The Veterans Football Association Selection led by coach Joe Micallef managed to win the Step Up for Parkinson’s Charity Tournament held at the Centenary Stadium in Ta’ Qali.

The Veterans were paired in group B with MFPA, IASC and GIDA representatives as they managed to record two wins and a defeat.

They started their commitments with a 2-0 win over MFPA with George Frendo and Ian Zammit on target. In the second match they had to succumb to a 5-2 defeat against IASC with Daniel Cremona and Alan Tabone netting VMFA’s two goals.

In the decisive match, VMFA managed to gain qualification for the semifinals as they saw off GIDA 6-2. Firas Aboulezz and Daniel Cremona scored a brace while George Frendo and Ian Zammit also found the back of the net.

In the semifinals, VMFA had a commanding display against MAFA’s Buġibba Club de SWAT as they won 4-0 with Ian Zammit on song after netting a hat-trick and Claudio Calleja adding to their tally.

In the final match, VMFA met IASC again and this time there was some sweet revenge as they edged them 2-1. Firas Aboulezz and Jonathan Pearson were VMFA’s scorers.

At the end of the contest, Project Manager for Step Up for Parkinson’s Adrian Casha presented the cup to VMFA’s captain Mario Muscat.