Next
up was the big game in Group A: Budapest Celtic
Hoops versus Red Light Runners. Due to a two
point lead at the top, Red Light Runners only
needed a draw to win the Group A title – a win
would see them do it in style. If Budapest Celtic
Hoops were to win then it would be them winning
Group A and, with it, a theoretically easier
Quarter-Final draw in the knockout phase. A
draw would guarantee Budapest Celtic Hoops second
place and Cup qualification. A defeat (combined
with a Racing Literki FC win) could potentially
see them miss out on the Cup.
A
defeat for Red Light Runners would be their
first in the group phase of our tournaments
but in the context of today's tournament wouldn't
matter too much as they were through to the
Cup regardless of this result. In the battle
of the top two teams it was Red Light Runners
who struck first. Ian Ward had his shooting
boots on as he found the net for the third game
in a row. Declan Doherty's fourth goal of the
day meant that Red Light Runners enjoyed a 2-0
lead at half-time.
In
the second half there was a goal for each side
as Jason Clowes scored his second of the tournament
for Budapest Celtic Hoops (doubling his tally
from the 2016 tournament). There was a fifth
tournament goal for Stephen Doherty as Red Light
Runners ran out 3-1 victors.
As
things turned out, both teams had done enough
to qualify for the Cup competition in first
and second place. It was the fourth time in
as many tournaments Red Light Runners had won
their group.
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