Boys' Football tournament at Wast Hills

On Wednesday 24th January 2018 the Chilcote boys football team played in a football tournament at the Birmingham City FC training ground - Wast Hills. They played in the Dome, which was a fantastic experience for them all. Also, they got to meet a current Birmingham City FC player.

The tournament was made up of eight school teams and was a 6-a-side competition. Every team played each other once with the top three teams going through to a finals event.

Chilcote started with a game against Dorridge. They were a little bit lapse to begin with and conceded early. They then conceded again before pulling a goal back through Dylan which spurred them on but to no avail as they couldn't find an equaliser.

In their second game Chilcote started well and dominated the game but missed their opportunities when they came to them and then with their first attempt Timberley took the lead. They then got a penalty and scored to make it 2v0. Chilcote had a few more chances but again couldn't find the back of the net.

In their third game they played against Highters Heath and played really well. They created a host of chances but as had been the case in all of their matches just couldn't find the finishing touches. They hit the bar twice and missed some one on one opportunities. the game ended 0v0.

Another 0v0 followed against the Abbey School, although in this game Chilcote were lucky to escape with a point. Dogged defensive work and a little bit of luck got them through.

Chilcote then played against English Martyrs School and went 1v0 up through Madison after a great solo run and finish. They then had numerous chances to put the game to bed and win comfortable but couldn't hit the back of the net. Unfortunately, with the last kick of the Game Martyrs equalised to make it 1v1 - heartbreaking for the team.

In their penultimate game Chilcote played against Monkspath who had looked good against the other teams and proved to be too good for Chilcote on this occasion. They scored with two wonder strikes to win 2v0.

Finally, Chilcote played against Tidbury Green and despite dominating again found themselves 1v0 down to Tidbury's first shot at goal. No more goals followed which meant a 1v0 defeat for the boys.

This meant that Chilcote finished in 7th place overall, but with a bit of luck and better finishing may have finished halfway. All the boys did their best and represented the school really well, well done to all!!!