Banter Lads are the local winners of the Neymar Jr’s Five tournament, the global competition from Red Bull, inspired by the Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar Jr.

The Banter Lads will now travel to Brazil to represent the country along with 40 other teams from all parts of the world.

Last weekend, around 20 teams took part in the Maltese qualifier at the Luxol Grounds.

At first, the teams found it a hard to adapt to the rules, with no keeper in goal, scoring in one-metre mini-goals and playing with less players each time their team conceded a goal.

The semi-finals saw Banter Lads having the better of White Rocks and Med Gods eliminating The Greats.

In the final, Banter Lads scored five goals to beat Med Gods in less than 10 minutes, claiming the crown as Maltese champions of the first ever Neymar Jr’s Five tournament played here.

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