The Labasa soccer team is just a draw away from claiming a semifinal spot in the Courts IDC after they held Lautoka to a nil-all draw in the final match of day 2 at the ANZ Stadium.
Labasa lead group 1 with 4 points, followed by Suva with 3 points then Lautoka with 2 points and Nadroga with 1 point.
Labasa will face Nadroga and will just need a draw to qualify for the semifinals while Nadroga will need to beat the northerners by 3 clear goals to qualify.
Suva will face Lautoka and this match will go down to the wire as both teams will need a win to book a semifinal spot.
Ba and Nadi lead group 2 with 4 points but Ba have a better goal average while Rewa and Dreketi have a point each.
Ba and Nadi just need a draw to qualify for the semifinals while Rewa and Dreketi are in a must win situation and will have to pray for the Ba vs Nadi match not to end in a draw.
Meanwhile, Nadi surprised Rewa 1-0 when Anish Khem scored in the 23rd minute of the second half after the ball slipped through the hands of veteran goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau.
In the second match of day 2, Suva came back strongly beating Nadroga 3-0 after losing to Labasa 2-1 in their first game.
Filipe Baravilala, Nickel Chand and Jesoni Takala scored for the hosts.
In the earlier match, Ba sent out a stern warning after they demolished Dreketi 4‑0.
Ba’s goals were scored by Malakai Tiwa, Saula Waqa, Samuela Nabenia and Maciu Dunadamu.
The Premier matches will kick off at 1pm tomorrow with Rewa taking on Dreketi, Nadroga-Labasa at 3pm, Ba-Nadi at 5pm while Suva will take on Lautoka at 7pm in the final pool match of the IDC.
You can catch the live commentaries of the Ba-Nadi and Suva-Lautoka matches on Radio Sargam on 103.4FM.
Senior Results:
Nadogo 2-1 Seaqaqa, Rakiraki 1-0 Vatukoula, Nadogo 0-0 Bua, Seaqaqa 0-1 Rakiraki.
Schools Results:
Bulileka College 2-2 Vashist Muni College, Nadi Muslim College 0-3 Kamil College.
