CebuFA 'to sanction' UC

IF EVER IT escapes sanctions from the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) for its actions last Sunday, the University of Cebu may have to deal with the Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) for leaving their final match against the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R).

The game ended prematurely after USJ-R tied the game, 1-all, with 28 minutes left after a disputed non-call. UC coach Glen Ramos denied they walked out and said that they only left the field to cool down as the game was getting too rough.

Tournament manager, Bro. Mari Aberasturi, is currently completing a report to the Cesafi board on the possible sanctions for UC, including a possible P10,000 fine. The Cesafi event was also sanctioned by the CebuFa and as the governing body for the sport in Cebu, CebuFA may implement a penalty of its own.

"I referred the matter to the PFF and they told me to wait first for the Cesafi to act after which it will be reviewed by us," CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo said. "We will leave it to the Cesafi committee, we don't want to pre-empt them, but definitely we will be considering this. The PFF told us to wait and monitor the investigation."

Among those Maximo consulted were PFF Secretary-General Domeka Geraminde, referees committee chairperson Cyril Dofitas and tournament committee chairperson Pablito Araneta.

What UC may have to worry about though is that sanctions from the CebuFA are not limited to Cebu but applies to the whole country as it will be forwarded to the PFF.

"If a player gets banned here, he is banned everywhere in the country," Maximo said.

Meanwhile, former Cebu youth coach Graeme Mackinnon also condemned the act of UC and is hoping that the Cesafi will act strongly to prevent similar acts.

"The walkout is a device too often used in Philippine sport when the coach or his team don't like the calls; it happened against our team in the past," wrote the former coach of the multi-awarded Carmen National School in an e-mail to Sun.Star Cebu.

"If the fine is implemented in this case and in all future matches, then these people might not walkout in the future. Incidents like all the others in the past are just unsportsmanlike acts and a total lack of respect to the sponsors," Mackinnon wrote.

"Even if the calls are bad, walking out of the game deflects the vision from the officiating to the perpetrators of the walkout. So nothing is gained by the team that walks out except bad publicity."

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