Manstow Football Tournament
Ben’s first footy tournament with Plymouth Kolts was almost awesome as they ended up as Runners Up in the Plate knockout competition. This competition was for teams who didn’t do very well in the league stages, which they didn’t, so it was to give them an extra game or so. Kolts didn’t score a single goal in the league games and lost 2 out of 3, so ended up bottom of the group. When they got to the knockout though, they started to play better and won the Quarter Final with a Golden Goal. The coach had put out his best players in their best positions for the game, so they were much better. They then won the semi-final 2-0 and so reached the final. Ben played in all of the knockout games in Central Midfield, which is his best position, so he was happy! Unfortunately, in the final, they lost 1-0 because of a defensive mix up and Kolts also hit the post. It was Manstow who beat them as well (my old team)! Some of the boys were upset then and there were a few tears about, but they all got a nice silver medal, which was great considering how badly they had started the day off!
The tournament itself was really good and there were loads of teams there! They also had a BBQ going and a pizza oven and Aaron and Coby had plenty of room to kick a ball around and play, which was ideal really. The matches themselves were 7 aside with rolling subs if needed, and 10 minutes long without and half time. There were no offsides either, which helped things a bit! All in all, it was a fun day but even we were shattered when we got home!
