Inishowen Primary Schools Futsal Blitz

Photographs courtesy of Inish Times (Donegal): The caption sees action from Scoil Iosagain v Greencastle (Girls)

Greencastle and Carn are Futsal Winners

Five Inishowen National Schools took part in this pilot futsal blitz in the superb new facilities of the Buncrana Youth Club on Friday, 11 November:

The aim of the futsal tournaments is to help young players to develop their basic football skills in a relaxed friendly environment: 

Organized by FAI Schools to help in the development of grassroots football in Primary Schools and co/ordinated by Development Officer Stephen McNutt, this futsal competition which caters for 3rd and 4th class boys and girls was a tremendous success:

The response from teachers and pupils alike was all positive and they are already looking forward to next year:

As this was most of the kids first opportunity to play in a structured game they were all out to impress and they did not let anybody down with all teams showing good awareness and no shortness of ability:

The competition itself was very tight with all teams winning at least one game and the overall winners not being decided until the final series of games in both the boys and girls section:

In fact the boys section was decided on goals as all teams finished level on 3 points each with Carn boys going through due to goals scored:

Greencastle came through in the girls winning their last game convincingly after getting a scare when losing to a very talented Muff team in their second game:

Both Carn Boys and Greencastle will now go on to compete in the finals which will take place in the Aura Centre, Letterkenny on 10 December:

FIXTURES & RESULTS

Girls

Carn 1/0 Muff                 
Greencastle 6/1 Buncrana     
Greencastle  1/2 Muff                 
Carn 1/1 Buncrana     
Carn 0/5 Greencastle  
Buncrana 3/1 Muff  

         
Winners - Greencastle

Boys

Greencastle 3/1 Buncrana     
Carn 5/1 Muff                 
Carn 3/4 Buncrana     
Muff 3/2 Greencastle  
Carn 3/3 Greencastle  
Muff 2/2 Buncrana     

Winners - Carn

 

Carn Boys

CARN BOYS - WINNERS

 

Carn Girls

CARN GIRLS

 

Muff Boys & Girls

MUFF BOYS & GIRLS

 

Scoil Iosagain Boys & Girls

SCOIL IOSAGAIN - BOYS & GIRLS