UFL - Saturday`s matches

May 26, 2012
2:00 pm		Diliman Victory Liner FC		-		Team Socceroo FC		University of Makati (UMak)
4:00 pm		Nomads Auction Manila		-		Green Archers Globe		University of Makati (UMak)
6:00 pm		Pachanga FC		-		Manila All-Japan FC		University of Makati (UMak

SRFC, QCU move to semis

By Cheska D. Geli

Saturday, May 26, 2012
SAN Roque Football Club and last year’s runner-up Queen City United advanced to the semifinal round of the 12th Interclub Football Cup after taking the top two spots in their bracket yesterday at the USC-TC Field.
SRFC leads the group with nine points after winning all three games, followed by QCU with four points.

They will join the top teams in Bracket A—Erco-PTT and Hiroshi FC—in the next round.
Don Bosco actually figured in a logjam with QCU for second place after defeating Southwestern University, 5-3, in its last match. However, it was eliminated after QCU came up with a better goal difference.
The semi-final match today will feature Hiroshi FC against SRFC in the first game followed by Erco FC and QCU FC in the second game.
In the Boys 17, Ateneo de Cebu blanked Ormoc FC, 6-0, to arrange a semifinal outing with ANS-Pomeroy. Paref Springdale and Cebu Team will face each other in the other semifinal outing.
In the Boys 14, Ateneo de Cebu defeated Los Amigos, 2-0, to move to the semifinal against Los Amigos. Canduman and ANS Pomeroy clash in the other semifinal match.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on May 26, 2012.

Azkals-Guam Tickets Now Available!

Submitted by James Toga 

Azkals’ team coordinator Patrick Ace Bright said that tickets for the Azkals-Guam friendly match on June 12, 2012 at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan will be available this week.
It will be sold by the Ticket World while the prices will be known as the tickets are already out, Bright added.
The Azkals-Guam match is another football offer from the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) to the Negrenses following the overwhelming support shown by the local fans to the national team.
This is the second time that the national squad will be facing a foreign squad in this stadium after the February 9, 2011 victory over Mongolia in their AFC Challenge Cup Pre-qualifying match. The nationals won 2-nil before the roaring 25,000 spectators watching in Panaad.
Meanwhile, in preparation for these friendly matches, the national team will be in San Carlos City to undergo a week-long training camp starting May 21.
It was also reported that not all Azkals standouts will be playing in this match due to their prior commitments. However, national team head coach Michael Wiess assured that he will still be fielding a strong team for this friendly match. He has tapped several top football players from the United Football League to boast the team.
Meanwhile, the Azkals are also scheduled to face Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on June 1 and battles against Indonesia on June 5 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
In their match against Malaysia, ABS-CBN reported that the national team will be playing without striker Phil Younghusband, midfielder James Younghusband and first-choice goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.
This after the Younghusband siblings had prior commitments while Etheridge is serving a one-match suspension meted out by the Asian Football Confederation due to "unsportsmanlike conduct" during the AFC Challenge Cup last month.
Instead, Etheridge will be working as a guest analyst during the match coverage for ABS-CBN Sports.*
　
Negros Daily Bulletin

YOUTH FRIENDLY SET WITH P.I.

PRESS RELEASE – A handful of local youth soccer teams will gain some international experience as they compete against visiting U12 and U14 Claret teams from the Philippines in the 2012 Pacific Asia Youth Invitational beginning May 26 at the Guam Football Association facility in Harmon.
“We are excited to play host to this upcoming friendly youth tournament,” said GFA’s Grace Martinez, soccer tournament coordinator. “This is an exciting opportunity for the youth teams selected to play. We invite the local community to come to GFA to watch the games and to support the teams.”
The top two teams from the U14 division of the Cars Plus Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League spring season, the Wings and the Sidekicks, along with the Strykers have been selected to play in the three-day tournament with the Philippine team. In the opening game of the U14 tournament, the Sidekicks are set to face Claret at 10 a.m. at the turf mini-pitch, with the Strykers and Wings playing against each other in the 11:30 match.
Each team will play each other once and then compete in a play off. The U14 final will be held Monday at 4:30 p.m.
In the U12 tournament, the Wings, Strykers and ASC Islanders will each play the U12 Claret team in a similar format to the U14 division. The final for the U12 tournament will be held Monday at 3 p.m.


Guam Sports Network

Erco,Hiroshi in semis

By Cheska D. Geli

Friday, May 25, 2012
ERCO-PTT took the top spot in their group after routing FC Inter Cebu, 5-1, in the 12th Cebu Amateur Football Club Interclub men’s open at the University of San Carlos-Talamban Campus field.
Jhon Roy Melgo had two goals while Dario Surig Jr., Reymund Torres and Robert Mamac contributed one each for Erco’s third straight win. Erco now leads Group A on goals with eight more than Hiroshi, which also has three wins. Both teams will advance to the semifinals.

