Labasa holds Ba in IDC thriller

Ba and Labasa played to a 1-all draw in an entertaining Group B clash at Govind Park in the Courts IDC.

Ba’s Laisenia Raura opened the account in the 45th minute of the first half when Labasa defenders made a mistake and Avinesh Suwamy made a well-timed pass to Raura who casually kicked the ball in the goalmouth.

But, Labasa cut short Ba’s enjoyment after Ravinesh Karan Singh equalised just after a minute heading the ball in the right hand corner of the Ba goalmouth from a Edwin Sahayam cross.

The hosts applied immense pressure in the final stages of the match to get the winning goal but Labasa defence stood tall and did not allow Ba to score any more goals.

Both, Labasa and Ba just need a draw in their matches tomorrow to qualify for the semis from Group B.

They have 4 points each with Labasa having a better goal average.

Meanwhile, in another thrilling match, Lautoka defeated Suva 2-0 with Jone Vono Junior scoring both the goals.

Earlier in the day, Nadroga came from behind to hold a star studded Rewa side 1-all.

Setereki Hughes scored for the Delta Tigers while Setereki Vola equalised for the Stallions.

Nadi proved too good for Dreketi giving them the taste of the premier level thrashing them 5-1.

Nadi and Lautoka who both have four points each just need a draw from their matches tomorrow to qualify for the semi-finals from Group A.

Fixtures for tomorrow:

1:30pm – Lautoka vs Dreketi

3:30pm – Labasa vs Nadroga

5:30pm – Nadi vs Suva

7:30pm – Rewa vs Ba

You can catch the commentaries of the Labasa vs Nadroga, Nadi vs Suva and Ba vs Rewa matches on Radio Sargam.