Six teams enter FA Cup quarters

Bernard Perera

Ratnam SC, Police SC and Saunders SC managed to make their way to the quarter finals of the Holcim FA Cup soccer championship after tic breakers. Old Bens playing with a very young outfit gave a torrid time to home town rivals Ratnam SC before going down in the tie breaker 4-2. The 90 minutes of play ended with a one all draw.

Meanwhile the defending champs of the cup police too had to fight all the way to end the game at 2 all but made amends during the tie breaker shoot out to win over Java lane SC 5-3.

Don Bosco SC, Negombo failed to make their way to the quarters though they fought gallantly to hold the strong Saunders team to a 2 all draw and went down 4-2 in the tie breaker shoot out. It was Saunders SC’s Custodian Asanka Viraj who played a vital role for the winner saving two shots from their opponents.

The other teams to find their berths in the quarter finals are the last years runners up Nandimithra SC, Air Force SC and Army SC who registered good wins against Renown SC, Negombo Youth SC and New Youngs SC respectively. It also has to be noted that all teams that have qualified to date are Premier League teams playing in the segment A.

Results: Ratnam SC beat Old Bens SC 4-2, Air Froce SC beat Negombo Youth 1-0, Police SC beat Java Lane SC 5-3, Saunders SC beat Don Bosco SC 4-2, Nandimithra SC beat Renown SC 2-1, Army SC beat New Youngs SC 3-0.