08/07/2025
The Sheffield City Youth U12 boys competed in their first tournament on Sunday hosted by Hoyland Common Falcons.
The boys began the group stage with an impressive 3-0, a tidy finish from Sidney rounding the goalkeeper and well taken goals from Henry & Alex.
The second game the boys battled well but unfortunately lost 2-0.
The third game the team bounced back and whilst not at their best won comfortably 2-0 A***n scoring both goals.
Their best performance of the group stage came last, needing a win to progress to the knockouts the boys won 2-0 with a tidy finish from striker Henry and a great team goal finished by Charlie K. The boys finished the group 2nd and progressed to the semi final!
The semi final game was against a strong opponent who had topped their group with 4/4 wins. The team had to defend well with some fantastic saves by Oskar to keep us in the game and were limited to a few chances, Henry coming closest to scoring.
The boys won a free kick and with the last kick of the game Jaxon stepped up and found the top corner from inside his own half! An incredible finish to put us in the final.
The heavens opened for the final and after long break between games the boys looked sluggish at times, Oskar again made some incredible saves to keep us in the game but unfortunately the boys eventually conceded and lost the game 0-1.
Finishing runners up is an incredible achievement and a huge well done to all the boys who played!
