Deleted original post, because this doesn’t help anything.

To Univ. I am the one who wrote the post, everything posted here is mine. May I remind you this, is a blog, not a newspaper, not a website.

A plain blog.

If I were to use the standards of journalism for this site, half the post won’t see print.

That’s why I didn’t mention any team nor school in the post, since I didn’t have most of the information.

I added that post, so that those who knew about it, can add something. I’ve decided to remove it entirely, because one, we have enough negative stories without adding another sidelight.

Of course, I may change my mind again later tonight..er..at dawn.

TO the parents, coaches, or anybody else who was at the Mizuno Cup. If you have pictures of the Mizuno Cup, which you want to be published in the blog. Feel free to email me. I know you have them. If you think, your pictures are not good enough, then as long as:

1. ) The faces of the players are clear.
2.) It’s an action shot
3.) a sidelight (Pictures of kids waiting for their game, or cheering for their teammates)

I’d publish it. Unlike the newspaper, there’s no space constraints in the blog. Though, I’m limited to uploading five pics per post, that means I have to make a lot of posts to accomodate your pictures.

I’ll publish firing squad pictures (A firing-squad picture is a picture of a group of people standing in front of the camera. FYI A firing squad picture is a big no-no in journalism.) if it is of the champion team.

Springdale Dads with Mario Ceniza and Richard Montayre topped the division.

I’ve seen Montayre’s free-kick ability in the past, having seen him score from almost 40 yards in the Aboitiz Cup a few years ago, but I have to admit, I have never seen Mario play.

During the CIS 36-above division a few years ago, Mario was too injured too play, and besides he was the keeper.

However, in the Mizuno Cup, I saw him play and I got too thinking, even if I was still that young, gung-ho, cigarette free and beer free 17-year-old striker, the present Mario will run circles around me.

I’ve always heard stories about how he could do this and that, and it’s good to finally have those stories validated.

Let’s hope all the other local legends, especially about another guy older than Mario, who’s supposed to be the local version of Roberto Carlos even before Carlos could kick, will take part in the division.

One thing though, it seems, I may be wrong, I’ve observed that a few of the players in the 36-above division, are too occupied with winning rather than enjoying the game.

I was between Pitch 1 and 3, where the two finals were being played simultaneously. Hence, full observation in each finals was near impossible. I turned my head back and forth so many times, I think my muscles in my neck grew a few inches larger.

But here’s what I observed, the shootout in the 36-above got delayed and I heard somebody telling somebody, “this is just a game, let’s just play it or words to that effect.”

I went near to a Queen City and Springdale Dads player, who were discussing the game, and asked them what was the matter. Nobody said anything.

It was obvious they weren’t willing to say anything, so I left them be.

After losing the San Roque title, Queen City got back on track, defeating the San Roque FC, which also lost in last week’s semifinals, via shootout.

Im sorry to say, that was the only game I got to saw in the division.

Again, Don Bosco Argentina ruled the division, after a shootout win over Queen City United.

I wasn’t able to see much of the finals, but for me, one of the most exciting games was between CIS, a new entry, against Silliman, which, if I am not mistaken, had the country’s former Numober one keeper, Ref Cuaresma (incidentally, he wasnt playing the keeper)

The highlight of the match was Oliver Colina’s goal. Colina, who told me a day before that he wasn’t playing per advice of a doctor, struck from way deep from the kick-in, stunning both the keeper and everybody else.

It may have been a fluke, but it wasn’t, it wasn’t the first time he did that. Too bad for them, they lost, 0-2, to Queen City in the semifinals, both goals scored by Ivan Dimco.

The CIS ladies took the Girls 17 title, beating PaBol FC, 1-0 in the finals.

The Aboitiz Under-18 got overshadowed by the Mizuno Cup, but there are a lot of issues in the Aboitiz U18 — one San Roque’s forefeiture against USC and the UC vs. Hiroshi game, which had one player sent out.

Matulog nako, sige bye

This is where I pause and rest. Hic.

The biggest suprise in the division was not CIS loss, or Springdale’s win, or DBC’s failure to make the finals, but rather CIC-Mandaue making it to the finals and just losing by one goal to champion Springdale

CIS defeated Springdale, 1-0, to bag this crown.

It was a beatufil give and go between goal scorer Kerbasi Ugart and Xavier Streegan. Now, if I am not wrong, Springdale’s got three players who played for the national team in this bracket, and for CIS to beat them in this tournament (Yeah, it’s just a festival, put in all pro and con arguments here) speaks volume of the competition in Cebu in this division.