Youth met the law but the law won (From Barry And District News)

Youth met the law but the law won

SOUTH Wales Police are not only tackling crime in the Vale of Glamorgan - but are also tackling on the football pitch.

The Vale of Glamorgan division's football team played a friendly fixture against West End Wanderers, an under-15s team, at Jenner Park, Barry, last Thursday.

The game was closely fought with the Vale of Glamorgan police side eventually victorious against a Wanderers side who had many chances in a competitive and thrilling end-to-end game of football.

The game was played as a finale to Wanderers' season, and was an opportunity for the police and local community to create closer links.

Superintendent Josh Jones, Divisional Commander for the Vale of Glamorgan, said: "It is important that we build good relations with young people and the football pitch is a great place to do that.

"I am told that the lads we played against gave it their all in a very competitive game and were a credit to the club they represent.

"I think we probably shaded it on experience as most of our team rely on guile rather than speed!"