Football

Suva helps Ba make semis

May 29, 2022 8:18 pm

The Suva team scorers, Malakai Rakula [left] with Azariah Soromon

Rams Cleaning Services/All Freight Logistics Suva has denied Cambridge Farms Nadroga a place in the Digicel Fiji FACT semi-finals.

This is after the defending champions held the hosts to a 2-all draw in a thrilling encounter at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka.

The result means RC Manubhai Ba who finished second in Group B accompanies Suva in the semi-finals next week.

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The crowd went wild when 20-year-old Abdul Farid put Nadroga on the board with a beautiful floating finish.


Abdul Farid scored the first goal for Nadroga

Suva remained calm and stuck to their game plan seeing ni-Vanuatu national Azariah Soromon net the equalizer in the 62nd minute.

Home fans were on their feet again just two minutes later when a well taken free kick by Romit Narayan was timed well by Taniela Rabulu for Nadroga’s second.

Coach Babs Khan says the aim was to maintain their winning momentum.

The Whites despite being a goal down, showed their class and stayed composed.

Malakai Rakula as he has done multiple times, made his presence felt coming in as a substitute, sending a good number of the crowd home early with the equalizer.

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POOL B
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