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IT Futsal Festival: Defending Champions Infinity Ready For The Battle

Infinity team willing to repeat history

By Rahul Sengupta

17-Jun-2010

The IT Futsal tournament organized by the Football Players Association Of India (FPAI) has drawn many top corporates to participate in the tournament. One such team is Infinity, the champions of the inaugural edition in 2007.

Goal.com caught up with their team captain Mr.T.K Banerjee to have a glimpse of their preparations.

Speaking about his team and teammates Mr. Banerjee said, “We were the champions in the 2007 edition and that time we had Sunil Chhetri in our side and he finished the top scorer while I was adjudged the best player of the tournament.

“Our team consists of members like Atanu, Anupam Mitra, Subhajit Poddar and Moloy. While Atanu had represented Tollygunj Agragami and I was a part of the East Bengal junior team in 1994.”


The tournament will also feature some other top notch corporate teams. Sharing his views about the preparations he said, “Our chairman has focused on maintaining a permanent football team as we participate in tournaments round the year.

"Moreover we recruit people looking at the extra curricular activities and football takes the centre stage. We hold regular practice sessions and we want to do well in this tournament like last time.”

Infinity team will be boosted by the presence of East Bengal midfielder Mehtab Hussain.

Commenting on the star in their team Mr.Banerjee mentioned, “We are very happy to have Mr.Mehtab Hussain in our side. He played very well this season with East Bengal so we hope to use his expertise properly.”

The holders have also kept a track of their opponents in the group - Techno India and Praxis.

“We know both Techno India and Praxis but I feel teams like PWC and Descon will be a tough nut to crack once we advance to the knock out stages.”



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IT Futsal Festival: Experienced Descon Side Looking To Excel

Here comes another contender for the title

By Rahul Sengupta

17-Jun-2010

Descon might be a company oriented in providing SAP and Software solutions but they have taken adequate steps to build a formidable football team also as they prepare to rub shoulders against other top corporates in the second edition of the FPAI IT Futsal event.

While speaking to Goal.com Deson skipper Shantanu Guha said, “We are a balanced side with youth and experience while some of our team members including me have been working in this company for more than 10 years.”

Mr Guha who happens to have completed his MSC in Geology has had his fair share of experience in the Kolkata maidan.

Sharing his views on his team’s experience he replied, “Most of our players have experience of playing in the Kolkata maidan. While I have played for 8 years in various first division sides. Other members like Partho Baxi and Tanumoy Das also have similar experience at that level.”

Indian national team defender Deepak Mandal will be their star player. Sharing his pleasure to have Mandal in the team, Mr.Guha said, “We are pleased to have an experienced player like Deepak Mandal with us. We shall use him for the giving us his opinion on how to crack the opponent as he has a good game reading ability.”

Sharing their thoughts on the opposing teams, Mr Guha replied, “I personally know the team IXIA and Globsyn. Globyn who has their own management institute will be a tough team as they will have younger players in the side.”

The Descon team who find it very difficult to schedule practice sessions because of the heavy work load will entirely bank on the experience of their players in this tournament.



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