FORMER MISAMIS ORIENTAL GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL (MOGCHS) STRIKER NICK VAN LONGANAY SCORES A HAT TRICK TO LEAD CAMIGUIN-MISAMIS ORIENTAL REGIONAL FA (CMORFA) AGAINST ZAMBASULTA FA IN THE OPENING DAY OF THE PFF U19 BOYS NATIONAL CHAMPONSHIP 2ND DIVISION VIS-MIN NATIONAL GROUP STAGE 2022 IN ZAMBOANGA CITY.
CAGAYAN de Oro City — Camiguin-Misamis Oriental Football Regional FA (CMORFA) and the Central Visayas Regional Football Association (CVRFA) scored impressive wins against separate opponents in the opening of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U19 Boys National Championship 2nd Division Vis-Min National Group Stage 2022 competition Monday morning at the Juan Enrquez Memorial Sports Complex (JEMSC) in Zamboanga City.
The CMORFA lads of coach Ivan Caiña started slowly until striker Nick Van Longanay scored a hat trick and led them to a 4-0 win against the stunned host team Zamboanga Basilan Sulu Tawi-tawi Football Association (ZAMBASULTA FA).
Longanay, a graduate of Misamias Oriental Genral Comprehensive High School (MOGCHS but now a first year college IT student at Xavier University, played the match of his life as he opened up the scoring in the 39th minute. He then scored another goal in the 47th minute to put CMORFA to a 2-0 lead at the half. Longanay then completed his hat trick with another goal in the 59th minute.
Winger Salip Nul of Nawaan, Misamis Oriental then sealed the match with another goal in the 85th minute.
“We won because of our strategy that we agreed on playing the game. It is not a surface that we are familiar with so we had to adjust our tactical approach and I am very happy and satisfied that we were able to perform during the match,” Caiña said after the match.
Longanay on his part said he was very thankful to coach Ivan Caiña for giving him the trust to be a starter against the ZAMBASULTA boys. It was his fourth goal in the competition. He also scored the winning goal against Butuan Agusan del Norte Football Associaiion clash (BANFA) last month in the Group G competition here in Cagayan de Oro City
Central Visayas Regional Football Association (CVRFA) of coach Glen Ramos survived an early scare to trounce Golden Davao RFA 11-2, in the second match.
Golden Davao scored two goals very early with in the three minutes of the match with the first goal in the 35 seconds and then in the 3rd minutes.
The CVRFA lads however did not surrender, bounced back and scored their first goal in the 6th minute with Paul Mapula opening the floodgates.
Richard Chad Songalia then scored the equalizer in the 30th. After that is was an all CVRFA show with Stephen Soria scoring five goals, while Ludwig Badayos added two, Frances Verside, and Joseph Garces scoring one goal each.
“Team preparation is very important. It is not only for the technical or tactical movements but the most part of the game is the fitness. So during our preparation the team is preparing for this kind of weather. I am around of my boys they played well and it is not only by the Cebuano heart but they played their best,’’ CVRFA coach Glenn Ramos said after the match.
CVRFA will clash with ZAMBASULTA RFA at 10 a.m. and CMORFA will meet Golden Davao FA at 730 a.m. on Thursday to determine the leader of the group. Top two teams in this competition will advance to the Division 1 next year while the top win will be declared as Vis-Min Champions. (jackbiantan@yahoo.com)