In the later match, Camella FC got their second win in four matches after beating Hijos Del Pueblo,4-1, to finish with a 2-2 mark, and third place in Group A.
In the Boys 17 Bracket A, Ormoc FC silenced FCIC, 5-1, and will gun for another win against second placer Ateneo de Cebu today. Paref Springdale leads the standings with three wins and one draw, and could face fierce rival Abellana National School-Pomeroy in the semifinals.
In Bracket B played at San Roque Field, Cebu Team earned a default win ANS-Pomeroy whose players had to miss the game for a school exam. Cebu leads the rankings with four wins followed by ANS-Pomeroy. SC Warriors routed DB Razkals, 6-1.
Age group
Los Amigos crushed SJSM/3 Brothers, 3-0, and will take on the streaking Ateneo de Cebu, which has won its last three matches. Canduman FC leads the standings with three wins and one loss.
Instead of championship match this Saturday, organizers decided to have a semifinal matches on Saturday to maximize playing time for participating teams.
In the Boys12. Canduman FC and Ormoc FC lead Bracket A, while Ateneo de Cebu and Danao FC in Bracket .
In Players 10, USV NC won against Team Warzhockz, 2-1, while Dinamo FC blanked South Cebu 1-0.
Ateneo de Cebu also scored a shutout after routing Los Amigos, 5-0.
Ateneo de Cebu and Los Amigos lead Bracket A, while Canduman Fc and Count FC in Bracket B.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on May 25, 2012.

Azkals rout PH U22 in friendly

By Cheska D. Geli

Thursday, May 24, 2012
THE U-22 squad lost to the Azkals, 3-0, in a friendly at San Carlos City the other day.
The friendly was part of the John Carmona-led squad’s preparation for the AFC Under-22 Asian Cup Qualfiers in Myanmar from June 23 to July 3.

Phil Younghusband banked in two goals, while defender Jimmy Malaloan had an own goal. The shut-out loss follows the team’s 2-1 loss to Pasargad and a 1-1 draw with Diliman last week.
The U-22 squad and the senior Azkals were in San Carlos City for the first part of the three-week training camp and are now in Bacolod for a mini-tournament with Negros Ceres and Global FC.
Dave Gerali of Don Bosco Technological Center, a member of the U22 staff, said that the boys still have to work on their defense and finishing.
Global FC Paolo Pascual was the first keeper in the first half and was replaced by San Beda’s Anthony Albao in the last half.
“Karon pajud mi kaduwa balik as a team because ang uban players karon pa sad nakabalik ug duwa because of club commitments,” said Gerali.
Most of the players shortlisted in the U22 are members of participating clubs in the UFL League.
Aside from the UFL players, OJ Porteria and Jason De Jong who both played in the Southeast Asian Games, will also join the team.
After Bacolod, they will go back to San Carlos and for a camp under Nike Total coach Jorge Kuriyama. The team will also have a series of friendlies in Thailand.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on May 25, 2012.

Azkals updates today

James and Phil Younghusband leaving for Manila and will not play in Bacolod tournament.

Deyto and Pasinabo also leaving for Manila to play UFL league match for Green Archers this weekend.

Azkals tune-up games scheduled at Panaad

The Philippine men’s football team, Azkals, will have a tune-up match this weekend at the Panaad football field in Bacolod City, against Ceres Football Club and Global Football Club in preparation for its friendly game against Malaysia on June 1, Juvy Lizares, president of the Visayas Football League, said yesterday.
The Azkals will play against Ceres FC on Saturday at 4 p.m. while Global FC will match against Ceres FC at 7 p.m. The winners will have a rematch on Sunday at 4 p.m. while losers will play against each other at 7p.m.
Richard Joson, of the Philippine Football Federation said the tune up games are all geared towards the return game here in Panaad on June 12 where Azkals will play against Guam for the FIFA International Friendly match.
He said this is an A Team match that holds the FIFA world rankings and the result of the game against Guam national team will affect the Azkals team standing that is currently at 148th place.
Lizares also said the performance of the Azkals will not be affected even without its goal keeper Neil Etheridge, who was given a one-match suspension by the AFC Disciplinary Committee last month.
He said the team has 3 to 4 goal keepers who are all capable to replacing Etheridge, and that he and even team coachHans MichaelWeiss have not yet decided who will be its first keeper in its game against Guam.
“They are now in training camp to prepare for their matches next week against Malaysia on June 1, against Indonesia on June 5 and June 12 here in Negros so I suspect Coach Weiss will decide on his first 11 close to the date of the match already,” Lizares said.
The Azkals will also have a football clinic with the Bantay Bata kids tomorrow at the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, Joson added. *LTG

Visayan Daily Star