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2019 / NO.1
2019 / NO.1
Football and Basketball Competition in Celebration of the Year of the Pig

During the Spring Festival every year, the Sports Bureau, Macau Football Association and Macau-China Basketball Association jointly organize the“New Year Open Five-a-side Football Tournament" and "New Year 3-on-3 Open Basketball Tournament ”. After the intensive competition which lasted for the whole day on February 10, eventually, BYS team and Pui Va A team were awarded the champion respectively in the men's and women's 3-on-3 Open Basketball Tournament. The winner of the final of the 5-on-5 Football Tournament was determined with penalty kicks. Finally, Chin Ip team defeated Wa Cheng team with 11:10, winning the champion title in the silver cup competition.

Twenty four teams participated in the Basketball Tournament

In the morning on February 10, the men's and women's 3-on-3 Open Basketball Tournament was held at Sports Ground on Estrada do Canal dos Patos. Between the men's category and women's category, each had 12 teams participating in the event. The preliminary matches were conducted in four groups and those who were qualified for the final were decided in the elimination matches among the best four teams. Eventually, BYS team defeated Chit Man team in the final of the men's category and won the champion title. The second runner-up was F4 team. The fourth place was Pui Va B team. In the final of the women's final, Pui Va won both the champion and the runner-up. Pui Va A team defeated Pu Va B team and won the champion title. The third place went to Xin Hua School A team. The fourth place went to Beauty and Intelligence Salted Fish team.

Sixteen teams competed in the 5-on-5 football competition

The Chinese New Year 5-on-5 football open was held in the afternoon on the same day. A total number of 16 teams participated in the competition and they competed in four groups in the primary matches. In the elimination phase, there were the silver cup competition for the winning teams and the silver plate competition for the defeating teams. Since the preliminary matches, Chit Ip team had been advancing smoothly and encountered Wa Cheng team. They tied at 2:2 in the official time. Eventually, Chin Ip team gained the victory with penalty kicks and won the champion in the silver cup competition. The runner-up went to Wa Cheng. The second runner-up was Karting and the fourth place went to Man Hong.