THEY met their goals and smashed a world record – by 28 hours.
Teams from Testlands Support Project played the beautiful game constantly for 100 hours at St Mary's Stadium, cheered on by Saints legend Matt Le Tissier.
One player, Lewis Elliott, from Upper Shirley even had a birthday during the mammoth match.
Having played day and night for four days, scoring more than 1,400 goals, the exhausted football players have finally heard the full-time whistle.
The previous record was held by Stockport Albion and Manchester Rovers after a 72-hour game at Stretford High School in Manchester in 2013.
The football marathon has also raised cash and awareness for Testlands Support Project.hich aims to improve education, social inclusion and participation in sport among children in Southampton.
Project chairman Luke Newman said: “We don’t do things by halves. We didn’t just want to do 75 or 80 hours - we wanted to smash it.
“It’s gone really well. It was extremely difficult. There’s not a single player that isn’t injured.
“The difference this will make is unexplainable. We’re still a small charity but of course we have got big visions and big aims to make sure we can make a difference to children in the city in a sustainable way. It’s allowed us to organise a lot of events where a lot more people can be involved.”
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