The
afternoon knock-out phase of the 2015 Bratislava
Fives began with the Plate Quarter-Finals. There
would be 2 Quarter-Finals as St Paul's College
Old Boys and The Dave Cole Minors would have byes
through to the Semi Final stage.
First
up was Team Bear II versus Bede FC on Pitch B.
It was our contention that Team Bear II would
be favourites for this one having previously won
a Cup competition and thereby slipping down a
level today. Bede FC were familiar with the Plate
concept having appeared in this competition before.
The two teams came into the game though having
both collected 3 points in the morning but Team
Bear II had a goal difference of 11-9 compared
with Bede FC's 7-11.
The
game was nicely poised and we were treated to
goals galore. There were no less than 7 goals
in the opening period with Team Bear II shading
proceedings by going into half-time 4-3 up. There
was a hat-trick for each of Chris Tanner (Team
Bear II) and Dave Gatt (Bede FC) with a Jake Christensen
strike ultimately proving the difference in the
first half.
In
the second half Rhys Tyrrell made it 5-3 to Team
Bear II and opened up a gap that proved too much
for Bede FC in the end. Chris Tanner added his
fourth of the game for Team Bear II and Troy Grant
got his name on the scoresheet for Bede FC. Final
score, 6-4.
Team
Bear II were through and they would meet either
Donuts or Multiple Scoregasms. For Bede FC, their
time on the pitch in Bratislava was over for this
season.
The
other Quarter-Final was due to be Donuts versus
Multiple Scoregasms. However, Donuts had picked
up some injuries in the group phase and were unable
to fulfil the fixture. Multiple Scoregasms therefore
earned themselves a 3-0 win and progression to
the Semi-Finals. |