I’m no father to a football player, though I may understand the feelings of a parent vis-a-vis their athlete child, but allow me some inputs.

1.) cheer, don’t taunt.

There’s a difference. Nobody will care if you come with your drum and bugle corps to cheer your team, or you use the loudest fog horn to cheer a goal.

But mind you, if your team is losing bu (n) goals to none, please don’t go around screaming,

“Paspas sila mudagan, kay mga snatchers man na,”

2.) There is no place for “boos.”

you are watching a bunch of kids playing football, and in football,players normally push each other out, to get to the ball. Bellowing out a “boo” that can be heard all over the field is counterproductive.

3.) If you don’t understand the game nor know the rules: SHUT UP!!!
SHUT UP!!

4.) Winning is not everything, its how you played the game.

Sorry tot, wala ko kalugar.

May the beer flow, as it did in your first 20-something years.

Go football!

AFTER having its game cut short by a downpour last Saturday, the juggernaut Don Bosco College A vented its ire on a hapless FC Inter Lapu-Lapu, 11-0, during its debut in the Aboitiz 12-Under Cup at the San Roque Parish field yesterday.

DBC A’s erstwhile debut against Bright Academy was cut short halfway into the first half after the heavy downpour rendered the field unplayable.

“I think it (Saturday’s matches) will be played in the final day,” said Sherwin Rodriguez of the Cebu Football Association.

DBC, the defending champion and this year’s Palarong Pambansa title holder, seemed impatient to start with a win yesterday as Chino Dela Calzada struck the first goal with barely a minute in.

FC Inter, which also lost 9-0 against Cebu International School last week, had a reprieve of sorts as their defense managed to hold DBC’s for the next 13 minutes.

However, the wily Miguel Caindec, who won the division’s MVP award in last month’s Aboitiz Fiesta, broke the impasse with back to back goals in the 14th and 18th before Junjay Arizabal hit another in the 19th for a 4-0 lead.

Things got worse for Lapu-Lapu in the second half as dela Calzada and Arizabal struck in the first two minutes for a 6-0 lead, before DBC closed out the rout with goals from Noel Christian, John Labajo, Ethan Decena and two more from Arizabal.

On the other hand, Bright Academy got a dose of its own medicine yesterday after losing to Pepito FC, 0-5.

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It was the second straight win for Pepito, which is also one of the favorites to win the title this year, after it defeated Paref-Springdale last week.

Bright, which scored a 9-0 rout over San Roque FC, last week, managed to hold the rampaging Pepito strikers until the last minute of the first half, when Rogelio Castillon Jr. rolled the ball past Romel Tabelin for a 1-0 lead.

In the second half, Pepito exploited Bright’s weakness in the left flank as John Gomora connected in the 27th and John Melgo added another in the 31st.

Julius Cagibon joined in the scoring act in the 43rd before Castillon closed out the rout in the 45th minute.

In the final game, San Roque Football Club and DBC B ended their game in a scoreless draw.

The heavy rains spoiled the debut of defending champions Don Bosco College yesterday, cutting short the match between DBC A(?) and Bright.

Hopefully, it will be a sunny Sunday.

P.S.

It will be interesting to note, how DBC divided its teams for the U12.

THE Cebu International School (CIS) and Bright Academy used crisp passing and flashes of individual brilliance to score 9-0 routs over separate rivals in the opening day of the Aboitiz 12-Under Cup at the CIS grounds yesterday.

CIS toyed with FC Inter Lapu-Lapu, 9-0, with Grant Sicard scoring four goals, while Robert Lee towed Bright Academ to a similar scoreline over San Roque FC.

On the other hand, Pepito FC survived a tough battle against rival Paref-Springdale for a 1-0 win. Rafael Estremos provided the heroics as he connected with a cross from right flank to score the lone goal one minute from time.

Teamwork

In the first game, Ralph Gernalim struck first for CIS in the second minute and, before FC Inter could react, Rowdy Elbers added another goal in the next minute as Sicard struck his first in the 24th.

CIS wasn�t done scoring and Thomas Booth struck three minutes into the second half. Yuta Hamada made it 5-0 in the 31st before CIS flashy teamwork paid dividends anew in the 32nd.

From the midfield Sicard connected with a one-two pass to Shutaro Kobayashi, who then rushed to the goal, outwitting the keeper on a one-on-one before flicking the ball back to Sicard, for a simple tap-in to the empty net for a 6-0 lead.

In the second game, Bright Academy opened the scoring in the fifth courtesy of Gaudile Renko, who received a nice through-pass from Kyle Knight just outside the box, blasting the ball towards the back of the net.

Lee and Knight joined the scoring act as the duo added four goals in a 10-minute barrage.

Lee padded the lead with a long-range effort in the eighth and blasted another in the 14th. Knight got into the act in the 16th before Lee completed his hat tick in the 18th for Bright�s 5-0 lead at the break.

Five minutes after the break, Rainer Tan struck and Junichi Kuribayasi added another in the 32nd and Knight got his second goal in the 35th before Sebastian Dhalberg capped the rout in the 47th.

After a seven year wait, the University of San Carlos finally nailed a collegiate football title, beating the University of San Jose-Recoletos, 1-0, in the Cesafi finals.

Is it just me or is anyone else having problems accessing the site? Since last night up to 1 p.m today, I couldn’t access this at home. But I could still access the template.

Hmmm.

Now that the days of the festivals are over (or is it). The Aboitiz Cup for the various age groups is supposed to start this month.

Now for definition, a “Cup” type tournament (at least in Cebu, is where the teams are grouped into brackets, and the top teams advance to the semifinals…blahblahblah)

There is only one league-type tournament, the Aboitiz Men’s League, which is set to open…

Who are they?

One club/school, one vote?

How about the “big” clubs or schools vis a vis the “small” schools. (Small and big here refers to participation.

It’s all about the pros and cons, and this thread is for that.

USC will take on USJ-R for the title, and UV will face USP-F for the third place trophy.

Interestingly, both teams semifinal matches ended in draws.

And, in the Sept. 10 Cesafi matches, all four teams figured in a draw. USC drew with USJ-R, 0-0, and USP-F caught up with UV, 2-2.

I’m rooting for USC to win, simply because I am a USC alumni.

But here’s my take.

USC will have a complete lineup, while USJ-R loses one player through a red card, and another (Jade Paghubasan, I think) is questionable because of an injury. That win against UV was a confidence-booster for USC, while USJ-R’s win against USP-F, almost came by accident as USJ-R was expected to simply roll over the Panthers.

What the heck, I’d be there. I hope it won’t last till 6 as I have other responsibilities.

But guess what, I’d bet a case of beer that no Cesafi big shot will there.

Why?

Because it ain’t basketball.