Lambert Smith Hampton beat Colliers in a thrilling penalty shoot-out to be crowned champions at this year's Property Cup, the foremost men's football property event.
The drama between LSH and the defending champions followed a hard-fought final which had ended in 0-0 deadlock after a day of knock-out matches whittled 14 teams down to two.
The Plate Final between Savills and Cushman & Wakefield also ended in a 0-0 dead heat before Savills emerged victorious in the penalty shoot-out.
CoStar News was media sponsor at the event which once again took place at Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road Stadium in west London. Property companies including representatives from the UK's leading agents did battle to raise much-needed funds for the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK.
The companies were Colliers, Lambert Smith Hampton, CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Knight Frank, Savills, Gerald Eve, Montagu Evans, Hamptons, Gardiner & Theobald, Arcadia and two teams from Altus.
The tournament was notable for a high standard of play as well as the fastest opening goal in its history – with Matt Samuels netting for Savills 41 seconds into the first match.
The Golden Boot award went to Colliers' Miles Hunter while Player of the Tournament was Rob Clarke-Jones of LSH.
Jon Rea-Palmer, head of M4 Corridor at LSH and the principal organiser of the tournament, said: "We have been very lucky with the weather again this year. We had bigger goals this year and I think that meant we had more exciting and more high quality group games."
Organisers are expecting a total of more than £6,000 to be raised again and the tournament has raised close to £50,000 in the past 10 years.
With over 16,800 men and women dying from bowel cancer each year, the charity raises awareness of the illness as well as illustrating the good work that the real estate industry does for the less fortunate. Donations can still be made via the Bobby Moore Fund page, a charity which raises money in memory of England's legendary captain during the 1966 World Cup triumph.
Bobby Moore's widow Stephanie Moore, who set up the charity, said: "I thought the Property Cup this year was brilliant. The pitch looked fabulous and the sense of competition, as always, was fierce. It was a shame that the semi and finals came down to shoot-outs though I love the drama of a shoot-out. The quality of play was high and I think all the teams benefitted from the excellent organisation also supported by the staff at QPR.
"I want to thank everyone for choosing the Bobby Moore Fund to be their charity partner again this year. We are very grateful and I am sure Bobby would have been very proud."
Moore pointed out that bowel cancer is the highest killing cancer in England after lung cancer yet if diagnosed and treated early nine out of 10 people can be treated successfully.
"Bowel cancer affects mostly people aged 60 and over however Bobby died aged 51 of bowel cancer and had been suffering from two high risk symptoms for 4 years before he was successfully diagnosed by which time it was too late. Many people under the age of 60 get bowel cancer so be aware of the high risk symptoms."
Moore said these are a change in your normal bowel habit, and rectal bleeding. "To be clear if you have either rectal bleeding that lasts over three weeks or a change in your normal bowel habits that last over three weeks you should see your GP."
Moore said it was particularly important to get the message across to young people such as those competing in the tournament. "Things are getting better in terms of awareness and screening but young people often feel impervious. It is all about making people aware."
CoStar News is proud to be the media sponsor. Thanks go to: the organisers Lambert Smith Hampton, in particular Jon Rea-Palmer; the sponsors SmartSPaces; Porterfield PR; and Tayler Reid; and hosts Queens Park Rangers FC.