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Final Day March 26 Play for Life - Football 2015
Commentary, Finals Highlights and Photo Captions


FINAL PLAY OFF Day 5 - Thursday March 26 2014
NO TEAMS RESULTS
Finals Takreer ADSC 1-1 (1-3 Penalties)

Third place Yahsat SEHA 3-6


SEMI-FINAL PLAY OFF Day 5 - Thursday March 26 2014
NO TEAMS
23 Takreer Yahsat 1-0
34 SEHA ADSC 0-1


Individual Trophies
Name Team Score

Best Player
Abdullah Al Hamdi Takreer

Best Goal Scorer
Ahmad Najeeb SEHA 10

Best Goalkeeper
Dawood Al Hamdi ADSC



Special Trophy
To Acknowledge
Good team spirit and collective support in sharing the healthy lifestyle message
Fair Play Department of Finance

Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) became this year’s Play For Life champions when they scuppered Takreer’s chance of a cup hat trick in a nail-biting final that went to a penalty shoot out.

ADSC had looked on course to win but were pegged back by a late Takreer equaliser. The game finished 1-1 after extra time and ADSC held their nerve in the penalty shoot out, winning 3-1 on spot kicks.

ADSC secured their place in the final after seeing off SEHA – another team vying for a third tournament triumph, with a narrow victory in the semi final (1-0).

SEHA played hard and nearly deprived ADSC the chance of their first-ever Play for Life cup. However, SEHA did gain some consolation for their semi final anguish, after thrashing Yahsat (6-3) in the third place match. Yahsat had earlier lost 1-0 to Takreer in the other last four match.

Meanwhile, in a bumper night, ADSC’s Dawood Al Hamdi was crowned the best goalkeeper.

Takreer produced the Player of the Tournament in the shape of Abdullah Al Hamdi.

This year’s top goal scorer is SEHA’s Ahmad Al Najeeb who bagged ten goals over the five nights of play. This is the third time that Al Najeeb has been Play for Life top scorer.

Tournament newbee, Department of Finance came up trumps and carried home the competition’s newest trophy, the Play for Life Fair Play Award, measured by the least number of red or yellow cards received, as well as good team spirit.

Event organiser, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre’s CEO, Bashar Al Ramahi, acknowledged Play for Life for playing a crucial part in the UAE’s commitment to a healthy lifestyle as he presented ADSC with the Champions’ Trophy.

Play for Life - Football 2015 is part of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre’s public health awareness campaign, ‘Diabetes-Knowledge-Action’ under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak.

Final Day – Talk From The Sidelines – photos attached

Football 2015 Caption 1 (three pictures)
ADSC took the cup from Takreer after a penalty shoot out (3-1) to land the Play for Life Champions’ Trophy.

Football 2015 Caption 2
From left, Player of the Tournament, Takreer’s Abdullah Al Hamdi, Top Goal Scorer, SEHA’s Ahmad Al Najeeb, and Top Goalkeeper, ADSC’s Dawood Al Hamdi.

Football 2015 Caption 3
A regular exercise practice is very important, said ICLDC’s CEO Bashar Al Ramahi “Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Diabetes-Knowledge-Action is now in its ninth year. The campaign looks forward to many more as we continue to support the UAE in its nation-wide commitment to a healthy lifestyle. Play for Life has stood the test of time – around 2,000 players and 20,000 spectators have taken part in the annual football tournament since it launched in 2008.

Football 2015 Caption 4
We support a healthy UAE: The tournament’s silver sponsor this year is the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). Hamad Al Dhaheri, Deputy Executive Director, Corporate Services is pictured, right, with ICLDC's CEO Bashar Al Ramahi. He reaffirmed EAD’s commitment to helping make Abu Dhabi and the UAE a healthier place. “This football tournament from Imperial College London Diabetes Centre’s campaign is an excellent opportunity for us all to encourage participation in sports and other regular exercise among the corporate community, as well as their families. We are delighted to be part of it, and we will be here next year,” he stated.

Football 2015 Caption 5
Everyone has an individual responsibility to embrace a healthy lifestyle, said ICLDC’s education and awareness specialist, and dietician Fatima Sadek, pictured with a spectator, Mohammed Al Hosini from Khaleeji 21: “A healthy lifestyle is something we can all embrace. To achieve this we must all take care of ourselves, by maintaining a healthy body weight, adopting a balanced diet and taking regular exercise. The more of us that adopt a healthy lifestyle, the better is it for our communities.”


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About Imperial College London Diabetes Centre
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre is a one-stop, state-of-the-art, out-patient facility that specialises in diabetes treatment, research, training and public health awareness.

The Centre was established in Abu Dhabi by Mubadala Healthcare, in partnership with the UK’s Imperial College London, in 2006 to address the growing demand for diabetes care in the UAE. A second facility in Al Ain opened in 2011. Together, the two Centres have offered diabetes prevention, education and treatment to more than 800,000 patient contacts.

‘Diabetes-Knowledge-Action’ is Imperial College London Diabetes Centre’s award-winning public health awareness campaign. It was launched in 2007 under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak.

Imperial College London Diabetes Centre holds the Joint Commission International (JCI) Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC) in Diabetes Management and JCI Accreditation for Ambulatory Care, awarded in 2010 and again in 2014. The 2010 award made Imperial College London Diabetes Centre the only healthcare provider worldwide to hold both certifications and the first facility in the Middle East and third globally to hold JCI’s highly-acclaimed CCPC specifically for the clinical management of diabetes. For more information log on to www.icldc.ae