by damo11
A follow up to the mid-season review, the race for promotion has gotten even more exciting across the three Division 1 competitions.
DIV 1.1
It all came down the final round as the BES MUDI BANDITS decided to once again choke up and make their manager seat on the final game of the season. The Obscurials were hot on their heals with just the two points behind in the end, as the Bandits threw away a 2-0 game against Green Sheep in Round 21 to ensure there were no easy wins left. The only saving grace for the premiers was a 2-2 draw in the same round to the runner up as they now face Playoffs alongside Darwin Saville FC. Gunyah and Green Sheep can consider themselves unlucky not to be involved in the playoffs but should feature around the mark next season.
Bandits key striker Howie Hogan nailed the Golden Boot with 78 goals for the season, however, Amerigo Rossini from The Obscurials more than deserved the award in runner up thanks to 64 goals from just 11 matches.
DIV 1.2
Harry kept his Cool throughout the final stages of the season, even extending that 8-point buffer out to 10 points by the final round, but had a mishap in round 18 against Duffield United, losing 2-1. Catanzaro FC and Mount Pleasant held on with wins in the final round to take them to the playoffs, as Stone Eagles were forced to draw with the unlikely Selbourne (who managed only the one point in five rounds), giving them no chance of promotion after the result.
The Cool’s Wilson Santana snapped up Golden Boot easily with 63 goals from just 14 games – 17 goals ahead of the next best.
DIV 1.3
Collingwood kept their winning streak going into the final six matches to take the crown. Only Safety Squad proved a threat in the end as Warburn F.C fell away with losses in the last two rounds to cost them a spot in the playoffs on goal difference. The good news story is that Elite FC got the chocolates over them in Round 21 with a 1-2 victory that took them to third place by the last round. At the other end, Redbacks FC climbed out of automatic relegation and into playoffs with three wins from their final five games.
Collingwood’s Gualterio Avellaneda notched the Golden Boot with 70 majors, just 7 ahead of Rodney Lord from Safety Squad.
Six Div1 clubs now look to playoffs for a chance to get to the A-League, while another six try to cement their places inside Div1 for Season 70. You can follow all of those matches in the Div 1 Playoffs tab this offseason.
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