spending Saturday visiting the Sagrada Familia and the Nou Camp, home of FC Barcelona. Then it was back to the football, but this time by watching Barcelona’s second club RCD Espanyol play a ‘La Liga’ match against Real Valladolid, which they won 4–2. The game had it all: penalties, free kicks, exciting play and a comeback from
that they would have to wait until the season started properly to be rewarded for their hard efforts. On the final evening, during a joyous dinner on the rooftop of the hotel, the boys voted for their Players’ Player of the tour and Tourist of the Tour. These were awarded to Samuel Stopford and Hector Cubberley Lobb. I hope that they and
“The game had it all: penalties, free kicks, exciting play and a comeback from Valladolid.”
Valladolid, all while the boys watched in bright sunshine and temperatures in the high teens. The game set the boys up very well for their final match of the tour. In the foothills of Barcelona, the football played against FC Almeida by both the As and Bs was truly refreshing! The As continued their 100 per cent win record with a 3–1 victory – Nathan Emoike scoring one goal and Takeyoshi Isomura two. Captain Chris Annous collected the trophy in typical manner. The Bs played some excellent football and a goal by Luke Henderson and a MOTM performance by Daniel Catino nearly earned them their first deserved win. However, a late goal meant
all the other players will treasure their memories of the trip and that they learnt a lot about themselves, Barcelona, football and their friends. I’d like to say a huge thanks to the Mr Rob Wood, Mr James Davies and Mr Jon Prater, who made the trip such a huge success through their enthusiasm, professionalism, organisation and dedication. I’d also like to thank Mr Phil Greenaway, Mrs Lesley Groves, Miss Sarah Wood and Ms Joanne Hart for all of their hard work behind the scenes that made sure that the trip went ahead. Finally, a huge thank you to Mrs Alex Fabian, who was very helpful in all matters financial.
MR ARTHUR BRAMMER
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