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Saturday, September 03, 2005
Cebuano grounded, cut from Thai event
The RP Team stumbled yet again and dropped its second straight match, losing to Malaysia, 2-1, in the Pre-Southeast Asian Games football tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.
Still Filipino fans can take comfort in the reduced goal deficit after the team’s 2-6 defeat to Myanmar the other day.
The loss also booted the Philippines out of the hunt for a semifinal spot as it has only one game left, against Timor Leste tomorrow.
Casas out
Meanwhile, national coach Aries Calsib told Sun.Star Cebu that former Carmen National School goalkeeper and Tiger Cup goalkeeper Michael Casas of Cebu was cut from the Thailand tournament as a disciplinary measure.
Casas, a former ward of Australian football guru Graeme Mackinnon, was the youngest starter for the national team in the biennial meet last year at 18.
“Michael Casas was cut because of disciplinary matters, specifically staying out of camp and (his) attitude. Hopefully, he can still recover and go back to (his) humble beginnings,” Caslib said in an e-mail.
Casas’ misfortune is another Cebuano’s gain as he was replaced by Jhuniel Bapor. Casas’ teammate in Carmen, Arni Pasinabo, is also in Thailand with former University of San Jose-Recoletos player Oliver “Bingbing” Colina.
(September 3, 2005 issue)
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