On Saturday 18th May, MeDirect took part in the Banca Cup, a football tournament hosted by KPMG and held at the Melita Football Club in Pembroke. MeDirect were represented by
two teams: one male, and one female team, with the latter winning the women’s tournament.
Women’s Tournament Recap
The MeDirect women’s team beat Bank of Valletta 6-1 in the first match, and followed this convincing victory with another high scoring win beating KPMG 5-1. The tournament was decided with a play-off between MeDirect and Bank of Valletta. It was MeDirect who triumphed again, putting another six goals past their opponents in a 6-2 win.
Having won all three games, MeDirect finished with maximum points and therefore were announced as the tournament winners. The teams’ final placing was as follows:
- MeDirect – 9 pts
- Bank of Valletta – 3 pts
- KPMG – 0 pts
Men’s Tournament Recap
In the men’s tournament, MeDirect faced Bank of Valletta and Secure Trading.
Against Secure Trading, MeDirect drew both their games. The first one ended goal-less, while the second one finished 1-1. It was tougher against Bank of Valletta, who won the first match with a convincing 4-0 scoreline. The second match against BOV was more closely fought, but in the end MeDirect were still beaten 2-1.
We would like to commend the two teams for their participation and preparation for this annual Banca Cup tournament.
Congratulations to the ladies team who won the Banca Cup 2019 women’s tournament.