March 06, 2017 (MANILA, Philippines) \u2013 Neymar Jr\u2019s Five is the Brazilian forward\u2019s signature football tournament which pits five-a-side teams in head-to-head in 10-minute matches with a twist. Every time one team scores, the opposition loses a player. It\u2019s fast, technical, and tactical.<\/p>\n
This past Saturday, March 04, 2017, eight teams squared off in SPARTA Philippines, in Mandaluyong, for the finals of Neymar Jr\u2019s Five:<\/p>\n
One of biggest surprises of the Finals was the addition of Tondo FC, who stood in following the withdrawal of qualifying team, Baggie FC. Tondo FC proved to be the sentimental favorites for those who attended February 25th\u2019s qualifier B, making their return to the tournament a welcome surprise.<\/p>\n
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The afternoon saw a series of round robin matches that ended with Naxional taking the victory following an intense match against Tondo FC. True to the nature of Neymar Jr\u2019s Five, the match was fast and intense, leading to a heated one-on-one draw that lasted well over two minutes.Neymar Jr\u2019s Five Finals:<\/strong><\/p>\n Also included in Neymar Jr\u2019s Five\u2019s finals were the FutKal Freestyle Football Championship; a freestyle exhibition that took place between matches. Eight participants squared off, showcasing their unique skill in handling a football.<\/p>\n Futkal Freestyle Competition:<\/strong><\/p>\n Winning team, Naxional, is comprised of Miguel Artillera, Roberto Orlandez, Ahmed Hwedi, and former ULF Stallion members, Hector Zaghi, Mark Daniel Rivera and Team Captain, Daniel Matsunaga. The team is supported by the Latin American bistro of the same name, which Matsunaga is part-owner of.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very excited!\u201d the team shares. \u201cIt proves that us Filipinos can play internationally. It\u2019s a good experience for us. Neymar is a world class player and we want to learn. He is an inspiration for us!\u201d<\/p>\n Naxional will compete at Neymar Jr\u2019s Five global finals in Brazil later this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About Red Bull Philippines<\/strong>The premium Energy Drink known all around the world \u2013 Red Bull (Blue & Silver can) \u2013 was launched in the Philippines last May 2012. Thanks to its unique formula, Red Bull Energy Drink gives you wings by vitalizing body and mind. For more information on Red Bull, visit our website at www.redbull.com<\/a> and follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: facebook.com\/redbull<\/a> | twitter.com\/redbullph<\/a> | instagram.com\/redbullph<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 06, 2017 (MANILA, Philippines) \u2013 Neymar Jr\u2019s Five is the Brazilian forward\u2019s signature football tournament which pits five-a-side teams in head-to-head in 10-minute matches with a twist. Every time one team scores, the opposition loses a player. It\u2019s fast, technical, and tactical. This past Saturday, March 04, 2017, eight teams squared off in SPARTA Philippines, in Mandaluyong, for the finals of Neymar Jr\u2019s Five: Laro Underground Strafford Kidzania El Retiro Naxional Tondo FC Manila Tala One of biggest surprises of the Finals was the addition of Tondo FC, who stood in following the withdrawal of qualifying team, Baggie FC. Tondo FC proved to be the sentimental favorites for those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[2351,2689,2690,2691,2692,1731],"class_list":["post-13851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-football","tag-naxional","tag-naxional-team","tag-neymar-jrs-five","tag-sparta-philippines","tag-sports"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/EA28627.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13851"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65002,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13851\/revisions\/65002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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