And so, after 6 weeks of hard-fought matches, the 5-a-side tournament drew to a close last night, in a tense final between Hellenic and Ahmadiyya Muslim societies.
The match got off to a difficult start for Hellenic, with Ahmadiyya Muslim winning 3-0 by half-time. Hellenic didn't become disheartened though, and fought back strongly in the second half: with a minute to go, Hellenic had clawed the score back to 4-3, and both teams were becoming increasingly nervous. And then, Hellenic had a shot at goal - which bounced back out off the post. In the dying seconds of the game, Ahmadiyya scored one final goal, to secure the match and take a 5-3 victory. Congratulations to Ahmadiyya Muslim, this year's champions!
On a personal note, I'd like to thank everyone who made this tournament possible. Thank you to the staff of the CSC - Johnny and Caroline - and our CSSD Officer Robbie Swale have always been around when I needed support. Thank you to our amazing referees - Adam Laing and Stefan Bates - who handled often tense matches marvellously: I genuinely believe that the tournament wouldn't have gone off anything like as smoothly with lesser referees. Thank you to our hosts - Somers Town Community Sports Centre - who did everything possible to make life easier for me and the teams. And, most of all, thank you to the teams - all sixteen were special in their own way, and provided so many memorable moments.
And remember - the tournament will be back next year, better than ever!
The match got off to a difficult start for Hellenic, with Ahmadiyya Muslim winning 3-0 by half-time. Hellenic didn't become disheartened though, and fought back strongly in the second half: with a minute to go, Hellenic had clawed the score back to 4-3, and both teams were becoming increasingly nervous. And then, Hellenic had a shot at goal - which bounced back out off the post. In the dying seconds of the game, Ahmadiyya scored one final goal, to secure the match and take a 5-3 victory. Congratulations to Ahmadiyya Muslim, this year's champions!
On a personal note, I'd like to thank everyone who made this tournament possible. Thank you to the staff of the CSC - Johnny and Caroline - and our CSSD Officer Robbie Swale have always been around when I needed support. Thank you to our amazing referees - Adam Laing and Stefan Bates - who handled often tense matches marvellously: I genuinely believe that the tournament wouldn't have gone off anything like as smoothly with lesser referees. Thank you to our hosts - Somers Town Community Sports Centre - who did everything possible to make life easier for me and the teams. And, most of all, thank you to the teams - all sixteen were special in their own way, and provided so many memorable moments.
And remember - the tournament will be back next year, better than ever!
