Defending champion Nadi powered its way to a hat-trick of soccer titles when it retained the IDC crown at Bill McKinley Park last weekend.
Nadi, which had won the previous two tournaments, hammered Navua 3-0 in the final of the Fiji-NZ Football Inc organized tournament held over three days. Earlier, they beat Rewa 2-0 in the semi-final while Navua edged out Labasa 1-0 in the other semi.
And for their efforts, the Nadi senior side collected a trophy and $4000 cash.
In the veterans’ tournament, NZ Masters beat Ba 1-0 in a thrilling final to collect a trophy and $1500.
NZ Masters also featured former Fiji and Ba star Esala Masi, who scored a total nine goal in four games and was awarded the Most Valuable Player prize.
But it wasn’t Masi who clinched the winner for NZ Masters – the goal scorer was Rohinet Sharma.
NZ Masters had earlier downed Nadi 3-0 in the semi-final and Ba beat Suva 1-0 in the other semi.
The tournament was played in fine weather conditions, and attracted a good turnout of spectators.
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