Team GB defender Paul Forsyth helps out in defence during his team’s clash with eventual winner Perth Police at the annual FBW soccer competition. Photo by ABPH Phil Cullinan.

It was a case of quantity being no match for quality at the Fleet Base West annual soccer competition held recently.

Although Navy had nine out of the 14 teams taking part, in the end the final was contested by teams from the local police force and prison service.

The teams competed in a two-division round robin contest comprising ten-minute halves with all games played in a friendly spirit with the occasional competitive tackle thrown in.

The submarine FEG’s team was the best Navy team, finishing fourth with 14 points after scoring six goals and conceding two.

Teams from RAAF Pearce, Fire and Rescue and Bunbury Police also took part in the competition.

Final standings: Perth Police 16, Prison 16, Bunbury Police 14, SM FEG 14, Team GB 13, FIMA Nuts 13, Slap Happy 13, Fire and Rescue 12, RAAF 11, Name Changers 10, Wanna Bee’s 10, JLU-W 9, TFT 9 and Pele’s Posse 8.

For the record, Perth Police won the final with a golden goal winner against Prison Officers in possibly the best game of the day, including a stunning long-range equaliser by a prison officer to send the game into sudden-death overtime.

• By Tim Slater

 

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