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The surface may be artificial, the joy isn't

Thirteen-year-old Mount Pearl native Jenny Tiller couldn't help but smile as she looked forward to her first game of soccer on the new synthetic turf field in her hometown. "It's easier to pass the ball and to avoid falling when you are on the artificial turf," said Jenny who, along with...

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The surface may be artificial, the joy isn't

Thirteen-year-olds Jenny Tiller (left) and Tim Aker, players on Mount Pearl Soccer Association under-14 teams, turn the sod on the construction of the new synthetic soccer field at the Team Gushue Sports Complex in Mount Peal on Wednesday afternoon. Work will soon begin in earnest on the international-sized soccer pitch. That work will see a new synthetic turf surface, lights and seating for 3,500-4,000 spectators. Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram