The Year 10 & 11 boys travelled to the other end of the lake for this SGIS Cat B football tournament, alongside 12 other schools. On what was a very Autumnal day, the rain made for a slippery and fast paced set of games.

With 3 teams in our group, GES finished the group unbeaten, winning one and drawing the second game. Only for goal difference, were GES pushed out of the semi-final qualifying spot.

The first game saw a commanding performance with the boys playing confidently, brushing aside Verbier International School 2-0. In the group decider, against favourites Beau Soleil, GES took a well deserved lead, only to be pegged back to 1-1 with minutes remaining. A strong defensive display earned them a draw, in what turned out to be against the eventual winners of the tournament.

Feeling slightly disappointed to have not qualified for the semi-finals, GES let their standards drop in their next game, losing 3-0 to a strong team from Bern. A little regroup and the boys headed into their final game with a renewed sense of desire to come away with a result. And that they did, drawing 1-1 with La Garenne, after a dominant display.

GES finished 8th overall, from 12 teams, but having drawn with the eventual winners and only losing 1 game of their 4, they went away having had a very positive experience.

Well done to Jewel and Kayula, both getting on the score sheet twice, Henry and Lucas for sold goalkeeping and the rest of the team for a great team performance.