Results
 

Dolce & Lallana (Eng)

1

V

0

RAF2 (Por)

FC C(h)ampagne (Swi)

0

V

2

Lindfield FC (Eng)

Bugiels Athletic (Eng)

2

V

1

Semen Padang (Ned)

Two rounds to go and 6 games of football left on the schedule to decide the teams' fates in Group B. Dolce & Lallana would take to the field for their final fixture against an RAF2 team who had a game in hand.

Dolce & Lallana were in joint second with 7 points but in fourth position on goal difference. Realistically they had to win this game to have any hope of reaching the Cup especially as the other two teams on 7 points both had a game in hand.

RAF2 had only lost once but only had 3 points to show for their exploits. If they could finish win-win they had an outside chance of reaching the Cup but could not afford any slip ups.

The game was 0-0 for long periods with RAF2 doing most of the pressing and Dolce & Lallana seemingly content with a point as they managed their injury depleted squad. All was to change with the very last kick of the game as Thomas Forster struck direct from a free-kick to take all 3 points for Dolce & Lallana. Their third 1-0 win of the tournament. It gave them a fighting chance of reaching the Cup but they still needed other results to go their way.

PFC (Bra) and Dolce & Lallana (Eng) occupied the top two spaces on 10 points. Lindfield FC had a chance of joining them if they could overcome FC C(h)ampagne in their penultimate fixture. The English team were the form team in the group coming into the game on the back of 5-1 and 3-0 wins. However, you could take nothing for granted in this group as the Swiss had shown when they defeated PFC 2-1 last time out. Despite being fifth in the table FC C(h)ampagne had only lost once today so would be no pushovers.

Although no pushovers, FC C(h)ampagne were powerless to stop Lindifeld FC marching towards a third successive victory. Louis Pople was the man leading the charge in terms of goals with his fifth in 3 games to put his team 1-0 up. Stu Brown scored for the second game in a row to make it 2-0. At the other end Paolo Caimbrello completed his third clean sheet tohelp secure the win.

The win put Lindfield FC top of the table on goal difference and effectively eliminated Dolce & Lallana from the Cup qualification equation.

That left us with Bugiels Athletic and Semen Padang to complete Round 6. Semen Padang were the final members of the Cup chasing quartet in action and if they could take all 3 points it would mean four teams on 10 points going into the final round of games.

Bugiels Athletic were in desperate need of the points themselves. They were currently in 7th and looking to avoid elimination from the tournament. They were up against RAF2 in their final game which was effectively a winner takes all game to avoid being knocked out. However, a draw currently would see RAF2 through. A win for Bugiels would see that advantage swing into their favour.

Bugiels got off to the perfect start as Stef Antoci broke the deadlock. Things were looking up for the English side but it was a blow for the Dutch. Semen Padang were level though through Thomas Jans fourth goal of the tournament. Bugiels Athletic were not to be demoralized though and they restored their lead to 2-1 through Francis Jackson. It was a goal that proved to be the winner and a vital 3 points for the English (not only Bugiels but also Lindfield FC). It meant Cup qualification was in PFC and Lindfield FC's hands. Semen Padang would have to win and hope for a slip up elsewhere.

Bugiels Atheltic moved off the foot of the table at just the right time.

 
 
Table
 
Team
Pld
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Agst
Pts

Lindfield FC (Eng)

5

3

1

1

11

3

10

PFC (Bra)

5

3

1

1

10

4

10

Dolce & Lallana (Eng)

6

3

1

2

5

8

10

Semen Padang (Ned)

5

2

1

2

5

5

7

FC C(h)ampagne (Swi)

5

1

2

2

5

7

5

Bugiels Athletic (Eng)

5

1

1

3

4

10

4

RAF2 (Por)

5

0

3

2

2

5

3

 
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