LA SALLE BOOTERS EYE REPEAT WIN OVER ATENEO

ARCHRIVALS DE La Salle and Ateneo clash today, with both teams out to maintain their spots in the upper half of the table in the UAAP Season 78 men’s football tournament at the Moro Lorenzo Field.

The game is set at 2 p.m., followed by another key match- up between University of Santo Tomas and National University at 4 o’clock.

The Green Archers are running third with 23 points, while the Blue Eagles are in fourth with 21 points, two points ahead of fifth-running UST.

University of the Philippines has taken the lead with 27 points, while defending champion Far Eastern University, paying the price for its disappointing showing in its last two matches, slipped to second with 24 points.

Greggy Yang, who has scored seven goals so far this season, will lead De La Salle’s attack as it tries to reprise its 3-1 win over Ateneo in the season opener last Feb. 7.

Rookie Jarvey Gayoso and Mashu Yoshioka, who have tallied eight and seven goals, respectively, will banner Ateneo’s offensive but the Blue Eagles will miss assist man Mikko Mabanag, who will serve the last of his two-match suspension.

With 19 points, UST needs to win its remaining matches to boost its Final Four bid, with striker Onyok Busmion and the rest needing to elevate their game a notch higher.

The Bulldogs, who are languishing in sixth spot with 16, are also hoping to stay alive behind leading goal scorer Paolo Salenga.

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Ceres beats Tampines Rovers, 2-1 to top AFC Cup Group E Qualifier

Converting two penalty kicks in the 21 st and 34 th minutes, Ceres-La Salle FC finally nailed their first win in the AFC Cup as they beat Tampines Rovers, 2-1, in the Group E Qualifier at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City last night.
The historic win saw the reigning UFL champions starting aggressively and taking possession of the ball in the first half despite playing in a flooded field. The match was delayed for more than an hour due to the heavy downpour at the Panaad.
Twenty minutes into play, Ceres got the break as referee Wang Di charged Tampines' Kwon Jun with a handball. Bienvi Marañon completed the penalty as he calmly rolled the ball into the net for the home team's first goal.
Fifteen minutes later, Irwah Shah of Tampines fouled Gallardo inside the box paving the way for Ceres' second goal.
“The team went into this mach with the mind-set of winning and getting the 3 points,” Ceres head coach Franklin Muescan said at the post-match press conference.
“We prepared well for this mentally and physically and the hard work paid off,” Muescan added.
However, he admitted that after scoring the two goals in the first half, Ceres' performance dipped in the fiinal half, allowing Billy Mehmet to score for Tampines in the 64 th minute.
“Players' performance went down in the second half but we managed to hold on and maintain the organization of defense. Our goalkeeper did a lot of crucial saves,” Muescan said.
The win augurs well for Ceres, who will be playing in the finals of the UFL this Saturday against Global.
Coach Muescan said playing in the UFL finals is a good preparation for their away match in the AFC Cup against Selangor FA in Malaysia on April 26.*NAB

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2016/April/13/sportnews1.htm

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AFC Cup : Ceres Fc 2-1 Tampines Rovers

AFC Cup Today

Panaad Stadium , Bacolod

Ceres Fc vs Tampines Rovers at 7 pm , delayed to 8 pm


Tv : ABS CBN Sports & Action , start 6.45 pm

Livestream links :

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Ceres XI vs Tampines Rovers : Yong-Chan , Guirado , Maranon , Ott , Gallardo , De Murga, Mulders, Steuble, Sang-Min (Capt) and Reichelt

Ceres Fc subs : Sacapano, Schröck , Sabio , Burkey , Angeles twins and Soriano

21 mins 1-0 Maranon (Ceres) PK

36 mins 2-0 Gallardo (Ceres) PK

2-0 HT

65 mins 2-1

2-1 FT

AFC Cup : Balestier Khalsa (Singapore) 0-3 Kaya

AFC Cup Today

Balestier Khalsa vs Kaya Fc

Start 7.30 pm

Possible livestream links :

http://streamwoop.com/watch/live-stream-Balestier-Khalsa---Kaya-soccer.html


Kaya XI vs Balestier Khalsa : Acton , Omura, Munoz , Tanton, Ugarte. Daniels , OJ Porteria , Borromeo , Osei , Bedic and Felongco

Kaya subs : Matthews , Clark, Kane , Soriano , Greatwich , Del Rosario and Banzon

15 mins 0-1 Osei (Kaya)
25 mins 0-2 Daniels (Kaya)
0-2 HT
73 mins 0-3 Clark (Kaya)
0-3 FT

Kaya ready for Round of 16 in AFC Cup.

