Philippine Daily Inquirer
ALMOST 4,000 players from 280 teams
nationwide kicked off their bids as the two-day Alaska Football Cup 2012
unfolded yesterday at Ayala Alabang Country Club fields.
Fielding teams from various age groups
were varsity teams and youth football clubs from Metro Manila, Baguio, Pampanga,
Tarlac, Zambales, Laguna, Batangas, Ilocos, Bicol, Leyte, Cebu and Davao.
In the 16-under age group, FEU Energen and
La Salle Zobel emerged as favorites after overwhelming their early opponents in
the elimination round.
FEU Energen led the Boys 16 Group A with
nine points, built on huge shutout victories over Quezon City Science High
School (7-0), Ateneo de Davao (4-0) and Eastmont FC (5-0).
La Salle Zobel paced the Girls 16 Group A
with 12 points following convincing triumphs against Westfield IS Angeles
(12-0), Ateneo de Cebu (2-1), Angels FC (8-0) and Canossa Academy (7-0).
Similarly putting a dominant show in the
Boys 14, FEU Energen racked up nine points after shutting out Singapore School
Manila (8-0), Tarlac FS (12-0) and Xavier (6-0) in Group A.
Group A’s Tanauan FC and Group E’s Ateneo
de Davao also got off to unbeaten starts for nine markers in the Boys 14.
Tanuan FC downed Tarlac FS (5-0), Leveriza
FC (1-0) and Singapore School Manila (4-0), while Ateneo de Davao clobbered
Brent IS Manila (2-1), Tarlac Football School (3-0) and Payatas FC (3-0).
In Boys 12, Olongapo City FC triumphed
over CIE Tacloban City (5-0), Raya FC (2-0), Westfields IS Angeles (1-0), but
bowed to Makati FC-Elite (1-4) for nine points in Group A.
Alaska Cup is a Football Festival for the 'Rich and Famous' only..
ReplyDeleteWe are not rich and my kid plays for Los Banos FS 8under and we even place 3rd.
DeleteIf the Alaska Cup organizer are really into ' development football' then they should move their venue from year to year so that teams from all sides of the country could participate.. Metro manila is an expensive venue for a team coming from different provinces that's why only the rich teams can make the entry every year. Tomas Lozano should have known better if he trully loves football and not business first..
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