CEBU’S DON Bosco Technology Center (DBTC) earned the right to face the Little Azkals Under 14 in the semifinal round of the 5th Pintaflores National U16 Invitational Football Cup slated today in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
DBTC-Cebu ended its final eliminations match against Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI)-Victorias in a scoreless draw but managed to advance to the semifinal round after finishing the second best team in bracket A with five points off a 1-2 (win-draw) record.
The Little Azkals, on the other hand, although already assured of a semifinal seat, did not let up and inflicted an 8-0 routing of another team from Cebu—the Abellana National School (ANS).
By not dropping any game, the Little Azkals ended the eliminations with a perfect score of nine points.
The other semifinal match will pit the defending champion San Carlos City selection against Negros Oriental Football Association (NORFA).
San Carlos topped bracket A by booting out San Beda, 2-0. The team finished with seven points after posting a 2-1 win-draw record.
NORFA, on the other hand, advanced to the semifinal round with a 3-1 outsmarting of Iloilo Football Association-Central Philippine University (IFA-CPU).
The win put NORFA in the second spot of bracket B with six points on a 2-1 win-loss record. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON