Clean sheet in semis
The future looks bright for Manx football, after the Island's Centre of Excellence's Under 13s team won the 2018 Manchester Cup in emphatic fashion.
The youngsters representing Mann won 4-0, 4-1 and 7-0 in the group stages, against teams from the North West of England.
They then kept clean sheets in both the semi finals and final, winning 2-0 and 5-0 to lift the trophy.
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