Big guns trained on rivals
Sunday, October 30, 2005
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Each of the UEFA Futsal Cup second qualifying round groups will contain a rematch of one of the last two finals after the lineup was confirmed.
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KMF Marbo Beograd claimed the last remaining place in the UEFA Futsal Cup second qualifying round on Friday to complete the two mini-tournament groups.
Final rematch
Beograd's 5-4 win against first qualifying round Group 4 hosts leaves them in a daunting Group B against holders Action 21 Charleroi, the team they beat in the 2005 final MFK Dinamo Moskva and ambitious FC Shakhtar Donetsk. All of the quartet picked up a maximum nine points in their respective pools.
Boomerang meet Benfica
Group A will also have a rematch of a recent final, with 2004 winners Boomerang Interviú and the runners-up that year SL Benfica both involved. They take on Belgian debutants Cristal Noir MB Morlanwelz - who gained entry as national champions Charleroi qualified as holders - and Kairat Almaty, the latter two teams, like Marbo, through to this stage for the first time.
Semi-final introduced
The mini-tournaments will each be hosted by one of the competing clubs early in 2006, and for the first time the top two will progress to a new semi-final round, with the pool winners playing the other runners-up over two legs.
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