Spanish girls shine

The girls’ team from Atletico Madrid celebrating after being crowned the inaugural JSSL Professional Academy 7s girls’ champions yesterday. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

The girls' team from Atletico Madrid celebrating after being crowned the inaugural JSSL Professional Academy 7s girls' champions yesterday.

They beat Barcelona 5-0 in the final at Our Tampines Hub. The Atletico girls were undefeated throughout the three-day tournament, scoring 19 goals and conceding two. Arsenal won the boys' tournament, defeating Perth Glory 2-0 in the final.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 22, 2019, with the headline Spanish girls shine. Subscribe