U-16 Women's Football Elims Under Way this Friday

MANILA, Philippines — The AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2011 Qualifying Round 1 (Group A) starts this Friday with favorite Vietnam going up against Singapore at the University of Makati football field.

The event, which drew five countries, including the RP side, is the second qualifying tournament the country is hosting in less than a month, an indication of the country’s good image among Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials although it has to yet win a big one in a big stage.

The RP Under-16 faces a tall order but it hopes to give its rivals a stiff challenge in the event serving as a follow-up to its successful staging of the AFC Under-19 Women's Championship Group A Qualifiers last month.

Vietnam, a rising power in the region, is heavily tipped to dominate the event organized by the Philippine Football Federation and sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).

Also taking part in the 10-day tournament are Singapore, Guam and Timor Leste.

The teams play a single round robin with the No. 1 team advancing to the next phase of the event.

Vietnam starts its campaign against Singapore at 9 a.m. while Guam collides with Timor Leste at 3 p.m.

The RP Under-16 sees action on Sunday against Guam before facing Timor Leste on Tuesday, Vietnam of Friday and Singapore on Sunday.


Manila Bulletin

Cebu Football - SHS faces USJ-R for Cesafi title

SACRED Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) will take on the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) high school football championship match tomorrow at the University of San Carlos-Technology Center.


SHS-AdC is looking to finish its stellar season with the Cesafi high school football crown after an unfortunate exit by defending champion Don Bosco College (DBC) last week.


SHS-AdC finished second squad in the tournament with nine points, next to DBC, who handed SHS-AdC its only loss in the competition.


DBC routed SHS-AdC, 4-1, in in the elimination round.


USJ-R, on the other hand, had the second-worst record with three points from its lone 1-0 win over winless University of San Carlos-North Campus.


In the two teams’ last meeting, SHS-AdC whipped, USJ-R, 6-0.


The championship match will be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.


In the meantime, University of Southern Philippines Foundation automatically bagged third place honors and won’t be playing its battle for third place match this Saturday because of a suspension given by Cesafi to DBTC.


DBTC was suspended for not showing up in its last semifinal match against USJ-R last week.

Sun Star Cebu

Philippines enjoy morale-boosting goal fest

The Philippines enjoyed a confidence-boosting 5-0 win over Macau in a warm-up match for their AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying campaign, which kicks off with a game against Timor Leste on October 22.

A hat-trick from striker Ian Araneta and goals from midfielders James Younghusband and Emilio Caligdong secured the victory for the Philippines.

The win came after a 4-2 loss against Hong Kong and a 1-1 draw with Chinese Taipei in the four-team Long Teng Cup staged in Kaohsiung. Hong Kong won the tournament with the Philippines coming in third on four points.

The Philippines have a settled line-up ahead of the qualifying tournament involving hosts Laos, Cambodia and Timor Leste when the winners and runners up will progress to the AFF Suzuki Cup finals in December.

Defender Anton del Rosario, midfielders Younghusband and Caligdong and Aly Borromeo all played in the 2007 AFF Suzuki Cup when the Philippines recorded a surprise 0-0 draw with Myanmar in a group match.

The Philippines failed to make it through to the finals in 2008 when Cambodia and Laos progressed but the results in the Long Teng Cup will have given them hope of qualifying this time around.

Arguably the best result in the tournament was their 1-1 draw with hosts Chinese Taipei, Araneta securing the point with a goal deep in time added on.

James Younghusband's brother Phil scored both goals in the loss to Hong Kong earlier in the competition. The Philippines showed a lot of spirit to fight back from two goals behind but went down to a couple of late strikes.


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UFL LBC -Cup

October 16, 2010
Time Teams Venue
15:00 Loyola ATR KimEng vs Dolphins FC University of Makati Football Field
17:00 Nomads Aloha Board Sports vs Green Archers Orient Freight University of Makati Football Field

October 17, 2010
Time Teams Venue
13:00 Lions Alaska vs Sunken Garden United FC ACC B
15:00 Laos FC vs Manila Sudanese Club ACC A
15:00 Union Rudy Project vs Mama Africa ACC B

AFC U-16 Women`s Championship - Qualifiers in Philippines

The ASEAN Zone group – which consists of hosts Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Guam and Timor Leste – kicks off in Manila on Friday with the winner of the round-robin league joining Iran or Jordan in the second round, where they will meet the teams that finished 6th to 8th at the last AFC U-16 Women’s Championship (Thailand, Myanmar and Chinese Taipei) for a single-round league tournament in December.

