Metropolitan tops Division B
METROPOLITAN FC got the Aboitiz Division B title with a little help from the other side’s goalkeeper in its 3-2 win over San Roque FC in the final day yesterday at San Roque.
San Roque keeper Jay Dabon stole the limelight from a scoring duel between young gun Michael Sharpe and veteran Ronald Loayon as an elementary error gave Metropolitan the win.
Earlier, Sharpe, one of the youngest senior division players at 16, struck in the 16th minute before Loayon, who used to play for the Air Force team, leveled the count with a lovely move in the 42nd.
SRFC, which needed to win to finish with in the top two of the division, pushed for a goal in the second half, with Sharpe egging his team on. Sharpe finally broke through in the 71st, beating an offside trap and chipping the ball past Metropolitan’s keeper for a 2-1 count.
Their hold of the lead was short as Loayon headed in an equalizer in the 74th off a corner and in the 84th, Dabon misjudged his approach on Raymond Trinidad’s clearance and the ball bounced over him into the net.
“Lig-un tani ang San Roque kung na-a si (Miguel) Red,” one match official observed. Cebu International School’s Red, who also starts at goal for San Roque, broke his in the Thirst Cup last month.
The win puts Metropolitan on top of the division with a 5-1 mark for 15 points and 37 goals scored, eight ahead of second placer, Queen City United. QCU also holds a 5-1 mark after its 2-1 win over Wild Cebu Fashion in the final match yesterday.
Rene Menchavez scored in the fifth minute and Edelio Ybañez leveled the count in the 69th before Adrian Caballero banged in the game winner in the 82nd minute.
QCU were hoping for a San Roque win in the first game so it could finish on top, but a second place finish is just as good as it gets promoted to Division A next season.
Wild Cebu finishes at third with a 4-1 mark while San Roque is at fourth spot.
San Roque keeper Jay Dabon stole the limelight from a scoring duel between young gun Michael Sharpe and veteran Ronald Loayon as an elementary error gave Metropolitan the win.
Earlier, Sharpe, one of the youngest senior division players at 16, struck in the 16th minute before Loayon, who used to play for the Air Force team, leveled the count with a lovely move in the 42nd.
SRFC, which needed to win to finish with in the top two of the division, pushed for a goal in the second half, with Sharpe egging his team on. Sharpe finally broke through in the 71st, beating an offside trap and chipping the ball past Metropolitan’s keeper for a 2-1 count.
Their hold of the lead was short as Loayon headed in an equalizer in the 74th off a corner and in the 84th, Dabon misjudged his approach on Raymond Trinidad’s clearance and the ball bounced over him into the net.
“Lig-un tani ang San Roque kung na-a si (Miguel) Red,” one match official observed. Cebu International School’s Red, who also starts at goal for San Roque, broke his in the Thirst Cup last month.
The win puts Metropolitan on top of the division with a 5-1 mark for 15 points and 37 goals scored, eight ahead of second placer, Queen City United. QCU also holds a 5-1 mark after its 2-1 win over Wild Cebu Fashion in the final match yesterday.
Rene Menchavez scored in the fifth minute and Edelio Ybañez leveled the count in the 69th before Adrian Caballero banged in the game winner in the 82nd minute.
QCU were hoping for a San Roque win in the first game so it could finish on top, but a second place finish is just as good as it gets promoted to Division A next season.
Wild Cebu finishes at third with a 4-1 mark while San Roque is at fourth spot.
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