Monday, October 30, 2006 Pepito FC, DBC dump opponents
AFTER having its game cut short by a downpour last Saturday, the juggernaut Don Bosco College A vented its ire on a hapless FC Inter Lapu-Lapu, 11-0, during its debut in the Aboitiz 12-Under Cup at the San Roque Parish field yesterday.
DBC A’s erstwhile debut against Bright Academy was cut short halfway into the first half after the heavy downpour rendered the field unplayable.
“I think it (Saturday’s matches) will be played in the final day,” said Sherwin Rodriguez of the Cebu Football Association.
DBC, the defending champion and this year’s Palarong Pambansa title holder, seemed impatient to start with a win yesterday as Chino Dela Calzada struck the first goal with barely a minute in.
Reprieve
FC Inter, which also lost 9-0 against Cebu International School last week, had a reprieve of sorts as their defense managed to hold DBC’s for the next 13 minutes.
However, the wily Miguel Caindec, who won the division’s MVP award in last month’s Aboitiz Fiesta, broke the impasse with back to back goals in the 14th and 18th before Junjay Arizabal hit another in the 19th for a 4-0 lead.
Things got worse for Lapu-Lapu in the second half as dela Calzada and Arizabal struck in the first two minutes for a 6-0 lead, before DBC closed out the rout with goals from Noel Christian, John Labajo, Ethan Decena and two more from Arizabal.
On the other hand, Bright Academy got a dose of its own medicine yesterday after losing to Pepito FC, 0-5.
Favorites
It was the second straight win for Pepito, which is also one of the favorites to win the title this year, after it defeated Paref-Springdale last week.
Bright, which scored a 9-0 rout over San Roque FC, last week, managed to hold the rampaging Pepito strikers until the last minute of the first half, when Rogelio Castillon Jr. rolled the ball past Romel Tabelin for a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Pepito exploited Bright’s weakness in the left flank as John Gomora connected in the 27th and John Melgo added another in the 31st.
Julius Cagibon joined in the scoring act in the 43rd before Castillon closed out the rout in the 45th minute.
In the final game, San Roque Football Club and DBC B ended their game in a scoreless draw. (ML)
