MIFA season winding down

The McMinnville International Futbol Association will play its final regular season games this weekend at Pistole Park, and every team still has a shot at a berth in the league’s four-team playoff.

Action on Sunday afternoon begins with Santo Domingo taking on Arsenal FC at noon, followed by a matchup between Chivas and Huasteca Manchester at 2 p.m. Tigres will face Los Gatos de Botanico at 4 p.m. in the day’s final game.

Heading into the final weekend, all eight teams in the league have a chance to make the postseason.

For example, Los Gallos, the seventh-place team, has an automatic three points coming to it on Sunday because its opponent, Dolorez, dropped out of the league. If Arsenal and Santo Domingo tie and they will onlyhave 12 points, meaning If Los Gallos wins its last game against Los Gatos, they too will have 12 points, resulting in a three-way tie for one of the playoff spots.

Current standings and points earned are as follows:

1. Tigres – 15 points – 7 games played

2. Chivas – 13 points – 7 games played

3. Arsenal – 11 points – 7 games played

4. Santo Domingo – 11 Points – 7 games played

5. Huasteca Manchester – 9 points – 7 games played

6. Los Gatos de Botanico – 7 points – 6 games played

7. Los Gallos – 6 points – 6 games played

8. Dolorez – 0 points – 7 games played

If it is necessary to break a tie, Los Gatos de Botanico will face Los Gallos on Saturday, Aug. 21. The playoffs begin Aug. 22, with the first-place team taking on the fourth-place finisher at noon, followed by the game between the league’s No. 2 and No. 3 seeds at 2:30.

The MIFA championships are set for Sunday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m.