Posted: Thu 28th Apr 2016

Football Festival Hosted At Fishguard

news.wales / newyddion.cymru
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Apr 28th, 2016

Fishguard Sports football club recently hosted the South West Wales disability league festival at Tregroes Park, Fishguard. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Over 80 players participated from Bridgend Herons, Aberystwyth Stars, Swansea Bravehearts, Fishguard Sports, and Cleddau Warriors. The teams played in three ability bandings, Champions League, Premiership and Championship. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Certificates were presented to all players, and Matthew Lamb of Fishguard Sports presented medals to the player of the tournament and sportsmanship award, as follows: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Over 16 Championships: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Player of tournament – Kyle Davies – Swansea BraveheartsSportsmanship – Peter Williams – Aberystwyth Stars ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Over 16 Premierships: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Player of tournament – Lloyd Crowley – Cleddau Warriors
Sportsmanship – Morgan Brunt – Bridgend Herons ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Over 16 Champions League: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Player of tournament – Steven Brooks – Aberystwyth Stars
Sportsmanship – Mike Jones – Cleddau Warriors ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Angela would like to thank the referees from Fishguard Sports AFC, and Bernie Armstrong – who visiting coaches said was the best referee that they had come across at any festival which they had played in. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“He showed great empathy and understanding of the players’ needs, and he explained his decisions which were accepted without question,” she said. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Bernie Armstrong ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

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Bernie Armstrong ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The South West Wales disability league festival was held recently at Tregroes Park in Fishguard ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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