THEY may have failed to make it through to the next stage but the men's football team may yet be in action again.
For they are now waiting to hear whether they will be involved in Thursday's playoffs for 5th or 7th place.
Co-manager Billy Flower commented: "I am very proud of the boys' performance and they made a fantastic recovery having been pretty hurt aft
er the match against the Isle of Man. They have shown a superb attitude throughout and I look forward to hopefully playing for 5th position, if not 7th. Given the very high standard of play in this tournament and the problems the team faced last week through injury and last minute changes, I am delighted with each and every one of them."
Goal joy for the men's football team
And he is not the only one to be impressed by the team's play. They have now been invited to play next June in an international football tournament in Gozo, Malta. The invitation was made by representatives of the New Federation Board who run the Viva World Cup and who are now working with the Island Games Association to ensure international football tournaments for islands on an annual basis.
New Federation Board Secrétaire Général, Jean-Luc Kit and Vice-President Cristophe Croze, who is also a football agent in Finland, have been so impressed with the Western Isles they plan to watch them again in the playoffs.
The women's football team get ready for action
In the women's football competition the Western Isles ladies were up against the Isle of Wight and were the stronger team throughout the match. However, the Isle of Wight clinched the three points in the first half thanks to a penalty. The game finished 1-0. Tomorrow evening they will play against Norwegian team, Hitra.
Kathryn Offer in one of her six swimming events
It must be remembered that the games are not only about competing, they are also about personal and team development, and the athletics and swimming squad have demonstrated their sheer determination and focus when it comes to development. Our swimmers have done fantastically well with Ceitlin Russell Smith knocking a whopping 13 seconds of her personal best for the 200m breaststroke. Grant MacLeod knocked 5 seconds off his time for the 50m breaststroke and Kathryn Offer is also to be commended for also achieving a personal best and finished 13th out of 30 competitors.
And finally the shooting team have been out now three days consecutively and they are struggling to show what they are really made of. Team member, Donald John MacInnes explained why: "Different targets are being used and the standard of shooting has been greatly affected. None of the teams are shooting particularly well and everyone is feeling it so we are not on our own in that respect."
