AFC U-14 Girls Championship - Cambodia 1-7 Philippines

Ho Chi Minh: The Philippines whipped Cambodia 7-1 in their AFC U-14 Girls Regional Championship ASEAN region campaign opener at Thong Nhat Stadium on Tuesday.

Striker Cecile Firmeza Deita scored a triple for the Filipinas while forward Itsuko Maree Bacatan scored a brace including the opening goal that was made as early as the 5th minute.

Substitute Mikhaela Jumawan also scored a brace including the team’s last goal two minutes into extra time.

Defender Song Channa scored the consolation goal on 40 minutes for the Cambodians who were led by head coach Samuel Schweingruber.

In the competitions’ opening match, Vietnam thrashed Malaysia 7-1 and in another match Thailand beat Myanmar 3-2.

The Marnelli Salvador Dimzon-led Filipinas will face Vietnam while Cambodia will lock horns with Myanmar in their next matches on Wednesday

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UFL Wednesday, results , fixtures and standings

UFL Wednesday

Div 2

Dolphins United 1-2 Manila All-Japan

June 20, 2013
5:15 pm	Team Socceroo FC	-	Laos FC	McKINLEY HILL
7:30 pm	Global FC	-	Army FC	McKINLEY HILL

Division 1	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Stallion FC	18	15	1	2	60	22	38	46
Global FC	17	13	1	3	44	12	32	40
Loyola Meralco Sparks	18	11	5	2	50	18	32	38
Kaya FC	18	8	7	3	35	21	14	31
PachangaDiliman FC	18	9	1	8	28	28	0	28
Green Archers	18	7	3	8	36	36	0	24
PSG FC	18	6	3	9	38	38	0	21
Nomads FC	18	3	4	11	16	43	-27	13
Army FC	17	2	1	14	20	59	-39	7
Airforce FC	18	2	0	16	9	59	-50	6
Division 2	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Team Socceroo FC	15	15	0	0	52	13	39	45
Union Internacional Manila	16	9	4	3	32	23	9	31
Forza FC	16	8	3	5	38	26	12	27
Agila FC	16	9	0	7	30	34	-4	27
Laos FC	15	6	3	6	28	30	-2	21
Phil. Navy FC	16	4	4	8	17	27	-10	16
Cimarron FC	16	4	2	10	27	36	-9	14
Manila All-Japan	16	2	5	9	16	34	-18	11
Dolphins United FC	16	3	1	12	21	38	-17	10

Setback for Indian football as friendlies with Malaysia, Philippines cancelled

New Delhi: Indian football team’s hopes of rising in FIFA rankings have been dashed with cancellation of two international friendlies against Philippines and Malaysia owing to rescheduling of the SAFF Cup.

India were scheduled to play against Philippines on September 6 and Malaysia on September 10, both away matches falling on listed FIFA dates. Wins in those games would have helped the currently 147th-ranked side garner points and improve its ranking.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) confirmed the development.

The eight-nation SAFF Cup is slated to be held at Kathmandu from September 1 to 11 while the AFC Cup
quarterfinals — which also features East Bengal – are scheduled for September 17 and 24.

“It is unfortunate but then we had no option,” AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said. Due to a cramped Asian calender we couldn’t postpone the SAFF Cup. The option of moving the SAFF Cup was explored but a few teams from other countries are playing in the AFC Cup,” he added.

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UFL - Army 4-5 PSG, updated standings in UFL Div 1 and 2

