{"id":176418,"date":"2018-08-13T03:18:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T07:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=176418"},"modified":"2018-08-13T03:18:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T07:18:19","slug":"davao-aguilas-stun-champ-ceres-negros-3-0-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/13\/davao-aguilas-stun-champ-ceres-negros-3-0-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Davao Aguilas stun champ Ceres Negros with 3-0 win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWe\u2019re very happy. The team worked together, it paid off. We won the match.\u201d (Photo<\/a> from Azkals’ Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BACOLOD CITY<\/strong>\u00a0— Phil Younghusband scored a brace while Jason de Jong struck another goal to give Davao Aguilas an emphatic 3-0 victory over reigning Philippines Football League (PFL) champion Ceres Negros at Panaad Stadium on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

However, the match no longer had a bearing on the home team\u2019s standing since Ceres already secured the 2018 PFL title last July 25 after earning 54 points.<\/p>\n

The victory was Davao\u2019s first over Ceres in a total of five matches.<\/p>\n

Head coach Melchor Anzures gave credit to the Aguilas\u2019 team work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very happy. The team worked together, it paid off. We won the match,\u201d Anzures said during the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n

He added that the win was a morale booster and will motivate them to work harder to win their succeeding matches.<\/p>\n

Younghusband, who was named \u201cMan of the Match,\u201d found the back of the net in the 27th and 31st followed by a third goal from De Jong seven minutes later.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our first win (against Ceres). We\u2019re disappointed it has taken this long, but Ceres is a very good team,\u201d Younghusband said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be good for our confidence, coming into the (PFL) Cup. Hopefully, we would be able to take this form and this performance into the next competition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Azkals striker shared he is glad to play again before the crowd in Bacolod, where he first played for the Philippine men\u2019s football team 13 years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis field means a lot to me. It\u2019s where the first time I represented the Philippines in 2005. It\u2019s always great to score, but it\u2019s even more special to score in the place where it all started,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ceres Negros assistant coach Ian Treyes said it is \u201cvery difficult\u201d to motivate the Busmen to still give their all in the remaining matches, knowing they are already the champions.<\/p>\n

Still, those who played were ready to face Davao, he said.<\/p>\n

Ceres\u2019 starting lineup included newly-signed Blake Powell, Curt Dizon, Paul Mulders and Jerry Barbaso, but without key players Bienvenido Mara\u00f1on, Stephan Schrock, Patrick Reichelt, and Ott brothers, Manny and Mike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey showed a lot of heart, I don\u2019t know what happened. We conceded three goals,\u201d Treyes said.<\/p>\n

Ceres Negros\u2019 debacle started about 15 minutes into game when head coach Risto Vidakovic was sent off after pushing away referee Clifford Daypuyat, as the Serbian mentor protested an incident between Toni Doblas and James Younghusband.<\/p>\n

Four days earlier, Ceres Negros, which has two remaining games in the 2018 PFL season, also lost to Singapore\u2019s Home United in the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal Finals.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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