Football: Flint Town United take part in Community Shield curtain-raiser

Aug 11 2011 by Alec Doyle, Flintshire Chronicle

FLINT Town United’s under 9s took centre stage in one of the most dramatic Community Shield games of recent times at Wembley Stadium.

On Sunday Manchester United came from 2-0 down to defeat Manchester City 3-2 in the traditional English top-flight opening match and the junior Silkmen helped get it all started.

Thanks to a nomination from McDonald’s franchisee and Flint U9s sponsor Stewart Williams the youngsters had the run of the press area and the tunnel and led a team parade around the Wembley turf before kick-off and got to watch the game between the Premiership giants.

Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko scored for City, only for Chris Smalling and a Nani brace to give United the first silverware of the campaign.