More than 25 years ago, Adamson fielded a UAAP football team. They got blown out that season and the next year, they didn’t even bother to field a team. In recent years though, with a better program, vision and cohesion, they have been a UAAP mainstay.
Today, the Soaring Falcons hoisted a football trophy, and it came at the expense of a top collegiate power in Ateneo.
Ateneo increased the intensity of their game but Adamson’s defending was resolute, turning back one attack after another. Named the Best XI of the 19th season of Ang Liga are: Adamson’s Andrew Nalog as Best Goalkeeper; Adamson’s Arjay Buenaobra and Dexter Jhon Casing as well as Ateneo’s Jethro Flores and Jet Gabriel Dela Cruz were named Best Defenders; Ateneo’s Leo Maquiling, La Salle’s Fernando Suarez and Adamson’s Roque Empleo were adjudged as Best Midfielders; and College of Saint Benilde’s Clyde Vitualla, Ateneo’s Kofi Agyei and La Salle’s Isaac Anoh are Best Forwards.
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