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Vida
Stoke's official website of the tournament organisers in Stoke. |
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We
arrived at the Vida complex, eagerly awaiting our draw and the impending
fixtures!
Lo and behold, we were paired with lads from a local gym, Wedgwood,
and our old rivals from Etruria - The Sentinel!
Manager Graham McGarry gave us a final team talk, read out the final
team selection, and we were on our way!
Raising
money!
The tournament was a big success, and just from team registrations
alone a sum of around £1000 was raised!
The Radio Stoke team managed to squeeze a lot of cash out of
their poor colleagues, who were frogmarched to the sponsorship
form and forced to pledge their dosh to the cause!
In all seriousness though, all were keen to help and we raised
£200 for the appeal. |
Hear
what happened...
Phil
Bowers reports on the progress of BBC Radio Stoke FC in the
Tsunami Football Tournament at Vida in Sneyd Green
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here to listen
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Opening
game...
To kick-off, we faced the lads from Bodyworks, who were pretty
confident about beating us when they were asked!
The figures of ten, five and three-nil were bandied about, but we
quickly proved we were no soft touch by racing into a two-goal lead.
We then made a couple of subs to shake things up, and although the
lads played well, our opponents were just too strong, running out
4-2 winners.
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Team
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Result
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Scorers
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Bodyworks |
2-4
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Acres
(2)
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| The
Sentinel |
5-1
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McGarry
D, Howell, Newsum, McGarry A (2)
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| Wedgwood |
1-2
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McGarry
A
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Derby-day
After a short break to replenish lost fluids, we were back into action
against our rivals The Sentinel.
We'd lost a recent Thursday night fixture 2-0, so we were eager to
redress the balance against the press pack!
And didn't we just? We were on the front foot from the off, playing
some excellent football and fighting for every ball.
With the scores at 1-1 after a closely-fought opening five minutes,
Radio Stoke FC hit their stride, and four more goals to seal a satisfying
5-1 win.
Two down, one to go...
Wedgwood were our third, and final opponents, and by now, they like
us, were beginning to show their fatigue!
This led to a scrappy game, and some fantastic goalkeeping from both
sides as shots rained in on goal.
In the event, an unfortunate penalty decision and a second goal put
paid to our hopes of reaching the next round, although Ade McGarry
did grab us a consolation.
Great fun...
The atmosphere at the tournament was one of good fun and sportsmanship.
Games ended with a shake of the hands, and a laugh - and inevitably,
with Radio Stoke FC, we all hit the bar for a well-deserved pint!
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