So,
what was to decide going into Round 7?
Liverbirds FC would win the group if they beat
BA Speedbirds 2
Camden Town Ladies would win the group if they
beat Team Amman A and Liverbirds FC failed to
beat BA Speedbirds 2.
BA Speedbirds 1 would win the group if Camden
Town Ladies lost and Liverbirds FC lost to BA
Speedbirds 2 by 11 goals!
Liverpool Feds would qualify for the Cup if
they put Team Amman B.
BA Speedbirds 2 would qualify for the Cup if
they beat Liverbirds FC, Team Amman B beat Liverpool
Feds and Team Amman did not beat Camden Town
Ladies by more goals than they beat Liverpool
Feds.
Team Amman A would qualify for the Cup if they
beat Camden Town Ladies by a greater scoreline
than BA Speedbirds 2 beat Liverbirds FC and
if Liverpool Feds lost.
This
situation meant all 6 teams had something to play
for going into the last round of games and it
was interesting at the top and the bottom.
Lets
deal with the top first, Liverbirds FC knew they
had everything in their own hands. Beat BA Speedbirds
2 and they would win the group – simple as that.
How would they react following their first dropped
points of the tournament. Pretty well is the answer
to that. An opening goal from Lucy Holmes and
a second from Chantelle Thompson ended BA Speedbirds
2's hopes of Cup qualification and consigned them
to the Plate. Liverbirds FC's 2-0 victory meaning
they would win the group and take pole position
in the semi-final draw when the Cup competition
started.
Another
Liverpool team with their fate in their own hands
was Liverpool Feds. Their task was a straightforward
one – win and qualify for the Cup. Their opponents
were Team Amman B still looking for their first
goal and points of the tournament so it would
take a huge shock for them to lose but Team Amman
A were hoping their B team would be able to do
exactly that to give them a chance when they met
Camden Town Ladies.
Liverpool
Feds made no mistake when the game kicked off
as Team Amman B slipped to their worst defeat
of the tournament. If there was any doubt on Liverpool
Feds' credentials for Cup qualification this was
put to bed with an emphatic 18-0 victory. The
result produced a first for eurofootballfives.com
competition when 8 out of 9 players in a squad
scored in the same game. If you want to keep track
with the scorers here we go – Danielle Higgins
(2), Jemma Parr (2), Karen Quinn (2), Kayleigh
Kirlew (3), Kara Hickey (2), Kaya Burley (3),
Jade Hickey (2), Natalie White (2).
Whilst
they did not know this at the time as they were
playing on Pitch A, Team Amman A could not qualify
as they took on Camden Town Ladies. Camden Town
Ladies were playing for second place and pride
due to Liverbirds FC's victory. Camden Town Ladies
performed well again and ground out a 2-0 win
with their familiar scorers of Carmel Clinton
and Mary Guest each adding to their tally.
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