Football Champions!! S8 Civil B

The Football Tournament of 2022, FSU CUP’22 was kicked off in March to the loud cheers of FISAT. This tournament literally boosted the spirits of each and every FISATian. It was a great joy to watch the teams play out in the lush green ground after a long time. After the tight competitions between the teams, to the great joy of the department, Team Civil B came out as the champions and won the cup. All credits to their determination and hard work. The story is thrilling.

The semifinals saw Team MCA, Team Mechini, Team Shibukuttan and Team Civil B after the first round of games. The fixtures were set by taking lots. The first game was between Team MCA and Team Mechini and the second game was between Team Shibukuttan and Team Civil B. Team Mechini and Civil B managed to get their way into the Finals. Stanly Andrews, Vidhu Vinayan and Vivek scored goals for Civil B with the other side support from the goalkeeper Koushik.

On the day of the final match, the audience were looking forward for a great game since both were the strongest teams in the previous matches. The audience was not disappointed, the match went on with high energy, team spirit and potential. In the first half, neither of the team scored goals. Later, Varun Menon, Stanly Andrews and Vidhu Vinayan managed to build up the game and passed the ball to Lino Soman, who managed to score a goal in the very first few minutes of the second half. The applause for the team echoed all over the ground. When Team Civil B almost fixed their hands on the cup, Team Mechini scored a goal in the final minute and it was a draw.

 

The final moments of the match was the nail biting, filled with tension, heartbeats and prayers. Finally, the match went int the penalty shoot out. Vidhu Vinayan, Stanly Andrews, Vivek Vinayan managed to score goals. Koushik P’s defence in the other side was a great support. With all the support from his team members , big cheers from the audience, and his days of hardwork and practice, Lino kicked the winning goal and finally Team Civil B came out as the title winners of 2022.

Winning this cup was a very proud and happy moment for the Department and an unforgettable one for the final years on their last days of college . Well, hearty congratulations to Team Civil B and all other teams as well for their amazing performances throughout the tournament.

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Divya S

S8 CE