Report on Otumoetai in the tournie here:
Midfielder Connor Probert, the son of former All White Paul Probert, was player of the tournament, winning a two-year sponsorship from Nike.
Otumoetai beat Queensland champions North Star 2-0 in their opening pool game before thrashing New Caledonian club side AS Grand Nord 8-1. They were then on the receiving end, turning in a lacklustre effort to lose their final pool game to Northern New South Wales' Charlestown City Blues 4-0, with Charlestown topping the group and Otumoetai second to advance to the semifinals.
There they met Sydney's Manly FC and triumphed 1-0 in extra-time on another open, high intensity game.
Keilor had also finished second in their group after two wins and a loss and made the final when they beat Charlestown 4-3 in a penalty shootout after their semi was locked at 1-1.
Chegwidden said they practiced penalties at every training and had backed his son, who was later judged goalkeeper of the tournament, to make his share of saves too. He went the right way on four of Keilor's five kicks but could only get his fingertips on one
Big Pete 65, Christchurch