Barca beat Angry Birds to lift IYWA Cup

In a thrilling finale to the IYWA Cup Football Tournament, Barca Football Club beat Angry Birds Football Club in a match that saw fortunes swinging like a bob of a pendulum.
Just when it looked like Barca had sewn up the match after racking up four of the best in quick succession, the Angry Birds lived up to their name by finding some indomitable reserve to pull the lead down to 4-2 just before half time. Barca’s cruise suddenly hit rough weather, but they were quick to regroup and storm into the match once again with two quick strikes that put paid to Angry Birds’ rally. The final score of 6-4 does not reflect the closeness of the match, but Barca’s finesse in front of the goal proved decisive on the day.
Both teams reached the finals after playing league-cum-knock -out matches over a 14-day period for the IYWA Cup at Dunk Stadium behind IKEA, Thaliya Street, Jeddah.
Indian Youth Welfare Association (IYWA), a nonpolitical and nonprofit association, organized the tournament in which 11 teams participated. The matches were played from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. under floodlights and it enthralled a large number of spectators with some fine display of skills and excellent coordination.
Barca Manager Tanweer Siddiqui started with the same line up that won the semifinals against IISJ. Barca took time to settle down but soon got going. Barca took the lead through Khalid and from there on the floodgates opened with Barca attacking at will. It was all Barca from that point on. Five minutes after Imaad scored the first of his three goals to give Barca a 2-0 lead and two minutes later he scored again to give Barca a 3-0 lead and after five minutes Waleed made it to 4-0.
Angry Birds’ young lads, after motivation from coach Mohammed Abulia, pulled one back in the 15th minute through Mohammed and then Sami cut the lead further in the 20th minute.
The tempo of the match was maintained by Barca with a quick goal immediately after half time by Imaad who got his hat trick. A series of attacks earned Angry Birds their fourth goal and makes it to 4-5. Three minutes before final whistle Waleed Shamlan made it a tournament to remember for him and his club by scoring his second goal in the 6-4 win. Shamlan was picked as the Player of the Match. Manager Siddiqui was thrilled at the result and said that the boys had really worked hard for this victory.
Third place trophy went to Shareef Khan Football Club and fourth place to IISJ.
The umpires who supervise the matches in this tournament were, Mohammed Zamman, Mohammed Jaweed, Syed Kazim Hussain, Tanweer Siddiqui, Osman, Azizullah, Syed Mehdi Hussain, Khalid Bayazeed, Mir Taqi Ali, Mir Fazal Ali, Khalid Bayazeed, Fahd Abdul Basith and Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki.
Special awards:
Best player: Waleed Shamlan (Barca), Best Goalkeeper: Waheeb Khateeb (Shareef Khan), Fair Play Trophy: Affan Bin Shabibi (Finisherz Shadab), Promising Player: Ayman Mohammed Khan (IYWA) and Upcoming Players Award to Osama Anwar and Mohammed Hyder Abbas Zaki of IYWA.
Chief Guest South Dakota Moorthy Consul (Community Welfare) Consulate General of India, Jeddah gave away the cash prize and winners trophy to Barca captain Nazimuddin.
Syed Masood Ahmad Principal IISJ was the guest of honor and gave away the cash prize and runner-up trophy to Angry Birds captain Sami.
L. Ramnarayan Iyer, chief patron of IYWA, gave away the third place trophy to Shareef Khan FC and fourth place trophy to IISJ official Ghouse Mohiuddin. IYWA also honored the head of department sports IISJ Ghouse Mohiuddin in appreciation for his dedicated service to sports and the student community in the Kingdom.
The tournament was supervised by Anwar Ul Haq, treasurer IYWA, and the event was mainly sponsored by Trane Dallah Trading and supported by IGNOU, Al-Bassami International, Stag Consultancy, Hyderabad Sweets Aziziah, Tasty Taste, Saudi Diyar Consultant and Mushir Alam Perfumes.
Earlier IYWA President S.P. Singh welcomed the gathering while Event Coordinator Tanweer Siddiqui briefed all about tournament, Chief Coordinator IYWA Muzzammil Hussain highlighted on the group’s brief sports activities of IYWA and Vice-President (Sports) Aijaz Ahmed Khan was the master of ceremony. Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki, General Secretary of IYWA, gave a vote of thanks. The organizing committee members of IYWA Cup Football Tournament were Syed Baqer Ali, Farooq Ahmed, Hassan Bayazeed Ather, Azher Ali Khan, Mohammed Zubair, Ather Jawed, Zafarullah Khan, Waseem Mukadam, Omi Notani, Mirza Imtiaz Baig and Rehan Khan.