Yesterday afternoon saw the annual primary schools tournament held at Stradbroke High School.
There were 12 large schools teams divided into 2 groups.
Our B Team had a great time winning their group with 4 wins ( vs Wilby, Laxfield, St Aspal and Fressingfield ) from their 5 matches. Credit must go to captain Guy Blades for his outstanding leadership and most of the B team goals. Thanks also go to Mr James Cantrell for coaching and managing our B team. Several members of the team are in year 5 so will look to get into the A side next year.
Our A Team started well with a 4-0 win against St Aspal but followed this up with a poor performance v Mellis (losing 2-1). This was followed by a frustrating 0-0 v Debenham. Despite dominating possession Fram could not beat their keeper and had to settle for a 0-0 draw. This meant that 2 good wins were needed to get into the semi finals. The boys now started to really play well to beat St Botolphs 4-0 and Fressingfield 6-0 to finish runners up in their group.
This meant that the 2 Framlingham teams played each other in the semi. The other semi was between Debenham and Stonham.
Fram A ran out 3-0 winners to progress to the final v Debenham.
It proved to be a dramatic final. Fram had all the early chances with Oli Smith going close several times. Debenham then took the lead through their only shot at our goal. Oli scored a well deserved equaliser in the last minute. This took the game into extra time. Fram again created plenty of chances with the best one falling to Daniel Smith in the last few seconds. However, the excellent Debenham keeper kept the shot out.
We then had a penalty shoot out. Fram captain Jake went first and scored, followed by Oli and Daniel. Debenham also scored all 3 of their kicks. It was now 'sudden death'. Eddie Pocher volunteered to take the penalty and confidently tucked it into the corner. Now it was David Dyer's turn to be the hero. He saved the next Debenham kick to make Fram the champions.
