Talbot joins Young Azkals in Japan tourney

By Jerome Galunan Jr.



Bago City native Jonathan Talbot recently joined the 14U National Team which saw action in Japan featuring 16 teams from across Southeast Asia

The nationals registered a remarkable finish at sixth over-all, beating teams from Cambodia and Thailand, including a draw to eventual winner, Vietnam.
Talbot, who is currently studying at the Ateneo de Manila University, is among the nine players coming from the Visayan Region.
The team is also looking forward for more international exposures in the future./

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Jenesys 2.0 U14 ASEAN Football Festival

Jenesys 2.0 U14 ASEAN Football Festival

U14 tournament in Japan : 

Philippines 3-1 Brunei
Philippines 3-0 Cambodia
Philippines 0-5 Cerezo Osaka
Philippines 0-0 Thailand

Cerezo Osaka 12 points
Philippines 7 points
Thailand 7 points
Brunei 3 points
Cambodia 0 points



Final stage :

Philippines 0-4 Vietnam
Philippines vs Malaysia

U14 Football Festival in Japan

U14 Football Festival in Japan :

Philippines 3-1 Brunei
Cerezo Osaka 5-0 Philippines

Philippines 3-0 Cambodia

Group B :

Philippines
Brunei
Thailand
Cambodia
Cerezo Osaka

Busy schedule for Little Azkals

By Mars G. Alison
Cebu Daily News

It will be a busy summer for the Philippine Under 14 football team also known as the Little Azkals as they prepare for three international exposures in Italy, Malaysia and Japan.
The Little Azkals started their training camp at the Don Bosco Boys Home in Liloan last weekend and will end on April 15.
First up for the Little Azkals will be the friendly tournaments in Italy, where they will also be having a training camp courtesy of the football academy Scuola Calcio Giacomo Tedesco in Palermo, Italy, through its director general Nicolo Ferrante.
They will be leaving on the second week of April and return in May, where they will resume the final phase of training in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-14 Festival of Football in Sabah, Malaysia from May 28 to June 4.
Of the 30 chosen to the training camp, only 22 were selected to go to Italy. The rest will return to their respective places but were instructed to continue their training because they still have a chance to be in the official lineup for the Malaysian tournament.
After Malaysia, the Little Azkals will be given a three-day rest before returning to training in preparation for an invitational tournament in Japan from June 17 to 24.
Colina said that if the Malaysian lineup performs well, the same lineup will be used for Japan. If not, they might replace some of the players from those who were left behind.
As part of their intensive training in Liloan, friendly tournaments were also lined up for them against Don Bosco U16, Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu U14 and U16, Central Visayas teams of coach Joselito Bono and Glen Ramos, who will be competing in the upcoming Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan.

Cebu Daily News

Little Azkals expand roster with eleven new members

ALMOST all of the former members of the Little Azkals or the national under-13 team plus 11 new players have been selected for the training camp of the national under-14 team, which will kickoff on March 31 until April 15 at the Don Bosco Boys Home in Liloan, Cebu.
Head coach Oliver “BingBing” Colina and his staff scouted the boys during the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Regional Festival of Football in San Carlos City, Davao, Naga City, Iligan and Laguna.
Former Little Azkals who have been selected for the training camp are Cebu’s Moiselle Angelo Alforque, Lawrence Colina, Major Dean Ebarle, Vincent Erik Lovitos and Kintaro Miyagi; Manila’s John William Abraham, Marco Alessandro Casambre, Harrel Rainier Dayan, Josh Albert Miller and Ray Vincent Sanciangco; Cagayan de Oro’s Jeremiah Borlongan and Dimitri Lionel Limbo; Davao’s Darius Joseph Diamante and Javier Romero-Salas; Dumaguete’s Jhenry Omar Hamdan, Kairyll Vienne Parao and Jose Anton Yared; Dipolog’s Sebastian Rafael Patangan and San Carlos City’s Mason Trent Vergara.
New players added to the camp are San Carlos City’s Shanden Vergara and Gabriel Dyner Mendoza; Masbate’s Kent Stuart Gastador, Jovan Marfiga and Rexon Xyrus Capellan; Iloilo’s Jed Deleriarte and Red Brilliantes; Dumaguete’s Floren Christian Lapas; Bukidnon’s Chester Gio Palualan; Cebu’s Brandon Durano; and North Cotabato’s John Lorence Camiring.
Deleriarte, Lapas and Vergara are not new to the camp as they were also part of the training pool last year. But they were cut when the final lineup was made.
Of the 30, Colina also selected 22 who will be going to Italy for intensive training, which would include competitions with junior Italian clubs.
The 22 is comprised of all of the former Little Azkals plus Deleriarte, Lapas and Vergara. Colina also included Lorenzo Genco, who is already in Italy. Genco is also an original member of the Little Azkal lineup.
Being part of the Italy lineup will also not mean that an automatic slot at the official lineup for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-14 Festival of Football in Malaysia this June. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON

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6 Cebuanos in PH team

By Cheska D. Geli
Thursday, March 29, 2012

SIX Cebuano booters made it to 30-man lineup of the Philippine national 14-under team.

The six are Moiselle Angelo Alforque and Vincent Lovitos of Don Bosco Technical Center, Lawrence Colina of University of Southern Philippines- Foundation, Major Dean Ebarle of Abellana National School, Kintaro Miyagi of Sacred Heart Ateneo de Cebu and Lorenzo Genco, who is now based in Italy.


From a shortlist of 45 players all over the country, the list was cut to 30 and will cut anew to 23 as the training camp in Italy can only accommodate 23 players.

Head coach Oliver Colina and Cebu Football Association and Philippine Football Federation grassroots development chairman Richard Montayre will lead the team.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on March 30, 2012.

