MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Sea Birds FC claimed top honours at the Easter Weekend Soccer Tournament hosted in Mossel Bay recently.
The tournament ran from Friday to Monday, 3 to 6 April, with 19 teams from Mossel Bay battling it out at the Ext 23 sports grounds.
In a closely contested final, Sea Birds quite literally got one up on Peace Makers.
Come full time, neither team had been able to add points to the scoreboard, leading to a penalty shoot-out. Sea Birds narrowly beat out their opponents with a final score of 6-5.
Young Stars took the third place with Try Again coming in fourth.
Speaking to Mossel Bay Advertiser correspondent Robert Crous, Sea Birds technical staff member Bandile Ketelo said the team was happy and relieved to finally get some silverware. “It has been a rough season; hopefully this is the start of good things to happen.”
According to Ketelo, Sea Birds is one of the oldest teams in Mossel Bay, having been established in 1950.
The team managed to win all their matches in the group stage and continued its winning streak right into the finals.
Group D results
• Sea Birds 3-0 Super Saiyans
• Sea Birds 2-0 Try Again
• Sea Birds 2-0 Blood Brothers
Quarter final: Sea Birds 3-0 Africa City
Semi final: Sea Birds 1-0 Try Again
Looking ahead, Ketelo said their focus is now on the league. “The goal for this season is to continue to fight for the [Safa Eden] Regional League title, or at least finish in the top three.”
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