With the victory in 2014 by children born in 2002 and because of tight collaboration with the German company KOMM MIT, which has organizing international youth football tournaments during 35 years in 9 European countries, a team of our young men was invited and took part in the tournament in Spain.
Right away by two age groups U-13 and U-11 children from Smyga compared their forces with the best children’s groups of European countries in the suburbs of Barcelona – Calella.
Thirteen-year-old pupils from the trainer Dmitry Mayboroda have shown that they will be among the leaders since the first matches of the group stage. Winning this stage of their own rivals and not miss any one ball, they gained the right to participate in the ½ final match , where the rivals of our players became German players. In the tense struggle the main time is over with account 0:0. In the series after matches penalty more precise were players from Smyga 4:3 and they are in the final. Final match with the young team pupils of repeatedly champion Denmark «Brondby» appeared very difficult and with equal chances to win. It’s a pity but on the last minutes referee appointed enough questionable penalty into our gates, by which Danes have taken advantage and became champions.
Age U-11 team with coach Svyatoslav Levkov started the tournament «Сopa Sant Vicenc 2018» with an regrettable defeat from German footballers – 1:3. But without dropping their hands , in the following gaming days they have won group stage and won the right to fight for the title of the best team. The opponent of team from Smyga in the final match was the team-offender in the first round – SV Steinfurth (GER). Celebrations opening finals, where sounded the hymns both of countries and for the first time for our football players, the organizers announced the composition of the team, have very positively influenced the settings Ukrainians to match. From the first seconds players from Smyga began to attack and already on 10 minutes led by the account 5:1. Our rivals got lost and began to play a bit stiffly trying to win. But countrymen were uplifting and confidently brought the final match to victory – 9:2. Children and Youth FC «Euroshpon-Smyga» U-11 – the champion of tournament in Barcelona.
So, 1 and 2 places on this tournament confirmed that Ukrainian children’s football is one of the strongest in Europe.
They are pleasantly surprised with relation to the team local fans and children from opposing teams, who during the matches with the participation of our children friendly were shouted «Ukraine-Ukraine!». I would like to noted that one of the the best players of this the tournament became a player of our Children and Youth FC «Euroshpon-Smyga».
Young footballers from Smyga did not only by one football live. Excursion on one of the best ones and cleanest cities of Europe – Vienna ( capital of Austria ) struck its by own architecture. French city Nice welcomed the footballers with warm seawater and with the opportunity to relax on the beach of the Azure coast of the Mediterranean. Italian Verona surprised the magnificent zoo of European level, the balcony of Romeo and Juliet and its nightly beauty. The city Barcelona will remain in the hearts of the young men from Smyga for a long time, because living in conditions of subtropical climate they have seen the unreal beauty of nature, unusual for us. Enjoyed the sea, and of course, an unforgettable impression as for footballers was a tour of the famous stadium «Camp Nou», on which plays one of the strongest football clubs in the world – FC Barcelona. Children visited the museum and on their own eyes saw the rewards of the football club and his present Leader – Lionel Messi. They looked at the conference room, the tribunes , tried the armchairs, where coaches and spare players were placed during the match. All this will further enhance the children’s desire to train in order to grow to the level of players playing at such stadiums.
Returning to the Motherland, parents organized extremely warm and touching meeting. Children were meeted as genuine champions , to them were presented a huge cake with our command attributes.
This holiday of football took place thanks to the enterprise PJSC «Euroshpon-Smyga» in the person of the owner Volodymyr Basyuk. After all, thanks to the sponsorship of this company, young football players from Smyga were able to take part in this international tournament of the highest level. I would also like to note the president of the children’s and youth FC «Euroshpon-Smyga» Vasyl Antonyuk, who demonstrated his excellent organizational skills in preparing teams for the tournament «Сopa Sant Vicenc 2018», to trainers for the fruitful work, to the former coach – Pavlo Shelyuk for the support of the players, help on the trip and to travelers who have joined the organization of work with children.
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Author: Levkova Olena