W D L P GD
Bacolod City 3 - - 9 +5
Hiroshi FC 2 - 1 6 +4
Don Bosco College 2 - 1 6 +2
Queen City 1 - 2 3 +2
Foundation U 1 - 2 3 -3
Ormoc - - 3 0 -10

BACOLOD City solidified their hold of the number one spot with a hard-earned 3-2 win over Don Bosco College (DBC) - FFC, while defending champion Hiroshi FC blanked Foundation University, 3-0, in the yesterday’s 6th Cebu Inter Club Invitational Tournament Men’s Open at the University of San Carlos – Technological Center.

The West Negros College-manned Bacolod now hold the number one spot with nine points, on a 3-0 mark, while Hiroshi dislodged DBC at second on goal difference.

DBC paid dearly for their loose markings on the defensive end as Robert Cañedo struck twice, as Bacolod took a 3-1 lead with less than 30 minutes left to play. DBC, managed to come within one, 3-2, but the WNC defense held on, while veterans Glen Ramos and Reydrick Viliran, who joined the game in the final 20 minutes failed to turn the tide.

“Na-byaan sa depensa ang striker,” Ramos said after the match.

Ramos and Bacolod playing coach, Norman Fegidero, both former national team mainstays, also got a little too physical and got booked for a yellow card late in the match.

Meanwhile host Queen City United finally bagged a win of their own with a 5-0 dumping of Ormoc, keeping their semifinal hopes alive.

After dropping their first two matches to DBC and Bacolod, Queen City now sits at fourth spot, dislodging Foundation University by five goals.

Former Hiroshi mainstays Martin Bontia and Josaphat Sacil scored the first two goals for Queen City before Marlon Rey Baring scored twice and Bong Aller converted a penalty for their win.

On the other hand, Hiroshi’s new recruit Arndt Kollmar came up with a few saves yesterday in their 3-0 win. After strikers Junard Aguilar, Epifanio Ynot bungled their early chances, including Ynot’s strike the hit the bar, Kollmar’s reflex save prevented Dumaguete from taking the early lead.

Ynot finally struck in the 39th for a 1-0 halftime lead and John Paul Arranquez and Jake Acre added one each in the second half for their win.

Hiroshi will play West Negros today while Queen City takes on Dumaguete and Don Bosco faces Ormoc.

In the ladies’ division at the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit field, the Ladies Football Club-CDO cruised to their third win, a 2-1 escape over Mulbachs while San Roque defeated Ormoc, 2-1, on goals by Rhodora Toledo and Jack Elnar.

In the 38-above division, Ormoc defeated Hiroshi, 4-1, while DBC and Queen City fought to a 2-2 draw.

W D L P GD

Bacolod City 2 - - 6 +4
Don Bosco C 2 - - 6 +3
Foundation U 1 - 1 3 0
Hiroshi FC 1 - 1 3 +1
Queen City - - 2 0 -3
Ormoc - - 2 0 -5

FAVORITES Don Bosco College – Fugsports and Bacolod City racked up their second wins over separate rivals in the second day of the Cebu Invitational Inter Club Men’s Open at the University of San Carlos – Technological Center.

Bacolod, manned by West Negros College and led by former national team mainstay Norman Fegidero, blanked Foundation University, 3-0, while Don Bosco, headed by Glen Ramos survived a first half meltdown to beat host Queen City United, 3-1.

Bacolod now heads the field with six wins, leading Don Bosco by only one goal and both teams will part ways today when they take on each other in the first game at USC.

“Lig-un sad ka-ayo ang Bacolod,” said DBC’s Glen Ramos.

Yesterday, Dexter Arrojado placed Queen City on front with a ninth-minute header Dave Intong scored the equalizer in the 52nd and Reydrick Viliran wove his magic in the 78th and 81st for their second win.

It was a slightly similar win for Bacolod, with Fegidero scoring first in the 44th before Allan Anmar scored two late goals in the final five minutes for thier win over the youthful Dumaguete.

Meanwhile defending champion Hiroshi FC finally picked up a win, beating Leyte, 3-1, on goals by Julius Acre, Junard Aguilar and John Paul Aranquez.

Hiroshi will next face Foundation Univesity in the second match today, while Queen City will go for its first win against Leyte.

In the ladies’ division, Mulbachs scored an easy 5-1 rout over Ormoc, while D’ Davao Survivors (DDS) held defending champion Queen City to a 2-2 draw and Ladies’ Football Club-CDO defeated San Roque FC, 2-0.

Leonore Satorre scored twice for Mulbachs in their win against Ormoc, while Ma. Lourdes Agura also showed up with her golden boot, scoring two goals for the second game in a row for Cagayan.

Today, Ormoc will play San Roque while Cagayan will take on Mulbachs.

