FAM Under-19 Youth Championship final between Super United Sports (SUS) and TC Sports Club has been postponed to Monday, July 1 at 21:00 hrs.
Football Association of Maldives (FAM) Under-19 Youth Championship final between Super United Sports (SUS) and TC Sports Club has been postponed to Monday, July 1.
The match has been now postponed to tomorrow night 21:00 hrs, at the request of the Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation.
This is the third year FAM is holding the tournament for the Under-19 category. SUS will be competing in its second consecutive final, while the Eagles, who played in the previous two tournament finals, failed to advance to this year's final.
Eagles were eliminated by SUS 3-1 in the semi-finals on Thursday evening. Mohamed Izan Ali gave SUS the lead at the end of the first half, but the Eagles equalized in the 78th minute with a goal from Mohamed Aiman. However, SUS regained the lead within four minutes with a goal from Hassan Haisham Ahmed, and Izan scored the third goal in the ninth minute of extra time.
TC advanced to the final after beating Maziya Sports 2-1 during last night's game. Adam Shiyan Mohamed scored both goals in the first nine minutes, while Ahmed Milhan Mohamed scored Maziya's only goal by the end of the first half.
SUS and TC have also faced off in the group stage, drawing 1-1. Both teams ended the group stage with five points, but SUS topped the group due to a higher goal count.