The tournament got off to a bumpy start Thursday with allegations of a racial slur, but thanks to tournament CEO John Mulgar, the players and the fans, the rest of the TST delivered thrilling action. WRAL Sport's Pat Welter was at Sunday's championship match and shows us how one team walked away with $1 million, and what the future might hold for TST.
TIE. >> WELL, TST GOT OFF TO A LITTLE BIT OF A BUMPY START THURSDAY WITH THE ALLEGATIONS OF A RACIAL SLUR. BUT THANKS TO JOHN NEW GUARD, THE TOURNAMENT CEO, THE PLAYERS AND OF COURSE, ALL THE FANS, THE REST OF THE TST DELIVERED A THRILLING ACTION. AND PAT WELTER WAS AT TODAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP AND SHOWS US HOW ONE TEAM WALKED AWAY WITH A MILLION DOLLARS IN WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR TSP. >> AND THEN THERE WERE 2. NEWTOWN PRIDE FC IF CONNECTICUT TAKING ON CANADA'S SLC FC. YEAH. IT IS TEASE FINEST EMERGING FROM THE FIELD OF 32 AFTER 72 HOURS. THE SOCCER REALLY PLEASE IN OUR REST OF OUR TEAMS REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE THINGS GONE. OBVIOUS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER PUT ON. >> THIS VERSION OF THE SPORT. CEO AND FOUNDER JOHN MUIR GAR MODELING THE TOURNAMENT AFTER THE SUCCESS OF HIS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE. I THOUGHT THE FORMAT IS REALLY AWESOME ABOUT HAVING ALL THE DIFFERENT FIELDS AND THE ACCESSIBILITY. I MEAN, ON SOME OF THE FIELD, YOU CAN REALLY WALK RIGHT UP TO THE PITCH AND STAND THERE AND THE FOOT AWAY FROM A REALLY AWESOME PLAYER >> THE FINALE PROVIDED PLENTY OF HIGH STAKES CHANCES. FINALLY WITH 5 MINUTES TO GO IN REGULATION, NEWTOWN'S GABRIEL COSTA SCORED A GOAL. >> THE TARGET SCORE FORMAT MADE FOR THRILLING FINISHES ALL WEEKEND. KELVIN NUNEZ DELIVERING THE WINNER FOR NEWTOWN PRIDE. FC. I'VE BEEN A LOT OF TO PUSH IT. >> AND A HIGH BUT HIS ROLE IT AND MEANS A LOT FOR ME. YOU JUST JUST HAPPENED AND CEO JOHN MUIR GAR PHYSICALLY SIGNED IN HEAD OF THE PLAYERS. THEIR CHECKS QUESTION IS WILL HE SIGN ON TO BRING THE TSP BACK TO KERRY? >> HE TOLD ME AFTER DEBRIEF THEY WILL START HAVING THAT CONVERSATION. AS FOR THE MONEY I ASKED, UTAHNS WILL WHAT IS GOING TO DO WITH IT. HE SAID