In a pulsating encounter at the Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode, Calicut City team snuffed their opponents Koyilandy 2-1 in the final of the Olympian Rahman Memorial Academy (ORMA) Football Fest.
The champions overcame Thamarassery in the semi finals while Koyilandy qualified for the final by defeating the Purameri team. Teams representing several villages and towns of Kozhikode district took part in the tournament.
Former Indian International, KP Sethumadhavan handed the ‘Kalliyath’ trophy to the winners of the memorial tournament. E Kuttishankaran, Vice President of the Kozhikode District Football Association (KDFA), M Muhammed Bashir and T Mohandas also attended the presentation ceremony.
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Thursday 24 December 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.