Coresportgib issue13 31 03 2016

CoreSportGib 31.03.2016

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FormerChelseadoctorEvaCarneirohas madea return

home, it seems. In anannouncement made bySpecialist Medical Clinicon Wednesday afternoonon their Facebook pagethey posted:

"Gibraltarian Sports

Clarification and Apologies toLynx FC

In issue 11 of CoreSportGib, in ourbrief news section we inaccuratelywrote that Lynx were beinginvestigated over an incident inwhich a mother had jumped ontothe field of play during a youthmatch to confront officials.

We would like to apologize to Lynxand their fans as the person inquestion was NOT associated orinvolved with the Lynx Football clubin any way, and had no relationshipwith the club. Lynx supporters werein no way involved in any incidentduring the match in question.

Although an incident did take placeat the said youth match in whichLynx were playing, the female inquestion has no links to the club,and we would therefore like toextend our apologies to the club forany inconvenience caused to bothclub and supporters for the error inlinking the club to the incident.

welc welco EVAEVA

Physician Doctor, EvaCarneiro (formerly ofChelsea Football Club,Olympic Medical Institute,and England's WomenFootball) will be working atthe Specialist Medical clinicon Thursday 31st March."Contacted by CoreSportGiba spokesperson for theclinic confirmed that Evawill be working from theclinic but had asked not tospeak to the media. She isexpected to start work this

Thursday.

Just hours after theannouncement Eva madeher first public appearancein Gibraltar, appropriately atthe Gibraltar versus Latviainternational friendly at theVictoria Stadium where shewas among the many VIP'sattending the match. Evasat just two seats awayfrom the Chief Secretary ofthe GFA Dennis Beiso withher family alongside.

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Earlier on Easter Sundayshe attended one of thenational squad trainingsessions where she spoketo coaches and staff whilstthe players trained.

Although a spokespersonfor the Gibraltar FootballAssociation, when askedafter the Latvia match if MrsCarniero was to become aconsultant for the GFAofficially stated that he was"not aware of any suchthing happening," andadded that merely becauseshe was a VIP should notbe interpreted as meaninganything. CoreSportGib,nevertheless,understandsthat unofficial approacheshave been made to MrsEva Carneiro to assist inthe development of themedical side of the nationalteam, an offer which close

sources indicated at thetime, prior to her wedding,she had neither rejected noraccepted.

Mrs Carneiro took sometime away from the publicfocus just pre-Christmas asshe got married in Londonto polar explorer Jason DeCarteret.

Although there has beensome expectation that shemight have applied for theChief Medical Consultantsposition within the GFAwhen the vacancy wasopened to the public latelast year, sources close tothe GFA had alreadyindicated that she was notexpected to apply partlydue to her personalcircumstances following herdeparture from Chelsea andthe fact even GFA officialsunderstood that the re-



Footballnumeration offered wouldhave been below the payscale expected to beoffered to a professionalwith her internationalexperience and calibre.

Eva has nevertheless hadclose relations withGibraltar Football and isknown to have attendedother national teamgatherings in the past,although her presence waskept away from the publiceye.

Her presence on Sunday atthe National team trainingsession was kept awayfrom the public eye eventhough it would haveincreased the expectedpublicity around the match.The 42-year-oldGibraltarian doctor wasdropped in a highlypublicised manner from

first-team duties atPremiership club Chelseaafter then manager JoseMourinho criticised herpublicly for treating EdenHazard on the opening dayof the season. She hassince been the focus of theUK and international media.Eva has received highpraise in Gibraltar as shecontinues to be supportedby locals who have admiredher achievements inreaching high levels in hercareer as a sports doctor.Social media postshighlighting the continuedsupport that exists.

It is hoped that her return toGibraltar will become morepermanent with evenGovernment officials havingin recent months indicatedthat Gibraltarians with thevast experience gained,such as that gained by Eva,


are encouraged to return toGibraltar where they canmake use of theirexperience to developareas within Gibraltar's ownsporting arena.

