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LOCAL SPORTS Friday 10 November 2017
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The best of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao meet in soccer

Coca Cola Nacional takes third place in the Copa ABC

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – The the result of Coca Cola
2016-17 soccer champi- Nacional, where Di-Stefa-
ons of the division of honor no Wernet stated, “win-
Coca Cola Nacional com- ning every game is not as
peted in the ABC Cup in important as fair play, and
Bonaire. the honor to participate.”
Friday, November 2nd, “We hope next year,
2017 Coca Cola lost its Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
initial game against Real will approach the asso-
Rincon, but Sunday they ciations of Bonaire and
defeated Uruguay of Bo- Curacao to organize the
naire 4-2 and lifted the tournament in Aruba”, a
third place trophy. Di-Stefano Wernet added.
Coach of Coca Cola Na- Frans Dijkhoff, a member
cional, Dreyer Bracho in- of the Aruba SoccerAsso-
dicated the match Sun- ciation, was also present
day was won due a better during the irst A-B-C Cup,
team effort than that of Fri- where Coca Cola Nacio-
day. He said it’s a pity the nal represented Aruba.
couldn’t bring the champi- He elaboated he was
ons tropy home to Aruba. proud to see the effort
Within the irst 10 minutes of Real Rincon made to bring
the game Coca Cola got the tournament to Rincon,
a red card, immediately Although they didn’t win scored tiwce, with Jorgue team. Bonaire. “Aruba didn’t win
changing their game plan. it all Coca Cola Nacional, Bedolla y Leo Colmenares Di-Stefano Wernet RA, said its irst match, but I’m hap-
And playing against a this team will be a force adding the inishing touch- from the moment AVB ap- py with Aruba taking 3rd
squad like Real Rincon it to be reckoned for some es to with 4-2 against Uru- proached them about help place.
was virtually impossible to time, according to Dreyer guay of Bonaire. reviving the Antillian Cham- President of AVB, Richard
win. Bracho. Representatives from Lotto pionship Lotto decided im- Dijkhoff said this is the best
Leo Colmenares scored a On Sunday’s third place of Aruba were on hand mediately they wanted to way to bring back the
goal for the Aruban side. match Devis Oliveiro in Bonaire, to support the help. FLpD is happy with Copa Antiallano.q
Team Anglo Mago wins the

Copa Aruba 2017 of table tennis

Oranjestad – The Jon Tai
team of Jeandry Mathilda
and Chingho Chung were
no match for the Anglo
Mago team of Mario Lobo
and Andy Gomes in the
table tennis inals of the
Aruba’s Kendo Delegation is on Copa Aruba 2017.
After losing the irst match
route to the VI Latin American of the best of three series,
Championship last Tuesday night, the
young Jon Tai team has
Oranjestad – This week- which has been dutifully to win to force a champi-
end will be the 6th edition preparing for the compe- onship third match. De-
of the Latin American Ken- tition, consists of the Men’s spite an amazing effort by
do championship in Corri- Individual kendoka Pim Mathilda and Chingho, tion, Anglo Mago was sim- (Jean Claude Hoek and
entes, Argentina. Willems, 2-dan; Angela the Anglo Mago‘s cham- ply too experienced for Johnatan Paredes) walked
Representatives from Lie-A-Lien and Saskia Kole, pionship mettle showed, Jon Tai handing them a 3-0 away with a third place
Venezuela, Uruguay, Trini- both 3-dan, in the Wom- and Mario Lobo and Andy drubbing, leaving a inal trophy by defeating Mario
dad and Tobago, Peru, ens Individual, Danbi Ve- Gomes walked away score of 3-1. Sportshop (Franklin Lopes,
Panama, Uruguay, Domin- lásquez, will compete as a champions. Team Mazuga Table Tennis Alfred Leong), 3-2.q
ican Republic, Honduras, Junior Individual. The hotly contested bat-
Guatemala, Mexico, Cos- And leader of the delega- tle started with the singles
ta Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, tion, Sergio Velásquez, matches Chingho beat-
El Salvador, Bolivia, Brazil, 7-dan, will work matches ing Gomes 3-0, leaving
Chile, Colombia, and Ar- as an international refer- the Team Anglo Mago in a
gentina are all scheduled ee. hole.
to participate. Kendo (“sword way”) is Lobo battled back defeat-
A few renowned senseis a modern Japanese mar- ing Mathilda 3-1 to even
from the U.S. Canada and tial art, which descended up the series 1-1. In the
Brazil will be on hand to from swordsmanship (ken- tie-breaker, Lobo wasted
give demonstrations and jutsu) and uses bamboo no time in dispatching Ch-
watch the championships. swords (shinai) and pro- ingho, 3-0.
The Aruban delegation, tective armor (bōgu). q In the doubles competi-