I have a question for you people…Which team was able to beat Hiroshi this year? Remember Hiroshi has an undefeated season.

Mike

Notice to the general public…this person is on extended vacation (will have fun in Cagayan, Davao and finally in Polomolok South Cotabato — his hometown) and will be incapable of making any stories — football or otherwise for the rest of year. He will be incummnicado for the next two weeks and will not have internet access either (by choice)

Hopefully, he returns sane.

HIROSHI FC bagged the inaugural Aboitiz League Div. A crown after a tough 2-2 draw with Crazy Horse FC yesterday at the San Roque Parish football grounds.

It was fitting end to a tough season, as both teams finished with out a loss, and with identical 16 points, on a 5-1 win-draw card.

However, Hiroshi FC got the crown by the skin of its teeth – a single goal.

Both teams are tied in goal difference at 29, but Hiroshi has scored 33 goals while conceding four, and Crazy Horse scored 32 goals while conceding three.

“Both teams actually deserved to win,” Hiroshi coach Eddie Buot said after the match.

Workhorse Junard Aguilar took advantage of a defensive miscommunication in the eighth minute to score the first goal past Jesus Singson for a 1-0 lead. However, their joy was cut short after Ranuel Colina tapped in a rebound in the 13th.

Aguilar again connected in the 24th before Ayabe Hayato’s perfectly taken free kick in the 28th blasted past Frederick Alazas to level the match.

Hiroshi changed uniforms in the second half – going white after using blue jerseys in the first, but the changed seemed to have taken something from them as they were kept on the defense by Crazy Horse.

Former national mainstay Joshua Fegidero – playing against his teammates for Bacolod in the nationals open, Rocky GArciano and Jan Michael Flores of Hiroshi – found himself checked by Flores.

On the other hand, Oliver Colina, who trained for the national pool this year, had flashes of brilliance but his shot – including a volley – in the second half was stopped by Alazas.

Crazy Horse gave it all in the final minutes but they fell short as Hiroshi held on to the draw for the title and the right to represent Cebu in the Regional Men’s Open next year.

“We are more prepared this year and the team is also stronger,” Buot said. Last year, Hiroshi lost in the Regional Open and failed to qualify for the national finals.

Yesterday’s championship also capped a brilliant season for Hiroshi – who won all their games this year.

It was the team’s seventh title for the year after winning the Thirsty Cup, Shangrila Futsal tourney, the Aboitiz Cup and Aboitiz Champions League and the Cebu International School Friendship Cup and the CIFC Inter Club

This weekend promises to be a slam bang affair as the Aboitiz 15 Under and the Men’s League comes to a close with thrilling matches at the San Roque Parish football field.

In Saturday, Don Bosco College and Blessed John XIII seminary try to salvage some pride when they face off with each other in the U15 battle for third, before Hiroshi takes on Paref-Springdale in the titular show down.

Early in the elimination, BJS squeaked past DBC, 1-0, while Springdale also scored the same win over Hiroshi.

Sunday also offers a marquee match up as Hiroshi FC tangles with Crazy Horse FC in the men’s league — with the champion getting to represent Cebu in the regional men’s open next year.

Both Hiroshi and Crazy Horse are tied on top with 15 points on five wins and a +29 goal difference.

Question now is, what happens if the teams draw?

The Southeast Asian Games is long over, Vietnam finished second again to Thailand. However, all is not over for Vietnam as the team and get this, a sportswriter, is being investigated for Match Fixing

Here’s a report from the Associated Press

HANOI, Vietnam — Four members of the Vietnam’s national soccer team will be questioned by police over allegations of match-fixing during this month’s Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, local media reported Tuesday.

Chief investigator Pham Xuan Quac of the Ministry of Public Security issued summons for the four players - striker Pham Van Quyen and defenders Nguyen Hai Lam, Le Van Truong and Le Bat Hieu, the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported.

The four will be required to show up for questioning Wednesday, confirmed a ministry official who declined to give his name. No further details were given. The players are accused of receiving tens of thousands of dollars in payments from Vietnamese gamblers to fix matches against Myanmar and Malaysia, the newspaper said.

Vietnam defeated Myanmar 1-0, and advanced to the semifinal round to beat Malaysia 2-1. However, it lost 3-0 in the championship match to regional powerhouse Thailand.

All the players have denied involvement, the newspaper said. A Vietnamese sports writer was also summoned for questioning for being an alleged broker in the deal.

Nguyen Trong Hy, chairman of Vietnam Football Federation, was quoted in Tuesday’s
Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper as saying he had hoped that severe punishments for bribery and match-fixing in several recent soccer scandals this year would have proved a deterrent.

“Everyone should have seen the lessons. I thought our footballers should be afraid but I might be wrong,” he said.

CEBU’s premier football festival returns for another edition early next year with the 3rd Thirsty Cup at the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit field on Jan. 7 and 8.

The two-day fiesta is expected to attract the best age groups and senior teams in Cebu as they compete with each other in seven-a-side games.

