Sparta Boss’ qualification hanging by a thread

GT Beer/ Star Party Rentals/ Petra Futsal…

Inaugural finalist of the GT Beer and Star Party Rentals sponsored Petra Organized Futsal Championships Sparta Boss, will need to produce their best this evening at the National Gymnasium in order to qualify for the quarter-finals.

In Group-A, Sparta need a win to guarantee qualification. A draw or a loss could be detrimental to their chances especially the latter given that group-B and group-C have several teams that could finish on either four or six points each to clinch the critical third place spot.
Tiger Bay needs only a draw to progress to the elimination round. A loss could be detrimental given that four teams from the other groups have the possibility to finish on four points.Also, a win for Back Circle seals their place in the next round. A draw could also prove enough especially if a winner is found in the Tiger Bay and Sparta matchup. A loss could be tricky especially if Sparta wins and coupled with results from the other groups for the coveted third place qualifier.
Agricola on the other hand needs several factors to go their way to progress. Firstly they need a heavy win against Back Circle. Secondly they need Tiger Bay to win by a large margin against Sparta Boss. Thirdly, they require Broad Street and Albouystown to play to a draw or a marginal win for Albouystown, and fourthly for West Front Road to beat Tucville and West Back Road to defeat North East La Penitence. If all these criteria are met they would automatically qualify.
Over in Group B, West Front Road have practically sealed qualification. A loss would not hamper their chances in any way as the worst they can finish is third in the group and would qualify as a third ranked team due to their six points and sound goal differential.
A win would guarantee Tucville a place in the next round while a draw would also give them a good chance of securing a knockout berth as a third ranked based on the results of the next round. A loss could translate to an exit given the results of the other groups.
North East La Penitence is in a similar position as Tucville, with a win guaranteeing their place in the next round. A loss would more than likely result in their exit especially factoring results from the other groups while a draw could allow prove enough to sneak their way into the next round as a third place qualifier.
West Back Road need several results to go their way to clinch a berth to the next round. Firstly they need a sizeable win due to their poor goal differential. Secondly they need West Front Road to win by a significant margin against Tucville, leaving the group with three teams on three points. The group runners-up would emerge via goal differential. To qualify as a third ranked team, they would also need sizeable wins for Back Circle and Tiger Bay from group-A and either an Albouystown win or draw against Broad Street.
For Group C, Albouystown need divine intervention to qualify, with their only hope being a third place qualifier. Their goal differential means they have to win by a very large margin and hope several outcomes fall their way. They would need West Front Road and West Back Road by very large score line against Tucville and North East La Penitence respectively in group-B.
They also require Tiger Bay and Back Circle to defeat Sparta Boss and Agricola by significant margins in group-A. All these outcomes must fall their way in order to stand even a chance of qualifying as a third place qualifier.
The talented Sophia have practically sealed their place and can afford a loss as the worst they can finish in the group is second which is an automatic berth to the next round.
Bent Street needs a win to guarantee their place while a draw might be enough to seal their berth. However they could still technically be eliminated if they suffer a significant loss, Broad Street wins handsomely and if results from the other groups go against them especially group-B who have the possibility of three teams finishing on six points.
Upon the end of the round-robin stage, the top two finishers and the best two third ranked teams from the respective groups will progress to the quarterfinal phase.
Winner of the tournament will collect $400,000 and the championship trophy while the runner-up will pocket $200,000 and the corresponding accolade. The third and fourth place finishers will collect $100,000 and $50,000 respectively and the respective accolade. The event is slated to conclude on April 15.