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September 13, 2011
Investment and Financial Company METROPOL supported the charity Children's and Youth Football Tournament
Investment and Financial Company METROPOL has supported the
charity tournament - Russian Cup qualifying competitions among the
teams of children's homes. The tournament, which took place on 7th
and 8th of September 2011, was attended by children between the
ages of 12 and 14 from 12 boarding schools. The event was organized
by VIASAT SPORT TV channel in conjunction with the Charity Fund
"Share Warmth", a professional football club CSKA Moscow with the
support of the Russian Premier League.
The games in groups took place on the first day, as well as the
quarter finals, which determined the finalists. They were the team
"Kalach" of the Kalachevskaya boarding school (Voronezh region),
"Yesenin" of the Rybnovskaya boarding school (Ryazan region),
"Sozvezdie" of boarding school of Music and Art Education and a
team from Yaroslavl "Kireevsk" of the Kireevskaya boarding school
(Tula region). The young football players of teams "Kireevsk" and
"Kalach" have been qualified for the finals of the tournament of
"Cup of Peace and Reconciliation MTG". It was the "Kalach" team
that won the decisive final match with the score 2-0. This team
will go now to Norway to participate in the finals of "MTG United
for Peace Cup" on soccer among children from European countries,
which is devoted to the announcement the Nobel Prize winners.
Employees Investment and Financial Company METROPOL provided the
financial support to the team of Soviet boarding school in Tula
region, and also provided the participant of the tournament with
meals and transportation.
The participants of the tournament were also supported by the
players of CSKA Moscow - Seydou Doumbia, Evgeny Aldonin, Zoran
Tosic, Alan Dzagoev, Elver Rahimic, Sekou Olis, Aleksey Berezutsky
and the head coach of the football club Leonid Slutsky. Football
players took part in the awarding ceremony, presented promotional
gifts from PFC CSKA and organizers and, of course, cups and medals
to the winners and medallists of the tournament. Children talked
with Nastya Osipova from "Blestyashchie", Anna Chapman, Vladimir
Tyagichev, Aristarkh Venes, as well as Dan Rapport, who led the
delegation of Investment and Financial Company METROPOL.
The combined efforts of sponsors and organizers helped to create a
wonderful festive atmosphere which prevailed at the event all day
long. The holiday will be long in the memory of children: the
master classes in yoga, capoeira, makeup, and the fun starts with
fun sports took place along with games. A mobile photo studio was
available for all kids, who wanted to print some memorable pictures
with famous stars, which attended the tournament. All participants
of the tournament received valuable gifts.
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