U15 Central UTD in Manchester

U15 Central UTD in Manchester

They went down 1-0 to FC Basel hopefully they can improve tonight when they face Sao Paulo and Everton.

any idea on how they've played, not just the scores?

Couldn't find any articles about the game. Maybe someone over there might give us an update if we are lucky. The last two games today against Everton and Sao Paulo. Everton have been struggling, maybe Central can get one over them.

They lost their other two group games 0-4 to Sao Paulo and 2-5 to Everton so now they're playing off for 17th-20th.

Shame. Good experience though.

Buffon, London Chris apart from the obvious results - do you know how have they played as a team, any individuals play well and how far are we off the standard and how big do you think the gap is?

chareimos2007-08-03 13:07:08

I don't know i'll find out when they get back i'll ask cam.

Yeah, I haven't heard anything over hear in England or found any articles. Buffon. See if you can get Cam and some of the other players to post their views and thoughts of the experience on Yellow Fever. It would be good to hear.

Lol ill try my best ok he gets back on Tuesday then has a huge game for us Wednesday so it may be a week or two away im afraid but i will ask when i get the chance thats for sure.

AUCKLAND - Central United�s U-15s finished the Manchester United Premier Cup with dramatic penalty shootout victories over Assumption College Thonburi and East Bengal FC in Manchester overnight.

The spot-kick wins over the Thai and Indian qualifiers � after each game finished goalless at full time � sees Central end the four day tournament in 17th place.

Head Coach, Hirosi Miyazawa said the trip was tough but would serve the youngsters well.

�The level of performance here is so different to what we're used to. We qualified through our local and national tournaments quite easily and even the Australasia playoffs were quite comfortable, so the level here is way and beyond anything they've ever faced before.

�Even though we didn't get the results we wanted, the football we played was really good. Technically we have the skills but unfortunately the game intelligence isn't there and we'll only ever get that from playing in this competition so for us it's been a fantastic experience�

Sao Paulo, who topped Central�s group after the first two days, meet Barcelona tonight in what is shaping up as an epic final between two past winners.

Day 3 Results

Time

Match

Team 01

Score

Team 02

09:30

QF1

Sao Paulo FC

1 - 0

Atlas FC

09:30

QF2

Austria Wien

0 - 1

Hertha BSC

09:30

QF3

Krylia Sovetov SOK

2 - 0

FC Basel 1893

09:30

QF4

FC Barcelona

1 - 0

Manchester United

10:30

P4

Shan Dong Luneng FC

1 - 0

Gamba Osaka

10:30

P5

Central United

0-0 (4 - 2 pen)

Assumption College Thonburi

10:30

P6

East Bengal FC

3 - 1

Bukit Jalil Sports School

10:30

P3

Chunnam Dragons

0 - 2

Real So Cal

11:30

P1

Everton FC

1-1 (6 - 7 pen)

Orlando Pirates

11:30

P2

AS Roma

2 - 0

Colo Colo

11:30

R1

Atlas FC

0-0 (3 - 4 pen)

Austria Wien

11:30

R2

FC Basel 1893

1 - 0

Manchester United

15:30

19-20

Assumption College Thonburi

3 - 1

Bukit Jalil Sports School

15:30

17-18

Central United

0-0 (5 - 3 pen)

East Bengal FC

15:30

15-16

Chunnam Dragons

3 - 1

Gamba Osaka

15:30

13-14

Real So Cal

1 - 0

Shan Dong Luneng FC

16:30

11-12

Everton FC

2 - 0

Colo Colo

16:30

9-10

Orlando Pirates

0 - 1

AS Roma

16:30

7-8

Atlas FC

2 - 1

Manchester United

16:30

5-6

Austria Wien

0-0 (2 - 3 pen)

FC Basel 1893

17:30

SF1

Sao Paulo FC

1 - 0

Hertha BSC

17:30

SF2

Krylia Sovetov SOK

4 - 5

FC Barcelona

Day Four Fixtures

4 August 2007 FINAL (Old Trafford)

Time

Match

Team 01

Score

Team 02

09:30

3-4 Playoff

Hertha BSC

-

Krylia Sovetov SOK

12:00

Final

Sao Paulo FC

-

FC Barcelona

Lol Mohammed Salad who had a beard 5 years ago and is now 15. Conveniently lost his birth certificate as he's a refugee

its a quality tournament nike do well to organise like they do its very good to have a team going to that from nz especialy now were sending a club side not national side like previous years

Well i got a chance to speak to cam on saturday basically just asked a few questions about the tournament etc.

Nice one Buffon