Under 11's League Play Off Final 18/05/08
May 18, 2008
Grays Athletic 2 Thurrock ‘A’ 1
On a bright but chilly Sunday afternoon, Grays Athletic Under 11‘s met once again with Thurrock ‘A’ in the League Play Off Final at Barleylands. We finished the league with exactly the same amount of points, games won and drawn (both teams had not lost 1 league game all season), but as the league did not take into consideration goal difference, a play off had to take place.
We had played Thurrock 4 times before, all very close games. 3 ended in draws and the last game was the Under 11‘s Cup Final which Grays narrowly missed out on penalties. We knew this was going to be another tough game.
Grays found themselves 2 - 0 up in the first 15 minutes. The 1st goal was scored by Jake S and the other by Ryan B. Unfortunately, due to a defensive error by Grays, we scored an own goal just before half time, leaving the score 2-1.
In the 2nd half, play was very even with both teams looking to score more goals. Great defending by Grays kept Thurrock at bay and the final whistle went keeping the score at 2-1 to Grays Athletic. The boys were ecstatic at their win and happy to win some silverware after the penalty loss at their last final match.
Both teams applauded each other at the medal ceremony and Thurrock were very gracious at their defeat.
We now look forward to another successful season as we progress on to the ECHO League.
Grays Athletic Under 11‘s: Alex, Robert (C), Samuel, John B, Reece, Niall, Ryan B, Jake S, Jacob, Aron, John A, Paul, Joe & Ryan S. The team is managed by Gary Hanks.
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