Street Soccer Format of Play

Fare #footballpeople activity event Street Soccer “a small-sided soccer game”, four players from each team on a miniature field (basketball court). Because there are fewer players and a smaller field, everyone has plenty of touches on the ball and chances to score! The game is played at a much higher pace, which helps players perfect all of the soccer techniques and tactics. Street soccer (4 V 4 adopted from the Homeless World Cup) requires that everyone on the team work together. Except we did not raise a hedge at the side of the court but simply marked the line for clear visibility during play.

 

The Tournament Teams

Tournament attracted 2 players from Uganda top flight football clubs, Onduparaka and Maroons. A dozen players from second tier football clubs in the Uganda football league, University students, high school students, primary school pupils and out of school athletes. About a dozen South Sudanese National currently living in Uganda were part of the campaign.

 

Six different teams were fragmented into two groups. Each team played a maximum of two (2) matches apiece completing the log table in the preliminary stage. The top two teams that accumulated more points from each group faced off with the corresponding runner up in the semifinals.

 

Group A

1. Winterburry A        5  vs 2  Blackstars

2. Blackstar                4  vs 3 Cubu YFC

3. Cubu YFC               2  vs 5 Winterburry A

 

Winterburry A won both their matches in group A. Blackstars won one and lost another. Cubu Youth FC lost both fixtures and sat at the bottom of the table.

Winterburry A and Blackstars qualify for semifinals as leader and runner up respectively.

 

Group B

4. Arsenal                 3 vs 1 Winterburry B

5. Cubu FC               2 vs 1 Winterburry B

6. Arsenal                 3 vs 3 Cubu FC

 

Arsenal won one match and drew another. Cubu Football Club also won a match and drew one to collect 4 points as Arsenal. Winterburry B lost both their matches and gets eliminated. Arsenal and Cubu FC both book semifinal places.

 

Semi Finals

 

Semi Final One

 

                                                Arsenal     5 vs 4      Blackstars

 

 

Semi Final Two

                                               Cubu FC    0 vs 6      Winterburry A

 

 

 

 

U12 and U16 Finals

 

                                 Sparks (U16)      6 vs 2           Northern Stars (U16)

 

Sparks U16 had four (4) South Sudanes youth resident of Gulu District.

 

 

 

 

Northern Silk(U12) 4 vs 2 Young Boyz (U12)

 

Young Boyz U12 comprised of South Sudanese children resident of Gulu District.

 

 

Finals

 

              Arsenal       3 vs 5     Winterburry A