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The Makati FC Girls 12 team after its Helsinki Cup title conquest in Finland. Handout/Helsinki Cup  

The Makati FC Girls 12 team after its Helsinki Cup title conquest in Finland

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1721032188558071524_Makati FC.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Makati FC Girls 12 team after its Helsinki Cup title conquest in Finland. Handout/Helsinki Cup"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Makati FC Girls 12 team after its Helsinki Cup title conquest in Finland. <em>Handout/Helsinki Cup</em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Two of Makati FC&#x27;s squads emerged triumphant in the Helsinki Cup last Saturday in Finland.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Their Boys 13 (2011) and Girls 12 (2012) teams will go home with gold medals after ruling their respective divisions.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Boys 13 team reclaimed the title it last won way back in 1985 when Makati FC last competed in the Helsinki Cup, beating Sweden&#x27;s Sollentuna FK, 5-2, in the final.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It was a perfect campaign for Makati FC Boys 13 squad as it won all of its nine matches, including an unbeaten run in the group stage.  They defeated Finland sides FCFJ, 5-1, in Round of 16, NuPS, 2-1, in the quarterfinal, and FC Vikings/Pun, 5-0, in the semifinal.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Makati FC Girls 12 team soared all the way to the top as it bested HJK Helsinki, one of Finland&#x27;s most successful youth football clubs, 1-0, to secure the gold.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After topping its group, Makati FC&#x27;s Girls 12 squad overpowered Finland&#x27;s GrlFK/Hoo Gee YJ, 5-0, in the quarterfinal and RCDE/United YJ, 6-1, in the semifinal.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Makati FC&#x27;s Girls 14 took second place after bowing to HJK Helsinki, 0-1, in the title match.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Makati FC became the Helsinki Cup&#x27;s second-best performing club this year behind HJK, which also won the gold in the Boys 10 (2014), Boys 11 (2013) and Girls 10 (2014) events.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Makati FC delegation is now competing in the Gothia World Youth Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden until July 14 to 20, as the decorated Filipino youth football club will make its 39th year of participation. </span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Two of Makati FC's squads emerged triumphant in the Helsinki Cup last Saturday in Finland.</p>

Two of Makati FC's squads emerged triumphant in the Helsinki Cup last Saturday in Finland.

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Two Makati FC teams triumph at Helsinki Cup

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Published July 15, 2024 04:55 PM PHT

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