Let the Nelson City Soccer Playoffs begin
By The Nelson Daily Sports
To Real Nelson the regular season means nothing.
Real Nelson made the most of the start of the new season by doubling Bia Boro 4-2 in quarterfinal playoff round in the Jackson’s Hole Men’s Master League Sunday at the Lakeside Pitch.
Real Nelson plodded its way through the 15-game regular season registering just one victory.
But Sunday the celler-dwellers looked like world beaters as the squad advanced to the semi finals against defending playoff champion Jackson’s Hole.
In the other quarterfinal matchup, Red Dog shutout Ted Allen’s 2-0.
Red Dog plays Club Inter Sunday at 3:45 p.m. at Lakeside.
In Finlay’s Ladies Rec playoff action, Lily Whites meet Selkirk Eyecare and Dirty Dozen plays Red Dog Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Lakeside.
The winners advance to the final.
Lily Whites won the regular season title with a 9-4-2 record. Dirty Dozen was second.
In Leo’s Men’s Open, the regular season champ Innkeepers faces Kootenay Co-op while the LVR Bombers tangle with the Old Dogs FC. Game times are Saturday at 3:45 p.m. at Lakeside.
The Innkeepers dominated the regular season dropping only one game all season.
