Khalsa Football Federation

Birmingham Tournament

Premier Division Semi Final

Sunday 10th June 2018

Kick Off 11.00 Actual 11.02

Singh Brothers Derby 5 Azaad Sports 0,  attendance 65

11’ 1-0

15’ 2-0

56’ 3-0

60’ 4-0

71’ 5-0

@ Aston University Recreation Centre, Pitch 6

Birmingham Road

Walsall

B43 7AJ

No Admission

Tournament Programme, free, 28 pages.

Having arrived for the 09.00 start of today’s action, I was lucky to be able to ‘tick off’ the two pitches that I required from those that were being used, for matches that would follow in the scheduling, so there would be no hanging around.

For the third time, I would end up watching the very impressive Singh Brothers Derby, as they easily swept aside the challenge of Azaad Sports. Things could have been so different though. At 2-0, Azaad had a penalty, but the ‘effort’ was pathetically put wide of the posts and from the restart, Singh Brothers went straight down the other end and made it 3-0 and game over.

Khalsa Football Federation

Birmingham Tournament

Division 1 Semi Final

Sunday 10th June 2018

Kick Off 09.00 Actual 09.04

Sikh Hunters 4 Nuneaton 1,  attendance 25

22’ 1-0

35’ 2-0

42’ 3-0

64’ 4-0

68’ 4-1

@ Aston University Recreation Centre, Pitch 1

Birmingham Road

Walsall

B43 7AJ

No Admission

Tournament Programme, free, 28 pages.

For the matches yesterday, it was easier to plan the choice of matches, as the schedule for the first couple of rounds were posted on the tournament website on Friday evening. Today, it would be a case of turn up and hope for the best, as there was no update, although I did know matches were scheduled for 09.00, 11.00, 13.30 and 15.30, but just wouldn’t know who would play who, or which pitches they would be on. As I still needed Pitch Nos 1,2 and 6 at Aston University and Pitch 7 (the 3G Pitch) at the Wolverhampton University Walsall Campus, I decided to make the trip north again and aim to arrive in time for the 09.00 start and see how it went.

As it turned out, the Youth Tournament  was held on Pitches 2-5 at Aston University, with the Over 35’s Veterans playing on the two pitches at the Wolverhampton University Walsall Campus. So, this left Pitch 1 and 6 here at Aston University to host the conclusion of the main tournament and luckily, for me, I hadn’t watched a match on either of these yesterday!

This was very familiar territory for Sikh Hunters, as this is the pitch that they have played on this season in winning Division 2 of the West Midlands (Regional) League. They coasted through to the final, wrapping the game up by halftime.