FC Spare Tire returned to the winter divisional playoffs for the second consecutive year and fourth in the past six after a successful 6-4 campaign this past season.
Tire was the third seed faced second-seed Vipers FC for the second time in three games at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 20 at Magnuson #6.
While Vipers finished with the same record and points total and with two more goals than Gunners, it was the week two Gunners 4-1 win over Vipers that put Gunners at the advantage of claiming the overall one seed.
Tire join top-seeded Gunners FC and four-seed Inter Feierabend. IF started hot, winning its first three games all by shutout before ending the season with a trifecta of tie-losses in a row. On Sunday, IF broke its streak with a 3-0 blanking of Rock in a nighttime contest at Robinswood.
The win was IF’s first since beating the last-place team nearly two months ago.
Then IF did the improbable and went from fifth place two weeks ago to a 4-2 victory over the Gunners in the early game at Magnuson on Saturday, March 20.
The playoff matchups:
2 Vipers FC v. 3 FC Spare Tire - 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 20
1 Gunners FC v. 4 Inter Feierabend - 2:45 p.m., Saturday, March 20
Winners face at 9 a.m., Sunday, March 21 at Magnuson #6.
In winter sessions, Tire is now 1-2-1 in the semi-final match:
- 1-1 tie to Wolfpac in 2005, loss 4-3 on PKs
- 2-1 win over Ryan’s Little Heroes in 2006
- 1-4 loss to Fuhga in 2009
- 3-5 loss to Vipers FC in 2010
FC Spare Tire is 4-5-5 all-time in all playoff games, taking five to PKs (1-4 all-time). Below is a better look at the FC Spare Tire results:
