Courtesy: Sun Star Cagayan de Oro


Bigger, better ladies futsal next year

Monday, December 05, 2016

by Jack Biantan

TOURNAMENT organizer Junieto Actub promised a better and bigger tournament next year after the rousing success of the first Pinay In Action (PIA) Bulua Fiesta Ladies Cup 2016 held at the Bulua National High School gym.
Actub said that main sponsor PIA of Deputy Speaker in the Philippine Congress Pia Cayetano wants more participants next year.

“With more support from the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Futsal Committee chairman Percy Guarin, this tournament will only grow bigger,” Actub added.

Guarin is also the president of the Moca-Gesco Regional FA. He promised to the participants during the opening last Saturday that the PFF is required to help girls Futsal and starting in January next year it will be included in the Moca-Gesco RFA annual program.

A total of 16 teams from all over Cagayan de Oro City joined the tournament which was also sponsored by SunStar CdO Inc.
The tournament was supposed to be for Public Schools only but since very few public schools signed up, the organizers invited some private schools.
Ironically, public schools won the all titles in the three divisions.

PN Roa National High School defeated the Bulua Blue Warriors, 1-0, in the championship match to win the Under-17 crown.
A last gasp goal from striker Blencky Galario gave PN Roa the crown after a close and highly contested championship match.

Other members of the PN Roa team are striker Mel Grace Camarillo, defender Kimkim Rivero, defender Neile Grace Mabolo, defender Pear Marquez, defender Jayann Ramil, defender Pamela Rose Perante and goalkeeper Cindy Rose Gomez.

The regional Palaro bound Mel Grace Camarillo won the Best Striker Award while Gomez the Best Goalkeeper Award. Claire Decina of third placer Liceo University won the Best Midfielder Award and Best Defender was Andrea Estabaya of Bulua.

Bulua Wildcats shocked the highly favored Liceo Titans in the penalty shootout to capture the Under-14 title. Lumbia National High School Lady Raptors won the third place.

Christlet Neles of Lumbia NHS won the Best Midfielder Award, Kate Binayao of Bulua Wlidcats the Best Goalkeeper, Dannah Domingo of Liceo Titans the Best Defender Award and Hannah Naldo og Bulua Wildcats the Best Striker Award.
GL Reyes Elementary School won the U12 category title against Bulua Central Elementary School.

Special awardees for the U12 category are Best Midfielder Marie Frances Clyde Sebial of Bulua, Best Goalkeeper Jessa May Robles of GL Reyes Elementary School, Best Defender Glyzel Moira Ortiz of Bulua Central School and Best Striker Lovely Jane Marangga of GL Reyes Elementary School.


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