CEBU, Philippines - Football Club Inter-Cebu (FCIC) stunned one of the early title favorites, Hiroshi FC, via a 3-2 squeaker in the men’s open division of the 12th CAFC Inter-Club Football Cup yesterday at the University of San Carlos-Technological Center field in Brgy. Talamban, this city.
Hiroshi sank the first goal behind the efforts of Rogelio Castellon with just 40 seconds gone by in the match, but FCIC retaliated through Robert Sete at the 19th minute.
John Michael Flores unfortunately converted an own goal at the 45th for the benefit of FCIC, 2-1.
Hiroshi fired back with John Rey Nieves finding the back of the net to knot that count at 2-all at the break.
The FCIC mainstays, however, proved that even without Flores’ own goal, it was really their day when they knocked in another goal courtesy of Kenny Sete at the 80th.
In bracket A of boys 17 division, PAREF-Springdale silenced USC-North Campus, 9-0.
Over at the San Roque Parish field in Brgy. Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Abellana National School/Pomeroy outsmarted Mandaue Technological Institute, 3-1, while Cebu Team clobbred the SC Warriors, 7-0, in the other match in bracket B of boys 17 category.
At the Paref-Springdale pitch, Canduman met contrasting fates with its team A posting a 2-0 victory over Team Warzhockz and its team B falling prey to Danao FC, 5-0.
On the other hand, Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu pulled off a 3-1 triumph over Dinamo South in the boys 12 action, while Canduman chalked up a 2-0 win against ANS-Pomeroy and SHS-Ateneo clubbed SJSM/3 Brothers in the boys 14 class.
In the players 10 division, Count FC bested South Cebu FC, 3-1, while Warzhockz subdued SHS-Areneo, 2-0. (FREEMAN)