Bestinvest Charity Football Tournament

Bestinvest hosted a charity football tournament in London to raise money for Kids Company and Bowel Cancer UK. Two teams of Bestinvest staff battled it out with teams from Baring, Investec, Old Mutual, Legg Mason, Henderson and SWIP in a hard fought competition. The tournament was a resounding success, raising just under £2000, equivalent to about four times the cost of organising the event, thanks to the donations made by the participating companies and Bestinvest staff.

Eight teams battled it out for over 170 minutes of non-stop football, with a total of thirty nine goals scored in open play, for the chance to be crowned winner of the inaugural Bestinvest Charity Football Tournament. The tournament was organised to raise money for charity, but the level of competition was very high as was the standard of football.

Bestinvest's A team cruised through the group stage of the tournament to win their group, with goals from Matt Hodge, Advisor, (2) and Carl Fiford (3) securing passage to a semi final match against SWIP. SWIP proved to be a well organised outfit, having only leaked one goal against Henderson, the eventual tournament winners. Bestinvest A's tense encounter against SWIP ended in a goalless draw, but the team proved to have the calmer nerves and emerged as the winners of the shoot-out. This was in no small part thanks to the performance of our Head of Compliance, Treldon Connell, who kept a cool head.

Bestinvest B fared less well in Group 2, struggling against SWIP (0 - 3) and falling prey to a potent Henderson's team (1 - 5), despite taking an early lead. Matt Brunwin, Senior Financial Planning Consultant, struck a superb low drive but Henderson rapidly turned the game around, scoring five in quick succession to outclass the home team. There was some consolation for Bestinvest B in the final game after the team secured a narrow 2-1 victory against Baring, who struggled to make headway in a tough group.

In the other semi final Henderson saw off a strong Investec side who had held Bestinvest A to a goalless draw in the group stages. The 'Zebras' put in a good performance but were outgunned by a Henderson team that has already won a number of tournaments. In the final Bestinvest A put up a strong performance against the Henderson side and the game was by no means one-sided. Aaron Pittaway from the Operations team was unlucky to miss some good early chances to take the lead. However, Henderson's experience again showed through as they won by two goals to lift the trophy. They were undoubtedly the outstanding team of the tournament having scored seventeen goals and conceded just three.

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