Shamrock Rovers Girls U-16s beat Manchester United at SuperCupNI

The opening day of group games at SuperCupNI in Northern Ireland featured a 3-2 victory for Shamrock Rovers Girls U-16s over their counterparts from Manchester United.

Shamrock Rovers v Man Utd SuperCupNI
Shamrock Rovers U 16 Girls players celebrate during their win against Manchester United Photo Ephy McConnell

Aston Villa, Brighton and Northern Ireland also began with victories in the Premier Cup, while the Junior U-14s’ competition saw Kilmarnock, Manchester United and Surf Select take the points.

PREMIER CUP

GROUP A

Finn Harps 1-2 Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Surf Select

GROUP B: Northern Ireland 5-0 Northeast Rush
Shamrock Rovers 3-2 Manchester United

Shamrock Rovers U16s v Manchester United SuperCupNI
Shamrock Rovers U16s v Manchester United Bob Hall Sports Photography

JUNIOR CUP

Kilmarnock 5-3 FC United
Manchester United 6-1 Larne
Crusaders 1-5 Surf Select

Fixtures for Tuesday 29 July

PREMIER CUP

GROUP A
Surf Select v Finn Harps (Dixon Park, 4pm)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa (Dixon Park, 7.30pm)

GROUP B
Northeast Rush v Manchester United (Chimney Corner, 4pm)
Shamrock Rovers v Northern Ireland (Monkstown, 4pm)

JUNIOR CUP

Larne v Surf Select (Chimney Corner, 12pm)
Manchester United v FC United (Monkstown, 12pm)
Kilmarnock v Crusaders (Mossley, 12pm)

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