Early Touch Football Academy (ETFA) of Maldives emerged as unbeaten Champions in the inaugural U15 Manchester Soccer Academy (MSA) International Independence Cup conducted at the Racecourse International Stadium.
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The tournament was organized by Manchester Soccer Academy, Sri Lanka to celebrate 1st first anniversary and to celebrate the 70th Independence of Sri Lanka.
The objective of the tournament was to build friendship amongst the neighbouring countries through sports and promote football from the grassroots and provide international football experience to the young kids of Sri Lanka.
The tournament was conducted among Soccer Academies. Four teams from Maldives and 6 local academies took part in this very first and well-organized tournament with the hard and untiring efforts of individuals headed by Augustine George who is the Founder and President of Manchester Soccer Academy.
It was reported a team from Kashmir, India had to pull out at the last moment due to unrest in their region. Manchester Soccer Academy from Polonnaruwa replaced the Indian team and this academy fielded 3 teams as they have more than 350 children registered in their academy.
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Manchester Soccer Academy (Pol), Manchester Soccer Academy (Red), Maziya (Maldives) and Hulumale Sports School B (Maldives) were in Red Group.
Elizabeth Moir School, Gateway College, EFTA and S. Thomas’ College were grouped in Yellow and Thaabit Ahamed Football Academy (TAFA), Hulumale Sports School A (Maldives), Jave Lane Academy and Manchester Soccer Academy (Blue) were pitted in Green Group.
The first-round matches were on league basis and the first two teams from the three groups automatically qualified for the knockout stage while the 3 third placed teams fought in the play-off system to determine the last two teams.
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Early Touch Football Academy and Manchester Soccer Academy (Red) qualified to play in the finals and Nabuhan Mohammed scored a brilliant winning goal after receiving a pass from the left flank.
In the 3rd place play-off match Gateway College, Rajagiriya got the better of Hulumale Sports School A (Maldives) by 3 to 1 in a penalty shootout.
Awards
Player of the Tournament – Ivan Eucharist (MSA Red)
Player of the Final – Nabuhan Mohamed (ETFA)
Best Goalkeeper – Hakeem Kamil (MSA Red)
Fair Play – Hulumale Sports School B
Meanwhile the President of MSA Augustine George thanked Anura de Silva, President of FFSL and his office for providing full support during the tournament and the Head Coach of MSC and SAFF 1995 Gold Cup winning team member Anton Wambech and all other coaches, parents and individuals who supported for the success of this tournament.
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