Men's League open with blow out wins


ACTION in the Aboitiz Men's League is following the pattern in the Age Groups - that is winning via blowouts.

New club Wild Cebu Fashion FC blanked FC Inter Cebu 5-0 in Division B, while the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Alumni FC routed Juvio-Magone FC, 6-0.

In the age group competitions, dominant teams like Paref Springdale, Cebu International School, Don Bosco and Hiroshi FC also routed their opponents by at least five goals.

Ralph Eco scored the first goal in the new league, after connecting in the 24th minute for Wild, and Jhures Colina banged in another in the 36th. Gladino Muit got into the scoring act in the 38th for a 3-0 lead at the half.

After a few defensive adjustments, Inter managed to plug its leak but Wild's offense broke through again with two goals in the final ten minutes. Chuckie Loi Alburo banged in an 81st minute goal and Colina added another in the 83rd for the final count.

It was a similar story in the first Division A match as Jade Paghubasan scored in the 4th and Dave Intong added another in the 24th for a 2-0 count.

Jesus Menaling booted in a goal four minutes after the exchange and Robert Nicart made it 4-0 in the 66th. After another Paghubasan goal in the 76th, Nicart scored again in the 81st to complete the rout.

This is the first time the Cebu Football Association is following the league format for its Men's Division, as recommended by the Philippine Football Federation. After this year, the top two team of Division B will replace the bottom two teams in Division A.

Meanwhile, Queen City United coach Mario Ceniza said they opted to play in Division B since most of its members are professionals who don't have much time to practice. As one of the top eight teams in the Aboitiz Cup last year, they were entitled to play in Division A.

"It's tough to get these guys together and we only get to practice once a week," Ceniza said, "This year, we are also trying to assess the strength of the team, whether we are suited for Division A or not."

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