Sirens come from behind to book final date with San Ġiljan
Sirens Greentube and San Ġiljan TUM Invest won the right to contest Tuesday’s ENEMED Cup after their victory in yesterday’s semi-finals at the National Pool.
Sirens clawed back their way in the third session to surprise Neptunes with their 9-8 victory dismissing their opponents’ hopes of winning the cup.
On the other hand, the Saints easily overcame the feeble challenge put up by Sliema.
A gallant Sirens won the right to meet San Ġiljan in the final of the ENEMED Cup after coming from behind to defeat Neptunes 9-8.
Trailing 4-2 at the start of the third session, Sirens began to crawl their way back into contention, and with some determined play, they managed to turn the tables on their opponents to register an important win.
Isaiah Riolo punctured the Neptunes’ fort no fewer than three times but goalkeeper Nicholas Grixti was the real hero for Sirens as the Malta custodian saved a penalty 10 seconds from time.
The real turning point arrived midway in the third session with Sasko Popovski’s outfit hitting their stride to net four goals, and taking a 6-5 advantage after having been 5-2 down at that point.
A partial comeback in the last session had Neptunes closing in on 9-8 but...