San Carlos City Negros Football Club bagged the championship in the futsal tournament sponsored by the Monfort Family in Iloilo, recently, a press release from San Carlos FC said.

In the early rounds, San Carlos FC beat Barotac Nuevo, 3-1, then downed Santa Barbara FC, 5-1, before demolishing Central Philippine University, 6-0, to establish their position on top of the team standings.

Their final match against Talisay Minulu-an clinched the title for the San Carlos team as they turned back the Talisaynons, 2-0, with Claire Sagario booting in the first goal and Riza Isabelle Carmona scoring the second goal in a long range shot.

Joining Sagario and Carmona in the team were Tenelyn Otom, Mai Mai Sijub, Dela Victoria Sabrina, Bebe Lemoran, Fatima Bocateja, and Fritzlin Albiar with Virgilio Subrado, Jeruel Gines in the coaching staff and John Carmona as manager.

Also knows as indoor footbal, futsal has been considered as one of the events for the Department of Education sports meets and the Palarong Pambansa this year.

The event in Iloilo was initiated by the Philippine Football Federation competitions department headed by Cyril Dofitas, who pledged to support futsal tournaments in Visayas, the press release said.*

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