Underdogs No More: Club Maurice

After failing to live up to expectations in the last Champions Cup Tournament, Club Maurice is participating in the Inaugural Mauritian Futsal Cup. Perhaps the most significant change in the team is its name; the word "underdogs" has now been dropped. This may well be a sign of what is to come at the upcoming tournament.

The team line-up remains largely the same, except for the addition of Olliver Lim and Darry Koo:

• Kenny Lam (captain)
  
• Olliver Lim (vice captain)
  
• Dean Lau
• Teddy Choon
• Kenny Choon
• Mervyn Lam
• Darry Koo
• Ken Lo

Both new additions are ex-Club Maurice players, and Olliver Lim, the vice captain, is also an ex-L'Equipe du Dimanche player. As Club Maurice is one of the earliest Mauritian-based football team to be established in Melbourne, it is only appropriate that these players enter the Mauritian Futsal Cup (MFC) to contest for the title of inaugural champions.

Captain Kenny Lam, says that all the players from the previous tournament want to compete in the MFC and are hungry for success, especially after their early elimination in the Champions Cup. The team is looking to bring the same passion that they shared on the pitch as the outdoor team, Club Maurice.

They have learned a lot from the last Champions Cup are are looking forward to competing against all the teams, especially the current champions, The Replacements. Club Maurice lament that they did not have the opportunity to take on The Replacements in the last tournament as they were placed in different groups. If Club Maurice is able to defeat The Replacements, it will be a particularly sweet victory for captain Kenny Lam, who was in the ranks of The Replacements.