Queen City, Hiroshi arrange finals duel in Aboitiz Cup

By Cheska D. Geli

Sunday, March 10, 2013

THE competition in the 15th Aboitiz Cup winds down to this: who is hungrier for the title? 
This as one team tries to defend its dominance, while the other wants to reclaim a lost glory.

As Cebu Queen City United (CQCU) returns to the finals, they will be challenged by former 
champions Hiroshi FC next week at Cebu City Sports Center, which will also culminate 
the tournament, which started in November last year.

CQCU silenced rival Crazy Horse, 4-0, in the semifinals, to get another shot at the title. 
Hiroshi FC, on the other hand, routed Erco FC, 4-1.

Dan Villarico, who scored the first goal in the first half in the 32nd minute, 
scored another one in the second half.

Jade Paghubasan and Junard Aguilar contributed one goal each in the second half.

"This will be the first time in Aboitiz that we will play Hiroshi FC," said head coach Mario Ceniza.

Hiroshi, which took hold of the title last 2006, is also in the hunt for a grandslam 
championship in the Cebu Amateur Football Club Interclub tournament this year.

In the Under-23 division, University of San Carlos (USC) dethroned University of 
San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) behind Kiko Recaplaza’s goal in the 8th minute.

It was a redemption of sorts for USC after losing to USJ-R in the Cebu Schools 
Athletic Foundation Inc. football competition.

USC will face University of Southern Philippines in the finals next week.

In the 38-and-above, Glenn Ramos scored a hat trick to lift Erco FC against 
San Roque Football Club in 5-0 beating.

The other scorers for the team were Danilo Juezan and Engr. Rodney Orale.

Hiroshi FC's 38-and-above team blanked CQCU, 4-0, through the efforts of Mario Rago, 
Arvin Mangubat, Oswald Oracion and Panny Kryriakopoulos.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on March 11, 2013.