WOLSINGHAM UNDER 12’S PUT GREAT SHOW ON AT BLACKPOOL
AFTER A GREAT FIRST SEASON IN THE RUSSELL FOSTER LEAGUE WOLSINGHAM UNDER 12’S TRAVELLED TO BLACKPOOL FOR A END OF SEASON TOUNAMENT.THE TOURNAMENT KICKED OFF ON THE SATURDAY WITH WOLSINGHAM 1ST ON AGAINST BEDLINGTON TERRIERS,THE GAME WAS PLAYED IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BUT WOLSINGHAM ADJUSTED WELL AND RAN OUT 6-0 WINNERS.NEXT UP WAS A GAME AGAINST WHITEHAVEN MINERS WHICH WAS MORE OF A TEST FOR WOLSINGHAM BUT AGAIN CAME OUT 1-0 WINNERS.LAST GAME ON THE SATURDAY PAIRED WOLSINGHAM WITH A TEAM FROM GRIMSBY CALLED HEALING HOTSPUR AND ONCE AGAIN WOLSINGHAM PLAYED SOME OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL WINNING 3-0.WHAT A FIRST DAY WINNING ALL 3 GAMES AND NOT CONCEEDING ANY GOALS.
FIRST GAME ON SUNDAY WAS AGAINST BLYTH WHO ALSO WON ALL 3 GAMES THE DAY BEFORE SO A TOUGH GAME WAS ON THE CARDS.THE WIND ON SUNDAY WAS EVEN STRONGER THAN SATURDAY SO THIS MADE PLAYING FOOTBALL VERY DIFFICULT.WOLSINGHAM STRUGGLED TO COPE WITH IT AND WENT DOWN TO THERE FIRST DEFEAT 3-1.THERE LAST GAME IN THE GROUP WAS AGAINST HEBDEN BRIDGE FROM YORKSHIRE, WHICH AGAIN TURNED OUT TO BE A HARD FOUGHT GAME WITH WOLSINGHAM COMING OUT 3-2 WINNERS.THAT RESULT MENT WOLSINGHAM FINISHED RUNNERS UP IN THE GROUP AND TOOK THEM THROUGH TO THE KNOCKOUT STAGES TO PLAY A TEAM FROM BARROW-IN-FURNESS CALLED DUDDON SPORTS.WITH THE WIND STILL PLAYING A BIG PART WOLSINGHAM BATTLED THROUGH TO A 2-1 WIN,THAT WIN TOOK THEM THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS BUT UNFORTUNETLY IT PAIRED THEM AGAINST TOURNAMENT FAVOURITES AND LAST YEARS WINNERS THORPE HESLEY FROM ROTHERHAM.WOLSINGHAM PUT UP A BRAVE FIGHT BUT WERE BEATEN 4-0 BY A VERY GOOD SIDE.
SO WOLSINGHAM’S TOURNAMENT CAME TO AN END BUT WHAT A WEEK- END WE HAD.A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS WHO TRAVELLED WITH US AND TO CARRICK CONTRACTORS LTD WHO SUPPLIED THE GAZEBO.
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CAVAN EDWARDS,JACK BROMLEY,ROBERT CARRICK,BEN SHUTTLEWORTH,BEN PATTERSON,JAKE CRAWFORD,SIMON GAYER,KIERAN & CONNER ARMSTRONG,LEWIS MILNER,HARRY LAMBARD,MICHAEL ARROWSMITH AND LLOYD PURCER.
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