against their neighbours St Joseph Mary. College lost the first game against Woodside 3-5 after leading 2-0 early on in the game, but then redeemed themselves the following day with a 1-0 win and a 4-0 win over St Joseph Mary. However, our fourth game of the Uruguayan leg was cancelled as our opponents failed to turn up!!
group also spent time in Punta Del Este, the Beverley Hills of Uruguay, looking at the homes of the rich and famous, playing beach football and touring around with our guide, Alvaro. After 18 days on the go, the tour finished as it started, at Siga La Vaca in Buenos Aires. We went to an amazing asado restaurant, where the group filled up on the famous cuts of barbequed Argentine meat for the final time. The stress of a lost passport the day before departure was not an ideal situation, but the last minute shopping at Tigre markets was just the ticket to unwind before the long journey home.
Overall, the tour was a huge success. It achieved all the things it set out to achieve and, with the core of the group returning to College next year, there is a lot of potential for College football. Some of the younger players put their hand up for first team selection, and the veterans of the group signed off their College sporting careers in style. The boys were outstanding. They should be congratulated on the attitude, effort and energy they put into the tour. No matter how much organisation, planning and thought goes into creating a tour, it is what the boys put in that makes it a success. They did just that.
There were a number of interesting sights to see in
Uruguay. Montevideo, which was surprisingly smaller than expected, was home to the mausoleum of Artigas (Uruguay’s independence hero), and the first international football stadium - built in 1930 for the inaugural FIFA World Cup that Uruguay hosted and won. The
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