By Takis Triadafillou
A magical day was enjoyed by all on Sunday, December 8, at Lambert Park in Leichhardt, Sydney, where young students from the Football Brilliance Academy held training sessions in the presence of Greek football royalty.
Greece’s Euro 2004 heroes Giorgos Karagounis, Thodoris Zagorakis, and Angelos Charisteas, guided students through training with a special focus on their technique, ball possession, and a scrimmage.
Hundreds watched the technical training session and applauded the talents of the Academy.
A popular Legends match followed, with Zagorakis captain of the ‘blue’ team, and Cardozo leading the ‘white’ team. The game was impressive with fantastic moments from both sides.
Spectators were thrilled with the goals and the plays. The game ended 11-3 in favour of Zagorakis’ team.
The amazing thing was that every time the Legends scored, the kids from the academy would run onto the field and hug the scorers. It was a magical gesture that everyone applauded.
Throughout the festive event, fans, young and old, took photos with Karagounis, Zagorakis and Charisteas, and simultaneously got autographs on T-shirts and photos.
Legends teams:
Blue team: Dimitrakis, Oikonomou, Tzanidis, Theodoropoulos, Chadtap, Mouzourakis, Zagorakis, Nikas, Charisteas, Karagounis, William Angel, Tsikolis, Brakatséas, Dimitriou.
White team: Tsoukalis, Hatzis, Dimitriou, Patalis, Kamvounias, Bouziotis, Tempas, Papadimitri, Cardozo, Vakondios, Grevanis, Mitrou, Filippou, Stavroulakis, Aronis, Breyannis.
*All photos copyright The Greek Herald / Takis Triadafillou.
