Northend Ayr-borne!

WITH the Easter weekend upon us, the Belfast and East Antrim Youth Invitational League had no scheduled matches organised.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Apr 2010, 10:01 BST
Updated 5th Apr 2010, 11:27 BST

Northend United's U10 and U13 teams wasted no time and organised training sessions for Saturday in an effort to maintain their match competitiveness.

The U14 Team travelled to Belfast to play Grosvenor Youth in a South Belfast League match only for the referee to call the match off ten minutes before kick-off due to a waterlogged pitch.

MINI SOCCER ACADEMY

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The Mini Soccer Academy is cancelled on Saturday 10th April, due to the fact that all the coaches and their teams are taking part in The Scotland Easter Tournament at Ayr next weekend.

With the McDonald’s League starting on Saturday 17th April, at the Ballymena Showgrounds, Northend United Youth Development Officer John Devlin will be fielding teams in each of the age groups.

Parents are asked to keep monitoring Northend’s webpage www.northendunitedyouthfc.co.uk for regular updates on this event.

SEASON SO FAR

As the final stages of the 2009/10 approach, the Northend teams are looking forward to some success on the pitch.

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The U10 team are through to the BEAYIL Cup Final to be played on Wednesday 28th April, where they meet Barn United. This team are also challenging for League honours and look favourites to get through to the Shield Final also.

The U11 team in their first full season are through to the U11 Shield Final on Monday 26th April, where they meet current League leaders, Comber Rec.

The U13 team, currently lying second in the League, are battling for a place in the U13 Shield Final, having strung together some excellent team performances in the latter half of the season.

EASTER TOURNAMENT

With all the Northend United Youth teams being represented at the prestigious Scotland Easter tournament in Ayr, transport arrangements have just been released.

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The U14, U13 and U11 teams meet on Friday 9th April 9.30am at the Dunvale shop’s car park for transfer to the Belfast to Stranraer Ferry, returning on Monday 12th April at 5.30pm.

The U10 team, Parents and Supporters meet on Friday 9th April 10.30am at the Dunvale shop’s car park for transfer to the Larne to Cairnryan Ferry, returning on Monday 12th April at 5.30pm

In an unparalleled event for a local Youth Football club, a party of eighty boys, coaches, parents and supporters are making the trip.

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