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Evergrande soccer school wins China's U13 title

Xinhua, February 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Guangzhou Evergrande soccer school claimed the Chinese under-13 championship after beating Jiangsu Kediyuan 3-2 on penalty shootout following a goalless draw on Sunday.

Evergrande school, a major part of the Super League champions' youth program, had six wins and two draws from eight games, scoring 27 goals and allowing none.

A second team of Evergrande school also made it to the semifinals.

Players from Evergrande school played "tiki taka" style since they have been trained in Spain.

The school, built in 2012, opened its sub-school in Spain in October 2014 and will launch its second base in the Netherlands on September 2015. Endi