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Bangkok Veterans League

Season #5, Event #20

— Annual Traditional Friendly Tournament —

• 2nd Annual “Veterans World Cup” •

15/Nov/2009 • Harrow School

THAIcrew-45 lift both Over-35s and Over-45s Veterans World Cup

Report Date: 19/May/2010

Such a whirlwind tournament that it was the 2nd annual Veterans World Cup, and, after many games, goals, rains, mudpuddles, penalties-shootouts, and even coin tosses, this year’s World Cup championship go to, would you believe it, an Over-45 team ==> THAIcrew-45 !!!

At their advancing age, they played the tournament strategically and according to the rules, took advantage of them any way they can, and found themselves against last year’s Runners-up, Scandinavian Vikings, in the Grand Final.

In total darkness, without even a kickoff whistle, THAIcrew-45 won the championship on an Anders missed penalty over the Vikings (had to mention that 😇). Then, again Anders did not disappoint in another level, and still carried home the Golden Boot for the 2nd year in-a-row.

Congratulations!

As always, we brought back a few lessons home, and will look into improving the annual event in 2010. There is already a suggestion to do it right before the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Great idea (thanks Anders 🙂).

Thanks to everyone who took part in it, for your patience and for sticking with what we call our “Vets Spirit”.

It was a great day of football, and many memories to carry forward.

I can hear the grumblings over updating the website, so I’ll just put up the photos first, and will plan on inking a full-blown write-up at a later time --- within this decade 🤣).

Thank you!


Kind regards,
-Eralp
http://www.vetsleague.com/


In order of registration, the nations in this years Veterans World Cup were:

And, when the dust settled (or, when the ponds dried up), the following was the final standings (that I was able to record 🤓).

Photos:

Picture 1 — The customary beginning-of-the-day Captains Briefing photo with all the Team Captains to start the proceedings.

Picture 2 — Japan Manow Ladies.

Picture 3 — Japan Manow Ladies with Eralp the Organizer.

Picture 4 — England Sunbelt, in their traditional white shirts, still in search of the elusive World Cup trophy.

Picture 5 — Germany.

Picture 6 — Thailand Cooks.

Picture 7 — Thailand Navy.

Picture 8 — African Union.

Picture 9 — Thailand Airways.

Picture 10 — THAIcrew-45.

Picture 11 — Thailand Yingcharoen.

Picture 12 — Iran.

Picture 13 — Southern Hemisphere.

Picture 14 — Bruce “the Kiwi” from the Southern Hemisphere.

Picture 15 — Thailand Siam.


Picture 16 — Thailand Cooks appear as indomitable as ever, especially with the Formula-1 Trophy Girls on their side.

Picture 17 — A Thailand Cook.

Picture 18 — England Sunbelt.

Picture 19 — All the silverware (and more), raring to go!

Picture 20 — Well . . . . . some like it hot!

Picture 21 — Marcus from Germany.

Picture 22 — The crowd in anticipation for the trophy ceremony.

Picture 23 — Cheers to the Beautiful Game — to football.

Picture 24 — BadCup! to Thailand Yingcharoen’s Captain, Sirichai.

Picture 25 — Shield! (9th overall) to Germany’s Captain, Matthias.

Picture 26 — Plate! (5th overall) to England Sunbelt’s player, Adam.

Picture 27 — 4th place the France-45’s Captain, Dominique.

Picture 28 — 3rd place to Thailand Cooks’s Captain, Somboon.

Picture 29 — A well-deserved Vets Life Time Achievement award to Anatolian Turks’s henchman, Beyhan.

Picture 30 — Scandinavian Vikings’s Captain Anders cherishing his Vets World Cup Top Scorer trophy for the 2nd year in-a-row with Formula-1 Trophy Girls.

Picture 31 — Scandinavian Vikings picking up there 2nd place trophy, for the 2nd year in-a-row.

Picture 32 — Anders, once again in the limelight, this time with his team’s and his own trophies.

Picture 33 — THAIcrew-45 jubilant in winning both the Over-35s and Over-45s World Cups.

Picture 34 — . . . . . and, hugs and kisses.

Picture 35 — . . . . . and, the speech.

Picture 36 — . . . . . and, more hugs and photos.

Picture 37 — . . . . . and, more photos.

Picture 38 — . . . . . and, more photos.

Picture 39 — . . . . . and, more photos.

Picture 40 — . . . . . and, yet, even more photos.

Picture 41 — . . . . . and, finally, Scotland gets their hands on a World Cup trophy at last.

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