Scholars go close at Wyrley tournament

The U11 Scholars took two strong teams to the prestigious Wyrley Sevens tournament and produced an excellent showing as both squads reached the knockout stages.

The Blues, looked after on the day by Richard, reached the semi finals after comfortably winning their group phase without conceding a goal. Then they beat Wyrley Juniors Wanderers in the quarter final 2-0, before falling to AFC Waverton from Chester by the same scoreline in the semi-final.

The Reds managed by Mike, started slowly in their group drawing their first 2 games but then won 3 out of the next 4 to finish 3rd in their group again scoring 7 times without reply in 6 games, Kaine Cheshire scoring 5 of them.

In the quarter finals they were up against a strong Wyrley Juniors side, this time the Dragons and dominated large parts of the game and hit the crossbar twice through Kaine Cheshire and Daniel Lynskey. Extra time couldnt separate the sides so it went to the lottery of penalties and Wyrley came out on top as Chasetown missed one of their 3 spot kicks.

In summary, Richard and Mike felt it was an excellent workout and some excellent pass and move football was produced by both squads.