“In the first year we had 96 teams, 86 in the second year, and now we have 136 teams,” organizer Charlie Pages said.

Expected to fight it out in the tough senior division is defending champion Hiroshi FC, who claimed the first of its four titles this year in the 2nd Thirsty Cup. Crazy Horse FC, San Roque FC, and Queen City are also expected to give Hiroshi a run for their title.

On the other hand, teams from Silliman University and Foundation University in Dumaguete City are also expected to show up for the event.

Players from the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City will also reinforce some Cebu teams in the women’s division.

The event will also offer competition in the Under 8, U 10, U12, U14 and U16, giving Cebu’s top age group rivals another tournament to show who’s on top.

Aside from the young guns and current crop of senior players, the former stalwarts of Cebu football will also have their chance to shine in the 35-above group.

Just like in the second edition, organizers will also hold a launching party on Jan. 4 complete with a juggling contest and playstation contest. The players who arrive in the best uniform will also get an award.

The first season of the Aboitiz League winds up this Sunday with Hiroshi taking on Crazy Horse FC — the winner getting the right to represent Cebu in the regional finals.

The first few days of the Aboitiz League was a boring affair, with the top teams scoring easy routs.

If you were the CebuFA what changes would you inplement next year?

Here is the summary of goals for and against the two teams.
Results are based on the data forwarded by CebuFA

Hiroshi 2 vs. DBFC 0 (Dec. 4)
Hiroshi 8 vs. Danao FC 1 (Oct. 30)
Hiroshi 5 vs. Rugmo 0 (Nov. 6)
Hiroshi 15 vs. DB Magone 1 (Nov. 20)
Hiroshi 1 vs. USJR 0 (Dec. 11)
goals for Hiroshi 31
goals against Hiroshi 2
goal difference +29

Crazy 12 vs. Danao FC 0 (Nov. 20)
Crazy 8 vs. DB Magone 1 (Nov. 27)
Crazy 1 vs. DBFC 0 (Dec. 11)
Crazy 1 vs. USJR 0 (Dec. 4)
Crazy 8 vs. Rugmo 0 (Oct. 30)

goals for Crazt Horse 30
goals against CH 1
goal difference +29

Division A W D L P GD
Crazy Horse 5 - - 15 +29
Hiroshi 5 - - 15 +29
USJ-R Alumni 3 - 2 9 +20
Rugmo Debra FC 2 1 2 7 -11
Don Bosco FC 1 1 3 4 -4
Danao FC 1 - 4 3 -30
Juvio-Magone FC - - 6 0 -35

HIROSHI FC and Crazy Horse FC are gearing for a titular showdown after drubbing their respective foes yesterday in the Aboitiz League Division A at the San Roque Parish football field.

Both teams are undefeated in five matches and lead the standings with 15 points and 28 goals scored. If not for the costly mistake of Hiroshi’s keeper in its first game, the team could have been number one in the league by just a goal.

In the first game, Rugmo Debra defeated Danao FC, 2-0, for its second win. Ian Cadampog and John Casayan scored in the 52nd and 68th to keep Rugmo in the top four with seven points. Danao is sixth with only three points and will be relegated to Division B next year.

Yesterday, Crazy Horse earned win number five with a 1-0 escape over a gritty Don Bosco Alumni FC, while Hiroshi also had a similar score against the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R).

Former national team mainstay Joshua Fegidero headed in Albert Nangkil pass six minutes from time for the lone goal of the match while keeper Jesus Singson Jr earned another shutout.

The loss dropped Don Bosco to fourth place with four points in five matches.

On the other hand, the 1-0 scoreline belied the dominance of Hiroshi in the second game - as the players’ superior conditioning had the USJ-R defense struggling to keep up with them.

Rolando Verdida got tripped inside the box but Rocky Garciano penalty shot was saved by Peter Onde. Verdida took matters on his own, with a drive in the 27th from left flank to bang in the lone goal of the match.

In the second half, Hiroshi was running USJ-R to the ground as they kept on pressing. Workhorse Junard Aguilar bungled his three shots while Julius Acre’s free kick in the 54th kissed the bar.

USJ-R, who fielded some of the players who lost to the University of the Visayas in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc finals, had a chance in the 72nd after Voltaire Montebon was called for a foul against Lemar Baunsit.

However, Baunsit’s penalty hit the post, preserving goal keeper Frederick Alazas’ shut out.

From Sun.Star sports page regarding the UV Lancers decision not to join Prisaa basketball

On vacation

The Green Lancers coach added that aside from the problems in scheduling, most of his players are still on vacation in their respective provinces, prompting them to forego the competition.

The Green Lancers, under Cabahug and assistant Al Solis, both former Philippines Basketball Association stars, failed to capture the national title last year after bowing to the crowd-backed host team Southern City Colleges of Region 9 in the do-or-die crossover semifinals in Zamboanga City.

Correct me if I’m wrong, classes are still on goin on right? They are still on vacation? Must be nice to earn a college degree that way