Escola Básica 2/3 Moinhos da Arroja was the big winner of the 1 st Interescola Hospital da Luz Tournament in futsal , beating Escola Básica das Olaias by 2-1 in the final. I n addition to the 1 st place trophy, the winning school will receive a new playground as a prize , which will be built by Grupo Luz Saúde. The tournament, in which eight schools from the Lisbon metropolitan area participated, took place on March 21 and took place at the Boa-Hora FC Pavilion, in Ajuda, Lisbon, involving 112 children (boys and girls) from the 2 nd cycle of education. basic, aged 11 and 12. Organized by Hospital da Luz in partnership with ADVITA (Association for the Development of New Initiatives for Life, IPSS) and with the support of the EPIS Association - Entrepreneurs for Social Inclusion, the competition is part of the of healthy living developed by Luz Saúde, which is a fundamental vector of its commitment to corporate sustainability with the community it serves. The day started with the games of the two groups (four teams each), which determined the classification of each group and the order of the games of the final phase, with the last ones of each group disputing the allocation of 7 th and 8 th place. and so on, until the last game of the afternoon, the final, between the 1 st classified in groups 1 (Moinhos da Arroja) and 2 (Olaias). All the children received participation medals and there were also prizes for the best scorer of the tournament, the young Diogo Diogo (Alfornelos), scorer of nine goals and who received the trophy from the futsal player of SL Benfica and champion of the World, Alfonso Jesus. The best defense (only three goals conceded) awarded the Alfornelos team, with the World Champion goalkeeper Bebé (currently at Leões de Porto Salvo) delivering the trophy. Samuel Soares (Moinhos da Arroja) was considered the most valuable player of the competition, having received the corresponding award from the hands of Simão Sabrosa, former Portuguese international of Sport Lisboa e Benfica and current director of International Relations of the “incarnates”. The students who represented their schools in the tournament also received a complete kit to compete in the competition and practice sports , consisting of tennis shoes, socks, shorts, a t-shirt, and a sweatshirt. The schools classified in the first three places – Moinhos da Arroja, Olaias and Alfornelos – will also receive support material for Physical Education classes for the enjoyment of the entire school community. Isabel Vaz, CEO of Luz Saúde , highlighted the importance of this initiative and explained its purpose: “This tournament is part of Hospital da Luz’s social responsibility initiatives, so we decided to bring together eight public schools in the Lisbon area from the most deprived areas, where it is most important to promote healthy living through sport. We believe that it is important to promote sport in schools, to create winning generations, endowed with healthy habits and good mental health. It was therefore very good to see the joy of these children competing in a committed way. I also want to thank the Physical Education teachers of these children for the extraordinary work they do in schools promoting sport and health. They are also true champions.” In turn, Diogo Simões Pereira, director general of EPIS , Hospital da Luz's partner in holding the tournament, referred to the link between the association's work and the objective of Hospital da Luz with this initiative: "Sport is a form of inclusion that is part of our objective of developing new skills in students with learning difficulties and contributing to their school success. Therefore, it made perfect sense to be associated in this project”. Final classification 1 st ) EB 2/3 Moinhos da Arroja 2 nd ) EB das Olaias 3 rd ) EB 2/3 of Alfornelos 4 th ) EB Patrício Prazeres 5 th ) EB 2/3 of Pontinha 6 th ) EB 2/3 of Alto do Lumiar 7 th ) EB 2/3 of Bairro Padre Cruz 8 th ) EB 2/3 of São João da Talha Top scorers 1 st ) Diogo Diogo (Alfornelos), 9 goals 2 nd ) Matias Oliveira (Olaias), 5 goals 3 rd ) Mariana Lopes (Bairro Padre Cruz), 5 goals 4 th ) Afonso Moura (Moinhos da Arroja), 5 goals Best defense 1 st ) Alfornelos, 3 goals conceded 2 nd ) Moinhos da Arroja, 4 goals conceded 3 rd ) Olaias, 4 goals conceded 4 th ) Bairro Padre Cruz, 6 goals conceded
