The 2024 Rising Edge Challenge Cup was played on Thursday 9th May at Champion Hill, home of Dulwich Hamlet.
An afternoon of sporting determination and skill saw the Market Sharks run out as 5-4 winners on the pitch with the Player of the Match won by a Broker Bull.
Off the pitch a great time was had by guests from across London’s Insurance markets, with a wonderful selection of food and drink served in the club bar, and out on the sun-kissed terraces.
Match Report
By Hamza King
Rising Edge’s home team, the Market Sharks, played in Dulwich Hamlet’s traditional pink and blue and were managed by Hamlet Men’s manager Hakan Hayrettin assisted by Hamlet striker Danny Mills. The opposition team, the Broker Bulls, were managed by Hamlet Men’s assistant manager Terry Harris.
The hot and hotly contested first half ended 2-2, with Miquel Scarlett scoring two goals for the Sharks followed by Charles Ringrose and Jon Mason netting one each for the Bulls.
The second half kicked off with two goals for the Sharks by George Brooke, and Miquel Scarlett getting his hat-trick. But the Bulls came back to level at 4-4 with goals from Christopher Frain and David Crow.
With the match looking like it was heading for a draw Miquel Scarlett switched on the speed, tore in from the left wing, evaded several tackles and tucked the decider - his fourth of the match - beneath the Bulls keeper.
The match ended 5-4 to the Sharks, the same result as last year.
Ben Arnold, #19 for the Bulls was named Player of the Match winning an invitation to join us in the Director’s box at a Hamlet match.
