After 3 successive back to back years; Goal Star Soccers hold on the coveted PFTM Trophy and all the trimmings that comes with winning has been broken by a fantastic Ibelieve team. Ollie Modeste assembled a great squad with high quality technical players, a goal keeper who won Player of the tournament and squad that worked for one another at every single moment!!
Qualifying top of their group not losing a single game out of their 7 group games they stormed into the QF stages. Beating All nations in the QF and a strong Crown and Manor in the semi Final via penalties saw a heavy weight clash between twice beaten finalist Barawa FA.
As expected it was a tight and high level affair with Mr. Mcgee the GK claiming his spot as Player of the Tournament, with a world class save and also a huge part to play in saving a big penalty in the penalty shootout, the first time in PFTM history a GK has won such an award.
Huge congratulations to Oliver Modeste, the Ibelieve team his supporters and also management team of a few stars of the future. Ollie donated the winning £1000 prize money to Concussion and the life changing effects it can have on lives both inside and outside of sport.
As always the questions remains... Will they retain the title in 2020?
2016 Play For The Memory Tournament
It’s the second Year of PFTM and A NEW SET of Champions have emerged victorious; Goal Star Soccer!! GSS showed us that after a shaky start they had the quality to win the high level Mens 7 aside tournament.
Led by Captain Theo Jones,
Goal star soccer provided us with some fantastic moments, however, they certainly did it the hard way. Goal Star Soccer finished 4th in their group to take the final qualifying spot, they beat last years Champions Power Circle 7 in a Penalty shootout in the Quarter Finals, they went onto to beat last years semi finalists (Crown&Manor) in this Year’s Semi Finals and then took down the power of AFC Wembley who had not lost one game all Tournament… What a day, What a Tournament!!!
Moments like these really show you what Play for The Memory Tournaments are about. Captain Theo and his team won for a fantastic cause and donated £1000 of the Prize Money to Cerebral Palsy in memory of Young Giovanni who unfortunately lost his battle with the illness but was and will always be remembered. Giovanni was a boy who loved football and sport, through this donation it will allow young people affected by Cerebral Palsy to take part in sports that so many of us take for granted said Theo.
The day proved to be fantastic as always played in great competitive spirit!!!
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