The Penya Barcelonista de Peguera-Calvià (Federació de Penyes de les Illes Balears) closed the 11th edition of its Villa de Peguera Tournament with an unprecedented success, which consolidates it as a reference event in Mallorca. For three days, the Municipal Field Es Pas de Ses Llebres de Peguera was the scene of this 8-a-side football tournament, which this year had 20 teams and a total of 260 U12 players, which is a new record of participation. Once again this year, the presence of La Liga clubs such as FC Barcelona, RCD Mallorca, Villarreal CF, Valencia CF and Sevilla FC stood out, and they were joined by numerous teams from different parts of the Balearic Islands.
The 11th Villa de Peguera Tournament began with a format of four groups of five teams each, which led to the playoffs to reach the final. The final was FC Barcelona against RCD Mallorca, a match that raised a great expectation with 2,000 people in the stands. This is also a record attendance for the tournament. The victory went to the FC Barcelona squad by 1-0. In total, 52 matches were played, more than in any other edition.
High fundraising
This high attendance throughout the event also contributed to the large amount of money raised by the organization through a charity raffle. This year, there were shirts from Barça, Mallorca, Sevilla, Villarreal or Atlético Baleares, among other prizes. The final sum of 1,500 euros was distributed between the initiative “Mario – My Little Big Hero”, which helps a child suffering from a rare disease, and the association Aspanob, which assists families with children with cancer in the Balearic Islands.
Among those attending the tournament, there was the president of the Federació Illes Balears, Oscar Escoda, together with the president of the PB Peguera-Calvià, Sebastián Palmer. Also participated Javier Tascón, Calvià’s deputy mayor; Benito Carlos Ferrer, Peguera’s town councilor; Jordi Horrach, president of the Balearic Football Federation; and the fromer player Joan Josep Estella. The tournament received also the visit of Raúl Albiol, current Villarreal player, since his son was one of the players who took part in the event.
