The Gathering: Chapter 1

Football is undergoing another phase in Albay, Bicol. Changing for the best and for the future, a new mixture from the old and the new generation of all concerned football lovers gathering in one place to complete unfinished business.

Azkals take a break, visit Albay resort

By Cedelf P. TupasPhilippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA—After a grueling year that saw them reach the second round of the World Cup qualifying, the Philippine Azkals take a much-needed break as they visit a luxury island resort in Bacacay, Albay Monday.

Misibis Bay, located in Cagraray Island, was personally handpicked by the celebrated football team.

Joining the three-day holiday are Anton del Rosario, Nate Burkey, Roel Gener, Jason Sabio, Richard Pacana, Patrick Ace Bright, Paolo Pascual, Misagh Bahadoran, Josef Malinay, Ricardo Becite and Yannick Tuason.

The Azkals return to action in the Long Teng Cup starting Sept. 28 in Taiwan. The team will be a mix of the seniors team and the Under-23 squad preparing for the Indonesia Southeast Asian Games in November.

The Azkals advanced to the AFC Challenge Cup main tournament for the first time by overcoming Mongolia in pre-qualifying, before finishing second behind Palestine in the group qualifying in Myanmar last March.

The Azkals saw their World Cup qualifying run end last July 28 when they lost to Kuwait, 1-5, on aggregate in the second round.

Still, they already made history by reaching the second round after beating Sri Lanka in their first World Cup qualifying tie in close to 10 years.

Thanks to Romeo Gongona and Bertrand Galvan for the info on FB. Azkals will be arriving at 10:30am at the Legazpi Airport.

Photo from: http://peoplesbrigadanews.com/wpress/?p=942

From Philippine Futsal League FB Page:

MATCHDAY 2: AUGUST 14, 2011

EXHIBITION GAME (8am) TAKHTE JAMSHID LIONS (IRAN) vs.

BOLEIROS FC (BRAZIL)

GAMES START 9:00AM:

MATCH 6 GROUP C 1 vs. 4 PARS vs. LEGAZPI FC

MATCH 7 GROUP D 3 vs. 4 PNU vs. ATELIER

MATCH 8 GROUP D 1 vs. 2 PASARGAD vs. EAGLES UNITED

MATCH 9 GROUP C 3 vs. 4 FUTKALEROS vs. LEGAZPI FC

MATCH 10 GROUP C 1 vs. 2 PARS vs. GENTLEMANS CLUB

Thanks to Alan Trinanes for the pictures and videos posted on Facebook and to Bertrand Galvan for the game schedule.

LEGAZPI FC wins 8-6 over FUTKALEROS

Making it Legal

To ALL concerned...

RE: Making Mayon United FC official (privately owned or group owned)

A. A meeting must take place in order to finalize the club.
-1. Organizational Chart
-1a. Election of Officials
-2b. Membership Rules and Vision, Mission.
-3c. Setting of regular meeting
B. Fees and Monetary aspects
-1. Bank Account creation for the Club
-2. Club Membership Fees
C. Register the Club to make it legal.
-1. Register with SEC
-2. Local Football governing body
-3. Official Leagues
-4. Finally if allowed register with PFF
D. Headquarters or Office
-1. Training pitch (fees and reservations)
-2. Official office for transactions

Initial concept...

Helping Hands!

Every weekend Coach Ferdinand Bachiller goes to Legazpi, Bicol regularly. He conducts basic football drills and trains young kids at Bicol University's football field. If you have kids, cousin or friends that have kids that are interested in learning the rudiments of football, you can refer them to him. The parents of the kids are very supportive and even prepare snacks for everyone. Every week one parent would be willing to share and prepare for the bunch. With the growing numbers of kids attending the task at hand for Coach Ferdinand Bachiller is endless. Thats why Romeo Robles, another good hearted football enthusiast is willing to help with the training. Others are welcome to come join in assisting Coach Ferdinand Bachiller. Extra man-power, cones, balls and bibs would definitely be a great help. So come on over, on Sunday mornings to Bicol University football field and join the cause!

Thanks to Romeo Robles for posting the info on Facebook. I just tried to repost his words and the beautiful work being done by Coach Ferdinand Bachiller for the football growth and development in Legazpi. More info can be provided so that I could make changes and updates to this post. Thanks again!

Fair Play!

MAFRATON

Mayon Football Referees Association is currently being applied for registration in the SEC level. Thanks to the dedicated members of its association. The quality of football played in Albay will surely be enhanced with professional referees overlooking the game. Hopefully the misfortunes of football corruption would not affect this august association in the years to come. The past football years corruption has tainted the game and upcoming technology and development are under way to better the sport that we so love. I am hoping for the day that the words "Fair Play" will truly be the meaning it mentions it to be. To the organization of MAFRATON keep up the good work. Mayon United F.C. supports and encourages "Fair Play"!

Football Crazy?

Do you LOVE football? Are you Football Crazy? Send your pictures and details to timothydia@yahoo.com. We'll check your stuff and post them here.

http://mayonunitedfc.blogspot.com/




Photos by: JAB

Mayon United F.C. Logo Making Contest

Design the Clubs Logo

The contest details will be added on the site. As of now please post concepts and ideas you wish to be added to the design aspect. The main idea is to make the Logo recognizable to any one. Email queries to timothydia@yahoo.com for more details.

Winning Logo will be used for all merchandises and dissemination of the Club.

A Fresh Start

Football in Albay has gone from bad to worse. The culprits are the people that have long been handling such events for their on benefits and not the intention of development and propagation of the sport. Mayon United F.C. is now being created as we speak. Unofficially the Club was created by a handful of players online in www.facebook.com using the group created for them there. The idea or creating something small to jump start the rejuvenation of the sport in Albay was quickly approved and accepted. The Clubs name was decided to unite all players in Albay, thus Mayon United Football Club was selected. The club information, updates and events will be posted on this blog site dedicated to the development and growth of football in Albay.