Friday, August 17, 2007

Penang wins football tourney in Cameron Highlands

Penang wins football tourney
Friday August 17, 2007

PENANG became the champions of the Datuk Pathmanathan Cup Under-16 football competition when they defeated Selangor 2-0 in the final held at Cameron Highlands recently.


Winners: Mifa deputy president T. Mohan (right) looks on as Devamany (second from right) helps the Penang team lift the trophy.
Winners: Mifa deputy president T. Mohan (right) looks on as Devamany (second from right) helps the Penang team lift the trophy.



The four-day competition, held for the second consecutive year, was organised by the Malaysian Indian Football Association (Mifa) with support from Cameron Highlands MP S.K. Devamany.

As the champions, Penang received RM4,000 while Selangor settled for RM2,000.

The losing semi-finalists – Perak and Kuala Lumpur – were declared joint third and received RM500 each.

Putrajaya won the fair play trophy. Kuala Lumpur’s P. Tamilarasu was the top scorer while Penang’s S. Puvaneswaran was voted the man of the final.

Devamany, who was the guest of honour, gave away the prizes to the teams. -- The Star.


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