IT may not have been the Cup final fans were hoping to see, nor were there any vuvuzelas to be heard, but there were cheers aplenty when the Samba De Futsal A Ghanaians whitewashed Karang Setra Nigerians 7-0 to claim the Revive-Sports Planet: Ultimate Champions League 2010 Supporters’ Club Cup futsal tournament at Sports Planet Ampang recently.
Samba De Futsal A, which was formed seven months ago, faced almost no resistance from their opponents, who found themselves outplayed for much of the match.
Team manager Razif Ramli has since seen the team emerge victorious in numerous tournaments.
“We’ve been training hard for this, and our strategy to focus on team formation paid off,” he said.
Thumbs-up to futsal: The winners celebrating their win. Organisers Sports Planet Sdn Bhd and Permanis Sdn Bhd added excitement by classifying the event as a National Team Supporters’ Club Cup.
Samba De Futsal A Ghanaians took home RM1,500 and Revive goodies for their win.
Second-placed Karang Setra Nigerians won RM800 and Revive drinks.
Adigun Italians and A7 United Japanese walked away with RM400 and RM200, respectively, for finishing in third and fourth places.
Twenty-four teams took part, with all the favourites making the semi-finals.
Samba De Futsal A made the finals when they defeated Adigun 2-0, while Karang Setra booked their place with a 3-0 win over A7 United.
Sports Planet executive director Wong Horr Wai said he was pleased with the response as it showed there was tremendous interest in futsal in Malaysia.
The tournament kicked off on March 28 and offered a total of RM60,000 in prize money.
With five legs played, 11 others are due to be played at Sports Planet venues nationwide and one in Singapore.
The Grand Final will see 96 teams competing in three categories — men, women and under-17, at Sports Planet Ampang on Oct 9.
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