UFL June 18 Div 1

Army Fc 4-5 PSG FC

Today Div 2

Union Int Manila 0-1 Forza
Navy FC 1-0 Cimarron Fc

Division 1	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Stallion FC	18	15	1	2	60	22	38	46
Global FC	17	13	1	3	44	12	32	40
Loyola Meralco Sparks	18	11	5	2	50	18	32	38
Kaya FC	18	8	7	3	35	21	14	31
PachangaDiliman FC	18	9	1	8	28	28	0	28
Green Archers	18	7	3	8	36	36	0	24
PSG FC	18	6	3	9	38	38	0	21
Nomads FC	18	3	4	11	16	43	-27	13
Army FC	17	2	1	14	20	59	-39	7
Airforce FC	18	2	0	16	9	59	-50	6
Division 2	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Team Socceroo FC	15	15	0	0	52	13	39	45
Union Internacional Manila	16	9	4	3	32	23	9	31
Forza FC	16	8	3	5	38	26	12	27
Agila FC	16	9	0	7	30	34	-4	27
Laos FC	15	6	3	6	28	30	-2	21
Phil. Navy FC	16	4	4	8	17	27	-10	16
Cimarron FC	16	4	2	10	27	36	-9	14
Dolphins United FC	15	3	1	11	20	36	-16	10
Manila All-Japan	15	1	5	9	14	33	-19	8

Union gains playoff for spot in UFL Division 1

By Karlo Sacamos

UNION Internacional Manila boosted its chance to move up to Division 1 of the United Football League after surviving Cimarron, 4-3, on Saturday night at the Emperador Stadium in Mckinley Hill, Taguig.

Ebenezer Owuso fired a brace, while Simon Bayembg and Ali Mahmoud chipped in a goal apiece, but the squad had to endure anxious moments before securing second place in Division 2 over Agila.

The team will play in a two-leg series against the ninth-ranked Division 1 club for a spot in the top flight.

Union, a diverse mix of Filipinos, Africans, Europeans, and South Americans, raised its points total to 31 with still a game left to play. Third-running Agila has 27 points.

Socceroo is already assured of an automatic spot in Division 1 next season after ruling the second-tier with an unbeaten 14-game streak.

“This is a very important win for us,” Union coach Jorge Muller told Spin.ph. “We really are looking forward to be playing in Division One to prove that we deserve to be playing in the major league.”

Cimarron actually drew first blood 36 minutes into the game when Yves de Luis found the back of the net, before Union unleashed its wrath.

Bayembg scored the equalizer four minutes before first-half stoppage time and Owuso struck to give Union its first taste of the lead six minutes into the second half.

Mahmoud joined the scoring party six minutes later, before Owuso completed his two-goal effort in the 64th as Union erected a seemingly insurmountable 4-1 lead.

Cimarron mounted a comeback as the sixth-running squad pulled to within a goal after Juan Roy and Bismark Frimpong found the back of the net, but that proved insufficient.

Philippine Army is running ninth in Division 1 with seven points to show. The Troopers still have a chance to overtake Nomads in eighth place. But unless they beat PSG and powerhouse Global in their last two games with an average margin of 12 points, they will be Union’s opponents in the playoff.

“We know they (Army) are a very strong team,” said Muller, whose team had the chance to scout Army in its 1-2 loss to Pachanga-Diliman on Saturday. “Even if they are in the ninth position in first division, every first division team is very strong. We will have to play our best football to overcome them.”

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Global meltdown as Stallion seizes UFL title

By Karlo Sacamos

THE agonizing wait is over for Stallion.

Global squandered a huge lead and a golden opportunity as it lost to Kaya, 3-2, in another monumental collapse that ended its reign as United Football League champion at the Emperdor Stadium in Taguig on a rainy Thursday night.

Its coronation derailed after settling for a draw against Loyola Meralco in their final game of the season Tuesday, Stallion was finally labelled as champion when everything was over as it finished the season with 46 points.

Global still has a game left in its schedule, but a win could only increase its point total to 43.

In an outcome that mirrored the first-round meeting between both teams, Global built a two-goal lead courtesy of a brace from Izzo El-Habbib, before allowing Kaya to mount an unbelievable comeback to pull off the pulsating victory.

“We went two goals down again and I thought to myself, ‘surely, it can’t happen again’,” Kaya coach David Perkovic admitted. “But when we got that penalty, I thought it was what we needed before halftime last game, and it’s what we needed before halftime this game.”

“One thing we were good at in both games was we didn’t give up,” the Australian mentor continued. “We didn’t think for a minute that we were going to lose. We didn’t panic and we got rewarded for it.”