Since her departure fromChelsea Eva has returnedto Gibraltar where herfamily still lives. Her visitsgoing without muchpublicity. It is expected thatthe latest announcementssees a more permanentmove which might lead tolocal sports, and inparticular football, beingable to tap into her wealthof experience as itcontinues to develop itsstructures into the future.Welcome back home EVA,you are much needed.


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Gibraltar toplay Scotland


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The Scottish FutsalAssociation has this weekannounced that they will behosting two matchesagainst Gibraltar on the27th and 28th April inScotland.

There has as yet not beenany confirmation from theGibraltar FootballAssociation as to theannouncement, although itis expected to be confirmedwithin the coming days.

The announcement wasfeatured in Scottish Futsaltwitter on the 28th March,

just day after it is believedto have been agreed withGibraltar Futsal for thematch to take place.

Gibraltar is also expected to

play in another internationalagainst Andorra, althoughno further details are as yetknown. Futsal officials haveconfirmed thatarrangements are beingmade for both internationalswith a prospect of providingthe futsal national squadand Under 21s moreinternational experience.

The match against Andorra,if it were to be confirmed,would allow Gibraltar Futsalto also see how Andorrahas created its futsalacademy which developplayers from grassrootslevel, something which isseen as a possibility for thefuture in Gibraltar as plansare underway to create thestructures to involveyounger players in thegame.


GFA make dealwith Welsh FA


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The GibraltarFA wasdelighted toannounce afive yearpartnershipwith the

Welsh Football Trust whichwill allow GibraltarianCoaches to train and beassessed in Gibraltar, up toUEFA B level. A spokesmansaid, "The details of theagreement are as follows:

"The agreement spans atotal of five years andfollow's Gibraltar'sadmission as a signatory tothe UEFA CoachingConvention at the B level in2015. As a result of joiningthe Convention, theFootball Association ofWales (FAW), through theWelsh Football Trust andunder the auspices ofUEFA, has offered to assistthe GFA with its coacheducation requirements,

and in particular in thecontext of the GFA's effortsto set up its ownindependent coacheducation structure.

"The agreement will allowthe WFT to train tutors inGibraltar in order to createa pool of coaches who candeliver future FAW Level 1,FAW Level 2 and UEFA Bcourses in Gibraltar,meaning that in the nearfuture Gibraltarian

candidates will no longerhave to travel abroad toundertake courses at theselevels - they will be able tocarry them out in Gibraltar.

"The agreement will alsoallow Gibraltariancandidates to carry outUEFA A and UEFA Pro levelcoaching licenses in Wales,under the auspices of theWFT.

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will allow the WFT to deliver,on behalf of the GFA,specialist goalkeepercoaching courses in Gibraltarfor the first time.

"This is an extremelyimportant step in thedevelopment of coacheducation in Gibraltar and isthe first step in ensuring thefuture of Gibraltarian trainedand Gibraltarian qualifiedcoaches under the tutoring ofthe Gibraltar FA and theFootball Association ofWales."


Gibraltarwomen in twoconsecutivevictories


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The Gibraltar Women'sselection were involved intwo friendly matches duringthe easter weekend as partof their on goingdevelopment plans.

The selection came backwith two consecutivevictories under their belts,the first official wins for thewomen.Gibraltar women’s football

selection on Good Fridaycame out convincingwinners against SanBernardo in Castellar, in afriendly 11 a-side match.The Gibraltar team, whoonly get 9 a-side leagueexperience in Gibraltar, andwho haven’t played aleague match for over amonth, won 17-0.

Speaking to goalkeeper

Kyrelle Revagliette after thematch she commented “Weplayed our possessiongame quite well. We usedthe game to practise thegame we have been playing(in training).”

The very next day theyoung ladies travelled toSpain again to play CDGuardiaro where they weremet by a tougher opposition

than the previous day. Gibraltar, who had alreadyplayed Guardiaro, severalmonths ago and lost 5-1,expected from the start toface a tough battle againstthe Spanish side.

