Men's Football at the 2011 Island Games

The 2011 Island Games
2011 Island Games
The XIV Island Games was a major international multi-sport event held from June 25 to July 1, 2011, in the Isle of Wight, England. A total of 2,306 athletes from 24 islands competed in 15 sports and 190 events...

on the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

was the 12th edition in which a football (soccer)

Football at the Island Games

Football has been a regular event since 1989 at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies...

tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 15 teams.

There were numerous talking points in the early stages of the competition. The Rhodes team was disqualified after the second game for repeated indiscipline, and were suspended from the next two Island Games. In Group D, there was a unique occurrence as both the Åland Islands

Åland Islands national football team

The Åland Islands official football team is the official football team for the Åland Islands, Finland, and is controlled by Ålands Fotbollförbund. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA....

and Saaremaa

Saaremaa national football team

The Saaremaa official football team is the official association football team of the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Saaremaa are not members of FIFA or UEFA. They are not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship....

finished with identical playing records after their two games. Rather than draw lots as had been originally planned for such circumstances, the two teams played a one-off penalty shoot-out on the designated rest day to determine which side would finish top of the group, with Åland proceeding to the semi-finals.

The host country, the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

, defeated Guernsey

Guernsey national football team

The Guernsey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is not part of the United Kingdom but is a possession of the crown. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football...

after extra-time in the final to win their 3rd title, following a win over reigning champions Jersey

Jersey national football team

The Jersey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are not affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship...

in the semi-final.

Group A

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4	3	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

Rhodes men's football team were disqualified from the competition after their second game for poor discipline, having had four players sent off in their first two games. Minorca were awarded a 3 - 0 victory for the game that should have taken place between the two teams.

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Group D

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As both Åland Islands and Saaremaa finished with identical playing records, a penalty shoot out was held to decide the winner of Group D

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Penalty-shoot out play-off for 1st place

13th place match

11th place match

9th place match

7th place match

5th place match

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

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External links

Official 2011 website

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