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TAKE THAT and Cool It dismantled Sunrisers 14-1 to win the league format of the Caribbean Welders Fishing Pond Football Tournament, pocketing the $2,000 prize and Raffie “Morock” Mohammed Challenge Trophy in the process.

But, with $40,000 up for grabs in the Big 8 knockout stage, “Cool It” will be cognisant of not cooling off too much with the critical phase of the annual tournament set to kick off.

The reigning league champs have had a poor history in the Big 8, getting eliminated at the first hurdle for close to three years in a row and will be keen on improving that dismal record.

Meanwhile on the other side of the table, Fishing Pond Revival sneaked into the eight seed with a 6-0 drubbing of North Oropouche which preceded a titanic clash with Dragon FC for the eighth spot. With a win for either sealing passage into the Big 8, it was somewhat an anticlimax that the game ended in a stalemate.

But the point was enough to push Fishing Pond Revival into the knockout round at the expense of their opponents.

Manzanilla United also scraped into the seventh spot courtesy a 3-0 result against Fishing Pond All-Stars while Boys Town sealed sixth position after a 3-0 win versus Fishing Pond All-Stars. In other results, Coca All-Stars benefited from a 3-0 default win versus Sunrisers but still finished out of the reckoning in 10th spot by virtue of an inferior goal difference.

North Oropouche also won by default in their fixture with the demoralised Sunrisers. The Big 8 is set to begin on October 24.

FISHING POND STANDINGS

Teams.................................P..............W........... L...............D.......... GD........Pts
Cool It.................................14............ 10........... 2...............2.......... +32........32
G Madrid.............................14............ 9............. 1...............4.......... +24........31
Dream Team.......................14............ 9............. 1...............4.......... +23........31
Gremio................................14............ 8............. 2...............4.......... +17........28
Blu Magic............................14............ 9............. 4...............1.......... +10........28
Boys Town..........................14............ 7............. 4...............3.......... +12........24
Manzan United...................14............ 7............. 6...............1.......... +3..........22
Fishing Pond Revival..........14............ 6............. 5...............3.......... +9..........21
Dragon FC..........................14............ 6............. 5...............3.......... +8..........21
Coca All-Stars.....................14............ 6............. 5...............3.......... +7..........21
North Oropouche................14............ 4............. 9...............1.......... -10........13
Fishing Pond All-Stars........14............ 4............. 9...............1.......... -14........13
Fishing Pond Youths...........14............ 3............. 10.............1.......... -41........10
Quash Trace.......................14............ 2............. 12.............0.......... -26........6
Sunrisers FC.......................14............ 1............. 12.............1.......... -47........4