5^th International Beach Football

The 5th International Beach Football Tournament kicked off to a good start at the specially built Football Stadium on Jomtien Beach on the afternoon of the 14^th December, when Deputy Mayor Ronnakit Aegesing officially opened the games.   The 7 day Tournament, which is organised by Pattaya City Hall, has players from 10 countries competing for trophies.  The opening game in Group A was between last year’s winners, England, who played against Holland.  England won 8:5.  The other Group A game was between Thailand against Finland.  Thailand won 8 goals to 4.  In Group B, Denmark tied with Norway scoring 5 goals each.  Germany scored an impressive 10 goals against the French team with only 1 goal.   The tournament goes on until Sunday, 20^th December.

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