Heroic Effort Not Enough for U11 girls

Syls U11 Girls were defeated in the Championship Semi-final by St Brigids on Saturday in Broomfield. Brigids played with the wind in the first half and got a great start with a couple of nice points and then were awarded a dubious goal which was deemed to have crossed the line much to the consternation of the Syls defence. Some great defending by Syls kept the deficit to six points at the break. In the 2nd half, Syls pushed forward relentlessly but found scores hard to get. Brigids defended strongly in what was becoming an absorbing encounter. Despite owning the ball and the game being played almost totally in the Brigids half of the field, we just could not get the breakthrough. The Syls girls were very upset at the end of a game that they could have, and probably should, have won, showing just how much the game meant to them. We wish Brigids the best of luck in the final.