The young ladies,nevertheless, took the leadfrom the start. Having gonetwo nil ahead in the first halfthrough goals from Shania

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FootballRobba and Lorena Garcia,they conceded after thebreak when KyrelleRevagliatte was beaten witha lob over her. The youngkeeper had made severalgood saves in the first partof the match to keepGibraltar in the game andcame from having kept aclean sheet the previousdays, Gibraltar's first.Guardiaro then scored asecond when Revagliattewas able to parry the ballbut the rebound wasreached first by the homeside to score their second.Gibraltar’s third and winninggoal came from a counterattack in which SherilynOrfila scored putting thematch at 3-2 for Gibraltar.

Speaking after the matchStacey Rowbottom said "itwasn't such an easy matchas we won 3-2 so themargin says it all, but we

are starting to pass the ballbetween us very well and afew of the newer youngerplayers are makingimprovements in leaps andbounds, the older moreexperienced ones are thereto guide them as best wecan."

Kyrelle Revagliette, whoonce again played in goalcommented “we all playedreally well and distributedthe ball amazingly , wereimproving and its showingand were all really happyand proud of the resultagainst a team who arestronger than us.”

Gibraltar women’s successin Spain has highlighted theteams development inrecent months the latestfriendly matches providingthe younger players withadded experience.


Rock IXdefeatedby SanRoque


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A Rock XI selection, chosenfrom the 31 man squadannounced for the nationalteam, have been defeatedby CD San Roque 3-1, inSan Roque this Saturday.The Gibraltar selection tookthe lead, only to see SanRoque come back and takethe game in the San Roqueanniversary friendly match.

The score for Gibraltar wasopened by AnthonyHernandez in the 19thminute. It took only a few

minutes before San Roqueequalised and took thelead. A shot/cross from DeJorge Junco surprised theRock IX keeper for theequaliser. This was followeda few minutes later by agoal from Augustin for the2-1.

San Roque scored theirthird and final goal beforehalf time through a headeron the 39th minute byChieto.

The match was describedby San Roque officials tohave been played under agood friendly atmosphere.Gibraltar's first choice team,who weren't involved intonight's match, will nowplay against Latvia in a fullinternational on Tuesdaywhere it is hope Gibraltar'snational team will farebetter having already drawnagainst higher rankedLiechtenstein earlier in theweek.


Still work to bedone as Gibloses heavily


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Earlier in the afternoon TheGibraltar FA had announceda partnership with theWelsh FA bringing Gibraltarup to speed with coachingcertificates and courses.

Among the one thingsmentioned was agoalkeeping coachingcourse which wasdescribed as "muchneeded." Yet this was theone area on the field thathad no real need for

change.

Goalkeeper Jordan Perezonce again became thehero with some magnificentsaves in the second halfthat kept the score at 5-0,the score could have beenhigher. Yet it was notbecause Gibraltar was notat the same level as Latvia,it was because somewherebetween the end of the firsthalf and the start of thesecond half Gibraltar had

lost its focused, re-enteredthe match and seenthemselves go one - nildown within seconds of thesecond half kicking off, andsuddenly lost itsconfidence.

Although Latvia dominatedmost of the possession, inthe first half Gibraltar hadplayed a balanced, welldisciplined game for most ofthe first half. Gibraltar'sforwards proved once again

that they were there tocause problems. BothCabreras and Casciaro,along with Liam Walker inthe midfield pushed Latviainto a defensive posture asthey threatened in attack.With Latvia having a coupleof good chances, butnothing to what was to beseen in the second half.

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themselves, the midfieldseemed static in itsapproach and the frontrunners just were notgetting the balls anymore.There was a disjointedapproach to the game inwhich Latvia were pullingGibraltar apart in the flanksand trampling over them asthey criss-crossed,changing widths to strike.

Gibraltar's problemsseemed to have started in

the first half when from thetouchline players could beheard arguing amongsteach other. The Defenceargued with the front line,the midfield with thedefence. Teams shoutamong each other in normalday to day football, it isquite common place, butthe tones and theresponses were to theuninitiated of a team notcommunicating amongeach other with the clarity

that they had in the firstmatch.

