Dimapur April13, (EMN): The first ever Guwahati Futsal Festival witnessed an overwhelming response from the futsal enthusiasts of the state, as reported through a press release from the organisers.
The release further added that “In the first season itself the futsal extravaganza witnessed participation of 48 teams and gathering of around 4000 spectators during the two-day event.
Held on April 10 and 11 at Bhogeshwari Phukanani Indoor Stadium in Dispur, the event kicked-off with an exhibition match between News 18 and the GFF organising committee where the media house stood victorious by a 7-6 margin in a penalty shoot-out.
The exhibition match was followed by the six stages of the championship where Narengi FC claimed the top spot defeating Flamingo FC by 7-6 margin in a penalty shootout.
The event also witnessed Sonu Chetry and Himagshu Chauhan dribble their way through freestyle championship held during the event. Rahul Ingti of Narengi FC claimed the top scorer title by scoring 8 goals and Pritam Regon of Rural Soccer Club (A) claimed the title of best goalkeeper in the futsal spectacle held under the aegis of Premier Futsal.
Apart from Guwahati, teams from Bongaigaon, Nagaon, Morigaon, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Baksa, Musalpur, Nalbari and several other parts of the state participated in the event.”
“Within the sporting extravaganza, the event also witnessed the presence Zubeen Garg, Babu, Durga Boro and Sabari Nair, Vice-president, Premier Futsal, Jitu Talukdar, Vice-chairman, AIDC where Zubeen, Babu and Boro exchanged shots in the concluding match and claimed victory by 5-4 margin against the GFF organising committee.”
The tournament was played in 5 v 5 a-sides format as per the rules of Futsal Association of India.
