On Sunday 3rd March, Hartshill women were the pride of the Midlands after a stunning cup final victory. Captained by Jayne Cook, they beat red hot favourites Braunton to lift the Jay Adams Cup in the Birmingham County Walking Football League’s Festival of Football in Solihull.
The competition showcased 10 clubs which either played in the just-finished inaugural women’s league together with newcomers who will take part in the next league. The top 10 are the cream of the crop in women’s walking football from as far afield as North Devon, Leicester and Milton Keynes. Hartshill’s finest cruised through the group phase of the festival – winning 2 games & drawing 3 – in a rat-a-tat format of gruelling 15-minute games.
They romped through the semi-finals 2-0 to face formidable Braunton. The North Devon club were runaway winners of the league (Hartshill finished 3rd) and were strongly tipped to lift today’s cup. But a steely Hartshill squad held them to a 0-0 draw in normal time and confidently won the penalty shootout…
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Author: The Walking Football
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