THE ROAD HOME

The squad have departed for their journey home this morning.

They will be stopping off at the chocolate factory & the hypermarket in Calais before crossing to Dover & travelling back up to hopefully arrive back in Crewe at around 9pm this evening.

More to follow soon ..............

SEMI FINALS - THE END OF THE ROAD

Hot & sunny again here in Holland - what a week of good weather we've had.

The lads were slow out of the blocks against a small but technical Dutch side today & made hard work of the first half going in 1-0 down at half time.
The second half saw much improvement with enough effort to make up for the slow start. The lads were unlucky to conceed another to provide a real uphill struggle for the remaining 10 minutes.
There were two penalty appeals waved away by the home referee before the breakthrough came with two minutes remaining. Unfortunately there was not enough time for an equaliser & we went out 2-1.

HOLLAND STARS 2 - SCYL PUMAS 1

The other semi final was won by the Beelen Boys who beat Allerton FC 2-1.
The final was eventually won 12-0 by the Beelen Boys.

The whole squad picked themselves up, supported each other & were a credit to themselves. There was no blame or bad attitudes - WELL DONE LADS WE ARE ALL PROUD OF YOU.

The under 11s lost 2-1 in their final & the under 16s (Kidsgrove Athletic) drew their final against Poole Town 1-1, but unfortunately lost on penalties.

The slideshow has been updated & has some pics of the under 11s trophy presentation....

DAY 4 - A FINALS GROUP STAGES

A superb day again in hot & sunny Holland.
The day started with a 5-0 victory over DSM from India. The Indians held out for a while before the experience & determination of the Pumas took over. Overall the game was played in good spirit with both squads staying on the pitch for a chat at the end.
The second match was the crunch game against Elite DC FC from Plymouth. Both teams needed the win to guarantee a place in the semi finals. The match was not a pretty game but the true grit of the Pumas told in the end with a 3-0 victory to book a place in the next stage tomorrow.

SCYL PUMAS 5 - DSM 0
(Allan 2, Danny, Nathan, Kyle)

SCYL PUMAS 3 - ELITE DC FC 0
(Allan 2, Danny)

Tomorrows semi finals both kick off at 11am local time:
HOLLAND STARS V SCYL PUMAS
ALLERTON FC V BEELEN BOYS

All todays photos have now been added to the slideshow......

DAY 3 - A FINALS GROUP STAGES

A good start to the A Finals group stage with two wins.
The weather was again very hot & sunny with the lads having to keep shaded between games. Plenty to do at the Friendship Village with food, shopping & PS3 consoles - oh & the all important bar!!

CARDINAL H. KNIGHTS 0 - SCYL PUMAS 2
(Ash, Danny)

CARDINAL H. CAVALIERS 0 - SCYL PUMAS 5
(Allan 3, Danny, Nathan)

Results can also be found on the following link: http://www.toernooi.nl/sport/draw.aspx?id=21908&draw=32
Have a browse through & have a look at our other SCYL teams.....

DAY 2 - MIXED FORTUNES

Another hot & sunny day here in Holland - the forecast is for more of the same!!

The first match was against the Beelan Boys, a Dutch Academy team. Unfortunately the team went down 3-1 with a controversial ending. A horrific tackle on Jepo with 7 minutes remaining left him needing treatment on the pitch - due to the supposed rules regarding time being played to schedule there are no stoppages for any reason, this meant that the match was ended without the ball being put back into play? Unfortunate as the team were starting to get the upper hand.
The second match was a comfortable 8-0 victory.

BEELAN BOYS 3 - SCYL PUMAS 1 (match finished due to time)
(Kyle)

SCYL PUMAS 8 - WILDCATS SA 0
(Allan 2, Ash, Kyle, Nathan, Will & others tbc asap!)

Day 2 pics have now been added to the slideshow >>

The squad are through to the A Finals Group to be played at the Friendship Village on Thursday & Friday.
All other age groups are also having a succesful time with some good results being recorded - more details as they arrive.

DAY 1 - A GOOD START

The weather today is bright & sunny. The lads had a good start with two wins & played some nice flowing football.

SCYL PUMAS 11 - SWARM SA 0
(Danny 4, Nathan 2, Ash 2, Oli, Kyle, Ben)

TORSLANDA 1 - SCYL PUMAS 6
(Danny 3, Ash, Nathan, Kyle)

Tour photos slideshow is in the sidebar on the right - click on the slideshow for larger images.









Roll on tomorrow.......

COUNTDOWN TO KICK OFF

Kick off to the first match is only about 10 hours away.
The blog is being updated live from Holland - we arrived tonight at 11pm - no sightings of any of the squad on the drive in so it looks like the curfew is working!!
Weather is wet & windy at the moment (11:50pm) but we could be at home instead. Forecast is saying it will brighten up????

More updates & results tomorrow.....