The F-Juniors of the FVgg Gammelsdorf played an indoor tournament at the weekend. Ex-Bayern professional Arjen Robben made children's eyes shine.
No sign of staralling: Arjen Robben, former soccer ace of FC Bayern, kindly and patiently fulfilled the autograph and photo requests of the mini kickers on the "Arjen Robben Day" of TSV Grünwald. The F-Juniors of FVgg Gammelsdorf were also there, for whom the tournament last Saturday was an unforgettable experience. The children watched with awe as the Dutchman prepared his F-youth team, in which his offspring also kicked, for the games.
The FVgg kids also played football, of course - and not bad at all despite the strong field of participants: After three defeats (0: 1 against Geiselbullach, 0: 6 against Grünwald II, 2: 4 against Grünwald I), Gammelsdorf won 3: 1 against Bad Feilnbach and only played 0-0 against Reichenberg after three post shots. After the final 0-2 against Steinkirchen, the FVgg took sixth place - a placement that was secondary on the day. Robben would not have been against an invitation to a return visit with his team at the Gammelsdorfer junior tournament, said coach Gregor Schwitalla, but the Dutchman was drawn back to his homeland. He is currently building a house in the Netherlands, he said, and in the summer he plans to break down his tents in Munich and return to Holland. The photo shows the Gammelsdorfer F-Juniors with (standing, from left) Robert Zehentmaier (trainer), Elias Brandl, Arjen Robben, Benedikt Zellner, Max Irlstorfer, Luca Schwitalla, Gregor Schwitalla (trainer), Basti Halemba, (kneeling, from left) Kasimir Optitz, Niklas Demuth, Jakob Huber and Kilian Zehentmaier.
Jok / Photo: Association