Monday 7 September 2009

3rd Inter-ACIR Futsal Tournament 2009




Wednesday, 12th of August 2009 - the 3rd Inter-ACIR Futsal Tournament was planned for all ACIR students. Organized annually by the ASHRAE-UniKL MFI Student Branch, the tournament was held at Sports Planet Kajang, Selangor. A total of 8 teams comprising of ACIR students, lecturers and staffs participated in the tournament. Team is represented by 8 players, which consist of 5 starting players and 3 reserves each. Each team was required to pay a sum of RM88 for entry fee. Teams taking part in the tournament were FC RSVP (semester 3.2), T (semester 4), Kira OK (semester 3.1 and 5.1), Adikku Pandai Mengaji (semester 5.1 and 6), Paddle Pop (semester 5.1, 6 and ex-ACIR students), Mond-Dock FC (semester 5.2), TeamBang FC (semester 7) and Staff (lectures and staffs).

The purposes of the tournament were to bridge the gap between seniors and juniors of ACIR in order to promote unity and co-operation among all ACIR students, through sports. This is also a good way to nurture mutual respect between ACIR students, lecturers and staffs and to promote a healthy lifestyle among ACIR students.

The event was scheduled at 8.30 pm. Before the starting of the matches, each team were briefed on the rules and regulations of the tournament by Mohd Shamsir Mohd Shif from the organizing committee, led by Program Coordinator, Kisogana Rathanasamy. Each team were sponsored with a 3 litre bottled mineral water and given receipts as proof of payment for the entry fee charged on each teams.

Teams were divided into 2 groups, A and B. Group A consist of Kira OK, Paddle Pop, Adikku Pandai Mengaji and T. Group B consists of FC RSVP, TeamBang FC, Mond-Dock FC and Staff. Each group and semi-final matches were given 10 minutes (5 minutes for each half), while for the 3rd and 4th placement and final matches were given 14 minutes (7 minutes for each half).

During the semi-final matches, due to fatigue and injuries, Staff decided to forfeit the game, which gave an automatic win to Paddle Pop. In another semi-final match, Kira OK beat TeamBang FC 5-1 to advance to final. The final match was between Paddle Pop and Kira OK for the cup, which saw Kira OK march to victory with a 6-2 win.

At the end of the tournament, prize giving ceremony was conducted and hampers were given to all participated teams. The final results of the tournaments were Kira OK (Gold), Paddle Pop (Silver) and Teambang FC (Bronze).

As the winner of the tournament, Kira OK brought home hampers, medals and the Inter-ACIR Futsal Tournament Cup. The event ended at 12.15 am.

Overall, the event ended successfully despite minor technical problems. This is the 3rd year ASHRAE- UniKL MFI Student Branch handled such event.

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