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Businesses vie for Cup glory

18/07/2018

Meldon DeCruz, Dan Thorne, Jayson Perinayegon, Bob McCarthy, Tiffany Murray, Matt Petrucci, Paul Broom and Andrea Trouo from the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Team. 182633_01 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells

In a rash of World Cup fever, businesses in Greater Dandenong competed for glory in a soccer tournament at Dandenong South.

At the Soccer5s venue, 11 teams battled for the Soccer Corporate Cup – in what is hoped to become an annual fixture.

Team11 – in Australian colours – came out victorious 2-0 against the ‘Uruguayan’ team from Do You Even.

The other teams included Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce, MA Services, Soccer5s, Club Builder, Australian Taxation Office, Football Nation Radio, SJB Planning, Matchday and NAB.

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