Stanwix win title
Last updated 12:35, Saturday, 03 May 2008
STANWIX under 12s won the Carlisle Glass ‘B’ league at the weekend in a thrilling winner-takes-all showdown with rivals Abbeytown.
Both sides were unbeaten going into the final match of the season, with only Abbeytown’s 100 per cent win record pipping the Stanwix team’s one-draw season in the preceding weeks.
Abbeytown led 1-0 at halftime, setting up a thrilling second half in which Stanwix equalised, only for Abbeytown to snatch a goal back before, with just minutes to go, a long-range effort from Matthew Purvis brought the scores level.
Stanwix piled on the pressure but were repelled by most valiant Abbeytown defending and counter-attacks.
In the last minute, a stunning corner from Stanwix midfielder Ryan Elliot snatched victory and with it the league title.
