Semifinal Action!

05/15/2012 00:26

The Semifinals of the Dew Cup have been decided in some tough battles this evening.  

 

     In the 3rd division, the Boston Bulldogs suffered their first defeat of the tournament, and it took extra time for Devil Dolphins to make it happen. The Bulldogs scquandered chances early and it ended up costing them, when Dolphins defender Nicolas Coppens scored the winner on a corner kick, golden goal, good night Bulldogs. For the Dolphins it was their 3rd shutout in 4 games so far.  In the other semi, favorite Dolph Athletic squeeked out a tough matchup with Friuli Sempre. One goal was all that was needed, and Athletic's defense held strong the enitre 90 minutes to insure victory.

   Division 2 saw less than exciting games played out. Lezards dominated Enigma on the strength of a tremendous midfield performance(64% posession), and a balanced overall team. Lezards has achieved a shutout in all 4 tourney matches now, and look to be a real threat to win it all.  Not to be outdone, Jersey Highlanders put the hurt on Kirkland, 5-2 and what can only be considered a showcase not only for the Final game but for next season's inevitable climb to Division 1. 

 

  In Division 1 there were 2 nailbiting matchups leading up to the Championship game. Ocala's tactics setup to stimy The Beasts, and held out for the majority of the match before falling to a late goal 1-0. Ocala has relied on a very stingy defense, but getting even one goal against The Beasts was just never in the cards.  The Beasts did lose a key player to a sending off, interesting to see how this plays out for the Finals.  Bushwackers were favored against The Mailmen and were on the front foot most of the game, never trailing.  The Mailmen put up a fight and kept it close for 90 minutes, but could not overcome the pre-tournament favorite. An exciting game, saw 9 solid chances created and some good back and forth action.  These results mean that the two group winners will faceoff for the Dew Cup Championship 

 

Match previews will follow shortly. 


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