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Ba to meet Labasa in 2016 IDC final

Ba to meet Labasa in 2016 IDC final
Alvin Singh of Ba in action against Lautoka.

Courts IDC defending champions Ba have booked their spot in the final with Labasa after beating neighbors Lautoka 2-1 in an exciting semi-final.

Ba scored in the first half through Samuela Nabenia after a great teamwork combination from Avinesh Swamy and Saula Waqa.

Lautoka started the second half strongly making numerous attempts towards the Ba goal.

Lautoka made some changes when Josefata Dugucagi, Mohammad Shazil and Shamil Rao were brought in as substitutes.

Lautoka managed to get the equalizer deep into the second half through Kolinio Sivoki who powered in a shot after a corner kick.

The match went into extra time and Lautoka kept on applying the pressure on the Ba goal.

With the scores locked at one-all in the first half of extra time, Ba made a rare attack on the Lautoka goal and got a corner kick.

From the resulting corner kick, Alvin Singh powered a kick which found its way into the back of the net from inside the Lautoka six yard box.

Labasa on the other hand earlier beat Nadi 1-0 in the first semi-final of the tournament.

Edwin Sahayam scored the lone goal of the match.

Ba will face Labasa in the final of the 2016 Courts IDC at 4pm today.

Meanwhile, Labasa Primary will take on Lautoka Primary at 10am today for the IDC Primary School final while western rivals Kamil Muslim and Nadi Muslim will battle in the final of the Secondary grade at 11.15am.

In the senior grade category, Rakiraki will play Nasinu in the first semifinal while Navua will meet Taveuni at 9am today and the final will be at 2pm. 

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