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Monday, October 31, 2005
Fegidero bros, goalies show off in Aboitiz Cup
By Mike T. Limpag
Sun.Star Staff Reporter
Bacolod's Fegidero brothers and two goalkeepers with contrasting styles stole the limelight in the Aboitiz Men’s League yesterday, as Crazy Horse FC and Hiroshi FC opened their seasons with easy routs at the San Roque Parish football grounds.
Joshua Fegidero scored three goals and younger brother Dave had four, including three in the first half ,to power Crazy Horse to an 8-0 win over Rugmo Debra. Shin Suguirn scored the other goal for Crazy Horse.
In the next game, the flamboyant Ace Mangohig embarrassed himself after one of his antics resulted into an easy goal for Danao FC. However, Mangohig’s theatrics wasn’t enough to bring his team down, as Hiroshi scored seven goals in the second half for an 8-1 win over Danao FC.
Early struggles
The scoreline also belied the early struggles of Hiroshi, which is beefed up by former Philippine Army team members Rocky Garciano and Jan Flores as Danao FC held it to a 1-1 draw at the half, thanks to Mangohig and Danao keeper Martin Diligencia.
The two were extremes. Where Mangohig was showy, diving into a roll after grabbing an easy ball, Diligencia was economical and accurate, swatting shots off without much fuss.
In a five-minute span, Diligencia swatted Marion Cubelo’s shot, then again stopped Cubelo on a one-one-one, denied Flores a goal and dove right to push out Garciano’s strike, earning cheers from the crowd.
Not easy
“This is one keeper you can’t easy score against,” a match official observed.
Hiroshi finally scored in the 35th after Cubelo’s shot from left flank swerved into the top post.
Feeling perhaps left out in the cheering, Mangohig launched into another of his dives, and instead of a spectacular roll, he hit a Danao striker, losing the ball in the process. Danao’s Arnold Perez calmly kicked the ball into the empty net for a 1-1 count.
“He could just have picked up the ball, but he wanted to show off,” the same match official said.
Predictably, Mangohig was benched in the second half for Frederick Alazas, while Martin Bontia, Julius Acre, Junard Aguilar and Josaphat Sacil also checked in.
Barely 30 seconds in, Hiroshi got the lead after a teammate’s clearance hit Danao’s Brian Lawas on the head and the ball bounced onto the goal.
In the 59th minute, Flores finally scored off a tired Diligencia, who suffered leg cramps. He was replaced by Raymund Dayon. Garciano gave him a rude welcome with a goal in the 65th and Voltaire Montebon added one off a free kick in the 70th before Aguilar, Acre and Flores scored three more.
(October 31, 2005 issue)
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