The football team from Yuanling Primary School has recently won the top prize at Futian District’s football league. Following the championing team, Jinglian Primary School and Caitian School got the second and third prizes in the football league that was sponsored by the sports and culture authority as well as the education bureau of Futian government. The football league started from September 26 and lasted for over a month, with 14 Futian schools’ participation. In the 37 games, the young players from the 14 schools racked up a total of 232 goals. It was reported that all participating schools saw great improvement on their football teams this year compared with games in the previous years, said the chief judge of the football league. “All school teams appeared to have enhanced their skills greatly this year, especially the teams from Jinglian Primary School and Caitian School,” said the chief judge. In particular, the football team from Jinglian Primary school saw significant improvement as they made it to the finals and obtained the second prize. Some parents from the football team said that two pairs of twin players this year made significant contributions to the school team. It is the 14th time that the Futian District has organized the football league among schools in the district. The football leagues over the past 14 years had sent many promising and talented young players on to higher-level football teams. (Zhang Qian) (Zhang Qian) |