Winnipeg Sun - Provincial soccer semifinals see former champs in battle

Fri, August 27, 2004

By Glen Dawkins

A pair of former national champions will fight it out in the Manitoba Soccer Association Provincial Cup Senior Men's semifinals, tomorrow at the Vince Leah Recreation Centre. The 2002 national champions Sons of Italy Lions will play Lucania, national champions in 2000, for the right to advance to the provincial final. In the other semifinal, defending champion Sokol will take on Premier Division rivals Ital-Inter.
In the women's semifinals at Red River College, Phoenix Fury will take on past Cup winners Team United while last year's provincial champions Sweat Shack will play Nova.
All games are at 6 p.m.
Winners of the semifinals will advance to the provincial finals, Sunday at Red River College. The women play at 3 p.m., followed by the men's final at 6 p.m. The provincial champions will advance to the national finals, Oct. 6-11 in Prince Edward Island.