Quality Distributors crowned 2022 champions of Budweiser Futsal League

Quality Distributors crowned 2022 champions of Budweiser Futsal League

[August 26, 2022 – Harmon, Guam] Quality Distributors FC avenged a regular season loss against the Islanders FC to claim the 2022 Budweiser Men’s Futsal League title Thursday evening at the Astumbo gym.

Brandon Auayan was the hat-trick hero for Quality on offense, netting his team’s goals in the 3-1 contest against the Islanders in the league’s championship match.

Coming into the league playoffs, the Islanders led the league in goals scored, with 40 in four matches played – including seven against Quality during the regular season – but a stellar performance by Quality’s goalkeeper Jeroen Bos stifled the Islanders’ attack on the opposite end of the court in the title match. The Islanders managed just one goal – its fewest in a match during the 2022 season – about seven minutes into the second half of the match by Noah Duenas.

The 2022 championship match is available to view online: https://elevensports.com/en/view/event/cl78pqhxupzdy0jb0hsec78zx?utm_campaign=fe_video&utm_content=Islanders%20FC%20vs%20Quality%20Distributors&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkcopy

During the regular season, the Islanders defeated Quality 7-3 on Aug. 4, Quality’s lone loss in the 2022 league. Both teams made the playoff round as the top two teams in their respective bracket.

Quality Distributors FC’s road to the final match included a 9-5 win over the NAPA Rovers FC, the No. 1 team from the league’s other bracket, in the semifinals. Brandon Auayan, Evan Cooney, and Manuel Morales each scored twice for Quality and teammates Isaac Koech and Bryan Combs also scored. Quality’s other goal came on a Rovers own goal. Yaw Boateng finished with a hat trick for the Rovers in the loss and teammates Devan Mendiola and Miran Berisha also scored.

The Islanders defeated Sidekick SC 8-4 in the semifinal round on Aug. 22. Justin Cruz and Inochi Recella scored twice for the Islanders and teammates Shinsuke Uejima, Noah Duenas, Shawn Spindel, and Jherico Tiamzon also scored. Vincent Tran scored twice for Sidekick SC and teammates Jose Rangel and Adam Rivera also scored.

The winning teams moved on to the final match and the losing teams moved on to the league’s third-place match played Thursday evening.

In the league’s third-place match, the Sidekick SC defeated NAPA Rovers FC 2-1 for the 2022 bronze finish.

Napu Mesa and Jose Rangel each scored once for the winning team. Yaw Boateng, co-Golden Boot winner with teammate Shaun-Paul Martinez, scored the Rovers’ lone goal.

The 2022 third-place match is available to view online: https://elevensports.com/en/view/event/cl78pmno9pz8p0jb0mq5r8w6p?utm_campaign=fe_video&utm_content=NAPA%20Rovers%20FC%20vs%20Sidekicks%20SC&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkcopy

During the regular season, the Rovers defeated the Sidekick SC 4-2 on Aug. 15.

Following the matches, Guam Football Association Executive Committee Members Fred Alig II and Gian Tenorio presented the top three teams with trophies and medals.

Also presented were trophies for Golden Boot winners Boateng and Martinez, who finished tied for first place in the Golden Boot race during the regular season. Quality Distributors FC’s James Bush was awarded the Golden Glove award as the league’s top goalkeeper during the regular season. Winning the league’s Fair Play Award was Guam Shipyard.

1st-Quality

The Quality Distributors FC men’s futsal team poses with the 2022 Budweiser Men’s Futsal League champions trophy after defeating the Islanders FC in the title match Thursday evening at the Astumbo gym. In the photo are, from left to right, Player Coach Ross Awa, Evan Cooney, Paul Long, Brandon Auayan, Juan-Carlos Mungaray, Alfred Again, Isaac Koech, and Manuel Morales. In the back row, from left to right, are Aleksei Ruchkovski, Team Manager Brett Maluwelmeng, Adam Gracia, Bryan “Nello” Combs, James Bush, Jeroen Bos, Prince Anderson, and Guam Football Association Executive Committee member and Chairman of the GFA Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee Fred Alig II. Not in the photo is Andrew May. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA

2nd-Islanders

The Islanders FC men’s futsal team poses with the 2022 Budweiser Men’s Futsal League second-place trophy presented by Guam Football Association Executive Committee Member and GFA Competitions Committee Chairman Gian Tenorio (left, in white polo) at the Astumbo gym. Also in the photo are, bottom row from left to right, Justin Cruz, Inochi Recella, Noah Duenas, Marc Pagaduan, and Jherico Tiamzon. In the back row, from left to right, are Tenorio, Shinsuke Uejima, Joshua Bamba, Allan Aranas, Takefumi Inoue, Shawn Spindel, Coach Eladio Manansala, and GFA Executive Committee member and GFA Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee Chairman Fred Alig II. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA

3rd-Sidekick-SC

The Sidekick SC men’s futsal team poses with the 2022 Budweiser Men’s Futsal League third-place trophy presented by Guam Football Association Executive Committee Member and GFA Competitions Committee Chairman Gian Tenorio (left, in white polo) at the Astumbo gym. Also in the photo are, bottom row from left to right, Julian Ada, Sampson Sheppard, Napu Mesa, and Vincent Tran. In the back row, from left to right, are Tenorio, Jose Rangel, Cyle Tass, Jerick Cruz, Charles Paulino, Robert Leon Guerrero, and GFA Executive Committee member and GFA Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee Chairman Fred Alig II. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA

Golden-Boot-Boateng-Martinez

NAPA Rovers FC players Yaw Boateng (left) and Shaun-Paul Martinez (right) finished tied for first place in the 2022 Budweiser Men’s Futsal League Golden Boot race during the regular season. The pair received the league’s co-Golden Boot trophies from Guam Football Association Executive Committee member and GFA Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee Chairman Fred Alig II (center) at the Astumbo gym. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA

Golden-Glove-Bush

Quality Distributors FC main regular-season goalkeeper, James Bush, accepts the 2022 Budweiser Men’s Futsal League Golden Glove award as the top goalkeeper during the regular season. Presenting the trophy is Guam Football Association Executive Committee Member and GFA Competitions Committee Chairman Gian Tenorio (left) at the Astumbo gym. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA

Fair Play-Shipyard

Guam Shipyard Wolverines representative Lacen Roberto, center, accepts the 2022 Budweiser Men’s Futsal League Fair Play award on behalf of the Guam Shipyard men’s futsal team Thursday evening at the Astumbo gym. Also in the photo are Guam Football Association Executive Committee Member and GFA Competitions Committee Chairman Gian Tenorio (left) and GFA Executive Committee member and GFA Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee Chairman Fred Alig II (right). Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA