A special moment occurred during the Northumberland Football League’s recent presentation evening after the death of one of the league’s players. The whole of the league was rocked in October when 14-year-old Tomasz Oleszak was tragically stabbed to death in a park in Gateshead. Tomasz was a promising young footballer who represented Cleveland Hall U15 Yellows and, remarkably, his team managed to go on to win the league in his memory. It meant there wasn’t a dry eye in the house at the presentation evening, when the team turned up accompanied by Tomasz’ younger brother Kuba. He said: “What a thing to do in his memory, for those lads to stand together, and I’m led to believe it was their idea for Tomasz’s brother to come - they wanted Kuba to come.

Source: Metro June 08, 2023 16:11 UTC