The University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Kicking Panthers and the Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC)-Cebu Greywolves subdued separate foes in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 football tournament over the weekend at the Cebu City Sports Center.
USPF beat the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars, 2-1, to grab the lead in the college division with a 2-1 win-loss record.
Jordan Quinicot and James Langres darted in goals at the 36th and 45th minute, respectively, to carry the Panthers to another victory.
USJ-R’s Sean Olvido found the back of the net at the 84th minute but it was already too late.
In the other collegiate duel, the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors and the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu Fighting Maroons fought to a 2-all draw.
UP’s Justine Louie Soco broke the ice of the match at the 11th but Gianrenzo Custado and John Cyril Sinoy blasted back-to-back goals at the 23rd and 43rd to push the Carolinians to a 2-1 lead.
But Soco again delivered a goal for UP at the 70th minute resulting in a stalemate.
In the secondary division, Don Bosco triumphed for the first time after crushing the San Carlos School of Cebu (SCSC) Baby Warriors, 4-1.
Interestingly, San Carlos scored the game’s first goal courtesy of Xyrus Lloyd Maraquio with just eight minutes gone by in the game.
But Joseph Roy Requiron scored a brace at the 23rd and 79th in between goals by Yuki John Ceniza and
Ray Agustine Abuzo at the 30th and 34th minute to spark Don Bosco’s dominant performance over San Carlos.
In the other result, the USJ-R Baby Jaguars and the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles battled to a 2-2 standoff.
USJ-R’s Nino Janry Colina surprised the Sacred Hearters with a goal in just the first two minutes of play.
Jared Tyler Abastas hit the equalizer for SHS-Ateneo at the 27th.
John Michael Diano pulled USJ-R ahead two minutes later, but Ateneo’s Mark Nathan Tabon sank a goal at the 39th that eventually led to a stalemate.