We
were down to our final 4 teams in the Plate
competition. The first Semi-Final would see
Ospina Coladas versus FK Aliance. This promised
to be a high quality encounter.
Both
teams had performed well today. Ospina Coladas
had 2 wins, 3 draws and just the 1 defeat. FK
Aliance had 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Ospina
Coladas had an 8-6 goal difference. FK Aliance
were 9-7. Both teams had required a penalty
shoot-out to reach this stage. There was very
little between them on paper.
There
was a difference between them in the first half
here and that difference was Christopher John's
fifth goal of the tournament. After the break,
FK Aliance were level. Ainars Berzins scored
the vital goal to put his team back in it. We
finished at 1-1, another penalty shoot-out was
required.
Ospina
Coladas would take the first penalty shoot-out
and duly scored it. Edgars Polkovs immediately
levelled for FK Aliance. There was drama as
Christopher John then hit the post as FK Aliance
now held the advantage. Kristaps Tavlavicus
went high and powerful down the middle to make
it 2-1. The pressure was on Adam Watson who
had to score – Graham Williams saved a pen in
the Quarters and he now had a save in the Semis
as he pushed Watson's penalty away to safety.
It
was farewell to Ospina Coladas for the day but
we thank them for attending the tournament and
continuing to support these events.