AFF Women's Championship - Philippines vs Malaysia

Philippine svs Malaysia

Start 3 pm in Thailand, (4 pm PST)

Livestream

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PFL Wednesday - Batangas and Carmona - Results

CERES-NEGROS TAKES ON STALLION LAGUNA IN BATANGAS

Top seed Ceres-Negros takes on number three squad Stallion Laguna in midweek action in the Philippines Football League on August 14 at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa City.

It will be an interesting matchup for both squads in the top three as Ceres-Negros is keen to maintain its leadership while Stalllion retooled its lineup to keep in step with Kaya Iloilo.

The Laguna squad added five new signings in the transfer window, transforming its entire defensive line with defensive midfielder Jong Cheol Park, centerbacks Edris Najm and Seung pyo Yu, Koichi Belgira and goalkeeper Nelson Gasic.

Stallion came off a 4-1 win over Global Cebu last August 10 where four different goalscorers logged their names in the scoresheet. Balot Doctora, Abou Sy, Fitch Arboleda, and Jhan Melliza all found the back of the net.

Ceres-Negros meanwhile staved an early scare from Mendiola FC to score a 5-2 victory also at the Aboitiz pitch last Saturday. Robert Lopez Mendy scored four in his second appearance while Bienvenido Maranon added one as a substitute.

Both teams faced each other in the first matchday where Ceres-Negros played its worst game of the season after they allowed two goals on defensive blunders in the match. The busmen came from behind twice to salvage a 2-2 draw last May 25 at the Rizal Memorial.

With the transfer window closing in a few days, their second league meeting will be the best chance for both squads to rate their changes in the last few weeks.

Kickoff for the match is set at 7PM in Lipa with the match streamed on PFLTV.ph and on the Facebook Page of the Philippines Football League. Admission is free.

Photo from Philippines Football League

http://ceresfootball.com/ceres-negros-takes-on-stallion-laguna-in-batangas/

AFF U18 - Philippines 2-5 Timor-Leste

Stallion prevails over Global for the second time

LIPA—Stallion Laguna Football Club bested Global Cebu Football Club for the second time as they won 1-4 last night at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas.

Stallion almost produced a repeat performance of their previous 1-5 win against Global in a dominant performance as they were able to create several half chances. However, they were able to convert the more clear-cut chances that opened up.

The squad showed how determined they are to reach the AFC Cup as they opened the scoring eight minutes into the match with Fitch Arboleda’s strike from outside the penalty area, and with captain Ruben Doctora Jr.’s tap-in from the 13th minute. Global were able to include themselves in the scoresheet when Charlie Beaton beat his former teammate Nelson Gasic in the 44th minute. However, Stallion answered immediately when Abou Sy converted a header in the dying minutes of the first half. Stallion kept on probing the Global defense on the second half, thanks to Nicolas Ferrer’s incursions into the right wing, and was able to convert their last goal for the evening in the 63rd minute, when Jesus Melliza buried his penalty kick on the bottom right of the home team’s goal.

The match also saw the Laguna side’s new signings prove themselves in their first match. Former Global players such as goalkeeper Nelson Gasic and Koichi Belgira’s performances showed that they were up to the task. Gasic proved himself to be a worthy addition to Stallion’s goalkeeping roster as he made several stops, and Belgira almost scored the same free kick that he scored against Stallion when he was still playing for Global.

Stallion Head Coach Ernest Nierras expressed his delight with what the two new Korean signings Seongpyo Yu and Jongcheol Park brought to the team, especially with Park occupying the central midfield to give Doctora freedom to return to his natural playing position in the wings.

“Kap is always dangerous down the wing. You cannot leave Ruben Doctora alone. He will punish you,” Nierras opined.

The match also saw defender Matthew Nierras return to action after being sidelined for eight months due to an ACL injury.

“As a dad, obviously I was nervous. I still had hesitations coming in, but he’s been playing a lot, he’s doing well in training. It was really nice that as soon as he got in, he had a really nice pass to Ferrer which shows you that he’s almost back. He just needs match fitness right now,” commented his father and coach about Matthew’s return to the pitch.

Man of the match Jesus Melliza shared the distinction among his teammates and stated the importance of teamwork and trusting the system.

“Sa akin naman ang kailangan lang, sundin namin ang coach namin, at kailangan talaga namin manalo. Di naman importante na man of the match ako, pero lahat kami man of the match, hindi lang ako. Work hard lang talaga, tsaka sundin yung game namin.”

Nierras also expressed his satisfaction with how the team is adhering more to his system, but comments on where the team could improve more.

“We still have to settle a little bit down more, we still wasted some opportunities, easy scores, but I think overall, it’s a big improvement from what we’ve been playing for the last three weeks. Overall, I’m satisfied with how they played because they followed how we want to attack, how we want to defend. We tried to make it as simple as possible, so we’re starting to get it now. Hopefully, we’ll be able to get some consistency in how we play.”

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(Stallion Laguna Football Club’s next opponents would be defending champions Ceres Negros Football Club and the match would be played this Wednesday at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas.)

-Jervyn Pamatian

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PFL Sunday in Laguna - PAF Fc 0-5 Kaya Fc Iloilo

PFL Sunday

Binan Football Stadium, Laguna

Philippine Air Force vs Kaya Fc Iloilo , Start 3.30 pm

Livestream :

https://www.pfltv.ph/livestream/philippine-air-force-fc-kaya-fc-iloilo/1660861

Result 0-5 FT

AFF U18 - Philippines 0-1 Laos

 In the meantime in the final game of the evening, Laos edged the Philippines 1-0.

In an evenly contested affair, both teams were exchanging blows for blows under rainy conditions before striker Akhhom Thoranin scored the only goal of the game with two minutes left on the clock.

“It was a hard game and it was quite a battle on the pitch. But I think that the three points are important as it allowed us to continue with our campaign,” added Laos head coach V. Sundramoorthy.

PFL - Global Cebu 1-4 Stallion Laguna