DEFENDING champion Hiroshi FC opened its title retention bid in the Cebu Inter Club Invitational Tournament on a sour note after losing its first game to Don Bosco College-FFC, 2-1, yesterday at the University of San Carlos - Technological Center.

Hiroshi, which lost 11 players to various reasons, found themselves down, 0-2, in the first half after Redrick Viliran, who is from Dumaguete and Warlo Sabella scored four minutes apart.

Fil-German Arntt Kollmare replaced Ace Mangohig in the second half and Hiroshi FC managed to put up a fight, with Epifanio Ynot scoring in the 50th before the Glen Ramos-mentored DBC held on to their win.

Meanwhile, WNC, led by former national team mainstay Norman Fegidero also hacked out a masterful 3-2 win over host Queen City United.

WNC took the lead in the 35th minute after Nene Russel found himself alone in the 35th. WNC could have made it 2-0 five minutes later but Jesus Singson Jr. managed came up with a save.

Ronald Loayon came up with an equalizer three minutes into the first half after redirecting Rene Menchavez’s free kick, before Richard Cañedo made it 2-1 for the visitors in the 65th.

Fegidero scored in the 69th with a perfect strike to the top corner, while Loayon showed his impressive speed in the 83rd, streaking off Ivan Dimco’s pass for the second goal.

Today, Queen City will go for a win against DBC, while Bacolod, who is playing with Cebuano Oliver Colina, will meet Dumaguete City. Dumaguete City earlier routed Ormoc, 4-1.

In the ladies’ division, the Ladies Football Club-CDO erased a one-goal deficit to beat Ormoc, 2-1. Karen Jumao-as scored first for Ormoc in the 27th before Malou Agura struck in the 33rd and 45th minute.

Meanwhile in the team manager’s meeting last Thursday, the organizers allowed the finalists in the tournament to come up with a deal to split the “winner-take-all” purse.

The champion in the men’s open will receive P45,000, while the champion in the ladies’ and 38-above-divisions will get P30,000 and P15,000 respectively.

“It’s up to you, whether you agree to split it 50-50 or what,” said Richard Montayre, of host Queen City.

They also warned players who will get a red card in the tournament that they will be banned for the rest of the tournament.

San Roque FC veteran and coach Eleazar Toledo will conduct a football clinic for at San Roque from May 4 to June 3.

Age categories in the clinic is from 6 to 17 years old, and will be held every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 to 10 a.m. Registration fee is P1,500 inclusive of jersey.

Interested players may contact Toledo at 0927-491-1132.

Aside from coaching Bright Academy, Toledo also plays for the San Roque FC Men’s team, and the Queen City United Men’s team in the Cebu Inter Club Invitational Tournament. He also coaches the San Roque Women’s team and is also the head coach of the Cebu International School led Cebu City team to the Philippine Football Federation Women’s Under-17 national finals next month.

AFTER losing 11 of its players to suspensions, travel abroad and other reasons, embattled Cebu Invitational Inter-Club defending champion Hiroshi Football Club
got a couple of breaks with the addition of a Cameroonian and Fil-German players as it prepares to defend its crown today at the University of San Carlos-Technological Center.

Siam Thirrey, a Hong Kong-based footballer from Cameroon stumbled upon the Hiroshi website and offered his services to the team.

“He’s not with any club right now, and he’s doing this for the experience. He will take care of the expenses coming here, while he is willing to stay with the boys in their quarters,” assistant coach Francis Ramirez said.

Though they have included Thirrey in their lineup, the player hasn’t arrived yet, though he has promised to contact the team once he gets here.

On the other hand, Hiroshi’s practice session at the Cebu City Sports Center, the City’s lone track oval which attracts joggers daily, attracted another recruit – Fil-German, Arntt Kollmare.

“He jogs here everyday, and he got to join our practices,” Ramirez said.

Last January, Italian Demetrio Calo, also got to join Hiroshi via the same route.

“He’s quite good, and he’s very mature in his movements, minaro ba,” Ramirez said.

With Kollmare’s entry, Hiroshi’s first choice keeper, Frederick Alazas, will again play midfield, while sub-keeper Ace Mangohig will now play in the 38-above
division.

Aside from the two, Hiroshi’s reinforcements this year are from University of the Visayas, Benjor Gomora and Epifanio Ynot, and from their 18-under squad, Howard Doline and John Paul Arranquez.

Hiroshi FC, which won the crown last year over Don Bosco FC, is playing minus suspended players Harold Buot, Rommel Cuizon, Ariel Cahilig, Richard Romero and Vermonel Resuena, who got penalized for getting in a fight during the Thirsty Cup last January.

They also lost former Carmen National School players Josaphat Sacil and Martin Bontia, who have now rejoined former coach Mario Ceniza at Queen City,while they also dropped brothers Michael and Melvin Culibra, who have stopped attending their training sessions and regulars Voltaire Monetbon, Rocky Garciano, Jan Michael Flores and Buddy Verdida are currently in Japan.

