BELFAST
2007
2nd/3rd June
Results:
Individual | Team
Photos
Venue
& Accommodation:
Park Avenue
Hotel
Only 10
minutes by taxi from Belfast City
Airport, Belfast Port and City Centre.
Twin room
£70 per night (£35 per person sharing)
if booked before 3rd May, quoting 'Table
Football Internationals'. Bookings made
after that charged at full rate of £99
per room per night.
Organisers:
Kenny Beggs
Barry Spence
Eoin Adams
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SCOTLAND
TRIUMPH IN BELFAST
Kevin Christopher, Steve Bennett, Greg Dand,
Mike Burns, Gareth Christie
Scotland brought an end to England's
three-year reign as UK & Ireland Team
Champions. The English had to settle for 3rd
place this time, as host nation, Northern Ireland
just pipped them for 2nd place to earn their best
ever finish.Wales were 4th and Republic of
Ireland 5th.
The outcome was still in the balance
going into the last session. Northern Ireland
needed to beat Scotland, whereas a draw would
have sufficed for the Scots. A 3-1 Scottish
victory secured the title - and was also enough
for Northern Ireland to oust England out of 2nd
spot on 'games won'. Team Results
Host Nation, Northern Ireland were Runners-up
Mike Burns Individual
Champion
It was an all-Scottish final in Belfast's Park Avenue Hotel. Mike Burns beat Steve
Bennett 3-2 with a golden goal to become the
first non-English Champion since the tournament
began. Bennett came from behind twice to take the
game into extra-time but Burns scored the vital
golden goal when he played the ball through a gap
in the Bennett defence and hit it on-the-run into
the net. Beaten semi-finalists were Kenny Beggs
(N.Ireland) and Steve Hawkins (England). Full Results
Individual Final: Steve Bennett 2 Mike Burns
3 (golden goal)
The tournament was wide open after
favourite, Chris Short of England, dropped out
and any one of the quarter-finalists would have
felt that they had a chance of going all the way.
Mike Burns, UK & Ireland Champion 2007
Northern Ireland:
Kenny Beggs, Davy Clegg, Barry Spence,
Stuart Mcilroy, Eoin Adams |
Scotland:
Steve Bennett, Gareth Christie, Mike
Burns, Greg Dand, Kevin Christopher |
England:
Steve Hawkins, Jeremy Bradley, Simon
Bryan |
Wales:
John Lauder, David Lauder, Gareth Thomas |
Republic of Ireland:
John Moore, Gary Moore, Nicky Moore |
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