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Monday, August 22, 2005
Cebu falls to Davao, 0-5
IT WASN’T meant to be.
In its first Philippine Football Federation National Women’s Championship finals, Queen City United fell short and got on the wrong end of a 5-0 blowout by defending champion and host Davao City yesterday at the Tiongko field.
“They (Davao) are very good and very tough on defense,” said former University of San Carlos player Dione Sentin, who was with QCU, the Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) representative.
Halftime lead
Former national-team member Leonor Satorre scored once in the first half, and Davao added another goal for a 2-0 lead at the turn.
Davao made it 3-0 in the second half before Satorre completed her hat trick, while Crystal Dureza scored last as Davao cruised to its fifth straight win in the tournament, sealing its second straight national title.
In all their five wins, Davao City did not concede a single goal and racked up whooping routs against South Cotabato (8-0) and Zamboanga (11-0) in the elimination round.
“I think their goalkeeper only got to touch the ball once during the whole game, while (QCU goalie) Iris Meca scrambled for saves throughout the match,” Sentin said.
Still, it was a positive result for Cebu, which finished runner-up for the first time in the annual competition. It was a vast improvement from last year when Cebu failed to reach the semifinals in Marikina.
First tournament
Cebu’s previous best finish was third in the inaugural National Women’s Championship in 2001, also in Davao City.
Davao also swept the individual awards with Satorre taking the Best Striker and MVP plums, Ester Vilela winning the Best Midfielder Award and Keith Shelly Canton clinching the Best Defender trophy. Lorena Mongao, the Davao goalkeeper, who barely dropped a sweat for the whole tournament, got the Best Goalie honors. ML
(August 22, 2005 issue)
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