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Football: Malaya FC flexes muscle in youth league

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<div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/12/20/20192023-football1_1.jpg "/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/12/20/20192023-football2.jpg "/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Malaya routed Kaya FC Elite 5-0 to rule the U15 division. Malaya keeper Gabriel Anthony Cadisal was handed the Golden Glove award, while defender Mark Maghinay Palallos was adjudged MVP. <cite>Handout</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The U17 side was the last to bag the crown for Malaya, after beating Mendiola FC 4-2. The Golden Glove award went to Malaya keeper Lance Jeter Bencio, while striker Carlos Maniscan was named Most Valuable Player. <cite>Handout</cite></p></div></div></div><p>Malaya FC reigned supreme in Season 3 of the Speed Regalo Youth Football League (YFL) Cup, winning four of the competition&#x27;s seven age divisions.</p><p>In finals matches played over 4 weekends, Malaya emerged as the champions in the under-11, 15, 17, and 19 categories. Its under-13 team placed third.</p><p>“Malaya really dominated the YFL this season,” said Joseph Gensaya, league technical head as he awarded the YFL Cup title to the champions at Circulo Verde earlier this month.</p><p>The U17 side was the last to bag the crown for Malaya, after beating Mendiola FC 4-2. The Golden Glove award went to Malaya keeper Lance Jeter Bencio, while striker Carlos Maniscan was named Most Valuable Player.</p><p>Meanwhile, Malaya routed Kaya FC Elite 5-0 to rule the U15 division. Malaya keeper Gabriel Anthony Cadisal was handed the Golden Glove award, while defender Mark Maghinay Palallos was adjudged MVP.</p><p>In the U11 category, Malaya downed Kaya FC Yellow 3-1 for the championship, capping an unbeaten run in the four-month tournament. Malaya keeper Kyle Castillo was awarded Golden Glove honors, while midfielder Kenneth Dela Cruz was named MVP.</p><p>The U19 squad delivered Malaya&#x27;s first YFL Cup title this season with a 4-2 win over Mendiola. Golden Glove honors went to keeper Kristian Harald Bumatay, while the MVP award was given to striker Kieth Absalon who suited up as defender in their last two matches.</p><p>En route to dominating the YFL Cup, Malaya also picked up podium finishes at the Borneo Cup 2019 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The U17 side took home first runner-up, while the U15 and the U11 teams were second runners-up in the AFC Tier 3 tournament.</p><p>Jovert Ayuban and Jake Morallo (U11), Yves Blanc (U15), William Gueridonn (U17), and Marvin Dava (U19) were the coaches of the winning Malaya teams, with Roland Sadia as goalkeeping coach.</p><p>“It’s been a banner year for Malaya FC, with the teams posting their best finish yet in both the YFL and Borneo Cup,” said Malaya FC secretary-general Mark Duane Angos.</p><p>“The players in these teams have been training and playing together for at least 2 years, with some in U17 playing together for about 6 years now. And it shows in the results.”</p><p>Angos said there were also some eye-openers this year for Malaya.</p><p>“One is the need to level up our skills to be able to compete in higher-tiered tournaments in the region. While we have done well at the Borneo Cup, we’re aware that we need to raise our game in order to be competitive in ASEAN youth football,” he said. “That’s what we’re aiming for and focusing on this coming year.”</p><p>Malaya Football is a non-profit organization dedicated to using the sport for community development. The club gives children from underserved communities the chance to learn and play football through free regular and continuous training, and participation in competitive leagues, such as the Regalo YFL, as well as local and international tournaments.</p><p>Malaya is a founding member of the YFL and a member of the Cavite Football Association.</p><p>Various individuals, organizations, and corporations such as Cherrylume Brand, Frontrow International, Genesis Transport Service Inc., TELUS International Philippines Community Board, Allianz-PNB Life, Barcino, Mister Donut, Bootcamp Football Shop, Pagcor, and Smart Communications support Malaya FC in its mission of making football accessible to as many kids as possible.</p><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>In finals matches played over 4 weekends, Malaya emerged as the champions in the under-11, 15, 17, and 19 categories. Its under-13 team placed third.</p>

In finals matches played over 4 weekends, Malaya emerged as the champions in the under-11, 15, 17, and 19 categories. Its under-13 team placed third.