Latvia was proving to be astern opponent from thefirst half. In the second half,with a solid defence Latviawas an impenetrableopponent, lethal in attack asthey put away five at theback of the net and saw justas many saved by goalkeeper Jordan Perez.The disunity in the Gibraltarranks, was also apparent in

the stands where onceagain the Gibraltar fans,except for a group on theeast stand, could hardly beheard. As the match nearedits last ten minutes somefans started to depart early.The vociferous support ofthe past for Gibraltarfootball seemed to be athing of the past. Just ahandful of supporters couldbe heard. At times thathandful were solely Latviansupporters whose 30 odd



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strong supporters groupout-did the west stands.Few voices, cheers, orchants could be heardcoming from the weststand. A shameful sight inwhich those watching wereliterally spectators ratherthan supporters. A factorwhich forgets theimportance of homematches, where the extraplayer is always the supportfor the home team.

Gibraltar had come home,but it seems it had beenaway for far too long.The defeat against Latviawas not all negatives.

Gibraltar proved in the firsthalf that it has a solidfoundation from which tobuild on. Gibraltar's attacksdown the wing proved to beeffective and causedenough danger to pushLatvia back and takeGibraltar seriously.

Cabreras and Casciaroonce again showed thatthey had what it takes tocombat in the front linehead to head internationaldefenders. Liam Walkeronce again showed hecontinues to have themindset to play against anyside in midfield and still takecontrol when he has to.

Gibraltar's defence alsoproved solid for the first 45minutes. Where defenders

might have found the pacetoo fast at times, JordanPerez was there to respondwith his own heroics.

From the subs bench,Montovio, Guiling andOlivero once again showedthat there is more than justone club that can supplytalent into the squad. Payashas already shown strongcharacter alongsideChipolina, whilst Bosio,Sergeant, Barnett and



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Bardon had shown whythey had been included inthe team line-ups during thetwo latest friendly matches.Gibraltar had beenunfortunate in not seeing anappearance at home of thelikes of Goldwyn who hadsustained an injury earlieron in the week duringtraining, Torilla and Powerbut who had been involvedin the 31 man squadstructure increasing thepressure on established

internationals to maintain ahigher level to keep theirpositions.

Gibraltar is not used to theprolonged internationalweekends experienced thisEaster. A time when playerstake a back step to enjoy abreak with families saw a31 man squad put throughtheir paces instead andplaced under the spot light.Thrown straight into theEuro qualifiers after joining

UEFA, Gibraltar isnow building for thefuture with threetwo years to buildupon thefoundations whichstarted the journey,even though part ofthe journey hasincluded fanshaving to learn howto live with defeats.



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San Roque receivesno fine yet


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Reports emerged earlierthis week through Spanishmedia Europa Sur that theSan Roque football clubcould be facing between7,000 to 20,000 euros finefrom the Spanish footballfederation for playingagainst a Rock XI side.

Although initial officialfootball sources in Gibraltarhad indicated that the finehad already been imposedCoreSportGib understandsthat there has been no fineimposed on the club and noindication, other than mediareports of this being thecase as of yet.

The San Roque versusRock XI match was acommemorative match aspart of their 50thAnniversary Celebrationsand was played as a selectRock XI, featuring playerswho would not be playing inthe two friendlyinternationals held this pastweek. The match was usedas part of the overalltraining towards testing outnew players and providingnew opportunities whilstallowing the players to beintegrated into a nationalteam squad structure duringa ten day period.

view of west stand where the chanting could just not beheard from


Scorpions B makeit to semi finals inFutsal Rock Cup


Futsal

Saturday saw the quarterfinals of the Futsal RockCup played out at theTercentenary Sports Hallwith few surprises as thefour teams expected to getthrough to the semi-finalswon their matches.

Scorpions B are the onlysurviving side from thelower divisions beating thirddivision Hercules 5-1.

Scorpions had a difficult

task at first but soon foundthe net to take the lead andentered the second halfwith a 3-0 lead. Herculesseemed unable to put theball in the back of the net,with Scorpions tightdefence keeping them out. League leaders Lynx hadan easier task againstsecond division MaccabiAlef putting 6 past them toreach the semi-finals.

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first division side Pheonixand College 1974 saw fifthplaced Pheonix 5-0 upbefore the second half.Pheonix went on to scoretwo further goals as College1975 pulled four back in thesecond half.

