U12 'SHAMROCK' LOSE SEMI-FINAL ON PENALTIES

What a cracking day for the U12 'Shamrock'.  After progressing whilst in truth in low gear, Steven Haggerty pulled off many saves to keep a clean sheet in the Group matches.  Marcus Sprawling hit an unstoppable shot against Firebirds in a 2-0 win, with Jack Pridmore setting up the industrious Richard Bray. There was superb performances all round, with James Schultz cracking home the winner against Blackshots setting the boys a runners up spot and place in the Semi-Final.  Before this match took place, the boys had hit a higher gear, Luke Owers, Dane Revell and an impressive Jack Schmid harrassed and passed around the opposition, and defended as well as attacked.  The whole outfit deserved their place and entered the Semi-Final against the unbeaten South East England schoolboys, in fact, the first side to score against them was our other side Gallow United 'Celtic'.  SEMI FINAL: The 'Shamrock' had no respect for their expected tournament winners opposition and set about them with clearances lobbed anywhere to prevent 'Shamrock' taking the lead.  The England boys disgraced their kit with leg breaking tackles the only answer to the skill of Gallow United.  One player took a dive and injured himself without contact of ball or player?  The Ref, deep in conversation with the England Manager before the game, was so bias in decisions that the match drew players and crowds as it seemed their arrogant atttitude was coming to an end, exposed by skillful football of Gallow United.  A complete fluke saw England take the lead, and they tried all sorts of deception and injury feighning to tick away the seconds.  James Schultz, superbly set up raced on one against one and the Ref blew for halftime with 15 seconds remaining.  The second half saw desperate England defending as the 'Gallow' boys applied pressure..no team had tested England before, despite influencing of the ref by the England Manager and Coaches, Richard Bray shot from an accute angle to level the score. Extra time of 2 minutes each way was played following the same pattern, Richard Bray danced around the England defence to fire home a goal at 1 minute 30seconds, but the ref disallowed it saying 2 minutes were up? Many more people watching booed the ref and began chanting "fix"..PENALTIES: Penalties were equal, and Dane Revell slotted home a perfect penalty after the Ref said "alright" to take the penalty, the England Manager shouted out the Ref had not blown hiswhistle, the goal disallowed?  No surprise under pressure! The crowd was getting angry at the obvious blatant bias and teams began cheering the Gallow United. On our next penalty, Marcus Sprawlings was kept waiting 4 minutes by the Ref?  England went through on penalties!  The crowd booed, teams and parents of all ages attending the tournament.  On leaving, it took me half hour to reach the car through people wanting to shake my hand saying "you were cheated out of this" and that I should make a complaint.  Whats the use! Football lost, andso will Chelmsford City next year according to at least 15 managers ande sets of Parents cheering our boys and sayting they will not return after what they had seen..To the so-called England team?  If that is howyou have to win..God help English Football.  As a connection scout with West Ham, Leyton Orient and others..You were breaking law wearing England kits anyhow?  My boys left in tears, hard work for nothing..Young footballers in tears..and worse..the side England beat in the final..we beat 2-0!  Well done boys, you are true sportsman Gallow United!