New Friendship
Sunday, April 12th, 2009Birkdale United Under 13′s represented their club on Easter Sunday in a Friendship Game against TSV Uhlbach from Stuttgart, Germany.
This was the second visit by a team from TSV to play Birkdale, after their original visit two years ago to play the Under 15′s, and the reciprocal trip to Germany led by Jeff and Tommy last Easter. It is hoped that the Under 13′s will also be able to accept the kind invitation to travel to Stuttgart next year.
The match was played in the fullness of fair play, with both teams and the officials starting with their respective national anthems. TSV normally play 9-a-side, and consisted of two teams which had been put together for the trip. The first half was a little one-sided as the visitors came to terms with the different style of play, while the second half was a much more even affair. The finals score was 7-2 to Birkdale, although it was 4-0 at half time, so surely another game would be much closer.
Each team selected a Player of the Match, with the Birkdale award going to C. Halliwell and the TSV recipient being oustanding Goalkeeper, C. Tesch.
Below you can see the teams together after the game. (Click on the image to enlarge).
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After the game, as with two years ago, there was a reception for our visitors at the Blundell Arms. The two teams socialised and in particular the pool table was very popular! At the reception, Vice Chairman, Noel Warham (right) presented a framed shirt to Jürgen Dehn from TSV Uhlbach to symbolise the ongoing friendship and strengthening links between the two clubs.
