Talented young guns triumph in tense shoot-out finale
CLEETHORPES Town Under-nines held their nerve to a win a dramatic penalty shoot-out in a cup final thriller against rivals Discoveries Rangers.
Their victory at the Linden Homes Club assured them of their first ever piece of silverware.
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VICTORY: Cleethorpes Town Under-nines. Left-right, back, Thomas Flynn, James Scott, Owen Milne, Charlie Dixon, Harrison Moore, Cameron Backrath and Mitchell Dunn; front, Jack Raines, Jay Taplin and Callum Suddaby.
The competition followed a mini-league format, with the top two sides facing each other in the final to decide the winners.
The Clee boys lost their opening fixture against Discoveries 1-0. However, they then went on to win five and draw one of their remaining fixtures, conceding no additional goals.
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Finishing runners-up in the mini-league meant a final against Discoveries.
The final was a close and competitive affair. Neither team made a breakthrough and the match went into extra-time. There was still nothing between the sides, so the trophy was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
The hero of the day for Town was goalkeeper Jay Taplin, who saved the first two Discoveries penalties.
Jack Raines calmly slotted home the deciding spot-kick to seal his team's 4-3 shoot-out win.
Manager Shane Dunn said: "It was great to win our first ever competitive trophy.
"All the boys played well. Town's passing game has improved so much over recent months and it bodes well for a great season to come."
Comments
by ukreroofer
Tuesday, July 03 2012, 7:13PM
“Thoroughly deserved over the day...The passing,running for each other and determination to get back and help defend when under pressure can only bring success this season. Well done boys”
by jammm
Monday, July 02 2012, 2:04PM
“Well done boys you all played brill, proud to be ours x”