CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN FIRST EVER 8V8 ALL-GIRLS TOURNEY

PRESS RELEASE – Teams Bumachacha and Dudus were crowned champions of their respective age divisions at Guam Football Association’s first-ever 8v8 Magahaga All-Girls Soccer Tournament Saturday at the GFA National Training Center.

Bumachacha, consisting mainly of players from Guam’s national program born in 2005 or 2006, dominated the tournament, rounding out an 11-0 victory against Sutera in the division’s championship match.

Dudus took home the championship trophy in the tournament’s younger age division – Group B for players born in 2007 or 2008 – with a 14-2 win over Raiders Blue in the Group B championship match. 

In cross-divisional play, Dudus was the lone team to keep Bumachacha under eight goals scored and also slipped past upper division finalists Sutera 5-4. 

The all-girls tournament was organized by the GFA Grassroots Department with support from Japan Football Association. Each match was 30 minutes in duration with each team playing each other once in a round-robin format, including cross-divisional matches. Top two teams from each age division advanced to play their respective age group’s championship matches. 

Trophies were presented to winning teams by GFA President Tino San Gil, GFA Women’s Committee Chairperson Tina Esteves, and General Secretary Marvin “Ike” Iseke.

Other teams in the tournament were Raiders White and Rovers.

Representing Bumachacha were Jordan Baden, Sarah Benavente, Olivia Haddock, Jada Han, Cindy Maestrecampo, Analea Meno, Gabrielle Moser, Victoria Rapadas, and Taylor Stewart under coach Anjelica Perez.

Representing Dudus were Connica Baza, Kateryna Calibuso, Feah Fejeran, Hana Flores, Cadence Guzman, Jaelyn Han, Megan Rasmussen, Eliza San Agustin, Hinengi San Nicolas, Trinity Santos and Chase Stewart under coach Samuel San Gil.