PAOK U15s to face Juventus and Ajax
PAOK U15s are not thinking yet about the Super League final, as they are packing their bags for a trip to Italy. They will participate in one of their age group’s most important tournaments in Europe.
The first international tournament We Love Football will be held in Bologna from 24 to 28 March and aims to become an unofficial Champions League for the U15s. Its importance is highlighted by the clubs participating in it, some of the finest football academies of Europe. Liverpool FC, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Juventus FC, FC Inter Milano, AFC Ajax, Club Atlético de Madrid, RSC Anderlecht, ACF Fiorentina, Atalanta BC, Bologna FC 1909, Torino FC, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, NK Lokomotiva, Serie B selection and, of course, PAOK will compete in four groups of four teams each, in 30-minute encounters. Semi-finals will be held on 27 March and the final is scheduled to take place on 28 March in Bologna’s “Renato Dall’Ara” stadium (kick off: 11am).
The four groups:
Group A: PΑΟΚ, Juventus FC, AFC Ajax, Atalanta BC
Group B: AC Milan, Liverpool FC, Torino FC, RSC Anderlecht
Group C: FC Inter Milano, Club Atlético de Madrid, Bologna FC 1909, NK Lokomotiva
Group D: Borussia Dortmund, ACF Fiorentina, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Serie B selection
PAOK fixtures
24.03 AFC Ajax – PΑΟΚ (14.30)
25.03 Atalanta BC – PΑΟΚ (14.30)
26.03 PΑΟΚ – Juventus FC (14.30)
PAOK U15 squad:
Christos Talichmanidis, Thanasis Batalamas, Christos Voutsas, Stathis Tachatos, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Angelos Moutzouris, Dimitris Theodoridis, Thodoros Pournaras, Giorgos Vrakas, Kostas Boumpas, Dimitris Kalfountzos, Christos Macheridis, Dimitris Xyfilinos, Anestis Provatidis, Spyros Atmatzidis, Zacharias Georgiadis, Tasos Batalamas, Stefanos Varsamidis, Thodoros Goutziouridis, Vasilis Grosdis.
The players are accompanied by coaches Alexandros Alexiadis and Giannis Ampatzidis, team manager Kostas Iosifidis, goalkeeping coach Vasilis Petropoulos, physiotherapist Giorgos Gagalis and kitman Vangelis Bampatsis.
