At the start of the October half-term, Malvern College’s U-18 girls, captained by Carla Schroder, competed in the Mediterranean Cup in Verona, Italy.
By Joe Gauci
Over the three days of the tournament, the Malvern girls played superbly, taking part in nine matches against teams from Italy, the Czech Republic and the Middle East, finishing top in the group stages of the tournament, scoring thirteen goals and conceding just twice.
Carla Schroder doing an overhead against St Stephen’s
In the final they met St Stephen’s (Rome), probably the strongest school side in Italy and twice previous winners of the Mediterranean Cup. The first half was very even and it took until the second period for Theresa Wendelstadt to break the deadlock for Malvern with her fifth goal of the tournament.
The match ended 1-0 and the Malvern team were delighted to be presented with the Mediterranean Cup in front of several hundred players and spectators.
Malvern College with the Mediterranean Cup.
Karen Ribeiro also picked up the individual award for Player of the Tournament, scoring 5 goals in the competition.
In addition, Francesca Hsu won the ‘Hot Shot’ competition for the fastest shot amongst the 60 girls taking part, registering 77 kilometres per hour.
Heather Macdonald challenging for the ball
The tournament was superbly organized and everyone was very friendly. Malvern College would strongly recommend it to any English schools thinking of touring abroad. Verona is a beautiful city and the tournament is held in the attractive grounds of a lovely hotel.
Pictured (top) – Malvern College celebrate at the final whistle in the final against St Stephen’s of Rome, winning 1-0.
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