Lautoka shocked Suva 1‑0 in the final pool match to force its way into the Courts IDC semifinals at the ANZ Stadium.
The hosts just needed a draw while it was a must win situation for Lautoka.
Peni Finau broke the deadlock in the 36th minute of the second half as the lone goal was enough to take Lautoka into the semifinals.
Lautoka, being the runners‑up from group 1 will face Ba, the winners of group 2.
On the other hand, Labasa, the winners of group 1 will face Nadi, the runners‑up of group 2.
Ba held Nadi to a 1‑all draw.
Nadi’s Rusiate Matererega opened the account in the 35th minute as Ba came back strongly in the second half and equalised through Sitiveni Cavuilagi.
In the second match, Labasa just needed a draw against Nadroga to qualify for the semifinals as they held them 1‑1 to go through as group winners.
Edwin Sahayam scored for the northerners while Jeshal Kumar equalised from the spot kick.
In the first game of day 3, Rewa defeated Dreketi 1‑0 with Iosefo Verevou scoring Rewa’s lone goal in the last minute of the match.
Labasa will play Nadi at 3pm on Sunday in the first premier semifinal followed by Ba vs Lautoka at 5pm and you can catch the live commentaries of both these matches on Radio Sargam on 103.4FM.
The senior and school games will continue tomorrow.
