ISFA U18 Seven-a-Side Tournament
On: Sunday, 9 October 2016
Venue: Home
Result: Plate winner
Charterhouse is celebrating as its talented girls’ football squad ran out as plate winners at this year’s ISFA U18 Girls National Seven-a-Side Tournament.
A total of 19 teams contested this year’s competition which was hosted by Charterhouse. Glorious sun greeted the start of the competition with the nineteen schools split into four groups with the top two progressing to the cup competition, and schools finishing third and fourth progressing through to the plate competition.
The plate knockout matches were exciting affairs as Charterhouse, Westminster and King Edward’s Witley battled their way through to the semi-finals defeating Wellington, St Swithun’s and City of London respectively, where they were joined by St Clare’s who edged past Herberdasher’s Monmouth on penalties.
In the semi-finals King Edward’s Witley defeated St Clare’s 2 - 0, whilst Charterhouse overcame Westminster on penalties to reach the plate final after a tense semi-final that saw some excellent football but neither side being able to grab the vital goal.
The final was also a very nervy affair with both teams giving everything they had in order to find the all important goal that would see them victorious. However, neither side were able to score in normal time or in a tense period of extra time. And so, again to penalties, and it was Charterhouse who eventually claimed the plate competition as they held their nerve from spot to defeat King Edward’s.
It was a fantastic achievement for the entire Charterhouse squad and coach Mr Wyciechowski. Their skill and determination were both suitably rewarded by becoming National Plate Champions.
A huge thank you to all the referees who did an excellent job, and all competing schools for supporting the event with an excellent turn out demonstrating the continued growth of girls’ football.