Leicester Ladies International Friendly Tournemant
International Friendly Tournament – 03 and 04/08/2019
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of twinning between Leicester and A S Strasbourg.
Some of the team on the way….
This special weekend began on Friday, August 2, 2019, with a traditional welcome meal for the teams, with breads, Alsace cream and pizzas offered by the club. A friendly moment shared in good spirits with Leicester, but also with the team of Grace Hollogne who came from Belgium especially for the tournament.
On the Saturday, the first matches started at 10am. The 6 teams involved played until around 5pm. At the end of the first day Musau Women’s team and the players of Grace Hollogne were neck and neck in the standings. Leicester were sitting in 4th place.
Following the football, La Musau hosted a meal for the teams. Afterwards some girls from Leicester & Grace Hollogne, accompanied by Musau players, went bowling at the Orangerie.
On Sunday the football started early at 9am in the morning with the last games being played by 1pm. Then came the closing ceremony with the presence of Mr Albert Gemmerich, President of the Regional Football League and Mrs Annick Neff, the Deputy Mayor and Leicester City Ladies founder and Vice-President Christine Howker and club CEO Steve Crayfourd. Gifts were exchanged between the teams and honorary guests.
How did the football competition finish ?
1st A.S. Musau Strasbourg 2nd RUS Grace Hollogne Belgium,
3rd RUS Rents Belgium
4th Leicester City Ladies FC,
5th F.C. Kronenbourg
6th F.C. Pfastatt.
The annual Twinning Trophy being won on this 20th occasion by AS Musau, who finished higher than Leicester.
On Sunday afternoon, AS Musau hosted a sightseeing tour of Strasbourg by boat. A beautiful City just as impressive whether you have been before or seeing it all for the first time. The players then walked around City sights and concluded the day with a meal in one of the many city restaurants.
On Monday 5th August, Leicester City Ladies returned to the UK. Another amazing visit completed and over all too soon. Everyone is looking forward to the 21st Anniversary Twinning Tournament in Leicester August 2020. Rennes and AS Musau are already signed up and the plannimg is underway. It would be good to get a Krefeld team over.
