CITY FUTSAL SEASON 8 – DAY 1
So day one done and it didn’t disappoint. For those who missed all the action, here are some stats for u before we get into the summary of all the games played today. 11 games played and a total of 43 goals scored. Averaging almost 4 goals per game being scored, talk about some great futsal being played. So now to the action bit;
Men’s
Group A
Kicking off the tournament was Pappadam B, whom of which reached the semi-finals of last semester’s tournament, coming up against a new team named Infinity. Game ended in a 2-0 victory for Pappadam with an own goal by the infinity keeper, Ming Hau, who push the ball into his own net before Vijay opened his account for the tournament with a neat finish to secure the victory. The second game from the group was played out by LFU B and Team Ringgo. Score line read 4-0 to Team Ringgo after 14 minutes of play with goals from Zulhilmi(2) , own goal by Mido, and Hanif.
Group B
The first game of group B saw Altec FC take on De’7 FC. Both of which are newly constructed teams. At first view for the crowd, De’7 took home the 3 points after a comfortable 3-1 victory. Jorden opened the scoring for De’7 with a well placed shot before Mmediong added a second. Jeva pulled one back for Altec in the second but only for Mmediong to restore the 2 goal advantage. In the other game, Milo Taboq ran 3-0 winners over Sumo. Amirul bagged a brace before Farooq further extended the margin late in the game.
Group C
Last semester’s finalist Machanz took on Rookies in the opening match of the group. Both teams played out a 9 goal thriller with 6 goals coming in the second half alone. Rookies held a 2-1 lead at the half after Marvin put the team up 2-0 before Raj pulled one back before the break. Tol restored the 2 goal advantage for Rookies but only for Machanz to start running riot with 4 goals from Raj and 1 from Lingesh making it 6-3. In the other game, Butet Return took on Putranz. A much even game saw the game ending in a 1-1 draw with Amir scoring for Butet and Azam for Putranz.
Group D
The final group of matches to be played for the day first saw Pappadam A take on LFU A. It was another match filled with goals with Pappadam taking the spoils at 3-2. Goals from Thiagu(2) and Dinesh gave Pappadam the win. Amin and Izzat had a goal apiece for LFU A. In the other game, Poom Poom took on Paindu Utd in a highly intense game. 2-0 it ended with Paindu Utd securing a good start to the tournament. Taha and Ibrahim netted one each.
