Shawside Lionesses win in Wales
Date published: 10 May 2023
Shawside Lionesses
Ten aspiring female footballers made their way to Wales over the Bank holiday weekend to compete in the SCI Rhyl Mitre Ultimatch Cup tournament. After playing eight matches, the Under 11s Lionesses went through to the final where they took victory after a nail biting match against Brickfield Rangers.
The all-girl team, who are made up of pupils from local primary schools in Oldham and Rochdale have been playing together for a number of years, and after losing out on lifting the trophy last year in a penalty shoot-out final, returned to Rhyl determined to ‘bring it home’. The girls were absolutely thrilled with the win and celebrated with their family and friends at the presentation evening.
Chris Duxbury, one of the team coaches said: "The girls displayed amazing energy as well as playing amazing football. Every girl worked as a team player, scoring some brilliant goals and not conceding a single goal all weekend."
Another coach, Billy Fletcher, said: "The girls were outstanding from the first whistle. They deserved to win, dominating the matches with a difference of 30 goals over the 9 games that they played. I am so happy that their hard work and dedication has paid off."
The team are now preparing for victory in the MYSL Super Cup final on Saturday 20 May, and over the summer months will be playing in a number of tournaments.
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