A penalty kick in the last minutes of the match allowed Negros Oriental Football Association (NORFA) to draw its match against Cebu at 2-all in yesterday’s Visayas leg of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Suzuki Cup U23 at the Silliman Ball Field in Dumaguete.
With four matches already played in the Visayas leg, the Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) leads with six points after winning both its matches while Cebu is at second with four points with a 1-1 (win-draw) record. NORFA is at third with a point.
NORFA, manned by Dumaguete players, scored first in the match.
However, a goal from Rikko Cedric de Guzman and Junjun Pintuan gave Cebu a 2-1 lead going into halftime.
In the second half, both teams tried to add to their scores but neither were successful until John Ejara was called for a foul.
Cebu head coach Joselito Bono said Ejara slid in an attempt to swat the ball away from NORFA and hit no one in the process.
However, the referee decided to award NORFA a penalty kick, which put to waste Cebu’s one-point lead.
In last Saturday’s match between Iloilo Football Association (IFA) and NOFA in Iloilo, NOFA won 2-0.
Next weekend, Cebu will host IFA at the Aboitiz Sports Field in Subangdaku, Mandaue. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON
Cebu Daily News
yudi put*..tikal lng cebuano..indi gale kadaug sa NORFA..ka mga tikalon..
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ReplyDelete- A penalty kick by Gypsy Ventolero in the last minutes of the match allowed Negros Oriental Football Association (NORFA) to draw its match against Cebu.
- NORFA's Clinton Mamac scored first in the match.
- Ejara slid in an attempt to swat the ball away from Lyndon Banaag.
Iloilo, prepare for crashdown this coming March 31. We will win even without our best striker. Go Cebu.
ReplyDeleteHe actually hit the keeper of NORFA! no wondered why that Ejara was foul..good for him! thats not enough he needs desciplining dili angayan syang padulaon lack of sportsmanship!..hoi taga cebu angkon nlang mos inyong kapildihon mga banga pa ang inyong players..layo ra kau ang dinulaan sa cebu compare sa NORFA. WON MO SA OTHER GAMES JUST BECOZ MGA TIKASAN MAN MO!
ReplyDeleteEjara diffinitely hit the keeper of NORFA Val Jerkins Uy Palmes..Galing na keeper talaga.
DeleteNagpa report2x kapa! mali kapa naman sa mga detalye mo!! alam nyo mga cebuano, natatawa lng kmi sa inyo..you are too hypocrite!! anyway NORFA manned from Dumaguete THE CITY OF GENTLE PEOPLE. So ayusin mo mga detalye mo. Dami mu pa nmang mali.
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