G-6 Day 3 Preview: Who Will Qualify For The Finals?

The Day-3 fixtures of the G-6 Invitational Tournament will come off this afternoon at the Essipong stadium.

The past two days of the competition has produced nothing but thrills and exdcitement for the fans who trooped to the stadium to watch their idol Clubs to battle.

Indeed, the unfortunate incident with the floodlighting on match day one nearly marred the beauty of the tournament, but organizers were able to weather the storm by coming up with some sort of arrangement, thus forcing all matches to be played in the afternoon, instead of the evening.

Originally, the first game was supposed to commence at 4:00 pm with the second 6:45 pm, but all that has been changed now as all matches today will follow the same kickoff times as yesterday, 1:30pm first match and 3:30 pm for the second match.

Today is the final day of the group stages and with two casualties already recorded, the stakes are high for the remaining four team to ensure qualification to the finals tomorrow.

Berekum Chelsea became the first team to exit the competition after they were walloped 3-1 by Asante Kotoko. They drew their first match with Ashantigold, an action that meant that they had only one point to their credit.

Next to xit the competition was Hearts of Oak, who were beaten1-0 by SC Medeama on Friday. Hearts, just like Chelsea, drew their first match with Aduana Stars an action that meant that they have only a point to their nam, making qualification unrealistic.

On paper Asante Kotoko following their 3-1 win over Chelsea look set to be in the finals, but league champions Ashantigold would want to pick the sole ticket from the Group. Ashgold has one point to the name and a win over Kotoko will give them three more, making it four, with Kotoko still with three points.

This could be their motivation this afternoon as they face their old foes once again in a must-win match for both teams. A draw will suit Kotoko very well as Ashgold will exit the competition with just two points.

If not for anything at all, pride and bragging rights will be at stake at the Essipong stadium this afternoon. Kotoko beat Ashgold 1-0 at the Baba Yara stadium last November to lift the SWAG Cup, and the miners will be looking to avenge th at defeat.

In a similar fashion, Aduana Stars who have a point, following their goalless draw with Hearts on match day one, will be looking to pull a fast one on their opponents SC Medeama at the same venue today.

Medeama go into today’s game with three points already in th bag and a draw will take them through to the finals.

Aduana on the other need to win at all costs to ensure their dream of winning the G-6 tournament stays on course, but that will not come on a silver platter looking at the performance of SC Medeama against Hearts of Oak yesterday.

The stakes are high and come what may, two other teams will exit the competition today, with two others qualifying for the finals tomorrow.

Day 3. Saturday 9th Jan

1. Medeama v Aduana- 1:30 pm

2. Kotoko v Ashgold- 3:30 pm

G-6 Day 3 Preview: Who Will Qualify For The Finals?