Defending champions Lagoona Beach beat Marriott Hotel in the semi-final 7-4 yesterday to clinch a second straight final appearance in the Third Hotels Futsal Tournament 2018 being held at Al Hidd Sports Club in Muharraq.
Lagoona Beach will take on Wyndham Garden Hotel for the title.
Wyndham Garden Hotel defeated The Westin Hotel 5-2 in the other semi-final.
The final day of the tournament on Wednesday will be held under the patronage of the Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Authority for Tourism and Exhibitions. Aside from the final, the day will also witness a penalty shootout competition, and the third and fourth place match.
Lagoona Beach have won all their matches to remain favourites to win the title again this year.
Marriott Hotel came close to beating Lagoona Beach but missed three important penalties. Lagoona showed excellent defense and scored seven goals, thanks to Feras Al Tayyeb who netted five, along with Ahmed Al Omari and Mohammed Ibrahim who had one each.
Marriott Hotel’s goals were scored by Haruna Jarju, with a double, Mahmoud Al Qaidom and Mohammed Shalabi.
Participation
Wyndham Garden Hotel reached the final in their first participation in this tournament by stunning last year’s runners-up The Westin.
The full time ended 2-2, and Wyndham Garden Hotel scored three goals in the extra time to win the game.
Their goals came from Dipen M. who hit three, along with Temesgen B. and Fahadi A. with one each. Ahmed Al A’ali and Adnan Al Buni scored for The Westin Hotel.