Valencia CF, absolute champion of the IV Valencia Cup Girls
El Mislata, in G19; the Norwegian Lyn, in G16; Valencia, in G12; and the American Rush Select 10, in G14, won the title of each of the categories of the international women's grassroots soccer tournament
Valencia CF Femenino emerged as the absolute champion club of the IV Valencia Cup Girls. After three editions with Levante the winning club in the general classification, the black and white team rise to the honor roll. The overall sum of points based on the teams with which it participated in the international women's grassroots soccer tournament allowed it to win the title of this championship, which completed its fourth edition this Sunday. By categories, Mislata won in the G19 category, the Norwegian Lyn won in G16, Valencia won in G12, and Rush Select 10 from the United States won in G14.
In sum, the championship welcomed 40 teams from six countries (United States, Canada, Austria, Italy, Norway and Spain), from two continents, and a total of 800 soccer players, having celebrated a spectacular and emotional Opening ceremony at the Velodrome. Luis Puig with the attendance of nearly 2,600 people.
The last day of the Valencia Cup Girls, framed in Holy Week, began, in the main final phases of the tournament, with the match that defined the under-19 trophy. And Mislata, representing the Valencian Community, and Venus FC, from Canada, faced off. Final tie between the Spanish and the North Americans, which concluded with a 1-1 draw and the pending fate of the penalty shootout, where a 5-4 (for an aggregate of 6-5) gave the title to the Valencians. The player Keila Rubio was chosen MVP. The presentation of medals, the trophies for runners-up and champions, and for best player, were presented by the Sports Councilor of the Valencia City Council, Rocío Gil.
Next came the time for the resolution of the sub'16 category. Once again, in contention a Valencian team like CFF Marítim, also the host at the Dr. Lluch sports center, where all the finals were played, and the Norwegian team Lyn FK. In this case the Nordic superiority was clear to resolve a victory by 8.0, with Selma Igesund Saga being the MVP. In this case, the trophies and medals were presented by Daniel Artíguez, tournament director.
Chronologically, the finals continued with the youngest category in this edition of the Valencia Cup Girls, with the sub'12 in 8-a-side football. And there was a derby, a week before Valencia and Levante meet in League F in Mestalla. In this case, their training teams sought the title of this international women's grassroots soccer tournament. The victory was 2-0 and the MVP went to the Valencian Carmen Matas, who precisely arrived after having achieved the recognition of best player in the Spanish under-12 championship won by the Valencian Community. Fernando Brotons, also director of the championship, held in the City of Turia between March 28 and 31, presented the medals and trophies.
The fourth edition of the Valencia Cup Girls concluded with the sub'14 final. Levante repeated in a final and in this case to face another of the international teams with the duel against the Americans from Rush Select 10. The Levante players reached the final after having beaten Valencia on the same morning in the semifinals while the North Americans They did it by eliminating Tec Academy. The time came for the duel for the title of this age segment and a goal in the first half by the Americans ended up being enough, despite the fact that the Levantinistas did not lower their arms until the final whistle, for the conquest of the Rush Selct 10. MVP was Makliyah Parks.
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