The FC Amigas are feeling like their good old selves again – and the timing couldn’t be better.

“We’re quite happy to be reliving some of the success of our glory days!” declares the always enthusiastic Nathalie Lamarche following the 2-1 win that propelled the seventh-seed past les Etoiles de l’Est in quarterfinal action. “We took revenge after losing to them during the regular season. We may have gotten older but our passion hasn’t aged one bit.”

The team goes on to face FB1 favourites Les Oranges in the semis – a rivalry that always brings with it a special brand of tension that both teams will have to embrace if they want to live to see the finals.

POTG: “Véronique Dufresne and Véronique Bujold both scored to give us the win. And our keeper Myriam Sansregret proved with her return that she hasn’t lost any of her killer reflexes.”

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