Presentation of the FAI Schools Leinster Boys First Year Futsal Champions & All Ireland Runner Ups
Wexford CBS, Thomas St, Wexford Town
It was a proud moment for teachers, Tom Connon and Brendan Codd as they lead their team onto the field at the Boys International game against Wales yesterday, 26 February:
The team were honoured for their high achievements in winning the Leinster 1st Year Boys Futsal title as well as coming proud runners up in the All Ireland Futsal Final:
The Regional Development Officer (RDO) for Wexford, William Doyle was on hand to present certificates and the trophy to Wexford CBS to a cheering crowd of over 1,000 spectators:
SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENT:
The First Year Leinster Futsal Finals took place on Wednesday, 21st January in the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght with 15 schools competing for the Leinster title in the boys section:
The boys were divided into 3 groups of 5:
Wexford CBS qualified from the group stages with victories over Grennan College, Kilkenny 2/0 and Portlaoise College 3/0 while drawing level with Beneavin College of Finglas and St: Brendan’s of Birr:
The semi final was another great display of creativity, accuracy and pace which the boys had an abundance of throughout the day:
St: Paul’s defeated Finglas giants Beveavin 2/1 while Wexford CBS overcame competition favourites O’Fiaich College 1/0 in the semi final pairings:
The grand finale saw St: Paul’s Secondary School, Kildare take on the mighty Wexford CBS: The Model County lived up to their name and produced a cracking performance in the final game of the afternoon: The Kildare lads went close on a couple of occasions but it was Wexford CBS who slotted home the vital goals winning 3/0 on the day:
All Ireland
Having captured the elusive Leinster title, Wexford CBS progressed to the First Year Futsal National Finals which were held in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght on 11 February 2009:
The four provincial finalists consists of Collegiate School, Monaghan (Ulster), St: Joseph’s College, Galway (Connacht), High School Clonmel (Munster) and Wexford CBS (Leinster):
The Wexford lads did extremely well to progress to the Final which saw them draw 0/0 after extra time with St: Joseph’s College, Galway: The title was decided on penalties with Wexford narrowly missing out on a scoreline of 3/2 to Galway:
CBS Players: Robin Dempsey (Captain), Dylan Walsh, Dale Scallan, Conor Davison, Evan Dunbar, Kyle Mann, Darius Smith, John Bridges, Sean Stafford, Bobby Barnes, Ian Moran, Jamie McDonnell,
Teacher: Tom Connon & Brendan Codd