Raniza FC grab the last ticket and KRÜ FC fly into the Semi-finals: the Kings Cup Mexico bracket is set
A 9-8 comeback from 6-8 down, 4 goals from José Askenazi that weren’t enough, another 4 from Lobo Morales to overturn a 0-3 and four teams level on 2-2 in Group B.
The frogs did it. Raniza FC thrashed Guerrilla FC 2-6 in the last game of Matchday 5 to claim the final Playoff ticket in the Kings Cup Mexico on Sunday 4 October at El Domo Openbank. Two hours earlier, KRÜ FC beat Atlético Parceros FC 5-2, finished top of Group B and went straight through to the Semi-finals.
Club de Cuervos top Group A after a 9-8 win over Peluche Caligari. The Quarter-finals are set: Club de Cuervos vs Raniza FC, Aniquiladores FC vs Atlético Parceros FC and Galácticos del Caribe vs Los Chamos FC. Peluche Caligari, Persas FC and Guerrilla FC are out.
Matchday 5 results
- Los Chamos FC 6-5 Galácticos del Caribe (Challenger)
- Club de Cuervos 9-8 Peluche Caligari
- KRÜ FC 5-2 Atlético Parceros FC
- Aniquiladores FC 6-4 Persas FC
- Guerrilla FC 2-6 Raniza FC
Los Chamos FC survive Galácticos del Caribe’s fightback
A flying start: Tona Mejía scored after 2 minutes and Yair Arias made it 2-0 in the 5th. Pablo Gómez levelled with two quick goals, but Los Chamos FC pulled away again and Christian Lagunas converted a Shootout in the 33rd minute for 5-3. Alexis Silva and Daniel Mendoza made it 5-5 within two minutes, and Lagunas sealed the 6-5 in the 44th with his second goal of the night.
Tona Mejía was named MVP. With both sides already in the Quarter-finals, winning the Challenger game earns Los Chamos FC an extra secret card for the knockout stage.
Club de Cuervos come back from 6-8 in a 17-goal thriller
Madness at El Domo. José Askenazi scored 4 goals for Peluche Caligari, one of them a penalty, and Escorpión Dorado netted the President Penalty to make it 6-8 in the 33rd minute. Club de Cuervos hit back through Gustavo ‘Furby’ Guillén, who had already scored a double goal as Star Player in the 14th, and José Gómez levelled at 8-8 in the 41st.
Luis Carbajal made it 9-8 in that same minute and finished with 3 goals and the MVP award. NataliaMX’s side end the group stage 3-1 and top of Group A; Peluche Caligari go out at 1-3.
KRÜ FC make no mistake and wait in the Semi-finals
Kun Agüero’s team controlled their own fate and never wavered. Santiago Rotemberg scored in the first minute, Nicolás Vanderhoeven made it 2-0 in the 8th and, after the break, Dago Campari from the penalty spot and Edson Trejo with a Shootout stretched the lead. Atlético Parceros FC, who had seen Angellot Caro miss a penalty in the 3rd minute, could only reply through Alexis Gómez and Marlon Ramírez.
Gonzalo Lescano wrapped up the 5-2 in the 40th and Hugo Murga was named MVP. The defeat doesn’t knock Atlético Parceros FC out: the top four in Group B all finish 2-2 and KRÜ FC take first place thanks to their wins over Los Chamos FC, Raniza FC and Atlético Parceros FC.
Lobo Morales turns around a 0-3 against Persas FC
Persas FC came out flying: George Corral scored in the 1st minute, Victor Vivia in the 2nd and Diego Abella made it 0-3 in the 21st. Jesús ‘Chuy’ Pérez still put them 1-4 up in the 22nd, but Aniquiladores FC strung together goals from Daviz Junco, Jacob ‘Lobo’ Morales and Martín ‘Cani’ Rodríguez to make it 3-4.
Lobo Morales completed the comeback with a double goal in the 35th and the 6-4 in the 38th. He finished with 4 goals and the MVP award. Juan Guarnizo’s team go through to the Quarter-finals as Group A runners-up, while Persas FC, on the same 2-2 record as Aniquiladores FC and Galácticos del Caribe, go out on head-to-head goal difference.
Raniza FC seize their chance
Raniza FC only needed a win and made that clear from the first minute, when Bernaldino Valdovinos scored. Cristopher Castillo bagged a brace, Alana scored the President Penalty in the 25th and Salvador Navarro added another. Guerrilla FC only scored through a Miguel Rebollo Shootout and a Kevin Cardona goal, and Rebollo missed a penalty in the 41st.
Adriano Nunes made it 2-6 in the 41st and was named MVP. The last Quarter-final ticket goes to Alana’s team, fourth in Group B; Guerrilla FC go out at 1-3.
The Quarter-final line-up
Three games on Sunday 11 October (Mexico City time) to complete the Semi-finals, where KRÜ FC are already waiting:
- 5pm: Atlético Parceros FC vs Aniquiladores FC
- 6pm: Galácticos del Caribe vs Los Chamos FC
- 7pm: Club de Cuervos vs Raniza FC
Club de Cuervos, top of Group A, face the last team to qualify. Galácticos del Caribe and Los Chamos FC, who just met in the Challenger in a 6-5 game, go head to head again with a Semi-final spot on the line.
