A Hollywood Thriller!!!
Final Review (Men)
(Machanz Vs XLR8 (A))
Last season’s repeat final saw Machanz going against XLR8 hoping to defend the title they won. Machanz were first to attack but Jorden’s shot were off target as XLR8 looked to settle in to their passing rhythm. Mazly then opened the scoring as his thunderous shot found the back of Vicky’s goal. Machanz were then left stunned as a slick passing move found Mazly again, whose shot hit the top of the net. Machanz then started too pressure XLR8 defends by unleashing shots after shots, but none of it found the net. It was again Mazly who scored as Machanz defends were beaten by a slick counter as Taha’s ball found Mazly who grabbed his hat trick. Mazly then added another in the second half as Machanz defends were left wide open due to miss communication with the referee letting Mazly score from the centre of the court. There were dramas on court as Taha’s emotion got over him, which resulted in him getting sent off. Machanz then looked to capitalize on the one man advantage as they pulled two goals in a space of two minutes as shots from Jorden and Danesh found the back of the net. More sparked flew as Steve who was already booked was then sent off for a sliding tackle on Danesh resulting in XLR8 playing with 3 men for the last 30 seconds. Machanz stormed forward but they missed three glorious chances as their shots were either parried away or saved by Hasnat. When the final whistle were blown there were relieve in Taha’s and Steve’s face as they became the champion for the first time.
Turtle Take Third
3rd Place Play-off
(Pappadam (B) Vs 5558 Ninja Turtle (B))
The third place play-off saw two underdogs battle it out for glory. The match started cagey as both team took some time to settle in. Pappadam got their heads in front as Raj’s well taken corner was tap in by Puneeth For an own goal under pressure. Puneeth then managed to redeem himself after a well taken shot from his own half found the top corner of the helpless Kevin. The match’s intensity increased as Ragu scored from a corner to push Ninja Turtle ahead. As Pappadam pushed forward to seek for an equalizer, Ninja Turtles top scorer barath punished them with a beautiful tap in from another corner, thus reducing the chances of Pappadam to level the game back. Ananda was the issued a yellow card for some dirty defending as Pappadam continued to pressure. Ragu the settled the game as his second dashed Pappadam’s hope for a fight back, resulting in Ninja Turtle taking third.
