Oslo, Norway -- Filipino young footballers, Rizal Football, captured the gold after winning all the seven sets of games at Category 11 at the recently concluded Norway Cup held at the open fields of Baekkelagets Sportsklub from July 26 - Aug. 2, 2008.

Dubbed as the world’s largest football tournament for the youth, Norway Cup is now on its 36th year. Some 1,500 teams with 30,000 participants from 50 nations competed in the event which has 4,400 scheduled matches held at 62 football fields.

Early on during their early matches, the young footballers showed their superiority over the European kids when they demolished the two Norwegian teams, Strømmen, 10 -0 and the Nordstrand.

The young footballers, pupils from both the Colegio de San Agustin in Makati and the Southridge School in Alabang, trounced their succeeding opponents Hakadal, 5 – 1 and Hoybr/Stovn, 5 -2.

Their winning streak lasted until their last three games on Thursday, July 31, demolishing their opponents Lyn 2, 4 -1; Gruner 2 – 0 and Holmlia, 3 - 1.

Despite complaining of stiff legs and tiredness, the kids, because of their will power to win and boosted by the cheering of the Filipino community managed to win the game.

Team coach Potenciano Fernandez said “I have my complete confidence with them,” adding that all that he asked from his kid’s team is their “heart.”

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