My second day of CONIFA football, and another match to remember - all the three games I had seen were on G4 pitches but the first two were at modern and very new stadiums, the pitch at Coles Park was new but the rest of the ground still has a great tatty inner city feel to it.
Barawa were actually the tournament hosts, a small port region from Somalia and those living in London had setup their own FA, not sure how many of the players actually had Somalia roots but they were certainly good footballers , but Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) were obvious a very professional set up, and they dominated the first half but could not get the much needed first goal. As the acme progressed, Barawa improved and in the end took a much deserved win.
Then the fall out! Only two teams qualified from the groups and the Manx men ended up in third, we left the ground thinking that was it but the Manx FA decided to appeal, questioning how many Barawa players had links with that part of Scalia but it just seemed sour grapes and the appeal was thrown out, and the Isle of Man then decoded to sulk and head back across the Irish Sea.
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