George Karagounis plays legends match, teaches youngsters soccer drills in Sydney

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By Takis Triadafillou.

Euro 2004 legend, George Karagounis, taught soccer skills to young children before partaking in the ‘Karagounis Legends Game’ at Leichhardt’s Lambert Park on Sunday, 23 October.

The gates of the Sydney park opened at 2pm, with the Football Brilliance Academy under Nick Mouzourakis and Karagounis conducting a training session for children. The session was attended by over 1,000 people.

This was followed by the charity match kick-offs at 5pm with Academy teams playing against each other and the winners receiving a trophy.

Next was the ‘Karagounis Legends Game’ where Karagounis’ 11 players played against a mixed team of ex-football stars and current professional footballers.

The game impressed spectators watching on the day and ended with a score of 4-3 in favour of Karagounis’ team.

Some notable players from both teams include Chris Hatzianestis, Panny Nikas, Bill Zanitas, George Economou, Peter Katholos, Nick Mouzourakis, John Theo, Haris Gaitatzis, George Mastrogiannis, Michael Tsigalis, Aris Triantafyllou, Mario Phillipou, Ilias Tritsaris, Nikos Mitrou, Chandou Laki, Terry Patalis, Cardozo and Henry Paschalidis, among many others.

At the end of the match, sports fan both young and old mingled with Karagounis and took photographs, while he signed jerseys.

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