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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Bolton School Junior Boys enjoyed a resounding 7-0 win over
Arnold School in this year's final of the U11s' AJIS Football Cup.
Played on neutral territory at Stockport Grammar School, the Bolton
boys found themselves 2-0 up at half-time. Arnold had made a
dramatic come back in their semi-final against Birkenhead so the
game was by no means over. However, the Bolton boys kept up their
intensity and went on to record a comfortable 7-0 win. Only a
string of excellent saves from Arnold's goalkeeper kept the
score down to seven. Coach Mr Mike Duxbury said: "It was a great
evening, the game was played in the right spirit and there was a
great atmosphere created by parents from both schools. The boys
were excellent ambassadors for the school both on and off the
pitch."
Bolton School overcame King's Macclesfield in the semi-final,
having, at one point, been 3-1 down, they came back to secure a 6-3
victory. The AJIS cup involved 34 teams from across the North-West,
from as far as Rishworth in the East, Birkenhead in the West,
Fleetwood in the North and Newcastle-under-Lyme in the
South.
The Junior Boys last won the trophy in 2002 and lost out to
Merchant Taylor's from Liverpool in the final two years
ago.
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