…preliminary play ends tonight

TOPP XX overwhelmed Fearless, 7-2, to record their second win in as many matches in Group C to advance to the quarterfinals.
Winners Connection, with their second draw in Group D, will also move through to the final eight, while Group A’s Botafago, with another crushing 9-4 win versus Net Rockers, are on course to reach the knockout round of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)’s year-end Futsal Championship, which continued Friday night at the Retrieve Hard Court in Linden.

Play in the round-robin play will conclude tonight at the same venue.
Playing the first game Friday night, Topp XX ended their three-team group play unbeaten, winning for the second time against Fearless, 7-2, to grab six points.
Fearless and Capital FC, having lost to Topp XX, will clash to see which of the two will join Topp XX from their group in the knockout stages of the tournament.

Winners Connection also secured a place as they gained a draw, 3-3, against Rockstone to end with four points in their three-team group to advance. Rockstone, on one point, will face Coomacka, who are without a point, having lost to Winners Connection, and will now meet in a decider for the other quarterfinals’ berth coming from Group D.
In Group ‘A’, Silver Shattas overcame Amelia’s Ward, 3-2, for their first win after two games played, to have three points. Amelia’s Ward, after drawing their first game, are on one point, following this loss in their four-team group play.

Blueberry Hill United continued their fine play as they defeated their Christianburg counterparts, Eagles United, 3-2, in a Group ‘C’ play, to be on four points, after playing to a 2-2 draw previously against defending champions, Milerock. Eagles United, once a powerhouse in this format, have two losses, and are without any point.

Milerock continues to struggle as they once more failed to win as they were held to another 2-2 draw, this time against Hi Stars, to be on two points. Hi Stars have four points from their two games played, with one win and a draw.

In the final game of the evening in Group ‘D’, Botafago again went on the rampage, this time mauling Net Rockers, 9-4, to lead that four-team group on six points from two wins.
Net Rockers have one point from drawing their first game, and now this loss.

The battle continues tonight with another six matches at the Retrieve Hard Court, starting at 19.00hrs.
In tonight’s matches, the first game is between Capital FC and Fearless. The other matches are Blueberry Hill versus Hi Stars, Coomacka and Rockstone, Milerock face Eagles, Amelia’s Ward take Botafago, and in the nightcap brings together Net Rockers and Silver Shattas. (Joe Chapman)