PHL Homeless World Cup Team One Win Away From Top 8

The hardworking Philippine side fueled its hot streak in the 2011 Homeless World Cup as the Filipinos stunned Croatia, 8-5, Wednesday in the eight-day street soccer meet in the beautiful city of Paris in France.

Coming off a respectable loss against football powerhouse Netherlands, 2-5, the Filipinos came out guns ablaze and finished off the Croatians with their slick passing and clinical finishing in the event Arena at Champ de Mars, with the Eiffel Tower on the background.

Skipper Janrick Soriano, a native of Negros Occidental and one of the most experienced among the boys, completed his hatrick in the first half and netted two more, while Barotac Nuevo’s John—fondly known as Putot—Celis score two goals, even as co-captain Jeffrey Guelas from Manila added one.

The Philippines, mentored by former national team member Rudy Del Rosario, came out strong and finished even stronger and sent the Croatians clueless on how to contain’s the Filipinos lightning-quick attacking.

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FEU’s Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison Wins Silver at Universiade

Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison bagged the country’s first medal – a silver – when he bowed to tough South Korean Kim Hun in the finals of the 68 kg division of the taekwondo competitions in the 26th Summer Universiade.

Morrison, a 21-year-old student from Far Eastern University, won the silver after a series of eliminations that included a win by withdrawal over Wendell Grouby of US Virgin Islands in the round of 32 and a victory over Christopher Dubois of France in the round of 16.
Morrison, who captured the gold medal in the 2010 Korea Open, won over two more opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals before his gold medal showdown with Hung.

No data were available from the wires and the Phl secretariat.

Jade Zafra and Mary Anjelay Perez earlier hurdled their respective round-of-32 matches to advance to the next round in the kyorugi event at the Shenzen Conference and Exhibition Hall Saturday.

Zafra, the 21-year-old campaigner from University of Santo Tomas who is best remembered for winning the bronze medal in the 2010 Korea Open, defeated Natalia Zakhozha of Ukraine by superiority in the preliminaries to set up a round-of-16 meeting with Marlene Harnois of France in the women’s -57kg.

Harnois drew a bye in the preliminaries.

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