The Bukidnon Football Association dismantled One La Salle, 2-0, to clinch the overall championship of the first Luzon Cup Under 12 Football Tournament.
The sporting event was put together by the Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) with the Central Luzon Football Association, and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Department of Education Tarlac, and the provincial and city governments of Tarlac.
The Luzon Cup is the third of a series of football tournaments led by NOFA for Under-12 / Under-13 boys held at the Jose V. Yap Sports and Recreational Complex in San Jose, Tarlac, Manila Times reported.
The first two, the NOFA Cup (on its fourth edition) was held last summer while the second, the Mindanao Cup was held last October. It was also Bukidnon FA that topped that Mindanao Cup and their feat qualified them for a berth at the Luzon Cup, according to the report.
Top winners of Luzon Cup’s First Division (Cup) were: One La Salle Salle, first runner-up; Rizal Football Association Quezon City, second runner-up; and Masbate Football Association, third runner-up.
In other news, Cordillera Football Association–Baguio bagged the Division 1 Plate Championship, with Central Bicol Regional Football Association as first runner-up; Laguna Football Association as second runner-up and Youth Football Academy Muntinlupa as third runner-up.
In the Second Division, the top winners were Pangasinan United Football Club, champion; Tuguegarao City Football Club, first runner-up; Camarines Norte United, second runner-up; and Central Luzon Football Association–Tarlac, third runner-up, the Manila Times also reported.
Players of Bukidnon FA obtained most of the individual awards: Jun Dominique Melig was awarded Best Goalkeeper; Jimm Leowell Fabela, Best Defender and Most Valuable Player. One La Salle’s Fritz Kenzo Chua was chosen as the Best Midfielder. RIFA QC’s Filbert Martin Tacardon got the Best Striker Award with 27 goals.
