JEDDAH — Al-Abeer ACC-A will fight it out with Nadec Blue Star-A in the final of the Nadec-Blue Star Soccerfest here Thursday. At stake for the champion and the runner-up teams are Nadec Trophy and Al-Abeer Cup respectively, and cash awards.The championship, which is organized by Blue Star Club, is mainly sponsored by Nadec. The co-sponsors are Al-Abeer Medical Group, Emami Fair and Handsome and Regal Mall. The semifinals saw two huge upsets as host Blue Star stunned hot favorite Real Kerala FC 2-1 and ACC toppled another highly touted side Regal Mall Friends by a solitary goal. Ali and Rageese (Kuttan) found the target for Blue Star, while Jackson Reynold scored for Real Kerala. Ashiq was adjudged the Player of the Match. In the second semifinal, the lone goal was scored by ACC skipper Qader. ACC goalkeeper Sharafuddin, who stood in the way of Friends, won the Player of the Match award. — SG
