Action from the Ba vs Rewa match [Source: Fiji Football]
The Ba Football team came out firing in their final pool match of the Vodafone Fiji Fact to dethrone defending Champions Rewa 3-1 at Churchill Park.
Both teams just needed a draw to advance to the semifinal but the Men in Black proved too strong to qualify as Group B pool winners.
Saula Waqa, Shazeel Ali and Ratu Dau scored a goal each for Ba while Gabrieli Matanisiga scored the lone goal for Rewa.
Ba’s win favoured Nadi as they followed as runners-up from that pool.
Nadi held Nasinu 1-1 earlier today.
TEAM | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | POINTS |
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POOL A | ||||||||
LAUTOKA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
SUVA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
LABASA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 |
TAVUA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 0 |
POOL B | ||||||||
BA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
NADI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
REWA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
NASINU | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
Lautoka has already qualified from Group A and the second team is still yet to be decided from this pool.
Labasa hammered Tavua 8-1 to keep its chances alive and if Suva loses to Lautoka in the final pool match, then Labasa will go through as runners-up to Lautoka.
Suva just needs a draw against Lautoka to qualify for the semifinal.
The Suva vs Lautoka match just kicked-off and you could listen to the live commentary of this match on Radio Fiji Two.
DATE & DAY | TIME | TEAM 1 | SCORE | TEAM 2 | Group |
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Day 1 - Churchill Park | |||||
03 May - Friday | 1:30PM | Rewa | 3 - 0 | Nasinu | Group B |
03 May - Friday | 3:30PM | Labasa | 1 - 1 | Suva | Group A |
03 May - Friday | 6:00PM | Lautoka | 8 - 2 | Tavua | Group A |
03 May - Friday | 8:00PM | Ba | 3 - 0 | Nadi | Group B |
DAY 2 - Churchill Park | |||||
04 May - Saturday | 1:00PM | Suva | 6 - 1 | Tavua | Group A |
04 May - Saturday | 3:00PM | Rewa | 1 - 2 | Nadi | Group B |
04 May - Saturday | 5:00PM | Ba | 2 - 2 | Nasinu | Group B |
04 May - Saturday | 7:00PM | Lautoka | 2 - 1 | Labasa | Group A |
DAY 3 - Churchill Park | |||||
05 May - Sunday | 11:00AM | Nasinu | 1 - 1 | Nadi | Group B |
05 May - Sunday | 1:00PM | Labasa | 8 - 1 | Tavua | Group A |
05 May - Sunday | 3:00PM | Rewa | 1 - 3 | Ba | Group B |
05 May - Sunday | 5:00PM | Lautoka | 1 - 1 | Suva | Group A |
SEMIFINALS | |||||
11 May - Saturday | 1:30PM | Lautoka | 2 - 3 | Nadi | Semifinal 1 |
11 May - Saturday | 3:30PM | Ba | 3-4 [Penalty-kicks] | Suva | Semifinal 2 |
FINAL | |||||
12 May - Sunday | 1pm | Lautoka | 4 - 3 | Ba | 3rd Place Play-off |
12 May - Sunday | 3pm | Nadi | 2 - 1 | Suva | FINAL |