Loyola Meralco Sparks to participate in the 2013 Menpora Cup

The Loyola Meralco Sparks of the United Football League will be participating in the 2013 Menpora Cup scheduled from September 20-27 in Indonesia.

Loyola is in Group B with Indonesian club sides Arema FC, Mitra Kukar and Persepam Madura and will have their matches in Malang, while those teams under Group A are comprised of the Malaysian Under-23 team, A-League champions Central Coast Mariners and Indonesian club sides Persib Bandung and Sriwijaya FC, and their matches will be played in Bandung. The winners of each group will tangle to determine the champion of this tournament.

The team named an 18-man side that will participate in the tournament, with some holdovers and new acquisitions.

Highlighting the new acquisitions are players who played last season with Stallion Sta. Lucia in Joaco Cañas, Joo Young Lee and Won Hyeong Lee, as well as Clear Dream Match Best Defender Yves Ashime from Pachanga Diliman.

Elevated from the youth side are FEU standouts Val Jurao and Chy Villaseñor, while Guam international Jonah Romero is with the team on trial.

Leading the way for the holdovers are the brothers Phil and James Younghusband, Chad Gould, and Matthew Hartmann.

Here are their scheduled fixtures at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang (kickoff time in Manila):

September 21 vs Arema FC 730pm
September 23 vs Mitra Kukar 430pm
September 25 vs Persepam Madura United 430pm

Loyola Meralco Sparks squad for Menpora Cup

1. Phil Younghusband
2. James Younghusband
3. Roxy Dorlas
4. Chad Gould
5. Simon Greatwich
6. Matthew Hartmann
7. Joo Young Lee
8. Won Hyeong Lee
9. Joaquin Cañas
10. Ref Cuaresma
11. Baba Sampana
12. Samuel Bonney
13. Yves Ashime
14. Jonahan Romero (on trial)
15. Val Jurao
16. Jake Morallo
17. Min Ho Park
18. Chy Villaseñor