Dialog Beach Soccer Championship 2021 Hambantota Hornets win first stage

  Champions Hambantota Hornets pose with the trophy

By Susil Premalal

Hambantota Hornets claimed the first stage of the Dialog Beach Soccer Championship 2021 when they beat Matara Marines 3 - 2 in the finals carried out at the Hambantota beach yesterday. 

The tournament organised by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) saw the participation of 12 teams. Consisting of four stages in total, the remaining stages of the tournament will be played off at Valvettithurai, Kalmunai and Negombo in the coming weeks. 

Hambantota Hornets’ Skipper receiving the Dialog Beach Soccer champions trophy from Manhara Wijeyawickrama, Senior General Manager - Channel Planning & Control of Dialog Axiata PLC. Also in picture (L-R) Nalin Hemakumara, Hambantota Football League President & Coordinating Secretary to Hon. Namal Rajapakse, Manil Fernando, Chairman, Medical Committee, Anura De Silva, President, Football Federation of Sri Lanka, Shalika Ranaweera, Chairwoman, Women’s Football and (partially covered) M M Rameex, Chairman, Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee