Pacquiao affects football matches

THEY were playing a crucial match and won easily, 7-1, but yesterday, the only thing in the minds of the San Roque FC players when they played FC Inter Cebu was this -- did Manny Pacquiao win?

Out of the 25 players in their squad, only 13 showed up for the match.

Ang uban nagpabilin, nagtanaw Manny," said Eleazar Toledo, who scored a goal yesterday but made a bigger killing on the fight, winning P5000 on bets.

Worse, one of their defender abandoned his position in the middle of the game, to get updates on the Pacquiao fight. SRFC player Paolo Cases's dad brought a radio with him in the match.

"Murag amaw, mugawas sa field, gi-biyaan jud ang iyang posisyon kay nangita'g update," Toledo said.

Other scorers in their game were Anthony Colina (19th), Romeo Bordador (22nd), Darwin Bordalba (26th), Berto Eco (67th), Jovie Bordalba (88th) and John Mayol (89th)

It was the same problem for Queen City United, which defeated Metropolitan 4-2, though coach Mario Ceniza isn't sure if Pacquiao is the reason.

"Out of 24, only 17 showed up, we missed most of our starters," Ceniza said, "some of our players are also injured, so I'm not sure if its because of the fight."

Levi Bajarias scored first for Queen City in the 13th before Rene Inoc leveled the count a minute later and Ronald Loayon made it 2-1 for Metropolitan in the 23rd.

Rey Baring leveled the count in the 69th before Dexter Arrojado scored two late goals in the 86th and 87th for their fourth win in five games.

Meanwhile in the first game, three Cebu State College of Science and Technology scored a hat trick for their 12-1 win over FC inter Lapu-lapu. Jun Clark Lacia, Randy Vercide, and Romel Justo Rameo Vercide scored thrice whileJoseph Omiping had two in their easy rout.

The three clubs win also complicated the standings as the three and Wilde Cebu are now in contention for the top two spots in the Division with either a 4-1 or 3-1 card.

The top two teams in the Division will be promoted to Div. A to replace bottom two, Danao FC and Juvio Magone.ML

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