Cebu bets in Ilo-ilo

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SCORER: Striker Junard Aguilar bought his golden boot to Ilo-ilo as he scored a hat trick in Hiroshi's 8-0 win over PNP. He's shown here scoring one against Leyte in the Cebu Inter Club.Sun*Star photo Allan Cuizon


RIGHT in the heart of the country’s football capital, two teams are making a name for Cebu football as they qualified into the quarterfinal round of the Cong. Ferj Biron Interclub Invitational at Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.

The Harou Iwanaga-owned Hiroshi FC notched two wins, including a 2-0 beating of defending champions West Visayas Institute of Technology to bag a quarterfinal spot today.

Meanwhile, Glen Ramos’ spot kick earned Don Bosco a tough 1-0 win over the University of San Agustin and a quarterfinal slot in a fight-marred match.

“The plaza is always packed, it seems all the tricycle drivers are on strike because they are all here even early in the morning,” Hiroshi coach Francis Ramirez said.

Ramirez added that the way the two Cebu teams are playing was in contrast to how the Iloilo teams played.

“They say we play differently, we are not forcing anything. We have set plays, and we don’t rush things. On the other hand, they’re on attack mode as soon as they get the ball. They say we are killing them with our passing game,” Ramirez said.

In its first game, Hiroshi defeated WIT courtesy of workhorse Junard Aguilar’s strike at the 23rd minute and Jake Acre’s shot at the 54th. In their second match, they dealt PNP-Cocomangas Boracay an 8-0 thrasing.

Julius Acre scored at the opening minute off a direct kick, while Frederick Alazas added his in the 26th, and Ronel Saranillo scored again a minute later. The red card-prone Ariel Cahilig kept his wits as he made it 4-0 with goals at the 29th and 44th.

Not to be outdone, the former Carmen boy Aguilar scored a hat trick at the first 25 minutes of the second half as Hiroshi completed the rout to finish on top of Group B.

Hiroshi’s quarterfinal opponent is yet to be determined as gameswere still being played at presstime yesterday.

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