The newly formed Thunder Dragon Football Club of the Bhutanese Community in Australia, Melbourne received a fair play team award in its debut match on February 20.
The TWGG Cup 9-A-Side Interstate Tournament was organized Yeti Soccer Club where 10 teams participated from Queensland, Sydney, Darwin and Melbourne.
The BCA Thunder Dragon Football Club was awarded the fair play team award by the independent decision of three Australian Umpiring officials who are involved with Football Federation Victoria. The young guns of BCA had to face the Yeti Blue football team that even owns players from the national football team of Nepal.
Going as underdog in the tournament, the smooth play and fairness not only surprised many and won the hearts of spectators but also sustained the giants to Yeti Blue until the last minutes of the game and fell victim of one goal avoiding embarrassment to the Yeti Blue.
The Bhutanese team was coordinated and prepared under the guidance of BCA Sports Coordinator Devi Ghimirey and supported by Bhuwani Rai as captain. The team uniform was sponsored with the funding from AMES, a statutory arm of the Victorian government responsible for resettling newly arrived refugees, and football and other logistics from Football Federation of Victoria.
Khem Dahal from the Bhutanese community won the straight kicking award and was awarded a tea-shirt signed by the artists of Cobweb Bands- a rock band of Nepal and currently in Melbourne.
Contributed by Parsuram Sharma Luital from Melbourne for BNS
