Medway 2012 Business Games kick off in style
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Medway’s workers downed tools and swapped their suits for shorts to take part in the first ever Medway Business Games. Nine teams battled it out in an afternoon of fun, competitive football, all vying to be crowned Medway Business Games six-a-side champions. The tournament was held on the Royal School of Military Engineering’s Astroturf pitch in Sally Port Gardens, Brompton and saw all nine teams play each other throughout the afternoon. |
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Matches were played in a good spirit, with only two yellow cards issued during the six and a half hours of football played collectively by the teams.
After some closely-contested games and impressive team performances, the league positions were as follows:
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Team |
Goals for |
Goals against |
Goal difference |
Points |
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Medway Council |
20 |
0 |
+20 |
24 |
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1 RSME |
16 |
2 |
+14 |
19 |
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Medway Police |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
15 |
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MHS Homes |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
14 |
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Medway Economic Dev't |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
10 |
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NSC |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
7 |
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Lloyd's TSB |
2 |
15 |
-13 |
7 |
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Henry Shein |
3 |
13 |
-10 |
3 |
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Medway Messenger |
1 |
20 |
-19 |
3 |
The top four-placed teams progressed to the semi finals, where Medway Council beat MHS Homes 4-1 and the 1 RSME team narrowly beat the Medway Police team 3-2.
In the final, it was the 1 RSME Army team who emerged victorious 1-0. It was the council team's only defeat in the whole tournament.
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Every team received a medal, with the winning team picking up the trophy. The player of the tournament who received the most nominations from the tournament referees was Dan Hanshaw from the Medway Council team. Medway 2012 manager Bob Dimond said: “It was a fantastic afternoon of football played in a good, competitive spirit and 1 RSME were deserved winners of this inaugural Medway Business Games event. “The Medway Business Games bring together a broad range of Medway companies to participate in fun, sporting competitions, andwe look forward to seeing many more businesses taking part in the 2008 Games when they kick off in February.” |
The 2008 Medway Business Games series will kick off in February with another six-a-side tournament, followed by competitions including badminton, table tennis, netball and golf.
To request an information pack about the Medway Business Games series, email 2012@medway.gov.uk