Little Azkals rout Iloilo

THE LITTLE Azkals Under 14 and the San Beda College Rizal of Manila won their first elimination matches in the 5th Pintaflores National U16 Invitational Football Cup yesterday in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

The Little Azkals leads  bracket B after a 12-0 annihilation of Iloilo Football Association-Central Philippine University (IFA-CPU) while San Beda is leading bracket A after a 2-1 edging of Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI)-Victorias.

Both teams currently hold three points.

Sharing the second spot in bracket A are defending champion San Carlos City Selection and Don Bosco Technology Center (DBTC)-Cebu.  Both ended their games in a scoreless draw, giving them a point each.

At the bottom is DBTI Victorias.

In bracket B, trailing the Little Azkals in the second spot is Negros Oriental Football Association (NORFA), which won its game against the Abellana National School (ANS)-Cebu, 3-0. The loss put ANS at third after posting a better goal difference than IFA-CPU.

Each bracket will follow a single round robin elimination with the top two teams advancing to the crossover semifinals, the winners of which will contest the title./CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON