By Ces Maria Sarria-Amular
The 4th Ceres Cup 7-A-Side Football Festival – U13 Boys Champions point their fingers to heaven acknowledging their faith in Jesus Christ.
It was another great win for the Jaro Football Club U13 Boys as they claimed the championship crown at the 4th Ceres Cup held on May 21-22, 2017 at Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The Jaro FC U13 Boys bested forty other football teams coming from all over the country; beating Sagay City FC (A) in the championship game with a 9-1 win.
The champions raise their hard earned trophy.
The U13 Boys breezed through the qualifiers showing their skills and determination through these wins: Game 1 vs Sum-Ag FC (2-0), Game 2 vs Crocs FC (1-1), Game 3 vs Silay FC (8-0), and Game 4 vs Escalante FC (2-1). The quarterfinal match was a heart-stopping game beating NOFA Selection with a 1-0 win. This was then followed by an exciting semi-final 4-1 win against KNN Cebu. The final game against Sagay City FC was a class of its own as the U13 Boys dominated the game with 9 goals, thus winning the U13 championship!
The Jaro FC U13 Boys is mainly composed of players from Central Philippine University, namely Lian Joseph Celis, Johann Mitchell Javellana, Jan Roger Lamparero, Jake Andrew Loable, Selwin Nickos Mamon, Francis Josh Mediana, Jake Salazar, and John Joshua Moises. The rest of the players are from other Iloilo schools: Ignatius Daniel Amular from Assumption Iloilo, Ross Alfred Ferrer and Kevin Sibayan from Hua Siong, Charles Mana-ay from Jalandoni School, and Benj Justin Lustica – who was also hailed as the MVP of said game – from La Paz. They are guided, coached, and mentored by Coach Jonathan Alabado and Coach Snap Plagata Cajelo.
The Ceres Cup is a national invitational league that provides football enthusiasts in the Philippines the opportunity to exhibit their skills and talents in football while competing with other teams. It is also a venue for them to foster sportsmanship and in a competitive, safe, and friendly environment.
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