Hertha Is On
Rinor Isufi found it in himself to commend the Whales defence, even as he revelled in his brace. "It was quite good, considering that we were going at them full-time. Muhammad Moin was tricky to shake off, and I daresay I could have a few more against a lesser centreback!"
With Irish Premier runners-up Hertha Froesche beating former Bahrain Ruby Challenger Cup winners Sunny Kickers by the same margin in the second quarterfinals, they now stand in the way of Grilled's third Allgäu trophy. Tall Polish forward Wojciech Płócienniczak was a dominant figure as he scored twice, with Portuguese defender Benedito Marreiro getting bullied on the day.
Tian Yonghang promised a positive approach, while diplomatically dodging questions as to whether he would prefer
Ang Leong Kum back as a midfield regular. "Ang was awesome back there, but this is really for the manager to decide."
And in the other quarterfinals, Blackcomb Rovers established themselves as favourites to make the finals from the other bracket, with Ljubo Kešak knocking in a hat-trick in their 5-1 destruction of fc michi 72. They take on German underdogs SV Entenhausener, who earned their passage with a battling 2-1 victory against Kenya's Super A.J. Lionhearts.
