On the 13th of April 2014, the IPYG (International Peace Youth Group) hosted the victory cup for peace

It is a recurring theme for IPYG to organize sports and cultural events to help others and to promote positive premises, using the passion that sports provide and the opportunities that arise to meet others and make new friendships.

On the 13th of April 2014, the IPYG (International Peace Youth Group) hosted the victory cup for peace in Thailand.

This cup as the name says, was held with the idea of reaching to the Thai community and giving them some support, letting them know that others are aware of their situation and that it is important to the outside world.

The small tournament took place in Busan University's football pitch and did not only involve football but also had a relay race and a dance performance by the IPYG.

The participating teams in the cup were BMT FC A and BMT FC B (the BMT FC team was split into two teams), Sasang FC and Thai FC which were both Thailand teams.

In the early morning the day had actually been very rainy, which caused some delays to the event, however the weather improved greatly later on and everyone was able to enjoy a great time.

Opening match: BMT FC A 3 – Sasang Fc 1

The opening match was between BMT FC A and Sasang FC.
From the very start the Titans were more calm than their opponents who seemed to be a little nervous, this gave the Titans a great advantage which let them display some very nice team plays and overall superiority.

Very early on the game Titan's striker Will scored a lovely goal after a wonderful team play that had been created by a sequence of perfect passing between the BMT FC.

A couple of minutes later Sasang FC was able to tie the match through a mid distance volley kick
 by one of their midfielders, this ball made a strange curve which caught BMT FC's keeper Meu off pace and thus ended inside the goal.

However the BMT FC bounced back after just a few minutes, finding the net again through a nice individual play by midfielder Ross Davies, who shot into the net from a very narrow angle inside the box.

Before the first half was over BMT FC's Will once again scored a nice goal by running through the defense and surprising everyone with an unexpected finish.

The second half was dominated by the Titans but there were no goals scored.

The game ended 3‐1 in favor of BMT FC, but it could have had more goals as there were plenty of scoring opportunities for the Titans throughout the game.Sasang FC on the other hand only had two shots on goal however they made a good effort and showed their friendly spirit at the end of the match when they greeted the BMT FC.

Second match: BMT FC B 1 – Thai FC 0

The second match was betweenBMT FC B (which had a few first time players in the roster) and Thai FC, this match was fast paced although there was only one goal the overall match was very dynamic. The only goal was scored byBMT FC's Irish striker Denis, there were other opportunities for goalscoring that couldn't be finished well by bad luck.

Although the B team had a few new players who were there for the first time, the team actually played quite well starting with a strong defense led by Danilo and a generally balanced team.

Third place match: Sasang FC 1 – Thai FC 0

The two losing teams played a match for the third spot in the tournament, Sasang FC beat Thai FC only by one goal difference which was scored in the final minutes of the match.

Relay race

Before the final match of the tournament, a small relay race was held, this was a nice opportunity for fast runners to try their speed against each other.
The relay race has become a small tradition that provides variety and some additional fun to IPYG events.

Dance performance by IPYG

While the  sides were preparing for the final match, one final part of the event took place, a dance performance by the mBMT FC members of IPYG, followed by some group photos and group fun. As this took place the sky had cleared and the sun was shinning, this way the final game was going to be held under ideal conditions.

Final match: BMT FC A 2 – BMT FC B 1

The final was disputed by BMT FC A and B.
Before the match began, putting usual team members against each other, BMT FC B's witch doctor Bonga passed by every player of the BMT FC A lineup placing a temporary African spell to lower their skill, this however did not have such a great effect as in the end BMT FC A would take the cup.

The first goal was scored after another appearance by Will, who was very effective in both matches, however BMT FC B managed to tie the game through Denis, who had also scored on the first match for his side.

The game was very even as Danilo would stop the A team's attacks on most occasions and the A team's mid field would cut most attacks from the B side.

The tie was broken finally through a powerful attack by Timur, who rocketed the ball into the net from the side.

A few extra chances for both teams were created but the end result was 2‐1. BMT FC A and B were once more a whole team, taking the Victory cup home.

The organization was good, although the weather conditions in the morning and some other factors caused some unwanted delays, which made the games shorter than originally intended, however overall everyone enjoyed the experience and all the members of IPYG who helped to organize and manage the event should be commended and appreciated for their hard work and good will.

As with every time that IPYG organizes events, the day was celebrated with a lot of fun and healthy competition. In the end everyone got together to greet one another, happy to having had an opportunity to enjoy the day and make new friends.

A lot of IPYG　members continued the fun for a little while longer, going out for food together after the event had ended.
Everyone ended the day hoping to enjoy more days like that.