Athletic Club

The Cadets in Qatar (I)

The Cadets in Qatar (I)

The 16th and after a fourteen hour journey the Athletic Club Cadets A Expedition finally…

The 16th and after a fourteen hour journey the Athletic Club Cadets A Expedition finally arrive in Qatar (7.30 AM local time, 5.30 AM in Bilbao) and head directly to the high performance centre “Aspire” with the idea of having breakfast and resting until midday. The first training session was conducted after lunch and afterwards they were able to watch the World Cup Table Tennis final at the facilities owned by the centre.

The facilities are very modern and complete, perfect for team work in general. It has six football fields, four of which are of real grass and in perfect condition. It also has a covered football 11 field and several adjoining pavilions in which other sports may be played. The players’ quarters have a lot of class the same could be said for the service in general.

Sunday the 18th, the team played the first of the three scheduled matches to be played against the Aspire-Qatar Academy, who were beaten by 1-2, the goal scorers being Alvaro and Jonxa.