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Brixham
United Under 8's Shine at West Ham Tournament.
After
months of anticipation and fundraising, the Under 8's team from
Brixham United finally made their way to London last month to
play in the George Parris national football tournament. The
tournament was hosted at West Ham United's Upton Park Stadium
with teams travelling from as far away as Nottinghamshire, Norfolk
, Sussex and of course Devon to take part! |
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| Before the tournament the team stayed overnight
at the West Ham United hotel which forms part of the stadium and
has rooms overlooking the pitch that double up as executive boxes
on match days. After a hearty breakfast they spent the following
morning seeing some of the sights of London. |
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| The tournament kicked off with all the participating
teams running from the tunnel onto the pitch to a fanfare and
the applause of the crowd, which must have totalled at least five
hundred people! Despite some pre-match nerves Brixham showed excellent
form in the group stages and remained unbeaten to top their group,
scoring five and conceding no goals on the way! |
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| The semi-final was a much harder tie and the game
remained drawn at the final whistle. So, in the tradition of all
good cup competitions, it went to penalties. It was a case of
deja-vu for the players as they had exited their previous tournament
at Tiverton Town FC on penalties at the semi-final stage. This
time it was different, the boys held their nerve and were victorious
by five goals to four. The final proved just one step to far and
the team were defeated by a side from Norfolk who have not lost
a game for over two years! |
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However,
it really didn't matter. The boys had performed way beyond expectations
and their proud faces and those of their parents when they were
each presented with a runners-up trophy by George Parris, the
legendary West Ham player, was testament to that. |
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The
boys and Kevin and Jason on the management team would like
to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped us
raise the funds to go to the tournament through sponsorship,
lending us facilities or donating raffle prizes. Particular
thanks to Maunders Funeral Services for providing the team
with brand new tracksuits to wear on the day!
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