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The
7 a-side Tournament took place on Thursday 18th September at
Ribbon Academy, Murton.
Entrants: Ribbon, Ropery
Walk, St Cuthbert's, Seaham Trinity and St Mary
Magdalen's
On a windy but
(thankfully) dry autumn evening, five teams played
in a round-robin tournament. It soon became clear that St
Cuthbert's and St Mary Magdalen's were going to be the teams to
beat with both sides earning excellent early victories. The
teams from Seaham Trinity, Ribbon and Ropery Walk all
played some enterprising and entertaining football but St
Cuthbert's and St Mary's were in such sparkling form that they
carried all before them. It was fitting that the last game
of the tournament was a match-up between those two sides. As
things stood, both schools had identical perfect playing records
- it couldn't have been closer. The match was a really tight
affair, with both defences in no mood to give anything away.
In the dying seconds, with a penalty shoot-out looking a certainty,
St Mary's broke away and scored a fine goal. The final
whistle followed almost immediately, so St Mary's had won
the game and thereby lifted the 7 a-side Tournament Trophy.
Congratulations to St Mary Magdalen's and commiserations to St
Cuthbert's, who finished as worthy runners-up.
7 a-side
Rules
i) Ten players per squad (limited to Y5 and Y6),
seven of whom form the
team and the other three are
subs.
ii) Games are 4 minutes each way (unless agreed
otherwise before the
tournament).
iii)
The playing rules are the same as for
mini-soccer with one possible exception - in circumstances
where pitches have been cut short in order to accommodate two pitches instead of one.
If that is the case, owing to the short length of
the pitch, after holding the ball, goalkeepers must return the ball into play
by throwing
it. In all
other circumstances, the normal rules of mini-soccer
apply.
iv) If sufficient numbers warrant a dual
league system, teams are drawn to play
in two leagues and each league team plays
each other once. The winners of Group One play the winners of Group Two in
the final, which will be 4 minutes each way. If the final is
drawn, extra time of two minutes each way will be played. If
there is still no winner after extra time, a penalty shoot-out
will take place involving 5 players from each
team.
v) Teams are awarded three points for a
win and one for a
draw.
vi) Should
teams have the same number of points the highest placed team
shall be decided as follows: a) Goal difference; b) Most goals
scored; c) Won most matches; d) Result(s) of matches between the
teams concerned. Should teams share a qualifying position in the group
and the playing records are identical, then a 'golden goal' play-off match
may be arranged if time permits. If this is
impossible, the position will be decided by penalty kicks.
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