Matura Reunited became the third and final team to secure a spot in next season’s TTFA National Super League, following a default win over no-show Sidey’s FC in its closing rescheduled fixture.
Matura, which won the Eastern Counties Football Union league competition for the past two years, made better of its qualifying effort last year, albeit with a close-shave finish.
Reunited sealed the easy three-points after Sidey’s failed to appear for the fixture, which was rescheduled twice before. Cunupia FC helped their cause. Needing a win by a wide margin over Sidey’s to leapfrog Matura Reunited, Cunupia squandered a two-goal first half lead in a subsequent rescheduled fixture that ended 2-2.
The competition dragged on until last week given a number of issues forcing the postponement and rescheduling of matches. In the end, Marabella and Police FC finished first and second, respectively, with ten points each and separated on goal-difference.
Matura, albeit with some help, finally qualified for the Super League. Last year, the same team finished last in the Champions of Champions qualifiers.
Standings
Teams Pld W D L F A Pts
Marabella FCC 5 3 1 1 14 8 10
Police FC 5 3 1 1 8 7 10
Matura Reunited 5 2 2 1 11 7 8
Cunupia FC 5 1 3 1 4 6 6
Sidey’s FC 5 1 1 3 6 9 4
Alcons 5 1 0 4 5 13 3
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