AFC CUP GROUP E QUALIFIER Ceres faces Tampines at Panaad tonight, calls for support from Negrense crowd

Home team Ceres- La Salle FC aims for a win tonight against visiting Tampines Rovers from Singapore in the Group E Qualifier of the AFC Cup at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City.

The game will start at 7 p.m.

With a 1-1 draw against Tampines in their March 15 match in Singapore, Ceres head coach Franklin Muescan said the players are motivated and the support of the home crowd will be a big factor.

“We have to continue what we are doing because the players are in good form,” Muescan said in a press conference yesterday.

He added that the players are ready to give everything and they are aware that the match could be the turning point in their campaign to advance into the last 16 of the AFC Cup.

The 1-all draw against Ceres and the win against Sheikh Jamal of Bangladesh and Selangor FA of Malaysia earned Tampines 7 to take the lead in Group E. Ceres stands at No. 2 with 5 points after a 2-2 draw against Selangor (played in Panaad on Feb. 23) and the March 8 win against Sheik Jamal in Bangladesh.

Just as determined to advance into the next stage of the AFC Cup, , Tampines coach V Sundramoorthy said their team hopes to get a good result in tonight's game.

“The boys are fresh, even though we've travelled far, and we want to get a good result,” Sundramoorthy said in the press conference yesterday.

Earlier, in a radio interview over RMN DYHB, coach Muescan said that with the support of the Negrense crowd, they have a good chance of winning against Tampines.

“They are more experienced than us but we saw their weaknesses when we played against them in Singapore.” Muescan said.*NAB

Visayan Daily Star

CERES-LA SALLE FC RESUME AFC CUP CAMPAIGN AGAINST TAMPINES ROVERS

Bacolod squad Ceres-La Salle FC resume it’s 2016 AFC Cup campaign on Matchday 4, hosting Singapore giants’ Tampines Rovers. The Group E leaders are still unbeaten after three games, earning 7 points in the group after two wins and a draw. The Busmen, who are also unbeaten, are in close second with 5 points with a win and 2 draws. Selangor of Malaysia are third with four points and Sheikh Jamal with zero.

The Rovers have been on a three game winning streak in the S.League scoring 2-1 wins against Brunei DPMM and Young Lions while beating fellow AFC Cup participant, Balestier Khalsa 1-0 last Thursday. They are are now on top of the S.League and are favorites to win the league title.

Ceres meanwhile have been holding their own, qualifying to the final of the 2016 UFL Cup after beating Kaya FC, on penalties last Thursday. Kaya FC leads Group F of the AFC Cup with two wins and a loss. The semifinal match was a frantic affair with both squads scoring 2 goals each in the first 20 minutes. Ceres went ahead 3-2 ten minutes before the half but Kaya equalized in the middle of the second and force the game to penalties. In the end, a Mike Casas save and Juani Guirado go-ahead kick booked Ceres to their second straight UFL Cup final.  All eyes are now on the match against Tampines.

“Of course, I think it’s the most important game for us this season (especially) right now. If we win this game (against Tampines) we have a serious chance to pass the next round. But first we fly to Bacolod and we have to recover from this hard game and recover the few players we have injured and (we) will be in the game 100 percent,” said veteran Juani Guirado.

A win though is tough task especially that you have to defend against the three headed attack of Tampines. Jordan Webb, Billy Mehmet, and former Liverpool and Arsenal winger, Jermaine Pennant. Ceres was controlling the game in Singapore and it only took one defensive lapse for Webb to get free and turn the game to its head by assisting the first goal. Good thing that the Ceres offense went alive in the end with Patrick Reichelt heading a pass towards Adrian Gallardo who slotted the all-important equalizer.

Breaching the Tampines goal was an achievement as it was a first in the group stage.  The heads up play of the midfield was good, leaving the coach with plenty of options on Tuesday. The club is in deep preparation for the match, leaving nothing to chance, and aiming for a good result for the home fans.

“Siyempre yung mga error namin ngayon i-check namin and ang sarap pala lumaban kapag kalaban mo mga ganito. Kami naman di naman tinitingnan yung mga pangalan nila so we have to do or play the best that we can for the people in Pana-ad, management, ourselves, our families, and of course to God,” said Ceres keeper Mike Casas.

The second AFC Cup home match would not be possible without the help of the provincial government headed by Gov. Alfredo G. Maranon Jr.  The match was initially set in Manila after a scheduling conflict with the Pana-ad festival, but the annual event was moved for various reasons which includes the AFC Cup match.

http://ceresfootball.com/ceres-la-salle-fc-hosts-group-e-leader-tampines-rovers/