It
was Atletico San Bas who took a first half lead
through Alberto Mateo Del Puenite – his fourth
of the tournament. The two teams changed ends
and Galacticos were still very much in it. It
only needed one goal to take this to penalties
or give them a platform to go and get a winner.
This
was a third Cup Final for Galacticos and the hunt
for that maiden title was back on when Yaseen
Patel equalized for 1-1. For two teams that had
13 clean sheets between them in 14 games this
second half then went absolutely wild. There were
goals galore, posts and crossbars hit, great saves
by both goalkeepers. We had six second half goals
but could easily have had twice that as the game
really opened up. It was great viewing for the
healthy crowd assembled by Pitch A to watch the
action.
The
third goal of the game was scored by Joaquin Garcia
Martin – it was his first goal of the tournament
and what a time to get it! A double from Javier
Manzano Segarra then looked to take the game out
of reach from Galacticos. Adam Patel then reduced
the deficit to 4-2 and Hamza Patel then hit the
bar. If that had gone in for 4-3 we really could
have had a thrilling finale.
Angel
Gomez Gutierrez made the game safe for Atletico
San Bas when he made it 5-2 and that's how we
finished. It was a pulsating final and a truly
great climax to a wonderful day's action in Alicante.
We
offer our consolations to Galacticos for a third
time at the end of a Cup Final. Their time surely
must come soon but they ran into great team on
great form today. Galacticos were absolutely superb
in Europe again but would have to settle up for
Runners-Up medals in the presentation.
Our
congratulations go to Atletico San Bas – worthy
2019 Alicante Fives Tournament Champions! As well
as team success, Gilen Arrieta Caleada took the
individual honours with 6 goals for the top goalscorer
prize.
Thank
you to all the teams who competed. We hope to
see you all again at a tournament very soon.
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