Juniors battle it out in semis

THE Knockout Cup semifinals of the PE Football Association junior leagues took place at fields around the metro on Sunday.

In the U18 division, Debonairs Pizza St George’s beat KwaDwesi All Stars 1-0 at Kemsley Park.

Chippa United beat Motherwell Academy 2-1 at the Oval to set up a St George’s-Chippa final.

The winners of the U16 league, NMU, struggled to find their form against St George’s Braves.

However, after a 0-0 scoreline halfway through the second half they turned up the heat to score five goals before the whistle.

Hearts downed Callies 3-1 in the other semifinal.

Rivals St George’s and Callies faced off in the first U14 semifinal. St George’s eventually won 5-3 for a place in the final.

In the other semifinal, Motherwell Academy beat Forresters 1-0.

In the U12 division, Forresters beat Hearts 2-1. They will meet Callies in the final after they defeated Priory Shamrocks 1-0.

The U10 A semifinals saw some fantastic soccer played at Union, where both the Callies Highlanders and Hearts Lads won their games 1-0, against Motherwell Academy and St George’s Aces respectively.

In the U10 B section, St George’s Supernovas played to a 0-0 draw against Priory City.

In a penalty shootout, Priory City won 3-1. In the other semifinal, Hearts Eagles beat Priory Pirates 1-0.

Winners of the U8 A league, Hearts Gladiators, beat Callies Claymores 2-1, while Priory Chiefs beat Callies Warriors 1-0.

In the U8 B section, St George’s Bravehearts beat Hearts Warriors 1-0.

The other semifinal between Callies Saltires and Hearts All Stars was decided in a penalty shootout, 7-6 to Saltires.

In the U6 division, Callies Barons and Knights both won their games to set up an all-Callies final.

Knights beat Motherwell 2-0, while Barons beat Hearts Lionhearts 2-1 in a penalty shootout.