30 Oct 2014
?Doha, 30 October 2014. On the last day of this week’s “Tri-Series Tournament” the U-15 team of Aspire Academy defeated Chelsea 4-0 (goals: Binhalabi 4’, Alganehi 7’, 24’, 63’) on Wednesday evening and won the age group 2000. For Aspire's U-13s and U-14s the last day ended with 0-3 defeats against "the Blues" and in both age groups (2001 and 2002) Tokyo Verdy finished on top.
“I think we did quite well in this tournament, the victories against Tokyo Verdy and Chelsea are a reinforcement of the daily work we are doing at the Academy. It’s quite important to play teams from different countries in order to see how the boys respond to different styles,” said Arno Buitenweg, U-15 coach at Aspire Academy.
“The game against Aspire Academy was a real physical test for us and we struggled, but hopefully the players will learn from it”, said Chelsea youth coach John Harley, who stressed the importance of participating in competitions like the “Tri-Series”. “This tournament was well designed for us, because it gives our teams the chance to play totally different set-ups, which is good, because most the teams in England play the same style.”
Tri-Series Tournament, Aspire Academy, October 27-29 2014
Age group 2000
Results: Aspire Academy – Tokyo Verdy 6-3, Chelsea FC – Tokyo
Verdy 3-1, Aspire Academy – Chelsea FC 4-0.
Final standing: 1. Aspire Academy, 2. Chelsea FC, 3. Tokyo Verdy
Age group 2001
Results: Aspire Academy – Tokyo Verdy 1-3, Chelsea FC – Tokyo
Verdy2-4, Aspire Academy – Chelsea FC 0-3.
Final standing: 1. Tokyo Verdy, 2. Chelsea FC, 3. Aspire Academy
Age group 2002
Results: Aspire Academy – Tokyo Verdy 1-2, Chelsea FC – Tokyo
Verdy 1-2, Aspire Academy – Chelsea FC 0-3.
Final standing: 1. Tokyo Verdy, 2. Chelsea FC, 3. Aspire Academy