The Governor’s Cup Football Provincial Championship (Quarter-Finals) that were canceled due to typhoon “Paeng” pushed through on November 6, Sunday at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City.
The football tournament consisted of two categories – the 12-under (Born 2010) and the 17-under (Born 2005) age groups. The 12-under category followed the 9-a-side with an offside format, while the 17-under was played with an 11-a-side with an offside ruling.
In the 12-under (Born 2010) category, the four teams that emerged victorious and qualified for the semi-finals on Nov. 12 were San Carlos City, Dolphins FC, Sagay City, and Pontevedra.
San Carlos City defeated Trinity Christian School with a score of 11-0, while Dolphins FC crushed the city of Victorias with a score of 7-0. Sagay City and Pontevedra also overpowered their opponents scores of 8-0 and 4-0, against the cities of Bago and Cadiz, respectively.
For the 17-under (Born 2005) category, the top four teams were Pontevedra, Bago City, STI-WNU, and USLS. Pontevedra defeated San Carlos City with a score of 1-0, Bago City bested Sagay City by one goal with a score of 6-5.
The STI-WNU team was triumphant in its bid to qualify for the semis as it scored three goals against Cadiz City, which recorded no goals. The USLS team also beat Club de Los Hermanos de Futbol FC (CHFC) with a score of 1-0.
All the top four winning teams in both categories will proceed to the Governor’s Cup Football Provincial Championship Semi-Finals on November 12 at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium. For the semi-final match fixtures, Dolphins FC will be playing against the municipality of Pontevedra, while San Carlos City will play against Sagay City in the 12-under (Born 2010) category.
In the 17-under (Born 2005) semis match fixture, STI-WNU will play against Bago City and the USLS team will compete against Pontevedra.*
