SOCCER
Tavern Premier Taiwan Summer Cup soccer tournament
Yesterday's results:
Group A
Tainan Phoenix 1, Red Star Tainan 0
Hualien FC 1, Taipei Eagles FC 3
Taipei Eagles FC 0, Tainan Phoenix 1
Red Star Tainan 1, Hualien FC 0
Taipei Eagles 0, Red Star Tainan Forfeit (ineligible player)
Tainan Phoenix 3, Hualien FC 0
Tainan Phoenix and Red Star Tainan qualified for the Cup.
Group B
Taipei Animals FC 0, Taipei Black Stars 0
JFC 3, Celts FC 0
Celts FC 0, Taipei Animals FC 1
Taipei Black Stars 0, JFC 0
Celts 0, Taipei Black Stars 2
Taipei Animals FC 2, JFC 0
Taipei Animals FC and Taipei Black Stars qualified for the Cup.
Group C
Tubbies Juice 1, Deportvio LRC 1
Kaohsiung Massive 3, Scunners 0
Scunners FC 0, Tubbies Juice 6
Deportivo LRC 0, Kaohsiung Massive 2
Scunners FC 1, Deportivo LRC 3
Tubbies Juice 3, Kaohsiung Massive 0
Tubbies Juice and Kaohsiung Massive qualified for the Cup
Group D
Red Lions FC 1, Reach to Teach 0
Da'an Mixers 1, Tubbies B 2
Tubbies B 0, Red Lions FC 1
Reach to Teach 0, Da'an Mixers 2
Tubbies B 1, Reach to Teach 1
Red Lions FC 2, Da'an Mixers 0
Red Lions FC and Tubbies B qualified for the Cup.
Group E
Carnegies FC 0, Shane 0
Taichung Compass 2, Kaohsiung Pacers 0
Kaohsiung Pacers 1, Carnegies FC 2
Shane 0, Taichung Compass 1
Kaohsiung Pacers 1, Shane 0
Carnegies FC 1, Taichung Compass 1
Taichung Compass and Carnegies FC qualified for the Cup.
Cup results:
Tainan Phoenix 4, Taipei Black Stars 0
Taipei Animals FC 3, Kaohsiung Massive 0
Tubbies Juice 1, Tubbies B 0
Red Lions FC 1, Red Star Tainan 0
Carnegies FC 1, Tubbies B 0
Taichung Compass 2, Taipei Animals FC 0
Plate results:
Taipei Eagles FC 0, Celts FC 0
JFC 4, Scunners FC 0
Deportivo LRC 4, Reach to Teach 0
Da'an Mixers 4, Hualien FC 0
Shane 3, Reach to Teach 0
Kaohsiung Pacers 2, JFC 0
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