The best of the quarterfinals was played outbetween second division

high flyers Gunwharf andGlacis United. Gunwharf,who had recently added totheir ranks former nationalteam player Daniel Duarteprovided stern opposite toGlacis, although the latter'space and stamina played akey role in ensuring theywon comfortably in the end.

Rock Cup Quarter Finals

Hercules FC 1 vs 5 Gib Scorpions FC BGunwharf FC 2 vs 7 Glacis Utd FCGib Phoenix FC Eclipse 7 vs 4 College1975 FCMaccabi Alef 2 vs 6 Lynx FC



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Hercules justcouldn't findthe net


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Second division ScorpionsB remain the only sideoutside the first divisionplaying in the Rock Cupafter beating third divisionHercules in the quarterfinals.

Scorpions B took the leadearly on in the match asHercules slowed down thepace with a focus onpassing to open spaces andkeeping possession.This was soon followed by

the second and third goal,the scoreline by half timegave the impressionHercules were an easyopponent, which was farfrom the reality.

Although many a timeplaying on the back footHercules were unlucky notto score in the first half asthey saw the ball strike thepost and cross bar onseveral occasions.

Hercule's luck in front ofgoal continue through intothe second half as they sawScorpions defence keepthem out with block afterblock, and then saw severalkey saves made by theScorpions keeper. Onceagain the post came intoplay to keep Hercules out.As Hercules thought theball was not going to go intheir consolation goal cameto put the score at 3-1. Thisprompted Scorpions B to

increase their pressure andsoon put the game well outof reach at 5-1. Herculesplayers head could be seensinking as the two finalgoals went in, just whenthey had thought they hadbroken through.

Scorpions B will not bemeeting one of three firstdivision sides hoping tomake it to the Rock Cupfinal.



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Futsal X-Plode(s)


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Easter Sunday saw theTercentenary Sports Hallfull of action in the newlycreated GFA Futsal X-plodeTrophy Tournament.

Two categories were playedout, Seniors and Under 21,with teams from both theleagues and those justwanting to take part, but notregistered players wantingto take part, competing onthe same pitch.

The tournament saw someexciting matches, withsome surprises as teamssuch as Last Place reachedthe semi-finals, and Titans(Third Division league side)reach the finals of theseniors.

The Under 21 finals wasplayed out betweenMaccabi Benchwarmersand Rock 54, the under 21development selection thatcurrently plays in the lower

divisions. Maccabi were eventualwinners in an excitingmatch in which the non-stopclock played a key role asRock 54 were only able todraw after the final buzzer,even though they had themost chances in front ofgoal. A penalty shoot-outdecided the winners, withMaccabi goalkeeperbecoming the hero as hesaved a penalty kick.The senior tournament saw

an unexpected finalist inTitans who knocked outScorpions, currently in thetop four in the first division.Scorpions, who hadknocked out St Joseph'shad started well and wereexpected to win with ease.However, Titans frustratedthe make-shift Scorpionsside who did not have all ofits main players present.Titans came out eventual 3-2 winners in the semi-finalsand went on to meet



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Pheonix.

The Third Division sideplayed the final immediatelyafter their own semi-final,with Pheonix having theadvantage of having had alonger break betweenmatches.

The faster paced Pheonix,with futsal league top scorerLedesma among their rankstook the final with easewinning 8-1 against avaliant Titans.

Following the tournamentGFA Futsal ChairmanMicheal Bonavia was quickto praise everyone who hadattended the tournamentand thanked refereesAntonio, Manolo, Danieland Abdul for giving up theirfree time to referee allmatchesand sponsors'Close to Home' for

sponsoring the event.Mr Bonavia also had aspecial thanks for organiserKarl Zarb whom he said"without him thistournament would neverhave happened. We have topraise what he has doneand the work he has put into make it happen."


Titansmade it to final


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If you had written the scriptbefore the X-PlodeTournament started youwould be forgiven forexcluding third divisionTitans from the final.

However, in a dramatic turn,Titans came out on top inthe semi-finals against aScorpions side that had justbeaten St Joseph's to reachthe semis.

