The staff captains and coaches of the 4 competing soccer associations pose for a gaggle photograph with CVFA officers through the PFF U19 Boys Nationwide Championships-Ultimate Spherical press convention on Friday, June 7. | By Glendale Rosal
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The nation’s grandest youth-based soccer event, the Philippine Soccer Federation (PFF) U19 Boys Nationwide Championships-Ultimate Spherical, will unfold tomorrow, June 8, on the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports activities Complicated right here.
4 of the nation’s greatest squads, representing 4 soccer associations, will vie for supremacy and the glory of being hailed as the very best U19 staff within the Philippines.
The host staff, Central Visayas Soccer Affiliation (CVFA)-Don Bosco Know-how Middle (DBTC) Greywolves, can have their arms full as they face the formidable 12-time UAAP boys soccer champions, the Far Jap College (FEU) Child Tamaraws, representing the Nationwide Capital Area Soccer Affiliation (NCRFA), of their first match at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
“Our preparation was very brief. We solely ready for 5 days as a result of most of our gamers needed to attend graduations. Additionally, two of our first eleven gamers will serve suspensions after accumulating two yellow playing cards within the elimination spherical final month,” mentioned CVFA-DBTC’s assistant coach Rocky Garciano throughout Friday’s press convention.
To recall, CVFA positioned fourth in final 12 months’s remaining spherical, which additionally passed off in Cebu.
Becoming a member of Garciano on the press convention have been fellow assistant coach Archival Comendador, Panay FA’s head coach Ian Araneta, Negros Oriental FA’s coach Ian Combate, and NCRFA-FEU Child Tamaraws’ coach Christian Bacara.
Garciano revealed that Joaquin Antonio Nacion and Merick Baloria, who’re a part of CVFA’s first eleven, will serve a one-match suspension, placing their backs in opposition to the wall of their match in opposition to NCRFA-FEU.
Nevertheless, Garciano and Comendador vowed to guard their residence turf in opposition to the closely favored FEU Child Tamaraws.
“We’ll strive our greatest to win the trophy. Our important benefit is that our gamers have the chemistry and teamwork, having performed collectively since elementary faculty,” mentioned Comendador.
TO PROVE A POINT
For his half, Bacara revealed that FEU has one other mission moreover successful the PFF title. They need to show to fellow UAAP groups that they will win the title with out deciding on non-FEU gamers, strictly following PFF’s pointers for this 12 months’s nationwide championships.
“Could stress talaga sa aspect namin contemplating dapat kasi ang gamers ng NCR is choice, pero nag determine kami na gumamit ng strong na line-up. Could mga groups kasi na nagsasabi na nag pa tryout daw ang NCRFA sa UST at La Salle pero wala namang nadala kahit isa. So, might dapat kaming i show na ipapanalo namin yung title para yung ibang groups sa NCR walang masabi. Could stress din kasi dito sa homecourt ng kalaban namin gagawin ang video games,” Bacara defined.
“Tapos, focus lang kami sa gagawin namin, kailangan na ma show na makuha namin yung PFF title ngayon, kasi maraming nagsasabi na strong yung staff dinala sa amin.”
Like the opposite groups, Panay FA and Negros Oriental FA revealed they solely had a brief preparation main as much as tomorrow’s remaining spherical.
Panay FA and Negros Oriental FA will present the primary match at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow.
“Very brief lang yung preparation namin busy ngayon sa Barotac, yung ibang gamers naglalaro sa kanya-kanyang membership, meron pang fiesta sa Barotac, commencement, at maraming faculty actions. Pero what’s certain is ibibigay namin magandang laban, magigiging magandang laban to,” mentioned former Azkals participant Ian Araneta.
In the meantime, Negros Oriental FA, the 2022 nationwide champion, mentioned they’re able to compete tomorrow.
“Earlier than it was introduced na dito mangyayari sa Cebu ang remaining spherical, we already count on it kasi three groups are from the Visayas. So, prepared kami maglaro sa turf all the time. Prepared naman yung mga boys namin basta sa amin lang, manalo o matalo bibigay parin namin magandang laro for soccer,” mentioned Combate.
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