Gutierrez and Mieres bag NAS Ramadan padel tennis title

Spaniards Sanyo Gutierrez and Juani Mieres rallied to win the international Futsal title at the 3rd Nad Al Sheba (NAS) Sports Tournament at the NAS Sports Complex on Sunday night.

Watched by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, Gutierrez and Mieres were trailing 1-4 after being a break down in the third and deciding set.

But the Spaniards won the next five games to get the better of fellow countrymen Juan Martin Diaz and Maxi Sanchez 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final.

Sheikh Saeed Bin Juma Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Padel Tennis Association (UAE PA) presented the winners with their prizes in the presence of Ahmed Bin Manana, Vice President of the Higher Organising Committee; Mohammed Al Mutaiwei, Vice President of the UAEPA and Hassan Al Mazrouei, Tournament Director.

 Goals galore

Meanwhile, the second night of the futsal competition witnessed two hat-tricks and two identical 8-1 scorelines with Wael Mohammed Khamis’ hat-trick helping His Highness Court (HHC) hammer Dhawu 8-1, while Fernandinho’s triple was crucial in last year runners-up Al Jokar power their way to a similar score against Sport 4 All.

In two other matches played on Sunday, Tornado blanked the Zabeel Office Team 4-0 while Surprise fought back from a one-goal deficit to secure a 4-1 win against Al Ain Youth.

The highlight of the night were the two hat-tricks. First it was Wael Mohammed Khamis weaving and squirming his way to score three splendid goals in his team’s win, while Fernandinho showed a sublime touch to easily guide Al Jokar home against Sport 4 All.

Meanwhile, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Club for Special Needs and the Hamdan Heritage Centre were nearly through to the semi-finals of the Wheelchair Basketball competition being held in Al Ghusais.

Dubai Municipality defeated Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 37-21, Hamdan Heritage Centre got the better of Public Prosecution 46-15 and hosts Dubai Club for Special Needs beat Dubai Ambulance 38-22 in three of the matches played on Sunday.

In the fourth game, Dubai Sports Channel registered their first win in two games with a 33-10 result leaving Dubai Police winless after three encounters.

The final round of preliminary round matches will be held on Tuesday and the final of the tournament will be played at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex.

Results

Futsal

Tornado bt Zabeel Office Team 4-0

His Highness Court bt Dhawu 8-1

Surprise bt Al Ain Youth 4-1

Al Jokar bt Sport 4 All 8-1

Wheelchair Basketball

Dubai Municipality bt DEWA 37-21

Dubai Club for Special Needs bt Dubai Ambulance 38-22

Hamdan Heritage Centre bt Public Prosecution 46-15

Dubai Sports Channel bt Dubai Police 33-10

Padel Tennis

(Final) Sanyo Gutierrez/Juani Mieres bt Juan Martin Diaz/Maxi Sanchez 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

(Third place) Adrian Allemandi/Miguel Lamperti bt Jordi Munoz/Aday Santana 6-3, 6-2

 

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