CMORFA OFFICIALS PLAYERS AND COACHES POSE AFTER THEIR WIN WIN OVER GOLDEN DAVAO.
CAGAYAN de Oro City — Northern Mindanao’s representative, Camiguin-Misamis Oriental Regional Football Association (CMORFA) is on the verge of capturing the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U19 Boys National Championship 2nd Division Vis-Min National Group Stage 2022 title.
The lads of coach Ivan Caiña have already secured a place in the 1st Division of this competition for next year and they are one foot away from capturing CMORFA’s first major title in many years.
They need to beat Central Visayas Regional FA or just secure a draw in their final match on Saturday morning to wrap up their impressive showing in this competition organize by the PFF to discover young talents for the national team.
Striker Lyle Dy who was used up front with last match hat trick scorer Nick Van Longanay, proved himself as he scored two goals in the 9th and 90th minutes to earn the Man of the Match Award.
Tireless defender Josh Go added another one in the 60th and sub John Magalzo completed their win with a goal in the 72th minute.
“I am very happy to achieve our primary objective which is to secure promotion to Division 1 for net year. I am also glad as well that I have fielded all our players during the two matches we had,” said coach Ivan Caiña.
Host team Zamboanga Basilan Sulu Tawi-tawi FA (ZAMBASULTA FA) of coach Rhey Marzan surprised the strong Central Visayas RFA of coach Glen Ramos with a 1-1 draw to keep their hopes alive of securing the other Division 1 slot.
ZAMBASULTA and CVRFA have to win against separate opponents on Saturday to get promoted to Division 1 next year. It will be a tall ladder to climb for CVRFA as the Central Visayas lads have to beat the undefeated CMORFA in their final game.
Striker Paul Mapula broke the ice for CVRFA in the first half with a 30 yard lofted shot that caught ZMABASULTA goalie Emman Marzan napping.
A free kick from central defender Samuel Barsanas in the second half however saved the day for the ZAMBASULTA boys They then put up a gallant defence and it was through the heroics of goalie Emman Maran that saved the day for the host team.
Marzan, the son of coach Rhey Marzan, had crucial saves including two one-on-one plays that denied CVRFA an instant promotion to the 1st Division. He was named Man Of The Match for his efforts.
“It was actully a team effort. We coached helped each other on what to do during the match. We also sought advise from our manager coach Carlo Rodriguez. The kids also worked hard during the match,” coach Rhey Marzan said.
Coach Glen Ramos, although missing some key players because of academic commitments had no excuses. He said that ZAMBASULTA played well.
“They made lots of adjustments but we also made lots of attempts which were not converted. That was part of the game. Sometimes we get the breaks sometimes we don’t. We are looking forward for the next match, the championship against CMORFA,’’ he said.
Coach Glen Ramos revealed that they did not have a full squad in this tournament as many starters have opted to remain in Cebu because of their classes have already started.
The ZAMBASULTA FA boys will have an easier opponent on Saturday as they clash with Golden Davao RFA in the first game at 730 a.m. while the CMORFA, CVRFA match is at 10 a.m. (jackbiantan@yahoo.com)
