Battle pride at ‘fantastic achievement’

Battle Baptist Football Club manager Gary Walsh described reaching the National Christian Cup semi-finals as a fantastic achievement.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Apr 2014, 09:36 BST
The Battle Baptists football team which reached the National Christian Cup semi-finalsThe Battle Baptists football team which reached the National Christian Cup semi-finals
The Battle Baptists football team which reached the National Christian Cup semi-finals

The Baptists won three matches, two of them away from home, before being edged out 2-1 away to Liverpool-based Bethel in the last four on Saturday.

Walsh said: “When you reflect back on it, getting to the semi-final of the National Christian Cup is a fantastic achievement and we’ve got to take all the positives out of it.

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“We came off slightly disappointed, but not too down. We were very, very confident, but we were up against a really good, very strong, physical team, and on the day we were definitely second best.