We are back, fresh, and raring to go. CiTY Futsal Season IX officially kicked off today with 10 games held. For the old students, they were reminded of the intensity that this tournament creates every time where as for the new students, well lets just say they got to witness first hand at the level of competition and talent we have here in Curtin. So lets kick things off with today’s results and games summary:-
MENS.
Group A-
Machanz vs Anis’7 – A team with a couple of new faces to the university, defending champions Machanz, had no idea what they were about to face so they played cautiously. They were awaken after Anis’7 equalised following Lingesh’s opening goal for Machanz. Anis’7 played with full courage and determination but were no match for the defending champions as Machanz cleaned up with a 11-2 victory. Goals from Raj (5), Lingesh (4), Danesh (1), and new boy Kiret (1) swooped the victory for Machanz. Rashad netted the two goals for Anis’7.
PineappleappleUtd vs The Can’ts - A hard fought game going from end to end and a well-played game by both goal keepers, PineappleappleUtd managed to edge out an entertaining match with a 2-1 win. Goals from Rusy and Andrea gave them the win whist Vijay headed in the sole goal for The Can’ts.
Group B
Altec vs Putranz – The seeded Altec took on a new look Putranz consisting of 3 new players. However Altec made it known why they are one of the seeded teams in this tournament. Goals from MJ (2) and Jiva (1)gave Altec a 3-0 lead going into the break. Putranz proved a threat though in the second half fighting till the end. It ended with a 3-2 scoreline with Sathia and Rajiv pulling the 2 goals back for Putranz.
Kimberlite vs TehTarikPeng- End to end stuff in a game that ended with a 2-1 victory for TehTarikPeng. Kelvin and Nakil netted for TTP whereas Zul scoring the sole goal for Kimberlite.
Group C
De’7 vs Celtics- The seeded De’7 opened their campaign against an unknown Celtics side who clearly came into this game wanting to win. A very physical game in which a yellow card was brandished to Celtics’ Pope for a bad tackle on Danny Ooi of De’7. Both teams played out a goalless draw.
Alpha Q-2 vs Chika Noz- In the other game from group C saw two relatively new teams coming up against each other. Chika Noz came out victorious in this one with a 3-0 scoreline. Suren, Nantha and an own goal from Aran split the two teams.
Group D
Johnie Walker vs LFU – A 3-1 victory was achieved by Johnie Walker after a well matched game. Two goals from Rifaz and one from Amate put Johnie Walker 3-0 to the good only for Haikal from LFU to make it 3-1.
UFC vs Milo Taboq – Highly physical, adrenaline pumping game which saw the crowd go wild. Milo Taboq came out big in this game with a 6-1 win. Five goals from Amirul and one from Farouq set the score for Milo Taboq. Rasheed scored the sole goal for UFC.
GIRLS
City Girls vs Deal Breakers- The first game in the girls category saw the same members of the defending champions carrying a different name into the tournament. But performance level was no different. The team opened the season with a huge 6-0 victory over previous finalist, City Girls. Groals from Jessica (2), Tim (2), Esther and Pui Yan settled to score.
ShushBugsvs X-IT- Only one goal was seen from this game and that goal went in for X-IT. The lone goal scored by Fatimah made it a good start to the tournament for X-IT.
