Playoffs – Week 2

The first week of the playoffs are in the books, with a lot of games yet to be played to determine the semi-final participants.  Reminder that this group is determined by points in this round of three, with seed as the only tie breaker.  Here are the standings after these games:

PlaceTeamPointsSeed
1Neon22
2Orange24
3Gold26
4Teal28
5Green29
6Red01
7Black03
8Yellow05
9Silver07
10Purple010

With four of the five teams sitting with 2 points after week one facing each other, expect turnover in the standings after another round of games, spread over the next two Sundays.

The games on the 19th open with a Black versus Orange, 3 versus 4 seed, rematch at 6:30 PM.  Black was 2-0-0 against Orange in the regular season and will need to complete the sweep to keep their playoff dreams alive.  Orange has only netted 1 goal against Black in those two games but finding a way to grind out a win here, their second of the round, will likely put them through to the semi-finals.

This game will be followed at 7:30 PM with a Neon versus Teal, 2 versus 8 seed, rematch.  They split the season series, 1-1-0, and are both coming off big playoff opening victories.  Neon’s seed means a win here likely puts them in the semi-finals, where Teal will need the win to control its own destiny in the final week.

The evening will end with an 8:30 PM rematch of Red and Silver, 1 versus 7 seed.  Red owned the season series at 2-0-0, but that was before their two-game slide that ended their undefeated run and bridged the regular season and playoffs.  The team that loses here will be spectators for the semi-final round, where the winner will play the final game of the round with a chance to advance.

The games resume on the 26th at 7:30 PM, with a Gold versus Green, 6 versus 9 seed, rematch.  Gold edged out Green during the regular season, 1-0-1, with a last-minute goal separating these teams from two ties.  Having both won their opening games, either will be well positioned with a second victory, but may need more in the final game due to their seeds.

Finally at 8:30 PM, the Yellow versus Purple, 5 versus 10 seed, rematch will complete the second games.  Yellow edged out Purple 1-0-1 during the regular season, but both teams enter this game needing a win to be playing for a chance to advance in their next game.