Meanwhile, the organizers and coaches of the 2006 Inter-Club were set to meet at Tequilla Joe’s last night for the draw and their final meeting. The Men’s Open, which dangles P45,000 to the champion, will be played at USC, while the ladies and 38-above divisions will be at the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit field in Ayala.

*Result of draw
Games on Friday
Men’s Open at University of San Carlos
Ormoc vs. Dumaguete
Hiroshi vs. Don Bosco College-Fugsports
Queen City vs. Bacolod City

Ladies’ Open
Ladies Football Club - CDO vs. Ormoc at Ayala
38-above
Ormoc vs. Queen City

Got you jumpin’, didn’t I?

Sweat, heat and the pain. It’s all worth it.

This is how you greet the ball. With AUTHORITY!!!

Another save, and this time, the football squad got international tennis campaigner Sally Mae Siso cheering for them.

“Yaaah, I will show you my crouching tiger style,” Coach, “This is the last time
I’ll recruit a black belter for defense.”

“Waaah! It’s not fair, can’t reach that, kick it where I can reach it.”

Psyching up before the game; “This ballgame is ours!”

This big guy can jump!

Patalsikun si Gloria!!! er…Yes, tough win!

The coaching staff: Assistant, “Remind me to bring a bat next time, I’d like to introduce the referee to a friend.”
head Coach,”Hmmm…that was a good call….in basketball.”

You take care of the little guy, I’ll go for a cup of milo.

Don’t worry girls, the ball is moving away from — not towards — my sensitive area.

Whoa, there’s a five peso coin here….finders keepers.

THE QUEEN City United added two former University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars to its lineup for this Cebu Inter-Club Invitational Tournament set on April 28 to May 6 at different football fields in the city.

Queen City, coached by Mario Ceniza signed up Hentjie Ruiz, who played for national champion Bacolod in the 2006 Philippine Football Federation National Men’s Open and goalkeeper Jesus Singson Jr.

Queen City, the host club in the tournament, is boosting its lineup to bolster its chances of winning the Men’s Open of the Inter-Club and the cool P45,000 winner-take-all purse.

The club has also signed up striker Ronald Loayon, who once scored seven goals for Metropolitan against FC Lapu-Lapu in the Aboitiz League Division B.

Completing the offensive force for Queen City are Eleazar Toledo, formerly of San Roque FC, Dexter Arrojado and Marlon Rey Baring, who also scored five goals for Queen City against FC Lapu-Lapu.

The club has also combined youth with their veterans after Ceniza’s former wards at Carmen National School, Martin Bontia, Josapahat Sacil, Ivan Dimco, Jack Reston, Agustin Bardinas and Ronald Mahilum joined the team.

Striker and former Carmen mainstay Junard Aguilar is staying with Hiroshi FC, who are also set to see action in the Inter-Club, its first tournament in Cebu since the aborted semifinal against Crazy Horse in the Thirsty Cup last year.

The other Cebu team in the six-team Men’s Open is Hapee, coached by former national team mainstay Glen Ramos, while expected to give the home teams a run for their money are visitors West Negros College and Dumaguete.

“On paper, WNC is the best team and they also have Oliver Colina with them, while I’m not so sure with Dumaguete since I don’t know its lineup yet,” Ceniza said.

Colina, who is also from San Roque, was part of the Under-23 national team training pool last year.

CEBU City swept the elementary and high school football crowns in the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association in Bohol yesterday.

Francis Ramirez and the Abellana National High School bagged the secondary crown after some heroics from Michael Sharpe and Paolo Pascual in their 3-0 shootout win over Negros Oriental, while the Don Bosco College led elementary team, coached by Joselito Bono, eked out a hard-earned 1-0 win over Tagbilaran.

“Naswertehan jud, na-break na ang jinx sa shootout sa Cviraa,” said Ramirez.

Cebu City, who enjoyed a twice-to-beat incentive yesterday, found themselves a goal down after the 24th minute of the first half, before Sharpe banged in the equalizer just seconds from full time, blasting just inside the penalty box to send the game to a shootout.

In the shootout, Kyle Soriano converted his shot, while Negros kicker the bar. Sharpe scored his second goal in the shootout before Pascual pulled back-to-back saves and Jerome Batad banged in the final goal for their ecstatic win.

“Paolo (Pascual) really played very well, he had many saves,” said Ramirez, “This erases the bitter memory of the 1992 shootout loss, and in 1997, when we had eight players who eventually made it to the national team, but also lost by shootout.”

In their match against Negros last Friday, Pascual also had two saves in their 3-1 shootout win.

Ramirez and his team arrives from Bohol today and will take a two-day rest before they resume training on Wednesday for the Palarong Pambansa.

“We will pick up the left winger and another midfielder from Negros for the Palaro,” Ramirez said.