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| Matlama will go into the Econet Soccer Spectacular as favourites... |
The Econet Soccer Spectacular has been
the talk of the town for the past two weeks and the tournament will finally
take centre stage on Saturday at Setsoto Stadium.
The pre-season showpiece was launched a fortnight ago by league sponsors Econet and until Wednesday all 14 Econet Premier
League vied for the tournament’s four spots through an SMS voting line.
In the end, a total of 124 919 votes
came in and, ultimately, the top four teams were Majantja, Liphakoe, Matlama
and Linare.
Econet Soccer
Spectacular Voting Results:
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Team
|
Votes
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1)
Liphakoe
2)
Linare
3)
Majantja
4)
Matlama
5)
LCS
6)
Lioli
7)
Bantu
8)
Kick4Life
9)
Sefotha-fotha
10)
Swallows
11)
LMPS
12)
Likhopo
13)
Galaxy
14)
LDF
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20 178
19 297
18 715
18 151
14 091
12 640
12 882
5791
1412
476
172
65
26
13
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The draw for the tournament was made on
Thursday.
Majantja will face Matlama in the first-ever
Econet Soccer Spectacular game before Liphakoe go up against Linare in the
second semi-final.
The semi-final winners will then face-off
in the final later in the day.
Tickets for the Econet Soccer
Spectacular went on sale on Monday at all Econet shops across the country and the
first of its kind pre-season tournament has excited fans since its launch.
The anticipation only grew throughout
the two-week voting process.
When the voting results were announced on
Wednesday it was a shock that the country’s two leading clubs, Bantu and Lioli,
couldn’t garner enough votes to qualify for the Econet Soccer Spectacular.
Bantu and Lioli’s absence, however,
gives a chance for other sides to enjoy the spotlight.
Matlama, fourth-place finishers in last
season’s Econet Premier League season, will go into the tournament as favourites.
Tse Putsoa, however, won’t be the
same side with Mosito Matela gone as coach despite a stellar campaign that
included an LNIG Top 8 title and Thabile Secker is now in charge.
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The three other contestants are popular
clubs in their own right and are the pride of their respective districts – Linare
for Leribe, Majantja for Mohale’s Hoek and Liphakoe for Quthing.
Indeed, the tournament has a north
versus south feel to it with Maseru and Leribe going up against the southern districts
Mohale’s Hoek and Quthing.
On Saturday the fans of Matlama, Linare,
Majantja and Liphakoe will have a chance to revel in the sun at what, hopefully,
will be a packed Setsoto Stadium.
Econet
Soccer Spectacular:
Semi-finals
Majantja v Matlama – 11:00
Liphakoe v Linare – 13:00
Final
Distribution
of funds raised:
§
1/3
(one third) of all gate-takings shared amongst the four competing teams as
prize money, with the following ratio:
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40%
for the tournament winner
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30%
for the runner-up
-
15%
each for the remaining two teams
§
2/3
(two thirds) of all gate-takings shared equally amongst all the fourteen league
clubs
Tournament details:
Date: Saturday, August 25
Time: Gates open at 8:00. First match kicks off at 11:00
Venue: Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Number of matches: 3 matches in one day: two knockout matches and one
final match.
Ticket price: M20.00 per person and M10 per vehicle.
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