The most popular tournament of the season, the major of Mons, was played the weekend 1-2 of March. Athens kickers were there with 5 players: Aggelos Tsakiris, Jaime Silva, Giorgos Aggelinas, Marcos Kapsabelis and Sarantis Papidakis.
Saturday 1 the team event was played. Our team was drawing in the group 12 alongside Issy-les-Moulineaux, SC Temploux and SC Flanders. After a dramatic series of games we lost our first game against Issy 1-2. But the comeback was superb. 2 wins (2-1 against Temploux and 4-0 against Flanders) bring us in the first place of the final standing as we have 3 teams with equal points.
In the phase of 24 to 16 our team had to face the club of Malta Hamrun. Unfortunately we lost 1-2 with the goal difference on our side.
The same day we had the veterans’ tournament. Both our players Marcos Kapsabelis and Giorgos Aggelinas had familiar results. They both managed to qualify from the group, just to loose in the second round (32 to 16). Severino Gara – who later won the tournament) beat Marcos 2-0 and Ron Corsten beat Giorgos 2-1.
Sunday 2 we had the individual open category. All five of our players participated in the tournament but just 4 of them made it to the knock out rounds. Marcos Kapsabelis lost both his group games against Justin Leroy and Chris Thomas.
Sarantis Papidakis with two wins and one defeat qualified as second of the group (leaving Sergio Loureiro out). Giorgos Aggelinas (1 win and two draws) was also second of the group. The same happened with Tsakiris as he lost against Darren Clark. On the other hand Jaime Silva was the winner of the group as he beat David Fraikin and drawn against Vincenzo Varriale.
In the first knock out only Aggelos manage to qualify, Jaime lost against Robert Lenz 0-3, Giorgos against Alain Hanotiaux 0-4 and Sarantis against Stefano Capossela 0-2.
Finally Tsakiris lost in his next game against Mark Gaucci 0-1.
Saturday 1 the team event was played. Our team was drawing in the group 12 alongside Issy-les-Moulineaux, SC Temploux and SC Flanders. After a dramatic series of games we lost our first game against Issy 1-2. But the comeback was superb. 2 wins (2-1 against Temploux and 4-0 against Flanders) bring us in the first place of the final standing as we have 3 teams with equal points.
In the phase of 24 to 16 our team had to face the club of Malta Hamrun. Unfortunately we lost 1-2 with the goal difference on our side.
The same day we had the veterans’ tournament. Both our players Marcos Kapsabelis and Giorgos Aggelinas had familiar results. They both managed to qualify from the group, just to loose in the second round (32 to 16). Severino Gara – who later won the tournament) beat Marcos 2-0 and Ron Corsten beat Giorgos 2-1.
Sunday 2 we had the individual open category. All five of our players participated in the tournament but just 4 of them made it to the knock out rounds. Marcos Kapsabelis lost both his group games against Justin Leroy and Chris Thomas.
Sarantis Papidakis with two wins and one defeat qualified as second of the group (leaving Sergio Loureiro out). Giorgos Aggelinas (1 win and two draws) was also second of the group. The same happened with Tsakiris as he lost against Darren Clark. On the other hand Jaime Silva was the winner of the group as he beat David Fraikin and drawn against Vincenzo Varriale.
In the first knock out only Aggelos manage to qualify, Jaime lost against Robert Lenz 0-3, Giorgos against Alain Hanotiaux 0-4 and Sarantis against Stefano Capossela 0-2.
Finally Tsakiris lost in his next game against Mark Gaucci 0-1.
