


The club ran their annual community fun day today with the highlight of the day been the staging of our mini world cup. The competition proved to be a huge success with parents and kids alike. Competition 1 was for the 7's and 8's. This competition was a closely fought battle right up to the last group games. At the end of the group stages nothing could seperate England and Germany with both teams finishing level on ten points at the top to book their place in the final. Holland and Argentina finished in a close third and fourth on eight and seven points. The final proved to be a closely fought encounter with England winning 2-1. The under 9's/10's proved to be the tightest group of the day with three teams finishing joint top on twelve points. Argentina, Spain and Italy all finished level and the only way to seperate them was goals scored, Argentina scored the most goals and it was left to Spain and Italy to playoff for the right to take on Argentina in the final, Spain won the playoff by a goal to nil. The final was a nail biting affair with Argentina coming out on top winning 1-0. In the 11's and 12's section Holland and Portugal proved top dogs with the Dutch topping the group on thirteen followed by Portugal on twelve points. In the final Portugal narrowly defeated Holland on a scoreline of 2-1. Finally in the 13's/14's competition it was Republic of Ireland who topped the group followed by Spain, third were Italy with Argentina next. In the 3rd/4th place playoff Italy defeated Argentina winning 6-4. The final was a nine goal thriller with the Republic of Ireland coming out on top against Spain winning 5-4. The event was a major success and as always it was great to see the kids enjoying themselves and playing football with smiles on their faces, well done kids. After all the football they still found the energy to take on the bouncy castles with the obstacle course coming in for special attention.