City booters to try for national team

By Roderick Osis

Sunday, March 25, 2012

FOLLOWING their impressive win in the Philippine Football Federation 14 under Luzon Selection tournament, nine players from the Cordillera Goshen Land Football Club were handpicked to try out for the national squad.

The nine members where part of the 23 strong 14 under squad being trained under the Cordillera Goshen Land Football Club, which won in the tournament after edging power house Laguna, 3-2, Mindoro, 7-1; Tarlac, 6-1; and Rizal, 8-1.


Off to try out for the national 14 under team are James Mansueto, Reggy Ubfan, Mike Arbela, Kleiu Mangaoang, Spencer Galasa, Carlo Conde, Jacob Gomez, James Ariola and Jason Escara.

With the nine players and the big win to boot, the Baguio boys proved they can hold their own against Luzon’s top football team delivering an outstanding performance in the tournament, displaying hard work, humility, fair play and supportive teamwork.

"Yung Tarlac, maingay at nagsasalita na parang nanalo na sila," Arabela said, the former elementary CAR football team captain after delivering a 6-1 victory.

"Yung isang player kasi dun buwakaw, hindi niya pinapasa ang bola," added James Mansueto, defender, freshman at Baguio City National High School and scholar of Goshen Land Caring Hands.

The team also scored the most fulfilling win in the tournament where Rodrigo "Pepe" Gango, a 14-year-old mute street kid whom the Cordillera Goshen Land Football Club brought along for the tournament fired the last winning goal that set off a pandemonium of celebration among his in-school team mates in the field.

"Grabe, lahat sila binuhat nila si Pepe," coach Nestor Udan said.

Laguna was the toughest assignment for the Summer Capital so far as it eked out a 3-2 decision with the home team scoring the first goal but Baguio tied the score after five minutes with a goal coming from central midfield Reggy Ubfan in a 20 yard outside the box shot.

Laguna then returned the favor to enjoy a one goal advantage but Jacob Gomez tied the score anew before Arabela scored the winning headshot.

The Cordillera Goshen Land Football Club also brought along much younger players from the elementary level who were willing to join and were available for the tournament.

"This is for their exposure because players in Baguio may have some football skills but they sorely lack the exposure for them to develop and mature as football players," the Cordillera Goshen Land Football Club coaches said.

The elementary football players who also joined the tournament and saw action were Samson Cabforo, 11, defender; JR Nuval, 12; Ezra Olosan, Jimwell Cumafay strikers and wingers ; Jon Shadrach Bangsoy and Kleiu Mangaoang goalkeepers.


Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on March 26, 2012.

Cebuanos make Visayas selection

By Cheska D. Geli

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

CEBUANO booters made it to the Visayas selection of the national training pool in the Boys under-14 and Girls under-13 elite team.

The players were chosen after the Philippine Football Federation Regional Football Festival held last weekend at San Carlos City.


Little Azkals’ head coach Oliver Colina chose Don Bosco Technology Center’s Moiselle Alforque, Kenry Balobo, Vincent Lovitos and Angelo Chirstian Ouano, Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu’s Kintaro Miyagi and Jose Marie Kwan, University of Southern Philippine Foundation’s Lawrence Colina and Abellana National School’s Major Dean Ebarle.

In the women’s Under-13, head coach Eleazar Toledo and PFF technical director John Carmona selected Jan Angela Torrefiel, Samantha Claire Toledo, Itsuko Bacatan, Arantxa Marie Trebol, Amber Villaflor and Alexa Ceniza.

From the training pool will emerge the official players for the national team that will compete in the AFC Festival of Football.

Aside from the scheduled matches against other football associations, the skiils test had become an important component in the selection.

The skills test is a separate activity from the games with four stations, the juggling, running with the ball, accurate passing and dribbling and shooting.

The players will be gathered after the development games scheduled in Iligan on March 2 to 4 and in Manila on March 9-12.


Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on March 01, 2012.

Despite short preparation, CFA Under-14 tops ranking of PFF Regional Football Festival

By Cheska D. Geli

Monday, February 27, 2012

THE Cebu Football Association Under-14 Elite team topped the Philippine Football Federation Regional Festival of Football yesterday at San Carlos City.

The weekend tournament was a developmental game, which serves as talent identification for the national pool in the Boys Under-14 and Girls Under-13, which are set to compete in international tournaments.

Team Cebu won all of its four games despite the short period of preparation.

Cebu defeated Negros Occidental Football Association,1-0, in the first day. In the second day, it fished another win over the Iloilo Football Association, 3-0, and completed the sweep when it routed Negros Oriental Football Association, 1-0 and Leyte Football Association, 9-0.

Head coach Jong Perez and his assistant Totot Colina said they were not expecting this finish by team Cebu, which was only formed two weeks ago.

“We were not expecting this. We simplified our game plan in our functional drills during the short period of our practice. Unexpectedly, the plan worked and it showed how our players gelled well as seen in their performance as a team,” said Perez.

Perez commended his boys for a good job in attacking and defending. He added that the technical level of his individual players as well as the tactical skills, were also impressive.

Meanwhile, CFA Girls Under-13 placed second to NOFA, whose players are mostly from San Carlos City.

The girls had one win, one draw and two losses as they played NOFA four times in the event. Since the two were the only teams in the girls division, they needed to play four matches before a winner was declared.

San Carlos and Davao City held held simultaneous festivals of football, while Luzon will conduct it next week.

Among the important components of the festival is the skills test, a series of drills for the kids, which is the basis of the coaches who scout for players.

The coaches will submit to PFF a list of recommended players who will be called in the future to be part of the training pool.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on February 27, 2012.