ACADEMY 1
U9 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
For the second tournament running the Grays Athletic U9 Yellows came agonisingly close to winning a trophy but had to settle for runners-up spot after a tough final.
The Yellows topped qualifying group A after a five game mini league in which they were unbeaten
(P5 W3 D2 L 0 F 8 A 1 PTS 11).
Great Danes 1 Grays Athletic Yellows 3
Goalscorers: Price , Stopher(2)
Grays Athletic Yellows 0 Grays Cosmos Lions 0
Park Royals 0 Grays Athletic Yellows 0
Grays Athletic Yellows 2 East Thurrock 0
Goalscorers: Price , Le^Rogers
Grays Athletic Yellows 3 Aveley 0
Goalscorers: S.Pumfrett (2) , Klessa-Smith
Finishing top of Group A meant a semi-final encounter with the second placed team in Group B the Thurrock Tigers.
Grays Athletic Yellows 1 Thurrock Tigers 0
Goalscorer: S.Pumfrett GOLDEN goal in extra time
After a close semi-final the Yellows lined up for the Final against Park Royals who had finished second in the Yellows group stage. The Final was a tight as the group game and finished 0-0 after extra time.
Unfortunately the Yellows lost the penalty shoot-out 3-2 but the boys played excellently throughout the hot day. Hopefully the next tournament will be third time lucky.
Academy 1 Tournament
U11 age group
Aveley Sports and Social Club 3rd June 2007
Grays Athletic youth U11‘s ran out winners in their first tournament of the close season.
The route to the final was completed without losing a game, including a clinical 3-0 “walk in the park”
triumph over East Thurrock United in the semi final.
They finished with a comfortable 3-0 win against local rivals Grays Cosmos in the final.