UAAP Season 79 Men's Football Final

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UAAP Season 79 Men's Football Final

Event	UAAP Season 79 football tournaments
Ateneo Blue Eagles  FEU Tamaraws 1 0
Date	7 May 2017
Venue	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Attendance	120
Weather	Fine
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The UAAP Season 79 Men's Football Final took place on 7 May 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.It Will be the final match of the UAAP Season 79 football tournaments of the UAAP Season 79.It was contested between the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the FEU Tamaraws.Ateneo won 1-0 ,with Jarvey Gayoso's goal at the 39th minute to claim their seventh UAAP Football Championship title.

The Final Four of the tournament are #1 seed Ateneo Blue Eagles, #2 UP Fighting Maroons, #3 FEU Tamaraws, and #4 UST Growling Tigers who just finished from the Elimination Round. The number 1 seeded team Ateneo Blue Eagles beat the #4 team UST Growling Tigers in the score of 2-1.And in the other match, the number 3 seeded team FEU Tamaraws beat the defending champions and the number 2 seeded team UP Fighting Maroons in the score of 1-2.That makes Ateneo Blue Eagles meet the FEU Tamaraws in the championship match.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	14	11	2	1	33	7	+26	35	Semifinals
2	UP Fighting Maroons	14	8	4	2	21	8	+13	28
3	FEU Tamaraws	14	6	4	4	20	12	+8	22
4	UST Growling Tigers (H)	14	6	3	5	18	16	+2	21
5	NU Bulldogs	14	6	1	7	17	19	−2	19
6	De La Salle Green Archers	14	4	4	6	12	13	−1	16
7	UE Red Warriors	14	4	2	8	13	25	−12	14
8	Adamson Soaring Falcons	14	1	0	13	8	40	−32	3

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Ateneo	2
	4	UST	1
						1	Ateneo	1
						3	FEU	0
	2	UP	1
	3	FEU	2

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)

15:00 UTC+8

Ateneo Blue Eagles	2–1	UST Growling Tigers
Jarvey Gayoso 22' 44'		Marvin Bricenio 54'

Rizal Memorial Stadium

May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)

17:00 UTC+8

UP Fighting Maroons	1–2	FEU Tamaraws
Kintaro Miyagi 24'		Rico Andes 23' 57'

Rizal Memorial Stadium

Jarvey Gayoso took the lead for Ateneo at 1-0 in the 39th minute with a winning left-foot attack that finally penetrated FEU's defense after a deflation to give Ateneo a good end of the first half. In the second half, the FEU Tamaraws had several offsides and freekicks but it did not change the momentum of the match and Ateneo claimed their seventh title of the UAAP Football Championship. Ateneo last tasted the championship victory in 2012.

May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)

15:00 UTC+8

Ateneo Blue Eagles	1–0	FEU Tamaraws
Jarvey Gayoso 39'

Rizal Memorial Stadium

Attendance: 120

Ateneo Blue Eagles

FEU Tamaraws

GK 1 Alexandre Jae Arcilla RB 88 William Jay Grierson CB 29 Jeremiah Rocha LB 27 Joseph Gerard Poe DM 7 Julian Roxas RW 2 Jordan Jarvis LW 15 Alfredo Mathay RM 16 Mario Ceniza LM 19 Inigo Herrera RF 18 Carlo Liay LF 11 Jarvey Gayoso Manager: Jaypee Merida

GK 19 Ray Joseph Joyel RB 88 John Renz Saldivar CB 44 Audie Menzi CB 26 Reymart Cubon LB 37 Resty Monterona CDM 11 Michael Menzi RM 8 Dominique Canonigo LM 39 Paolo Bugas RW 7 Rico Andes LW 29 Val Jurao CF 12 Nickael Ferrer Manager: Vince Santos

Match rules

• 90 minutes.
• 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
• Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
• Seven named substitutes.
• Maximum of three substitutions.

The match was broadcast live on ABS-CBN Sports+Action for regular channel and ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD via livestream and Cable TV.The match commentators are Bob Guerrero and Armand Del Rosario.

The match was attended by 120 people in Rizal Memorial Stadium. Some notable spectators are the FEU Lady Tamaraws Volleyball team, FEU Courtside Reporter Ganiel Krishnan, former Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball star Chris Newsome, and several players from the Ateneo Lady Eagles and Ateneo Blue Eagles Volleyball team.