The 2011 Northern Ireland Milk Cup is the twenty-ninth edition of the international football tournament which takes place annually in the north coast of Northern Ireland, and attracts competitors from across the globe. There are three sections to the tournament, the Elite Section (U19), the Premier Section (U17) and the Junior Section (U15). The defending champions are the USA, Etoile Lusitana and Chelsea respectively. The Elite section has six teams in 2011, with each team playing two group matches on the Monday and Wednesday. The top two teams in the table after the group stage compete in the final on Friday evening, with the remaining teams playing off for final standings earlier that day. Section Team United States Georgia Northern Ireland Denmark Mexico Israel Group Stage 25 July 2011 18:00 Israel 0 – 2 United States Ballymena Showgrounds 25 July 2011 20:00 Northern Ireland 1 – 1 Denmark Coleraine Showgrounds 25 July 2011 20:00 Mexico 1 – 2 Georgia Riada Stadium, Ballymoney 27 July 2011 20:00 Denmark v Israel Riada Stadium, Ballymoney 27 July 2011 20:00 United States v Mexico Coleraine Showgrounds 27 July 2011 20:00 Northern Ireland v Georgia Ballymena Showgrounds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Milk_Cup
27 July 2011 20:00 Denmark 3 – 1 Israel Riada Stadium, Ballymoney 27 July 2011 20:00 United States 1 – 1 Mexico Coleraine Showgrounds 27 July 2011 20:00 Northern Ireland 3 – 1 Georgia Ballymena Showgrounds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Milk_Cup
U.S. U-18s take third place at Milk Cup Jordan McCrary and Jerome Kiesewetter each scored, as the United States Under-18 national team defeated Georgia, 2-1, to capture third place at the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. McCrary scored off of a Jose Villarreal free kick in the 39th minute, and Kiesewetter finished off an Omar Salgado cross in the 58th for the eventual game-winning tally. The United States went 2-0-1 in the Milk Cup, defeating Israel and drawing with Mexico prior to Friday's victory. Kiesewetter was the team's leading scorer, notching two goals in the tournament. Salgado, McCrary and Victor Pineda scored the other goals for the United States. Denmark took first place at the tournament, outlasting host Northern Ireland by a 1-0 scoreline in the final. http://www.soccerbyives.net/
