First time FC “Liverpool” players participated in the biggest tournament in the Baltic states “Ateitis CUP 2016” . They have defeated Riga’s “Metta” by penalties in the final and became the winners of 13-year-olds.
Current English Premier League leader’s youths begun their game successfully, they were leading by 3: 1, but in the last three minutes they missed two goals and then teams stood up for the 11-meter penalties. Liverpool scored all five times. They celebrated their victory with a song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.
“We are very happy that we managed to win in such a difficult battle. The finale was spectacular, no doubt that the public enjoyed it “,- the coach Marc Bridge-Wilkinson, noted that this teen generation will certainly be known even in adult football.
In the minor finals Tallinn’s “Legion” 3: 0 have defeated pupils from Panevezys R.Sarguno sports gymnasium .This team had the best performance in between Lithuania’s teams and got to the top 4 teams due to the amazing victory against “Nõmme United” team form Estonia.
Bergamo “Atalanta” players have surprisingly lost their’s first match and finally took the 7th place. “The Italian team’s place is the perfect representation of this tournament level. Maybe I don’t remember, but it seems to me that it was the strongest tournament over “Ateitis Cup” history. On the one hand it required a lot of work, on the other hand – we are very happy, “- at the end said the tournament main organizer, Dainius Gudaitis.











