Longest Five a Side Football Match

A group of soccer players created history. Yes  they smashed their way to success. We are saying about the bunch of 16 players  who scripted the world record  at the longest Five a Side football match  during a  tournament organized by the LITTLE League Sports. The league  provides sporting activities for children and young people  across Merseyside.

The world record for the longest five-a-side football marathon is 33 hr 30 min by members of Youghal United AFC in Ireland.

 The aim of the organizers was originally to break the existing world record of 35 hours. Coincidentally, at the same time as the Liverpool event, a separate world record breaking attempt was being held in Newcastle- upon-Tyne, which saw the bar raised to 40 hours. 
  This meant the organizers had to increase their own target to 41 hours, which they did.

   The players worked in rotation to keep playing continuously, with some playing for as long as six hours without a break. 

   They were divided into blue and red teams, with the final score 1022-1072 to the reds. 

   The players battled through rainy weather and fatigue to reach the target. 

The LLS Directors  Joe Mulhearn  said that  the event would help them raise funds  to put on free sporting events  for schools. The competition  was aimed to be a record breaking effort  and that added value to their publicity. Mulhearn added that their achievement  should stand longer than the previous records.

The longest five a side football match  lasted for 41 hours and was set by Little League Sports at Liverpool, united Kingdom on May 26,2011.