Hwan Hee-young, ‘5v5 Gatorade Futsal 2023’ Seoul region ‘winner’… MVP is Kim Dong-soo

Hwan Hee-young became the Seoul regional champion at the ‘5v5 Gatorade Futsal 2023’.

Hwan Hee-young defeated Deokso FC in a penalty shoot-out in the Seoul regional final of ‘5v5 Gatorade Futsal 2023’, Korea’s best amateur middle school futsal competition held at HM Futsal Park Dongdaemun Branch on the 8th. Hwan Hee-young, who finished 2-2안전놀이터 until overtime, won 4-3 in the penalty shootout and won the championship trophy and 1 million won in prize money. In addition, he won the ticket to participate in the national championship, which will be held on May 20th.

Hwan Hee-young, who reached the tournament as the first place in Group C, rose to the top with sticky soccer. They won 1-0 against Jammin in the round of 16 and FC Yeouido in the quarterfinals. Both the semifinals and the final went to penalty shootouts. Hwan Hee-young, who met CW Soccer Futsal Club in the semifinals, won 1-1 until overtime and 2-1 in the ensuing penalty shootout. Hwan Hee-yeong, who smiled after the penalty shootout in the final, had the best day by producing MVP Kim Dong-soo.

Deokso FC won the runner-up and 500,000 won in prize money, and CW Soccer Futsal Club, which won 8-0 in the 3rd and 4th place matches, won 300,000 won in prize money. All up to 4th place Daebangdong FC can go to the national championship.

A total of 20 teams competed fiercely in the Seoul preliminary round this time. After the full league was played in 4 groups of 5 teams, the winning team was determined by a tournament. Various events such as giveaway events were held, and many people who visited the competition smiled.

‘5v5 Gatorade Futsal 2023’, which started with the Siheung Preliminary Round, is followed by Seoul (Dongdaemun Branch) and Jeonju, followed by Busan, Cheonan (Above May 6), Goyang (Ilsan), and Pyeongtaek (Above May 13) baton. take over Last year, two places (Goyang and Pyeongtaek) increased from the five regional qualifiers. A total of 14.1 million won worth of scholarships will be awarded.

This competition is hosted by HNS, a sports marketing company, and Gatorade participates as a partner. Sports Chosun is a media partner. A total of 284 teams and 3,500 middle school students from all over the country participated in this competition, which was held last year, drawing great attention.