3rd place finish in SMCC Football Tournament

Despite the appalling weather conditions, Bishops Nympton football team performed magnificently in this seasons SMCC Football tournament.  A display of grit and determination alongside excellent footballing skills earned us a 3rd place finish out of 10 other local learning community teams.

Our opening encounter, with federated friends East Anstey, put us in good stead for the rest of the tournament with a 2 – 0 victory.  This was backed up with another 2 – 0 win, this time against South Molton C of E school.

A fantastic game then ensued between ourselves and North Molton.  Both sides having chances but North Molton just nicked the game away from us 1 – 0.

We bounced back with a 2 – 0 ( must win) victory over Brayford.  We then endured a difficult wait, watching and hoping that other results went our way.  To the clear delight of our travelling supporters it was revealed that we had made it into the knockout semi finals of the competition.

Our opponents, South Molton, had blown away their opposition in the group games and were clearly a very talented side.  Our players dug deep and fought bravely, creating numerous chances.  Unfortunately, South Molton were too strong and 2 first half goals sealed our fate.  Despite a fantastic second half effort we could not reduce the deficit and lost the game to the overall tournament winners.

The third place play off saw us reunited with North Molton again.  Determined not to be on the loosing end this time, our players really showed how to keep trying and never give up.  It was a terrific game, goal line scrambles, hitting the wood work, counter attacks, end to end football worthy of a place on Match of the Day.

However neither side could edge ahead and a 0 – 0 draw was a very fair result earning both teams a joint 3rd place finish.  Well done to all the players and our supporters who endured the weather but were rewarded with a fantastic result.

Mr Scandrett

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