Having arrived late the night before the boys prepared for the first days games with a game of beach volleyball and a dip in the sea. We had a bight to eat and then headed for the fantastic Top Ten Pitches in Torder to prepare for our first game.
Valdorcia (Italy) 0 East Kilbride Youth Club 4
Goal Scorers - Darren SMITH, Sam HILL, Craig HAMILTON & Ryan KELLY
The boys started very strongly and fantastic performances from Ryan Kelly & Simon Purves put us into a strong position in the group with a good early win.
HVV Hollandia (Holland) 2 East Kilbride Youth Club 2
Goal Scorers - Darren SMITH, Gary McCULLOCH
This opposition were a differant class to the first, with players from pro youth sides Ajax and Herenveen, making up th select side from the East of Holland. We took an early lead when Darren Smith scored direct from a free kick, and when Gary McCulloch scored a tremendous second half volley we thought we had pulled off a stunning win, however 2 goals in the last 4 minutes from the Dutch saw them snatch a well desreved draw.
We returned to the hotel satisfied with our results, knowing that 2 wins the next day would see us qualify for the semi finals.
