BEACH FOOTBALL SUCCESS

Holland win again with Norway as the Runners Up, but all teams are getting better and the competition is more fierce. Read all about it on page 5

The 14th Pattaya Beach Football Cup 2019, took place from 1 to 10 February at the Beach Football Stadium on Jomtien Beach. 8 teams participated and delivered high quality beach football of international class. Pattaya City Hall in cooperation with Pattaya People Media Group were the organizers of the successful tournament, that this year was part of a “Pattaya Beach Games Festival” that included two other sports (Beach Wolleyball and Beach Tackraw). The stadium was bigger than ever but even with increased seating capacity it was full all 10 days.

Central Festival Pattaya Beach shopping mall was for the first time the venue of the Press Conference days before the tournament. The event was well organized with entertainment and many dignitaries attending.

The tournament had for the first time teams from local schools with young boys playing a parallel tournament. A way to promote the sport to the young generation.

14th PATTAYA BEACH FOOTBALL CUP 2019 – Winner: Holland, 1. Runner Up: Norway, 2. Runner Up: England, 3. Runner Up: Russia, 4. Runner Up: France, 5. Runner Up: Ireland, 6. Runner Up: Thailand, 7. Runner Up: Finland, Special Trophies: Fairplay team of the tournament “The Pisai Panumwan Na Ayuthaya Trophy”: Finland, MVP Most Valuable Player of the tournament “The John Haerum Trophy”: Rene (Holland), Goal Keeper of the tournament: Kenny (Holland), Top Scorer of the tournament: Paolo (Russia).