Marlene Christmas Festival 2018

by Ayrton Galea - 26th December 2018

Birkirkara FC Youth Academy would like to thank everyone involved for another successful edition of the Marlene Christmas Festival. The festival was the 28th edition, one of the oldest on this island, and this year's edition once again saw the participation of the boys Under-8's, Under-9's, Under-10's, Under-11's, Under-12's and Under-13's.

The festival kicked off on Saturday morning with the first match from the Under-9's and Under-13's sections respectively. Birkirkara, Paola Hibs, Pieta' Hotspurs and Zabbar St. Patrick's participated in the Under-9's while Birkirkara, Floriana, Hamrun Spartans, Paola Hibs and Pieta' Hotspurs participated in the Under-13's.

The Under-10's were involved in action later during the day with the participating teams being Birkirkara, Paola Hibs, Pieta' Hotspurs and Zabbar St. Patrick's.

The second day of the tournament featured Birkirkara, Floriana, Mosta and Pieta' Hotspurs in Under-11's and Birkirkara, Floriana, Hamrun Spartans, Pieta' Hotspurs and Paola Hibs in the Under-12's for the first time during this Christmas Festival.

The third day and final day of the successful 28th edition of this festival came to an end on Monday morning that saw the participation of the best four Under-13 teams out of the six that started the festival on Saturday.

Club's President Mr. Frank Zarb was present on Monday and with an admirable gesture, Mr. Zarb went down in the pitch and had a small-talk with the players, that one day aspire to be the Senior Team players. He also spoke with the administration and coaches of the Youth Academy that made this edition a successful one.

Following every day of the festival, for the third year running, each player and coach was given a Marlene Gift that ties in with the Academy's programme of healthy eating and an active lifestyle.

The Birkirkara FC Youth Academy would like to thank Marlene for sponsoring the festival for the fourth year, while aiming for more successful years of co-operation together.

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