Live Sports Day updates...

A proper British sports day in drizzle!!!

Lime & Spoon race...

The Sack Race...

Musical Statues...

Bean Bag Relay...

Presentation by the Chief of the village and one of the Elders, as every child received a goodie bag and sticker!

The morning session has finished and a mini-showcase will be presented with Irish Dancing, local children dancing, singing, group Macarena dance and then the traditional rendition of Jerusalem!

Mini-Showcase

TBSHS showcasing its talent with a rendition of the National Anthem, Meghann Cook performing some Irish Dancing, Sam Keys singing, local students dancing to 'Blame it on the boogie' choreographed by Sam Keys, then came the Macarena with everyone joining in the dance craze before we all sang Jerusalem...

Looking forward to this afternoons events including the 100m and 200m plus long jump amongst others.

All the competitors lined up in their house teams...

The long jump in a pit that was dug out prior to the competition by the school children..

The boys 100m finalists...

The football match is about to kick-off following the National Anthems. TBSHS are physically bigger than their U15 rivals but if I were a betting man I would be backing the more skilful and fitter Ghanian team! We shall see who wins in 90 minutes time...

First 10 minutes has seen Jekin the busier of the keepers but Dan Mallet had a sight of goal but didn't catch it properly!

A fast and furious pace has been set early, will TBSHS pay the price for this?

Harry Cochrane is having a good game in centre midfield but a rash challenge that was somewhere around head height went unpunished by the ref (A. Osbourne). Jordan has forced a corner and from the resulting corner TBSHS take the lead, a great strike from Jordan Albert!

It's standing room only for this hotly anticipated match, the locals are lining the road watching the game! Jekin is in inspired form but is helpless as a superb volley flies past him from 12 yards out, 1-1...

The Ghanian team love to attack as they commit numbers forward for every attack and it nearly paid off except for a great reaction save by Jekin. It's worth mentioning at this point that Jekin has lost his glasses, I'd love to see how good he is with vision!

Jamie Brewer has led the attack down the right and after beating 3 men laid the ball off to Dan Laycock who sweetly smashed the ball passed the keeper to give TBSHS a 2-1 lead! I may have to eat my hat if the game continues in this vein...

No sooner had a complimented Jekin then the commentators curse strikes as a calamitous piece of goalkeeping sees him turn a cross into his own net under no pressure at all. The teams come into half time evenly matched 2-2...

Manager Barney Thorpe is looking for "much of the same in the 2nd half with greater pressure being applied in midfield to prevent the attacking options".

The 2nd half gets underway and Barney has been ruthless at halftime bringing off McAndrew, White, Barker and Albert as he looks to get the win!

The plan seems to be working for Barney and TBSHS as Jamie Brewer pops up in the box and buries it into the bottom corner! 3-2 to TBSHS...

More changes as Barney looks to consolidate the lead with the introduction of Albert, Dickens and McAndrew!

TBSHS ride their luck as the post is struck and the ball bounces fortuitously into Jekins hands from the rebound! The game has really opened up as McAndrew is unable to get over a free header...

Wow... 4-2!!! Tom Barker beats the left back and fires a dangerous ball across the box which was met by McAndrew who stylishly back heels the ball into the net! Barney Thorpe looks like a managerial genius...

More pressure from TBSHS allows Jordan to attack down the right and then fire the ball across for an easy tap-in for Rob Prior to make the score 5-2! Looks like I will be keeping a low profile tonight after my pre-match predictions... Abbobayor comes on upfront as Barney plays to the crowd bringing on the Mr Abbott for a run out... 

The final whistle blows and TBSHS win their first match 5-2, the locals are as shocked as me! Well done boys...