Colebrook Under-12 Girls finished as runners-up in the National Futsal Championship in Birmingham ending a memorable journey with defeat at the final hurdle.

Derwent Jaconelli's side had previously won the Essex and South East of England regional qualifiers to reach the finals at the Birmingham International Futsal Arena.

After advancing from their group as winners, Colebrook beat strong opposition in both the quarter and semi-finals to set up a final shoot-out with Tufton.

They came up against Tufton in the group stages already, the game ending in a 1-1 stalemate. And after a tight first half of the final, the two teams went into the break with the score goalless.

In the second period, Tufton began to get the upper hand and after taking the lead midway through the half, they added two late goals to run away 3-0 winners.