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The Al Habtoor futsal team made a
great debut at the 2016 Nad Al Sheba
(NAS) Ramadan Sports Tournament
held from June 18 - 28, 2016. Held
under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan
bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman
of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC),
fans enjoyed some great futsal and
participated in fun games as well as a
raffle draw.
Team Al Habtoor took on defending
champions Al Joker in the futsal final
on June 28, 2016 after their victory in
the quarter finals against YLS 1 (6-3).
Both teams were evenly balanced till
midway through the first period after
holding on for a 1-1 draw. It was a
rousing game for Al Habtoor as they
stuck to their game-plan securing
silver and celebrating with fans after
the match.
Atef Mousa, Goal Keeper's Coach
said, “Our way to the final match of
the tournament was very hard as we
faced strong competition in group
B, which included teams Fohood
Jumeirah; Tornado 4; Al Ain Youth. We
are honoured and proud that despite
it was our first time to participate
championship we came in second.
It’s our goal to win the trophy in next
year’s game!”
Leonardo Da Rosa “Leo” was amongst the top players
Al Habtoor
wins Silver in
the 2016
NAS
Sports Futsal
Championship
Al Habtoor makes its first appearance at the 4th annual NAS Ramadan Sports Tournament
2016 NAS Ramadan Sports Tournament: Team Al Habtoor
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