by Maria Comellas The 'XII Torneig Eduard Manchón' beach soccer tournament organized every year by the Penya Barcelonista de Coma-ruga chaired by Josep Maldonado took place yesterday in this town in Tarragona with the presence of more 'cracks' than ever on the sand. For the first time, the legendary Eduard Manchón, the main protagonist of the day, did not wear shorts. At 79 years old, he is in a delicate state of health and preferred to closely follow the three games from the stands.
The tournament, a triangular one, was played by a team from Televisió de Catalunya (with Artur Peguera and the return of last year with the presence of several former Nàstic and Reus players.
La Penya defeated Televisió de Catalunya 4-0 and the 'cracks' team (2-0), who in turn beat TVC 3-0 (Víctor Muñoz opened the scoring and Manchón's grandson closed it , who scored just like last year). In the all-star team were Roberto Bonano, Juan José Estella, Víctor Muñoz, Dani Solsona, Fernando Molinos, 'Lobo' Carrasco, Guillermo Amor, Josep Maldonado, Sergi Mas, Nani Roma and Jordi Gonzalvo (coach). And in the stands, José Mari Bakero, Julio Alberto, Eduard Manchón himself, Josep Seguer, Martí Vergès, Ferran Olivella, Salvador Sadurní, Celdrán, Josep Moratalla, Marc Coma and Sergi Bruguera, among others.
Source: www.sport.es
