Football: Northern Ireland Visual Impairment Squad win inaugural Primary Cup
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Belfast Telegraph, Northern Ireland
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Football: Northern Ireland Visual Impairment Squad win inaugural Primary Cup
Conor spot on for visually impaired side
The Northern Ireland Visual Impairment Squad won the inaugural Primary Cup held
by the English based Football Association for the Visually Impaired.
This indoor five-a-side competition took place at the Sobell Leisure Centre in
Islington, London at the weekend.
The Northern Ireland squad defeated Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur and Thames
Hamlett along the way.
Special mention goes to two of the younger players who made a huge impact on
the day.
Fifteen-year-old Luke Walsh of Belfast scored a quick fire hat-trick in the
semi-final to help the lads to a fine 5-2 win against Swansea and 16-year-old
Conor Thompson, who scored the winner in the final from the penalty spot with
the match tied at 2-2.
The squad is coached by Alan Crooks and Mal Donaghy of the IFA Disability
Football department.
Donaghy said: "It was a brilliant performance by the whole squad - to go over
to England and win the competition against such tough opposition is a
tremendous achievement.
"The young lads, Luke Walsh and Conor Thompson, did extremely well but this was
very much a team effort and both myself and Alan Crooks are so proud to be
involved with the team.
"It's great for all of them and it's a great fillip for the IFA too."
The IFA Visual Impairment programme is kindly sponsored by RNIB Northern
Ireland.
For further information on Visual Impairment Football please contact the IFA
Disability Football Department on 90669458 or acrooks@xxxxxxxxxxx
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