Police and students joined forces for a charity football match to boost funds for the Haiti Appeal.

Pupils at Wisewood School and Community Sports College challenged officers from Hillsborough Safer Neighbourhood Team to the five-aside match in January 2010.

PCSO Reade Malone, PCSO Craig Blackburn, PCSO Raynor, PCSO Mick Flanagan and PCSO supervisor Daran Hill competed against the year 11 scholars in their own time.

Dozens of students turned out to cheer both teams and donate cash to the cause.

PC John Barton, Children and Young Persons Officer, said: “The police took an early lead courtesy of Mick Flanagan, but regretfully this only upset the scholars for a short time and they raced into a 5-1 half-time lead.

“When the second half kicked off the older (and wiser) legs had learnt about their opposition and made the students work for any further advantage. Police staff lost the second half 2-1.

“Activities like this can only benefit the community as a whole.”

The charity match raised £56,00 for the Haiti Appeal.