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The North takes Inaugural Maronite Soccer Challenge<br />
By: Jonathan Faurie MAC Secretary<br />
S a t u r d a y J u n e 2 4 g r e e t e d e a g e r p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t h e M a r o n i t e S o c c e r C h a l l e n g e w i t h b i t t e r l y<br />
c o l d w e a t h e r w h i c h w a s p e r f e c t f o r t h e s p o r t .<br />
Although the challenge was very thin in the junior divisions, with only two registered U/14<br />
t e a m s , t h e r e w e r e m a n y t e a m s i n t h e O p e n d i v i s i o n e a g e r t o s h o w t h e i r m e t t l e o n t h e s p o r t s<br />
f i e l d .<br />
T h e s u r p r i s e p a c k a g e o f t h e d a y w a s t h a t t h e t w o j u n i o r s i d e s f r o m r e n o w n e d s o c c e r c l u b<br />
R o b e r t s h a m C a l l i e s d i d n o t w a n t t o p l a y a g a i n s t e a c h o t h e r a n d r a t h e r w a n t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e<br />
on the same field as the senior sides.<br />
And they proved their worth. Apart from the team from Our Lady of Cedars, the Robertsham<br />
s i d e s w e r e t h e o n l y u n b e a t e n s i d e s o n t h e d a y .<br />
The final was a tightly contested affair that ended in a draw. However, Our Lady of Lebanon<br />
p a r i s h p r i e s t F r F a d i M a t n i p r o v e d t h a t t h e s o u t h w e r e g r a c i o u s h o s t s a n d h a n d e d t h e t r o p h y<br />
t o t h e t e a m f r o m t h e N o r t h t o k e e p s a f e u n t i l t h e S o u t h p u t s t o g e t h e r a t e a m t h a t w i l l g l a d l y<br />
t a k e i t o f f t h e m c o m e t h e n e x t t o u r n a m e n t i n S e p t e m b e r .<br />
“I went to the North, stood on the alter and challenged the North saying that the South is<br />
worried that the soccer day wont be a challenge! And then the South loses the day! This is a<br />
scandal…I wont be able to sleep tonight,” exclaimed Fr Fadi while he was laughing.<br />
However, members of the MAC were on hand to console Fr Fadi and suggested that the North<br />
s h o u l d n o t g e t t o o c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h t h e t r o p h y a s t h e y w o n t h a n g o n t o i t f o r t o o l o n g .
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