Football Comes Home To The Wokingham Silverdale Youth Centre
Some 12 teams battled it out on the football pitch on July 27 to become the triumphant winners of the Wokingham Silverdale Cup!
Organised by Wokingham District Council’s Silverdale Youth Centre in Earley, under-13 and under-16 teams took to the field despite the torrential downpours and sweltering heat and their enthusiasm to net the cup was immense. They tested their footballing skills in the tournament, which saw a clean sweep by two Earley teams.
The under-16 winning team was ‘Maiden Massive’ comprising Earley residents: Anthony Coucher, Darian Scott, Ross Crane, Luke Young, Harry Stephenson, Mitch Hoare, Grant Winter and Jamie McKinnon. The triumphant under 13s team was ‘Gypsy FC’ comprising Earley youngsters Riley Williams, Robbie Gray, Peter Baddoo, Zac Jones, James Wyatt, Arron Perrin, Jake Carville and Brett Mattingly.
The trophies and medals were presented by Wokingham District Council’s chairman Cllr Angus Ross, who was also joined by champion for youth and leisure Cllr Malcolm Bryant. After the thrilling final, the players and spectators enjoyed a BBQ to celebrate the successful tournament!
Wokingham Youth worker Elaine Wealleans said: “The tournament was a great success. I was especially impressed that the games were played with a great sense of pride, sportsmanship and fair play. There was also hearty support from all the spectators! Youth centres across the district were represented in this tournament which has gone from strength-to-strength and we look forward to welcoming the teams back next year.”
Cllr Angus Ross, chairman of Wokingham council, said: “It was a pleasure to be invited to watch this tournament and present the medals and trophies to the winning teams. They certainly had tough conditions on the football pitch, but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and have fun. I would like to say well done to those who organised the event and refereed and to all the players, their families and friends. I hope they will come back next year to compete in this annual tournament.”
Wokingham District Council
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