School of Medicine Charity Shield - in pictures

First year GEP Team - Champions 2006

(L-R): James Robinson, Nick Burtenshaw, Sam Smith, --, Matt Pugh, Conor Davis, Jon Finnegan (Captain), Mel Benn, Robert Glenn, Miranda Ashton, Emma Tyson, Hasham Almeshhedani, Neil Jones, Gemma Matthewman.

Second Year GEP Team

Back row (L-R): Jon Roberts, Henry Burnand, Kate Slader, Steve Godfrey, Laurence Grey, Alistair Patton, Rob Owens (Captain), Matthew Bulkeley.

Front Row (L-R): Katie Sheard, Steve Glass, Martin Fawcett, Ruth Pennington, Jenna Powell.

Staff Team

Back row (L-R): Rhys Pockett, Steve Conlan, Leir Lewis, Ricardo Del Sol, Angel Perez-Diz, Greg Barber, Paul Jones, Paul Lewis, Mark Wyatt.

Front row (L-R): Gareth Morgan, David Lewis, Mark Rees, Phil Maull (Captain)

Not pictured: Robert Leonard, Lewis Francis

All the players united for charity - all in all we raised £140.89 for various causes.

The warm up - picking the ball out of the net was to become all too familiar...

The first years prepare for battle....

Greg and Paul took a rather different approach for the staff...

Greg struggles to his feet after another great tackle helped to maintain a blank score at half time.

Keir flies down the wing after lewis flicks it past Matt Pugh.

Ricardo Del Sol slides the ball down the wing for the staff in the first half, when we looked brighter.

Nick Burtenshaw wheels away after slamming home the second rebound after I have saved Conor's penalty and follow up. The first years had already gone 1-0 up when I had failed to call and Paul Lewis deflected his clearance into the net.

The staff defence was shaken after two goals in quick succession, but it did not end there as Rob Glenn and Neil Jones added another two after Paul had been sent off.... or had he?

The faces say it all as the staff go down to a 4-0 defeat in their opening game, despite a bright first half.

The first and second years were evenly matched, but the second years just shaded it 1-0 with a Henry Burnand goal.

Keir and Angel kick off match 3 against the 2nd years knowing that only an 8-0 win would give us the trophy - it was a big ask.

The staff quickly took the lead through Angel and we defended our single goal throughout the match. Me collecting another errant cross from the second years right flank.

The victorious staff team leave the field - with entirely different expressions despite still finishing bottom on goal difference. Nevertheless, our pride was restored. The first years lift the trophy as I receive the wooden spoon.

All the photos from the tournament can be found here

http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g177/melanie4855/

Our thanks go to Mel Thornton our official match photographer!