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Allied Irish Banks wins Belfast Soccer Tournament
The Allied Irish Bank won the National Banks and Police Services of Ireland Soccer Tournament, which were hosted by the PSNI Football Association in Belfast on the 18th-19th May 2007.
Participating teams-:
1. PSNI DCU Representative Team - (Hosts)
2. An Garda Siochana
3. Bank of Ireland National Soccer Team
4. Allied Irish Bank National Soccer Team
Results from the Tournament were as follows-:
PSNI 2 - 0 BOI
AIB 0 - 2 GARDA
PSNI 2 - 3 AIB
GARDA 0 - 3 BOI
PSNI 3 - 1 GARDA
BOI 0 - 4 AIB
Although the PSNI and AIB finished on top with 6 points each the competition rules declared the winner on a 'head to head', which therefore resulted in the AIB winning the tournament trophy kindly donated by the Bank of Ireland Sports Association
We would like to thank MAXOL-IRELAND and COCA-COLA LTD for their sponsorship support.
On a sadder note PSNI fullback Geordie Stewart fractured and chipped a bone in his ankle when he landed awkwardly after jumping for a ball in the opposing Garda penalty area. May we on behalf of our committee & members and all the participating players & officials wish him a speedy recovery.
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