Made By Shape bag Creative Cup glory
Posted on Tue 31 May 2011
Made By Shape were crowned the Melbourne-sponsored Creative Cup champions of 2011 in a free-scoring final at the Powerleague, which raised £1,900 for St. Ann’s Hospice. Although the 5-2 scoreline suggested a one-sided contest, The Gate Films certainly gave the new holders a scare pulling back two-goals in quick succession halfway through the game. In the end however, the skill and finesse of Shape was too much for The Gate to handle who were entirely commendable in defeat.
The first semi-final between Made By Shape and Supremo on pitch one was one of the highlights of the day. A hard-fought 2-1 victory to Shape ensured their place in the final, whilst over on pitch five, Photolink and The Gate Films had to slug it out in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out, with The Gate eventually going through to the final after a lengthy sudden-death.
Full results from the tournament can be found here.
The 2011 cup might be best remembered for the whipping rain which lashed in the faces of the players during the group games, but cleared up for the knockout stages. This, however, made for much more interesting clashes as it upped the tempo of the games and we were all witness to some excellent and bruising (as well as unintentionally comical) slide tackles!
Chris Knight, general manager of the Powerleague, spoke of the ‘great success’ of the day, and this was felt by all. The Creative Cup team would like to take the opportunity to thank all the agencies and players who competed on the day and for the money they helped raised for St. Ann’s Hospice. Photos from the event, which were kindly taken by Paul Gardner, can be found here.
Hope to see you all next year!