Firstly, a big Thank You to Gary Downs and his wife Carol-Lynne Downs for hosting this event, and the serving of a fantastic lunch on the day!
Pretoria Flickers Club returned to Bonaero Park - the home of the 2018 PFC League 1 Cup defending champion Gary Downs.
What then unfolded on the day has been dubbed as the "Bonanza in Bonaero Park", as we were treated to great companionship, fun & thrills as only the sport of
Subbuteo can produce.
Round 1 action saw the 2018 defending champion Gary Downs hold his own in an entertaining 0-0 draw against the much fancied Jayden vd Merwe. After being
frustrated by Conway Julie in previous events this year, it was Bevin Reed who eventually recorded a 1-0 victory over Conway. Elsewhere, Kegan vd Merwe and
Julian vd Merwe played out a thrilling 0-0 draw.
By the end of Round 3, the standings already took on a familiar look - with Bevin topping the standings, Jayden in 2nd whilst Conway and Kegan were scrapping it out
for 3rd spot. Round 4 then produced the match of the day as Bevin raced to a 2-0 lead over Jayden, but even Bevin stated that the "job was not done yet" as Jayden
stepped up his game to pull one goal back, but eventually ran out of time as Jayden suffered his only loss of the day by 2-1 over Bevin.
In the return fixture (Round 8) between Bevin & Jayden, it was Jayden who dominated the match - but Bevin defended well as that match ended 0-0.
In Round 10, Gary needed a draw to clinch 4th place overall, but Bevin triumphed by 1-0 over Gary with Bevin just confirming his dominance on the day!
Conway clinched 3rd place overall on the day - with three consecutive draws against Gary, Kegan and Julian in Rounds 8,9 and 10 respectively. It is also worth mentioning
that Conway only suffered two 1-0 losses all day - those losses coming against the top two players of the day - Bevin & Jayden respectively.
The number 13 will have new meaning for Bevin Reed after this event - as this triumph marks Bevin's 13th WASPA title, and interestingly enough this was Bevin's first
triumph in 13 months - as he last captured the 2018 PFC Challenge Cup in May of 2018 !
Joke of the day : the organiser (Julian) made the trip all the way to Bonaero Park, and forgot the PFC League 1 trophy all the way back in Pretoria. Gary's wife quickly improvised
and purchased a small momento to ensure the day's winner did not leave "empty handed". Then the race back to Pretoria to present the League 1 trophy to Bevin, as the photo
portrays a different (more familiar) background. I promise that the trophy will now be the first item to be packed when we make another trip like this (chuckle)!!!
Individual acknowledgements on the day :
"Goal Blitz" : Bevin Reed ended the day as the top scorer
"Player of the Day" : Conway Julie for a well deserved 3rd place finish
As always, a big thank you to all who attended to make the day a great success. The next event - the PFC Gold Cup, played under an "international theme".
The PFC website & facebook page will be updated shortly with photo's & news content at :
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PFC-SA/519566284755728
(report by Julian vd Merwe)
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