duFC's Streets Cup Teams from Northern Emirates Secure their Spots in the National Semi-Finals

• Defending Champions El Classico prove that commitment and fair play are key to success
• First Kick Team wow on-lookers with their speed and team work
• LaLiga Scouts impressed with sportsmanship 

Sharjah, UAE – 12 December 2016:  Teams in the final leg of the duFC UAE Streets Cup in Northern Emirates played with great intensity and focus to secure 2 out of 8 spots in the national semi-finals which will be hosted at the Sevens in Dubai on March 11, 2017. 

Highlights

Speed, tactical passes and the ability to work as a solid unit led defending champions El Classico and First Kick Team to the next round as they played and won 3 matches in the knock-out stages of duFC in partnership with LaLiga.    

The results of the final matches which led the teams to their victory was El Classico 2 – 0 First Kick Academy and Fist Kick Team 2 – 0 Team Adnan.  

Players to Watch
LaLiga Scouts conducted the final trial for top talents seen over the past four weeks and will be revealing the top players from this region in the coming weeks in the only international youth football scouting platform in the nation conducted in partnership with LaLiga. 

The top scorer of the day was Sayed Hussein Mohamed, 15-year old mid-fielder from First Kick Team who scored a whopping 9 goals in his opening match of the day.  The most valuable player of Northern Emirates was Nassim Hessas from Just Do It team whose leadership and superior skills impressed the Scouts. Other promising players this week included Abdel Aziz Abdelhadi, Mohamed Fahim and Akram Al Mahi.

What they said

LaLiga Scout Raphael Gonzalez said, “Today during the matches we saw some very promising players.   The young men from the UAE Streets Cup have the skills that we are looking for and we are certain that the final selection of talents this year will include some of this region’s talents.”

Winners in each category face off against their counterparts from the Abu Dhabi and Dubai who they will meet for the first time at what promises to be a sensational semi-finals on 11th March 2017 in Dubai.