Welcome to the CIT Football Tournament Live Blog!
Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th June will see teams from Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship (GANF), Foxfields Academy, Greenfields Academy, Woodlands Academy, Bowman Academy and Boston Endeavour Academy competing in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 competitions.
The Key Stage 3 competition begins on Tuesday before we bring live updates from the Key Stage 4 tournament on Wednesday.
Refresh this page throughout the day to keep ahead of all of the action!
| Team | Points | Games Played | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Academy | 10 | 4 | +20 |
| Foxfields Academy | 10 | 4 | +10 |
| GANF | 6 | 4 | +10 |
| Greenfields Academy | 3 | 4 | -6 |
| Boston Endeavour | 0 | 4 | -34 |
13:19 – WOODLANDS ACADEMY ARE KS4 CHAMPIONS!
Some excellent football, teamwork and sportsmanship from all the teams involved, well done everyone!
Greenfields 0-4 Woodlands
GANF 1-3 Foxfields
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Last round of fixtures are:
Foxfields vs GANF
Woodlands vs Greenfields
Foxfields need to overturn an 8 goal deficit to Woodlands to be champions, whilst GANF could also be crowned victorious with a win over Foxfields and if Woodlands don’t beat Greenfields.
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12:53 Game 4 results – it goes down to the final games!
Greenfields 0-3 GANF
BEA 0-14 Woodlands
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12:12 Lunch break for all the teams
Just like yesterday, the tournament looks like it will go down to the final game!
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12:08 Game 3 results – an epic between Woodlands and Foxfields!
Woodlands 2-2 Foxfields
Greenfields 5-0 BEA
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11:41 – Game 2 results – goal of the tournament contender from BEA!
BEA 1-5 Foxfields
GANF 0-2 Woodlands
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11:21 – Game 1 results
BEA 0-11 GANF
Greenfields 0-4 Foxfields
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10:58am – First games about to start!
BEA vs GANF and Greenfields vs Foxfields
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10:34am – Excitement is building as the teams go through their warm-ups
9:27am – Welcome back ahead of the KS4 tournament which begins at 11am.
We welcome Greenfields Academy to the tournament, whilst Bowman Academy do not have KS4 pupils.
The live table at the top of the page will update throughout the day and you can get goal updates on the CIT Academies social media pages.
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12:53pm – FOXFIELDS ARE KS3 CHAMPIONS AFTER AN EPIC FINAL GAME!
The competition went down to the wire as Foxfields edged past Bowman to take the trophy back to South Leicester.
Here are the results from the final games…
GANF W 0-3 GANF B
Woodlands 0-0 Boston Endeavour
Bowman 2-3 Foxfields
And the final standings…
| Team | Points | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Foxfields Academy | 15 | +16 |
| Bowman Academy | 12 | +9 |
| GANF B | 9 | +2 |
| Woodlands Academy | 4 | -3 |
| Boston Endeavour | 4 | -7 |
| GANF W | 0 | -17 |
Join us tomorrow when we are live from Grantham Meres for the KS4 tournament. Can Foxfields complete the double?
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12:53pm – Game 4 results…
It goes down to the final game between Foxfields and Bowman!
Woodlands 3-0 GANF W
GANF B 0-1 Bowman
Boston Endeavour 1-6 Foxfields
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Support from Shepshed Dynamo FC came in last night…
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12:10pm – Game 3 results…
The goals are beginning to fly in…
GANF W 0-5 Bowman
Foxfields 3-0 Woodlands
Boston Endeavour 0-1 GANF B
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11:54am – Game 2 results…
Foxfields and Bowman remain unbeaten…
Foxfields 5-1 GANF W
Bowman 3-0 Boston Endeavour
Woodlands 0-2 GANF B
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11:23am – Game 1 results…
A strong start for Boston Endeavour, Foxfields and Bowman…
GANF W 0-2 Boston Endeavour
GANF B 0-3 Foxfields
Woodlands 0-1 Bowman
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History of the Tournament
2022 saw the first CIT inter-school football tournament, as Ambergate Sports College (GANF) ran out victorious to take the trophy on a short journey home from The Grantham Meres 3G football pitch.
The following year welcomed an expansion to the competition with the tournament separated across two days for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 teams. Ambergate added to their trophy cabinet as they won in the older age group, whilst Foxfields Academy were champions in the younger age group.
Last year saw a new name on the trophy as Greenfields Academy won the Key Stage 3 competition. Meanwhile, Foxfields became the first team to win both competitions as they edged past GANF in the Key Stage 4 league format.
Rivalries resume
Football has been missing derby matches this Summer with the Club World Cup failing to capture the imagination of the sporting world.
Keep your eyes peeled for three local derbies this week including:
GANF vs Greenfields (2 miles apart)
Boston Endeavour Academy vs Woodlands (17 miles)
Bowman vs Foxfields (19 miles)
History to be made…
Whilst Bowman Academy are making their debut in the competition, it will be a final appearance for GANF who are due to become Newton Bridge Academy in September.
