AS the dust settles at the 70th Courts Homecentres Inter-District Championship in Fiji on Saturday afternoon, the question football fans were asking is who will deny Vodafone Ba its hat-trick.
The best four teams have qualified and were involved in the semi finals on Sunday morning, with Ba facing Vodafone Labasa at 8.30am and Lautoka playing Nadi at 10am.
Defending champion Ba bounced back in style yesterday to qualify for the semi-final.Ba, which at the start of the day, was on the verge of crashing out, walloped Nasinu 6-0 and Tavua 2-0 to make the last four.
The side aims to make it three titles in a row, but will face a tough outing, as it has not been in the best form.But as all fans know, the side is a different outfit when it comes to sudden death stages.
Ba coach Yogen Datt said his side started slow and still had a few areas to work on.
Labasa thumped Nadroga 4-0 to secure a semi-final berth, before beating Rewa 1-0 in its last match.
Nadi joined the Babasiga Lions after a 1-1 draw with Suva.
Suva opened the scoring through Tony Chillia, before Viliame Toma levelled scores for Nadi. Nadi coach Ravuama Madigi is confident of breaking the drought for the Jetsetters, saying they had a solid game plan.
Suva, who lodged a protest against Nadroga after it lost 1-0, was asked to provide video evidence.
Suva claimed Nadroga striker Ratu Veresa Toma had played despite having copped two yellow cards.Suva president Maritino Nemani said they felt robbed.
Lautoka beat Navua 2-0 in the final pool match last night.Valerio Nawatu and Niumaia Tagi got the goals for the Blues.New Zealand-based striker Osea Vakatalesau featured for Lautoka.
IDC Results
Ba 0 Navua 0
Lautoka 3 Nasinu 1
Suva 0 Rewa 0
Ba 6 Nasinu 0
Ba 2 Tavua 0
Labasa 4 Nadroga 0
Labasa 1 Rewa 0
Nadi 1 Suva 1
Nadroga 1 Suva 0
Lautoka 2 Navua 0
