PARENTS vs TEACHERS FOOTBALL MATCH

PARENTS THRASHED 6-1 IN MAIDEN FOOTBALL MATCH!

Thursday, 19 June 2014, 4:00 p.m.

The day where history was made! It was Tenby's maiden friendly football match...parents vs teachers. Timely too, as it was football season. Football. It is a game that at some point, anoints almost every child in the country, and captivates many others around the world.

It was a hot, slightly hazy day but spirits were high. The teachers looked mean and mighty in black! Parents team, dressed in white jersey and black shorts looked like they were ready to play top-flight football. Looks can be deceiving, it is often said and I guess, to some extent, this was true in our case! 

Warming-up before the game

Peeeeeet!!! The referee's (Surprise! Surprise! It was Mr Andrew Auster, our sporting sportsman!) whistle blew to signal the start of the game and they were off! Barely 20 minutes into the first half, the parents' team had to call in a few students to replace some of their players' aching limbs! The teachers proved to be the fitter and stronger team and they emerged winners. Despite Year 6 student, Navjoth (as stand-in for the parents) scoring a goal, it was too late! We were thrashed 6-1!

Errr, round "table" discussion, eh, parents?

One for the album...Premier League in the making?

Game in progress!

Well, it was obvious we were nowhere near World Cup standard but it was all in good, clean fun! And I'm sure with more training, there will be greater things to come! I will be looking forward to more spectator sports between the school and parents, or even between the children and their teachers. Yes, spectator only, because I don't fancy getting my face cosmetically bruised by a flying ball!

Article and photographs by Julia Oh