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What a game we came off feeling great after winning 3-1. Goals scored by
Lucasz / Simon and Nathan.
Second game
was played at 0905 hrs against Bosnia and Montenegro and
they whooped us 5-0.
Third game
was played at 1005 hrs against Police Commander in Chiefs
representation and we lost this one 3-0.
Fourth game
was played at 1050 hrs and we went all out to win 1-0 against
Voivodship Police HQ Krakow. Simon scoring in this game and Nathan
received a yellow card.
Fifth game
was played at 1135 hrs and we lost to Voivodship Police HQ
in Olsztyn 3-0.
Sixth game
was played at 1250 hrs and we lost to Armed Forces Warsaw
Garrison HQ 6-0.
Section UK played well but lost out to some experienced and better teams.
We were hosted at a restaurant with a meal, where the restaurant manager
brought out the Vodka in typical Polish hospitality.
Day 3
was a rest day for us as we had been knocked out of the tournament
but our hosts arranged for us to visit Warsaw in the morning before returning
to the Finals sports hall.
There we watched the men’s play offs, women’s final and men’s final,
it was an exciting end to the football tournament.
The men’s finalists were Bosnia V Bydgoszcz with Bydgoszcz winning 1-0 by
scoring in the closing few seconds of extra time.
The awards ceremony was the closure to the football
tournament.
Action shot showing Nathan take a fall. You can see Graham
behind and some of the team in the background on the sidelines.
Some of the team in front of one of the few
remaining ghetto walls left in the city.
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POLICE WORLD
Vol 61 No. 3, 2016
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