The expedition of 28 persons invited, done by the Veterans' National Association Basketball Greek in his offer to our association, started this last February 18 direction Thesalonika and to 250 km from Ioninna, a city of 150.000 hab inside Greece.
At the arrival us the President of the Veterans was waiting For Basketball Greeks of nickname SAKI, which was our great ambassador during 100 % of our stay.
Pawned always in giving us the better of his hospitality, generosity, affection and fondness.
You visit to unknown places, as the Great Cannon, one of the deep mas of the world and record guinees, slightly majestically and unthinkable of the nature as sample our album of photos. All the meticulously calculated details and direct involvement in each of the eaten ones and acts that became covered by his fondness and determination of our agreement in the city.
The basketball blaugrana and the Barcelonismo in general, it can be proud of his veterans, for mas of two times and in the most important acts in Greece, the anthem of the barça sono of strong, slightly surprising mas for those homes, which were demonstrating his knowledge and sharm towards our colors.
Our representatives Ferran Martinez, conocidísimo in the Greek basketball, Andrew Jimenez, Jose Montero, Jose Luis Galilea, Manel Bosch, Roger Esteller etc .., they were our bastions against a national equipment of Greek veterans loaded with stars, though as always it was a question of honor for them, which did everything possible for winning, inside and out, included umpires, four for the occasion, a party that trancurrio the tightest always. Algun that another player of them still in assets like Albertis's case, which with 24 points made to us Saki a gossip, Follow, and others collaborated in the topic, 77-70, it was the result, a pace of different but effective game, that cumplia with the aim of satifacer to mas of 2000 present persons in the room presided for the occasion by the president of the Greek Republic, most excellent Mr. Karlos Papoullas.
The aim of the party was to re-catch funds for the poor children joined the Hospitals of Greece and in the sports thing it was to open new bows of collaboration with equipments of veteran players who feed and support the spirit of friendship, historical and sports for with our basketball.
So much it is like that, that our first managerial manager of the sections J.C.Reventos, present for the occasion in Greece, together with our president Luis Michael Santillana, acquired the commitment to propose soon date to play the second leg in the Palau, our natural fief against the national Greek equipment of veterans, in commemoration of our trophy III NACEX, holiday of the veterans that we play every year.