TONIGHT is semifinals night in the Upper Demerara Football Association’s (UDFA) year-ending Futsal Club Championship which has $1M for the top club.

Botafago, Capital FC, Haynes & Lewis Winners Connection and Milerock will all be in action following their respective quarterfinal wins on Wednesday night at the Retrieve Hard Court.

The first semifinal clash will see Botafago versus Capital FC and the other bringing together Milerock and Winners Connection; those games will follow three supporting matches which begins at 19.00hrs.

In the first quarterfinal game played on Wednesday, the inform Capital FC looked most impressive among the eventual semifinalists when they flattened Coomacka 16-3 after leading 3-1 at the half.

Leading the charge for Capital FC was Andre Mayers who lit up the score-sheet with a quadruple of goals.

Hat-tricks were registered by Emanuel Atkins and Mortimer Giddings (Jr.), while Tyric McAllister and Orlando Thorman each netted twice, as Felix Inniss (Jr.) and Duquan Wilson each had single strikes.

Ronaldo Williams, Damian Williams and Jamal Whyte were the scorers for the losing Coomacka side.

H & L Winners Connection recovered from a, 1-2, half time deficit to out-score Topp XX 5-4 for their spot with tge main architect being Nicholas Gentle who scored all five goals.
Rudolph McCalmont with a brace, and single strikes for Jamal Bentick and Travis Waterton accounted for Topp XX in that losing cause.

Milerock then turned back the challenge of Silver Shattas 8-4, after taking a, 3-1, lead at the break.

Colwyn Drakes was in fine form getting a hat-trick of goals with Marcus Tudor adding a double, as veteran Rawle ‘Boney’ Gittens, Michael Jeffers and an own goal, were responsible for the other three.

Omar Williams led the scoring for Shattas with a brace as Deshawn Thomas and Damian Williams got the other two goals for the losers.

Botafago then knocked out Aroiama, 7-4, after both teams were locked up, 3-3, at the half
Amaniki Bunbtin and Jamal Haynes led the way for Botafago with two goals apiece with the others coming off the boots of Jashawn Moore, Omar Brewley and Antwoine Gill.

For the Aroiama side Linton Osborne had the brace as David Belgrave and Sherlock Phillips netted the other goals. (Joe Chapman)