) |
Well not much we can say about this game as X-it called a walk over due to some reasons. So we have it, De’7 progress into the final.
Game 2 (Men’s)- Machanz vs. Altec FC
So before we get into detail of what happened during this game, let’s refresh on the quarter final games both teams had. Machanz overcame a determined Paindu Utd 6-3 after extra time where as Altec came out 3-2 winners over Team Ringgo. So now both teams came up against each other looking to get the first seat of two in the finals. First up came Raj’s 14th goal of the tournament with a neat finish at the bottom right corner. However M.J of Altec replied with a goal of his own after his shot from the middle line took a slight deflection and ended up behind the Machanz goalkeeper. Danesh restored Machanz lead soon after as he saw his powerful shot hit the back of the net and it was 2-1 Machanz. Second half came and a second goal for Mr. Raj, 3-1 Machanz. It was late and it was looking good for the Machanz boys. Lingesh added the icing on the cake late on and Machanz move pass Altec with a sounding 4-1 victory and a spot in the finals. What next for them? Pappadam A or De’7 FC?
Game 3 (Womens) - City Girlz vs. Emergency
How they got here:
| City Girlz | Emergency |
| · 1st in Group F · Win 2 · Scored: Conceded= 8:1 · Top Scorer: Sumiyathi ( 3 Goals) | · 2nd in Group E · Win 2, Loss 1 · Scored: Conceded= 4:6 · Top Scorer: Jaqlynne (2 Goals) |
So it was all in all an end to end game with both sides attacking and defending, going at each other with all they have as De’7 wait for the winner to play against in the finals. After the first 7 minutes of play, 0-0 was one the score sheet as both teams cancelled each other out with some good defending by both teams. Up came Rachel, a new addition to the City Girlz squad, twisting and turning her way around the Emergency defence. She grabbed the first goal of the game after taking the ball down the left wing and firing a shot, squeezing it into the goal. Just as everyone thought it was game set match to City Girlz, Jaqlynne does what she does best, scoring. That goal gave her her 4th goal of the tournament while getting the equaliser. Fulltime score was 1-1 and it went into extra time. With the extra 6 minutes of play, 2 goals went in but not both for one team. Rachel again scored for City Girlz to put them up at the half, but as she did in normal time, Jaqlynne netted the equaliser to make it 2-2. Then came penalties with both teams and here’s how it went
| City Girls | Emergency |
| · Nisha o Rachel o Maneesha | o Shal o Chrissy o Jaqlynne |
FINAL RESULT -CITY GIRLZ WIN 1-0 ON PENALTIES
Game 4 (Mens) – De’7 FC vs. Pappadam A
So the way the both teams got pass the quarter finals were totally difference. De’7 came through comfortably with a 6-0 win over LFU B where as Pappadam A came through a tough 14 minutes of play with a 3-2 victory over Putranz. If I were to choose one word to describe this match, it would be Physical. Right from the start, Mmediong gave De’7 a dream start after smashing the ball through the Pappadam wall at the first kick of the game. Scoreline: 1-0 to De’7. Playing with much anticipation, Pappadam played their game however received a warning with the way tempers were raising. Thiagu got the first caution of the game before Steve got in the books as well. It wasn’t till the second half that another goal came and this time it was an equaliser for Pappadam. Thiagu slotted a lovely pass down the right wing to Barath who turned and took a first time shot which went past the goalkeeper. Scoreline: 1-1. Latter stages of the game came for the players on the court and tensions raised as both teams kept the battle going till the very end. Then came a corner kick for Pappadam A. Barath with the kick from the side placed the ball into the middle. The ball cannoned of a De’7 defender but fell to an unmarked Thiagu who slotted home with ease. Scoreline: 2-1 to Pappadam. Not long after the goal, the final whistle went and the Pappadam supporters roared to the success. They meet Machanz in the final and GAME ON.
Goal Tally
Guys:
15 goals- Raj (Machanz)
11 goals- Taha (Paindu Utd)
7 goals- Jorden (De’7)
6 goals- Mmediong (De’7)
5 goals- Dinesh (Pappadam A), M.J (Altec FC)
4goals- Thiagu ( Pappadam A) Danesh ( Machanz), Lingesh (Machanz)
3 goals- Azam ( Putranz), Barath (Pappadam A)
2 goals- Zulhilmi(Team Ringgo), Amirul ( Milo Taboq), Marvin (Rookies), Izzat ( LFU A), Steve (De’7), Ibrahim (Paindu Utd), Jun Ho (Altec FC), Saleem (Team Ringgo)
1 goal – Vijay ( Pappadam B), Hanif (Team Ringgo), Farooq ( Milo Taboq), Jeva ( Altec FC), Tol ( Rookies), Thomas (Rookies), Amir ( Team Butet), Amin ( LFU A), Sundara (Putranz), Amin ( LFU A), Sheylan (LFU A), Danny (De’7), Naqi (LFU B), Calvin (Machanz), Moses (Sumo), Shafiq (Team Ringgo), Godwin (De’7), Suren (Rookies), Ivan (Rookies), Ben (Machanz), Krishnan (Putranz), Jazil (Poom Poom), Mazly (Poom Poom)
Girls:
5 goals- Jessica (De’7)
4 goals- Jaqlynne (Emergency)
3 goals- Ester (De’7), Sumiyathi (City Girlz)
2 goals- Sibgha (Shush Bugs), Maneesha (City Girlz), Nadea (City Girls), Abby (De’7), Rachel ( City Girlz)
1 goal- Tim (De’7), Azura (Rama-Rama), Chrisey (Emergency), Shal (Emergency), Berta ( Rama-Rama), Jay (Milankovitch), Zimah ( X-it), Abby (De’7), Nishara (City Girlz)