El-Habbib knocked in the first two goals of the game, with the Sudanese striker scoring nine minutes into the game after numerous fakes that left the Kaya defense in a daze, before doubling the lead in the 35^thminute.

The Stallion booters, who came out and watched the game in the stands, were obviously cheering for Kaya but momentarily, couldn’t bear the sight of Global protecting a two-goal lead.

“I thought about leaving at halftime because it was really, really hard to stay here and see them lose,” said Stallions skipper Joaco Cañas, who wore a Dwayne Wade Team USA jersey before switching to a green Stallion kit after the game to celebrate.

Kaya, though, began its rally, starting with a Chris Greatwich conversion off the rebound from a missed penalty strike that hit the right post.

After Junior Muñoz scored to knot the count11 minutes into the second half, Global seemed to have run out of luck as Carli de Murga gifted Kaya with an own goal 10 minutes before stoppage time.

“That (penalty) was the defining point of the game that gave them a wee bit of belief,” said Global coach Brian Reid, who also suffered a separate loss on Thursday after a 1-0 defeat by the Philippine under-23 team against Singapore.

The Scottish mentor also handles the PH under-23 team.

“(Stallion) is the best team in the Philippines now. The hard work of our group of players every day is finally rewarded,” Cañas said as Stallion swept the Cup and League titles this season.

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U-23 Azkals bow to Singapore in friendly series opener

The Philippine national Under-23 men’s football team lost to its Singapore counterparts, 1-0, in the first match of their friendly series Thursday night at the Hougang Stadium in the city-state.
The U-23 Azkals, led by local stars Mark Hartmann, Joshua Beloya and Patrick Deyto, gave up an early goal to Singapore after Safuwan Baharudin scored at the 24th minute for the host’s 1-0 lead.
Deyto’s goalkeeping helped the Filipinos stay within striking distance for the entire match, but the squad failed to hit the back of the net which allowed Singapore to grab the victory.
The U-23 Azkals will have a chance to avenge the loss at home, as the second match of the friendly series will be played in the Philippines this year.

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Global falters against Kaya , hands Stallion UFL title

Karl Decena, InterAKTV

Stallion Sta.Lucia clinched the United Football League championship Thursday night after Kaya FC came away with a 3-2 victory against Global FC at the Emperador Stadium in Mckinley Hill in Taguig.
Needing a victory to keep its crown defense alive, Global squandered a 2-nil lead to let Kaya derail its rival’s title hunt and allow Stallion go home with the championship.
The result cemented Stallion’s hold of the League championship with a 15-1-2 win-draw-loss record for 46 points to finish the season on top of the standings. The squad also stamped its dominance this season, bagging its second straight crown after winning the Cup competition last December.
Global looked poised to pull away with a victory, with striker Izzo Elhabib burying a shot after a Kaya miscue at the eighth minute for the squad’s early 1-nil lead.
Elhabib then struck again at the 35th minute to put Global to a comfortable 2-nil cushion.
But Kaya found a golden chance to score moments after, earning a penalty kick at the 39th minute. Veteran midfielder Chris Greatwich muffed his shot, but was able to recover and hit the back of the net off a rebound to trim Kaya’s deficit to 2-1 through halftime.
After giving up a goal, Global took another blow as coach Brian Reid was sent off due to a verbal altercation with Greatwich after the penalty shot.
Kaya completed its comeback in the second half after defender Junior Muñoz sank a header at the 57th minute off a cross from the left flank which evened the match at 2-2.
The woes continued for Global in the second half after star midfielder Jason De Jong got a red card at the 70th minute, forcing the squad to play with just 10 men.
Midfielder Carlie de Murga added salt to injury for Global as he scored an own goal at the 81st minute which allowed Kaya to go all the way with the victory.
Aside from helping Stallion win the League crown, Kaya also finished the season on a high note after solidifying its spot at the fourth place with an 8-7-3 card for 28 points.
Meanwhile, Global, which has a 13-1-3 slate for 40 points, settled for a second-place finish after winning the League title in goal differential last season.
It was the first League crown for Stallion, which joined Division One only two years ago.

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