All girl team clinches victory two years in a row

History repeated itself in the Burnley girls under 11's football tournament.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jun 2017, 11:20 BST
Updated 15th Jun 2017, 13:58 BST
Victory was sweet for the winning team from Padiham Primary School in the Burnley girls under 11s football tournament.Victory was sweet for the winning team from Padiham Primary School in the Burnley girls under 11s football tournament.
Victory was sweet for the winning team from Padiham Primary School in the Burnley girls under 11s football tournament.

Padiham Primary School clinched victory over St Mary Magdalene's RC Primary School, Burnley, four nil in a thrilling final at Turf Moor.

And it saw the Padiham team take the trophy home for the second year running after winning the same tournament last year 1-0.

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The opposing team put up an incredible fight and the stadium was packed with parents, friends and relatives who gathered to watch the game.

Gracious in defeat were the team from St Mary Magdalene's RC Primary School who were lost to Padiham Primary in the final of the Burnley Schools girls' under 11's football tournament.Gracious in defeat were the team from St Mary Magdalene's RC Primary School who were lost to Padiham Primary in the final of the Burnley Schools girls' under 11's football tournament.
Gracious in defeat were the team from St Mary Magdalene's RC Primary School who were lost to Padiham Primary in the final of the Burnley Schools girls' under 11's football tournament.

Organisers of the tournament also congratulated both teams on their excellent sportsmanship.

The Padiham team will now represent Burnley in the Lancashire School Games Festival in Blackpool for the second year in a row.

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