The Athletic that won the Super League in 2003 will be honored in San Mamés this Thursday
Euskaraz irakurri: 2003ko Superliga irabazi zuen Athleticeko taldeak omenaldia jasoko du San Mamesen, ostegunean
He Athletic that won the super league it’s from the season 2002-03 and obtained, in this way, the first of the five League titles that the first women’s team of the rojiblanco club treasures in its record will be honored in San Mamés this Thursday, on the 20th anniversary of that achievement. Specifically, the tribute will be carried out at halftime of the LaLiga Santander match that they face, on Thursday night (10:00 p.m.), Athletic and Sevillain the Bilbao stadium.
On April 27, 2003, two decades ago, in front of 35,000 fans, Athletic beat Híspalis 5-0 in San Mamés, with two goals from Eba Ferreira and one from Tzibi Juaristi, Eli Ibarra and Lorena Sánchez, in the last day of the Super League; In this way, the team coached by Iñigo Juaristi, the current coach of Alavés, won the title, after maintaining a spectacular fight with Levante, champion in 2002 and finally second place in 2003.
It is “a success that well deserves to be remembered, and which paved the way for many other victories for the recently created Athletic women’s team”, highlights the Bilbao club, which adds that, with this tribute, “it wishes to recognize the work of some pioneers who, along with many other women soccer players in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, overcame barriers and prejudices, to project a sporting message of important social significance”.
Source: Eitb
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