No golden shoe but a lot of fun!

YDF team reaches finals at Diplomatic Football Tournament

Pretoria, 5 June 2010. The German Embassy and the German School Pretoria jointly organised the 7th Diplomatic Football Tournament which took place on 5 June 2010. 32 teams participated, among them YDF’s partner Sport & Recreation South Africa (SRSA). Each team was allocated a country participating in the upcoming World Cup; YDF represented England and Serbia. Last year the YDF team took home the trophy in the form of a ’Golden Shoe’; this year team member Allan Boesak expressed his confidence in their ability and “the will to give our best to bring the trophy home again”. YDF/Serbia made it to the finals where they succumbed to the powerful Mamelodi All-Stars team. During the awards ceremony, Martin Schaefer from the German Embassy credited YDF as the only mixed-gender team of the tournament. A thoroughly fatigued but happy Allan Boesak called the event a day by stating that “this was a nice opportunity for us to come together and celebrate before the World Cup finally kicks off.”

YDF supporters cheer for their team during the tournament.

YDF supporters cheer for their team during the tournament.

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