The romance of The Cup is alive and well. This was a tale of minnow giant killings, spirited comebacks only to have victory snatched away by the smallest of margins, a high scoring ding dong and a clash of the titans turning in to a damp squib. What more could you want from a cup competition. It truly is an Amazing Game. Here is the round up:
Tie One: John G v James E
John G held all the aces going to this second leg with a commanding 10 to 6 lead. However James E rose to the challenge and John G started to choke. In the end James E’s 6 v 3 second leg win just fell short of what would surely have been the greatest comeback in Chimay Cup history. John G is lucky to be there, but he moves on to the semi finals with a 13 to 12 aggregate win.
Tie Two: Joel v James G
It was billed as the clash of the titans. Instead it was two legs of mediocrity. James G went in to the game with a slender one point lead. Joel could not get the points when he really needed them this week and a second leg win of 5 to 4 to James G (13/11 on aggregate) was enough to get him through to the next round where he will face “Lucky Boy” John G.
Tie Three: Tim v Alastair
David versus Goliath. Veteran versus rookie. Prediction guru versus Football numbnuts. Giant versus minnow. Oh how the cup throws up little treats for us. If last week Alastair was doing enough to keep in contention, this week he pulled out the big score when it really mattered. An aggregate win of 13 to 11 takes the people’s favourite and underdog into the semis.
Tie Four: John N v Andrew
The highest quality tie of the round. Andrew went into the second leg with a one point advantage and he didn’t let it slip in the lower scoring re-match this week. The highest scoring match up over two legs, Andrew will face giant killer Alastair in the semis with a 15 to 13 aggregate win.
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