SOCCER - YOUTH FOOTBALL
NORTHERN IRELAND MILK CUP
2009
Premier Final - Manchester United (2) v (1) Sheffield United - In a torrential downpour, Manchester United retained their trophy with a comfortable win. 1 goal in each half from Michael Ngoo and Etzaz Hussain were enough and, despite late pressure and an injury time goal from Elliott Whitehouse, the Red Devils held on for the win. Manchester United also featured Golden Boot winner Robert Brady and captain Ryan Tunnicliffe. Sheffield United featured midfielder Kingsley James (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Fullerton/Beckett, PAL)
2010
Elite Final - Northern Ireland (0) v (3) USA - On the Ballymena Showground, the USA upset the reigning champions Northern Ireland with a dominating performance. 1st half goals from captain Gale Agbossoumonde (Sporting Braga) and Juan Agudelo (NY Red Bulls) capped a strong 1st half and a 2nd half goal from Adrian Reulas (Mexican club Santos Laguna) sealed the win. The game was soured by a big fight with 15 minutes to go that saw 2 players sent off, including the USA captain, USA also featured Goalkeeper Zac MacMath (University of Maryland) , Defender Zarek Valentin (University of Akron) and Midfielder Dillon Powers (University of Notre Dame) (10, 2 Discs, BBC - McNamee/Morgan, PAL)
2011
Premier Final - Aspire Academy (5) v (1) Manchester United - The Aspire Academy from Qatar dominated a young United team to become the first ever Middle Eastern team to win the title. The star was Aspire striker Ibrahima Drame from Senegal who scored 3 goals, all in the 1st half. The other Aspire goals came from Pape Babacar and Souleyman Kone. The lone United goal came from Jack Barmby (10, 1 Disc, BBC - Fullerton/Beckett, PAL)