Greetings amigos,
The group stage of The Soares Cup 2018 drew to a close in Matchday 6, and as a result we know the managers that will be progressing to the knockout stage.
Group A of this years tournament has been the tightest ever, and this continued into the final fixture as SJ and Adam shared 20 points between them; this meant that Ad held onto his position at the top of the group and qualifies as group winner. Despite only losing one of his four group matches, SJ will not progress beyond the group stage. Group B was a different story as Nick triumphed 4-0 over Dave to top the group by virtue of points difference and qualify for the semi-finals; Nick and Theo L both finished on 9 points, but Lucozade's disappointment at not winning the group should be easily overcome, as he qualifies as the best runner-up. Finally, Group C was already done and dusted with Ben winning the group on a commanding 10 points - Theo W elected not to show up for our dead rubber, and somewhat unsportingly I ran in 14 points into an empty net.
So the semi-final line up consists of the holder (Nick), the 2015 winner (Ben), the 2012 runner-up (Theo L) and Adam, who is aiming to be in his first Soares Cup final. Here's how they'll line up:
SF1: Theo L v Ben
SF2: Nick v Adam
Ties will be played over two legs, with the first leg taking place during the weekend of 3rd & 4th March, and the second leg during the weekend of 7th & 8th April.
Take it easy,
Danny
Group A: SJ 10 v 10 Adam
Group B: Nick 4 v 0 Dave
Group C: Danny 14 v 0 Theo W
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