ESFA PlayStation Schools' Cup Tie of the Round Events Begin for 15-16

Tuesday 29 September 2015By ESFA Office

Last Updated:
10/02/2021 10:49:43

Wellacre Academy in Urmston had a day to remember last Thursday as World Cup winner Juan Mata kicked off the 2015/16 English Schools’ FA PlayStation Schools’ Cup Tie of the Round roadshows in style.

The Manchester United midfielder visited Wellacre Academy to support them in their second round clash in the Under 15 PlayStation Schools’ Cup against North Liverpool Academy. Juan’s magic touch certainly seemed to pay off as the home team produced some great football to win 7-0 and advance to the next round.

North Liverpool Academy waiting to take on Wellacre in their Schools' Cup Fixture

Juan took part in a pre-match warm-up with the home team as well as a Q&A with both teams and a number of media pupils at the school. With the opposition school comprising a number of Liverpool supporters, they had to laugh as Juan proclaimed last season’s 2-1 victory at Anfield (where he scored twice) as his most memorable game in a Manchester United shirt. Full answers from the Spaniard’s Q&A will be on the PlayStation Schools' Cup website soon!

Juan unfortunately wasn’t as successful on the PlayStation®4 with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Wellacre pupil Dylan Sumner on FIFA 16. Juan, playing as Manchester United, had good friend David De Gea to thank for keeping him in contention as he sent the virtual De Gea the right way to keep out a penalty from his opponent.

Away from Juan’s appearance, PlayStation transformed a classroom into a PlayStation gaming zone for the day which acted as a reward mechanism for well-performing pupils in school. The ESFA also added some variety to the day’s PE lessons as they provided two professional football coaches for the day.

There are several more TOTR events planned for the coming season and we look forward to sharing with you this season’s PS Schools’ Cup football ambassadors!

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