Romgarjal,
M’lang win Mindanao finals
DAVAO
CITY – The Romgarjal Football Club of Zamboanga del Norte-Dipolog Football
Association only needed a 1-all draw with host Hooligans FC to rule
the Mindanao Finals of the Philippine Football Federation-SMART National
Club Championship which ended Sunday at the Tionko field here.
Michael
Jay Fernandez scored first for the Hooligans (which needed to win by at least
three goals) in the 79th minute but Sergio Alexis Pelleria tied the
game in the extended 92nd.
Romgarjal,
which topped the 3-day league with a 2-1-0 win-draw-loss card for a total of 7
points and North Cotabato's M'lang FC (2-0-1) will both advance into the Round
of 16 (quarterfinals) together with the two teams each from the Visayas
and Luzon and the 10 teams from the ongoing United Football League in the
National Capital Region.
Romgarjal
also beat M'lang, 4-1 last Nov. 24 but M'lang defeated the Hooligans, 3-1 in
the opening day.
Romgarjal,
which is representing Western Mindanao, first won by a default over the
Advocates FC of Iligan-Lanao del Norte FA (Northern Mindanao, which backed out
in the last minute.
Renando
Mantua Jr. converted two goals in the 14th and 57th while the other
scorers against M’lang were John Lloyd
Bastasa (32’) and Ryan Buenaflor (63’).
M’lang
earlier whipped the Hooligans, 3-1 last Nov. 23. LITO DELOS REYES
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