The MIC Tournament, one of the most emblematic of international grassroots football, will reach its final stages on Saturday after three days full of matches in the 33 venues that the competition has on the Costa Brava (Girona). This Friday the skein of the group stage and the quarterfinals in the juvenile category has been unraveledand among the eliminated teams is Manchester United, who have grabbed the spotlight from the start because of the number 9.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos, the son of Manchester’s own player, winner of five Golden Balls and former Real Madrid player, has not been able to help his team through to the semi-finals. Manchester already suffered against Vic Riuprimer in the morning and needed penalties after 2-2 during regulation time. But in the afternoon they couldn’t do much against Atlético de Madrid, who got through the round with a hand (0-5). Their rival in the semifinals will be Real Madrid. Barcelona has also passed the round and will fight for the title.
Cristiano Júnior also plays as a center forward, like his father, he celebrates goals in the same way, even the gesticulation during the game is characteristic of the Portuguese striker. The player bids farewell to the tournament with two goals against Sabat i l’Escala in the group stage.
Women’s Espanyol seeks to repeat the title
This Saturday the final of the women’s category for those under 20 years of age will also be played, in which Espanyol starts as the favorite to face the Andorran National Team. The Espanyol He is the current champion of the tournament and has qualified again for the final after winning all the games convincingly. In the group stage, Àlex Gassó’s men beat UD Cassà (0-5), FE Grama (7-0) and CRC Cambridge (11-0). In the previous phase, the Andorran selection Luis Miguel Abrahan’s team beat Chilean CEFF Copiapó (0-3) and FC Palafrugell (0-2) and tied with AE Cornellà del Terri (1-1). The final will be at 5:00 p.m.