HONIARA – Makira Ulawa’s Our Kakamora Girls won the Women’s Open Cup at Lawson Tama after defeating Malaita 2-0 in a rain-soaked grand final on Friday evening.
Malaita came into the match with a lot of confidence but it was simply not their day as their strikers Laydah Samani and Prudence Fula were tightly marked and could not convert their
chances when they did arrive.
Then Our Kakamora girls struck with two goals within minutes of each other to give them a comfortable buffer heading into the break.
Malaita stepped up in the second half but a stubborn Makira defense could not allow them past.
Attempts by Fula and Samani were either cleared by the defenders or easily saved by the goal keeper.
In the end they simply ran out of gas and accepted their first defeat in the entire tournament.
The Makira girls lost to Malaita in pool match and had set their eyes on this particular game to avenge that loss.
Meanwhile, Western Turtles’ girls edged out Honiara 2-1 in extra time to clinch the third place in the SIFF Women’s Open Category.
The prizes;
1. 1st Makira 29 Gold medals + $5,000 and trophy
2. 2nd Malaita 29 Silver medals + $3,000
3. 3rd Western 29 Bronze medals + $2,000
4. 4th Honiara Cash prize $1,000
Consolation prizes
Fairplay prize Guadalcanal Hornets
Golden Boot Mary Dongai (Western Turtles)
Player of Tournament Fiona Waisi (Our Kakamora)