Scorpions, without some of

their keys players,underperformed at the mostcrucial time, with adisjointed team firing wellbelow their expectations asTitans took advantage towin 3-2.

Titans went on to meetPheonix in the final, justminutes after completingtheir semi-final roundagainst Scorpions, forcingthe third division team tohave to find that extra



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battery charge to take on anotherfirst division high flyer.

Pheonix opened the score only tosee Titans make a comeback andscore the equaliser. The Titansreaction, and their pressure upfront forced Pheonix to up theirpace. With the first division topscorer Ledesma among their rankPheonix started to play a muchfaster paced futsal than Titans arenormally accustomed to.

Ledesma's presence causedproblems for the third division sidewho had to cover at the back allthe time with two players.Four - one up in the first half thesecond half was one way traffic asPheonix continuously used theirquick counter style, andLedesma's presence to goodeffect.

The third division team, althoughperforming valiantly were beaten7-1.



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MaccabiBenchwarmerskept Rock 54 out


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The Under 21 X-PlodeFutsal tournament sawprobably two of the bestdeveloping under 21players on the pitch asMaccabi Benchwarmersand Rock 54 reached thefinals.

The latter, known to be theunder 21 Gibraltardevelopment squad, foundthemselves behind in thefirst half as Maccabi struckin style, with a clean strikeat goal catching the youngRock 54 side out.

Maccabi covered well at theback to keep Rock 54 awayfrom goal. The latter playedin a more aggressive stylewith determination but werethwarted time and again byMaccabi's simple basic playwhich saw them defendingas a unit and using theirquick pace to take the ballinto the opponents halfwhenever they had thechance.

The Maccabi goalkeeperwas among one of the keyplayers keeping them in the



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game as he came out withfour consecutive saves to thefrustrations of Rock 54.

As the second halfprogressed Rock 54 mountedthe pressure further forcingmore saves from the youngkeeper who excelled in thefinal, and was to become theeventual hero in the penaltyshoot out.

Rock 54 eventually struckhome the equaliser, but wereunable to score again, asMaccabi showed they werenot in the finals because of afluke. The match ended in a 1-1draw forcing both teams toplay out a penalty shoot out.Maccabi were to come outeventual winners after theirkeeper made a crucial save togift Maccabi with the firstUnder 21 X-Plode trophy.



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Minister for EducationPromotes GibraltarBackgammon Championship inCopenhagen


Backgammon

The Minister for Education,Gilbert Licudi QC, took partin the Nordic BackgammonOpen held over the Easterweekend in Copenhagen,Denmark. The Nordic Openis one of the mostprestigious backgammoncompetitions in Europe with

many of the world’s bestplayers competing.Whilst in Copenhagen,Minister Licudi took theopportunity of promoting theSecond GibraltarBackgammonChampionship which is dueto be held at the Caleta

Hotel in February 2017.

Minister Licudi said: “It isclear from the comments bymany players that the FirstGibraltar BackgammonChampionship held lastFebruary has had a realimpact in the internationalbackgammon community.Almost everyone wastalking about it. Those thathad come to Gibraltarcommented on what a goodcompetition it had been.Others said that they hadheard excellent reviews onthe Gibraltar Championshipand that they wouldcertainly be coming toGibraltar for next year’schampionship.

“The level of interest is suchthat next year’s competitionwill certainly build on thesuccess of thechampionship held last

February. “The combinationof the Caleta Hotel, with thealready very successfulChess Festival, and SteenGrønbech, the tournamentdirector for both theGibraltar Championship andthe Nordic Open, is a recipefor success and is sure toattract to Gibraltarnumerous top playersplacing Gibraltar firmly inthe map as one of the bestbackgammoncompetitions.”


Ward leavesthe best forlast


Pool

The IPA Professional WorldSeries was played out instyle at the O'Callaghanhotel this past Easterweekend with some ofpool's top professionalsgracing our shores.

The event organised byPaul Heard saw two mainfinals played out on Sundaywith the Gibraltar Open2016 and the main eventthe IPA World Series Finalimmediately after. Both

finals saw Simon Ward,eventual winner of the IPAWorld Series final as afinalist.

