In the Barbican Oval curtain raiser, defending champions Barbican won zone A with an emphatic 4-1 win over Thunderbolts. Denton Shedden scored a brace, while Jason Cunningham and veteran striker Wayne Whonder completed the scoring for the champions. This is Barbican's third straight appearance in the mid-season final as they seek an unprecedented third straight lien on the Peter Cargill Cup.

Garfield Riley scored all five goals for St. George's as they came from 3-0 down at the half to outscore Washington Strikers 5-3 at Duhaney Park. Michael Tulloch opened the scoring for Washington Strikers in the 22nd minute, followed by a first-half double by Terrence Mitchell 25th and 39th minute. However, Riley rescued St. George's with an exceptional second-half goal scoring performance as he netted in the 48th, 49th, 55th, 80th, and 83rd minute for a dramatic 5-3 St. George's win

Also at Duhaney Park, Park Rovers clinched a zone A quarter-final spot when they edged Telecom Strikers 1-0 on William Marston's goal in the 67th minute.

Kingston Commissioners also qualified for the quarter-finals from zone A with a narrow 1-0 win over Maxfield at Buttercup Park courtesy of a 59th minute goal by Richard Robertson.

With Barbican, Park Rovers, and Kingston Commissioners already in the quarter-finals from zone A, the remaining play-off spot will be filled by either Telecom Strikers or Shortwood. Telecom are 4th with 19 points while Shortwood are 5th on 17th points. Telecom Strikers are favored to advance to the quarter-finals as they play last placed Eastern in Sunday's 13th and final round, while Shortwood  meets a very competitive Boys' Town in a must win game.

Chris James (r) of Barbican and Neville Lyn of Constant Spring.

Zone B champions Constant Spring and Cavalier have already secured a playoff spot from "the group of death". The remaining two places will come from either Christian Ambassadors, Police Nationals, Brown's Town, Lion Kings, and to a lesser extent, Real Mona.