A-Team player wins inaugural Xbox Tourney

FIFA 2012 Tournament

Frank Perin — Hamilton Croatia A-Team midfielder Tom Benic defeated tournament surprise Jasenko Filipovic 1-0 to capture the inaugural FIFA Xbox Tournament held at The Centre on Saturday afternoon.

Using club team Barcelona, Benic advanced via the penalty shootout after a full-time draw against Mijo Rados’ Real Madrid squad in one semifinal.

On the other side of the draw, Jasenko upset the early favourite Matteo Barsalona with the aid of a red card in their quarterfinal match. His Real Madrid team then handled Joey Rados’ Chelsea in their semifinal.

The third-place match between the Rados brothers was won by younger sibling Joey as he controlled his Chelsea team to a 2-0 victory over Mijo’s Madrid.

The game level was set at “World Class”, the halves were four minutes long, and entrants were allowed to use any club team. In the spirit of fairness, duplicates were obviously allowed.

The first-place winner took home a cash prize, while second and third also won gifts.

Special thanks goes to those members that donated their televisions, Xbox consoles, controllers and games. It was the first time Hamilton Croatia has hosted an event of this type. With the feedback from the over 20 participants, it will definitely not be the last.