Five (5) CDSFA teams will contest the Semi Final stage of the Football NSW Champion of Champions tournament following victories in their Round 3 fixtures over the past weekend.
With eleven (11) teams taking to the field last Sunday it was hopeful there would be representation in the semis next weekend, and to have five teams progress lends itself to exciting times for those to final their way to the Final with one more win.
The Abbotsford club leads the way in the Semis with two (2) teams - Under 17 & 18 male teams - with Balmain (U12 boys), Inter Lions (All Age Men) and Leichhardt Tigers (35 men) all joining the penultimate stage of the tournament. For both Abbotsford and Balmain their quest for a maiden Champion of Champions title remains alive in the junior/youth ages. Inter Lions and Leichhardt Tigers are no strangers to the main stage of this tournament, with the latter looking to regain the title they last won in the 35s two seasons ago (2015).
Round 3 Results:
- 12: Balmain defeated Northbridge (Northern Suburbs), 3-2
- 15: Balmain lost to Avoca (Central Coast), 2-1
- 17: Abbotsford defeated Berowra (Northern Suburbs), 1-0
- 18: Abbotsford defeated East Bankstown (Bankstown), 1-0
- 21: Earlwood lost to Maccabi Hakoah (Eastern Suburbs), 1-2 [golden goal]
- AAM: Inter Lions defeated Killarney District (Central Coast), 3-1
- 35: Leichhardt Tigers defeated Lindfield (Northern Suburbs), 2-1
- 45: Inter Lions lost to St Michaels (Northern Suburbs), 4-5
- 16w: Leichhardt Saints lost to Northbridge (Northern Suburbs), 1-2 [golden goal]
- 21w: Canterbury lost to Epping (North West Sydney Women), 1-10
- 30w: Leichhardt Saints lost to Wakehurst (Manly-Warringah), 0-3
The Semi Final draw as issued by Football NSW is below.
Semi Finals Draw - Sunday 15 October:
- 12: Forest Killarney (Manly-Warringah) v Balmain @ Arlington Oval, 9am
- 17: WPH Cherrybrook (Gladesville-Hornsby) v Abbotsford @ Arlington Oval, 12:15pm
- 18: Gymea United (Sutherland) v Abbotsford @ Arlington Oval, 10:15am
- AAM: Pittwater RSL (Manly-Warringah) v Inter Lions @ Arlington Oval, 2pm
- 35: Oatley RSL (St George) v Leichhardt Tigers @ Arlington Oval, 4pm
For full coverage of the Champion of Champions tournament, including reconfirmation of draw and results, see the FNSW website (click here).
