Greystones Utd SFAI National Cup Champions

They are the champions, my friend… The U14 Girls Greystones United

atest press release from Greystones United AFC, 24 hours after the big event, but. hey, their email must have been broken…

The U14 Greystones Utd Girls won the SFAI National Cup in dramatic fashion on a beautiful sunny day in Evergreen FC in Kilkenny becoming the first Wicklow team to win the cup.

The host club and SFAI organisers arranged a spectacular event with hosts welcoming the teams at the event to ensure everything ran smoothly.

The opponents Killavilla were a formidable team with some notable wins on the path to the finals, while the Greystones girls had to overcome some of the best teams in Ireland to get to the final.

The anticipation on the day was high for both teams and the opening moments of the first half of were tense with both teams creating good chances…

Greystones pressing high and Killavilla playing strong counter attack football with some fierce battles in centre midfield between our strong central trio and theirs, and our defensive back 4 always on high alert to their dangerous counter attacks and angled passes, Aoife our keeper in nets , a safe and confident presence in behind them bravely intercepting and collecting the ball from play on a couple of occasions.

Cliona gets the Oscar

In the second half, Greystones pressed hard to break the deadlock with strong attacking play on the wings and looked the stronger team as the game went on. With 7 minutes to go on the clock and with the game slipping towards extra time Greystones finally broke the deadlock in exciting fashion with a slick move involving all three of their forwards from Bella to Kitty who made a half volley cross to Cliona who finished on the volley in between defenders and keeper with the outside of her boot to put the girls ahead in the final, the girls overcome with joy but resetting quickly to see the game out.

Killavilla were quick to tip off again in the search for an equaliser but Greystones hit a killer blow in injury team to seal a famous victory for the club, catching Killavilla on the break with a through ball from Cliona to Kitty who made a driving run forward through the defence and drove the ball low and hard past the keeper with a left footed shot.

The girls were overcome with joy and celebrations at the final whistle, taking the highest prize in the country in underage girls football home to Greystones Utd.

Very proud moment for club, community, coaches, parents and players, with each player being an important part of the final and cup campaign.