Street Football Wales were delighted to host a Memorial Cup, held in Pure Football Swansea.

The tournament was in memory of passed players, with coaches, volunteers and players all paying respect.  

There were ten teams competing, with three teams from Swansea, three sides from Cardiff, two Merthyr Tydfil outfits, as well as a team from Newport and Soccerbility.  

After a fantastic day of competition, Merthyr #1 were crowned Memorial Cup winners after a dramatic victory on penalties over Cardiff #2.  

There were some brilliant individual performances that were rewarded, with the Golden Glove award going to Lauren Roper for her bravery between the sticks.  

The Player of the Tournament award went to Sophie Brett, whose willingness to play for two Swansea teams epitomised what Street Football Wales is all about.  

Finally, was the fair play award, which was awarded to Newport, who played their part in a hardly-fought competition.  

Project Manager Scott Jeynes hailed the inaugural Memorial Cup in Swansea as a huge success.  

“The tournament was a huge success, and we were really pleased to be able to bring so many players together since the pandemic to play football in memory of people who have passed. I was really proud all off who attended and played each game in the right spirit.”  

Kyle Taylor top goal scorer for Swansea #1 was really proud to present the Daniel Taylor Award.  

“Great day yesterday! I just wanted to say a big thanks to Street Football Wales for the opportunity to play in the Memorial Cup to remember all the players who have sadly passed away and also had the honour of presenting the player of the tournament award in remembrance of  my best Mate Daniel Taylor, thank you so much”

 Jay team manager for the runners up Cardiff #2 was really pleased to be back on the pitch with his street football friends. 

“I would like to say a massive congratulations to Scott and the team from Street Football Wales. Great to see everybody yesterday for such a fantastic day.”