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San Beda College displayed its championship poise because it took down powerhouse De La Salle-Faculty of Saint Benilde, 1-0, to rule the NCAA Season 99 males’s soccer event on Monday on the Rizal Memorial Soccer Stadium.
The Crimson Booters leaned on Amir Aningalan’s conversion within the third minute of added time as they retained the title in Mendiola, successful their second title in a row and their record-extending twenty fifth total crown.
San Beda accomplished their title run after needing to win two do-or-die video games in a row.
After the primary spherical of elimination, Benilde emerged as the highest workforce with a 2-0-1 win-loss-draw card whereas San Beda got here in second with a 2-1-0 slate.
However the Crimson Booters equalized their head-to-head conflict towards the Blazers, escaping with a 1-0 win throughout their second spherical conflict final Thursday with Eldwin Escosora changing the lone aim on the 84th minute to power a deciding finals conflict.
Had the Blazers gained that sport, they might be the outright champions owing to a superior standing. However San Beda made positive to stay to battle one other day.
After a goalless first half of their encounter at the moment, the Crimson Booters, led by head coach Christopher “Nhiboy” Pedimonte, put their belief within the system en path to the late stunner that put away the highest seed Benilde.
“Persistence lang. Persistence lang tinuturo sa amin ni coach, ‘pag hindi talaga kaya sa first, second, meron pang third, meron pang fourth. Persistence lang talaga ang importante,” Aningalan stated after lifting the Crimson Booters.
“Masarap sa pakiramdam kasi sobrang tagal din naming naghintay para sa championship sa NCAA and one yr hindi kami umuwi sa probinsya. Nag-stay kami rito para sa NCAA.”
[Patience. That’s what coach taught us. If it’s not there on the first or second opportunity, there will be a third and a fourth. Patience is what’s important… It’s a great feeling because we waited so long for the championship in the NCAA and we didn’t go home to the province for one year. We stayed here for the NCAA.]
San Beda gained many of the particular person awards with Aningalan main the way in which after being hailed the Season 99 Most Worthwhile Participant.
His first-year teammate Kirk Eman See clinched the Golden Boot for amassing a complete of six targets within the event whereas additionally taking residence Rookie of the Yr honors. Escosora was additionally named Greatest Defender and Jhon Antonette Betanio was Greatest Goalkeeper whereas the Crimson Booters coach Pedimonte was acknowledged as Coach of the Yr.
Jancee Blerr Borja of Benilde, in the meantime, got here away with the Greatest Midfielder award.
Behind San Beda and Benilde, Emilio Aguinaldo Faculty closed the event as second runner-up whereas Mapua College, which captured the Honest Play award, completed fourth within the four-team discipline.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information
