ADL Shield Quarter-Final and Semi-Final Preview: We Hate Ben vs. Pornstars (winner vs. winner of Abertina vs. Pathetic Athletic)

We Hate Ben face fellow Premier League side and last season's Aberystwyth Digs League treble-winners Premiership Pornstars in a ADL Shield Quarter-Final match in a 10am kick-off at Blaendolau Fields. WHB beat Pornstars in the final league match on Sunday to book their place in the play-off and due to a quirk in the play-off system, face them again to try and book a place in the Semi-Final.

The semi-final will be staged the same day, with a 6pm kick-off. If WHB beat Pornstars, they will face the winner of Abertina vs. Pathetic Athletic.

We Hate Ben, who finished above Pornstars in 3rd during the Premier League campaign have been in this play-off before in the 2009-10 season, where they reached the final only to lose 2-1 in a tight game against On The Pier, but have set several club records in their quest for glory this year. Pornstars who finished in 4th, have had a disappointing season and will be looking to turn this around and end the season with a trophy.

For Pornstars this is their sixth season in the ADL and in the last few years have won several trophies including a memorable treble last season. In the 2007-08 season they began their quest for silverware, winning the Plate (5th/6th play-off). The following season they managed a 3-1 win over WHB in the Shield semi-final, before going on to win the competition. In seven seasons, WHB have one Shield final appearance in 2009-10 and won the inaugural Consolation Cup in 2009. Having beaten Pornstars just last weekend, WHB will begin the match as favourites.

We Hate Ben's last three matches against Pornstars include one win (3-1, PL 12/13) and two defeats (0-3, L2 09/10 and 1-3, Trophy semi-final 08/09).

Should WHB progress against Pornstars, they will face the winner of Abertina vs. Pathetic Athletic.

WHB have history in the Shield, as earlier mentioned, and should they make this stage they have a muted experience to call upon. On their way to the Final against On The Pier in 2009-10, they faced Sons Of Pitches in the semi-final in a 'game that never was'. WHB won the match 6-0 without stepping foot on the pitch as Pitches failed to field a team, in what was their last contribution after twelve seasons of ADL football.

Pathetic Athletic have a had a excellent season, finishing 2nd in the Bundesliga and also have history in the Shield, having got to the semi-final last season only to lose 2-0 to Prestige. WHB have only played Pathetic once before, losing 3-1 last season in Serie A.

Abertina have also been good this season, finishing 3rd in the Bundlesliga and reaching the final of the Consolation Cup, losing to holders Arcelona. Abertina have been in the play-offs once before, last seasons Plate competition but also went out in the quarter-final stage losing 3-1 to Beaver, who then knocked out WHB in the semi-final on penalties after a 1-1 draw. WHB have played Abertina just once before, losing 3-0 in the Aberystwyth Town Cup last season.

Pornstars, Abertina and Pathetic Athletic will all be stern tests and WHB will to put in a performance in order to progress - especially because the club does not have a strong record in penalty shoot-outs.

Whoever makes the final will have to take on one of Bayer Diamonds, Commodore, Sex Panthers or Obi Wan Kenobi Nil.