Brazil wins the BagoSports Beach Soccer Championship 2012.Brazil Beach Stars won the 3rd Annual BagoSports Beach Soccer Championship title by beating the Jamaica National Beach Soccer team 7-2 in the grand finals at Turtle Beach, Tobago on Sunday evening.
The South Americans were the tournament favourite as they crushed teams with scores of 10-0, 18-2 and 14-0 during the quarterfinals. The team included several players who represented Brazil at the last FIFA Beach Soccer Championships.
THA Chief Secretary Orville London and Assistant Secretary for Sports and Youth Affairs Huey Cadette were amongst the spectators who gathered along the beach to watch the matches.
Brazil advanced to the finals by beating BagoSports Beach Soccer Club 8-1 in the first semifinals earlier in the afternoon. In the second semis Jamaica beat the Guyana Red Jaguars 5-4.
The champions provided some entertainment for the crowd, dancing all the way to collect their cheque for US$15,000 at the award ceremony.
Additional awards included: Rodrigo Soares-Most goals, Du Alves-Best Goal-Keeper, Gabriel-Best Goal & MVP. BagoSports won $20,000TT as the first placed Tobago side followed by Stokely Vale in second place with $10,000TT. Makan Hislop was named the top local MVP and Lewis Forde of Stokely Vale was awarded the best local goal keeper title.
BagoSports Ltd. will like to thank The THA Division of Tourism and Transportation, The Tourism Development Company (TDC), The Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT), Newtown Medical Centre, other corporate sponsors, volunteers, and media who assisted in making the event a success.
AWARDSMost Goals-Rodrigo Soares (Brazil)
Best Goal-Gabriel (Brazil)
Best Goal Keeper-Du Alves (Brazil)
Most Valuable Player-Gabriel (Brazil)
TobagoTop Teams- BagoSports
Second Place Team- Stokely Vale
MVP-Makan Hislop (BagoSports)
Best Goalkeeper-Lewis Forde (Stokely Vale)
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