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Milerock, Capital FC, Winners Connection and Botafago secure semifinal berths
UDFA Banks DIH/ Jai Signs Christmas Futsal
Kaieteur Sports- The semifinals of this year’s Upper Demerara Football Association’s (UDFA) Banks DIH/ Jai Signs Christmas futsal tournament will see the same teams from last year’s tournament contesting, including defending champions Milerock, as Botafago, Capital FC and Haynes and Winners Connection also won their quarterfinal encounters Boxing Night, at the Retrieve Hard Court in the bauxite mining town of Linden.
Botafago scorers, from left, are Amaniki Buntin, Malachi Tudor and Donovan Francis. (semifinal berths)
Botafago looked the most in-form of the clubs playing in this championship and disposed of Rockstone 4-2 after the first period ended 1-1.
Donovan Francis shot in the first two goals for Botafago, and the two others from by Malachi Tudor and Amaniki Buntin, saw them advance without much of a sweat.
Rockstone’s two goals were scored from the boots of Albert Gonsalves and Alex Gonsalves.
Game two of the quarterfinals saw Haynes and Lewis Winners Connection dumping Silver Shattas 4-1 after being ahead 2-1 at half time.
Winners Connection’s victory came by way of goals scored by Akeem Caesar with a brace and Anthony Layne and Jamal Reynolds the other two.
Damian Williams was the scorer for the defeated Silver Shattas.
Reigning champions Milerock booked their last four slot by knocking Topp XX 4-2, as they took the initiative 1-0 at half time through Neil Kennedy.
Allan Halley, Colwyn Drakes and Michael Jeffers added to the goal by Kennedy as the winners won 4-2. Jonal Caster and Michael Forde were the scorers for Topp XX.
The last match ended with Capital FC downing Hi Stars 4-1. Isaiah Adams began the scoring for Capital FC and doubled the scores for a 2-0 lead, before Mortimer Giddings Jr and Devonte Tappin shut the doors on Hi Stars. The lone goal for Hi Stars was scored by Clinton Charles.
Tomorrow night (Sunday) the semifinals will be played and the first features Milerock and Haynes and Lewis Winners Connection at 9.00pm and the other is between Botafago and Capital FC at 10.00pm at the Retrieve Hard Court, Linden.
(Milerock, Capital FC, Winners Connection and Botafago secure semifinal berths)
- Amaniki Buntin, Boxing Night, Christmas futsal tournament, Malachi Tudor, Upper Demerara Football Association’s
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