Football
Kids get the most out of Flybe Community Cup
YOUNGSTERS from across Hampshire put on a fine display of football at St Mary's on Sunday in the Flybe Community Cup six-a-side finals.
The 28 winners of the regional qualifiers battled it out on the glorious surface throughout the day.
And they were given an extra special incentive, with Saints legend Matt Le Tissier on hand to watch them, as well as current players Kelvin Davis and Andrew Surman.
All three took time out to sign autographs for the children, while Le Tissier presented the winners with their awards.
Hulbert School took the boys' title, while Oakley School were crowned girls' champions.
Saints in the Community's Mark Abrahams said everyone who took part was a winner, though.
"As an event and spectacle, it went really well," he said.
"The main thing is that the children have benefited from that experience and they all went away happy.
"There were some good players on show and it was very well contested.
"It was a very good standard and a good reflection on grass roots football in Hampshire.
"It was a great experience for the kids to play on the hallowed turf and hopefully it is something that will live with them for a long time."
The competition was organised by Saints in the Community, the Daily Echo, Flybe and Hampshire County Council.
See today's Daily Echo for the full spread of photos
10:37am Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Print 
Email this 
CommentPosted by: Steve Rich on 11:40am Wed 23 Apr 08
What a fantastic achievement for Oakley girls who are now Hampshire 6-A-Side and 7-A-Side champions! At the start of the year they sat down together and set targets to win one Hampshire title in either cricket or football and to play at St Mary's and the Rose Bowl. Their commitment to each other and towards achieving their objectives has made their school, parents and coaches incredibly proud of them all.
What a fantastic achievement for Oakley girls who are now Hampshire 6-A-Side and 7-A-Side champions! At the start of the year they sat down together and set targets to win one Hampshire title in either cricket or football and to play at St Mary's and the Rose Bowl. Their commitment to each other and towards achieving their objectives has made their school, parents and coaches incredibly proud of them all.
Posted by: Nigel, Southampton on 6:07pm Wed 23 Apr 08
Are any of the girls free on Monday night? I might have a couple of spaces in a team!
Are any of the girls free on Monday night? I might have a couple of spaces in a team!
What are these links for?
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
More on Digg
More on del.icio.us
More on Furl
More on reddit
More on NowPublic/
More on Yahoo!
Play video
