Eliot Kennedy wins AGFA Cup XXIII

Eliot Kennedy

AGFA Cup XXIII had its fair share of upsets, great goals and glorious misses.

Eliot won his 6th crown, beating Fabrizio 3-2 on shots after a 0-0 draw.

Geoff Sirmai started slowly with a 2-0 loss to Steve, then racked up the points with 1-0 wins against Billy Koutzas, Louis Dettre and Jonty Brener, to pip Steve for 2nd place in their group.

Eliot dominated with wins against Jonty, Billy and Geoff - dropping his only points of the day in a 1-1 draw with Steve. Steve's shock 2-0 loss to Louis - who pounced on two opportunities to score (the second a glorious long range chip) - dented his semi final chances.

Fabrizio paced himself well with wins against Richard Wilson (1-0), Tony Credentino (2-0), Adrian Elmer (2-0), Paul Magee (1-0) and Johnny Ball (2-0) before overcoming Geoff Sirmai 1-0 in the semi.

In the final, a number of unusual errors by both players brought attacks to a halt, before shots were needed.

Eliot nailed his first three, then Fab missed his central shot for a 3-2 score.

Neither player scored again, and when Fab had his last shot saved, Eliot took the trophy.

AGFA Cup XXIII - Final ranking

1 Eliot Kennedy Northern Falcons
2 Fabrizio Coco Sydney TFC
3 Geoff Sirmai Hipfingerz
3 Paul Magee Western Sydney Subbuteo
5 Adrian Elmer Western Sydney Subbuteo
6 Steve Dettre Northern Falcons
7 Richard Wilson Canberra & Sth Coast
8 Jonty Brener Northern Falcons
9 Antonio Credentino Sydney TFC
10 Louis Dettre Northern Falcons
11 Johnny Ball Northern Falcons
12 Billy Koutzas Sydney TFC