ML Canduman wins SRFC 8 Under

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SPRINT: Cebu International School's Holly "The Tank" Dychangco tries to outrun a Sacred Heart School for Girls player in thier 1-0 win in the Girls U17 division of the San Roque Football Festival last weekend. Sunstar Photo Ruel Rusillo


THE M. Lhuillier-Canduman Elementary School grassroots program is starting to pay off as the school copped its first title in the Under-8 division of the San Roque Football Festival at the San Roque Parish yesterday.

The team went undefeated in the eliminations and did not concede a single goal for a 4-0-1 win-loss-draw record before beating Pomery, 1-0, in the semifinals to arrange a finals showdown with Paref-Springdale.

Canduman sealed its title after Joseph Jims Felicilda and John Dexter Espiritu scored a goal each in their 2-1 win over Springdale, which had Aldrich Pelenio score its lone goal.

Mario Ceniza heads the M. Lhuillier-Canduman project, which aims to duplicate its highly successful Carmen National School program that Graeme Mackinnon and Ceniza developed from raw talents to a legit national contender.

"We have been training since summer, and now it has paid off," Ceniza said.

In the highly competitive boys U-14 division, Bright Academy scored a 1-0 win over Hiroshi FC in the final.

The cluster saw the Red Ribbon U-14 champion Springdale booted out in the eliminations and the top four teams separated only by three points.

In the semifinals, Bright squeaked past Don Bosco Boys Home, 1-0, and Hiroshi blanked the Cebu International School, 2-0.

"I'm very happy today because we won our first title," said Bright coach and tournament organizer Eleazar Toledo.

Hiroshi made up for its loss after taking the U-12 title with a close 1-0 win over CIS. Hiroshi went undefeated in the eliminations and also did not concede a single goal.

In the U-10 division, Springdale went through penalty shootout to take the title over Hiroshi, 2-0, with Iggy Maximo and Andone Ugarte converting their spot kicks to seal their win.

Results in the Girls U-17, Boys U-17, Men's Open and the 37-Above clusters were still unavailable at presstime yesterday.

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