The NI Veterans football team took on the Canada Legends at the Harland and Wolff Welders Football Club in East Belfast on Thursday
Northern Ireland footballers aged over 50 and 60 have welcomed veteran Canadian players to Belfast for a special friendly game.
The NI team was started thanks to the pandemic to provide an outlet for older men to get together and get active with a health and wellbeing focus. The team play regular 7 a side games for over 50s and over 60s.READ MORE: Belfast grassroots football club lands big summer friendly with Celtic NI Veterans coordinator Gerry Goodall scored the winner in a 1-0 victory for the over 50s NI team against their Canadian counterparts, while the over 60s NI team also emerged victorious on a scoreline of 5-2.“It was heading towards a penalty shootout but I ruined it for them,” Gerry says.“It was a great event to be honest with you, a team from Canada coming over here, the first international over 60s game we have had here.
“There’s plenty of stuff for young people out there obviously but there was very little for over 50s we thought,” Gerry adds.
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