Success is the goal as soccer girls shine
by Educate Magazine March 22, 2016 · All News / Gallery / Primary School News / Secondary School News / Uncategorized
Birkenhead School (primary) and Chesterfield High (secondary) have today been crowned girls’ football champions of Merseyside after an unforgettable day of sporting drama at Halton Stadium in Widnes.
Held as part of the Merseyside School Games Winter Festival, teams faced each other in a round-robin style format with the top two teams in each competition facing each other to determine the regional winners.
Birkenhead School beat fellow Wirral school Somerville Primary 3-1 in a brilliant final after both sides had topped their groups.
Sefton’s Chesterfield High came out on top during the afternoon tournament for secondary schools after narrowly defeating The Heath School from Halton in the final match of the day.
Sandwiched between the two competitions was an hour-long press conference entitled ‘Women in Football’ where a distinguished panel including ex England player MO Marley MBE and current Everton Ladies player Claudia Walker fielded questions from the young footballers.
Organiser Karen Drake hailed the young footballers saying their “behaviour was exemplary” and the quality of football was “of the very highest order”.
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- The opening ceremony
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- The choir sang the national anthem
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- Eyes on the ball
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- Limbering up before the matches start
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- A good block tackle
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- It’s all very crowded!
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- Superb balance from this Knowsley player
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- Great determination from both teams
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- 50/50
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- All players put in a huge amount of effort
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- Breaking forward – a winger beats her opposite number
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- A player heads down the wing
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- The number one
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- The salute of victory
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- A player beats one opponent but another lies in wait
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- A great catch by the keeper
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- A firm tackle
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- A Halton player prepares to clear
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- The ball is bobbling around in the penalty area
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- Halton v Knowsley
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- She shoots…
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- Wirral v Liverpool
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- What the teams were playing for
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- Time for some much needed refreshments
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- A Sefton player closes in on goal
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- All the games were competitive
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- “We’ve scored!” Liverpool celebrate
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- A brave block
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- A sporting handshake after another pulsating match
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- A strike on goal
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- These girls relax on the touchline
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- Somerville Primary pull a goal back in the final
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- A hug for the goalscorer
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- Primary Schools bronze medalists – Booker Avenue Junior School- Liverpool
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- Primary Schools silver medalists – Sommerville Primary School- Wirral
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- Primary Schools winners – Birkenhead School – Wirral
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- Spirt of the Games winners – Rainford Brook Lodge Primary School- St.Helens
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- Everton FC’s Claudia Walker fields a question
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- The ball is there to be won
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- A girl gets a cross in
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- A team limbers up
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- A 50/50 tackle
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- Knowsley v Liverpool
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- Two versus one!
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- A player embarks on a slalom-like run
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- A strong tackle wins the ball
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- Two players battle for possession
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- A brave headed clearance
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- A forward searches for space inside the box
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- A defender clears
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- Midfield battles
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- The ball bounced high on the astroturf pitch
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- The keeper makes a great catch
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- A superb volley from close range
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- Celebration time
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- A player dribbles
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- A great clearance
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- Battling for the ball
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- A player shoots despite two defenders nearby
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- A brilliant volley is goalbound
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- A player bursts forward
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- Another shot on goal
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- Safe hands!
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- Liverpool Ladies player Mandy Van Den Berg poses with some young stars
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- A player gets her boots signed!
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- Secondary Schools bronze medalists -Greenbank High School – Sefton
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- Secondary schools runners up – The Heath School- Halton
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- Secondary Schools gold medal winners – Chesterfield High School – Sefton
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- The competition was held at Halton Stadium
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- Hundreds of young footballers enjoyed the press conference
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- The panel answered questions from the girls
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- The opening ceremony for secondary schools
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- A teacher’s view of the opening ceremony
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- A great run by a Halton player
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- The play was of the highest order
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- A player gets a cross in
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- Top action
