Over the summer, Coquitlam Metro-Ford Barça player Marcello Polisi was selected to travel with the Vancouver Whitecaps U12 Prospect team to Holland and came away from the trip with a worldly experience playing against some of the best young players in Holland and Germany.
Polisi and his Whitecap teammates played some exhibition games versus PSV Eindhoven U-12 (0-0) and FC Utrecht U-12 (3-3) in which Polisi score the 3rd and tieing goal. They then moved on to finished fourth at Yerseke Mosselen Tournament in Holland .The Yerseke Mosselen Tournament gave Marcello the opportunity to play against teams like FC Den Bosch (1-0 win), Roda JC Kerkrade (0-0), and Zeeland U-13 provincial team (0-0) in their opening group games.
As a result, Polisi and his teammates took second place in their group and moved on to join Ajax U-12/U-13 B combination, and the U-13 sides of Fortuna Sittard, Zeeland province, UNION, and Sparta Rotterdam in the next stage.
The Whitecaps went on to beat UNION 1-0 and tied Fortuna Sittard 0-0 to finish second in the stage and moved on to the 3rd place game versus Zeeland province where they dropped a 2-0 decision to finish fourth.
Fortuna Sittard, meanwhile, took the title in a penalty shootout versus Ajax U-12/U-13 B combination.
It was a great experience for Marcello and something that he will call upon when he tackles the new and difficult Barça season ahead! Well done Chema!
