New Delhi: COTIF Cup president Eliseu Gomez Tormos awarded a special new third-place trophy to the Indian eves after being impressed by their performance in the recently concluded tournament in Valencia, Spain.
India had played four matches in the COTIF Cup, out of which they won two (3-1 against Mauritania and 7-0 against Bolivia) and lost two (both 0-2 against Villareal and Spain U-19).
Courtesy to these results, the team achieved their best finish in the tournament - the third spot and also received the Fair Play award.
"The organisation has valued the immense progress made by the Indian women's Team over the last year. They have been a combative side with a warrior spirit that has made the fans here at COTIF fall in love with them," Tormos said.
"For all this, we have given them the prize for the National team that has behaved in the most sporting manner in the event, and I hope that they can come back here next year and repeat their performance once again in 2020. For all that India has offered us, and for being a revelation this year, I would like to thank them," he added.
Tormos also congratulated the Indian coach, Maymol Rocky, for the prolific display that the girls showed on the pitch.
"Our performances were much better this time, and the organizers of the tournament took note of that. Even the two matches that we lost against Villarreal and Spain were close encounters, and they really appreciated the improvement we've shown in the last one year," Rocky said.
On receiving the Fairplay award, Rocky sai, "We were awarded the fair play trophy, but there was no specific prize for the third-placed teams. However, the day after the last match, the local organizers presented us with a trophy, and the COTIF President also came over to congratulate us on the massive improvement we have shown".
