NEWS: All the focus turns to the Geelong Region semi-finals this weekend
THE GEELONG Region leagues’ semi-finals will be contested this weekend with all the various divisions’ Top Four clubs vying for a spot in the highly coveted Grand Finals, which will be held at the Geelong Rangers Soccer Club’s Myers Reserve complex the following weekend.
Kicking off proceedings tonight (Friday) will be the Men’s Division 1 semi-final between Surfside Waves and Corio at the Shell Road Reserve in Ocean Grove.
Also being fought out tonight will be the Men’s Masters’ division clash between local rivals Drysdale and Barwon Heads at the Drysdale Sports Precinct.
On Saturday, all eyes will be on the respective semi-final match ups in both the Women’s Division 1 and Women’s Division 2 competitions.
In Division 1, second placed Deakin Ducks host third placed Barwon in another local derby match, while league champions Rangers host last year’s league champions Drysdale at Myers Reserve in Bell Post Hill.
In Division 2, Lara United is at home to Geelong, while Surfside Waves host Corio Bay at Shell Road.
The remaining Men’s Division 1 fixture on Sunday will see league champions Geelong Rangers host Surf Coast for a spot in the big game the following week at the same venue.
In Men’s Division 2, Bell Park hosts Deakin Ducks Black while FC Leopold will be gunning for a maiden Grand Final berth when the second year club hosts Corio at Estuary Reserve.
In Men’s Division 3, Bellarine Sharks hosts Geelong Rangers in St Leonards, while Corio Bay hosts first year club Armstrong United at Evans Reserve in Norlane.
In the final game of the Men’s Masters’ division, Corio will do battle with Barwon at Hume Reserve.
SEMI-FINAL FIXTURES:
MEN’S DIV 1:
Surfside Waves v Corio (Fri, 7:30pm)
Geelong Rangers v Surf Coast (Sun, 2:30pm)
MEN’S DIV 2:
Bell Park v Deakin Ducks Black (Sun, 2pm)
FC Leopold v Corio (Sun, 2pm)
MEN’S DIV 3:
Bellarine Sharks v Geelong Rangers (Sun, 1pm)
Corio Bay v Armstrong United (Sun, 2pm)
MEN’S MASTERS:
Drysdale v Barwon Heads (Fri, 7pm)
Corio v Barwon (Sun, 2pm)
WOMEN’S DIV 1:
Deakin Ducks v Barwon (Sat, 10:15am)
Geelong Rangers v Drysdale (Sat, 1pm)
WOMEN’S DIV 2:
Lara United v Geelong (Sat, 11am)
Surfside Waves v Corio Bay (Sat, 11am)
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