Professional Partners' 7-a-Side Tournament
Back row (L to R): Keith Gilchrist, Andrew Guy, Karl Ellis, Andrew Frettingham, Neil Donnelly
Front Row (L to R): Lee Pryor, Paul Southgate, Samuel Bird, Paul Weeks
Mascots (L to R): George Frettingham, Samuel Donnelly
Unizone were once again pleased to enter a staff team into this annual competition, organised by our professional partners at Holmes & Hills Solicitors. The tournament was played in great spirit as always, with the mild weather helping to ensure supporters turned out in good numbers on the night.
Pleasingly we progressed comfortably to the knock out rounds, after winning all three of our group matches, scoring seven goals in the process and conceding none. Having won a closely-fought semi-final 1-0 against Benson, we went on to contest the final, against a strong Braintree District Council side. Despite us taking the lead early on, the match finished as a 1-1 draw and as such the tournament was decided by a penalty shoot out, which unfortunately BDC won by a single goal.
Unizone therefore claimed runner’s up spot this year and will aim to go one better in next year’s tournament!
Drinks and buffet were laid on post match and our thanks go to everyone that participated, and especially Holmes & Hills, for making the event the success that it has again been.