Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Dumaguete Fiesta's Citywide Football Festival 2012 Results & Pics

9-10 Mixed Category
1st Football Kings United
2nd Don Bosco
3rd Kickers

11-12 Mixed Category
1st Silliman U Elem School – A
2nd Silliman U Elem School – B
3rd Football Kings United

13-14 Boys Category
1st Don Bosco
2nd Junob Strikers
3rd Viton-Spartan Kids

13-15 Girls Category
1st Anthonies FC
2nd Negros Oriental HS
3rd Junobians

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Ref Cuaresma for the AFF Suzuki Cup

photo by Goal.PH
Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental's Reffix Cuaresma #32 moves up to get the second choice keeper's spot of the Philippine "Azkals" National Men's Football Team that will participate in the ASEAN Football Fedaration - Suzuki Cup. This is due to availability issues of Neil Etheridge (England) and Roland Muller (Germany).

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Our Girls in the AFC Womens U16 2013 Qualifiers

photo by Komrads FC 
#12 Kyla Jan Inquig and #13 Joan Vera Teves : Two girls from Negros Oriental High School get to represent the flag in the Asian Footbal Confederation (AFC) Womens U16 2013 Qualifiers.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

2012 Pintaflores U16 Champions!

*photographer ArvinJohn Villaruel *editor Drex Sienes
 

Congratulations NORFA (Negros Oriental Football Association) for winning the Pintaflores U16 Festival. Final Score: NORFA vs LITTLE AZKALS, 2:2 (4-2 on Penalty Shootout)


NORFA U16 Roster

  • Emerson Alcover
  • Angelo Bahoyan  (Philippine National U16 Boys)
  • Isagani Banua 
  • Kim Bigay
  • Carlo Bollos  
  • Ralph Dabao
  • CJ Dagdayan 
  • Joey dela Sierra (Philippine National U16 Boys)
  • Kenneth Infante 
  • Seth Peralta 
  • Allibert Tan
  • Bryonne Teves 
  • Jojo Tinio  
  • Gylan Ventolero


NORFA Members Who Played for the Little Azkals  (Philippine National U14 Boys)



  • Jhenry Hamdan
  • Christian Floren Lapas
  • Jose Anton Yared
  
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NORFA booters tame Little Azkals in finals

By Mars G. Alison |

The Negros Oriental Football Association (NORFA)-Anthony’s FC avenged its elimination round loss to the Little Azkals Under 14 yesterday by beating the national team via penalty shootout, 4-2, and clinching the title of the 5th Pintaflores National U16 Invitational Football Cup in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
The Little Azkals installed themselves the title favorites after not dropping a game in the eliminations. However, NORFA put up a good fight and eventually went home triumphant.
It took 35 minutes before the first goal was scored in favor of the Little Azkals courtesy of Davao’s Javier Romero-Salas. But NORFA immediately equalized with a goal of its own just a minute later.
The score remained at 1-all at halftime.
At the 55th minute into the second half, the Little Azkals once again took the lead at 2-1 on Cagayan de Oro’s JB Borlongan’s goal and looked headed for the win when at the 77th minute, NORFA converted a penalty kick to force an extension with the score tied at 2-all.
The extension ended in another stalemate sending the match into a penalty shootout where NORFA scored first while Borlongan’s attempt went wide.
NORFA’s second goal was answered with a goal from Little Azkals team captain Jed Diamante of Davao as the former led, 2-1. The Little Azkals remained on target with Cebu’s Lawrence “Soysoy” Colina scoring another goal to answer NORFA’s third goal.
As NORFA’s fourth attempt found the back of the net, Manila’s Marco Casambre’s attempt was saved by the NORFA goalkeeper pegging the final count.
Little Azkals coach Oliver “BingBing” Colina” said that despite losing the title, the team had a good performance overall especially that this is its first Under 16 tournament.
He added that he is very satisfied that the boys did not miss a beat in their teamwork despite missing on a two-day pre-tournament camp.
According to Colina, the boys had a little problem with their endurance because some of them had played in various tournaments in their respective hometowns.
The Little Azkals settled for the 1st runner-up honors while Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC) Cebu salvaged the 2nd runner-up honors after edging host team—San Carlos City Selection, 2-1.
San Beda did not go home empty-handed though as the team from Manila was given the Fair Play award. Source: Inquirer News - Cebu Daily News


Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Little Azkals Make Final in Pintaflores Football

by Mars G. Alison


The Little Azkals Under 14 overcame a sluggish performance in the last 30 minutes of the ballgame and set up a championship battle against Negros Oriental Football Association (NORFA) in the 5th Pintaflores National U16 Invitational Football Cup today in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
The national team managed to get its act together in the second half to edge the Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC) Cebu, 4-3, in the semifinals yesterday.
Cebu’s Lawrence “Soysoy” Colina scored two of the Little Azkals’ four goals.
DBTC-Cebu, coached by Glenn Ramos, waxed hot in the match by scoring the first goal courtesy of Russel Saballero.
Colina leveled the match at 1-all via a penalty shootout, which resulted from a bad tackle on Davao’s Javier Romero-Salas.
DBTC-Cebu took back the upperhand at 2-1 with another goal scored by Kent Lusoc.
Lusoc once again found the back of the net to put DBTC-Cebu up, 3-1.
However, a bad tackle on Cagayan de Oro’s JB Borlongan gave the Little Azkals another goal via a penalty kick to slice the deficit to 2-3.
This seemed to jolt the Little Azkals as they started their own scoring spree with just 25 minutes left. Colina managed to level the match again at 3-all after picking up a corner kick from Jhenry Hamdan.
Romero-Salas gave the Little Azkals the finals ticket with just two minutes remaining when he picked up a cross from Ian Mellibo and lobbed it overhead past the goalkeeper.
DBTC-Cebu tried to force an extension but they lost the ball at the left flank. The team refused to give up as one of its players went one-on-one with the Little Azkals’ goalkeeper Jose Anton Yared. However, the latter managed to deflect the ball.
In the other semifinals match, NORFA dethroned defending champions San Carlos City by prevailing via penalty shootout at 4-3. The regulation match and extension ended scoreless.
The titular battle between the Little Azkals and NORFA will be preceded by the fight for third by DBTC Cebu and San Carlos City selection. 

Source: Inquirer News

Little Azkals Doggedly Pursue 5th Pinta Title

By Cheska D. Geli
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

THE Little Azkals are determined to get the title in the 5th Pintaflores National U16 Invitational Football Cup yesterday in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
The Little Azkals will face Dumaguete of Negros Oriental Football Association in the final match today.
“We will get the crown,” said Eleazar Toledo of the Little Azkals coaching staff.
Little Azkals survived powerhouse Don Bosco Technology Center, 4-3, while NORFA edged out San Carlos City selection, also 4-3 via penalty shootout, in the semifinal match yesterday.
Little Azkals survived the scare from DBTC who was in the lead at half-time at 2-1 before they were able to pull a come from behind victory.
DBTC had even reached their biggest lead at 3-1, but thanks to Javier Romero Salas’s winning goal, the national team now has ticket to the finals.
Other efforts were from Lawrence Colina’s two goals and Jb Borlongans one goal.
The Little Azkals had been in control of the tournament as the only team who has remained undefeated until the final matches.
NORFA, on the other hand, who placed second in the Bracket B with a two wins and one loss record had eliminated the defending champions host city, who topped Bracket A with two wins and one draw.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on October 31, 2012.

Source: Sun Star Cebu

Monday, October 29, 2012

DBTC to face PH Little Azkals in Pintaflores semis



CEBU’S DON Bosco Technology Center (DBTC) earned the right to face the Little Azkals Under 14 in the semifinal round of the 5th Pintaflores National U16 Invitational Football Cup slated today in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
DBTC-Cebu ended its final eliminations match against Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI)-Victorias in a scoreless draw but managed to advance to the semifinal round after finishing the second best team in bracket A with five points off a 1-2 (win-draw) record.
The Little Azkals, on the other hand, although already assured of a semifinal seat, did not let up and inflicted an 8-0 routing of another team from Cebu—the Abellana National School (ANS).
By not dropping any game, the Little Azkals ended the eliminations with a perfect score of nine points.
The other semifinal match will pit the defending champion San Carlos City selection against Negros Oriental Football Association (NORFA).
San Carlos topped bracket A by booting out San Beda, 2-0. The team finished with seven points after posting a 2-1 win-draw record.
NORFA, on the other hand, advanced to the semifinal round with a 3-1 outsmarting of Iloilo Football Association-Central Philippine University (IFA-CPU).
The win put NORFA in the second spot of bracket B with six points on a 2-1 win-loss record. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON