TEIGNMOUTH Walking Football’s Over 60s managed a triumph against adversity in the world’s biggest Walking Football tournament in Albufeira, Portugal.
Despite starting with an injury depleted squad and two guest players to fill gaps, the team came in runners up in the Plate competition.
Three defeats and three victories in Phase 1 of the tournament saw some great goals scored by leading striker Ian Pybus, with more solid forward play leading to goals from Pete Lee, Terry Falcao and captain Dave Fay. The whole team did themselves great credit with hard-working displays from all team members including substitutes Rob Morson and Ian Kirchin.
The stiffest opposition came from Bolton Nomads who scored three times in a dominant display, where the final score could have been higher but for the usual superb goalkeeping display from Pete Williams keeping their firepower at bay…
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Author: The Walking Football
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