The u.12 teams are all working hard towards George United Football Club's finale to the season - the 5th Annual Tekkie Town Tournament. This event will be held from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 June, at the Outeniqua Park Stadium. There will be teams from all over the Western Cape competing in what promises to be one of the biggest tournaments held outside Cape Town.
Entry is free for all spectators and there will be lots of thrilling football action to be watched. With some of the best u.12 talent in the country on show it promises to be an outstanding show piece of skill and hard work.
There will also be entertainment provided by George Municipality Social Development Department, celebrating Youth Day on Saturday 16 June.
With only 8 days to go until the Tekkie Town Tournament, the u.12 teams were all desperate to get some momentum in preparation for the tournament.
The first game of the day was a close and combative game between Vipers and Lions with both teams tackling hard and not giving the opponents a second to breathe. It was Lions that had a little more determination to win this tight match with the final score 2-1.
The second game of the day saw 7 Stars take on Cobras with Stars keeping up their current form. They won the game 4-0.
The next game was between season champions Leopards and last year's champions, Falcons. After a close start Leopards returned to play the style of football that has been so successful for them and won 4-0.
The last game of the day was between Ramaposa and Rangers. Ramaposa, getting stronger with every game, won 3-1.
In the u.15 division the first game was between season champions Eagles and Ramaposa. Eagles managed to edge Ramaposa 2-0 due to good possession of the ball and some clinical finishing.
The second game of the day was between Falcons and Super Strikers which was a closely fought game between two evenly matched teams. Falcons won with the final score 2-1.
The last game of the day was between 7 Stars and Phoenix in an incredible match, which saw Stars take a commanding lead in the game by scoring 4 early goals. The Phoenix team looked dead and buried, but the sheer will to keep fighting and not to be beaten kept them alive, and the final score was 4-4.
The final games of George United Football Club season will be held at Rooi Rivier on Saturday - the excitement will be at fever pitch.
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DR George, the u.17 medal winners.
