Team GB's Blind Football Team Finish 5th in Beijing

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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Great Britain's Blind Football team won their final game of the Paralympics, sealing 5th place in the global showpiece today.

Tony Larkin's side beat South Korea in a tense penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.

The team train at the new football academy at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford.

They came up against stiff opposition in Beijing, including hosts China and eventual winners Brazil.

But a Dave Clarke penalty ensured they finished on a high.

This summer, Western Daily Press reporter Daniel Evans trained with the side, equipped with a blindfold.

For more, see tomorrow's Western Daily Press.

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