A clash between Gunghalin United, the new team in the Premier League this year and Belconnen United the strong, seasoned and hard to beat competition leaders of 2011, would alone make it a bit special.
And it was – because Gunghalin United won. It was Beloconnen United's first loss.
But this isn't the full story! There was a very special and tragic aspect to this game.
President GUFC advised NPL that this was a dedication game for GUFC – dedicated to the those victims of the Norway attacks.
GUFC had a very important connection to this tragedy. One of their young players was a Norwegian exchange student who left to return home at the end of July. The Club has stayed in contact and to their horror (and relief in one sense), the young player told them that two of her friends were shot and wounded, while another was shot and killed.
So GUFC dedicated the game to the victims of the tragedy. The kindnesses done are the things that we build the future on.
We are all connected in some way through the world game. Well done GUFC.
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