1991 Region III Girls Barcelona Trip Recap
GAME SCHEDULE
Tuesday March 18th Game vs. Espanyol
Loss 2-1 goal scored by Hanna Gilmore
Wednesday March 19 Game vs. FC Barcelona
Win 1-0 goal scored by Brooke Thigpen
Thursday March 20th Game vs. Norway Blue
Win 1-0 goal scored by Kristen Cummins
Thursday March 20th Game vs. Norway Red
Win 2-1, 1st goal scored by Laura Weinberg, 2nd goal
scored by Tabitha Padgett
Friday March 21st Tournament begins LLORET CUP 2008
Game vs. FC Flora Tallinn from Estonia
Win 2-0 Goals scored by Hanna Gilmore, Kristen Cummins
Saturday March 22nd
Game vs. Mutriku FT from Spain
Win 9-0 goals scored by Alina Garciamendez (1) Laura
Weinberg (2) Natasha Anasi (1) Tabitha Padgett (3) Nora Skelton (2)
Sunday March 23rd
Game vs. Fortitudo Mozzecane from Italy
Win 2-0 goals scored by Kimberly Castleberry (2)
We won the Tournament bringing home the CUP to Region III.
We went sightseeing in Barcelona on Monday the 17th
On Tuesday the 18th we visited Montserrat, an incredible church and small
sightseeing area on top of a large mountain that over looked all of
Barcelona.
Wednesday the 19th we visited NOU CAMP which is home to Barcelona FC, we
were able to take a tour of the stadium including museum of sports history,
press area, locker rooms, private team chapels for the players to use before
games, sidelines and go on the field. So much history to absorb, all of
Barcelona's sports teams wear the same uniforms so if its Futsal, Basketball
or Soccer they all wear the same Red and Blue stripes. Their venue houses
all the sports in one location along with a large official sports/uniform
store.
On Sunday March 23rd we were able to go to a game at NOU CAMP and watch
Barcelona play Valladolid, this experience was unforgettable by all. We
were able to feel the energy of the fans and a stadium that holds 98,800 to
watch Henry and others take a victory over Valladolid 4-1. The shear
history of the stadium made you feel like you were someplace special, the
stadium was build in 1956 and has aged very well.
We thank USYSA and Region III ODP for the experience and the memories that
will be with us for the rest of our lives.
