Machanz emerged champions after defeating XLR8 1-0 in a match that could have ended either way. The match began with both teams playing equally well and having many chances at goal, which required both the goalkeepers to perform many wonderful saves.
Taha of XLR8 played consistently throughout the whole match in every possible corner of the court. XLR8 opted to start the game without their regular players, Mazly and Tompoq. XLR8 managed to gain the lion’s share of the attacking opportunities in the first half; however they could not find a way to get past the Best Keeper of the Tournament, Viki.
The second half started off as how the first half ended, with the teams playing equally well, however mid way through the second half, Man of The Match, Lingesh, managed to dribble past the XLR8 defense and set-up the Most Valuable Player, Raj, to score the match deciding goal. The Machanz defense, consisting of Navin and Ashvind, was stubborn not to concede any goals, so that they will be able to boast that they have the best defense of the tournament with only 1 goal conceded.
After the final whistle was blown, relief can be seen in the Machanz player’s faces as they managed to bring back the Trophy for the second time in their history. Machanz also walked away with the RM100 cash prize.
BOFC GETS BRONZE!!!!
A silky Jorden double and deciding goal from Sumit was what that was needed by BOFC to secure third place, in what proved to be a hard fought match.
Both teams went into the match sporting injures from the previous round; Fir of BOFC and Samuel from Jack Daniels were unable to help their teams tonight. The match was swinging both ways, with both teams displaying attacking futsal. Even though Jack Daniels equalized twice, it was not enough to beat the relentless BOFC.
Both the goalkeepers were kept on their toes throughout the match, with shots coming from all over the court. The match was all set to enter extra time, when Sumit managed to clinch the decisive goal in the dying seconds.
This is the second time in the tournament that glory has been taken away from Jack Daniels in the dying seconds; the first time was when they lost to XLR8 in the semi-finals.
5-STAR KISSING BANDITS MADE IT 5 OUT OF 5!!!
Kissing Bandits has been winning the girls category since the introduction of the Futsal Tournament 4 semesters ago. The Kissing Bandits goalkeeper was rarely tested throughout the match however the same cannot be said of the City Girls goalkeeper, Tulika, who was under pressure throughout the game, in what ended up being a 4-0 drubbing of City Girls.
Consistent scorer Prexa, managed to add 2 more goals to her tally, and got a deserved Woman of the match award. The crowd favorite, and Valuable Player, Ester, managed to score a goal and pressured Nisha into kicking the ball into her own net.
City Girls managed to improve their track record in the tournament by going one up on their previous achievement of third placing in the last tournament, Kissing Bandits are now proving to be an unbeatable force in the Women’s category.
