2nd row: Coach Mehdi Soltani, Josef Adrien Peña, Vito Santiago Gutierrez, Matthew Reed Zamora, Don Santiago Elviña, Keanefred Versales, Angelo Iñigo Fernando, Alexander Duke Sarmiento
Congratulations to the DLSZ Boys Football Team for winning the Championship – Under 12 Division of the Brazilian-Jericho Soccer Academy National Inter-Club Tournament held last November 3-5, 2023 in La Provincia Open Fields, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.
The DLSZ Football Boys Team dominated Don Bosco-Cebu B (3-0), Ateneo de Manila (4-1), and Dolphins FC Negros Occidental (4-0), landing as one of the top two remaining teams. They played in the Finals vs. Don Bosco-Cebu A, scoring two (2) goals while conceding none. It was sweet revenge for the boys as Don Bosco-Cebu A dealt the team its only loss during the elimination round.
The team is composed of the following:
- Mauro Begre (DLSZ 2032)
- Keith Zachary David (DLSZ 2032)
- Don Santiago Elvina (DLSZ 2029)
- Angelo Inigo Fernando (DLSZ 2029) – Team Captain and Most Valuable Player
- Vito Santiago Gutierrez (DLSZ 2029)
- Marco Santino Knust (DLSZ 2031)
- Luis Lopez (DLSZ 2030)
- Alexander Duke Sarmiento (DLSZ 2030)
- Josef Adrien Peña (DLSZ 2029)
- Keanefred Versales (DLSZ 2029)
- Montrel Inaki Villon(DLSZ 2031)
- Miguel Inigo Villon (DLSZ 2031)
- Matthew Reed Zamora (DLSZ 2029)
Well done to the players, Coach Mehdi Soltani, and the dedicated parents!
Animo!