By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter
THE Philippine Football Federation U15 Boys National Championship came to a close on Friday at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite, with National Capital Region FA emerging on top.
NCR beat Negros Occidental FA, 1-0, in the final which was made possible by the goal in extra time by Dominic Tom.
Tom drained the go-ahead header in the 96th minute with assistance from substitute Rodrigo Marinas III, which capped what was a dominant run for NCR in the tournament — from the Regional Group Stage up to the National Championship Round and the Final Round.
The goal was the ninth for Tom, who was the tournament’s top goal scorer, further solidifying his selection as the most valuable player awardee.
Winning third place, meanwhile, was Davao-South RFA, which dominated Mount Apo Regional FA, 5-1, after extra time.
Also joining Tom in the group of individual award winners were teammates Jose Antonio (best goalkeeper) and Martin Joshua Merino (best defender) and Negros Occidental FA’s Dominic Austin Dreyfus (best midfielder).
Handing the awards were PFF general secretary Atty. Edwin Gastanes and Philippines Football League commissioner Mikhail Torre.
The PFF U15 Boys National Championship is a youth development program of the PFF and was done in cooperation of the FIFA Youth Development Projects — Philippines.
