The Gator Rangers have been crowned champions of the Siheung tournament, the opening event of the Gatorade 5v5 Women’s Championship 2023.
The Ghetto Rangers is a unit team that was formed by a group of friends who usually play futsal on different teams to compete in the tournament. They named the team in honor of their tournament partner, Gatorade, and went on to win.
The Gator Rangers defeated the Wonder Teachers 3-0 in the Siheung Regional Final of the Gatorade 5v5 Women’s Championship 2023, Korea’s premier amateur women’s futsal competition, at HM Futsal Park Siheung on Saturday.안전놀이터
The Gator Rangers took home the trophy and KRW 1 million in prize money. They also earned a ticket to the national championship on November 4.
The Ghetto Rangers scored 32 goals and kept no clean sheets en route to the final. After scoring 19 goals in three group stage games, the Ghetto Rangers went on to win the tournament and reach the final. In the quarterfinals, the Gatorade Rangers thrashed Anyang Women’s Soccer Team 9-0.
In the final, the Ghetto Rangers swept aside FC Wanderers 3-0, led by a hat trick from Kim Hyun-sun, to win the title without a blemish. The goals earned Kim the tournament MVP and top scorer (13 total goals) honors.
“The more I played, the more confident I became,” said Kim. Our strong organization was the foundation of our victory,” said Kim.
The Gatorade 5v5 Women’s World Cup 2023, which began with the qualifiers in Siheung, will be held in Pyeongtaek on October 23, followed by Seoul, Changwon (October 7), Cheonan, Busan (October 14), Jeonju, and Ulsan (October 28). The tournament is organized by sports marketing company HNS, with Gatorade as a partner.
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