PH teams bow out of gold medal hopes
The national men’s and women’s team were eliminated from gold medal contention after losing to Singapore in Thursday’s floorball competitions of the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the College of Human Kinetics Gym inside the University of the Philippines campus.
The Philippines fell 5-2 in the men’s division and 8-1 in the distaff side by the winners of the last floorball events held in 2015, thus dropping to 1-2 and a place in the bronze match of both categories against Malaysia on Sunday.
Both teams were facing the Malaysians at press time in a preview of the match for a spot in the podium.
Their only wins came against Indonesia, with the women’s side prevailing 8-1 and the men’s squad posting a 5-4 triumph.
They dropped their next match against Thailand with the men falling 14-4 and the women dropping a 6-3 decision.
Composing the men’s team are captain Lucas Oijvall, Jan Claude Vitaliano, Luis Manila III, Jan Bryant Arocena, Renzo Fabon, Fredrick Erik Dahmen, Carl Christian and John Patrick Schoultze, Jason Florentino, Jayson Palinsad, Henielee Pastor, Yves Daniel Gelangre, Christofer Holland, Henrick Hans Harold Dahmen, Hazzer Talingdan, Russel Vincent Alido, Ysaac Mico Gelangre, Aristeo Perol and Ralph Andrew Ramos.
Team captain Jade Ariadne Rivera leads the women’s team with Candy Noreen Lynnelle Pellejera, Edelyn Grace Embile, Sara Elizabeth Hemmingberg, Jestine Mariano, Roxane Christel Ruiz, Sarah Samonte, Michele Loraine Simpson and Maria Pia Mikaela Tolentino part of the roster.
Other members of the team are Annica Angela Dolores Bengtsson, Michelle Anne Cruzado, Jemarie, Jerymae and Jerylou Berdan, Marie Clarisse and Marie Denisse Satuito, Michell Jennifer Lindahl and Cherrylyn Romarate.