A-League club, Melbourne Heart FC, is inviting members and fans to enjoy afternoon team before next Sunday's match against Adelaide United.
Former Heart player-turned administrator, Clint Bolton will MC the afternoon tea and will welcome special guests Dutch midfielder, Orlando Engelaar and author Paul Connolly.
Engelaar joined Melbourne Heart in the offseason but hasn't yet played an A-League game due to a pre-season injury. Connolly is the author of The Mighty Bras and has been published in various national newspapers and magazines.
“In the summer of 2003, a mob of mature Melbourne women threw caution, asthma inhalers and orthopaedic inserts to the wind and formed a football team to play in the lower division of the metropolitan league. The Mighty Bras, as the Brunswick Zebras became known – have defied the odds and their old bones ever since to prove that, well, winning isn’t everything.”
Connolly has steered the Bras through their occasional triumphs and frequent troubles.
This is a suburban sports story about friendship, community and shared ideals. And testament that football is indeed “a funny old game”.
Enjoy a glass of champagne on arrival plus afternoon tea. (Other alcoholic drinks maybe purchased over the bar).
Women with Heart
Sunday 1 December 2013
Edwin’s Café at AAMI Park
3.15 pm – 4.30 pm
$30 (or $25 for members)
Contact: community@melbourneheartfc.com.au
The A-League match between Melbourne Heart and Adelaide United is being played at AAMI Park with a 5pm kick-off. Tickets available from Ticketek.
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