In the first final Simon Wardmet with Craig Marsh. In atense match Ward andMarsh took it to the verywire at 8-8 with the finalframe deciding the winner.Craig Marsh won in style totake the 2016 GibraltarOpen.



PoolTheIPA World Series Final sawyoung Clint I'Anson play againstSimon Ward.

With just an hour gone from hisdefeat against Marsh started takingthe first frame before I'anson tookthe next.Ward eventually won the first set 3-1.

The next set was taken by l'Ansonleaving the final set as the decider.Ward once again having to play atthe very wire for the second time inthe same afternoon.

Ward broke for the third and finalset and then in the final decidingframe where he took the matchclearing up the table and winningby 2-1 sets.Ward had left the best until last in atense afternoon which saw himlose the 2016 Gibraltar Open butclaim the 2016 IPA ProfessionalWorld Series Gibraltar title.



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Teddyappointed teamcaptain


Rugby

GRFU have announce thatEdward (Teddy) Sacarellohas been appointed asNational Team Captain forthe forthcoming tour toMalaysia and Singapore.

The locally born 28 year old1.85m 90kg centre has astrong and distinguishedrugby pedigree. He hasrepresented his school(Worth), County (Sussex)and University (Edinburgh)

at the highest levels.

Teddy won his first cap inthe 36-10 home win againstCyprus in 2013, where heannounced his arrival onthe International stage witha resounding 21 pointcontribution (2 tries, 4conversions and 1 penalty).He unfortunately suffered aserious knee injury in aleague match shortly after,and, combined with work

commitments, has onlybeen able to add one othercap to his tally, the homeloss to Malta in March2015. Teddy has been a keyplayer in the strong revivalof Nature Group Stormersin this years' Super IV's.

A spokesperson for theGRFU said "Captaincy is aserious role in Rugby, andTeddy becomes our thirdInternational Captain.

Previous holders ChrisLugnani (returning to jointhe Asia Tour after a 3 yearinjury absence) and FredCruz (study commitmentsprevent him from joining theAsia tour) have been worthyholders, and we are certainTeddy will be a successfulleader, with his quiet butintense personality held inhigh esteem by his players."


Carreras putsGib Athletics onthe map


Athletics

In an article in theEuropean Athletics websiteFrank Carreras is said tohave given himself amission when he becamePresident of the GibraltarAmateur AthleticsAssociation seven yearsago to put them on thesporting map - and that iswhat he has done.In a full feature article in theofficial European Athleticswebsite Carreras speaks ofGibraltar's prospects andfuture.He also says after

explaining that one of hishighlights was the recentstaging of the ExecutiveBoard of the EuropeanAthletics in Gibraltar that“Next time we want to bringin (IAAF President)Sebastian Coe, anothervery good friend of mine, forhim to visit and see how weare developing.”To read article go tohttp://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=how-gibraltar-catching-the-eye/index.html

http://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=how-gibraltar-catching-the-eye/index.html





Grammariansto hold Fun dayon Saturday


Hockey

Grammarians Hockey clubwill be holding a fun day onSaturday as part of their65th anniversarycelebrations this year.

The fun day will be held atthe small training hockeypitches at the BaysideSports Complex. This willbe followed by a veteranstournament which will seeteams from Spain playing.

Grammarians will beholding their Gala Dinner onthe 9th April.


Hawksfundraisingstill underway


Hockey

Hawks Ladies Hockey Cub(HLHC)who were awardedthe hosting of the 2016EuroHockey ClubChallenge III from 13th –16th my, 2016 continue toraise funds for the event.

Although held under theauspices of the EuropeanHockey Federation and theGibraltar HockeyFederation, the actualplanning, running andfunding is borne by HLHC,with some financial supportfrom the Government.

The club have opened upan online fundraisinginformation support pageand have sought supportfrom businesses and themedia.Several fundraising eventsare also taking placeincluding this weekend’sBingo night.

For more information onhow to support the club gotohttps://hawkslhc.wordpress.com/support-us/

https://hawkslhc.wordpress.com/support-us/

https://hawkslhc.wordpress.com/support-us/


Postcard fromLas Canarias


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