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Friday, February 20, 2015

La Salle stymies UP XI to take first

Standings: La Salle 29 pts, FEU 27, UP 27, NU 23, Ateneo 22, UST 12, UE 4, Adamson 1.

Matches on Sunday:
(FEU-Diliman pitch)
1 p.m. – FEU vs UE (men)
3 p.m. – Ateneo vs UST (men)
(Moro Lorenzo Football Field, Ateneo)
1 p.m. – UP vs Adamson (men)
3 p.m. – La Salle vs NU (men)

La Salle moved ahead in the men's football standings heading into the final set of matches of the eliminations, securing a 3-0 victory over UP at the artificial turf of FEU-Diliman on Thursday afternoon.

Nathan Alquiros secured a brace for the Green Booters, scoring off a Yoshi Koizumi assist in the 77th minute, then made Ace Villanueva guess wrong on a penalty strike in the 84th minute.

Chuckie Uy, who had been fouled inside the area to warrant that penalty for DLSU, scored the final goal in stoppage time.

Green Booters mentor Hans Smit remarked that, "This is the best game we played." He adds that the result is a "morale-booster."

The loss drops the Maroons to a tie with FEU with 27 points.

In the earlier game, Adamson finally secured its first points since reviving the football program this season, snatching a 2-2 draw with UE.

Brian Jumo secured a goal in the 28th minute off a Jusuel Pilarca cross, then provided the assist to his twin brother Bless in the 85th minute for the Falcons, negating the two goals from Regil Galaura in the 32nd and 84th minute.

Adamson head coach Nolan Manito said that he told the team that by the end of the season, they would be able to snatch at least a draw this season.

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