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LADIES' SOCCER
Pte Ken Hennessy giving team talk at the start of match
On 31st March a ladies soccer team from 105 Inf Bn, UNIFIL, played a match in Sector East HQ, UN Post 7-2. Our opponents were from Libano Brigado XVI, a Spanish battalion mainly from Cueta and Melilla. Prior to the game 105 Inf Bn organised training sessions at the local Astroturf facility in Haris. These training sessions were overseen by Cpl Thomas Fitzgibbon and Pte Ken Hennessy who imparted their extensive knowledge, gained from many years of experience, to the team. There were 12 ladies in- volved, with a mixture of all levels of skill and experience, and they trained hard, putting in the time required to form a cohesive unit.
On the night prior to the game the team met in the confer- ence room in Camp Shamrock for a tactics talk that would put Sir Alex Ferguson to shame. At this meeting each player was presented with their jersey; a source of great pride for us to be representing our battalion. On Saturday morning, 31st March, we departed Camp Shamrock for Span Batt.
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drums; twirling trumpets were thrown in the air and the Spanish team lined out across the square to welcome us. The noise in the sports hall would rival that of the Aviva stadium; drums were pounding and chants were being roared by mascots wielding swords and shields. The game was no less fiercely contested, with both teams
On arrival we were greeted by a fanfare of trumpets and 105 INFANTRY
BATTALION -V- SPANBATT BY CAPT CLAIRE SPELMAN (105 INF BN)
