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A young SAR footballer has won the adidas 'Predator vs F50' campaign's grand finale title, along with his famous teammates Zinedine Zidane, Phillipp Lahm and Hong Kong footballer Peter Man Pei-tak.

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Pun Tak-hoi, an 18-year-old representative of the Predator team, named Power Pirates Warsaw, achieved an excellent result in the finals held in Spain from June 6-9.

His team won both the 'Predator Final Challenge' (8:2) and the 'Predator vs F50 Finale Match' (10:9). Tak-hoi scored two crucial goals to help Power Pirates Warsaw clinch the Predator Final Challenge.

Eight talented young players from Hong Kong participated in the competition, led by football stars and ambassadors Man, 25, who plays for Hong Kong First Division club South China, and Lo Kwan-yee, 22, who turns out for the Rangers. They played alongside 220 youngsters selected from 'Predator vs F50' tournaments held in 40 countries around the world.

Two teams - Predator FC and F50 Club de Futbol - played against each other to determine the best team on the planet. Predator FC was coached by Carlo Ancelotti and captained by Zinedine Zidane, while F50 Club de Futbol was coached by Vicente Del Bosque and captained by Emmanuel Adebayor.

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Horacio Elizondo, best known for officiating the opening and final matches of the 2006 Fifa World Cup, was the referee for the game.

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