The Soares Cup: Matchday 6

Greetings amigos,

The final round of group stage matches saw the closest race for semi-final qualification via the best runner-up spot in the history of the competition.  In Group A, Nick defeated Dave 4-0 to finish on 6 points to cement his runner-up spot, whilst in Group B Adam picked up his first victory of the competition at the final attempt, as he beat Phil by a 6-4 scoreline, meaning that MD remained on 6 points and finished second in the standings.  Finally, SJ edged out Theo W by the odd point in 11 in Group C to move to 9 points and book his spot in the knockout phase, with Theo L finishing in second place on 6 points.  With the three runner-up managers all finishing on 6 points, points difference was the next port of call: Nick fell at this stage with his -1 PD, whilst Phil and Theo L could still not be separated as both had +3.  With this being the case points for is the next score to look at, and on this front Phil's 33 points to Theo's 26 means that it's Mad Dog who joins Ben, SJ and myself in the semi-finals.

Here is the semi-final draw:

Ben v Danny
Phil v SJ

Any mistakes let me know, semi-final first legs will be played on the weekend of 4th & 5th March, with the return fixtures taking place on 1st & 2nd April.

Take it easy,

Danny