The HKFC Citibank soccer 7’s saw an exciting end to the tournament on Sunday May 31 when first time visitors Atletico Madrid came back from 2 goals down to beat West Ham United in sudden death extra time golden goal.
The HKFC Citibank soccer 7’s takes place this weekend, May 29-31 at the Hong Kong Football Club ground at Sports Road, Happy Valley. There are 2 competitions, an open section contested by some overseas professional teams, local professional teams, and local and overseas amateur teams, and a masters, or veteran, section contested by ex-professional local and overseas teams, and local amateur teams, with players over 35 years of age.
Leicester City’s youngsters completed a great end to their season by winning the HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens Cup Final against Newcastle 2-0 on Sunday May 26. While it wasn’t all smooth sailing, the Foxes saw off three highly fancied teams in the finals stage to lift the prestigious trophy.