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Injuries take toll
FOOTBALL

as Army impress

It’s tough

for Barry’s

battlers

Army 3
RAF 0

AN INURY-RAVAGED Senior Men’s
football team endured a chastening
night as they went down 3-0 to the
Army in the opening clash of the
Inter-Services.
Sending his depleted side out
to face the pace-driven hosts at
Aldershot Town’s Electrical Services
ground, RAF manager Sgt Kev Barry
had been forced to change his tactics
to compensate for the losses.
His plans to catch the Army on
the counter however were dealt a
huge blow in the eighth minute when
Infantryman Adam Walley curled in a
stunning strike from 18 yards.
Seven minutes later it was two,
as Walley latched on to another long
ball inside the channels, rounding Cpl
Chris Adams in the RAF goal to slot
in.
RAF Cpl Mike Campbell began
to show some influence on the game
after the second goal, with a great 40-
yard run. His cross was blocked and
from the subsequent corner SAC Ben
Cullen saw his near-post header tipped FIGHTING SPIRIT:
over superbly by REME Cairney in the But the goals just
Army goal. wouldn’t come
Controlling the remainder of the PHOTOS: SBS
half and with RAF Cpl David Webb,
Campbell and Cullen all linking up worked their socks off until the
well, it looked like only a matter of end. RAF Veterans
time before the airmen hit back. “The youngsters who came on
But the goal didn’t come and instead showed promise and the experience knock in
the hosts netted a third five minutes will help them in the future.
after the restart. “The Army are a very strong six in Inters
Barry said: “With three UKAF outfit and we would have needed
members injured or on international to be at the very top of our game to
duty and four more seasoned SRT compete with them but with seven warm-ups:
players injured, I knew it would be or eight first-team players missing
tough. it was just not going to happen.” see page 31
“I was proud of the effort shown n For Inter-Services updates on
by the lads, they didn’t give up and Twitter visit: @RAFFASRT.

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