PFF Mindanao Festival of Football ends at Deca Homes, PFF coach to further evaluate outstanding players

Davao City congressman Isidro Ungab with the Butuan, Agusan del Norte team.

North Cotabato team.

Davao team.

Agusan del Sur team.

Sultan Kudarat team.

The PFF Mindanao Festival of Football ended with a skills drill on 20 March 2011 at the Deca Homes Resort and Residences Field which saw the participation of teams from Butuan City, Agusan del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, and Davao City. The festival aims to identify and select players for the national team that will participate in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U13 Boys Festival of Football in May 2011 in Malaysia and the AFC U14 Girls Festival of Football in June 2011 in Vietnam. Davao and Butuan City are the only teams in the Girls U 14 category.

Coach Oliver Colina was impressed with the performance of several players which he selected to be further evaluated. The list includes the following candidates: Darios Diamante, Javier Romero-Salas, Lorenzo Magno, Miguel Aquino, and Jake Bryan Ferolino of Davao; Eric Pocon Jr. of Agusan del Sur; Mark Platon, Raymond Suano, Lawrence John Camiring, and Rene Boy Palabrica of North Cotabato.

For the Girls U14, Coach Colina cited Janna Barcemo, Nina Ricci Yanto, Mary Joy Indac, Rheza Caminade, Ester Megami Vilela, Gabrielle del Fierro, and Nikka Corrales to be included in the next stage of the selection process.

 Nina Ricci Llanto (Catalunan Grande), Gabby del Fierro (Ateneo), and Janna Barcemo (Ateneo) are part of the national team that took part in the 2010 edition of the games.

The next selection will be on 25  - 27 March 2011 in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

The results of the Games:

18 March 2011

7:00 AM               Davao FA vs Agusan del Sur (9 – 0)

8:30 AM               Sultan Kudarat vs North Cotabato (0 – 5)

10:00 AM             Agusan del Norte vs Davao (0 – 6)

11:30 AM             Agusan del Sur vs Sultan Kudarat (0 – 0)

1:00 PM                Agusan del Norte vs North Cotabato (0 – 7)

U14 Girls

2:30 PM                Davao vs Agusan del Norte (5 – 0)

19 March 2011

7:00 AM               Davao vs Sultan Kudarat (11 – 0)

8:30 AM               Agusan del Sur vs Agusan del Norte (2 – 0)

10:00 AM             North Cotabato vs Davao (0 – 2)

11:30 AM             Sultan Kudarat vs Agusan del Norte (0 – 0)

1:00 PM                North Cotabato vs Agusan del Sur (2 – 0)

U14 Girls

2:30 PM                Agusan del Norte vs Davao (0 – 5)

All teams are required to have 22 players. Games are divided into 3 20-minute periods. In the first 20 minute – the first set of 11 players are fielded. In the second period, the second set of 11 players who did not participate in the first period will must be fielded. During the third period, the coach fields a combined team from the 1^st and 2^nd period. Substitutes are allowed only during injuries.

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During the opening ceremony, balls were turned over to the participating teams. The balls are courtesy of the Japanese Football Association. A 2 day referees refresher course was conducted by Mr. Jaime Nicolau for the officiating officials of the festival.

This event is in cooperation with the Department of Education, Deca Homes Resort and Residences, Barangay Mintal, Barangay Tacunan, Mintal Police Station, 69^th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, Office of the City Mayor, Medvil Farms, Inc., UP Mindanao, and Congressman Isidro Ungab.

In the picture:

Ceremonial Kick (left to right): Giovanni Paulo Soo (Deca Homes Country Club manager); Alberto Honasan (PFF representative); Congressman Isidro T. Ungab; Ramon Bargamento II (Mintal Barangay Captain); and Elvira Renoy (Barangay Tacunan Kagawad, representing Tacunan Barangay Captain Algin A. dela Pena).