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Davao Football - Davao booters in Alaska Cup

WHEN the 2010 Alaska Cup Football Festival kicks off in November, the best young booters in the country converge again to show their skills at the Alabang Country Club in Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City.


Not to be left behind are players from Davao City, specifically from the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU), who are just determined to match their wares against the best in the country for two straight days, from November 13 to 14.

The fighting Ateneo de Davao won last year's 12-under crown, the third straight time it had done so in the category of the multi-division tournament.


Ateneo, starring Anna Aguilo and Mica Corrales, stunned Mirriam College in the championship showdown, 2-1, to wrap up the title.


Aside from Aguilo and Corrales, playing for the triumphant 12-under squad that time were Janna Barcemo, Kyra Dimaandal, Nina Arrieta, Alyanna Alovera, Bea Dongon, Kyra Paronda, Bea Panganiban, Therese Reyes and goalkepper Gabby del Fierro. The team was coached by Reynalyn Ravanes.

It was a double celebration of sorts for Ateneo after Barcemo was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

Bannering this year's team will be Corrales, Dongon, Panganiban, Sanaa Jikiri, Patricia Francisco, Hannah Sindao, Thea Pilay, Bam Adao, Mia Co, Inah Rosales and Kyra Paronda.

The team will be competing under the name Ateneo de Davao United this time.

Davao will also be competing in other divisions such as 8-under, 10-under, 14-under and 16-under both in the girls' and boys' sides.

There will also be the Men's Open and the Ladies' Open divisions. (CRAM)

Sun Star Davao

Long Teng Cup - Philippines vs Macau

Philippines team :

22 GK Eduard Sacapano, substituted in 68.min
2 DF Robert Gier , substituted in 9.min
27 MF Ray Anthony Jonsson
12 DF Gino Pavone
11 DF Alexander Borromeo
7 MF James Younghusband , substituted in 63.min
17 MF Jason de Jong , substituted in 83.min
14 MF Mark Ferrer , substituted in 58.min
9 FW Yanti Barsales, subsituted in 88. min
13 FW Emilio Caligdong
23 FW Ian Araneta

Subs

20 GK Christopher Camcam in for Eduard Sacapano in 68 min
4 DF Anton del Rosario in for Robert Gier in 9.min
3 DF Jerry Barbaso in for Yanti Barsales in 88.min
15 DF Reymark Palmes in for James Younghusband in 63.min
14 MF Nestorio Margarse in for Jason de Jong in 83.min
28 DF Kristopher Relucio in for Mark Ferrer in 58.min

Ball Control :

Philippines 65 %
Macau 35 %

Attendance : 700

Goals :

Ian Araneta 3 goals
James Younghusband 1 goal
Emilio Calgdong

Chinese Taipei FA

Cebu Football - USPF wins in Aboitiz Cup

THE UNIVERSITY of Southern Philippines (USPF) Alumni notched its second win in the Men's Cup of the 13th Aboitiz Football Cup last Sunday at the Aboitiz Sportsfield, North Reclamation Area in Mandaue City.

USPF Alumni showed its determination to rule the Men's Cup category by routing the DBUFC 2, 9-2.

DBUFC 2 scored the first goal at the opening minute of the ballgame. But USPF bounced back after that.

Rodney Gandionco powered the USPF Alumni with five goals in the 22nd, 36th, 46th, 75th and 78th minute of the match.

Other players who helped USPF Alumni's cause were Rene Menchavez, who found the back of the net at the 44th minute, Benjamin Sanchez, who scored his goal at the 58th minute, Eduard Adlawan, who contributed a goal at the 73rd minute, and Archie Villa, who drove home his goal at the 87th minute.

The Men's Cup will continue on Oct. 24 as teams in the 38-Above category take over the pitch.

Meanwhile, it was Blessed John which prevailed over the Don Bosco (DB) Boys Home, 3-1, in the Boys 14 category and not the other way around as earlier reported. /CORRESPONDENTS MARS G. ALISON

Cebu Daily News