UFL - Kaya win 3-0

Kaya booters blank Nomads
By Cedelf P. TupasPhilippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:31:00 10/18/2009MANILA, Philippines--

An inspired second half display boosted multititled Kaya-Digiprint to a 3-0 blanking of Nomads-Aloha Board Sports at the start of the United Football League LBC Cup last night at the Nomads pitch in Merville, Parañaque.Rewarded for their pressure, the Kaya booters, with skipper Aly Borromeo pulling the strings at midfield, struck three goals in a span of seven minutes to finally put the game away.Sudanese striker Izzeldin El-Habbib scored two goals, while Alex Anselmussio added another for Kaya, which couldn’t make the most of its opportunities early on.Denied twice by the crossbar in the first half, El-Habbib made sure there was no letdown in the 77th minute when he beat two defenders before slotting the ball past Nomads keeper Jeff Blake.El-Habbib doubled the lead six minutes later, ghosting into the area before firing home a right-footed shot from just inside the box.
Anselmussio rounded out the scoring, his shot ricocheting off a defender and catching Blake flatfooted anew six minutes from time.“The team was inspired because of the good crowd,” Borromeo said. “We didn’t have a natural winger that’s why we struggled in the attacking third in the first half. But when we got the first goal, I knew we would be okay.”Despite being on the backfoot for most of the first half, Nomads almost took the lead through Steve Borrill only for Kenneth Anychie to make a terrific save with his right leg.Kaya had 13 shots on goal and enjoyed the lion’s share of possession with Borromeo, who plays at central defense when he dons the country’s colors in international tournaments, proving influential at midfield.Nomads listed national team standouts Phil and James Younghusband in its lineup but the intriguing showdown between them and Borromeo failed to materialize as the Filipino-British brothers arrived late for the game.Phil later told the Inquirer they have not committed to play for Nomads in the 16-team corporate backed tournament, where teams from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, clubs of expatriates and schools, are also seeing action.