YOUNG TOWN BOYS SHINE IN BALLYVEA
Several of our youngest teams across 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 attended the annual Ballyvea Youth Tournament yesterday. The young town stars put on a great showing with 3 teams progressing to the cup semi finals and our two 2019 sides progressing to the shield semi final where they would meet each other. The 2019 town team would progress from that game and go on to win the final on penalties, a great way for the boys to finish their first ever season of football. The progress this year has been first class.
The cup semi final was where it ended for our 2017 boys who put in great effort across the day but would suffer the heartbreak of defeat on penalties.
It was a different story for both the 2018 & 2016 Town boys who both won their respective cup competitions, playing some excellent football across the day. The 2018 squad went through the day undefeated without conceding a goal, playing some superb football and racking in the goals on the way to a 3-0 victory in the final to lift the cup.
The 2016s were equally impressive conceding only one goal across the day as they finished runner up in their group before progressing to the final following a victory on penalties in the semi final. The lads would take the cup victory with a 1-0 win in the final in what was another excellent performance and another tournament win to conclude the season.
A massive thank you to the coaches and parents for all their help yesterday and indeed across the season with our youngest teams. These early years are so important in their development as footballers and we’ve seen almost 100 kids across these 4 age groups this season – a real sign of the continued growth within our club and it’s great to see.
Thank you to everyone at Ballyvea FC for another fantastically organised tournament – the young town boys and their coaches had a blast.
That’s pretty much a rap on the season for the youth sides. Keep an eye on our page for updates on the upcoming 26/27 campaign.
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