Egerton Aces U10s celebrate penalty shoot-out success (From Knutsford Guardian)

Egerton Aces U10s celebrate penalty shoot-out success

1:19pm Monday 29th June 2009

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EGERTON Aces clinched another title following a thrilling penalty shoot-out on Sunday.

The Knutsford outfit defeated Witton Albion in the final of the Moss Farm Sevens, keeping their cool to win after sudden death spot kicks.

Declan Butler was the hero, calmly making it 8-7 after keeper Oscar Edmondson had made a crucial save seconds earlier.

The two teams had shared a goalless stalemate after extra time of a close encounter.

Earlier Aces had cruised through the group stage to book a final place, stringing together a sequence of impressive wins to bolster to their goals tally.

Albion proved their match in the final, but they could not find a way past an inspired Edmondson.

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