Crawley Panthers pounce in international tournament
Up against academy sides including Porto, Benfica, Sporting, Maritimo and National, the boys finished the first day of four games top of their group playing some very attractive football to the compliment of the locals.
After winning the semi- final convincingly, they were up against National in the final, a team who have never lost on home turf in Madeira in competitive football.
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Hide AdThe game was watched by around 500 people and televised for local TV.
A hard fought game saw the class of National dominate, but Crawley Panthers dug deep, took their chance when it came with heroics keeping the scoreline 1-0 until the final whistle, ensuring they went through the entire tournament without conceding a goal.
It was a truly special win and shows what a talented group of players they are to compete at the highest level.
Well done to the squad on achieving such an amazing victory, putting Crawley and Crawley Panthers on the international football map.
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Hide AdWinning Squad: Matei Call, Charles O’Neil, Cade Casselman, Wills Thompson, Reegan Jeffery, William Newington, Matt Hay and Bradley De Jesus.
To see the video on Portuguese TV of the amazing achievement, click here: http://www.rtp.pt/madeira/desporto/machico-cup-2017-_10737