Who
would meet Deportivo Dooradoyle in the Plate Semi-Finals?
Team Also Ran and ADP Netherlands 2 would do battle
for the honour. In theory this should be the closest
Quarter-Final of all as it was the 5th best 4th
place team versus the best 5th place team.
What
we got was a classic but it certainly didn't look
like it would be close at half-time as Team Also
Ran powered into a 4-1 lead. Barry O'Mahony (2),
Paul O'Byrne and Lorcan Aherne all scored for
the Irish team. Eric Loomans scored the goal for
the Dutch team.
In
the second half ADP Netherlands 2 launched a stunning
comeback as Loomans was again amongst the goals.
Team Also Ran had just enough in the tank though
and Paul Torsney's goal, the fifth for his team,
ultimately proved to be the winner.
Team
Also Ran were through 5-4. ADP Netherlands 2 were
out but there was still Dutch interest in the
tournament as their first team were due on next
in the Cup Quarter-Finals. |