Joga Bonito 3 aside football Competition

The first Battalion Senior Joga Bonito competition was held at Holy Trinty, the home of the 8th Carrick on Wednesday 4th November. What is Joga Bonito, you may well ask? It's a three-a-side indoor football match played with a dull bouncing ball and shooting into very small Unihoc goals.....it may sound strange but it was much enjoyed by all probably because it puts the emphasis on skill and accuracy.

The contest was won by the 5th Carrick A team who won with a clean sweep of five victories, with the winning team being Gary Scott, Jordan Boyce and Phil Reynolds. The decisive 1-0 win was against their own B team who were runners up with this defeat preceded by three wins (including the highest win of the night, 5-0 against the 3rd Ballyclare) and a draw with the 1st Ballyclare. The 1st Ballyclare ended up third having beaten the 1st Whitehead and the 3rd Ballyclare both by 2-0. Both of these teams drew with the hosts before drawing 2-2 with each other. The hosts, 8th Carrick, came fourth with a final 4-2 win over the 1st Ballyclare. The saddest story of the night was the 7th Carrick who turned up five months too early for the Junior Joga Bonito - better luck next time, Dessie and the boys.