Sports

Ba through to semis

August 2, 2015 7:24 am

The Ba football side defeated Labasa 3-1 at a wet and soggy Ratu Cakobau Park to progress to the semi-final of the INKK Mobile Battle of the Giants tournament.

The Men in Black stumbled in the opening half as Labasa got on the scoresheet first in tough conditions through Christopher Wasasala.

Veteran midfielder, Avinesh Swamy started Ba’s revival by scoring from the penalty box before Malakai Tiwa and Laisenia Raura added a goal each.

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Ba tops Pool B and joins defending champions Rewa, Suva and Nadi in the final four play-offs.

Ba will face Nadi in the first semi-final at 7pm on Thursday at Govind Park while Rewa hosts Suva on Friday at 7pm at Ratu Cakobau Park.

The final will be held at Ratu Cakobau Park on Sunday.

You can catch the live commentaries of the semi-finals and final on Radio Fiji Two with the voice of soccer, Raymond Stoddart.