On Sunday 19 January Bootham Futsal Club hosted the first ever York Girls’ U10 Futsal Cup. The games were played at St Peters School, with Bishopthorpe White Rose, Bootham Girls Futsal Club, Wigginton Grasshopper and York Railway Institute all represented. The games were 20 minutes each, with a constant clock and teams played each other once, with the top two in the league playing again to be crowned champions.

Bootham were represented by:

Ania G, Ivy A, Iris W, Eady M, Beatrix P, Lotti H (Captain), Betty H and Eva D.

As they did not have a goalkeeper in the squad, every player took a turn in goal. Special mention to Abbie and Hannah, two of our fantastic U15 players, who took charge of the team, and Jess Baker, Bootham Ladies Vice Captain, and last year’s Player of the Year, who came along to award the trophies and cheer on all the teams. She brought with her the FA Plate trophy which the ladies won last season, this went down a storm with all the teams!

Game 01

Full Time – Bishopthorpe White Rose 4 – Bootham Futsal Club – York 0

Game 02

Full Time – Wigginton Grasshopper 1 – York Railway Institute 0

Game 03

Full Time – Bootham Futsal Club – York 3 – York Railway Institute 0

Game 04

Full Time – Bishopthorpe White Rose 0 – Wigginton Grasshoppers 2

Game 05

Full Time – Bishopthorpe White Rose 2 – York Railway Institute 0

Game 06

Full Time – Bootham Futsal Club – York 3 – Wigginton Grasshoppers 0

So after some fantastic and very close round robin matches, the league table looked like this:

So the 3rd and 4th place game would be between Wigginton Grasshoppers and York Railway Institute, and the final would be contested between Bishopthorpe White Rose and Bootham Futsal Club – York.

3rd & 4th Playoff

Full Time – Wigginton Grasshopper 2 – York Railway Institute 2

With a draw at full time, the game was decided by a penalty shootout, with each team taking 3 penalties.

Penalty Shootout – Wigginton Grasshopper 0 – York Railway Institute 1

The Final

Full Time – Bishopthorpe White Rose 1 – Bootham Futsal Club – York 2

The player of the day was awarded to Isabella from Bishopthorpe White Rose.

Huge congratulation’s to Bootham Girls’ Futsal Club – York U10s, who lost their first game but came back brilliantly to win the overall title in a thrilling final.

A final word from Chairman Chris, ‘Wow what a fantastic start to the first day in this year’s York Girls’ Futsal Cup. Huge well done to all the players, coaches and supporters for making it a great day. We saw some amazing matches, stunning goals and even better saves – you need to something special to be a futsal goalkeeper! A special mention to the Bishopthorpe goalkeeper, for her amazing sportsmanship in the final, we can all learn from this young lady. The bar has been set very high by all the U10s, and the other age groups will have a very hard time matching this – well done everyone!’

A few images form the day: