The Soares Cup: Matchday 6 & Semi-final draw

Greetings amigos,

The group tables broadly remained the same from matchday 5, as the leaders in Groups A and B both secured the results they required to rubber stamp their progress through to the knockout phase.  In Group A Nick had already won the group, but his 6-6 draw with Adam ensured that he goes into the next phase with an undefeated record.  In Group B, SJ beat Phil 2-0 to win the group - Phil's no show denied him the opportunity to defeat SJ and give himself a chance of progressing.  Finally, in Group C I defeated Dave by the same scoreline - 2-0 - to leapfrog Theo L into top spot; Theo's disappointment at this development will have been limited given that he still progresses in the tournament owing to him being the strongest runner-up of the group stage.

The semi-final draw took place earlier this evening, and it has produced the following encounters:

Theo L v SJ
Danny v Nick

Semi-finals will be staged over two legs, with the first leg taking place during the weekend of 7th & 8th March and the second leg during the weekend of 4th and 5th April.

Take it easy,

Danny

Group A:  Nick  6 v 6  Adam
Group B:  SJ  2 v 0  Phil
Group C:  Dave  0 v 2  Danny

Results (1st & 2nd February)

Greetings amigos,

A weekend of surprising results in some cases produced one of the lowest scoring weeks on record; in fact, three managers - Mr Stewart-Jones (2), myself (2) and Mr Raistrick (1)  equalled their respective lowest ever scoring weeks.  In relation to SJ and Ben's low tallies, this left the door ajar for those around them at the business end of the table.  Mr Luke will be kicking himself that he couldn't take greater advantage, but nevertheless his 4 point haul was sufficient to see him overtake SJ into top spot by virtue of his superior spot-ons record.  Mr O'Callaghan, who is also very much in the title race, scored 6 points to close the gap between himself and the pace setter to 10 points; Mr Crinnion matched Adam's weekly tally, but he knows he needs to score at much higher levels to get involved in the race for top honours over the next 3 months.  Mr Moore, Mr West and Mr McClay took the week off.

Any mistakes let me know - fixtures to follow.

Take it easy,

Danny

Theo L

Leicester v Chelsea 1-1  2-2 (1pt)
Bournemouth v A Villa 1-0  2-1 (1pt)
C Palace v Sheff Utd 2-1  0-1 (0pts)
Liverpool v Southampton 2-1  4-0 (1pt)
Newcastle v Norwich 1-1  0-0 (1pt)
Watford v Everton 1-1  2-3 (0pts)
West Ham v Brighton 2-1  3-3 (0pts)
Man Utd v Wolves 2-0  0-0 (0pts)
Burnley v Arsenal 0-2  0-0 (0pts)
Tottenham v Man City 1-1  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 4 points.


Adam

Leicester v Chelsea 1-1  2-2 (1pt)
Bournemouth v A Villa 1-1  2-1 (0pts)
C Palace v Sheff Utd 0-1  0-1 (3pts)
Liverpool v Southampton 2-0  4-0 (1pt)
Newcastle v Norwich 1-0  0-0 (0pts)
Watford v Everton 1-1  2-3 (0pts)
West Ham v Brighton 1-0  3-3 (0pts)
Man Utd v Wolves 1-1  0-0 (1pt)
Burnley v Arsenal 1-2  0-0 (0pts)
Tottenham v Man City 1-2  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.


SJ

Leicester v Chelsea    2-1  2-2 (0pts)
Bournemouth v A Villa    1-0  2-1 (1pt)
C Palace v Sheff Utd    1-1  0-1 (0pts)
Liverpool v Southampton  2-0  4-0 (1pt)
Newcastle v Norwich   1-0  0-0 (0pts)
Watford v Everton    3-1  2-3 (0pts)
West Ham v Brighton   1-0  3-3 (0pts)
Man Utd v Wolves    1-2  0-0 (0pts)
Burnley v Arsenal     0-2  0-0 (0pts)
Tottenham v Man City   1-3  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 2 points.


Nick

Leicester v Chelsea  Void
Bournemouth v A Villa  0-1  2-1 (0pts)
C Palace v Sheff Utd  0-0  0-1 (0pts)
Liverpool v Southampton  3-0  4-0 (1pt)
Newcastle v Norwich  2-0  0-0 (0pts)
Watford v Everton  0-0  2-3 (0pts)
West Ham v Brighton  1-0  3-3 (0pts)
Man Utd v Wolves  0-0  0-0 (5pts)
Burnley v Arsenal  1-0  0-0 (0pts)
Tottenham v Man City  2-3  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.


Ben

Leicester v Chelsea  Void
Bournemouth v A Villa  0-0  2-1 (0pts)
C Palace v Sheff Utd  1-1  0-1 (0pts)
Liverpool v Southampton  3-1  4-0 (1pt)
Newcastle v Norwich  2-1  0-0 (0pts)
Watford v Everton  1-1  2-3 (0pts)
West Ham v Brighton  1-0  3-3 (0pts)
Man Utd v Wolves  2-1  0-0 (0pts)
Burnley v Arsenal  1-2  0-0 (0pts)
Tottenham v Man City  1-2  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 1 point.

Danny

Leicester v Chelsea  1-2  2-2 (0pts)
Bournemouth v A Villa  1-1  2-1 (0pts)
C Palace v Sheff Utd  0-0  0-1 (0pts)
Liverpool v Southampton  3-0  4-0 (1pt)
Newcastle v Norwich  2-1  0-0 (0pts)
Watford v Everton  1-1  2-3 (0pts)
West Ham v Brighton  2-0  3-3 (0pts)
Man Utd v Wolves  1-2  0-0 (0pts)
Burnley v Arsenal  1-1  0-0 (1pt)
Tottenham v Man City  1-3  2-0 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 2 points.