The Hiroshi Football Club (FC) leads the men’s open division after winning its second match in the Cebu Amateur Football Club (CAFC) 11th National Interclub Football Cup yesterday at the University of San Carlos-Technological Center (USC-TC) football field.
Hiroshi edged Count FC, 2-1, to become the current leader of the division with two wins and no loss.
Harold Buot found a hole in the defense of Count FC to drive in a goal in the 34th minute.
Julito Lucanias completed Hiroshi’s win with a goal just four minutes before the break.
Trailing Hiroshi at the second spot is Waterfresh Queen City United (QCU) after tallying three points with its 6-1 win over San Roque Royal United (SRRU).
Julius Acre led the scoring spree with a goal in the 8th and 45th minutes of the ballgame.
The other goals were from Mitsu Tsunakiri in the 29th minute, Rocky Garciano (54th), Masahiro Yagi (63rd) and Rommel Cuizon with just nine minutes left in regulation.
SRRU’s lone goal was scored by Ryan Bordalba at the 32nd minute.
In the 40-above, WealthBank QCU-A also climbed to the top with its second win in the tournament. It now has six points after blanking Count FC, 1-0.
In the boys 17-Under, Ateneo de Cebu (AdC) routed Mandaue Technical Institute (MTI), 7-0, to notch the no.1 spot in the category with six points.
Blessed John bounced back from its first day loss with a 4-1 edging of Danao FC in the second game.
In the girls 17-Under, the USC-TC lady booters continue to showcase their dominance in the sport by winning all of their matches so far.
The USC-TC ladies blanked QCU, 3-0, last Saturday night and 2-0 yesterday afternoon at the San Roque football field. The sole girls division has only three entries and thus will be played in a double round robin elimination format. The top two teams will then advance to the championship round.
MTI stretched improved to 2-0 (win-loss) after routing Maria Montessori International School (MMIS), 6-1.
AdC and Abellana National School (ANS) Pomeroy ended with a point apiece after ending their match in a scoreless draw.
AdC’s boys 12-Under counterpart did better with a 7-0 demolition of the USC-NC at the Springdale football field. The second match saw Canduman FC streaking past VDR2 FC, 3-1.
In the players 10 at Springdale, SRRU became the current leader after a 4-2 win over QCU.
AdC, on the other hand, is hot on its heels with a 7-0 annihilation of Count FC.